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Cleavage of phosphatidylcholine: an additional mechanism for stimulation of macrophage eicosanoid synthesis?
V Kaever1, H Sommermeyer, K Resch
1Institut für Molekularpharmakologie, Medizinische Hochschule Hannover, FRG.
Abstract:
Cleavage of phosphatidylcholine (PtdChol) as putative mechanism leading to enhanced eicosanoid synthesis was investigated in mouse peritoneal macrophages. Addition of 12-O-tetradecanoylphorbol 13-acetate (TPA) to intact [3H]choline-labelled cells did not enhance radioactivity release above control levels. Membrane-bound PtdChol-specific phospholipase (PL) activity was then measured in a cell-free assay using [3H]choline-labelled membranes as endogenous substrate. Preincubation of macrophages with TPA increased PL activity in a time course resembling the one observed for protein kinase C (PKC) activation. Diacylglycerol (DAG) species derived from PtdChol might therefore serve as additional stimulator of rapid macrophage eicosanoid synthesis via PKC.