title: Protein kinase and phosphatase activity in the lungs of normoxic versus hyperoxic rats.
abstract: Studies were designed to examine aspects of phosphorylation and dephosphorylation in rat lung cells in response to hyperoxic exposure. Protein kinase and phosphatase activities were measured in preparations of lungs from normoxic rats, hyperoxia-exposed rats (95% O2 for 60h), and rats recovering in room air for 1 and 3 days. Protein kinase C (PKC) activity immediately postexposure was significantly lower than in normoxic controls (normoxia 127.1 +/- 13 vs. hyperoxia 101.5 +/- 6 pmol/min mg-1) and continued to decline during the recovery period (85.3 +/- 4 and 78.2 +/- 6 pmol/min mg-1 at 1 and 3 days recovery, respectively). The PKC activity did not translocate from cytoplasm to the membranes. In contrast, PKA activity did not change in response to hyperoxia exposure or recovery. Protein phosphatase activity was decreased significantly by hyperoxia exposure (normoxia 30.7 +/- 3 vs. hyperoxia 21.9 +/- 1 pmol/min microgram-1) but returned to normoxic control levels by 1 and 3 days (24.1 +/- and 31.5 +/- 1 pmol/min microgram -1, respectively). Protein phosphatase activity was inhibited by okadaic acid (Ki = 1 nM) and calyculin A (Ki = 0.61 pM), indicating a type 2A protein phosphatase. Enzyme activities in cultured type II alveolar cells paralleled those observed in whole lung preparations. Decreased enzyme activities in the lung may be located to the development of acute lung injury during hyperoxic exposure.
authors.affiliation: Department of Physiology and Pharmacology, University of South Dakota School of Medicine, Vermillion 57069-2390, USA.
authors.forename: M V
authors.initials: MV
authors.lastname: Sheth
authors.forename: B E
authors.initials: BE
authors.lastname: Goodman
authors.forename: J L
authors.initials: JL
authors.lastname: Friese
authors.forename: K M
authors.initials: KM
authors.lastname: Eyster
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D002478:Cells, Cultured; D054746:Cyclic AMP-Dependent Protein Kinase Type II; D017868:Cyclic AMP-Dependent Protein Kinases / Q000378:metabolism*; D003600:Cytosol / Q000201:enzymology; D004305:Dose-Response Relationship, Drug; D004791:Enzyme Inhibitors / Q000494:pharmacology; D004847:Epithelial Cells / Q000201:enzymology; D018496:Hyperoxia / Q000201:enzymology*; D008168:Lung / Q000166:cytology / Q000187:drug effects / Q000201:enzymology*; D008297:Male; D008387:Marine Toxins; D019319:Okadaic Acid / Q000494:pharmacology; D010080:Oxazoles / Q000494:pharmacology; D010100:Oxygen / Q000008:administration & dosage; D010749:Phosphoprotein Phosphatases / Q000037:antagonists & inhibitors / Q000378:metabolism*; D010766:Phosphorylation; D011493:Protein Kinase C / Q000378:metabolism*; D051381:Rats; D017207:Rats, Sprague-Dawley
chemical_list: D004791:Enzyme Inhibitors; D008387:Marine Toxins; D010080:Oxazoles; D019319:Okadaic Acid; C059041:calyculin A; D054746:Cyclic AMP-Dependent Protein Kinase Type II; D017868:Cyclic AMP-Dependent Protein Kinases; D011493:Protein Kinase C; D010749:Phosphoprotein Phosphatases; D010100:Oxygen