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Stimulation of CDP-choline synthesis by uridine or cytidine in PC12 rat pheochromocytoma cells. 2003

U Ingrid Richardson, and Carol J Watkins, and Celine Pierre, and Ismael H Ulus, and Richard J Wurtman
Department of Brain and Cognitive Sciences, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA 02139, USA. ingrid@mit.edu

Oral administration of CDP-choline to rats raises plasma and brain cytidine levels and increases brain levels of phosphatidylcholine (PC). In contrast, in humans oral CDP-choline increases plasma levels of uridine. To determine whether uridine can also enhance PC synthesis, we developed an assay for CDP-choline, an immediate and rate-limiting precursor in PC synthesis, and measured this intermediate in clonal PC12 rat pheochromocytoma cells incubated with various concentrations of uridine or cytidine. Addition of uridine (50-100 microM) to the incubation medium caused significant elevations in UTP, CT, USAP and CDP-choline levels in PC12 cells. Uridine had no effect on the synthesis of diacylglycerol (DAG) or the activity of the phosphotransferase which catalyzes the synthesis of PC from DAG and CDP-choline. Hence uridine treatment was unlikely to inhibit the conversion of endogenous CDP-choline to PC. These results suggest the possibility that uridine may also enhance PC synthesis in intact brain.

UI MeSH Term Description Entries
D010713 Phosphatidylcholines Derivatives of PHOSPHATIDIC ACIDS in which the phosphoric acid is bound in ester linkage to a CHOLINE moiety. Choline Phosphoglycerides,Choline Glycerophospholipids,Phosphatidyl Choline,Phosphatidyl Cholines,Phosphatidylcholine,Choline, Phosphatidyl,Cholines, Phosphatidyl,Glycerophospholipids, Choline,Phosphoglycerides, Choline
D003562 Cytidine A pyrimidine nucleoside that is composed of the base CYTOSINE linked to the five-carbon sugar D-RIBOSE. Cytosine Ribonucleoside,Cytosine Riboside,Ribonucleoside, Cytosine,Riboside, Cytosine
D003566 Cytidine Diphosphate Choline Donor of choline in biosynthesis of choline-containing phosphoglycerides. CDP Choline,Citicoline,Cidifos,Citicholine,Cyticholine,Cytidine 5'-Diphosphocholine,5'-Diphosphocholine, Cytidine,Choline, CDP,Choline, Cytidine Diphosphate,Cytidine 5' Diphosphocholine,Diphosphate Choline, Cytidine
D004075 Diglycerides Glycerides composed of two fatty acids esterified to the trihydric alcohol GLYCEROL. There are two possible forms that exist: 1,2-diacylglycerols and 1,3-diacylglycerols. Diacylglycerol,Diacylglycerols
D004305 Dose-Response Relationship, Drug The relationship between the dose of an administered drug and the response of the organism to the drug. Dose Response Relationship, Drug,Dose-Response Relationships, Drug,Drug Dose-Response Relationship,Drug Dose-Response Relationships,Relationship, Drug Dose-Response,Relationships, Drug Dose-Response
D000818 Animals Unicellular or multicellular, heterotrophic organisms, that have sensation and the power of voluntary movement. Under the older five kingdom paradigm, Animalia was one of the kingdoms. Under the modern three domain model, Animalia represents one of the many groups in the domain EUKARYOTA. Animal,Metazoa,Animalia
D013997 Time Factors Elements of limited time intervals, contributing to particular results or situations. Time Series,Factor, Time,Time Factor
D014529 Uridine A ribonucleoside in which RIBOSE is linked to URACIL. Allo-Uridine,Allouridine,Allo Uridine
D014544 Uridine Triphosphate Uridine 5'-(tetrahydrogen triphosphate). A uracil nucleotide containing three phosphate groups esterified to the sugar moiety. UTP,Magnesium UTP,Magnesium Uridine Triphosphate,Mg-UTP,Mg UTP,Triphosphate, Magnesium Uridine,Triphosphate, Uridine,UTP, Magnesium
D016716 PC12 Cells A CELL LINE derived from a PHEOCHROMOCYTOMA of the rat ADRENAL MEDULLA. PC12 cells stop dividing and undergo terminal differentiation when treated with NERVE GROWTH FACTOR, making the line a useful model system for NERVE CELL differentiation. Pheochromocytoma Cell Line,Cell Line, Pheochromocytoma,Cell Lines, Pheochromocytoma,PC12 Cell,Pheochromocytoma Cell Lines

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