Differential and Selective Inhibition of Protein Kinase A and Protein Kinase C in Intact Cells by Balanol Congeners

1999 ◽  
Vol 56 (2) ◽  
pp. 377-382 ◽  
Author(s):  
Åsa B. Gustafsson ◽  
Laurence L. Brunton
1986 ◽  
Vol 250 (5) ◽  
pp. G698-G708 ◽  
Author(s):  
T. Kimura ◽  
K. Imamura ◽  
L. Eckhardt ◽  
I. Schulz

Enzyme secretion from the exocrine pancreas is stimulated by receptor-activated breakdown of phosphatidylinositol 4,5-bisphosphate and consequent rise of both inositol 1,4,5-trisphosphate (IP3) and diacylglycerol, which leads to Ca2+ release and to activation of protein kinase C, respectively. Another way involves receptor-mediated stimulation of adenylate cyclase and consequent rise of cAMP and activation of protein kinase A. In the present work we have studied direct stimulation, inhibition, and mutual interaction of these pathways on enzyme secretion from isolated rat pancreatic acini that had been permeabilized by treatment with saponin or digitonin. The data were compared with those obtained in isolated intact acini. The data show that with increasing free Ca2+ concentrations greater than 10(-6) M protein release increases in "leaky" but not in "intact" cells and is maximal at approximately 10(-3) M, increasing about twofold compared with that in the absence of Ca2+. In the presence of the acetylcholine analogue carbachol, this effect of Ca2+ is enhanced by about threefold in leaky cells and is also present in intact cells to a similar extent. cAMP and its analogues, dibutyryl cAMP (dbcAMP) and 8-bromo-cAMP stimulate protein release by about twofold in the presence of Ca2+ in leaky cells. In intact acini cAMP has no effect, and cAMP analogues stimulate enzyme secretion by about twofold in some but not all experiments. Similarly, forskolin, an activator of adenylate cyclases and inhibitors of cyclic nucleotide-dependent phosphodiesterases, such as 3-isobutyl-1-methylxanthine (IBMX) and R0 201724, stimulate protein release in permeabilized acini. The Ca2+-binding protein calmodulin has no effect on enzyme secretion, whereas the calmodulin antagonist trifluoperazine dihydrochloride stimulates protein release in leaky but not in intact acini. The activator of protein kinase C, 12-O-tetradecanoylphorbol 13-acetate (TPA) stimulates protein release in a Ca2+-dependent manner and enhances cAMP-induced secretion. The effects of carbachol, TPA, cAMP, and a combination of both TPA and cAMP are inhibited by the polyamine spermine in permeabilized cells. Spermine has no effect on carbachol-induced enzyme secretion in intact cells. The data suggest that enzyme secretion from pancreatic acinar cells is mediated by cAMP protein kinase A and by Ca2+ phospholipid protein kinase C in a Ca2+-dependent way and that interaction occurs between both pathways.


1991 ◽  
Vol 261 (6) ◽  
pp. F945-F950 ◽  
Author(s):  
R. J. Anderson ◽  
R. Breckon

Exposure of intact LLC-PK1 cells to the phorbol ester 4-phorbol 12-myristate 13-acetate (PMA) increases basal, arginine vasopressin-stimulated, and forskolin-stimulated adenylate cyclase activity in LLC-PK1 membranes. This observation suggests that protein kinase C can increase adenosine 3',5'-cyclic monophosphate (cAMP) in LLC-PK1 cells. To determine whether cAMP regulates protein kinase C activity in LLC-PK1 cells, intact cells were exposed to either forskolin or to soluble cAMP analogues. Acute (5 and 30 min) exposure to either forskolin or cAMP analogues increases protein kinase C activity as observed by two different methods for measuring protein kinase C. Acute exposure to PMA translocates protein kinase C from a soluble to a particulate cell fraction, whereas acute exposure to cAMP increases both soluble and particulate forms of protein kinase C. Longer exposure (18 h) to PMA results in a loss of protein kinase C activity, whereas 18-h exposure to cAMP results in a further increase in protein kinase C activity. The effect of cAMP but not of PMA to stimulate protein kinase C activity can be attenuated by the pro-R diastereoisomer of adenosine 3',5'-cyclic phosphorothioate, suggesting a protein kinase A-mediated effect. These results suggest the presence of a monodirectional mode of signal transduction system interaction in LLC-PK1 cells in which protein kinase C and protein kinase A can potentiate each other.


2010 ◽  
Vol 24 (6) ◽  
pp. 2077-2092 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yolande Kroviarski ◽  
Maya Debbabi ◽  
Rafik Bachoual ◽  
Axel Pe´rianin ◽  
Marie‐Anne Gougerot‐Pocidalo ◽  
...  

2000 ◽  
Vol 78 (3) ◽  
pp. 329-343 ◽  
Author(s):  
Anderson OL Wong ◽  
Wen Sheng Li ◽  
Eric KY Lee ◽  
Mei Yee Leung ◽  
Lai Yin Tse ◽  
...  

Pituitary adenylate cyclase activating polypeptide (PACAP) is a novel member of the secretin-glucagon peptide family. In mammals, this peptide has been located in a wide range of tissues and is involved in a variety of biological functions. In lower vertebrates, especially fish, increasing evidence suggests that PACAP may function as a hypophysiotropic factor regulating pituitary hormone secretion. PACAP has been identified in the brain-pituitary axis of representative fish species. The molecular structure of fish PACAP is highly homologous to mammalian PACAP. The prepro-PACAP in fish, however, is distinct from that of mammals as it also contains the sequence of fish GHRH. In teleosts, the anterior pituitary is under direct innervation of the hypothalamus and PACAP nerve fibers have been identified in the pars distalis. Using the goldfish as a fish model, mRNA transcripts of PACAP receptors, namely the PAC1 and VPAC1 receptors, have been identified in the pituitary as well as in various brain areas. Consistent with the pituitary expression of PACAP receptors, PACAP analogs are effective in stimulating growth hormone (GH) and gonadotropin (GTH)-II secretion in the goldfish both in vivo and in vitro. The GH-releasing action of PACAP is mediated via pituitary PAC1 receptors coupled to the adenylate cyclase-cAMP-protein kinase A and phospholipase C-IP3-protein kinase C pathways. Subsequent stimulation of Ca2+ entry through voltage-sensitive Ca2+ channels followed by activation of Ca2+-calmodulin protein kinase II is likely the downstream mechanism mediating PACAP-stimulated GH release in goldfish. Although the PACAP receptor subtype(s) and the associated post-receptor signaling events responsible for PACAP-stimulated GTH-II release have not been characterized in goldfish, these findings support the hypothesis that PACAP is produced in the hypothalamus and delivered to the anterior pituitary to regulate GH and GTH-II release in fish.Key words: PACAP, VIP, PAC1 receptor, VPAC1 receptor, VPAC2 receptor, growth hormone, gonadotropin-II, cAMP, protein kinase A, protein kinase C, calcium, pituitary cells, goldfish, and teleost.


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