title: Synthesis of platelet-activating factor by polymorphonuclear neutrophils stimulated with interleukin-8.
abstract: Human interleukin-8 (IL-8) was evaluated for its capability to induce the synthesis and release of platelet-activating factor (PAF) from human polymorphonuclear neutrophils (PMN). IL-8 promotes in a dose-dependent fashion (1-100 ng/ml) a rapid synthesis of PAF, which is only partially released. The synthesis of PAF is preceded by the activation of acetyl-CoA: 1-alkyl-2-lyso-sn-glycero-3-phosphocholine acetyl-transferase, suggesting that IL-8 activates the "remodeling pathway" of PAF synthesis. By thin layer chromatography and reverse-phase high pressure liquid chromatography, we demonstrated that PAF synthesized by human PMN stimulated with IL-8 is heterogeneous: the 2-acetylated phospholipids having the biological and physicochemical characteristics of PAF include the 1-O-alkyl form, which is produced in large extent (51%), and the 1-acyl form (20%). The analysis of the individual molecular species of radyl chain indicated nine peaks, 16:0 and 18:0 being the predominant forms. These results identify PAF as a direct product of IL-8 stimulation in PMN.
authors.affiliation: Dipartimento di Genetica, Biologia e Chimica Medica, Torino, Italy.
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Bussolino
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Sironi
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Bocchietto
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Mantovani
mesh_terms: D000123:Acetyltransferases / Q000378:metabolism; D002478:Cells, Cultured; D002851:Chromatography, High Pressure Liquid; D002855:Chromatography, Thin Layer; D004789:Enzyme Activation; D006801:Humans; D016209:Interleukin-8 / Q000494:pharmacology*; D009504:Neutrophils / Q000187:drug effects / Q000378:metabolism*; D010972:Platelet Activating Factor / Q000096:biosynthesis*
chemical_list: D016209:Interleukin-8; D010972:Platelet Activating Factor; D000123:Acetyltransferases; C027628:acetyl-CoA-1-alkyl-2-lyso-sn-glycero-3-phosphocholine acetyltransferase