title: Effect of lipopolysaccharides on histamine synthesis by hematopoietic cells.
abstract: We show herein that lipopolysaccharides (LPS), in vitro, synergize with GM-CSF to increase histamine synthesis by murine bone marrow cells. LPS has no effect on its own and does not potentiate histamine synthesis promoted by IL-3, the only other cytokine sharing this biological activity with GM-CSF. Despite the fact that GM-CSF and LPS synergistically increase PGE2 levels, the potentiating effect of LPS does not require PGE2 that have been previously shown to enhance GM-CSF-induced histamine synthesis. We provide evidence that this effect of LPS on histamine production by bone marrow cells is mediated by the intracellular cAMP transduction signal. In addition, LPS and cAMP enhance GM-CSF-induced histidine decarboxylase activity, showing that both substances act on histamine synthesis. Contrary to in vitro results, LPS injection into mice induces an increase in both intracellular histamine and HDC activity in bone marrow cells. Our results support the conclusion that this effect is mediated by GM-CSF. In conclusion, LPS appears to be a powerful HDC inducer in hematopoietic organs because of its ability, on one hand, to induce circulating GM-CSF and, on the other hand, to potentiate GM-CSF induction of HDC.
authors.affiliation: INSERM U 25-CNRS UA 122, Hopital Necker, Paris, France.
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Piquet-Pellorce
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Dy
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001853:Bone Marrow / Q000187:drug effects* / Q000378:metabolism; D003994:Bucladesine / Q000494:pharmacology; D000242:Cyclic AMP / Q000032:analysis; D015232:Dinoprostone / Q000096:biosynthesis; D004357:Drug Synergism; D016178:Granulocyte-Macrophage Colony-Stimulating Factor / Q000494:pharmacology; D006413:Hematopoietic System / Q000187:drug effects; D006632:Histamine / Q000096:biosynthesis*; D006640:Histidine Decarboxylase / Q000032:analysis; D007375:Interleukin-1 / Q000494:pharmacology; D008070:Lipopolysaccharides / Q000494:pharmacology*; D051379:Mice; D008810:Mice, Inbred C57BL; D014409:Tumor Necrosis Factor-alpha / Q000096:biosynthesis
chemical_list: D007375:Interleukin-1; D008070:Lipopolysaccharides; D014409:Tumor Necrosis Factor-alpha; D003994:Bucladesine; D006632:Histamine; D016178:Granulocyte-Macrophage Colony-Stimulating Factor; D000242:Cyclic AMP; D006640:Histidine Decarboxylase; D015232:Dinoprostone