title: Induction of glutamine synthetase by L-alpha-aminoadipate in developmental stages of cultured astrocytes.
abstract: Effect of L-alpha-aminoadipate (L alpha AA), a gliotoxic L-glutamate analogue, on glutamine synthetase (GS) activity of rat cultured astrocytes was examined, L alpha AA at sub-toxic concentrations (less than 0.5 mM, for 48 h) increased GS activity of cultured astrocytes. This increase was prevented by 10 microM cycloheximide, an inhibitor of protein synthesis. L alpha AA increased GS activities of astrocytes cultured in three different conditions, i.e. 12-day-old, 5-233k-old and dibutyryl cAMP(DBcAMP)-induced differentiated cultures. Insulin (10 micrograms/ml) and hydrocortisone (10 microM) increased GS activity of 12-day-old cultured cells, but not that of 5-weeks-old and DBcAMP-treated cells. The increase in GS activity was observed after a transient treatment with L alpha AA for 4 h. These results show that the induction of GS by L alpha AA is not related to developmental stages of astrocytes in culture.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pharmacology, Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Osaka University, Suita, Japan.
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Koyama
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Kimura
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Baba
mesh_terms: D015074:2-Aminoadipic Acid / Q000494:pharmacology*; D000818:Animals; D001253:Astrocytes / Q000166:cytology / Q000201:enzymology* / Q000502:physiology*; D003994:Bucladesine / Q000494:pharmacology; D002454:Cell Differentiation; D002478:Cells, Cultured; D016922:Cellular Senescence; D004790:Enzyme Induction; D005974:Glutamate-Ammonia Ligase / Q000378:metabolism*; D051381:Rats; D017208:Rats, Wistar
chemical_list: D015074:2-Aminoadipic Acid; D003994:Bucladesine; D005974:Glutamate-Ammonia Ligase