Multiple calcium channels and kinases mediate a7 nicotinic receptor neuroprotection in PC12 cells
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a7 Nicotinic receptors are calcium permeant and provide neuroprotection against many insults. We investigated the roles of intracellular calcium ions and downstream calcium channels in this protection. The a7 agonist GTS-21 prevented pheochromocytoma cell death induced by nerve growth factor + serum deprivation over a 3-day interval. This effect was blocked by the intracellular calcium chelator 1,2-bis(2-aminophenoxy)ethane-N,N,N ¢,N ¢-tetraacetic acid in a manner that did not appear to involve changes in receptor density. 1,2-Bis(2-aminophenoxy)ethane-N,N,N ¢,N ¢-tetraacetic acid blocked GTS-21-induced protein kinase C activation, a necessary process for protection. The insositol triphosphate calcium-channel blocker xestospongin C and the phospholipases C inhibitor U-73122 blocked protection, ryanodine partially attenuated protection, but the L-type channel antagonist nifedipine had no effect. ERK1/2 but not JNK and p38 were activated by GTS-21, and the ERK phosphorylation inhibitors PD98059 and U0126 blocked
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Multiple calcium channels and kinases mediate alpha7 nicotinic receptor neuroprotection in PC12 cells.
alpha7 Nicotinic receptors are calcium permeant and provide neuroprotection against many insults. We investigated the roles of intracellular calcium ions and downstream calcium channels in this protection. The alpha7 agonist GTS-21 prevented pheochromocytoma cell death induced by nerve growth factor + serum deprivation over a 3-day interval. This effect was blocked by the intracellular calcium ...
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