title: A dual role for calcium in regulation of superoxide generation by stimulated rat alveolar macrophages.
abstract: Superoxide production in alveolar macrophages is stimulated by agonists which act through Ca2+-mediated (concanavalin A) and/or protein kinase C (phorbol ester or diacylglycerol analogues) -mediated events. Simultaneous addition of saturating concentrations of concanavalin A and a protein kinase C activator (either phorbol 12-myristate-13-acetate or 1-oleoyl-2-acetyl-sn-glycerol) caused a supra-additive enhancement of the initial rate of O2-. production. This synergism closely correlated with the known time-course of Ca2+ mobilization induced by concanavalin A; however, it occurred under conditions in which protein kinase C activation is reportedly not Ca2+ dependent. Phorbol ester-induced O2-. production was partially inhibited by the Ca2+ ionophore, A23187. Although phorbol ester-stimulated O2-. production initially was enhanced by concanavalin A, the duration of this O2-. production was reduced in comparison to that induced by phorbol ester alone. These results suggest a dual role for intracellular Ca2+ in both stimulatory and inhibitory regulation of O2-. production.
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D000001:Calcimycin / Q000494:pharmacology; D002118:Calcium / Q000378:metabolism*; D003208:Concanavalin A / Q000494:pharmacology; D066298:In Vitro Techniques; D007700:Kinetics; D008264:Macrophages / Q000187:drug effects / Q000378:metabolism*; D011493:Protein Kinase C / Q000378:metabolism; D011650:Pulmonary Alveoli / Q000378:metabolism; D051381:Rats; D011919:Rats, Inbred Strains; D013481:Superoxides / Q000378:metabolism*; D013755:Tetradecanoylphorbol Acetate / Q000494:pharmacology
chemical_list: D003208:Concanavalin A; D013481:Superoxides; D000001:Calcimycin; D011493:Protein Kinase C; D013755:Tetradecanoylphorbol Acetate; D002118:Calcium