The role of phospholipase C in platelet responses |
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Authors: | Eduardo G Lapetina Wolfgang Siess |
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Institution: | Department of Molecular Biology The Wellcome Research Laboratories Burroughs Wellcome Co. Research Triangle Park, NC 27709, USA |
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Abstract: | Degradation of inositides induced by phospholipase C in activated platelets leads to the formation of 1,2-diacylglycerol (1,2-DG) and its phosphorylated product, phosphatidic acid (PA). We have studied the relationship between activation of phospholipase C and the appearance of specific platelet responses, such as phosphorylation of proteins, shape change, release reaction and aggregation induced by different stimuli such as thrombin, platelet-activating factor, collagen, arachidonic acid (AA) and dihomogamma linolenic acid. A low degree of platelet activation induces only shape change which is associated with partial activation of phospholipase C (formation of phosphatidic acid), and phosphorylation of both a 40K molecular weight protein (protein kinase C activation) and a 20K molecular weight protein (myosin light chain). A higher degree of platelet activation induces aggregation, release of serotonin and a higher level of phospholipase C and protein kinase C activities. Metabolism of AA occurs concomitantly to aggregation and serotonin release, but AA metabolites are not related to the shape change of human platelets. Platelet shape change and the initial activation of phospholipase C induced by thrombin or platelet-activating factor is independent of the metabolites derived from cyclo-oxygenase activity. Further activation of phospholipase C which occurs during platelet aggregation and release reaction is, however, partly dependent on cyclo-oxygenase metabolites. |
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