IgE–Anti-IgE-Induced Prostaglandin D2Release from Cultured Human Mast Cells

Autor: Toru Obata, Kihei Maekawa, Takuroh Masaki, K. Yamashita, Masahiro Kanbe, Toshikazu Nagakura
Rok vydání: 1996
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Zdroj: Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications. 225:1015-1020
ISSN: 0006-291X
Popis: To elucidate the characterization of cultured human mast cells, the generation of prostaglandin D 2 (PGD 2 ) upon stimulation with IgE-anti IgE challenge was determined by using gas chromatography/mass spectrometry/selected ion monitoring (GC/MS/SIM) assay. Mononuclear cells obtained from human umbilical cord blood were cultured in the presence of Steel Factor, IL-6, and PGE 2 . After 8 weeks of culture, approximately 90 to 95% of cultured cells became tryptase-positive and included basophilic granules. At 12 weeks of culture, cells were harvested and incubated with 1 μg/ml of human IgE for 1 hr and then challenged with 10 μg/ml of anti-IgE. The level of PGD 2 release into the supernatant was measured by GC/MS/SIM with the stable isotope dilution method. Cyclooxygenase inhibitors affected the PGD 2 release from the cell by IgE-anti IgE challenge incubation. Indomethacin inhibited 98% of PGD 2 release. Acetylsalicylic acid (aspirin) and NS-398 (potent COX-2 inhibitor) also inhibited PGD 2 release by 85 and 45% respectively.
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