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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
4
pubmed:dateCreated
1992-10-9
pubmed:abstractText
Carbamyl-platelet-activating factor (1-hexadecyl-2-N-methylcarbamyl-glycero-3-phosphocholine; CPAF) is an analog of platelet-activating factor (PAF) containing an N-methylcarbamyl moiety at the sn-2 position. CPAF was tested for effects on the Raji lymphoblast PAF receptor. Binding studies conducted at 4 degrees C demonstrated specific binding that reached saturation within 60-80 min. Scatchard analysis of CPAF binding data revealed a single class of CPAF binding sites (14,800/cell) with a K = 2.9 +/- 0.9 nM. Competition binding studies with PAF indicated that CPAF has about one-third the potency of native PAF. Unlike PAF, however, CPAF was not significantly metabolized by Raji lymphoblasts at 37 degrees C. CPAF was shown to have PAF-agonistic qualities, since 100 pM to 1 microM CPAF increased free intracellular calcium in a dose-dependent manner. The structurally dissimilar PAF receptor antagonists CV-6209 and alprazolam inhibited the CPAF-induced calcium changes at doses that competed with CPAF binding. Treatment of Raji lymphoblasts with PAF or CPAF (10 pM-1 microM) did not affect spontaneous proliferation, suggesting that the PAF receptor is not involved in the proliferative process in this cell line. These studies demonstrate that CPAF is a metabolically stable lymphoblast PAF receptor agonist that may provide a useful tool in the further elucidation of the role of PAF in lymphocyte function.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
May
pubmed:issn
0192-0561
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
14
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
515-23
pubmed:dateRevised
2006-11-15
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1992
pubmed:articleTitle
Binding of carbamyl-platelet-activating factor to the Raji lymphoblast platelet-activating factor receptor.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Pharmacology, Ohio State University College of Medicine, Columbus 43210.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't