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Hamad MIK, Emerald BS, Kumar KK, Ibrahim MF, Ali BR, Bataineh MF. Extracellular molecular signals shaping dendrite architecture during brain development. Front Cell Dev Biol 2023; 11:1254589. [PMID: 38155836 PMCID: PMC10754048 DOI: 10.3389/fcell.2023.1254589] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/10/2023] [Accepted: 11/28/2023] [Indexed: 12/30/2023] Open
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Proper growth and branching of dendrites are crucial for adequate central nervous system (CNS) functioning. The neuronal dendritic geometry determines the mode and quality of information processing. Any defects in dendrite development will disrupt neuronal circuit formation, affecting brain function. Besides cell-intrinsic programmes, extrinsic factors regulate various aspects of dendritic development. Among these extrinsic factors are extracellular molecular signals which can shape the dendrite architecture during early development. This review will focus on extrinsic factors regulating dendritic growth during early neuronal development, including neurotransmitters, neurotrophins, extracellular matrix proteins, contact-mediated ligands, and secreted and diffusible cues. How these extracellular molecular signals contribute to dendritic growth has been investigated in developing nervous systems using different species, different areas within the CNS, and different neuronal types. The response of the dendritic tree to these extracellular molecular signals can result in growth-promoting or growth-limiting effects, and it depends on the receptor subtype, receptor quantity, receptor efficiency, the animal model used, the developmental time windows, and finally, the targeted signal cascade. This article reviews our current understanding of the role of various extracellular signals in the establishment of the architecture of the dendrites.
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- Mohammad I. K. Hamad
- Department of Anatomy, College of Medicine and Health Sciences, United Arab Emirates University, Al Ain, United Arab Emirates
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- Department of Anatomy, College of Medicine and Health Sciences, United Arab Emirates University, Al Ain, United Arab Emirates
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- Department of Anatomy, College of Medicine and Health Sciences, United Arab Emirates University, Al Ain, United Arab Emirates
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- Department of Anatomy, College of Medicine and Health Sciences, United Arab Emirates University, Al Ain, United Arab Emirates
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- Department of Genetics and Genomics, United Arab Emirates University, Al Ain, United Arab Emirates
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- Department of Nutrition and Health, College of Medicine and Health Sciences, United Arab Emirates University, Al Ain, United Arab Emirates
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Argañaraz CV, Adjimann TS, Perissinotti PP, Soiza-Reilly M. Selective refinement of glutamate and GABA synapses on dorsal raphe 5-HT neurons during postnatal life. Development 2022; 149:285818. [PMID: 36458556 DOI: 10.1242/dev.201121] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/09/2022] [Accepted: 11/18/2022] [Indexed: 12/05/2022]
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Serotonin (5-hydroxytryptamine, 5-HT) neurons are implicated in the etiology and therapeutics of anxiety and depression. Critical periods of vulnerability during brain development enable maladaptive mechanisms to produce detrimental consequences on adult mood and emotional responses. 5-HT plays a crucial role in these mechanisms; however, little is known about how synaptic inputs and modulatory systems that shape the activity of early 5-HT networks mature during postnatal development. We investigated in mice the postnatal trajectory of glutamate and GABA synaptic inputs to dorsal raphe nucleus (DRN) 5-HT neurons, the main source of forebrain 5-HT. High-resolution quantitative analyses with array tomography and ex vivo electrophysiology indicate that cortical glutamate and subcortical GABA synapses undergo a profound refinement process after the third postnatal week, whereas subcortical glutamate inputs do not. This refinement of DRN inputs is not accompanied by changes in 5-HT1A receptor-mediated inhibition over 5-HT neurons. Our study reveals a precise developmental pattern of synaptic refinement of DRN excitatory and inhibitory afferents, when 5-HT-related inhibitory mechanisms are in place. These findings contribute to the understanding of neurodevelopmental vulnerability to psychiatric disorders. This article has an associated 'The people behind the papers' interview.
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- Carla V Argañaraz
- Instituto de Fisiología, Biología Molecular y Neurociencias (IFIBYNE), Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas (CONICET), Facultad de Ciencias Exactas y Naturales, Universidad de Buenos Aires, Buenos AiresC1428EGA, Argentina
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- Instituto de Fisiología, Biología Molecular y Neurociencias (IFIBYNE), Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas (CONICET), Facultad de Ciencias Exactas y Naturales, Universidad de Buenos Aires, Buenos AiresC1428EGA, Argentina
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- Instituto de Fisiología, Biología Molecular y Neurociencias (IFIBYNE), Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas (CONICET), Facultad de Ciencias Exactas y Naturales, Universidad de Buenos Aires, Buenos AiresC1428EGA, Argentina
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- Instituto de Fisiología, Biología Molecular y Neurociencias (IFIBYNE), Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas (CONICET), Facultad de Ciencias Exactas y Naturales, Universidad de Buenos Aires, Buenos AiresC1428EGA, Argentina
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Simiate and the focal adhesion kinase FAK1 cooperate in the regulation of dendritogenesis. Sci Rep 2022; 12:11274. [PMID: 35787638 PMCID: PMC9253104 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-022-14460-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/04/2022] [Accepted: 06/07/2022] [Indexed: 11/09/2022] Open
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Despite the crucial importance of dendritogenesis for the correct functioning of neurons, the molecular mechanisms underlying neuronal arborisation are still not well understood. Current models suggest that distinct parts and phases of dendritic development are regulated by the expression of distinct transcription factors, that are able to target the cytoskeleton. Two proteins recently implicated in dendritogenesis are the Focal Adhesion Kinase FAK1 and the Actin-binding protein Simiate. Using heterologous expression systems as well as mouse brain extracts in combination with coprecipitation assays, we show that Simiate is able to associate with FAK1. Differential centrifugation experiments further revealed the interaction to be present in cytosolic as well as nuclear fractions. Inside the nucleus though, Simiate preferentially binds to a FAK1 isoform of 80 kDa, which has previously been shown to regulate transcription factor activity. Investigating the function of both proteins in primary hippocampal cultures, we further found that FAK1 and Simiate have distinct roles in dendritogenesis: While FAK1 increases dendrite length and number, Simiate preferentially enhances growth and branching. However, if being confined to the nucleus, Simiate selectively triggers primary dendrite formation, enhancing transcription activity at the same time. Since the effect on primary dendrites is specifically re-normalized by a co-expression of FAK1 and Simiate in the nucleus, the data implies that the two proteins interact to counterbalance each other in order to control dendrite formation. Looking at the role of the cytosolic interaction of FAK1 and Simiate, we found that neurotrophin induced dendritogenesis causes a striking colocalisation of FAK1 and Simiate in dendritic growth cones, which is not present otherwise, thus suggesting that the cytosolic interaction stimulates growth cone mediated dendritogenesis in response to certain external signals. Taken together, the data show that FAK1 and Simiate exert several and distinct actions during the different phases of dendritogenesis and that these actions are related to their subcellular localisation and their interaction.
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Lannom MC, Nielsen J, Nawaz A, Shilikbay T, Ceman S. FMRP and MOV10 regulate Dicer1 expression and dendrite development. PLoS One 2021; 16:e0260005. [PMID: 34847178 PMCID: PMC8631628 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0260005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/30/2021] [Accepted: 11/01/2021] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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Fragile X syndrome results from the loss of expression of the Fragile X Mental Retardation Protein (FMRP). FMRP and RNA helicase Moloney Leukemia virus 10 (MOV10) are important Argonaute (AGO) cofactors for miRNA-mediated translation regulation. We previously showed that MOV10 functionally associates with FMRP. Here we quantify the effect of reduced MOV10 and FMRP expression on dendritic morphology. Murine neurons with reduced MOV10 and FMRP phenocopied Dicer1 KO neurons which exhibit impaired dendritic maturation Hong J (2013), leading us to hypothesize that MOV10 and FMRP regulate DICER expression. In cells and tissues expressing reduced MOV10 or no FMRP, DICER expression was significantly reduced. Moreover, the Dicer1 mRNA is a Cross-Linking Immunoprecipitation (CLIP) target of FMRP Darnell JC (2011), MOV10 Skariah G (2017) and AGO2 Kenny PJ (2020). MOV10 and FMRP modulate expression of DICER1 mRNA through its 3’untranslated region (UTR) and introduction of a DICER1 transgene restores normal neurite outgrowth in the Mov10 KO neuroblastoma Neuro2A cell line and branching in MOV10 heterozygote neurons. Moreover, we observe a global reduction in AGO2-associated microRNAs isolated from Fmr1 KO brain. We conclude that the MOV10-FMRP-AGO2 complex regulates DICER expression, revealing a novel mechanism for regulation of miRNA production required for normal neuronal morphology.
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- Monica C. Lannom
- Cell and Developmental Biology, University of Illinois, Urbana, Illinois, United States of America
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- Integrative Biology, University of Illinois, Urbana, Illinois, United States of America
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- Cell and Developmental Biology, University of Illinois, Urbana, Illinois, United States of America
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- Cell and Developmental Biology, University of Illinois, Urbana, Illinois, United States of America
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- Cell and Developmental Biology, University of Illinois, Urbana, Illinois, United States of America
- Neuroscience Program, University of Illinois, Urbana, Illinois, United States of America
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John Jayakumar JAK, Panicker MM. The roles of serotonin in cell adhesion and migration, and cytoskeletal remodeling. Cell Adh Migr 2021; 15:261-271. [PMID: 34494935 PMCID: PMC8437456 DOI: 10.1080/19336918.2021.1963574] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/20/2020] [Revised: 07/04/2021] [Accepted: 07/29/2021] [Indexed: 11/22/2022] Open
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Serotonin is well known as a neurotransmitter. Its roles in neuronal processes such as learning, memory or cognition are well established, and also in disorders such as depression, schizophrenia, bipolar disorder, and dementia. However, its effects on adhesion and cytoskeletal remodelling which are strongly affected by 5-HT receptors, are not as well studied with some exceptions for e.g. platelet aggregation. Neuronal function is strongly dependent on cell-cell contacts and adhesion-related processes. Therefore the role played by serotonin in psychiatric illness, as well as in the positive and negative effects of neuropsychiatric drugs through cell-related adhesion can be of great significance. In this review, we explore the role of serotonin in some of these aspects based on recent findings.
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- Joe Anand Kumar John Jayakumar
- Manipal Academy of Higher Education, Manipal, India
- National Centre for Biological Sciences, Tata Institute of Fundamental Research, Bengaluru, India
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- National Centre for Biological Sciences, Tata Institute of Fundamental Research, Bengaluru, India
- Present Address - Department of Physiology and Biophysics, School of Medicine, University of California, Irvine, USA
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Bernardo A, Malara M, Bertuccini L, De Nuccio C, Visentin S, Minghetti L. The Antihypertensive Drug Telmisartan Protects Oligodendrocytes from Cholesterol Accumulation and Promotes Differentiation by a PPAR-γ-Mediated Mechanism. Int J Mol Sci 2021; 22:ijms22179434. [PMID: 34502342 PMCID: PMC8431237 DOI: 10.3390/ijms22179434] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/20/2021] [Revised: 08/23/2021] [Accepted: 08/27/2021] [Indexed: 12/13/2022] Open
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Our previous studies have demonstrated that specific peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor-γ (PPAR-γ) agonists play a fundamental role in oligodendrocyte progenitor (OP) differentiation, protecting them against oxidative and inflammatory damage. The antihypertensive drug Telmisartan (TLM) was shown to act as a PPAR-γ modulator. This study investigates the TLM effect on OP differentiation and validates its capability to restore damage in a pharmacological model of Niemann-Pick type C (NPC) disease through a PPAR-γ-mediated mechanism. For the first time in purified OPs, we demonstrate that TLM-induced PPAR-γ activation downregulates the type 1 angiotensin II receptor (AT1), the level of which naturally decreases during differentiation. Like other PPAR-γ agonists, we show that TLM promotes peroxisomal proliferation and promotes OP differentiation. Furthermore, TLM can offset the OP maturation arrest induced by a lysosomal cholesterol transport inhibitor (U18666A), which reproduces an NPC1-like phenotype. In the NPC1 model, TLM also reduces cholesterol accumulation within peroxisomal and lysosomal compartments and the contacts between lysosomes and peroxisomes, revealing that TLM can regulate intracellular cholesterol transport, crucial for myelin formation. Altogether, these data indicate a new potential use of TLM in hypomyelination pathologies such as NPC1, underlining the possible repositioning of the drug already used in other pathologies.
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- Antonietta Bernardo
- National Center for Research and Preclinical and Clinical Evaluation of Drugs, Istituto Superiore di Sanità, 00169 Rome, Italy;
- Correspondence: ; Tel.: +39-06-4990-2927
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- Core Facilities, Istituto Superiore di Sanità, 00169 Rome, Italy;
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- Research Coordination and Support Service, Istituto Superiore di Sanità, 00169 Rome, Italy; (C.D.N.); (L.M.)
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- National Center for Research and Preclinical and Clinical Evaluation of Drugs, Istituto Superiore di Sanità, 00169 Rome, Italy;
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- Research Coordination and Support Service, Istituto Superiore di Sanità, 00169 Rome, Italy; (C.D.N.); (L.M.)
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Fabbretti E, Antognolli G, Tongiorgi E. Amyloid-β Impairs Dendritic Trafficking of Golgi-Like Organelles in the Early Phase Preceding Neurite Atrophy: Rescue by Mirtazapine. Front Mol Neurosci 2021; 14:661728. [PMID: 34149353 PMCID: PMC8209480 DOI: 10.3389/fnmol.2021.661728] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/31/2021] [Accepted: 04/30/2021] [Indexed: 12/20/2022] Open
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Neurite atrophy with loss of neuronal polarity is a pathological hallmark of Alzheimer's disease (AD) and other neurological disorders. While there is substantial agreement that disruption of intracellular vesicle trafficking is associated with axonal pathology in AD, comparatively less is known regarding its role in dendritic atrophy. This is a significant gap of knowledge because, unlike axons, dendrites are endowed with the complete endomembrane system comprising endoplasmic reticulum (ER), ER-Golgi intermediate compartment (ERGIC), Golgi apparatus, post-Golgi vesicles, and a recycling-degradative route. In this study, using live-imaging of pGOLT-expressing vesicles, indicative of Golgi outposts and satellites, we investigate how amyloid-β (Aβ) oligomers affect the trafficking of Golgi-like organelles in the different dendritic compartments of cultured rat hippocampal neurons. We found that short-term (4 h) treatment with Aβ led to a decrease in anterograde trafficking of Golgi vesicles in dendrites of both resting and stimulated (with 50 mM KCl) neurons. We also characterized the ability of mirtazapine, a noradrenergic and specific serotonergic tetracyclic antidepressant (NaSSA), to rescue Golgi dynamics in dendrites. Mirtazapine treatment (10 μM) increased the number and both anterograde and retrograde motility, reducing the percentage of static Golgi vesicles. Finally, mirtazapine reverted the neurite atrophy induced by 24 h treatment with Aβ oligomers, suggesting that this drug is able to counteract the effects of Aβ by improving the dendritic trafficking of Golgi-related vesicles.
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- Elsa Fabbretti
- Department of Life Sciences, University of Trieste, Trieste, Italy
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- Department of Life Sciences, University of Trieste, Trieste, Italy
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Martin V, Mathieu L, Diaz J, Salman H, Alterio J, Chevarin C, Lanfumey L, Hamon M, Austin MC, Darmon M, Stockmeier CA, Masson J. Key role of the 5-HT1A receptor addressing protein Yif1B in serotonin neurotransmission and SSRI treatment. J Psychiatry Neurosci 2020; 45:344-355. [PMID: 32459080 PMCID: PMC7850149 DOI: 10.1503/jpn.190134] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/13/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Altered function of serotonin receptor 1A (5-HT1AR) has been consistently implicated in anxiety, major depressive disorder and resistance to antidepressants. Mechanisms by which the function of 5-HT1AR (expressed as an autoreceptor in serotonergic raphe neurons and as a heteroreceptor in serotonin [5-HT] projection areas) is altered include regulation of its expression, but 5-HT1AR trafficking may also be involved. METHODS We investigated the consequences of the lack of Yif1B (the 5-HT1AR trafficking protein) on 5-HT neurotransmission in mice, and whether Yif1B expression might be affected under conditions known to alter 5-HT neurotransmission, such as anxious or depressive states or following treatment with fluoxetine (a selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor) in humans, monkeys and mice. RESULTS Compared with wild-type mice, Yif1B-knockout mice showed a significant decrease in the forebrain density of 5-HT projection fibres and a hypofunctionality of 5-HT1A autoreceptors expressed on raphe 5-HT neurons. In addition, social interaction was less in Yif1B-knockout mice, which did not respond to the antidepressant-like effect of acute fluoxetine injection. In wild-type mice, social defeat was associated with downregulated Yif1B mRNA in the prefrontal cortex, and chronic fluoxetine treatment increased Yif1B expression. The expression of Yif1B was also downregulated in the postmortem prefrontal cortex of people with major depressive disorder and upregulated after chronic treatment with a selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor in monkeys. LIMITATIONS We found sex differences in Yif1B expression in humans and monkeys, but not in mice under the tested conditions. CONCLUSION These data support the concept that Yif1B plays a critical role in 5-HT1AR functioning and brain 5-HT homeostasis. The opposite changes in its expression observed in anxious or depressive states and after therapeutic fluoxetine treatment suggest that Yif1B might be involved in vulnerability to anxiety and depression, and fluoxetine efficacy.
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- Vincent Martin
- From Inserm UMR894, Centre de Psychiatrie et Neuroscience, Paris F-75014 France; Université Paris Descartes, Sorbonne Paris Cité - Paris 5, France (Martin, Mathieu, Diaz, Salman, Alterio, Chevarin, Lanfumey, Hamon, Darmon, Masson); the College of Pharmacy, Idaho State University, Pocatello, ID 83209 USA (Austin); the Department of Psychiatry and Human Behavior, University of Mississippi Medical Center, Jackson, MS, 39216 USA (Stockmeier); and Inserm UMR-S 1270, Paris, France; Sorbonne Université, Science and Engineering Faculty, Paris, France; Institut du Fer à Moulin, Paris, France (Darmon, Masson)
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- From Inserm UMR894, Centre de Psychiatrie et Neuroscience, Paris F-75014 France; Université Paris Descartes, Sorbonne Paris Cité - Paris 5, France (Martin, Mathieu, Diaz, Salman, Alterio, Chevarin, Lanfumey, Hamon, Darmon, Masson); the College of Pharmacy, Idaho State University, Pocatello, ID 83209 USA (Austin); the Department of Psychiatry and Human Behavior, University of Mississippi Medical Center, Jackson, MS, 39216 USA (Stockmeier); and Inserm UMR-S 1270, Paris, France; Sorbonne Université, Science and Engineering Faculty, Paris, France; Institut du Fer à Moulin, Paris, France (Darmon, Masson)
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- From Inserm UMR894, Centre de Psychiatrie et Neuroscience, Paris F-75014 France; Université Paris Descartes, Sorbonne Paris Cité - Paris 5, France (Martin, Mathieu, Diaz, Salman, Alterio, Chevarin, Lanfumey, Hamon, Darmon, Masson); the College of Pharmacy, Idaho State University, Pocatello, ID 83209 USA (Austin); the Department of Psychiatry and Human Behavior, University of Mississippi Medical Center, Jackson, MS, 39216 USA (Stockmeier); and Inserm UMR-S 1270, Paris, France; Sorbonne Université, Science and Engineering Faculty, Paris, France; Institut du Fer à Moulin, Paris, France (Darmon, Masson)
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- From Inserm UMR894, Centre de Psychiatrie et Neuroscience, Paris F-75014 France; Université Paris Descartes, Sorbonne Paris Cité - Paris 5, France (Martin, Mathieu, Diaz, Salman, Alterio, Chevarin, Lanfumey, Hamon, Darmon, Masson); the College of Pharmacy, Idaho State University, Pocatello, ID 83209 USA (Austin); the Department of Psychiatry and Human Behavior, University of Mississippi Medical Center, Jackson, MS, 39216 USA (Stockmeier); and Inserm UMR-S 1270, Paris, France; Sorbonne Université, Science and Engineering Faculty, Paris, France; Institut du Fer à Moulin, Paris, France (Darmon, Masson)
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- From Inserm UMR894, Centre de Psychiatrie et Neuroscience, Paris F-75014 France; Université Paris Descartes, Sorbonne Paris Cité - Paris 5, France (Martin, Mathieu, Diaz, Salman, Alterio, Chevarin, Lanfumey, Hamon, Darmon, Masson); the College of Pharmacy, Idaho State University, Pocatello, ID 83209 USA (Austin); the Department of Psychiatry and Human Behavior, University of Mississippi Medical Center, Jackson, MS, 39216 USA (Stockmeier); and Inserm UMR-S 1270, Paris, France; Sorbonne Université, Science and Engineering Faculty, Paris, France; Institut du Fer à Moulin, Paris, France (Darmon, Masson)
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- From Inserm UMR894, Centre de Psychiatrie et Neuroscience, Paris F-75014 France; Université Paris Descartes, Sorbonne Paris Cité - Paris 5, France (Martin, Mathieu, Diaz, Salman, Alterio, Chevarin, Lanfumey, Hamon, Darmon, Masson); the College of Pharmacy, Idaho State University, Pocatello, ID 83209 USA (Austin); the Department of Psychiatry and Human Behavior, University of Mississippi Medical Center, Jackson, MS, 39216 USA (Stockmeier); and Inserm UMR-S 1270, Paris, France; Sorbonne Université, Science and Engineering Faculty, Paris, France; Institut du Fer à Moulin, Paris, France (Darmon, Masson)
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- From Inserm UMR894, Centre de Psychiatrie et Neuroscience, Paris F-75014 France; Université Paris Descartes, Sorbonne Paris Cité - Paris 5, France (Martin, Mathieu, Diaz, Salman, Alterio, Chevarin, Lanfumey, Hamon, Darmon, Masson); the College of Pharmacy, Idaho State University, Pocatello, ID 83209 USA (Austin); the Department of Psychiatry and Human Behavior, University of Mississippi Medical Center, Jackson, MS, 39216 USA (Stockmeier); and Inserm UMR-S 1270, Paris, France; Sorbonne Université, Science and Engineering Faculty, Paris, France; Institut du Fer à Moulin, Paris, France (Darmon, Masson)
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- From Inserm UMR894, Centre de Psychiatrie et Neuroscience, Paris F-75014 France; Université Paris Descartes, Sorbonne Paris Cité - Paris 5, France (Martin, Mathieu, Diaz, Salman, Alterio, Chevarin, Lanfumey, Hamon, Darmon, Masson); the College of Pharmacy, Idaho State University, Pocatello, ID 83209 USA (Austin); the Department of Psychiatry and Human Behavior, University of Mississippi Medical Center, Jackson, MS, 39216 USA (Stockmeier); and Inserm UMR-S 1270, Paris, France; Sorbonne Université, Science and Engineering Faculty, Paris, France; Institut du Fer à Moulin, Paris, France (Darmon, Masson)
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- From Inserm UMR894, Centre de Psychiatrie et Neuroscience, Paris F-75014 France; Université Paris Descartes, Sorbonne Paris Cité - Paris 5, France (Martin, Mathieu, Diaz, Salman, Alterio, Chevarin, Lanfumey, Hamon, Darmon, Masson); the College of Pharmacy, Idaho State University, Pocatello, ID 83209 USA (Austin); the Department of Psychiatry and Human Behavior, University of Mississippi Medical Center, Jackson, MS, 39216 USA (Stockmeier); and Inserm UMR-S 1270, Paris, France; Sorbonne Université, Science and Engineering Faculty, Paris, France; Institut du Fer à Moulin, Paris, France (Darmon, Masson)
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- From Inserm UMR894, Centre de Psychiatrie et Neuroscience, Paris F-75014 France; Université Paris Descartes, Sorbonne Paris Cité - Paris 5, France (Martin, Mathieu, Diaz, Salman, Alterio, Chevarin, Lanfumey, Hamon, Darmon, Masson); the College of Pharmacy, Idaho State University, Pocatello, ID 83209 USA (Austin); the Department of Psychiatry and Human Behavior, University of Mississippi Medical Center, Jackson, MS, 39216 USA (Stockmeier); and Inserm UMR-S 1270, Paris, France; Sorbonne Université, Science and Engineering Faculty, Paris, France; Institut du Fer à Moulin, Paris, France (Darmon, Masson)
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- From Inserm UMR894, Centre de Psychiatrie et Neuroscience, Paris F-75014 France; Université Paris Descartes, Sorbonne Paris Cité - Paris 5, France (Martin, Mathieu, Diaz, Salman, Alterio, Chevarin, Lanfumey, Hamon, Darmon, Masson); the College of Pharmacy, Idaho State University, Pocatello, ID 83209 USA (Austin); the Department of Psychiatry and Human Behavior, University of Mississippi Medical Center, Jackson, MS, 39216 USA (Stockmeier); and Inserm UMR-S 1270, Paris, France; Sorbonne Université, Science and Engineering Faculty, Paris, France; Institut du Fer à Moulin, Paris, France (Darmon, Masson)
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- From Inserm UMR894, Centre de Psychiatrie et Neuroscience, Paris F-75014 France; Université Paris Descartes, Sorbonne Paris Cité - Paris 5, France (Martin, Mathieu, Diaz, Salman, Alterio, Chevarin, Lanfumey, Hamon, Darmon, Masson); the College of Pharmacy, Idaho State University, Pocatello, ID 83209 USA (Austin); the Department of Psychiatry and Human Behavior, University of Mississippi Medical Center, Jackson, MS, 39216 USA (Stockmeier); and Inserm UMR-S 1270, Paris, France; Sorbonne Université, Science and Engineering Faculty, Paris, France; Institut du Fer à Moulin, Paris, France (Darmon, Masson)
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Ma R, Wang M, Gao S, Zhu L, Yu L, Hu D, Zhu L, Huang W, Zhang W, Deng J, Pan J, He H, Gao Z, Xu J, Han X. miR-29a Promotes the Neurite Outgrowth of Rat Neural Stem Cells by Targeting Extracellular Matrix to Repair Brain Injury. Stem Cells Dev 2020; 29:599-614. [PMID: 31885334 DOI: 10.1089/scd.2019.0174] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/19/2022] Open
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Neural stem cells (NSCs) can generate new neurons to repair brain injury and central nervous system disease by promoting neural regeneration. MicroRNAs (miRNAs) involve in neural development, brain damage, and neurological diseases repair. Recent reports show that several miRNAs express in NSCs and are important to neurogenesis. Neurites play a key role in NSC-related neurogenesis. However, the mechanism of NSC neurite generation is rarely studied. We surprisingly noticed that the neurites increased after bone morphogenetic protein (BMP) treatment in rat NSCs. This process was accompanied by the dynamic change of miRNA-29. Then we discovered that miR-29a regulated neural neurites in rat hippocampus NSCs. Overexpression of miR-29a reduced the cell soma area and promoted the neurite outgrowth of NSCs. Cell soma area became small, whereas the number of neurite increased. Moreover, neurite complexity increased dramatically, with more primary and secondary branches after miR-29a overexpression. In addition, miR-29a overexpression still maintained the stemness of NSCs. Besides, we identified that miR-29a can promote the neurite outgrowth by targeting extracellular matrix-related genes like Fibrillin 1 (Fbn1), Follistatin-like 1 (Fstl1), and laminin subunit gamma 2 (Lamc2). These findings may provide a novel role of miR-29a to regulate neurite outgrowth and development of NSCs. We also offered a possible theoretical basis to the migration mechanism of NSCs in brain development and damage repair.
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- Rongjie Ma
- Department of Gynecology and Obstetrics, Shanghai Tenth People's Hospital, Tongji University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China
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- School of Medicine, Jiaxing University, Jiaxing, China.,Oral Biomedical Engineering Laboratory, Shanghai Stomatological Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai, China
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- East Hospital, Tongji University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China
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- East Hospital, Tongji University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China
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- Oral Biomedical Engineering Laboratory, Shanghai Stomatological Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai, China
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- Shanghai Tenth People's Hospital, Tongji University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China.,Lifeng Institute of Regenerative Medicine, Tongji University, Shanghai, China
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- Oral Biomedical Engineering Laboratory, Shanghai Stomatological Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai, China
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- Oral Biomedical Engineering Laboratory, Shanghai Stomatological Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai, China
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- Oral Biomedical Engineering Laboratory, Shanghai Stomatological Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai, China
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- Oral Biomedical Engineering Laboratory, Shanghai Stomatological Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai, China
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- Oral Biomedical Engineering Laboratory, Shanghai Stomatological Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Third Affiliated Hospital of Second Military Medical University, Shanghai, China
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- Shanghai Tenth People's Hospital, Tongji University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China.,Lifeng Institute of Regenerative Medicine, Tongji University, Shanghai, China
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- East Hospital, Tongji University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China
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- Oral Biomedical Engineering Laboratory, Shanghai Stomatological Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai, China
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Ravindran S, Nalavadi VC, Muddashetty RS. BDNF Induced Translation of Limk1 in Developing Neurons Regulates Dendrite Growth by Fine-Tuning Cofilin1 Activity. Front Mol Neurosci 2019; 12:64. [PMID: 30949027 PMCID: PMC6436473 DOI: 10.3389/fnmol.2019.00064] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/27/2018] [Accepted: 02/26/2019] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
Abstract
Dendritic growth and branching are highly regulated processes and are essential for establishing proper neuronal connectivity. There is a critical phase of early dendrite development when these are heavily regulated by external cues such as trophic factors. Brain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF) is a major trophic factor known to enhance dendrite growth in cortical neurons, but the molecular underpinnings of this response are not completely understood. We have identified that BDNF induced translational regulation is an important mechanism governing dendrite development in cultured rat cortical neurons. We show that BDNF treatment for 1 h in young neurons leads to translational up-regulation of an important actin regulatory protein LIM domain kinase 1 (Limk1), increasing its level locally in the dendrites. Limk1 is a member of serine/threonine (Ser/Thr) family kinases downstream of the Rho-GTPase pathway. BDNF induced increase in Limk1 levels leads to increased phosphorylation of its target protein cofilin1. We observed that these changes are maintained for long durations of up to 48 h and are mediating increase in number of primary dendrites and total dendrite length. Thus, we show that BDNF induced protein synthesis leads to fine-tuning of the actin cytoskeletal reassembly and thereby mediate dendrite development.
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- Sreenath Ravindran
- Center for Brain Development and Repair (CBDR), Institute for Stem Cell Biology and Regenerative Medicine (inStem), Bangalore, India.,Manipal Academy of Higher Education, Manipal, India
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- Center for Brain Development and Repair (CBDR), Institute for Stem Cell Biology and Regenerative Medicine (inStem), Bangalore, India
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- Center for Brain Development and Repair (CBDR), Institute for Stem Cell Biology and Regenerative Medicine (inStem), Bangalore, India
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Vargas J, Alfaro-Rodríguez A, Perez-Orive J. Serotonin induces or inhibits neuritic regeneration of leech CNS neurons depending on neuronal identity. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2019; 52:e7988. [PMID: 30785479 PMCID: PMC6376320 DOI: 10.1590/1414-431x20187988] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/07/2018] [Accepted: 12/05/2018] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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Recovery of motor function after central nervous system (CNS) injury is dependent on the regeneration capacity of the nervous system, which is a multifactorial process influenced, among other things, by the role of neuromodulators such as serotonin. The neurotransmitter serotonin can promote neuronal regeneration but there are also reports of it causing restriction, so it is important to clarify these divergent findings in order to understand the direct scope and side effects of potential pharmacological treatments. We evaluated the effect of serotonin on the extent of neuritic outgrowth and morphology of three different neuronal types in the leech Haementeria officinalis during their regeneration in vitro: Retzius interneurons (Rz), annulus erector (AE) motoneurons, and anterolateral number 1 (AL1) CNS neurons. Neurons were isolated and cultured in L15 medium, with or without serotonin. Growth parameters were registered and quantified, and observed differences were analyzed. The addition of serotonin was found to induce AL1 neurons to increase their average growth dramatically by 8.3-fold (P=0.02; n=5), and to have no clear effect on AE motoneurons (P=0.44; n=5). For Rz interneurons, which normally do not regenerate their neurites, the addition of concanavaline-A causes substantial growth, which serotonin was found to inhibit on average by 98% (P=0.02; n=5). The number of primary neurites and their branches were also affected. These results reveal that depending on the neuronal type, serotonin can promote, inhibit, or have no effect on neuronal regeneration. This suggests that after CNS injury, non-specific pharmacological treatments affecting serotonin may have different effects on different neuronal populations.
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- J Vargas
- Regeneration Laboratory, National Rehabilitation Institute "Luis Guillermo Ibarra Ibarra", Col. Arenal de Guadalupe, Delegacion Tlalpan, Mexico City, Mexico
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- Neuroscience Division, National Rehabilitation Institute "Luis Guillermo Ibarra Ibarra", Col. Arenal de Guadalupe, Delegacion Tlalpan, Mexico City, Mexico
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- Neuroscience Division, National Rehabilitation Institute "Luis Guillermo Ibarra Ibarra", Col. Arenal de Guadalupe, Delegacion Tlalpan, Mexico City, Mexico
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5-HT 2A Receptor-Induced Morphological Reorganization of PKCγ-Expressing Interneurons Gates Inflammatory Mechanical Allodynia in Rat. J Neurosci 2018; 38:10489-10504. [PMID: 30355630 DOI: 10.1523/jneurosci.1294-18.2018] [Citation(s) in RCA: 34] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/22/2018] [Revised: 10/03/2018] [Accepted: 10/14/2018] [Indexed: 12/12/2022] Open
Abstract
Mechanical allodynia, a widespread pain symptom that still lacks effective therapy, is associated with the activation of a dorsally directed polysynaptic circuit within the spinal dorsal horn (SDH) or medullary dorsal horn (MDH), whereby tactile inputs into deep SDH/MDH can gain access to superficial SDH/MDH, eliciting pain. Inner lamina II (IIi) interneurons expressing the γ isoform of protein kinase C (PKCγ+) are key elements for allodynia circuits, but how they operate is still unclear. Combining behavioral, ex vivo electrophysiological, and morphological approaches in an adult rat model of facial inflammatory pain (complete Freund's adjuvant, CFA), we show that the mechanical allodynia observed 1 h after CFA injection is associated with the following (1) sensitization (using ERK1/2 phosphorylation as a marker) and (2) reduced dendritic arborizations and enhanced spine density in exclusively PKCγ+ interneurons, but (3) depolarized resting membrane potential (RMP) in all lamina IIi PKCγ+/PKCγ- interneurons. Blocking MDH 5HT2A receptors (5-HT2AR) prevents facial mechanical allodynia and associated changes in the morphology of PKCγ+ interneurons, but not depolarized RMP in lamina IIi interneurons. Finally, activation of MDH 5-HT2AR in naive animals is enough to reproduce the behavioral allodynia and morphological changes in PKCγ+ interneurons, but not the electrophysiological changes in lamina IIi interneurons, induced by facial inflammation. This suggests that inflammation-induced mechanical allodynia involves strong morphological reorganization of PKCγ+ interneurons via 5-HT2AR activation that contributes to open the gate for transmission of innocuous mechanical inputs to superficial SDH/MDH pain circuitry. Preventing 5-HT2AR-induced structural plasticity in PKCγ+ interneurons might represent new avenues for the specific treatment of inflammation-induced mechanical hypersensitivity.SIGNIFICANCE STATEMENT Inflammatory or neuropathic pain syndromes are characterized by pain hypersensitivity such as mechanical allodynia (pain induced by innocuous mechanical stimuli). It is generally assumed that mechanisms underlying mechanical allodynia, because they are rapid, must operate at only the level of functional reorganization of spinal or medullary dorsal horn (MDH) circuits. We discovered that facial inflammation-induced mechanical allodynia is associated with rapid and strong structural remodeling of specifically interneurons expressing the γ isoform of protein kinase C (PKCγ) within MDH inner lamina II. Moreover, we elucidated a 5-HT2A receptor to PKCγ/ERK1/2 pathway leading to the behavioral allodynia and correlated morphological changes in PKCγ interneurons. Therefore, descending 5-HT sensitize PKCγ interneurons, a putative "gate" in allodynia circuits, via 5-HT2A receptor-induced structural reorganization.
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The effect of 3,4- methylenedioxymethamphetamine on expression of neurotrophic factors in hippocampus of male rats. Med J Islam Repub Iran 2018; 31:60. [PMID: 29445689 PMCID: PMC5804417 DOI: 10.14196/mjiri.31.60] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/07/2016] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
Abstract
Background: 3,4- methylenedioxymethamphetamine (MDMA) is a chemical derivative of amphetamine that can induce learning
and memory impairment. Due to the effect of neurotrophins on memory and learning, the impact of MDMA was evaluated on the
brain - derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF), neurotrophin- 4 (NT-4), and tropomyosin- related kinase B (Trk- β) expression in the
hippocampus.
Methods: In this study, 20 adult male Wistar rats (200-250 g) received saline (1 mL) or 10 mg/kg of MDMA intraperitoneally as
single or multiple injection for 2 consecutive days per week for 2 months. Expression of BDNF, Trk-β, and NT4 were assessed using
Western blotting and RT PCR methods.
Results: Our results revealed that the expression of BDNF, Trk- β, and NT4 proteins and genes significantly decreased in MDMA
groups compared to the sham group (p<0.05). Furthermore, the acute group showed the lowest expression of these proteins.
Conclusion: The results of the present study suggest that ecstasy administration may downregulate the expression of BDNF, Trk- β,
and NT-4 in hippocampus, which is more extensive in case of acute treatment. It seems that in the chronic group, hippocampus was
able to compensate the ecstasy- induced neurotoxicity.
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Rojas P, Aguayo F, Neira D, Tejos M, Aliaga E, Muñoz J, Parra C, Fiedler J. Dual effect of serotonin on the dendritic growth of cultured hippocampal neurons: Involvement of 5-HT1A and 5-HT7 receptors. Mol Cell Neurosci 2017; 85:148-161. [DOI: 10.1016/j.mcn.2017.09.009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/22/2017] [Revised: 09/04/2017] [Accepted: 09/29/2017] [Indexed: 01/11/2023] Open
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Sajadi A, Amiri I, Gharebaghi A, Komaki A, Asadbegi M, Shahidi S, Mehdizadeh M, Soleimani Asl S. Treadmill exercise alters ecstasy- induced long- term potentiation disruption in the hippocampus of male rats. Metab Brain Dis 2017; 32:1603-1607. [PMID: 28612273 DOI: 10.1007/s11011-017-0046-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/14/2017] [Accepted: 06/01/2017] [Indexed: 12/20/2022]
Abstract
3, 4-methylenedioxymethamphetamine (MDMA) or ecstasy is a derivative of amphetamine that leads to long term potentiation (LTP) disruption in the hippocampal dentate gyrus (DG). Exercise has been accepted as a treatment for the improvement of neurodegenerative disease. Herein, the effects of exercise on the MDMA- induced neurotoxicity were assessed. Male Wistar rats received intraperitoneal injection of MDMA (10 mg/kg) and exercised for one month on a treadmill (Simultaneously or asynchronously with MDMA). LTP and expression of BDNF were assessed using electrophysiology and western blotting methods, respectively. MDMA attenuated the field excitatory post-synaptic potential (fEPSP) slope in comparison with the control group, whereas treadmill exercise increased this parameter when compared to MDMA group. Furthermore, BDNF expression significantly decreased in MDMA group and treadmill exercise could increase that. In conclusion, results of this study suggest that synchronous exercise is able to improve MDMA-induced LTP changes through increase of BDNF expression in the hippocampus of rats.
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- Azam Sajadi
- Neurophysiology Research Center, Hamadan University of Medical Sciences, Hamadan, Iran
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- Anatomy Department, School of Medicine, Hamadan University of Medical Sciences, Hamadan, Iran
- Endometrium and Endometriosis Research Center, Hamadan University of Medical Sciences, Hamadan, Iran
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- Neurophysiology Research Center, Hamadan University of Medical Sciences, Hamadan, Iran
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- Neurophysiology Research Center, Hamadan University of Medical Sciences, Hamadan, Iran
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- Neurophysiology Research Center, Hamadan University of Medical Sciences, Hamadan, Iran
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- Neurophysiology Research Center, Hamadan University of Medical Sciences, Hamadan, Iran
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- Cellular and Molecular Research Center, Faculty of Advanced Technologies in Medicine, Department of Anatomy, Iran University of Medical sciences, Tehran, Iran
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- Neurophysiology Research Center, Hamadan University of Medical Sciences, Hamadan, Iran.
- Anatomy Department, School of Medicine, Hamadan University of Medical Sciences, Hamadan, Iran.
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Stanko JP, Fenton SE. Quantifying Branching Density in Rat Mammary Gland Whole-mounts Using the Sholl Analysis Method. J Vis Exp 2017. [PMID: 28745626 DOI: 10.3791/55789] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/20/2023] Open
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An increasing number of studies are utilizing the rodent mammary gland as an endpoint for assessing the developmental toxicity of a chemical exposure. The effects these exposures have on mammary gland development are typically evaluated using either basic dimensional measurements or by scoring morphological characteristics. However, the broad range of methods for interpreting developmental changes could lead to inconsistent translations across laboratories. A common method of assessment is needed so that proper interpretations can be formed from data being compared across studies. The present study describes the application of the Sholl analysis method to quantify mammary gland branching characteristics. The Sholl method was originally developed for use in quantifying neuronal dendritic patterns. By using ImageJ, an open-source image analysis software package, and a plugin developed for this analysis, the mammary gland branching density and the complexity of a mammary gland from a peripubertal female rat were determined. The methods described here will enable the use of the Sholl analysis as an effective tool for quantifying an important characteristic of mammary gland development.
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- Jason P Stanko
- National Toxicology Program Laboratory, Division of the National Toxicology Program, National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences
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- National Toxicology Program Laboratory, Division of the National Toxicology Program, National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences;
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Skariah G, Seimetz J, Norsworthy M, Lannom MC, Kenny PJ, Elrakhawy M, Forsthoefel C, Drnevich J, Kalsotra A, Ceman S. Mov10 suppresses retroelements and regulates neuronal development and function in the developing brain. BMC Biol 2017; 15:54. [PMID: 28662698 PMCID: PMC5492891 DOI: 10.1186/s12915-017-0387-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 32] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/15/2017] [Accepted: 05/26/2017] [Indexed: 12/20/2022] Open
Abstract
Background Moloney leukemia virus 10 (Mov10) is an RNA helicase that mediates access of the RNA-induced silencing complex to messenger RNAs (mRNAs). Until now, its role as an RNA helicase and as a regulator of retrotransposons has been characterized exclusively in cell lines. We investigated the role of Mov10 in the mouse brain by examining its expression over development and attempting to create a Mov10 knockout mouse. Loss of both Mov10 copies led to early embryonic lethality. Results Mov10 was significantly elevated in postnatal murine brain, where it bound retroelement RNAs and mRNAs. Mov10 suppressed retroelements in the nucleus by directly inhibiting complementary DNA synthesis, while cytosolic Mov10 regulated cytoskeletal mRNAs to influence neurite outgrowth. We verified this important function by observing reduced dendritic arborization in hippocampal neurons from the Mov10 heterozygote mouse and shortened neurites in the Mov10 knockout Neuro2A cells. Knockdown of Fmrp also resulted in shortened neurites. Mov10, Fmrp, and Ago2 bound a common set of mRNAs in the brain. Reduced Mov10 in murine brain resulted in anxiety and increased activity in a novel environment, supporting its important role in the development of normal brain circuitry. Conclusions Mov10 is essential for normal neuronal development and brain function. Mov10 preferentially binds RNAs involved in actin binding, neuronal projection, and cytoskeleton. This is a completely new and critically important function for Mov10 in neuronal development and establishes a precedent for Mov10 being an important candidate in neurological disorders that have underlying cytoarchitectural causes like autism and Alzheimer’s disease. Electronic supplementary material The online version of this article (doi:10.1186/s12915-017-0387-1) contains supplementary material, which is available to authorized users.
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- Geena Skariah
- Neuroscience Program, University of Illinois-Urbana Champaign, Urbana, IL, 61801, USA
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- Biochemistry, University of Illinois-Urbana Champaign, Urbana, IL, 61801, USA
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- Cell and Developmental Biology, University of Illinois-Urbana Champaign, Urbana, IL, 61801, USA
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- Cell and Developmental Biology, University of Illinois-Urbana Champaign, Urbana, IL, 61801, USA
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- Cell and Developmental Biology, University of Illinois-Urbana Champaign, Urbana, IL, 61801, USA
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- Cell and Developmental Biology, University of Illinois-Urbana Champaign, Urbana, IL, 61801, USA
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- College of Medicine, University of Illinois-Urbana Champaign, Urbana, IL, 61801, USA
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- High-Performance Biological Computing, Roy J. Carver Biotechnology Center, University of Illinois-Urbana Champaign, Urbana, IL, 61801, USA
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- Biochemistry, University of Illinois-Urbana Champaign, Urbana, IL, 61801, USA.,College of Medicine, University of Illinois-Urbana Champaign, Urbana, IL, 61801, USA
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- Neuroscience Program, University of Illinois-Urbana Champaign, Urbana, IL, 61801, USA. .,Cell and Developmental Biology, University of Illinois-Urbana Champaign, Urbana, IL, 61801, USA. .,College of Medicine, University of Illinois-Urbana Champaign, Urbana, IL, 61801, USA.
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Rojas PS, Fiedler JL. What Do We Really Know About 5-HT 1A Receptor Signaling in Neuronal Cells? Front Cell Neurosci 2016; 10:272. [PMID: 27932955 PMCID: PMC5121227 DOI: 10.3389/fncel.2016.00272] [Citation(s) in RCA: 56] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/04/2016] [Accepted: 11/09/2016] [Indexed: 01/04/2023] Open
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Serotonin (5-HT) is a neurotransmitter that plays an important role in neuronal plasticity. Variations in the levels of 5-HT at the synaptic cleft, expression or dysfunction of 5-HT receptors may alter brain development and predispose to various mental diseases. Here, we review the transduction pathways described in various cell types transfected with recombinant 5-HT1A receptor (5-HT1AR), specially contrasting with those findings obtained in neuronal cells. The 5-HT1AR is detected in early stages of neural development and is located in the soma, dendrites and spines of hippocampal neurons. The 5-HT1AR differs from other 5-HT receptors because it is coupled to different pathways, depending on the targeted cell. The signaling pathway associated with this receptor is determined by Gα isoforms and some cascades involve βγ signaling. The activity of 5-HT1AR usually promotes a reduction in neuronal excitability and firing, provokes a variation in cAMP and Ca2+, levels which may be linked to specific types of behavior and cognition. Furthermore, evidence indicates that 5-HT1AR induces neuritogesis and synapse formation, probably by modulation of the neuronal cytoskeleton through MAPK and phosphoinositide-3-kinase (PI3K)-Akt signaling pathways. Advances in understanding the actions of 5-HT1AR and its association with different signaling pathways in the central nervous system will reveal their pivotal role in health and disease.
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- Paulina S Rojas
- Laboratory of Neuroplasticity and Neurogenetics, Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Faculty of Chemistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Universidad de ChileSantiago, Chile; Faculty of Medicine, School of Pharmacy, Universidad Andres BelloSantiago, Chile
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- Laboratory of Neuroplasticity and Neurogenetics, Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Faculty of Chemistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Universidad de Chile Santiago, Chile
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Sun H, Xu S, Yi L, Chen Y, Wu P, Cao Z, Zhou L, Jiang Y, Zhang D. Role of 5-HT1A receptor in insular cortex mediating stress - induced visceral sensory dysfunction. Neurogastroenterol Motil 2016; 28:1104-13. [PMID: 26969829 DOI: 10.1111/nmo.12815] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/15/2015] [Accepted: 02/08/2016] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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BACKGROUND 5-HT1A receptors (HTR1As) in the insular cortex are thought to be related with the generation of stress-induced functional gastrointestinal disorders (FGIDs), but its mechanism is not clear. Visceral hypersensitivity is one important pathophysiological mechanism of FGIDs. This study aimed to explore the role of HTR1As in mediating stress-induced visceral hypersensitivity and its mechanism in the insular cortex. METHODS Visceral hypersensitivity rat model was established by water avoidance stress (WAS) and the visceral sensitivity was measured by electromyogram. The activities of HTR1As were regulated by microinjecting the HTR1A agonist and antagonist into the insular cortex. The expression levels of 5-HT, HTR1A, N-methyl-d-aspartic acid receptor subtype 2B (NR2B) and c-fos were observed by RT-PCR, Western Blot and immunohistochemical staining. KEY RESULTS In WAS rats, the expression levels of 5-HT and HTR1As in the insular cortex were significantly lower (p < 0.05) than that in sham WAS and normal rats, but the levels of c-fos and NR2B were significantly higher (p < 0.05). After microinjecting HTR1As agonist into the insular cortex of WAS rats, the visceral sensitivity and the expression levels of NR2B and c-fos in insular cortex significantly decreased (p < 0.05). CONCLUSIONS & INFERENCES The HTR1As-NR2B signal pathway of insular cortex plays an important role in regulating stress-induced visceral hypersensitivity.
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- H Sun
- Department of Gastroenterology, Tongji Institute of Digestive Diseases, Tongji Hospital, Tongji University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Tongji Institute of Digestive Diseases, Tongji Hospital, Tongji University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Tongji Institute of Digestive Diseases, Tongji Hospital, Tongji University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Tongji Institute of Digestive Diseases, Tongji Hospital, Tongji University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Tongji Institute of Digestive Diseases, Tongji Hospital, Tongji University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Renji Hospital, School of Medicine, Shanghai Jiaotong University, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Tongji Institute of Digestive Diseases, Tongji Hospital, Tongji University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Tongji Institute of Digestive Diseases, Tongji Hospital, Tongji University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Tongji Institute of Digestive Diseases, Tongji Hospital, Tongji University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China
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Subpopulations of PKCγ interneurons within the medullary dorsal horn revealed by electrophysiologic and morphologic approach. Pain 2016; 156:1714-1728. [PMID: 25961142 DOI: 10.1097/j.pain.0000000000000221] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
Abstract
Mechanical allodynia, a cardinal symptom of persistent pain, is associated with the unmasking of usually blocked local circuits within the superficial spinal or medullary dorsal horn (MDH) through which low-threshold mechanical inputs can gain access to the lamina I nociceptive output neurons. Specific interneurons located within inner lamina II (IIi) and expressing the gamma isoform of protein kinase C (PKCγ⁺) have been shown to be key elements for such circuits. However, their morphologic and electrophysiologic features are still unknown. Using whole-cell patch-clamp recordings and immunohistochemical techniques in slices of adult rat MDH, we characterized such lamina IIi PKCγ⁺ interneurons and compared them with neighboring PKCγ⁻ interneurons. Our results reveal that PKCγ⁺ interneurons display very specific activity and response properties. Compared with PKCγ⁻ interneurons, they exhibit a smaller membrane input resistance and rheobase, leading to a lower threshold for action potentials. Consistently, more than half of PKCγ⁺ interneurons respond with tonic firing to step current. They also receive a weaker excitatory synaptic drive. Most PKCγ⁺ interneurons express Ih currents. The neurites of PKCγ⁺ interneurons arborize extensively within lamina IIi, can spread dorsally into lamina IIo, but never reach lamina I. In addition, at least 2 morphologically and functionally different subpopulations of PKCγ⁺ interneurons can be identified: central and radial PKCγ⁺ interneurons. The former exhibit a lower membrane input resistance, rheobase and, thus, action potential threshold, and less PKCγ⁺ immunoreactivity than the latter. These 2 subpopulations might thus differently contribute to the gating of dorsally directed circuits within the MDH underlying mechanical allodynia.
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Ozkan ED, Aceti M, Creson TK, Rojas CS, Hubbs CR, McGuire MN, Kakad PP, Miller CA, Rumbaugh G. Input-specific regulation of hippocampal circuit maturation by non-muscle myosin IIB. J Neurochem 2015; 134:429-44. [PMID: 25931194 DOI: 10.1111/jnc.13146] [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: 09/10/2014] [Revised: 04/04/2015] [Accepted: 04/08/2015] [Indexed: 12/18/2022]
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Myh9 and Myh10, which encode two major isoforms of non-muscle myosin II expressed in the brain, have emerged as risk factors for developmental brain disorders. Myosin II motors regulate neuronal cytoskeletal dynamics leading to optimization of synaptic plasticity and memory formation. However, the role of these motor complexes in brain development remains poorly understood. Here, we disrupted the in vivo expression of Myh9 and/or Myh10 in developing hippocampal neurons to determine how these motors contribute to circuit maturation in this brain area important for cognition. We found that Myh10 ablation in early postnatal, but not mature, CA1 pyramidal neurons reduced excitatory synaptic function in the Schaffer collateral pathway, whereas more distal inputs to CA1 neurons were relatively unaffected. Myh10 ablation in young neurons also selectively impaired the elongation of oblique dendrites that receive Schaffer collateral inputs, whereas the structure of distal dendrites was normal. We observed normal spine density and spontaneous excitatory currents in these neurons, indicating that Myh10 KO impaired proximal pathway synaptic maturation through disruptions to dendritic development rather than post-synaptic strength or spine morphogenesis. To address possible redundancy and/or compensation by other Myosin II motors expressed in neurons, we performed similar experiments in Myh9 null neurons. In contrast to findings in Myh10 mutants, evoked synaptic function in young Myh9 KO hippocampal neurons was normal. Data obtained from double Myh9/Myh10 KO neurons largely resembled the MyH10 KO synaptic phenotype. These data indicate that Myosin IIB is a key molecular factor that guides input-specific circuit maturation in the developing hippocampus. Non-muscle myosin II is an actin binding protein with three isoforms in the brain (IIA, IIB and IIC) encoded by the myh9, myh10, and myh14 genes in mice, respectively. We have studied the structure and the function of hippocampal CA1 neurons missing NMIIB and/or NMIIA proteins at different times during development. We have discovered that NMIIB is the major isoform regulating Schaffer collateral inputs, and that this regulation is restricted to early postnatal development.
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- Emin D Ozkan
- Department of Neuroscience, The Scripps Research Institute, Jupiter, Florida, USA
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- Department of Neuroscience, The Scripps Research Institute, Jupiter, Florida, USA
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- Department of Neuroscience, The Scripps Research Institute, Jupiter, Florida, USA
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- Department of Neuroscience, The Scripps Research Institute, Jupiter, Florida, USA
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- Department of Neuroscience, The Scripps Research Institute, Jupiter, Florida, USA
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- Department of Neuroscience, The Scripps Research Institute, Jupiter, Florida, USA
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- Department of Biological Sciences, Florida Atlantic University, Boca Raton, Florida, USA
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- Department of Neuroscience, The Scripps Research Institute, Jupiter, Florida, USA.,Department of Metabolism and Aging, The Scripps Research Institute, Jupiter, Florida, USA
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- Department of Neuroscience, The Scripps Research Institute, Jupiter, Florida, USA
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Piszczek L, Piszczek A, Kuczmanska J, Audero E, Gross CT. Modulation of anxiety by cortical serotonin 1A receptors. Front Behav Neurosci 2015; 9:48. [PMID: 25759645 PMCID: PMC4338812 DOI: 10.3389/fnbeh.2015.00048] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/23/2014] [Accepted: 02/09/2015] [Indexed: 01/29/2023] Open
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Serotonin (5-HT) plays an important role in the modulation of behavior across animal species. The serotonin 1A receptor (Htr1a) is an inhibitory G-protein coupled receptor that is expressed both on serotonin and non-serotonin neurons in mammals. Mice lacking Htr1a show increased anxiety behavior suggesting that its activation by serotonin has an anxiolytic effect. This outcome can be mediated by either Htr1a population present on serotonin (auto-receptor) or non-serotonin neurons (hetero-receptor), or both. In addition, both transgenic and pharmacological studies have shown that serotonin acts on Htr1a during development to modulate anxiety in adulthood, demonstrating a function for this receptor in the maturation of anxiety circuits in the brain. However, previous studies have been equivocal about which Htr1a population modulates anxiety behavior, with some studies showing a role of Htr1a hetero-receptor and others implicating the auto-receptor. In particular, cell-type specific rescue and suppression of Htr1a expression in either forebrain principal neurons or brainstem serotonin neurons reached opposite conclusions about the role of the two populations in the anxiety phenotype of the knockout. One interpretation of these apparently contradictory findings is that the modulating role of these two populations depends on each other. Here we use a novel Cre-dependent inducible allele of Htr1a in mice to show that expression of Htr1a in cortical principal neurons is sufficient to modulate anxiety. Together with previous findings, these results support a hetero/auto-receptor interaction model for Htr1a function in anxiety.
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- Lukasz Piszczek
- Mouse Biology Unit, European Molecular Biology Laboratory Monterotondo, Italy
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- Mouse Biology Unit, European Molecular Biology Laboratory Monterotondo, Italy
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- Mouse Biology Unit, European Molecular Biology Laboratory Monterotondo, Italy
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- Mouse Biology Unit, European Molecular Biology Laboratory Monterotondo, Italy
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- Mouse Biology Unit, European Molecular Biology Laboratory Monterotondo, Italy
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Stanko JP, Easterling MR, Fenton SE. Application of Sholl analysis to quantify changes in growth and development in rat mammary gland whole mounts. Reprod Toxicol 2014; 54:129-35. [PMID: 25463529 DOI: 10.1016/j.reprotox.2014.11.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/08/2014] [Revised: 10/07/2014] [Accepted: 11/07/2014] [Indexed: 10/24/2022]
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Studies that utilize the rodent mammary gland (MG) as an endpoint for assessing the developmental toxicity of chemical exposures typically employ either basic dimensional measurements or developmental scoring of morphological characteristics as a means to quantify MG development. There are numerous means by which to report these developmental changes, leading to inconsistent translation across laboratories. The Sholl analysis is a method historically used for quantifying neuronal dendritic patterns. The present study describes the use of the Sholl analysis to quantify MG branching characteristics. Using this method, we were able to detect significant differences in branching density in MG of peripubertal female Sprague Dawley rats that had been exposed to vehicle or a potent estrogen. These data suggest the Sholl analysis can be an effective tool for quantitatively measuring an important characteristic of MG development and for examining associations between MG growth and density and adverse effects in the breast.
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- Jason P Stanko
- National Toxicology Program Laboratory, Division of the National Toxicology Program, National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences, Research Triangle Park, NC 27709, United States
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- National Toxicology Program Laboratory, Division of the National Toxicology Program, National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences, Research Triangle Park, NC 27709, United States.
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Dorsal raphe serotonin neurons in mice: immature hyperexcitability transitions to adult state during first three postnatal weeks suggesting sensitive period for environmental perturbation. J Neurosci 2014; 34:4809-21. [PMID: 24695701 DOI: 10.1523/jneurosci.1498-13.2014] [Citation(s) in RCA: 43] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022] Open
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Trauma during early life is a major risk factor for the development of anxiety disorders and suggests that the developing brain may be particularly sensitive to perturbation. Increased vulnerability most likely involves altering neural circuits involved in emotional regulation. The role of serotonin in emotional regulation is well established, but little is known about the postnatal development of the raphe where serotonin is made. Using whole-cell patch-clamp recording and immunohistochemistry, we tested whether serotonin circuitry in the dorsal and median raphe was functionally mature during the first 3 postnatal weeks in mice. Serotonin neurons at postnatal day 4 (P4) were hyperexcitable. The increased excitability was due to depolarized resting membrane potential, increased resistance, increased firing rate, lack of 5-HT1A autoreceptor response, and lack of GABA synaptic activity. Over the next 2 weeks, membrane resistance decreased and resting membrane potential hyperpolarized due in part to potassium current activation. The 5-HT1A autoreceptor-mediated inhibition did not develop until P21. The frequency of spontaneous inhibitory and excitatory events increased as neurons extended and refined their dendritic arbor. Serotonin colocalized with vGlut3 at P4 as in adulthood, suggesting enhanced release of glutamate alongside enhanced serotonin release. Because serotonin affects circuit development in other brain regions, altering the developmental trajectory of serotonin neuron excitability and release could have many downstream consequences. We conclude that serotonin neuron structure and function change substantially during the first 3 weeks of life during which external stressors could potentially alter circuit formation.
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Serotonin (5-HT) regulates neurite outgrowth through 5-HT1Aand 5-HT7receptors in cultured hippocampal neurons. J Neurosci Res 2014; 92:1000-9. [DOI: 10.1002/jnr.23390] [Citation(s) in RCA: 33] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/08/2013] [Revised: 02/28/2014] [Accepted: 03/13/2014] [Indexed: 12/31/2022]
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Ohtani A, Kozono N, Senzaki K, Shiga T. Serotonin 2A receptor regulates microtubule assembly and induces dynamics of dendritic growth cones in rat cortical neurons in vitro. Neurosci Res 2014; 81-82:11-20. [PMID: 24698813 DOI: 10.1016/j.neures.2014.03.006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/31/2013] [Revised: 03/19/2014] [Accepted: 03/19/2014] [Indexed: 10/25/2022]
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Serotonin (5-HT) regulates the development of cerebral cortex, but 5-HT receptors mediating the effects are poorly understood. We investigated roles of 5-HT2A receptor in dendritic growth cones using dissociation culture of rat cerebral cortex. Neurons at embryonic day 16 were cultured for 4 days and treated with 5-HT2A/2C receptor agonist (DOI) for 4h. DOI increased the size of growth cone periphery which was actin-rich and microtubule-associated protein 2-negative at the dendritic tip. The length increase of the growth cone periphery may be mediated by 5-HT2A receptor, because the 5-HT2A receptor antagonist reversed the effects of DOI. Moreover, the time-lapse analysis demonstrated the increase of morphological dynamics in dendritic growth cones by DOI. Next, to elucidate the mechanisms underlying the actions of 5-HT2A receptor in dendritic growth cones, we examined the cytoskeletal proteins, tyrosinated α-tubulin (Tyr-T; dynamic tubulin) and acetylated α-tubulin (Ace-T; stable tubulin). DOI increased the fluorescence intensity of Tyr-T, while decreased that of Ace-T in the dendritic growth cone periphery. These effects were reversed by the 5-HT2A receptor antagonist, suggesting that 5-HT2A receptor promotes microtubule dynamics. In summary, it was suggested that 5-HT2A receptor induces morphological changes and dynamics of dendritic growth cones through regulation of microtubule assembly.
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- Akiko Ohtani
- University of Tsukuba, Graduate School of Comprehensive Human Sciences, 1-1-1 Tennodai, Tsukuba 305-8577, Japan
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- University of Tsukuba, Graduate School of Comprehensive Human Sciences, 1-1-1 Tennodai, Tsukuba 305-8577, Japan
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- University of Tsukuba, Graduate School of Comprehensive Human Sciences, 1-1-1 Tennodai, Tsukuba 305-8577, Japan
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- University of Tsukuba, Graduate School of Comprehensive Human Sciences, 1-1-1 Tennodai, Tsukuba 305-8577, Japan.
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Ferreira T, Ou Y, Li S, Giniger E, van Meyel DJ. Dendrite architecture organized by transcriptional control of the F-actin nucleator Spire. Development 2014; 141:650-60. [PMID: 24449841 DOI: 10.1242/dev.099655] [Citation(s) in RCA: 48] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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The architectures of dendritic trees are crucial for the wiring and function of neuronal circuits because they determine coverage of receptive territories, as well as the nature and strength of sensory or synaptic inputs. Here, we describe a cell-intrinsic pathway sculpting dendritic arborization (da) neurons in Drosophila that requires Longitudinals Lacking (Lola), a BTB/POZ transcription factor, and its control of the F-actin cytoskeleton through Spire (Spir), an actin nucleation protein. Loss of Lola from da neurons reduced the overall length of dendritic arbors, increased the expression of Spir, and produced inappropriate F-actin-rich dendrites at positions too near the cell soma. Selective removal of Lola from only class IV da neurons decreased the evasive responses of larvae to nociception. The increased Spir expression contributed to the abnormal F-actin-rich dendrites and the decreased nocifensive responses because both were suppressed by reduced dose of Spir. Thus, an important role of Lola is to limit expression of Spir to appropriate levels within da neurons. We found Spir to be expressed in dendritic arbors and to be important for their development. Removal of Spir from class IV da neurons reduced F-actin levels and total branch number, shifted the position of greatest branch density away from the cell soma, and compromised nocifensive behavior. We conclude that the Lola-Spir pathway is crucial for the spatial arrangement of branches within dendritic trees and for neural circuit function because it provides balanced control of the F-actin cytoskeleton.
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- Tiago Ferreira
- McGill Centre for Research in Neuroscience, McGill University Health Centre, 1650 Cedar Avenue, Montreal, QC H3G 1A4, Canada
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Bowling H, Zhang G, Bhattacharya A, Pérez-Cuesta LM, Deinhardt K, Hoeffer CA, Neubert TA, Gan WB, Klann E, Chao MV. Antipsychotics activate mTORC1-dependent translation to enhance neuronal morphological complexity. Sci Signal 2014; 7:ra4. [PMID: 24425786 PMCID: PMC4063438 DOI: 10.1126/scisignal.2004331] [Citation(s) in RCA: 42] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/22/2022]
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Although antipsychotic drugs can reduce psychotic behavior within a few hours, full efficacy is not achieved for several weeks, implying that there may be rapid, short-term changes in neuronal function, which are consolidated into long-lasting changes. We showed that the antipsychotic drug haloperidol, a dopamine receptor type 2 (D₂R) antagonist, stimulated the kinase Akt to activate the mRNA translation pathway mediated by the mammalian target of rapamycin complex 1 (mTORC1). In primary striatal D₂R-positive neurons, haloperidol-mediated activation of mTORC1 resulted in increased phosphorylation of ribosomal protein S6 (S6) and eukaryotic translation initiation factor 4E-binding protein (4E-BP). Proteomic mass spectrometry revealed marked changes in the pattern of protein synthesis after acute exposure of cultured striatal neurons to haloperidol, including increased abundance of cytoskeletal proteins and proteins associated with translation machinery. These proteomic changes coincided with increased morphological complexity of neurons that was diminished by inhibition of downstream effectors of mTORC1, suggesting that mTORC1-dependent translation enhances neuronal complexity in response to haloperidol. In vivo, we observed rapid morphological changes with a concomitant increase in the abundance of cytoskeletal proteins in cortical neurons of haloperidol-injected mice. These results suggest a mechanism for both the acute and long-term actions of antipsychotics.
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- Heather Bowling
- Departments of Cell Biology, Physiology and Neuroscience, Psychiatry
- Department of Neuroscience and Physiology and Neuroscience, NYU Neuroscience Institute, NYU Langone Medical Center, New York, New York 10016
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- Biochemistry and Molecular Pharmacology, Kimmel Center for Biology and Medicine at the Skirball Institute of Biomolecular Medicine, New York University Langone School of Medicine, New York, New York 10016
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- Center for Neural Science, New York University, New York, New York 10003
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- Departments of Cell Biology, Physiology and Neuroscience, Psychiatry
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- Department of Neuroscience and Physiology and Neuroscience, NYU Neuroscience Institute, NYU Langone Medical Center, New York, New York 10016
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- Biochemistry and Molecular Pharmacology, Kimmel Center for Biology and Medicine at the Skirball Institute of Biomolecular Medicine, New York University Langone School of Medicine, New York, New York 10016
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- Departments of Cell Biology, Physiology and Neuroscience, Psychiatry
- Department of Neuroscience and Physiology and Neuroscience, NYU Neuroscience Institute, NYU Langone Medical Center, New York, New York 10016
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- Center for Neural Science, New York University, New York, New York 10003
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- Departments of Cell Biology, Physiology and Neuroscience, Psychiatry
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Vitalis T, Ansorge MS, Dayer AG. Serotonin homeostasis and serotonin receptors as actors of cortical construction: special attention to the 5-HT3A and 5-HT6 receptor subtypes. Front Cell Neurosci 2013; 7:93. [PMID: 23801939 PMCID: PMC3686152 DOI: 10.3389/fncel.2013.00093] [Citation(s) in RCA: 56] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/20/2013] [Accepted: 05/27/2013] [Indexed: 12/15/2022] Open
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Cortical circuits control higher-order cognitive processes and their function is highly dependent on their structure that emerges during development. The construction of cortical circuits involves the coordinated interplay between different types of cellular processes such as proliferation, migration, and differentiation of neural and glial cell subtypes. Among the multiple factors that regulate the assembly of cortical circuits, 5-HT is an important developmental signal that impacts on a broad diversity of cellular processes. 5-HT is detected at the onset of embryonic telencephalic formation and a variety of serotonergic receptors are dynamically expressed in the embryonic developing cortex in a region and cell-type specific manner. Among these receptors, the ionotropic 5-HT3A receptor and the metabotropic 5-HT6 receptor have recently been identified as novel serotonergic targets regulating different aspects of cortical construction including neuronal migration and dendritic differentiation. In this review, we focus on the developmental impact of serotonergic systems on the construction of cortical circuits and discuss their potential role in programming risk for human psychiatric disorders.
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- Tania Vitalis
- Laboratoire de Neurobiologie, ESPCI ParisTech, Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique-UMR 7637 Paris, France
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Piszczek L, Schlax K, Wyrzykowska A, Piszczek A, Audero E, Thilo Gross C. Serotonin 1A auto-receptors are not sufficient to modulate anxiety in mice. Eur J Neurosci 2013; 38:2621-7. [PMID: 23701504 DOI: 10.1111/ejn.12260] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/26/2012] [Revised: 04/19/2013] [Accepted: 04/22/2013] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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The neurotransmitter serotonin plays an important role in modulating diverse behavioral traits. Mice lacking the serotonin 1A receptor (Htr1a) show elevated avoidance of novel open spaces, suggesting that it has a role in modulating anxiety behavior. Htr1a is a Gαi -coupled G-protein-coupled receptor expressed on serotonin neurons (auto-receptor), where it mediates negative feedback of serotonin neuron firing. Htr1a is also expressed on non-serotonin neurons (hetero-receptor) in diverse brain regions, where it mediates an inhibitory effect of serotonin on neuronal activity. Debate exists about which of these receptor populations is responsible for the modulatory effects of Htr1a on anxiety. Studies using tissue-specific transgenic expression have suggested that forebrain Htr1a hetero-receptors are sufficient to restore normal anxiety behavior to Htr1a knockout mice. At the same time, experiments using tissue-specific transgenic suppression of Htr1a expression have demonstrated that Htr1a auto-receptors, but not forebrain hetero-receptors, are necessary for normal anxiety behavior. One interpretation of these data is that multiple Htr1a receptor populations are involved in modulating anxiety. Here, we aimed to test this hypothesis by determining whether Htr1a auto-receptors are sufficient to restore normal anxiety to Htr1a knockout animals. Transgenic mice expressing Htr1a under the control of the tryptophan hydroxylase 2 (Tph2) promoter showed restored Htr1a-mediated serotonin negative feedback and hypothermia, but anxiety behavior indistinguishable from that of knockout mice. These data show that, in the absence of Htr1a hetero-receptors, auto-receptors are unable to have an impact on anxiety. When combined with previous data, these findings support the hypothesis that Htr1a auto-receptors are necessary, but not sufficient, to modulate anxiety.
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- Lukasz Piszczek
- Mouse Biology Unit, European Molecular Biology Laboratory (EMBL), Monterotondo, Italy
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Serotonin 1A receptor-mediated signaling through ERK and PKCα is essential for normal synaptogenesis in neonatal mouse hippocampus. Transl Psychiatry 2012; 2:e66. [PMID: 22832728 PMCID: PMC3309541 DOI: 10.1038/tp.2011.58] [Citation(s) in RCA: 53] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/24/2022] Open
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Aberrant expression of the presynaptic serotonin 1A receptor (5-HT(1A)-R) because of a polymorphism in the 5-HT(1A)-R gene is associated with severe depression in human, whereas its absence up to postnatal day 21 (P21) in the forebrain of mice results in heightened anxiety in adulthood. These observations collectively indicate that the 5-HT(1A)-R has a crucial role in brain development. To understand the mechanistic underpinnings of this phenomenon, we used organotypic slice cultures of hippocampi from C57BL6 mice (C57) at P15, which coincides with the peak of neonatal synaptogenesis. Stimulation of the hippocampal 5-HT(1A)-R caused a dramatic increase in PSD95 expression and dendritic spine and synapse formation through sequential activation of the mitogen-activated protein kinase isozymes Erk1/2 and protein kinase C (PKC). Intrahippocampal infusion of 5-HT(1A)-R agonists and signaling inhibitors at P15 revealed that the same pathway through PKCα augments PSD95 expression and synaptogenesis in vivo in 24 h in both C57 as well as Swiss Webster mice. Furthermore, intrahippocampal infusion of the antidepressant fluoxetine, a serotonin reuptake inhibitor, also augmented PSD95 expression and synaptogenesis through the same pathway. This increased synaptogenesis was observed even 5 days after treatment. Finally, compared with the wild type, the 5-HT(1A)-R(-/-) mice harbor significantly less synapses in the hippocampus, but infusion of the PKC-stimulator and Alzheimer drug bryostatin into the 5-HT(1A)-R(-/-) mice to bypass the non-existent 5-HT(1A)-R boosted PSD95 expression and synaptogenesis. The elucidated signaling cascade explains how 5-HT(1A)-R regulates hippocampal sculpting and function, which may determine the affective phenotype of an adult.
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The incidence of mood disorders is known to be influenced by both genetic as well as environmental factors. Increasingly, however it is becoming clear that few genetic and environmental factors act alone, but that instead they regularly act in concert to determine predisposition to psychiatric disorders. Quite a few cases now have been reported in which stratification of subjects by exposure to environmental pathogens has been shown to alter the association between specific genetic variants and mental illness. The best studied of such measured gene-by-environment risk factors for mental illness is the increased risk for major depression reported among persons carrying the short variant (S allele) of a functional polymorphism in the serotonin transporter (5-HTT, SLC6A4) gene promoter and who have been exposed to stressful life events. Recently, a large number of laboratories have tried to model the interaction between 5-HTTLPR genotype and early/adult stress in mouse. Findings from their studies have helped to define the rodent orthologs of the environmental stressors and behavioral traits involved in risk for depression. Furthermore, several of these studies attempted to identify changes in molecular substrates that might underlie the 5-HTT x stress risk factor, pointing to the hippocampus and frontal cortex as critical brain structures involved in the interaction between 5-HTT gene variation and early and adult stress, respectively. These results will serve to help inform clinical research into the origins of major depression and other mental illnesses with interacting genetic and environmental risk factors.
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