Regulation of human eosinophil degranulation and activation by endogenous phospholipase A2.
The unique granular proteins of eosinophils may have a pathogenetic role in asthma and in the defense against parasitic infestations. However, the mechanisms regulating eosinophil degranulation are largely unknown. We examined the hypothesis that release of these proteins is regulated by endogenous activation of phospholipase A2. Human eosinophils (HE) were isolated from the peripheral blood of 42 subjects either by Percoll density separation or by negative-selection immunomagnetic fractionation. Eosinophil activation was initiated in vitro with 10(-6) M FMLP and 5 micrograms/ml cytochalasin B and was assessed by measurement of eosinophil peroxidase (EPO), leukotriene C4 (LTC4) and superoxide radical (.O2-) secretion. Treatment of HE with 100 microM mepacrine before activation blocked EPO release (2.0 +/- 0.2 vs 10.2 +/- 2.1% cell content for activated HE, P < 0.004, n = 9), .O2- generation (2.6 +/- 0.9 vs 44.2 +/- 10.8 nmol/ml per 10(6) HE, P < 0.002, n = 5), and LTC4 secretion (68.2 +/- 32.2 vs 1,125.2 +/- 526.8 pg/ml per 10(6) HE, P < 0.04, n = 8). Pretreatment of HE with 100 microM 4-bromophenacyl bromide before activation similarly blocked EPO release, .O2- generation and LTC4 secretion. Addition of AA to HE after treatment with 100 microM mepacrine and before subsequent activation reversed the inhibition of both EPO (10.4 +/- 2.2% with 1 microM AA vs 2.0 +/- 0.2% for mepacrine, n = 5, P < 0.02) and LTC4 secretion (695.1 +/- 412.9 with 10 microM AA vs 68.2 +/- 32.2 pg/ml per 10(6) HE for mepacrine, n = 8, P < 0.04), but did not reverse inhibition of .O2- generation by mepacrine. We demonstrate that secretion of preformed cytotoxic proteins and .O2- by eosinophils is regulated endogenously by phospholipase A2.
Department of Medicine, University of Chicago, Illinois 60637.
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D000098:Acetophenones / Q000494:pharmacology; D016718:Arachidonic Acid / Q000494:pharmacology; D002469:Cell Separation / Q000379:methods; D002499:Centrifugation, Density Gradient / Q000379:methods; D003571:Cytochalasin B / Q000494:pharmacology; D004305:Dose-Response Relationship, Drug; D047209:Eosinophil Peroxidase; D004804:Eosinophils / Q000187:drug effects / Q000201:enzymology / Q000502:physiology*; D006706:Homeostasis; D066298:In Vitro Techniques; D007700:Kinetics; D009240:N-Formylmethionine Leucyl-Phenylalanine / Q000494:pharmacology; D010544:Peroxidases / Q000097:blood; D010741:Phospholipases A / Q000097:blood*; D054467:Phospholipases A2; D011796:Quinacrine / Q000494:pharmacology; D013189:SRS-A / Q000097:blood; D013481:Superoxides / Q000097:blood
D000098:Acetophenones; D013189:SRS-A; D013481:Superoxides; D016718:Arachidonic Acid; D003571:Cytochalasin B; D009240:N-Formylmethionine Leucyl-Phenylalanine; D047209:Eosinophil Peroxidase; D010544:Peroxidases; D010741:Phospholipases A; D054467:Phospholipases A2; D011796:Quinacrine; C006821:4-bromophenacyl bromide