title: Possible involvement of protein kinase C and low molecular weight GTP-binding proteins in thrombin-induced histamine secretion in human platelets.
abstract: Thrombin and 12-O-tetradecanoylphorbol 13-acetate (TPA) caused histamine secretion from human platelets. To clarify the intracellular signalling mechanism of thrombin-induced histamine secretion, the effects of pertussis toxin (PTX) and botulinus toxin (BTX) on thrombin- and TPA-induced histamine secretion were examined in human platelets. The secretion by thrombin was sensitive to BTX, but not PTX. The secretion by TPA was also inhibited by BTX. These results suggest that protein kinase C and low molecular weight G-proteins sensitive to BTX are involved in histamine secretion.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pharmacology, Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Hokkaido University, Sapporo, Japan.
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Uehara
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Kitayama
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Kitamura
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Nomura
mesh_terms: D016718:Arachidonic Acid / Q000097:blood; D001792:Blood Platelets / Q000187:drug effects / Q000276:immunology* / Q000378:metabolism; D001905:Botulinum Toxins / Q000494:pharmacology; D002118:Calcium / Q000097:blood; D004305:Dose-Response Relationship, Drug; D019204:GTP-Binding Proteins / Q000378:metabolism*; D006636:Histamine Release / Q000187:drug effects / Q000502:physiology*; D006801:Humans; D066298:In Vitro Techniques; D007700:Kinetics; D037342:Pertussis Toxin; D011493:Protein Kinase C / Q000097:blood*; D013755:Tetradecanoylphorbol Acetate / Q000494:pharmacology*; D013917:Thrombin / Q000494:pharmacology*; D010566:Virulence Factors, Bordetella / Q000494:pharmacology
chemical_list: D010566:Virulence Factors, Bordetella; D016718:Arachidonic Acid; D037342:Pertussis Toxin; D011493:Protein Kinase C; D013917:Thrombin; D001905:Botulinum Toxins; D019204:GTP-Binding Proteins; D013755:Tetradecanoylphorbol Acetate; D002118:Calcium