Phospholipase C-induced aggregation and fusion of cholesterol-lecithin small unilamellar vesicles

Biochemistry ◽  
1993 ◽  
Vol 32 (27) ◽  
pp. 6965-6973 ◽  
Author(s):  
Andrew S. Luk ◽  
Eric W. Kaler ◽  
Sum P. Lee
Keyword(s):  
Phospholipase C ◽  
Unilamellar Vesicles ◽  
Small Unilamellar Vesicles ◽  
Induced Aggregation

Evidence for a Role for Phospholipase C, but not Phospholipase A2, in Platelet Activation in Response to Low Concentrations of Collagen

2001 ◽  
Vol 85 (05) ◽  
pp. 882-889 ◽  
Author(s):  
Leslie Lockhart ◽  
Caroline Pampolina ◽  
Brent Nickolaychuk ◽  
Archibald McNicol
Keyword(s):  
Arachidonic Acid ◽  
Phospholipase A2 ◽  
Phospholipase C ◽  
Platelet Activation ◽  
Cytosolic Phospholipase A2 ◽  
Arachidonic Acid Release ◽  
Cytosolic Phospholipase ◽  
Low Concentrations ◽  
Acid Release ◽  
Induced Aggregation

SummaryThe release of arachidonic acid is a key component in platelet activation in response to low concentrations (1-20 g/ml) of collagen. The precise mechanism remains elusive although a variety of pathways have been implicated. In the present study the effects of inhibitors of several potentially key enzymes in these pathways have been examined. Collagen (1-10 g/ml) caused maximal platelet aggregation which was accompanied by the release of arachidonic acid, the synthesis of thromboxane A2, and p38MAPK phosphorylation. Preincubation with the dual cyclooxygenase/lipoxygenase inhibitor BW755C inhibited aggregation and thromboxane production, and reduced p38MAPK phosphorylation. A phospholipase C inhibitor, U73122, blocked collagen-induced aggregation and reduced arachidonic acid release, thromboxane synthesis and p38MAPK phosphorylation. Pretreatment with a cytosolic phospholipase A2 inhibitor, AACOCF3, blocked collagen-induced aggregation, reduced the levels of thromboxane formation and p38MAPK phosphorylation but had no significant effect on arachidonic acid release. In contrast inhibition of PKC by Rö31-8220 inhibited collagen-induced aggregation, did not affect p38MAPK phosphorylation but significantly potentiated arachidonic acid release and thromboxane formation. Collagen caused the tyrosine phosphorylation of phospholipase C 2 which was inhibited by pretreatment with U73122, unaffected by AACOCF3 and enhanced by Rö31-8220. These results suggest that cytosolic phospholipase A2 plays no role in the arachidonic acid release in response to collagen. In contrast, the data are consistent with phospholipase C 2 playing a role in an intricately controlled pathway, or multiple pathways, mediating the release of arachidonic acid in collagen-stimulated platelets.

Determination of phosphatidylglycerol asymmetry in small, unilamellar vesicles by chemical modification

Biochemistry ◽  
1980 ◽  
Vol 19 (12) ◽  
pp. 2555-2559 ◽  
Author(s):  
Barry R. Lentz ◽  
Dennis R. Alford ◽  
Frederick A. Dombrose
Keyword(s):  
Chemical Modification ◽  
Unilamellar Vesicles ◽  
Small Unilamellar Vesicles
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