title: Induction of plasminogen activator activity by phorbol ester in transformed fetal bovine aortic endothelial cells. Possible independence from protein kinase C.
abstract: 12-O-tetradecanoyl phorbol 13-acetate (TPA) and 1,2-dioctanoyl-sn-glycerol (diC8) activate protein kinase C (PKC) in transformed fetal bovine aortic endothelial GM 7373 cells. Both molecules cause a similar increase in membrane-associated PKC activity and in the phosphorylation of a PKC-specific endogenous 87-kDa substrate in intact cells. Even though both TPA and diC8 exert a mitogenic activity in GM 7373 cells, only TPA induces also an increase in cell-associated plasminogen activator (PA) activity. Down-regulation of PKC which follows TPA-pretreatment completely abolishes the mitogenic activity of diC8 and the mitogenic and PA-inducing activity of TPA. However, both the PKC inhibitor H-7 and the down-regulation of PKC which follows a prolonged stimulation with diC8 do not abolish the PA-inducing activity of TPA. The PA-inducing activity of TPA is instead inhibited in cultures incubated in the presence of 1 mM EGTA or in a calcium-free medium. The data indicate that TPA and diC8 induce a different pattern of cellular activation in GM 7373 cells and that the PA-inducing activity of TPA might not be mediated by PKC.
authors.affiliation: Department of Biomedical Sciences and Biotechnology, University of Brescia, Italy.
authors.forename: J A
authors.initials: JA
authors.lastname: Maier
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Presta
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Ragnotti
mesh_terms: D019307:1-(5-Isoquinolinesulfonyl)-2-Methylpiperazine; D000818:Animals; D001011:Aorta; D002417:Cattle; D002461:Cell Line, Transformed; D004075:Diglycerides / Q000494:pharmacology; D004730:Endothelium, Vascular / Q000166:cytology / Q000201:enzymology*; D004789:Enzyme Activation / Q000187:drug effects; D005333:Fetus; D007546:Isoquinolines / Q000494:pharmacology; D008934:Mitogens / Q000494:pharmacology; D010879:Piperazines / Q000494:pharmacology; D010960:Plasminogen Activators / Q000096:biosynthesis*; D011493:Protein Kinase C / Q000037:antagonists & inhibitors / Q000096:biosynthesis*; D013755:Tetradecanoylphorbol Acetate / Q000494:pharmacology*
chemical_list: D004075:Diglycerides; D007546:Isoquinolines; D008934:Mitogens; D010879:Piperazines; C044295:1,2-dioctanoylglycerol; D019307:1-(5-Isoquinolinesulfonyl)-2-Methylpiperazine; D011493:Protein Kinase C; D010960:Plasminogen Activators; D013755:Tetradecanoylphorbol Acetate