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Devine MJ, Kittler JT. Mitochondria at the neuronal presynapse in health and disease. Nat Rev Neurosci 2019; 19:63-80. [PMID: 29348666 DOI: 10.1038/nrn.2017.170] [Citation(s) in RCA: 346] [Impact Index Per Article: 69.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
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Synapses enable neurons to communicate with each other and are therefore a prerequisite for normal brain function. Presynaptically, this communication requires energy and generates large fluctuations in calcium concentrations. Mitochondria are optimized for supplying energy and buffering calcium, and they are actively recruited to presynapses. However, not all presynapses contain mitochondria; thus, how might synapses with and without mitochondria differ? Mitochondria are also increasingly recognized to serve additional functions at the presynapse. Here, we discuss the importance of presynaptic mitochondria in maintaining neuronal homeostasis and how dysfunctional presynaptic mitochondria might contribute to the development of disease.
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- Michael J Devine
- Department of Neuroscience, Physiology and Pharmacology, University College London, London WC1E 6BT, UK
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- Department of Neuroscience, Physiology and Pharmacology, University College London, London WC1E 6BT, UK
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Mitochondria-Targeted Antioxidant SS31 Prevents Amyloid Beta-Induced Mitochondrial Abnormalities and Synaptic Degeneration in Alzheimer's Disease. Pharmaceuticals (Basel) 2013; 5:1103-19. [PMID: 23226091 PMCID: PMC3513393 DOI: 10.3390/ph5101103] [Citation(s) in RCA: 48] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/17/2022] Open
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In neuronal systems, the health and activity of mitochondria and synapses are tightly coupled. For this reason, it has been postulated that mitochondrial abnormalities may, at least in part, drive neurodegeneration in conditions such as Alzheimer’s disease (AD). Mounting evidence from multiple Alzheimer’s disease cell and mouse models and postmortem brains suggest that loss of mitochondrial integrity may be a key factor that mediates synaptic loss. Therefore, the prevention or rescue of mitochondrial dysfunction may help delay or altogether prevent AD-associated neurodegeneration. Since mitochondrial health is heavily dependent on antioxidant defenses, researchers have begun to explore the use of mitochondria-targeted antioxidants as therapeutic tools to prevent neurodegenerative diseases. This review will highlight advances made using a model mitochondria-targeted antioxidant peptide, SS31, as a potential treatment for AD.
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SIGNIFICANCE Synaptic degeneration, an early pathological feature in Alzheimer's disease (AD), is closely correlated to impaired cognitive function and memory loss. Recent studies suggest that involvement of amyloid-beta peptide (Aβ) in synaptic mitochondrial alteration underlies these synaptic lesions. Thus, to understand the Aβ-associated synaptic mitochondrial perturbations would fortify our understanding of synaptic stress in the pathogenesis of AD. RECENT ADVANCES Increasing evidence suggests that synaptic mitochondrial dysfunction is strongly associated with synaptic failure in many neurodegenerative diseases including AD. Based on recent findings in human AD subjects, AD animal models, and AD cellular models, synaptic mitochondria undergo multiple malfunctions including Aβ accumulation, increased oxidative stress, decreased respiration, and compromised calcium handling capacity, all of which occur earlier than changes seen in nonsynaptic mitochondria before predominant AD pathology. Of note, the impact of Aβ on mitochondrial motility and dynamics exacerbates synaptic mitochondrial alterations. CRITICAL ISSUES Synaptic mitochondria demonstrate early deficits in AD; in combination with the role that synaptic mitochondria play in sustaining synaptic functions, deficits in synaptic mitochondria may be a key factor involved in an early synaptic pathology in AD. FUTURE DIRECTIONS The importance of synaptic mitochondria in supporting synapses and the high vulnerability of synaptic mitochondria to Aβ make them a promising target of new therapeutic strategy for AD.
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- Heng Du
- Higuchi Bioscience Center, University of Kansas, Lawrence, Kansas, USA
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Florea A, Puică C, Vinţan M, Benga I, Crăciun C. Electrophysiological and structural aspects in the frontal cortex after the bee (Apis mellifera) venom experimental treatment. Cell Mol Neurobiol 2011; 31:701-14. [PMID: 21359542 DOI: 10.1007/s10571-011-9667-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/14/2010] [Accepted: 02/14/2011] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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The aim of this study is to evaluate the bioelectrical and structural-functional changes in frontal cortex after the bee venom (BV) experimental treatments simulating both an acute envenomation and a subchronic BV therapy. Wistar rats were subcutaneously injected once with three different BV doses: 700 μg/kg (T(1) group), 2100 μg/kg (T(3) group), and 62 mg/kg (sublethal dose-in T(SL) group), and repeated for 30 days with the lowest dose (700 μg/kg-in T(S) group). BV effects were assessed by electrophysiological, histological, histochemical, and ultrastructural methods. Single BV doses produced discharges of negative and biphasic sharp waves, and epileptiform spike-wave complexes. The increasing frequency of these elements suggested a dose-dependent neuronal hyperexcitation or irritation. As compared to the lower doses, the sublethal dose was responsible for a pronounced toxic effect, confirmed by ultrastructural data in both neurons and glial cells that underwent extensive, irreversible changes, triggering the cellular death. Subchronic BV treatment in T(S) group resulted in a slower frequency and increased amplitude of cortical activity suggesting neuronal loss. However, neurons were still stimulated by the last BV dose. Structural-functional data showed a reduced cellular density in frontal cortex of animals in this group, while the remaining neurons displayed both specific (stimulation of neuronal activity) and unspecific modifications (moderate alterations to necrotic phenomena). Molecular mechanisms involved in BV interactions with the nervous tissue are also discussed. We consider all these data very important for clinicians who manage patients with multiple bee stings, or who intend to set an appropriate BV therapy.
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- Adrian Florea
- Department of Cell and Molecular Biology, "Iuliu Haţieganu" University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Cluj-Napoca, Romania.
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Vos M, Lauwers E, Verstreken P. Synaptic mitochondria in synaptic transmission and organization of vesicle pools in health and disease. Front Synaptic Neurosci 2010; 2:139. [PMID: 21423525 PMCID: PMC3059669 DOI: 10.3389/fnsyn.2010.00139] [Citation(s) in RCA: 183] [Impact Index Per Article: 13.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/12/2010] [Accepted: 08/09/2010] [Indexed: 12/21/2022] Open
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Cell types rich in mitochondria, including neurons, display a high energy demand and a need for calcium buffering. The importance of mitochondria for proper neuronal function is stressed by the occurrence of neurological defects in patients suffering from a great variety of diseases caused by mutations in mitochondrial genes. Genetic and pharmacological evidence also reveal a role of these organelles in various aspects of neuronal physiology and in the pathogenesis of neurodegenerative disorders. Yet the mechanisms by which mitochondria can affect neurotransmission largely remain to be elucidated. In this review we focus on experimental data that suggest a critical function of synaptic mitochondria in the function and organization of synaptic vesicle pools, and in neurotransmitter release during intense neuronal activity. We discuss how calcium handling, ATP production and other mitochondrial mechanisms may influence synaptic vesicle pool organization and synaptic function. Given the link between synaptic mitochondrial function and neuronal communication, efforts toward better understanding mitochondrial biology may lead to novel therapeutic approaches of neurological disorders including Alzheimer's disease, Parkinson's disease, amyotrophic lateral sclerosis and psychiatric disorders that are at least in part caused by mitochondrial deficits.
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- Melissa Vos
- Department of Molecular and Developmental Genetics VIB, Leuven, Belgium
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Ouabain evokes exocytosis dependent on ryanodine and mitochondrial calcium stores that is not followed by compensatory endocytosis at the neuromuscular junction. Neurochem Int 2009; 55:406-13. [DOI: 10.1016/j.neuint.2009.04.009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/13/2009] [Accepted: 04/20/2009] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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The depressive phenotype induced in adult female rats by adolescent exposure to THC is associated with cognitive impairment and altered neuroplasticity in the prefrontal cortex. Neurotox Res 2009; 15:291-302. [PMID: 19384563 DOI: 10.1007/s12640-009-9031-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 94] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/15/2008] [Revised: 11/13/2008] [Accepted: 12/08/2008] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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We recently demonstrated that Delta(9)-tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) chronic administration in female adolescent rats induces alterations in the emotional circuit ending in depressive-like behavior in adulthood. Since cognitive dysfunction is a major component of depression, we assessed in these animals at adulthood different forms of memory. Adolescent female rats were treated with THC or its vehicle from 35 to 45 post-natal days (PND) and left undisturbed until their adulthood (75 PND) when aversive and spatial memory was assessed using the passive avoidance and radial maze tasks. No alteration was found in aversive memory, but in the radial maze THC pre-treated animals exhibited a worse performance than vehicles, suggesting a deficit in spatial working memory. To correlate memory impairment to altered neuroplasticity, level of marker proteins was investigated in the hippocampus and prefrontal cortex, the most relevant areas for learning and memory. A significant decrease in synaptophysin and PSD95 proteins was found in the prefrontal cortex of THC pre-treated rats, with no alterations in the hippocampus. Finally, proteomic analysis of the synapses in the prefrontal cortex revealed the presence of less active synapses characterized by reduced ability in maintaining normal synaptic efficiency. This picture demonstrates the presence of cognitive impairment in THC-induced depressive phenotype.
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Neurotoxicity of Ammodytoxin A in the Envenoming Bites ofVipera Ammodytes Ammodytes. J Neuropathol Exp Neurol 2008; 67:1011-9. [DOI: 10.1097/nen.0b013e318188c2d7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/25/2022] Open
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Talbot JD, Barrett JN, Barrett EF, David G. Rapid, stimulation-induced reduction of C12-resorufin in motor nerve terminals: linkage to mitochondrial metabolism. J Neurochem 2008; 105:807-19. [PMID: 18205748 DOI: 10.1111/j.1471-4159.2007.05176.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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The Alamar blue (resazurin) assay of cell viability monitors the irreversible reduction of non-fluorescent resazurin to fluorescent resorufin. This study focused on the reversible reduction of C12-resorufin to non-fluorescent C12-dihydroresorufin in motor nerve terminals innervating lizard intercostal muscles. Resting C12-resorufin fluorescence decreased when the activity of the mitochondrial electron transport chain (ETC) was accelerated with carbonyl cyanide m-chloro phenyl hydrazone, and increased when ETC activity was inhibited with cyanide. Trains of action potentials (50 Hz for 20-50 s), which reversibly decreased NADH fluorescence and partially depolarized the mitochondrial membrane potential, produced a reversible decrease in C12-resorufin fluorescence which had a similar time course. The stimulation-induced decrease in C12-resorufin fluorescence was blocked by inhibitors of ETC complexes I, III, and IV and by carbonyl cyanide m-chloro phenyl hydrazone, but not by inhibiting mitochondrial ATP synthesis with oligomycin. Mitochondrial depolarization and the decreases in C12-resorufin and NADH fluorescence depended on Ca2+ influx into the terminal, but not on vesicular transmitter release. These results suggest that the reversible reduction of C12-resorufin in stimulated motor nerve terminals is linked, directly or indirectly, to the reversible oxidation of NADH and to Ca(2+) influx into mitochondria, and provides an assay for rapid changes in motor terminal metabolism.
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- Janet D Talbot
- Department of Physiology and Biophysics, Miller School of Medicine, University of Miami, Miami, Florida 33101, USA
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Synapses are packed with mitochondria, complex organelles with roles in energy metabolism, cell signaling, and calcium homeostasis. However, the precise mechanisms by which mitochondria influence neurotrans mission remain undefined. In this review, the authors discuss pharmacological and genetic analyses of synaptic mitochondrial function, focusing on their role in Ca2+ buffering and ATP production. Additionally, they will summarize recent data that implicate synaptic mitochondria in the regulation of neurotransmitter release during intense neuronal activity and link these findings to the pathogenesis of neurodegenerative diseases that feature disrupted synaptic mitochondria, including amyotrophic lateral sclerosis and hereditary spastic paraplegia.
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- Cindy V Ly
- Department of Neuroscience and Molecular and Human Genetics, Howard Hughes Medical Institute Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX 77030, USA.
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Chang DTW, Honick AS, Reynolds IJ. Mitochondrial trafficking to synapses in cultured primary cortical neurons. J Neurosci 2006; 26:7035-45. [PMID: 16807333 PMCID: PMC6673923 DOI: 10.1523/jneurosci.1012-06.2006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 302] [Impact Index Per Article: 16.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/23/2023] Open
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Functional synapses require mitochondria to supply ATP and regulate local [Ca2+]i for neurotransmission. Mitochondria are thought to be transported to specific cellular regions of increased need such as synapses. However, little is known about how this occurs, including the spatiotemporal distribution of mitochondria relative to presynaptic and postsynaptic sites, whether mitochondria are dynamically recruited to synapses, and how synaptic activity affects these trafficking patterns. We used primary cortical neurons in culture that form synaptic connections and show spontaneous synaptic activity under normal conditions. Neurons were cotransfected with a mitochondrially targeted cyan fluorescent protein and an enhanced yellow fluorescent protein-tagged synaptophysin or postsynaptic density-95 plasmid to label presynaptic or postsynaptic structures, respectively. Fluorescence microscopy revealed longer dendritic mitochondria that occupied a greater fraction of neuronal process length than axonal mitochondria. Mitochondria were significantly more likely to be localized at synaptic sites. Although this localization was unchanged by inhibition of synaptic activity by tetrodotoxin, it increased in dendritic synapses and decreased in axonal synapses during overactivity by veratridine. Mitochondrial movement and recruitment to synapses also differed between axons and dendrites under basal conditions and when synaptic activity was altered. Additionally, we show that movement of dendritic mitochondria can be selectively impaired by glutamate and zinc. We conclude that mitochondrial trafficking to synapses is dynamic in neurons and is modulated by changes in synaptic activity. Furthermore, mitochondrial morphology and distribution may be optimized differentially to best serve the synaptic distributions in axons and dendrites. Last, selective cessation of mitochondrial movement in dendrites suggests early postsynaptic dysfunction in neuronal injury and degeneration.
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Chang DTW, Reynolds IJ. Differences in mitochondrial movement and morphology in young and mature primary cortical neurons in culture. Neuroscience 2006; 141:727-736. [PMID: 16797853 DOI: 10.1016/j.neuroscience.2006.01.034] [Citation(s) in RCA: 108] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/29/2005] [Revised: 01/06/2006] [Accepted: 01/27/2006] [Indexed: 01/31/2023]
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Mitochondria have many roles critical to the function of neurons including the generation of ATP and regulation of intracellular Ca2+. Mitochondrial movement is highly dynamic in neurons and is thought to direct mitochondria to specific cellular regions of increased need and to transport damaged or old mitochondria to autophagosomes. Morphology also varies between individual mitochondria and is modulated by fusion and fission proteins such as mitofusin-1 and dynamin-related protein-1, respectively. Although mitochondrial movement and morphology are thought to be modulated to best meet cellular demands, few regulatory signals have been identified. In this study, we examined how the different cellular environments of synaptically immature and mature rat cortical neurons affect mitochondrial movement, morphology, distribution and function. In younger cells, mitochondria were more mobile, were shorter, occupied a smaller percentage of neuronal processes, and expressed greater mitofusin-1 and lower dynamin-related protein-1 protein levels compared with older cells. However, the number of mitochondria per mum of neuronal process, mitochondrial membrane potential and the amount of basally sequestered mitochondrial Ca2+ were similar. Our results suggest that while mitochondria in young neurons are functionally similar to mature neurons, their enhanced motility may permit faster energy dispersal for cellular demands, such as synaptogenesis. As cells mature, mitochondria in the processes may then elongate and reduce their motility for long-term support of synaptic structures.
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- D T W Chang
- Department of Pharmacology, University of Pittsburgh, W1351 Biomedical Science Tower, Pittsburgh, PA 15261, USA
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- Department of Pharmacology, University of Pittsburgh, W1351 Biomedical Science Tower, Pittsburgh, PA 15261, USA.
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McArdle JJ, Sellin LC, Coakley KM, Potian JG, Hognason K. Mefloquine selectively increases asynchronous acetylcholine release from motor nerve terminals. Neuropharmacology 2005; 50:345-53. [PMID: 16288931 DOI: 10.1016/j.neuropharm.2005.09.011] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/04/2005] [Revised: 08/26/2005] [Accepted: 09/23/2005] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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Effectiveness against chloroquine-resistant Plasmodia makes mefloquine a widely used antimalarial drug. However, mefloquine's neurologic effects offset this therapeutic advantage. Cellular actions which might contribute to the neurologic effects of mefloquine are not understood. Structural similarity to tacrine suggested that mefloquine might alter cholinergic synaptic transmission. Therefore, we examined mefloquine's effects at a model cholinergic synapse. Triangularis sterni nerve-muscle preparations were isolated from adult mice and examined with sharp electrode current clamp technique. Within 30 min of exposure to 10 microM mefloquine, miniature endplate potentials (mepps) occurred in summating bursts and their mean frequency increased 10-fold. The threshold concentration for the increase of mean mepp frequency was 0.6 microM mefloquine. Mefloquine continued to increase mean mepp frequency for preparations bathed in extracellular solution lacking Ca2+. In contrast, mefloquine no longer increased mean mepp frequency for preparations pre-treated with the intracellular Ca2+ buffer BAPTA-AM. Although mefloquine disrupts a thapsigargin-sensitive neuronal Ca2+ store, pre-treatment with thapsigargin did not alter the mefloquine-induced alterations of mepps. Since mefloquine, like oligomycin, inhibits mitochondrial FOF1H+ ATP synthase we tested the interaction between these two chemicals. Like mefloquine, oligomycin induced bursts and increased mean frequency of mepps. Furthermore, pre-treatment with oligomycin precluded the mefloquine-induced alterations of asynchronous transmsitter release. These data suggest that mefloquine inhibits ATP production which increases the concentration of Ca2+ within the cytosol of nerve terminals. This elevation of Ca2+ concentration selectively increases asynchronous transmitter release since 10 microM mefloquine did not alter stimulus-evoked transmsitter release.
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- Joseph J McArdle
- Department of Pharmacology and Physiology, New Jersey Medical School and Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, UMDNJ, 185 South Orange Avenue, Newark, NJ 07101-1709, USA.
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Verstreken P, Ly CV, Venken KJT, Koh TW, Zhou Y, Bellen HJ. Synaptic mitochondria are critical for mobilization of reserve pool vesicles at Drosophila neuromuscular junctions. Neuron 2005; 47:365-78. [PMID: 16055061 DOI: 10.1016/j.neuron.2005.06.018] [Citation(s) in RCA: 632] [Impact Index Per Article: 33.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/22/2005] [Revised: 04/28/2005] [Accepted: 06/17/2005] [Indexed: 01/20/2023]
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In a forward screen for genes affecting neurotransmission in Drosophila, we identified mutations in dynamin-related protein (drp1). DRP1 is required for proper cellular distribution of mitochondria, and in mutant neurons, mitochondria are largely absent from synapses, thus providing a genetic tool to assess the role of mitochondria at synapses. Although resting Ca2+ is elevated at drp1 NMJs, basal synaptic properties are barely affected. However, during intense stimulation, mutants fail to maintain normal neurotransmission. Surprisingly, FM1-43 labeling indicates normal exo- and endocytosis, but a specific inability to mobilize reserve pool vesicles, which is partially rescued by exogenous ATP. Using a variety of drugs, we provide evidence that reserve pool recruitment depends on mitochondrial ATP production downstream of PKA signaling and that mitochondrial ATP limits myosin-propelled mobilization of reserve pool vesicles. Our data suggest a specific role for mitochondria in regulating synaptic strength.
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- Patrik Verstreken
- Department of Molecular and Human Genetics, Baylor College of Medicine, One Baylor Plaza, Houston, Texas 77030, USA
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BCL-2 family proteins are known to regulate cell death during development by influencing the permeability of mitochondrial membranes. The anti-apoptotic BCL-2 family protein BCL-xL is highly expressed in the adult brain and localizes to mitochondria in the presynaptic terminal of the adult squid stellate ganglion. Application of recombinant BCL-xL through a patch pipette to mitochondria inside the giant presynaptic terminal triggered multiconductance channel activity in mitochondrial membranes. Furthermore, injection of full-length BCL-xL protein into the presynaptic terminal enhanced postsynaptic responses and enhanced the rate of recovery from synaptic depression, whereas a recombinant pro-apoptotic cleavage product of BCL-xL attenuated postsynaptic responses. The effect of BCL-xL on synaptic responses persisted in the presence of a blocker of mitochondrial calcium uptake and was mimicked by injection of ATP into the terminal. These studies indicate that the permeability of outer mitochondrial membranes influences synaptic transmission, and they raise the possibility that modulation of mitochondrial conductance by BCL-2 family proteins affects synaptic stability.
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Jonas EA, Hoit D, Hickman JA, Brandt TA, Polster BM, Fannjiang Y, McCarthy E, Montanez MK, Hardwick JM, Kaczmarek LK. Modulation of synaptic transmission by the BCL-2 family protein BCL-xL. J Neurosci 2003; 23:8423-31. [PMID: 12968005 PMCID: PMC6740692] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 03/04/2023] Open
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BCL-2 family proteins are known to regulate cell death during development by influencing the permeability of mitochondrial membranes. The anti-apoptotic BCL-2 family protein BCL-xL is highly expressed in the adult brain and localizes to mitochondria in the presynaptic terminal of the adult squid stellate ganglion. Application of recombinant BCL-xL through a patch pipette to mitochondria inside the giant presynaptic terminal triggered multiconductance channel activity in mitochondrial membranes. Furthermore, injection of full-length BCL-xL protein into the presynaptic terminal enhanced postsynaptic responses and enhanced the rate of recovery from synaptic depression, whereas a recombinant pro-apoptotic cleavage product of BCL-xL attenuated postsynaptic responses. The effect of BCL-xL on synaptic responses persisted in the presence of a blocker of mitochondrial calcium uptake and was mimicked by injection of ATP into the terminal. These studies indicate that the permeability of outer mitochondrial membranes influences synaptic transmission, and they raise the possibility that modulation of mitochondrial conductance by BCL-2 family proteins affects synaptic stability.
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- Elizabeth A Jonas
- Department of Pharmacology, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, Connecticut 06250, USA
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Talbot JD, David G, Barrett EF. Inhibition of mitochondrial Ca2+ uptake affects phasic release from motor terminals differently depending on external [Ca2+]. J Neurophysiol 2003; 90:491-502. [PMID: 12672777 DOI: 10.1152/jn.00012.2003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 45] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022] Open
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We investigated how inhibition of mitochondrial Ca2+ uptake affects stimulation-induced increases in cytosolic [Ca2+] and phasic and asynchronous transmitter release in lizard motor terminals in 2 and 0.5 mM bath [Ca2+]. Lowering bath [Ca2+] reduced the rate of rise, but not the final amplitude, of the increase in mitochondrial [Ca2+] during 50-Hz stimulation. The amplitude of the stimulation-induced increase in cytosolic [Ca2+] was reduced in low-bath [Ca2+] and increased when mitochondrial Ca2+ uptake was inhibited by depolarizing mitochondria. In 2 mM Ca2+, end-plate potentials (epps) depressed by 53% after 10 s of 50-Hz stimulation, and this depression increased to 80% after mitochondrial depolarization. In contrast, in 0.5 mM Ca2+ the same stimulation pattern increased epps by approximately 3.4-fold, and this increase was even greater (transiently) after mitochondrial depolarization. In both 2 and 0.5 mM [Ca2+], mitochondrial depolarization increased asynchronous release during the 50-Hz train and increased the total vesicular release (phasic and asynchronous) measured by destaining of the styryl dye FM2-10. These results suggest that by limiting the stimulation-induced increase in cytosolic [Ca2+], mitochondrial Ca2+ uptake maintains a high ratio of phasic to asynchronous release, thus helping to sustain neuromuscular transmission during repetitive stimulation. Interestingly, the quantal content of the epp reached during 50-Hz stimulation stabilized at a similar level ( approximately 20 quanta) in both 2 and 0.5 mM Ca2+. A similar convergence was measured in oligomycin, which inhibits mitochondrial ATP synthesis without depolarizing mitochondria, but quantal contents fell to <20 when mitochondria were depolarized in 2 mM Ca2+.
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- Janet D Talbot
- Department of Physiology and Biophysics, University of Miami School of Medicine, Miami, Florida 33136, USA
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Brailoiu E, Dun NJ. Extra- and intracellular sphingosylphosphorylcholine promote spontaneous transmitter release from frog motor nerve endings. Mol Pharmacol 2003; 63:1430-6. [PMID: 12761354 DOI: 10.1124/mol.63.6.1430] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022] Open
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Similar to phosphatidylinositol bisphosphate, sphingomyelin breakdown generates several lipids, including sphingosylphosphorylcholine (SPC), that are putative signaling molecules. The present study was undertaken to evaluate the involvement of SPC in transmitter release process. Intracellular recordings were made from isolated frog sciatic-sartorius nerve-muscle preparations, and the effects of SPC on neurosecretion in the form of miniature endplate potentials (MEPPs) were assessed. Extracellular application of SPC mixture (D,L-SPC) at 1, 10, and 25 microM increased the MEPP frequency by 68, 96, and 127%, respectively. D-erythro-SPC (dissolved in dimethyl sulfoxide but not coupled to bovine serum albumin), but not L-threo-SPC, was active extracellular; the former (at 10 microM) increased the MEPP frequency by 143%. D-erythro-SPC treatment did not significantly change the median amplitude or frequency-distribution of MEPPs. Intracellular delivery via liposomes, in which 10, 100, or 1000 microM SPC mixture was entrapped in liposomal aqueous phase, induced a concentration-dependent increase in MEPP frequency of 45, 91, and 100%, respectively. D-erythro-SPC and L-threo-SPC at the concentration of 100 microM increased the MEPP frequency by 117 and 67%, respectively, or 91 and 61%, respectively, when coupled to bovine serum albumin. Pretreatment with thapsigargin significantly reduced but did not abolish the effects of extracellular D-erythro-SPC (10 microM) or liposomes containing 100 microM D-erythro-SPC. Liposomes filled with 100 microM D-myo-inositol 1,4,5-trisphosphate (IP3) enhanced the MEPP frequency to the same magnitude as 100 microM D-erythro-SPC entrapped in liposomes. However, administration of 100 microM D-erythro-SPC and IP3 entrapped in the same liposomes enhanced the MEPP frequency by 70%, which was less than that produced by these two compounds alone. The result provides the first electrophysiological evidence that SPC can modulate transmitter release by an extra- or intracellular action at the frog motor nerve ending.
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- Eugen Brailoiu
- Department of Pharmacology, James H. Quillen College of Medicine, East Tennessee State University, PO Box 70577, Johnson City, TN 37614-1708, USA
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David G, Barrett EF. Mitochondrial Ca2+ uptake prevents desynchronization of quantal release and minimizes depletion during repetitive stimulation of mouse motor nerve terminals. J Physiol 2003; 548:425-38. [PMID: 12588898 PMCID: PMC2342850 DOI: 10.1113/jphysiol.2002.035196] [Citation(s) in RCA: 132] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/30/2002] [Accepted: 01/21/2003] [Indexed: 11/08/2022] Open
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We investigated how inhibition of mitochondrial Ca2+ uptake affects transmitter release from mouse motor terminals during brief trains of action potentials (500 at 50 Hz) in physiological bath [Ca2+]. When mitochondrial Ca2+ uptake was inhibited by depolarizing mitochondria with antimycin A1 or carbonyl cyanide m-chlorophenyl-hydrazone, the stimulation-induced increase in cytosolic [Ca2+] was greater (> 10 microM, compared to < or = 1 microM in control solution), the quantal content of the endplate potential (EPP) depressed more rapidly (approximately 84 % depression compared to approximately 8 % in controls), and asynchronous release during the stimulus train reached higher frequencies (peak rates of approximately 6000 s-1 compared to approximately 75 s-1 in controls). These effects of mitochondrial depolarization were not accompanied by a significant change in EPP quantal content or the rate of asynchronous release during 1 Hz stimulation, and were not seen in oligomycin, which blocks mitochondrial ATP synthesis without depolarizing mitochondria. Inhibition of endoplasmic reticular Ca2+ uptake with cyclopiazonic acid also had little effect on stimulation-induced changes in cytosolic [Ca2+] or EPP amplitude. We hypothesize that the high rate of asynchronous release evoked by stimulation during mitochondrial depolarization was produced by the elevation of cytosolic [Ca2+], and contributed to the accelerated depression of phasic release by reducing the availability of releasable vesicles. During mitochondrial depolarization, the post-tetanic potentiation of the EPP observed under control conditions was replaced by a post-tetanic depression with a slow time course of recovery. Thus, mitochondrial Ca2+ uptake is essential for sustaining phasic release, and thus neuromuscular transmission, during and following tetanic stimulation.
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- Gavriel David
- Department of Physiology and Biophysics, University of Miami School of Medicine, FL 33101, USA.
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David G, Talbot J, Barrett EF. Quantitative estimate of mitochondrial [Ca2+] in stimulated motor nerve terminals. Cell Calcium 2003; 33:197-206. [PMID: 12600806 DOI: 10.1016/s0143-4160(02)00229-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 38] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/18/2022]
Abstract
Peak values reported for mitochondrial matrix [Ca(2+)] following stimulation have ranged from micromolar to near-millimolar in various cells. Measurements using fluorescent indicators have traditionally used high-affinity dyes such as rhod-2, whose fluorescence would be expected to saturate if matrix [Ca(2+)] approaches millimolar levels. To avoid this potential problem, we loaded lizard motor terminal mitochondria with the low-affinity indicator rhod-5N (K(d) approximately 320 microM). During trains of action potentials at 50Hz, matrix fluorescence transients (measured as F/F(rest)) increased to a plateau level that was maintained throughout the stimulus train. This plateau of matrix [Ca(2+)] occurred in spite of evidence that Ca(2+) continued to enter the terminal and continued to be sequestered by mitochondria. When the stimulation frequency was increased, or when Ca(2+) entry per action potential was increased with the K(+) channel blocker 3,4-diaminopyridine (3,4-DAP), or reduced by lowering bath [Ca(2+)], the rate of rise of matrix [Ca(2+)] changed, but the plateau amplitude remained constant. Calculations demonstrated that the F/F(rest) measured at this plateau corresponded to a matrix [Ca(2+)] of approximately 1 microM. The high K(d) of rhod-5N ensures that this value is not a result of dye saturation, but rather reflects a powerful Ca(2+) buffering mechanism within the matrix of these mitochondria.
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- Gavriel David
- Department of Physiology and Biophysics, University of Miami School of Medicine, R-430, P.O. Box 016430, Miami, FL 33101, USA.
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Brailoiu E, Cooper RL, Dun NJ. Sphingosine 1-phosphate enhances spontaneous transmitter release at the frog neuromuscular junction. Br J Pharmacol 2002; 136:1093-7. [PMID: 12163341 PMCID: PMC1573457 DOI: 10.1038/sj.bjp.0704839] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/08/2022] Open
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Intracellular recordings were made from isolated frog sciatic-sartorius nerve-muscle preparations, and the effects of sphingosine 1-phosphate (S1-P) on miniature endplate potentials (MEPPs) were studied. Extracellular application of S1-P (1 and 30 micro M) had no significant effects on the frequency and amplitude of MEPPs. Delivery into nerve terminals by liposomes containing 10(-5), 10(-4) or 10(-3) M S1-P was associated with a concentration-dependent increase in MEPP frequency of 37, 63 and 86%. The per cent of median MEPP amplitude was not significantly changed, but there was an increase in the number of 'giant' MEPPs. Pre-exposure of the preparations to S1-P 10(-5) but not 10(-8) M entrapped in liposomes for 15 min blocked the effects of subsequent superfusion of S1-P (10(-4) M)-filled liposomes on MEPP frequency. Thus, intracellular S1-P receptors seem to undergo 'desensitization' to higher concentrations of S1-P. The result provides the first evidence that S1-P acting intracellularly but not extracellularly enhances spontaneous transmitter release at the frog neuromuscular junction.
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- Eugen Brailoiu
- Department of Pharmacology, James H. Quillen College of Medicine, East Tennessee State University, PO Box 70577, Johnson City, Tennessee, TN 37614, U.S.A
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- Thomas Hunt Morgan School of Biological Sciences, University of Kentucky, Lexington, Kentucky, KY 40506, U.S.A
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- Department of Pharmacology, James H. Quillen College of Medicine, East Tennessee State University, PO Box 70577, Johnson City, Tennessee, TN 37614, U.S.A
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Matsumoto N, Komiyama S, Akaike N. Pre- and postsynaptic ATP-sensitive potassium channels during metabolic inhibition of rat hippocampal CA1 neurons. J Physiol 2002; 541:511-20. [PMID: 12042355 PMCID: PMC2290338 DOI: 10.1113/jphysiol.2002.018267] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/16/2022] Open
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Presynaptic and postsynaptic membrane activities during experimental metabolic inhibition were analysed in mechanically dissociated rat hippocampal neurons using nystatin-perforated and conventional whole-cell patch clamp recordings. NaCN, an inhibitor of mitochondrial ATP synthesis, induced an outward current across the postsynaptic soma membrane. This current was blocked by tolbutamide, a sulfonylurea, which blocks ATP-sensitive K+ (KATP) channels. The presynaptic effect of metabolic inhibitors such as NaCN, NaN3, or glucose-free solution was to increase the frequency of GABAergic miniature inhibitory postsynaptic currents (mIPSCs). Tolbutamide had no effect on this increase in mIPSC frequency induced by metabolic inhibition. Diazoxide, a KATP channel opener, evoked a similar somatic outward current in a dose-dependent manner. In addition, diazoxide decreased the frequency of mIPSCs in a dose-dependent fashion. Both these pre- and postsynaptic effects of diazoxide were reversed by tolbutamide, suggesting the existence of KATP channels on both pre- and postsynaptic membranes. These results confirm the presence of KATP channels on both the pre- and postsynaptic membranes but indicate that the channels have significantly different sensitivities to metabolic inhibition.
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- Nozomu Matsumoto
- Cellular and System Physiology, Graduate School of Medical Sciences and Department of Otolaryngology, Faculty of Medicine, Kyushu University, Fukuoka 812-8582, Japan
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