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. 1988 Jun 30;153(3):1267-70.
doi: 10.1016/s0006-291x(88)81364-0.

Inhibition of phospholipase A2 activity of guinea-pig alveolar macrophages by lipocortin-like proteins purified from mice lung

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Inhibition of phospholipase A2 activity of guinea-pig alveolar macrophages by lipocortin-like proteins purified from mice lung

M Errasfa et al. Biochem Biophys Res Commun. .

Abstract

Guinea-pig alveolar macrophages were harvested by bronchoalveolar lavage and purified by differential adhesion. They were labeled with 14C-Arachidonic acid and then exposed to platelet-activating factor or to the calcium ionophore A23187. The activity of cellular phospholipase A2 was considered as the release of free 14C-Arachidonic acid in the cell supernatant. The pretreatment of guinea-pig alveolar macrophages with two lipocortin-like proteins (36 kDa and 40 kDa) purified from mice lung induced a significant inhibition of their phospholipase A2 activity upon platelet-activating factor and calcium ionophore stimulation. These results indicate that lipocortin-like proteins can modulate the phospholipase A2 activity of isolated cells in vitro.

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