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Tominami K, Kudo TA, Noguchi T, Hayashi Y, Luo YR, Tanaka T, Matsushita A, Izumi S, Sato H, Gengyo-Ando K, Matsuzawa A, Hong G, Nakai J. Physical Stimulation Methods Developed for In Vitro Neuronal Differentiation Studies of PC12 Cells: A Comprehensive Review. Int J Mol Sci 2024; 25:772. [PMID: 38255846 PMCID: PMC10815383 DOI: 10.3390/ijms25020772] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/15/2023] [Revised: 01/04/2024] [Accepted: 01/05/2024] [Indexed: 01/24/2024] Open
Abstract
PC12 cells, which are derived from rat adrenal pheochromocytoma cells, are widely used for the study of neuronal differentiation. NGF induces neuronal differentiation in PC12 cells by activating intracellular pathways via the TrkA receptor, which results in elongated neurites and neuron-like characteristics. Moreover, the differentiation requires both the ERK1/2 and p38 MAPK pathways. In addition to NGF, BMPs can also induce neuronal differentiation in PC12 cells. BMPs are part of the TGF-β cytokine superfamily and activate signaling pathways such as p38 MAPK and Smad. However, the brief lifespan of NGF and BMPs may limit their effectiveness in living organisms. Although PC12 cells are used to study the effects of various physical stimuli on neuronal differentiation, the development of new methods and an understanding of the molecular mechanisms are ongoing. In this comprehensive review, we discuss the induction of neuronal differentiation in PC12 cells without relying on NGF, which is already established for electrical, electromagnetic, and thermal stimulation but poses a challenge for mechanical, ultrasound, and light stimulation. Furthermore, the mechanisms underlying neuronal differentiation induced by physical stimuli remain largely unknown. Elucidating these mechanisms holds promise for developing new methods for neural regeneration and advancing neuroregenerative medical technologies using neural stem cells.
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- Kanako Tominami
- Division of Oral Physiology, Tohoku University Graduate School of Dentistry, Sendai 980-8575, Japan
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- Division of Oral Physiology, Tohoku University Graduate School of Dentistry, Sendai 980-8575, Japan
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- Laboratory of Health Chemistry, Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Tohoku University, Sendai 980-8578, Japan
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- Cell Resource Center for Biomedical Research, Institute of Development, Aging and Cancer, Tohoku University, Sendai 980-8575, Japan
- Graduate School of Life Sciences, Tohoku University, Sendai 980-8577, Japan
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- Division for Globalization Initiative, Tohoku University Graduate School of Dentistry, Sendai 980-8575, Japan
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- Division for Globalization Initiative, Tohoku University Graduate School of Dentistry, Sendai 980-8575, Japan
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- Division of Oral Physiology, Tohoku University Graduate School of Dentistry, Sendai 980-8575, Japan
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- Division of Oral Physiology, Tohoku University Graduate School of Dentistry, Sendai 980-8575, Japan
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- Division of Pharmacology, Meikai University School of Dentistry, Sakado 350-0283, Japan
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- Division of Oral Physiology, Tohoku University Graduate School of Dentistry, Sendai 980-8575, Japan
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- Laboratory of Health Chemistry, Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Tohoku University, Sendai 980-8578, Japan
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- Division for Globalization Initiative, Tohoku University Graduate School of Dentistry, Sendai 980-8575, Japan
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- Division of Oral Physiology, Tohoku University Graduate School of Dentistry, Sendai 980-8575, Japan
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Luo YR, Kudo TA, Tominami K, Izumi S, Tanaka T, Hayashi Y, Noguchi T, Matsuzawa A, Nakai J, Hong G, Wang H. SP600125 Enhances Temperature-Controlled Repeated Thermal Stimulation-Induced Neurite Outgrowth in PC12-P1F1 Cells. Int J Mol Sci 2022; 23:ijms232415602. [PMID: 36555248 PMCID: PMC9779509 DOI: 10.3390/ijms232415602] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/28/2022] [Revised: 12/05/2022] [Accepted: 12/07/2022] [Indexed: 12/14/2022] Open
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This study evaluated the mechanism of temperature-controlled repeated thermal stimulation (TRTS)-mediated neuronal differentiation. We assessed the effect of SP600125, a c-Jun N-terminal kinase (JNK) inhibitor, on neuronal differentiation of rat PC12-P1F1 cells, which can differentiate into neuron-like cells by exposure to TRTS or neurotrophic factors, including bone morphogenetic protein (BMP) 4. We evaluated neuritogenesis by incubating the cells under conditions of TRTS and/or SP600125. Cotreatment with SP600125 significantly enhanced TRTS-mediated neuritogenesis, whereas that with other selective mitogen-activated protein kinase (MAPK) inhibitors did not-e.g., extracellular signal-regulated kinase (ERK)1/2 inhibitor U0126, and p38 MAPK inhibitor SB203580. We tried to clarify the mechanism of SP600125 action by testing the effect of U0126 and the BMP receptor inhibitor LDN193189 on the SP600125-mediated enhancement of intracellular signaling. SP600125-enhanced TRTS-induced neuritogenesis was significantly inhibited by U0126 or LDN193189. Gene expression analysis revealed that TRTS significantly increased β3-Tubulin, MKK3, and Smad7 gene expressions. Additionally, Smad6 and Smad7 gene expressions were substantially attenuated through SP600125 co-treatment during TRTS. Therefore, SP600125 may partly enhance TRTS-induced neuritogenesis by attenuating the negative feedback loop of BMP signaling. Further investigation of the mechanisms underlying the effect of SP600125 during TRTS-mediated neuritogenesis may contribute to the future development of regenerative neuromedicine.
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- You-Ran Luo
- State Key Laboratory of Oral Diseases, National Clinical Research Center for Oral Diseases, West China Hospital of Stomatology, Sichuan University, Chengdu 610041, China
- Division for Globalization Initiative, Tohoku University Graduate School of Dentistry, Sendai 980-8575, Japan
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- Division of Oral Physiology, Tohoku University Graduate School of Dentistry, Sendai 980-8575, Japan
- Correspondence: ; Tel.: +81-22-717-8293
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- Division of Oral Physiology, Tohoku University Graduate School of Dentistry, Sendai 980-8575, Japan
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- Division of Oral Physiology, Tohoku University Graduate School of Dentistry, Sendai 980-8575, Japan
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- Division for Globalization Initiative, Tohoku University Graduate School of Dentistry, Sendai 980-8575, Japan
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- Cell Resource Center for Biomedical Research, Institute of Development, Aging and Cancer, Tohoku University, Sendai 980-8575, Japan
- Graduate School of Life Sciences, Tohoku University, Sendai 980-8577, Japan
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- Laboratory of Health Chemistry, Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Tohoku University, Sendai 980-8578, Japan
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- Laboratory of Health Chemistry, Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Tohoku University, Sendai 980-8578, Japan
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- Division of Oral Physiology, Tohoku University Graduate School of Dentistry, Sendai 980-8575, Japan
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- Division for Globalization Initiative, Tohoku University Graduate School of Dentistry, Sendai 980-8575, Japan
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- State Key Laboratory of Oral Diseases, National Clinical Research Center for Oral Diseases, West China Hospital of Stomatology, Sichuan University, Chengdu 610041, China
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Amaral LD, Santos NAGD, Sisti FM, Del Bel E, Santos ACD. The antibiotic doxycycline mimics the NGF signaling in PC12 cells: A relevant mechanism for neuroprotection. Chem Biol Interact 2021; 341:109454. [PMID: 33798505 DOI: 10.1016/j.cbi.2021.109454] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/27/2020] [Revised: 03/07/2021] [Accepted: 03/25/2021] [Indexed: 10/21/2022]
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Doxycycline has been used as antibiotic since the 1960s. Recently, studies have shown that doxycycline is neuroprotective in models of neurodegenerative diseases and brain injuries, mainly due to anti-inflammatory and anti-apoptotic effects. However, it is not known if doxycycline has neurotrophic potential, which is relevant, considering the role of axonal degeneration at the early stages of neurodegeneration in Alzheimer's disease, Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis and Parkinson's disease as well as in normal aging. Axons are preceded by the formation of neurites, the hallmark of the neuronal differentiation induced by neurotrophins like NGF. Therefore, the modulation of neurotrophin receptors aimed at formation and regeneration of axons has been proposed as a strategy to delay the progression of neurodegeneration and has gained relevance as new techniques for early diagnosis arise. Based on these premises, we investigated the potential of doxycycline to mimic the effects of Nerve Growth Factor (NGF) with focus on the signaling pathways and neuronal modulators of neurite initiation, growth and branching. We used PC12 cells, a neuronal model widely employed to study the neurotrophic pathways and mechanisms induced by NGF. Results showed that doxycycline induced neurite outgrowth via activation of the trkA receptor and the downstream signaling pathways, PI3K/Akt and MAPK/ERK, without inducing the expression of NGF. Doxycycline also increased the expression of GAP-43, synapsin I and NF200, proteins involved in axonal and synaptic plasticity. Altogether, these data demonstrate, for the first time, the neurotrophic potential of doxycycline, which might be useful to restore the neuronal connectivity lost at the initial phase of neurodegeneration.
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- Lilian do Amaral
- Departamento de Análises Clínicas, Toxicológicas e Bromatológicas, Faculdade de Ciências Farmacêuticas de Ribeirão Preto - USP, Av Do Café S/n, 14040-903, Ribeirão Preto, SP, Brazil
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- Departamento de Análises Clínicas, Toxicológicas e Bromatológicas, Faculdade de Ciências Farmacêuticas de Ribeirão Preto - USP, Av Do Café S/n, 14040-903, Ribeirão Preto, SP, Brazil
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- Departamento de Análises Clínicas, Toxicológicas e Bromatológicas, Faculdade de Ciências Farmacêuticas de Ribeirão Preto - USP, Av Do Café S/n, 14040-903, Ribeirão Preto, SP, Brazil
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- Departamento de Morfologia, Estomatologia e Fisiologia, Faculdade de Odontologia de Ribeirão Preto - USP, 14040-904, Ribeirão Preto, SP, Brazil
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- Departamento de Análises Clínicas, Toxicológicas e Bromatológicas, Faculdade de Ciências Farmacêuticas de Ribeirão Preto - USP, Av Do Café S/n, 14040-903, Ribeirão Preto, SP, Brazil.
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Kudo TA, Tominami K, Izumi S, Hayashi Y, Noguchi T, Matsuzawa A, Hong G, Nakai J. Characterization of PC12 Cell Subclones with Different Sensitivities to Programmed Thermal Stimulation. Int J Mol Sci 2020; 21:ijms21218356. [PMID: 33171774 PMCID: PMC7664380 DOI: 10.3390/ijms21218356] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/21/2020] [Revised: 11/03/2020] [Accepted: 11/05/2020] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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Neuritogenesis is the process underling nervous system regeneration; however, optimal extracellular signals that can promote neuronal regenerative activities require further investigation. Previously, we developed a novel method for inducing neuronal differentiation in rat PC12 cells using temperature-controlled repeated thermal stimulation (TRTS) with a heating plate. Based on neurogenic sensitivity to TRTS, PC12 cells were classified as either hyper- or hyposensitive. In this study, we aimed to investigate the mechanism of hyposensitivity by establishing two PC12-derived subclones according to TRTS sensitivity during differentiation: PC12-P1F1, a hypersensitive subclone, and PC12-P1D10, a hyposensitive subclone. To characterize these subclones, cell size and neuritogenesis were evaluated in subclones treated with nerve growth factor (NGF), bone morphogenetic protein (BMP), or various TRTS. No significant differences in cell size were observed among the parental cells and subclones. BMP4- or TRTS-induced neuritogenesis was increased in PC12-P1F1 cells compared to that in the parental cells, while no neuritogenesis was observed in PC12-P1D10 cells. In contrast, NGF-induced neuritogenesis was observed in all three cell lines. Furthermore, a BMP inhibitor, LDN-193189, considerably inhibited TRTS-induced neuritogenesis. These results suggest that the BMP pathway might be required for TRTS-induced neuritogenesis, demonstrating the useful aspects of these novel subclones for TRTS research.
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- Tada-aki Kudo
- Division of Oral Physiology, Tohoku University Graduate School of Dentistry, Sendai 980-8575, Japan; (K.T.); (S.I.); (J.N.)
- Correspondence: ; Tel./Fax: +81-22-717-8293
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- Division of Oral Physiology, Tohoku University Graduate School of Dentistry, Sendai 980-8575, Japan; (K.T.); (S.I.); (J.N.)
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- Division of Oral Physiology, Tohoku University Graduate School of Dentistry, Sendai 980-8575, Japan; (K.T.); (S.I.); (J.N.)
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- Cell Resource Center for Biomedical Research, Institute of Development, Aging and Cancer, Tohoku University, Sendai 980-8575, Japan;
- Graduate School of Life Sciences, Tohoku University, Sendai 980-8577, Japan
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- Laboratory of Health Chemistry, Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Tohoku University, Sendai 980-8578, Japan; (T.N.); (A.M.)
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- Laboratory of Health Chemistry, Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Tohoku University, Sendai 980-8578, Japan; (T.N.); (A.M.)
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- Division for Globalization Initiative, Liaison Center for Innovative Dentistry, Tohoku University Graduate School of Dentistry, Sendai 980-8575, Japan;
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- Division of Oral Physiology, Tohoku University Graduate School of Dentistry, Sendai 980-8575, Japan; (K.T.); (S.I.); (J.N.)
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Yang MH, Chen KC, Chiang PW, Chung TW, Chen WJ, Chu PY, Chen SCJ, Lu YS, Yuan CH, Wang MC, Lin CY, Huang YF, Jong SB, Lin PC, Tyan YC. Proteomic Profiling of Neuroblastoma Cells Adhesion on Hyaluronic Acid-Based Surface for Neural Tissue Engineering. BIOMED RESEARCH INTERNATIONAL 2016; 2016:1917394. [PMID: 28053978 PMCID: PMC5174748 DOI: 10.1155/2016/1917394] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/27/2016] [Revised: 09/10/2016] [Accepted: 10/05/2016] [Indexed: 12/26/2022]
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The microenvironment of neuron cells plays a crucial role in regulating neural development and regeneration. Hyaluronic acid (HA) biomaterial has been applied in a wide range of medical and biological fields and plays important roles in neural regeneration. PC12 cells have been reported to be capable of endogenous NGF synthesis and secretion. The purpose of this research was to assess the effect of HA biomaterial combining with PC12 cells conditioned media (PC12 CM) in neural regeneration. Using SH-SY5Y cells as an experimental model, we found that supporting with PC12 CM enhanced HA function in SH-SY5Y cell proliferation and adhesion. Through RP-nano-UPLC-ESI-MS/MS analyses, we identified increased expression of HSP60 and RanBP2 in SH-SY5Y cells grown on HA-modified surface with cotreatment of PC12 CM. Moreover, we also identified factors that were secreted from PC12 cells and may promote SH-SY5Y cell proliferation and adhesion. Here, we proposed a biomaterial surface enriched with neurotrophic factors for nerve regeneration application.
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- Ming-Hui Yang
- Center for Infectious Disease and Cancer Research, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung 807, Taiwan
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- Department of Pathology, Changhua Christian Hospital, Changhua 500, Taiwan
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- Department of Medical Imaging and Radiological Sciences, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung 807, Taiwan
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, National Yang-Ming University, Taipei 112, Taiwan
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- Department of Medical Imaging and Radiological Sciences, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung 807, Taiwan
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- Department of Laboratory Medicine, Kaohsiung Medical University Hospital, Kaohsiung 807, Taiwan
- Department of Medical Laboratory Science and Biotechnology, College of Health Sciences, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung 807, Taiwan
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- Department of Medical Imaging and Radiological Sciences, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung 807, Taiwan
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- Office of Safety, Health and Environment, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung 807, Taiwan
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- Mass Spectrometry Laboratory, Chemical, Molecular and Materials Analysis Center, Department of Chemistry, National University of Singapore, Singapore 119077
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, Chung Yuan Christian University, Chungli 300, Taiwan
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- Department of Medical Imaging and Radiological Sciences, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung 807, Taiwan
- Department of Nuclear Medicine, Kaohsiung Medical University Hospital, Kaohsiung 807, Taiwan
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- Department of Medical Imaging and Radiological Sciences, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung 807, Taiwan
- Department of Nuclear Medicine, Kaohsiung Medical University Hospital, Kaohsiung 807, Taiwan
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- Department of Medical Imaging and Radiological Sciences, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung 807, Taiwan
- Department of Nuclear Medicine, Kaohsiung Medical University Hospital, Kaohsiung 807, Taiwan
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- Department of Chemistry, National Sun Yat-sen University, Kaohsiung 804, Taiwan
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- Center for Infectious Disease and Cancer Research, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung 807, Taiwan
- Department of Medical Imaging and Radiological Sciences, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung 807, Taiwan
- Graduate Institute of Medicine, College of Medicine, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung 807, Taiwan
- Institute of Medical Science and Technology, National Sun Yat-sen University, Kaohsiung 804, Taiwan
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SHP-2 deletion in postmigratory neural crest cells results in impaired cardiac sympathetic innervation. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 2014; 111:E1374-82. [PMID: 24706815 DOI: 10.1073/pnas.1319208111] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/17/2022] Open
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Autonomic innervation is an essential component of cardiovascular regulation that is first established from the neural crest (NC) lineage in utero and continues developing postnatally. Although in vitro studies have indicated that SH2-containing protein tyrosine phosphatase 2 (SHP-2) is a signaling factor critical for regulating sympathetic neuron differentiation, this has yet to be shown in the complex in vivo environment of cardiac autonomic innervation. Targeting SHP-2 within postmigratory NC lineages resulted in a fully penetrant mouse model of diminished sympathetic cardiac innervation and concomitant bradycardia. Immunohistochemistry of the sympathetic nerve marker tyrosine hydroxylase revealed a progressive loss of adrenergic ganglionic neurons and reduction of cardiac sympathetic axon density in Shp2 cKOs. Molecularly, Shp2 cKOs exhibit lineage-specific suppression of activated phospo-ERK1/2 signaling but not of other downstream targets of SHP-2 such as pAKT. Genetic restoration of the phosphorylated-extracellular signal-regulated kinase (pERK) deficiency via lineage-specific expression of constitutively active MEK1 was sufficient to rescue the sympathetic innervation deficit and its physiological consequences. These data indicate that SHP-2 signaling specifically through pERK in postmigratory NC lineages is essential for development and maintenance of sympathetic cardiac innervation postnatally.
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Sen D, Huchital M, Chen YL. Crosstalk between delta opioid receptor and nerve growth factor signaling modulates neuroprotection and differentiation in rodent cell models. Int J Mol Sci 2013; 14:21114-39. [PMID: 24152443 PMCID: PMC3821661 DOI: 10.3390/ijms141021114] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/15/2013] [Revised: 09/16/2013] [Accepted: 09/26/2013] [Indexed: 01/19/2023] Open
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Both opioid signaling and neurotrophic factor signaling have played an important role in neuroprotection and differentiation in the nervous system. Little is known about whether the crosstalk between these two signaling pathways will affect neuroprotection and differentiation. Previously, we found that nerve growth factor (NGF) could induce expression of the delta opioid receptor gene (Oprd1, dor), mainly through PI3K/Akt/NF-κB signaling in PC12h cells. In this study, using two NGF-responsive rodent cell model systems, PC12h cells and F11 cells, we found the delta opioid neuropeptide [d-Ala2, d-Leu5] enkephalin (DADLE)-mediated neuroprotective effect could be blocked by pharmacological reagents: the delta opioid antagonist naltrindole, PI3K inhibitor LY294002, MAPK inhibitor PD98059, and Trk inhibitor K252a, respectively. Western blot analysis revealed that DADLE activated both the PI3K/Akt and MAPK pathways in the two cell lines. siRNA Oprd1 gene knockdown experiment showed that the upregulation of NGF mRNA level was inhibited with concomitant inhibition of the survival effects of DADLE in the both cell models. siRNA Oprd1 gene knockdown also attenuated the DADLE-mediated neurite outgrowth in PC12h cells as well as phosphorylation of MAPK and Akt in PC12h and F11 cells, respectively. These data together strongly suggest that delta opioid peptide DADLE acts through the NGF-induced functional G protein-coupled Oprd1 to provide its neuroprotective and differentiating effects at least in part by regulating survival and differentiating MAPK and PI3K/Akt signaling pathways in NGF-responsive rodent neuronal cells.
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- Dwaipayan Sen
- Department of Biological Sciences, Binghamton University, the State University of New York at Binghamton, Binghamton, NY 13902, USA; E-Mails: (D.S.); (M.H.)
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- Department of Biological Sciences, Binghamton University, the State University of New York at Binghamton, Binghamton, NY 13902, USA; E-Mails: (D.S.); (M.H.)
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- Department of Biological Sciences, Binghamton University, the State University of New York at Binghamton, Binghamton, NY 13902, USA; E-Mails: (D.S.); (M.H.)
- The Center for Development and Behavioral Neurosciences, Binghamton University, the State University of New York at Binghamton, Binghamton, NY 13902, USA
- Author to whom correspondence should be addressed; E-Mail: ; Tel.: +1-607-777-5218; Fax: +1-607-777-6521
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Wen Q, Wang H, Little PJ, Quirion R, Zheng W. Forkhead family transcription factor FoxO and neural differentiation. Neurogenetics 2012; 13:105-13. [PMID: 22453702 DOI: 10.1007/s10048-012-0320-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/18/2012] [Accepted: 03/05/2012] [Indexed: 12/24/2022]
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The Forkhead Box subgroup O (FoxO) transcription factor family is one of the most important downstream targets of the phosphatidylinositol 3-kinase/protein kinase B signaling pathway playing an important role in many biological functions including transcriptional regulation of cellular differentiation. Neuronal differentiation is a complex process which involves many signaling pathways and molecular mechanisms. Interestingly, recent studies indicate that the FoxO family is involved in a number of signaling pathways regulating cell differentiation. The actions occur at different stages in the differentiation process and by differing mechanisms. This review will focus on FoxO as a novel transcription factor in neural differentiation.
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- Qiang Wen
- Neuropharmacology, School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Sun Yat-sen University, Higher Education Mega Center, Guangzhou 510006, Guangdong, People's Republic of China
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Synergistic effects of osteonectin and NGF in promoting survival and neurite outgrowth of superior cervical ganglion neurons. Brain Res 2009; 1289:1-13. [PMID: 19596278 DOI: 10.1016/j.brainres.2009.06.093] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/11/2009] [Revised: 06/25/2009] [Accepted: 06/26/2009] [Indexed: 01/01/2023]
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Schwann cells (SCs) play a major role in the successful regeneration of peripheral nerves regeneration. Here we examined the effects of osteonectin (ON), a major factor secreted by SCs, on survival and neuritogenesis of mouse superior cervical ganglion (SCG) neurons. SC conditioned medium (SCCM) not only promoted the survival and neuritogenesis of SCG neurons at a level comparable to nerve growth factor (NGF) but also doubled the neurite length of NGF-treated SCG neurons. SCCM neuritogenic effects were not blocked by the tyrosine kinase receptor (Trk) inhibitor K252a demonstrating that these are not due solely to classical neurotrophic factors. Anti-ON neutralizing antibody diminished the SCCM-induced survival and neuritogenesis significantly. In the presence of K252a, the SCCM neuritogenic effects were blocked completely by anti-ON which suggests synergistic effects of ON with Trk-mediated growth factors. ON alone increased the survival and neurite outgrowth of SCG neurons significantly at high density cultures. ON at low concentration acts synergistically with NGF which induced maximum survival and neurite outgrowth (>50% increase). However, ON at high concentration was detrimental to survival (64% decrease) and neurite outgrowth (87% decrease) even in the presence of NGF. The well documented counter-adhesive effect of ON may account for this observation. Nevertheless, the growth promoting effects of ON became more pronounced as the cell density increased which suggests a possible interaction of ON with growth factors secreted by SCG neurons (autocrine or paracrine effects). Taken together, our study indicates that ON plays important roles in nervous system repair through its synergistic effects with growth factors.
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Arien-Zakay H, Lecht S, Bercu MM, Tabakman R, Kohen R, Galski H, Nagler A, Lazarovici P. Neuroprotection by cord blood neural progenitors involves antioxidants, neurotrophic and angiogenic factors. Exp Neurol 2008; 216:83-94. [PMID: 19070617 DOI: 10.1016/j.expneurol.2008.11.006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 62] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/05/2008] [Revised: 11/06/2008] [Accepted: 11/14/2008] [Indexed: 12/31/2022]
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Human umbilical cord blood (HUCB) is a valuable source for cell therapy since it confers neuroprotection in stroke animal models. However, the responsible sub-populations remain to be established and the mechanisms involved are unknown. To explore HUCB neuroprotective properties in a PC12 cell-based ischemic neuronal model, we used an HUCB mononuclear-enriched population of collagen-adherent cells, which can be differentiated in vitro into a neuronal phenotype (HUCBNP). Upon co-culture with insulted-PC12 cells, HUCBNP conferred approximately 30% neuroprotection, as evaluated by decreased lactate dehydrogenase and caspase-3 activities. HUCBNP decreased by 95% the level of free radicals in the insulted-PC12 cells, in correlation with the appearance of antioxidants, as measured by changes in the oxidation-reduction potential of the medium using cyclic-voltammetry. An increased level of nerve growth factor (NGF), vascular endothelial growth factor and basic fibroblast growth factor in the co-culture medium was temporally correlated with a -medium neuroprotection effect, which was partially abolished by heat denaturation. HUCBNP-induced neuroprotection was correlated with changes in gene expression of these neurotrophic factors, while blocked by K252a, an antagonist of the TrkA/NGF receptor. These findings indicate that HUCBNP-induced neuroprotection involves antioxidant(s) and neurotrophic factors, which, by paracrine and/or autocrine interactions between the insulted-PC12 and the HUCBNP cells, conferred neuroprotection.
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- Hadar Arien-Zakay
- Department of Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics, School of Pharmacy, Faculty of Medicine, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Jerusalem, Israel
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Warrington RJ, Lewis KE. Biologically active anti-nerve growth factor antibodies in commercial intravenous gammaglobulin. J Autoimmun 2007; 28:24-9. [PMID: 17218083 DOI: 10.1016/j.jaut.2006.11.005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/16/2006] [Accepted: 11/23/2006] [Indexed: 10/23/2022]
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Neurotrophins are regulators of development, survival and function of neuronal and non-neuronal cells, one of the most important of which is nerve growth factor (NGF). Previous studies have demonstrated the presence of antibodies to NGF in normal human serum. It would therefore be predicted that antibodies to NGF would also be present in commercial intravenous gammaglobulin (IVIg). It has been shown in the present investigation that ELISA can detect anti-NGF antibodies in IVIg. The functional activity of these antibodies has been demonstrated after affinity purification, by their inhibitory effects upon (a) the proliferation of the NGF-responsive rat pheochromocytoma cell line PC-12, (b) the differentiation of PC-12 cells as determined by neurite outgrowth. All batches of commercially tested IVIg contained anti-NGF antibodies. Since NGF has an important role in the inflammatory immune response and in cell growth and differentiation, these findings may (a) facilitate our understanding of the mechanisms of action of IVIg, (b) indicate new disease states in which IVIg or its derivatives may exert beneficial effects.
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- Richard J Warrington
- Department of Immunology, Room 616, 730 William Avenue, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Manitoba R3E 0W2, Canada.
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Waetzig V, Herdegen T. MEKK1 controls neurite regrowth after experimental injury by balancing ERK1/2 and JNK2 signaling. Mol Cell Neurosci 2005; 30:67-78. [PMID: 16006144 DOI: 10.1016/j.mcn.2005.06.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 46] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/21/2005] [Revised: 06/02/2005] [Accepted: 06/06/2005] [Indexed: 10/25/2022] Open
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After injury, peripheral neuronal cells initiate complex signaling cascades to promote survival and regeneration. In the present study, we have identified the mitogen-activated protein kinase (MAPK) isoforms which are necessary for nerve growth factor (NGF)-induced neurite regrowth after injury of differentiated PC12 cells. Extracellular signal-regulated kinases 1 and 2 (ERK1/2) and the usually pro-apoptotic c-Jun N-terminal kinase 2 (JNK2) are crucial for neurite regrowth, while p38 plays no role in this context. Surprisingly, the MEK1 inhibitors PD 98059 and U 0126 blocked both ERK1/2 and JNK phosphorylation, indicating a novel form of balancing MAPK cascade cross-talk. Results from RNAi experiments excluded direct ERK/JNK interactions. We identified the upstream kinase MEKK1 as an activator of both the ERK1/2 and JNK2 pathways, whereby the ERK1/2 kinase MEK1 and the JNK kinase MKK7 bind to MEKK1 in a competing fashion. Our findings suggest an important role of JNK2 and MAPK pathway cross-talk in neurite regeneration.
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- Vicki Waetzig
- Institute of Pharmacology, University Hospital Schleswig-Holstein, Hospitalstrasse 4, D-24105 Kiel, Germany.
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Hasan W, Pedchenko T, Krizsan-Agbas D, Baum L, Smith PG. Sympathetic neurons synthesize and secrete pro-nerve growth factor protein. JOURNAL OF NEUROBIOLOGY 2003; 57:38-53. [PMID: 12973827 DOI: 10.1002/neu.10250] [Citation(s) in RCA: 55] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/08/2023]
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Postmitotic sympathetic neuronal survival is dependent upon nerve growth factor (NGF) provided by peripheral targets, and this dependency serves as a central tenet of the neurotrophic hypothesis. In some other systems, NGF has been shown to play an autocrine role, although the pervasiveness and significance of this phenomenon within the nervous system remain unclear. We show here that rat sympathetic neurons synthesize and secrete NGF. NGF mRNA is expressed in nearly half of superior cervical ganglion sympathetic neurons at embryonic day 17, rising to over 90% in the early postnatal period, and declining in the adult. Neuronal immunoreactivity is reduced when retrograde transport is interrupted by axotomy, but persists in a subpopulation of neurons despite diminished mRNA expression, suggesting that intrinsic protein synthesis occurs. Cultured neonatal neurons express NGF mRNA, which is maintained even when they are undergoing apoptosis. To determine which NGF isoforms are secreted, we performed metabolic labeling and immunoprecipitation of NGF-immunoreactive proteins synthesized by cultured NGF-dependent and -independent neurons. Conditioned medium contained high molecular weight NGF precursor proteins, which varied depending upon the state of NGF dependence. Mature NGF was undetectable by these methods. High molecular weight NGF isoforms were also detected in ganglion homogenates, and persisted at diminished levels following axotomy. We conclude that sympathetic neurons express NGF mRNA, and synthesize and secrete pro-NGF protein. These findings suggest that a potential NGF-sympathetic neuron autocrine loop may exist in this prototypic target-dependent system, but that the secreted forms of this neurotrophin apparently do not support neuronal survival.
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- Wohaib Hasan
- Department of Molecular and Integrative Physiology, University of Kansas Medical Center, Kansas City, Kansas 66160-7401, USA
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Ramm P, Alexandrov Y, Cholewinski A, Cybuch Y, Nadon R, Soltys BJ. Automated screening of neurite outgrowth. JOURNAL OF BIOMOLECULAR SCREENING 2003; 8:7-18. [PMID: 12854994 DOI: 10.1177/1087057102239779] [Citation(s) in RCA: 38] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/27/2022]
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Outgrowth of neurites in culture is used for assessing neurotrophic activity. Neurite measurements have been performed very slowly using manual methods or more efficiently with interactive image analysis systems. In contrast, medium-throughput and noninteractive image analysis of neurite screens has not been well described. The authors report the performance of an automated image acquisition and analysis system (IN Cell Analyzer 1000) in the neurite assay. Neuro-2a (N2a) cells were plated in 96-well plates and were exposed to 6 conditions of retinoic acid. Immunofluorescence labeling of the cytoskeleton was used to detect neurites and cell bodies. Acquisition of the images was automatic. The image set was then analyzed by both manual tracing and automated algorithms. On 5 relevant parameters (number of neurites, neurite length, total cell area, number of cells, neurite length per cell), the authors did not observe a difference between the automated analysis and the manual analysis done by tracing. These data suggest that the automated system addresses the same biology as human scorers and with the same measurement precision for treatment effects. However, throughput of the automated system is orders of magnitude higher than with manual methods.
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Wang RG, Zhu XZ. Subtoxic concentration of manganese synergistically potentiates 1-methyl-4-phenylpyridinium-induced neurotoxicity in PC12 cells. Brain Res 2003; 961:131-8. [PMID: 12535785 DOI: 10.1016/s0006-8993(02)03886-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Endogenous or exogenous substances that are toxic to dopaminergic cells have been proposed as possible cause of idiopathic Parkinson's disease (PD). 1-Methyl-4-phenylpyridinium (MPP(+)) and manganese are dopaminergic neurotoxins causing a parkinsonism-like syndrome. Here, we studied the possible synergistic reaction between these two neurotoxins using rat PC12 pheochromocytoma cells. MPP(+) induced a delayed neurotoxicity in PC12 cells. Although low concentration of manganese did not cause cell damage, it markedly enhanced MPP(+)-induced neurotoxicity with characteristics of apoptosis, such as DNA laddering and activation of caspase-3. To understand the mechanism of enhancement of subtoxic concentration of manganese on MPP(+)-induced neurotoxicity, we investigated the reactive oxygen species (ROS) generation using a molecular probe, 2',7'-dichlorofluorescein diacetate. Although subtoxic concentration of manganese alone did not induce ROS increase, it significantly enhanced the ROS generation induced by MPP(+). We also determined the intracellular MPP(+) content. A time- and concentration-dependent increase of MPP(+) levels was found in PC12 cells treated with MPP(+). The accumulation of MPP(+) by PC12 cells was not affected by manganese. Taken together, these studies suggest that co-treatment with MPP(+) and manganese may induce synergistic neurotoxicity in PC12 cells and that subtoxic concentration of manganese may potentiate the effect of MPP(+) by an ROS-dependent pathway.
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- Ren-Gang Wang
- Department of Pharmacology, Shanghai Institute of Materia Medica, Shanghai Institutes for Biological Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai 200031, China
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Park YH, Kantor L, Wang KKW, Gnegy ME. Repeated, intermittent treatment with amphetamine induces neurite outgrowth in rat pheochromocytoma cells (PC12 cells). Brain Res 2002; 951:43-52. [PMID: 12231455 DOI: 10.1016/s0006-8993(02)03103-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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Repeated, intermittent treatment with amphetamine (AMPH) leads to long-term neurobiological adaptations in rat brain including an increased number and branching of dendritic spines. This effect depends upon several different cell types in the intact brain. Here we demonstrate that repeated, intermittent AMPH treatment induces neurite outgrowth in cultured PC12 cells without the requirement for integrated synaptic pathways. PC12 cells were treated with 1 micro M AMPH for 5 min a day, for 5 days. After 10 days of withdrawal, there was an increase in the percentage of cells with neurites ( approximately 30%) and the length of neurites as well as an increase in the level of GAP-43 and neurofilament-M. Neurite outgrowth was enhanced as withdrawal time was increased. Neurite outgrowth was much greater following repeated, intermittent treatment with AMPH compared to continuous or single treatment with AMPH. Pretreatment with cocaine, a monoamine transporter blocker, inhibited the AMPH-mediated increase in neurite outgrowth. Neither NGF antibody nor DA receptor antagonists blocked AMPH-induced neurite outgrowth, demonstrating that AMPH-induced neurite outgrowth is not dependent on endogenous NGF release or DA receptors. Thus we have demonstrated that repeated, intermittent treatment with AMPH has a neurotrophic effect in PC12 cells. The effect requires the action of AMPH on the norepinephrine transporter, and shares characteristics in its development with other forms of sensitization but does not require an intact neuroanatomy.
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- Yang Hae Park
- Department of Pharmacology, 2220 MSRB III, University of Michigan School of Medicine, 1150 W Medical Center Dr, Ann Arbor, MI 48109-0632, USA
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Bui NT, König HG, Culmsee C, Bauerbach E, Poppe M, Krieglstein J, Prehn JHM. p75 neurotrophin receptor is required for constitutive and NGF-induced survival signalling in PC12 cells and rat hippocampal neurones. J Neurochem 2002; 81:594-605. [PMID: 12065668 DOI: 10.1046/j.1471-4159.2002.00841.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 60] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/05/2023]
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We have previously shown that nerve growth factor (NGF)-induced activation of nuclear factor-kappaB increased neuronal expression of Bcl-xL, an anti-apoptotic Bcl-2 family protein. In the present study we determined the role of the p75 neurotrophin receptor in constitutive and NGF-induced survival signalling. Treatment of rat pheochromocytoma (PC12) cells with a blocking anti-rat p75 antibody or inhibition of p75 expression by antisense oligonucleotides reduced constitutive and NGF-induced bcl-xL expression. Treatment with the blocking anti-p75 antibody also inhibited NGF-induced activation of the survival kinase Akt. Inhibition of phosphatidylinositol-3-kinase (PI3 kinase) activity or overexpression of a dominant-negative mutant of Akt kinase inhibited NGF-induced nuclear factor-kappaB activation. Activation of Akt kinase by NGF was also observed in PC12nnr5 cells and cultured rat hippocampal neurones which both lack significant TrkA expression. Treatment of hippocampal neurones with the blocking anti-p75 antibody inhibited constitutive and NGF-induced Bcl-xL expression, activation of Akt, and blocked the protective effect of NGF against excitotoxic and apoptotic injury. Our data suggest that the p75 neurotrophin receptor mediates constitutive and NGF-induced survival signalling in PC12 cells and hippocampal neurones, and that these effects are mediated via the PI3-kinase pathway.
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MESH Headings
- Animals
- Antibodies/pharmacology
- Cell Survival/drug effects
- Cells, Cultured
- Cytoprotection/drug effects
- Enzyme Activation/drug effects
- Hippocampus/cytology
- Hippocampus/drug effects
- Hippocampus/metabolism
- Mice
- Mice, Inbred BALB C
- Mice, Knockout
- NF-kappa B/metabolism
- Nerve Growth Factor/pharmacology
- Neurons/cytology
- Neurons/drug effects
- Neurons/metabolism
- Oligonucleotides, Antisense/pharmacology
- PC12 Cells
- Pheochromocytoma/metabolism
- Phosphatidylinositol 3-Kinases/metabolism
- Protein Serine-Threonine Kinases
- Proto-Oncogene Proteins/metabolism
- Proto-Oncogene Proteins c-akt
- Proto-Oncogene Proteins c-bcl-2/biosynthesis
- RNA, Messenger/biosynthesis
- Rats
- Rats, Inbred F344
- Receptor, Nerve Growth Factor
- Receptor, trkA/metabolism
- Receptors, Nerve Growth Factor/antagonists & inhibitors
- Receptors, Nerve Growth Factor/genetics
- Receptors, Nerve Growth Factor/metabolism
- Signal Transduction/drug effects
- Signal Transduction/physiology
- bcl-X Protein
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- Nguyen Truc Bui
- Interdisciplinary Center for Clinical Research, Research Group 'Apoptosis and Cell Death', Faculty of Medicine, Westphalian Wilhelms-University, Münster, Germany
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Smith S, Ramirez VD. Direct visualization of internalization and intracellular trafficking of dopamine-releasing protein-36aa. Neuroendocrinology 2002; 75:98-112. [PMID: 11867938 DOI: 10.1159/000048226] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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Dopamine-releasing protein (DARP) is a potent regulator of dopamine (DA) release known to be involved in the development of rat catecholaminergic systems. In the present study, we examined the internalization and transport of DARP-36aa, a synthetic peptide derived from the N-terminal sequence of DARP, in rat C6 glioma cells. A colloidal gold DARP-36aa conjugate (DARP-36aa: AU) and biotinylated DARP-36aa were employed to visualize internalization and intracellular transport of DARP-36aa. Electron microscopy demonstrated that DARP-36aa: AU was rapidly incorporated into C6 glioma cells. Internalization via clathrin-coated pits and vesicles was clearly observed followed by transport and sorting of DARP-36aa: AU into multivesicular bodies, tubulo-vesicular endosomes, and lysosomes. Internalization of DARP-36aa: AU was also examined in primary mesencephalic cell cultures where a similar pattern of internalization and transport via clathrin-coated pits and vesicles was observed. Fluorescence microscopy using a biotinylated DARP-36aa/avidin-rhodamine conjugate revealed that DARP-36aa is diffusely distributed on the plasmalemma prior to internalization at 4 degrees C. Following a 30-min incubation at 37 degrees C DARP-36aa was concentrated in the cytosol, particularly in areas surrounding cellular projections and the perikaryon. Immunocytochemical studies employing biotinylated DARP-36aa and an anti-clathrin heavy chain antibody demonstrated that DARP-36aa and clathrin colocalize during DARP-36aa internalization. We also observed a marked increase in tyrosine phosphorylation of a 45-kD protein in response to DARP-33a stimulation in C6 glioma cells. Genistein, a specific tyrosine kinase inhibitor, significantly inhibited DARP-36aa: AU internalization and transport in C6 glioma cells. These findings suggest that tyrosine kinase activity may result in DARP-36aa receptor-mediated endocytosis.
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- Sean Smith
- Neuroscience Program, Department of Molecular and Integrative Physiology, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, IL 61801, USA.
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Lei S, Dryden WF, Smith PA. Nerve growth factor regulates sodium but not potassium channel currents in sympathetic B neurons of adult bullfrogs. J Neurophysiol 2001; 86:641-50. [PMID: 11495939 DOI: 10.1152/jn.2001.86.2.641] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022] Open
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The TTX-sensitive and -resistant components of the voltage-gated Na(+) current (TTX-s I(Na) and TTX-r I(Na)) are increased within 2 wk of cutting the axons of B-cells in bullfrog paravertebral sympathetic ganglia (BFSG). Axotomy also increases the noninactivating, voltage-activated K(+) current (M current I(M)), whereas delayed rectifier K(+) current (I(K)) is reduced. We found that similar effects were produced when BFSG B cells were dissociated from adult bullfrogs and maintained in a defined-medium, neuron-enriched, low-density, serum-free culture. Thus the density of TTX-s I(Na), TTX-r I(Na), and I(M) were transiently increased, whereas I(K) density was decreased. Reduction in voltage-sensitive, Ca(2+)-dependent K(+) current (I(C)) was attributed to previously documented decreases in Ca(2+) channel current (I(Ca)). To test whether axotomy- or culture-induced changes in ion channel function reflect loss of retrograde influence of nerve growth factor (NGF), we examined the effect of murine beta-NGF on TTX-s I(Na), TTX-r I(Na), I(K), and I(M). Culture of neurons for 15 days in the presence of NGF (200 ng/ml), more than doubled total I(Na) density but did not enhance neurite outgrowth. The TTX-r I(Na) density was increased about threefold and the TTX-s I(Na) density increased 2.4-fold. NGF did not affect the activation or inactivation kinetics of the total Na(+) conductance. Effects of NGF were blocked by the transcription inhibitors, cordycepin (20 microM) and actinomycin D (0.01 microg/ml). I(K) and I(M) were unaffected by NGF, and although I(C) was enhanced, this likely reflected the known effect of NGF on I(Ca) in BFSG neurons. Na(+) channel synthesis and/or expression in adult sympathetic neurons is therefore subject to selective regulation by NGF. Despite this, the increase in I(Na) and I(M) as well as the decrease in I(K) seen in BFSG neurons in culture or after axotomy cannot readily be explained in terms of alterations in the availability of target-derived NGF.
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- S Lei
- Department of Pharmacology and University Centre for Neuroscience, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta T6G 2H7, Canada
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Yang H, Wang X, Raizada MK. Characterization of signal transduction pathway in neurotropic action of angiotensin II in brain neurons. Endocrinology 2001; 142:3502-11. [PMID: 11459796 DOI: 10.1210/endo.142.8.8348] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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Interaction of angiotensin II with the neuronal angiotensin type 1 receptor stimulates the PI3K signaling pathway. Our objective in this study was to investigate the hypothesis that the PI3K cascade regulates the neurotropic actions of angiotensin II in rat brain neurons. We followed growth associated protein-43 expression and neurite extension as markers of neurotropic activity. Angiotensin II, through its interaction with the angiotensin type 1 receptor, increased growth associated protein-43 expression and neurite extension. These effects were abolished by pretreatment of neurons with wortmannin and rapamycin, but not by PD 98059. Antisense oligonucleotides specific for p70(S6) kinase also inhibited angiotensin II-stimulated neurotropic activity. These data confirm the involvement of PI3K and p70(S6) kinase in angiotensin II-mediated neurotropic action. Further support for this was provided by the observation that angiotensin II caused a time-dependent stimulation of p70(S6) kinase by an angiotensin type 1 receptor-mediated process. We also found that the neurotropic actions of angiotensin II are mediated by plasminogen activator inhibitor-1. Evidence for this includes 1) angiotensin II-stimulated neuronal plasminogen activator inhibitor-1 gene expression, 2) potent neurotropic action of exogenous plasminogen activator inhibitor-1, and 3) inhibitory neurotropic effect of angiotensin II by antisense oligonucleotide-mediated depletion of plasminogen activator inhibitor-1. Finally, we found that the neurotropic action of plasminogen activator inhibitor-1 is not blocked by either angiotensin type 1 receptor antagonist or inhibitors of PI3K or p70(S6) kinase, indicating that the plasminogen activator inhibitor-1 step is downstream from the p70(S6) kinase. These observations demonstrate that angiotensin II is a neurotropic hormone that engages a distinct PI3K-p70(S6) kinase-plasminogen activator inhibitor-1 signaling pathway for this action.
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- H Yang
- Department of Physiology, College of Medicine, and McKnight Brain Institute, University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida 32610, USA
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Mazzio E, Huber J, Darling S, Harris N, Soliman KF. Effect of antioxidants on L-glutamate and N-methyl-4-phenylpyridinium ion induced-neurotoxicity in PC12 cells. Neurotoxicology 2001; 22:283-8. [PMID: 11405259 DOI: 10.1016/s0161-813x(01)00017-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/23/2022]
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The neuropathology associated with Parkinson's disease within and around the substantia nigra is thought to involve excessive production of free radicals, dopamine autoxidation, defects in the expression of glutathione peroxidase, attenuated levels of reduced glutathione, altered calcium homeostasis, excitotoxicity and genetic defects in mitochondrial complex I activity. While the neurotoxic mechanisms are vastly different for excitotoxins and N-methyl-4-phenylpyridinium ion (MPP+), both are thought to involve free radical production, compromised mitochondrial activity and excessive lipid peroxidation. In the present study, several dietary antioxidant compounds, monoamine oxidase inhibitors and ergogenic compounds were examined for protective action against neurotoxicity induced by L-glutamate (15 mM) or MPP+-HCl (5 mM) in a plastic adhering variant of murine pheochromocytoma cells. The results show no significant protective effects exhibited by azulene, (+)-catechin, curcrumin, (-)-epigallocatechin gallate, green tea, morin, pygnogenol, silymarin, clove oil, garlic oil or rosemary, extract. Compounds, which were effective in providing protection against L-glutamate-induced cell death, were coenzyme Q-0, coenzyme Q-10, L-deprenyl and N-acetyl-L-cysteine. Compounds, which provided protection against MPP+-HCl toxicity, were allopurinol, coenzyme Q-10, L-deprenyl, N-acetyl-L-cysteine and sesame oil. In both models, significant protection was achieved in the presence of coenzyme Q-10, L-deprenyl and N-acetyl-L-cysteine. These results indicate that the mechanism of cell death in both of these toxicity models is most likely not related to the destructive effects of free radicals.
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- E Mazzio
- College of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Florida A & M University, Tallahassee 32307, USA
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Hughes AL, Messineo-Jones D, Lad SP, Neet KE. Distinction between differentiation, cell cycle, and apoptosis signals in PC12 cells by the nerve growth factor mutant delta9/13, which is selective for the p75 neurotrophin receptor. J Neurosci Res 2001; 63:10-9. [PMID: 11169609 DOI: 10.1002/1097-4547(20010101)63:1<10::aid-jnr2>3.0.co;2-r] [Citation(s) in RCA: 34] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
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The common neurotrophin receptor p75(NTR) (low affinity nerve growth factor receptor) participates in the high-affinity binding with the TrkA nerve growth factor (NGF) receptor, may mediate apoptosis, and may signal independently in a cell-specific manner. The potential of p75(NTR) to signal independently of TrkA was investigated with an NGF mutant protein (NGFdelta9/13) that binds poorly to TrkA (Woo et al. [1995] J. Biol. Chem. 270:6278-6285). The NGFdelta9/13 mutant does not activate TrkA autophosphorylation and fails to stimulate the normal NGF-induced growth arrest, demonstrating that TrkA activation is required to arrest PC12 cells at the NGF-activated G1/S cell cycle checkpoint. However, apoptosis is successfully blocked and cell survival is promoted by the NGFdelta9/13 mutant in naive PC12 cells after serum withdrawal, suggesting that p75(NTR) can signal for survival autonomously of TrkA. Annexin V binding, an indication of apoptotic plasma membrane disruption, is inhibited by both NGF and the NGFdelta9/13 mutant after serum deprivation. Both NGF and the NGFdelta9/13 mutant inhibit the rapid apoptotic internucleosomal DNA cleavage of PC12 cells upon serum deprivation. Furthermore, the level of caspase3-like activity that is rapidly activated by serum withdrawal from PC12 cells is reduced by both the NGFdelta9/13 protein and NGF. Finally, upon serum withdrawal, both NGF and the NGFdelta9/13 mutant activate nuclear translocation of the transcriptional factor NF-kappaB (nuclear factor kappaB), a process involved in cell survival. These results are consistent with p75(NTR) inhibition of caspase-mediated apoptosis in PC12 cells. The different physiologic responses elicited by NGFdelta9/13 indicate the potential for individual signaling by the two NGF receptors and also demonstrate the utility of NGF mutants for receptor-selective signal transduction.
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- A L Hughes
- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Finch University of Health Sciences/The Chicago Medical School, North Chicago, IL 60064, USA
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Castellon R, Mirkin BL. Retroviral transfer of the ?-nerve growth factor gene into murine neuroectodermal tumor cells modulates cell proliferation rate, neurite formation, and NGF binding site expression. J Neurosci Res 2000. [DOI: 10.1002/(sici)1097-4547(20000115)59:2<265::aid-jnr13>3.0.co;2-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
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