title: Tumor-promoting phorbol esters suppress receptor-stimulated inositol phospholipid degradation and Ca2+ mobilization in mouse lymphocytes.
abstract: Anti-immunoglobulin antibodies (anti-Ig) provoke the rapid breakdown of phosphatidylinositol bisphosphate (PIP2), elevation of cytoplasmic Ca2+ levels ([Ca2+]i) and activation of protein kinase C (PKC) in B lymphocytes. Tumor-promoting phorbol esters, like phorbol myristate acetate, also activate PKC, but inhibit anti-Ig-induced B cell proliferation. To investigate the basis of the latter effect, we studied the influence of phorbol esters on PIP2 degradation and [Ca2+]i in murine B cells. The results show that PKC-activating phorbol esters cause marked inhibition of anti-Ig-stimulated PIP2 breakdown and Ca2+ mobilization. In addition, these agents inhibit concanavalin A-provoked Ca2+ influx, lower resting cytoplasmic Ca2+ levels and reduce ionophore-induced Ca2+ influx in B cells. Apparently, PKC stimulation causes feedback inhibition of receptor signalling, not only by suppressing PIP2 degradation, but also by exerting additional complex effects on the control of [Ca2+]i in B cells. It is, however, not clear how these findings relate to the anti-proliferative effects of phorbol esters on B cells.
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D000888:Antibodies, Anti-Idiotypic / Q000276:immunology*; D001402:B-Lymphocytes / Q000187:drug effects* / Q000378:metabolism; D000001:Calcimycin / Q000494:pharmacology; D002118:Calcium / Q000378:metabolism*; D003864:Depression, Chemical; D008297:Male; D051379:Mice; D008810:Mice, Inbred C57BL / Q000276:immunology; D008808:Mice, Inbred CBA / Q000276:immunology; D010703:Phorbol Esters / Q000494:pharmacology*; D019269:Phosphatidylinositol 4,5-Diphosphate; D010716:Phosphatidylinositols / Q000378:metabolism*; D011493:Protein Kinase C / Q000378:metabolism; D011947:Receptors, Antigen, B-Cell / Q000032:analysis / Q000187:drug effects / Q000502:physiology
chemical_list: D000888:Antibodies, Anti-Idiotypic; D010703:Phorbol Esters; D019269:Phosphatidylinositol 4,5-Diphosphate; D010716:Phosphatidylinositols; D011947:Receptors, Antigen, B-Cell; D000001:Calcimycin; D011493:Protein Kinase C; D002118:Calcium