title: Metabolic effects of forskolin in chick chondrocytes.
abstract: The effects of forskolin on parameters of energy metabolism and proteoglycan synthesis have been investigated in chick embryo sternal chondrocyte cultures. After 8 h exposure to 100 microM forskolin, ATP levels and oxygen consumption were unaltered. Protein synthesis was unaffected up to 50 microM forskolin and protein degradation was unaffected by forskolin up to 100 microM. In contrast, incorporation of the proteoglycan precursors, 35SO4 and [3H]glucosamine, was more sensitive to forskolin. Inhibition was linear with dose between 10 and 100 microM, reaching 70% at 100 microM. Incorporation of 35SO4 into glycosaminoglycan chains initiated on an artificial beta-xyloside acceptor was inhibited in the same manner. cAMP accumulation was maximal at 10 microM forskolin, a concentration which did not alter proteoglycan synthesis. We conclude that a major, acute effect of forskolin in these short-term experiments is inhibition of proteoglycan synthesis in a cAMP-independent manner.
authors.affiliation: Department of Biochemistry/Molecular Biology, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, Little Rock 72205.
authors.forename: L M
authors.initials: LM
authors.lastname: Hu
authors.forename: S F
authors.initials: SF
authors.lastname: Kemp
authors.forename: M J
authors.initials: MJ
authors.lastname: Elders
authors.forename: W G
authors.initials: WG
authors.lastname: Smith
mesh_terms: D000255:Adenosine Triphosphate / Q000378:metabolism; D000818:Animals; D002356:Cartilage / Q000187:drug effects / Q000196:embryology / Q000378:metabolism*; D002642:Chick Embryo; D005576:Colforsin / Q000494:pharmacology*; D000242:Cyclic AMP / Q000096:biosynthesis*; D004734:Energy Metabolism / Q000187:drug effects*; D005944:Glucosamine / Q000378:metabolism; D007773:Lactates / Q000378:metabolism; D019344:Lactic Acid; D010101:Oxygen Consumption / Q000187:drug effects; D014176:Protein Biosynthesis; D011509:Proteoglycans / Q000096:biosynthesis*; D013431:Sulfates
chemical_list: D007773:Lactates; D011509:Proteoglycans; D013431:Sulfates; D005576:Colforsin; D019344:Lactic Acid; D000255:Adenosine Triphosphate; D000242:Cyclic AMP; D005944:Glucosamine