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Bové M, Monto F, Guillem-Llobat P, Ivorra MD, Noguera MA, Zambrano A, Sirerol-Piquer MS, Requena AC, García-Alonso M, Tejerina T, Real JT, Fariñas I, D’Ocon P. NT3/TrkC Pathway Modulates the Expression of UCP-1 and Adipocyte Size in Human and Rodent Adipose Tissue. Front Endocrinol (Lausanne) 2021; 12:630097. [PMID: 33815288 PMCID: PMC8015941 DOI: 10.3389/fendo.2021.630097] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/16/2020] [Accepted: 02/04/2021] [Indexed: 12/11/2022] Open
Abstract
Neurotrophin-3 (NT3), through activation of its tropomyosin-related kinase receptor C (TrkC), modulates neuronal survival and neural stem cell differentiation. It is widely distributed in peripheral tissues (especially vessels and pancreas) and this ubiquitous pattern suggests a role for NT3, outside the nervous system and related to metabolic functions. The presence of the NT3/TrkC pathway in the adipose tissue (AT) has never been investigated. Present work studies in human and murine adipose tissue (AT) the presence of elements of the NT3/TrkC pathway and its role on lipolysis and adipocyte differentiation. qRT-PCR and immunoblot indicate that NT3 (encoded by NTF3) was present in human retroperitoneal AT and decreases with age. NT3 was also present in rat isolated adipocytes and retroperitoneal, interscapular, perivascular, and perirenal AT. Histological analysis evidences that NT3 was mainly present in vessels irrigating AT close associated to sympathetic fibers. Similar mRNA levels of TrkC (encoded by NTRK3) and β-adrenoceptors were found in all ATs assayed and in isolated adipocytes. NT3, through TrkC activation, exert a mild effect in lipolysis. Addition of NT3 during the differentiation process of human pre-adipocytes resulted in smaller adipocytes and increased uncoupling protein-1 (UCP-1) without changes in β-adrenoceptors. Similarly, transgenic mice with reduced expression of NT3 (Ntf3 knock-in lacZ reporter mice) or lacking endothelial NT3 expression (Ntf3flox1/flox2;Tie2-Cre+/0) displayed enlarged white and brown adipocytes and lower UCP-1 expression. Conclusions NT3, mainly released by blood vessels, activates TrkC and regulates adipocyte differentiation and browning. Disruption of NT3/TrkC signaling conducts to hypertrophied white and brown adipocytes with reduced expression of the thermogenesis marker UCP-1.
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- María Bové
- Departamento de Farmacología, Facultad de Farmacia, Universidad de Valencia, Valencia, Spain
- Estructura de Recerca Interdisciplinar en Biotecnologia i Biomedicina (ERI BIOTECMED), Universidad de Valencia, Valencia, Spain
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- Departamento de Farmacología, Facultad de Farmacia, Universidad de Valencia, Valencia, Spain
- Estructura de Recerca Interdisciplinar en Biotecnologia i Biomedicina (ERI BIOTECMED), Universidad de Valencia, Valencia, Spain
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- Departamento de Farmacología, Facultad de Farmacia, Universidad de Valencia, Valencia, Spain
- Estructura de Recerca Interdisciplinar en Biotecnologia i Biomedicina (ERI BIOTECMED), Universidad de Valencia, Valencia, Spain
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- Departamento de Farmacología, Facultad de Farmacia, Universidad de Valencia, Valencia, Spain
- Estructura de Recerca Interdisciplinar en Biotecnologia i Biomedicina (ERI BIOTECMED), Universidad de Valencia, Valencia, Spain
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- Departamento de Farmacología, Facultad de Farmacia, Universidad de Valencia, Valencia, Spain
- Estructura de Recerca Interdisciplinar en Biotecnologia i Biomedicina (ERI BIOTECMED), Universidad de Valencia, Valencia, Spain
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- Departamento de Farmacología, Facultad de Farmacia, Universidad de Valencia, Valencia, Spain
- Estructura de Recerca Interdisciplinar en Biotecnologia i Biomedicina (ERI BIOTECMED), Universidad de Valencia, Valencia, Spain
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- Estructura de Recerca Interdisciplinar en Biotecnologia i Biomedicina (ERI BIOTECMED), Universidad de Valencia, Valencia, Spain
- Departamento de Biología Celular, Biología Funcional y Antropología Física, Universidad de Valencia, Valencia, Spain
- CIBER en Enfermedades Neurodegenerativas (CIBERNED), Madrid, Spain
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- Departamento de Biología Celular, Biología Funcional y Antropología Física, Universidad de Valencia, Valencia, Spain
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- Servicio de Cirugía General y Aparato Digestivo, Hospital Clínico San Carlos, Madrid, Spain
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- Servicio de Cirugía General y Aparato Digestivo, Hospital Clínico San Carlos, Madrid, Spain
- Departamento de Farmacología, Facultad de Medicina, Universidad Complutense de Madrid, Madrid, Spain
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- CIBER de Diabetes y Enfermedades Metabólicas Asociadas (CIBERDEM), Madrid, Spain
- Servicio de Endocrinología y Nutrición, Hospital Clínico Universitario e INCLIVA, Valencia, Spain
- Departamento de Medicina, Facultad de Medicina, Universidad de Valencia, Valencia, Spain
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- Estructura de Recerca Interdisciplinar en Biotecnologia i Biomedicina (ERI BIOTECMED), Universidad de Valencia, Valencia, Spain
- Departamento de Biología Celular, Biología Funcional y Antropología Física, Universidad de Valencia, Valencia, Spain
- CIBER en Enfermedades Neurodegenerativas (CIBERNED), Madrid, Spain
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- Departamento de Farmacología, Facultad de Farmacia, Universidad de Valencia, Valencia, Spain
- Estructura de Recerca Interdisciplinar en Biotecnologia i Biomedicina (ERI BIOTECMED), Universidad de Valencia, Valencia, Spain
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Masliukov PM, Konovalov VV, Emanuilov AI, Nozdrachev AD. Development of neuropeptide Y-containing neurons in sympathetic ganglia of rats. Neuropeptides 2012; 46:345-52. [PMID: 22964363 DOI: 10.1016/j.npep.2012.08.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/27/2012] [Revised: 07/22/2012] [Accepted: 08/02/2012] [Indexed: 12/27/2022]
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Expression of neuropeptide Y (NPY) in the sympathetic ganglia was investigated by immunohistochemistry and tract tracing. The distribution of NPY immunoreactivity (IR) was studied in the superior cervical ganglion (SCG), stellate ganglion (SG) and celiac ganglion (CG) from rats of different ages (newborn, 10-day-old, 20-day-old, 30-day-old, 2-month-old, 6-month-old, 24-month-old). We observed that the percentage of NPY-IR neuronal profiles increased during early postnatal development. In the SCG and SG, the percentage of NPY-IR profiles enlarged in the first month of life from 43±3.6% (SCG) and 46±3.8% (SG) until 64±4.1% (SCG) and 58±3.5% (SG). The percentage of NPY-IR profiles in the CG increased during the period between 20days (65±3.8%) and 30days (82±5.1%) of animals' life and did not change in further development. In newborn and 10-day-old rats, a large portion of NPY-IR neurons was also calbindin D28K (CB)-IR in all sympathetic ganglia. The proportion of CB-IR substantially decreased during next 10days in the SCG, SG and CG. NPY-IR was approximately present in a half of the postganglionic neurons innervating muscle vessels of the neck and forearm, and the percentage of labeled NPY-IR profiles did not change during the development. Only single Ki67-IR neurons were also NPY-IR in the SCG, SG and CG in newborns and not in older animals. No NPY+/caspase 3+IR neurons were observed. Finally, the process of morphological changes in the size and percentages of NPY-IR profiles is complete in rats by the first month of life.
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- Petr M Masliukov
- Department of Normal Physiology, Yaroslavl State Medical Academy, ul. Revolucionnaya, 5, Yaroslavl 150000, Russia.
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Lin S, Wang Y, Zhang C, Xu J. Modification of the Neurotrophin-3 Gene Promotes Cholinergic Neuronal Differentiation and Survival of Neural Stem Cells Derived from Rat Embryonic Spinal Cord In Vitro and In Vivo. J Int Med Res 2012; 40:1449-58. [PMID: 22971496 DOI: 10.1177/147323001204000423] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/05/2023] Open
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OBJECTIVE: To investigate the effects of the neurotrophin-3 ( NTF3) gene on the survival and differentiation of neural stem cells (NSCs) in vitro and in vivo. METHODS: The NTF3 gene was isolated from rats, amplified by polymerase chain reaction (PCR) and subcloned into the lentiviral vector pWPXL-MOD to construct a lentiviral expression vector pWPXL-MOD— NTF3. Reverse transcription—PCR and Western blotting were used to analyse NTF3 mRNA and protein levels, respectively. Adult rats with sectioned tibial nerves received implants of NSCs transfected with either pWPXL-MOD— NTF3 ( n = 30) or an empty expression vector ( n = 30). In vitro and in vivo cell differentiation and survival were determined by fluorescence immunohistochemistry. RESULTS: Expression of NTF3 significantly increased the differentiation of NSCs into cholinergic neurons both in vitro and in vivo. NTF3-expressing NSCs implanted into the tibial nerve also survived longer than cells without NTF3 gene modification. CONCLUSIONS: The NTF3 gene promoted differentiation of NSCs into cholinergic neurons and enhanced neuronal cell survival. These findings may have clinical implications for cell transplantation therapy in patients with nerve injury.
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- S Lin
- Department of Orthopaedics, Shanghai Sixth People's Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China
- Department of Hand Surgery, Huashan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Anatomy, Histology and Embryology, Shanghai Medical Centre, Fudan University, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Orthopaedics, Shanghai Sixth People's Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Hand Surgery, Huashan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai, China
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Damon DH. Vascular-dependent effects of elevated glucose on postganglionic sympathetic neurons. Am J Physiol Heart Circ Physiol 2011; 300:H1386-92. [PMID: 21217063 DOI: 10.1152/ajpheart.00300.2010] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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Perivascular sympathetic nerves are important determinants of vascular function that are likely to contribute to vascular complications associated with hyperglycemia and diabetes. The present study tested the hypothesis that glucose modulates perivascular sympathetic nerves by studying the effects of 7 days of hyperglycemia on norepinephrine (NE) synthesis [tyrosine hydroxylase (TH)], release, and uptake. Direct and vascular-dependent effects were studied in vitro in neuronal and neurovascular cultures. Effects were also studied in vivo in rats made hyperglycemic (blood glucose >296 mg/dl) with streptozotocin (50 mg/kg). In neuronal cultures, TH and NE uptake measured in neurons grown in high glucose (HG; 25 mM) were less than that in neurons grown in low glucose (LG; 5 mM) (P < 0.05; n = 4 and 6, respectively). In neurovascular cultures, elevated glucose did not affect TH or NE uptake, but it increased NE release. Release from neurovascular cultures grown in HG (1.8 ± 0.2%; n = 5) was greater than that from cultures grown in LG (0.37 ± 0.28%; n = 5; P < 0.05; unpaired t-test). In vivo, elevated glucose did not affect TH or NE uptake, but it increased NE release. Release in hyperglycemic animals (9.4 + 1.1%; n = 6) was greater than that in control animals (5.39 + 1.1%; n = 6; P < 0.05; unpaired t-test). These data identify a novel vascular-dependent effect of elevated glucose on postganglionic sympathetic neurons that is likely to affect the function of perivascular sympathetic nerves and thereby affect vascular function.
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- Deborah H Damon
- Department of Pharmacology, University of Vermont, Burlington, 05405, USA.
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Hashimoto R, Udagawa J, Kagohashi Y, Matsumoto A, Hatta T, Otani H. Direct and indirect effects of neuropeptide Y and neurotrophin 3 on myelination in the neonatal brains. Brain Res 2010; 1373:55-66. [PMID: 21167823 DOI: 10.1016/j.brainres.2010.12.027] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/29/2010] [Revised: 12/06/2010] [Accepted: 12/09/2010] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Neuropeptide Y (NPY) is expressed in the developing central nervous system, however, its role in the brain development remains unclear. In this study, C57/B6 mice were intraperitoneally administered 1 nmol/capita/day of NPY, 10 nmol/capita/day of an NPY-receptor 1-specific antagonist (Y1R-A), or NPY and Y1R-A simultaneously (NPY+Y1R-A) from postnatal day (P) 7 to P14. Recombinant NPY reached the P14 cerebrum in 1 hour. These treatments didn't significantly affect body weight gain or P14 brain weight. The ratio of myelinated axons to total axons in the parietal cerebrum was significantly higher in the NPY group than in the control group. The expression of myelin basic protein (MBP)-mRNA in the cerebrum was significantly higher in the NPY group than in the control group and was significantly lower in the NPY+Y1R-A group than in the NPY group, while it was significantly higher in the NPY+Y1R-A group than in the control group. In cultured oligodendroglioma-derived B12 cells, NPY didn't influence the MBP-mRNA expression, while neurotrophin 3 (NT3) increased MBP mRNA via receptor-type tyrosine kinase type C (Trk C). NPY administration significantly increased NT3-mRNA expression in the P14 cerebrum as deduced by quantitative real-time PCR. The change in phosphorylated Trk C (P-Trk C) was proportional to that of the NT3-mRNA expression, and the proportion of P-Trk C was higher in the NPY group than in the control group. These results suggest that NPY, partially via Y1R, induces NT3 which, via Trk C phosphorylation, accelerates myelination by oligodendrocytes in the mouse brain during the neonatal period.
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- Ryuju Hashimoto
- Department of Developmental Biology, Faculty of Medicine, Shimane University, Izumo, Japan.
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Burgi K, Cavalleri MT, Alves AS, Britto LRG, Antunes VR, Michelini LC. Tyrosine hydroxylase immunoreactivity as indicator of sympathetic activity: simultaneous evaluation in different tissues of hypertensive rats. Am J Physiol Regul Integr Comp Physiol 2010; 300:R264-71. [PMID: 21148479 DOI: 10.1152/ajpregu.00687.2009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 45] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
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Vasomotor control by the sympathetic nervous system presents substantial heterogeneity within different tissues, providing appropriate homeostatic responses to maintain basal/stimulated cardiovascular function both at normal and pathological conditions. The availability of a reproducible technique for simultaneous measurement of sympathetic drive to different tissues is of great interest to uncover regional patterns of sympathetic nerve activity (SNA). We propose the association of tyrosine hydroxylase immunoreactivity (THir) with image analysis to quantify norepinephrine (NE) content within nerve terminals in arteries/arterioles as a good index for regional sympathetic outflow. THir was measured in fixed arterioles of kidney, heart, and skeletal muscle of Wistar-Kyoto rats (WKY) and spontaneously hypertensive rats (SHR) (123 ± 2 and 181 ± 4 mmHg, 300 ± 8 and 352 ± 8 beats/min, respectively). There was a differential THir distribution in both groups: higher THir was observed in the kidney and skeletal muscle (∼3-4-fold vs. heart arterioles) of WKY; in SHR, THir was increased in the kidney and heart (2.4- and 5.3-fold vs. WKY, respectively) with no change in the skeletal muscle arterioles. Observed THir changes were confirmed by either: 1) determination of NE content (high-performance liquid chromatography) in fresh tissues (SHR vs. WKY): +34% and +17% in kidney and heart, respectively, with no change in the skeletal muscle; 2) direct recording of renal (RSNA) and lumbar SNA (LSNA) in anesthetized rats, showing increased RSNA but unchanged LSNA in SHR vs. WKY. THir in skeletal muscle arterioles, NE content in femoral artery, and LSNA were simultaneously reduced by exercise training in the WKY group. Results indicate that THir is a valuable technique to simultaneously evaluate regional patterns of sympathetic activity.
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- Katia Burgi
- Dept. of Physiology and Biophysics, Institute of Biomedical Sciences, University of Sao Paulo, Av. Prof. Lineu Prestes, 1524, 05508-900 São Paulo, SP, Brazil
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Kulikov AV, Naumenko VS, Tsybko AS, Sinyakova NA, Bazovkina DV, Popova NK. The role of the glycoprotein gp130 in the serotonin mediator system in the mouse brain. Mol Biol 2010. [DOI: 10.1134/s0026893310050171] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/23/2022]
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Lin S, Xu J, Hu S, Xu L, Zhang C, Wang Y, Gu Y. Combined application of neutrophin-3 gene and neural stem cells is ameliorative to delay of denervated skeletal muscular atrophy after tibial nerve transection in rats. Cell Transplant 2010; 20:381-90. [PMID: 20719088 DOI: 10.3727/096368910x524773] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/12/2023] Open
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Examination of the therapeutic efficacy of neural stem cells (NSCs) has recently become the focus of much investigation. In this study we present an insight of the effects of combined application with neurotrophin-3 (NT-3) and NSCs that derived from rat embryo spinal cord on delaying denervated skeletal muscular atrophy after tibial nerve was severed. NT-3 gene was amplified by PCR and subcloned into lentiviral vector pWPXL-MOD to construct a lentiviral expression vector pWPXL-MOD-NT-3. A positive clone expressing NT-3 (named NSCs-NT-3) was obtained and used for differentiation in vitro and transplantation. Sixty adult rats, whose tibial nerves were sectioned, were divided into two groups: one grafted with NSCs-NT-3 (experimental group, n = 30) and the other with NSCs transfected by pWPXL-MOD (control group, n = 30). The cell survival and differentiation, NT-3 gene expression, and effect of delaying denervated skeletal muscular atrophy were examined through immunohistostaining, RT-PCR, Western blot, electrophysiological analysis, and mean cross-sectional area (CSA) of gastrocnemius, respectively. The results show that the NT-3 gene, which is comprised of 777 bp, was cloned and significantly different expression were detected between NSCs and NSCs-NT-3 in vitro. Quantitative analysis of the choline acetyltransferase (ChAT) immunopositive cells revealed a significant increase in experimental group compared to the control group 4 weeks after implantation (p < 0.01). Twelve weeks after transplantation, the ChAT immunopositive cells were detected near the engrafted region only in experimental group. Furthermore, the effect in delaying denervated skeletal muscular atrophy is indicated in the EMG examination and mean CSA of gastrocnemius. These findings suggest that the neural stem cells expressing NT-3 endogenously would be a better graft candidate for the delay of denervated skeletal muscular atrophy.
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- Sen Lin
- Department of Orthopaedics, Shanghai Sixth People's Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, School of Medicine, Shanghai, China
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Damon DH, teRiele JA, Marko SB. Eph/ephrin interactions modulate vascular sympathetic innervation. Auton Neurosci 2010; 158:65-70. [PMID: 20637710 DOI: 10.1016/j.autneu.2010.06.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/10/2009] [Revised: 05/16/2010] [Accepted: 06/09/2010] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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Ephs and ephrins are membrane-bound proteins that interact to modulate axon growth and neuronal function. We tested the hypothesis that eph/ephrin interactions affected the growth and function of vascular sympathetic innervation. Using RT-PCR analyses, we detected both classes of ephs (A and B) and both classes of ephrins (A and B) in sympathetic ganglia from neonatal and adult rats. Both classes of ephs (A and B) and both classes of ephrins (A and B) bound to the cell bodies and neurites of dissociated postganglionic sympathetic neurons. Messenger RNAs encoding for both classes of ephs (A and B) and both classes of ephrins (A and B) were also detected in sympathetically innervated arteries from neonatal and adult rats. These data suggest that ephrins/ephs on nerve fibers of postganglionic sympathetic neurons could interact with ephs/ephrins on cells in innervated arteries. We found that ephA4 reduced reinnervation of denervated femoral arteries. Reinnervation in the presence of ephA4-Fc (38.9±6.6%) was significantly less than that in the presence of IgG-Fc (62±10%; n=5; p<0.05; one-tailed unpaired t-test). These data indicate that eph/ephrin interactions modulated the growth of vascular sympathetic innervation. We also found that ephA4 increased basal release of norepinephrine from nerve terminals of isolated tail arteries. These data indicate that eph/ephrin interactions affect the growth and function of vascular sympathetic innervation.
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- Deborah H Damon
- Department of Pharmacology, University of Vermont, 89 Beaumont Avenue, Burlington, VT 05405, United States.
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Gu S, Huang H, Bi J, Yao Y, Wen T. Combined treatment of neurotrophin-3 gene and neural stem cells is ameliorative to behavior recovery of Parkinson's disease rat model. Brain Res 2009; 1257:1-9. [DOI: 10.1016/j.brainres.2008.12.016] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/18/2008] [Revised: 11/15/2008] [Accepted: 12/01/2008] [Indexed: 10/21/2022]
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