Inflammatory factors such as tumor necrosis factor (TNF), interleukin 1 (IL-1), and lipopolysaccharide (LPS) greatly enhance the expression of group II phospholipase A2 (PLA2-II) mRNA, leading to increased secretion of PLA2-II enzyme from rat-cultured astrocytes. The potent antiinflammatory agent dexamethasone suppressed the PLA2-II expression induced by LPS. In vivo studies also demonstrated that the level of PLA2-II mRNA in the brain increased with intravenous injection of LPS. These results suggest that PLA2-II in the brain plays important roles in the inflammatory response. Agents which increase intracellular cAMP concentration did not stimulate PLA2-II expression by themselves but selectively enhanced TNF-induced PLA2-II expression about 5-fold. Phorbol ester, a well known protein kinase C activator, increased the PLA2-II expression. H-7, a protein kinase C inhibitor, inhibited the LPS-induced PLA2-II expression, but did not inhibit the TNF-induced one. Therefore, we conclude that the TNF-activated pathway differs from the LPS-activated one: the former is enhanced by cAMP and the latter involves protein kinase C.
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1991
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Journal of Biological Chemistry
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1991-05-25
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Biology, Medicine
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