| Title : Inhibition by lithium of cyclic GMP formation without inhibition of nitric oxide generation in the mouse neuroblastoma cell (N1E-115) - Shintani_1994_Neuropsychopharmacology_11_119 |
| Author(s) : Shintani F , Kanba S , Nakaki T , Nakamura R , Sato K , Yagi G , Richelson E , Kato R , Asai M |
| Ref : Neuropsychopharmacology , 11 :119 , 1994 |
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Abstract :
We investigated the effects of lithium ion (Li+) on muscarinic receptor-mediated nitric oxide (NO) generation, and guanylate cyclase (GCase) activation using the mouse neuroblastoma clone, N1E-115. The levels of released NO were determined by measuring the levels of nitrite/nitrate in the incubation medium, and the activity of GCase was measured with an assay for cellular cyclic [3H] GMP levels. We determined that Li+ had no effects on muscarinic receptor-activated elevation of nitrite/nitrate levels, which were significantly inhibited by 100 microM L-NG-monomethylarginine, although it has been reported that Li+ inhibits muscarinic receptor-activated cyclic GMP formation in the cells. In addition, Li+ inhibited the cyclic GMP formation induced by an NO donor, sodium nitroprusside (SNP), in both intact cells and a crude cellular homogenate; thus, the inhibition by Li+ of muscarinic receptor-mediated cyclic GMP synthesis appeared to be at the level of GCase, but not NO synthase. |
| PubMedSearch : Shintani_1994_Neuropsychopharmacology_11_119 |
| PubMedID: 7840863 |
Shintani F, Kanba S, Nakaki T, Nakamura R, Sato K, Yagi G, Richelson E, Kato R, Asai M (1994)
Inhibition by lithium of cyclic GMP formation without inhibition of nitric oxide generation in the mouse neuroblastoma cell (N1E-115)
Neuropsychopharmacology
11 :119
Shintani F, Kanba S, Nakaki T, Nakamura R, Sato K, Yagi G, Richelson E, Kato R, Asai M (1994)
Neuropsychopharmacology
11 :119