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ArticleStem cells international2014

Stimulation of neural stem cell proliferation by inhibition of phosphodiesterase 5.

Ana I Santos, Bruno P Carreira, Rui J Nobre, Caetana M Carvalho, Inês M Araújo

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Article in Stem cells international, 2014. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 15 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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15citing papers in PubMed, 1 pooled it
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3 · Its place in the literature

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15 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 38 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Ana I SantosCentre for Neuroscience and Cell Biology, University of Coimbra, 3004-517 Coimbra, Portugal ; Department of Biomedical Sciences and Medicine, University of Algarve, 8005-139 Faro, Portugal ; Institute for Biotechnology and Bioengineering (IBB), Centre for Molecular and Structural Biomedicine, University of Algarve, 8005-139 Faro, Portugal.
Bruno P CarreiraCentre for Neuroscience and Cell Biology, University of Coimbra, 3004-517 Coimbra, Portugal.
Rui J NobreCentre for Neuroscience and Cell Biology, University of Coimbra, 3004-517 Coimbra, Portugal.
Caetana M CarvalhoCentre for Neuroscience and Cell Biology, University of Coimbra, 3004-517 Coimbra, Portugal.
Inês M AraújoCentre for Neuroscience and Cell Biology, University of Coimbra, 3004-517 Coimbra, Portugal ; Department of Biomedical Sciences and Medicine, University of Algarve, 8005-139 Faro, Portugal ; Institute for Biotechnology and Bioengineering (IBB), Centre for Molecular and Structural Biomedicine, University of Algarve, 8005-139 Faro, Portugal.
University of Coimbra · PTInstitute for Biotechnology and Bioengineering · PT

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The involvement of nitric oxide (NO) and cyclic GMP (cGMP) in neurogenesis has been progressively unmasked over the last decade. Phosphodiesterase 5 (PDE5) specifically degrades cGMP and is highly abundant in the mammalian brain. Inhibition of cGMP hydrolysis by blocking PDE5 is a possible strategy to enhance the first step of neurogenesis, proliferation of neural stem cells (NSC). In this work, we have studied the effect on cell proliferation of 3 inhibitors with different selectivity and potency for PDE5, T0156, sildenafil, and zaprinast, using subventricular zone-(SVZ-) derived NSC cultures. We observed that a short- (6 h) or a long-term (24 h) treatment with PDE5 inhibitors increased SVZ-derived NSC proliferation. Cell proliferation induced by PDE5 inhibitors was dependent on the activation of the mitogen-activated protein kinase (MAPK) and was abolished by inhibitors of MAPK signaling, soluble guanylyl cyclase, and protein kinase G. Moreover, sildenafil neither activated ERK1/2 nor altered p27(Kip1) levels, suggesting the involvement of pathways different from those activated by T0156 or zaprinast. In agreement with the present results, PDE5 inhibitors may be an interesting therapeutic approach for enhancing the proliferation stage of adult neurogenesis.

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PMID24550991
PMCPMC3914480
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