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ArticleCellular and molecular neurobiology2008

The cytotoxic effect of bromoenol lactone, a calcium-independent phospholipase A2 inhibitor, on rat cortical neurons in culture.

Shiro Kurusu, Kohtaro Matsui, Toshimichi Watanabe, Toshinobu Tsunou, Mitsumori Kawaminami

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Article in Cellular and molecular neurobiology, 2008. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 5 papers.

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5 · Who and what money

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5 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Shiro KurusuLaboratory of Veterinary Physiology, Kitasato University School of Veterinary Medicine, Towada, Aomori 034-8628, Japan. kurusu@vmas.kitasato-u.ac.jp
Kohtaro Matsui
Toshimichi Watanabe
Toshinobu Tsunou
Mitsumori Kawaminami
Kitasato University · JP

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

This study characterized the phospholipase A(2) (PLA(2)) activity in cerebral cortex of fetal rat brain and investigated effects of chemical inhibition of Ca(2+)-independent PLA(2) (iPLA(2)) on neurite outgrowth and cell development of cortical neurons in vitro. The PLA(2) activity in fetal brain was insensitive to a Ca(2+)-chelator EGTA and was significantly impaired by an iPLA(2) inhibitor, bromoenol lactone (BEL). Following treatment with BEL, cortical neurons showed acute loss of neurites and impaired cell body, which were clearly dose- and time-dependent. Nuclear staining revealed nuclear regression (shrinkage), but not fragmentation, in BEL-treated cells. The cytotoxic effect of BEL was additive with arachidonic acid (AA) and AA alone also induced neurite demise. BEL treatment resulted in increased production of prostaglandin E(2). Overall data suggest that iPLA(2), a primary PLA(2) isoform in cerebral cortex, displays a housekeeping role in development and neurite outgrowth in cortical neurons in vitro probably via maintaining phospholipid membrane remodeling rather than generating free fatty acids and lysophospholipids.

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AnimalsArachidonic AcidCell DeathCell NucleusCells, CulturedCell ShapeCerebral CortexDinoprostoneGlutamic AcidNaphthalenesNeuritesNeuronsPhospholipases A2, Calcium-IndependentPyronesRatsRats, Wistar6-(bromomethylene)tetrahydro-3-(1-naphthaleneyl)-2H-pyran-2-oneArachidonic AcidDinoprostoneGlutamic AcidNaphthalenesPhospholipases A2, Calcium-IndependentPyrones

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PMID18528752
PMCPMC11514993
OpenAlexW2071523636

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