PMID- 10954053 OWN - NLM STAT- MEDLINE DCOM- 20000831 LR - 20190701 IS - 0024-3205 (Print) IS - 0024-3205 (Linking) VI - 67 IP - 10 DP - 2000 TI - Anti-apoptotic action of nerve growth factor in mouse osteoblastic cell line. PG - 1197-206 AB - We investigated the potential role of nerve growth factor (NGF) in osteoblast survival in vitro. We found the expression of the mRNAs encoding NGF, brain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF), and trk-b, which is the receptor molecule of BDNF in mouse osteoblastic MC3T3-E1 cells. NGF high-affinity receptor trk-a was expressed continuously in the cells as visualized by Western blotting. A proinflammatory cytokine mixture stimulated NGF mRNA, and NGF protein release from MC3T3-E1 cells. When the effect of the nuclear factor-KB inhibitor pyrrolidine dithiocarbamate (PDTC) and activating protein-1 inhibitor curcumin were examined, a dose-dependent inhibition of cytokine-activated NGF expression occurred in the presence of PDTC or curcumin. Further, a specific inhibitor of p38 mitogen activated protein kinase (MAPK), i.e., SB203580, inhibited the induction of NGF in cytokines-treated cells in a dose-dependent manner whereas a specific inhibitor of classic MAPK, PD98059 had no effect on the induction of NGF. Treatment of anti-NGF IgG resulted in a potent increase of DNA fragmentation at a dose-dependent manner. NGF but not BDNF caused a dose-dependent reduction in the extent of apoptotic DNA breakdown under treatment with cytokines. Under similar conditions, the addition of NGF resulted in a potent reduction in bax protein but not in Fas, or bcl-xl. These findings demonstrated that NGF in non-neuronal osteoblastic cells may play an important role in cell survival as an anti-apoptotic factor. FAU - Mogi, M AU - Mogi M AD - Department of Pharmacology, School of Dentistry, Aichi-Gakuin University, Nagoya, Japan. FAU - Kondo, A AU - Kondo A FAU - Kinpara, K AU - Kinpara K FAU - Togari, A AU - Togari A LA - eng PT - Journal Article PT - Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't PL - Netherlands TA - Life Sci JT - Life sciences JID - 0375521 RN - 0 (Brain-Derived Neurotrophic Factor) RN - 0 (Cytokines) RN - 0 (Enzyme Inhibitors) RN - 0 (Flavonoids) RN - 0 (Imidazoles) RN - 0 (NF-kappa B) RN - 0 (Pyridines) RN - 0 (Pyrrolidines) RN - 0 (RNA, Messenger) RN - 0 (Thiocarbamates) RN - 25769-03-3 (pyrrolidine dithiocarbamic acid) RN - 9061-61-4 (Nerve Growth Factor) RN - EC 2.7.10.1 (Receptor, trkA) RN - EC 2.7.10.1 (Receptor, trkB) RN - EC 2.7.11.17 (Calcium-Calmodulin-Dependent Protein Kinases) RN - OU13V1EYWQ (SB 203580) RN - SJE1IO5E3I (2-(2-amino-3-methoxyphenyl)-4H-1-benzopyran-4-one) SB - IM MH - Animals MH - Apoptosis/*physiology MH - Brain-Derived Neurotrophic Factor/biosynthesis/genetics MH - Calcium-Calmodulin-Dependent Protein Kinases/antagonists & inhibitors MH - Cytokines/pharmacology MH - DNA Fragmentation/drug effects MH - Enzyme Inhibitors/pharmacology MH - Flavonoids/pharmacology MH - Humans MH - Imidazoles/pharmacology MH - MAP Kinase Signaling System/drug effects/physiology MH - Mice MH - NF-kappa B/antagonists & inhibitors/physiology MH - Nerve Growth Factor/biosynthesis/genetics/*physiology MH - Osteoblasts/*cytology/drug effects/metabolism MH - Pyridines/pharmacology MH - Pyrrolidines/pharmacology MH - RNA, Messenger/biosynthesis/genetics/metabolism MH - Receptor, trkA/biosynthesis MH - Receptor, trkB/biosynthesis MH - Reverse Transcriptase Polymerase Chain Reaction MH - Thiocarbamates/pharmacology EDAT- 2000/08/23 11:00 MHDA- 2000/09/02 11:01 CRDT- 2000/08/23 11:00 PHST- 2000/08/23 11:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2000/09/02 11:01 [medline] PHST- 2000/08/23 11:00 [entrez] AID - S0024320500007050 [pii] AID - 10.1016/s0024-3205(00)00705-0 [doi] PST - ppublish SO - Life Sci. 2000;67(10):1197-206. doi: 10.1016/s0024-3205(00)00705-0.