title: Lysophosphatidic acid enhances in vivo infiltration and activation of guinea pig eosinophils and neutrophils via a Rho/Rho-associated protein kinase-mediated pathway.
abstract: Lysophosphatidic acid (LPA) has been shown to be a chemoattractant in in vitro studies. The present study was carried out to determine whether LPA enhances infiltration of inflammatory cells in in vivo studies with guinea pigs. LPA (1 - 10 microg/ml), when by guinea pigs for 5 min, substantially increased the numbers of eosinophils and neutrophils in the bronchoalveolar lavege fluid (BALF), which was recovered at over 4 h after the inhalation of LPA. Infiltration in BALF was significantly inhibited by inhalation of Y-27632, an inhibitor of Rho-associated protein kinase (ROCK). LPA also increased superoxide production of eosinophils and neutrophils. In contrast, Y-27632 inhibited superoxide production. These findings suggest that LPA may contribute to infiltration and activation of inflammatory cells in bronchial asthma; furthermore, the Rho/ROCK-mediated pathway may be involved.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pharmacology, School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Showa University, Tokyo, Japan.
authors.forename: Terumasa
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Hashimoto
authors.forename: Miyuki
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Yamashita
authors.forename: Hisayuki
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Ohata
authors.forename: Kazutaka
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Momose
mesh_terms: D000577:Amides / Q000494:pharmacology; D000818:Animals; D001992:Bronchoalveolar Lavage Fluid / Q000166:cytology; D004791:Enzyme Inhibitors / Q000494:pharmacology; D004804:Eosinophils / Q000187:drug effects* / Q000378:metabolism; D006168:Guinea Pigs; D047908:Intracellular Signaling Peptides and Proteins; D008246:Lysophospholipids / Q000494:pharmacology*; D008297:Male; D009504:Neutrophils / Q000187:drug effects* / Q000378:metabolism; D017346:Protein Serine-Threonine Kinases / Q000037:antagonists & inhibitors / Q000502:physiology*; D011725:Pyridines / Q000494:pharmacology; D013481:Superoxides / Q000378:metabolism; D054460:rho-Associated Kinases
chemical_list: D000577:Amides; D004791:Enzyme Inhibitors; D047908:Intracellular Signaling Peptides and Proteins; D008246:Lysophospholipids; D011725:Pyridines; D013481:Superoxides; C108830:Y 27632; D017346:Protein Serine-Threonine Kinases; D054460:rho-Associated Kinases