title: Natriuretic peptides inhibit apoptosis and prolong the survival of serum-deprived PC12 cells.
abstract: Atrial natriuretic peptide (ANP) and brain natriuretic peptide (BNP) were investigated to determine effects on apoptotic DNA fragmentation and survival in serum-deprived PC12 cells. Both peptides caused prolonged cGMP (but not cAMP) elevations lasting for > or = 6 h. The cGMP elevations were 10-, 50- and 68-fold for ANP and 26-, 100- and 148-fold for BNP at 1, 10 and 100 nM, respectively. BNP caused dose-dependent increases in cell survival rates during 3 days of serum deprivation. BNP (1 nM) increased 24 h survival rate from 36% to 67%. ANP (1 nM), BNP (1 nM) and 8-bromo-cGMP (0.1 mM) inhibited by 74.8%, 46.7% and 86.8%, respectively, the apoptotic DNA fragmentation in serum-deprived PC12 cells, measured by our recently developed quantitative technique using capillary electrophoresis with laser-induced fluorescence detector (CE-LIF). The data suggest prolonged cGMP elevations caused by ANP or BNP inhibit apoptotic DNA fragmentation and prolong the survival of serum-deprived PC12 cells.
authors.affiliation: Department of Physiology, Faculty of Medicine, The Epithelial Cell Biology Research Centre, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shatin, NT.
authors.forename: R R
authors.initials: RR
authors.lastname: Fiscus
authors.forename: A W
authors.initials: AW
authors.lastname: Tu
authors.forename: S B
authors.initials: SB
authors.lastname: Chew
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D017209:Apoptosis / Q000187:drug effects*; D009320:Atrial Natriuretic Factor / Q000494:pharmacology*; D002470:Cell Survival / Q000187:drug effects; D016895:Culture Media, Serum-Free / Q000494:pharmacology*; D006152:Cyclic GMP / Q000031:analogs & derivatives* / Q000378:metabolism / Q000494:pharmacology; D053938:DNA Fragmentation; D004305:Dose-Response Relationship, Drug; D019075:Electrophoresis, Capillary; D007834:Lasers; D020097:Natriuretic Peptide, Brain / Q000494:pharmacology*; D009474:Neurons / Q000166:cytology / Q000187:drug effects* / Q000378:metabolism; D018696:Neuroprotective Agents / Q000494:pharmacology; D016716:PC12 Cells; D051381:Rats
chemical_list: D016895:Culture Media, Serum-Free; D018696:Neuroprotective Agents; D020097:Natriuretic Peptide, Brain; C016276:8-bromocyclic GMP; D009320:Atrial Natriuretic Factor; D006152:Cyclic GMP