Abstract
We investigated whether H2O2, superoxide, and ERK participate in nerve growth factor (NGF)-induced signaling cascades and whether antioxidant N-acetylcysteine (NAC) regulates these NGF-induced responses. PC12 cells were cultured in medium containing NGF or vehicle with or without NAC pretreatment, and the intracellular H2O2 and superoxide levels and the amount of phosphorylated ERK were evaluated by flow cytometry and Western blotting, respectively. We found that NGF increased intracellular H2O2 concentration and activated ERK but failed to affect intracellular superoxide level. Moreover, NAC counteracted these NGF-induced responses. These findings demonstrate that NAC blocks the NGF-induced H 2O2/ERK signaling in PC12 cells.
| Original language | English |
|---|---|
| Pages (from-to) | 325-337 |
| Number of pages | 13 |
| Journal | Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences |
| Volume | 1042 |
| DOIs | |
| Publication status | Published - 2005 |
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Keywords
- Antioxidant
- ERK
- Hydrogen peroxide
- N-acetylcysteine
- NGF
- PC12 cells
- Reactive oxygen species
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology(all)
- History and Philosophy of Science
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Antioxidant N-acetylcysteine blocks nerve growth factor-induced H 2O2/ERK signaling in PC12 cells. / Yang, Liang-Yo; Ko, Wun Chang; Lin, Chun-Mao; Lin, Jia-Wei; Wu, Jen Chine; Lin, Chien Ju; Cheng, Huey Hwa; Shih, Chwen-Ming.
In: Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences, Vol. 1042, 2005, p. 325-337.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article
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AU - Lin, Jia-Wei
AU - Wu, Jen Chine
AU - Lin, Chien Ju
AU - Cheng, Huey Hwa
AU - Shih, Chwen-Ming
PY - 2005
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