PMID- 10403426 OWN - NLM STAT- MEDLINE DCOM- 19991012 LR - 20190831 IS - 0197-0186 (Print) IS - 0197-0186 (Linking) VI - 35 IP - 1 DP - 1999 Jul TI - Increased expression of glyceraldehyde-3-phosphate dehydrogenase in cultured astrocytes following exposure to manganese. PG - 11-7 AB - Manganism is a disorder characterized by hyperintensities in basal ganglia structures on magnetic resonance imaging which may be the consequence of manganese deposition in these areas. Since manganese is taken up avidly into astrocytes and is known to interfere with cerebral energy metabolism, we studied the effect of this metal on the expression and activity of the glycolytic enzyme glyceraldehyde-3-phosphate dehydrogenase (GAPDH) in primary cultures of astrocytes. Treatment with 100 microM manganese for 7 days increased both the Vmax and Km values for GAPDH which was not reproducible with other divalent metals. Using RT-PCR, increased GAPDH expression was detected in cells exposed to manganese compared with controls. No changes in cytochrome oxidase activity or ATP levels were observed, and lactate production was unaffected, in manganese-treated cells. These findings provide evidence of a possible role for GAPDH in the mediation of the effects of manganese on central nervous system function. FAU - Hazell, A S AU - Hazell AS AD - Neuroscience Research Unit, Hopital Saint-Luc (University of Montreal), Quebec, Canada. FAU - Desjardins, P AU - Desjardins P FAU - Butterworth, R F AU - Butterworth RF LA - eng PT - Journal Article PT - Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't PL - England TA - Neurochem Int JT - Neurochemistry international JID - 8006959 RN - 0 (Chlorides) RN - 0 (Manganese Compounds) RN - 8L70Q75FXE (Adenosine Triphosphate) RN - EC 1.1.1.27 (L-Lactate Dehydrogenase) RN - EC 1.2.1.- (Glyceraldehyde-3-Phosphate Dehydrogenases) RN - EC 1.9.3.1 (Electron Transport Complex IV) RN - QQE170PANO (manganese chloride) SB - IM MH - Adenosine Triphosphate/metabolism MH - Animals MH - Animals, Newborn MH - Astrocytes/cytology/*enzymology MH - Cell Survival MH - Cells, Cultured MH - Chlorides/*pharmacology MH - Electron Transport Complex IV/metabolism MH - Gene Expression Regulation, Enzymologic/*drug effects MH - Glyceraldehyde-3-Phosphate Dehydrogenases/*genetics/*metabolism MH - Kinetics MH - L-Lactate Dehydrogenase/analysis MH - Manganese Compounds/*pharmacology MH - Rats MH - Reverse Transcriptase Polymerase Chain Reaction EDAT- 1999/07/14 00:00 MHDA- 1999/07/14 00:01 CRDT- 1999/07/14 00:00 PHST- 1999/07/14 00:00 [pubmed] PHST- 1999/07/14 00:01 [medline] PHST- 1999/07/14 00:00 [entrez] AID - S0197-0186(99)00024-8 [pii] AID - 10.1016/s0197-0186(99)00024-8 [doi] PST - ppublish SO - Neurochem Int. 1999 Jul;35(1):11-7. doi: 10.1016/s0197-0186(99)00024-8.