PMID- 27371338 OWN - NLM STAT- MEDLINE DCOM- 20170328 LR - 20171116 IS - 1472-8206 (Electronic) IS - 0767-3981 (Linking) VI - 30 IP - 6 DP - 2016 Dec TI - Protective effects of PF-4708671 against N-methyl-d-aspartic acid-induced retinal damage in rats. PG - 529-536 LID - 10.1111/fcp.12216 [doi] AB - We previously demonstrated that rapamycin, an inhibitor of the mammalian target of rapamycin (mTOR), protects against N-methyl-d-aspartic acid (NMDA)-induced retinal damage in rats. Rapamycin inhibits mTOR activity, thereby preventing the phosphorylation of ribosomal protein S6, which is a downstream target of S6 kinase. Therefore, we aimed to determine whether PF-4708671, an inhibitor of S6 kinase, protects against NMDA-induced retinal injury. Intravitreal injection of NMDA (200 nmol/eye) caused cell loss in the ganglion cell layer and neuroinflammatory responses, such as an increase in the number of CD45-positive leukocytes and Iba1-positive microglia. Surprisingly, simultaneous injection of PF-4708671 (50 nmol/eye) with NMDA significantly attenuated these responses without affecting phosphorylated S6 levels. These results suggest that PF-4708671 and rapamycin likely protect against NMDA-induced retinal damage via distinct pathways. The neuroprotective effect of PF-4708671 is unlikely to be associated with inhibition of the S6 kinase, even though PF-4708671 is reported to be a S6 kinase inhibitor. CI - (c) 2016 Societe Francaise de Pharmacologie et de Therapeutique. FAU - Hayashi, Ikumi AU - Hayashi I AD - Department of Molecular Pharmacology, Kitasato University School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, 5-9-1 Shirokane, Minato-ku, Tokyo, 108-8641, Japan. FAU - Aoki, Yuto AU - Aoki Y AD - Department of Molecular Pharmacology, Kitasato University School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, 5-9-1 Shirokane, Minato-ku, Tokyo, 108-8641, Japan. FAU - Ushikubo, Hiroko AU - Ushikubo H AD - Department of Molecular Pharmacology, Kitasato University School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, 5-9-1 Shirokane, Minato-ku, Tokyo, 108-8641, Japan. FAU - Asano, Daiki AU - Asano D AD - Department of Molecular Pharmacology, Kitasato University School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, 5-9-1 Shirokane, Minato-ku, Tokyo, 108-8641, Japan. FAU - Mori, Asami AU - Mori A AD - Department of Molecular Pharmacology, Kitasato University School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, 5-9-1 Shirokane, Minato-ku, Tokyo, 108-8641, Japan. FAU - Sakamoto, Kenji AU - Sakamoto K AD - Department of Molecular Pharmacology, Kitasato University School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, 5-9-1 Shirokane, Minato-ku, Tokyo, 108-8641, Japan. FAU - Nakahara, Tsutomu AU - Nakahara T AD - Department of Molecular Pharmacology, Kitasato University School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, 5-9-1 Shirokane, Minato-ku, Tokyo, 108-8641, Japan. FAU - Ishii, Kunio AU - Ishii K AD - Department of Molecular Pharmacology, Kitasato University School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, 5-9-1 Shirokane, Minato-ku, Tokyo, 108-8641, Japan. LA - eng PT - Journal Article DEP - 20160810 PL - England TA - Fundam Clin Pharmacol JT - Fundamental & clinical pharmacology JID - 8710411 RN - 0 (Aif1 protein, rat) RN - 0 (Calcium-Binding Proteins) RN - 0 (Imidazoles) RN - 0 (Microfilament Proteins) RN - 0 (Neuroprotective Agents) RN - 0 (PF-4708671) RN - 0 (Piperazines) RN - 0 (Protein Kinase Inhibitors) RN - 6384-92-5 (N-Methylaspartate) RN - EC 2.7.11.1 (Ribosomal Protein S6 Kinases) RN - EC 3.1.3.48 (Leukocyte Common Antigens) RN - W36ZG6FT64 (Sirolimus) SB - IM MH - Animals MH - Calcium-Binding Proteins/metabolism MH - Imidazoles/*pharmacology MH - Kidney Diseases/*chemically induced/*drug therapy/metabolism MH - Leukocyte Common Antigens/metabolism MH - Leukocytes/drug effects/metabolism MH - Male MH - Microfilament Proteins/metabolism MH - Microglia/drug effects/metabolism MH - N-Methylaspartate/*pharmacology MH - Neuroprotective Agents/*pharmacology MH - Phosphorylation/drug effects MH - Piperazines/*pharmacology MH - Protein Kinase Inhibitors/pharmacology MH - Rats MH - Rats, Sprague-Dawley MH - Ribosomal Protein S6 Kinases/metabolism MH - Sirolimus/pharmacology OTO - NOTNLM OT - S6 kinase OT - excitotoxicity OT - mammalian target of rapamycin OT - neuroinflammation EDAT- 2016/07/03 06:00 MHDA- 2017/03/30 06:00 CRDT- 2016/07/03 06:00 PHST- 2015/09/01 00:00 [received] PHST- 2016/05/13 00:00 [revised] PHST- 2016/06/29 00:00 [accepted] PHST- 2016/07/03 06:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2017/03/30 06:00 [medline] PHST- 2016/07/03 06:00 [entrez] AID - 10.1111/fcp.12216 [doi] PST - ppublish SO - Fundam Clin Pharmacol. 2016 Dec;30(6):529-536. doi: 10.1111/fcp.12216. Epub 2016 Aug 10.