Lysophosphatidylcholine Potentiates BDNF-Induced TrkB Phosphorylation and Downstream Signals in Cerebellar Granule Neurons

WUHANQIMUGE, Manabu ARIOKA
2013 Bioscience, biotechnology and biochemistry  
We found that brain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF)-induced phosphorylation of mitogen-activated protein kinase (MAPK) and Akt in cerebellar granule neurons was specifically potentiated by LPC. LPC also augmented the BDNF-induced phosphorylation of TrkB, the receptor for BDNF. In TrkB-transfected CHO-K1 cells, LPC potentiated BDNF-induced MAPK phosphorylation. These results suggest that LPC plays a role in BDNF-TrkB signaling by regulating the activation of TrkB.
doi:10.1271/bbb.130622 pmid:24317073 fatcat:vlmvywofejbspcvnlzw4vd642u