Hydrolysis of cyclic GMP in rat peritoneal macrophages.

Hanna Witwicka; Marcin Kobiałka; Wojciech A Gorczyca

doi:10.18388/abp.2002_3748

Hydrolysis of cyclic GMP in rat peritoneal macrophages.

Hanna Witwicka Laboratory of Signaling Proteins, L Hirszfeld Institute of Immunology and Experimental Therapy, Polish Academy of Sciences, Wrocław, Poland.;
Marcin Kobiałka
Wojciech A Gorczyca

DOI: https://doi.org/10.18388/abp.2002_3748

Abstract

Intact rat peritoneal macrophages (rPM) treated with 3-isobutyl-1-methylxanthine (IBMX), an inhibitor of phosphodiesterases (PDEs), accumulated more cGMP than untreated cells. A PDE activity toward [(3)H]cGMP was detected in the soluble and particulate fractions of rPM. The hydrolysis of cGMP was Ca(2+)/calmodulin-independent but increased in the presence of cGMP excess. Similar results were obtained when [(3)H]cAMP was used as a substrate. The hydrolytic activity towards both nucleotides was inhibited in the presence of IBMX. Therefore, the PDEs of families 2, 5, 10 and 11 are potential candidates for cGMP hydrolysis in the rPM. They may not only regulate the cGMP level in a feedback-controlled way but also link cGMP-dependent pathways with those regulated by cAMP.

Published

2002-12-31

Issue

Vol. 49 No. 4 (2002)

Section

Articles

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