title: Signal transduction of somatostatin in human B lymphoblasts.
abstract: Somatostatin (SST) and somatostatin receptors (SSTR) are widely distributed in lymphoid tissues. Here, we report on the stimulatory effects of SST in Epstein-Barr virus-immortalized B lymphoblasts. By RT-PCR, we demonstrated the exclusive expression of the somatostatin receptor isoform 2A (SSTR2A) in B lymphoblasts. Addition of SST rapidly increased the cytosolic free calcium concentration [Ca(2+)](i) maximally by about 200 nM, with an EC(50) of 1.3 nM, and stimulated the formation of inositol phosphates. Furthermore, SST increased binding of guanosine 5'-O-(3-thiotriphosphate) by 50% above basal. These effects were partly inhibited by pertussis toxin (PTX), which indicates the involvement of PTX-sensitive G proteins. We provide further evidence that Galpha(16,) a PTX-insensitive G protein confined to lymphohematopoietic cells, is involved in the otherwise unusual coupling of SSTR2A to phospholipase C activation. In addition, SST activated extracellular regulated kinases and induced a 3.5-fold stimulation of DNA synthesis and a 4.4-fold stimulation of B lymphoblast proliferation, which was accompanied by an enhanced immunoglobulin formation. Thus SST exerts a growth factor-like activity on human B lymphoblasts.
authors.affiliation: Institut für Pharmakologie, Universitätsklinikum Essen, Hufelandstrasse 55, D-45122 Essen, Germany. dieter.rosskopf@uni-essen-de
authors.forename: Dieter
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Rosskopf
authors.forename: Markus
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Schürks
authors.forename: Iris
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Manthey
authors.forename: Markus
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Joisten
authors.forename: Stefan
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Busch
authors.forename: Winfried
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Siffert
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001402:B-Lymphocytes / Q000166:cytology / Q000187:drug effects* / Q000378:metabolism / Q000502:physiology*; D019556:COS Cells; D002455:Cell Division / Q000187:drug effects / Q000235:genetics / Q000502:physiology; D002461:Cell Line, Transformed; D002522:Chlorocebus aethiops; D004305:Dose-Response Relationship, Drug; D006801:Humans; D008213:Lymphocyte Activation / Q000187:drug effects* / Q000235:genetics / Q000502:physiology*; D017481:Receptors, Somatostatin / Q000096:biosynthesis / Q000235:genetics / Q000502:physiology; D015398:Signal Transduction / Q000187:drug effects / Q000502:physiology*; D013004:Somatostatin / Q000494:pharmacology / Q000502:physiology*
chemical_list: D017481:Receptors, Somatostatin; D013004:Somatostatin; C093733:somatostatin receptor 2