PMID- 10797531 OWN - NLM STAT- MEDLINE DCOM- 20000602 LR - 20131121 IS - 0360-4012 (Print) IS - 0360-4012 (Linking) VI - 60 IP - 3 DP - 2000 May 1 TI - Laminin modulates neuritogenesis of developing rat retinal ganglion cells through a protein kinase C-dependent pathway. PG - 291-301 AB - Dissociated cells from rat retinae (P2-P21) were cultured to investigate interactions between brain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF), various substrates (poly-L-lysine, collagen, and laminin), and protein kinases upon the neuritogenesis of retinal ganglion cells (RGCs). We found that BDNF-promoted neuritogenesis was enhanced by forskolin in RGCs from rats at P2-P21 plated on either poly-L-lysine or collagen. In contrast, in cultures with a laminin substrate, the enhancer effect of forskolin was observed only in RGCs taken from the retina of rats at P2-P6. Laminin blocked the enhancement of BDNF-induced RGCs neuritogenesis by forskolin, in RGCs from either P14 or P21, and induced a tenfold increase of protein kinase C (PKC) activity compared to poly-L-lysine. This blockade was reverted with a selective PKC inhibitor and was reproduced in poly-L-lysine cultures of P14-P21 RGCs with a PKC activator. Because axotomized RGCs need both BDNF and forskolin to regenerate, we suggest that laminin can hinder this effect by simultaneous PKC activation according to a developmentally regulated pattern. We further propose a model of interaction in the optic pathways triggered by BDNF, forskolin, and laminin that may be useful in elucidating some of the biological effects seen with regenerating axons. CI - Copyright 2000 Wiley-Liss, Inc. FAU - de Ary-Pires, R AU - de Ary-Pires R AD - Instituto de Biofisica da UFRJ, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. FAU - Linden, R AU - Linden R LA - eng PT - Journal Article PT - Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't PL - United States TA - J Neurosci Res JT - Journal of neuroscience research JID - 7600111 RN - 0 (Brain-Derived Neurotrophic Factor) RN - 0 (Laminin) RN - 1F7A44V6OU (Colforsin) RN - 25104-18-1 (Polylysine) RN - 9007-34-5 (Collagen) RN - EC 2.7.11.13 (Protein Kinase C) SB - IM MH - Animals MH - Biotransformation/physiology MH - Brain-Derived Neurotrophic Factor/pharmacology MH - Cell Survival/physiology MH - Cells, Cultured MH - Colforsin/pharmacology MH - Collagen/metabolism MH - Laminin/metabolism/*physiology MH - Neurites/*physiology MH - Polylysine/metabolism MH - Protein Kinase C/*physiology MH - Rats MH - Retinal Ganglion Cells/*physiology EDAT- 2000/05/08 09:00 MHDA- 2000/06/10 09:00 CRDT- 2000/05/08 09:00 PHST- 2000/05/08 09:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2000/06/10 09:00 [medline] PHST- 2000/05/08 09:00 [entrez] AID - 10.1002/(SICI)1097-4547(20000501)60:3<291::AID-JNR3>3.0.CO;2-Y [pii] AID - 10.1002/(SICI)1097-4547(20000501)60:3<291::AID-JNR3>3.0.CO;2-Y [doi] PST - ppublish SO - J Neurosci Res. 2000 May 1;60(3):291-301. doi: 10.1002/(SICI)1097-4547(20000501)60:3<291::AID-JNR3>3.0.CO;2-Y.