Abstract
The influence of potassium ions – steroidogenesis aсtivator in adrenocorticocytes, and lithium ions – glycogen synthase kinase-3beta (GSK-3β) inhibitor, on GSK-3β expression was studied. GSK-3β is an important regulator of apoptosis, proliferative processes, differentiation, glucose transport and other biochemical processes. For the first time it has been shown that K+ has a profound effect on the level of protein kinase synthesis. The amount of GSK-3β decreases markedly at high concentrations of potassium, which stimulate steroidogenesis in adrenocorticocytes (5.5 and 8.5 mmol/l), and it significantly
increases in case of potassium deficiency in the medium. Lithium ions dosage-dependently enhance kinase expression. The authors discuss the mechanisms of potassium action on the expression of GSK-3β in adrenocorticocytes and possible involvement of this kinase in steroidogenesis.
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