Subtype-specific neuronal differentiation of PC12 cells transfected with alpha2-adrenergic receptors |
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Authors: | Taraviras Stavros Olli-Lähdesmäki Tuire Lymperopoulos Anastasios Charitonidou Despina Mavroidis Manolis Kallio Jaana Scheinin Mika Flordellis Christodoulos |
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Institution: | Department of Pharmacology, School of Medicine, University of Patras, Rio Patras, Greece. |
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Abstract: | Cells of the PC12 rat pheochromocytoma cell line acquire characteristics of sympathetic neurons under appropriate treatment. Stably transfected PC12 cells expressing individual alpha2-adrenergic receptor (alpha2-AR) subtypes were used to assess the role of alpha2-ARs in neuronal differentiation and to characterise the signalling pathways activated by the alpha2-AR agonist epinephrine in these cells. The effects of alpha2-AR activation were compared with the differentiating action and the signalling mechanisms of nerve growth factor (NGF). Epinephrine induced neuronal differentiation of PC12alpha2 cells through alpha2-AR activation in a subtype-dependent manner, internalization of all human alpha2-AR subtypes, and activation of mitogen-activated protein kinase (MAPK) and the serine-threonine protein kinase Akt. Epinephrine and NGF showed synergism in their differentiating effects. The MAPK kinase (MEK-1) inhibitor PD 98059 abolished the differentiating effect of epinephrine indicating that the differentiation is dependent on MAPK activation. Activating protein-1 (AP-1) DNA-binding activity was increased after epinephrine treatment in all three PC12alpha2 subtype clones. Evaluation of the potential physiological consequences of these findings requires further studies on endogenously expressed alpha2-ARs in neuronal cells. |
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