Calcium ionophore potentiates chemotactic peptide and platelet activating factor in stimulating thromboxane B2 and leukotriene B4 biosynthesis in human neutrophils |
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Authors: | H Tanizawa H H Tai |
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Institution: | Division of Medicinal Chemistry and Pharmacognosy, College of Pharmacy, University of Kentucky, Lexington 40536-0082. |
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Abstract: | Formyl-Met-Leu-Phe (FMLP) and platelet activating factor (PAF) stimulated the synthesis of thromboxane B2 (TXB2) and leukotriene B4 (LTB4) to a small degree in human neutrophils. Calcium ionophore A-23187 enhanced synergistically both FMLP and PAF induced eicosanoid synthesis, whereas phorbol ester PMA attenuated PAF but not FMLP stimulated arachidonate metabolism. These results suggest that calcium mobilization may be a rate limiting step in FMLP and PAF induced synthesis of TXB2 and LTB4 and that protein kinase C activation may play a negative regulatory role in PAF stimulated eicosanoid synthesis. |
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