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Shi W, Chen QY, Ma Y, Wan J, Li XH, Zhuo M. Selective enhancement of fear extinction by inhibiting neuronal adenylyl cyclase 1 ( AC1) in aged mice. Mol Brain 2024; 17:11. [PMID: 38389098 PMCID: PMC10885434 DOI: 10.1186/s13041-024-01083-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/04/2024] [Accepted: 02/12/2024] [Indexed: 02/24/2024] Open
Abstract
Adenylyl cyclase 1 (AC1) is a selective subtype of ACs, which is selectively expressed in neurons. The activation of AC1 is activity-dependent, and AC1 plays an important role in cortical excitation that contributes to chronic pain and related emotional disorders. Previous studies have reported that human-used NB001 (hNB001, a selective AC1 inhibitor) produced analgesic effects in different animal models of chronic pain. However, the potential effects of hNB001 on learning and memory have been less investigated. In the present study, we found that hNB001 affected neither the induction nor the expression of trace fear, but selectively enhanced the relearning ability during the extinction in aged mice. By contrast, the same application of hNB001 did not affect recent, remote auditory fear memory, or remote fear extinction in either adult or aged mice. Furthermore, a single or consecutive 30-day oral administration of hNB001 did not affect acute nociceptive response, motor function, or anxiety-like behavior in either adult or aged mice. Our results are consistent with previous findings that inhibition of AC1 did not affect general sensory, emotional, and motor functions in adult mice, and provide strong evidence that inhibiting the activity of AC1 may be beneficial for certain forms of learning and memory in aged mice.
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- Wantong Shi
- Center for Neuron and Disease, Frontier Institutes of Science and Technology, Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an, Shaanxi, China
- Zhuomin Institute of Brain Research, Qingdao, Shandong, China
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- Zhuomin Institute of Brain Research, Qingdao, Shandong, China
- CAS Key Laboratory of Brain Connectome and Manipulation, Interdisciplinary Center for Brain Information, Chinese Academy of Sciences Shenzhen Institute of Advanced Technology, Shenzhen, Guangdong, China
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- Oujiang Laboratory, Wenzhou Medical University, Wenzhou, Zhejiang, China
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- Oujiang Laboratory, Wenzhou Medical University, Wenzhou, Zhejiang, China
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- Center for Neuron and Disease, Frontier Institutes of Science and Technology, Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an, Shaanxi, China
- Zhuomin Institute of Brain Research, Qingdao, Shandong, China
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- Center for Neuron and Disease, Frontier Institutes of Science and Technology, Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an, Shaanxi, China.
- Zhuomin Institute of Brain Research, Qingdao, Shandong, China.
- Oujiang Laboratory, Wenzhou Medical University, Wenzhou, Zhejiang, China.
- Department of Physiology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Toronto, Medical Science Building, 1 King's College Circle, Toronto, ON, M5S 1A8, Canada.
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Moss J. Measures of Agreement with Multiple Raters: Fréchet Variances and Inference. Psychometrika 2024:10.1007/s11336-023-09945-2. [PMID: 38190018 DOI: 10.1007/s11336-023-09945-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/30/2022] [Accepted: 12/06/2023] [Indexed: 01/09/2024]
Abstract
Most measures of agreement are chance-corrected. They differ in three dimensions: their definition of chance agreement, their choice of disagreement function, and how they handle multiple raters. Chance agreement is usually defined in a pairwise manner, following either Cohen's kappa or Fleiss's kappa. The disagreement function is usually a nominal, quadratic, or absolute value function. But how to handle multiple raters is contentious, with the main contenders being Fleiss's kappa, Conger's kappa, and Hubert's kappa, the variant of Fleiss's kappa where agreement is said to occur only if every rater agrees. More generally, multi-rater agreement coefficients can be defined in a g-wise way, where the disagreement weighting function uses g raters instead of two. This paper contains two main contributions. (a) We propose using Fréchet variances to handle the case of multiple raters. The Fréchet variances are intuitive disagreement measures and turn out to generalize the nominal, quadratic, and absolute value functions to the case of more than two raters. (b) We derive the limit theory of g-wise weighted agreement coefficients, with chance agreement of the Cohen-type or Fleiss-type, for the case where every item is rated by the same number of raters. Trying out three confidence interval constructions, we end up recommending calculating confidence intervals using the arcsine transform or the Fisher transform.
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- Jonas Moss
- Department of Data Science and Analytics, BI Norwegian Business School, Oslo, Norway.
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Moss J. Measuring Agreement Using Guessing Models and Knowledge Coefficients. Psychometrika 2023; 88:1002-1025. [PMID: 37291419 PMCID: PMC10444669 DOI: 10.1007/s11336-023-09919-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/01/2022] [Revised: 03/22/2023] [Accepted: 04/13/2023] [Indexed: 06/10/2023]
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Several measures of agreement, such as the Perreault-Leigh coefficient, the [Formula: see text], and the recent coefficient of van Oest, are based on explicit models of how judges make their ratings. To handle such measures of agreement under a common umbrella, we propose a class of models called guessing models, which contains most models of how judges make their ratings. Every guessing model have an associated measure of agreement we call the knowledge coefficient. Under certain assumptions on the guessing models, the knowledge coefficient will be equal to the multi-rater Cohen's kappa, Fleiss' kappa, the Brennan-Prediger coefficient, or other less-established measures of agreement. We provide several sample estimators of the knowledge coefficient, valid under varying assumptions, and their asymptotic distributions. After a sensitivity analysis and a simulation study of confidence intervals, we find that the Brennan-Prediger coefficient typically outperforms the others, with much better coverage under unfavorable circumstances.
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- Jonas Moss
- Department of Data Science and Analytics, BI Norwegian Business School, Oslo, Norway.
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Sherwood D, Haring RS, Schirmer D, Modic M. The interrater reliability of Modic changes among a potential basivertebral nerve ablation population: Why AC1 may be preferred to kappa. J Orthop Res 2022; 41:1123-1130. [PMID: 36200411 DOI: 10.1002/jor.25449] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/30/2022] [Revised: 08/30/2022] [Accepted: 10/01/2022] [Indexed: 02/04/2023]
Abstract
Interrater reliability of Modic changes is subject to variables which affect consistency in reporting. Given the importance of Modic change identification for basivertebral nerve ablation (BVNA) candidacy, interrater reliability for this specific cohort has not yet been reported. Twenty lumbar magnetic resonance images of potential basivertebral nerve candidates were independently reviewed by two neuroradiologists and two interventional spine physiatrists for the presence and characterization of Modic changes. The kappa value of their agreement on the presence of Modic changes was 0.52 (95% confidence interval [CI] 0.37-0.67), whereas agreement on the type of Modic change was 0.51 (95% CI 0.37-0.65). Using an alternative methodology for measuring interrater reliability (Gwet's AC1) yielded the identification of the presence of Modic changes at AC1 0.51 (95% CI 0.36-0.66), whereas agreement on the type of Modic change was AC1 0.75 (95% CI 0.66-0.83). While less common, AC1 may be preferred in the appropriate cohort to kappa as it mitigates some of the pitfalls to which kappa values may be victim. Ultimately, our results are in-line with previous reports of interrater reliability results for Modic changes in other cohorts and should serve to caution those who perform BVNA regarding interrater agreement of the imaging crux of the procedure.
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- David Sherwood
- Department of Orthopedics, University Health Lakewood Medical Center, Kansas City, Missouri, USA
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- Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, Tennessee, USA
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- Stanford University Medical Center, Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Division, Redwood City, California, USA
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- Department of Radiology, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, Tennessee, USA
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Shiers S, Elahi H, Hennen S, Price TJ. Evaluation of calcium-sensitive adenylyl cyclase AC1 and AC8 mRNA expression in the anterior cingulate cortex of mice with spared nerve injury neuropathy. Neurobiol Pain 2022; 11:100081. [PMID: 35005298 PMCID: PMC8715370 DOI: 10.1016/j.ynpai.2021.100081] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/29/2021] [Revised: 12/01/2021] [Accepted: 12/15/2021] [Indexed: 12/19/2022]
Abstract
AC1 and AC8 are widely expressed in many regions of the mouse brain including the hippocampus, ACC, medial prefrontal cortex and midbrain regions, but AC1 is more highly expressed. Findings suggest a potential role for AC8 in anxiety-like behaviors caused by spared nerve injury in mice. SNI causes an increase in AC8 mRNA expression in NMDAR-2B (Nr2b) positive neurons in the contralateral ACC but does not affect AC1 mRNA expression.
The anterior cingulate cortex (ACC) is a critical region of the brain for the emotional and affective components of pain in rodents and humans. Hyperactivity in this region has been observed in neuropathic pain states in both patients and animal models and ablation of this region from cingulotomy, or inhibition with genetics or pharmacology can diminish pain and anxiety. Two adenylyl cyclases (AC), AC1 and AC8 play an important role in regulating nociception and anxiety-like behaviors through an action in the ACC, as genetic and pharmacological targeting of these enzymes reduces mechanical hypersensitivity and anxiety-like behavior, respectively. However, the distribution of these ACs in the ACC has not been studied in the context of neuropathic pain. To address this gap in knowledge, we conducted RNAscope in situ hybridization to assess AC1 and AC8 mRNA distribution in mice with spared nerve injury (SNI). Given the key role of AC1 in nociception in neuropathic, inflammatory and visceral pain animal models, we hypothesized that AC1 would be upregulated in the ACC of mice following nerve injury. This hypothesis was also founded on data showing increased AC1 expression in the ACC of mice with zymosan-induced visceral inflammation. We found that AC1 and AC8 are widely expressed in many regions of the mouse brain including the hippocampus, ACC, medial prefrontal cortex and midbrain regions, but AC1 is more highly expressed. Contrary to our hypothesis, SNI causes an increase in AC8 mRNA expression in NMDAR-2B (Nr2b) positive neurons in the contralateral ACC but does not affect AC1 mRNA expression. Our findings show that changes in Adcy1 mRNA expression in the ACC are insufficient to explain the important role of this AC in mechanical hypersensitivity in mice following nerve injury and suggest a potential unappreciated role of AC8 in regulation of ACC synaptic changes after nerve injury.
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- Stephanie Shiers
- The University of Texas at Dallas, Center for Advanced Pain Studies and Department of Neuroscience, Richardson, TX, USA
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- The University of Texas at Dallas, Center for Advanced Pain Studies and Department of Neuroscience, Richardson, TX, USA
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- The University of Texas at Dallas, Center for Advanced Pain Studies and Department of Neuroscience, Richardson, TX, USA
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Visceral pain is a common clinical symptom, which is caused by mechanical stretch, spasm, ischemia and inflammation. Fragile X syndrome (FXS) with lack of fragile X mental retardation protein (FMRP) protein is an inherited disorder that is characterized by moderate or severe intellectual and developmental disabilities. Previous studies reported that FXS patients have self-injurious behavior, which may be associated with deficits in nociceptive sensitization. However, the role of FMRP in visceral pain is still unclear. In this study, the FMR1 knock out (KO) mice and SH-SY5Y cell line were employed to demonstrate the role of FMRP in the regulation of visceral pain. The data showed that FMR1 KO mice were insensitive to zymosan treatment. Recording in the anterior cingulate cortex (ACC), a structure involved in pain process, showed less presynaptic glutamate release and postsynaptic responses in the FMR1 KO mice as compared to the wild type (WT) mice after zymosan injection. Zymosan treatment caused enhancements of adenylyl cyclase 1 (AC1), a pain-related enzyme, and NMDA GluN2B receptor in the ACC. However, these up-regulations were attenuated in the ACC of FMR1 KO mice. Last, we found that zymosan treatment led to increase of FMRP levels in the ACC. These results were further confirmed in SH-SY5Y cells in vitro. Our findings demonstrate that FMRP is required for NMDA GluN2B and AC1 upregulation, and GluN2B/AC1/FMRP forms a positive feedback loop to modulate visceral pain.
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- Liu-Kun Yang
- Department of Pharmacology, School of Pharmacy, 12644Fourth Military Medical University, Xi'an, China
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- Department of Pharmacology, School of Pharmacy, 12644Fourth Military Medical University, Xi'an, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Military Stomatology, National Clinical Research Center for Oral Diseases, Shaanxi International Joint Research Center for Oral Diseases, Department of Pharmacy, School of Stomatology, 12644Fourth Military Medical University, Xi'an, China
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- Department of Pharmacology, School of Pharmacy, 12644Fourth Military Medical University, Xi'an, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Military Stomatology, National Clinical Research Center for Oral Diseases, Shaanxi International Joint Research Center for Oral Diseases, Department of Pharmacy, School of Stomatology, 12644Fourth Military Medical University, Xi'an, China
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- Department of Pharmacology, School of Pharmacy, 12644Fourth Military Medical University, Xi'an, China
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- Center for Neuron and Disease, Frontier Institutes of Life Science and of Science and Technology, Xi'an Jiao Tong University, Xi'an, China
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- Department of Pharmacology, School of Pharmacy, 12644Fourth Military Medical University, Xi'an, China
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Zhou Z, Shi W, Fan K, Xue M, Zhou S, Chen QY, Lu JS, Li XH, Zhuo M. Inhibition of calcium-stimulated adenylyl cyclase subtype 1 ( AC1) for the treatment of neuropathic and inflammatory pain in adult female mice. Mol Pain 2021; 17:17448069211021698. [PMID: 34082635 PMCID: PMC8182195 DOI: 10.1177/17448069211021698] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/25/2022] Open
Abstract
Cortical long-term potentiation (LTP) serves as a cellular model for chronic
pain. As an important subtype of adenylyl cyclases (ACs), adenylyl cyclase
subtype 1 (AC1) is critical for the induction of cortical LTP in the anterior
cingulate cortex (ACC). Genetic deletion of AC1 or pharmacological inhibition of
AC1 blocked behavioral allodynia in animal models of neuropathic and
inflammatory pain. Our previous experiments have identified a lead candidate AC1
inhibitor, NB001, which is highly selective for AC1 over other AC isoforms, and
found that NB001 is effective in inhibiting behavioral allodynia in animal
models of chronic neuropathic and inflammatory pain. However, previous
experiments were carried out in adult male animals. Considering the potential
gender difference as an important issue in researches of pain and analgesia, we
investigated the effect of NB001 in female chronic pain animal models. We found
that NB001, when administered orally, has an analgesic effect in female animal
models of neuropathic and inflammatory pain without any observable side effect.
Genetic deletion of AC1 also reduced allodynia responses in models of
neuropathic pain and chronic inflammation pain in adult female mice. In brain
slices of adult female mice, bath application of NB001(20 μM) blocked the
induction of LTP in ACC. Our results indicate that calcium-stimulated AC1 is
required for injury-related cortical LTP and behavioral allodynia in both sexes
of adult animals, and NB001 can be used as a potential therapeutic drug for
treating neuropathic and inflammatory pain in man and woman.
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- Zhaoxiang Zhou
- Center for Neuron and Disease, Frontier Institutes of Science and Technology, Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an, China
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- Center for Neuron and Disease, Frontier Institutes of Science and Technology, Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an, China
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- Center for Neuron and Disease, Frontier Institutes of Science and Technology, Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an, China
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- Center for Neuron and Disease, Frontier Institutes of Science and Technology, Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an, China
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- Center for Neuron and Disease, Frontier Institutes of Science and Technology, Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an, China
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- Center for Neuron and Disease, Frontier Institutes of Science and Technology, Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an, China.,Institute of Brain Research, Qingdao International Academician Park, Qingdao, Shandong, China
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- Center for Neuron and Disease, Frontier Institutes of Science and Technology, Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an, China.,Institute of Brain Research, Qingdao International Academician Park, Qingdao, Shandong, China
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- Center for Neuron and Disease, Frontier Institutes of Science and Technology, Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an, China.,Institute of Brain Research, Qingdao International Academician Park, Qingdao, Shandong, China
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- Center for Neuron and Disease, Frontier Institutes of Science and Technology, Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an, China.,Institute of Brain Research, Qingdao International Academician Park, Qingdao, Shandong, China.,Department of Physiology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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Chang Y, Hung CF, Ko HH, Wang SJ. Albanin A, Derived from the Root Bark of Morus alba L., Depresses Glutamate Release in the Rat Cerebrocortical Nerve Terminals via Ca 2+/Calmodulin/Adenylate Cyclase 1 Suppression. J Med Food 2021; 24:209-217. [PMID: 33739887 DOI: 10.1089/jmf.2020.4817] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
Abstract
Decreasing synaptic release of glutamate may counteract glutamate excitotoxicity in many neurological diseases. In this study, we investigated the effect of albanin A, a constituent in the root bark of Morus alba L., on the release of glutamate in rat cerebral cortex nerve endings (synaptosomes). We found that albanin A at 5-30μM suppressed 4-aminopyridine (4-AP)-induced release of glutamate. This phenomenon was abolished by extracellular calcium removal or by vesicular transporter inhibition, and was associated with a decrease in intrasynaptosomal Ca2+ levels. However, albanin A had no effect on the synaptosomal membrane potential. The inhibition of N- and P/Q-type Ca2+ channels, calmodulin, adenylate cyclase (AC), and protein kinase A, abolished the effect of albanin A on the glutamate release evoked by 4-AP. Moreover, the albanin A-mediated inhibition of glutamate release was prevented by the Ca2+/calmodulin-stimulated AC1 inhibitor. Western blot showed that AC1, but not AC8, was presented in the synaptosomes, and albanin A reduced 4-AP-induced increases in synaptosomal cyclic adenosine monophosphate content. In addition, albanin A pretreatment substantially attenuated neuronal damage in a rat model of kainic acid-induced glutamate excitotoxicity. Our data reveal that albanin A suppresses glutamate release by decreasing Ca2+/calmodulin/AC1 activation in synaptosomes and exerts neuroprotective effect in vivo.
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- Yi Chang
- School of Medicine, Fu Jen Catholic University, New Taipei City, Taiwan.,Department of Anesthesiology, Shin Kong Wu Ho-Su Memorial Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan
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- School of Medicine, Fu Jen Catholic University, New Taipei City, Taiwan
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- Department of Fragrance and Cosmetic Science, College of Pharmacy; Kaohsiung, Taiwan.,Drug Development and Value Creation Center; Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung, Taiwan
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- School of Medicine, Fu Jen Catholic University, New Taipei City, Taiwan.,Research Center for Chinese Herbal Medicine, College of Human Ecology, Chang Gung University of Science and Technology, Taoyuan City, Taiwan
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Liu SB, Wang XS, Yue J, Yang L, Li XH, Hu LN, Lu JS, Song Q, Zhang K, Yang Q, Zhang MM, Bernabucci M, Zhao MG, Zhuo M. Cyclic AMP-dependent positive feedback signaling pathways in the cortex contributes to visceral pain. J Neurochem 2020; 153:252-263. [PMID: 31665810 DOI: 10.1111/jnc.14903] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/03/2019] [Revised: 10/01/2019] [Accepted: 10/12/2019] [Indexed: 01/02/2023]
Abstract
Cortical areas including the anterior cingulate cortex (ACC) play critical roles in different types of chronic pain. Most of previous studies focus on the sensory inputs from somatic areas, and less information about plastic changes in the cortex for visceral pain. In this study, chronic visceral pain animal model was established by injection with zymosan into the colon of adult male C57/BL6 mice. Whole cell patch-clamp recording, behavioral tests, western blot, and Cannulation and ACC microinjection were employed to explore the role of adenylyl cyclase 1 (AC1) in the ACC of C57/BL6 and AC1 knock out mice. Integrative approaches were used to investigate possible changes of neuronal AC1 in the ACC after the injury. We found that AC1, a key enzyme for pain-related cortical plasticity, was significantly increased in the ACC in an animal model of irritable bowel syndrome. Inhibiting AC1 activity by a selective AC1 inhibitor NB001 significantly reduced the up-regulation of AC1 protein in the ACC. Furthermore, we found that AC1 is required for NMDA GluN2B receptor up-regulation and increases of NMDA receptor-mediated currents. These results suggest that AC1 may form a positive regulation in the cortex during chronic visceral pain. Our findings demonstrate that the up-regulation of AC1 protein in the cortex may underlie the pathology of chronic visceral pain; and inhibiting AC1 activity may be beneficial for the treatment of visceral pain.
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- Shui-Bing Liu
- Precision Pharmacy & Drug Development Center, Department of Pharmacy, Tangdu Hospital, Fourth Military Medical University, Xi'an, China.,Department of Pharmacology, School of Pharmacy, Fourth Military Medical University, Xi'an, China.,Department of Physiology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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- Precision Pharmacy & Drug Development Center, Department of Pharmacy, Tangdu Hospital, Fourth Military Medical University, Xi'an, China.,Department of Pharmacology, School of Pharmacy, Fourth Military Medical University, Xi'an, China
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- Precision Pharmacy & Drug Development Center, Department of Pharmacy, Tangdu Hospital, Fourth Military Medical University, Xi'an, China.,Department of Pharmacology, School of Pharmacy, Fourth Military Medical University, Xi'an, China
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- Precision Pharmacy & Drug Development Center, Department of Pharmacy, Tangdu Hospital, Fourth Military Medical University, Xi'an, China.,Department of Pharmacology, School of Pharmacy, Fourth Military Medical University, Xi'an, China
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- Center for Neuron and Disease, Frontier Institutes of Life Science and of Science and Technology, Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an, China
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- Precision Pharmacy & Drug Development Center, Department of Pharmacy, Tangdu Hospital, Fourth Military Medical University, Xi'an, China.,Department of Pharmacology, School of Pharmacy, Fourth Military Medical University, Xi'an, China
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- Center for Neuron and Disease, Frontier Institutes of Life Science and of Science and Technology, Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an, China
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- Center for Neuron and Disease, Frontier Institutes of Life Science and of Science and Technology, Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an, China
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- Precision Pharmacy & Drug Development Center, Department of Pharmacy, Tangdu Hospital, Fourth Military Medical University, Xi'an, China.,Department of Pharmacology, School of Pharmacy, Fourth Military Medical University, Xi'an, China
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- Precision Pharmacy & Drug Development Center, Department of Pharmacy, Tangdu Hospital, Fourth Military Medical University, Xi'an, China.,Department of Pharmacology, School of Pharmacy, Fourth Military Medical University, Xi'an, China
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- Department of Anatomy, Histology, Embryology & K. K. Leung Brain Research Centre, Fourth Military Medical University, Xi'an, China
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- Department of Physiology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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- Precision Pharmacy & Drug Development Center, Department of Pharmacy, Tangdu Hospital, Fourth Military Medical University, Xi'an, China.,Department of Pharmacology, School of Pharmacy, Fourth Military Medical University, Xi'an, China
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- Department of Physiology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.,Center for Neuron and Disease, Frontier Institutes of Life Science and of Science and Technology, Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an, China
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Abstract
The aim of this chapter is to discuss evidence concerning the many roles of calcium ions, Ca2+, in cell signaling pathways that control heart function. Before considering details of these signaling pathways, the control of contraction in ventricular muscle by Ca2+ transients accompanying cardiac action potentials is first summarized, together with a discussion of how myocytes from the atrial and pacemaker regions of the heart diverge from this basic scheme. Cell signaling pathways regulate the size and timing of the Ca2+ transients in the different heart regions to influence function. The simplest Ca2+ signaling elements involve enzymes that are regulated by cytosolic Ca2+. Particularly important examples to be discussed are those that are stimulated by Ca2+, including Ca2+-calmodulin-dependent kinase (CaMKII), Ca2+ stimulated adenylyl cyclases, Ca2+ stimulated phosphatase and NO synthases. Another major aspect of Ca2+ signaling in the heart concerns actions of the Ca2+ mobilizing agents, inositol trisphosphate (IP3), cADP-ribose (cADPR) and nicotinic acid adenine dinucleotide phosphate, (NAADP). Evidence concerning roles of these Ca2+ mobilizing agents in different regions of the heart is discussed in detail. The focus of the review will be on short term regulation of Ca2+ transients and contractile function, although it is recognized that Ca2+ regulation of gene expression has important long term functional consequences which will also be briefly discussed.
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Griggs RB, Santos DF, Laird DE, Doolen S, Donahue RR, Wessel CR, Fu W, Sinha GP, Wang P, Zhou J, Brings S, Fleming T, Nawroth PP, Susuki K, Taylor BK. Methylglyoxal and a spinal TRPA1- AC1-Epac cascade facilitate pain in the db/db mouse model of type 2 diabetes. Neurobiol Dis 2019; 127:76-86. [PMID: 30807826 DOI: 10.1016/j.nbd.2019.02.019] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.6] [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: 01/23/2019] [Accepted: 02/21/2019] [Indexed: 12/21/2022] Open
Abstract
Painful diabetic neuropathy (PDN) is a devastating neurological complication of diabetes. Methylglyoxal (MG) is a reactive metabolite whose elevation in the plasma corresponds to PDN in patients and pain-like behavior in rodent models of type 1 and type 2 diabetes. Here, we addressed the MG-related spinal mechanisms of PDN in type 2 diabetes using db/db mice, an established model of type 2 diabetes, and intrathecal injection of MG in conventional C57BL/6J mice. Administration of either a MG scavenger (GERP10) or a vector overexpressing glyoxalase 1, the catabolic enzyme for MG, attenuated heat hypersensitivity in db/db mice. In C57BL/6J mice, intrathecal administration of MG produced signs of both evoked (heat and mechanical hypersensitivity) and affective (conditioned place avoidance) pain. MG-induced Ca2+ mobilization in lamina II dorsal horn neurons of C57BL/6J mice was exacerbated in db/db, suggestive of MG-evoked central sensitization. Pharmacological and/or genetic inhibition of transient receptor potential ankyrin subtype 1 (TRPA1), adenylyl cyclase type 1 (AC1), protein kinase A (PKA), or exchange protein directly activated by cyclic adenosine monophosphate (Epac) blocked MG-evoked hypersensitivity in C57BL/6J mice. Similarly, intrathecal administration of GERP10, or inhibitors of TRPA1 (HC030031), AC1 (NB001), or Epac (HJC-0197) attenuated hypersensitivity in db/db mice. We conclude that MG and sensitization of a spinal TRPA1-AC1-Epac signaling cascade facilitate PDN in db/db mice. Our results warrant clinical investigation of MG scavengers, glyoxalase inducers, and spinally-directed pharmacological inhibitors of a MG-TRPA1-AC1-Epac pathway for the treatment of PDN in type 2 diabetes.
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- Ryan B Griggs
- Department of Physiology and Center for Analgesia Research Excellence, College of Medicine, University of Kentucky Medical Center, Lexington, KY, United States of America; Department of Neuroscience, Cell Biology, and Physiology, Boonshoft School of Medicine, Wright State University, Dayton, OH, United States of America.
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- Department of Physiology and Center for Analgesia Research Excellence, College of Medicine, University of Kentucky Medical Center, Lexington, KY, United States of America
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- Department of Physiology and Center for Analgesia Research Excellence, College of Medicine, University of Kentucky Medical Center, Lexington, KY, United States of America
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- Department of Physiology and Center for Analgesia Research Excellence, College of Medicine, University of Kentucky Medical Center, Lexington, KY, United States of America
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- Department of Physiology and Center for Analgesia Research Excellence, College of Medicine, University of Kentucky Medical Center, Lexington, KY, United States of America
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- Department of Physiology and Center for Analgesia Research Excellence, College of Medicine, University of Kentucky Medical Center, Lexington, KY, United States of America
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- Department of Physiology and Center for Analgesia Research Excellence, College of Medicine, University of Kentucky Medical Center, Lexington, KY, United States of America
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- Department of Physiology and Center for Analgesia Research Excellence, College of Medicine, University of Kentucky Medical Center, Lexington, KY, United States of America
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- Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology, University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, TX, United States of America
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- Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology, University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, TX, United States of America
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- Department of Nuclear Medicine, University Hospital of Heidelberg, INF 400 Heidelberg, Germany; Department of Medicine and Clinical Chemistry, University Hospital of Heidelberg, INF 410 Heidelberg, Germany
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- Department of Medicine and Clinical Chemistry, University Hospital of Heidelberg, INF 410 Heidelberg, Germany; German Center for Diabetes Research (DZD), Neuherberg, Germany
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- Department of Medicine and Clinical Chemistry, University Hospital of Heidelberg, INF 410 Heidelberg, Germany; German Center for Diabetes Research (DZD), Neuherberg, Germany; Joint Heidelberg-IDC Translational Diabetes Program, Helmholtz Zentrum München, Neuherberg, Germany
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- Department of Neuroscience, Cell Biology, and Physiology, Boonshoft School of Medicine, Wright State University, Dayton, OH, United States of America
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- Department of Physiology and Center for Analgesia Research Excellence, College of Medicine, University of Kentucky Medical Center, Lexington, KY, United States of America; Department of Anesthesiology, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, United States of America.
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Increasing evidence consistently indicates that cortical mechanisms play important roles in chronic pain and its emotional disorders. Central synapses, especially excitatory synapses, are undergoing long-term memory-like plastic changes after peripheral injury. These changes not only occur at the single synaptic level, but also take place at cortical and subcortical circuits. Consequently, neuronal responses to peripheral sensory stimuli, or even to sensory inputs triggered by normal physiological signals such as touch and movement, are significantly potentiated or increased. Such prolonged cortical excitation likely contributes to chronic pain and its related emotional changes. In this short review article, I will summarize recent progress using animal models and explore possible different mechanisms that may contribute to chronic pain in the brain.
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- Min Zhuo
- Center for Neuron and Disease, Frontier Institutes of Science and Technology, Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an, 710049, China; Department of Physiology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Toronto, 1 King's College Circle, Toronto, Ontario, M5S 1A8, Canada; Centre for the Study of Pain, University of Toronto, Ontario, M5S 1A8, Canada.
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Li XH, Miao HH, Zhuo M. NMDA Receptor Dependent Long-term Potentiation in Chronic Pain. Neurochem Res 2019; 44:531-8. [PMID: 30109556 DOI: 10.1007/s11064-018-2614-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 34] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/21/2018] [Revised: 08/08/2018] [Accepted: 08/11/2018] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
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Since the discovery of NMDA receptor (NMDAR) dependent long-term potentiation (LTP) in the hippocampus, many studies have demonstrated that NMDAR dependent LTP exists throughout central synapses, including those involved in sensory transmission and perception. NMDAR LTP has been reported in spinal cord dorsal horn synapses, anterior cingulate cortex and insular cortex. Behavioral, genetic and pharmacological studies show that inhibiting or reducing NMDAR LTP produced analgesic effects in animal models of chronic pain. Investigation of signalling mechanisms for NMDAR LTP may provide novel targets for future treatment of chronic pain.
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Cumulative evidence indicates that cortical synapses not only play important roles in pain perception and related emotional functions but also undergo long-term potentiation (LTP) and contribute to chronic pain. LTP is found at two key cortical regions such as the anterior cingulate cortex (ACC) and insular cortex (IC), and inhibition of cortical LTP produces analgesic effects as well as anxiolytic effects. In this chapter, I will summarize our work on ACC and IC and provide evidence for calcium-stimulated AC1 as a key molecule for cortical LTP and chronic pain.
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- Min Zhuo
- Department of Physiology, Faculty of Medicine, Centre for the Study of Pain, University of Toronto, Medical Sciences Building, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
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Griggs RB, Laird DE, Donahue RR, Fu W, Taylor BK. Methylglyoxal Requires AC1 and TRPA1 to Produce Pain and Spinal Neuron Activation. Front Neurosci 2017; 11:679. [PMID: 29270106 PMCID: PMC5723675 DOI: 10.3389/fnins.2017.00679] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/28/2017] [Accepted: 11/21/2017] [Indexed: 12/04/2022] Open
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Methylglyoxal (MG) is a metabolite of glucose that may contribute to peripheral neuropathy and pain in diabetic patients. MG increases intracellular calcium in sensory neurons and produces behavioral nociception via the cation channel transient receptor potential ankyrin 1 (TRPA1). However, rigorous characterization of an animal model of methylglyoxal-evoked pain is needed, including testing whether methylglyoxal promotes negative pain affect. Furthermore, it remains unknown whether methylglyoxal is sufficient to activate neurons in the spinal cord dorsal horn, whether this requires TRPA1, and if the calcium-sensitive adenylyl cyclase 1 isoform (AC1) contributes to MG-evoked pain. We administered intraplantar methylglyoxal and then evaluated immunohistochemical phosphorylation of extracellular signal-regulated kinase (p-ERK) and multiple pain-like behaviors in wild-type rats and mice and after disruption of either TRPA1 or AC1. Methylglyoxal produced conditioned place avoidance (CPA) (a measure of affective pain), dose-dependent licking and lifting nociceptive behaviors, hyperalgesia to heat and mechanical stimulation, and p-ERK in the spinal cord dorsal horn. TRPA1 knockout or intrathecal administration of a TRPA1 antagonist (HC030031) attenuated methylglyoxal-evoked p-ERK, nociception, and hyperalgesia. AC1 knockout abolished hyperalgesia but not nociceptive behaviors. These results indicate that intraplantar administration of methylglyoxal recapitulates multiple signs of painful diabetic neuropathy found in animal models of or patients with diabetes, including the activation of spinal nociresponsive neurons and the potential involvement of a TRPA1-AC1 sensitization mechanism. We conclude that administration of MG is a valuable model for investigating both peripheral and central components of a MG-TRPA1-AC1 pathway that contribute to painful diabetic neuropathy.
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- Ryan B Griggs
- Department of Physiology, University of Kentucky, College of Medicine, Lexington, KY, United States
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- Department of Physiology, University of Kentucky, College of Medicine, Lexington, KY, United States
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- Department of Physiology, University of Kentucky, College of Medicine, Lexington, KY, United States.,Center for Analgesia Research Excellence, University of Kentucky College of Medicine, Lexington, KY, United States
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- Department of Physiology, University of Kentucky, College of Medicine, Lexington, KY, United States
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- Department of Physiology, University of Kentucky, College of Medicine, Lexington, KY, United States.,Center for Analgesia Research Excellence, University of Kentucky College of Medicine, Lexington, KY, United States.,Spinal Cord and Brain Injury Research Center, College of Medicine, University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY, United States
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Cheng Q, Yakel JL. Activation of α7 nicotinic acetylcholine receptors increases intracellular cAMP levels via activation of AC1 in hippocampal neurons. Neuropharmacology 2015; 95:405-14. [PMID: 25937212 DOI: 10.1016/j.neuropharm.2015.04.016] [Citation(s) in RCA: 34] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/23/2015] [Revised: 04/13/2015] [Accepted: 04/18/2015] [Indexed: 10/23/2022]
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The activation of α7 nAChRs has been shown to improve hippocampal-dependent learning and memory. However, the molecular mechanism of α7 nAChRs' action remains elusive. We previously reported that activation of α7 nAChRs induced a prolonged enhancement of glutamatergic synaptic transmission in a PKA-dependent manner. Here, we investigated any connection between the activation of the α7 nAChR and cAMP signaling in hippocampal neurons. To address this question, we employed a FRET-based biosensor to measure the intracellular cAMP levels directly via live cell imaging. We found that application of the α7 nAChR-selective agonist choline, in the presence of the α7 nAChR positive allosteric modulator PNU-120596, induced a significant change in emission ratio of F535/F470, which indicated an increase in intracellular cAMP levels. This choline-induced increase was abolished by the α7 nAChR antagonist MLA and the calcium chelator BAPTA, suggesting that the cAMP increase depends on the α7 nAChR activation and subsequent intracellular calcium rise. The selective AC1 inhibitor CB-6673567 and siRNA-mediated deletion of AC1 both blocked the choline-induced cAMP increase, suggesting that calcium-dependent AC1 is required for choline's action. Furthermore, α7 nAChR activation stimulated the phosphorylation of synapsin, which serves as a downstream effector to regulate neurotransmitter release. Our findings provide the first direct evidence to link activation of α7 nAChRs to a cAMP rise via AC1, which defines a new signaling pathway employed by α7 nAChRs. Our study sheds light into potential molecular mechanisms of the positive cognitive actions of α7 nAChR agonists and development of therapeutic treatments for cognitive impairments.
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- Qing Cheng
- Neurobiology Laboratory, NIEHS / NIH, 111 T.W. Alexander Dr., Durham, NC 27709, USA
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- Neurobiology Laboratory, NIEHS / NIH, 111 T.W. Alexander Dr., Durham, NC 27709, USA.
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Arakawa H, Akkentli F, Erzurumlu RS. Region-Specific Disruption of Adenylate Cyclase Type 1 Gene Differentially Affects Somatosensorimotor Behaviors in Mice. eNeuro 2014; 1:http://dx.doi.org/10.1523/ENEURO.0007-14.2014. [PMID: 26023682 PMCID: PMC4443438] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/23/2022] Open
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Adenylate cyclase type I (AC1) is primarily, and, abundantly, expressed in the brain. Intracellular calcium/ calmodulin increases regulate AC1 in an activity-dependent manner. Upon stimulation, AC1 produces cAMP and it is involved in the patterning and the refinement of neural circuits. In mice, spontaneous mutations or targeted deletion of the Adcy1 gene, which encodes AC1, resulted in neuronal pattern formation defects. Neural modules in the primary somatosensory (SI) cortex, the barrels, which represent the topographic distribution of the whiskers on the snout, failed to form (Welker et al., 1996; Abdel-Majid et al., 1998). Cortex- or thalamus-specific Adcy1 deletions led to different cortical pattern phenotypes, with thalamus-specific disruption phenotype being more severe (Iwasato et al., 2008; Suzuki et al., 2013). Despite the absence of barrels in the "barrelless"/Adcy1 null mice, thalamocortical terminal bouton density and activation of cortical zones following whisker stimulation were roughly topographic (Abdel-Majid et al., 1998; Gheorghita et al., 2006). To what extent does patterning of the cortical somatosensory body map play a role in sensorimotor behaviors? In this study, we tested mice with global, cortical, or thalamic loss of AC1 function in a battery of sensorimotor and social behavior tests and compared them to mice with all of the whiskers clipped. Contrary to intuitive expectations that any region-specific or global disruption of the AC1 function would lead to similar behavioral phenotypes, we found significant differences in the degree of impairment between these strains.
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Arakawa H, Akkentli F, Erzurumlu RS. Region-Specific Disruption of Adenylate Cyclase Type 1 Gene Differentially Affects Somatosensorimotor Behaviors in Mice(1,2,3). eNeuro 2014; 1:ENEURO. [PMID: 26464960 DOI: 10.1523/ENEURO.0007-14.2014] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/27/2014] [Revised: 10/24/2014] [Accepted: 10/24/2014] [Indexed: 02/04/2023] Open
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The neuron-specific calcium-stimulated adenylate cyclase 1 (AC1) is important for refinement of topographic maps in the brain. AC1 is expressed at all levels of the somatosensory pathway and global or region-specific gene deletions lead to differential pattern phenotypes. Region-specific adenylyl cyclase 1 (AC1) loss of function differentially affects both patterning and sensorimotor behaviors in mice. AC1 is expressed at all levels of the somatosensory pathway and plays a major role in refinement and patterning of topographic sensory maps. Cortex-specific AC1 loss of function (CxAC1KO mice) does not affect barrel patterning and activation of specific barrels corresponding to stimulated whiskers and does not impair sensorimotor behaviors. While global (AC1KO) and thalamus-specific (ThAC1KO) AC1 loss of function leads to absence of barrel patterns, selective whisker stimulation activates topographically aligned cortical loci. Despite functional topography of the whisker-barrel cortex, sensorimotor and social behaviors are impaired, indicating the importance of patterning of topographical sensory maps in the neocortex. ![]()
Adenylate cyclase type I (AC1) is primarily, and, abundantly, expressed in the brain. Intracellular calcium/calmodulin increases regulate AC1 in an activity-dependent manner. Upon stimulation, AC1 produces cAMP and it is involved in the patterning and the refinement of neural circuits. In mice, spontaneous mutations or targeted deletion of the Adcy1 gene, which encodes AC1, resulted in neuronal pattern formation defects. Neural modules in the primary somatosensory (SI) cortex, the barrels, which represent the topographic distribution of the whiskers on the snout, failed to form (Welker et al., 1996; Abdel-Majid et al., 1998). Cortex- or thalamus-specific Adcy1 deletions led to different cortical pattern phenotypes, with thalamus-specific disruption phenotype being more severe (Iwasato et al., 2008; Suzuki et al., 2013). Despite the absence of barrels in the “barrelless”/Adcy1 null mice, thalamocortical terminal bouton density and activation of cortical zones following whisker stimulation were roughly topographic (Abdel-Majid et al., 1998; Gheorghita et al., 2006). To what extent does patterning of the cortical somatosensory body map play a role in sensorimotor behaviors? In this study, we tested mice with global, cortical, or thalamic loss of AC1 function in a battery of sensorimotor and social behavior tests and compared them to mice with all of the whiskers clipped. Contrary to intuitive expectations that any region-specific or global disruption of the AC1 function would lead to similar behavioral phenotypes, we found significant differences in the degree of impairment between these strains.
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Margulis AV, Pladevall M, Riera-Guardia N, Varas-Lorenzo C, Hazell L, Berkman ND, Viswanathan M, Perez-Gutthann S. Quality assessment of observational studies in a drug-safety systematic review, comparison of two tools: the Newcastle-Ottawa Scale and the RTI item bank. Clin Epidemiol 2014; 6:359-68. [PMID: 25336990 PMCID: PMC4199858 DOI: 10.2147/clep.s66677] [Citation(s) in RCA: 301] [Impact Index Per Article: 30.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/01/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND The study objective was to compare the Newcastle-Ottawa Scale (NOS) and the RTI item bank (RTI-IB) and estimate interrater agreement using the RTI-IB within a systematic review on the cardiovascular safety of glucose-lowering drugs. METHODS We tailored both tools and added four questions to the RTI-IB. Two reviewers assessed the quality of the 44 included studies with both tools, (independently for the RTI-IB) and agreed on which responses conveyed low, unclear, or high risk of bias. For each question in the RTI-IB (n=31), the observed interrater agreement was calculated as the percentage of studies given the same bias assessment by both reviewers; chance-adjusted interrater agreement was estimated with the first-order agreement coefficient (AC1) statistic. RESULTS The NOS required less tailoring and was easier to use than the RTI-IB, but the RTI-IB produced a more thorough assessment. The RTI-IB includes most of the domains measured in the NOS. Median observed interrater agreement for the RTI-IB was 75% (25th percentile [p25] =61%; p75 =89%); median AC1 statistic was 0.64 (p25 =0.51; p75 =0.86). CONCLUSION The RTI-IB facilitates a more complete quality assessment than the NOS but is more burdensome. The observed agreement and AC1 statistic in this study were higher than those reported by the RTI-IB's developers.
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- Drug Safety Research Unit, Southampton, UK
- Associate Department of the School of Pharmacy and Biomedical Sciences, University of Portsmouth, Portsmouth, UK
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Hipp K, Rau P, Schäfer B, Gronenborn B, Jeske H. The RXL motif of the African cassava mosaic virus Rep protein is necessary for rereplication of yeast DNA and viral infection in plants. Virology 2014; 462-463:189-98. [PMID: 24999043 DOI: 10.1016/j.virol.2014.06.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/03/2014] [Revised: 06/02/2014] [Accepted: 06/04/2014] [Indexed: 01/17/2023]
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Geminiviruses, single-stranded DNA plant viruses, encode a replication-initiator protein (Rep) that is indispensable for virus replication. A potential cyclin interaction motif (RXL) in the sequence of African cassava mosaic virus Rep may be an alternative link to cell cycle controls to the known interaction with plant homologs of retinoblastoma protein (pRBR). Mutation of this motif abrogated rereplication in fission yeast induced by expression of wildtype Rep suggesting that Rep interacts via its RXL motif with one or several yeast proteins. The RXL motif is essential for viral infection of Nicotiana benthamiana plants, since mutation of this motif in infectious clones prevented any symptomatic infection. The cell-cycle link (Clink) protein of a nanovirus (faba bean necrotic yellows virus) was investigated that activates the cell cycle by binding via its LXCXE motif to pRBR. Expression of wildtype Clink and a Clink mutant deficient in pRBR-binding did not trigger rereplication in fission yeast.
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- Katharina Hipp
- Institut für Biomaterialien und biomolekulare Systeme, Abteilung für Molekularbiologie und Virologie der Pflanzen, Universität Stuttgart, Pfaffenwaldring 57, D-70550 Stuttgart, Germany
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- Institut für Biomaterialien und biomolekulare Systeme, Abteilung für Molekularbiologie und Virologie der Pflanzen, Universität Stuttgart, Pfaffenwaldring 57, D-70550 Stuttgart, Germany
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- Institut für Biomaterialien und biomolekulare Systeme, Abteilung für Molekularbiologie und Virologie der Pflanzen, Universität Stuttgart, Pfaffenwaldring 57, D-70550 Stuttgart, Germany
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- Institut des Sciences du Végétal, CNRS, 91198 Gif-sur-Yvette, France
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- Institut für Biomaterialien und biomolekulare Systeme, Abteilung für Molekularbiologie und Virologie der Pflanzen, Universität Stuttgart, Pfaffenwaldring 57, D-70550 Stuttgart, Germany.
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