title: Effect of an inhibitor of protein kinase C on human polymorphonuclear leukocyte degranulation.
abstract: The protein kinase C inhibitor C-I reduced superoxide production by human neutrophils in response to phorbol myristate acetate by greater than 50%. In contrast to its effects in oxidative metabolism, 100 microM C-I caused minimal inhibition (5-18%) of lysozyme release in response to phorbol myristate acetate. Enzyme release produced by the formylated oligopeptide FMLP was enhanced by 23-54% in neutrophils pretreated with 100 microM C-I. These findings suggest that protein kinase C activation is not required for phorbol myristate acetate induced enzyme release. Enhancement of FMLP stimulated degranulation by C-I suggests that protein kinase C activation may have inhibitory effects on the release of granule enzymes by human neutrophils.
authors.affiliation: Department of Medicine, Wake Forest University Medical Center, Bowman Gray School of Medicine, Winston-Salem, North Carolina 27103.
authors.forename: W
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Salzer
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Gerard
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: McCall
mesh_terms: D019307:1-(5-Isoquinolinesulfonyl)-2-Methylpiperazine / Q000031:analogs & derivatives*; D006801:Humans; D066298:In Vitro Techniques; D007546:Isoquinolines / Q000494:pharmacology*; D007700:Kinetics; D009113:Muramidase / Q000097:blood; D009240:N-Formylmethionine Leucyl-Phenylalanine / Q000494:pharmacology; D009504:Neutrophils / Q000187:drug effects / Q000378:metabolism / Q000648:ultrastructure*; D010879:Piperazines / Q000494:pharmacology*; D011493:Protein Kinase C / Q000037:antagonists & inhibitors*; D013481:Superoxides / Q000097:blood; D013755:Tetradecanoylphorbol Acetate / Q000494:pharmacology
chemical_list: D007546:Isoquinolines; D010879:Piperazines; D013481:Superoxides; D009240:N-Formylmethionine Leucyl-Phenylalanine; C052422:1-(5-isoquinolinesulfonyl)piperazine; D019307:1-(5-Isoquinolinesulfonyl)-2-Methylpiperazine; D011493:Protein Kinase C; D009113:Muramidase; D013755:Tetradecanoylphorbol Acetate