Nardosinone Enhances Nerve Growth Factor-Induced Neurite Outgrowth in a Mitogen-Activated Protein Kinase- and Protein Kinase C-Dependent Manner in PC12D Cells

ABSTRACT: The mechanism to enhance nerve growth factor (NGF, 2 ng/ml)-induced neurite outgrowth from PC12D cells by nardosinone isolated from Nardostachys chinensis was examined. It was shown that the potentiation of the NGF-induced neurite outgrowth by nardosinone was mitogen-activated protein (MAP...

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Main Authors: Ping Li (Author), Tohru Yamakuni (Author), Kimihiro Matsunaga (Author), Shunzo Kondo (Author), Yasushi Ohizumi (Author)
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Published: Elsevier, 2003-01-01T00:00:00Z.
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Summary:ABSTRACT: The mechanism to enhance nerve growth factor (NGF, 2 ng/ml)-induced neurite outgrowth from PC12D cells by nardosinone isolated from Nardostachys chinensis was examined. It was shown that the potentiation of the NGF-induced neurite outgrowth by nardosinone was mitogen-activated protein (MAP) kinase-dependent, but was not accompanied by stimulation of NGF-induced increase in MAP kinase phosphorylation. Furthermore, this augmentation of NGF-induced neurite outgrowth was abolished by GF109203X, a protein kinase C (PKC) inhibitor. These results suggest that the enhancement of NGF-induced neurite outgrowth from PC12D cells by nardosinone involves activation of a down-stream step of the MAP kinase-dependent cascade of NGF coupled with PKC.
Item Description:1347-8613
10.1254/S1347-8613(19)32624-6