System l-amino acid transporters are differently expressed in rat astrocyte and C6 glioma cells

2004 ◽  
Vol 50 (4) ◽  
pp. 437-446 ◽  
Author(s):  
Do Kyung Kim ◽  
In Jin Kim ◽  
Shinae Hwang ◽  
Ji Hyun Kook ◽  
Min-Cheol Lee ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Amino Acid ◽  
Glioma Cells ◽  
C6 Glioma ◽  
C6 Glioma Cells ◽  
Amino Acid Transporters ◽  
System L ◽  
Rat Astrocyte

Volume changes and whole cell membrane currents activated during gradual osmolarity decrease in C6 glioma cells: contribution of two types of K+ channels

2004 ◽  
Vol 286 (6) ◽  
pp. C1399-C1409 ◽  
Author(s):  
B. Ordaz ◽  
L. Vaca ◽  
R. Franco ◽  
H. Pasantes-Morales
Keyword(s):  
Amino Acid ◽  
Glioma Cells ◽  
Ionic Currents ◽  
C6 Glioma ◽  
C6 Glioma Cells ◽  
Channel Blockers ◽  
Volume Changes ◽  
Whole Cell ◽  
Outward Currents ◽  
Amino Acid Efflux

Volume changes and whole cell ionic currents activated by gradual osmolarity reductions (GOR) of 1.8 mosM/min were characterized in C6 glioma cells. Cells swell less in GOR than after sudden osmolarity reductions (SOR), the extent of swelling being partly Ca2+ dependent. In nominally Ca2+-free conditions, GOR activated predominantly whole cell outward currents. Cells depolarized from the initial −79 mV to a steady state of −54 mV reached at 18% osmolarity reduction [hyposmolarity of −18% (H-18%)]. Recordings of Cl− and K+ currents showed activation at H-3% of an outwardly rectifying Cl− current, with conductance of 1.6 nS, sensitive to niflumic acid and 5-nitro-2-(3-phenylpropylamino)benzoic acid, followed at H-18% by an outwardly rectifying K+ current with conductance of 4.1 nS, inhibited by clofilium but insensitive to the typical K+ channel blockers. With 200 nM Ca2+ in the patch pipette, whole cell currents activated at H-3% and at H-13% cells depolarized from −77 to −63 mV. A K+ current activated at H-1%, showing a rapid increase in conductance, suppressed by charybdotoxin and insensitive to clofilium. These results show the operation of two different K+ channels in response to GOR in the same cell type, activated by Ca2+ and osmolarity and with different osmolarity activation thresholds. Taurine and glutamate efflux, monitored by labeled tracers, showed delayed osmolarity thresholds of H-39 and H-33%, respectively. This observation clearly separates the Cl− and amino acid osmosensitive pathways. The delayed amino acid efflux may contribute to counteract swelling at more stringent osmolarity reductions.

scholarly journals Characterization of a thioredoxin-related surface protein

1994 ◽  
Vol 304 (3) ◽  
pp. 861-867 ◽  
Author(s):  
M F Dean ◽  
H Martin ◽  
P A Sansom
Keyword(s):  
Amino Acid ◽  
Amino Acid Sequence ◽  
Glioma Cells ◽  
Surface Protein ◽  
C6 Glioma ◽  
C6 Glioma Cells ◽  
Terminal Amino Acid ◽  
Terminal Amino ◽  
Terminal Amino Acid Sequence ◽  
Rat C6 Glioma

A surface-associated sulphydryl (thiol) protein (SASP) constitutively present in most nucleated cells was purified from human THP-1 monocytes and rat C6 glioma cells. The human protein was similar in mass and isoelectric point and had the same N-terminal amino acid sequence to adult T-cell leukemia-derived factor (ADF), a growth factor secreted by human lymphoid cells which is able to induce increased expression of interleukin-2 receptors. A further internal amino acid sequence, determined following cleavage of human SASP with cyanogen bromide, was also identical to the corresponding sequence deduced for ADF. Samples of SASP were able to reductively depolymerize human immunoglobulin, a property shared with thioredoxin, a ubiquitous protein, almost identical to ADF, with an essential function in many thiol-dependent reducing reactions. Furthermore, SASP purified from rat C6 glioma cells had an identical N-terminal amino acid sequence to that deduced for rat liver thioredoxin, showing that they were both members of the same family of proteins. The use of membrane-impermeable thiol reagents indicated that SASP was predominantly a cell-surface protein, and was not normally secreted. This SASP protein appeared to be a surface-associated form of thioredoxin that was constitutively present in a wide range of cells and was related to ADF, a secreted form of the same protein.

scholarly journals D-Serine metabolism in C6 glioma cells: Involvement of alanine-serine-cysteine transporter (ASCT2) and serine racemase (SRR) but not D-amino acid oxidase (DAO)

2010 ◽  
Vol 88 (8) ◽  
pp. 1829-1840 ◽  
Author(s):  
Pilleriin Sikka ◽  
Rosie Walker ◽  
Rebecca Cockayne ◽  
Matthew J.A. Wood ◽  
Paul J. Harrison ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Amino Acid ◽  
Glioma Cells ◽  
C6 Glioma ◽  
Serine Racemase ◽  
C6 Glioma Cells ◽  
Acid Oxidase ◽  
Amino Acid Oxidase ◽  
Serine Metabolism

Radiosensitivity of glioma to Gamma Knife treatment enhanced in vitro and in vivo by RNA interfering Ku70 that is mediated by a recombinant adenovirus

2010 ◽  
Vol 113 (Special_Supplement) ◽  
pp. 228-235 ◽  
Author(s):  
Qiang Jia ◽  
Yanhe Li ◽  
Desheng Xu ◽  
Zhenjiang Li ◽  
Zhiyuan Zhang ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Western Blot ◽  
Gamma Knife ◽  
Blot Analysis ◽  
Western Blot Analysis ◽  
Glioma Cells ◽  
C6 Glioma ◽  
C6 Glioma Cells ◽  
C6 Cells

Object The authors sought to evaluate modification of the radiation response of C6 glioma cells in vitro and in vivo by inhibiting the expression of Ku70. To do so they investigated the effect of gene transfer involving a recombinant replication-defective adenovirus containing Ku70 short hairpin RNA (Ad-Ku70shRNA) combined with Gamma Knife treatment (GKT). Methods First, Ad-Ku70shRNA was transfected into C6 glioma cells and the expression of Ku70 was measured using Western blot analysis. In vitro, phenotypical changes in C6 cells, including proliferation, cell cycle modification, invasion ability, and apoptosis were evaluated using the MTT (3′(4,5-dimethylthiazol-2-yl)2,5-diphenyltetrazolium bromide) assay, Western blot analysis, and cell flow cytometry. In vivo, parental C6 cells transfected with Ad-Ku70shRNA were implanted stereotactically into the right caudate nucleus in Sprague-Dawley rats. After GKS, apoptosis was analyzed using the TUNEL (terminal deoxynucleotidyl transferase–mediated deoxyuridine triphosphate nick-end labeling) method. The inhibitory effects on growth and invasion that were induced by expression of proliferating cell nuclear antigen and matrix metalloproteinase–9 were determined using immunohistochemical analyses. Results The expression of Ku70 was clearly inhibited in C6 cells after transfection with Ad-Ku70shRNA. In vitro following transfection, the C6 cells showed improved responses to GKT, including suppression of proliferation and invasion as well as an increased apoptosis index. In vivo following transfection of Ad-Ku70shRNA, the therapeutic efficacy of GKT in rats with C6 gliomas was greatly enhanced and survival times in these animals were prolonged. Conclusions Our data support the potential for downregulation of Ku70 expression in enhancing the radiosensitivity of gliomas. The findings of our study indicate that targeted gene therapy–mediated inactivation of Ku70 may represent a promising strategy in improving the radioresponsiveness of gliomas to GKT.

scholarly journals Transfected Go1 alpha inhibits the calcium dependence of beta-adrenergic stimulated cAMP accumulation in C6 glioma cells.

1993 ◽  
Vol 268 (12) ◽  
pp. 8980-8989
Author(s):  
N. Charpentier ◽  
L. Prézeau ◽  
J. Carrette ◽  
R. Bertorelli ◽  
G. Le Cam ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Glioma Cells ◽  
C6 Glioma ◽  
C6 Glioma Cells ◽  
Camp Accumulation ◽  
Beta Adrenergic ◽  
Calcium Dependence

scholarly journals α-Conotoxins and α-Cobratoxin Promote, while Lipoxygenase and Cyclooxygenase Inhibitors Suppress the Proliferation of Glioma C6 Cells

Marine Drugs ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 19 (2) ◽  
pp. 118
Author(s):  
Tatiana I. Terpinskaya ◽  
Alexey V. Osipov ◽  
Elena V. Kryukova ◽  
Denis S. Kudryavtsev ◽  
Nina V. Kopylova ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Nicotinic Acetylcholine Receptors ◽  
Acetylcholine Receptors ◽  
Glioma Cells ◽  
Nordihydroguaiaretic Acid ◽  
C6 Glioma ◽  
Cyclooxygenase Inhibitors ◽  
C6 Glioma Cells ◽  
C6 Cells ◽  
Lipoxygenase Inhibitor ◽  
Glioma C6

Among the brain tumors, glioma is the most common. In general, different biochemical mechanisms, involving nicotinic acetylcholine receptors (nAChRs) and the arachidonic acid cascade are involved in oncogenesis. Although the engagement of the latter in survival and proliferation of rat C6 glioma has been shown, there are practically no data about the presence and the role of nAChRs in C6 cells. In this work we studied the effects of nAChR antagonists, marine snail α-conotoxins and snake α-cobratoxin, on the survival and proliferation of C6 glioma cells. The effects of the lipoxygenase and cyclooxygenase inhibitors either alone or together with α-conotoxins and α-cobratoxin were studied in parallel. It was found that α-conotoxins and α-cobratoxin promoted the proliferation of C6 glioma cells, while nicotine had practically no effect at concentrations below 1 µL/mL. Nordihydroguaiaretic acid, a nonspecific lipoxygenase inhibitor, and baicalein, a 12-lipoxygenase inhibitor, exerted antiproliferative and cytotoxic effects on C6 cells. nAChR inhibitors weaken this effect after 24 h cultivation but produced no effects at longer times. Quantitative real-time polymerase chain reaction showed that mRNA for α4, α7, β2 and β4 subunits of nAChR were expressed in C6 glioma cells. This is the first indication for involvement of nAChRs in mechanisms of glioma cell proliferation.

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