title: Influence of staurosporine, a more selective derivative CGP 41,251 and an inactive analogue CGP 42,700 on histamine release from isolated rat mast cells.
abstract: The influence of staurosporine, a potent but nonselective inhibitor of protein kinase C, on rat mast cell histamine release, was compared with that of two derivatives, CGP 41,251 with a high degree of selectivity for protein kinase C and the related CGP 42,700 which is without activity. Staurosporine was a more potent inhibitor of mast cell responses than CGP 41,251, in accordance with their reported potencies. CGP 42,700 was investigated in the same concentration range as CGP 41,251 and served as a control for unspecific effects. Antigen induced histamine release was more effectively inhibited by staurosporine than by CGP 41,251, and responses to compound 48/80 were only modestly affected by both drugs. Responses to the ionophore A23187 were unaffected by staurosporine whereas CGP 41,251 was an effective inhibitor at suboptimal ionophore concentrations. In contrast, responses to combinations of the phorbol ester TPA and subthreshold concentrations of the ionophore could be potently inhibited by staurosporine but were under certain conditions moderately enhanced by lower concentrations of the drug, whereas CGP 41,251 was only inhibitory. Except for a slight inhibition of ionophore responses CGP 42,700 was without effect. The results demonstrate that the actions of staurosporine cannot be ascribed solely to inhibition of protein kinase C, whereas the influence of CGP 41,251 appears to be consistent with an inhibition of this kinase.
mesh_terms: D000470:Alkaloids / Q000494:pharmacology*; D000818:Animals; D006636:Histamine Release / Q000187:drug effects*; D066298:In Vitro Techniques; D008297:Male; D008407:Mast Cells / Q000187:drug effects* / Q000378:metabolism; D011493:Protein Kinase C / Q000037:antagonists & inhibitors* / Q000502:physiology; D051381:Rats; D017208:Rats, Wistar; D019311:Staurosporine / Q000031:analogs & derivatives; D013755:Tetradecanoylphorbol Acetate / Q000494:pharmacology
chemical_list: D000470:Alkaloids; C073761:CGP 42700; D011493:Protein Kinase C; D019311:Staurosporine; C059539:midostaurin; D013755:Tetradecanoylphorbol Acetate