title: Lipopolysaccharide-induced murine B cell proliferation: a role of protein kinase C.
abstract: Lipopolysaccharide (LPS)-induced murine B cell proliferation was blocked by 1-(5-isoquinoline-sulfonyl)-2-methylpiperazine dihydrochloride (H7), an inhibitor of protein kinase C (PKC), in a dose- and time-dependent manner. The maximum inhibition of B cell proliferation was observed when H7 was added at the initiation of cultures. H7-induced inhibition was prolonged and irreversible. Furthermore, pretreatment of B cells with phorbol myristate acetate ester, a process that degrades membrane-associated PKC, rendered them unresponsive to LPS. These data strongly suggest that the activation of PKC is one of the mechanisms of LPS-induced murine B cell proliferation.
authors.affiliation: Department of Medicine, University of California, Irvine 92717.
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Gupta
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Gollapudi
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Vayuvegula
mesh_terms: D019307:1-(5-Isoquinolinesulfonyl)-2-Methylpiperazine; D000818:Animals; D001402:B-Lymphocytes / Q000166:cytology* / Q000187:drug effects; D004247:DNA / Q000096:biosynthesis; D007546:Isoquinolines / Q000494:pharmacology; D008070:Lipopolysaccharides / Q000494:pharmacology; D008213:Lymphocyte Activation / Q000187:drug effects; D008297:Male; D051379:Mice; D008807:Mice, Inbred BALB C; D010879:Piperazines / Q000494:pharmacology; D011493:Protein Kinase C / Q000037:antagonists & inhibitors / Q000502:physiology*; D013755:Tetradecanoylphorbol Acetate / Q000494:pharmacology; D013997:Time Factors
chemical_list: D007546:Isoquinolines; D008070:Lipopolysaccharides; D010879:Piperazines; D019307:1-(5-Isoquinolinesulfonyl)-2-Methylpiperazine; D004247:DNA; D011493:Protein Kinase C; D013755:Tetradecanoylphorbol Acetate