%0 Journal Article %T Wnt3a ligand facilitates autophagy in hippocampal neurons by modulating a novel GSK-3¦Â-AMPK axis %A Juan A. Godoy %A Juvenal A. R¨ªos %A Nibaldo C. Inestrosa %J Archive of "Cell Communication and Signaling : CCS". %D 2018 %R 10.1186/s12964-018-0227-0 %X Wnt3a ligand modulates AMPK activity in hippocampal neurons. a Wnt3a ligand significantly increases AMPK phosphorylation at Thr172 between 15 and 60 min of treatment. b GSK-3¦Â shows significant inhibition (phosphorylation at Ser9) from 5 to 15 min of treatment with Wnt3a ligand. c ¦Â-catenin did not accumulate in neurons over the same time course. d Graphic showing kinetic summary of AMPK activation and GSK-3¦Â inhibition. The data are expressed as the mean£¿¡À£¿S.E.M. of n£¿=£¿3 independent experiments, *p£¿<£¿0.05, **p£¿<£¿0,001, n.s, non-significan %K Neuron %K Wnt signaling %K AMPK %K Autophagy %K Metabolism %U https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5896060/