Is Protein Kinase C Activity Required for theN-Methyl-d-Aspartate-evoked Rise in Cytosolic Ca2+in Mouse Striatal Neurons?
- 1 May 1994
- journal article
- Published by Wiley in European Journal of Neuroscience
- Vol. 6 (5) , 854-860
- https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1460-9568.1994.tb00995.x
Abstract
The present study investigates the roles of protein kinase C (PKC) and A (PKA) activities in NMDA-mediated Ca2+ entry in primary cultures of mouse striatal neurons. Inhibitors of protein kinases, such as sphingosine, RO 31-8220 and staurosporine inhibited the NMDA- but also the KCl-induced rise in cytosolic Ca2+. However, the PKA antagonist Rp-adenosine-3',5'monophosphothioate (Rp-cAMPS) did not alter the NMDA+D-serine response, whereas it completely suppressed the KCl response. The NMDA+D-serine-evoked rise in cytosolic Ca2+, observed in the absence of external Mg2+, was potentiated by the PKC activator phorbol 12-myristate 13-acetate (PMA) only when submaximal effective concentrations of this agonist and co-agonist were used. In addition, the PKC activator did not alter the NMDA+D-serine-evoked response in the presence of varying concentrations of Mg2+. Confirming the dependence on PKC activity, desensitization of PKC resulting from long-term PMA treatment led to an impairment of the NMDA response, leaving the KCl-induced response intact. We therefore propose that PKC not only potentiates but is also required for the NMDA-evoked elevation in cytosolic Ca2+ in mouse striatal neurons.Keywords
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