Role of cyclic amp in differentiation of human neuroblastoma cells in culture
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- 1 October 1975
- Vol. 36 (4) , 1338-1343
- https://doi.org/10.1002/1097-0142(197510)36:4<1338::aid-cncr2820360422>3.0.co;2-1
Abstract
The inhibitors of cyclic AMP phosphodiesterase (papaverine and 4‐(‐3‐butoxy‐4‐methoxybenzyl)‐2‐imidazolidinone), serum‐free medium, and × irradiation caused cell death and neurite formation in human neuroblastoma cells in culture (IMR‐32), whereas theophylline was ineffective. Prostaglandin (PG)E1, N6O2′‐dibutyryl adenosine 3′,5′‐cyclic monophosphate (dbcAMP) induced neurites without causing cell lethality. Inhibitors of phosphodiesterase and PGE1 increased the intracellular level of cAMP by about 2‐ and 4‐fold respectively, whereas serum‐free medium and × irradiation did not. The combination of PGE1 and phosphodiesterase inhibitor was more effective in causing morphological differentiation and in increasing the cAMP level than the individual agent. Sodium butyrate induced cell death and neurites, probably in part by increasing the cAMP level. cAMP, guanosine 3′,5′‐cyclic monophosphate, and adenosine had no detectable effect on the growth or morphology of neuroblastoma cells in culture. Adenosine 5′‐monophosphate produced cell death without causing neurite formation. DbcAMP, and to a much lesser degree, sodium butyrate increased the tyrosine hydroxylase activity.Keywords
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