Abstract
This study aims to elucidate the signaling pathway for insulin-like growth factor-1 (IGF-1) in cultured neonatal rat cardiomyocytes and particularly the role of IGF-1 in cardiac apoptosis. IGF-1 stimulated polyphosphoinositide turnover, translocation of protein kinase C (PKC) isoforms (α, ε, and δ) from the soluble to the particulate fraction, activation of phospholipid-dependent and Ca2+-, phospholipid-dependent PKC, and activation of the extracellular-regulated kinase (ERK). IGF-1 attenuated sorbitol-induced cardiomyocyte viability and nuclear DNA fragmentation. These antiapoptotic effects of IGF-1 were blocked by PD-098059 (an MEK inhibitor) but not by bisindolylmaleimide I (BIM, a specific PKC inhibitor). The ERK pathway may therefore be an important component in the mechanism whereby IGF-1 exerts its antiapoptotic effect on the cardiomyocyte. (C) 2000 Academic Press.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 736-744 |
Number of pages | 9 |
Journal | Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications |
Volume | 273 |
Issue number | 2 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - Jul 5 2000 |
Bibliographical note
Funding Information:We thank Professor C. I. Pogson for help in the preparation of the manuscript. This work was supported in part by Fondo Nacional de Ciencia y Tecnología (FONDECYT) Grants 1980908 (S.L), 296001 (R.F.), and 1950452 (S.L.) and Cooperación Internacional NIH– CONICYT Grant 19980-2063 (S.L.). R. Foncea, A. Gálvez, and F. González-Jara are recipients of CONICYT fellowships.
Funding
We thank Professor C. I. Pogson for help in the preparation of the manuscript. This work was supported in part by Fondo Nacional de Ciencia y Tecnología (FONDECYT) Grants 1980908 (S.L), 296001 (R.F.), and 1950452 (S.L.) and Cooperación Internacional NIH– CONICYT Grant 19980-2063 (S.L.). R. Foncea, A. Gálvez, and F. González-Jara are recipients of CONICYT fellowships.
Funders | Funder number |
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National Institutes of Health | |
Comisión Nacional de Investigación Científica y Tecnológica | 19980-2063 |
Fondo Nacional de Ciencia y Tecnología | 1980908, 1950452, 296001 |
ASJC Scopus Subject Areas
- Biophysics
- Biochemistry
- Molecular Biology
- Cell Biology