title: Serotonin as a major serum factor inducing the phospholipase C-mediated hydrolysis of phosphoinositides in normal rat kidney cells.
abstract: Calf serum induced the phospholipase C-mediated hydrolysis of phosphoinositides in normal rat kidney (NRK) cells transformed by a temperature-sensitive Kirsten murine sarcoma virus (tsK-NRK cells). Various growth factors known to induce the phospholipase C reactions in other cell types, such as platelet-derived growth factor, fibroblast growth factor, epidermal growth factor, thrombin, vasopressin, bombesin, cholecystokinin, and prostaglandin F2 alpha, did not induce phospholipase C reactions in the transformed NRK cells. Furthermore, noradrenaline, histamine, dopamine, angiotensin II, carbachol, and tumor growth factor-beta did not induce phospholipase C reactions. However, serotonin did induce phospholipase C reactions. The amount of serotonin contained in the calf serum was sufficient to support 50% of the activity promoted by the serum itself, and calf serum-induced phospholipase C reactions were inhibited to 10-20% of the original level by ketanserin and methysergide, known to be antagonists for the serotonin receptors. Dialysis almost completely removed serotonin from calf serum and reduced the serum-induced phospholipase C reactions. Moreover, the phospholipase C reactions induced by calf serum and serotonin were inhibited by pretreatment of the cells with pertussis toxin or 12-O-tetradecanoylphorbol-13-acetate. These results indicate that serotonin is one of the major serum factors inducing phospholipase C-mediated hydrolysis of phosphoinositides in transformed NRK cells. Serotonin induced phospholipase C reactions not only in tsK-NRK cells but also in nontransformed NRK cells. However, serotonin did not induce these reactions in Swiss 3T3 cells or NIH 3T3 cells.
authors.affiliation: Department of Biochemistry, Kobe University School of Medicine, Japan.
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Hamamori
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Hoshijima
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Ohmori
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Ueda
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Takai
mesh_terms: D000246:Adenosine Diphosphate Ribose / Q000378:metabolism; D000818:Animals; D001790:Blood Physiological Phenomena; D006133:Growth Substances / Q000494:pharmacology; D006868:Hydrolysis; D007668:Kidney / Q000378:metabolism*; D037342:Pertussis Toxin; D010716:Phosphatidylinositols / Q000378:metabolism*; D051381:Rats; D012701:Serotonin / Q000502:physiology*; D013755:Tetradecanoylphorbol Acetate / Q000494:pharmacology; D010738:Type C Phospholipases / Q000378:metabolism*; D010566:Virulence Factors, Bordetella / Q000494:pharmacology
chemical_list: D006133:Growth Substances; D010716:Phosphatidylinositols; D010566:Virulence Factors, Bordetella; D000246:Adenosine Diphosphate Ribose; D012701:Serotonin; D037342:Pertussis Toxin; D010738:Type C Phospholipases; D013755:Tetradecanoylphorbol Acetate