title: Purvalanol A, inhibitor of cyclin-dependent kinases attenuates proliferation of cells in the dentate gyrus of the adult rat hippocampus.
abstract: Several recent findings indicate that intensity of neurogenesis in adult brain might be regulated by enzymes involved in the cell cycle. Therefore, in the present study, we investigated whether the inhibition of cyclin-dependent kinases (CDKs) evoked by intraventricular administration of purvalanol A may influence the proliferation of cells in the dentate gyrus (DG) of the rat hippocampus. Purvalanol A, a selective inhibitor of CDKs, was injected into the brain lateral ventricle at concentrations of 4 nmol/3 microl or 40 nmol/3 microl. The number of proliferating cells was determined by analysis of nuclear incorporation of BrdU (100 mg/kg, i.p.). BrdU was given at two times points (0.5 h and 2.5 h) after vehicle or purvalanol A injection. It was found that purvalanol A given 0.5 h before BrdU injection did not cause any significant changes in the number of BrdU-positive nuclei in the DG. However, a higher dose of purvalanol A i.e. 40 nmol/3 microl given 2.5 h before BrdU administration significantly decreased the number of BrdU-positive nuclei in the DG of the hippocampus (by approximately 35%). In contrast, a lower dose of the CDKs inhibitor (4 nmol/3 microl) given at the same time point did not affect the number of BrdU-positive cells in the DG. It appears that purvalanol A inhibits the hippocampal proliferation in concentration- and time-dependent manner. Moreover, the present data indicate that CDKs are involved in generation of new cells in the adult rat hippocampus.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pharmacology, Laboratory of Pharmacology and Brain Biostructure, Institute of Pharmacology, Polish Academy of Sciences, Smetna 12, PL 31-343 Kraków, Poland.
authors.forename: Marzena
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Maćkowiak
authors.forename: Wacław
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Kolasiewicz
authors.forename: Katarzyna
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Markowicz-Kula
authors.forename: Krzysztof
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Wedzony
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D049109:Cell Proliferation; D018844:Cyclin-Dependent Kinases / Q000037:antagonists & inhibitors* / Q000378:metabolism; D018891:Dentate Gyrus / Q000166:cytology / Q000187:drug effects* / Q000201:enzymology; D004305:Dose-Response Relationship, Drug; D007276:Injections, Intraventricular; D008297:Male; D047428:Protein Kinase Inhibitors / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000494:pharmacology*; D011687:Purines / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000494:pharmacology*; D051381:Rats; D017208:Rats, Wistar; D013997:Time Factors
chemical_list: C471843:6-((3-chloro)anilino)-2-(isopropyl-2-hydroxyethylamino)-9-isopropylpurine; D047428:Protein Kinase Inhibitors; D011687:Purines; D018844:Cyclin-Dependent Kinases