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. 1992 Dec 15;288(Pt 3):741–745. doi: 10.1042/bj2880741

Intracellular Ca2+ rise in human platelets induced by polymorphonuclear-leucocyte-derived cathepsin G.

M Molino 1, M Di Lallo 1, G de Gaetano 1, C Cerletti 1
PMCID: PMC1131948  PMID: 1471987

Abstract

Cathepsin G, a serine protease released by polymorphonuclear-leucocyte azurophilic granules upon stimulation, activates human platelets, inducing an increase in intra-platelet Ca2+ concentration ([Ca2+]i) in a concentration-dependent manner (50-200 nM). The [Ca2+]i rises elicited by low (50-80 nM) cathepsin G concentrations in fura-2-loaded platelets showed a biphasic mode, with a first small peak followed by a greater and more prolonged Ca2+ transient. Higher (100-200 nM) cathepsin G concentrations induced a monophasic increase in intracellular Ca2+. Acetylsalicylic acid, nordihydroguaiaretic acid and ketanserin did not affect platelet activation by cathepsin G, whereas the ADP-scavenger system phosphocreatine/creatine kinase significantly decreased Ca2+ mobilization, platelet aggregation and 5-hydroxytryptamine secretion by cathepsin G. Preventing cathepsin G-induced platelet aggregation with the synthetic peptide RGDSP (Arg-Gly-Asp-Ser-Pro) did not significantly affect cathepsin G-induced Ca2+ transients. Ni2+ (4 mM), a bivalent-cation-channel inhibitor, decreased the cathepsin G-induced fluorescence rise by more than 90%. This effect was reversed by either decreasing Ni2+ or increasing cathepsin G concentration. Preventing Ca2+ influx across the plasma membrane with 4 mM-EGTA totally abolished Ca2+ transients. However, EGTA also strongly decreased catalytic activity of cathepsin G, which is essential for platelet activation. Evidence of a rapid and sustained bivalent-cation channel opening in the platelet membrane was obtained by adding Mn2+ to the platelet suspension 30 s or 3 min after cathepsin G. No accumulation of InsP3 could be detected when platelets were stimulated with cathepsin G. All these data indicate that cathepsin G induces a [Ca2+]i increase mainly through an influx across the plasma membrane. This massive Ca2+ entry is probably due to opening of receptor-operated channels and is amplified by endogenous ADP release.

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