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KMID : 1161519980020020229
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Animal Cells and Systems
1998 Volume.2 No. 2 p.229 ~ p.232
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Lysophosphatidylcholine enhances chondrogenesis by the modulation of protein kinase C isoform expression
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Lee Sun-Ryung
Lee Young-Sup
Chun Jang-Soo
Sonn Jong-Kyung
Kang Shin-Sung
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Abstract
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Lysophosphatidylcholine (LPC) has been reported to be responsible for the sustained activation of protein kinase C (PKC). As chondrogenesis is known to be regulated by PKC, this study was performed to investigate the effects of LPC on chondrogenesis of chick limb bud mesenchymes in vitro. LPC treatment of mesenchymes during micromass culture significantly enhanced chondrogenic differentiation. The most effective time of LPC on the stimulation of chondrogenesis was the first day of micromass culture. Analysis of LPC effects on the expression of PKC isoforms revealed that LPC treatment increased expression of PKCa, among the multiple PKC isoforms, in the membrane fraction on day one of culture. The stimulatory effect of LPC on chondrogenesis was abolished if PKCa was down regulated by the prolonged treatment of cells with phorbol ester. The results suggest that LPC promotes chondrogenesis through the activation of PKCa at the early stage of chondrogenic differentiation
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KEYWORD
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Chondrogenesis, Lysophosphatidylcholine, Protein kinase C isoforms
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