jbt-3002 and 1-oleoyl-2-acetylglycerol

Phospholipase activities are thought to be involved in the activation of macrophages by lipopolysaccharide (LPS). Because our previous studies showed that the synthetic lipopeptide JBT3002 might activate macrophages via signaling pathways similar to those used by LPS, we investigated whether phospholipase activities are required for activation of macrophages by JBT3002. Treatment of RAW264.7 murine macrophage-like cells with JBT3002 stimulated expression of both inducible nitric oxide synthase (iNOS) and tumor necrosis factor-alpha (TNF-alpha) in a dose-dependent manner. The JBT3002-induced production of nitric oxide and TNF-alpha was significantly inhibited by tricyclodecan-9-yl xanthogenate (D609), a selective inhibitor of phosphatidylcholine (PC)-specific phospholipase C (PC-PLC). JBT3002-induced expression of steady-state mRNA for both iNOS and TNF-alpha was inhibited by D609. Cells treated with JBT3002 had greater production of diacylglycerol (DAG) in 2 min, which lasted for at least 30 min and could be blocked by D609. Activation of RAW264.7 cells was not affected by butanol, a PC-specific phospholipase D inhibitor, and treatment with JBT3002 did not affect phosphatidic acid formation. RAW264.7 cells treated with DAG analogue 1-oleoyl-2-acetyl-sn-glycerol, in the presence of interferon-gamma, produced TNF-alpha. These results suggested that activation of RAW264.7 cells by JBT3002 requires PC-PLC activity.

Topics: 1-Butanol; Animals; Bridged-Ring Compounds; Cell Line; Diglycerides; Enzyme Activation; Enzyme Induction; Enzyme Inhibitors; Estrenes; Gene Expression Regulation; Interferon-gamma; Lipopeptides; Lipoproteins; Macrophage Activation; Macrophages; Mice; Nitric Oxide; Nitric Oxide Synthase; Nitric Oxide Synthase Type II; Norbornanes; Phosphatidic Acids; Phosphatidylinositol Diacylglycerol-Lyase; Phospholipase D; Pyrrolidinones; RNA, Messenger; Thiocarbamates; Thiones; Tumor Necrosis Factor-alpha; Type C Phospholipases