title: Characterization of platelet-activating factor-induced elevation of cytosolic free-calcium level in neurohybrid NCB-20 cells.
abstract: The effect of platelet-activating factor on the intracellular cytosolic level of free calcium ([Ca2+]i) was studied in neurohybrid NCB-20 cells. In fura-2-loaded NCB-20 cells, platelet-activating factor induced an immediate and concentration-dependent increase in [Ca2+]i with a maximum increase of 334 +/- 27 nM above a basal value of 147 +/- 6 nM (n = 40). Platelet-activating factor-induced [Ca2+]i mobilization was inhibited by the platelet-activating factor antagonists BN 50739, WEB 2086, SRI 63-441 and BN 52021 in a dose-dependent manner with IC50 values of 12, 38, 897 and 45000 nM, respectively. The calcium-channel blockers nifedipine (10 microM) and diltiazem (10 microM) had no effect on the platelet-activating factor-induced increase in [Ca2+]i; however, extracellular Ca(2+)-depletion caused a 63.6 +/- 4.7% reduction of platelet-activating factor-induced increase in [Ca2+]i (n = 5, P less than 0.001). The remaining 36% contributed from intracellular sources was completely inhibited by 10 microM of 8-(N,N-diethylamine)octyl 3,4,5-trimethoxytenzoate hydrochloride (TMB-8). NCB-20 cells exhibited homologous desensitization to sequential addition of platelet-activating factor, but no heterologous desensitization between platelet-activating factor and bradykinin or ATP was observed. These data suggest that activation of the neuronal platelet-activating factor receptor results in an increase in [Ca2+]i primarily via a receptor-operated rather than a voltage-dependent calcium-channel and to a lesser extent from intracellular Ca2+ release. Our findings may contribute to an understanding of the mechanism of platelet-activating factor actions on neuronal cells.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pharmacology, SmithKline Beecham, King of Prussia, PA 19406-0939.
authors.forename: T L
authors.initials: TL
authors.lastname: Yue
authors.forename: M M
authors.initials: MM
authors.lastname: Gleason
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Hallenbeck
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Feuerstein
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001381:Azepines / Q000494:pharmacology; D002118:Calcium / Q000378:metabolism*; D002121:Calcium Channel Blockers / Q000494:pharmacology; D002540:Cerebral Cortex / Q000166:cytology / Q000196:embryology; D006224:Cricetinae; D003412:Cricetulus; D003600:Cytosol / Q000187:drug effects; D004224:Diterpenes; D005707:Gallic Acid / Q000031:analogs & derivatives / Q000494:pharmacology; D046934:Ginkgolides; D006822:Hybrid Cells / Q000187:drug effects* / Q000378:metabolism; D007783:Lactones / Q000494:pharmacology; D051379:Mice; D009447:Neuroblastoma / Q000473:pathology; D010972:Platelet Activating Factor / Q000037:antagonists & inhibitors / Q000494:pharmacology*; D011806:Quinolinium Compounds / Q000494:pharmacology; D014230:Triazoles / Q000494:pharmacology
chemical_list: D001381:Azepines; D002121:Calcium Channel Blockers; D004224:Diterpenes; D046934:Ginkgolides; D007783:Lactones; D010972:Platelet Activating Factor; D011806:Quinolinium Compounds; D014230:Triazoles; C050531:SRI 63-441; C052518:WEB 2086; C064509:BN 50739; C006014:8-(N,N-diethylamino)octyl-3,4,5-trimethoxybenzoate; D005707:Gallic Acid; C045856:ginkgolide B; D002118:Calcium