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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
4
pubmed:dateCreated
1993-3-11
pubmed:abstractText
Tissue factor (TF) is a transmembrane receptor that serves as the major cofactor for factor VIIa-catalyzed proteolytic activation of factors IX and X. In response to bacterial lipopolysaccharide (LPS), monocytes transcribe, synthesize, and express TF on their surface, thereby conveying to activated monocytes the ability to initiate the blood coagulation protease cascades. Agents that elevate cellular cyclic AMP (cAMP) inhibit the functional expression of TF by LPS-stimulated monocytes. In this study, we investigated the mechanism of this suppression. Northern blot analysis of total RNA from LPS-stimulated monocytes showed a concentration-dependent decrease in TF messenger RNA (mRNA) levels in response to dibutyryl-cAMP (dBt-cAMP). TF mRNA and procoagulant activity were inhibited as early as 1 hour after the addition of dBt-cAMP and the inhibition persisted through 4 hours. Suppression of specific mRNA abundance was also observed with agents, including forskolin and iso-butyl-methyl-xanthine (IBMX), that increase cAMP levels by independent mechanisms. Flow immunocytometric analysis confirmed that cell-surface TF protein levels declined in parallel with TF functional activity. The rate of decay of TF mRNA after the arrest of transcription by actinomycin D was not altered by the addition of dBt-cAMP, IBMX, or forskolin, thus excluding effects on TF mRNA stability. We conclude that elevated cAMP levels suppress TF mRNA by reducing the rate of TF gene transcription.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
AIM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Feb
pubmed:issn
0006-4971
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:day
15
pubmed:volume
81
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
973-9
pubmed:dateRevised
2004-11-17
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1993
pubmed:articleTitle
Endotoxin-induced tissue factor messenger RNA in human monocytes is negatively regulated by a cyclic AMP-dependent mechanism.
pubmed:affiliation
Service d'immunologie et d'hématologie, CHU Xavier Bichat, Paris, France.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article