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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
9
pubmed:dateCreated
2007-6-27
pubmed:abstractText
Guanine derivatives (GD) have been shown to exert relevant extracellular effects as intercellular messengers, neuromodulators in the central nervous system, and trophic effects on astrocytes and neurons. Astrocytes have been pointed out as the major source of trophic factors in the nervous system, however, several trophic effects of astrocytic-released soluble factors are mediated through modulation of extracellular matrix (ECM) proteins. In this study, we investigated the effects of guanosine-5'-monophosphate (GMP) and guanosine (GUO) on the expression and organization of ECM proteins in cerebellar astrocytes. Moreover, to evaluate the effects of astrocytes pre-treated with GMP or GUO on cerebellar neurons we used a neuron-astrocyte coculture model. GMP or GUO alters laminin and fibronectin organization from a punctate to a fibrillar pattern, however, the expression levels of the ECM proteins were not altered. Guanine derivatives-induced alteration of ECM proteins organization is mediated by activation of mitogen activated protein kinases (MAPK), CA(2+)-calmodulin-dependent protein kinase II (CaMK-II), protein kinase C (PKC), and protein kinase A (PKA) pathways. Furthermore, astrocytes treated with GMP or GUO promoted an increased number of cerebellar neurons in coculture, without altering the neuritogenesis pattern. No proliferation of neurons or astrocytes was observed due to GMP or GUO treatment. Our results show that guanine derivatives promote a reorganization of the ECM proteins produced by astrocytes, which might be responsible for a better interaction with neurons in cocultures.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Jul
pubmed:issn
0360-4012
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
85
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
1943-51
pubmed:dateRevised
2009-11-19
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed-meshheading:17526012-5'-Guanylic Acid, pubmed-meshheading:17526012-Animals, pubmed-meshheading:17526012-Animals, Newborn, pubmed-meshheading:17526012-Astrocytes, pubmed-meshheading:17526012-Blotting, Western, pubmed-meshheading:17526012-Cell Differentiation, pubmed-meshheading:17526012-Cell Proliferation, pubmed-meshheading:17526012-Cerebellum, pubmed-meshheading:17526012-Coculture Techniques, pubmed-meshheading:17526012-Extracellular Matrix Proteins, pubmed-meshheading:17526012-Guanine, pubmed-meshheading:17526012-Guanosine, pubmed-meshheading:17526012-Immunohistochemistry, pubmed-meshheading:17526012-Neurites, pubmed-meshheading:17526012-Neuroglia, pubmed-meshheading:17526012-Neurons, pubmed-meshheading:17526012-Protein Kinases, pubmed-meshheading:17526012-Rats, pubmed-meshheading:17526012-Rats, Wistar, pubmed-meshheading:17526012-Signal Transduction
pubmed:year
2007
pubmed:articleTitle
Guanine derivatives modulate extracellular matrix proteins organization and improve neuron-astrocyte co-culture.
pubmed:affiliation
Departamento de Bioquímica, Centro de Ciências Biológicas, Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina, Trindade, Florianópolis, SC, Brasil.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article