d-609 and benzyloxycarbonylleucyl-leucyl-leucine-aldehyde

Phosphatidylcholine-specific phospholipase C (PC-PLC) is the major enzyme in the Phosphatidylcholine (PC) cycle and is involved in many long-term cellular responses such as activation, proliferation, and differentiation events. Cell division cycle 20 homolog (Cdc20) is an essential cell-cycle regulator required for the completion of mitosis. Our previous studies identified the interaction between PC-PLC and Cdc20. Through the interaction, Cdc20 could mediate the degradation of PC-PLC by Cdc20-mediated ubiquitin proteasome pathway (UPP). In this study, we found that PC-PLC might not be involved in cancer metastasis. Inhibition of PC-PLC by D609 could cause cell proliferation inhibition and apoptosis inhibition in CBRH-7919 cells. Inhibition of PC-PLC could also influence the cell cycle by arresting the cells in G1 phase, and Cdc20 might be involved in these processes. Taken together, in this report, we provided new evidence for the functional roles of PC-PLC and Cdc20 in the cell cycle, proliferation, and apoptosis in CBRH-7919 cells.

Topics: Animals; Apoptosis; Bridged-Ring Compounds; Cdc20 Proteins; Cell Cycle Proteins; Cell Differentiation; Cell Line; Cell Proliferation; G1 Phase; Humans; Leupeptins; Norbornanes; Rats; Thiocarbamates; Thiones; Type C Phospholipases

Secretion of Monocyte Chemotactic Protein-1 (MCP-1) by fibroblasts infected with Toxoplasma gondii was studied in vitro. A significantly higher MCP-1 secretion was observed 24 h after infection by live tachyzoites. Analysis of chemokine mRNA transcripts by RNase protection assay revealed that this MCP-1 secretion seems associated with increased MCP-1 mRNA expression. However, these increased levels of MCP-1 secretion and expression were not obtained after stimulation by heat-killed tachyzoites or parasites pre-treated by a specific inhibitor of phosphatidylcholine-specific phospholipase C (D609). Inhibition of parasite multiplication by pyrimethamine did not modify MCP-1 secretion. Thus, it appeared that the active penetration of T. gondii in cells was of major importance in the induction of MCP-1 secretion. None of the other chemokines studied by RNase protection assay (lymphotactin, RANTES, IP-10, MIP-1alpha, MIP-1beta, IL-8, and I-309) were expressed after infection by live tachyzoites. We also found that MCP-1 secretion induced by live T. gondii is blocked by inhibitors of nuclear factor (NF)-kappaB activation, ALLN and MG132. Such data indicate that NF-kappaB could be involved in T. gondii-induced MCP-1 production. MCP-1 secretion may contribute to the recruitment of monocytes and lymphocytes and thus participate in the control of T. gondii infection and in its pathogenesis.

Topics: Animals; Antiprotozoal Agents; Bridged-Ring Compounds; Cells, Cultured; Chemokine CCL2; Chemokines; Enzyme Inhibitors; Fibroblasts; Gene Expression Regulation; Humans; Kinetics; Leupeptins; Mice; Norbornanes; Proline; Pyrimethamine; Thiocarbamates; Thiones; Time Factors; Toxoplasma; Transcription, Genetic; Type C Phospholipases