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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
32
pubmed:dateCreated
1993-12-13
pubmed:abstractText
NADPH oxidase, the respiratory burst enzyme of human neutrophils, is a multi-component complex that is assembled and activated during stimulation of the cells by inflammatory or phagocytic stimuli. The signal mechanisms leading to activation of the enzyme are unclear, but it is likely that phospholipases are involved. Recent work has shown that phosphatidic acid, the initial product of phospholipase D activation, is a weak activator of NADPH oxidase in a cell-free system. We now show that diacylglycerol enhances the cell-free activation of NADPH oxidase activation by phosphatidic acid. 1,2-Didecanoyl phosphatidic acid (10:0-PA) and 1,2-dioctanoylglycerol (8:0-DG) each increased levels of NADPH oxidase activity in mixtures of membrane and cytosolic fractions about 2-fold. The combination of both lipids increased NADPH oxidase activity approximately 12-fold, indicative of a synergistic response. Fatty acid and neutral lipid metabolites of 10:0-PA or 8:0-DG were ineffective, suggesting activation is directly mediated by phosphatidic acid and diacylglycerol. Activation was time- and concentration-dependent with maximum activation at 30-60 min and a sharp peak of maximal activity at 10 microM 10:0-PA and 30 microM 8:0-DG. In lipid specificity studies, activity of PA or DG decreased with increasing acyl chain length but was restored by introducing unsaturation in the acyl chain. Natural forms of PA stimulated levels of activity comparable to that seen with 10:0-PA. Synthetic and natural phosphatidylserines, but not other phospholipids, could replace phosphatidic acid in the synergistic response. These studies provide direct evidence for a synergistic interaction between phosphatidic acid and diacylglycerol in mediating a cellular function: the assembly and activation of NADPH oxidase. Our results support the concept that the generation of second messenger lipids by phospholipase D is a key step in activation of the respiratory burst enzyme.
pubmed:grant
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Nov
pubmed:issn
0021-9258
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:day
15
pubmed:volume
268
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
23843-9
pubmed:dateRevised
2007-11-14
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1993
pubmed:articleTitle
Phosphatidic acid and diacylglycerol synergize in a cell-free system for activation of NADPH oxidase from human neutrophils.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Biochemistry, Bowman Gray School of Medicine, Wake Forest University, Winston-Salem, North Carolina 27157.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S.