TY - JOUR
T1 - Lithium stimulates the binding of GTP to the membranes of PC12 cells cultured with nerve growth factor
AU - Volonté, Cinzia
PY - 1988/4/22
Y1 - 1988/4/22
N2 - The mechanism of action of lithium regarding its therapeutic effects has not yet been established, despite many years of clinical use and scientific investigations. We recently reported that lithium stimulates the phospholipase C of NGF differentiated PC12 cells membranes. In view of the coupling between growth factor receptors, G proteins and phospholipase C, we investigated the effects of lithium on the binding of GTP to the membranes of PC12 cells cultured with NGF. Lithium (1.1 mM) increased 4-5-fold the Bmax of the binding of [3H]GTP to the PC12 membranes. NaF did not induce a similar stimulation.
AB - The mechanism of action of lithium regarding its therapeutic effects has not yet been established, despite many years of clinical use and scientific investigations. We recently reported that lithium stimulates the phospholipase C of NGF differentiated PC12 cells membranes. In view of the coupling between growth factor receptors, G proteins and phospholipase C, we investigated the effects of lithium on the binding of GTP to the membranes of PC12 cells cultured with NGF. Lithium (1.1 mM) increased 4-5-fold the Bmax of the binding of [3H]GTP to the PC12 membranes. NaF did not induce a similar stimulation.
KW - G protein
KW - Guanosine triphosphate (GTP) binding
KW - Lithium
KW - Nerve growth factor (NFG)
KW - PC12 cell
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U2 - 10.1016/0304-3940(88)90157-7
DO - 10.1016/0304-3940(88)90157-7
M3 - Article
C2 - 2837684
AN - SCOPUS:0023916344
SN - 0304-3940
VL - 87
SP - 127
EP - 132
JO - Neuroscience Letters
JF - Neuroscience Letters
IS - 1-2
ER -