title: Dibutyryl cyclic AMP induces formyl peptide receptor expression and chemotactic responses in a human eosinophilic cell line, EoL-1.
abstract: We investigated actin polymerization and the increase of cytosolic free calcium concentration ([Ca2+]i) in a human eosinophilic leukemia cell line, EoL-1, in response to stimulation with chemotactic factors; we also investigated the effect of dibutyryl cyclic AMP (dbcAMP) on the responses. EoL-1 cells under normal culture conditions did not show either actin polymerization or an increase in [Ca2+]i when stimulated with formyl-methionyl-leucyl-phenylalanine (fMLP). Expression of formyl peptide receptors was not detectable on untreated EoL-1 cells, either. Dibutyryl cAMP induced the expression of formyl peptide receptors and the responsiveness to fMLP. The responsiveness of EoL-1 cells to the complement fragment C5a and platelet-activating factor (PAF) was also induced or enhanced by dbcAMP. The growth of EoL-1 cells was decreased and the proportion of cells in the G0/G1 phase of the cell cycle was increased by the treatment of EoL-1 cells with dbcAMP. The proportion of eosinophilic granule-containing cells and the content of eosinophil cationic protein (ECP) in EoL-1 cells was also increased when they were stimulated with dbcAMP for a longer period. The responsiveness of EoL-1 cells to fMLP, C5a, and PAF was shown to be regulated independently. EoL-1 cells and dbcAMP seem to be useful for examining chemotactic receptor expression and its signal transduction mechanisms.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatrics, Faculty of Medicine, Kyoto University, Japan.
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Uenoyama
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Ohshima
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Morita
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Akutagawa
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Nambu
authors.forename: K M
authors.initials: KM
authors.lastname: Kim
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Mayumi
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Mikawa
mesh_terms: D000199:Actins / Q000378:metabolism; D003994:Bucladesine / Q000494:pharmacology*; D002087:Butyrates / Q000494:pharmacology; D020148:Butyric Acid; D002118:Calcium / Q000502:physiology; D002454:Cell Differentiation / Q000187:drug effects; D002455:Cell Division / Q000187:drug effects; D002460:Cell Line; D002634:Chemotaxis, Leukocyte / Q000187:drug effects*; D015936:Complement C5a / Q000494:pharmacology; D004804:Eosinophils / Q000166:cytology / Q000187:drug effects / Q000502:physiology*; D006801:Humans; D009240:N-Formylmethionine Leucyl-Phenylalanine / Q000378:metabolism; D010972:Platelet Activating Factor / Q000494:pharmacology; D011108:Polymers; D044042:Receptors, Formyl Peptide; D011971:Receptors, Immunologic / Q000378:metabolism*; D013997:Time Factors
chemical_list: D000199:Actins; D002087:Butyrates; D010972:Platelet Activating Factor; D011108:Polymers; D044042:Receptors, Formyl Peptide; D011971:Receptors, Immunologic; D020148:Butyric Acid; D009240:N-Formylmethionine Leucyl-Phenylalanine; D003994:Bucladesine; D015936:Complement C5a; D002118:Calcium