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Maglio LE, Noriega-Prieto JA, Maroto IB, Martin-Cortecero J, Muñoz-Callejas A, Callejo-Móstoles M, Fernández de Sevilla D. IGF-1 facilitates extinction of conditioned fear. eLife 2021; 10:e67267. [PMID: 33792539 PMCID: PMC8043742 DOI: 10.7554/elife.67267] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/05/2021] [Accepted: 03/31/2021] [Indexed: 11/26/2022] Open
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Insulin-like growth factor-1 (IGF-1) plays a key role in synaptic plasticity, spatial learning, and anxiety-like behavioral processes. While IGF-1 regulates neuronal firing and synaptic transmission in many areas of the central nervous system, its signaling and consequences on excitability, synaptic plasticity, and animal behavior dependent on the prefrontal cortex remain unexplored. Here, we show that IGF-1 induces a long-lasting depression of the medium and slow post-spike afterhyperpolarization (mAHP and sAHP), increasing the excitability of layer 5 pyramidal neurons of the rat infralimbic cortex. Besides, IGF-1 mediates a presynaptic long-term depression of both inhibitory and excitatory synaptic transmission in these neurons. The net effect of this IGF-1-mediated synaptic plasticity is a long-term potentiation of the postsynaptic potentials. Moreover, we demonstrate that IGF-1 favors the fear extinction memory. These results show novel functional consequences of IGF-1 signaling, revealing IGF-1 as a key element in the control of the fear extinction memory.
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Affiliation(s)
- Laura E Maglio
- Departamento de Anatomía, Histología y Neurociencia, Facultad de Medicina, Universidad Autónoma de MadridMadridSpain
- Departamento de Ciencias Médicas Básicas (Fisiología) and Instituto de Tecnologías Biomédicas (ITB), Universidad de La LagunaTenerifeSpain
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- Departamento de Anatomía, Histología y Neurociencia, Facultad de Medicina, Universidad Autónoma de MadridMadridSpain
- Department of Neuroscience, University of MinnesotaMinneapolisUnited States
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- Departamento de Anatomía, Histología y Neurociencia, Facultad de Medicina, Universidad Autónoma de MadridMadridSpain
- Centro de Investigación Biomédica en Red Sobre Enfermedades Neurodegenerativas (CIBERNED), Instituto Universitario de Investigación Neuroquímica (IUIN), Instituto Ramón y Cajal de Investigación Sanitaria (IRYCIS) and Departamento de Bioquímica y Biología Molecular, Facultad de Química, Universidad Complutense de MadridMadridSpain
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- Departamento de Anatomía, Histología y Neurociencia, Facultad de Medicina, Universidad Autónoma de MadridMadridSpain
- Institute of Physiology and Pathophysiology, Medical Biophysic, Heidelberg UniversityHeidelbergGermany
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- Departamento de Anatomía, Histología y Neurociencia, Facultad de Medicina, Universidad Autónoma de MadridMadridSpain
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- Departamento de Anatomía, Histología y Neurociencia, Facultad de Medicina, Universidad Autónoma de MadridMadridSpain
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- Departamento de Anatomía, Histología y Neurociencia, Facultad de Medicina, Universidad Autónoma de MadridMadridSpain
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Martin-Batista E, Maglio LE, Armas-Capote N, Hernández G, Alvarez de la Rosa D, Giraldez T. SGK1.1 limits brain damage after status epilepticus through M current-dependent and independent mechanisms. Neurobiol Dis 2021; 153:105317. [PMID: 33639207 DOI: 10.1016/j.nbd.2021.105317] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/06/2020] [Revised: 02/04/2021] [Accepted: 02/22/2021] [Indexed: 10/22/2022] Open
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Epilepsy is a neurological condition associated to significant brain damage produced by status epilepticus (SE) including neurodegeneration, gliosis and ectopic neurogenesis. Reduction of these processes constitutes a useful strategy to improve recovery and ameliorate negative outcomes after an initial insult. SGK1.1, the neuronal isoform of the serum and glucocorticoids-regulated kinase 1 (SGK1), has been shown to increase M-current density in neurons, leading to reduced excitability and protection against seizures. For this study, we used 4-5 months old male transgenic C57BL/6 J and FVB/NJ mice expressing near physiological levels of a constitutively active form of the kinase controlled by its endogenous promoter. Here we show that SGK1.1 activation potently reduces levels of neuronal death (assessed using Fluoro-Jade C staining) and reactive glial activation (reported by GFAP and Iba-1 markers) in limbic regions and cortex, 72 h after SE induced by kainate, even in the context of high seizure activity. This neuroprotective effect is not exclusively through M-current activation but is also directly linked to decreased apoptosis levels assessed by TUNEL assays and quantification of Bim and Bcl-xL by western blot of hippocampal protein extracts. Our results demonstrate that this newly described antiapoptotic role of SGK1.1 activation acts synergistically with the regulation of cellular excitability, resulting in a significant reduction of SE-induced brain damage in areas relevant to epileptogenesis.
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- Elva Martin-Batista
- Departamento de Ciencias Médicas Básicas, Facultad de Medicina, Universidad de La Laguna, Campus de Ciencias de la Salud sn, 38200 San Cristobal de La Laguna, Spain; Instituto de Tecnologías Biomédicas (ITB), Campus de Ciencias de la Salud sn, 38071 San Cristobal de La Laguna, Spain.
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- Departamento de Ciencias Médicas Básicas, Facultad de Medicina, Universidad de La Laguna, Campus de Ciencias de la Salud sn, 38200 San Cristobal de La Laguna, Spain; Instituto de Tecnologías Biomédicas (ITB), Campus de Ciencias de la Salud sn, 38071 San Cristobal de La Laguna, Spain.
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- Departamento de Ciencias Médicas Básicas, Facultad de Medicina, Universidad de La Laguna, Campus de Ciencias de la Salud sn, 38200 San Cristobal de La Laguna, Spain; Instituto de Tecnologías Biomédicas (ITB), Campus de Ciencias de la Salud sn, 38071 San Cristobal de La Laguna, Spain.
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- Departamento de Ciencias Médicas Básicas, Facultad de Medicina, Universidad de La Laguna, Campus de Ciencias de la Salud sn, 38200 San Cristobal de La Laguna, Spain; Instituto de Tecnologías Biomédicas (ITB), Campus de Ciencias de la Salud sn, 38071 San Cristobal de La Laguna, Spain.
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- Departamento de Ciencias Médicas Básicas, Facultad de Medicina, Universidad de La Laguna, Campus de Ciencias de la Salud sn, 38200 San Cristobal de La Laguna, Spain; Instituto de Tecnologías Biomédicas (ITB), Campus de Ciencias de la Salud sn, 38071 San Cristobal de La Laguna, Spain.
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- Departamento de Ciencias Médicas Básicas, Facultad de Medicina, Universidad de La Laguna, Campus de Ciencias de la Salud sn, 38200 San Cristobal de La Laguna, Spain; Instituto de Tecnologías Biomédicas (ITB), Campus de Ciencias de la Salud sn, 38071 San Cristobal de La Laguna, Spain.
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Armas-Capote N, Maglio LE, Pérez-Atencio L, Martin-Batista E, Reboreda A, Barios JA, Hernandez G, Alvarez de la Rosa D, Lamas JA, Barrio LC, Giraldez T. SGK1.1 Reduces Kainic Acid-Induced Seizure Severity and Leads to Rapid Termination of Seizures. Cereb Cortex 2019; 30:3184-3197. [DOI: 10.1093/cercor/bhz302] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/12/2019] [Revised: 10/19/2019] [Accepted: 11/08/2019] [Indexed: 12/17/2022] Open
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Approaches to control epilepsy, one of the most important idiopathic brain disorders, are of great importance for public health. We have previously shown that in sympathetic neurons the neuronal isoform of the serum and glucocorticoid-regulated kinase (SGK1.1) increases the M-current, a well-known target for seizure control. The effect of SGK1.1 activation on kainate-induced seizures and neuronal excitability was studied in transgenic mice that express a permanently active form of the kinase, using electroencephalogram recordings and electrophysiological measurements in hippocampal brain slices. Our results demonstrate that SGK1.1 activation leads to reduced seizure severity and lower mortality rates following status epilepticus, in an M-current–dependent manner. EEG is characterized by reduced number, shorter duration, and early termination of kainate-induced seizures in the hippocampus and cortex. Hippocampal neurons show decreased excitability associated to increased M-current, without altering basal synaptic transmission or other neuronal properties. Altogether, our results reveal a novel and selective anticonvulsant pathway that promptly terminates seizures, suggesting that SGK1.1 activation can be a potent factor to secure the brain against permanent neuronal damage associated to epilepsy.
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- Natalia Armas-Capote
- Departamento de Ciencias Medicas Basicas-Fisiologia and Instituto de Tecnologías Biomedicas (ITB), Universidad de La Laguna, Tenerife, 38071 Spain
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- Departamento de Ciencias Medicas Basicas-Fisiologia and Instituto de Tecnologías Biomedicas (ITB), Universidad de La Laguna, Tenerife, 38071 Spain
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- Unidad de Neurologia Experimental, Hospital Ramon y Cajal-IRYCIS, Madrid, 28034 Spain
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- Departamento de Ciencias Medicas Basicas-Fisiologia and Instituto de Tecnologías Biomedicas (ITB), Universidad de La Laguna, Tenerife, 38071 Spain
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- Department of Functional Biology and Health Sciences, Faculty of Biology-CINBIO-IBIV, University of Vigo, Vigo, 36310 Spain
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- Systems Engineering and Automation Department, Miguel Hernandez University, Elche, 03202 Spain
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- Departamento de Ciencias Medicas Basicas-Fisiologia and Instituto de Tecnologías Biomedicas (ITB), Universidad de La Laguna, Tenerife, 38071 Spain
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- Departamento de Ciencias Medicas Basicas-Fisiologia and Instituto de Tecnologías Biomedicas (ITB), Universidad de La Laguna, Tenerife, 38071 Spain
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- Department of Functional Biology and Health Sciences, Faculty of Biology-CINBIO-IBIV, University of Vigo, Vigo, 36310 Spain
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- Unidad de Neurologia Experimental, Hospital Ramon y Cajal-IRYCIS, Madrid, 28034 Spain
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- Departamento de Ciencias Medicas Basicas-Fisiologia and Instituto de Tecnologías Biomedicas (ITB), Universidad de La Laguna, Tenerife, 38071 Spain
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Gómez R, Maglio LE, Gonzalez-Hernandez AJ, Rivero-Perez B, Giraldez T. Role of NMDAR-BK Complexes in the Integration of Synaptic Inputs of Barrel Cortex Pyramidal Neurons. Biophys J 2019. [DOI: 10.1016/j.bpj.2018.11.240] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022] Open
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Maglio LE, Martins VR, Izquierdo I, Ramirez OA. Role of cellular prion protein on LTP expression in aged mice. Brain Res 2006; 1097:11-8. [PMID: 16730679 DOI: 10.1016/j.brainres.2006.04.056] [Citation(s) in RCA: 31] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/01/2005] [Revised: 03/28/2006] [Accepted: 04/16/2006] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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Cellular prion protein (PrP(c)) has been associated with some physiological functions in the last few years. In a previous paper, we have demonstrated an increased hippocampal synaptic transmission in adult mice lacking this protein. In the present study, we investigate the impact of aging on the generation and maintenance of hippocampal long-term Potentiation (LTP) in 9-month-old mice devoid of PrP(c) protein (Prnp(0/0)). We observed a lower threshold for inducing LTP in 9-month-old Prnp(0/0) mice compared to wild-type ones at the same age. The maintenance of dentate gyrus LTP was more persistent in hippocampal slices from Prnp(0/0) mice. Furthermore, the expression of mRNA for NR2A and NR2B subunits of the NMDA glutamatergic receptor in hippocampus of aged Prnp(0/0) animals showed an increase compared to the wild type. We propose that increased hippocampal glutamatergic transmission in Prnp(0/0) mice is related to the enhanced plasticity and persistence of the dentate LTP.
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- Laura E Maglio
- Departamento de Farmacología, Facultad de Ciencias Químicas, Universidad Nacional de Córdoba, Haya de la Torre y Medina Allende, 5000 Córdoba, Argentina
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Maglio LE, Perez MF, Martins VR, Brentani RR, Ramirez OA. Hippocampal synaptic plasticity in mice devoid of cellular prion protein. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2004; 131:58-64. [PMID: 15530652 DOI: 10.1016/j.molbrainres.2004.08.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 56] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 08/23/2004] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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The cellular prion protein plays a role in the etiology of transmissible and inherited spongiform encephalopathies. However, the physiological role of the cellular prion protein is still under debate. Results regarding the synaptic transmission using the same strain of animals where the cellular prion protein gene was ablated are controversial, and need further investigation. In this work, we have studied the hippocampal synaptic transmission in mice devoid of normal cellular prion protein, and have shown that these animals present an increased excitability in this area by the lower threshold (20 Hz) to generate long-term potentiation (LTP) in hippocampal dentate gyrus when compared to wild-type animals. The mice devoid of normal cellular prion protein are also more sensitive to the blocking effects of dizocilpine and 2-amino-5-phosphonopentanoic acid on the hippocampal long-term potentiation generation. In situ hydridization experiments demonstrated overexpression of the mRNAs for the N-methyl-D-aspartate (NMDA) receptor NR2A and NR2B subunits in mice devoid of normal cellular prion protein. Therefore, our results indicate that these animals have an increased hippocampal synaptic plasticity which can be explained by a facilitated glutamatergic transmission. The higher expression of specific N-methyl-d-aspartate receptor subunits may account for these effects.
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- Laura E Maglio
- Departamento de Farmacología, Facultad de Ciencias Químicas, Universidad Nacional de Córdoba, Haya de la Torre y Medina Allende, 5000 Córdoba, Argentina
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Early results from our laboratory have demonstrated a positive correlation between increased hippocampal synaptic plasticity and development of tolerance to hypolocomotive effect of Diazepam (DZ). We have found recently, that pre-exposure to DZ administration context impairs increase of hippocampal synaptic plasticity in conjunction with tolerance to DZ. These findings have suggested, that the tolerance to DZ is context specific. Furthermore, the hippocampus can be critically involved in the behavioral expression of conditioned tolerance to DZ. The results of the present investigation show that animals chronically treated with DZ for 18 days exhibit withdrawal signs, evaluated as an increased anxiety in an elevated plus maze. These animals also show, a facilitation in the threshold to induce long-term potentiation in the hippocampal formation. These phenomena have a strong dependency on the drug administration context, since both are reversed after the introduction of some changes in the drug administration environment. Furthermore, the alteration of some environmental cues increased the locomotive activity in animals that did not show anxiety as a withdrawal signs. We conclude that a common neural system could underlie the behavioral expression of the conditioned tolerance and dependence on DZ.
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- Mariela F Pérez
- Departamento de Farmacologi;a, Facultad de Ciencias Qui;micas, Universidad Nacional de Córdoba, Argentina
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The neural mechanisms underlying benzodiazepine (BZD) dependence remain equivocal. The present studies tested the hypothesis that similar neural circuitry might be involved in the effects of chronic 7-chloro-1-methyl-5-phenyl-3H-1,4-benzodiazepine-2(1H)-one, diazepam (DZ, Roche), administration and withdrawal. The results of our study showed an increased hippocampal synaptic plasticity in slices from rats chronically treated with DZ (5 mg/kg/18 days), assessed as a decrease of the threshold in the stimulation rate for long-term potentiation (LTP) elicitation. Rats with the same schedule of DZ administration but without signs of withdrawal behaved similarly to vehicle-treated ones (VEH), in the threshold to induce LTP. Furthermore, the activity of locus coeruleus (LC) norepinephrine (NE) neurons in rats tested 24 h after the last DZ injection showed a significant increase. On the other hand, rats that after chronic DZ administration did not develop signs of withdrawal and exhibited a similar pattern of discharge on LC-NE nucleus compared with their controls. We conclude that chronic DZ administration enhances both hippocampal synaptic plasticity and activity of LC-NE neurons. This neural system could be the biological substrate underlying the behavioral alterations accompanying chronic DZ administration and withdrawal.
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- M F Pérez
- Departamento de Farmacología, Facultad de Ciencias Químicas, Universidad Nacional de Córdoba, 5000 Córdoba, Argentina
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