Role of PKC in Isoflurane-induced Biphasic Contraction in Skinned Pulmonary Arterial Strips

2002 ◽  
Vol 96 (1) ◽  
pp. 155-161 ◽  
Author(s):  
Judy Y. Su ◽  
Anhkiet C. Vo
Keyword(s):  
State Control ◽  
Time Intervals ◽  
Kinase C ◽  
Biphasic Effect ◽  
Dose Dependent Fashion ◽  
Pulmonary Arterial ◽  
Steady State Control ◽  
Dose Dependent ◽  
Pkc Activation

Background Activation or inhibition of protein kinase C (PKC) has been implicated in the anesthetic-induced contraction or relaxation of different types of arteries. In skinned pulmonary arterial strips, the initial halothane-induced contraction has been attributed to PKC activation, but the subsequent relaxation has not. Whether isoflurane has a similar biphasic effect is not known. This study examined the role of PKC and its isoforms in the effect of isoflurane on pulmonary artery. Methods Rabbit pulmonary arterial strips were mounted on force transducers and treated with saponin to make the sarcolemma permeable ("skinned" strips). Skinned strips were activated by low Ca(2+) (pCa 6.5 or pCa 6.3 buffered with 7 mm EGTA) or the PKC activator phorbol-12,13-dibutyrate (1 microm) until force reached a steady state (control). Various concentrations of isoflurane (test) were administered, and force was observed at time intervals up to 60 min. The PKC inhibitors (bisindolylmaleimide and Go6976 from 0.1 to 10 microm) were preincubated in a relaxing solution and the subsequent contracting solutions. The results were expressed as a percentage of control, with P < 0.05 considered significant for statistical comparison between the tests and time controls. Results In a dose-dependent fashion, isoflurane (1-5%) initially increased (5-40%) and then decreased (3-70%) the Ca(2+)- or phorbol-12,13-dibutyrate (pCa 6.7 buffer)-activated force. The increased in force caused by isoflurane was partially reduced by 3 and 10 microm bisindolylmaleimide, but not by Go6976. Isoflurane-induced relaxation was partially prevented by both inhibitors at 0.1 and 0.3 microm. Conclusions Isoflurane causes biphasic effects in skinned pulmonary arterial strips that may be in part mediated by different isoforms of PKC.

Induction of cell—cell adhesion by monovalent antibodies in a germ cell culture

Development ◽  
1985 ◽  
Vol 90 (1) ◽  
pp. 211-222
Author(s):  
Wai Chang Ho ◽  
Kathleen B. Bechtol
Keyword(s):  
Monoclonal Antibodies ◽  
Cell Adhesion ◽  
Germ Cell ◽  
Germ Cells ◽  
Antigen Expression ◽  
Fab Fragment ◽  
Cell Age ◽  
Dose Dependent Fashion ◽  
Dose Dependent

Four monoclonal antibodies, XT-I, MT-23, MT-24 and MT-29, that bind the XT-1-differentiation-antigen of male germ cells have been used to investigate the biological role of the XT-1-molecule of germ cells in short-term primary culture. Cultures from 10 days postpartum mice demonstrate increasing numbers of antigen-positive germ cells and increased antigen expression per cell with succeeding days of culture. Treatment of the antigen-positive cultures with three of the monoclonal antibodies, XT-I, MT-23 and MT-24, increases germ cell-germ cell adhesion in a dose-dependent fashion. Treatment with the fourth monoclonal antibody, MT-29, does not induce cell adhesion. The monovalent, Fab fragment of XT-I-antibody also elicits tight cell adhesion, thus ruling out antibody cross linking of molecules or cells. Saturating or near saturating amounts of the positive antibodies are required to produce adhesion, a result consistent with perturbation of a function that is performed by the sum of action of many of the XT-1-molecules on the cell. The ability of germ cells to undergo antibody-elicited tight adhesion is dependent on germ cell age and/or XT-1-antigen concentration. We hypothesize that the XT- 1-molecule is involved in regulation of cell adhesion, an event which must occur in normal development.

PDGF-induced mitogenic signaling is not mediated through protein kinase C and c-fos pathway in VSM cells

1993 ◽  
Vol 264 (1) ◽  
pp. C71-C79 ◽  
Author(s):  
R. V. Sharma ◽  
R. C. Bhalla
Keyword(s):  
Protein Kinase C ◽  
Protein Kinase ◽  
Dna Synthesis ◽  
Thymidine Incorporation ◽  
Cytosolic Calcium ◽  
Platelet Derived Growth Factor ◽  
Kinase C ◽  
Pdgf Stimulation ◽  
Pkc Activation

This study examines the role of protein kinase C (PKC) in platelet-derived growth factor (PDGF)-induced vascular smooth muscle (VSM) cell proliferation and initial signaling events. A 24-h pretreatment of VSM cells with 200 nM phorbol 12-myristate 13-acetate (PMA) completely abolished immunologically reactive PKC activity. Depletion of PKC activity from VSM cells did not attenuate PDGF-stimulated [3H]thymidine incorporation compared with control cells. Similarly, acute activation of PKC by treatment with 200 nM PMA for 10 min had no effect on PDGF-mediated [3H]thymidine incorporation. Both PMA and PDGF increased c-fos induction to the same magnitude; however, treatment with PMA did not induce DNA synthesis in these cells. In PKC-depleted cells PDGF-mediated c-fos induction was reduced by 50-60%, while DNA synthesis in response to PDGF stimulation was not reduced. PKC depletion did not alter PDGF-stimulated increase in cytosolic calcium levels, 125I-PDGF binding, or receptor autophosphorylation. On the basis of these results, we conclude that PKC activation and c-fos induction do not play a significant role in PDGF-mediated mitogenesis in VSM cells.

scholarly journals Interleukin-6 is a potent thrombopoietic factor in vivo in mice

Blood ◽  
1989 ◽  
Vol 74 (4) ◽  
pp. 1241-1244 ◽  
Author(s):  
T Ishibashi ◽  
H Kimura ◽  
Y Shikama ◽  
T Uchida ◽  
S Kariyone ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Interleukin 6 ◽  
Serum Levels ◽  
In Vivo Studies ◽  
Time Intervals ◽  
Platelet Counts ◽  
Striking Increase ◽  
Biologic Activity ◽  
Dose Dependent Fashion ◽  
Dose Dependent

Abstract To determine the biologic activity of interleukin-6 (IL-6) on megakaryocytopoiesis and thrombocytopoiesis in vivo, the cytokine was administered intraperitoneally to mice every 12 hours at varying doses for five days or for varying time intervals, based on the kinetic analysis of IL-6 serum levels indicating the peak of 40 minutes following injection, with no detection at 150 minutes. A dose-response experiment showed that IL-6 increased platelet counts in a dose- dependent fashion at a plateau stimulation level of 5 micrograms. Administration of 5 micrograms of IL-6 reproducibly elevated platelet counts at five days by approximately 50% to 60% of increase. Moreover, a striking increase in megakaryocytic size in response to IL-6 was elicited by the treatment, but no change in megakaryocyte numbers; whereas IL-6 administration did not expand CFU-MK numbers. The in vivo studies in this manner had negligible effects on other hematologic parameters, with the minor exception of monocyte levels. These data show that IL-6 acts on maturational stages in megakaryocytopoiesis and promotes platelet production in vivo in mice, suggesting that IL-6 functions as thrombopoietin.

Potential mediation of somatostatin secretion from canine fundic D-cells by protein kinase c

1987 ◽  
Vol 253 (1) ◽  
pp. G62-G67
Author(s):  
T. Chiba ◽  
K. Sugano ◽  
J. Park ◽  
T. Yamada
Keyword(s):  
Protein Kinase C ◽  
Protein Kinase ◽  
Phosphatidic Acid ◽  
Phosphatidyl Inositol ◽  
Membrane Phospholipids ◽  
Kinase C ◽  
Dose Dependent Fashion ◽  
D Cells ◽  
Two Parameters ◽  
Dose Dependent

We examined the possible importance of protein kinase c-dependent mechanisms in mediating the stimulatory effects of gastrin and cholecystokinin (CCK) on the release of somatostatin-like immunoreactivity (SLI) from isolated canine fundic D-cells. Diacylglycerides, presumably the products of phosphoinositide breakdown that activate protein kinasec, and phospholipase C, which catalyzes the production of endogenous diacylglycerides from membrane phospholipids, both stimulated SLI secretion in a dose-dependent fashion. Both classes of agents potentiated the actions of adenosine 3',5'-cyclic monophosphate-dependent agonists but not those of gastrin and CCK. The stimulatory effects of gastrin and CCK correlated with their abilities to enhance the incorporation of 32P into membrane phosphatidyl inositol and phosphatidic acid and promote the release of [3H]inositol trisphosphate from prelabeled D-cells, two parameters of phosphoinositide turnover. These data suggest that protein kinase c may serve to transduce the signals activated by gastrin and CCK in D-cells.

PKC-dependent regulation of transepithelial resistance: roles of MLC and MLC kinase

1999 ◽  
Vol 277 (3) ◽  
pp. C554-C562 ◽  
Author(s):  
J. R. Turner ◽  
J. M. Angle ◽  
E. D. Black ◽  
J. L. Joyal ◽  
D. B. Sacks ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Protein Kinase C ◽  
Myosin Ii ◽  
Transepithelial Resistance ◽  
Pkc Inhibitor ◽  
Kinase C ◽  
H 51 ◽  
Mlc Phosphorylation ◽  
Dose Dependent Increase ◽  
Dose Dependent ◽  
Pkc Activation

The mechanisms by which protein kinase C (PKC) activation results in increased transepithelial resistance (TER) are unknown [G. Hecht, B. Robinson, and A. Koutsouris. Am. J. Physiol. 266 ( Gastrointest. Liver Physiol. 29): G214–G221, 1994]. We have previously shown that phosphorylation of the regulatory light chain of myosin II (MLC) is associated with decreases in TER and have suggested that contraction of the perijunctional actomyosin ring (PAMR) increases tight junction (TJ) permeability [J. R. Turner, B. K. Rill, S. L. Carlson, D. Carnes, R. Kerner, R. J. Mrsny, and J. L. Madara. Am. J. Physiol. 273 ( Cell Physiol. 42): C1378–C1385, 1997]. We therefore hypothesized that PKC activation alters TER via relaxation of the PAMR. Activation of PKC by the phorbol ester phorbol 12-myristate 13-acetate (PMA) resulted in a progressive dose-dependent increase in TER that was apparent within 15 min (111% of controls) and maximal within 2 h (142% of controls). Similar increases were induced by a diacylglycerol analog, and the effects of both PMA and the diacylglycerol analog were prevented by the PKC inhibitor bisindolylmaleimide I. PMA treatment caused progressive decreases in MLC phosphorylation, by 12% at 15 min and 41% at 2 h. Phosphorylation of MLC kinase (MLCK) increased by 64% within 15 min of PMA treatment and was stable over 2 h (51% greater than that of controls). Thus increases in MLCK phosphorylation preceded decreases in MLC phosphorylation. These data suggest that PKC regulates TER via decreased phosphorylation of MLC, possibly due to inhibitory phosphorylation of MLCK. The decreased phosphorylation of MLC likely reduces PAMR tension, leading to decreased TJ permeability.

K+ATP-channel activation causes marked vasodilation in the hypertensive neonatal pig lung

1992 ◽  
Vol 263 (5) ◽  
pp. H1532-H1536 ◽  
Author(s):  
J. M. Pinheiro ◽  
A. B. Malik
Keyword(s):  
Potential Role ◽  
Channel Blocker ◽  
Ringer Solution ◽  
Vasomotor Tone ◽  
Channel Activation ◽  
Pulmonary Vasodilation ◽  
Pulmonary Arterial ◽  
Neonatal Pig ◽  
Dose Dependent

We studied the potential role of ATP-sensitive potassium (K+ATP) channel activation in mediating pulmonary vasodilation in newborn piglets. Piglet lungs (n = 14, ages 1-4 days) were artificially perfused with recirculating Ringer solution containing bovine serum albumin and statistically inflated using 95% O2-5% CO2. We measured pulmonary arterial pressure (Ppa) and distribution of pulmonary vascular resistance (using double-occlusion method). Under resting conditions (Ppa 13.7 +/- 1.6 cmH2O, mean +/- SE), the K+ATP channel agonist BRL 38227 (lemakalim, 10(-7) and 10(-6) M) caused small dose-dependent pulmonary vasodilation. This response was diminished by the K+ATP-channel blocker glibenclamide (10(-5) M). Pretreatment of lungs with indomethacin (10(-5) M) and N omega-nitro-L-arginine (10(-5) M) to inhibit cyclooxygenase- and nitric oxide (NO)-related vasodilation, respectively, resulted in a marked increase in the baseline Ppa to 85.6 +/- 11.2 cmH2O. Injection of BRL 38227 (10(-7) M and 10(-6) M) in these lungs decreased Ppa to 72.5 +/- 8.5 (P < 0.01) and 19.3 +/- 0.9 cmH2O (P < 0.01), respectively; the corresponding times for half-recovery of Ppa (t1/2R) were 5.7 +/- 4.3 and > 20 min. Glibenclamide (10(-5) M) abolished the response to 10(-7) M BRL 38227 and significantly diminished (P < 0.05) the decreases in Ppa and t1/2R in response to 10(-6) M BRL 38227 but not to acetylcholine (10(-10) M). We conclude that activation of K+ATP channels has a minimal role in maintaining basal pulmonary vasomotor tone but is able to induce marked vasodilation when NO and cyclooxygenase-dependent vasodilatory mechanisms are inhibited.

cAMP-stimulated rise of [Ca2+]i in rabbit connecting tubules: role of peritubular Ca

1990 ◽  
Vol 258 (3) ◽  
pp. F751-F755 ◽  
Author(s):  
J. E. Bourdeau ◽  
B. K. Eby
Keyword(s):  
Parathyroid Hormone ◽  
Ethylene Glycol ◽  
Cell Activation ◽  
Proximal Tubules ◽  
Tetraacetic Acid ◽  
Luminal Membrane ◽  
Dose Dependent Fashion ◽  
Dose Dependent

Parathyroid hormone (PTH) increases cytosolic free Ca concentration ([ Ca2+]i) by mechanisms that depend on extracellular Ca in both cultured renal proximal tubules and isolated rabbit connecting tubules (CNTs). In CNTs 8-bromoadenosine 3',5'-cyclic monophosphate (8-BrcAMP) mimics this action, implicating cAMP as a second messenger, and part of the rise, due to increased luminal membrane Ca entry, is likely related to Ca absorption. In cultured proximal tubules the rise in [Ca2+]i, presumably mediated by increased Ca entry across the basolateral plasmalemma, activates gluconeogenesis and shortens microvilli. In the present study we examined cAMP-mediated Ca entry across the basolateral membranes of CNT cells, an effect potentially related to cell activation. Single CNTs were dissected from rabbit kidneys and loaded with fura-2. [Ca2+]i was measured by dual-wavelength excitation during perfusion of isolated segments in vitro. With 1.8 or 2.0 mM Ca in the lumen and the bath, suffusate 8-BrcAMP increased [Ca2+]i within minutes in a dose-dependent fashion. The increase persisted as long as 8-BrcAMP was present and reversed on its withdrawal. With 0.1 microM Ca in the lumen and the bath, 8-BrcAMP, but not ionomycin, failed to increase [Ca2+]i, implying that extracellular Ca is the major source. In tubules perfused with 2 mM ethylene glycol-bis(beta-aminoethyl ether)-N,N,N',N'-tetraacetic acid to eliminate luminal Ca, but suffused with 1.8 or 2.0 mM Ca, 8-BrcAMP increased [Ca2+]i (though less so than with Ca in the lumen), implying Ca entry across basolateral cell membranes. This rise in [Ca2+]i was attenuated markedly by the presence of 50 microM LaCl3 in the bath.(ABSTRACT TRUNCATED AT 250 WORDS)

Mechanisms of action of endothelin 1 in maturing rabbit airway smooth muscle

1991 ◽  
Vol 260 (6) ◽  
pp. L434-L443 ◽  
Author(s):  
M. M. Grunstein ◽  
S. M. Rosenberg ◽  
C. M. Schramm ◽  
N. A. Pawlowski
Keyword(s):  
Smooth Muscle ◽  
Mechanisms Of Action ◽  
Maximal Response ◽  
Endothelin 1 ◽  
Kinase C ◽  
Adult Tissues ◽  
Age Dependent ◽  
Dose Dependent ◽  
Higher Doses ◽  
Pkc Activation

Maturational differences in the effects and mechanisms of action of endothelin 1 (ET-1) on airway contractility were investigated in tracheal smooth muscle (TSM) segments isolated from 2-wk-old and adult rabbits. In TSM under passive tension, ET-1 elicited dose-dependent contractions, with a potency of action that was significantly greater (P less than 0.001) in the 2-wk-old vs. adult tissues (i.e., mean +/- SE - log 50% of maximal response values: 8.59 +/- 0.17 vs. 7.79 +/- 0.15 - log M, respectively). In TSM half-maximally contracted with acetylcholine (ACh), however, ET-1 elicited dual and opposing dose-dependent effects. At lower doses (less than or equal to 10(-9) M), ET-1 induced TSM relaxation that was significantly greater in the adult vs. 2-wk-old TSM segments (i.e., approximately 100 vs. 26.5% decrease in active tension, respectively). The relaxant responses were associated with significantly enhanced (P less than 0.001) ET-1-induced release of prostaglandins E2 and I2 in the adult tissues. At higher doses (greater than 10(-9) M), ET-1 induced TSM contractions that were 1) attenuated to a relatively greater extent by the Ca2+ channel blocker, nifedipine (10(-5) M) in the 2-wk-old tissues and 2) associated with significantly (P less than 0.001) enhanced ET-1-stimulated accumulation of inositol 1,4,5-trisphosphate [Ins(1,4,5)P3] in the immature TSM. Moreover, the TSM contractions were inhibited by the protein kinase C (PKC) antagonist, H-7, and the latter effect was more potent in the immature TSM. Collectively, these findings demonstrate that ET-1 exerts a potent duality of action in rabbit TSM which varies significantly with maturation, wherein 1) age-dependent differences in airway relaxation are associated with changes in the evoked release of bronchodilatory prostaglandins and 2) maturational differences in airway contraction are associated with changes in Ins(1,4,5)P3 accumulation and extracellular Ca2+ mobilization, coupled to differences in PKC activation.

scholarly journals Involvement of CED-3/ICE Proteases in the Apoptosis of B-Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia Cells

Blood ◽  
1997 ◽  
Vol 89 (9) ◽  
pp. 3378-3384 ◽  
Author(s):  
Beatriz Bellosillo ◽  
Mireia Dalmau ◽  
Dolors Colomer ◽  
Joan Gil
Keyword(s):  
Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia ◽  
Lymphocytic Leukemia ◽  
Interleukin 4 ◽  
Leukemia Cells ◽  
Parp Cleavage ◽  
Dependent Manner ◽  
Kinase C ◽  
Dose Dependent ◽  
Pkc Activation

Abstract B-chronic lymphocytic leukemia (B-CLL) is characterized by the accumulation of long-lived B lymphocytes that express high levels of Bcl-2. We examined the involvement of CED-3/ICE-like proteases in the apoptosis of B-CLL cells. One of the substrates of these proteases is poly(ADP [adenosine 5′-diphosphate]-ribose) polymerase (PARP). The effect of different factors that induce the apoptosis of B-CLL cells on the proteolytic cleavage of PARP has been studied. Treatment of B-CLL cells with different concentrations of dexamethasone (1 to 1,000 μmol/L) induced in a dose-dependent manner the cleavage of PARP. Dexamethasone induced PARP cleavage after 12 hours of incubation, which was almost complete at 48 hours. PARP cleavage during apoptosis of B-CLL cells was studied in cells from eight patients and a correlation was found between cell viability and the degree of PARP cleavage. Incubation in vitro of B-CLL cells with fludarabine for 48 hours induced PARP cleavage in all the cases studied. Protein kinase C (PKC) activation with 100 nmol/L TPA (12-O-tetradecanoylphorbol 13-acetate) or incubation with interleukin-4 (10 ng/mL) prevented either dexamethasone- or fludarabine-induced proteolysis of PARP. Incubation of B-CLL cells with the CED-3/ICE–like protease inhibitor Z-VAD.fmk inhibited spontaneous and dexamethasone-induced PARP cleavage and DNA fragmentation in a dose-dependent manner. Furthermore, Z-VAD.fmk prevented the cytotoxic effect of dexamethasone. These results indicate that CED-3/ICE–like proteases play an important role in the apoptosis of B-CLL cells.

Sulfhydryl-depleting agents, but not deferoxamine, modulate EDRF action in cultured pulmonary arterial cells

1993 ◽  
Vol 265 (3) ◽  
pp. L220-L227
Author(s):  
N. Marczin ◽  
U. S. Ryan ◽  
J. D. Catravas
Keyword(s):  
Diethyl Ester ◽  
Dependent Manner ◽  
Deferoxamine Mesylate ◽  
Pulmonary Arterial ◽  
Pulmonary Arterial Smooth Muscle ◽  
Low Molecular Weight Iron ◽  
Dose Dependent ◽  
Cgmp Formation ◽  
Stimulation Of

The potential role of intracellular sulfhydryls and iron on the biological activity of endothelium-derived relaxing factor (EDRF) released basally from bovine pulmonary arterial endothelial (BPAE) cells was investigated in a cultured cell bioassay system, by measuring N omega-nitro-L-arginine-sensitive guanosine 3',5'-cyclic monophosphate (cGMP) accumulation in rabbit pulmonary arterial smooth muscle (SM) cells. The role of sulfhydryls in the biosynthesis of EDRF was studied by selectively exposing the endothelial cells to thiol-depleting agents. Both N-ethylmaleimide (NEM) and maleic acid diethyl ester (DEM) inhibited EDRF-induced cGMP accumulation in a dose-dependent manner. To study the requirement of SM thiols in the metabolism of EDRF to a stimulator of cGMP formation, SM were selectively exposed to NEM and DEM before bioassay with control, untreated BPAE. DEM and NEM inhibited cGMP formation in response to EDRF by 30 and 68%, respectively. The requirement of SM sulfhydryls was further investigated in the stimulation of SM cGMP accumulation elicited by nitrosothiols [S-nitroso-L-cysteine, S-nitroso-mercaptoproprionic acid, and sodium nitroprusside (SNP)]. NEM pretreatment of SM cells abolished cGMP responses to all vasodilators; DEM did not affect the nitrosothiol responses but reduced by 30% the cGMP accumulation to SNP. The role of iron in the endothelial synthesis of EDRF was assessed by chelating endothelial low-molecular-weight iron compounds. Exposure of BPAE to deferoxamine mesylate had no effect on cGMP accumulation in SM, suggesting that deferoxamine-available iron is not necessary for the endothelial stimulation of SM cGMP formation.(ABSTRACT TRUNCATED AT 250 WORDS)

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