title: Hydrolysis of polyphosphoinositides in astrocytes by platelet-activating factor.
abstract: In primary astrocyte cultures, picomolar concentrations of platelet-activating factor (1-O-alkyl-2-acetyl-sn-glycero-3-phosphocholine, PAF) evoked the formation of inositol phosphates (InsP), including inositol trisphosphate. This effect was not observed with the biologically inert lyso-PAF, nor in cells pretreated with phorbol myristate acetate to downregulate receptors. PAF at concentrations greater than or equal to 10(-9) M did not elevate InsP, suggesting some form of uncoupling of the receptor from phospholipase C. The responsiveness of astrocytes to PAF is further evidence for the role of these cells in the central nervous system response to trauma.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pharmacology, College of Medicine, University of Iowa, Iowa City 52242.
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Murphy
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Welk
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D000831:Animals, Newborn / Q000378:metabolism; D001253:Astrocytes / Q000187:drug effects / Q000378:metabolism*; D002540:Cerebral Cortex / Q000166:cytology / Q000187:drug effects / Q000378:metabolism; D006868:Hydrolysis; D007293:Inosine Triphosphate / Q000096:biosynthesis; D007295:Inositol Phosphates / Q000378:metabolism; D010716:Phosphatidylinositols / Q000378:metabolism*; D010972:Platelet Activating Factor / Q000494:pharmacology*; D051381:Rats
chemical_list: D007295:Inositol Phosphates; D010716:Phosphatidylinositols; D010972:Platelet Activating Factor; D007293:Inosine Triphosphate