title: Changes of phospholipase D activity of rat peritoneal mast cells in degranulation.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To study the changes of phospholipase D (PLD) activity of actively sensitized rat peritoneal mast cells (RPMC) in degranulation.
  
  
  METHODS
  Degranulation of RPMC was determined by measurement of beta-hexosaminidase release. PLD activity assay was carried out by measurement of PLD product, choline, with chemiluminescent oxidation of luminol.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Actively sensitized RPMC challenged with ovalbumin (0.5-8 mg/L for 120 s, 4 mg/L for 15-120 s) resulted in significant activation of PLD accompanied with the increment of beta-hexosaminidase release. PLD activity of sensitized RPMC was increased by more than 2-fold compared with that of unsensitized RPMC which contained low levels of PLD activity [(35+/-13) pmol choline/min in 10(6)cells], but beta-hexosaminidase releases of the sensitized cells were as low as spontaneous releases. After challenge with ovalbumin 4 mg/L for 120 s, PLD activity of sensitized RPMC was increased to (155+/-43) pmol choline/min in 10(6)cells and beta-hexosaminidase release was also elevated significantly (4.5-fold of spontaneous release, n=6, P<0.05). When unsensitized RPMC were stimulated with antigen, PLD activity and beta-hexosaminidase release of the cells were hardly changed. Sensitized RPMC were treated with 1 % 1-butanol or 2,3- disphosphoglycerate 10 mmol/L before challenge with ovalbumin, these drugs induced an inhibition of PLD activity and a reduction of beta-hexosaminidase release to basal level. 1-Butanol 0.1 % also worked.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Phospholipase D plays an important role in the regulation of beta-hexosaminidase release in actively sensitized rat peritoneal mast cells.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pharmacology, School of Medicine, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310031, China.
authors.forename: Yun-Bi
authors.initials: YB
authors.lastname: Lu
authors.forename: Ming
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Wu
authors.forename: Han-Liang
authors.initials: HL
authors.lastname: Zhou
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D015550:Cell Degranulation; D002469:Cell Separation; D005260:Female; D008297:Male; D008407:Mast Cells / Q000201:enzymology / Q000502:physiology*; D010047:Ovalbumin / Q000494:pharmacology; D010529:Peritoneal Cavity / Q000166:cytology; D010739:Phospholipase D / Q000378:metabolism*; D051381:Rats; D017207:Rats, Sprague-Dawley; D001619:beta-N-Acetylhexosaminidases / Q000378:metabolism*
chemical_list: D010047:Ovalbumin; D010739:Phospholipase D; D001619:beta-N-Acetylhexosaminidases