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Objective: To investigate whether histamine produces up-regulation of phosphodiesterase (PDE) activity with functional consequences in human peripheral blood neutrophils.¶Methods: PDE activity was studied by a radioisotopic method following anion-exchange chromatography. Reverse transcriptase-polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) was used for detection of mRNA transcripts of PDE4 subtypes. Cyclic AMP (cAMP) levels were measured by enzyme-immunoassay, and superoxide generation by cytochrome c reduction.¶Treatment: Neutrophils were incubated for 4 h with histamine (1 μM).¶Results: PDE4 was the only isoenzyme activity increased in treated neutrophils. Kinetic analysis showed a ∼1.5-fold increase in V max without alteration of K m values. cAMP content in treated cells was higher than resting values (0.52 ± 0.07 vs. 2.75 ± 0.31 pmol/106 cells). RT-PCR showed increased expression of mRNA transcripts for PDE4B in histamine-treated cells. Functionally, up-regulation of PDE4 reduced the inhibition by prostaglandin E2 of zymosan-induced superoxide generation.¶Conclusion: Histamine up-regulates PDE4 activity and produces heterologous desensitisation of human neutrophils.
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Received 26 August 1999; returned for revision 30 November 1999; accepted by E. Neugebauer 24 May 2000
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Dasí, F., Ortiz, J., Cortijo, J. et al. Histamine up-regulates phosphodiesterase 4 activity and reduces prostaglandin E2-inhibitory effects in human neutrophils. Inflamm. res. 49, 600–609 (2000). https://doi.org/10.1007/s000110050637
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s000110050637