Platelet-activating factor increases prostaglandin E(2) release from astrocyte-enriched cortical cell cultures.
The phospholipid mediator platelet-activating factor (PAF) increased the release of prostaglandin E(2) (PGE(2)) from astrocyte-enriched cortical cell cultures in a concentration- and time-dependent manner. The nonhydrolyzable PAF analog methylcarbamyl-PAF (mc-PAF), the PAF intermediate lyso-PAF, and arachidonic acid (AA) also produced this effect. In contrast, phosphatidlycholine (PC) and lyso-PC, lipids that are structurally similar to PAF and lyso-PAF, had no effect on PGE(2) production, suggesting that PAF-induced PGE(2) release is not the consequence of nonspecific phospholipid-induced membrane perturbation. Antagonism of intracellular PAF binding sites completely abolished the ability of mc-PAF and lyso-PAF to mobilize PGE(2,) and attenuated the AA effect. Antagonism of the G-protein-coupled PAF receptor in plasma membranes had no significant effect on mc-PAF, lyso-PAF or AA-induced PGE(2) release. Based on the present findings, we hypothesize that intracellular PAF is a physiologic stimulus of PGE(2) production in astrocytes.
Department of Brain and Cognitive Sciences, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 45 Carleton Street, E25-604 Cambridge, MA 02139, USA. lteather@mit.edu
Lisa A
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Teather
Robert K K
RK
Lee
Richard J
RJ
Wurtman
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D004224:Diterpenes; D046934:Ginkgolides; D007783:Lactones; D010742:Phospholipid Ethers; D010972:Platelet Activating Factor; D011726:Pyridinium Compounds; D012997:Solvents; C053321:CV 6209; C053479:1-O-hexadecyl-2-N-methylcarbamylphosphatidylcholine; D016718:Arachidonic Acid; C045856:ginkgolide B; D015232:Dinoprostone