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lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
3
pubmed:dateCreated
2000-6-2
pubmed:abstractText
Some neuroblastoma cell lines change their neurotransmitter phenotype from noradrenergic to cholinergic under retinoic acid treatment. Such "neurotransmitter switch" seems to be a consequence of changes in the expression and activity of the biosynthetic machinery for both neurotransmitters. In this study, we have characterized this "neurotransmitter switch" induced by retinoic acid in a human neuroblastoma cell line (NB69) showing catecholaminergic characteristics. Retinoic acid treatment reduced tyrosine hydroxylase activity and noradrenaline levels in NB69 cells but did not modify the expression of this enzyme. Moreover, the calcium-dependent release of [(3)H]noradrenaline in control cells was highly reduced by retinoic acid treatment. On the other hand, NB69 cells treated with retinoic acid enhanced the expression of choline acetyltransferase and acquired the capability to release [(3)H]acetylcholine in a calcium-dependent way. In addition, we found that the expression of the vesicular monoamine transporter 2 (VMAT2) and the vesicular acetylcholine transporter (VAChT) was increased in those cells treated with retinoic acid. Immunostaining revealed that retinoic acid treatment changed the cellular distribution of both vesicular monoamine transporter 2 and vesicular acetylcholine transporter. In conclusion, retinoic acid induces a noradrenergic to cholinergic switch in NB69 cells by acting at several levels of the neurotransmitter phenotypic expression.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
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pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
May
pubmed:issn
0360-4012
pubmed:author
pubmed:copyrightInfo
Copyright 2000 Wiley-Liss, Inc.
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:day
1
pubmed:volume
60
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
311-20
pubmed:dateRevised
2006-11-15
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed-meshheading:10797533-Acetylcholine, pubmed-meshheading:10797533-Antineoplastic Agents, pubmed-meshheading:10797533-Brain Neoplasms, pubmed-meshheading:10797533-Carrier Proteins, pubmed-meshheading:10797533-Cell Differentiation, pubmed-meshheading:10797533-Cell Line, pubmed-meshheading:10797533-Humans, pubmed-meshheading:10797533-Immunohistochemistry, pubmed-meshheading:10797533-Membrane Glycoproteins, pubmed-meshheading:10797533-Membrane Transport Proteins, pubmed-meshheading:10797533-Nerve Tissue Proteins, pubmed-meshheading:10797533-Neuroblastoma, pubmed-meshheading:10797533-Neuropeptides, pubmed-meshheading:10797533-Norepinephrine, pubmed-meshheading:10797533-Parasympathetic Nervous System, pubmed-meshheading:10797533-Phenotype, pubmed-meshheading:10797533-Potassium, pubmed-meshheading:10797533-Sympathetic Nervous System, pubmed-meshheading:10797533-Tretinoin, pubmed-meshheading:10797533-Tyrosine 3-Monooxygenase, pubmed-meshheading:10797533-Vesicular Acetylcholine Transport Proteins, pubmed-meshheading:10797533-Vesicular Biogenic Amine Transport Proteins, pubmed-meshheading:10797533-Vesicular Monoamine Transport Proteins, pubmed-meshheading:10797533-Vesicular Transport Proteins
pubmed:year
2000
pubmed:articleTitle
Functional implications of the noradrenergic-cholinergic switch induced by retinoic acid in NB69 neuroblastoma cells.
pubmed:affiliation
Servicio de Neurobiología, Departamento de Investigación, Hospital Ramón y Cajal, Madrid, Spain.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't