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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
5
pubmed:dateCreated
2010-6-22
pubmed:abstractText
One of the major barriers to successful axon regeneration in the adult CNS is the presence of inhibitory molecules that originate from the myelin sheath and glial scar. So far, only a small number of pharmacological compounds have exhibited functional activity against CNS inhibitors in promoting axon regeneration after injury. To search for novel compounds that enhance neurite outgrowth in vitro, we initiated a screen of a collection of natural products. We identified four compounds with the potential to promote growth over a myelin substrate. Of these, Amphotericin B (AmB) was shown to enhance neurite outgrowth and antagonize activities of major myelin associated inhibitors and glial-scar-derived chondroitin sulfate proteoglycans. AmB was found to activate Akt and thereby suppress the activity of glycogen synthase kinase 3 beta. Also, a cell permeable peptide that inhibits Akt activity was shown to block the effect of AmB in promoting axonal growth, while another peptide that increases Akt activity stimulated axonal growth in the presence of the myelin associated inhibitors. Our results suggest that AmB can promote neurite outgrowth over a wide range of inhibitory substrates via a mechanism that involves activation of Akt.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Jun
pubmed:issn
1471-4159
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Electronic
pubmed:volume
113
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
1331-42
pubmed:dateRevised
2011-11-17
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed-meshheading:20345749-Amphotericin B, pubmed-meshheading:20345749-Animals, pubmed-meshheading:20345749-Antifungal Agents, pubmed-meshheading:20345749-Axons, pubmed-meshheading:20345749-Biological Agents, pubmed-meshheading:20345749-Blotting, Western, pubmed-meshheading:20345749-Cell Proliferation, pubmed-meshheading:20345749-Chondroitin Sulfate Proteoglycans, pubmed-meshheading:20345749-Drug Evaluation, Preclinical, pubmed-meshheading:20345749-Myelin-Associated Glycoprotein, pubmed-meshheading:20345749-Nerve Regeneration, pubmed-meshheading:20345749-Neurites, pubmed-meshheading:20345749-Neurons, pubmed-meshheading:20345749-Oncogene Protein v-akt, pubmed-meshheading:20345749-Principal Component Analysis, pubmed-meshheading:20345749-Rats, pubmed-meshheading:20345749-Signal Transduction
pubmed:year
2010
pubmed:articleTitle
Amphotericin B, identified from a natural product screen, antagonizes CNS inhibitors to promote axon growth via activation of an Akt pathway in neurons.
pubmed:affiliation
Discovery Neuroscience, Pfizer Research, Princeton, New Jersey, USA.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article