scholarly journals The identification of a new cyclic nucleotide phosphodiesterase activity in human and guinea-pig cardiac ventricle. Implications for the mechanism of action of selective phosphodiesterase inhibitors

1987 ◽  
Vol 241 (2) ◽  
pp. 535-541 ◽  
Author(s):  
M L Reeves ◽  
B K Leigh ◽  
P J England

Four cyclic nucleotide phosphodiesterase (PDE) activities were separated from low-speed supernatants of homogenates of human cardiac ventricle by DEAE-Sepharose chromatography, and designated PDE I-PDE IV in order of elution with an increasing salt gradient. PDE I was a Ca2+/calmodulin-stimulated activity, and PDE II was an activity with a high Km for cyclic AMP which was stimulated by low concentrations of cyclic GMP. Human ventricle PDE III had Km values of 0.14 microM (cyclic AMP) and 4 microM (cyclic GMP), and showed simple Michaelis-Menten kinetics with both substrates. PDE IV is a previously unrecognized activity in cardiac muscle, the human enzyme having Km values of 2 microM (cyclic AMP) and 50 microM (cyclic GMP). PDE III and PDE IV were not activated by cyclic nucleotides or calmodulin. Four PDE activities were also isolated from guinea-pig ventricle, and had very similar kinetic properties. By gel filtration, the Mr of PDE III was 60,000, and that of PDE IV 45,000. The drug SK&F 94120 selectively and competitively inhibited PDE III with a Ki value of 0.8 microM (human), showing simple hyperbolic inhibition kinetics. Rolipram (Schering ZK 62711) and Ro 20-1724 (Roche), which have previously been reported to inhibit PDE III-like activities strongly, were shown to be weak inhibitors of human and guinea-pig PDE III enzymes (Ki values greater than 25 microM), but potent inhibitors of PDE IV [Ki values 2.4 microM (Rolipram) and 3.1 microM (Ro 20-1724) with human PDE IV]. The inhibition in all cases demonstrated simple hyperbolic competition. These observations suggest that the previously reported complex inhibition of PDE III-type activities from cardiac muscle was caused by incomplete separation of the PDE III from other enzymes, particularly PDE IV.

1980 ◽  
Vol 186 (2) ◽  
pp. 491-498 ◽  
Author(s):  
Patricia Methven ◽  
Marius Lemon ◽  
Kanti Bhoola

Both cyclic AMP phosphodiesterase and cyclic GMP phosphodiesterase were recovered mainly from the supernatant fractions of guinea-pig pancreas, but a higher proportion of the activity of the former was associated with the pellet fractions. The activities in the supernatant were not separated by gel filtration, but were clearly separated by subsequent chromatography on an anion-exchange resin. The activities of cyclic AMP phosphodiesterase and cyclic GMP phosphodiesterase had high-affinity (Km 6.5±1.1μm and 31.9±3.9μm respectively) and low-affinity (Km 0.56±0.05mm and 0.32±0.03mm respectively) components. The activity of neither enzyme was affected by the pancreatic secretogens, cholecystokinin-pancreozymin, secretin and carbachol. Removal of ions by gel filtration resulted in a marked reduction in cyclic nucleotide phosphodiesterase activity, which could be restored by addition of Mg2+. Mn2+ (3mm) was as effective as Mg2+ (3mm) in the case of cyclic AMP phosphodiesterase, but was less than half as effective in the case of cyclic GMP phosphodiesterase. The metal-ion chelators, EDTA and EGTA, also decreased activity. Ca2+ (1mm) did not affect the activity of cyclic nucleotide phosphodiesterase when the concentration of Mg2+ was 3mm. At concentrations of Mg2+ between 0.1 and 1mm, 1mm-Ca2+ was activatory, and at concentrations of Mg2+ below 0.1mm, 1mm-Ca2+ was inhibitory. These results are discussed in terms of the possible significance of cyclic nucleotide phosphodiesterase in the physiological control of cyclic nucleotide concentrations during stimulus–secretion coupling.


1982 ◽  
Vol 203 (3) ◽  
pp. 611-616 ◽  
Author(s):  
M T Téllez-I ñón ◽  
G C Glikin ◽  
H N Torres

Cyclic nucleotide phosphodiesterase activities in soluble Neurospora crassa mycelial extracts were resolved into two peaks, phosphodiesterase I and II, by chromatography on DEAE-cellulose columns. Phosphodiesterase I hydrolysed cyclic AMP and cyclic GMP equally well. Phosphodiesterase II was active on cyclic GMP but scarcely active on cyclic AMP. Phosphodiesterase I was resolved by gel filtration and sucrose-density-gradient centrifugation into three peaks having molecular weights of about 57 000, 125 000 and 225 000. This suggests that this enzyme activity has at least three aggregation forms, tentatively defined as monomeric, dimeric and tetrameric. Similarly, phosphodiesterase II was resolved into two forms, having molecular weights of about 170 000 and 320 000. Evidence on the interconversion between phosphodiesterase I forms was obtained.


1987 ◽  
Author(s):  
A Beretz ◽  
F Lanza ◽  
A Stierlé ◽  
J-P Cazenave

Drugs that raise platelet cyclic AMP (cAMP) are potent inhibitors of platelet activation. We have studied the effects of 5 inhibitors of cyclic nucleotide phosphodiesterase (PDE) of different chemical structures (quercetin, Ro 15-2041, HL-725, cilostamide and MY-5445), which are all potent inhibitors of platelet function. The concentrations that inhibit by 50 % crude cAMP-PDE activity (IC50) from human platelets are: 0.06 μM(HL-725), 0.15 μM(Ro 15-2041 ), 0.23 μM(cilostamide), 6.9 μM(MY-5445) and 44.4 μM(quercetin). We measured on the same preparation of washed human platelets loaded with quin2, the aggregation and the increase in intracellular Ca2+ ([Ca2+]i) induced by 5 μM ADP alone or in the presence of PDE inhibitors.PGE1 (2 nM) potentiates significantly (1.6 to 3.3 fold) the inhibitory effects of PDE inhibitors on [Ca2+]i rises and platelet aggregation. Adrenaline, an inhibitor of adenylate cylase, prevents the effect of PDE inhibitors on ADP-induced [Ca2+]i rise and platelet aggregation. These results suggest that these compounds inhibit [Ca2+]i mobilization and subsequent ADP-induced aggregation through a rise in cAMP, because both effects are potentiated by PGE1 and inhibited by adrenaline. The inhibitor concentrations which potentiate the action of PGE1, on [ Ca2+]i levels also potentiate the rise in platelet cAMP induced by PGE-<. These results suggest that PDE inhibitors inhibit platelet aggregation Ly raising cAMP levels and subsequently inhibiting [Ca2+]i mobilization.


1993 ◽  
Vol 108 (4) ◽  
pp. 876-883 ◽  
Author(s):  
Nicholas C. Turner ◽  
Lorna J. Wood ◽  
Fiona M. Burns ◽  
Thomas Gueremy ◽  
John E. Souness

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