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Khan R, Laumet G, Leinninger GM. Hungry for relief: Potential for neurotensin to address comorbid obesity and pain. Appetite 2024; 200:107540. [PMID: 38852785 DOI: 10.1016/j.appet.2024.107540] [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: 02/01/2024] [Revised: 05/31/2024] [Accepted: 06/03/2024] [Indexed: 06/11/2024]
Abstract
Chronic pain and obesity frequently occur together. An ideal therapy would alleviate pain without weight gain, and most optimally, could promote weight loss. The neuropeptide neurotensin (Nts) has been separately implicated in reducing weight and pain but could it be a common actionable target for both pain and obesity? Here we review the current knowledge of Nts signaling via its receptors in modulating body weight and pain processing. Evaluating the mechanism by which Nts impacts ingestive behavior, body weight, and analgesia has potential to identify common physiologic mechanisms underlying weight and pain comorbidities, and whether Nts may be common actionable targets for both.
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- Rabail Khan
- Neuroscience Program, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI, 48824, USA
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- Neuroscience Program, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI, 48824, USA; Department of Physiology, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI, 48824, USA
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- Neuroscience Program, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI, 48824, USA; Department of Physiology, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI, 48824, USA.
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Neurotensin and Its Involvement in Reproductive Functions: An Exhaustive Review of the Literature. Int J Mol Sci 2023; 24:ijms24054594. [PMID: 36902025 PMCID: PMC10002593 DOI: 10.3390/ijms24054594] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/30/2023] [Revised: 02/19/2023] [Accepted: 02/20/2023] [Indexed: 03/02/2023] Open
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Neurotensin (NTS) is a peptide discovered in 1973, which has been studied in many fields and mainly in oncology for its action in tumor growth and proliferation. In this review of the literature, we wanted to focus on its involvement in reproductive functions. NTS participates in an autocrine manner in the mechanisms of ovulation via NTS receptor 3 (NTSR3), present in granulosa cells. Spermatozoa express only its receptors, whereas in the female reproductive system (endometrial and tube epithelia and granulosa cells), we find both NTS secretion and the expression of its receptors. It consistently enhances the acrosome reaction of spermatozoa in mammals in a paracrine manner via its interaction with NTSR1 and NTSR2. Furthermore, previous results on embryonic quality and development are discordant. NTS appears to be involved in the key stages of fertilization and could improve the results of in vitro fertilization, especially through its effect on the acrosomal reaction.
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Kyriatzis G, Bernard A, Bôle A, Pflieger G, Chalas P, Masse M, Lécorché P, Jacquot G, Ferhat L, Khrestchatisky M. Neurotensin receptor 2 is induced in astrocytes and brain endothelial cells in relation to neuroinflammation following pilocarpine-induced seizures in rats. Glia 2021; 69:2618-2643. [PMID: 34310753 DOI: 10.1002/glia.24062] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/30/2020] [Revised: 06/30/2021] [Accepted: 07/09/2021] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
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Neurotensin (NT) acts as a primary neurotransmitter and neuromodulator in the CNS and has been involved in a number of CNS pathologies including epilepsy. NT mediates its central and peripheral effects by interacting with the NTSR1, NTSR2, and Sort1/NTSR3 receptor subtypes. To date, little is known about the precise expression of the NT receptors in brain neural cells and their regulation in pathology. In the present work, we studied the cellular distribution of the NTSR2 protein in the rat hippocampus and questioned whether its expression was modulated in conditions of neuroinflammation using a model of temporal lobe epilepsy induced by pilocarpine. This model is characterized by a rapid and intense inflammatory reaction with reactive gliosis in the hippocampus. We show that NTSR2 protein is expressed in hippocampal astrocytes and its expression increases together with astrocyte reactivity following induction of status epilepticus. NTSR2 immunoreactivity is also increased in astrocytes proximal to blood vessels and their end-feet, and in endothelial cells. Proinflammatory factors such as IL1β and LPS induced NTSR2 mRNA and protein in cultured astroglial cells. Antagonizing NTSR2 with SR142948A decreased NTSR2 expression as well as astroglial reactivity. Together, our results suggest that NTSR2 is implicated in astroglial and gliovascular inflammation and that targeting the NTSR2 receptor may open new avenues in the regulation of neuroinflammation in CNS diseases.
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- Grigorios Kyriatzis
- Aix-Marseille University, CNRS, INP, Institute of NeuroPhysiopathology, Marseille Cedex, France
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- Aix-Marseille University, CNRS, INP, Institute of NeuroPhysiopathology, Marseille Cedex, France
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- Aix-Marseille University, CNRS, INP, Institute of NeuroPhysiopathology, Marseille Cedex, France
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- Aix-Marseille University, CNRS, INP, Institute of NeuroPhysiopathology, Marseille Cedex, France
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- Aix-Marseille University, CNRS, INP, Institute of NeuroPhysiopathology, Marseille Cedex, France
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- VECT-HORUS, Faculté de Médecine, Marseille Cedex, France
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- Aix-Marseille University, CNRS, INP, Institute of NeuroPhysiopathology, Marseille Cedex, France
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- Aix-Marseille University, CNRS, INP, Institute of NeuroPhysiopathology, Marseille Cedex, France
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Ramirez-Virella J, Leinninger GM. The Role of Central Neurotensin in Regulating Feeding and Body Weight. Endocrinology 2021; 162:6144574. [PMID: 33599716 PMCID: PMC7951050 DOI: 10.1210/endocr/bqab038] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/22/2020] [Indexed: 12/16/2022]
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The small peptide neurotensin (Nts) is implicated in myriad processes including analgesia, thermoregulation, reward, arousal, blood pressure, and modulation of feeding and body weight. Alterations in Nts have recently been described in individuals with obesity or eating disorders, suggesting that disrupted Nts signaling may contribute to body weight disturbance. Curiously, Nts mediates seemingly opposing regulation of body weight via different tissues. Peripherally acting Nts promotes fat absorption and weight gain, whereas central Nts signaling suppresses feeding and weight gain. Thus, because Nts is pleiotropic, a location-based approach must be used to understand its contributions to disordered body weight and whether the Nts system might be leveraged to improve metabolic health. Here we review the role of Nts signaling in the brain to understand the sites, receptors, and mechanisms by which Nts can promote behaviors that modify body weight. New techniques permitting site-specific modulation of Nts and Nts receptor-expressing cells suggest that, even in the brain, not all Nts circuitry exerts the same function. Intriguingly, there may be dedicated brain regions and circuits via which Nts specifically suppresses feeding behavior and weight gain vs other Nts-attributed physiology. Defining the central mechanisms by which Nts signaling modifies body weight may suggest strategies to correct disrupted energy balance, as needed to address overweight, obesity, and eating disorders.
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- Jariel Ramirez-Virella
- Neuroscience Program, Michigan State University, East Lansing, Michigan, USA
- Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology, Michigan State University, East Lansing, Michigan, USA
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- Neuroscience Program, Michigan State University, East Lansing, Michigan, USA
- Department of Physiology, Michigan State University, East Lansing, Michigan, USA
- Correspondence: Gina M. Leinninger, PhD, Department of Physiology, Michigan State University, 5400 ISTB, 766 Service Rd, East Lansing, MI 48824, USA.
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Tabarean IV. Neurotensin induces hypothermia by activating both neuronal neurotensin receptor 1 and astrocytic neurotensin receptor 2 in the median preoptic nucleus. Neuropharmacology 2020; 171:108069. [PMID: 32275927 DOI: 10.1016/j.neuropharm.2020.108069] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/22/2019] [Revised: 03/20/2020] [Accepted: 03/22/2020] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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Neurotensin (NTS) is a neuropeptide acting as a neuromodulator in the brain and is a very potent hypothermic agent. However, the cellular mechanisms of actions are not fully understood. Here we report that NTS increases the firing rate of preoptic GABAergic neurons by activating both neurotensin receptor 1 (NTSR1) and neurotensin receptor 2 (NTSR2), expressed by neurons and astrocytes, respectively. Downstream of NTSR1 the neuropeptide activated an inward current, calcium release from intracellular stores and, postsynaptically, increased frequency and amplitude of inhibitory synaptic events. NTSR2 activation in astrocytes resulted in increased excitatory input in preoptic GABAergic neurons, an effect which was dependent upon the activation of P2X4 receptors. We also found that neuromedin N acted as a selective agonist at the NTSR1. Surprisingly, activation of both NTSR1 and NTSR2 in the median preoptic nucleus was required for activating a full hypothermic response.
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- Iustin V Tabarean
- Scintillon Institute, 6868 Nancy Ridge Drive, San Diego, 92121, CA, USA.
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Manning CE, Eagle AL, Kwiatkowski CC, Achargui R, Woodworth H, Potter E, Ohnishi Y, Leinninger GM, Robison AJ. Hippocampal Subgranular Zone FosB Expression Is Critical for Neurogenesis and Learning. Neuroscience 2019; 406:225-233. [PMID: 30902680 DOI: 10.1016/j.neuroscience.2019.03.022] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/21/2018] [Revised: 03/08/2019] [Accepted: 03/11/2019] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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Neural proliferation in the dentate gyrus (DG) is closely linked with learning and memory, but the transcriptional programming that drives adult proliferation remains incompletely understood. Our lab previously elucidated the critical role of the transcription factor ΔFosB in the dorsal hippocampus (dHPC) in learning and memory, and the FosB gene has been suggested to play a role in neuronal proliferation. However, the subregion-specific and potentially cell-autonomous role of dHPC ΔFosB in neurogenesis-dependent learning has not been studied. Here, we crossed neurotensin receptor-2 (NtsR2) Cre mice, which express Cre within the subgranular zone (SGZ) of dHPC DG, with floxed FosB mice to show that knockout of ΔFosB in hippocampal SGZ neurons reduces antidepressant-induced neurogenesis and impedes hippocampus-dependent learning in the novel object recognition task. Taken together, these data indicate that FosB gene expression in SGZ is necessary for both hippocampal neurogenesis and memory formation.
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- Claire E Manning
- Department of Physiology, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI, USA 48824
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- Department of Physiology, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI, USA 48824
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- Department of Physiology, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI, USA 48824
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- Department of Physiology, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI, USA 48824
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- Department of Physiology, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI, USA 48824
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- Dept. of Pharmacology, Kurume University School of Medicine, Kurume, Fukuoka, Japan; Department of Medical Biophysics and Radiation Biology, Faculty of Medical Sciences, Kyushu University, Fukuoka, Japan
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- Department of Physiology, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI, USA 48824
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- Department of Physiology, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI, USA 48824.
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Saiyasit N, Sripetchwandee J, Chattipakorn N, Chattipakorn SC. Potential roles of neurotensin on cognition in conditions of obese-insulin resistance. Neuropeptides 2018; 72:12-22. [PMID: 30279001 DOI: 10.1016/j.npep.2018.09.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/16/2018] [Revised: 07/29/2018] [Accepted: 09/06/2018] [Indexed: 02/08/2023]
Abstract
Neurotensin is an endogenous tridecapeptide that can be found in both central and peripheral nervous systems. Under normal physiological conditions, neurotensin is involved in the regulation of pain, body temperature, physical activity, appetite as well as learning and memory. In addition, it plays an important role in fat metabolism. Previous studies have demonstrated that alterations of neurotensin levels were associated with several neuropathological conditions such as Alzheimer's disease, mood disorders, and obesity associated eating disorders. Obesity has been shown to be associated with low-grade systemic inflammation, brain inflammation, and cognitive decline. Several pieces of evidence suggest that neurotensin might play a role in cognitive decline following obesity. However, the underlying mechanisms of neurotensin on cognition under obese-insulin resistant condition are still unclear. In this review, the current available evidence from in vitro, in vivo and clinical studies regarding the role of neurotensin in the physiological condition and obesity in association with cognition are comprehensively summarized and discussed. The studies which report controversial findings regarding these issues are also presented and discussed.
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- Napatsorn Saiyasit
- Neurophysiology Unit, Cardiac Electrophysiology Research and Training Center, Faculty of Medicine, Chiang Mai University, Chiang Mai 50200, Thailand; Department of Physiology, Faculty of Medicine, Chiang Mai University, Chiang Mai 50200, Thailand
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- Neurophysiology Unit, Cardiac Electrophysiology Research and Training Center, Faculty of Medicine, Chiang Mai University, Chiang Mai 50200, Thailand; Department of Physiology, Faculty of Medicine, Chiang Mai University, Chiang Mai 50200, Thailand
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- Neurophysiology Unit, Cardiac Electrophysiology Research and Training Center, Faculty of Medicine, Chiang Mai University, Chiang Mai 50200, Thailand; Department of Physiology, Faculty of Medicine, Chiang Mai University, Chiang Mai 50200, Thailand
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- Neurophysiology Unit, Cardiac Electrophysiology Research and Training Center, Faculty of Medicine, Chiang Mai University, Chiang Mai 50200, Thailand; Department of Oral Biology and Diagnostic Sciences, Faculty of Dentistry, Chiang Mai University, Chiang Mai 50200, Thailand.
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Identification of Neurotensin Receptor Expressing Cells in the Ventral Tegmental Area across the Lifespan. eNeuro 2018; 5:eN-NWR-0191-17. [PMID: 29464190 PMCID: PMC5815659 DOI: 10.1523/eneuro.0191-17.2018] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/30/2017] [Revised: 01/15/2018] [Accepted: 01/25/2018] [Indexed: 11/21/2022] Open
Abstract
Neurotensin (Nts) promotes activation of dopamine (DA) neurons in the ventral tegmental area (VTA) via incompletely understood mechanisms. Nts can signal via the G protein-coupled Nts receptors 1 and 2 (NtsR1 and NtsR2), but the lack of methods to detect NtsR1- and NtsR2-expressing cells has limited mechanistic understanding of Nts action. To overcome this challenge, we generated dual recombinase mice that express FlpO-dependent Cre recombinase in NtsR1 or NtsR2 cells. This strategy permitted temporal control over recombination, such that we could identify NtsR1- or NtsR2-expressing cells and determine whether their distributions differed between the developing and adult brain. Using this system, we found that NtsR1 is transiently expressed in nearly all DA neurons and in many non-DA neurons in the VTA during development. However, NtsR1 expression is more restricted within the adult brain, where only two thirds of VTA DA neurons expressed NtsR1. By contrast, NtsR2 expression remains constant throughout lifespan, but it is predominantly expressed within glia. Anterograde tract tracing revealed that NtsR1 is expressed by mesolimbic, not mesocortical DA neurons, suggesting that VTA NtsR1 neurons may represent a functionally unique subset of VTA DA neurons. Collectively, this work reveals a cellular mechanism by which Nts can directly engage NtsR1-expressing DA neurons to modify DA signaling. Going forward, the dual recombinase strategy developed here will be useful to selectively modulate NtsR1- and NtsR2-expressing cells and to parse their contributions to Nts-mediated behaviors.
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Schroeder LE, Leinninger GM. Role of central neurotensin in regulating feeding: Implications for the development and treatment of body weight disorders. Biochim Biophys Acta Mol Basis Dis 2017; 1864:900-916. [PMID: 29288794 DOI: 10.1016/j.bbadis.2017.12.036] [Citation(s) in RCA: 41] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/25/2017] [Revised: 12/11/2017] [Accepted: 12/26/2017] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
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The peptide neurotensin (Nts) was discovered within the brain over 40years ago and is implicated in regulating analgesia, body temperature, blood pressure, locomotor activity and feeding. Recent evidence suggests, however, that these disparate processes may be controlled via specific populations of Nts neurons and receptors. The neuronal mediators of Nts anorectic action are now beginning to be understood, and, as such, modulating specific Nts pathways might be useful in treating feeding and body weight disorders. This review considers mechanisms through which Nts normally regulates feeding and how disruptions in Nts signaling might contribute to the disordered feeding and body weight of schizophrenia, Parkinson's disease, anorexia nervosa, and obesity. Defining how Nts specifically mediates feeding vs. other aspects of physiology will inform the design of therapeutics that modify body weight without disrupting other important Nts-mediated physiology.
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- Laura E Schroeder
- Department of Physiology, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI 48823, United States
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- Department of Physiology, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI 48823, United States.
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Zhang H, Dong H, Lei S. Neurotensinergic augmentation of glutamate release at the perforant path-granule cell synapse in rat dentate gyrus: Roles of L-Type Ca²⁺ channels, calmodulin and myosin light-chain kinase. Neuropharmacology 2015; 95:252-60. [PMID: 25842242 DOI: 10.1016/j.neuropharm.2015.03.028] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/29/2014] [Revised: 03/23/2015] [Accepted: 03/24/2015] [Indexed: 01/12/2023]
Abstract
Neurotensin (NT) serves as a neuromodulator in the brain where it is involved in modulating a variety of physiological functions including nociception, temperature, blood pressure and cognition, and many neurological diseases such as Alzheimer's disease, schizophrenia and Parkinson's disease. Whereas there is compelling evidence demonstrating that NT facilitates cognitive processes, the underlying cellular and molecular mechanisms have not been fully determined. Because the dentate gyrus expresses high densities of NT and NT receptors, we examined the effects of NT on the synaptic transmission at the synapse formed between the perforant path (PP) and granule cells (GC) in the rats. Our results demonstrate that NT persistently increased the amplitude of the AMPA receptor-mediated EPSCs at the PP-GC synapse. NT-induced increases in AMPA EPSCs were mediated by presynaptic NTS1 receptors. NT reduced the coefficient of variation and paired-pulse ratio of AMPA EPSCs suggesting that NT facilitates presynaptic glutamate release. NT increased the release probability and the number of readily releasable vesicles with no effects on the rate of recovery from vesicle depletion. NT-mediated augmentation of glutamate release required the influx of Ca(2+) via L-type Ca(2+) channels and the functions of calmodulin and myosin light chain kinase. Our results provide a cellular and molecular mechanism to explain the roles of NT in the hippocampus.
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- Haopeng Zhang
- Department of Basic Sciences, School of Medicine and Health Sciences, University of North Dakota, Grand Forks, ND 58203, USA; Department of Anesthesiology, Xijing Hospital, Fourth Military Medical University, Xi'an, Shaanxi Province, PR China
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- Department of Anesthesiology, Xijing Hospital, Fourth Military Medical University, Xi'an, Shaanxi Province, PR China
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- Department of Basic Sciences, School of Medicine and Health Sciences, University of North Dakota, Grand Forks, ND 58203, USA.
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The Internalization of Neurotensin by the Low-Affinity Neurotensin Receptors (NTSR2 and vNTSR2) Activates ERK 1/2 in Glioma Cells and Allows Neurotensin-Polyplex Transfection of tGAS1. Cell Mol Neurobiol 2015; 35:785-95. [DOI: 10.1007/s10571-015-0172-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/02/2014] [Accepted: 03/07/2015] [Indexed: 01/14/2023]
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Brown JA, Woodworth HL, Leinninger GM. To ingest or rest? Specialized roles of lateral hypothalamic area neurons in coordinating energy balance. Front Syst Neurosci 2015; 9:9. [PMID: 25741247 PMCID: PMC4332303 DOI: 10.3389/fnsys.2015.00009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 65] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/28/2014] [Accepted: 01/15/2015] [Indexed: 12/26/2022] Open
Abstract
Survival depends on an organism’s ability to sense nutrient status and accordingly regulate intake and energy expenditure behaviors. Uncoupling of energy sensing and behavior, however, underlies energy balance disorders such as anorexia or obesity. The hypothalamus regulates energy balance, and in particular the lateral hypothalamic area (LHA) is poised to coordinate peripheral cues of energy status and behaviors that impact weight, such as drinking, locomotor behavior, arousal/sleep and autonomic output. There are several populations of LHA neurons that are defined by their neuropeptide content and contribute to energy balance. LHA neurons that express the neuropeptides melanin-concentrating hormone (MCH) or orexins/hypocretins (OX) are best characterized and these neurons play important roles in regulating ingestion, arousal, locomotor behavior and autonomic function via distinct neuronal circuits. Recently, another population of LHA neurons containing the neuropeptide Neurotensin (Nts) has been implicated in coordinating anorectic stimuli and behavior to regulate hydration and energy balance. Understanding the specific roles of MCH, OX and Nts neurons in harmonizing energy sensing and behavior thus has the potential to inform pharmacological strategies to modify behaviors and treat energy balance disorders.
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- Juliette A Brown
- Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology, Michigan State University East Lansing, MI, USA ; Center for Integrative Toxicology East Lansing, MI, USA
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- Center for Integrative Toxicology East Lansing, MI, USA ; Department of Physiology, Michigan State University East Lansing, MI, USA
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Zhang H, Dong H, Cilz NI, Kurada L, Hu B, Wada E, Bayliss DA, Porter JE, Lei S. Neurotensinergic Excitation of Dentate Gyrus Granule Cells via Gαq-Coupled Inhibition of TASK-3 Channels. Cereb Cortex 2014; 26:977-90. [PMID: 25405940 DOI: 10.1093/cercor/bhu267] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/14/2022] Open
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Neurotensin (NT) is a 13-amino acid peptide and serves as a neuromodulator in the brain. Whereas NT has been implicated in learning and memory, the underlying cellular and molecular mechanisms are ill-defined. Because the dentate gyrus receives profound innervation of fibers containing NT and expresses high density of NT receptors, we examined the effects of NT on the excitability of dentate gyrus granule cells (GCs). Our results showed that NT concentration dependently increased action potential (AP) firing frequency of the GCs by the activation of NTS1 receptors resulting in the depolarization of the GCs. NT-induced enhancement of AP firing frequency was not caused indirectly by releasing glutamate, GABA, acetylcholine, or dopamine, but due to the inhibition of TASK-3 K(+) channels. NT-mediated excitation of the GCs was G protein dependent, but independent of phospholipase C, intracellular Ca(2+) release, and protein kinase C. Immunoprecipitation experiment demonstrates that the activation of NTS1 receptors induced the association of Gαq/11 and TASK-3 channels suggesting a direct coupling of Gαq/11 to TASK-3 channels. Endogenously released NT facilitated the excitability of the GCs contributing to the induction of long-term potentiation at the perforant path-GC synapses. Our results provide a cellular mechanism that helps to explain the roles of NT in learning and memory.
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- Haopeng Zhang
- Department of Basic Sciences, School of Medicine and Health Sciences, University of North Dakota, Grand Forks, ND 58203, USA Department of Anesthesiology, Xijing Hospital, Fourth Military Medical University, Xi'an, Shaanxi Province, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Anesthesiology, Xijing Hospital, Fourth Military Medical University, Xi'an, Shaanxi Province, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Basic Sciences, School of Medicine and Health Sciences, University of North Dakota, Grand Forks, ND 58203, USA
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- Department of Basic Sciences, School of Medicine and Health Sciences, University of North Dakota, Grand Forks, ND 58203, USA
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- Department of Basic Sciences, School of Medicine and Health Sciences, University of North Dakota, Grand Forks, ND 58203, USA
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- Department of Degenerative Neurological Diseases, National Institute of Neuroscience, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Pharmacology, University of Virginia School of Medicine, Charlottesville, VA 22908, USA
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- Department of Basic Sciences, School of Medicine and Health Sciences, University of North Dakota, Grand Forks, ND 58203, USA
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- Department of Basic Sciences, School of Medicine and Health Sciences, University of North Dakota, Grand Forks, ND 58203, USA
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Different Interactions of Prolyl Oligopeptidase and Neurotensin in Dopaminergic Function of the Rat Nigrostriatal and Mesolimbic Pathways. Neurochem Res 2012; 37:2033-41. [DOI: 10.1007/s11064-012-0825-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/10/2012] [Revised: 06/05/2012] [Accepted: 06/08/2012] [Indexed: 10/28/2022]
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Petkova-Kirova P, Rakovska A, Della Corte L, Zaekova G, Radomirov R, Mayer A. Neurotensin modulation of acetylcholine, GABA, and aspartate release from rat prefrontal cortex studied in vivo with microdialysis. Brain Res Bull 2008; 77:129-35. [PMID: 18721670 DOI: 10.1016/j.brainresbull.2008.04.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/09/2008] [Accepted: 04/14/2008] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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The effects of the peptide transmitter neurotensin (NT) on the release of acetylcholine (ACh), gamma-aminobutyric acid (GABA), glutamate (Glu), aspartate (Asp), and taurine from the prefrontal cortex (PFC) of freely moving rats were studied by transversal microdialysis. Neurotensin (0.2 and 1 microM) administered locally in the PFC produced a concentration-dependent increase in the extracellular levels of ACh, GABA, and Asp, but not of Glu or taurine. The increase produced by 1 microM NT reached a maximum of about 240% for ACh, 370% for GABA, and 380% for Asp. Lower doses of NT (0.05 microM) did not cause a significant change in ACh, GABA, or Asp output in the PFC. Higher concentrations of NT (2 microM) did not induce further increases in the level of neurotransmitters. A high-affinity selective neurotensin receptor (NTR1) antagonist SR 48692 (0.5 microM) perfused locally blocked neurotensin (1 microM)-evoked ACh, GABA, and Asp release. Local infusion of the sodium channel blocker tetrodotoxin (TTX) (1 microM) decreased the release of ACh, had no significant effect on GABA or Asp release, and prevented the 1 microM neurotensin-induced increase in ACh, GABA, and Asp output. Removal of calcium from the Ringer's solution prevented the peptide from having any effects on the neurotransmitters. Thus, in vivo NT plays a modulatory role in the PFC by interacting with cortical neurons releasing GABA and Asp and with ACh-containing neurons projecting to the PFC. The NT effects are of neural origin, as they are TTX-sensitive, and mediated by the NTR1 receptor, as they are antagonized by SR 48692.
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- Polina Petkova-Kirova
- Institute of Biophysics, Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, Acad. G. Bonchev Street, bl. 21, 1113 Sofia, Bulgaria.
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Coppola T, Béraud-Dufour S, Antoine A, Vincent JP, Mazella J. Neurotensin protects pancreatic beta cells from apoptosis. Int J Biochem Cell Biol 2008; 40:2296-302. [DOI: 10.1016/j.biocel.2008.03.015] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/07/2008] [Revised: 03/21/2008] [Accepted: 03/26/2008] [Indexed: 10/22/2022]
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Yamauchi R, Wada E, Kamichi S, Yamada D, Maeno H, Delawary M, Nakazawa T, Yamamoto T, Wada K. Neurotensin type 2 receptor is involved in fear memory in mice. J Neurochem 2007; 102:1669-1676. [PMID: 17697051 DOI: 10.1111/j.1471-4159.2007.04805.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 32] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
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Neurotensin receptor subtype 2 (Ntsr2) is a levocabastine-sensitive neurotensin receptor expressed diffusely throughout the mouse brain. Previously, we found that Ntsr2-deficient mice have an abnormality in the processing of thermal nociception. In this study, to examine the involvement of Ntsr2 in mouse behavior, we performed a fear-conditioning test in Ntsr2-deficient mice. In the contextual fear-conditioning test, the freezing response was significantly reduced in Ntsr2-deficient mice compared with that of wild-type mice. This reduction was observed from 1 h to 3 weeks after conditioning, and neither shock sensitivity nor locomotor activity was altered in Ntsr2-deficient mice. In addition, we found that Ntsr2 mRNA was predominantly expressed in cultured astrocytes and weakly expressed in cultured neurons derived from mouse brain. The combination of in situ hybridization and immunohistochemistry showed that Ntsr2 mRNA was dominantly expressed in glial fibrillary acidic protein positive cells in many brain regions including the hypothalamus, while Ntsr2 gene was co-expressed with neuron-specific microtubule associated protein-2 in limited numbers of cells. These results suggest that Ntsr2 in astrocytes and neurons may have unique function like a modulation of fear memory in the mouse brain.
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- Rena Yamauchi
- Department of Degenerative Neurological Diseases, National Institute of Neuroscience, National Center of Neurology and Psychiatry, Kodaira, Tokyo, JapanJapan Society for Promotion of Science, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo, JapanCREST, Japan Science and Technology Agency, Kawaguchi, Saitama, JapanDivision of Oncology, Department of Cancer Biology, Institute of Medical Science, University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Degenerative Neurological Diseases, National Institute of Neuroscience, National Center of Neurology and Psychiatry, Kodaira, Tokyo, JapanJapan Society for Promotion of Science, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo, JapanCREST, Japan Science and Technology Agency, Kawaguchi, Saitama, JapanDivision of Oncology, Department of Cancer Biology, Institute of Medical Science, University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Degenerative Neurological Diseases, National Institute of Neuroscience, National Center of Neurology and Psychiatry, Kodaira, Tokyo, JapanJapan Society for Promotion of Science, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo, JapanCREST, Japan Science and Technology Agency, Kawaguchi, Saitama, JapanDivision of Oncology, Department of Cancer Biology, Institute of Medical Science, University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Degenerative Neurological Diseases, National Institute of Neuroscience, National Center of Neurology and Psychiatry, Kodaira, Tokyo, JapanJapan Society for Promotion of Science, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo, JapanCREST, Japan Science and Technology Agency, Kawaguchi, Saitama, JapanDivision of Oncology, Department of Cancer Biology, Institute of Medical Science, University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Degenerative Neurological Diseases, National Institute of Neuroscience, National Center of Neurology and Psychiatry, Kodaira, Tokyo, JapanJapan Society for Promotion of Science, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo, JapanCREST, Japan Science and Technology Agency, Kawaguchi, Saitama, JapanDivision of Oncology, Department of Cancer Biology, Institute of Medical Science, University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Degenerative Neurological Diseases, National Institute of Neuroscience, National Center of Neurology and Psychiatry, Kodaira, Tokyo, JapanJapan Society for Promotion of Science, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo, JapanCREST, Japan Science and Technology Agency, Kawaguchi, Saitama, JapanDivision of Oncology, Department of Cancer Biology, Institute of Medical Science, University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Degenerative Neurological Diseases, National Institute of Neuroscience, National Center of Neurology and Psychiatry, Kodaira, Tokyo, JapanJapan Society for Promotion of Science, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo, JapanCREST, Japan Science and Technology Agency, Kawaguchi, Saitama, JapanDivision of Oncology, Department of Cancer Biology, Institute of Medical Science, University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Degenerative Neurological Diseases, National Institute of Neuroscience, National Center of Neurology and Psychiatry, Kodaira, Tokyo, JapanJapan Society for Promotion of Science, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo, JapanCREST, Japan Science and Technology Agency, Kawaguchi, Saitama, JapanDivision of Oncology, Department of Cancer Biology, Institute of Medical Science, University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Degenerative Neurological Diseases, National Institute of Neuroscience, National Center of Neurology and Psychiatry, Kodaira, Tokyo, JapanJapan Society for Promotion of Science, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo, JapanCREST, Japan Science and Technology Agency, Kawaguchi, Saitama, JapanDivision of Oncology, Department of Cancer Biology, Institute of Medical Science, University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan
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Antonelli T, Fuxe K, Tomasini MC, Mazzoni E, Agnati LF, Tanganelli S, Ferraro L. Neurotensin receptor mechanisms and its modulation of glutamate transmission in the brain: relevance for neurodegenerative diseases and their treatment. Prog Neurobiol 2007; 83:92-109. [PMID: 17673354 DOI: 10.1016/j.pneurobio.2007.06.006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 42] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/04/2006] [Revised: 05/18/2007] [Accepted: 06/19/2007] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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The extracellular accumulation of glutamate and the excessive activation of glutamate receptors, in particular N-methyl-D-aspartate (NMDA) receptors, have been postulated to contribute to the neuronal cell death associated with chronic neurodegenerative disorders such as Parkinson's disease. Findings are reviewed indicating that the tridecaptide neurotensin (NT) via activation of NT receptor subtype 1 (NTS1) promotes and reinforces endogenous glutamate signalling in discrete brain regions. The increase of striatal, nigral and cortical glutamate outflow by NT and the enhancement of NMDA receptor function by a NTS1/NMDA interaction that involves the activation of protein kinase C may favour the depolarization of NTS1 containing neurons and the entry of calcium. These results strengthen the hypothesis that NT may be involved in the amplification of glutamate-induced neurotoxicity in mesencephalic dopamine and cortical neurons. The mechanisms involved may include also antagonistic NTS1/D2 interactions in the cortico-striatal glutamate terminals and in the nigral DA cell bodies and dendrites as well as in the nigro-striatal DA terminals. The possible increase in NT levels in the basal ganglia under pathological conditions leading to the NTS1 enhancement of glutamate signalling may contribute to the neurodegeneration of the nigro-striatal dopaminergic neurons found in Parkinson's disease, especially in view of the high density of NTS1 receptors in these neurons. The use of selective NTS1 antagonists together with conventional drug treatments could provide a novel therapeutic approach for treatment of Parkinson's disease.
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- T Antonelli
- Department of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, Section of Pharmacology, University of Ferrara, 44100 Ferrara, Italy
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Ferraro L, Tomasini MC, Fuxe K, Agnati LF, Mazza R, Tanganelli S, Antonelli T. Mesolimbic dopamine and cortico-accumbens glutamate afferents as major targets for the regulation of the ventral striato-pallidal GABA pathways by neurotensin peptides. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2007; 55:144-54. [PMID: 17448541 DOI: 10.1016/j.brainresrev.2007.03.006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/30/2007] [Revised: 03/19/2007] [Accepted: 03/20/2007] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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The tridecapeptide neurotensin (NT) acts in the mammalian brain as a primary neurotransmitter or neuromodulator of classical neurotransmitters. Morphological and functional in vitro and in vivo studies have demonstrated the existence of close interactions between NT and dopamine both in limbic and in striatal brain regions. Additionally, biochemical and neurochemical evidence indicates that in these brain regions NT plays also a crucial role in the regulation of the aminoacidergic signalling. It is suggested that in the nucleus accumbens the regulation of prejunctional dopaminergic transmission induced by NT may be primarily due to indirect mechanism(s) involving mediation via the aminoacidergic neuronal systems with increased glutamate release followed by increased GABA release in the nucleus accumbens rather than a direct action of the peptide on accumbens dopaminergic terminals. The neurochemical profile of action of NT in the control of the pattern of dopamine, glutamate and GABA release in the nucleus accumbens differs to a substantial degree from that shown by the peptide in the dorsal striatum. The neuromodulatory NT mechanisms in the regulation of the ventral striato-pallidal GABA pathways are discussed and their relevance for schizophrenia is underlined.
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- Luca Ferraro
- Department of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, Section of Pharmacology, University of Ferrara, Via Fossato di Mortara 17-19, 44100 Ferrara, Italy
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Neurotensin exerts its actions in the central nervous system and the periphery through three identified receptors. Two of them, the NTS2 and NTS3, display unusual properties either because of their complex signal transduction mechanisms (NTS2) or because of their structural composition as a non-G-protein-coupled receptor (NTS3). Here, we review the transduction mechanisms, cellular trafficking, and potential physiological roles of these two unconventional receptors.
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- Jean Mazella
- Institut de Pharmacologie Moléculaire et Cellulaire, Unité Mixte de Recherche 6097 du Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique, et de l'Université de Nice Sophia Antipolis, Sophia Antipolis, 06560 Valbonne, France.
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Cáceda R, Kinkead B, Nemeroff CB. Neurotensin: role in psychiatric and neurological diseases. Peptides 2006; 27:2385-404. [PMID: 16891042 DOI: 10.1016/j.peptides.2006.04.024] [Citation(s) in RCA: 85] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/15/2005] [Accepted: 04/01/2006] [Indexed: 10/24/2022]
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Neurotensin (NT), an endogenous brain-gut peptide, has a close anatomical and functional relationship with the mesocorticolimbic and neostriatal dopamine system. Dysregulation of NT neurotransmission in this system has been hypothesized to be involved in the pathogenesis of schizophrenia. Additionally, NT containing circuits have been demonstrated to mediate some of the mechanisms of action of antipsychotic drugs, as well as the rewarding and/or sensitizing properties of drugs of abuse. NT receptors have been suggested to be novel targets for the treatment of psychoses or drug addiction.
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- Ricardo Cáceda
- Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Emory University School of Medicine, Suite 4000 WMRB, 101 Woodruff Circle, Atlanta, GA 30322 4990, USA.
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Stowe ZN, Landry JC, Tang Z, Owens MJ, Kinkead B, Nemeroff CB. The electrophysiological effects of neurotensin on spontaneously active neurons in the nucleus accumbens: an in vivo study. Synapse 2006; 58:165-72. [PMID: 16108007 DOI: 10.1002/syn.20190] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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Considerable evidence obtained from neuroanatomical and neurochemical studies suggests an interaction between the endogenous tridecapeptide neurotensin (NT) and central nervous system dopamine (DA) neurons. Centrally administered NT blocks many of the actions of synaptic DA in limbic brain areas; the specific mechanism and receptors involved remain under investigation. The electrophysiological effects of NT were studied using extracellular recording techniques and iontophoretic application in 243 spontaneously active neurons in the nucleus accumbens (NAc), with a positive/negative waveform. NT was directly applied to 208 neurons in a pulsatile fashion by iontophoresis (21+/-1 nA). NT had no effect on the firing rate of 120 neurons ((0.31+/-0.72)%), decreased the firing rate in 51 neurons ((-27.87+/-1.52)%), and increased the firing rates of 37 neurons ((33.38+/-2.6)%). One hundred ninety nine (81.9%) of the neurons studied were sensitive to iontophoretically applied DA (>15% decrease in firing rate). The effects of continuous NT application on DA-induced inhibitions were studied in 169 neurons. NT attenuated neuronal responses to directly applied DA by (49.95+/-4.52)%, with antagonism in the "core" subregion (n=96) of (33.41+/-7.75)% when compared with antagonism in the "shell" subregion (n=71) of (61.39+/-5.2)%. The effects of NT on DA were consistent and independent of the effects of NT alone. These data provide further evidence that NT functions as a true neuromodulator in the NAc, exerting minimal direct effects, but blocking the actions of DA.
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- Zachary N Stowe
- Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, GA
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Astrocytes play a pivotal role in supporting neuronal survival. In order to better understand the contribution of astrocytes towards adaptive mechanisms, gene expression profiles were analyzed after exposure of primary rat astrocyte cultures to normoxic or hypoxic (<3% O2) conditions using high-density oligonucleotide microarrays and quantitative reverse transcriptase polymerase chain reaction. Twenty-five genes were more than 1.5 fold upregulated, whereas 12 genes were more than 1.5-fold downregulated upon hypoxia (P<0.05). Upregulation of established hypoxia-inducible factor 1 target genes as well as novel transcripts related to energy metabolism, astrocyte survival and differentiation, and lipoprotein binding was confirmed by quantitative reverse transcriptase polymerase chain reaction. Further analysis of these genes might provide a better understanding of astrocyte function upon hypoxic conditions.
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Panayi F, Colussi-Mas J, Lambás-Señas L, Renaud B, Scarna H, Bérod A. Endogenous neurotensin in the ventral tegmental area contributes to amphetamine behavioral sensitization. Neuropsychopharmacology 2005; 30:871-9. [PMID: 15637639 DOI: 10.1038/sj.npp.1300638] [Citation(s) in RCA: 42] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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Studies showing psychostimulant-like effects of exogenous neurotensin (NT) infused into the ventral tegmental area (VTA) prompted us to examine the role in the VTA of the endogenous NT in behavioral sensitization to amphetamine. Rats were sensitized to amphetamine by means of a subcutaneous amphetamine (1 mg/kg) injection, and the same dose was injected 7 days later to evaluate the expression of sensitization. The highly selective NT-receptor antagonist SR 142948A was injected into the VTA prior to the first and/or second amphetamine administration. SR 142948A (5 pmol/side) given before the first amphetamine exposure prevented the induction of behavioral sensitization, but did not alter the acute response to amphetamine. SR 142948A given with the second amphetamine administration did not affect the expression of behavioral sensitization. In contrast to administration into the VTA, intraperitoneal administration of SR 142948A (0.03, 0.1, or 0.3 mg/kg) had no detectable effect on the induction of amphetamine sensitization. These results suggest that activation of VTA NT receptors by endogenous NT may contribute to the neuroadaptations underlying behavioral sensitization to amphetamine.
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Gendron L, Perron A, Payet MD, Gallo-Payet N, Sarret P, Beaudet A. Low-affinity neurotensin receptor (NTS2) signaling: internalization-dependent activation of extracellular signal-regulated kinases 1/2. Mol Pharmacol 2004; 66:1421-30. [PMID: 15361549 DOI: 10.1124/mol.104.002303] [Citation(s) in RCA: 44] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022] Open
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The role and signaling properties of the low-affinity neurotensin receptor (NTS2) are still controversial. In particular, it is unclear whether neurotensin acts as an agonist, inverse agonist, or antagonist at this site. In view of the growing evidence for a role of NTS2 in antinociception, the elucidation of the pharmacological and coupling properties of this receptor is particularly critical. In the present study, we demonstrate that in Chinese hamster ovary (CHO) cells expressing the rat NTS2 receptor, neurotensin (NT), levocabastine, neuromedin N, and the high-affinity NT receptor antagonist SR48692 [2-[[1-(-7-chloroquinolin-4-yl)-5-(2,6-dimethoxyphenyl)-1H-pyrazole-3-carbonyl]amino]adamantane-2-carboxylic acid] all bind to and activate the NTS2 receptor. This activation is followed by ligand-induced internalization of receptor-ligand complexes, as evidenced by confocal microscopy using a fluorescent NT analog. All compounds tested produced a rapid and sustained activation of extracellular signal-regulated kinases 1/2 (ERK1/2) but were without specific effect on Ca(2+) mobilization. The agonist-induced activation of ERK1/2 was completely abolished by preincubation of the cells with the endocytosis inhibitors phenylarsine oxide and monodansylcadaverine as well as overexpression of a dominant-negative mutant of dynamin 1 (DynK44A), indicating that receptor internalization was required for ERK1/2 activation. NTS2-induced activation of ERK1/2 was not species-specific, because the same agonistic effects of NT and analogs were observed in CHO cells transfected with the human NTS2 receptor. In conclusion, this study demonstrates that NTS2 is a bona fide NT receptor and that activation of this receptor by NT or NT analogs results in an internalization-dependent activation of the ERK1/2 signaling cascade.
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- Louis Gendron
- Department of Neurology and Neurosurgery, Montreal Neurological Institute, McGill University, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
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St-Gelais F, Legault M, Bourque MJ, Rompré PP, Trudeau LE. Role of calcium in neurotensin-evoked enhancement in firing in mesencephalic dopamine neurons. J Neurosci 2004; 24:2566-74. [PMID: 15014132 PMCID: PMC6729478 DOI: 10.1523/jneurosci.5376-03.2004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 52] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022] Open
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Neurotensin (NT) increases neurotransmission within the mesolimbic dopamine system by enhancing the firing rate of dopaminergic (DAergic) neurons and by acting at the nerve terminal level. The signal transduction pathways involved in these effects have not been characterized, but NT receptors are coupled to the phospholipase C pathway and Ca(2+) mobilization. However, an enhancement of intracellular Ca(2+) concentration ([Ca(2+)](i)) evoked by NT in DAergic neurons has yet to be demonstrated. Furthermore, the hypothesis that the excitatory effects of NT in DAergic neurons are Ca(2+) dependent is currently untested. In whole-cell recording experiments, DAergic neurons in culture were identified by their selective ability to express a cell-specific green fluorescent protein reporter construct. These experiments confirmed that NT increases firing rate in cultured DAergic neurons. This effect was Ca(2+) dependent because it was blocked by intracellular dialysis with BAPTA. Using Ca(2+) imaging, we showed that NT caused a rapid increase in [Ca(2+)](i) in DAergic neurons. Most of the Ca(2+) originated from the extracellular medium. NT-induced excitation and Ca(2+) influx were blocked by SR48692, an antagonist of the type 1 NT receptor. Blocking IP(3) receptors using heparin prevented the excitatory effect of NT. Moreover, Zn(2+) and SKF96365 both blocked the excitatory effect of NT, suggesting that nonselective cationic conductances are involved. Finally, although NT can also induce a rise in [Ca(2+)](i) in astrocytes, we find that NT-evoked excitation of DAergic neurons can occur independently of astrocyte activation.
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- Fannie St-Gelais
- Département de Pharmacologie, Centre de Recherche en Sciences Neurologiques, Université de Montréal, Montréal, Québec, Canada H3T IJ4
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Logan A, Berry M. Cellular and molecular determinants of glial scar formation. ADVANCES IN EXPERIMENTAL MEDICINE AND BIOLOGY 2003; 513:115-58. [PMID: 12575819 DOI: 10.1007/978-1-4615-0123-7_4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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- Ann Logan
- Molecular Neuroscience, Department of Medicine, Wolfson Research Laboratories, Queen Elizabeth Hospital, Edgbaston, Birmingham, B15 2TH, UK
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Sarret P, Krzywkowski P, Segal L, Nielsen MS, Petersen CM, Mazella J, Stroh T, Beaudet A. Distribution of NTS3 receptor/sortilin mRNA and protein in the rat central nervous system. J Comp Neurol 2003; 461:483-505. [PMID: 12746864 DOI: 10.1002/cne.10708] [Citation(s) in RCA: 113] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/10/2022]
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The neurotensin (NT) receptor, NTS3, originally identified as the intracellular sorting protein sortilin, is a member of a recently discovered family of receptors characterized by a single transmembrane domain. The present study provides the first comprehensive description of the distribution of NTS3/sortilin mRNA and protein in adult rat brain using in situ hybridization and immunocytochemistry. Both NTS3/sortilin mRNA and immunoreactivity displayed a widespread distribution throughout the brain. High levels of NTS3/sortilin expression and immunoreactivity were found in neuronal cell bodies and dendrites of allocortical areas such as the piriform cortex and hippocampus. Regions expressing both high levels of NTS3/sortilin mRNA and protein also included several neocortical areas, the islands of Calleja, medial and lateral septal nuclei, amygdaloid nuclei, thalamic nuclei, the supraoptic nucleus, the substantia nigra, and the Purkinje cell layer of the cerebellar cortex. In the brainstem, all cranial nerve motor nuclei were strongly labeled. NTS3/sortilin mRNA and immunoreactivity were also detected over oligodendrocytes in major fiber tracts. Subcellularly, NTS3/sortilin was predominantly concentrated over intracytoplasmic membrane-bound organelles. Many of the areas exhibiting high levels of NTS3/sortilin (e.g., olfactory cortex, medial septum, and periaqueductal gray) have been documented to contain high concentrations of NT nerve cell bodies and axons, supporting the concept that NTS3/sortilin may play a role in NT sorting and/or signaling. Other areas (e.g., hippocampal CA fields, cerebellar cortex, and cranial nerve motor nuclei), however, are NT-negative, suggesting that NTS3/sortilin also exerts functions unrelated to NT signaling.
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- Philippe Sarret
- Department of Neurology and Neurosurgery, Montreal Neurological Institute, McGill University, Montreal, Quebec H3A 2B4, Canada
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Sarret P, Perron A, Stroh T, Beaudet A. Immunohistochemical distribution of NTS2 neurotensin receptors in the rat central nervous system. J Comp Neurol 2003; 461:520-38. [PMID: 12746866 DOI: 10.1002/cne.10718] [Citation(s) in RCA: 91] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
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In the present study, we localized the levocabastine-sensitive neurotensin receptor (NTS2) protein in adult rat brain by using an N-terminally-directed antibody. NTS2-like immunoreactivity was broadly distributed throughout the rat brain. At the cellular level, the reaction product was exclusively associated with neurons and predominantly, although not exclusively, with their dendritic arbors. No NTS2 signal was observed over astrocytes, as confirmed by dual confocal microscopic immunofluorescence studies using the astrocytic marker S100beta. High densities of NTS2-like immunoreactive nerve cell bodies and/or processes were detected in many regions documented to receive a dense neurotensinergic innervation, such as the olfactory bulb, bed nucleus of the stria terminalis, magnocellular preoptic nucleus, amygdaloid complex, anterodorsal thalamic nucleus, substantia nigra, ventral tegmental area, and several brainstem nuclei. Most conspicuous among the latter were structures implicated in the descending control of nociceptive inputs (e.g., the periaqueductal gray, dorsal raphe, gigantocellular reticular nucleus, pars alpha, lateral paragigantocellular, and raphe magnus), in keeping with the postulated role of NTS2 receptors in the mediation of neurotensin's supraspinal antinociceptive actions. However, the distribution of NTS2-like immunoreactivity largely exceeded that of neurotensin terminal fields, and some of the highest concentrations of the receptor were found in areas devoid of neurotensinergic inputs such as the cerebral cortex, the hippocampus, and the cerebellum, suggesting that neurotensin may not be the exclusive endogenous ligand for this receptor subtype.
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- Philippe Sarret
- Department of Neurology and Neurosurgery, Montreal Neurological Institute, McGill University, Montreal, Quebec H3A 2B4, Canada
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Microglia motility plays a crucial role in response to lesion or exocytotoxic damage of the cerebral tissue. We used two in vitro assays, a wound-healing model and a chemotaxis assay, to show that the neuropeptide neurotensin elicited the migration of the human microglial cell line C13NJ by a mechanism dependent on both phosphatidylinositol 3-kinase (PI 3-kinase) and mitogen-activated protein (MAP) kinase pathways. The effect of neurotensin on cell migration was blocked by the neurotensin receptor-3 propeptide, a selective ligand of this receptor. We demonstrate, by using RT-PCR, photoaffinity labeling, and Western blot analysis, that the type I neurotensin receptor-3 was the only known neurotensin receptor expressed in these microglial cells and that its activation led to the phosphorylation of both extracellular signal-regulating kinases 1/2 and Akt. Furthermore, the effect of neurotensin on cell migration was preceded by a profound modification of the F-actin cytoskeleton, particularly by the rapid formation of numerous cell filopodia. Both the motility and the filopodia appearance induced by neurotensin were totally blocked by selective inhibitors of MAP kinases or PI 3-kinase pathways. This demonstrates that the neurotensin receptor-3 is functional and mediates the migratory actions of neurotensin.
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Sarret P, Gendron L, Kilian P, Nguyen HMK, Gallo-Payet N, Payet MD, Beaudet A. Pharmacology and Functional Properties of NTS2 Neurotensin Receptors in Cerebellar Granule Cells. J Biol Chem 2002; 277:36233-43. [PMID: 12084713 DOI: 10.1074/jbc.m202586200] [Citation(s) in RCA: 54] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022] Open
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The binding and signaling properties of neuronal NTS2 neurotensin (NT) receptors were examined in cultured rat cerebellar granule cells. As shown by reverse transcription-PCR, receptor autoradiography, and confocal microscopic localization of fluorescent NT, these cells selectively express the NTS2 receptor subtype. Accordingly, a single apparent class of (125)I-NT-binding sites, with an affinity of 3.1 nm, was detected in cerebellar granule cell cultures. This binding was competed for with high affinity (IC(50) = 5.7 nm) by the NTS2 ligand levocabastine and with low affinity (IC(50) = 203 nm) by the NTS1 antagonist SR48692. Hypertonic acid stripping of surface-bound ligand and hyperosmolar sucrose treatment revealed that 64% of specifically bound (125)I-NT was internalized at equilibrium via a clathrin-dependent pathway. In cells loaded with the Ca(2+)-sensitive fluorescent dye Fluo4, SR48692, but neither NT nor levocabastine, triggered a marked increase in cytosolic [Ca(2+)](i). By contrast, both NT and levocabastine, but not SR48692, induced a sustained (>60 min) activation of the mitogen-activated protein kinases, p42/p44, indicating functional coupling of NTS2 receptors. Complementary experiments carried out on synaptosomes from adult rat cerebellum demonstrated the presence of presynaptic NTS2 receptors. However, in contrast to perikaryal NTS2 sites, these presynaptic receptors did not internalize in response to NT stimulation. Taken together, the present results demonstrate that NTS2 receptors are present both presynaptically and postsynaptically in central neurons and that NT and levocabastine act as agonists on these receptors.
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- Philippe Sarret
- Department of Neurology and Neurosurgery, Montreal Neurological Institute, McGill University, Montreal, Quebec H3A 2B4, Canada
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Chapter IV Localization of galanin receptor subtypes in the rat CNS. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2002. [DOI: 10.1016/s0924-8196(02)80006-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register]
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Chapter VI Neurotensin receptors in the central nervous system. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2002. [DOI: 10.1016/s0924-8196(02)80008-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register]
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Richard F, Barroso S, Martinez J, Labbé-Jullié C, Kitabgi P. Agonism, inverse agonism, and neutral antagonism at the constitutively active human neurotensin receptor 2. Mol Pharmacol 2001; 60:1392-8. [PMID: 11723247 DOI: 10.1124/mol.60.6.1392] [Citation(s) in RCA: 65] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022] Open
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Two G protein-coupled neurotensin (NT) receptors, termed NTR1 and NTR2, have been identified so far. In contrast to the NTR1, which has been extensively studied, little is known about the pharmacological and biological properties of the NTR2. In the course of characterizing NT analogs that exhibited binding selectivity for the NTR2, we discovered that this receptor constitutively activated inositol phosphate (IP) production. Here, we report on the constitutive activity of the human NTR2 (hNTR2) transfected in COS cells and on compounds that exhibit agonism, inverse agonism, and neutral antagonism at this receptor. IP levels increased linearly with time, whereas they remained constant in mock-transfected cells. Furthermore, IP production was proportional to the amount of hNTR2 present at the cell membrane. SR 48692, a nonpeptide antagonist of the NTR1, stimulated IP production, whereas levocabastine, a nonpeptide histamine H1 antagonist that binds the NTR2 but not the NTR1, behaved as a weak partial inverse agonist. NT analogs modified at position 11 of the NT molecule, in particular by the introduction of bulky aromatic D amino acids, exhibited binding selectivity at the hNTR2 and also behaved as partial inverse agonists, reversing constitutive IP production up to 50%. Finally, NT barely affected constitutive IP production but antagonized the effects of both agonist and inverse agonist compounds, thus behaving as a neutral antagonist. The unique pharmacological profile of the hNTR2 is discussed in the light of its sequence similarity with the NTR1 and the known binding site topology of NT and SR 48692 in the NTR1.
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- F Richard
- Institut de Pharmacologie Moléculaire et Cellulaire, Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS) Unité Mixte Recherche 6097 Valbonne, France
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Binder EB, Kinkead B, Owens MJ, Nemeroff CB. The role of neurotensin in the pathophysiology of schizophrenia and the mechanism of action of antipsychotic drugs. Biol Psychiatry 2001; 50:856-72. [PMID: 11743941 DOI: 10.1016/s0006-3223(01)01211-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 56] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
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It has become increasingly clear that schizophrenia does not result from the dysfunction of a single neurotransmitter system, but rather pathologic alterations of several interacting systems. Targeting of neuropeptide neuromodulator systems, capable of concomitantly regulating several transmitter systems, represents a promising approach for the development of increasingly effective and side effect-free antipsychotic drugs. Neurotensin (NT) is a neuropeptide implicated in the pathophysiology of schizophrenia that specifically modulates neurotransmitter systems previously demonstrated to be dysregulated in this disorder. Clinical studies in which cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) NT concentrations have been measured revealed a subset of schizophrenic patients with decreased CSF NT concentrations that are restored by effective antipsychotic drug treatment. Considerable evidence also exists concordant with the involvement of NT systems in the mechanism of action of antipsychotic drugs. The behavioral and biochemical effects of centrally administered NT remarkably resemble those of systemically administered antipsychotic drugs, and antipsychotic drugs increase NT neurotransmission. This concatenation of findings led to the hypothesis that NT functions as an endogenous antipsychotic. Moreover, typical and atypical antipsychotic drugs differentially alter NT neurotransmission in nigrostriatal and mesolimbic dopamine (DA) terminal regions, and these effects are predictive of side effect liability and efficacy, respectively. This review summarizes the evidence in support of a role for the NT system in both the pathophysiology of schizophrenia and the mechanism of action of antipsychotic drugs.
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- E B Binder
- Max Planck Institute for Psychiatry, Munich, Germany
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Stroh T, Jackson AC, Dal Farra C, Schonbrunn A, Vincent JP, Beaudet A. Receptor-mediated internalization of somatostatin in rat cortical and hippocampal neurons. Synapse 2000; 38:177-86. [PMID: 11018792 DOI: 10.1002/1098-2396(200011)38:2<177::aid-syn9>3.0.co;2-s] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022]
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Binding of neuropeptides to their receptors usually results in internalization of receptor-ligand complexes. This process serves a crucial role in receptor downregulation, resensitization, and transmembrane signaling. It has mainly been investigated in cells ectopically expressing recombinant receptors. In the present study, we investigated whether rat central neurons and astrocytes naturally expressing somatostatin (SRIF) receptors internalized this neuropeptide. We demonstrated that 29% of cortical and 45% of hippocampal neurons in culture expressed the SRIF receptor sst(2A) and that 40-50% of the neurons internalized fluorescent SRIF. Similarly, an important proportion of astrocytes expressed sst(2A) (up to 60% in cortical cultures) and internalized fluo-SRIF. Competition experiments using the sst(2)/sst(5)-preferring agonist SMS 201-995 (octreotide) showed that a subpopulation of neurons internalized fluo-SRIF via sst(2) and/or sst(5) receptors, but that others also did so via other subtypes. Fluo-SRIF labeling was barely competed for by the sst(1)-selective agonist CH-275, indicating that sst(1) was unlikely to be mediating SRIF internalization in hippocampal and cortical neurons. Given the paucity of sst(5) receptors in cerebral cortex and hippocampus and the poor yield of sst(4) internalization in transfected cells, we conclude that sst(2) and sst(3) subtypes are the most likely to be responsible for SRIF internalization in our culture systems.
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- T Stroh
- Montreal Neurological Institute, McGill University, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
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Trudeau LE. Neurotensin regulates intracellular calcium in ventral tegmental area astrocytes: evidence for the involvement of multiple receptors. Neuroscience 2000; 97:293-302. [PMID: 10799761 DOI: 10.1016/s0306-4522(99)00597-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 35] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/17/2022]
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Recent evidence suggests that some types of neurotensin receptors may be expressed by astrocytes. In order to explore the function of neurotensin receptors in astrocytes, the effect of a neurotensin receptor agonist, neurotensin(8-13), on intracellular Ca(2+) dynamics in mixed neuronal/glial cultures prepared from rat ventral tegmental area was examined. It was found that neurotensin(8-13) induces a long-lasting rise in intracellular Ca(2+) concentration in a subset of glial fibrilary acidic protein-positive glial cells. This response displays extensive desensitization and appears to implicate both intracellular and extracellular Ca(2+) sources. In the absence of extracellular Ca(2+), neurotensin(8-13) evokes only a short-lasting rise in intracellular Ca(2+). The neurotensin-evoked intracellular Ca(2+) accumulation is blocked by the phospholipase C inhibitor U73122 and by thapsigargin, suggesting that it is initiated by release of Ca(2+) from an inositol triphosphate-dependent store. The Ca(2+)-mobilizing action of neurotensin(8-13) in astrocytes is dependent on at least two receptors, because the response is blocked in part only by SR48692, a type 1 neurotensin receptor antagonist, and is blocked completely by SR142948A, a novel neurotensin receptor antagonist. The finding that the type 2 neurotensin receptor agonist levocabastine fails to mimic or alter the effects of neurotensin(8-13) on intracellular Ca(2+) makes it unlikely that the type 2 neurotensin receptor is involved. In summary, these results show that functional neurotensin receptors are present in cultured ventral tegmental area astrocytes and that their activation induces a highly desensitizing rise in intracellular Ca(2+). The pharmacological profile of this response suggests that a type 1 neurotensin receptor is involved but that another, possibly novel, non-type 2 neurotensin receptor is also implicated. If present in vivo, such signalling could be involved in some of the physiological actions of neurotensin.
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- L E Trudeau
- Départements de Pharmacologie et de Psychiatrie, Centre de Recherche en Sciences Neurologiques, Centre de Recherche Fernand Seguin, Université de Montréal, 2900 Boulevard Edouard-Montpetit, Montréal, Canada.
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