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Potentiation of NGF-induced neurite outgrowth in PC12 cells by papaverine: role played by PLC-¿, IP3 receptors.

Authors: Itoh, Kanako  Ishima, Tamaki  Kehler, Jan  Hashimoto, Kenji 
Citation: Itoh K, etal., Brain Res. 2011 Mar 4;1377:32-40. doi: 10.1016/j.brainres.2010.12.075. Epub 2011 Jan 4.
RGD ID: 13793387
Pubmed: PMID:21211516   (View Abstract at PubMed)
DOI: DOI:10.1016/j.brainres.2010.12.075   (Journal Full-text)

Papaverine, an inhibitor of phosphodiesterase (PDE) 10A, is gaining attention for its potential in the treatment of neuropsychiatric diseases such as schizophrenia. However, the precise mechanisms underlying the putative neuroprotective/neurotrophic actions of papaverine remain unclear. Thus, we investigated the effects of papaverine on nerve growth factor (NGF)-induced neurite outgrowth in PC12 cells. Papaverine potentiated NGF-induced neurite outgrowth in PC12 cells in a concentration-dependent manner. In contrast, the selective PDE10A inhibitor MP-10 had no effect on NGF-induced neurite outgrowth. The potentiation of NGF-induced neurite outgrowth by papaverine was blocked by the PLC-γ inhibitor U73122. Furthermore, papaverine's potentiation of NGF-induced neurite outgrowth was also blocked by the co-administration of inositol 1,4,5-trisphosphate (IP(3)) receptor antagonists (xestospongin C and 2-aminoethoxydiphenyl borate (2-APB)) and by reduced expression of IP(3) receptor gene (i.e., itpr1 and itpr3) by siRNA. Our findings suggest that papaverine could potentiate NGF-induced neurite outgrowth, and that activation of PLC-γ and IP(3) receptors might be involved in the mechanism underlying papaverine's potentiation of neurite outgrowth in PC12 cells.

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Biological Process
TermQualifierEvidenceWithReferenceNotesSourceOriginal Reference(s)
positive regulation of neuron projection development  IMP 13793387 RGD 

Objects Annotated

Genes (Rattus norvegicus)
Itpr1  (inositol 1,4,5-trisphosphate receptor, type 1)


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