title: Endothelin 1 protects HN33 cells from serum deprivation-induced neuronal apoptosis through Ca(2+)-PKCalpha-ERK pathway.
abstract: Endothelins (ETs), which were originally found to be potent vasoactive transmitters, were known to be implicated in nervous system, but the mode of mechanism remains unclear. ETs (ET-1, ET-2, and ET-3) were added to HN33 (mouse hippocampal neuron chi neuroblastoma) cells. Among the three types of ET, only ET-1 increased the intracellular calcium levels in a PLC dependent manner with the induction of ERK 1/2 activation. As the result of ET-1 exposure, the survival rate of HN33 cells and the PKCalpha translocation into the plasma membrane were increased. We suggest that ET-1 participated in the neuroprotective effect involving the calcium-PKCalpha-ERK1/2 pathway.
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurology, Korea University College of Medicine, Seoul 136-705, Korea.
authors.forename: Moon Ho
authors.initials: MH
authors.lastname: Park
authors.forename: Dae Hie
authors.initials: DH
authors.lastname: Lee
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D017209:Apoptosis / Q000187:drug effects*; D002118:Calcium / Q000378:metabolism*; D002460:Cell Line; D002470:Cell Survival / Q000187:drug effects; D003600:Cytosol / Q000187:drug effects / Q000378:metabolism; D019332:Endothelin-1 / Q000494:pharmacology*; D019333:Endothelin-2 / Q000494:pharmacology; D019334:Endothelin-3 / Q000494:pharmacology; D004963:Estrenes / Q000494:pharmacology; D048049:Extracellular Signal-Regulated MAP Kinases / Q000378:metabolism*; D015151:Immunoblotting; D051379:Mice; D019950:Mitogen-Activated Protein Kinase 1 / Q000378:metabolism; D048052:Mitogen-Activated Protein Kinase 3 / Q000378:metabolism; D009474:Neurons / Q000166:cytology* / Q000187:drug effects / Q000201:enzymology*; D018696:Neuroprotective Agents / Q000494:pharmacology; D010750:Phosphoproteins / Q000378:metabolism; D051571:Protein Kinase C-alpha / Q000378:metabolism*; D021381:Protein Transport / Q000187:drug effects; D011760:Pyrrolidinones / Q000494:pharmacology; D044967:Serum
chemical_list: D019332:Endothelin-1; D019333:Endothelin-2; D019334:Endothelin-3; D004963:Estrenes; D018696:Neuroprotective Agents; D010750:Phosphoproteins; D011760:Pyrrolidinones; C060229:1-(6-((3-methoxyestra-1,3,5(10)-trien-17-yl)amino)hexyl)-1H-pyrrole-2,5-dione; D051571:Protein Kinase C-alpha; D048049:Extracellular Signal-Regulated MAP Kinases; D019950:Mitogen-Activated Protein Kinase 1; D048052:Mitogen-Activated Protein Kinase 3; D002118:Calcium