Abstract
We examined the effects of interleukin-1 alpha (IL-1 alpha) and involvement of protein kinases on prostaglandin production in cultured ovine astroglia. Ovine astroglia were exposed to media alone, or 10 ng/mL IL-1 alpha and prostaglandin F2 alpha (PGF2 alpha) levels were analyzed using enzyme immunoassay. Application of IL-1 alpha augmented the production of PGF2 alpha at 4 h. Coapplication of H-7 (10-1000 microM) and staurosporine (0.1-10 microM), inhibitors of protein kinase C (PKC), blocked IL-1 alpha-induced PGF2 alpha production. IL-1 alpha increased cyclooxygenase (COX) activity while coapplication of staurosporine prevented an increase, implying that COX activity was dependent upon PKC activation. In contrast, forskolin, sodium nitroprusside, and cyclic nucleotide analogs alone did not affect prostaglandin production significantly, excluding the involvement of cAMP/cGMP-dependent protein kinases. Coapplication of quinacrine (10 microM) and bromophenacyl bromide (100 microM), inhibitors of phospholipase A2 (PLA2), prevented the IL-1 alpha-induced increases in PGF2 alpha production. Lastly, IL-1 alpha increased labeled arachidonic acid (AA) release whereas coaddition of quinacrine (10 microM) attenuated increased AA releas...Continue Reading
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