scholarly journals Reduced inositol polyphosphate accumulation and inositol supply induced by lithium in stimulated cerebral cortex slices

1990 ◽  
Vol 267 (3) ◽  
pp. 781-786 ◽  
Author(s):  
E D Kennedy ◽  
R A J Challiss ◽  
C I Ragan ◽  
S R Nahorski
Keyword(s):  
Cerebral Cortex ◽  
Second Messengers ◽  
Kinetic Studies ◽  
Phosphoinositide Metabolism ◽  
Maximal Effect ◽  
Inositol Polyphosphate ◽  
Inositol Polyphosphates ◽  
Cortex Slices ◽  
Relationship Of

The ability of lithium to interfere with phosphoinositide metabolism in rat cerebral cortex slices has been examined by monitoring the accumulation of CMP-phosphatidate (CMP-PtdOH) and the reduction in Ins(1,4,5)P3 and Ins(1,3,4,5)P4 levels. A small accumulation of [14C]CMP-PtdOH was seen in slices prelabelled with [14C]cytidine and stimulated with carbachol (1 mM) or Li+ (1 mM). However, simultaneous addition of both agents for 30 min produced a 22-fold accumulation, with Li+ producing a half-maximal effect at a concentration of 0.61 +/- 0.19 mM. Kinetic studies revealed that the effects of carbachol and Li+ on CMP-PtdOH accumulation occurred with no initial lag apparent under these conditions and that preincubation with myo-inositol (10 or 30 mM) dramatically attenuated CMP-PtdOH accumulation. myo-Inositol could also attenuate the rate of accumulation of CMP-PtdOH when added 20 min after carbachol and Li+; these effects were not observed when equimolar concentrations of scyllo-inositol were added. Use of specific radioreceptor assays allowed the mass accumulations of Ins(1,4,5)P3 and Ins(1,3,4,5)P4 to be monitored. Following a lag of 5-10 min, Li+ resulted in a marked reduction in the accumulation of both inositol polyphosphates resulting from muscarinic-cholinergic stimulation. Preincubation of cerebral cortex slices with myo- (but not scyllo-) inositol delayed, but did not prevent, the reduction in the accumulation of Ins(1,4,5)P3 or Ins(1,3,4,5)P4. The results suggest that cerebral cortex, at least in vitro, is very sensitive to myo-inositol depletion under conditions of muscarinic receptor stimulation. The relationship of such depletion to the generation of inositol polyphosphate second messengers is discussed.

scholarly journals Accumulation of inositol polyphosphate isomers in agonist-stimulated cerebral-cortex slices. Comparison with metabolic profiles in cell-free preparations

1989 ◽  
Vol 258 (1) ◽  
pp. 23-32 ◽  
Author(s):  
I H Batty ◽  
A J Letcher ◽  
S R Nahorski
Keyword(s):  
Cerebral Cortex ◽  
Inositol Phosphates ◽  
Periodate Oxidation ◽  
Chemical Degradation ◽  
Inositol Polyphosphate ◽  
Tissue Slices ◽  
Inositol 1 ◽  
Agonist Stimulation ◽  
Cortex Slices ◽  
Hydrolysis Of

1. Basal and carbachol-stimulated accumulations of isomeric [3H]inositol mono-, bis-, tris- and tetrakis-phosphates were examined in rat cerebral-cortex slices labelled with myo-[2-3H]inositol. 2. In control samples the major [3H]inositol phosphates detected were co-eluted on h.p.l.c. with Ins(1)P, Ins(4)P (inositol 1- and 4-monophosphate respectively), Ins(1,4)P2 (inositol 1,4-bisphosphate), Ins(1,4,5)P3 (inositol 1,4,5-tris-phosphate) and Ins(1,3,4,5)P4 (inositol 1,3,4,5-tetrakisphosphate). 3. After stimulation to steady state with carbachol, accumulation of each of these products was markedly increased. 4. Agonist stimulation, however, also evoked much more dramatic increased accumulations of a second [3H]inositol trisphosphate, which was co-eluted on h.p.l.c. with authentic Ins(1,3,4)P3 (inositol 1,3,4-trisphosphate) and of three further [3H]inositol bisphosphates ([3H]InsP2(s]. 5. Examination of the latter by chemical degradation by periodate oxidation and/or h.p.l.c. allowed identification of these as [3H]Ins(1,3)P2, [3H]Ins(3,4)P2 and [3H]Ins(4,5)P2 (inositol 1,3-, 3,4- and 4,5-bisphosphates respectively), which respectively accounted for about 22%, 8% and 3% of total [3H]InsP2 in extracts from stimulated tissue slices. 6. By using a h.p.l.c. method which clearly resolves Ins(1,3,4,5)P4 and Ins(1,3,4,6)P4 (inositol 1,3,4,6-tetrakisphosphate), only the former isomer could be detected in extracts from either control or stimulated tissue slices. Similarly, [3H]inositol pentakis- and hexakis-phosphates were not detectable either in the presence or absence of carbachol under the radiolabelling conditions described. 7. The catabolism of [3H]Ins(1,4,5)P3 and [3H]Ins(1,3,4)P3 by cell-free preparations from cerebral cortex was also studied. 8. In the presence of Mg2+, [3H]Ins(1,4,5)P3 was specifically dephosphorylated via [3H]Ins(1,4)P2 and [3H]Ins(4)P to free [3H]inositol, whereas [3H]Ins(1,3,4)P3 was degraded via [3H]Ins(3,4)P2 and, to a lesser extent, via [3H]Ins(1,3)P2 to D- and/or L-[3H]Ins(1)P and [3H]inositol. 9. In the presence of EDTA, hydrolysis of [3H]Ins(1,4,5)P3 was greater than or equal to 95% inhibited, whereas [3H]Ins(1,3,4)P3 was still degraded, but yielded only a single [3H]InsP2 identified as [3H]Ins(1,3)P2. 10. The significance of these observations with cell-free preparations is discussed in relation to the proportions of the separate isomeric [3H]inositol phosphates measured in stimulated tissue slices.

Oxidative metabolism of incubated cerebral cortex slices from pyridoxine-deficient kittens

1961 ◽  
Vol 200 (1) ◽  
pp. 34-38 ◽  
Author(s):  
Guy M. McKhann ◽  
Olaf Mickelsen ◽  
Donald B. Tower
Keyword(s):  
Cerebral Cortex ◽  
Oxygen Uptake ◽  
Oxidative Metabolism ◽  
Pyridoxal Phosphate ◽  
In Vitro Study ◽  
Aminobutyric Acid ◽  
Shunt Pathway ◽  
Pyridoxine Deficiency ◽  
Cortex Slices

Pyridoxine deficiency was produced in weanling kittens by dietary means. Clinically, the deficient animals showed failure to gain weight, ataxia, and, if left on the diet, seizures and death. In vitro study of isolated cerebral cortex slices from the deficient animals showed decreased formation of γ-aminobutyric acid and decreased oxygen uptake when glucose was the substrate. Addition of pyridoxal phosphate to the incubation media corrected both of these defects toward the levels found in normal littermate controls. The decreased oxygen uptake was also corrected by the addition of γ-aminobutyric acid to the media. It is suggested that in pyridoxine deficiency, cerebral oxidative metabolism is impaired by blockage of the γ-aminobutyric acid ‘shunt’ pathway at the glutamic decarboxylase step. The role of this shunt pathway in normal neuronal metabolism is discussed.

scholarly journals Rapid accumulation and sustained turnover of inositol phosphates in cerebral-cortex slices after muscarinic-receptor stimulation

1989 ◽  
Vol 260 (1) ◽  
pp. 237-241 ◽  
Author(s):  
I H Batty ◽  
S R Nahorski
Keyword(s):  
Cerebral Cortex ◽  
Muscarinic Receptor ◽  
Metabolic Flux ◽  
Inositol Phosphates ◽  
Inositol Phosphate ◽  
Receptor Activation ◽  
Inositol Polyphosphate ◽  
Receptor Stimulation ◽  
Cortex Slices ◽  
Rapid Kinetics

The rapid kinetics of [3H]inositol phosphate accumulation and turnover were examined in rat cerebral-cortex slices after muscarinic-receptor stimulation. Markedly increased [3H]inositol polyphosphate concentrations were observed to precede significant stimulated accumulation of [3H]inositol monophosphate. New steady-state accumulations of several 3H-labelled products were achieved after 5-10 min of continued agonist stimulation, but were rapidly and effectively reversed by subsequent receptor blockade. The results show that muscarinic-receptor activation involves phosphoinositidase C-catalysed hydrolysis initially of polyphosphoinositides rather than of phosphatidylinositol. Furthermore, prolonged carbachol stimulation is shown not to cause receptor desensitization, but to allow persistent hydrolysis of [3H]phosphatidylinositol bisphosphate and permit sustained metabolic flux through the inositol tris-/tetrakis-phosphate pathway.

scholarly journals Lithium inhibits muscarinic-receptor-stimulated inositol tetrakisphosphate accumulation in rat cerebral cortex

1987 ◽  
Vol 247 (3) ◽  
pp. 797-800 ◽  
Author(s):  
I Batty ◽  
S R Nahorski
Keyword(s):  
Cerebral Cortex ◽  
Steady State ◽  
Inhibitory Action ◽  
Rat Cerebral Cortex ◽  
Phosphoinositide Metabolism ◽  
Muscarinic Agonist ◽  
Complex Action ◽  
Inositol 1,4,5 Trisphosphate ◽  
Inositol Tetrakisphosphate ◽  
Cortex Slices

The effects of Li+ on carbachol-stimulated phosphoinositide metabolism were examined in rat cerebral-cortex slices labelled with myo-[2-3H]inositol. The muscarinic agonist carbachol evoked an enhanced steady-state accumulation of [3H]inositol monophosphate ([3H]InsP1), [3H]inositol bisphosphate ([3H]InsP2), [3H]inositol 1,3,4-trisphosphate ([3H]Ins(1,3,4)P3), [3H]inositol 1,4,5-trisphosphate ([3H]Ins(1,4,5)P3) and [3H]inositol tetrakisphosphate ([3H]InsP4). Li+ (5 mM), after a 10 min lag, severely attenuated carbachol-stimulated [3H]InsP4 accumulation while simultaneously potentiating accumulation of both [3H]InsP1 and [3H]InsP2 and, at least initially, of [3H]Ins(1,3,4)P3. These data are consistent with inhibition of inositol mono-, bis- and 1,3,4-tris-phosphate phosphatases to different degrees by Li+ in brain, but are not considered to be completely accounted for in this way. Potential direct and indirect mechanisms of the inhibitory action of Li+ on [3H]InsP4 accumulation are considered. The present results stress the complex action of Li+ on cerebral inositol metabolism and indicate that more complex mechanisms than are yet evident may regulate this process.

scholarly journals D-3 phosphoinositide metabolism in cells treated with platelet-derived growth factor

1996 ◽  
Vol 319 (3) ◽  
pp. 851-860 ◽  
Author(s):  
Craig C WHITEFORD ◽  
Christie BEST ◽  
Andrius KAZLAUSKAS ◽  
Emin T. ULUG
Keyword(s):  
Growth Factor ◽  
Kinase Inhibitor ◽  
Kinetic Studies ◽  
Platelet Derived Growth Factor ◽  
Phosphoinositide Metabolism ◽  
Intact Cells ◽  
Rapid Induction ◽  
Transient Activation ◽  
In Vitro Treatment

Despite extensive analysis of phosphoinositide 3-hydroxykinases (PI 3-kinases) at the molecular level, comparatively little is known about the mechanisms by which products of these enzymes exert their expected second-messenger functions. This study examines the metabolism of D-3 phosphoinositides in mouse Ph-N2 fibroblasts lacking the platelet-derived growth factor (PDGF) α-receptor. Treatment of these cultures with BB PDGF, but not AA PDGF, resulted in transient activation of PI 3-kinase activity measured in vitro. Treatment of myo-[3H]inositol-labelled Ph-N2 cells with BB PDGF resulted in the rapid induction of PtdIns(3,4)P2 and PtdIns(3,4,5)P3 and, to a smaller extent, PtdIns3P. The appearance of PtdIns(3,4,5)P3 preceded that of PtdIns(3,4)P2 and PtdIns3P after the addition of PDGF, suggesting that PtdIns(4,5)P2 is the preferred substrate of the agonist-stimulated PI 3-kinase in intact cells. Treatment of both resting and PDGF-stimulated cells with the fungal metabolite wortmannin resulted in pronounced, selective effects on the levels of all D-3 phosphoinositides. Kinetic studies with this PI 3-kinase inhibitor revealed the presence of at least two independent routes for the biosynthesis of D-3 phosphoinositides in PDGF-treated cells.

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