title: Possible involvement of protein kinase C and calcium in GSH efflux from Hep G2 cells.
abstract: We investigated the effects of protein kinase C modulations and calcium mobilization on GSH efflux in Hep G2 cells. GSH efflux from Hep G2 cells was increased by a phorbol ester. Staurosporine, an inhibitor of protein kinase C, diminished phorbol ester-stimulated GSH efflux from the cells. GSH efflux was negatively correlated with extracellular calcium concentrations. Verapamil enhanced GSH efflux, whereas ATP decreased GSH efflux. The latter effect was diminished in the absence of extracellular calcium. Protein kinase C and calcium mobilization may be crucial factors in GSH efflux from human hepatocytes.
authors.affiliation: Second Department of Internal Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Tokyo Medical and Dental University, Japan.
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Sato
authors.forename: J H
authors.initials: JH
authors.lastname: Liu
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Tang
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Sakai
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Yauchi
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Izumi
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Liu
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Takano
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Marumo
mesh_terms: D000255:Adenosine Triphosphate / Q000494:pharmacology; D000470:Alkaloids / Q000494:pharmacology; D002118:Calcium / Q000378:metabolism*; D006528:Carcinoma, Hepatocellular / Q000378:metabolism / Q000473:pathology; D005978:Glutathione / Q000378:metabolism*; D006801:Humans; D008113:Liver Neoplasms / Q000378:metabolism* / Q000473:pathology; D011493:Protein Kinase C / Q000037:antagonists & inhibitors / Q000378:metabolism*; D019311:Staurosporine; D013755:Tetradecanoylphorbol Acetate / Q000494:pharmacology; D014407:Tumor Cells, Cultured; D014700:Verapamil / Q000494:pharmacology
chemical_list: D000470:Alkaloids; D000255:Adenosine Triphosphate; D014700:Verapamil; D011493:Protein Kinase C; D005978:Glutathione; D019311:Staurosporine; D013755:Tetradecanoylphorbol Acetate; D002118:Calcium