Abstract
The sulfated cholecystokinin octapeptide (CCK-8S) is one of the most abundant CCK fragment in the brain, but the effects of CCK-8S on locus coeruleus (LC) noradrenergic (NA) neuronal cells activity have not been studied. In this study, we investigated the effects of CCK-8S on the expression of brain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF) in LC NA neuronal cell line, LC3541. Results showed that CCK-8S (10nM) elevates BDNF levels time-dependently and by 1.82-fold after 4h of incubation. In addition, pretreatment with CCK-8S reversed H2O2 (100μM)-mediated down-regulation of BDNF expression, and effectively suppressed H2O2-induced caspase-3 activation. Furthermore, CCK-8S markedly induced expression of neuronal survival markers, such as extracellular signal-regulated kinase 1/2 (ERK 1/2), Akt/protein kinase B (PKB), Bcl-2, and peroxisome proliferators-activated receptor gamma coactivator-1α (PGC-1α). Pharmacological inhibitors of ERK 1/2, Akt/PKB, and protein kinase A (PKA) reversed CCK-8S-mediated BDNF induction in LC3541 cells. These results suggest the first evidence that CCK-8S can protect noradrenergic neurons and enhance the expression of BDNF via ERK 1/2-Akt/PKB-PKA-dependent pathways.
Original language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | 245-250 |
Number of pages | 6 |
Journal | Neuropeptides |
Volume | 47 |
Issue number | 4 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Aug 2013 |
Bibliographical note
Funding Information:This study was supported by research fund from Chosun University, 2013.
Keywords
- Brain-derived neurotrophic factor
- Cholecystokinin-8
- Locus coeruleus
- Noradrenergic neuron