| Literature DB >> 1371921 |
S Kitani1, R Teshima, Y Morita, K Ito, Y Matsuda, Y Nonomura.
Abstract
Wortmannin, a specific inhibitor of myosin light chain kinase (MLCK) blocked IgE mediated histamine release from rat basophilic leukemia cell (RBL-2H3) and human basophils dose-dependently. Its IC50 was 20 nM for RBL-2H3 cells and 30 nM for human basophils. There was complete inhibition at the concentration of 1 microM. Wortmannin inhibited partially the A23187 induced histamine release from RBL-2H3 cells (40% inhibition at 1 microM). This inhibition was not accompanied by any significant effect on cytosolic free calcium concentration [( Ca2+]i). KT5926, another MLCK inhibitor, inhibited histamine release comparably with wortmannin and blocked to some degree the increase of [Ca2+]i in RBL-2H3 cells. Thus, the phosphorylation of myosin seems to be involved in signal transduction through Fc epsilon RI.Entities:
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Year: 1992 PMID: 1371921 DOI: 10.1016/0006-291x(92)91607-r
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Biochem Biophys Res Commun ISSN: 0006-291X Impact factor: 3.575