Abstract
The biosynthesis of neuropeptide Y (NPY) and norepinephrine (NE) has been examined in dissociated neuronal cultures from newborn rat superior cervical ganglion (SCG). NPY synthetic rate was measured by immunoprecipitation and sodium dodecyl sulfate-polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis after incubation in medium containing a labeled amino acid. The authenticity of the NPY was confirmed by reverse-phase HPLC analyses of tryptic peptides. The NPY synthetic rate in cultures grown in complete serum free medium increased 30-fold after plating, in parallel to catecholamine synthesis; both NPY and the catecholamines reached the rate for adult SCG neurons. This development in culture is seen without spinal cord input, target organs, or significant numbers of glial cells. NPY synthesis was maintained in the face of a major decrease in the rate of NE production after cholinergic induction.
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