Scrapie strain replication in the nerve growth factor-induced, differentiated PC12 cell culture system was examined. Differences in replication between mouse-derived agents were demonstrated, with the 139A scrapie strain yielding 100- to 1000-fold higher levels of infectivity than the ME7 scrapie strain. Replication was not detected in PC12 cells infected with either the hamster-derived 263K or...

To address the means by which diversity of neuronal morphology is generated, we have isolated and characterized naturally occurring variants of rat PC12 pheochromocytoma cells that exhibit altered neurite outgrowth properties in response to nerve growth factor (NGF). We describe here a PC12 cell sub-clone, designated PC12-clone 41 (PC12-C41), that displays significant increases in neurite abund...

Neurotrophins are required for the differentiation and survival of several different neuronal subpopulations in the developing nervous system. The PC12 cell line responds to nerve growth factor (NGF) by withdrawing from the cell cycle and acquiring a sympathetic neuron-like phenotype. Previous studies have shown that the activation kinetics of the NGF receptor, TrkA, and downstream protein kina...

To explore the impact of the new derivatives cyclovirobuxine D (CBV-D) model of alcohol-induced injury in PC12 cells. The model of alcohol-induced injury in PC12 cells, new derivatives of the cyclovirobuxine D PC12 cells by MTT assay, Hoechst 33258 staining and lactate dehydrogenase (LDH) activity was measured. The new D derivatives cyclovirobuxine inhibit the damage caused by alcohol PC12 cell...

PC12 cells contain a synapsin I-like molecule. Several serum and monoclonal antibodies raised against bovine brain synapsin I bind to and precipitate this molecule, demonstrating immunochemical similarity between the brain and PC12 species. PC12 synapsin I, like brain synapsin I, is a phosphoprotein: It is phosphorylated in intact cells and, when partially purified, serves as a substrate for se...

Results In PC12 cells stably expressing rat P2Y1 receptors (PC12P2Y1), but not in wild type PC12 cells (PC12-wt), ADP induced rises in intracellular Ca2+ with half-maximal effects at 15 ± 1.3 μM. In whole-cell patch-clamp recordings, ADP inhibited ICa of PC12-P2Y1 cells (EC50: 6.3 ± 1.7 μM) and of PC12-wt (EC50: 3.8 ± 1.3 μM); this effect was not altered by the P2Y1 antagonist MRS 2216 (1 μM), ...

Mesenchymal stem cells (MSCs) secrete a variety of neuroregulatory molecules, such as nerve growth factor, brain-derived neurotrophic factor, and glial cell-derived neurotrophic factor, which upregulate tyrosine hydroxylase (TH) gene expression in PC12 cells. Enhancing TH gene expression is a critical step for treatment of Parkinson's disease (PD). The objective of this study was to assess the ...

Dystrophin Dp71 is the main product of the Duchenne muscular dystrophy gene in the brain; however, its function is unknown. To study the role of Dp71 in neuronal cells, we previously generated by antisense treatment PC12 neuronal cell clones with decreased Dp71 expression (antisense-Dp71 cells). PC12 cells express two different splicing isoforms of Dp71, a cytoplasmic variant called Dp71f and a...

The protective effect of an L-type calcium channel blocker, nimodipine, on cell injury induced by oxygenglucose deprivation (OGD) in PC12 cells was investigated. PC12 cells were exposed to oxygen-glucose deprivation (30 minutes and 60 minutes respectively) in the presence or absence of nimodipine (10μM/L) in three different time schedules (pre-24h, pre-3h and concurrently). Cellular viability w...

Chemical investigation of secondary metabolites the deep-sea-derived Alcanivorax sp. SHA4 identified a new compound 1 which was antimycic acid (2)'s acetyl derivative, and 11 known compounds (2-12). Their structures were elucidated by extensive nuclear magnetic resonance mass spectrometry spectroscopic analyses, absolute configuration determined Marfey's method. Bioactivity assays indicated tha...