title: Potentiation of nerve growth factor(NGF)-mediated neurite outgrowth in high K+ medium is associated with increased binding of iodinated NGF in PC12 cells.
abstract: Nerve growth factor(NGF)-mediated neurite outgrowth of PC12 pheochromocytoma cells was potentiated in medium containing high concentrations of extracellular K+. The binding of iodinated NGF to the cells was also enhanced by raising the concentration of K+ in medium up to 100 mM; the enhancement was saturated at 50 mM K+. Although the mechanism by which NGF-mediated neurite outgrowth is potentiated in high K+ medium remains to be largely unknown, high K+-induced alterations in the NGF binding are suggested to play a role in this phenomenon.
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D002454:Cell Differentiation / Q000187:drug effects; D002460:Cell Line; D004357:Drug Synergism; D009414:Nerve Growth Factors / Q000494:pharmacology*; D009474:Neurons / Q000166:cytology*; D010673:Pheochromocytoma / Q000473:pathology; D011188:Potassium / Q000494:pharmacology*; D051381:Rats; D011956:Receptors, Cell Surface / Q000378:metabolism; D017475:Receptors, Nerve Growth Factor
chemical_list: D009414:Nerve Growth Factors; D011956:Receptors, Cell Surface; D017475:Receptors, Nerve Growth Factor; D011188:Potassium