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Session III : Protein kinase cascades as therapeutic targets Poster III, 1<br />

Cyclic nucleotide-dependent inhibition of ecto-nucleotide<br />

pyrophosphatase/phosphodiesterase 1 (E-NPP1) expression.<br />

I. Aerts1, P.P. De Deyn2<strong>and</strong> H. Slegers1<br />

Department of Biomedical Sciences, Cellular Biochemistry1, Neurochemistry <strong>and</strong><br />

behavi<strong>our</strong>2, University of Antwerp, Belgium<br />

Ecto-nucleotide pyrophosphatase/phosphodiesterase 1 (E-NPP1) is a member of a multigen<br />

family which contains NPP1 (PC-1), NPP2 (autotaxine) <strong>and</strong> NPP3 (B10; gp130RB13-6).<br />

These are type II transmembrane metalloenzymes that hydrolyse ATP into AMP <strong>and</strong> PPi or<br />

lysophosphatidylcholine into lysophosphatidic acid. NPP1 is expressed in different tissues<br />

<strong>and</strong> abnormal expression is observed in several pathologies (1).<br />

Glioblastoma multiforme (GBM) is the most aggressive glioma with an expected lifespan of<br />

less than one year. Immunohistochemistry demonstrated that NPP1 expression is not detected<br />

in normal tissue while its expression increased with the gradation of glioma. NPP1 is highly<br />

expressed in reactive astrocytes of GBM.<br />

The rat C6 glioma cell line, an experimental ‘in vitro’ <strong>and</strong> ‘in vivo’ model system for GBM<br />

(2), is used for the study of the expression of NPP1. Cyclic AMP-dependent induction of<br />

differentiation resulted in inhibition of NPP1 expression. The use of specific PKA inhibitors<br />

indicated that this decrease in expression is PKA-dependent. Nitroprusside, a nitric oxide<br />

(NO) donor, inhibited the expression of NPP1 suggesting that NO may be involved in the<br />

latter mechanism. BAY 41-2272, a NO-independent activator of soluble guanylate cyclase<br />

(sGC), attenuated NPP1 expression. The presented data indicated that inhibition of NPP1<br />

expression may be due to NO-induced activation of sGC. In addition dibutyryl cGMP, also<br />

attenuated the expression of NPP1, characterizing that NO/sGC/cGMP as elements of the<br />

signal transduction pathway that modulates the expression of NPP1. The signal transduction<br />

components of the NO-dependent pathway that effects NPP1 expression remain to be<br />

determined.<br />

The elucidation of the mechanism of NPP1 expression may lead to new medications or<br />

therapies for the treatment of patients with GBM.<br />

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