title: Adenosine triphosphate and arachidonic acid stimulate glycogenolysis in primary cultures of mouse cerebral cortical astrocytes.
abstract: Adenosine triphosphate (ATP) promotes glycogenolysis in primary cultures of mouse cerebral cortical astrocytes with an EC50 of 1.5 microM. A pharmacological analysis indicates an involvement of purinergic P2Y receptors in this action of ATP. Application of either arachidonic acid (AA), or certain unsaturated fatty acids, also results in glycogen breakdown. The EC50 of AA is approximately 50 microM. Thus ATP and AA can be added to the list of neuroactive agents that control glycogen levels in astrocytes, which includes noradrenaline, vasoactive intestinal peptide (VIP), adenosine and histamine.
authors.affiliation: Laboratoire de Recherche Neurologique, Institut de Physiologie et Service de Neurologie du CHUV, Faculté de Médecine, Université de Lausanne, Switzerland.
authors.forename: O
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Sorg
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Pellerin
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Stolz
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Beggah
authors.forename: P J
authors.initials: PJ
authors.lastname: Magistretti
mesh_terms: D000255:Adenosine Triphosphate / Q000494:pharmacology*; D000818:Animals; D016718:Arachidonic Acid / Q000494:pharmacology*; D001253:Astrocytes / Q000378:metabolism*; D002478:Cells, Cultured; D002540:Cerebral Cortex / Q000166:cytology / Q000378:metabolism*; D006003:Glycogen / Q000378:metabolism*; D051379:Mice; D008815:Mice, Inbred Strains; D011983:Receptors, Purinergic / Q000502:physiology
chemical_list: D011983:Receptors, Purinergic; D016718:Arachidonic Acid; D000255:Adenosine Triphosphate; D006003:Glycogen