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The Journal of Immunology, Vol 148, Issue 4 1171-1175, Copyright © 1992 by American Association of Immunologists

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Differential effects of prostaglandins on macrophage activation induced by calcium ionophore A23187 or IFN-gamma

Y Buchmuller-Rouiller, S Betz-Corradin and J Mauel
Institute of Biochemistry, Epalinges, Switzerland.

Calcium ionophore A23187 can mimic IFN-gamma-induced macrophage activation for intracellular Leishmania killing and secretion of L- arginine-derived nitrite. Because the effects of ionophore are not restricted to calcium mobilization but also involve alterations of phospholipid metabolism, we have examined the role of PGE2 in the activation process. Macrophages exposed to A23187 or IFN-gamma in the presence of LPS and FCS secreted significant amounts of PGE2 independently of the presence of L-arginine in the incubation medium. The addition of the cyclooxygenase inhibitor indomethacin or omission of FCS abrogated PGE2 secretion but had little effect on nitrite production or intracellular killing. The addition of exogenous PGE2, of agents increasing PGE2 production such as arachidonic acid and colchicine, or of an analogue of cAMP, dibutyryl cAMP inhibited A23187 + LPS-induced activation whereas that mediated by IFN-gamma + LPS remained unimpaired. Our results indicate that PGE2 can modulate activation induced by A23187 but not by IFN-gamma, probably by a process involving cAMP. Conceivably, ionophore can mimic IFN-gamma for the induction of activation but lacks the capacity to help maintain the activated state because of its inability to desensitize macrophages to negative regulation by PGE2, as suggested previously for IFN-gamma- dependent activation.


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