scholarly journals Gene Expression Signatures of cAMP/Protein Kinase A (PKA)-promoted, Mitochondrial-dependent Apoptosis

2007 ◽  
Vol 283 (7) ◽  
pp. 4304-4313 ◽  
Author(s):  
Lingzhi Zhang ◽  
Alexander C. Zambon ◽  
Karen Vranizan ◽  
Kanishka Pothula ◽  
Bruce R. Conklin ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Gene Expression ◽  
Protein Kinase ◽  
Protein Kinase A ◽  
Gene Expression Signatures ◽  
Kinase A

High glucose-associated osmolality promotes adipocytogenic differentiation of primary rat osteoblasts in a protein kinase A and phosphatidylinositol 3-kinase/Akt-dependent manner

Biologia ◽  
2015 ◽  
Vol 70 (10) ◽  
Author(s):  
Yu Zhang ◽  
Pu Feng ◽  
Jianhong Yang
Keyword(s):  
Gene Expression ◽  
Protein Kinase ◽  
Protein Kinase A ◽  
Real Time ◽  
High Glucose ◽  
Marker Gene ◽  
Dependent Manner ◽  
Phosphatidylinositol 3 Kinase ◽  
Marker Gene Expression ◽  
Kinase A

AbstractIncreased risk of osteoporosis in patients with diabetes mellitus may be related to hyperglycemia. However, the potential mechanisms accounting for diabetic bone disorder remain unresolved. The present study investigated the effects of high glucose-associated osmolality on differentiation of primary rat calvarial osteoblasts. Osteoblastogenic differentiation was determined by bone nodule staining for mineralization assay, enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay for type I collagen production and real-time polymerase chain reaction (PCR) for osteoblastogenic marker gene expression. Adipocytogenic differentiation was assessed by oil red O staining for lipid accumulation and real-time PCR for adipocytogenic marker gene expression. The phosphorylations of protein kinase A (PKA) and Akt were measured with or without specific inhibitors to confirm osmolality involved signalling pathways. The results showed that high glucose-associated osmolality significantly promoted adipocytogenic differentiation, manifested by increased lipid droplet formation and gene expression of adipocytogenic markers including adipocyte fatty acid binding protein (aP2), adipsin and peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor gamma (PPARγ). Meanwhile, high glucose-associated osmolality inhibited osteoblastogenic differentiation, characterized by decreased collagen I protein production and cell mineralization, as well as gene expression of osteoblastogenic markers including collagen I, osteocalcin and runt-related transcription factor 2 (Runx2). More importantly, we demonstrated for the first time that high glucose-associated osmolality induced adipocytogenic differentiation and suppressed osteoblastogenic differentiation in a PKA and phosphatidylinositol 3-kinase (PI3K)/Akt-dependent manner. These results indicated that osmolality was involved in high glucose-induced osteoblast trans-differentiation into adipocyte-like cell and suppression of cellular osmolality could provide novel therapeutic approach for diabetic osteopenia.

Transcript of protein kinase A knock-down modulates feeding behavior and neuropeptide Y gene expression in phenylpropanolamine-treated rats

2007 ◽  
Vol 31 (2) ◽  
pp. 306-314 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yih-Shou Hsieh ◽  
Shun-Fa Yang ◽  
Shu-Chen Chu ◽  
Dong-Yih Kuo
Keyword(s):  
Gene Expression ◽  
Protein Kinase ◽  
Neuropeptide Y ◽  
Protein Kinase A ◽  
Mrna Level ◽  
Camp Response Element Binding ◽  
Antisense Oligodeoxynucleotide ◽  
Mrna Levels ◽  
Knock Down ◽  
Kinase A

Neuropeptide Y (NPY) is an appetite-controlling neuromodulator that contributes to the appetite-suppressing effect of phenylpropanolamine (PPA). Aims of this study were to investigate whether protein kinase A (PKA) signaling is involved in regulating NPY gene expression and PPA-induced anorexia. Rats were given daily with PPA for 5 days. Changes in daily food intake and hypothalamic NPY, PKA, cAMP response element binding protein (CREB), and pro-opiomelanocortin (POMC) gene expression were measured and compared. To further determine if PKA was involved, intracerebroventricular infusions of antisense oligodeoxynucleotide were performed at 60 min before daily PPA treatment in freely moving rats. Results showed that daily PKA, CREB, and POMC expression were increased following PPA treatment, which showed a closely reverse relationship with alterations of decreased feeding behaviors and NPY mRNA levels. Results also showed that PKA knock-down could block PPA-induced anorexia as well as restore NPY mRNA level, indicating the involvement of PKA signaling in the regulation of NPY gene expression. It is suggested that hypothalamic PKA signaling may participate in the central regulation of PPA-mediated appetite suppression via the modulation of hypothalamic NPY gene expression. The present findings reveal that manipulations at the molecular level of PKA or cAMP may allow the development of therapeutic agents to improve the undesirable properties of PPA or other amphetamine-like anorectic drugs.

scholarly journals Defective Motor Behavior and Neural Gene Expression in RIIβ-Protein Kinase A Mutant Mice

1998 ◽  
Vol 18 (10) ◽  
pp. 3639-3649 ◽  
Author(s):  
Eugene P. Brandon ◽  
Sheree F. Logue ◽  
Monique R. Adams ◽  
Ming Qi ◽  
Sean P. Sullivan ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Gene Expression ◽  
Protein Kinase ◽  
Protein Kinase A ◽  
Motor Behavior ◽  
Mutant Mice ◽  
Kinase A
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