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NEUROCHEMISTRY INTERNATIONAL
卷 36, 期 4-5, 页码 435-440出版社
PERGAMON-ELSEVIER SCIENCE LTD
DOI: 10.1016/S0197-0186(99)00146-1
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lactate; glucose; norepinephrine; insulin; brain
A novel inhibitor of liver glycogen phosphorylase, isofagomine, was investigated as a possible inhibitor of the enzyme in the brain and in cultured astrocytes. Additionally, the effect of the drug on norepinephrine (NE) induced glycogen degradation in astrocytes was studied. Astrocytes were cultured from mouse cerebral cortex and homogenates were prepared from the cells as well as from mouse brain. Isofagomine dose-dependently inhibited glycogen phosphorylase when measured in the direction of glycogen degradation in both preparations with IC50 values (mean +/- SEM) of 1.0 +/- 0.1 mu M and 3.3 +/- 0.5 mu M in brain and astrocyte homogenates, respectively. Moreover, isofagomine at a concentration of 400 mu M completely prevented NE induced depletion of glycogen stores and the concomitant lactate production in intact astrocytes. It is suggested that this novel glycogen phosphorylase inhibitor may be a valuable tool to investigate the functional importance of glycogen in astrocytes and in the brain. (C) 2000 Elsevier Science Ltd. All rights reserved.
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