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Saw G, Krishna K, Gupta N, Soong TW, Mallilankaraman K, Sajikumar S, Dheen ST. Epigenetic regulation of microglial phosphatidylinositol 3-kinase pathway involved in long-term potentiation and synaptic plasticity in rats. Glia 2019; 68:656-669. [PMID: 31702864 PMCID: PMC7003906 DOI: 10.1002/glia.23748] [Citation(s) in RCA: 41] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/27/2019] [Revised: 10/17/2019] [Accepted: 10/25/2019] [Indexed: 12/16/2022]
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Microglia are the main form of immune defense in the central nervous system. Microglia express phosphatidylinositol 3‐kinase (PI3K), which has been shown to play a significant role in synaptic plasticity in neurons and inflammation via microglia. This study shows that microglial PI3K is regulated epigenetically through histone modifications and posttranslationally through sumoylation and is involved in long‐term potentiation (LTP) by modulating the expression of brain‐derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF), which has been shown to be involved in neuronal synaptic plasticity. Sodium butyrate, a histone deacetylase inhibitor, upregulates PI3K expression, the phosphorylation of its downstream effectors, AKT and cAMP response element‐binding protein (CREB), and the expression of BDNF in microglia, suggesting that BDNF secretion is regulated in microglia via epigenetic regulation of PI3K. Further, knockdown of SUMO1 in BV2 microglia results in a decrease in the expression of PI3K, the phosphorylation of AKT and CREB, as well as the expression of BDNF. These results suggest that microglial PI3K is epigenetically regulated by histone modifications and posttranslationally modified by sumoylation, leading to altered expression of BDNF. Whole‐cell voltage‐clamp showed the involvement of microglia in neuronal LTP, as selective ablation or disruption of microglia with clodronate in rat hippocampal slices abolished LTP. However, LTP was rescued when the same hippocampal slices were treated with active PI3K or BDNF, indicating that microglial PI3K/AKT signaling contributes to LTP and synaptic plasticity. Understanding the mechanisms by which microglial PI3K influences synapses provides insights into the ways it can modulate synaptic transmission and plasticity in learning and memory.
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- Genevieve Saw
- Department of Anatomy, Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, National University of Singapore, Singapore
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- Department of Physiology, Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, National University of Singapore, Singapore
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- Department of Anatomy, Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, National University of Singapore, Singapore
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- Department of Physiology, Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, National University of Singapore, Singapore
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- Department of Physiology, Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, National University of Singapore, Singapore
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- Department of Physiology, Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, National University of Singapore, Singapore
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- Department of Anatomy, Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, National University of Singapore, Singapore
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Derouiche A, Geiger KD. Perspectives for Ezrin and Radixin in Astrocytes: Kinases, Functions and Pathology. Int J Mol Sci 2019; 20:ijms20153776. [PMID: 31382374 PMCID: PMC6695708 DOI: 10.3390/ijms20153776] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/05/2019] [Revised: 07/30/2019] [Accepted: 07/31/2019] [Indexed: 02/06/2023] Open
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Astrocytes are increasingly perceived as active partners in physiological brain function and behaviour. The structural correlations of the glia–synaptic interaction are the peripheral astrocyte processes (PAPs), where ezrin and radixin, the two astrocytic members of the ezrin-radixin-moesin (ERM) family of proteins are preferentially localised. While the molecular mechanisms of ERM (in)activation appear universal, at least in mammalian cells, and have been studied in great detail, the actual ezrin and radixin kinases, phosphatases and binding partners appear cell type specific and may be multiplexed within a cell. In astrocytes, ezrin is involved in process motility, which can be stimulated by the neurotransmitter glutamate, through activation of the glial metabotropic glutamate receptors (mGluRs) 3 or 5. However, it has remained open how this mGluR stimulus is transduced to ezrin activation. Knowing upstream signals of ezrin activation, ezrin kinase(s), and membrane-bound binding partners of ezrin in astrocytes might open new approaches to the glial role in brain function. Ezrin has also been implicated in invasive behaviour of astrocytomas, and glial activation. Here, we review data pertaining to potential molecular interaction partners of ezrin in astrocytes, with a focus on PKC and GRK2, and in gliomas and other diseases, to stimulate further research on their potential roles in glia-synaptic physiology and pathology.
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- Amin Derouiche
- Institute of Anatomy II, Goethe-University Frankfurt, D-60590 Frankfurt am Main, Germany.
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- Neuropathology, Institute for Pathology, Carl Gustav Carus University Hospital, TU Dresden, D-01307 Dresden, Germany
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Odaira T, Nakagawasai O, Takahashi K, Nemoto W, Sakuma W, Lin JR, Tan-No K. Mechanisms underpinning AMP-activated protein kinase-related effects on behavior and hippocampal neurogenesis in an animal model of depression. Neuropharmacology 2019; 150:121-133. [PMID: 30914305 DOI: 10.1016/j.neuropharm.2019.03.026] [Citation(s) in RCA: 56] [Impact Index Per Article: 11.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/16/2018] [Revised: 03/01/2019] [Accepted: 03/19/2019] [Indexed: 01/04/2023]
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Adenosine monophosphate-activated protein kinase (AMPK) is critical for whole-body energy metabolism regulation. Recent studies have suggested that physical exercise ameliorates depressive-like behaviors via AMPK activation; however, the underlying mechanism is unclear. Here, we examined the effects and underlying mechanisms of AMPK activation on depressive-like behavior in olfactory bulbectomized (OBX) mice. We treated OBX mice with the AMPK activator, 5-aminoimidazole-4-carboxamide-1-β-d-ribonucleotide (AICAR) on the 7th or 14th day after bilateral bulbectomy and evaluated depressive-like behavior using the tail-suspension test (TST) and forced swimming test (FST) on the 21st day. The expression of phosphorylated AMPK, protein kinase C ζ (PKCζ), nuclear factor-kappa B (NF-κB), brain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF), and cAMP response element-binding protein (CREB) in the hippocampus was assessed by western blotting. Hippocampal neurogenesis and localization of AMPK and phosphorylated NF-κB were examined by immunohistochemistry. Chronic AICAR treatment suppressed the prolonged immobility of OBX mice in the TST and FST, and increased the levels of phosphorylated AMPK, PKCζ, NF-κB, CREB, and BDNF. Hippocampal neurogenesis in OBX mice was promoted by chronic AICAR treatment. Co-administration of AICAR with the PKCζ inhibitor or the neurotrophic tyrosine kinase receptor type 2 (TrkB) antagonist, ANA-12, inhibited these effects. Phosphorylated AMPK was detected in mature and immature hippocampal neurons and microglia, while phosphorylated NF-κB was detected only in neurons in AICAR-treated OBX mice. These data indicate that AMPK activation produces anti-depressant effects, which are mediated by elevated hippocampal neurogenesis potentially via PKCζ/NF-κB/BDNF/TrkB/CREB signaling in neurons.
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- Takayo Odaira
- Department of Pharmacology, Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Tohoku Medical and Pharmaceutical University, 4-4-1 Komatsushima, Aoba-ku, Sendai 981-8558, Japan
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- Department of Pharmacology, Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Tohoku Medical and Pharmaceutical University, 4-4-1 Komatsushima, Aoba-ku, Sendai 981-8558, Japan.
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- Department of Pharmacology, Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Tohoku Medical and Pharmaceutical University, 4-4-1 Komatsushima, Aoba-ku, Sendai 981-8558, Japan
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- Department of Pharmacology, Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Tohoku Medical and Pharmaceutical University, 4-4-1 Komatsushima, Aoba-ku, Sendai 981-8558, Japan
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- Department of Pharmacology, Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Tohoku Medical and Pharmaceutical University, 4-4-1 Komatsushima, Aoba-ku, Sendai 981-8558, Japan
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- Department of Pharmacology, Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Tohoku Medical and Pharmaceutical University, 4-4-1 Komatsushima, Aoba-ku, Sendai 981-8558, Japan
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- Department of Pharmacology, Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Tohoku Medical and Pharmaceutical University, 4-4-1 Komatsushima, Aoba-ku, Sendai 981-8558, Japan
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Dąbrowska K, Albrecht J, Zielińska M. Protein kinase C-mediated impairment of glutamine outward transport and SN1 transporter distribution by ammonia in mouse cortical astrocytes. Neurochem Int 2018; 118:225-232. [DOI: 10.1016/j.neuint.2018.07.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/26/2018] [Revised: 06/19/2018] [Accepted: 07/03/2018] [Indexed: 01/07/2023]
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Huang YF, Liao CK, Lin JC, Jow GM, Wang HS, Wu JC. Antofine-induced connexin43 gap junction disassembly in rat astrocytes involves protein kinase Cβ. Neurotoxicology 2013; 35:169-79. [PMID: 23403203 DOI: 10.1016/j.neuro.2013.02.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/08/2012] [Revised: 01/30/2013] [Accepted: 02/01/2013] [Indexed: 01/17/2023]
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Antofine, a phenanthroindolizidine alkaloid derived from Cryptocaryachinensis and Ficusseptica in the Asclepiadaceae milkweed family, is cytotoxic for various cancer cell lines. In this study, we demonstrated that treatment of rat primary astrocytes with antofine induced dose-dependent inhibition of gap junction intercellular communication (GJIC), as assessed by scrape-loading 6-carboxyfluorescein dye transfer. Levels of Cx43 protein were also decreased in a dose- and time-dependent manner following antofine treatment. Double-labeling immunofluorescence microscopy showed that antofine (10ng/ml) induced endocytosis of surface gap junctions into the cytoplasm, where Cx43 was co-localized with the early endosome marker EEA1. Inhibition of lysosomes or proteasomes by co-treatment with antofine and their respective specific inhibitors, NH4Cl or MG132, partially inhibited the antofine-induced decrease in Cx43 protein levels, but did not inhibit the antofine-induced inhibition of GJIC. After 30min of treatment, antofine induced a rapid increase in the intracellular Ca(2+) concentration and activation of protein kinase C (PKC)α/βII, which was maintained for at least 6h. Co-treatment of astrocytes with antofine and the intracellular Ca(2+) chelator BAPTA-AM prevented downregulation of Cx43 and inhibition of GJIC. Moreover, co-treatment with antofine and a specific PKCβ inhibitor prevented endocytosis of gap junctions, downregulation of Cx43, and inhibition of GJIC. Taken together, these findings indicate that antofine induces Cx43 gap junction disassembly by the PKCβ signaling pathway. Inhibition of GJIC by antofine may undermine the neuroprotective effect of astrocytes in CNS.
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- Yu-Fang Huang
- Institute of Anatomy and Cell Biology, School of Medicine, National Yang-Ming University, Taipei 11221, Taiwan
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Bradley SJ, Challiss RAJ. Defining protein kinase/phosphatase isoenzymic regulation of mGlu₅ receptor-stimulated phospholipase C and Ca²⁺ responses in astrocytes. Br J Pharmacol 2012; 164:755-71. [PMID: 21486279 DOI: 10.1111/j.1476-5381.2011.01421.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/06/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE Cyclical phosphorylation and dephosphorylation of a key residue within the C-terminal domain of the activated type 5 metabotropic glutamate (mGlu₅) receptor is believed to cause the synchronous, oscillatory changes in inositol 1,4,5-trisphosphate and Ca²⁺ levels observed in a variety of cell types. Here, we have attempted to better define the kinase and phosphatase enzymes involved in this modulation. EXPERIMENTAL APPROACH Ca²⁺ and [³H]inositol phosphate ([³H]IP(x) ) measurements in astrocyte preparations have been used to evaluate the effects of pharmacological inhibition of protein kinase C (PKC) and protein phosphatase activities and small interfering RNA-mediated specific PKC isoenzymic knock-down on mGlu₅ receptor signalling. KEY RESULTS Ca²⁺ oscillation frequency or [³H]IP(x) accumulation in astrocytes stimulated by mGlu₅ receptors, was concentration-dependently decreased by protein phosphatase-1/2A inhibition or by PKC activation. PKC inhibition also increased [³H]IP(x) accumulation two- to threefold and changed the Ca²⁺ response into a peak-plateau response. However, selective inhibition of conventional PKC isoenzymes or preventing changes in [Ca²⁺](i) concentration by BAPTA-AM loading was without effect on mGlu₅ receptor-stimulated [³H]IP(x) accumulation. Selective knock-down of PKCδ was without effect on glutamate-stimulated Ca²⁺ responses; however, selective PKCε knock-down in astrocytes changed Ca²⁺ responses from oscillatory into peak-plateau type. CONCLUSION AND IMPLICATIONS These data confirm the acute regulation of mGlu₅ receptor signalling by protein kinases and protein phosphatases and provide novel data pinpointing the isoenzymic dependence of this regulation in the native mGlu₅ receptor-expressing rat cortical astrocyte. These data also highlight a potential alternative mechanism by which mGlu₅ receptor signalling might be therapeutically manipulated.
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- S J Bradley
- Department of Cell Physiology and Pharmacology, University of Leicester, Leicester, UK
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Involvement of vasodilator-stimulated phosphoprotein in UDP-induced microglial actin aggregation via PKC- and Rho-dependent pathways. Purinergic Signal 2011; 7:403-11. [PMID: 21567128 DOI: 10.1007/s11302-011-9237-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/11/2011] [Accepted: 05/02/2011] [Indexed: 12/22/2022] Open
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Microglia are major immunocompetent cells in the central nervous system and retain highly dynamic motility. The processes which allow these cells to move, such as chemotaxis and phagocytosis, are considered part of their functions and are closely related to purinergic signaling. Previously, we reported that the activation of the P2Y(6) receptor by UDP stimulation in microglia evoked dynamic cell motility which enhanced their phagocytic capacity, as reported by Koizumi et al. (Nature 446(7139):1091-1095, 2007). These responses require actin cytoskeletal rearrangement, which is seen after UDP stimulation. However, the intracellular signaling pathway has not been defined. In this study, we found that UDP in rat primary microglia rapidly induced the transient phosphorylation at Ser157 of vasodilator-stimulated phosphoprotein (VASP). VASP, one of actin binding protein, accumulated at the plasma membrane where filamentous (F)-actin aggregated in a time-dependent manner. The phosphorylation of VASP was suppressed by inhibition of PKC. UDP-induced local actin aggregations were also abrogated by PKC inhibitors. The Rho inhibitor CT04 and the expression of p115-RGS, which suppresses G(12/13) signaling, attenuated UDP-induced phosphorylation of VASP and actin aggregation. These results indicate that PKC- and Rho-dependent phosphorylation of VASP is involved in UDP-induced actin aggregation of microglia.
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Rudkouskaya A, Chernoguz A, Haskew-Layton RE, Mongin AA. Two conventional protein kinase C isoforms, alpha and beta I, are involved in the ATP-induced activation of volume-regulated anion channel and glutamate release in cultured astrocytes. J Neurochem 2010; 105:2260-70. [PMID: 18315563 DOI: 10.1111/j.1471-4159.2008.05312.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 35] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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Volume-regulated anion channels (VRACs) are activated by cell swelling and are permeable to inorganic and small organic anions, including the excitatory amino acids glutamate and aspartate. In astrocytes, ATP potently enhances VRAC activity and glutamate release via a P2Y receptor-dependent mechanism. Our previous pharmacological study identified protein kinase C (PKC) as a major signaling enzyme in VRAC regulation by ATP. However, conflicting results obtained with potent PKC blockers prompted us to re-evaluate the involvement of PKC in regulation of astrocytic VRACs by using small interfering RNA (siRNA) and pharmacological inhibitors that selectively target individual PKC isoforms. In primary rat astrocyte cultures, application of hypoosmotic medium (30% reduction in osmolarity) and 20 microM ATP synergistically increased the release of excitatory amino acids, measured with a non-metabolized analog of L-glutamate, D-[(3)H]aspartate. Both Go6976, the selective inhibitor of Ca(2+)-sensitive PKCalpha, betaI/II, and gamma, and MP-20-28, a cell permeable pseudosubstrate inhibitory peptide of PKCalpha and betaI/II, reduced the effects of ATP on D-[(3)H]aspartate release by approximately 45-55%. Similar results were obtained with a mixture of siRNAs targeting rat PKCalpha and betaI. Surprisingly, down-regulation of individual alpha and betaI PKC isozymes by siRNA was completely ineffective. These data suggest that ATP regulates VRAC activity and volume-sensitive excitatory amino acid release via cooperative activation of PKCalpha and betaI.
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- Alena Rudkouskaya
- Center of Neuropharmacology and Neuroscience, Albany Medical College, Albany, NY 12208
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- Center of Neuropharmacology and Neuroscience, Albany Medical College, Albany, NY 12208
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- Burke/Cornell Medical Research Institute of Cornell University, White Plains, NY 10605
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- Center of Neuropharmacology and Neuroscience, Albany Medical College, Albany, NY 12208
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Yang P, Li ZQ, Song L, Yin YQ. Protein kinase C regulates neurite outgrowth in spinal cord neurons. Neurosci Bull 2010; 26:117-25. [PMID: 20332816 DOI: 10.1007/s12264-010-1105-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022] Open
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OBJECTIVE The functional roles of protein kinase C (PKC) in the neurite outgrowth and nerve regeneration remain controversial. The present study was aimed to investigate the role of PKC in neurite outgrowth, by studying their regulatory effects on neurite elongation in spinal cord neurons in vitro. METHODS The anterior-horn neurons of spinal cord from embryonic day 14 (E14) Sprague-Dawley (SD) rats were dissociated, purified and cultured in the serum-containing medium. The ratio of membrane-PKC (mPKC) activity to cytoplasm-PKC (cPKC) activity (m/c-PKC) was studied at different time points during culture. RESULTS Between 3-11 d of culture, the change of m/c-PKC activity ratio and PKC-betaII expression in the neurite were both significantly correlated with neurite outgrowth (r=0.95, P< 0.01; r=0.73, P< 0.01, respectively). Moreover, PMA, an activator of PKC, induced a dramatic elevation in the m/c-PKC activity ratio, accompanied with the increase in neurite length (r=0.99, P< 0.01). In contrast, GF 109203X, an inhibitor of PKC, significantly inhibited neurite elongation, which could not be reversed by PMA. CONCLUSION PKC activity may be important in regulating neurite outgrowth in spinal cord neurons, and betaII isoform of PKC probably plays a major role in this process.
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- Ping Yang
- Department of Anatomy, Third Military Medical University, Chongqing 400038, China.
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Guenther CH, Vinit S, Windelborn JA, Behan M, Mitchell GS. Atypical protein kinase C expression in phrenic motor neurons of the rat. Neuroscience 2010; 169:787-93. [PMID: 20478365 DOI: 10.1016/j.neuroscience.2010.05.018] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/26/2010] [Revised: 04/10/2010] [Accepted: 05/09/2010] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
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Atypical protein kinase C (PKC) isoforms play important roles in many neural processes, including synaptic plasticity and neurodegenerative diseases. Although atypical PKCs are expressed throughout the brain, there are no reports concerning their expression in central neural regions associated with respiratory motor control. Therefore, we explored the neuroanatomical distribution of atypical PKCs in identified phrenic motor neurons, a motor pool that plays a key role in breathing. Diaphragm injections of cholera toxin B were used to retrogradely label and identify phrenic motor neurons; immunohistochemistry was used to localize atypical PKCs in and near labeled motor neurons (i.e. the phrenic motor nucleus). Atypical PKC expression in the phrenic motor nucleus appears specific to neurons; aPKC expression could not be detected in adjacent astrocytes or microglia. Strong atypical PKC labeling was observed within cholera toxin B labeled phrenic motor neurons. Documenting the expression of atypical PKCs in phrenic motor neurons provides a framework within which to assess their role in respiratory motor control, including novel forms of respiratory plasticity known to occur in this region.
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- C H Guenther
- Department of Comparative Biosciences, School of Veterinary Medicine, University of Wisconsin, 2015 Linden Drive West, Madison, WI 53706, USA
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Shiratori M, Tozaki-Saitoh H, Yoshitake M, Tsuda M, Inoue K. P2X7 receptor activation induces CXCL2 production in microglia through NFAT and PKC/MAPK pathways. J Neurochem 2010; 114:810-9. [PMID: 20477948 DOI: 10.1111/j.1471-4159.2010.06809.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 114] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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Microglia plays an important role in many neurodegenerative conditions. ATP leaked or released by damaged cells triggers microglial activation through P2 receptors, and stimulates the release of oxygen radicals, proinflammatory cytokines and chemokines from activated microglia. However, little is known about mechanisms underlying ATP-induced chemokine release from microglia. In this study, we found that a high concentration of ATP induces the mRNA expression and release of CXCL2 from microglia. A similar effect was observed following treatment of microglia with a P2X7 receptor (P2X7R) agonist, 2'-and 3'-O-(4-benzoylbenzoyl) ATP, and this was inhibited by pre-treatment with a P2X7R antagonist, Brilliant Blue G. ATP induced both activation of nuclear factor of activated T cells (NFAT) and MAPKs (p38, ERK, and JNK) through P2X7R. ATP-induced mRNA expression of CXCL2 was inhibited by INCA-6 (an NFAT inhibitor), SB203580 (a p38 inhibitor), U0126 (a MEK-ERK inhibitor) and JNK inhibitor II (a JNK inhibitor). However, MAPK inhibitors did not inhibit activation of NFAT. In addition, protein kinase C inhibitors suppressed ATP-induced ERK and JNK activation, and also inhibited ATP-induced CXCL2 expression in microglia. These results suggest that ATP increased CXCL2 production via both NFAT and protein kinase C/MAPK signaling pathways through P2X7 receptor stimulation in microglia.
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- Miho Shiratori
- Department of Molecular and System Pharmacology, Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Kyushu University, Fukuoka, Japan
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Wu J, Wrathall JR, Schachner M. Phosphatidylinositol 3-kinase/protein kinase Cdelta activation induces close homolog of adhesion molecule L1 (CHL1) expression in cultured astrocytes. Glia 2010; 58:315-28. [PMID: 19672967 DOI: 10.1002/glia.20925] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022]
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Upregulation of expression of the close homolog of adhesion molecule L1 (CHL1) by reactive astrocytes in the glial scar reduces axonal regeneration and inhibits functional recovery after spinal cord injury (SCI). Here, we investigate the molecular mechanisms underlying upregulation of CHL1 expression by analyzing the signal transduction pathways in vitro. We show that astrogliosis stimulated by bacterial lipopolysaccharide (LPS) upregulates CHL1 expression in primary cultures of mouse cerebral astrocytes, coinciding with elevated protein synthesis and translocation of protein kinase delta (PKCdelta) from cytosol to the membrane fraction. Blocking PKCdelta activity pharmacologically and genetically attenuates LPS-induced elevation of CHL1 protein expression through a phosphatidylinositol 3-kinase (PI3K) dependent pathway. LPS induces extracellular signal-regulated kinases (ERK1/2) phosphorylation through PKCdelta and blockade of ERK1/2 activation abolishes upregulation of CHL1 expression. LPS-triggered upregulation of CHL1 expression mediated through translocation of nuclear factor kappaB (NF-kappaB) to the nucleus is blocked by a specific NF-kappaB inhibitor and by inhibition of PI3K, PKCdelta, and ERK1/2 activities, implicating NF-kappaB as a downstream target for upregulation of CHL1 expression. Furthermore, the LPS-mediated upregulation of CHL1 expression by reactive astrocytes is inhibitory for hippocampal neurite outgrowth in cocultures. Although the LPS-triggered NO-guanylate cyclase-cGMP pathway upregulates glial fibrillary acid protein expression in cultured astrocytes, we did not observe this pathway to mediate LPS-induced upregulation of CHL1 expression. Our results indicate that elevated CHL1 expression by reactive astrocytes requires activation of PI3K/PKCdelta-dependent pathways and suggest that reduction of PI3K/PKCdelta activity represents a therapeutic target to downregulate CHL1 expression and thus benefit axonal regeneration after SCI.
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- Junfang Wu
- W. M. Keck Center for Collaborative Neuroscience, Department of Cell Biology and Neuroscience, Rutgers University in the State of New Jersey, 604 Allison Road, Piscataway, NJ 08854, USA.
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Park HY, Kim JH, Zuo Z, Do SH. Ethanol increases the activity of rat excitatory amino acid transporter type 4 expressed in Xenopus oocytes: role of protein kinase C and phosphatidylinositol 3-kinase. Alcohol Clin Exp Res 2008; 32:348-54. [PMID: 18226120 DOI: 10.1111/j.1530-0277.2007.00577.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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BACKGROUND Glutamate is the major excitatory neurotransmitter in the central nervous system and is critical for essentially all physiological processes, such as learning, memory, central pain transduction, and control of motor function. Excitatory amino acid transporters (EAATs) play a key role in regulating glutamate neurotransmission by uptake of glutamate into cells. EAAT4 is the major EAAT in the cerebellar Purkinje cells. The authors investigated the effects of ethanol on EAAT4 and the mediatory effects of protein kinase C (PKC) and phosphatidylinositol 3-kinase (PI3K) in this context. METHODS Excitatory amino acid transporter 4 was expressed in Xenopus oocytes by injecting EAAT4 mRNA. l-aspartate-induced membrane currents were measured using a two-electrode voltage clamp. Responses were quantified by integrating current traces and are represented in microCoulombs (microC). RESULTS Ethanol increased EAAT4 activity in a dose-dependent manner. At ethanol concentrations of 25, 50, 100, and 200 mM, the responses were significantly higher than untreated control values. Ethanol (25 mM) significantly increased the V(max) (1.5 +/- 0.1 microC for control vs. 2.0 +/- 0.1 microC for ethanol, p < 0.05), but did not affect K(m) (2.3 +/- 0.6 microM for control vs. 1.7 +/- 0.7 microM for ethanol, p > 0.05) of EAAT4 for l-aspartate. Preincubation of oocytes with phorbol-12-myristate-13-acetate (PMA, a PKC activator) significantly increased EAAT4 activity. However, combinations of PMA and ethanol versus PMA or ethanol alone did not increase responses further. Two PKC inhibitors, chelerythrine and staurosporine did not reduce basal EAAT4 activity but abolished ethanol-enhanced EAAT4 activity. Pretreatment with wortmannin (a PI3K inhibitor) also abolished ethanol-enhanced EAAT4 activity. CONCLUSIONS These results demonstrate that acute ethanol exposure increases EAAT4 activity at clinically relevant concentrations and that PKC and PI3K may mediate this. The effects of ethanol on EAAT4 may play a role in the cerebellar dysfunction caused by ethanol intoxication.
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- Hee-Yeon Park
- Department of Anesthesiology & Pain Medicine, Seoul National University Bundang Hospital, Gyeonggi-do, Korea
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Burgos M, Calvo S, Molina F, Vaquero CF, Samarel A, Llopis J, Tranque P. PKCε induces astrocyte stellation by modulating multiple cytoskeletal proteins and interacting with Rho A signalling pathways: implications for neuroinflammation. Eur J Neurosci 2007; 25:1069-78. [PMID: 17331203 DOI: 10.1111/j.1460-9568.2007.05364.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Despite the importance of stellation to maintain astrocyte functionality, the intracellular signals controlling morphology in these cells are poorly characterized. Our goal was to examine the implication of protein kinase C epsilon (PKCepsilon) in astrocyte stellation. We found that the morphological transformation of astrocytes induced by exposure to the pro-inflammatory agent lipopolysaccharide is enhanced by adenoviral expression of wild-type PKCepsilon, and that activation of PKCepsilon is sufficient to trigger a dramatic stellation. Such an effect is mediated by the rearrangement of microtubules and filaments of glial fibrillary acidic protein, disorganization of stress fibres, and formation of new actin filaments within growing cellular processes. Furthermore, PKCepsilon regulates actin-interacting elements such as non-muscle myosin and proteins of the ezrin/radixin/moesin family. We also observed that at least part of the actions of PKCepsilon depend on its catalytic activity. Finally, stellation by PKCepsilon could be blocked by the expression of a constitutively active form of Rho A implicated in the stability of the flat astrocytic morphology. In summary, PKCepsilon stands out as a key intracellular regulator of morphological plasticity in astrocytes, affecting a large range of cytoskeletal elements and inactivating Rho A-dependent pathways. These morphological effects of PKCepsilon may play essential roles during the course of neuroinflammation.
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- Miguel Burgos
- Medical School and Regional Center for Biomedical Research (CRIB), Castilla-La Mancha University, C/Almansa 14, Albacete 02006, Spain
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Wang Y, Luo W, Reiser G. Proteinase-activated receptor-1 and -2 induce the release of chemokine GRO/CINC-1 from rat astrocytes via differential activation of JNK isoforms, evoking multiple protective pathways in brain. Biochem J 2007; 401:65-78. [PMID: 16942465 PMCID: PMC1698669 DOI: 10.1042/bj20060732] [Citation(s) in RCA: 41] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/24/2023]
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Activation of both PAR-1 (proteinase-activated receptor-1) and PAR-2 resulted in release of the chemokine GRO (growth-regulated oncogene)/CINC-1 (cytokine-induced neutrophil chemoattractant-1), a functional counterpart of human interleukin-8, from rat astrocytes. Here, we investigate whether the two PAR receptor subtypes can signal separately. PAR-2-induced GRO/CINC-1 release was independent of protein kinase C, phosphoinositide 3-kinase and MEK (mitogen-activated protein kinase kinase)-1/2 activation, whereas these three kinases were involved in PAR-1-induced GRO/CINC-1 release. Despite such clear differences between PAR-1 and PAR-2 signalling pathways, JNK (c-Jun N-terminal kinase) was identified in both signalling pathways to play a pivotal role. By isoform-specific loss-of-function studies using small interfering RNA against JNK1-3, we demonstrate that different JNK isoforms mediated GRO/CINC-1 secretion, when it was induced by either PAR-1 or PAR-2 activation. JNK2 and JNK3 isoforms were both activated by PAR-1 and essential for chemokine GRO/CINC-1 secretion, whereas PAR-1-mediated JNK1 activation was mainly responsible for c-Jun phosphorylation, which was not involved in GRO/CINC-1 release. In contrast, PAR-2-induced JNK1 activation, which failed to phosphorylate c-Jun, uniquely contributed to GRO/CINC-1 release. Therefore our results show for the first time that JNK-mediated chemokine GRO/CINC-1 release occurred in a JNK isoform-dependent fashion and invoked PAR subtype-specific mechanisms. Furthermore, here we demonstrate that activation of PAR-2, as well as PAR-1, rescued astrocytes from ceramide-induced apoptosis via regulating chemokine GRO/CINC-1 release. Taken together, our results suggest that PAR-1 and PAR-2 have overlapping functions, but can activate separate pathways under certain pathological conditions to rescue neural cells from cell death. This provides new functional insights into PAR/JNK signalling and the protective actions of PARs in brain.
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- Yingfei Wang
- Institut für Neurobiochemie, Medizinische Fakultät, Otto-von-Guericke-Universität Magdeburg, Leipziger Str. 44, 39120 Magdeburg, Germany
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- Institut für Neurobiochemie, Medizinische Fakultät, Otto-von-Guericke-Universität Magdeburg, Leipziger Str. 44, 39120 Magdeburg, Germany
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- Institut für Neurobiochemie, Medizinische Fakultät, Otto-von-Guericke-Universität Magdeburg, Leipziger Str. 44, 39120 Magdeburg, Germany
- To whom correspondence should be addressed (email )
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Leal MC, Dorfman VB, Gamba AF, Frangione B, Wisniewski T, Castaño EM, Sigurdsson EM, Morelli L. Plaque-Associated Overexpression of Insulin-Degrading Enzyme in the Cerebral Cortex of Aged Transgenic Tg2576 Mice With Alzheimer Pathology. J Neuropathol Exp Neurol 2006; 65:976-87. [PMID: 17021402 DOI: 10.1097/01.jnen.0000235853.70092.ba] [Citation(s) in RCA: 54] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/25/2023] Open
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It was proposed that insulin-degrading enzyme (IDE) participates in the clearance of amyloid beta (Abeta) in the brain, and its low expression or activity may be relevant for the progression of Alzheimer disease. We performed a longitudinal study of brain level, activity, and distribution of IDE in transgenic mice (Tg2576) expressing the Swedish mutation in human Abeta precursor protein. At 16 months of age, Tg2576 showed a significant 2-fold increment in IDE protein level as compared with 4.5- and 11-month-old animals. The peak of IDE was in synchrony with the sharp accumulation of sodium dodecyl sulfate-soluble Abeta and massive Abeta deposition into plaques. At this stage, IDE appeared surrounding Abeta fibrillar deposits within glial fibrillar acidic protein-positive astrocytes, suggesting that it was locally overexpressed during the Abeta-mediated inflammation process. When primary astrocytes were exposed to fibrillar Abeta in vitro, IDE protein level increased as compared with control, and this effect was reduced by the addition of U0126, a specific inhibitor of the ERK1/2 mitogen-activated protein kinase cascade. We propose that in Tg2576 mice and in contrast to its behavior in Alzheimer brains, active IDE increases with age around plaques as a component of astrocyte activation as a result of Abeta-triggered inflammation.
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- María C Leal
- Fundación Instituto Leloir, Instituto de Investigaciones Bioquímicas de Buenos Aires, CONICET, Ciudad de Buenos Aires, Argentina
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Hüll M, Müksch B, Akundi RS, Waschbisch A, Hoozemans JJM, Veerhuis R, Fiebich BL. Amyloid β peptide (25–35) activates protein kinase C leading to cyclooxygenase-2 induction and prostaglandin E2 release in primary midbrain astrocytes. Neurochem Int 2006; 48:663-72. [PMID: 16546299 DOI: 10.1016/j.neuint.2005.08.013] [Citation(s) in RCA: 42] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/16/2005] [Accepted: 08/30/2005] [Indexed: 11/15/2022]
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Prostaglandins (PGs) are generated by the enzymatic activity of cyclooxygenase-1 and -2 (COX-1/2) and modulate several functions in the CNS such as the generation of fever, the sleep/wake cycle, and the perception of pain. Moreover, the induction of COX-2 and the generation of PGs has been linked to neuroinflammatory aspects of Alzheimer's disease (AD). Non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) that block COX enzymatic activity have been shown to reduce the incidence of AD in various epidemiological studies. While several reports investigated the expression of COX-2 in neurons and microglia, expression of COX-2 in astroglial cells has not been investigated in detail. Here we show that amyloid beta peptide 25-35 (Abeta(25-35)) induces COX-2 mRNA and protein synthesis and a subsequent release of prostaglandin E(2) (PGE(2)) in primary midbrain astrocytes. We further demonstrate that protein kinase C (PKC) is involved in Abeta(25-35)-induced COX-2/PGE(2) synthesis. PKC-inhibitors prevent Abeta(25-35)-induced COX-2 and PGE(2) synthesis. Furthermore Abeta(25-35) rapidly induces the phosphorylation and enzymatic activation of PKC in primary rat midbrain glial cells and in primary human astrocytes from post mortem tissue. Our data suggest that the PKC isoforms alpha and/or beta are most probably involved in Abeta(25-35)-induced expression of COX-2 in midbrain astrocytes. The potential role of astroglial cells in the phagocytosis of amyloid and the involvement of PGs in this process suggests that a modulation of PGs synthesis may be a putative target in the prevention of amyloid deposition.
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- Michael Hüll
- Department of Psychiatry and Psychotherapy, University of Freiburg Medical School, Hauptstrasse 5, D-79104 Freiburg, Germany.
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Kim DC, Kim SH, Jeong MW, Baek NI, Kim KT. Effect of rottlerin, a PKC-δ inhibitor, on TLR-4-dependent activation of murine microglia. Biochem Biophys Res Commun 2005; 337:110-5. [PMID: 16182255 DOI: 10.1016/j.bbrc.2005.09.009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/28/2005] [Accepted: 09/01/2005] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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In microglia, Toll-like receptors have been shown to recognize pathogen-associated molecular patterns and initiate innate immune responses upon interaction with infectious agents. The effect of rottlerin, a PKC-delta specific inhibitor, on TLR-4-mediated signaling was investigated in murine microglia stimulated with lipopolysaccharide and taxol. Pretreatment of microglia cells with rottlerin decreased LPS- and taxol-induced nitric oxide production in a concentration-dependent manner (IC50 = 99.1+/-1.5 nM). Through MTT and FACS analysis, we found that the inhibition effect of rottlerin was not due to microglial cell death. Rottlerin pretreatment also attenuated LPS-induced phosphorylation of IkappaB-alpha, nuclear translocation of NF-kappaB, and expression of type II nitric oxide synthase. In addition, microglial phagocytosis in response to TLR-4 activation was diminished in which rottlerin was pretreated. Together, these data raise the possibility that certain PKC-delta specific inhibitors can modulate TLR-4-derived signaling and inflammatory target gene expression, and can alter susceptibility to microbial infection and chronic inflammatory diseases in central nervous system.
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- Dong-Chan Kim
- Division of Molecular and Life Science, SBD-NCRC, Pohang University of Science and Technology, Pohang, Republic of Korea
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Shen S, Yu S, Binek J, Chalimoniuk M, Zhang X, Lo SC, Hannink M, Wu J, Fritsche K, Donato R, Sun GY. Distinct signaling pathways for induction of type II NOS by IFNγ and LPS in BV-2 microglial cells. Neurochem Int 2005; 47:298-307. [PMID: 15955597 DOI: 10.1016/j.neuint.2005.03.007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 61] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/14/2004] [Revised: 03/30/2005] [Accepted: 03/30/2005] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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Nitric oxide (NO) release upon microglial cell activation has been implicated in the tissue injury and cell death in many neurodegenerative diseases. Recent studies have indicated the ability of interferon-gamma (IFNgamma) and lipopolysaccharides (LPS) to independently induce type II nitric oxide synthase (iNOS) expression and NO production in BV-2 microglial cells. However, a detailed comparison between the signaling pathways activating iNOS by these two agents has not been accomplished. Analysis of PKC isoforms revealed mainly the presence of PKCdelta, iota and lambda in BV-2 cells. Although both IFNgamma and LPS could specifically enhance the tyrosine phosphorylation of PKCdelta, treatment with IFNgamma induced a steady increase of phospho-PKCdelta for up to 1h, whereas treatment with LPS elevated phospho-PKCdelta levels only transiently, with peak activity at 5 min. Rottlerin, a specific inhibitor for PKCdelta, dose-dependently inhibited IFNgamma- and LPS-induced NO production. Despite the common involvement of PKCdelta, IFNgamma- but not LPS-induced NO production involved extracellular signal-regulated kinases (ERK1/2) cascade and IFNgamma-induced phosphorylation of ERK1/2 was mediated through PKC. On the other hand, LPS- but not IFNgamma-induced NO production was through stimulation of NF-kappaB activation and nuclear translocation to interact with DNA. These results demonstrated distinct signaling pathways for induction of iNOS by IFNgamma and LPS in BV-2 microglial cells.
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- Siming Shen
- Department of Nutritional Sciences, University of Missouri, Columbia, MO 65212, USA
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Blanc E, Roux GL, Bénard J, Raguénez G. Low expression of Wnt-5a gene is associated with high-risk neuroblastoma. Oncogene 2005; 24:1277-83. [PMID: 15592517 DOI: 10.1038/sj.onc.1208255] [Citation(s) in RCA: 76] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/19/2022]
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Disseminated forms of neuroblastoma (NB), a tumor derived from neuroectodermal tissue, pose a major therapeutic challenge for pediatric oncology. By performing a comparative cDNA array analysis of metastatic neuroblasts versus primary xenograft from the human IGR-N-91 NB model, we were able to identify a set of downregulated developmental genes in metastatic neuroblasts. One of these genes was Wnt-5a, a member of the Wnt signaling pathway, known to be involved in the development of neural crest cells. Since we also found a significant decrease in Wnt-5a mRNA in unfavorable versus favorable categories in 37 primary NB tumors (P<0.007), we wondered whether retinoic acid (RA), which has a role in neural crest induction and differentiation, might reverse the aberrant negative regulation of Wnt-5a in metastatic malignant neuroblasts. Following treatment with 10 muM RA for 6 days, the MYCN-amplified IGR-N-91 cell lines underwent neuronal differentiation as assessed by reduced MYCN gene expression and neuritic extension. In these conditions, data showed an upregulation of Wnt-5a and PKC-theta; isoform expressions. Our study highlights, for the first time, the involvement of Wnt-5a, which has a role in embryonic and morphogenetic processes, in the response of malignant neuroblasts to RA. In conclusion, we demonstrated that RA, which is used in the treatment of high-risk NB patients with recurrent/residual disease in the bone marrow, is able to upregulate Wnt-5a gene expression.
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- Etienne Blanc
- Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique, Unité Mixte de Recherche 8126, Université Paris-Sud, Institut Fédératif de Recherche 54, Institut Gustave-Roussy (IGR), 39, rue Camille Desmoulins, 94805 Villejuif Cedex, France
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ATP regulates anion channel-mediated organic osmolyte release from cultured rat astrocytes via multiple Ca2+-sensitive mechanisms. Am J Physiol Cell Physiol 2004; 288:C204-13. [PMID: 15371260 DOI: 10.1152/ajpcell.00330.2004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 96] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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Ubiquitously expressed volume-regulated anion channels (VRACs) are activated in response to cell swelling but may also show limited activity in nonswollen cells. VRACs are permeable to inorganic anions and small organic osmolytes, including the amino acids aspartate, glutamate, and taurine. Several recent reports have demonstrated that neurotransmitters or hormones, such as ATP and vasopressin, induce or strongly potentiate astrocytic whole cell Cl(-) currents and amino acid release, which are inhibited by VRAC blockers. In the present study, we explored the intracellular signaling mechanisms mediating the effects of ATP on d-[(3)H]aspartate release via the putative VRAC pathway in rat primary astrocyte cultures. Cells were exposed to moderate (5%) or substantial (30%) reductions in medium osmolarity. ATP strongly potentiated d-[(3)H]aspartate release in both moderately swollen and substantially swollen cells. These ATP effects were blocked (>or=80% inhibition) by intracellular Ca(2+) chelation with BAPTA-AM, calmodulin inhibitors, or a combination of the inhibitors of protein kinase C (PKC) and calmodulin-dependent kinase II (CaMK II). In contrast, control d-[(3)H]aspartate release activated by the substantial hyposmotic swelling showed little (<or=25% inhibition) sensitivity to the same pharmacological agents. These data indicate that ATP regulates VRAC activity via two separate Ca(2+)-sensitive signaling cascades involving PKC and CaMK II and that cell swelling per se activates VRACs via a separate Ca(2+)/calmodulin-independent signaling mechanism. Ca(2+)-dependent organic osmolyte release via VRACs may contribute to the physiological functions of these channels in the brain, including astrocyte-to-neuron intercellular communication.
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Pascale A, Alkon DL, Grimaldi M. Translocation of protein kinase C-betaII in astrocytes requires organized actin cytoskeleton and is not accompanied by synchronous RACK1 relocation. Glia 2004; 46:169-82. [PMID: 15042584 DOI: 10.1002/glia.10354] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/02/2023]
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Protein kinase C (PKC)-betaII is the most abundant PKC isoform in astrocytes. Upon activation, this isoform of PKC translocates from the cytosol to the plasma membrane (PM). In this study, we investigated in astrocytes the modality of PKC-betaII translocation as far as the participation of the receptor for activated C kinase-1 (RACK1) and the requirement for intact cytoskeleton in the process. In astrocytes, Western blots and immunocytochemistry coupled to confocal microscopic quantitative analysis showed that after 5 min of phorbol-12-myristate-13-acetate (PMA) exposure, native PKC-betaII, but not PKC-betaI, is relocated efficiently from the cytosol to the PM. Translocation of PKC-betaII was not associated with synchronous RACK1 relocation. Furthermore, the quantity of PM-associated PKC-betaII that co-immunoprecipitated with PM-bound RACK1 increased following PMA exposure, indicating a post activation binding of the two proteins in the PM. Because RACK1 and PKC-betaII relocation seemed not to be synchronous, we hypothesized that an intermediate interaction with the cytoskeleton was taking place. In fact, we were able to show that pharmacological disruption of actin-based cytoskeleton greatly deranged PKC-betaII translocation to the PM. The requirement for intact actin cytoskeleton was specific, because depolymerization of tubulin had no effect on the ability of the kinase to translocate to the PM. These results indicate that in astrocytes, RACK1 and PKC-betaII synchronous relocation is not essential for relocation of PKC-betaII to the PM. In addition, we show for the first time that the integrity of the actin cytoskeleton plays a specific role in PKC-betaII movements in these cells. We hypothesize that in glial cells, rapidly occurring changes of actin cytoskeleton arrangement may be involved in the fast reprogramming of PKC targeting to specific PM location to phosphorylate substrates in different cellular locations.
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- Alessia Pascale
- Laboratory of Adaptive Systems, National Institute of Neurological Diseases and Stroke, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland, USA
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Wu JM, Xiao L, Cheng XK, Cui LX, Wu NH, Shen YF. PKCϵ Is a Unique Regulator for hsp90β Gene in Heat Shock Response. J Biol Chem 2003; 278:51143-9. [PMID: 14532285 DOI: 10.1074/jbc.m305537200] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022] Open
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An early event in cellular heat shock response is the transmittance of stress signals from the cell surface into the nuclei, resulting in the induction of heat shock proteins (Hsps). Protein kinase C (PKC) has been implicated as a key player in transducing stress signals. However, mechanism(s) by which PKC regulates heat shock-induced events remains largely unknown. Here we present data that pan-PKC inhibitor GF109203X, but not classic PKC inhibitor Gö6976, specifically repressed heat shock-induced accumulation of mRNA as well as promoter activity of hsp90 beta, but not hsp90 alpha, in Jurkat cells. Subcellular fractionation studies revealed that heat shock exclusively induced PKC-epsilon membrane translocation. Consistently, expression of a constitutively active PKC-epsilon(A159E) resulted in an enhanced promoter activity of hsp90 beta upon heat shock, whereas a dominant-negative PKC-epsilon(K437R) abolished this effect. In contrast, constitutively active-PKC-alpha or dominant-negative-PKC-alpha had no effects on heat shock induction of the gene. The effect of PKC-epsilon on hsp90 beta expression seems to be stimuli-specific, as phorbol myristate acetate-mediated hsp90 beta expression was PKC-epsilon-independent. We conclude that PKC-epsilon is specifically required in the signaling pathway leading to the induction of hsp90 beta gene in response to heat shock.
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- Jian-Min Wu
- National Laboratory of Medical Molecular Biology, Institute of Basic Medical Sciences, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Beijing 100005, China
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Susarla BTS, Robinson MB. Rottlerin, an inhibitor of protein kinase Cdelta (PKCdelta), inhibits astrocytic glutamate transport activity and reduces GLAST immunoreactivity by a mechanism that appears to be PKCdelta-independent. J Neurochem 2003; 86:635-45. [PMID: 12859677 DOI: 10.1046/j.1471-4159.2003.01886.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 48] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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Protein kinase C (PKC) regulates the activity and/or cell surface expression of several different neurotransmitter transporters, including subtypes of glutamate transporters. In the present study, the effects of pharmacological inhibitors of PKC were studied in primary astrocyte cultures that express the glutamate aspartate transporter (GLAST) subtype of glutamate transporter. We found that general inhibitors of PKC, bisindolylmaleimide I (Bis I), bisindolylmaleimide II (Bis II), staurosporine and an inhibitor of classical PKCs, Gö6976, had no effect on Na+-dependent glutamate transport activity. However, rottlerin, a putative specific inhibitor of PKCdelta, decreased transport activity with an IC50 value (less than 10 micro m) that is comparable to that reported for inhibition of PKCdelta. The effect of rottlerin was very rapid (maximal effect within 5 min) and was due to a decrease in the capacity (Vmax) for transport. Rottlerin also caused a drastic loss of GLAST immunoreactivity within 5 min, suggesting that rottlerin accelerates GLAST degradation/proteolysis. Rottlerin had no effect on cell surface or total expression of the transferrin receptor, providing evidence that the effect on GLAST cannot be attributed to a non-specific internalization/degradation of plasma membrane proteins. Down-regulation of PKCdelta with chronic phorbol ester treatment did not block rottlerin-mediated inhibition of transport activity. These results suggest a novel mechanism for regulation of the GLAST subtype of glutamate transporter and indicate that there is a rottlerin target that is capable of controlling the levels of GLAST by controlling the rate of degradation or limited proteolysis. It appears that the target for rottlerin may not be PKCdelta.
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- Bala T S Susarla
- Departments of Pediatrics and Pharmacology, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19104-4318, USA
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Vasopressin-induced cytoplasmic and nuclear calcium signaling in embryonic cortical astrocytes: dynamics of calcium and calcium-dependent kinase translocation. J Neurosci 2003. [PMID: 12764111 DOI: 10.1523/jneurosci.23-10-04228.2003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 33] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022] Open
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The present study sought to determine the downstream consequences of V1a vasopressin receptor (V1aR) activation of Ca2+ signaling in cortical astrocytes. Results of these analyses demonstrated that V1aR activation led to a marked increase in both cytoplasmic and nuclear Ca2+. We also investigated V1aR activation of Ca2+-activated signaling kinases, protein kinase C (PKC), Ca2+/calmodulin-dependent protein kinase II (CaMKII), and the mitogen-activated protein (MAP) kinases [MAPK and extracellular signal-regulated kinases 1 and 2 (ERK1/2)], their localization within cytoplasmic and nuclear compartments, and activation of their downstream nuclear target, the transcription factor cAMP response element-binding protein (CREB). Results of these analyses demonstrated that V1aR activation led to a significant rise in PKC, CaMKII, and ERK1/2 activation, with CaMKII and ERK1/2 demonstrating dynamic transport between cytoplasmic and nuclear compartments. Although no evidence of PKC translocation was apparent, PKC and CaMKs were required for activation and nuclear translocation of ERK1/2. Subsequent to CaMKII and ERK1/2 translocation to the nucleus, CREB activation occurred and was found to be dependent on upstream activation of ERK1/2 and CaMKs. These data provide the first systematic analysis of the V1aR-induced Ca2+ signaling cascade in cortical astrocytes. In addition, results of this study introduce a heretofore unknown effect of vasopressin, dynamic Ca2+ signaling between the cytoplasm and nucleus that leads to comparable dynamics of kinase activation and shuttling between cytoplasmic and nuclear compartments. Implications for development and regeneration induced by V1aR activation of CREB-regulated gene expression in cortical astrocytes are discussed.
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Assari T, Cox S, Munday MR, Pearce B. Regulation of alpha(1)-adrenoceptor-linked phosphoinositide metabolism in cultured glia: involvement of protein phosphatases and kinases. Cell Signal 2003; 15:403-12. [PMID: 12618215 DOI: 10.1016/s0898-6568(02)00114-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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Noradrenaline-stimulated phosphoinositide breakdown in cultured glia was found to be mediated by alpha(1A)-adrenoceptors. The alpha(1A)-selective agonist A61603 was as effective as noradrenaline in eliciting 3H-inositol phosphate (IP) accumulation but was approximately 50-fold more potent. In addition, the use of selective antagonists revealed a clear rank order of potency in the ability of these drugs to reverse the effect of noradrenaline on phosphoinositide breakdown: RS17053 (alpha(1A)-selective) >>AH11110A (alpha(1B)-selective)>BMY7378 (alpha(1D)-selective). Pre-treatment of cultured glia with the protein phosphatase inhibitor okadaic acid resulted in a concentration- and time-dependent reduction in noradrenaline-evoked 3H-IP accumulation. This effect was mimicked by, but was not additive with, a phorbol ester, was reversed by protein kinase C (PKC) inhibitors and was not evident in cells which had been PKC depleted. The ability of cell extracts to dephosphorylate radiolabelled glycogen phosphorylase revealed the presence of the phosphatases PP1 and PP2A in almost equal abundance. Okadaic acid pre-treatment of intact cultures elicited a marked reduction in total phosphatase activity, particularly that mediated by PP2A. We also determined the effect of okadaic acid pre-treatment on PKC and cyclic AMP-dependent protein kinase (PKA) activities in these cells. PKC and PKA activities in cell extracts were assessed by determining the incorporation of 32P into histone and kemptide, respectively. Okadaic acid elicited increases in both Ca(2+)-dependent and Ca(2+)-independent PKC activity; in addition, increases in both initial and total PKA activities were also recorded. The effect of okadaic acid on noradrenaline-stimulated 3H-IP accumulation were not, however, mimicked by either forskolin or 8-bromo-cyclic AMP, suggesting that this event is not regulated by PKA. Our data point to roles for both PKC and PP2A in the regulation of alpha(1A)-adrenoceptor-linked phosphoinositide metabolism in cultured cortical glia.
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- Tracy Assari
- Department of Pharmacology, The School of Pharmacy, 29/39 Brunswick Square, London WC1N 1AX, UK
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Nakamura Y, Ohmaki M, Murakami K, Yoneda Y. Involvement of protein kinase C in glutamate release from cultured microglia. Brain Res 2003; 962:122-8. [PMID: 12543462 DOI: 10.1016/s0006-8993(02)03979-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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Glutamate release from microglial cells may cause neuronal damage. To elucidate the mechanism of glutamate release, we examined the possible regulation by nitric oxide and protein kinase C. Cultured microglia prepared from the whole brains of newborn rats released glutamate by the stimulation with lipopolysaccharide (LPS) dose dependently. The time course study revealed that glutamate release showed a long lag time about 6 h after LPS stimulation, whereas about 3 h lag time was observed in LPS-induced NO production. An inhibitor for NO synthase, N(G)-nitro-L-arginine, could effectively inhibit the glutamate release. Glutamate release induced by LPS was enhanced by 1 nM phorbol myristate acetate (PMA). Furthermore, high concentrations of PMA (>10 nM) induced glutamate release even without LPS stimulation. Glutamate release stimulated either by 100 ng/ml LPS or 100 nM PMA was inhibited by staurosporine, and also by alpha-aminoadipate. These results provide insight into the pathways regulating microglial pathological activation by protein kinase C and may be a base for the protection against microglia-evoked neurotoxicity.
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- Yoichi Nakamura
- Department of Molecular Pharmacology, Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Kanazawa University, Kanazawa, Japan.
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Costa LG, Guizzetti M. Inhibition of muscarinic receptor-induced proliferation of astroglial cells by ethanol: mechanisms and implications for the fetal alcohol syndrome. Neurotoxicology 2002; 23:685-91. [PMID: 12520758 DOI: 10.1016/s0161-813x(02)00009-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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In utero exposure to ethanol is deleterious to fetal brain development. Children born with the fetal alcohol syndrome (FAS) display a number of abnormalities, the most significant of which are central nervous system (CNS) dysfunctions, such as microencephaly and mental retardation. An interaction of ethanol with glial cells, particularly astrocytes, has been suggested to contribute to the developmental neurotoxicity of this alcohol. At low concentrations (10-100 mM) ethanol inhibits the proliferation of astroglial cells in vitro, particularly when stimulated by acetycholine through muscarinic M3 receptors. Of the several signal transduction pathways activated by these receptors in astrocytes or astrocytoma cells, which are involved in mitogenic signaling, only some (e.g. protein kinase C (PKC) zeta, p70S6 kinase) appear to be targeted by ethanol at the same low concentrations which effectively inhibit proliferation. Inhibition of astroglial proliferation by ethanol may contribute to the microencephaly seen in FAS.
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- Lucio G Costa
- Department of Environmental Health, University of Washington, Seattle, WA, USA.
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Microglia, residential macrophages in the central nervous system, can release a variety of factors including cytokines, chemokines, etc. to regulate the communication among neuronal and other types of glial cells. Microglia play immunological roles in mechanisms underlying the phagocytosis of invading microorganisms and removal of dead or damaged cells. When microglia are hyperactivated due to a certain pathological imbalance, they may cause neuronal degeneration. Pathological activation of microglia has been reported in a wide range of conditions such as cerebral ischemia, Alzheimer's disease, prion diseases, multiple sclerosis, AIDS dementia, and others. Nearly 5000 papers on microglia can be retrieved on the Web site PubMed at present (November 2001) and half of them were published within the past 5 years. Although it is not possible to read each paper in detail, as many factors as possible affecting microglial functions in in vitro culture systems are presented in this review. The factors are separated into "activators" and "inhibitors," although it is difficult to classify many of them. An overview on these factors may help in the development of a new strategy for the treatment of various neurodegenerative diseases.
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- Yoichi Nakamura
- Laboratory of Integrative Physiology in Veterinary Sciences, Osaka Prefecture University; Sakai, Japan.
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Othman T, Sinclair CJD, Haughey N, Geiger JD, Parkinson FE. Ethanol alters glutamate but not adenosine uptake in rat astrocytes: evidence for protein kinase C involvement. Neurochem Res 2002; 27:289-96. [PMID: 11958530 DOI: 10.1023/a:1014955111742] [Citation(s) in RCA: 36] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/12/2022]
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Glutamate is the primary excitatory neurotransmitter in brain. By stimulating neuronal activity, glutamate increases cellular energy utilization, enhances ATP hydrolysis and promotes the formation of adenosine. Adenosine has receptor-mediated effects that reduce or oppose the excitatory effects of glutamate. As a possible mechanism for ethanol's ability to inhibit excitatory effects of glutamate and enhance inhibitory effects of adenosine, we tested the hypothesis that ethanol promotes [3H]glutamate uptake and inhibits [3H]adenosine uptake. Using primary cultures of rat astrocytes, we found that acute treatment with ethanol (50 mM, 30 min) inhibited [3H]glutamate uptake and reduced protein kinase C (PKC)-induced stimulation of [3H]glutamate uptake. Prolonged treatment (50 mM, 3 day) with ethanol, however, increased both [3H]glutamate uptake and PKC activity. Contrary to other cell types, neither acute or chronic ethanol exposure affected [3H]adenosine uptake in astrocytes. These data indicate that in rat cortical astrocytes ethanol affects [3H]glutamate uptake but not [3H]adenosine uptake by affecting PKC modulation of transporter activity.
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- Timothy Othman
- Department of Pharmacology and Therapeutics, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Canada
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Perillan PR, Chen M, Potts EA, Simard JM. Transforming growth factor-beta 1 regulates Kir2.3 inward rectifier K+ channels via phospholipase C and protein kinase C-delta in reactive astrocytes from adult rat brain. J Biol Chem 2002; 277:1974-80. [PMID: 11713246 DOI: 10.1074/jbc.m107984200] [Citation(s) in RCA: 52] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022] Open
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The multifunctional cytokine, transforming growth factor beta(1) (TGF-beta(1)), exerts complex effects on astrocytes with early signaling events being less well characterized than transcriptional mechanisms. We examined the effect of TGF-beta(1) on the 14-pS Kir2.3 inward rectifier K(+) channel in rat primary cultured reactive astrocytes. Immunofluorescence study showed that cells co-expressed TGF-beta(1) receptors 1 and 2, Kir2.3, and glial fibrillary acidic protein (GFAP). Patch clamp study showed that TGF-beta(1) (0.1-100 ng/ml) caused a rapid (<5 min) depolarization because of dose-dependent down-regulation of Kir2.3 channels, which was mimicked by the protein kinase C (PKC) activator phorbol 12-myristate 13-acetate (10-500 nm) and which was inhibited by the PKC inhibitor calphostin C (100 nm), by PKC desensitization produced by 3 h of exposure to phorbol 12-myristate 13-acetate (100 nm), and by the PKC-delta isoform-specific inhibitor rottlerin (50 microm). Immunoblot analysis and confocal imaging showed that TGF-beta(1) caused PKC-delta translocation to membrane, and co-immunoprecipitation experiments showed that TGF-beta(1) enhanced association between Kir2.3 and PKC-delta. Additional electrophysiological experiments showed that Kir2.3 channel down-regulation was blocked by the phospholipase C inhibitors, neomycin (100 microm) and D609 (200 microm). Given the commonality of signaling involving PLC-PKC-delta, we speculate that TGF-beta(1)-evoked depolarization may be an early signaling event related to gene transcription in astrocytes.
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- Pablo R Perillan
- Department of Neurosurgery, University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland 21201, USA
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Nakajima K, Honda S, Tohyama Y, Imai Y, Kohsaka S, Kurihara T. Neurotrophin secretion from cultured microglia. J Neurosci Res 2001; 65:322-31. [PMID: 11494368 DOI: 10.1002/jnr.1157] [Citation(s) in RCA: 185] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/05/2023]
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Because microglia have been suggested to produce neurotrophins, we tested this ability in vitro. Rat primary microglia were found to constitutively secrete a limited amount of brain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF), but nerve growth factor (NGF) and neurotrophin-3 (NT-3) were undetectable in the conditioned medium. Stimulation of the cells with lipopolysaccharide (LPS) increased BDNF secretion, and induced NGF secretion. As a first step to examine this regulation system, the association of protein kinase C (PKC) was pharmacologically analyzed. A PKC activator, phorbol-12-myristate-13-acetate, enhanced the secretion of BDNF. Pre-treatment of microglia with a PKC inhibitor, bisindolylmaleimide, suppressed LPS-stimulated BDNF secretion as well as the constitutive one. These results suggest that the PKC signaling cascade is closely associated with BDNF secretion. Among PKC isoforms, PKCalpha probably plays a role in BDNF secretion, based on the results of experiments using a specific PKC activator, 1-oleoyl-2-acetyl-sn-glycerol, and a specific PKC inhibitor, Gö 6976, and by immunoblotting. Taken together, these findings suggest that the secretion of BDNF from microglia is regulated through PKCalpha-associated signal transduction mechanism.
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- K Nakajima
- Institute of Life Science, Soka University, 1-236, Tangi-machi, Hachioji, Tokyo 192-8577.
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Patrizio M, Colucci M, Levi G. Human immunodeficiency virus type 1 Tat protein decreases cyclic AMP synthesis in rat microglia cultures. J Neurochem 2001; 77:399-407. [PMID: 11299302 DOI: 10.1046/j.1471-4159.2001.00249.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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We have studied the modulation of cyclic AMP (cAMP) accumulation by the human immunodeficiency virus type 1 (HIV 1) protein Tat in microglia and astrocyte cultures obtained from neonatal rat brain. Pretreatment of microglia with recombinant Tat resulted in a dose- and time-dependent decrease of cAMP accumulation induced by subsequent exposure to isoproterenol (1 microM). The inhibitory action of 100 ng/mL Tat approached 50% after 4 h of preincubation and reached a maximum of 70% after 24 h. The Tat-induced time- and dose-dependent decrease of cAMP accumulation was observed also when microglial cultures were stimulated with the adenylyl cyclase activator forskolin (100 microM). In both cases, Tat inhibitory action was 70% reverted by a specific monoclonal anti-Tat antibody, but was not prevented either by the phosphodiesterase inhibitor 3-isobutyl-1-methyl-xantine (100 microM) or by a 16-h pretreatment of microglial cultures with the Gi protein inhibitor pertussis toxin (10 ng/mL). All these results suggested that the viral protein acts at a step of the cAMP transduction pathway other than receptors, G proteins and phosphodiesterases. The target of Tat appeared to be adenylyl cyclase, whose activity was markedly reduced (up to 60%) in membranes prepared from Tat-treated microglial cells, both in basal conditions and after stimulation with isoproterenol and forskolin. The inability of the competitive inhibitor of nitric oxide synthase N(G)-monometyl- L-arginine (20 and 200 microM) to revert Tat action on forskolin-induced cAMP accumulation, and of two potent nitric oxide donors, PAPA and DETA (0.1-2 m M), to alter forskolin-induced cAMP accumulation, excluded an involvement of nitric oxide in Tat-induced adenylyl cyclase inhibition. On the contrary, two inhibitors of nuclear factor kappaB activation, N-tosyl-( L)-phenylalanine chloromethyl ketone (10 microM) and SN50 (25 microM), markedly prevented the reduction of forskolin-evoked cAMP accumulation by Tat, suggesting a possible role for this nuclear transcriptional factor in the regulation of adenylyl cyclase by Tat in microglia. This assumption was strengthened by the ability of lipopolysaccharide (100 ng/mL, 4 h) to mimic the inhibitory effect of the viral protein. Conversely, astrocyte cAMP accumulation was unaffected by the viral protein, as tested at various concentrations and time points. Finally, Tat inhibition of microglial adenylyl cyclase was not due to non-specific cytotoxicity. As cAMP has been reported to exert a neuroprotective role in several in vivo and in vitro models of brain pathologies, and microglia is believed to mediate Tat-induced neurotoxicity, these results suggest that the ability of Tat to inhibit cAMP synthesis in microglia may contribute to neuronal degeneration and cell death associated with HIV infection.
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- M Patrizio
- Neurobiology Section, Laboratory of Pathophysiology, Istituto Superiore di Sanità, Rome, Italy.
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Roßner S, Mehlhorn G, Schliebs R, Bigl V. Increased neuronal and glial expression of protein kinase C isoforms in neocortex of transgenic Tg2576 mice with amyloid pathology. Eur J Neurosci 2001. [DOI: 10.1111/j.1460-9568.2001.01388.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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Nakamura Y, Si Q, Kataoka K. Differential regulation of microglial NO production by protein kinase C inhibitors. Neurochem Int 2001; 38:1-7. [PMID: 10913682 DOI: 10.1016/s0197-0186(00)00067-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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Nitric oxide (NO) produced by microglia has been implicated in the pathogenesis of various central nervous system diseases; however, the intracellular signal pathways for the production of NO are not well known. Protein kinase C (PKC) plays a key role in a variety of signal transduction processes. To elucidate how PKC regulates microglial NO production, we examined the effects of PKC inhibitors on lipopolysaccharide (LPS)-stimulated NO production by primary cultured rat microglia. Staurosporine, a non-selective PKC inhibitor, increased LPS-induced production of NO at 0.1-10 nM range of concentration. Protein kinase A (PKA) inhibitor, H89, did not affect LPS-induced NO production, suggesting that staurosporine effect is not mediated by inhibition of PKA. However, other two PKC inhibitors, whose specificities for PKC isoforms were different, Gö6976 and Ro-32-0432, exhibited different effects on NO production from staurosporine; the former inhibited and the latter showed no effect. Interestingly, an activator of PKC, phorbol 12-myristate 13-acetate (PMA) also increased LPS-induced production of NO at 1-10 nM range of concentration, suggesting that prolonged incubation with PMA caused down-regulation of PKC. These results indicate that the inhibition or down-regulation of some PKC isoforms causes the enhancement of NO production. The different effects of PKC inhibitors on the NO production suggest that the different PKC isoforms play different roles in regulation of NO production in microglia.
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- Y Nakamura
- Department of Physiology, Ehime University School of Medicine, Shigenobu, 791-0295, Ehime, Japan.
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Nakajima K, Honda S, Tohyama Y, Kurihara T, Kohsaka S. Ceramide-enhanced urokinase-type plasminogen activator (uPA) release is mediated by protein kinase C in cultured microglia. Glia 2000; 32:226-33. [PMID: 11102964 DOI: 10.1002/1098-1136(200012)32:3<226::aid-glia30>3.0.co;2-#] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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As described previously, a relatively high dose of neurotrophins increased the release of urokinase-type plasminogen activator (uPA) from cultured microglia. This biological response is suggested to be caused by ceramide, which is a metabolite of nerve growth factor low-affinity receptor (NGFRp75)-associated sphingomyelin turnover. Therefore, in the present study, we examined the effect of ceramide on the release of uPA from cultured microglia. Treatment of the cells with permeable C8-ceramide (D-erythro-Sphingosine, N-octanoyl-) enhanced uPA release in a dose-dependent manner. This effect of C8-ceramide was mimicked by treatment with bacterial sphingomyelinase. A pharmacological study using a specific PKC activator, phorbol-12-myristate-13-acetate, and a protein kinase C (PKC) inhibitor, bisindolylmaleimide, showed that PKC activation is required in order to release uPA from ceramide-stimulated microglia as well as from nonstimulated microglia. Further study using a specific conventional PKC (cPKC) activator, 1-oleoyl-2-acetyl-sn-glycerol (OAG), and a specific cPKC inhibitor, Gö 6976, suggested that PKC-delta and/or -epsilon is involved in uPA release. As opposed to the apoptotic pathway, however, no activation of c-Jun N-terminal kinase and nuclear factor kappa B was observed in C8-ceramide-stimulated microglia. The findings suggest that uPA release from microglia is regulated by a mechanism in which PKC-delta and/or -epsilon are activated and further signals are transduced subsequently.
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- K Nakajima
- Institute of Life Science, Soka University, Hachioji, Tokyo, Japan.
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Sparatore B, Patrone M, Passalacqua M, Pedrazzi M, Pontremoli S, Melloni E. Neuronal differentiation of PC12 cells involves changes in protein kinase C-theta distribution and molecular properties. Biochem Biophys Res Commun 2000; 275:149-53. [PMID: 10944456 DOI: 10.1006/bbrc.2000.3258] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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In this study we demonstrate that the rat pheochromocytoma PC12 cell line expresses the novel protein kinase C isozyme designated PKC-θ. The isozyme is almost completely localized in the nuclear compartment of proliferating cells. Following stimulation with the nerve growth factor, PKC-θ is redistributed into the cytoplasm and the outgrowing neurite processes, mostly as a cytoskeletal associated kinase. This event is accompanied by an eightfold increase in the expression level and by the appearance of specific modifications of PKC-θ molecule. Conversely, the kinase is down-regulated once cells reach the terminally differentiated state displaying a neuron-like phenotype. These data suggest a functional role for the kinase in the regulation of cytoskeletal modeling along the multistage differentiation process of PC12 cells.
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- B Sparatore
- Department of Experimental Medicine, Biochemistry Section, University of Genoa, Viale Benedetto XV, Genoa, 1-16132, Italy.
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Jeohn GH, Chang RC, Kim WG, Wilson B, Mohney RP, Wetsel WC, Hong JS. Post-transcriptional inhibition of lipopolysaccharide-induced expression of inducible nitric oxide synthase by Gö6976 in murine microglia. BRAIN RESEARCH. MOLECULAR BRAIN RESEARCH 2000; 79:18-31. [PMID: 10925140 DOI: 10.1016/s0169-328x(00)00081-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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Glia in the brain respond to various toxins with an increased expression of inducible nitric oxide synthase (iNOS) and an increased production of nitric oxide (NO). Here, we report that lipopolysaccharide (LPS)-induced expression of iNOS was down-regulated post-transcriptionally through the destabilization of iNOS mRNA by the indolocarbazole compound, Gö6976, in murine microglia. This Gö6976 effect is specific for iNOS since tumor necrosis factor alpha was unaffected by the compound. Interestingly, the post-transcriptional effects ascribed to Gö6976 were not observed with other inhibitors of protein kinase A, C (PKC), G, or protein tyrosine kinases. Instead, these kinases appear to affect the iNOS/NO system at the transcriptional level. In the past, Gö6976 has been reported to be a rather specific inhibitor of PKC in vitro. Results from our experiments, through prolonged treatment with phorbol esters and with the various PKC inhibitors including phorbol ester-insensitive PKC isotype inhibitor, suggest that the Gö6976-mediated post-transcriptional regulation of iNOS gene expression and NO production in microglia is not mediated through its reputed effects on PKC activity. Since the effects of various neurotoxins and certain neurodegenerative diseases may be manifested through alterations in the iNOS/NO system, post-transcriptional control of this system may represent a novel strategy for therapeutic intervention.
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- G H Jeohn
- Neuropharmacology Section, National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences, National Institutes of Health, Research Triangle Park, NC 27709, USA.
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Jeohn GH, Wilson B, Wetsel WC, Hong JS. The indolocarbazole Gö6976 protects neurons from lipopolysaccharide/interferon-gamma-induced cytotoxicity in murine neuron/glia co-cultures. BRAIN RESEARCH. MOLECULAR BRAIN RESEARCH 2000; 79:32-44. [PMID: 10925141 DOI: 10.1016/s0169-328x(00)00082-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/18/2022]
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The expression of inducible nitric oxide synthase (iNOS) and the production of nitric oxide (NO) after exposure to endotoxins has been implicated in immune-mediated neurotoxicity. The indolocarbazole compound Gö6976, which has been described as a selective protein kinase C (PKC) inhibitor in vitro, rescued neurons from lipopolysaccharide/interferon-gamma (LPS/IFNgamma)- or interleukin-1alpha/tumor necrosis alpha/IFNgamma (IL-1alpha/TNFalpha/IFNgamma)-induced cytotoxicity in murine primary neuron-glia co-cultures. Other compounds known to inhibit PKC, Ro31-8220, GF109203X, Gö7874, H7, staurosporine and H89, failed to rescue neurons from the LPS/IFNgamma-induced cytotoxicity. These results suggest that the neuroprotection by Gö6976 from the LPS/IFNgamma-induced neuronal cell death is not mediated through its reputed effects on PKC activity. The neuroprotection paralleled the inhibition of iNOS gene expression and NO production. However, further analyses correlating NO production with the extent of neurotoxicity suggested that additional mechanism(s) besides the inhibition of the iNOS/NO system may be responsible for the neuroprotective effects of Gö6976. An understanding of the mechanism underlying the neuroprotective effect of Gö6976 may provide key insights into potential interventions for immune-mediated neurodegenerative diseases.
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- G H Jeohn
- Neuropharmacology Section, Laboratory of Pharmacology and Chemistry, National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences, National Institute of Health, Research Triangle Park, NC 27709, USA
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Kopnisky KL, Sumners C. Angiotensin II-induced decrease in expression of inducible nitric oxide synthase in rat astroglial cultures: role of protein kinase C. J Neurochem 2000; 74:613-20. [PMID: 10646512 DOI: 10.1046/j.1471-4159.2000.740613.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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Inducible nitric oxide synthase (iNOS) has been implicated as a mediator of cellular toxicity in a variety of neurodegenerative disorders. Nitric oxide, which is generated in high quantities following induction of iNOS, combines with other oxygen radicals to form highly reactive, death-inducing compounds. Given the frequency of neuronal death due to neurodegenerative diseases, cerebral trauma, and stroke, it is important to study the mechanisms of regulation of iNOS in the brain. We demonstrated previously that angiotensin II (Ang II) decreases the expression of iNOS produced by bacterial endotoxin or cytokines in cultured astroglia prepared from adult rat brain. Here, we have addressed the mechanisms by which Ang II negatively modulates iNOS. The inhibitory effects of Ang II on lipopolysaccharide-induced expression of iNOS mRNA and protein and nitrite accumulation were mimicked by the protein kinase C (PKC) activator phorbol 12-myristate 13-acetate. Down-regulation of PKC produced by long-term treatment of astroglia with phorbol 12-myristate 13-acetate abolished the inhibitory effect of Ang II on lipopolysaccharide-stimulated expression of iNOS mRNA and nitrite accumulation. Finally, the reduction of lipopolysaccharide-induced nitrite accumulation by Ang II was attenuated by the selective PKC inhibitor chelerythrine. Collectively, these data indicate a role for PKC in the inhibitory actions of Ang II on iNOS expression in cultured astroglia.
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- K L Kopnisky
- Department of Physiology, College of Medicine and University of Florida Brain Institute, University of Florida, Gainesville 32610, USA
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Regulation of Cyclic AMP Synthesis in Microglial Cells and Possible Role of Cyclic AMP in Neuroprotection. RESEARCH AND PERSPECTIVES IN NEUROSCIENCES 2000. [DOI: 10.1007/978-3-642-59643-8_11] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/19/2022]
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