title: Involvement of phosphatidylinositol-3 kinase in prevention of low K(+)-induced apoptosis of cerebellar granule neurons.
abstract: Cerebellar granule neurons obtained from 9-day-old rats die in an apoptotic manner when cultured in serum-free medium containing a low concentration of potassium (5 mM). A high concentration of potassium (26 mM) in the culture medium and BDNF can effectively prevent this apoptosis. The survival effects of high potassium and BDNF were additive, and the effect of high potassium was not blocked by addition of anti-BDNF antibody. These observations indicated that these survival effects were independent. To examine which molecules are involved in the survival pathway induced by BDNF or high K+, we used wortmannin, a specific inhibitor of PI-3 kinase. Wortmannin blocked the survival effects of both BDNF and high K+ on cerebellar granule neurons. Furthermore, in vitro PI-3 kinase assay showed that treatment with BDNF or high K+ induced PI-3 kinase activity, which was diminished by addition of wortmannin. These results indicate that different survival-promoting agents, BDNF and high K+, can prevent apoptosis in cerebellar granule neurons via a common enzyme, PI-3 kinase.
authors.affiliation: Division of Protein Biosynthesis, Osaka University, Japan.
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Shimoke
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Kubo
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Numakawa
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Abiru
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Enokido
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Takei
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Ikeuchi
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Hatanaka
mesh_terms: D000730:Androstadienes / Q000494:pharmacology; D000818:Animals; D017209:Apoptosis / Q000502:physiology*; D006690:Bisbenzimidazole; D019208:Brain-Derived Neurotrophic Factor / Q000096:biosynthesis / Q000502:physiology; D002470:Cell Survival / Q000502:physiology; D002478:Cells, Cultured; D002531:Cerebellum / Q000166:cytology / Q000502:physiology*; D004396:Coloring Agents; D007150:Immunohistochemistry; D009474:Neurons / Q000502:physiology*; D019869:Phosphatidylinositol 3-Kinases; D010726:Phosphodiesterase Inhibitors / Q000494:pharmacology; D017853:Phosphotransferases (Alcohol Group Acceptor) / Q000037:antagonists & inhibitors / Q000502:physiology*; D011188:Potassium / Q000502:physiology*; D051381:Rats; D000077191:Wortmannin
chemical_list: D000730:Androstadienes; D019208:Brain-Derived Neurotrophic Factor; D004396:Coloring Agents; D010726:Phosphodiesterase Inhibitors; D019869:Phosphatidylinositol 3-Kinases; D017853:Phosphotransferases (Alcohol Group Acceptor); D006690:Bisbenzimidazole; D011188:Potassium; D000077191:Wortmannin