title: Protein kinase C inhibitors block generation of anoxia-induced long-term potentiation.
abstract: The aim of this study was to study the possible intracellular mechanisms underlying the anoxia-induced long-term potentiation (anoxic LTP) in the CA1 neurons of rat hippocampal slices using extra- and intracellular recording techniques. Superfusion of the hippocampal slices with the protein kinase C (PKC) inhibitors NPC-15437 (20 microM) or H-7 (20 microM) specifically prevented the induction of anoxic LTP. Moreover, the anoxic LTP was completely abolished in neurons intracellularly recorded with the selective PKC inhibitor PKCI 19-36 (50 microM). The specific cAMP-dependent protein kinase (PKA) inhibitor Rp-cyclic adenosine 3',5'-monophosphate (Rp-cAMPS, 25 microM) had no effect on the anoxic LTP. It is concluded that induction of anoxic LTP requires the activation of postsynaptic PKC.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pharmacology, College of Medicine, National Cheng-Kung University, Tainan City, Taiwan.
authors.forename: K S
authors.initials: KS
authors.lastname: Hsu
authors.forename: C C
authors.initials: CC
authors.lastname: Huang
mesh_terms: D019307:1-(5-Isoquinolinesulfonyl)-2-Methylpiperazine / Q000494:pharmacology; D000818:Animals; D015687:Cell Hypoxia / Q000502:physiology; D000242:Cyclic AMP / Q000031:analogs & derivatives / Q000494:pharmacology; D017868:Cyclic AMP-Dependent Protein Kinases / Q000037:antagonists & inhibitors / Q000378:metabolism; D004791:Enzyme Inhibitors / Q000494:pharmacology; D019706:Excitatory Postsynaptic Potentials / Q000187:drug effects / Q000502:physiology; D006624:Hippocampus / Q000166:cytology*; D017774:Long-Term Potentiation / Q000502:physiology*; D008297:Male; D009474:Neurons / Q000166:cytology / Q000201:enzymology*; D009924:Organ Culture Techniques; D010880:Piperidines / Q000494:pharmacology; D011493:Protein Kinase C / Q000037:antagonists & inhibitors* / Q000378:metabolism; D051381:Rats; D017207:Rats, Sprague-Dawley; D013873:Thionucleotides / Q000494:pharmacology
chemical_list: D004791:Enzyme Inhibitors; D010880:Piperidines; D013873:Thionucleotides; C069701:NPC 15437; C016957:adenosine-3',5'-cyclic phosphorothioate; D019307:1-(5-Isoquinolinesulfonyl)-2-Methylpiperazine; D000242:Cyclic AMP; D017868:Cyclic AMP-Dependent Protein Kinases; D011493:Protein Kinase C