Pharmacological study of stem-cell-factor-induced mast cell histamine release with kinase inhibitors

Autor: Koichi Hirai, Hidetoshi Kihara, Kazunori Nakajima, Yutaka Morita, Koji Ito, Toshiaki Takaishi, Seiichi Kitani, S. Nagai, Yoshiaki Nonomura
Rok vydání: 1995
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Zdroj: Biochemical and biophysical research communications. 208(2)
ISSN: 0006-291X
Popis: Stem cell factor (SCF) is a ligand for c-kit receptor and has a critical role in the development of mast cells. In this study, we investigated the effect of a panel of kinase inhibitors on SCF-induced histamine release from rat peritoneal mast cells. Genistein, an inhibitor of tyrosine kinases, inhibited SCF-induced histamine release with IC 50 of 1.6 × 10 -5 M. Wortmannin, an inhibitor of phosphatidylinositol 3′-kinase (PI3 kinase), inhibited histamine release stimulated with SCF dose-dependently with IC 50 of 4 × 10 −9 M. KT5926, an inhibitor of myosin light chain (MLC) kinase, reduced histamine release with IC 50 of 1.8 × 10 −7 M. Staurosporine, an inhibitor of protein kinases, also inhibited SCF-induced histamine release with IC 50 of 6.5 × 10 −8 M. These results show the early involvement of tyrosine kinase and PI3 kinase and the possible role of MLC kinase in the late secretory phase in the signaling pathway used by SCF.
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