MODULATION OF HUMAN LUNG MAST-CELL FUNCTION BY THE C-KIT RECEPTOR LIGAND

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作者
DEPAULIS, A [1 ]
CICCARELLI, A [1 ]
CIRILLO, R [1 ]
DECRESCENZO, G [1 ]
COLUMBO, M [1 ]
MARONE, G [1 ]
机构
[1] UNIV NAPLES FEDERICO 2,SCH MED,DEPT MED,DIV CLIN IMMUNOL & ALLERGY,NAPLES,ITALY
关键词
HISTAMINE; LEUKOTRIENE-C4; MAST CELLS; PROSTAGLANDIN-D2; STEM CELL FACTOR;
D O I
10.1159/000236275
中图分类号
R392 [医学免疫学];
学科分类号
100102 ;
摘要
The gene product of the steel locus is a growth factor for mast cells and a ligand for the c-kit proto-oncogene receptor, a member of the tyrosine kinase receptor class of oncogenes. We studied the effect of recombinant human c-kit receptor ligand stem cell factor (rhSCF) on the release of preformed (histamine) and de novo synthesized mediators [prostaglandin D2 (PGD2) and peptide leukotriene C4 (LTC4)] from mast cells purified from human lung parenchyma (HLMC). rhSCF (0.01-10 ng/ml) concentration-dependently induced histamine release from HLMC. rhSCF also induced the de novo synthesis of PGD2, whereas it did not induce the release of LTC4. The release of mediators from HLMC caused by rhSCF was extremely rapid, and was Ca2+- and temperature-dependent.
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