title: Dual effect of the phorbol ester TPA on arachidonic acid release from HeLa cells.
abstract: The tumor promoter 12-O-tetradecanoylphorbol 13-acetate (TPA) induces release of arachidonic acid (AA) from HeLa cells with a maximum at 2-3 h. Subsequently the extracellular level of AA decreases. Cycloheximide (CH, 10(-5) M does not influence the release of AA, however, it causes the AA level to remain elevated. In the presence of TPA and CH (i) re-uptake of AA is not altered, (ii) re-incorporation of AA into phosphatidylinositol (and phosphatidylethanolamine) is largely increased, and (iii) the level of lysophosphatidylinositol is elevated. The latter two phenomena can be prevented by fluocinolone acetonide (10(-8) M), i.e. by inhibition of phospholipase A2 (PLA2). These data point to a continuously elevated PLA2 activity in the presence of TPA and CH. The phorbol ester appears to induce a proteinaceous principle which diminishes PLA2 activity.
mesh_terms: D016718:Arachidonic Acid; D001095:Arachidonic Acids / Q000378:metabolism*; D003513:Cycloheximide / Q000494:pharmacology; D006367:HeLa Cells / Q000187:drug effects / Q000378:metabolism; D006801:Humans; D007700:Kinetics; D010743:Phospholipids / Q000378:metabolism*; D013755:Tetradecanoylphorbol Acetate / Q000494:pharmacology*
chemical_list: D001095:Arachidonic Acids; D010743:Phospholipids; D016718:Arachidonic Acid; D003513:Cycloheximide; D013755:Tetradecanoylphorbol Acetate