title: 1,2-Diacylglycerol accumulation in human neutrophils does not correlate with respiratory burst activation.
abstract: Measurements of the level of 1,2-diacylglycerol (1,2-DG) during activation of the respiratory burst of human neutrophils by formyl-methionyl-leucyl-phenylalanine (fMLP) in the presence of platelet-activating factor (PAF) or by opsonized particles show that a correlation between accumulation of 1,2-DG and O2 consumption does not exist. Inhibition of protein kinase C activity with staurosporine before addition of opsonized particles demonstrates that the first phase of the respiratory burst is not inhibited, whereas the second phase, which is accompanied by a rise in the content of 1,2-DG, is strongly inhibited. This study indicates that accumulation of 1,2-DG cannot be the sole signal for the initiation of the respiratory burst in human neutrophils.
authors.affiliation: Central Laboratory of the Netherlands Red Cross Blood Transfusion Service, Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Koenderman
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Tool
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Roos
authors.forename: A J
authors.initials: AJ
authors.lastname: Verhoeven
mesh_terms: D000470:Alkaloids / Q000494:pharmacology; D004075:Diglycerides / Q000097:blood*; D005989:Glycerides / Q000097:blood*; D006801:Humans; D066298:In Vitro Techniques; D009240:N-Formylmethionine Leucyl-Phenylalanine / Q000494:pharmacology; D009504:Neutrophils / Q000378:metabolism*; D010101:Oxygen Consumption / Q000187:drug effects; D010587:Phagocytosis; D010972:Platelet Activating Factor / Q000494:pharmacology; D011493:Protein Kinase C / Q000037:antagonists & inhibitors; D019311:Staurosporine
chemical_list: C011439:1,2-diacylglycerol; D000470:Alkaloids; D004075:Diglycerides; D005989:Glycerides; D010972:Platelet Activating Factor; D009240:N-Formylmethionine Leucyl-Phenylalanine; D011493:Protein Kinase C; D019311:Staurosporine