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HEL Cells (hel + cell)
Selected Abstracts15-Deoxy ,12,14 -prostaglandin J2 suppresses transcription by promoter 3 of the human thromboxane A2 receptor gene through peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor , in human erythroleukemia cellsFEBS JOURNAL, Issue 18 2005Adrian T. Coyle In humans, thromboxane (TX) A2 signals through two receptor isoforms, thromboxane receptor (TP), and TP,, which are transcriptionally regulated by distinct promoters, Prm1 and Prm3, respectively, within the single TP gene. The aim of the current study was to investigate the ability of the endogenous peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor (PPAR), ligand 15-deoxy-,12,14 -prostaglandin J2 (15d-PGJ2) to regulate expression of the human TP gene and to ascertain its potential effects on the individual TP, and TP, isoforms. 15d-PGJ2 suppressed Prm3 transcriptional activity and TP, mRNA expression in the platelet progenitor megakaryocytic human erythroleukemia (HEL) 92.1.7 cell line but had no effect on Prm1 or Prm2 activity or on TP, mRNA expression. 15d-PGJ2 also resulted in reductions in the overall level of TP protein expression and TP-mediated intracellular calcium mobilization in HEL cells. 15d-PGJ2 suppression of Prm3 transcriptional activity and TP, mRNA expression was found to occur through a novel mechanism involving direct binding of PPAR,,retinoic acid X receptor (RXR) heterodimers to a PPAR, response element (PPRE) composed of two imperfect hexameric direct repeat (DR) sequences centred at ,159 and ,148, respectively, spaced by five nucleotides (DR5). These data provide direct evidence for the role of PPAR, in the regulation of human TP gene expression within the vasculature and point to further critical differences in the modes of transcriptional regulation of TP, and TP, in humans. Moreover, these data highlight a further link between enhanced risk of cardiovascular disease in diabetes mellitus associated with increased synthesis and action of thromboxane A2 (TXA2). [source] The regulation of integrin-linked kinase in human platelets: evidence for involvement in the regulation of integrin ,2,1JOURNAL OF THROMBOSIS AND HAEMOSTASIS, Issue 8 2004J. M. Stevens Summary.,Background: Activation of the platelet integrin ,2,1 is closely regulated due to the high thrombogenicity of its ligand. As a ,1 interacting kinase, ILK represents a candidate intracellular regulator of ,2,1 in human platelets. Objectives We investigated the regulation of ILK in human platelets and the role of ILK in regulating ,2,1 activation in HEL cells, a megakaryocytic cell line. Methods: An in-vitro kinase assay was used to determine the effect of platelet agonists on ILK kinase activity together with the contribution of PI3K and PKC on ILK activation. Interaction of ILK with ,1 -integrin subunits was investigated by coimmunoprecipitation and the role of ILK in regulating ,2,1 function assessed by overexpression studies in HEL cells. Results: We report that collagen and thrombin modulate ILK kinase activity in human platelets in an aggregation-independent manner. Furthermore, ILK activity is dually regulated by PI3K and PKC in thrombin-stimulated platelets and regulated by PI3K in collagen-stimulated cells. ILK associates with the ,1 -integrin subunits immunoprecipitated from platelet cell lysates, an association which increased upon collagen stimulation. Overexpression of ILK in HEL cells enhanced ,2,1 -mediated adhesion whereas overexpression of kinase-dead ILK reduced adhesion, indicating a role for this kinase in the positive regulation of ,2,1. Conclusions: Our findings that ILK regulates ,2,1 in HEL cells, is activated in platelets and associates with ,1 -integrins, raise the possibility that it may play a key role in adhesion events upon agonist stimulation of platelets. [source] Rho A participates in the regulation of phosphatidylserine-dependent procoagulant activity at the surface of megakaryocytic cellsJOURNAL OF THROMBOSIS AND HAEMOSTASIS, Issue 4 2004C. Kunzelmann Summary. Once exposed at the external surface of activated platelets or apoptotic cells, phosphatidylserine, an anionic phospholipid mostly sequestered in the inner leaflet of the plasma membrane, plays essential roles in hemostasis and phagocytosis. The mechanism governing the migration of the phosphatidylserine to the exoplasmic leaflet is not yet fully understood. We have proposed that store-operated calcium entry (SOCE) constitutes a key step of this process. ERK pathway is among the elements modulating SOCE and phosphatidylserine externalization in megakaryocytic HEL cells. Here, we investigated the role of small GTPase Rho A, which may interact with the ERK pathway. Specific inhibitors of Rho A (exoenzyme C3 and toxin B) reduced both SOCE and phosphatidylserine-dependent procoagulant activity. Simultaneous inhibition of Rho A and extracellular signal-regulated kinase (ERK) pathways did not elicit further reduction with respect to each individual one. Rho A can regulate SOCE and phosphatidylserine exposure through the reorganization of actin cytoskeleton, but not through ROCK pathway. Hence, Rho A is another regulatory element for the completion of SOCE-induced phosphatidylserine transmembrane redistribution in HEL cells. [source] Histidine-stimulated divalent metal uptake in human erythrocytes and in the erythroleukaemic cell line HEL.92.1.7THE JOURNAL OF PHYSIOLOGY, Issue 2 2004F. Oakley The uptake of 65Zn by human erythrocytes was investigated in the presence of high (40 mm) and low (5 mm) concentrations of histidine and 0,500 ,m cobalt, nickel, manganese and zinc. Varying concentrations of metal mono- and bis-histidine complexes will be formed and the inhibition of 65Zn uptake could be correlated with the calculated complex concentrations to investigate competition between metals. For each metal, the calculated concentrations of bis-histidine complex giving 50% inhibition of 65Zn uptake were similar at both 5 mm and 40 mm histidine. Manganese,bis-histidine appeared to have a much higher affinity for the binding site than the other metal,bis-histidine complexes, which had similar affinities to each other. Studies of the inhibition of histidine-stimulated 54Mn uptake by the addition of manganese confirmed that manganese,bis-histidine does act as a substrate for the transporter in a similar fashion to the other metals studied. In addition, human erythroleukaemic cells (HEL cells) were used as a model for erythroid precursor cells. l -histidine, but not d -histidine, stimulated 65Zn uptake in a saturable fashion. The other metals competed with zinc in a similar manner to that seen in erythrocytes, and the affinity for manganese,bis-histidine was much greater than for the bis-histidine complexes of the other three metals. Both the capacity for metal transport per cell, and the affinity of the transporter for the metal,bis-histidine complexes, were much greater in the HEL cells than in the erythrocyte. It is suggested that histidine-stimulated metal transport may play a role in the supply of metals to maturing erythroid cells. [source] Intermolecular cross-talk between the prostaglandin E2 receptor (EP)3 subtype and thromboxane A2 receptor signalling in human erythroleukaemic cellsBRITISH JOURNAL OF PHARMACOLOGY, Issue 3 2009Helen M Reid Background and purpose:, In previous studies investigating cross-talk of signalling between prostaglandin (PG)E2 receptor (EP) and the TP, and TP, isoforms of the human thromboxane (TX)A2 receptor (TP), 17-phenyl trinor PGE2 -induced desensitization of TP receptor signalling through activation of the AH6809 and SC19220-sensitive EP1 subtype of the EP receptor family, in a cell-specific manner. Here, we sought to further investigate that cross-talk in human erythroleukaemic (HEL) 92.1.7 cells. Experimental approach:, Specificity of 17-phenyl trinor PGE2 signalling and its possible cross-talk with signalling by TP,/TP, receptors endogenously expressed in HEL cells was examined through assessment of agonist-induced inositol 1,4,5-trisphosphate (IP)3 generation and intracellular calcium ([Ca2+]i) mobilization. Key results:, While 17-Phenyl trinor PGE2 led to activation of phospholipase (PL)C, to yield increases in IP3 generation and [Ca2+]i, it did not desensitize but rather augmented that signalling in response to subsequent stimulation with the TXA2 mimetic U46619. Furthermore, the augmentation was reciprocal. Signalling by 17-phenyl trinor PGE2 was found to occur through AH6809- and SC19920-insensitive, Pertussis toxin-sensitive, Gi/G,, -dependent activation of PLC,. Further pharmacological investigation using selective EP receptor subtype agonists and antagonists confirmed that 17-phenyl trinor PGE2 -mediated signalling and reciprocal cross-talk with the TP receptors occurred through the EP3, rather than the EP1, EP2 or EP4 receptor subtype in HEL cells. Conclusions and Implications:, The EP1 and EP3 subtypes of the EP receptor family mediated intermolecular cross-talk to differentially regulate TP receptor-mediated signalling whereby activation of EP1 receptors impaired or desensitized, while that of EP3 receptors augmented signalling through TP,/TP, receptors, in a cell type-specific manner. [source] The influence of STAT5 antisense oligonucleotides on the proliferation and apoptosis of selected human leukaemic cell linesCELL PROLIFERATION, Issue 5 2003M. Ba, kiewicz-Masiuk They influence the cell cycle, apoptosis and the proliferation of different types of cell lines. The STAT5 proteins are induced in response to multiple haematopoietic cytokines. Because they are constitutively active in certain haemato-oncologic diseases, it is also suggested that they play an important role in leukaemogenesis. However, function of these proteins in haematopoietic cell transformation and proliferation is not clear. The aim of this study was to evaluate the impact of perturbation of STAT5 expression [using oligodeoxynucleotide (ODN) against STAT5 mRNA], on the clonogenicity and survival of selected human leukaemic cell lines, HEL, HL-60, K562, TF-1. We analysed the effect of ODN pre-treatment on the cell clonogenicity in methylcellulose cultures according to the time and the temperature of exposure. Moreover, we attempted to estimate apoptosis induced in examined cells, by flow cytometry using combined Annexin V-PI staining and the TUNEL method. We also applied the RT-PCR method to analyse Bax and Bcl-xL gene expression. We found that the perturbation of STAT5 expression with antisense oligonucleotides caused a decrease in the proliferative potential of human K562 and TF-1 cell lines. Also, we observed higher induction of apoptotic cell death in the K562 and TF-1 cells incubated with the antisense STAT5A ODNs. We did not notice any impact of ODNs on the HL-60 and HEL cells. Our studies using STAT5 antisense oligonucleotides showed that these proteins may be critical in the regulation of growth and apoptosis of some types of leukaemic blasts. [source] | |||||||||||||