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  • Title: Membrane depolarization-mediated survival of sympathetic neurons occurs through both phosphatidylinositol 3-kinase- and CaM kinase II-dependent pathways.
    Author: Ikegami K, Koike T.
    Journal: Brain Res; 2000 Jun 02; 866(1-2):218-26. PubMed ID: 10825497.
    Abstract:
    It has been well established that the NGF-mediated survival of sympathetic neurons in culture occurs through the phosphatidylinositol (PI) 3-kinase/Akt-dependent pathway. In contrast, the mechanism by which membrane depolarization promotes neuronal survival independently of NGF remains unresolved. Here we show that LY294002, a specific inhibitor of PI 3-kinase, induced cell death of sympathetic neurons under depolarizing conditions with elevated K(+) (IC(50)= approximately 30 microM). Interestingly, lower concentrations of this agent (< or =10 microM) were sufficient to suppress Akt phosphorylation at Ser-473, a putative downstream target of PI 3-kinase, under these conditions. We also show that KN-62, a specific inhibitor of Ca(2+)/calmodulin-dependent protein kinase II (CaMKII) suppressed depolarization-mediated survival in a does-dependent manner (IC(50)= approximately 2 microM) that paralleled attenuation of sustained levels of intracellular Ca(2+) evoked by depolarization. This IC(50) value is greater than that for CaMKII ( approximately 0.8 microM). These findings led us to hypothesize that depolarization-mediated survival occurs through both the PI 3-kinase/Akt and the CaMKII pathways. Indeed, combined treatment with LY294002 (25 microM) and KN-62 (0.5 microM) dramatically abolished depolarization-mediated survival, whereas each alone did not significantly attenuate it. Under these conditions, KN-62 neither impaired sustained levels of intracellular Ca(2+), nor inhibited the phosphorylation of Akt. It is thus likely that PI 3-kinase and CaMKII independently promote the membrane depolarization-mediated survival of sympathetic neurons in culture.
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