Calcium‐activated, phospholipid‐dependent protein kinase in cultured rat mesangial cells

Abstract
The analysis of the 100000 × g supernatant fraction of cultured rat glomerular mesangial cells with DEAE‐cellulose ion‐exchange chromatography revealed a large peak showing the activity of a protein kinase (protein kinase C) which depended on phospholipid and diolein as well as Ca2+ Furthermore, it was shown that angiotensin II (AII) (10−6 M) induced rapid hydrolysis of phosphatidylinositol 4,5‐bisphosphate, leading to production of diacylglycerol rich in arachidonic acid, in the cultured rat mesangial cells. These results suggest that activation of protein kinase C resulting from enhancement of phosphoinositide metabolism may be important as an intracellular regulatory mechanism of AII upon cultured mesangial cells.

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