@article{oai:miyazaki-u.repo.nii.ac.jp:00001614, author = {小林, 英幸 and Kobayashi, Hideyuki and 柳田, 俊彦 and Yanagita, Toshihiko and 横尾, 宏毅 and Yokoo, Hiroki and 和田, 明彦 and Itoh, Satoru and 横尾, 宏毅 and Yokoo, Hiroki and Wada, Akihiko}, issue = {4}, journal = {Neuroscience}, month = {}, note = {Adrenomedullin (AM) and proadrenomedullin N-terminal 20 peptide (PAMP) are multi-functional peptides derived from the same precursor, proadrenomedullin. We have studied the regulatory mechanism of expression of these peptides during neuronal differentiation of rat pheochromocytoma PC12 cells by nerve growth factor (NGF). The cellular levels of the peptides increased slightly, and then progressively decreased below the control by NGF. Immunoreactive (ir)- AM in the medium was transiently increased by NGF. Cytochemical staining showed that ir-AM and ir-PAMP were abundantly present in cytoplasm in the undifferentiated cells, and were decreased during culture with NGF. There was no preferential localization of ir-AM or ir-PAMP in neurites in comparison with in cytoplasm in the differentiated cells. Northern blot analysis showed that mRNA encoding these peptides, as detected as a band of 1.6 kb, increased more than 3-fold at 1 hour after the addition of NGF and then progressively decreased to 1/5 of the control during 72 hours. Degradation rate of the mRNA was slowed by NGF even when mRNA level is decreased after 72 hours of NGF treatment. The transcription rate of their gene increased transiently and then decreased by the long-term treatment with NGF. These results demonstrate that expression of AM and PAMP is regulated by NGF along with time-dependent differentiation: AM gene transcription is transiently activated by NGF, whereas was suppressed during neuronal differentiation of the cells.}, pages = {973--980}, title = {Expression of Adrenomedullin and Proadrenomedullin N-Terminal 20 Peptide in PC12 Cells after Exposure to Nerve Growth Factor}, volume = {125}, year = {2004}, yomi = {コバヤシ, ヒデユキ and ヤナギタ, トシヒコ and ヨコオ, ヒロキ and ワダ, アキヒコ and ヨコオ, ヒロキ} }