Group V phospholipase A(2) increases pulmonary endothelial permeability through direct hydrolysis of the cell membrane.

ABSTRACT: Acute lung injury (ALI) is characterized by inflammatory disruption of the alveolar-vascular barrier, resulting in severe respiratory compromise. Inhibition of the intercellular messenger protein, Group V phospholipase A(2) (gVPLA(2)), blocks vascular permeability caused by LPS both in vivo and in vitro. In this investigation we studied the mechanism by which recombinant gVPLA(2) increases permeability of cultured human pulmonary endothelial cells (EC). Exogenous gVPLA(2) (500 nM), a highly hydrolytic enzyme, caused a significant increase in EC permeability that began within minutes and persisted for >10 hours. However, the major hydrolysis products of gVPLA(2) (Lyso-PC, Lyso-PG, LPA, arachidonic acid) did not cause EC structural rearrangement or loss of barrier function at concentrations

SUBMITTER: Munoz NM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC3401872 | biostudies-literature | 2012 Apr-Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature