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The glyceryl ester of prostaglandin E2 mobilizes calcium and activates signal transduction in RAW264.7 cells.


ABSTRACT: Glyceryl prostaglandins (PG-Gs) are generated by the oxygenation of the endocannabinoid, 2-arachidonylglycerol, by cyclooxygenase 2. The biological consequences of this selective oxygenation are uncertain because the cellular activities of PG-Gs have yet to be defined. We report that the glyceryl ester of PGE(2), PGE(2)-G, triggers rapid, concentration-dependent Ca(2+) accumulation in a murine macrophage-like cell line, RAW264.7. Ca(2+) mobilization is not observed after addition of PGE(2), PGD(2)-G, or PGF(2alpha)-G but is observed after addition of PGF(2alpha). Moreover, PGE(2)-G, but not PGE(2), stimulates a rapid but transient increase in the levels of inositol 1,4,5-trisphosphate (IP(3)) as well as the membrane association and activation of PKC. PGE(2)-G induces a concentration-dependent increase in the levels of phosphorylated extracellular signal regulated kinases 1 and 2 through a pathway that requires the activities of PKC, IP(3) receptor, and phospholipase C beta. The results indicate that PGE(2)-G triggers Ca(2+) mobilization, IP(3) synthesis, and activation of PKC in RAW264.7 macrophage cells at low concentrations. These responses are independent of the hydrolysis of PGE(2)-G to PGE(2).

SUBMITTER: Nirodi CS 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC357014 | biostudies-literature | 2004 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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The glyceryl ester of prostaglandin E2 mobilizes calcium and activates signal transduction in RAW264.7 cells.

Nirodi Chaitanya S CS   Crews Brenda C BC   Kozak Kevin R KR   Morrow Jason D JD   Marnett Lawrence J LJ  

Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America 20040206 7


Glyceryl prostaglandins (PG-Gs) are generated by the oxygenation of the endocannabinoid, 2-arachidonylglycerol, by cyclooxygenase 2. The biological consequences of this selective oxygenation are uncertain because the cellular activities of PG-Gs have yet to be defined. We report that the glyceryl ester of PGE(2), PGE(2)-G, triggers rapid, concentration-dependent Ca(2+) accumulation in a murine macrophage-like cell line, RAW264.7. Ca(2+) mobilization is not observed after addition of PGE(2), PGD(  ...[more]

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