title: Specific induction of LTC4 synthase by retinoic acid in rat basophilic leukemia-1 cells.
abstract: Overnight (10-16 h) incubation of retinoic acid (RA), a derivative of vitamin A, specifically induced LTC4 synthase activity (5 to 10-fold), but not LTA4 hydrolase activity in the lysate of rat basophilic leukemia-1 (RBL-1) cells. A time course study revealed that the increase of LTC4 synthase activity was time dependent and that the peak value was obtained after a 24-hour incubation with RA. The induction of enzyme activity was specifically localized to the microsomal fraction. Glutathione (GSH) S-transferase activity measured by using the same cell lysate as an enzyme source and 1-chloro-2,4-dinitrobenzene (DNCB) as a substrate was not influenced by RA treatment, indicating that the induction by RA is specific for membrane-bound LTC4 synthase. The induction of LTC4 synthase may be an important regulatory mechanism of peptide-LT synthesis in allergy and inflammatory diseases.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatrics, Saga Medical School, Japan.
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Hamasaki
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Abe
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Matsumoto
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Ichimaru
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Hara
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Miyazaki
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D004790:Enzyme Induction / Q000187:drug effects; D004851:Epoxide Hydrolases / Q000096:biosynthesis; D005982:Glutathione Transferase / Q000096:biosynthesis* / Q000378:metabolism; D015471:Leukemia, Basophilic, Acute / Q000201:enzymology*; D051381:Rats; D013347:Subcellular Fractions / Q000201:enzymology; D013997:Time Factors; D014212:Tretinoin / Q000494:pharmacology*; D014407:Tumor Cells, Cultured
chemical_list: D014212:Tretinoin; D005982:Glutathione Transferase; D004851:Epoxide Hydrolases; C041116:leukotriene-C4 synthase; C043134:leukotriene A4 hydrolase