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lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
2
pubmed:dateCreated
2000-10-10
pubmed:abstractText
This study examined the hypothesis that lithium inhibits the PI signaling pathway in humans during in vivo administration by concurrently measuring PKC isozymes and platelet membrane phosphoinositides in lithium-treated patients and healthy individuals. The platelet membrane and cytosolic levels of PKC alpha, beta I, beta II, delta, and epsilon were measured using Western blotting. The relative platelet membrane contents of phosphatidylinositol (PI), phosphatidylinositol-4-phosphate (PIP), and phosphatidylinositol-4,5-bisphosphate (PIP(2)) were measured with two-dimensional thin-layer chromatography. Nine euthymic lithium-treated bipolar subjects and 11 healthy control subjects were studied. Compared to control subjects, lithium-treated bipolar patients had significantly lower levels of cytosolic PKC alpha isozyme (t-test=-3.24, d.f.=17, P=0.01) and PIP(2) platelet membrane levels (t-test=-2.51, d.f.=18, P=0.02), and a trend toward reduced levels of cytosolic PKC beta II isozyme (t=-2.17, d.f.=17, P=0.05). There was no significant correlation between PIP(2) and any of the PKC isozymes. These preliminary findings suggest that chronic lithium treatment may decrease the levels of both cytosolic PKC alpha isozyme and membrane PIP(2) in platelets of bipolar disorder patients.
pubmed:grant
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Aug
pubmed:issn
0165-1781
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:day
21
pubmed:volume
95
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
109-18
pubmed:dateRevised
2008-4-17
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed-meshheading:10963797-Adult, pubmed-meshheading:10963797-Antimanic Agents, pubmed-meshheading:10963797-Bipolar Disorder, pubmed-meshheading:10963797-Blood Platelets, pubmed-meshheading:10963797-Blotting, Western, pubmed-meshheading:10963797-Cell Communication, pubmed-meshheading:10963797-Cell Membrane, pubmed-meshheading:10963797-Chromatography, Thin Layer, pubmed-meshheading:10963797-Drug Administration Schedule, pubmed-meshheading:10963797-Female, pubmed-meshheading:10963797-Humans, pubmed-meshheading:10963797-Lithium, pubmed-meshheading:10963797-Male, pubmed-meshheading:10963797-Phosphatidylinositols, pubmed-meshheading:10963797-Protein Kinase C, pubmed-meshheading:10963797-Psychiatric Status Rating Scales, pubmed-meshheading:10963797-Signal Transduction, pubmed-meshheading:10963797-Time Factors
pubmed:year
2000
pubmed:articleTitle
Concurrent measures of protein kinase C and phosphoinositides in lithium-treated bipolar patients and healthy individuals: a preliminary study.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Psychiatry, Western Psychiatric Institute and Clinic, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Pittsburgh, PA 15213, USA.soares+@pitt.edu
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S., Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't