title: IGF-1 regulates cAMP levels in astrocytes through a beta2-adrenergic receptor-dependant mechanism.
abstract: We have recently demonstrated that neonatal astrocytes derived from mice lacking beta-2 adrenergic receptors (beta(2)AR) possess higher proliferation rates, as compared to wild-type cells, an attribute that was shown to involve insulin-like growth factor (IGF) signaling. In the present study, we demonstrate that basal cAMP levels in beta(2)AR knockout astrocytes were significantly lower than in wild type cells. Furthermore, treatment with IGF-1 reduced intracellular cAMP levels in wild type astrocytes, yet had no effects on cAMP levels in beta(2)AR deficient astrocytes. Our data suggests that IGF-1 treatment influences cAMP production through a beta(2)AR-dependant mechanism in astrocytes. A deficit of beta(2)AR on astrocytes, as previously reported in multiple sclerosis, may influence cell proliferation, an action which could have implications in processes involved in astrogliosis.
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurology, University Medical Center Groningen, Hanzeplein 1, 9713 GZ Groningen, the Netherlands. d.chesik@med.umcg.nl
authors.forename: Daniel
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Chesik
authors.forename: Nadine
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Wilczak
authors.forename: Jacques
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: De Keyser
mesh_terms: D058666:Adrenergic beta-2 Receptor Agonists; D000818:Animals; D000831:Animals, Newborn; D001253:Astrocytes / Q000166:cytology / Q000187:drug effects* / Q000378:metabolism; D002478:Cells, Cultured; D000242:Cyclic AMP / Q000378:metabolism*; D006801:Humans; D007334:Insulin-Like Growth Factor I / Q000494:pharmacology*; D051379:Mice; D008815:Mice, Inbred Strains; D018345:Mice, Knockout; D009638:Norepinephrine / Q000494:pharmacology; D018343:Receptors, Adrenergic, beta-2 / Q000235:genetics / Q000502:physiology*; D011994:Recombinant Proteins / Q000494:pharmacology
chemical_list: D058666:Adrenergic beta-2 Receptor Agonists; D018343:Receptors, Adrenergic, beta-2; D011994:Recombinant Proteins; D007334:Insulin-Like Growth Factor I; D000242:Cyclic AMP; D009638:Norepinephrine