PROTEIN-KINASE-C INCREASE IN RAT-BRAIN CORTICAL MEMBRANES MAY BE PROMOTED BY COGNITION ENHANCING DRUGS

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GOVONI, S
LUCCHI, L
BATTAINI, F
TRABUCCHI, M
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[1] UNIV MILAN, INST PHARMACEUT SCI, VIA BALZARETTI 9, I-20133 MILAN, ITALY
[2] UNIV BARI, DEPT PHARMACOBIOL, I-70125 BARI, ITALY
[3] UNIV ROME 2, DEPT EXPTL MED & BIOCHEM SCI, I-00173 ROME, ITALY
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10.1016/0024-3205(92)90465-2
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R-3 [医学研究方法]; R3 [基础医学];
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摘要
Protein Kinase C (PKC) activity was measured in soluble and particulate fractions of rat individual brain cortices after in vivo treatment with two cognition enhancers: oxiracetam and alpha-glycerylphosphorylcholine. Both drugs induced an increase (+40-50%) of PKC particulate activity at 1 hr after the treatment. The effect was transient; at 5 hours PKC activity was lower than in controls. The dose response curve to oxiracetam was bell shaped, the increase of PKC being significant at 100 mg/Kg. At higher doses the drug induced a decrease in enzyme activity. The increased PKC activity may be related to the cortical effects of these compounds.
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