title: The action mode of lysophosphatidylcholine in human monocytes.
abstract: To elucidate the action and signal transduction of lysophosphatidylcholine (LPC), we challenged a set of LPC on U937 human monocytes and found that LPC mobilized Ca(2+). The Ca(2+) response was not blocked by pertussis toxin, an inhibitor of G(i/o) proteins, or by U73122, a phospholipase C inhibitor. Furthermore, the response was totally blocked by addition of EGTA to the extracellular media, suggesting that Ca(2+) influx across the plasma membrane was the only source of LPC-induced Ca(2+) response in the U937 cells. 16:0 and 18:0 LPC induced similar responses. Recently it has been suggested that two G protein-coupled receptors function as LPC receptors in the plasma membrane. RT-PCR analysis indicated that neither the G2A receptor nor the GPR4 receptor is expressed in the U937 monocytes. Our data suggests that another action mechanism of LPC may be involved in the LPC response in the U937 cells.
authors.affiliation: Laboratory of Pharmacology, College of Pharmacy, Pusan National University, Busan, Republic of Korea.
authors.forename: Mi-Ran
authors.initials: MR
authors.lastname: Yun
authors.forename: Fumikazu
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Okajima
authors.forename: Dong-Soon
authors.initials: DS
authors.lastname: Im
mesh_terms: D002118:Calcium / Q000037:antagonists & inhibitors / Q000378:metabolism*; D002462:Cell Membrane / Q000187:drug effects / Q000378:metabolism; D004963:Estrenes / Q000494:pharmacology; D019204:GTP-Binding Proteins / Q000037:antagonists & inhibitors; D006801:Humans; D008244:Lysophosphatidylcholines / Q000378:metabolism* / Q000494:pharmacology; D009000:Monocytes / Q000187:drug effects* / Q000378:metabolism; D037342:Pertussis Toxin / Q000494:pharmacology; D010726:Phosphodiesterase Inhibitors / Q000494:pharmacology; D011760:Pyrrolidinones / Q000494:pharmacology; D012333:RNA, Messenger / Q000096:biosynthesis; D043562:Receptors, G-Protein-Coupled / Q000096:biosynthesis / Q000235:genetics; D020133:Reverse Transcriptase Polymerase Chain Reaction; D015398:Signal Transduction; D010738:Type C Phospholipases / Q000037:antagonists & inhibitors; D020298:U937 Cells
chemical_list: D004963:Estrenes; D008244:Lysophosphatidylcholines; D010726:Phosphodiesterase Inhibitors; D011760:Pyrrolidinones; D012333:RNA, Messenger; D043562:Receptors, G-Protein-Coupled; C060229:1-(6-((3-methoxyestra-1,3,5(10)-trien-17-yl)amino)hexyl)-1H-pyrrole-2,5-dione; D037342:Pertussis Toxin; D010738:Type C Phospholipases; D019204:GTP-Binding Proteins; D002118:Calcium