title: IGF-I-induced oligodendrocyte progenitor proliferation requires PI3K/Akt, MEK/ERK, and Src-like tyrosine kinases.
abstract: Insulin-like growth factor-I (IGF-I) is required for the growth of oligodendrocytes, although the underlying mechanisms are not fully understood. Our aim was to investigate the role of phosphatidylinositol 3-kinase (PI3K), mitogen-activated protein kinase kinase (MEK1), and Src family tyrosine kinases in IGF-I-stimulated proliferation of oligodendrocyte progenitors. IGF-I treatment increased the proliferation of cultured oligodendrocyte progenitors as determined by measuring incorporation of [(3)H]-thymidine and bromodeoxy-uridine (BrdU). IGF-I stimulated a transient phosphorylation of 3-phosphoinositide-dependent kinase-1 (PDK1) and extracellular signal-regulated kinases (ERK1/2) (targets of MEK1), as well as a rapid and sustained activation of Akt (a target of PI3K). Furthermore, inhibitors of PI3K (LY294002 and Wortmannin), MEK1 (PD98059 and U0126), and Src family tyrosine kinases (PP2) decreased IGF-I-induced proliferation, and blocked ERK1/2 activation. LY294002, Wortmannin and PP2 also blocked Akt activation. To further determine whether Akt is required for IGF-I stimulated oligodendrocyte progenitor proliferation, cultures were infected with adenovirus vectors expressing dominant-negative mutants of Akt or treated with pharmacological inhibitors of Akt. All treatments reduced IGF-I-induced oligodendrocyte progenitor proliferation. Our data indicate that stimulation of oligodendrocyte progenitor proliferation by IGF-I requires Src-like tyrosine kinases as well as the PI3K/Akt and MEK1/ERK signaling pathways.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pharmacology and Therapeutics, McGill University, Montreal, Quebec, Canada.
authors.forename: Qiao-Ling
authors.initials: QL
authors.lastname: Cui
authors.forename: Guillermina
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Almazan
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D000831:Animals, Newborn; D001921:Brain / Q000166:cytology; D001973:Bromodeoxyuridine / Q000378:metabolism; D049109:Cell Proliferation / Q000187:drug effects*; D004305:Dose-Response Relationship, Drug; D004347:Drug Interactions; D004791:Enzyme Inhibitors / Q000494:pharmacology; D005732:Gangliosides / Q000378:metabolism; D005786:Gene Expression Regulation / Q000187:drug effects; D020287:In Situ Nick-End Labeling / Q000379:methods; D007334:Insulin-Like Growth Factor I / Q000494:pharmacology*; D009836:Oligodendroglia / Q000187:drug effects*; D011494:Protein Kinases / Q000502:physiology*; D051381:Rats; D017207:Rats, Sprague-Dawley; D013234:Stem Cells; D013997:Time Factors
chemical_list: D004791:Enzyme Inhibitors; D005732:Gangliosides; C062875:ganglioside A2B5; D007334:Insulin-Like Growth Factor I; D011494:Protein Kinases; D001973:Bromodeoxyuridine