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Casas J, Balsinde J, Balboa MA. Phosphorylation of cPLA 2α at Ser 505 Is Necessary for Its Translocation to PtdInsP 2-Enriched Membranes. MOLECULES (BASEL, SWITZERLAND) 2022; 27:molecules27072347. [PMID: 35408744 PMCID: PMC9000823 DOI: 10.3390/molecules27072347] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/21/2022] [Revised: 03/30/2022] [Accepted: 04/01/2022] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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Group IVA cytosolic phospholipase A2α (cPLA2α) is a key enzyme in physiology and pathophysiology because it constitutes a rate-limiting step in the pathway for the generation of pro- and anti-inflammatory eicosanoid lipid mediators. cPLA2α activity is tightly regulated by multiple factors, including the intracellular Ca2+ concentration, phosphorylation reactions, and cellular phosphatidylinositol (4,5) bisphosphate levels (PtdInsP2). In the present work, we demonstrate that phosphorylation of the enzyme at Ser505 is an important step for the translocation of the enzyme to PtdInsP2–enriched membranes in human cells. Constructs of eGFP-cPLA2 mutated in Ser505 to Ala (S505A) exhibit a delayed translocation in response to elevated intracellular Ca2+, and also in response to increases in intracellular PtdInsP2 levels. Conversely, translocation of a phosphorylation mimic mutant (S505E) is fully observed in response to cellular increases in PtdInsP2 levels. Collectively, these results suggest that phosphorylation of cPLA2α at Ser505 is necessary for the enzyme to translocate to internal membranes and mobilize arachidonic acid for eicosanoid synthesis.
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- Javier Casas
- Instituto de Biología y Genética Molecular, Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas (CSIC), 47003 Valladolid, Spain;
- Correspondence: (J.C.); (J.B.); Tel.: +34-983-423-062 (J.B.)
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- Instituto de Biología y Genética Molecular, Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas (CSIC), 47003 Valladolid, Spain;
- Centro de Investigación Biomédica en Red de Diabetes y Enfermedades Metabólicas Asociadas (CIBERDEM), 28029 Madrid, Spain
- Correspondence: (J.C.); (J.B.); Tel.: +34-983-423-062 (J.B.)
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- Instituto de Biología y Genética Molecular, Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas (CSIC), 47003 Valladolid, Spain;
- Centro de Investigación Biomédica en Red de Diabetes y Enfermedades Metabólicas Asociadas (CIBERDEM), 28029 Madrid, Spain
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Metabolic Control of Astrocyte Pathogenic Activity via cPLA2-MAVS. Cell 2019; 179:1483-1498.e22. [PMID: 31813625 DOI: 10.1016/j.cell.2019.11.016] [Citation(s) in RCA: 118] [Impact Index Per Article: 23.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/01/2019] [Revised: 07/31/2019] [Accepted: 11/13/2019] [Indexed: 12/22/2022]
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Metabolism has been shown to control peripheral immunity, but little is known about its role in central nervous system (CNS) inflammation. Through a combination of proteomic, metabolomic, transcriptomic, and perturbation studies, we found that sphingolipid metabolism in astrocytes triggers the interaction of the C2 domain in cytosolic phospholipase A2 (cPLA2) with the CARD domain in mitochondrial antiviral signaling protein (MAVS), boosting NF-κB-driven transcriptional programs that promote CNS inflammation in experimental autoimmune encephalomyelitis (EAE) and, potentially, multiple sclerosis. cPLA2 recruitment to MAVS also disrupts MAVS-hexokinase 2 (HK2) interactions, decreasing HK enzymatic activity and the production of lactate involved in the metabolic support of neurons. Miglustat, a drug used to treat Gaucher and Niemann-Pick disease, suppresses astrocyte pathogenic activities and ameliorates EAE. Collectively, these findings define a novel immunometabolic mechanism that drives pro-inflammatory astrocyte activities, outlines a new role for MAVS in CNS inflammation, and identifies candidate targets for therapeutic intervention.
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Mock JN, Taliaferro JP, Lu X, Patel SK, Cummings BS, Long TE. Haloenol pyranones and morpholinones as antineoplastic agents of prostate cancer. Bioorg Med Chem Lett 2012; 22:4854-8. [PMID: 22677312 PMCID: PMC3376906 DOI: 10.1016/j.bmcl.2012.05.038] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/05/2012] [Revised: 05/04/2012] [Accepted: 05/08/2012] [Indexed: 10/28/2022]
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Haloenol pyran-2-ones and morpholin-2-ones were synthesized and evaluated as inhibitors of cell growth in two different prostate human cancer cell lines (PC-3 and LNCaP). Analogs derived from L- and D-phenylglycine were found to be the most effective antagonists of LNCaP and PC-3 cell growth. Additional studies reveal that the inhibitors induced G2/M arrest and the (S)-enantiomer of the phenylglycine-based derivatives was a more potent inhibitor of cytosolic iPLA(2)β.
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- Jason N. Mock
- Department of Pharmaceutical and Biomedical Sciences, University of Georgia, Athens, GA 30602-2352, USA
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- Department of Pharmaceutical and Biomedical Sciences, University of Georgia, Athens, GA 30602-2352, USA
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- Department of Pharmaceutical and Biomedical Sciences, University of Georgia, Athens, GA 30602-2352, USA
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- Department of Pharmaceutical and Biomedical Sciences, University of Georgia, Athens, GA 30602-2352, USA
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- Department of Pharmaceutical and Biomedical Sciences, University of Georgia, Athens, GA 30602-2352, USA
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- Department of Pharmaceutical and Biomedical Sciences, University of Georgia, Athens, GA 30602-2352, USA
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Klein B, Wörndl K, Lütz-Meindl U, Kerschbaum HH. Perturbation of intracellular K(+) homeostasis with valinomycin promotes cell death by mitochondrial swelling and autophagic processes. Apoptosis 2012; 16:1101-17. [PMID: 21877215 DOI: 10.1007/s10495-011-0642-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/17/2022]
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Perturbation of cellular K(+) homeostasis is a common motif in apoptosis but it is unknown whether a decrease in intracellular K(+) alone is sufficient to replicate apoptotic hallmarks. We investigated, which mode of cell death is induced by decreasing the intracellular K(+) concentration using valinomycin, a highly K(+)-selective ionophore. Valinomycin treatment induced mitochondrial swelling and minor nuclear changes in cell lines (BV-2, C6, HEK 293), and in primary mouse microglia and astrocytes. In the microglial cell line BV-2, we identified and quantified three phenotypes in valinomycin-exposed cells. The first and most prevalent phenotype (62 ± 2%) was characterized by swollen mitochondria and no chromatin condensation, and the second (25 ± 3%) by swollen mitochondria and slight chromatin condensation. Only the third phenotype (11 ± 4%) fulfilled criteria of apoptosis by having normal-sized mitochondria and strongly condensed chromatin. Valinomycin-induced swelling of mitochondria was not altered by the adenine nucleotide translocase inhibitor bongkrekic acid (BA), the pan caspase inhibitor Z-VAD-FMK, changing extracellular K(+) or Cl(-) concentrations, or the membrane-permeable Ca(2+) chelator BAPTA-AM. Only co-exposure of cells to valinomycin and the Ca(2+) ionophore ionomycin in high K(+) Cl(-)-free extracellular solution suppressed mitochondrial swelling. Ionomycin alone caused shrinkage of mitochondria. Additionally, valinomycin promoted autophagic processes, which were further enhanced by preincubation with BA or with Z-VAD-FMK. Valinomycin-dependent chromatin condensation was inhibited by BA, Z-VAD-FMK, BAPTA-AM, and ionomycin. Our findings demonstrate that mitochondrial swelling and autophagy are common features of valinomycin-exposed cells. Accordingly, valinomycin promotes an autophagic cell death mode, but not apoptosis.
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- Barbara Klein
- Department of Cell Biology, University of Salzburg, Hellbrunnerstr. 34, 5020 Salzburg, Austria
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David S, Zarruk JG, Ghasemlou N. Inflammatory pathways in spinal cord injury. INTERNATIONAL REVIEW OF NEUROBIOLOGY 2012; 106:127-52. [PMID: 23211462 DOI: 10.1016/b978-0-12-407178-0.00006-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 63] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/01/2023]
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Injury to the spinal cord results in direct damage to axons, neuronal cell bodies, and glia that cause functional loss below the site of injury. In addition, the injury also triggers an inflammatory response that contributes to secondary tissue damage that leads to further functional loss. Reducing inflammation after spinal cord injury (SCI) is therefore a worthy therapeutic goal. Inflammation in the injured spinal cord is a complex response that involves resident cells of the central nervous system as well as infiltrating immune cells, and is mediated by a variety of molecular pathways and signaling molecules. Here, we discuss approaches we have used to identify novel therapeutic targets to modulate the inflammatory response after SCI to reduce tissue damage and promote recovery. Effective treatments for SCI will likely require a combination of approaches to reduce inflammation and secondary damage with those that promote axon regeneration.
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- Samuel David
- Centre for Research in Neuroscience, The Research Institute of the McGill University Health Centre, Montreal, Quebec, Canada.
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Cytosolic phospholipase A(2)α protects against Fas- but not LPS-induced liver injury. J Hepatol 2011; 55:1281-90. [PMID: 21703211 PMCID: PMC3221788 DOI: 10.1016/j.jhep.2011.03.017] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/04/2010] [Revised: 02/27/2011] [Accepted: 03/01/2011] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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BACKGROUND & AIMS Cytosolic phospholipase A(2)α (cPLA(2)α) is a rate-limiting key enzyme controlling the release of arachidonic acid (AA) substrate for the synthesis of prostaglandins and leukotrienes. This study was designed to explore the role of hepatocyte cPLA(2)α in Fas-mediated liver injury, in vivo. METHODS Transgenic mice with targeted expression of cPLA(2)α under control of the albumin-promoter enhancer and wild-type mice were injected intraperitoneally with anti-Fas antibody Jo2 or lipopolysaccharide plus d-galactosamine and monitored for liver injury and survival at various time points. RESULTS The cPLA(2)α Tg mice resist Fas-induced liver failure, as reflected by the lower serum transaminase levels, fewer apoptotic hepatocytes, reduced caspase activation, and reduced PARP cleavage when compared to the matched wild type mice. Inhibition of cPLA(2)α by its pharmacological inhibitor, pyrrolidine, enhanced Jo2-induced liver injury in both cPLA(2)α Tg and wild type mice. Hepatic overexpression of cPLA(2)α increases the expression of EGFR in the liver and the EGFR inhibitor, AG1478, exacerbated Jo2-mediated liver injury. The cPLA(2)α transgenic mice develop more prominent liver tissue damage than wild-type mice after LPS/d-galactosamine injection. CONCLUSIONS Hepatocyte cPLA(2)α protects against Fas-induced liver injury and this effect is mediated at least in part through the upregulation of EGFR.
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López-Vales R, Ghasemlou N, Redensek A, Kerr BJ, Barbayianni E, Antonopoulou G, Baskakis C, Rathore KI, Constantinou-Kokotou V, Stephens D, Shimizu T, Dennis EA, Kokotos G, David S. Phospholipase A2 superfamily members play divergent roles after spinal cord injury. FASEB J 2011; 25:4240-52. [PMID: 21868473 DOI: 10.1096/fj.11-183186] [Citation(s) in RCA: 46] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/21/2022]
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Spinal cord injury (SCI) results in permanent loss of motor functions. A significant aspect of the tissue damage and functional loss may be preventable as it occurs, secondary to the trauma. We show that the phospholipase A(2) (PLA(2)) superfamily plays important roles in SCI. PLA(2) enzymes hydrolyze membrane glycerophospholipids to yield a free fatty acid and lysophospholipid. Some free fatty acids (arachidonic acid) give rise to eicosanoids that promote inflammation, while some lysophospholipids (lysophosphatidylcholine) cause demyelination. We show in a mouse model of SCI that two cytosolic forms [calcium-dependent PLA(2) group IVA (cPLA(2) GIVA) and calcium-independent PLA(2) group VIA (iPLA(2) GVIA)], and a secreted form [secreted PLA(2) group IIA (sPLA(2) GIIA)] are up-regulated. Using selective inhibitors and null mice, we show that these PLA(2)s play differing roles. cPLA(2) GIVA mediates protection, whereas sPLA(2) GIIA and, to a lesser extent, iPLA(2) GVIA are detrimental. Furthermore, completely blocking all three PLA(2)s worsens outcome, while the most beneficial effects are seen by partial inhibition of all three. The partial inhibitor enhances expression of cPLA(2) and mediates its beneficial effects via the prostaglandin EP1 receptor. These findings indicate that drugs that inhibit detrimental forms of PLA(2) (sPLA(2) and iPLA2) and up-regulate the protective form (cPLA2) may be useful for the treatment of SCI.
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- Rubèn López-Vales
- Center for Research in Neuroscience, McGill University Health Center Research Institute, Livingston Hall, 1650 Cedar Ave., Montreal, Québec, Canada
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Hoang TQ, Rampon C, Freyssinet JM, Vriz S, Kerbiriou-Nabias D. A method to assess the migration properties of cell-derived microparticles within a living tissue. Biochim Biophys Acta Gen Subj 2011; 1810:863-6. [PMID: 21609754 DOI: 10.1016/j.bbagen.2011.05.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/11/2011] [Accepted: 05/09/2011] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
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BACKGROUND Cells undergoing activation or apoptosis exhibit plasma membrane changes, leading to the formation of shed vesicles (microparticles, MP). Although their effects on recipient cells in vitro, and their ability to support inflammatory or thrombotic events in the circulation have been studied, the spreading of such vesicles in tissues is still elusive. Our aim was to set up a method to examine the behavior of these vesicles in vivo. METHODS We examined the persistence of green-fluorescent microparticles (fMP), prepared after Ca2+ ionophore activation (iono-fMP) or apoptogenic treatment (eto-fMP) of human Jurkat T lymphoblastic or non-hematopoietic embryonic kidney (HEK) cell lines, following injection in zebrafish embryos 2h after egg fertilization. RESULTS One hour post-injection, iono-fMP issued from both cell types formed a fluorescent dispersal in the intercellular space of embryos. In contrast, eto-fMP or MP deprived of sialic acid at their membrane, gathered together at the site of injection. CONCLUSIONS We propose a method characterizing the abilities of MP to spread in the intercellular space. We showed that MP produced by apoptosis of T cells and those deprived of sialic acid at their membrane do not diffuse within the living cells. On the contrary, MP shed upon calcium induced activation of T and HEK cells, diffuse at a distance and spread in the intercellular space. GENERAL SIGNIFICANCE The fate of injected MP relies on the type of induction rather than the cell species and results provide a model to test the ability of vesicles to interact locally or to spread outside of the site of production.
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- Thang Q Hoang
- INSERM U770, 80 rue du Général Leclerc, Université Paris-Sud, Faculté de Médecine, Hôpital de Bicêtre, 94276 Le Kremlin-Bicêtre, France.
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Valdearcos M, Esquinas E, Meana C, Gil-de-Gómez L, Guijas C, Balsinde J, Balboa MA. Subcellular localization and role of lipin-1 in human macrophages. THE JOURNAL OF IMMUNOLOGY 2011; 186:6004-13. [PMID: 21478406 DOI: 10.4049/jimmunol.1003279] [Citation(s) in RCA: 62] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/01/2023]
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The lipins have been described as metabolic enzymes that regulate lipid biosynthesis and also signaling processes by controlling the cellular concentration of bioactive lipids, phosphatidic acid, and diacylgycerol. In the present work we have studied the subcellular localization and role of lipin-1 in human monocyte-derived macrophages. Human macrophages express lipin-1 isoforms α and β. A transfected lipin-1α-enhanced GFP construct associates with membranes of cellular organelles that can be stained with Nile Red. Colocalization experiments with lipid droplet (LD)-specific proteins such as adipophilin/adipose differentiation-related protein/perilipin 2 or TIP47/perilipin 3 show that both proteins colocalize with lipin-1α in the same cellular structures. Reduction of the expression levels of lipin-1 by small interfering RNA technology does not impair triacylglycerol biosynthesis but reduces the size of LDs formed in response to oleic acid. In agreement with these data, peritoneal macrophages from animals that carry a mutation in the Lpin-1 gene (fld animals) also produce less and smaller LDs in response to oleic acid. Mass spectrometry determinations demonstrate that the fatty acid composition of triacylglycerol in isolated LDs from lipin-1-deficient cells differs from that of control cells. Moreover, activation of cytosolic group IVA phospholipase A(2)α, a proinflammatory enzyme that is also involved in LD biogenesis, is also compromised in lipin-1-deficient cells. Collectively, these data suggest that lipin-1 associates with LDs and regulates the activation of cytosolic group IVA phospholipase A(2)α in human monocyte-derived macrophages.
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- Martín Valdearcos
- Instituto de Biología y Genética Molecular, Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas, 47003 Valladolid, Spain
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Valdes AM, Spector TD. The clinical relevance of genetic susceptibility to osteoarthritis. Best Pract Res Clin Rheumatol 2010; 24:3-14. [PMID: 20129195 DOI: 10.1016/j.berh.2009.08.005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 36] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/03/2023]
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Osteoarthritis is a major musculoskeletal cause of disability in the elderly, but current therapeutic approaches are insufficient to prevent initiation and progression of the disease. Genetic studies in humans have identified molecules involved in signalling cascades that are important for the pathology of the joint components. These include the bone morphogenetic protein (BMP) signalling, the wingless-type signalling and the thyroid pathway as well as apoptotic-related molecules. There is emerging evidence indicating that inflammatory molecules related to cytokine production, prostaglandin and arachidonic acid metabolism are also involved in susceptibility to osteoarthritis. All of these pathways are likely targets for pharmacological intervention. Genetic variation also affects pain due to osteoarthritis highlighting molecular mechanisms for pain relief. Moreover, combinations of genetic markers can be used to identify individuals at high risk of osteoarthritis and risk of total joint arthroplasty failure, which should facilitate the application of preventive and disease management strategies.
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- Ana M Valdes
- Department of Twin Research, St. Thomas' Hospital Campus, Kings College London School of Medicine, Westminster Bridge Road, London SE1 7EH, UK.
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Gubern A, Barceló-Torns M, Barneda D, López JM, Masgrau R, Picatoste F, Chalfant CE, Balsinde J, Balboa MA, Claro E. JNK and ceramide kinase govern the biogenesis of lipid droplets through activation of group IVA phospholipase A2. J Biol Chem 2009; 284:32359-69. [PMID: 19778898 DOI: 10.1074/jbc.m109.061515] [Citation(s) in RCA: 43] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/13/2022] Open
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The biogenesis of lipid droplets (LD) induced by serum depends on group IVA phospholipase A(2) (cPLA(2)alpha). This work dissects the pathway leading to cPLA(2)alpha activation and LD biogenesis. Both processes were Ca(2+)-independent, as they took place after pharmacological blockade of Ca(2+) transients elicited by serum or chelation with 1,2-bis(2-aminophenoxy)ethane-N,N,N',N'-tetraacetic acid tetrakis(acetoxymethyl ester). The single mutation D43N in cPLA(2)alpha, which abrogates its Ca(2+) binding capacity and translocation to membranes, did not affect enzyme activation and formation of LD. In contrast, the mutation S505A did not affect membrane relocation of the enzyme in response to Ca(2+) but prevented its phosphorylation, activation, and the appearance of LD. Expression of specific activators of different mitogen-activated protein kinases showed that phosphorylation of cPLA(2)alpha at Ser-505 is due to JNK. This was confirmed by pharmacological inhibition and expression of a dominant-negative form of the upstream activator MEKK1. LD biogenesis was accompanied by increased synthesis of ceramide 1-phosphate. Overexpression of its synthesizing enzyme ceramide kinase increased phosphorylation of cPLA(2)alpha at Ser-505 and formation of LD, and its down-regulation blocked the phosphorylation of cPLA(2)alpha and LD biogenesis. These results demonstrate that LD biogenesis induced by serum is regulated by JNK and ceramide kinase.
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- Albert Gubern
- Institut de Neurociències i Departament de Bioquímica i Biologia Molecular, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, E-08193 Barcelona, Spain
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Casas J, Valdearcos M, Pindado J, Balsinde J, Balboa MA. The cationic cluster of group IVA phospholipase A2 (Lys488/Lys541/Lys543/Lys544) is involved in translocation of the enzyme to phagosomes in human macrophages. J Lipid Res 2009; 51:388-99. [PMID: 19717620 DOI: 10.1194/jlr.m001461] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/20/2022] Open
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Group IVA cytosolic phospholipase A(2)alpha (cPLA(2)alpha) plays a role in the microbicidal machinery of immune cells by translocating to phagosomes to initiate the production of antimicrobial eicosanoids. In this work, we have studied the involvement of the cationic cluster of cPLA(2)alpha (Lys(488)/Lys(541)/Lys(543)/Lys(544)) in the translocation of the enzyme to the phagosomal cup in human macrophages responding to opsonized zymosan. Phagocytosis was accompanied by an increased mobilization of free arachidonic acid, which was strongly inhibited by pyrrophenone. In transfected cells, a catalytically active enhanced green fluorescent protein-cPLA(2)alpha translocated to the phagocytic cup, which was corroborated by frustrated phagocytosis experiments using immunoglobulin G-coated plates. However, a cPLA(2)alpha mutant in the polybasic cluster that cannot bind the anionic phospholipid phosphatidylinositol 4, 5-bisphosphate (PIP(2)) did not translocate to the phagocytic cup. Moreover, an enhanced yellow fluorescent protein (EYFP)-cPLA(2)alpha and an enhanced cyan fluorescent protein-pleckstrin homology (PH) domain of the phospholipase Cdelta1 (PLCdelta(1)) construct that specifically recognizes endogenous PIP(2) in the cells both localized at the same sites on the phagosome. High cellular expression of the PH domain inhibited EYFP-cPLA(2)alpha translocation. On the other hand, group V-secreted phospholipase A(2) and group VIA calcium-independent phospholipase A(2) were also studied, but the results indicated that neither of these translocated to the phagosome. Collectively, these data indicate that the polybasic cluster of cPLA(2)alpha (Lys(488)/Lys(541)/Lys(543)/Lys(544)) regulates the subcellular localization of the enzyme in intact cells under physiologically relevant conditions.
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- Javier Casas
- Instituto de Biología y Genética Molecular, Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas (CSIC), 47003 Valladolid, Spain
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Casas J, Meana C, Esquinas E, Valdearcos M, Pindado J, Balsinde J, Balboa MA. Requirement of JNK-Mediated Phosphorylation for Translocation of Group IVA Phospholipase A2 to Phagosomes in Human Macrophages. THE JOURNAL OF IMMUNOLOGY 2009; 183:2767-74. [DOI: 10.4049/jimmunol.0901530] [Citation(s) in RCA: 42] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/22/2023]
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Gubern A, Barceló-Torns M, Casas J, Barneda D, Masgrau R, Picatoste F, Balsinde J, Balboa MA, Claro E. Lipid droplet biogenesis induced by stress involves triacylglycerol synthesis that depends on group VIA phospholipase A2. J Biol Chem 2008; 284:5697-708. [PMID: 19117952 DOI: 10.1074/jbc.m806173200] [Citation(s) in RCA: 73] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/22/2023] Open
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This work investigates the metabolic origin of triacylglycerol (TAG) formed during lipid droplet (LD) biogenesis induced by stress. Cytotoxic inhibitors of fatty acid synthase induced TAG synthesis and LD biogenesis in CHO-K1 cells, in the absence of external sources of fatty acids. TAG synthesis was required for LD biogenesis and was sensitive to inhibition and down-regulation of the expression of group VIA phospholipase A(2) (iPLA(2)-VIA). Induction of stress with acidic pH, C(2)-ceramide, tunicamycin, or deprivation of glucose also stimulated TAG synthesis and LD formation in a manner dependent on iPLA(2)-VIA. Overexpression of the enzyme enhanced TAG synthesis from endogenous fatty acids and LD occurrence. During stress, LD biogenesis but not TAG synthesis required phosphorylation and activation of group IVA PLA(2) (cPLA(2)alpha). The results demonstrate that iPLA(2)-VIA provides fatty acids for TAG synthesis while cPLA(2)alpha allows LD biogenesis. LD biogenesis during stress may be a survival strategy, recycling structural phospholipids into energy-generating substrates.
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- Albert Gubern
- Institut de Neurociències and Departament de Bioquímica i Biologia Molecular, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona (UAB), Edifici M2, Campus de la UAB, Barcelona E-08193, Spain
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Paredes RM, Etzler JC, Watts LT, Zheng W, Lechleiter JD. Chemical calcium indicators. Methods 2008; 46:143-51. [PMID: 18929663 DOI: 10.1016/j.ymeth.2008.09.025] [Citation(s) in RCA: 395] [Impact Index Per Article: 24.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/10/2008] [Accepted: 09/12/2008] [Indexed: 11/24/2022] Open
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Our understanding of the underlying mechanisms of Ca2+ signaling as well as our appreciation for its ubiquitous role in cellular processes has been rapidly advanced, in large part, due to the development of fluorescent Ca2+ indicators. In this chapter, we discuss some of the most common chemical Ca2+ indicators that are widely used for the investigation of intracellular Ca2+ signaling. Advantages, limitations and relevant procedures will be presented for each dye including their spectral qualities, dissociation constants, chemical forms, loading methods and equipment for optimal imaging. Chemical indicators now available allow for intracellular Ca2+ detection over a very large range (<50 nM to >50 microM). High affinity indicators can be used to quantify Ca2+ levels in the cytosol while lower affinity indicators can be optimized for measuring Ca2+ in subcellular compartments with higher concentrations. Indicators can be classified into either single wavelength or ratiometric dyes. Both classes require specific lasers, filters, and/or detection methods that are dependent upon their spectral properties and both classes have advantages and limitations. Single wavelength indicators are generally very bright and optimal for Ca2+ detection when more than one fluorophore is being imaged. Ratiometric indicators can be calibrated very precisely and they minimize the most common problems associated with chemical Ca2+ indicators including uneven dye loading, leakage, photobleaching, and changes in cell volume. Recent technical advances that permit in vivo Ca2+ measurements will also be discussed.
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- R Madelaine Paredes
- Department of Cellular and Structural Biology, University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio, 7703 Floyd Curl Drive, San Antonio, TX 78229, USA
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Molecules in focus: cytosolic phospholipase A2-alpha. Int J Biochem Cell Biol 2008; 41:994-7. [PMID: 18761105 DOI: 10.1016/j.biocel.2008.07.017] [Citation(s) in RCA: 36] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/04/2008] [Revised: 07/16/2008] [Accepted: 07/17/2008] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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Cytosolic phospholipase A(2)-alpha (cPLA(2)-alpha) cleaves its preferred substrate, arachidonic acid, at the sn-2 position of membrane glycerophospholipids. Stimulation of cells with agents that mobilize intracellular calcium and/or promote the phosphorylation of cPLA(2)-alpha leads to (i) translocation of the enzyme from cytosol to endoplasmic reticulum, Golgi apparatus and perinuclear membranes-where it associates with the arachidonic acid in close proximity to downstream eicosanoid-producing enzymes; and (ii) the change in configuration induced by phosphorylation increases the phospholipid binding affinity and arachidonic acid release. As a mediator of growth factors, cytokines, chemokines, and hormones that modulate survival and growth in various cell types, cPLA(2)-alpha has attracted considerable attention as a potential therapeutic target in control of inflammation and cancer. The importance of the enzyme may have been underestimated by the relatively normal phenotype in the enzyme knockout animals. A clear phenotype has emerged when these knockout animals are used as models of various diseases.
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Gubern A, Casas J, Barceló-Torns M, Barneda D, de la Rosa X, Masgrau R, Picatoste F, Balsinde J, Balboa MA, Claro E. Group IVA phospholipase A2 is necessary for the biogenesis of lipid droplets. J Biol Chem 2008; 283:27369-27382. [PMID: 18632668 DOI: 10.1074/jbc.m800696200] [Citation(s) in RCA: 74] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/09/2023] Open
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Lipid droplets (LD) are organelles present in all cell types, consisting of a hydrophobic core of triacylglycerols and cholesteryl esters, surrounded by a monolayer of phospholipids and cholesterol. This work shows that LD biogenesis induced by serum, by long-chain fatty acids, or the combination of both in CHO-K1 cells was prevented by phospholipase A(2) inhibitors with a pharmacological profile consistent with the implication of group IVA cytosolic phospholipase A(2) (cPLA(2)alpha). Knocking down cPLA(2)alpha expression with short interfering RNA was similar to pharmacological inhibition in terms of enzyme activity and LD biogenesis. A Chinese hamster ovary cell clone stably expressing an enhanced green fluorescent protein-cPLA(2)alpha fusion protein (EGFP-cPLA(2)) displayed higher LD occurrence under basal conditions and upon LD induction. Induction of LD took place with concurrent phosphorylation of cPLA(2)alpha at Ser(505). Transfection of a S505A mutant cPLA(2)alpha showed that phosphorylation at Ser(505) is key for enzyme activity and LD formation. cPLA(2)alpha contribution to LD biogenesis was not because of the generation of arachidonic acid, nor was it related to neutral lipid synthesis. cPLA(2)alpha inhibition in cells induced to form LD resulted in the appearance of tubulo-vesicular profiles of the smooth endoplasmic reticulum, compatible with a role of cPLA(2)alpha in the formation of nascent LD from the endoplasmic reticulum.
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- Albert Gubern
- Institut de Neurociències and Departament de Bioquímica i Biologia Molecular, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, E-08193 Barcelona
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- Instituto de Biología y Genética Molecular, Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas and Centro de Investigación Biomédica en Red de Diabetes y Enfermedades Metabólicas Asociadas, E-47003 Valladolid, Spain
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- Institut de Neurociències and Departament de Bioquímica i Biologia Molecular, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, E-08193 Barcelona
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- Institut de Neurociències and Departament de Bioquímica i Biologia Molecular, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, E-08193 Barcelona
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- Institut de Neurociències and Departament de Bioquímica i Biologia Molecular, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, E-08193 Barcelona
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- Institut de Neurociències and Departament de Bioquímica i Biologia Molecular, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, E-08193 Barcelona
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- Institut de Neurociències and Departament de Bioquímica i Biologia Molecular, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, E-08193 Barcelona
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- Instituto de Biología y Genética Molecular, Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas and Centro de Investigación Biomédica en Red de Diabetes y Enfermedades Metabólicas Asociadas, E-47003 Valladolid, Spain
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- Instituto de Biología y Genética Molecular, Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas and Centro de Investigación Biomédica en Red de Diabetes y Enfermedades Metabólicas Asociadas, E-47003 Valladolid, Spain
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- Institut de Neurociències and Departament de Bioquímica i Biologia Molecular, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, E-08193 Barcelona.
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Cubells L, de Muga SV, Tebar F, Bonventre JV, Balsinde J, Pol A, Grewal T, Enrich C. Annexin A6-induced Inhibition of Cytoplasmic Phospholipase A2 Is Linked to Caveolin-1 Export from the Golgi. J Biol Chem 2008; 283:10174-83. [DOI: 10.1074/jbc.m706618200] [Citation(s) in RCA: 40] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/20/2022] Open
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LeBrun D, Baetz T, Foster C, Farmer P, Sidhu R, Guo H, Harrison K, Somogyi R, Greller LD, Feilotter H. Predicting outcome in follicular lymphoma by using interactive gene pairs. Clin Cancer Res 2008; 14:478-87. [PMID: 18223222 DOI: 10.1158/1078-0432.ccr-07-1720] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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PURPOSE Follicular lymphoma is a common lymphoma of adults. Although its course is often indolent, a substantial proportion of patients have a poor prognosis, often due to rapid progression or transformation to a more aggressive lymphoma. Currently available clinical prognostic scores, such as the follicular lymphoma international prognostic index, are not able to optimally predict transformation or poor outcome. EXPERIMENTAL DESIGN Gene expression profiling was done on primary lymphoma biopsy samples. RESULTS Using a statistically conservative approach, predictive interaction analysis, we have identified pairs of interacting genes that predict poor outcome, measured as death within 5 years of diagnosis. The best gene pair performs >1,000-fold better than any single gene or the follicular lymphoma international prognostic index in our data set. Many gene pairs achieve outcome prediction accuracies exceeding 85% in extensive cross-validation and noise sensitivity computational analyses. Many genes repeatedly appear in top-ranking pairs, suggesting that they reproducibly provide predictive capability. CONCLUSIONS The evidence reported here may provide the basis for an expression-based, multi-gene test for predicting poor follicular lymphoma outcomes.
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- David LeBrun
- Department of Pathology and Molecular Medicine, Queen's University, Kingston, Ontario, Canada
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Pindado J, Balsinde J, Balboa MA. TLR3-dependent induction of nitric oxide synthase in RAW 264.7 macrophage-like cells via a cytosolic phospholipase A2/cyclooxygenase-2 pathway. THE JOURNAL OF IMMUNOLOGY 2007; 179:4821-8. [PMID: 17878381 DOI: 10.4049/jimmunol.179.7.4821] [Citation(s) in RCA: 51] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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dsRNA is a by-product of viral replication capable of inducing an inflammatory response when recognized by phagocyte cells. In this study, we identify group IVA cytosolic phospholipase A2 (cPLA2alpha) as an effector of the antiviral response. Treatment of RAW 264.7 murine macrophage-like cells with the dsRNA analog polyinosinic:polycytidylic acid (poly-IC) promotes the release of free arachidonic acid that is subsequently converted into PGE2 by the de novo-synthesized cyclooxygenase-2 (COX-2) enzyme. These processes are blocked by the selective cPLA2alpha inhibitor pyrrophenone, pointing out to cPLA2alpha as the effector involved. In keeping with this observation, the cPLA2alpha phosphorylation state increases after cellular treatment with poly-IC. Inhibition of cPLA2alpha expression and activity by either small interfering RNA (siRNA) or pyrrophenone leads to inhibition of the expression of the inducible NO synthase (iNOS) gene. Moreover, COX-2-derived PGE2 production appears to participate in iNOS expression, because siRNA inhibition of COX-2 also leads to inhibition of iNOS, the latter of which is restored by exogenous addition of PGE2. Finally, cellular depletion of TLR3 by siRNA inhibits COX-2 expression, PGE2 generation, and iNOS induction by poly-IC. Collectively, these findings suggest a model for macrophage activation in response to dsRNA, whereby engagement of TLR3 leads to cPLA2alpha-mediated arachidonic acid mobilization and COX-2-mediated PGE2 production, which cooperate to induce the expression of iNOS.
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- José Pindado
- Institute of Molecular Biology and Genetics, Spanish National Research Council and University of Valladolid School of Medicine, Valladolid, Spain
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Namgaladze D, Brüne B. Phospholipase A
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–Modified Low-Density Lipoprotein Activates the Phosphatidylinositol 3-Kinase-Akt Pathway and Increases Cell Survival in Monocytic Cells. Arterioscler Thromb Vasc Biol 2006; 26:2510-6. [PMID: 16973971 DOI: 10.1161/01.atv.0000245797.76062.2e] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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Objective—
Monocyte survival is an important determinant in the development of atherosclerotic lesions. We investigated the influence of phospholipase A
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-modified LDL (PLA-LDL), a pro-atherogenic factor, on activation of the pro-survival kinase Akt and cell death in monocytic cells.
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PLA-LDL induced robust phosphorylation and activation of Akt in THP1 cells. It also attenuated oxidative stress-induced cell death, an effect abolished by phosphatidylinositol 3-kinase (PI3K) inhibition. In addition, PLA-LDL increased survival of human monocytes. We noticed that lipid products derived from LDL phospholipolysis are mediators of PLA-LDL–induced Akt activation. Arachidonic acid, which is released on phospholipase treatment of LDL, induced Akt phosphorylation and increased cell survival, whereas lysophosphatidylcholine, another compound generated by LDL phospholipolysis, induced only transient Akt phosphorylation and was cytotoxic.
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Our data indicate that PLA-LDL induces activation of the PI3K-Akt pathway and promotes monocytic cell survival, which may contribute to the pro-atherogenic effects of phospholipase A
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-modified LDL.
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- Dmitry Namgaladze
- Faculty of Medicine, Institute of Biochemistry I, Johann Wolfgang Goethe-University, Theodor-Stern-Kai 7, 60590 Frankfurt, Germany
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Slomiany BL, Slomiany A. Cytosolic phospholipase A2 activation in Helicobacter pylori lipopolysaccharide-induced interference with gastric mucin synthesis. IUBMB Life 2006; 58:217-23. [PMID: 16754300 DOI: 10.1080/15216540600732021] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/21/2022]
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Release of arachidonic acid from membrane glycerophospholipids by cytosolic phospholipase A2 (cPLA2) is a key step in the generation of platelet-activating factor (PAF), recognized as the most proximal mediator of inflammatory events triggered by bacterial infection. Here, we report on the role of cPLA2 in the disturbances in gastric mucin synthesis evoked by the LPS of H. pylori, a bacterium identified as a primary cause of gastric disease. Using rat gastric mucosal cells, we show that H. pylori LPS detrimental effect on gastric mucin synthesis, associated with up-regulation in PAF and endothelin-1 (ET-1) generation, was subject to suppression by a specific inhibitor of cPLA2, MAFP. Moreover, the LPS-induced changes in mucin synthesis and ET-1 generation were countered by PAF receptor antagonist, BN52020. The impedance by PAF antagonist of the LPS-induced reduction in mucin synthesis was countered by wortmannin, an inhibitor of PI3K, as well as by ERK inhibitor, PD98059. The blockade of ERK caused also inhibition of the LPS-induced cPLA2 activation and amplification in the impedance capacity of PAF antagonist on the LPS-induced ET-1 generation, while the inhibitor of PI3K had no effect. Our findings are the first to demonstrate that the detrimental consequences of H. pylori LPS on gastric mucin synthesis involve ERK-dependent cPLA2 activation that leads to up-regulation in PAF generation and ET-1 production.
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- Bronislaw L Slomiany
- Research Center, University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey, Newark, New Jersey, USA.
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Balsinde J, Pérez R, Balboa MA. Calcium-independent phospholipase A2 and apoptosis. Biochim Biophys Acta Mol Cell Biol Lipids 2006; 1761:1344-50. [PMID: 16962822 DOI: 10.1016/j.bbalip.2006.07.013] [Citation(s) in RCA: 62] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/30/2006] [Revised: 06/30/2006] [Accepted: 07/29/2006] [Indexed: 02/02/2023]
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Apoptosis or programmed cell death is associated with changes in glycerophospholipid metabolism. Cells undergoing apoptosis generally release free fatty acids including arachidonic acid, which parallels the reduction in cell viability. The involvement of cytosolic group IVA phospholipase A(2)alpha (cPLA(2)alpha) in apoptosis has been the subject of numerous studies but a clear picture of the role(s) played by this enzyme is yet to emerge. More recently, the importance of lipid products generated by the action of a second phospholipase A(2), the group VIA calcium-independent phospholipase A(2) (iPLA(2)-VIA) in apoptosis has begun to be unveiled. Current evidence suggests that iPLA(2)-VIA-derived lysophosphatidylcholine may play a prominent role in mediating the chemoattractant and recognition/engulfment signals that accompany the process of apoptotic cell death, and gives possibility to the efficient clearance of dying cells by circulating phagocytes. Other lines of evidence suggest that perturbations in the control of free arachidonic acid levels within the cells, a process that may implicate iPLA(2)-VIA as well, may provide important cellular signals for the onset of apoptosis.
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- Jesús Balsinde
- Institute of Molecular Biology and Genetics, Spanish Research Council and University of Valladolid School of Medicine, Calle Sanz y Forés s/n, 47003 Valladolid, Spain.
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