SYNERGIC STIMULATION OF ARABINOSYLCYTOSINE INDUCED APOPTOSIS IN MOUSE THYMOCYTES BY CYCLIC-AMP

被引:7
作者
AZUMA, Y
ONISHI, Y
MIZUNO, Y
KIZAKI, H
机构
[1] TOKYO DENT COLL,DEPT BIOCHEM,MIHAMA KU,CHIBA,CHIBA 261,JAPAN
[2] TOKYO DENT COLL,DEPT INTERNAL MED,MIHAMA KU,CHIBA,CHIBA 261,JAPAN
来源
IMMUNOPHARMACOLOGY | 1993年 / 26卷 / 03期
关键词
THYMOCYTE; APOPTOSIS; ARABINOSYLCYTOSINE; CAMP; MEMBRANE PHOSPHOLIPID;
D O I
10.1016/0162-3109(93)90039-S
中图分类号
R392 [医学免疫学]; Q939.91 [免疫学];
学科分类号
100102 ;
摘要
Previous studies demonstrated that arabinosylcytosine (ara-C) induced internucleosomal DNA fragmentation and cell death in mouse thymocytes and that those were inhibited by 1-(5-iso-quinoline-sulfonyl)-2-methylpiperazine hydrochloride, an inhibitor of protein kinases. In the present study, we examined the relationship between the DNA fragmentation induced by ara-C and that by agents which activate intracellular signaling and induce apoptosis in mouse thymocytes. 12-O-tetradecanoyl 13-acetate, a phorbol ester capable of activating protein kinase C or A23187, a calcium ionophore, had no effect on ara-C induced DNA fragmentation. However, ara-C induced DNA fragmentation was synergistically enhanced by cAMP and cAMP receptor agonists. Ara-C inhibited the incorporation of choline into the acid soluble and lipid fractions, and cAMP enhanced this inhibition, suggesting that ara-C metabolites interfere with membrane phospholipid metabolism, partly evoking a certain cellular signaling for apoptosis and interacting with cAMP-evoked signaling.
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页数:6
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