title: 38-Amino acid form of pituitary adenylate cyclase activating peptide induces process outgrowth in human neuroblastoma cells.
abstract: Permanent cell lines from human neuroblastoma, a sympathoadrenal malignancy, are known to exhibit a more neuronal phenotype characterized by outgrowth of long processes in response to multiple second messenger analogs. In this report we demonstrate that the 38-amino acid form of a peptide homologous to vasoactive intestinal peptide (VIP), pituitary adenylate cyclase activating peptide (PACAP), as well as the 27-amino acid form of PACAP, induce NB-OK human neuroblastoma cells to extrude cellular processes within 5 hr of treatment with either peptide at 10(-8) M. Treatment of NB-OK cells with PACAP38 or PACAP27 at 10(-8) M for 1 hr also elevates cAMP content greater than 100-fold and inositol lipid turnover 11- to 12-fold. VIP acutely induces process outgrowth and elevates intracellular second messenger levels in NB-OK cells only at higher concentrations, 10(-6) M or greater. In contrast to the equipotency of PACAP27 and PACAP38 in stimulating the outgrowth of processes observed after 5 hr of treatment, PACAP38 is much more potent than PACAP27 when NB-OK cells are scored for process outgrowth after 72 hr of treatment. Correlating with the extended time course over which morphologic changes are seen with PACAP38, cAMP levels remain elevated for a more prolonged time span during treatment with PACAP38 than PACAP27. After 72 hr of treatment with PACAP38 versus treatment with PACAP27, cAMP levels are elevated 10-fold versus 3-fold, respectively. PACAP38 at 10(-8) M also induces process outgrowth in two additional human neuroblastoma lines tested, SMS-KAN and LA-N-1, whereas PACAP27 and VIP at the same concentration are less effective.(ABSTRACT TRUNCATED AT 250 WORDS)
authors.affiliation: Department of Medicine, Cornell University Medical College, New York, New York.
authors.forename: P J
authors.initials: PJ
authors.lastname: Deutsch
authors.forename: V C
authors.initials: VC
authors.lastname: Schadlow
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Barzilai
mesh_terms: D000242:Cyclic AMP / Q000096:biosynthesis; D004789:Enzyme Activation / Q000187:drug effects; D006801:Humans; D007295:Inositol Phosphates / Q000378:metabolism; D009447:Neuroblastoma / Q000378:metabolism / Q000473:pathology*; D009479:Neuropeptides / Q000494:pharmacology*; D018377:Neurotransmitter Agents / Q000494:pharmacology*; D051219:Pituitary Adenylate Cyclase-Activating Polypeptide; D014407:Tumor Cells, Cultured
chemical_list: C495401:ADCYAP1 protein, human; D007295:Inositol Phosphates; D009479:Neuropeptides; D018377:Neurotransmitter Agents; D051219:Pituitary Adenylate Cyclase-Activating Polypeptide; D000242:Cyclic AMP