title: Protein kinase C inhibition has only a transient growth arresting effect on in vitro regenerating mouse sensory neurons.
abstract: Adult mice sensory ganglia were cultured in an extracellular matrix gel. Analyses of extending axons were made 48 h (long-term) or immediately (short-term) after addition of protein kinase inhibitors. Long- and short-term growth was insensitive to protein kinase A/G inhibition by HA-1004. Long-term protein kinase C inhibition by chelerythrine affected only certain, long axons. In the short-term virtually all axon growth was arrested, but largely recovered on the following day. When combined, the drugs inhibited all long- and short-term growth and largely prevented the recovery of the latter. The transient effect by chelerythrine, and the permanent inhibition after combination with HA-1004, suggests compensatory mechanisms, perhaps via other kinases.
authors.affiliation: Department of Animal Physiology, University of Lund, Sweden.
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Wiklund
authors.forename: P A
authors.initials: PA
authors.lastname: Ekström
mesh_terms: D000470:Alkaloids; D000818:Animals; D001369:Axons / Q000187:drug effects / Q000502:physiology / Q000648:ultrastructure; D053119:Benzophenanthridines; D002455:Cell Division / Q000187:drug effects; D002478:Cells, Cultured; D004791:Enzyme Inhibitors / Q000494:pharmacology*; D005260:Female; D005727:Ganglia, Spinal / Q000166:cytology / Q000502:physiology*; D007546:Isoquinolines / Q000494:pharmacology; D008297:Male; D051379:Mice; D008815:Mice, Inbred Strains; D009416:Nerve Regeneration / Q000187:drug effects / Q000502:physiology*; D009475:Neurons, Afferent / Q000166:cytology / Q000187:drug effects / Q000502:physiology*; D010617:Phenanthridines / Q000494:pharmacology*; D011493:Protein Kinase C / Q000037:antagonists & inhibitors*; D047428:Protein Kinase Inhibitors; D012584:Sciatic Nerve / Q000166:cytology / Q000502:physiology*; D013449:Sulfonamides
chemical_list: D000470:Alkaloids; D053119:Benzophenanthridines; D004791:Enzyme Inhibitors; D007546:Isoquinolines; D010617:Phenanthridines; D047428:Protein Kinase Inhibitors; D013449:Sulfonamides; C043204:N-(2-guanidinoethyl)-5-isoquinolinesulfonamide; C016299:chelerythrine; D011493:Protein Kinase C