کد مقاله کد نشریه سال انتشار مقاله انگلیسی نسخه تمام متن
2536550 1559162 2006 6 صفحه PDF دانلود رایگان
عنوان انگلیسی مقاله ISI
2-Aminopurine inhibits leptin receptor signal transduction
موضوعات مرتبط
علوم زیستی و بیوفناوری علم عصب شناسی علوم اعصاب سلولی و مولکولی
پیش نمایش صفحه اول مقاله
2-Aminopurine inhibits leptin receptor signal transduction
چکیده انگلیسی

Leptin is an important circulating signal for the regulation of food intake and body weight. In the present study, we investigated the effect of 2-aminopurine (2-AP), an inhibitor of double-strand RNA-activated protein kinase (PKR), on leptin signal transduction. 2-AP dose-dependently inhibited the leptin-induced phosphorylation of signal transducer and activator of transcription 3 (STAT3), extracellular signal-regulated kinase (ERK), and c-Jun N-terminal kinase (JNK) in HEK293 cells stably transfected with the Ob-Rb leptin receptor. On the other hand, we observed only slight inhibition of leptin-induced STAT3 activation by purine treatment, indicating that the inhibitory effect will be dramatically enhanced in the presence of an amino group. 2-AP did not inhibit PMA-induced ERK activation, indicating that the effect may be leptin-signal specific. The inhibitory effect of 2-AP was not mediated by newly synthesized protein because the inhibitory effect of 2-AP on leptin-induced STAT3 activation was not abrogated in the presence of the protein synthesis inhibitor cycloheximide. Interestingly, leptin did not induce PKR activation, suggesting that the effect of 2-AP on the leptin signal may be independent of PKR. Finally, 2-AP inhibited leptin-induced phosphorylation of the Ob-Rb leptin receptor. These results provide evidence of a novel action of 2-AP, i.e., inhibition of the activation of leptin signal transduction at the level of the Ob-Rb leptin receptor.

ناشر
Database: Elsevier - ScienceDirect (ساینس دایرکت)
Journal: European Journal of Pharmacology - Volume 553, Issues 1–3, 28 December 2006, Pages 61–66
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