title: Stimulation of protein kinase C activity by tumor necrosis factor-alpha in bovine bronchial epithelial cells.
abstract: Bronchial epithelial cell migration, attachment, and proliferation are important processes in response to airway injury. We have shown that tumor necrosis factor (TNF)-alpha stimulates the migration of bovine bronchial epithelial cells (BBEC) in vitro. We hypothesized that protein kinase C (PKC) may be one of the intracellular signaling mediators of TNF-alpha in BBEC. In this study, we have identified multiple PKC isoforms in BBEC and measured total cellular PKC activity. Polyclonal antibodies to the PKC-alpha, -beta 2, -delta, and -epsilon isoforms recognized protein bands around 80-90 kDa. BBEC primary cultures treated with either 500 U/ml TNF-alpha for 2-4 h or 100 ng/ml 12-O-tetradecanoylphorbol 13-acetate for 15 min resulted in three-to fivefold increases in PKC activity in the particulate fractions of crude cell lysates. This activity was inhibited by 1 microM calphostin C or 10 microM H-7. Similarly, TNF-alpha-stimulated BBEC migration was reduced at least twofold in the presence of H-7 or calphostin C. These studies suggest that the activation of PKC is necessary for TNF-alpha-stimulated BBEC migration.
authors.affiliation: Research Service, Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Omaha, Nebraska 68105, USA.
authors.forename: T A
authors.initials: TA
authors.lastname: Wyatt
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Ito
authors.forename: T J
authors.initials: TJ
authors.lastname: Veys
authors.forename: J R
authors.initials: JR
authors.lastname: Spurzem
mesh_terms: D019307:1-(5-Isoquinolinesulfonyl)-2-Methylpiperazine / Q000494:pharmacology; D000818:Animals; D001980:Bronchi / Q000201:enzymology*; D002417:Cattle; D002465:Cell Movement / Q000187:drug effects; D002478:Cells, Cultured; D004791:Enzyme Inhibitors / Q000494:pharmacology; D004847:Epithelial Cells / Q000187:drug effects / Q000201:enzymology* / Q000502:physiology; D005353:Fibronectins; D007527:Isoenzymes / Q000378:metabolism; D007700:Kinetics; D009281:Naphthalenes / Q000494:pharmacology; D011493:Protein Kinase C / Q000378:metabolism*; D064546:Protein Kinase C beta; D051571:Protein Kinase C-alpha; D051745:Protein Kinase C-delta; D051744:Protein Kinase C-epsilon; D013755:Tetradecanoylphorbol Acetate / Q000494:pharmacology; D014409:Tumor Necrosis Factor-alpha / Q000494:pharmacology*
chemical_list: D004791:Enzyme Inhibitors; D005353:Fibronectins; D007527:Isoenzymes; D009281:Naphthalenes; D014409:Tumor Necrosis Factor-alpha; D019307:1-(5-Isoquinolinesulfonyl)-2-Methylpiperazine; D011493:Protein Kinase C; D064546:Protein Kinase C beta; D051571:Protein Kinase C-alpha; D051745:Protein Kinase C-delta; D051744:Protein Kinase C-epsilon; C058819:calphostin C; D013755:Tetradecanoylphorbol Acetate