Inhibition by 2-arachidonoylglycerol, a novel type of possible neuromodulator, of the depolarization-induced increase in intracellular free calcium in neuroblastoma x glioma hybrid NG108-15 cells

Takayuki Sugiura, Tomoko Kodaka, Sachiko Kondo, Takashi Tonegawa, Shinji Nakane, Seishi Kishimoto, Atsushi Yamashita, Keizo Waku

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Abstract

2-Arachidonoylglycerol was found to inhibit the depolarization-induced increase in [Ca2+](i) in NG108-15 cells differentiated with prostaglandin E1 and theophylline in a dose-dependent manner. Such an effect appears to be rather specific to polyunsaturated fatty acid-containing monoacylglycerols such as 2-arachidonoylglycerol. Neither 2-palmitoylglycerol nor free arachidonic acid exhibited appreciable inhibitory activity. These observations raise the possibility that 2-arachidonoylglycerol attenuates the increase in [Ca2+](i), thereby modulating several neural functions in this type of cell.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)207-210
Number of pages4
JournalBiochemical and Biophysical Research Communications
Volume233
Issue number1
DOIs
StatePublished - 7 Apr 1997

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