title: Increase of phosphatidylinositol arachidonic acid incorporation induced by mepacrine.
abstract: In view of the fact that mepacrine (Mp) is usually used as an inhibitor of the endogenous phospholipase A2, and since this enzyme produces the release of arachidonic acid (AA) from membrane phospholipids, we studied the effect of different concentrations of Mp on the mobilization of [1-14C]AA in rat renomedullary phospholipids. During the acylation period, 0.1 mM Mp did not produce any significant change in the incorporation of [1-14C]AA into phosphatidylcholine (PC) and phosphatidylethanolamine (PE), and only a slight increase in phosphatidylinositol (PI). Higher concentrations of Mp (0.5 to 1.0 mM) produced a decrease of radioactivity in PE and PC with an increase in PI. Using prelabeled slices, a dose-dependent decrease in the 14C-radioactivity in PE and PC was observed, with a parallel increase in PI. This effect of Mp persisted even in the presence of a physiological activator of phospholipase A2, bradykinin (BK). No change in the net amount of phospholipids was observed at any of the Mp concentrations used. The results of this study show that Mp, at concentrations generally used to inhibit phospholipase A2, produced a transfer of arachidonic acid from PE and PC to PI, rather than a blockade in the release of AA from membrane phospholipids.
authors.affiliation: Department of Biological Chemistry, Buenos Aires University, Argentina.
authors.forename: N B
authors.initials: NB
authors.lastname: Sterin-Speziale
authors.forename: C P
authors.initials: CP
authors.lastname: Setton
authors.forename: V L
authors.initials: VL
authors.lastname: Kahane
authors.forename: E H
authors.initials: EH
authors.lastname: Speziale
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D016718:Arachidonic Acid; D001095:Arachidonic Acids / Q000378:metabolism*; D003065:Coenzyme A / Q000502:physiology; D004305:Dose-Response Relationship, Drug; D066298:In Vitro Techniques; D007679:Kidney Medulla / Q000378:metabolism; D010716:Phosphatidylinositols / Q000378:metabolism*; D010743:Phospholipids / Q000032:analysis; D011796:Quinacrine / Q000494:pharmacology*; D051381:Rats; D011919:Rats, Inbred Strains
chemical_list: D001095:Arachidonic Acids; D010716:Phosphatidylinositols; D010743:Phospholipids; D016718:Arachidonic Acid; D011796:Quinacrine; D003065:Coenzyme A