Mechanisms of muscarinic receptor-stimulated expression of c-fos in SH-SY5Y cells
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Summary, in English
In this study, the signal cascade transducing carbachol stimulation into c-fos expression in SH-SY5Y neuroblastoma cells was investigated. 1,2-Diacylglycerol formation and c-fos expression were mediated via stimulation of muscarinic M1 receptors and the first 5 min of receptor stimulation were critical for these events. Application of 1,2-dioctanoylglycerol induced c-fos expression and this, as well as carbachol-stimulated c-fos expression, was inhibited by protein kinase C inhibitors. Increasing the intracellular Ca2+ concentration had only small effects on c-fos expression. There was a dependency on extracellular Ca2+ for maximal c-fos expression and 1,2-diacylglycerol formation. The carbachol-stimulated c-fos expression was potentiated by application of the protein phosphatase inhibitor okadaic acid. These results demonstrate the importance of 1,2-diacylglycerol formation for muscarinic receptor-stimulated, protein kinase C-mediated c-fos expression in the SH-SY5Y cells and that this cascade is counteracted by an okadaic acid-sensitive protein phosphatase.
Department/s
Publishing year
1994
Language
English
Pages
19-28
Publication/Series
European Journal of Pharmacology
Volume
268
Issue
1
Document type
Journal article
Publisher
Elsevier
Topic
- Pharmacology and Toxicology
Status
Published
Research group
- Clinical Chemistry, Malmö
ISBN/ISSN/Other
- ISSN: 1879-0712