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Dependence of superoxide anion production on extracellular and intracellular calcium ions and protein kinase C in PMA-stimulated bovine neutrophils.

The involvement of both intracellular and extracellular calcium, as well as the activation of protein kinase C (PKC), in phorbol myristate acetate (PMA)-stimulated respiratory burst in bovine neutrophils has been studied. PMA significantly stimulated the superoxide anion production by these cells. The increased production of superoxide anion was inhibited by BAPTA/AM, an intracellular calcium ([Ca2+]i) chelator, but not affected by EGTA, an extracellular calcium ([Ca2+]0) chelator. PMA also induced PKC activation, and a PKC inhibitor, calphostin C, blocked the stimulatory effect of PMA on superoxide anion production by the neutrophils. Therefore, we conclude that PMA-induced respiratory burst in bovine neutrophils is [Ca2+]i- but not [Ca2+]0-dependent, and also requires PKC activation.