title: 12-O-tetradecanoylphorbol 13-acetate potentiates the action of cAMP in inducing DNA cleavage in thymocytes.
abstract: 12-O-Tetradecanoylphorbol 13-acetate (TPA) potentiated the action of cAMP in DNA cleavage in thymocytes induced by a low concentration of adenosine receptor-site agonists such as adenosine, 2-chloroadenosine and forskolin. The enhancement of DNA cleavage by TPA was also observed in dibutyryl cAMP-treated thymocytes. On the other hand, TPA suppressed accumulation of cAMP by the adenosine receptor-site agonists. These results suggest that activation of protein kinase C inhibits cAMP production, but stimulates cAMP-triggered process to induce DNA cleavage and death of thymocytes.
authors.affiliation: Department of Biochemistry, School of Medicine, Keio University, Tokyo, Japan.
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Suzuki
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Kizaki
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Tadakuma
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Ishimura
mesh_terms: D015762:2-Chloroadenosine / Q000494:pharmacology; D000241:Adenosine / Q000494:pharmacology; D000818:Animals; D003994:Bucladesine / Q000494:pharmacology; D002118:Calcium / Q000494:pharmacology; D002478:Cells, Cultured; D005576:Colforsin / Q000494:pharmacology; D000242:Cyclic AMP / Q000502:physiology*; D004247:DNA / Q000187:drug effects / Q000378:metabolism*; D007700:Kinetics; D008297:Male; D051379:Mice; D008807:Mice, Inbred BALB C; D013601:T-Lymphocytes / Q000187:drug effects / Q000378:metabolism*; D013755:Tetradecanoylphorbol Acetate / Q000494:pharmacology*
chemical_list: D015762:2-Chloroadenosine; D005576:Colforsin; D003994:Bucladesine; D004247:DNA; D000242:Cyclic AMP; D000241:Adenosine; D013755:Tetradecanoylphorbol Acetate; D002118:Calcium