title: Regulation of platelet-activating factor synthesis in human monocytes by dipalmitoyl phosphatidylcholine.
abstract: Platelet-activating factor (PAF) has a major role in inflammatory responses within the lung. This study investigates the effect of pulmonary surfactant on the synthesis of PAF in human monocytic cells. The pulmonary surfactant preparation Curosurf significantly inhibited lipopolysaccharide (LPS)-stimulated PAF biosynthesis (P<0.01) in a human monocytic cell line, Mono mac-6 (MM6), as determined by (3)H PAF scintillation-proximity assay. The inhibitory properties of surfactant were determined to be associated, at least in part, with the 1,2-dipalmitoyl phosphatidylcholine (DPPC) component of surfactant. DPPC alone also inhibited LPS-stimulated PAF biosynthesis in human peripheral blood monocytes. DPPC treatment did not affect LPS-stimulated phospholipase A(2) activity in MM6 cell lysates. However, DPPC significantly inhibited LPS-stimulated coenzyme A (CoA)-independent transacylase and acetyl CoA:lyso-PAF acetyltransferase activity. DPPC treatment of MM6 cells decreased plasma membrane fluidity as demonstrated by electron paramagnetic resonance spectroscopy coupled with spin labeling. Taken together, these findings indicate that pulmonary surfactant, particularly the DPPC component, can inhibit LPS-stimulated PAF production via perturbation of the cell membrane, which inhibits the activity of specific membrane-associated enzymes involved in PAF biosynthesis.
authors.affiliation: Department of Haematology, University of Wales College of Medicine, Cardiff, United Kingdom. tonksaj@cf.ac.uk
authors.forename: Amanda J
authors.initials: AJ
authors.lastname: Tonks
authors.forename: Alex
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Tonks
authors.forename: Roger H K
authors.initials: RH
authors.lastname: Morris
authors.forename: Kenneth P
authors.initials: KP
authors.lastname: Jones
authors.forename: Simon K
authors.initials: SK
authors.lastname: Jackson
mesh_terms: D015060:1,2-Dipalmitoylphosphatidylcholine / Q000494:pharmacology* / Q000502:physiology; D000123:Acetyltransferases / Q000037:antagonists & inhibitors; D000217:Acyltransferases / Q000037:antagonists & inhibitors; D002460:Cell Line; D006801:Humans; D008070:Lipopolysaccharides / Q000494:pharmacology; D008560:Membrane Fluidity / Q000187:drug effects; D009000:Monocytes / Q000201:enzymology / Q000378:metabolism*; D010972:Platelet Activating Factor / Q000096:biosynthesis* / Q000187:drug effects; D011663:Pulmonary Surfactants / Q000494:pharmacology; D012128:Respiratory Distress Syndrome / Q000209:etiology / Q000473:pathology
chemical_list: D008070:Lipopolysaccharides; D010972:Platelet Activating Factor; D011663:Pulmonary Surfactants; D015060:1,2-Dipalmitoylphosphatidylcholine; D000217:Acyltransferases; D000123:Acetyltransferases; C039766:arachidonyl transacylase; C046035:1-alkylglycerophosphocholine acetyltransferase