Protein kinase C activation and calcium mobilization decrease prolactin release from human decidual cells in early pregnancy

1993 ◽  
Vol 137 (2) ◽  
pp. 335-340 ◽  
Author(s):  
T. Kubota ◽  
S. Kamada ◽  
M. Taguchi ◽  
S. Sakamoto ◽  
T. Aso
Keyword(s):  
Protein Kinase C ◽  
Protein Kinase ◽  
Early Pregnancy ◽  
Calcium Ionophore ◽  
Calcium Ionophore A23187 ◽  
Calcium Mobilization ◽  
Ionophore A23187 ◽  
Prolactin Release ◽  
Kinase C ◽  
Decidual Cells

ABSTRACT The present study was undertaken to investigate the effects of protein kinase C (PKC) activation and calcium mobilization on the release of prolactin from human decidual cells in early pregnancy. Decidua obtained from patients in early pregnancy was enzymatically dispersed and cultured with phorbol myristate acetate (PMA) and calcium ionophore A23187 in a cell culture system. Prolactin in the medium was measured by enzyme-immunoassay. PMA, a PKC activator, dose-dependently attenuated the release of prolactin from cultured decidual cells, while a PKC inhibitor, H7, significantly (P < 0·001) diminished the effect of PMA on prolactin release. PMA had no effect on cell numbers or DNA synthesis in the decidual cells during culture. It did not significantly increase the generation of inositol phosphate in decidual cells prelabelled with myo[3H]inositol and it had no effect on intracellular calcium concentration ([Ca2 + ]i). Calcium ionophore A23187, a Ca2 +-mobilizing agent, also significantly (P<0·001) attenuated the release of prolactin and potentiated the PMA-induced suppression of prolactin release from decidual cells. These findings suggest that activation of PKC and mobilization of Ca2+ may be involved in regulating prolactin release from human decidual cells. The PMA-induced suppression of prolactin release is not triggered by phosphoinositide hydrolysis nor by the increase in [Ca2 + ]i in decidual cells. Journal of Endocrinology (1993) 137, 335–340

scholarly journals A role for protein kinase C in the membrane fusion necessary for platelet granule secretion

Blood ◽  
1989 ◽  
Vol 74 (7) ◽  
pp. 2405-2413 ◽  
Author(s):  
JM Gerrard ◽  
LL Beattie ◽  
J Park ◽  
SJ Israels ◽  
A McNicol ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Protein Kinase C ◽  
Protein Kinase ◽  
Membrane Fusion ◽  
Calcium Ionophore ◽  
Calcium Ionophore A23187 ◽  
Ultrastructural Changes ◽  
Ionophore A23187 ◽  
Kinase C ◽  
Granule Secretion ◽  
Dimethyl Amiloride

Abstract The addition of 1-oleoyl-2-acetylglycerol (OAG), or phorbol-12- myristate-13-acetate (PMA) to platelets induced the phosphorylation of a 47,000 dalton protein (47 Kd), fusion of granule membranes with membranes of the surface connected canalicular system, the formation of large vesicles and the secretion of serotonin. 1-(5- isoquinolinesulfonyl)-2-methyl-piperazine (H7), and sphingosine, inhibitors of protein kinase C, significantly inhibited the ultrastructural changes and the phosphorylation of 47 Kd. N-(2- guanidinoethyl)-5-isoquinolinesulfonamide (HA1004), structurally similar to H7, but a weaker inhibitor of protein kinase C, did not attenuate these responses to OAG or to PMA. H7, but not HA1004, also markedly inhibited secretion induced by the synergistic combination of OAG and the calcium ionophore A23187. Amiloride and 5-(N,N dimethyl)- amiloride, inhibitors of the Na+/H+ transporter, did not inhibit the ultrastructural response and the protein phosphorylation induced by OAG, or the secretion induced by the combination of A23187 and OAG. The results link the activation of protein kinase C by diglycerides to the labilization and fusion of granule membranes important for secretion.

scholarly journals Protein kinase C regulates proliferation of mast cells and the expression of the mRNAs of fos and jun proto-oncogenes during activation by IgE-Ag or calcium ionophore A23187

Blood ◽  
1991 ◽  
Vol 78 (9) ◽  
pp. 2354-2364
Author(s):  
D Baranes ◽  
E Razin
Keyword(s):  
Protein Kinase C ◽  
Mast Cells ◽  
Protein Kinase ◽  
Calcium Ionophore ◽  
Calcium Ionophore A23187 ◽  
Prolonged Treatment ◽  
Ionophore A23187 ◽  
Short Term ◽  
Kinase C ◽  
Short Term Exposure

Short-term stimulation (up to 16 hours) of interleukin-3 (IL-3)- dependent mouse bone marrow-derived mast cells, Abelson transformed mouse liver-derived mast cells, or rat basophilic leukemia cells by either IgE-Ag or calcium ionophore A23187 resulted in inhibition of their proliferation as measured by 3H-thymidine incorporation and MTT (tetrazolium) assays, and in accumulation of the mRNAs of c-fos, c-jun, junB and slightly of junD proto-oncogenes. The involvement of protein kinase C (PKC) in these responses was investigated by using several approaches of enzyme activity regulation. Direct activation of the PKC was achieved by short-term exposure of the cells to the PKC-specific activator phorbol 12-myristate-13-acetate (PMA). Inhibition of PKC activity was obtained by either prolonged treatment of the cells with PMA or by exposure of the cells to the PKC inhibitors H-7 and staurosporine. The results showed the following: (1) Short-term exposure of mast cells to PMA was sufficient to induce inhibition of proliferation. (2) An increase in PKC activity was associated with a decrease in the proliferation of IgE-dinitrophenol (DNP) or calcium ionophore A23187-stimulated cells. (3) A direct correlation was found between the increase in PKC activity and the increase in the level of the mRNAs of the jun proto-oncogenes in cells activated by both stimuli mentioned. (4) While an increase in PKC activity was associated with the upregulation of the level of c-fos mRNA during calcium ionophore A23187 stimulation, it showed the opposite effect on the expression of the mRNA of this proto-oncogene when the cells were triggered by IgE- DNP. Therefore, we concluded that PKC plays various roles in the expression of the mRNA of c-fos in activated mast cells depending on the stimulus involved. In addition, the expression of the mRNA of c-jun and junB proto-onogenes is not coordinately regulated with that of c- fos during immunologic stimulation. This discordancy, which is associated with the increase in PKC activity in mast cells, may play a role in the regulation of the transcription of AP-1-responsive genes, and therefore could be associated with the regulation of proliferation of these cells.

Involvement of protein kinase C in mouse mammary gland development

1986 ◽  
Vol 109 (1) ◽  
pp. 29-34 ◽  
Author(s):  
J. J. Caulfield ◽  
F. F. Bolander
Keyword(s):  
Protein Kinase C ◽  
Mammary Gland ◽  
Protein Kinase ◽  
Milk Protein ◽  
Calcium Ionophore ◽  
Calcium Ionophore A23187 ◽  
Ionophore A23187 ◽  
Kinase C ◽  
Protein Kinase C Activity ◽  
Biochemical Differentiation

ABSTRACT The relationship between kinase C activity and mammary gland differentiation was investigated by following kinase activity throughout the mouse reproductive cycle and by pharmacologically perturbing the kinase, while monitoring biochemical differentiation. Protein kinase C activity declined during pregnancy and remained low throughout lactation, suggesting an inverse relationship with milk protein expression. This negative association was further supported by the use of quercetin (50–100 μmol/l) and gossypol (50 μmol/l), which are both protein kinase C inhibitors. These compounds doubled α-lactalbumin levels in mammary explants cultured with hormones. However, a phorbol ester, known to activate protein kinase C, had no effect on α-lactalbumin production, although it did stimulate this milk protein 2·5-fold in the presence of the calcium ionophore, A23187. In the absence of raised calcium levels, protein kinase C activity therefore appeared to be inversely correlated with biochemical differentiation; but, in the presence of increased calcium concentrations, both calcium and the kinase acted synergistically to augment hormone-induced α-lactalbumin expression. J. Endocr. (1986) 109, 29–34

scholarly journals A role for protein kinase C in the membrane fusion necessary for platelet granule secretion

Blood ◽  
1989 ◽  
Vol 74 (7) ◽  
pp. 2405-2413 ◽  
Author(s):  
JM Gerrard ◽  
LL Beattie ◽  
J Park ◽  
SJ Israels ◽  
A McNicol ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Protein Kinase C ◽  
Protein Kinase ◽  
Membrane Fusion ◽  
Calcium Ionophore ◽  
Calcium Ionophore A23187 ◽  
Ultrastructural Changes ◽  
Ionophore A23187 ◽  
Kinase C ◽  
Granule Secretion ◽  
Dimethyl Amiloride

The addition of 1-oleoyl-2-acetylglycerol (OAG), or phorbol-12- myristate-13-acetate (PMA) to platelets induced the phosphorylation of a 47,000 dalton protein (47 Kd), fusion of granule membranes with membranes of the surface connected canalicular system, the formation of large vesicles and the secretion of serotonin. 1-(5- isoquinolinesulfonyl)-2-methyl-piperazine (H7), and sphingosine, inhibitors of protein kinase C, significantly inhibited the ultrastructural changes and the phosphorylation of 47 Kd. N-(2- guanidinoethyl)-5-isoquinolinesulfonamide (HA1004), structurally similar to H7, but a weaker inhibitor of protein kinase C, did not attenuate these responses to OAG or to PMA. H7, but not HA1004, also markedly inhibited secretion induced by the synergistic combination of OAG and the calcium ionophore A23187. Amiloride and 5-(N,N dimethyl)- amiloride, inhibitors of the Na+/H+ transporter, did not inhibit the ultrastructural response and the protein phosphorylation induced by OAG, or the secretion induced by the combination of A23187 and OAG. The results link the activation of protein kinase C by diglycerides to the labilization and fusion of granule membranes important for secretion.

Generation of hydrogen peroxide in cultured porcine thyroid cells: synergistic regulation by cytoplasmic free calcium and protein kinase C

1989 ◽  
Vol 120 (3) ◽  
pp. 503-508 ◽  
Author(s):  
N. Takasu ◽  
T. Yamada ◽  
Y. Shimizu ◽  
Y. Nagasawa ◽  
I. Komiya
Keyword(s):  
Protein Kinase C ◽  
Protein Kinase ◽  
Calcium Ionophore ◽  
Calcium Ionophore A23187 ◽  
Free Calcium ◽  
Ionophore A23187 ◽  
Thyroid Cells ◽  
Kinase C ◽  
Synergistic Regulation ◽  
Cytoplasmic Free Calcium

ABSTRACT This study set out to elucidate the mechanism by which H2O2 generation is regulated in cultured porcine thyroid cells. We monitored continuously the effects of the calcium ionophore A23187 and the phorbol ester 12-O-tetradecanoylphorbol-13-acetate (TPA) on H2O2 generation, using homovanillic acid and horseradish peroxidase. A23187 and TPA stimulated H2O2 generation. A23187 increased cytoplasmic free calcium and TPA activated protein kinase C. Generation of H2O2 is therefore regulated by cytoplasmic free calcium and protein kinase C. Exposure to A23187 or TPA augmented further the stimulation of H2O2 generation by TPA or A23187 respectively. Thus A23187 and TPA, by increasing cytoplasmic free calcium and activating protein kinase C respectively, synergistically activate H2O2 generation. Journal of Endocrinology (1989) 120, 503–508

Protein Kinase C Blockade Inhibits Differentiation of Myeloid Blasts into Dendritic Cells by Calcium Ionophore A23187

2005 ◽  
Vol 81 (2) ◽  
pp. 131-137 ◽  
Author(s):  
Qian Li ◽  
Howard Ozer ◽  
Inna Lindner ◽  
Kelvin P. Lee ◽  
Mohamed A. Kharfan-Dabaja
Keyword(s):  
Dendritic Cells ◽  
Protein Kinase C ◽  
Protein Kinase ◽  
Calcium Ionophore ◽  
Calcium Ionophore A23187 ◽  
Ionophore A23187 ◽  
Kinase C

scholarly journals Protein kinase C regulates proliferation of mast cells and the expression of the mRNAs of fos and jun proto-oncogenes during activation by IgE-Ag or calcium ionophore A23187

Blood ◽  
1991 ◽  
Vol 78 (9) ◽  
pp. 2354-2364 ◽  
Author(s):  
D Baranes ◽  
E Razin
Keyword(s):  
Protein Kinase C ◽  
Mast Cells ◽  
Protein Kinase ◽  
Calcium Ionophore ◽  
Calcium Ionophore A23187 ◽  
Prolonged Treatment ◽  
Ionophore A23187 ◽  
Short Term ◽  
Kinase C ◽  
Short Term Exposure

Abstract Short-term stimulation (up to 16 hours) of interleukin-3 (IL-3)- dependent mouse bone marrow-derived mast cells, Abelson transformed mouse liver-derived mast cells, or rat basophilic leukemia cells by either IgE-Ag or calcium ionophore A23187 resulted in inhibition of their proliferation as measured by 3H-thymidine incorporation and MTT (tetrazolium) assays, and in accumulation of the mRNAs of c-fos, c-jun, junB and slightly of junD proto-oncogenes. The involvement of protein kinase C (PKC) in these responses was investigated by using several approaches of enzyme activity regulation. Direct activation of the PKC was achieved by short-term exposure of the cells to the PKC-specific activator phorbol 12-myristate-13-acetate (PMA). Inhibition of PKC activity was obtained by either prolonged treatment of the cells with PMA or by exposure of the cells to the PKC inhibitors H-7 and staurosporine. The results showed the following: (1) Short-term exposure of mast cells to PMA was sufficient to induce inhibition of proliferation. (2) An increase in PKC activity was associated with a decrease in the proliferation of IgE-dinitrophenol (DNP) or calcium ionophore A23187-stimulated cells. (3) A direct correlation was found between the increase in PKC activity and the increase in the level of the mRNAs of the jun proto-oncogenes in cells activated by both stimuli mentioned. (4) While an increase in PKC activity was associated with the upregulation of the level of c-fos mRNA during calcium ionophore A23187 stimulation, it showed the opposite effect on the expression of the mRNA of this proto-oncogene when the cells were triggered by IgE- DNP. Therefore, we concluded that PKC plays various roles in the expression of the mRNA of c-fos in activated mast cells depending on the stimulus involved. In addition, the expression of the mRNA of c-jun and junB proto-onogenes is not coordinately regulated with that of c- fos during immunologic stimulation. This discordancy, which is associated with the increase in PKC activity in mast cells, may play a role in the regulation of the transcription of AP-1-responsive genes, and therefore could be associated with the regulation of proliferation of these cells.

scholarly journals Calcium mobilization and protein kinase C activation are required for cholecystokinin stimulation of pancreatic cholesterol esterase secretion

1995 ◽  
Vol 306 (2) ◽  
pp. 605-608 ◽  
Author(s):  
J Brodt-Eppley ◽  
D Y Hui
Keyword(s):  
Protein Kinase C ◽  
Protein Kinase ◽  
Digestive Enzyme ◽  
Calcium Mobilization ◽  
Cholesterol Esterase ◽  
Ionophore A23187 ◽  
Prolonged Incubation ◽  
Ar42j Cells ◽  
Kinase C ◽  
Stimulation Of

The bile salt-stimulated cholesterol esterase is a digestive enzyme synthesized by the acinar cells of the pancreas. Previous results have shown that cholesterol esterase biosynthesis and secretion in the AR42J pancreatoma cells could be increased 3-5-fold by intestinal hormones such as cholecystokinin (CCK). The purpose of the current study is to explore the signalling mechanism by which CCK stimulation of AR42J cells results in increased biosynthesis and secretion of the cholesterol esterase. The results showed that the CCK-induced cholesterol esterase secretion could be mimicked by addition of the Ca2+ ionophore A23187 or by transient incubation of AR42J cells with the protein kinase C activator phorbol 12-myristate 13-acetate (PMA). Cholesterol esterase stimulation by CCK, A23187 and PMA could be abolished by the calcium chelator BAPTA or by specific protein kinase C inhibitors such as chelerythrine. Additionally, prolonged incubation of AR42J cells with PMA to reduce the protein kinase C level, also reduced CCK-stimulated cholesterol esterase secretion to a level similar to that observed in control cells. Taken together, these data suggested that CCK activation of cholesterol esterase secretion may be mediated by a Ca(2+)-dependent protein kinase C pathway, requiring increases in calcium mobilization and activation of protein kinase C.

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