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Wang Y, Yao Y, Nie H, He X. Implication of protein kinase C of the left intermediate medial mesopallium in memory impairments induced by early prenatal morphine exposure in one-day old chicks. Eur J Pharmacol 2016; 795:94-100. [PMID: 27940175 DOI: 10.1016/j.ejphar.2016.12.011] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/30/2016] [Revised: 12/02/2016] [Accepted: 12/06/2016] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
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Previously we reported that prenatal morphine exposure during embryonic days 5-8 can cause cognitive deficits of one-trial passive avoidance learning (PAL) in one-day old chicks. Because protein kinase C (PKC) has been associated with memory capacity, we investigated the effects of prenatal morphine exposure on PKC isoforms expression in the left intermediate medial mesopallium (IMM) of chick brain at a time when memory tests were performed at 30, 120 and 360min respectively following training in PAL paradigm. We found that the level of PKCα in the membrane fractions in left IMM was decreased but that in the cytosol fractions showed a increased trend in prenatally morphine-exposed chicks with impaired long-term memory (120 and 360min). Moreover, the translocation of PKC δ from cytosol to membrane in left IMM was shown in prenatal morphine group which had significantly impaired long-term memory at 360min after training. Furthermore, there were no statistical differences between the two groups regarding the expressions of PKCα and PKC δ in the membrane fraction, although their levels in the cytosol fraction of prenatal morphine group which showed impaired intermediate-term memory at 30min after training, were quite different from that of prenatal saline group. Taken together, these results indicate that PKCα and PKC δ in the left IMM are differentially involved in the impairments of long-term memory induced by prenatal morphine exposure. Neither PKCα nor PKC δ in left IMM may be associated with the disruption of intermediate-term memory of chicks prenatally exposed to morphine.
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- Ying Wang
- School of Medical Humanities, Tianjin Medical University, Tianjin, PR China
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- Department of Clinical Biochemistry, School of Medical Laboratory, Tianjin Medical University, Tianjin, PR China
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- College of Traditional Chinese Medicine, China Pharmaceutical University, Nanjing, PR China
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- School of Medical Humanities, Tianjin Medical University, Tianjin, PR China.
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Gliomas are the most frequent type of primary brain tumor in adults. Their highly proliferative nature, complex cellular composition, and ability to escape therapies have confronted investigators for years, hindering the advancement toward an effective treatment. Agents that are safe and can be administered as dietary supplements have always remained priority to be most feasible for cancer therapy. Withania somnifera (ashwagandha) is an essential ingredient of Ayurvedic preparations and is known to eliminate cancer cells derived from a variety of peripheral tissues. Although our previous studies have addressed the in vitro anti-proliferative and differentiation-inducing properties of ashwagandha on neuronal cell lines, in vivo studies validating the same are lacking. While exploring the mechanism of its action in vitro, we observed that the ashwagandha water extract (ASH-WEX) induced the G2/M phase blockade and caused the activation of multiple pro-apoptotic pathways, leading to suppression of cyclin D1, bcl-xl, and p-Akt, and reduced the expression of polysialylated form of neural cell adhesion molecule (PSA-NCAM) as well as the activity of matrix metalloproteinases. ASH-WEX reduced the intracranial tumor volumes in vivo and suppressed the tumor-promoting proteins p-nuclear factor kappa B (NF-κB), p-Akt, vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF), heat shock protein 70 (HSP70), PSA-NCAM, and cyclin D1 in the rat model of orthotopic glioma allograft. Reduction in glial fibrillary acidic protein (GFAP) and upregulation of mortalin and neural cell adhesion molecule (NCAM) expression specifically in tumor-bearing tissue further indicated the anti-glioma efficacy of ASH-WEX in vivo. Combining this enhanced understanding of the molecular mechanisms of ASH-WEX in glioma with in vivo model system offers new opportunities to develop therapeutic strategy for safe, specific, and effective formulations for treating brain tumors.
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Kataria H, Wadhwa R, Kaul SC, Kaur G. Withania somnifera water extract as a potential candidate for differentiation based therapy of human neuroblastomas. PLoS One 2013; 8:e55316. [PMID: 23383150 PMCID: PMC3561198 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0055316] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/06/2012] [Accepted: 12/21/2012] [Indexed: 12/20/2022] Open
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Neuroblastoma is an aggressive childhood disease of the sympathetic nervous system. Treatments are often ineffective and have serious side effects. Conventional therapy of neuroblastoma includes the differentiation agents. Unlike chemo-radiotherapy, differentiation therapy shows minimal side effects on normal cells, because normal non-malignant cells are already differentiated. Keeping in view the limited toxicity of Withania somnifera (Ashwagandha), the current study was aimed to investigate the efficacy of Ashwagandha water extract (ASH-WEX) for anti-proliferative potential in neuroblastoma and its underlying signalling mechanisms. ASH-WEX significantly reduced cell proliferation and induced cell differentiation as indicated by morphological changes and NF200 expression in human IMR-32 neuroblastoma cells. The induction of differentiation was accompanied by HSP70 and mortalin induction as well as pancytoplasmic translocation of the mortalin in ASH-WEX treated cells. Furthermore, the ASH-WEX treatment lead to induction of neural cell adhesion molecule (NCAM) expression and reduction in its polysialylation, thus elucidating its anti-migratory potential, which was also supported by downregulation of MMP 2 and 9 activity. ASH-WEX treatment led to cell cycle arrest at G0/G1 phase and increase in early apoptotic population. Modulation of cell cycle marker Cyclin D1, anti-apoptotic marker bcl-xl and Akt-P provide evidence that ASH-WEX may prove to be a promising phytotherapeutic intervention in neuroblatoma related malignancies.
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- Hardeep Kataria
- Department of Biotechnology, Guru Nanak Dev University, Amritsar, India
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- National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology, Tsukuba, Japan
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- National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology, Tsukuba, Japan
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- Department of Biotechnology, Guru Nanak Dev University, Amritsar, India
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Baas S, Sharrow M, Kotu V, Middleton M, Nguyen K, Flanagan-Steet H, Aoki K, Tiemeyer M. Sugar-free frosting, a homolog of SAD kinase, drives neural-specific glycan expression in the Drosophila embryo. Development 2011; 138:553-63. [PMID: 21205799 PMCID: PMC3014640 DOI: 10.1242/dev.055376] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 11/22/2010] [Indexed: 01/10/2023]
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Precise glycan structures on specific glycoproteins impart functionalities essential for neural development. However, mechanisms controlling embryonic neural-specific glycosylation are unknown. A genetic screen for relevant mutations in Drosophila generated the sugar-free frosting (sff) mutant that reveals a new function for protein kinases in regulating substrate flux through specific Golgi processing pathways. Sff is the Drosophila homolog of SAD kinase, which regulates synaptic vesicle tethering and neuronal polarity in nematodes and vertebrates. Our Drosophila sff mutant phenotype has features in common with SAD kinase mutant phenotypes in these other organisms, but we detect altered neural glycosylation well before the initiation of embryonic synaptogenesis. Characterization of Golgi compartmentation markers indicates altered colocalization that is consistent with the detected shift in glycan complexity in sff mutant embryos. Therefore, in analogy to synaptic vesicle tethering, we propose that Sff regulates vesicle tethering at Golgi membranes in the developing Drosophila embryo. Furthermore, neuronal sff expression is dependent on transcellular signaling through a non-neural toll-like receptor, linking neural-specific glycan expression to a kinase activity that is induced in response to environmental cues.
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- Sarah Baas
- Complex Carbohydrate Research Center, University of Georgia, 315 Riverbend Road, Athens, GA, 30602-4712, USA
- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, University of Georgia, B122 Life Sciences Building, Green Street, Athens, GA, 30602-4712, USA
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- Complex Carbohydrate Research Center, University of Georgia, 315 Riverbend Road, Athens, GA, 30602-4712, USA
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- Complex Carbohydrate Research Center, University of Georgia, 315 Riverbend Road, Athens, GA, 30602-4712, USA
- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, University of Georgia, B122 Life Sciences Building, Green Street, Athens, GA, 30602-4712, USA
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- Complex Carbohydrate Research Center, University of Georgia, 315 Riverbend Road, Athens, GA, 30602-4712, USA
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- Complex Carbohydrate Research Center, University of Georgia, 315 Riverbend Road, Athens, GA, 30602-4712, USA
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- Complex Carbohydrate Research Center, University of Georgia, 315 Riverbend Road, Athens, GA, 30602-4712, USA
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- Complex Carbohydrate Research Center, University of Georgia, 315 Riverbend Road, Athens, GA, 30602-4712, USA
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- Complex Carbohydrate Research Center, University of Georgia, 315 Riverbend Road, Athens, GA, 30602-4712, USA
- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, University of Georgia, B122 Life Sciences Building, Green Street, Athens, GA, 30602-4712, USA
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Ragancokova D, Song Y, Nau H, Dengler R, Krampfl K, Petri S. Modulation of synaptic transmission and analysis of neuroprotective effects of valproic Acid and derivates in rat embryonic motoneurons. Cell Mol Neurobiol 2010; 30:891-900. [PMID: 20422280 DOI: 10.1007/s10571-010-9518-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/11/2009] [Accepted: 03/30/2010] [Indexed: 01/06/2023]
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Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis is a devastating motoneuron disorder for which no effective treatment exists. There is some evidence for neuroprotective effects of valproic acid (VPA). The beneficial effects, however, are limited due to the adverse effects of VPA. To overcome this problem, a number of VPA derivates with fewer side effects have been synthesized. In the present study, we investigated the viability of highly purified embryonic motoneurons cultured on glial feeder layers, composed of either astrocytes or Schwann cells, or in monoculture, in presence of VPA and its three derivates 3-propyl-heptanoic acid (3-PHA), PE-4-yn enantiomers (R- and S-PE-4-yn). An excitotoxic stimulus, kainate (KA), was added at day in vitro 9 (DIV9) and the neuroprotective effect of either simultaneous incubation (DIV9) or pre-incubation (DIV1) of VPA and its derivates was tested. The survival of motoneurons under simultaneous application of KA and VPA derivates was not remarkably increased. Pre-incubation with VPA and even more with the derivates before the addition of KA, however, significantly reduced their vulnerability against the KA-induced neurotoxic effect. Our data suggest that the neuroprotective capacities of VPA and its three derivates tested here drastically increase when they are added several days before KA. Most prominent neuroprotective effects were seen for the PE-4-yn enantiomers. Patch-clamp experiments revealed an antiexcitotoxic effect of the S-PE-4-yn enantiomer that reduces the frequency of postsynaptic currents and enhances the inhibitory postsynaptic transmission dependent on the co-culture condition.
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- D Ragancokova
- Department of Neurology and Clinical Neurophysiology, Hannover Medical School, OE 7210, Carl-Neuberg-Strasse 1, 30625, Hannover, Germany.
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Hildebrandt H, Mühlenhoff M, Gerardy-Schahn R. Polysialylation of NCAM. ADVANCES IN EXPERIMENTAL MEDICINE AND BIOLOGY 2010; 663:95-109. [DOI: 10.1007/978-1-4419-1170-4_6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 61] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/24/2022]
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Foley AG, Prendergast A, Barry C, Scully D, Upton N, Medhurst AD, Regan CM. H3 receptor antagonism enhances NCAM PSA-mediated plasticity and improves memory consolidation in odor discrimination and delayed match-to-position paradigms. Neuropsychopharmacology 2009; 34:2585-600. [PMID: 19657331 DOI: 10.1038/npp.2009.89] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/18/2023]
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To further understand the procognitive actions of GSK189254, a histamine H(3) receptor antagonist, we determined its influence on the modulation of hippocampal neural cell adhesion molecule (NCAM) polysialylation (PSA) state, a necessary neuroplastic mechanism for learning and memory consolidation. A 4-day treatment with GSK189254 significantly increased basal expression of dentate polysialylated cells in rats with the maximal effect being observed at 0.03-0.3 mg/kg. At the optimal dose (0.3 mg/kg), GSK189254 enhanced water maze learning and the associated transient increase in NCAM-polysialylated cells. The increase in dentate polysialylated cell frequency induced by GSK189254 was not attributable to enhanced neurogenesis, although it did induce a small, but significant, increase in the survival of these newborn cells. GSK189254 (0.3 mg/kg) was without effect on polysialylated cell frequency in the entorhinal and perirhinal cortex, but significantly increased the diffuse PSA staining observed in the anterior, ventromedial, and dorsomedial aspects of the hypothalamus. Consistent with its ability to enhance the learning-associated, post-training increases in NCAM PSA state, GSK189254 (0.3 mg/kg) reversed the amnesia induced by scopolamine given in the 6-h post-training period after training in an odor discrimination paradigm. Moreover, GSK189254 significantly improved the performance accuracy of a delayed match-to-position paradigm, a task dependent on the prefrontal cortex and degree of cortical arousal, the latter may be related to enhanced NCAM PSA-associated plasticity in the hypothalamus. The procognitive actions of H3 antagonism combined with increased NCAM PSA expression may exert a disease-modifying action in conditions harboring fundamental deficits in NCAM-mediated neuroplasticity, such as schizophrenia and Alzheimer's disease.
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- Andrew G Foley
- Berand Neuropharmacology, NovaUCD, Belfield Innovation Park, University College Dublin, Dublin, Ireland
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Conboy L, Foley AG, O'Boyle NM, Lawlor M, Gallagher HC, Murphy KJ, Regan CM. Curcumin-induced degradation of PKC delta is associated with enhanced dentate NCAM PSA expression and spatial learning in adult and aged Wistar rats. Biochem Pharmacol 2008; 77:1254-65. [PMID: 19161989 DOI: 10.1016/j.bcp.2008.12.011] [Citation(s) in RCA: 45] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/07/2008] [Revised: 12/19/2008] [Accepted: 12/19/2008] [Indexed: 01/20/2023]
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Polysialylation of the neural cell adhesion molecule (NCAM PSA) is necessary for the consolidation processes of hippocampus-based learning. Previously, we have found inhibition of protein kinase C delta (PKCdelta) to be associated with increased polysialyltransferase (PST) activity, suggesting inhibitors of this kinase might ameliorate cognitive deficits. Using a rottlerin template, a drug previously considered an inhibitor of PKCdelta, we searched the Compounds Available for Purchase (CAP) database with the Accelrys((R)) Catalyst programme for structurally similar molecules and, using the available crystal structure of the phorbol-binding domain of PKCdelta, found that diferuloylmethane (curcumin) docked effectively into the phorbol site. Curcumin increased NCAM PSA expression in cultured neuro-2A neuroblastoma cells and this was inversely related to PKCdelta protein expression. Curcumin did not directly inhibit PKCdelta activity but formed a tight complex with the enzyme. With increasing doses of curcumin, the Tyr(131) residue of PKCdelta, which is known to direct its degradation, became progressively phosphorylated and this was associated with numerous Tyr(131)-phospho-PKCdelta fragments. Chronic administration of curcumin in vivo also increased the frequency of polysialylated cells in the dentate infragranular zone and significantly improved the acquisition and consolidation of a water maze spatial learning paradigm in both adult and aged cohorts of Wistar rats. These results further confirm the role of PKCdelta in regulating PST and NCAM PSA expression and provide evidence that drug modulation of this system enhances the process of memory consolidation.
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- Lisa Conboy
- UCD Conway Institute, University College Dublin, Belfield, Ireland
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Hildebrandt H, Mühlenhoff M, Gerardy-Schahn R. WITHDRAWN: Polysialylation of NCAM. Neurochem Res 2008. [PMID: 18461443 DOI: 10.1007/s11064-008-9724-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 04/21/2008] [Indexed: 12/15/2022]
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- Herbert Hildebrandt
- Institute of Cellular Chemistry, Hannover Medical School, Carl-Neuberg-Strasse 1, 30625, Hannover, Germany
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Young JJ, Mehdi A, Stohl LL, Levin LR, Buck J, Wagner JA, Stessin AM. "Soluble" adenylyl cyclase-generated cyclic adenosine monophosphate promotes fast migration in PC12 cells. J Neurosci Res 2008; 86:118-24. [PMID: 17680672 PMCID: PMC2587045 DOI: 10.1002/jnr.21458] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/23/2022]
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In a model for neuronal movement, PC12 cells undergo fast migration in response to nerve growth factor (NGF) and phorbol ester (PMA). We previously showed that NGF increases intracellular cAMP via activation of soluble adenylyl cyclase (sAC). In this report, we demonstrate that sAC activation is an essential component of NGF- + PMA-induced fast migration in PC12 cells. Interestingly, PMA also raises intracellular cAMP but does so by stimulating transmembrane adenylyl cyclases (tmAC); however, this tmAC-generated cAMP does not contribute to fast migration. Therefore, cells must possess independent pools of cAMP capable of modulating distinct functions.
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- Jennifer J. Young
- Gateways to the Laboratory Program, Weill Medical College of Cornell University, New York, New York
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- Department of Neurology and Neuroscience, Weill Medical College of Cornell University, New York, New York
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- Department of Neurology and Neuroscience, Weill Medical College of Cornell University, New York, New York
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- Department of Pharmacology, Weill Medical College of Cornell University, New York, New York
- Correspondence to: Lonny R. Levin, Department of Pharmacology, Weill Medical College of Cornell University, New York, NY 10026. E-mail:
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- Department of Pharmacology, Weill Medical College of Cornell University, New York, New York
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- Department of Neurology and Neuroscience, Weill Medical College of Cornell University, New York, New York
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- Tri-Institutional MD/PhD Program, Weill Medical College of Cornell University, New York, New York
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Ferri P, Cecchini T, Ambrogini P, Betti M, Cuppini R, Del Grande P, Ciaroni S. alpha-Tocopherol affects neuronal plasticity in adult rat dentate gyrus: the possible role of PKCdelta. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2006; 66:793-810. [PMID: 16673395 DOI: 10.1002/neu.20255] [Citation(s) in RCA: 35] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
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Hippocampus dentate gyrus (DG) is characterized by neuronal plasticity processes in adulthood, and polysialylation of NCAM promotes neuronal plasticity. In previous investigations we found that alpha-tocopherol increased the PSA-NCAM-positive granule cell number in adult rat DG, suggesting that alpha-tocopherol may enhance neuronal plasticity. To verify this hypothesis, in the present study, structural remodeling in adult rat DG was investigated under alpha-tocopherol supplementation conditions. PSA-NCAM expression was evaluated by Western blotting, evaluation of PSA-NCAM-positive granule cell density, and morphometric analysis of PSA-NCAM-positive processes. In addition, the optical density of synaptophysin immunoreactivity and the synaptic profile density, examined by electron microscopy, were evaluated. Moreover, considering that PSA-NCAM expression has been found to be related to PKCdelta activity and alpha-tocopherol has been shown to inhibit PKC activity in vitro, Western blotting and immunohistochemistry followed by densitometry were used to analyze PKC. Our results demonstrated that an increase in PSA-NCAM expression and optical density of DG molecular layer synaptophysin immunoreactivity occurred in alpha-tocopherol-treated rats. Electron microscopy analysis showed that the increase in synaptophysin expression was related to an increase in synaptic profile density. In addition, Western blotting revealed a decrease in phospho-PKC Pan and phospho-PKCdelta, demonstrating that alpha-tocopherol is also able to inhibit PKC activity in vivo. Likewise, immunoreactivity for the active form of PKCdelta was lower in alpha-tocopherol-treated rats than in controls, while no changes were found in PKCdelta expression. These results demonstrate that alpha-tocopherol is an exogenous factor affecting neuronal plasticity in adult rat DG, possibly through PKCdelta inhibition.
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- Paola Ferri
- Institute of Morphological Sciences, University of Urbino Carlo Bo, Italy.
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Foley AG, Murphy KJ, Regan CM. Complex-environment rearing prevents prenatal hypoxia-induced deficits in hippocampal cellular mechanisms necessary for memory consolidation in the adult Wistar rat. J Neurosci Res 2006; 82:245-54. [PMID: 16175578 DOI: 10.1002/jnr.20641] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022]
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Hypoxic episodes in utero can result in enduring and debilitating neurological sequelae that include nonprogressive motor disorders and/or significant learning deficits. The extent of long-term disruption of synaptic function following prenatal hypoxia and its subsequent effect on learning ability, however, remain to be established. Polysialylation of the neural cell adhesion molecule, a cellular event integral to the consolidation of diverse learning paradigms, was used to correlate cellular end points with learning deficits as a consequence of prenatal hypoxia. Pregnant Wistar dams exposed to hypobaric hypoxia during gestational days 10-20 had significantly reduced litter sizes, but the lack of effect on subsequent pup weight gain suggested no gross developmental deficit. By contrast, adult animals with prior in utero hypoxia exhibited significant learning difficulties in both acquisition of a water maze spatial learning task and recall of a passive avoidance paradigm. Learning deficits correlated with a significant reduction in the frequency of polysialylated neurons in the dentate infragranular zone and a blunting of their transient activation 12 hr following task acquisition. Rearing animals with prior prenatal hypoxia in a complex environment, however, eliminated the task acquisition and recall deficits and restored dentate polysialylated cell frequency and their transient posttraining increase.
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- Andrew G Foley
- Department of Pharmacology, The Conway Institute, University College Dublin, Belfield, Dublin, Ireland
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Fanzani A, Colombo F, Giuliani R, Preti A, Marchesini S. Cytosolic sialidase Neu2 upregulation during PC12 cells differentiation. FEBS Lett 2004; 566:178-82. [PMID: 15147891 DOI: 10.1016/j.febslet.2004.03.115] [Citation(s) in RCA: 29] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/30/2004] [Revised: 03/19/2004] [Accepted: 03/31/2004] [Indexed: 11/18/2022]
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The cytosolic sialidase Neu2 is known to be involved in myoblast differentiation. Here, we observed a Neu2 transcriptional induction during nerve growth factor, fibroblast growth factor 2 and epidermal growth factor treatments of PC12 cells, a favored model to study neuronal differentiation. The expression analysis of Neu2 deleted promoter revealed a remarkable increase of luciferase activity in treated PC12 cells, suggesting that in this cell line the Neu2 transcriptional levels are highly regulated. The enzymatic activity of cytosolic sialidase Neu2 was found to increase transiently only during differentiation, whereas was undetectable in untreated PC12 cells. These data suggest a possible involvement of cytosolic sialidase Neu2 in differentiation of PC12 cells.
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- A Fanzani
- Department of Biomedical Sciences and Biotechnology, Unit of Biochemistry, University of Brescia, Viale Europa 11, 25123 Brescia, Italy.
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Hatton GI. Dynamic neuronal-glial interactions: an overview 20 years later. Peptides 2004; 25:403-11. [PMID: 15134863 DOI: 10.1016/j.peptides.2003.12.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 43] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/05/2003] [Revised: 12/05/2003] [Accepted: 12/09/2003] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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After commenting on some perceived reasons why our review may have been relatively frequently cited, a brief overview is presented that first summarizes what we knew 25 years ago about the dynamic neuronal-astroglial interactions that occur in response to changes in the physiological state of the animal. The brain system in which these dynamic interactions were studied was the magnocellular hypothalamo-neurohypophysial system (mHNS) of the rat. The mHNS developed as and continues to be the model system yielding the most coherent picture of dynamic morphological changes and insights into their functional consequences. Many other brain areas, however, have more recently come under scrutiny in the search for glial-neuronal dynamisms. Outlined next are some of the questions concerning this phenomenon that led to the research efforts immediately following the initial discoveries, along with the answers, both complete and incomplete, obtained to those research questions. The basis for this first wave of follow-up research can be characterized by the phrase "what we knew we didn't know at that time." The final section is an update and brief overview of highlights of both "what we know now" and "what we now know that we don't know" about dynamic neuronal-astroglial interactions in the mHNS.
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- Glenn I Hatton
- Department of Cell Biology & Neuroscience, University of California, Riverside, CA 92521, USA.
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O'Loinsigh ED, Gherardini LM, Gallagher HC, Foley AG, Murphy KJ, Regan CM. Differential enantioselective effects of pentyl-4-yn-valproate on spatial learning in the rat, and neurite outgrowth and cyclin D3 expression in vitro. J Neurochem 2003; 88:370-9. [PMID: 14690525 DOI: 10.1111/j.1471-4159.2004.02158.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Previously, we demonstrated the racemic form of the valproate (VPA) analogue, 2-n-pentyl-4-pentynoic acid ([+/-]pentyl-4-yn-VPA), to be neuritogenic in vitro and to enhance cognition in vivo. To determine the enantioselectivity of these effects, the racemate and purified enantiomers of [+/-]pentyl-4-yn-VPA (84 mg/kg, i.p.) were administered to rodents 20 min prior to multi-session water maze training. The racemate and R-enantiomer significantly reduced escape latencies during water maze learning and enhanced its recall in a probe trial 3 days later. In contrast, S-pentyl-4-yn-VPA did not influence these behavioural parameters. The enantiomer-specific effects of [+/-]pentyl-4-yn-VPA were further discriminated in vitro using neuro 2A neuroblastoma and C6 glioma cell lines. In neuro 2A, the S-enantiomer induced profound neurite outgrowth at concentrations up to 0.5 mm, with the R-enantiomer and racemate being less neuritogenic. Immunoblot analysis of cyclin D3 expression in C6 glioma indicated the racemate and S-pentyl-4-yn-VPA to induce dose-dependent up-regulation of this protein, similar to that associated with G1-phase cell cycle arrest mediated by VPA, whereas R-pentyl-4-yn-VPA was without effect. These results indicate that the cognition-enhancing effects of pentyl-4-yn-VPA are due to the actions of the R-enantiomer, and that cyclin D3 up-regulation and associated anti-proliferative and pro-differentiative actions are predominantly associated with the S-enantiomer.
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- Eamon D O'Loinsigh
- Department of Pharmacology, Conway Institute, University College, Dublin, Ireland
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Brocco M, Pollevick GD, Frasch ACC. Differential regulation of polysialyltransferase expression during hippocampus development: Implications for neuronal survival. J Neurosci Res 2003; 74:744-53. [PMID: 14635225 DOI: 10.1002/jnr.10781] [Citation(s) in RCA: 32] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
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Polysialyltransferases ST8SiaII/STX and ST8SiaIV/PST add polysialic acid (PSA) to the neural cell adhesion molecule (NCAM). Surface-located PSA is involved in cell-cell interactions participating in structural and functional plasticity of neuronal circuits. This study was undertaken to investigate the polysialyltransferase regulation pattern during hippocampal development. Polysialyltransferase expression levels analyzed by real-time RT-PCR indicated that ST8SiaII/STX mRNA is markedly down-regulated in vivo, decreasing abruptly at about the first week of postnatal development. ST8SiaII/STX mRNA is also down-regulated in hippocampal cells in culture, accompanying the morphological differentiation of neuronal interconnectivity. In contrast, ST8SiaIV/PST levels remain comparatively low during hippocampus ontogeny. Immunolabeling of primary hippocampal culture assays demonstrated that PSA expression parallels ST8SiaII/STX mRNA levels. In comparison, polysialyltransferase mRNA levels are not regulated in neuroblastoma cells during their proliferation. Sequence analysis of the 3'-untranslated region of ST8SiaII/STX cDNA indicated putative regulatory motifs. This information and the observed changes in mRNA half-life during development suggest that ST8SiaII/STX might be also regulated at the posttranscriptional level. To understand the reasons for the tight control of ST8SiaII/STX expression during development, we overexpressed the enzyme in hippocampal primary cultures by transfection. Overexpression of ST8SiaII/STX wild type as well as of a mutant lacking enzymatic activity affected neuronal viability, leading to cell death. However, this phenomenon was abolished by a double mutation in the ST8SiaII/STX that prevents formation of its three-dimentional structure. Interestingly, the overexpressed polysialyltransferase accumulates not only in the perinuclear region but also in the plasma membrane. Thus, overexpression of an ST8SiaII/STX that conserves its structure leads to abnormal accumulation of the protein, probably on the neuronal surface, affecting cell viability. This result explains the importance of an accurate regulation of polysialyltransferase expression during development.
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- Marcela Brocco
- Instituto de Investigaciones Biotecnológicas-Instituto Tecnológico de Chascomús-Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas, Universidad Nacional de General San Martín, San Martín, Pcia de Buenos Aires, Argentina
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Breen KC, Georgopoulou N. The role of protein phosphorylation in alpha2,6(N)-sialyltransferase activity. Biochem Biophys Res Commun 2003; 309:32-5. [PMID: 12943659 DOI: 10.1016/s0006-291x(03)01529-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Sialoglycoproteins play a key role in both brain development and neuronal plasticity with their sialylation state being controlled by the sialyltransferase (STN) family of enzymes. In this study, we have determined the role of specific kinase enzymes in the expression and catalytic activity of the alpha2,6 STN (ST6N) isozyme. The catalytic activity was moderately decreased following the inhibition of GSK3beta with LiCl. However, there was a significant increase in catalytic activity following activation of protein kinase C (PKC) by phorbol ester. There was no change in the expression levels of the enzyme protein following any of the treatments. The changes in enzyme catalytic activity were also mirrored by the expression of both protein-bound sialic acid and the polysialic acid oligosaccharide group attached to the neural cell adhesion molecule, NCAM. These results provide further evidence for the role of second messenger-associated kinase enzymes in the modulation of the cell glycosylation potential.
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- Kieran C Breen
- Department of Psychiatry, University of Dundee Medical School, Ninewells Hospital, UK.
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Cecchini T, Ciaroni S, Ferri P, Ambrogini P, Cuppini R, Santi S, Del Grande P. Alpha-tocopherol, an exogenous factor of adult hippocampal neurogenesis regulation. J Neurosci Res 2003; 73:447-55. [PMID: 12898529 DOI: 10.1002/jnr.10690] [Citation(s) in RCA: 37] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/08/2023]
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In previous work, we found that adult hippocampal neurogenesis in rat is affected by vitamin E deficiency. Because vitamin E deficiency is a complex condition involving numerous biological systems, it is possible that its effect on postnatal new neuron production could be mediated by unknown changes in different factors that in turn play a role in this process. To clarify if vitamin E plays a direct role in regulating hippocampal neurogenesis, we studied the neurogenesis in adult control rats and in adult rats under supplementation with alpha-tocopherol, the most important compound of vitamin E. The alpha-tocopherol level in control and supplemented rats was monitored. Qualitative and quantitative analysis of cell proliferation and death was carried out and expression of immature neuron markers PSA-NCAM, TUC 4, and DCX was investigated in hippocampus dentate gyrus. alpha-Tocopherol levels increased significantly in both plasma and brain after supplementation. Cell proliferation was inhibited in alpha-tocopherol-supplemented rats, the number of dying cells was reduced, and the number of cells expressing the immature neuron markers was increased. The results obtained confirm and extend the idea that vitamin E is an exogenous factor playing a direct role in regulation of different steps of adult hippocampal neurogenesis. Some hypotheses about the possible mechanisms underlying the complex action of alpha-tocopherol, related to its antioxidant and molecule-specific non-antioxidant properties, are proposed and discussed.
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- Tiziana Cecchini
- Institute of Morphological Sciences, University of Urbino, Urbino, Italy.
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Choe Y, Lee BJ, Kim K. Participation of protein kinase C alpha isoform and extracellular signal-regulated kinase in neurite outgrowth of GT1 hypothalamic neurons. J Neurochem 2002; 83:1412-22. [PMID: 12472895 DOI: 10.1046/j.1471-4159.2002.01246.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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In the present study, we investigated the selective role of protein kinase C (PKC) isoforms on neurite outgrowth of the GT1 hypothalamic neurons using several PKC isoform-selective inhibitors and transfection-based expression of enhanced green fluorescence protein (EGFP)-fused PKC isoforms. 12-O-Tetradecanoylphorbol-13-acetate (TPA) induced neurite outgrowth and growth cone formation, effects that were blocked by GF 109203X (a PKC inhibitor), safingolTM(a PKCalpha-selective inhibitor), but not by rottlerinTM (a PKCdelta-selective inhibitor), indicating that PKCalpha may be selectively involved in neurite outgrowth and cytoskeletal changes of filamentous actin and beta-tubulin. To define the differential localization of PKC isoforms, EGFP-tagged PKCalpha, PKCgamma, and PKCdelta were transfected into GT1 neuronal cells. TPA treatment induced relocalization of PKCalpha-EGFP to growth cones and cell-cell adhesion sites, PKCgamma-EGFP to the nucleus, and PKCdelta-EGFP to the membrane ruffle, respectively. An EGFP chimera of the catalytic domain of PKCalpha (PKCalpha-Cat-EGFP), the expression of which was inducible by doxycycline, was employed to directly ascertain the effect of PKCalpha enzymatic activity on neurite outgrowth of GT1 cells. Transient transfection of PKCalpha-Cat-EGFP alone increased the neurite-outgrowth and doxycycline treatment further augmented the number of neurite-containing cells. We also examined the involvement of the extracellular signal-regulated kinase (ERK) MAP kinase in TPA-induced neurite outgrowth. TPA treatment increased phosphorylated ERK MAP kinase, but not p38 MAP kinase. Specific inhibition of PKCalpha with safingol blocked the phosphorylation of ERK induced by TPA. More importantly, both neurite outgrowth and phosphorylation of ERK by TPA were blocked by PD 098059, a specific inhibitor of MEK (MAP kinase/ERK kinase-1), but not by SB203580, a specific inhibitor of p38 MAP kinase. These results demonstrate that PKCalpha isoform-specific activation is involved in neurite outgrowth of GT1 hypothalamic neuronal cells via ERK, but not the p38 MAP kinase signal pathway.
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- Youngshik Choe
- School of Biological Sciences, Seoul National University, Seoul, Korea
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Bacon CL, Gallagher HC, Haughey JC, Regan CM. Antiproliferative action of valproate is associated with aberrant expression and nuclear translocation of cyclin D3 during the C6 glioma G1 phase. J Neurochem 2002; 83:12-9. [PMID: 12358724 DOI: 10.1046/j.1471-4159.2002.01081.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 37] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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Cell cycle progression is tightly regulated by cyclins, cyclin-dependent kinases (cdks) and related inhibitory phophatases. Here, we employed mitotic selection to synchronize the C6 glioma cell cycle at the start of the G1 phase and mapped the temporal regulation of selected cyclins, cdks and inhibitory proteins throughout the 12 h of G1 by immunoblot analysis. The D-type cyclins, D3 and D1, were differentially expressed during the C6 glioma G1 phase. Cyclin D1 was up-regulated in the mid-G1 phase (4-6 h) while cyclin D3 expression emerged only in late G1 (9-12 h). The influence of the anticonvulsant agent valproic acid (VPA) on expression of cyclins and related proteins was determined, since its teratogenic potency has been linked to cell cycle arrest in the mid-G1 phase. Exposure of C6 glioma to VPA induced a marked up-regulation of cyclin D3 and decreased expression of the proliferating cell nuclear antigen. In synchronized cell populations, increased expression of cyclin D3 by VPA was detected in the mid-G1 phase (3-5 h). Immunocytochemical localization demonstrated rapid intracellular translocation of cyclin D3 to the nucleus following VPA exposure, suggesting that VPA-induced cell cycle arrest may be mediated by precocious activation of cyclin D3 in the G1 phase.
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- Christopher L Bacon
- Department of Pharmacology, Conway Institute, University College Dublin, Belfield, Dublin 4, Ireland
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Poongodi GL, Suresh N, Gopinath SCB, Chang T, Inoue S, Inoue Y. Dynamic change of neural cell adhesion molecule polysialylation on human neuroblastoma (IMR-32) and rat pheochromocytoma (PC-12) cells during growth and differentiation. J Biol Chem 2002; 277:28200-11. [PMID: 12023285 DOI: 10.1074/jbc.m202731200] [Citation(s) in RCA: 35] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022] Open
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Polysialic acid (PSA) is a regulatory epitope of neural cell adhesion molecule (NCAM) in homophilic adhesion of neural cells mediated by NCAM, is also known to be re-expressed in several human tumors, thus serves as an oncodevelopmental antigen. In this study, using a recently developed ultrasensitive chemical method in addition to immunochemical methods, growth stage-dependent and retinoic acid (RA)-induced differentiation-dependent changes of PSA expression in human neuroblastoma (IMR-32) and rat pheochromocytoma (PC-12) cells were analyzed both qualitatively and quantitatively. Both IMR-32 and PC-12 cells expressed PSA on NCAM, and the level of PSA expressed per unit weight of cells increased with post-inoculation incubation time. The most prominent feature was seen at the full confluence stage. RA induced neuronal differentiation in both IMR-32 and CP-12 cells that paralleled the change in the PSA level. Chemical analysis revealed the presence of NCAM glycoforms differing in the degree of polymerization (DP) of oligo/polysialyl chains, whose DP was smaller than 40. DP distribution of PSA was different between the cell lines and was changed by the growth stage and the RA treatment. Thus DP analysis of PSA is important in understanding both mechanism and biological significance of its regulated expression.
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- Geetha L Poongodi
- Institute of Biological Chemistry, Academia Sinica, Taipei 115-29, Taiwan
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Alexander CL, Fitzgerald UF, Barnett SC. Identification of growth factors that promote long-term proliferation of olfactory ensheathing cells and modulate their antigenic phenotype. Glia 2002. [DOI: 10.1002/glia.10044] [Citation(s) in RCA: 75] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/07/2023]
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Murphy KJ, Fox GB, Foley AG, Gallagher HC, O'Connell A, Griffin AM, Nau H, Regan CM. Pentyl-4-yn-valproic acid enhances both spatial and avoidance learning, and attenuates age-related NCAM-mediated neuroplastic decline within the rat medial temporal lobe. J Neurochem 2001; 78:704-14. [PMID: 11520891 DOI: 10.1046/j.1471-4159.2001.00411.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 37] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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2-N-Pentyl-4-pentynoic acid [pentyl-4-yn-valproic acid (VPA)] is an analogue of valproic acid that induces neuritogenesis and increases neural cell adhesion molecule (NCAM) prevalence in cultured neural cells. As memory consolidation involves synapse growth, aided by cell adhesion molecule function, we determined whether or not pentyl-4-yn-VPA had cognition-enhancing properties. Pentyl-4-yn-VPA (16-85 mg/kg) significantly improved water maze learning and task retention when given prior to each training session. Acute administration of pentyl-4-yn-VPA also influenced memory consolidation processes as, when given at 3 h post-passive avoidance training, the amnesia induced by scopolamine given 6 h post-training was prevented in a dose-dependent manner. Chronic administration of pentyl-4-yn-VPA (16.8 or 50.4 mg/kg) also significantly reduced escape latencies in the water maze task, 24 h following the last drug administration. This improved spatial learning was accompanied by enhanced neuroplasticity as the expression of NCAM polysialylated neurons in the infragranular zone of the dentate gyrus and in layer II of the perirhinal and piriform cortex was increased significantly following chronic drug treatment. The cognition-enhancing qualities of pentyl-4-yn-VPA, combined with its ability to attenuate the age-related loss of the NCAM polysialylation state, suggest that it may effectively slow the onset of cognitive decline.
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- K J Murphy
- Department of Pharmacology, The Conway Institute, University College Dublin, Dublin, Ireland
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Gallagher HC, Murphy KJ, Foley AG, Regan CM. Protein kinase C delta regulates neural cell adhesion molecule polysialylation state in the rat brain. J Neurochem 2001; 77:425-34. [PMID: 11299305 DOI: 10.1046/j.1471-4159.2001.00235.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 32] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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Polysialylation of neural cell adhesion molecule (NCAM PSA) modulates cell-cell homophilic binding and signalling during brain development and the remodelling of discrete brain regions in the adult. Following learning, a transient increase in the frequency of polysialylated neurones occurs in the dentate gyrus of the hippocampal formation, and this has been correlated with the selective retention and/or elimination of synapses that are transiently overproduced during memory consolidation. We now demonstrate that protein kinase C delta (PKCdelta) negatively regulates polysialyltransferase activity in the rat brain during development and also in the hippocampus during memory consolidation, where its down-regulation in the Golgi membrane fraction coincides with the transient increase in NCAM PSA expression. Decreased expression of PKCdelta was also observed in the hippocampus of rats reared in a complex environment and this directly contrasted the significant increase in frequency of hippocampal polysialylated neurones observed in these animals. These effects were isoform-specific as no change in total PKC enzyme activity was detected during memory consolidation and complex environment rearing had no effect on the hippocampal expression of PKCalpha, beta, gamma or epsilon. By sequential immunoprecipitation and immunoblot analysis, phosphorylation of polysialyltransferase protein(s) was (were) demonstrated to occur on both serine and tyrosine residues and this was associated with decreased enzyme activity. Moreover, a similar experimental approach revealed the degree of PKCdelta co-precipitation with polysialyltransferase protein(s) to be inversely correlated with polysialyltransferase activity. These findings support in vitro evidence indicating PKCdelta to regulate polysialyltransferase activity and NCAM polysialylation state.
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- H C Gallagher
- Department of Pharmacology, The Conway Institute, University College, Dublin, Ireland
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