title: PAF-acether transfer activity in HL-60 cells is induced during differentiation.
abstract: Platelet-activating factor is a proinflammatory lipid active at subnanomolar concentrations. The intermembrane transfer of a biologically active PAF analog has been previously demonstrated in macrophages. Here we demonstrate that the specific activity of this transfer activity increases when HL-60 cells are induced to differentiate by treatment with dimethyl sulfoxide, dibutyryl cAMP or phorbol diester. In undifferentiated HL-60 cells, methylcarbamyl-PAF transfer activity was only 0.56 U.min-1.mg-1. This basal value was increased 2.6 and 6.7 times upon granulocytic and macrophagic differentiation, respectively. On the other hand, the transfer of 2-O-methyl-PAF, a cytotoxic analog with no PAF biological activity, remained very low and did not vary during differentiation.
authors.affiliation: Mountain Aquaculture Research Center, Western Carolina University, Cullowhee, NC 28723.
authors.forename: R H
authors.initials: RH
authors.lastname: Lumb
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Record
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Ribbes
authors.forename: G L
authors.initials: GL
authors.lastname: Pool
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Terce
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Chap
mesh_terms: D003994:Bucladesine / Q000494:pharmacology; D002454:Cell Differentiation / Q000187:drug effects; D002460:Cell Line; D002850:Chromatography, Gel; D003600:Cytosol / Q000378:metabolism; D004121:Dimethyl Sulfoxide / Q000494:pharmacology; D006098:Granulocytes / Q000187:drug effects / Q000378:metabolism; D006801:Humans; D007700:Kinetics; D015473:Leukemia, Promyelocytic, Acute; D008264:Macrophages / Q000187:drug effects / Q000378:metabolism; D010972:Platelet Activating Factor / Q000378:metabolism*; D010980:Platelet Membrane Glycoproteins; D011956:Receptors, Cell Surface / Q000187:drug effects / Q000302:isolation & purification / Q000378:metabolism*; D043562:Receptors, G-Protein-Coupled; D013755:Tetradecanoylphorbol Acetate / Q000494:pharmacology
chemical_list: D010972:Platelet Activating Factor; D010980:Platelet Membrane Glycoproteins; D011956:Receptors, Cell Surface; D043562:Receptors, G-Protein-Coupled; C039351:platelet activating factor receptor; D003994:Bucladesine; D013755:Tetradecanoylphorbol Acetate; D004121:Dimethyl Sulfoxide