EPIDERMAL GROWTH FACTOR;
NEUROTROPHIC EFFECT;
PROTEIN KINASE INHIBITORS;
D O I:
10.1254/jjp.59.259
中图分类号:
R9 [药学];
学科分类号:
1007 ;
摘要:
The influences of protein kinase inhibitors, K-252a and staurosporine, on the neurotrophic effects of epidermal growth factor (EGF) were investigated in dissociated cell cultures of the hippocampus and cerebellum of fetal rats. Addition of 1 ng/ml EGF enhanced the survival of cultured neurons of both brain regions. Both K-252a (10 - 200 nM) and staurosporine (1 - 100 nM) blocked the survival-promoting effects of EGF in a concentration-dependent manner. These results suggest that activation of protein kinase(s) is involved in the neurotrophic effects of EGF.