Abstract

Cyclic GMP is an important intracellular messenger in the nervous system that may mediate cellular forms of neuronal plasticity. Previous studies show that most neurotransmitters stimulate cyclic GMP levels by the activation of nitric oxide synthase (NOS). In this study, we report that in primary cell cultures from the cerebellum of neuronal NOS knockout mice, norepinephrine stimulates an increase in cyclic GMP content. This increase is seen in both granule cell and astrocyte cultures and is not blocked by inhibitors of NOS or by inhibition of soluble guanylyl cyclase. These results suggest a novel pathway by which norepinephrine enhances cyclic GMP levels in the nervous system.

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