N-METHYL-D-ASPARTATE STIMULATION OF THE SURVIVAL OF RAT CEREBELLAR GRANULE CELLS IN CULTURE IS NOT DEPENDENT UPON INCREASED C-FOS EXPRESSION AND IS NOT MIMICKED BY PROTEIN-KINASE-C ACTIVATION

被引:19
作者
GRAHAM, ME
BURGOYNE, RD
机构
[1] Department of Physiology, University of Liverpool, Liverpool
基金
英国惠康基金;
关键词
C-FOS EXPRESSION; PHORBOL ESTER; PROTEIN KINASE-C; N-METHYL-D-ASPARTATE; CEREBELLAR GRANULE CELL;
D O I
10.1016/0304-3940(91)90412-M
中图分类号
Q189 [神经科学];
学科分类号
071006 ;
摘要
The role of c-fos expression and protein kinase C in the survival of primary cultures of rat cerebellar granule cells was investigated. Results from immunocytochemistry and immunoblotting suggest that increased c-fos expression is not essential for the survival of cells grown in low K+ media in the presence of N-methyl-D-aspartate (NMDA) at the critical time point when sensitivity to survival requirements develops. In addition the phorbol ester, phorbol 12-myristate 13-acetate failed to bring about survival of cells cultured in low K+ media in the absence of NMDA when given chronically, suggesting that protein kinase C activation alone is not sufficient to maintain granule cell survival in culture.
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页码:267 / 270
页数:4
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