title: Regulation by dibutyryl cyclic AMP of carnosine synthesis in astroglia-rich primary cultures kept in serum-free medium.
abstract: The synthesis of carnosine (beta-Ala-His) by astroglia-rich primary cultures was much higher if the cells were cultivated in Ham's nutrient mixture F-12 than if they were grown in Dulbecco's modified Eagle's medium. Carnosine synthesis was not affected by the presence of insulin, transferrin, phorbol myristate acetate, or dexamethasone. However, dibutyryl cyclic AMP and other agents that can, directly or indirectly, activate cyclic AMP-dependent protein kinases strongly lower the rate of carnosine synthesis. The depression of carnosine synthesis was dependent on the concentration of dibutyryl cyclic AMP. The effect was maximal (approximately 80% inhibition) in cultures preincubated with 1 mM dibutyryl cyclic AMP for 4 days. The adenylate cyclase activator forskolin, the phosphodiesterase inhibitor 3-isobutyl-1-methylxanthine, and 8-bromo-cyclic AMP caused the same depression as dibutyryl cyclic AMP, whereas neither butyrate nor dibutyryl cyclic GMP elicited any effect.
authors: Max-Planck-Institut für Experimentelle Endokrinologie, Hannover, F.R.G.
authors: M
authors: M
authors: Schulz
authors: B
authors: B
authors: Hamprecht
authors: H
authors: H
authors: Kleinkauf
authors: K
authors: K
authors: Bauer
mesh_terms: D015056:1-Methyl-3-isobutylxanthine / Q000494:pharmacology; D015124:8-Bromo Cyclic Adenosine Monophosphate / Q000494:pharmacology; D000818:Animals; D003994:Bucladesine / Q000494:pharmacology*; D002336:Carnosine / Q000096:biosynthesis*; D002478:Cells, Cultured; D005576:Colforsin / Q000494:pharmacology; D003470:Culture Media; D003907:Dexamethasone / Q000494:pharmacology; D004151:Dipeptides / Q000096:biosynthesis*; D007328:Insulin / Q000494:pharmacology; D051379:Mice; D009457:Neuroglia / Q000187:drug effects / Q000378:metabolism*; D013755:Tetradecanoylphorbol Acetate / Q000494:pharmacology; D014168:Transferrin / Q000494:pharmacology
chemical_list: D003470:Culture Media; D004151:Dipeptides; D007328:Insulin; D014168:Transferrin; D005576:Colforsin; D015124:8-Bromo Cyclic Adenosine Monophosphate; D003994:Bucladesine; D003907:Dexamethasone; D002336:Carnosine; D013755:Tetradecanoylphorbol Acetate; D015056:1-Methyl-3-isobutylxanthine