title: Differential effects of lithium on muscarinic receptor stimulation of inositol phosphates in rat cerebral cortex slices.
abstract: The accumulation of labelled inositol mono-, bis-, and trisphosphate in rat cerebral cortex slices was examined following preincubation with [3H]inositol. The muscarinic receptor agonist carbachol produced a rapid and sustained increased accumulation of each labelled inositol phosphate both in the presence and absence of 5 mM lithium. Lithium potentiated carbachol-stimulated accumulation of inositol monophosphate (EC50 0.5 mM) and inositol bisphosphate (EC50 4 mM) in a concentration-dependent manner. However, exposure to lithium in the presence of the muscarinic agonist produced a concentration- and time-dependent inhibition of inositol trisphosphate accumulation that was not related to receptor desensitisation. Although the present data do suggest that polyphosphoinositides are substrates for agonist-stimulated phospholipase C in brain, these results may not be entirely consistent with the production of inositol mono- and bisphosphate through inositol trisphosphate dephosphorylation. Furthermore, these data suggest site(s) additional to inositol monophosphatase that are affected by lithium.
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D002217:Carbachol / Q000494:pharmacology; D002250:Carbon Radioisotopes; D002540:Cerebral Cortex / Q000187:drug effects / Q000378:metabolism*; D066298:In Vitro Techniques; D007294:Inositol / Q000378:metabolism; D007295:Inositol Phosphates / Q000378:metabolism*; D007700:Kinetics; D008094:Lithium / Q000494:pharmacology*; D008297:Male; D051381:Rats; D011976:Receptors, Muscarinic / Q000187:drug effects / Q000502:physiology*; D013403:Sugar Phosphates / Q000378:metabolism*; D014316:Tritium
chemical_list: D002250:Carbon Radioisotopes; D007295:Inositol Phosphates; D011976:Receptors, Muscarinic; D013403:Sugar Phosphates; D014316:Tritium; D007294:Inositol; D002217:Carbachol; D008094:Lithium