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Dereli AS, Oh AYS, McMullan S, Kumar NN. Galaninergic and hypercapnia-activated neuronal projections to the ventral respiratory column. Brain Struct Funct 2024; 229:1121-1142. [PMID: 38578351 PMCID: PMC11147908 DOI: 10.1007/s00429-024-02782-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/27/2023] [Accepted: 02/26/2024] [Indexed: 04/06/2024]
Abstract
In mammals, the ventral respiratory column (VRC) plays a pivotal role in integrating neurochemically diverse inputs from brainstem and forebrain regions to generate respiratory motor patterns. VRC microinjection of the neuropeptide galanin has been reported to dampen carbon dioxide (CO2)-mediated chemoreflex responses. Additionally, we previously demonstrated that galaninergic neurons in the retrotrapezoid nucleus (RTN) are implicated in the adaptive response to hypercapnic stimuli, suggesting a link between RTN neuroplasticity and increased neuronal drive to the VRC. VRC neurons express galanin receptor 1, suggesting potential regulatory action by galanin, however, the precise galaninergic chemoreceptor-VRC circuitry remains to be determined. This study aimed to identify sources of galaninergic input to the VRC that contribute to central respiratory chemoreception. We employed a combination of retrograde neuronal tracing, in situ hybridisation and immunohistochemistry to investigate VRC-projecting neurons that synthesise galanin mRNA. In an additional series of experiments, we used acute hypercapnia exposure (10% CO2, 1 h) and c-Fos immunohistochemistry to ascertain which galaninergic nuclei projecting to the VRC are activated. Our findings reveal that a total of 30 brain nuclei and 51 subnuclei project to the VRC, with 12 of these containing galaninergic neurons, including the RTN. Among these galaninergic populations, only a subset of the RTN neurons (approximately 55%) exhibited activation in response to acute hypercapnia. Our findings highlight that the RTN is the likely source of galaninergic transmission to the VRC in response to hypercapnic stimuli.
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- Ayse S Dereli
- Department of Pharmacology, School of Biomedical Sciences, University of New South Wales, Sydney, Australia
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- Department of Pharmacology, School of Biomedical Sciences, University of New South Wales, Sydney, Australia
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- Macquarie Medical School, Macquarie University, Sydney, Australia
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- Department of Pharmacology, School of Biomedical Sciences, University of New South Wales, Sydney, Australia.
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Prakash N, Matos HY, Sebaoui S, Tsai L, Tran T, Aromolaran A, Atrachji I, Campbell N, Goodrich M, Hernandez-Pineda D, Jesus Herrero M, Hirata T, Lischinsky J, Martinez W, Torii S, Yamashita S, Hosseini H, Sokolowski K, Esumi S, Kawasawa YI, Hashimoto-Torii K, Jones KS, Corbin JG. Connectivity and molecular profiles of Foxp2- and Dbx1-lineage neurons in the accessory olfactory bulb and medial amygdala. J Comp Neurol 2024; 532:e25545. [PMID: 37849047 PMCID: PMC10922300 DOI: 10.1002/cne.25545] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/16/2022] [Revised: 09/05/2023] [Accepted: 09/19/2023] [Indexed: 10/19/2023]
Abstract
In terrestrial vertebrates, the olfactory system is divided into main (MOS) and accessory (AOS) components that process both volatile and nonvolatile cues to generate appropriate behavioral responses. While much is known regarding the molecular diversity of neurons that comprise the MOS, less is known about the AOS. Here, focusing on the vomeronasal organ (VNO), the accessory olfactory bulb (AOB), and the medial amygdala (MeA), we reveal that populations of neurons in the AOS can be molecularly subdivided based on their ongoing or prior expression of the transcription factors Foxp2 or Dbx1, which delineate separate populations of GABAergic output neurons in the MeA. We show that a majority of AOB neurons that project directly to the MeA are of the Foxp2 lineage. Using single-neuron patch-clamp electrophysiology, we further reveal that in addition to sex-specific differences across lineage, the frequency of excitatory input to MeA Dbx1- and Foxp2-lineage neurons differs between sexes. Together, this work uncovers a novel molecular diversity of AOS neurons, and lineage and sex differences in patterns of connectivity.
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- Nandkishore Prakash
- Center for Neuroscience Research, Children’s
Research Institute, Children’s National Hospital, Washington DC, USA
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- Center for Neuroscience Research, Children’s
Research Institute, Children’s National Hospital, Washington DC, USA
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- Center for Neuroscience Research, Children’s
Research Institute, Children’s National Hospital, Washington DC, USA
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- Center for Neuroscience Research, Children’s
Research Institute, Children’s National Hospital, Washington DC, USA
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- Center for Neuroscience Research, Children’s
Research Institute, Children’s National Hospital, Washington DC, USA
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- Center for Neuroscience Research, Children’s
Research Institute, Children’s National Hospital, Washington DC, USA
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- Center for Neuroscience Research, Children’s
Research Institute, Children’s National Hospital, Washington DC, USA
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- Center for Neuroscience Research, Children’s
Research Institute, Children’s National Hospital, Washington DC, USA
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- Center for Neuroscience Research, Children’s
Research Institute, Children’s National Hospital, Washington DC, USA
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- Center for Neuroscience Research, Children’s
Research Institute, Children’s National Hospital, Washington DC, USA
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- Center for Neuroscience Research, Children’s
Research Institute, Children’s National Hospital, Washington DC, USA
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- Center for Neuroscience Research, Children’s
Research Institute, Children’s National Hospital, Washington DC, USA
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- Center for Neuroscience Research, Children’s
Research Institute, Children’s National Hospital, Washington DC, USA
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- Center for Neuroscience Research, Children’s
Research Institute, Children’s National Hospital, Washington DC, USA
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- Center for Neuroscience Research, Children’s
Research Institute, Children’s National Hospital, Washington DC, USA
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- Center for Neuroscience Research, Children’s
Research Institute, Children’s National Hospital, Washington DC, USA
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- Department of Pharmacology, University of Michigan Medical
School, Ann Arbor, MI, USA; Neuroscience Graduate Program, University of Michigan
Medical School, Ann Arbor, MI 48109, USA
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- Center for Neuroscience Research, Children’s
Research Institute, Children’s National Hospital, Washington DC, USA
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- Center for Neuroscience Research, Children’s
Research Institute, Children’s National Hospital, Washington DC, USA
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- Department of Pharmacology, Pennsylvania State University
College of Medicine, Hershey, PA, USA
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- Center for Neuroscience Research, Children’s
Research Institute, Children’s National Hospital, Washington DC, USA
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- Department of Pharmacology, University of Michigan Medical
School, Ann Arbor, MI, USA; Neuroscience Graduate Program, University of Michigan
Medical School, Ann Arbor, MI 48109, USA
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- Center for Neuroscience Research, Children’s
Research Institute, Children’s National Hospital, Washington DC, USA
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Ganeyan A, Ganesh CB. Organization of the galaninergic neuronal system in the brain of the gecko Hemidactylus frenatus. Neuropeptides 2023; 97:102310. [PMID: 36459764 DOI: 10.1016/j.npep.2022.102310] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/28/2022] [Revised: 11/08/2022] [Accepted: 11/20/2022] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
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Galanin (GAL) is a 29 amino acid peptide present in the central nervous system (CNS) as well as peripheral tissues in vertebrates. However, the brain distribution pattern of GAL is understudied in reptiles. The aim of this study was to determine the organization of galaninergic neuronal system in the brain of the gecko Hemidactylus frenatus, a tropical and sub-tropical lizard, using rabbit anti-galanin antibody. In the telencephalon, GAL-ir perikarya and fibres were found in the lateral septal nucleus, but only GAL-ir fibres were observed in the striatum, nucleus accumbens, anterior commissure, nucleus centralis amygdalae, dorsal and medial septal nuclei, nucleus of the diagonal band of Broca and in the optic chiasma. In the preoptic region, a cluster of GAL-ir cells and fibres was observed in the periventricular preoptic area and lateral preoptic area. GAL-ir perikarya and fibres were observed in hypothalamic areas such as the supraoptic nucleus, suprachiasmatic nucleus, paraventricular nucleus, periventricular nucleus of the hypothalamus, infundibular recess nucleus and in the median eminence, whereas GAL-ir fibres were present in the pars distalis of the pituitary gland. In the thalamus, GAL-ir fibres were observed in the dorsomedial, dorsolateral, and medial thalamic nuclei. GAL-ir fibres were also detected in mesencephalic areas such as the optic tectum, torus semicircularis, ventral tegmental area and substantia nigra, brain stem as well as the spinal cord. The organization of GAL-ir cells and fibres throughout the gecko brain suggests several neuroendocrine, neuromodulatory and behavioural functions for GAL in lizards. The study provides new insights into the evolutionarily conserved nature of GAL peptide in squamate reptiles and forms a valuable basis for future comparative studies.
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- Ananya Ganeyan
- Neuroendocrinology Research Laboratory, Department of Studies in Zoology, Karnatak University, Dharwad 580 003, India
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- Neuroendocrinology Research Laboratory, Department of Studies in Zoology, Karnatak University, Dharwad 580 003, India.
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Yu M, Fang P, Wang H, Shen G, Zhang Z, Tang Z. Beneficial effects of galanin system on diabetic peripheral neuropathic pain and its complications. Peptides 2020; 134:170404. [PMID: 32898581 DOI: 10.1016/j.peptides.2020.170404] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/11/2020] [Revised: 09/01/2020] [Accepted: 09/02/2020] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
Abstract
Diabetic peripheral neuropathic pain (DPNP) is a distal spontaneous pain, caused by lesion of sensory neurons and accompanied by depression and anxiety frequently, which reduce life quality of patients and increase society expenditure. To date, antidepressants, serotonin-noradrenaline reuptake inhibitors and anticonvulsants are addressed as first-line therapy to DPNP, alone or jointly. It is urgently necessary to develop novel agents to treat DPNP and its complications. Evidences indicate that neuropeptide galanin can regulate multiple physiologic and pathophysiological processes. Pain, depression and anxiety may upregulate galanin expression. In return, galanin can modulate depression, anxiety, pain threshold and pain behaviors. This article provides a new insight into regulative effects of galanin and its subtype receptors on antidepressant, antianxiety and against DPNP. Through activating GALR1, galanin reinforces depression-like and anxiogenic-like behaviors, but exerts antinociceptive roles. While via activating GALR2, galanin is referred to as anti-depressive and anti-anxiotropic compounds, and at low and high concentration facilitates and inhibits nociceptor activity, respectively. The mechanism of the galanin roles is relative to increase in K+ currents and decrease in Ca2+ currents, as well as neurotrophic and neuroprotective roles. These data are helpful to develop novel drugs to treat DPNP and its complications.
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- Mei Yu
- Department of Physiology, School of Medicine and Life Sciences, Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine, Nanjing, Jiangsu, 210023, China; Department of Pharmacy, Taizhou Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine, Taizhou, Jiangsu, 225300, China
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- Department of Physiology, School of Medicine and Life Sciences, Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine, Nanjing, Jiangsu, 210023, China
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- Department of Pharmacy, Taizhou Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine, Taizhou, Jiangsu, 225300, China
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- Department of Pharmacy, Taizhou Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine, Taizhou, Jiangsu, 225300, China
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- Department of Endocrinology, Clinical Medical College, Yangzhou University, Yangzhou, Jiangsu, 225001, China.
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- Department of Physiology, School of Medicine and Life Sciences, Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine, Nanjing, Jiangsu, 210023, China.
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Kelly AM, Wilson LC. Aggression: Perspectives from social and systems neuroscience. Horm Behav 2020; 123:104523. [PMID: 31002771 DOI: 10.1016/j.yhbeh.2019.04.010] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/10/2019] [Revised: 04/14/2019] [Accepted: 04/15/2019] [Indexed: 01/16/2023]
Abstract
Exhibiting behavioral plasticity in order to mount appropriate responses to dynamic and novel social environments is crucial to the survival of all animals. Thus, how animals regulate flexibility in the timing, duration, and intensity of specific behaviors is of great interest to biologists. In this review, we discuss how animals rapidly respond to social challenges, with a particular focus on aggression. We utilize a conceptual framework to understand the neural mechanisms of aggression that is grounded in Wingfield and colleagues' Challenge Hypothesis, which has profoundly influenced how scientists think about aggression and the mechanisms that allow animals to exhibit flexible responses to social instability. Because aggressive behavior is rooted in social interactions, we propose that mechanisms modulating prosocial behavior may be intricately tied to mechanisms of aggression. Therefore, in order to better understand how aggressive behavior is mediated, we draw on perspectives from social neuroscience and discuss how social context, species-typical behavioral phenotype, and neural systems commonly studied in relation to prosocial behavior (i.e., neuropeptides) contribute to organizing rapid responses to social challenges. Because complex behaviors are not the result of one mechanism or a single neural system, we consider how multiple neural systems important for prosocial and aggressive behavior (i.e., neuropeptides and neurosteroids) interact in the brain to produce behavior in a rapid, context-appropriate manner. Applying a systems neuroscience perspective and seeking to understand how multiple systems functionally integrate to rapidly modulate behavior holds great promise for expanding our knowledge of the mechanisms underlying social behavioral plasticity.
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- Aubrey M Kelly
- Department of Psychology, Emory University, Atlanta, GA 30322, USA.
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- Department of Biology, Bowdoin College, Brunswick, ME 04011, USA
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Hökfelt T, Barde S, Xu ZQD, Kuteeva E, Rüegg J, Le Maitre E, Risling M, Kehr J, Ihnatko R, Theodorsson E, Palkovits M, Deakin W, Bagdy G, Juhasz G, Prud’homme HJ, Mechawar N, Diaz-Heijtz R, Ögren SO. Neuropeptide and Small Transmitter Coexistence: Fundamental Studies and Relevance to Mental Illness. Front Neural Circuits 2018; 12:106. [PMID: 30627087 PMCID: PMC6309708 DOI: 10.3389/fncir.2018.00106] [Citation(s) in RCA: 70] [Impact Index Per Article: 11.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/28/2018] [Accepted: 11/05/2018] [Indexed: 12/31/2022] Open
Abstract
Neuropeptides are auxiliary messenger molecules that always co-exist in nerve cells with one or more small molecule (classic) neurotransmitters. Neuropeptides act both as transmitters and trophic factors, and play a role particularly when the nervous system is challenged, as by injury, pain or stress. Here neuropeptides and coexistence in mammals are reviewed, but with special focus on the 29/30 amino acid galanin and its three receptors GalR1, -R2 and -R3. In particular, galanin's role as a co-transmitter in both rodent and human noradrenergic locus coeruleus (LC) neurons is addressed. Extensive experimental animal data strongly suggest a role for the galanin system in depression-like behavior. The translational potential of these results was tested by studying the galanin system in postmortem human brains, first in normal brains, and then in a comparison of five regions of brains obtained from depressed people who committed suicide, and from matched controls. The distribution of galanin and the four galanin system transcripts in the normal human brain was determined, and selective and parallel changes in levels of transcripts and DNA methylation for galanin and its three receptors were assessed in depressed patients who committed suicide: upregulation of transcripts, e.g., for galanin and GalR3 in LC, paralleled by a decrease in DNA methylation, suggesting involvement of epigenetic mechanisms. It is hypothesized that, when exposed to severe stress, the noradrenergic LC neurons fire in bursts and release galanin from their soma/dendrites. Galanin then acts on somato-dendritic, inhibitory galanin autoreceptors, opening potassium channels and inhibiting firing. The purpose of these autoreceptors is to act as a 'brake' to prevent overexcitation, a brake that is also part of resilience to stress that protects against depression. Depression then arises when the inhibition is too strong and long lasting - a maladaption, allostatic load, leading to depletion of NA levels in the forebrain. It is suggested that disinhibition by a galanin antagonist may have antidepressant activity by restoring forebrain NA levels. A role of galanin in depression is also supported by a recent candidate gene study, showing that variants in genes for galanin and its three receptors confer increased risk of depression and anxiety in people who experienced childhood adversity or recent negative life events. In summary, galanin, a neuropeptide coexisting in LC neurons, may participate in the mechanism underlying resilience against a serious and common disorder, MDD. Existing and further results may lead to an increased understanding of how this illness develops, which in turn could provide a basis for its treatment.
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- Tomas Hökfelt
- Department of Neuroscience, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden
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- Department of Neuroscience, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden
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- Department of Neuroscience, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden
- Department of Neurobiology, Beijing Key Laboratory of Neural Regeneration and Repair, Beijing Laboratory of Brain Disorders (Ministry of Science and Technology), Beijing Institute for Brain Disorders, Capital Medical University, Beijing, China
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- Department of Neuroscience, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden
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- Department of Clinical Neuroscience, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden
- The Center for Molecular Medicine, Stockholm, Sweden
- Swedish Toxicology Sciences Research Center, Swetox, Södertälje, Sweden
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- Department of Neuroscience, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden
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- Department of Neuroscience, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden
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- Pronexus Analytical AB, Solna, Sweden
- Department of Physiology and Pharmacology, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden
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- Department of Clinical Chemistry, Linköping University, Linköping, Sweden
- Department of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, Linköping University, Linköping, Sweden
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- Department of Clinical Chemistry, Linköping University, Linköping, Sweden
- Department of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, Linköping University, Linköping, Sweden
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- Department of Anatomy, Histology and Embryology, Semmelweis University, Budapest, Hungary
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- Neuroscience and Psychiatry Unit, University of Manchester, Manchester, United Kingdom
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- Department of Pharmacodynamics, Semmelweis University, Budapest, Hungary
- MTA-SE Neuropsychopharmacology and Neurochemistry Research Group, Hungarian Academy of Sciences, Semmelweis University, Budapest, Hungary
- NAP 2-SE New Antidepressant Target Research Group, Hungarian Brain Research Program, Semmelweis University, Budapest, Hungary
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- Neuroscience and Psychiatry Unit, University of Manchester, Manchester, United Kingdom
- Department of Pharmacodynamics, Semmelweis University, Budapest, Hungary
- SE-NAP2 Genetic Brain Imaging Migraine Research Group, Hungarian Brain Research Program, Semmelweis University, Budapest, Hungary
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- Douglas Hospital Research Centre, Verdun, QC, Canada
- Department of Psychiatry, McGill University, Montreal, QC, Canada
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- Department of Neuroscience, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden
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The Ubiquitin E3 Ligase TRAF6 Exacerbates Ischemic Stroke by Ubiquitinating and Activating Rac1. J Neurosci 2017; 37:12123-12140. [PMID: 29114077 DOI: 10.1523/jneurosci.1751-17.2017] [Citation(s) in RCA: 48] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/22/2017] [Revised: 09/19/2017] [Accepted: 10/27/2017] [Indexed: 11/21/2022] Open
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Stroke is one of the leading causes of morbidity and mortality worldwide. Inflammation, oxidative stress, apoptosis, and excitotoxicity contribute to neuronal death during ischemic stroke; however, the mechanisms underlying these complicated pathophysiological processes remain to be fully elucidated. Here, we found that the expression of tumor necrosis factor receptor-associated factor 6 (TRAF6) was markedly increased after cerebral ischemia/reperfusion (I/R) in mice. TRAF6 ablation in male mice decreased the infarct volume and neurological deficit scores and decreased proinflammatory signaling, oxidative stress, and neuronal death after cerebral I/R, whereas transgenic overexpression of TRAF6 in male mice exhibited the opposite effects. Mechanistically, we demonstrated that TRAF6 induced Rac1 activation and consequently promoted I/R injury by directly binding and ubiquitinating Rac1. Either functionally mutating the TRAF6 ubiquitination site on Rac1 or inactivating Rac1 with a specific inhibitor reversed the deleterious effects of TRAF6 overexpression during I/R injury. In conclusion, our study demonstrated that TRAF6 is a key promoter of ischemic signaling cascades and neuronal death after cerebral I/R injury. Therefore, the TRAF6/Rac1 pathway might be a promising target to attenuate cerebral I/R injury.SIGNIFICANCE STATEMENT Stroke is one of the most severe and devastating neurological diseases globally. The complicated pathophysiological processes restrict the translation of potential therapeutic targets into medicine. Further elucidating the molecular mechanisms underlying cerebral ischemia/reperfusion injury may open a new window for pharmacological interventions to promote recovery from stroke. Our study revealed that ischemia-induced tumor necrosis factor receptor-associated factor 6 (TRAF6) upregulation binds and ubiquitinates Rac1 directly, which promotes neuron death through neuroinflammation and neuro-oxidative signals. Therefore, precisely targeting the TRAF6-Rac1 axis may provide a novel therapeutic strategy for stroke recovery.
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The Role of Hypothalamic Neuropeptides in Neurogenesis and Neuritogenesis. Neural Plast 2016; 2016:3276383. [PMID: 26881105 PMCID: PMC4737468 DOI: 10.1155/2016/3276383] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/20/2015] [Revised: 11/18/2015] [Accepted: 11/22/2015] [Indexed: 01/23/2023] Open
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The hypothalamus is a source of neural progenitor cells which give rise to different populations of specialized and differentiated cells during brain development. Newly formed neurons in the hypothalamus can synthesize and release various neuropeptides. Although term neuropeptide recently undergoes redefinition, small-size hypothalamic neuropeptides remain major signaling molecules mediating short- and long-term effects on brain development. They represent important factors in neurite growth and formation of neural circuits. There is evidence suggesting that the newly generated hypothalamic neurons may be involved in regulation of metabolism, energy balance, body weight, and social behavior as well. Here we review recent data on the role of hypothalamic neuropeptides in adult neurogenesis and neuritogenesis with special emphasis on the development of food intake and social behavior related brain circuits.
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Antinociceptive effects induced by intra-lateral habenula complex injection of the galanin receptor 1 agonist M617 in rats. Exp Brain Res 2015; 234:493-7. [PMID: 26525710 DOI: 10.1007/s00221-015-4480-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/15/2015] [Accepted: 10/19/2015] [Indexed: 01/22/2023]
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The present study was performed to explore the antinociceptive effects of the galanin receptor 1 agonist M617 in lateral habenula complex in rats. Intra-lateral habenula injection of 0.1, 0.5, 1 or 2 nmol of galanin induced dose-dependent increases in hindpaw withdrawal latencies (HWLs) to noxious thermal and mechanical stimulations in rats. Furthermore, intra-lateral habenula injection of 0.1, 0.5, 1 or 2 nmol of the galanin receptor 1 agonist M617 also induced dose-dependent increases in HWLs to noxious thermal and mechanical stimulations in rats. Interestingly, there were no significant differences between the antinociceptive effects induced by intra-lateral habenula injection of 2 nmol of M617 and 2 nmol of galanin. The results indicate that galanin receptor 1 may be involved in the galanin-induced antinociceptive effects in the lateral habenula.
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Spontaneous epileptic seizures in transgenic rats harboring a human ADNFLE missense mutation in the β2-subunit of the nicotinic acetylcholine receptor. Neurosci Res 2015; 100:46-54. [PMID: 26091610 DOI: 10.1016/j.neures.2015.06.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/11/2015] [Revised: 06/05/2015] [Accepted: 06/09/2015] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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We generated a transgenic rat strain with a missense mutation in V286L (V286L-TG), in the gene encoding the neuronal nicotinic acetylcholine receptor β2 subunit (CHRNB2) found in patients with autosomal dominant nocturnal frontal lobe epilepsy (ADNFLE). To confirm that V286L-TG rats exhibit seizures similar to those observed in humans, gene expression patterns and behavioral phenotypes were analyzed. In situ hybridization using a V286L Chrnb2-selective probe indicated that the transgene was expressed at higher levels in the cortex, hippocampus, and cerebellum of V286L-TG than wild-type littermates (non-TG). Spontaneous epileptic seizures with ictal discharges in electroencephalograms were detected in 45% of V286L-TG rats and the frequency of seizures was 0.73 times a week. This seizure type is similar to "paroxysmal arousals" that are observed in human ADNFLE. V286L-TG rats displayed nicotine-induced abnormal motor activity including seizures in comparison to non-TGs. Response time following nicotine administration occurred faster in V286L-TG than in non-TG rats. V286L-TG rats demonstrated spontaneous epileptic seizures, which are similar to human ADNFLE, and also showed a higher sensitivity to nicotine administration. Thus, the V286L-TG rat model could be a valuable tool for developing novel mechanism-driven treatment strategies for epilepsy and provide a better understanding of ADNFLE.
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Beck B, Pourié G. Ghrelin, neuropeptide Y, and other feeding-regulatory peptides active in the hippocampus: role in learning and memory. Nutr Rev 2013; 71:541-61. [PMID: 23865799 DOI: 10.1111/nure.12045] [Citation(s) in RCA: 54] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/29/2023] Open
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The hippocampus is a brain region of primary importance for neurogenesis, which occurs during early developmental states as well as during adulthood. Increases in neuronal proliferation and in neuronal death with age have been associated with drastic changes in memory and learning. Numerous neurotransmitters are involved in these processes, and some neuropeptides that mediate neurogenesis also modulate feeding behavior. Concomitantly, feeding peptides, which act primarily in the hypothalamus, are also present in the hippocampus. This review aims to ascertain the role of several important feeding peptides in cognitive functions, either through their local synthesis in the hippocampus or through their actions via specific receptors in the hippocampus. A link between neurogenesis and the orexigenic or anorexigenic properties of feeding peptides is discussed.
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- Bernard Beck
- INSERM U954, Nutrition, Génétique et Expositions aux Risques Environnementaux, Faculté de Médecine, Vandœuvre, France.
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Agasse F, Xapelli S, Coronas V, Christiansen SH, Rosa AI, Sardá-Arroyo L, Santos T, Ferreira R, Schitine C, Harnois T, Bourmeyster N, Bragança J, Bernardino L, Malva JO, Woldbye DP. Galanin Promotes Neuronal Differentiation in Murine Subventricular Zone Cell Cultures. Stem Cells Dev 2013; 22:1693-708. [DOI: 10.1089/scd.2012.0161] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/24/2022] Open
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- Fabienne Agasse
- Center for Neuroscience and Cell Biology, University of Coimbra, Largo Marquês de Pombal, Coimbra, Portugal
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- Center for Neuroscience and Cell Biology, University of Coimbra, Largo Marquês de Pombal, Coimbra, Portugal
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- Institut de Physiologie et Biologie Cellulaires, University of Poitiers, CNRS FRE 3511, Poitiers Cedex, France
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- Protein Laboratory, Department of Neuroscience and Pharmacology, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Center for Neuroscience and Cell Biology, University of Coimbra, Largo Marquês de Pombal, Coimbra, Portugal
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- Center for Neuroscience and Cell Biology, University of Coimbra, Largo Marquês de Pombal, Coimbra, Portugal
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- Center for Neuroscience and Cell Biology, University of Coimbra, Largo Marquês de Pombal, Coimbra, Portugal
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- Center for Neuroscience and Cell Biology, University of Coimbra, Largo Marquês de Pombal, Coimbra, Portugal
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- Center for Neuroscience and Cell Biology, University of Coimbra, Largo Marquês de Pombal, Coimbra, Portugal
- Neurochemistry Laboratory, Biophysics Institute Carlos Chagas Filho, Federal University of Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
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- Institut de Physiologie et Biologie Cellulaires, University of Poitiers, CNRS FRE 3511, Poitiers Cedex, France
- CHU de Poitiers, Poitiers Cedex, France
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- Institut de Physiologie et Biologie Cellulaires, University of Poitiers, CNRS FRE 3511, Poitiers Cedex, France
- CHU de Poitiers, Poitiers Cedex, France
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- Centre for Molecular and Structural Biomedicine, Institute for Biotechnology and Bioengineering, University of Algarve, Faro, Portugal
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- Center for Neuroscience and Cell Biology, University of Coimbra, Largo Marquês de Pombal, Coimbra, Portugal
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- Center for Neuroscience and Cell Biology, University of Coimbra, Largo Marquês de Pombal, Coimbra, Portugal
- Faculty of Medicine, University of Coimbra, Largo Marquês de Pombal, Coimbra, Portugal
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- Protein Laboratory, Department of Neuroscience and Pharmacology, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark
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Le Maître TW, Xia S, Le Maitre E, Dun XP, Lu J, Theodorsson E, Ogren SO, Hökfelt T, Xu ZQD. Galanin receptor 2 overexpressing mice display an antidepressive-like phenotype: possible involvement of the subiculum. Neuroscience 2011; 190:270-88. [PMID: 21672612 DOI: 10.1016/j.neuroscience.2011.05.015] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/29/2011] [Revised: 04/21/2011] [Accepted: 05/04/2011] [Indexed: 01/13/2023]
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The behavioral phenotype of a transgenic mouse overexpressing a galanin receptor 2 (GalR2)-enhanced, green fluorescent protein (EGFP)-construct under the platelet-derived growth factor-B promoter, and of controls, was assessed in various behavioral tests, such as the Porsolt forced swim test, as well as the open field, elevated plus maze and passive avoidance tests. In addition, the distribution of GalR2-EGFP expressing cell bodies and processes was studied in the brain of these mice using histochemical methods. Three age groups of the transgenic mice demonstrated decreased levels of immobility in the forced swim test, indicative of antidepressive-like behavior and/or increased stress resistance. Anxiety-like behaviors, measured in two different tests, did not differ between the GalR2-overexpressing and the wild-type mice, nor did motor activity levels, emotional learning or memory behaviors. High levels of GalR2 mRNA and protein expression were observed in the presubiculum, subiculum, cingulate cortex, retrosplenial granular and agranular cortices, subregions of prefrontal cortex, and the olfactory bulb, regions which are directly or indirectly implicated in depression-like behavior. These results may contribute to the understanding of the pathophysiology of major depressive disorder and the role of GalR2 in the regulation of mood, and suggest a potential therapeutic effect by targeting the GalR2 for treatment of depressive disorders.
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- T Wardi Le Maître
- Department of Neuroscience, Karolinska Institutet, Retzius Väg 8, S-17177 Stockholm, Sweden.
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Fu W, Le Maître E, Fabre V, Bernard JF, David Xu ZQ, Hökfelt T. Chemical neuroanatomy of the dorsal raphe nucleus and adjacent structures of the mouse brain. J Comp Neurol 2010; 518:3464-94. [PMID: 20589909 DOI: 10.1002/cne.22407] [Citation(s) in RCA: 124] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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Serotonin neurons play a major role in many normal and pathological brain functions. In the rat these neurons have a varying number of cotransmitters, including neuropeptides. Here we studied, with histochemical techniques, the relation between serotonin, some other small-molecule transmitters, and a number of neuropeptides in the dorsal raphe nucleus (DRN) and the adjacent ventral periaqueductal gray (vPAG) of mouse, an important question being to establish possible differences from rat. Even if similarly distributed, the serotonin neurons in mouse lacked the extensive coexpression of nitric oxide synthase and galanin seen in rat. Although partly overlapping in the vPAG, no evidence was obtained for the coexistence of serotonin with dopamine, substance P, cholecystokinin, enkephalin, somatostatin, neurotensin, dynorphin, thyrotropin-releasing hormone, or corticotropin-releasing hormone. However, some serotonin neurons expressed the gamma-aminobutyric acid (GABA)-synthesizing enzyme glutamic acid decarboxylase (GAD). Work in other laboratories suggests that, as in rat, serotonin neurons in the mouse midline DRN express the vesicular glutamate transporter 3, presumably releasing glutamate. Our study also shows that many of the neuropeptides studied (substance P, galanin, neurotensin, dynorphin, and corticotropin-releasing factor) are present in nerve terminal networks of varying densities close to the serotonin neurons, and therefore may directly or indirectly influence these cells. The apparently low numbers of coexisting messengers in mouse serotonin neurons, compared to rat, indicate considerable species differences with regard to the chemical neuronatomy of the DRN. Thus, extrapolation of DRN physiology, and possibly pathology, from rat to mouse, and even human, should be made with caution.
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- Wenyu Fu
- Department of Neuroscience, Karolinska Institutet, 17177 Stockholm, Sweden
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Stanić D, Kuteeva E, Nylander I, Hökfelt T. Characterization of CGRP protein expression in “satellite-like” cells and dendritic arbours of the mouse olfactory bulb. J Comp Neurol 2010; 518:770-84. [DOI: 10.1002/cne.22226] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/10/2022]
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Ogren SO, Kuteeva E, Elvander-Tottie E, Hökfelt T. Neuropeptides in learning and memory processes with focus on galanin. Eur J Pharmacol 2009; 626:9-17. [PMID: 19837050 DOI: 10.1016/j.ejphar.2009.09.070] [Citation(s) in RCA: 64] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/17/2009] [Revised: 08/27/2009] [Accepted: 09/10/2009] [Indexed: 10/20/2022]
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Neuropeptides represent by far the most common signalling molecules in the central nervous system. They are involved in a wide range of physiological functions and can act as neurotransmitters, neuromodulators or hormones in the central nervous system and in the periphery. Accumulating evidence during the past 40 years has implicated a number of neuropeptides in various cognitive functions including learning and memory. A major focus has been on the possibility that neuropeptides, by coexisting with classical neurotransmitters, can modulate classical transmitter function of importance for cognition. It has become increasingly clear that most transmitter systems in the brain can release a cocktail of signalling molecules including classical transmitters and several neuropeptides. However, the neuropeptides seem to come into action mainly under conditions of severe stress or aversive events, which have linked their action also to regulation of affective components of behaviour. This paper summarises some of the results of three neuropeptides, which can impact on hippocampal cognition by intrinsic (dynorphins, nociceptin) or extrinsic (galanin) modulation. The results obtained with these neuropeptides in rodent studies indicate that they are important for various aspects of hippocampal learning and memory as well as hippocampal plasticity. Recent studies in humans have also shown that dysregulation of these neuropeptides may be of importance for both neurodegenerative and neuropsychiatric disorders associated with cognitive impairments. It is concluded that compounds acting on neuropeptide receptor subtypes will represent novel targets for a number of disorders, which involve cognitive deficiencies.
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- Sven Ove Ogren
- Department of Neuroscience, Karolinska Institutet, 171 77 Stockholm, Sweden.
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Rats harboring S284L Chrna4 mutation show attenuation of synaptic and extrasynaptic GABAergic transmission and exhibit the nocturnal frontal lobe epilepsy phenotype. J Neurosci 2009; 28:12465-76. [PMID: 19020039 DOI: 10.1523/jneurosci.2961-08.2008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 53] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022] Open
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Mutations of genes encoding alpha4, beta2, or alpha2 subunits (CHRNA4, CHRNB2, or CHRNA2, respectively) of nAChR [neuronal nicotinic ACh (acetylcholine) receptor] cause nocturnal frontal lobe epilepsy (NFLE) in human. NFLE-related seizures are seen exclusively during sleep and are characterized by three distinct seizure phenotypes: "paroxysmal arousals," "paroxysmal dystonia," and "episodic wandering." We generated transgenic rat strains that harbor a missense mutation S284L, which had been identified in CHRNA4 in NFLE. The transgenic rats were free of biological abnormalities, such as dysmorphology in the CNS, and behavioral abnormalities. The mRNA level of the transgene (mutant Chrna4) was similar to the wild type, and no distorted expression was detected in the brain. However, the transgenic rats showed epileptic seizure phenotypes during slow-wave sleep (SWS) similar to those in NFLE exhibiting three characteristic seizure phenotypes and thus fulfilled the diagnostic criteria of human NFLE. The therapeutic response of these rats to conventional antiepileptic drugs also resembled that of NFLE patients with the S284L mutation. The rats exhibited two major abnormalities in neurotransmission: (1) attenuation of synaptic and extrasynaptic GABAergic transmission and (2) abnormal glutamate release during SWS. The currently available genetically engineered animal models of epilepsy are limited to mice; thus, our transgenic rats offer another dimension to the epilepsy research field.
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Nunzi MG, Mugnaini E. Aspects of the neuroendocrine cerebellum: expression of secretogranin II, chromogranin A and chromogranin B in mouse cerebellar unipolar brush cells. Neuroscience 2009; 162:673-87. [PMID: 19217926 DOI: 10.1016/j.neuroscience.2009.02.017] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/31/2008] [Revised: 02/07/2009] [Accepted: 02/07/2009] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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Morphologically distinct neuron classes can be subdivided in sublineages by differential chemical phenotypes that correlate with functional diversity. Here we show by immunocytochemistry that chromogranin A (CgA) chromogranin B (CgB) and secretogranin II (SgII), the principal granins situated in neuronal secretory granules and large dense-core vesicles, are widely but differentially expressed in cells of the mouse cerebellum and terminals of cerebellar afferents. While CgA and CgB were nearly panneuronal, SgII was more restricted in distribution. The cells most intensely immunoreactive for SgII were a class of small, excitatory interneurons enriched in the granular layer of the vestibulocerebellum, the unipolar brush cells (UBCs), although larger neurons likely to be a subset of the Golgi-Lugaro-globular cell population were also distinctly immunopositive; by contrast, Purkinje cells and granule cells were, at best, faintly stained and, stellate, basket cells were unstained. SgII was also present in subsets of mossy fibers, climbing fibers and varicose fibers. Neurons in the cerebellar nuclei and inferior olive were distinctly positive for the three granins. Double-labeling with subset-specific cell class markers indicated that, while both CgA and CgB were present in most UBCs, SgII immunoreactivity was present in the calretinin (CR)-expressing subset, but lacked in metabotropic glutamate receptor 1alpha (mGluR1alpha)-expressing UBCs. Thus, we have identified an additional cell class marker, SgII, which serves to study subtype properties in the UBC population. The abundance of SgII in only one of the two known subsets of UBCs is remarkable, as its expression in other neurons of the cortex was moderate or altogether lacking. The data suggest that the CR-positive UBCs represent a unique neuroendocrine component of the mammalian cerebellar cortex, presumably endowed with transynaptically regulated autocrine or paracrine action/s. Because of the well-known organization of the cerebellar system, several of its neuron classes may represent valuable cellular models to analyze granin functions in situ, in acute slices and in dissociated cell and organotypic slice cultures.
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- M G Nunzi
- Department of Cell and Molecular Biology, The Feinberg School of Medicine of Northwestern University, Searle 5-474, 320 East Superior Street, Chicago, IL 60611, USA.
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The role of galanin receptors in anticonvulsant effects of low-frequency stimulation in perforant path–kindled rats. Neuroscience 2007; 150:396-403. [DOI: 10.1016/j.neuroscience.2007.09.068] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/17/2007] [Revised: 08/20/2007] [Accepted: 09/11/2007] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
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Pirondi S, D'Intino G, Gusciglio M, Massella A, Giardino L, Kuteeva E, Ogren SO, Hökfelt T, Calzà L. Changes in brain cholinergic markers and spatial learning in old galanin-overexpressing mice. Brain Res 2006; 1138:10-20. [PMID: 17266943 DOI: 10.1016/j.brainres.2006.12.069] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/19/2006] [Revised: 12/21/2006] [Accepted: 12/24/2006] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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The cholinergic forebrain system is involved in learning and memory, and its age-dependent decline correlates with a decrease in cognitive performance. Since the neuropeptide galanin participates in cholinergic neuron regulation, we have studied 19- to 23-month-old male mice overexpressing galanin under the platelet-derived growth factor B promoter (GalOE) and wild-type (WT) littermates by monitoring behavioral, neurochemical and morphological/histochemical parameters. In the Morris water maze test, old transgenic animals showed a significant impairment in escape latency in the hidden platform test compared to age-matched WT animals. The morphological/histochemical studies revealed that cholinergic neurons in the basal forebrain display a slight, age- but not genotype-related, alteration in choline acetyltransferase- (ChAT) immunoreactivity. The neurochemical studies showed an age-related decline in ChAT activity in the cerebral cortex of all mice, whereas in the hippocampal formation this effect was seen in GalOE but not WT animals. Expression of BDNF mRNA in the hippocampal formation, as evaluated by RT-PCR, was reduced in old animals; no age- or genotype-induced variations in NGF mRNA expression were observed. These data suggest that galanin overexpression further accentuates the age-related decline of the cholinergic system activity in male mice, resulting in impairment of water maze performance in old animals.
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- S Pirondi
- Department of Veterinary Morphophysiology and Animal Production, University of Bologna, Bologna 40064, Italy
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Schlifke I, Kuteeva E, Hokfelt T, Kokaia M. Galanin expressed in the excitatory fibers attenuates synaptic strength and generalized seizures in the piriform cortex of mice. Exp Neurol 2006; 200:398-406. [PMID: 16630615 DOI: 10.1016/j.expneurol.2006.02.124] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/22/2005] [Revised: 02/17/2006] [Accepted: 02/24/2006] [Indexed: 10/24/2022]
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The neuropeptide galanin is considered to be an endogenous antiepileptic agent, presumably acting via inhibition of glutamate release. Previously, we have demonstrated that in mice ectopically overexpressing galanin in cortical and hippocampal neurons, particularly in granule cells and their axons, the mossy fibers, hippocampal kindling epileptogenesis is suppressed and is associated with attenuated frequency facilitation in mossy fiber-CA3 cell synapses. We hypothesized that changes in synaptic transmission might occur also in other excitatory synapses of the galanin overexpressing (GalOE) mouse, contributing to seizure suppression. Lateral olfactory tract (LOT) synapses, formed by axons of olfactory bulb (OB) mitral cells and targeting piriform cortex (PC) pyramidal cells, ectopically express galanin in GalOE mice. Using whole-cell patch-clamp recordings, we found that excitatory synaptic responses recorded in PC pyramidal cells during high frequency stimulation of the LOT were attenuated in GalOE mice as compared to wild-type controls. This effect was mimicked by bath application of galanin or its agonist galnon to wild-type slices, supporting the notion of ectopic galanin action. Since the high frequency activation induced in vitro resembles epileptic seizures in vivo, we asked whether the observed synaptic inhibition would result in altered epileptogenesis when animals were kindled via the same synapses. In male GalOE mice, we found that the latency to convulsions was prolonged, and once animals had experienced the first stage 5 seizure, generalized seizures were less sustainable. These data indicate that the PC is a possible target for epilepsy treatment by ectopically overexpressing galanin to modulate seizure activity.
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- Irene Schlifke
- Experimental Epilepsy Group, Wallenberg Neuroscience Center, BMC A-11, Lund University Hospital, 221 84 Lund, Sweden
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Karlsson RM, Holmes A. Galanin as a modulator of anxiety and depression and a therapeutic target for affective disease. Amino Acids 2006; 31:231-9. [PMID: 16733616 DOI: 10.1007/s00726-006-0336-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 58] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/12/2005] [Accepted: 03/06/2006] [Indexed: 12/31/2022]
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Galanin is a 29 amino-acid (30 in humans) neuropeptide with a close functional relationship with neurotransmitter systems implicated in the pathophysiology and treatment of depression and anxiety disorders. In rodent models of depression-related behavior, treatment with galanin or compounds with agonist actions at galanin receptors has been shown to affect depression-related behaviors and the behavioral and neurochemical effects of antidepressants. Treatment with clinically efficacious antidepressants alters galanin and galanin receptor gene expression in rodents. Rodent anxiety-like behaviors appear to be modulated by galanin in a complex manner, with studies showing either increases, decreases and no effects of galanin treatments and galanin mutations on anxiety-like behavior in various tasks. One concept to emerge from this literature is that galanin recruitment during extreme behavioral and physiological provocations such as stress and opiate withdrawal may serve to attenuate negative emotional states caused by noradrenergic hyperactivation. The specific galanin receptor subtypes mediating the anxiety- and depression-related effects of galanin remains to be determined, with evidence supporting a possible contribution of GalR1, GalR2 and GalR3. While our understanding of the role of galanin as a modulator of emotion remains at an early stage, recent progress in this rapidly evolving field raise possibility of that galanin may represent a target for the development of novel antidepressant and anxiolytic drug treatments.
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- R-M Karlsson
- Laboratory of Clinical and Translational Science, National Institute of Alcoholism and Alcohol Abuse, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD 20892, U.S.A.
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Xia CY, Yuan CX, Yuan CG. Galanin inhibits the proliferation of glial olfactory ensheathing cells. Neuropeptides 2005; 39:453-9. [PMID: 16143396 DOI: 10.1016/j.npep.2005.07.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/14/2005] [Accepted: 07/14/2005] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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The effect of galanin (GAL) on neural proliferation was studied in this article using olfactory ensheathing cells (OECs). OECs were isolated from newborn rat olfactory bulb and cultured in vitro. RT-PCR was used to determine the expression of GAL and its receptors in these cells. MTT analysis and LDH assay were used to detect the effects of GAL and the agonist, antagonist of GAL receptors on the proliferation of OECs. Results show that OECs express mRNAs for GAL and GAL receptor2 (GalR2) but not for the two other GAL receptors, GalR1 and GalR3. In addition, GAL and two receptor agonists, GAL1-11 and GAL2-11, can inhibit the proliferation of OECs significantly, but cause no cytotoxicity in the OECs population. Moreover, the influence can be blocked by M35, a nonspecific antagonist of GAL receptors. It is suggested that GAL is an inhibitory factor in regulating OECs proliferation.
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- Chen-Yi Xia
- Department of Biology, School of Life Sciences, East China Normal University, 3663 North Zhongshan Road, Shanghai 200062, China
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Kuteeva E, Hökfelt T, Ogren SO. Behavioural characterisation of transgenic mice overexpressing galanin under the PDGF-B promoter. Neuropeptides 2005; 39:299-304. [PMID: 15944026 DOI: 10.1016/j.npep.2005.01.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 32] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/05/2005] [Accepted: 01/05/2005] [Indexed: 01/22/2023]
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The behavioural phenotype of transgenic mice (3-5-months old) overexpressing galanin (GalOE mice) under the platelet-derived growth factor B (PDGF-B) promoter was evaluated in a battery of tests, including locomotor cages, light-dark exploration test, elevated plus-maze and the Porsolt forced swim test. Learning and memory were assessed in the Morris water maze task. GalOE mice showed a slight increase in spontaneous locomotor activity assessed in the locomotor cages, but the amphetamine-induced increase in locomotor activity was somewhat lower in GalOE mice. Anxiety-like behaviour in light-dark exploration and elevated plus-maze tests did not differ between genotypes. In the Porsolt forced swim test, GalOE mice displayed an increased time of immobility, indicative of increased learned helplessness possibly reflecting increased stress-susceptibility and/or depression-like behaviour. GalOE mice showed normal learning and memory retention in the Morris water maze tasks. These data support the hypothesis that galanin may have a role in functions related to mood states, including affective disorders.
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- Eugenia Kuteeva
- Department of Neuroscience, Karolinska Institutet, Division of Behavioral Neuroscience, Retzius väg 8, S-171 77 Stockholm, Sweden
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Zheng K, Kuteeva E, Xia S, Bartfai T, Hökfelt T, Xu ZQD. Age-related impairments of synaptic plasticity in the lateral perforant path input to the dentate gyrus of galanin overexpressing mice. Neuropeptides 2005; 39:259-67. [PMID: 15944020 DOI: 10.1016/j.npep.2005.02.005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/15/2005] [Accepted: 02/15/2005] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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In the present study, electrophysiological recordings were made from hippocampal slices obtained from mice overexpressing galanin under the promoter for the platelet-derived growth factor-B (GalOE mice). In these mice, a particularly strong galanin expression is seen in the granule cell layer/mossy fibers. Paired-pulse facilitation (PPF) of excitatory postsynaptic field potentials (fEPSPs) at the lateral perforant path (LPP)-dentate gyrus synapses was elicited in the dentate gyrus after stimulation with different interpulse intervals. Slices from young adult wild-type (WT) animals showed significant PPF of the 2nd EPSP evoked with paired-pulse stimuli, while PPF was reduced in slices from young adult GalOE mice, as well as aged WT mice, but were not observed at all in slices from aged GalOE animals. Application of the putative galanin antagonist M35 increased PPF in slices from aged WT mice as well as from adult and aged GalOE mice, but had no effect in slices taken from young adult WT mice. These data indicate that galanin is involved in hippocampal synaptic plasticity, in particular in age-related reduction of synaptic plasticity in the LPP input to the dentate gyrus. Galaninergic mechanisms may therefore represent therapeutic targets for treatment of age-related memory deficits and Alzheimer's disease.
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- Kang Zheng
- Department of Neuroscience, Karolinska Institutet, S-171 71, Stockholm, Sweden
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Kuteeva E, Calza L, Holmberg K, Theodorsson E, Ogren SO, Hökfelt T. Distribution of galanin in the brain of a galanin-overexpressing transgenic mouse. Neuropeptides 2005; 39:293-8. [PMID: 15944025 DOI: 10.1016/j.npep.2005.01.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/05/2005] [Accepted: 01/05/2005] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
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The distribution of galanin mRNA-expressing cells and galanin-immunoreactive (IR) cell bodies and processes was studied in the brain of mice overexpressing galanin under the PDGF-B promoter (GalOE mice) and of wild type (WT) mice, both in colchicine-treated and non-treated animals. A widespread ectopic expression of galanin (both mRNA and peptide) was found, that is when neither transcript nor peptide could be seen in WT mice, not even after colchicine treatment. However, in some regions, such as claustrum, basolateral amygdala, thalamus, CA1 pyramidal cells, and Purkinje cells only galanin mRNA could be detected. The highest levels of galanin expression were observed in the forebrain structures (the mitral cells of the olfactory bulb, throughout the cortex, granular and pyramidal cell layers of the hippocampus), in the mesencephalon (nucleus ruber), in the cerebellum (lateral cerebellar nucleus), in the pons (sensory and motor nuclei of the trigeminal nerve), within the medulla oblongata (facial, prepositus and spinal trigeminal nuclei). High densities of galanin-IR fibers were found in the axonal terminals of the lateral olfactory tract, hippocampal and presumably cerebellar mossy fiber system, in several thalamic and hypothalamic regions and the lower brain stem.
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- Eugenia Kuteeva
- Department of Neuroscience, Karolinska Institutet, Retzius väg 8, S-171 77 Stockholm, Sweden
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Pirondi S, Kuteeva E, Giardino L, Ferraro L, Antonelli T, Bartfai T, Ogren SO, Hökfelt T, Calzà L. Behavioral and neurochemical studies on brain aging in galanin overexpressing mice. Neuropeptides 2005; 39:305-12. [PMID: 15944027 DOI: 10.1016/j.npep.2005.02.006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/15/2005] [Accepted: 02/15/2005] [Indexed: 01/20/2023]
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To study possible involvement of galanin in brain aging quality, we have investigated behavioral, neurochemical and morphological parameters in aged mice overexpressing galanin under the platelet-derived growth factor B promoter (GalOE mice) compared to wild-type littermates (WT mice). The behavioral analysis in the forced swim test showed that old GalOE animals spent more time in immobility compared to WT. In the activity cage test, galanin overexpression counteracted the age-induced decrease in exploratory behavior. The neurochemical analysis showed a 30% decrease in noradrenaline overflow in the cerebral cortex of WT old mice that was not present in age-matched GalOE mice. Our results indicate that overexpression of galanin can influence several behavioral and neurochemical parameters in old mice.
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- S Pirondi
- Department of Veterinary Morphophysiology and Animal Production, University of Bologna, Bologna 40064, Italy
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Xu ZQD, Zheng K, Hökfelt T. Electrophysiological studies on galanin effects in brain--progress during the last six years. Neuropeptides 2005; 39:269-75. [PMID: 15944021 DOI: 10.1016/j.npep.2005.02.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 38] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/03/2005] [Accepted: 02/03/2005] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
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The effects of galanin and galanin fragments have been studied on neurons in various brain regions of rodents using electrophysiological techniques. Here, we mainly review reports published during the last six years, that is after the second galanin symposium in 1998. These papers deal with locus coeruleus (LC), the hippocampal formation (HF), hypothalamus, the nucleus of the diagonal band of Broca (DBB) and the dorsal vagal complex (DVC). In most cases galanin has an inhibitory effect by increasing a potassium conductance or reducing a calcium conductance. In LC, beside a direct inhibitory effect, galanin exerts an indirect effect enhancing the noradrenaline-induced hyperpolarization. In the HF, galanin (1-15), but not galanin (1-29), induces hyperpolarization in CA3 pyramidal neurons. Inhibitory effects of galanin on several forms of synaptic plasticity including long-term potentiation, frequency facilitation and paired-pulse facilitation have also been demonstrated in normal and transgenic animals. In the hypothalamic arcuate nucleus galanin has a presynaptic action inhibiting glutamate release, as well as a postsynaptic effect via the galanin R1 receptor. In the DVC, galanin inhibits dorsal vagal motor neurons projecting to the stomach by activation of a postsynaptic galanin receptor. However, excitatory effects of galanin have also been reported in several regions, such as the DBB nucleus, where galanin increases excitability by decreasing a K+ conductance. Taken together, electrophysiological studies have further supported the role of galanin as a neurotransmitter/neuromodulator in the brain.
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- Zhi-Qing David Xu
- Department of Neuroscience, Karolinska Institutet, S-171 71, Stockholm, Sweden.
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Kuteeva E, Hökfelt T, Ogren SO. Behavioural characterisation of young adult transgenic mice overexpressing galanin under the PDGF-B promoter. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2005; 125:67-78. [PMID: 15582716 DOI: 10.1016/j.regpep.2004.07.028] [Citation(s) in RCA: 38] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/02/2004] [Revised: 07/15/2004] [Accepted: 07/26/2004] [Indexed: 01/14/2023]
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The behavioural phenotype of transgenic mice (3- to 5-months old) overexpressing galanin (GalOE) under the platelet-derived growth factor B (PDGF-B) promoter was evaluated in a battery of tests, including open field, locomotor cages, light-dark exploration test, elevated plus-maze and the Porsolt forced swim test. Learning and memory were assessed in the passive avoidance and the Morris water maze tasks. No difference between genotypes was found in exploratory activity in the open field. GalOE mice showed a slight increase in spontaneous locomotor activity assessed in the locomotor cages, but the amphetamine-induced increase in locomotor activity was somewhat lower in GalOE mice. Anxiety-like behaviour in the three different tests including open field, light-dark exploration and elevated plus-maze did not differ between genotypes. In the Porsolt forced swim test, GalOE mice displayed an increased time of immobility, indicative of increased learned helplessness possibly reflecting increased stress-susceptibility and/or depression-like behaviour. GalOE mice showed normal learning and memory retention in the passive avoidance and the Morris water maze tasks. These data support the hypothesis that galanin may have a role in functions related to mood states including affective disorders.
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- Eugenia Kuteeva
- Department of Neuroscience, Karolinska Institutet, Retzius väg 8, Stockholm S-171 77, Sweden
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Holmberg K, Kuteeva E, Brumovsky P, Kahl U, Karlström H, Lucas GA, Rodriguez J, Westerblad H, Hilke S, Theodorsson E, Berge OG, Lendahl U, Bartfai T, Hökfelt T. Generation and phenotypic characterization of a galanin overexpressing mouse. Neuroscience 2005; 133:59-77. [PMID: 15893631 DOI: 10.1016/j.neuroscience.2005.01.062] [Citation(s) in RCA: 48] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/03/2004] [Revised: 01/18/2005] [Accepted: 01/26/2005] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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In most parts of the peripheral nervous system galanin is expressed at very low levels. To further understand the functional role of galanin, a mouse overexpressing galanin under the platelet-derived growth factor-B was generated, and high levels of galanin expression were observed in several peripheral tissues and spinal cord. Thus, a large proportion of neurons in autonomic and sensory ganglia were galanin-positive, as were most spinal motor neurons. Strong galanin-like immunoreactivity was also seen in nerve terminals in the corresponding target tissues, including skin, blood vessels, sweat and salivary glands, motor end-plates and the gray matter of the spinal cord. In transgenic superior cervical ganglia around half of all neuron profiles expressed galanin mRNA but axotomy did not cause a further increase, even if mRNA levels were increased in individual neurons. In transgenic dorsal root ganglia galanin mRNA was detected in around two thirds of all neuron profiles, including large ones, and after axotomy the percentage of galanin neuron profiles was similar in overexpressing and wild type mice. Axotomy reduced the total number of DRG neurons less in overexpressing than in wild type mice, indicating a modest rescue effect. Aging by itself increased galanin expression in the superior cervical ganglion in wild type and transgenic mice, and in the latter also in preganglionic cholinergic neurons projecting to the superior cervical ganglion. Galanin overexpressing mice showed an attenuated plasma extravasation, an increased pain response in the formalin test, and changes in muscle physiology, but did not differ from wild type mice in sudomotor function. These findings suggest that overexpressed galanin in some tissues of these mice can be released and via a receptor-mediated action influence pathophysiological processes.
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- K Holmberg
- Department of Neuroscience, Karolinska Institutet, Retzius väg 8, B3-4, SE-171 77 Stockholm, Sweden
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