pituitrin and phosphatidylethanol

Activation of phospholipase D (PLD) by receptor-coupled stimuli (vasopressin, ATP), phorbol esters, and Ca2+ ionophores was studied in isolated rat hepatocytes, double labeled with [3H]arachidonate and [14C]stearate. Phosphatidylethanol (Peth) was formed when cells were stimulated in the presence of ethanol. The effect of combinations of agonists was not additive, indicating that the same PLD isozyme(s) were activated. With all agonists, the 3H- and 14C-specific radioactivity in Peth was higher than in any of the main phospholipid classes. The 3H/14C ratios of Peth and phosphatidylcholine (PC) were identical and differed from other phospholipid classes, indicating that the predominant PLD substrate was a PC pool labeled preferentially with radioactive fatty acids. Ethanol (50-300 mM) decreased the initial rate of phosphatidic acid (PA) formation, but did not affect total PLD activity. Agonist-induced changes in steady state accumulation of PA or 1,2-diacylglycerol were also unaffected. A slow degradation of Peth (apparent t1/2 > 60 min) occurred after ethanol removal from cells prestimulated with vasopressin. The rate of degradation was unaffected by agonists that stimulate PLD. Thus, Peth formation is a suitable cumulative indicator for PLD activation in intact hepatocytes. Peth accumulation declined over a period of 5-20 min, depending on the agonist. The decline was not due to increased Peth degradation, or limitations in substrate supply to PLD, or enzyme inhibition by accumulated Peth. Instead, a homologous desensitization of PLD occurs with all agonists. This desensitization may involve the action of selective protein kinase C isozymes.

Topics: Adenosine Triphosphate; Animals; Arachidonic Acid; Calcimycin; Diglycerides; Enzyme Activation; Ethanol; Glycerophospholipids; Liver; Male; Phosphatidic Acids; Phospholipase D; Rats; Rats, Sprague-Dawley; Stearic Acids; Tetradecanoylphorbol Acetate; Time Factors; Vasopressins

Ca(2+)-dependent and protein kinase C-dependent mechanisms of phospholipase D (PLD) activation were studied in rat hepatocytes by measuring phosphatidylethanol (Peth) formation in the presence of ethanol. Stimulation of Peth formation by 12-O-tetradecanoyl-phorbol 13-acetate (TPA), vasopressin, or A23187 was inhibited by multiple protein kinase C inhibitors or by protein kinase C down-regulation, indicating that this enzyme is involved in the action of all these agents. A controlled elevation of the cytosolic Ca2+ concentration ([Ca2+]cyt) over the range of 0.1-2.0 microM activated Peth formation in the absence of other agonists. Staurosporin potentiated Ca(2+)-induced Peth formation by shifting the [Ca2+]cyt dose-response curve to the left. Other protein kinase C inhibitors (calphostin C, bisindolylmaleimide) inhibited Ca(2+)-mediated Peth formation, but this inhibition was reduced in staurosporin-treated cells. Okadaic acid potentiated PLD activation by TPA, but suppressed PLD activation by elevated [Ca2+]cyt. Desensitization of TPA-induced PLD activity did not affect PLD activation by Ca2+. These data indicate that [Ca2+]cyt and protein kinase C control distinct pathways of PLD activation, but the Ca(2+)-mediated pathway is suppressed by a staurosporin-sensitive protein kinase. Both mechanisms contribute to vasopressin-induced Peth formation in intact hepatocytes. Activation of protein kinase A enhanced vasopressin-induced Peth formation, but not TPA-stimulated or Ca(2+)-stimulated stimulated Peth formation. Protein kinase A acted by enhancing hormonal Ca2+ mobilization, rather than by directly activating PLD, and thereby shifted the balance of Ca(2+)-dependent and protein kinase C-dependent activation mechanisms of PLD in intact cells.

Topics: 1-(5-Isoquinolinesulfonyl)-2-Methylpiperazine; Alkaloids; Animals; Calcium; Cyclic AMP-Dependent Protein Kinases; Enzyme Activation; Ethers, Cyclic; Glycerophospholipids; Isoquinolines; Liver; Male; Okadaic Acid; Phosphatidic Acids; Phospholipase D; Piperazines; Protein Kinase C; Rats; Rats, Sprague-Dawley; Staurosporine; Terpenes; Tetradecanoylphorbol Acetate; Thapsigargin; Vasopressins

Phospholipase D (PLD) activation by vasopressin (VP) was compared to activation by TPA in REF52 cells prelabeled with [3H]glycerol and [14C]myristic acid. Upon VP-treatment, the formation of [3H] and [14C]phosphatidic acid (PA) and phosphatidylethanol (PEt) was accompanied by the loss of radioactivity from PC and PI. However, upon TPA-treatment, radioactivity was lost from PC only. No significant changes of phosphatidylethanolamine and phosphatidylserine were detected in the same samples. The inclusion of 5 microM staurosporine for 10 min diminished the production of [3H]PEt and [14C]PEt by 27% and 53% in VP-treated cells, and by 100% and 75% in TPA-treated cells, respectively. Adding 1 mM EGTA to chelate extracellular Ca2+ inhibited [3H]PEt by approximately 31% and [14C]PEt by 17% after VP-stimulation. In contrast, EGTA had no effect on TPA-stimulation. The data suggest that REF52 cells contain dual PLD activities. The first is stimulated only by VP, requires Ca2+ and hydrolyzes PI. The second is stimulated by both TPA and VP, activated by protein kinase C and hydrolyzes PC.

Topics: Alkaloids; Calcium; Cell Line; Enzyme Activation; Fibroblasts; Glycerol; Glycerophospholipids; Myristic Acid; Myristic Acids; Phosphatidic Acids; Phosphatidylcholines; Phosphatidylinositols; Phospholipase D; Staurosporine; Tetradecanoylphorbol Acetate; Vasopressins

With the intent of achieving a better understanding of agonist-induced phospholipase D activity, we have developed simple, rapid assays for quantitating the mass of phosphatidate, phosphatidylethanol, and diacylglycerol. Crude lipid extracts of cultured cells are used; preliminary sample cleanup or derivatization procedures are not necessary. The assays resolve the particular lipids by short-bed/continuous-development thin-layer chromatography. Quantitative assessments are derived from photodensitometric analysis of charred lipid spots. The assays may be employed for as little as 45 pmol of diacylglycerol and 50 pmol of phosphatidate or phosphatidylethanol. The newly developed assays are compared to other procedures for quantitating lipid mediators. The utility of the assays is illustrated in experiments that use a variety of cultured cells to demonstrate the agonist activation of the phospholipase D pathway. In addition, experiments designed to screen various agonists for signal-response coupling to phospholipase D are described.

Topics: Absorptiometry, Photon; Animals; Cell Line; Chromatography, Thin Layer; Diglycerides; Dogs; Glycerophospholipids; Humans; Kinetics; Phosphatidic Acids; Phospholipase D; Rats; Signal Transduction; Tumor Cells, Cultured; Vasopressins

Topics: Animals; Cells, Cultured; Ethanol; Glycerophospholipids; Kinetics; Liver; Phosphatidic Acids; Rats; Tetradecanoylphorbol Acetate; Vasopressins

Vasopressin, angiotensin II and epinephrine elicited the accumulation of phosphatidylethanol in rat hepatocytes exposed to ethanol and of phosphatidate in the absence of ethanol. When isolated liver plasma membranes were exposed to ethanol, GTP gamma S stimulated the production of phosphatidylethanol whereas phosphatidate was formed in the absence of ethanol. With increasing ethanol concentrations, phosphatidate formation declined whereas phosphatidylethanol production increased. These findings suggest that rat hepatocytes possess a hormone-dependent phospholipase D activity that can also catalyze the formation of phosphatidylethanol.

Topics: Angiotensin II; Animals; Calcium; Cell Membrane; Enzyme Activation; Epinephrine; Ethanol; Glycerophospholipids; Guanosine 5'-O-(3-Thiotriphosphate); Guanosine Triphosphate; Liver; Male; Phosphatidic Acids; Phospholipase D; Phospholipases; Rats; Thionucleotides; Vasopressins