title: Lysophosphatidylcholine generates superoxide anions through activation of phosphatidylinositol 3-kinase in human neutrophils.
abstract: Lysophosphatidylcholine (LPC) accumulates in inflammatory tissues, where neutrophils are recruited to generate superoxide anions (O2.-). Here, we show that LPC stimulates O2.- generation in human neutrophils and that the activity is inhibited with phosphatidylinositol 3-kinase (PI3 kinase) inhibitors, but not with protein kinase C (PKC) inhibitors. Furthermore, we demonstrate that LPC activates PI3 kinase in neutrophils. Thus, LPC might contribute to host defense by generating O2.- in neutrophils through PI3 kinase activation, but not through PKC activation.
authors.affiliation: Department of Geriatric Medicine, Kyoto University Graduate School of Medicine, Japan.
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Nishioka
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Horiuchi
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Arai
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Kita
mesh_terms: D000730:Androstadienes / Q000494:pharmacology; D002470:Cell Survival; D004789:Enzyme Activation; D004791:Enzyme Inhibitors / Q000494:pharmacology; D006801:Humans; D066298:In Vitro Techniques; D007700:Kinetics; D008244:Lysophosphatidylcholines / Q000494:pharmacology*; D009240:N-Formylmethionine Leucyl-Phenylalanine / Q000494:pharmacology; D009504:Neutrophils / Q000166:cytology / Q000187:drug effects / Q000502:physiology*; D019869:Phosphatidylinositol 3-Kinases / Q000097:blood*; D000081082:Phosphoinositide-3 Kinase Inhibitors; D011493:Protein Kinase C / Q000037:antagonists & inhibitors / Q000097:blood; D013481:Superoxides / Q000097:blood*; D013755:Tetradecanoylphorbol Acetate / Q000494:pharmacology; D000077191:Wortmannin
chemical_list: D000730:Androstadienes; D004791:Enzyme Inhibitors; D008244:Lysophosphatidylcholines; D009240:N-Formylmethionine Leucyl-Phenylalanine; D019869:Phosphatidylinositol 3-Kinases; D000081082:Phosphoinositide-3 Kinase Inhibitors; D011493:Protein Kinase C; D013481:Superoxides; D013755:Tetradecanoylphorbol Acetate; D000077191:Wortmannin