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1.
Channels (Austin) ; 16(1): 113-126, 2022 12.
Artículo en Inglés | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-35548926

RESUMEN

CACNA1A-associated epilepsy and ataxia frequently accompany cognitive impairments as devastating co-morbidities. However, it is unclear whether the cognitive deficits are consequences secondary to the neurological symptoms elicited by CACNA1A mutations. To address this issue, Cacna1a mutant mice tottering (tg), and in particular tg/+ heterozygotes, serve as a suitable model system, given that tg/+ heterozygotes fail to display spontaneous absence epilepsy and ataxia typically observed in tg/tg homozygotes. Here, we examined hippocampus-dependent behaviors and hippocampal learning-related synaptic plasticity in tg mice. In behavioral analyses of tg/+ and tg/tg, acquisition and retention of spatial reference memory were characteristically impaired in the Morris water maze task, while working memory was intact in the eight-arm radial maze and T-maze tasks. tg/+ heterozygotes showed normal motor function in contrast to tg/tg homozygotes. In electrophysiological analyses, Schaffer collateral-CA1 synapses showed a deficit in the maintenance of long-term potentiation in tg/+ and tg/tg mice and an increased paired-pulse facilitation induced by paired pulses with 100 ms in tg/tg mice. Our results indicate that the tg mutation causes a dominant disorder of the hippocampus-related memory and synaptic plasticity, raising the possibility that in CACNA1A-associated human diseases, functionally aberrant CaV2.1 Ca2+ channels actively induce the observed cognitive deficits independently of the neurological symptoms.


Asunto(s)
Epilepsia , Hipocampo , Animales , Ataxia/genética , Cognición , Heterocigoto , Hipocampo/fisiología , Ratones , Plasticidad Neuronal/fisiología
2.
Int J Neuropsychopharmacol ; 20(4): 285-294, 2017 04 01.
Artículo en Inglés | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-28031269

RESUMEN

Despite large unmet medical needs in the field for several decades, CNS drug discovery and development has been largely unsuccessful. Biomarkers, particularly those utilizing neuroimaging, have played important roles in aiding CNS drug development, including dosing determination of investigational new drugs (INDs). A recent working group was organized jointly by CINP and Japanese Society of Neuropsychopharmacology (JSNP) to discuss the utility of biomarkers as tools to overcome issues of CNS drug development.The consensus statement from the working group aimed at creating more nuanced criteria for employing biomarkers as tools to overcome issues surrounding CNS drug development. To accomplish this, a reverse engineering approach was adopted, in which criteria for the utilization of biomarkers were created in response to current challenges in the processes of drug discovery and development for CNS disorders. Based on this analysis, we propose a new paradigm containing 5 distinct tiers to further clarify the use of biomarkers and establish new strategies for decision-making in the context of CNS drug development. Specifically, we discuss more rational ways to incorporate biomarker data to determine optimal dosing for INDs with novel mechanisms and targets, and propose additional categorization criteria to further the use of biomarkers in patient stratification and clinical efficacy prediction. Finally, we propose validation and development of new neuroimaging biomarkers through public-private partnerships to further facilitate drug discovery and development for CNS disorders.


Asunto(s)
Biomarcadores , Fármacos del Sistema Nervioso Central , Descubrimiento de Drogas/métodos , Neuroimagen , Neurofarmacología/métodos , Psicofarmacología/métodos , Descubrimiento de Drogas/normas , Humanos , Neurofarmacología/normas , Psicofarmacología/normas
3.
Pflugers Arch ; 467(4): 737-52, 2015 Apr.
Artículo en Inglés | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-24947601

RESUMEN

Cholinergically induced network activity is a useful analogue of theta rhythms involved in memory processing or epileptiform activity in the hippocampus, providing a powerful tool to elucidate the mechanisms of synchrony in neuronal networks. In absence epilepsy, although its association with cognitive impairments has been reported, the mechanisms underlying hippocampal synchrony remain poorly investigated. Here we simultaneously recorded electrical activities from 64 sites in hippocampal slices of CaV2.1 Ca(2+) channel mutant tottering (tg) mice, a well-established mouse model of spontaneous absence epilepsy, to analyze the spatiotemporal pattern of cholinergically induced hippocampal network activity. The cholinergic agonist carbachol induced oscillatory discharges originating from the CA3 region. In tg/tg mice, this hippocampal network activity was characterized by enhanced occupancy of discharges of relatively high frequency (6-10 Hz) compared to the wild type. Pharmacological analyses of slices, patch clamp electrophysiological characterization of isolated neurons, and altered patterns of hippocampal GABAA receptor subunit and Cl(-) transporter messenger RNA (mRNA) transcript levels revealed that this abnormality is attributable to a developmental retardation of GABAergic inhibition caused by immature intracellular Cl(-) regulation. These results suggest that the inherited CaV2.1 Ca(2+) channel mutation leads to developmental abnormalities in Cl(-) transporter expression and GABAA receptor compositions in hippocampal neurons and that compromised maturation of GABAergic inhibition contributes to the abnormal synchrony in the hippocampus of tg absence epileptic mice.


Asunto(s)
Región CA3 Hipocampal/metabolismo , Canales de Calcio Tipo N/metabolismo , Epilepsia/genética , Neuronas GABAérgicas/metabolismo , Inhibición Neural , Receptores de GABA-A/metabolismo , Potenciales de Acción , Animales , Región CA3 Hipocampal/citología , Región CA3 Hipocampal/crecimiento & desarrollo , Región CA3 Hipocampal/fisiopatología , Canales de Calcio Tipo N/genética , Células Cultivadas , Cloruros/metabolismo , Epilepsia/metabolismo , Epilepsia/fisiopatología , Neuronas GABAérgicas/fisiología , Ratones , Ratones Endogámicos C57BL , ARN Mensajero/genética , ARN Mensajero/metabolismo , Receptores de GABA-A/genética , Ácido gamma-Aminobutírico/metabolismo
4.
J Neurochem ; 131(1): 53-64, 2014 Oct.
Artículo en Inglés | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-24802945

RESUMEN

Previous studies have implicated the role of Purkinje cells in motor learning and the underlying mechanisms have also been identified in great detail during the last decades. Here we report that cyclin-dependent kinase 5 (Cdk5)/p35 in Purkinje cell also contributes to synaptic plasticity. We previously showed that p35(-/-) (p35 KO) mice exhibited a subtle abnormality in brain structure and impaired spatial learning and memory. Further behavioral analysis showed that p35 KO mice had a motor coordination defect, suggesting that p35, one of the activators of Cdk5, together with Cdk5 may play an important role in cerebellar motor learning. Therefore, we created Purkinje cell-specific conditional Cdk5/p35 knockout (L7-p35 cKO) mice, analyzed the cerebellar histology and Purkinje cell morphology of these mice, evaluated their performance with balance beam and rota-rod test, and performed electrophysiological recordings to assess long-term synaptic plasticity. Our analyses showed that Purkinje cell-specific deletion of Cdk5/p35 resulted in no changes in Purkinje cell morphology but severely impaired motor coordination. Furthermore, disrupted cerebellar long-term synaptic plasticity was observed at the parallel fiber-Purkinje cell synapse in L7-p35 cKO mice. These results indicate that Cdk5/p35 is required for motor learning and involved in long-term synaptic plasticity.


Asunto(s)
Cerebelo/metabolismo , Plasticidad Neuronal/fisiología , Fosfotransferasas/deficiencia , Desempeño Psicomotor/fisiología , Animales , Cerebelo/patología , Masculino , Ratones , Ratones de la Cepa 129 , Ratones Endogámicos C57BL , Ratones Noqueados , Ratones Transgénicos , Fosfotransferasas/genética
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J Recept Signal Transduct Res ; 33(4): 224-33, 2013 Aug.
Artículo en Inglés | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-23697547

RESUMEN

The effect of the intracerebroventricular (i.c.v.) injection of relaxin-3 (RLX3) was evaluated using anxiety-related behavioral tests in rats. RLX3-injected animals showed normal locomotion activity in a habituated environment and declined anxiety cognition in the elevated plus maze test and the shock probe-burying test. The measurement of spontaneous locomotor activity in a novel environment also suggested that RLX3 reduced the stress response. To elucidate the regulatory mechanisms of the downstream signaling pathways underlying RLX3 activity and its relation to anxiolytic and hyperphagic behavior phenotypes, RLX3-i.c.v.-injected rat hypothalamic responses were examined using a microarray analysis. Ingenuity Pathway Analysis software listed the phenotype-relating genes and they showed characteristic expression patterns in the rat hypothalamus. When peptidome data sets for the same listed genes was analyzed using a semi-quantitative approach, the expressions of two neuropeptides were found to have increased. One of these neuropeptides, oxytocin (Oxt), exhibited increased expression in both the microarray and the peptidomic analysis, and a Western blot analysis validated the mass spectrometry results. A cross-omics data analysis is useful for predicting downstream signaling pathways, and the anxiolytic-like behavior of RLX3 may be mediated by an oxytocin signaling pathway in rats. These results suggest that RLX3 acts as an anxiolytic peptide and that the downstream pathways mediated by its receptors may be potential candidates for the treatment of anxieties in the future.


Asunto(s)
Ansiedad/tratamiento farmacológico , Conducta Animal/efectos de los fármacos , Proteínas del Tejido Nervioso/metabolismo , Relaxina/metabolismo , Estrés Fisiológico/efectos de los fármacos , Animales , Ansiedad/fisiopatología , Conducta Animal/fisiología , Hipotálamo/metabolismo , Inyecciones Intraventriculares , Aprendizaje por Laberinto , Análisis por Micromatrices , Proteínas del Tejido Nervioso/administración & dosificación , Neuropéptidos/aislamiento & purificación , Neuropéptidos/metabolismo , Oxitocina/metabolismo , Ratas , Relaxina/administración & dosificación , Transducción de Señal
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Brain Res ; 1349: 153-61, 2010 Aug 19.
Artículo en Inglés | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-20599825

RESUMEN

We have previously reported a novel peptide, hippocampal cholinergic neurostimulating peptide (HCNP), which induces acetylcholine synthesis by increasing the amount of cholineacetyltransferase (ChAT) in medial septal nuclei. The HCNP precursor protein, composed of 186 amino acids, is an inhibitory factor of the c-Raf/ MEK cascade and may be involved in the development of the fetal rat brain via the inhibition of Erk phosphorylation. To clarify the involvement of HCNP in hippocampal cholinergic circuitry, we previously generated HCNP precursor protein (HCNP-pp) transgenic mice using the promoter of the alpha subunit of Ca(2+) calmodulin-dependent protein kinase II (CaMKIIalpha). These mice showed increased levels of ChAT in medial septal nuclei. Here, we investigated the behavioral phenotype of these mice, such as locomotor activity, mood and working/spatial memory. We demonstrate that HCNP-pp transgenic mice show a depressive-like phenotype at 30 weeks of age, but not at 12 weeks of age. We suggest that either HCNP and/or HCNP precursor protein may evoke the depressive-like phenotype via cholinergic hyperactivity from early neonatal life and/or inhibition of phosphorylated Erk in the neonatal hippocampus.


Asunto(s)
Envejecimiento , Depresión/genética , Depresión/fisiopatología , Fenotipo , Proteínas de Unión a Fosfatidiletanolamina/genética , Factores de Edad , Animales , Conducta Animal , Colina O-Acetiltransferasa/metabolismo , Depresión/patología , Modelos Animales de Enfermedad , Conducta Exploratoria/fisiología , Suspensión Trasera/psicología , Masculino , Aprendizaje por Laberinto/fisiología , Ratones , Ratones Transgénicos , Actividad Motora/genética , Inhibición Neural/genética , Neuropéptidos/metabolismo , Natación/psicología
7.
FEBS Lett ; 584(4): 806-10, 2010 Feb 19.
Artículo en Inglés | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-20067795

RESUMEN

Estrogen plays important roles in the reproductive behavior of animals. In the present study, we found that the Grin2d gene of mouse possessed half-sites of the estrogen-responsive element (ERE) in the 3'-untranslated region (UTR). Quantitative PCR analysis showed that the reduced Grin2d mRNA expression in the hypothalamus of the ovariectomized mice was restored by estrogen administration. Downregulation of Grin2d mRNA expression was also detected in the hypothalamus of estrogen receptor alpha-knockout female mice. Moreover, estrogen-induced lordosis response was decreased in Grin2d-knockout mice. These results suggest that estrogen regulates lordosis behavior through the regulation of Grin2d expression in the hypothalamus of female mice.


Asunto(s)
Estrógenos/farmacología , Regulación de la Expresión Génica/efectos de los fármacos , Receptores de N-Metil-D-Aspartato/genética , Conducta Sexual Animal/efectos de los fármacos , Regiones no Traducidas 3'/genética , Animales , Secuencia de Bases , Receptor alfa de Estrógeno/genética , Receptor alfa de Estrógeno/metabolismo , Femenino , Hipotálamo/efectos de los fármacos , Hipotálamo/metabolismo , Ratones , Ratones Endogámicos C57BL , Ratones Noqueados , Datos de Secuencia Molecular , Ovariectomía , Postura , ARN Mensajero/genética , ARN Mensajero/metabolismo , Receptores de N-Metil-D-Aspartato/metabolismo , Elementos de Respuesta/genética , Reacción en Cadena de la Polimerasa de Transcriptasa Inversa
8.
EMBO J ; 29(1): 196-208, 2010 Jan 06.
Artículo en Inglés | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-19893493

RESUMEN

Many symptoms induced by isolation rearing of rodents may be relevant to neuropsychiatric disorders, including depression. However, identities of transcription factors that regulate gene expression in response to chronic social isolation stress remain elusive. The transcription factor ATF-7 is structurally related to ATF-2, which is activated by various stresses, including inflammatory cytokines. Here, we report that Atf-7-deficient mice exhibit abnormal behaviours and increased 5-HT receptor 5B (Htr5b) mRNA levels in the dorsal raphe nuclei. ATF-7 silences the transcription of Htr5B by directly binding to its 5'-regulatory region, and mediates histone H3-K9 trimethylation via interaction with the ESET histone methyltransferase. Isolation-reared wild-type (WT) mice exhibit abnormal behaviours that resemble those of Atf-7-deficient mice. Upon social isolation stress, ATF-7 in the dorsal raphe nucleus is phosphorylated via p38 and is released from the Htr5b promoter, leading to the upregulation of Htr5b. Thus, ATF-7 may have a critical role in gene expression induced by social isolation stress.


Asunto(s)
Factores de Transcripción Activadores/metabolismo , Receptores de Serotonina/genética , Aislamiento Social , Factor de Transcripción Activador 2/metabolismo , Factores de Transcripción Activadores/química , Factores de Transcripción Activadores/deficiencia , Factores de Transcripción Activadores/genética , Animales , Secuencia de Bases , Expresión Génica , Silenciador del Gen , Histonas/metabolismo , Masculino , Ratones , Ratones Congénicos , Ratones Endogámicos C57BL , Ratones Endogámicos CBA , Ratones Noqueados , Fosforilación , Regiones Promotoras Genéticas , ARN Mensajero/genética , ARN Mensajero/metabolismo , Núcleos del Rafe/metabolismo , Conducta Social , Estrés Psicológico
9.
J Pharmacol Sci ; 108(4): 517-28, 2008 Dec.
Artículo en Inglés | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-19075508

RESUMEN

K(+) channels are key modulators of neuronal excitability, and mutations in certain types of these channels are known to cause epileptic seizures. Activation of K(+) channels is reported to suppress epileptic discharge; however, the types of K(+)-channel openers that are most effective as anti-epileptic agents are not well understood. We established a quantitative fluorescence assay using the Na(+) indicator sodium-binding benzofuran isophthalate (SBFI) for evaluation of various compounds on epileptiform activities induced by 4-aminopyridine (4-AP) in cultured rat hippocampal neurons. Among the K(+)-channel openers, the K(V)7.2/K(V)7.3-channel openers retigabine and flupirtine and K(Ca)2-channel openers NS309, DCEBIO, and 1-EBIO showed potent anti-epileptic effects similar to conventional antiepileptic drugs (AEDs). In contrast, the K(Ca)1.1-channel openers NS1619, isopimaric acid, and chlorzoxazone demonstrated moderate inhibition. The K(ir)6-channel openers minoxidil, cromakalim, and pinacidil did not show anti-epileptic effects. We concluded that K(V)7.2/K(V)7.3, K(Ca)2, and, to some extent, K(Ca)1.1-channel openers, but not K(ir)6-channel openers, suppress 4-AP-induced epileptiform activities in hippocampal neurons. These results suggest that the K(+)-channel openers for this category of K(+) channels might have therapeutic potential as new classes of antiepileptic drugs.


Asunto(s)
Anticonvulsivantes/farmacología , Epilepsia/tratamiento farmacológico , Neuronas/efectos de los fármacos , Canales de Potasio/efectos de los fármacos , 4-Aminopiridina , Animales , Benzofuranos , Células Cultivadas , Epilepsia/fisiopatología , Éteres Cíclicos , Fluorescencia , Colorantes Fluorescentes , Hipocampo/citología , Hipocampo/efectos de los fármacos , Neuronas/metabolismo , Canales de Potasio/metabolismo , Ratas , Ratas Wistar
10.
Chem Biol Interact ; 175(1-3): 227-30, 2008 Sep 25.
Artículo en Inglés | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-18501884

RESUMEN

Donepezil hydrochloride is a potent and selective acetylcholinesterase inhibitor and has been treated for Alzheimer's disease, in which the cholinergic dysfunction is observed. Recently, the degeneration of medial septal cholinergic nuclei in adult rat suppressed the neurogenesis in hippocampal dentate gyrus (DG) was reported. Then, we determined whether donepezil which activated the brain cholinergic system could modulate hippocampal neurogenesis in normal rats. After the injection of 5'-bromo-2'-deoxyuridine (BrdU) to label dividing cells, we orally treated with donepezil (0.5 or 2mg/kg) once a day for 4 weeks. In the other group, we performed 4-week subcutaneous infusion of scopolamine (0.75 or 3mg/day), a muscarinic acetylcholine receptor blocker. The doses of donepezil and scopolamine we used in this study were reported to activate and inhibit cholinergic activity in rats, respectively. One day after the completion of drug treatment, the animals were sacrificed, and immunohistochemical analysis was performed. Donepezil increased, but scopolamine decreased, the number of BrdU-positive cells in the DG as compared with the vehicle-treated control. Neither drug had any effects on the percentage of BrdU-positive cells that were also positive for a neuronal marker NeuN, nor the number of proliferating cell nuclear antigen-positive cells in the DG. These results indicate that donepezil enhances and scopolamine suppresses the survival of newborn neurons in the DG without affecting the proliferation of neural progenitor cell and the neuronal differentiation. We also found that chronic treatment of donepezil enhanced, and scopolamine suppressed phosphorylation of cAMP response element binding protein (CREB), which was involved in cell survival, in the DG. These results suggest that donepezil activates the central cholinergic transmission and enhances the survival of newborn neurons in the DG via CREB signaling.


Asunto(s)
Inhibidores de la Colinesterasa/farmacología , Hipocampo/efectos de los fármacos , Indanos/farmacología , Piperidinas/farmacología , Acetilcolinesterasa/efectos de los fármacos , Animales , Factor Neurotrófico Derivado del Encéfalo/metabolismo , Donepezilo , Hipocampo/crecimiento & desarrollo , Hipocampo/metabolismo , Inmunohistoquímica , Masculino , Ratas , Ratas Sprague-Dawley
11.
Eur J Pharmacol ; 588(2-3): 189-97, 2008 Jul 07.
Artículo en Inglés | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-18508044

RESUMEN

Long-lasting membrane depolarization in cerebral ischemia causes neurotoxicity via increases of intracellular sodium concentration ([Na+]i) and calcium concentration ([Ca2+]i). Donepezil has been shown to exert neuroprotective effects in an oxygen-glucose deprivation model. In the present study, we examined the effect of donepezil on depolarization-induced neuronal cell injury resulting from prolonged opening of Na+ channels with veratridine in rat primary-cultured cortical neurons. Veratridine (10 microM)-induced neuronal cell damage was completely prevented by 0.1 microM tetrodotoxin. Pretreatment with donepezil (0.1-10 microM) for 1 day significantly decreased cell death in a concentration-dependent manner, and a potent NMDA receptor antagonist, dizocilpine (MK801), showed a neuroprotective effect at the concentration of 10 microM. The neuroprotective effect of donepezil was not affected by nicotinic or muscarinic acetylcholine receptor antagonists. We further characterized the neuroprotective properties of donepezil by measuring the effect on [Na+]i and [Ca2+]i in cells stimulated with veratridine. At 0.1-10 microM, donepezil significantly and concentration-dependently reduced the veratridine-induced increase of [Ca2+]i, whereas MK801 had no effect. At 10 microM, donepezil significantly decreased the veratridine-induced increase of [Na+]i. We also measured the effect on veratridine-induced release of the excitatory amino acids, glutamate and glycine. While donepezil decreased the release of glutamate and glycine, MK801 did not. In conclusion, our results indicate that donepezil has neuroprotective activity against depolarization-induced toxicity in rat cortical neurons via inhibition of the rapid influx of sodium and calcium ions, and via decrease of glutamate and glycine release, and also that this depolarization-induced toxicity is mediated by glutamate receptor activation.


Asunto(s)
Corteza Cerebral/efectos de los fármacos , Inhibidores de la Colinesterasa/farmacología , Indanos/farmacología , Fármacos Neuroprotectores/farmacología , Piperidinas/farmacología , Veratridina/toxicidad , Animales , Calcio/metabolismo , Inhibidores de Caspasas , Células Cultivadas , Corteza Cerebral/fisiología , Donepezilo , Ácido Glutámico/metabolismo , Glicina/metabolismo , Potenciales de la Membrana/efectos de los fármacos , Ratas , Ratas Wistar , Receptores de N-Metil-D-Aspartato/antagonistas & inhibidores , Sodio/metabolismo , Tetrodotoxina/farmacología
13.
Biol Pharm Bull ; 30(10): 1950-3, 2007 Oct.
Artículo en Inglés | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-17917269

RESUMEN

To investigate the relationship between caspase-3-like protease activity, which has been suggested to be related to apoptosis, and DNA fragmentation, we measured changes in caspase-3-like activity and DNA fragmentation in the hippocampus of gerbils exposed to global ischemia induced by bilateral occlusion of the carotid arteries for 5 min. Caspase-3-like protease activity began to increase at day 4 post-ischemia, reached a peak at day 5, and declined thereafter. The levels of DNA fragmentation, evaluated in terms of terminal deoxynucleotidyl transferase (TdT)-mediated dUTP-biotin nick-end labeling (TUNEL) staining and cytosolic nucleosomes, in the ischemic hippocampus began to increase significantly at day 3 after ischemia, reached a peak at day 4, and decreased thereafter. Our data suggest that DNA fragmentation in ischemic hippocampus of gerbils precedes caspase-3-like protease activation. Our results indicate that a caspase-3-like protease-independent apoptotic pathway operates, at least at the onset of neuronal cell death, in the hippocampus of gerbils after global ischemia.


Asunto(s)
Apoptosis/fisiología , Isquemia Encefálica/enzimología , Isquemia Encefálica/patología , Caspasa 3/metabolismo , Hipocampo/enzimología , Hipocampo/patología , Neuronas/fisiología , Animales , Muerte Celular/fisiología , Citosol/metabolismo , Fragmentación del ADN , Ensayo de Inmunoadsorción Enzimática , Gerbillinae , Etiquetado Corte-Fin in Situ , Masculino , Nucleosomas/metabolismo
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Neurosci Res ; 58(2): 183-9, 2007 Jun.
Artículo en Inglés | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-17383763

RESUMEN

Local protein synthesis in dendrites plays an important role in some aspects of neuronal development and synaptic plasticity. Neuronal RNA-binding proteins regulate the transport and/or translation of the localized mRNAs. Previously, we reported that hematopoietic zinc finger (Hzf) is one of the neuronal RNA-binding proteins that regulate these processes. The Hzf protein is highly expressed in neuronal cells including hippocampal pyramidal neurons and cerebellar Purkinje cells, and plays essential roles in the dendritic mRNA localization and translation. In the present study we demonstrated that mice lacking Hzf (Hzf(-/-) mice) exhibited severe impairments of motor coordination and cerebellum-dependent motor learning. These findings raise the possibility that the post-transcriptional regulation by Hzf may contribute to some aspects of synaptic plasticity and motor learning in the cerebellum.


Asunto(s)
Enfermedades Cerebelosas/genética , Discapacidades para el Aprendizaje/genética , Trastornos de la Destreza Motora/genética , Proteínas/genética , Análisis de Varianza , Animales , Enfermedades Cerebelosas/patología , Enfermedades Cerebelosas/fisiopatología , Condicionamiento Clásico/fisiología , Discapacidades para el Aprendizaje/patología , Discapacidades para el Aprendizaje/fisiopatología , Masculino , Aprendizaje por Laberinto/fisiología , Ratones , Ratones Noqueados , Actividad Motora/genética , Trastornos de la Destreza Motora/patología , Trastornos de la Destreza Motora/fisiopatología , Reconocimiento Visual de Modelos/fisiología , Tiempo de Reacción/genética
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J Recept Signal Transduct Res ; 26(3): 147-58, 2006.
Artículo en Inglés | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-16777712

RESUMEN

Bolus-administered intracerebroventricular (ICV) relaxin-3 has been reported to increase feeding. In this study, to examine the role of relaxin-3 signaling in energy homeostasis, we studied the effects of chronically administered ICV relaxin-3 on body weight gain and locomotor activity in rats. Two groups of animals received vehicle or relaxin-3 at 600 pmol/head/day, delivered with Alzet osmotic minipumps. In animals receiving relaxin-3, food consumption and weight gain were statistically significantly higher than those in the vehicle group during the 14-day infusion. During the light phase on days 2 and 7 and the dark phase on days 3 and 8, there was no difference in locomotor activity between the two groups. Plasma concentrations of leptin and insulin in rats chronically injected with relaxin-3 were significantly higher than in the vehicle-injected controls. These results indicate that relaxin-3 up-regulates food intake, leading to an increase of body weight and that relaxin-3 antagonists might be candidate antiobesity agents.


Asunto(s)
Peso Corporal/efectos de los fármacos , Relaxina/análogos & derivados , Animales , Peso Corporal/fisiología , Ingestión de Alimentos/efectos de los fármacos , Ingestión de Alimentos/fisiología , Humanos , Inyecciones Intraventriculares , Insulina/sangre , Leptina/sangre , Masculino , Actividad Motora/efectos de los fármacos , Proteínas del Tejido Nervioso/antagonistas & inhibidores , Proteínas del Tejido Nervioso/fisiología , Obesidad/tratamiento farmacológico , Obesidad/etiología , Obesidad/fisiopatología , Ratas , Ratas Wistar , Proteínas Recombinantes/administración & dosificación , Relaxina/administración & dosificación , Relaxina/antagonistas & inhibidores , Relaxina/fisiología , Transducción de Señal/efectos de los fármacos
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Eur J Pharmacol ; 530(3): 215-22, 2006 Jan 20.
Artículo en Inglés | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-16406045

RESUMEN

Donepezil has a neuroprotective effect against oxygen-glucose deprivation injury and glutamate toxicity in cultured cortical neurons. In this study, we further characterized the neuroprotective properties of donepezil in rat cortical cell cultures using glutamate receptor-specific agonists (N-methyl-d-aspartate (NMDA), alpha-amino-3-hydroxy-5-methylisoxazolepropionate (AMPA) and kainate). Pretreatment with donepezil (1 microM) for 12 h significantly decreased the lactate dehydrogenase (LDH) release in response to NMDA (100 microM) by 43.8%, and reduced the LDH release in response to kainate (100 microM) and AMPA (100 microM) by 11.9% and 7.5% (without statistical significance), respectively. Donepezil appeared to inhibit LDH release in a concentration-dependent manner at 0.1-10 microM. Cortical neurons exposed to NMDA retained a normal morphological appearance in the presence of 10 microM donepezil. In binding assay for glutamate receptors, donepezil at 100 microM only slightly inhibited binding to the glycine and polyamine sites on NMDA receptor complex. On the other hand, 12 h pretreatment with donepezil at 10 and 100 microM significantly decreased the NMDA-induced increase of intracellular calcium concentration ([Ca2+]i). In conclusion, our results show that donepezil has protective activity against NMDA toxicity in cortical neurons, and this neuroprotection seems to be partially mediated by inhibition of the increase of [Ca2+]i.


Asunto(s)
Indanos/farmacología , N-Metilaspartato/toxicidad , Neuronas/efectos de los fármacos , Fármacos Neuroprotectores/farmacología , Piperidinas/farmacología , Animales , Calcio/metabolismo , Células Cultivadas , Corteza Cerebral/citología , Corteza Cerebral/embriología , Inhibidores de la Colinesterasa/farmacología , Donepezilo , Ácido Kaínico/toxicidad , L-Lactato Deshidrogenasa/metabolismo , Neuronas/metabolismo , Neuronas/patología , Nootrópicos/farmacología , Ratas , Ratas Wistar , Receptores de Glutamato/metabolismo , Ácido alfa-Amino-3-hidroxi-5-metil-4-isoxazol Propiónico/toxicidad
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Neurosci Lett ; 391(1-2): 17-21, 2005 Dec 31.
Artículo en Inglés | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-16154269

RESUMEN

Donepezil, a potent acetylcholinesterase (AChE) inhibitor and memantine, an N-methyl-d-aspartate (NMDA) receptor antagonist, have been used for the treatment of Alzheimer's disease (AD), and both of them have been shown to have neuroprotective action against glutamate excitotoxicity. However, it is not known whether donepezil and memantine similarly exert neuroprotective effects against amyloid-beta peptide(1-42) [Abeta(1-42)] toxicity in cholinergic neurons. Therefore, in the present study we compared the neuroprotective effects of donepezil and memantine against Abeta(1-42) toxicity in rat cultured septal cholinergic neurons, because deficit in cholinergic neurotransmission is a major feature in AD, and medial septal cholinergic neurons are known to degenerate in AD patients. Septal neuronal cells were cultured for 7 days and then 5 micromol/L of Abeta(1-42) was added to the medium for 48 h. Measurement of the efflux of lactate dehydrogenase (LDH) indicated that septal neuronal cells were highly susceptible to Abeta toxicity and relatively resistant to NMDA toxicity. Donepezil concentration-dependently reduced the LDH efflux induced by Abeta(1-42), and the effect was significant at 1 micromol/L and above. NMDA receptor antagonists, memantine and MK-801, did not show a significant neuroprotective effect against Abeta(1-42) toxicity. It is concluded that the neuroprotective effect of donepezil against Abeta(1-42) toxicity is not mediated by interference with the NMDA-mediated excitotoxic process, and that donepezil may be more effective than memantine against cholinergic neuronal damage induced by Abeta(1-42) exposure.


Asunto(s)
Acetilcolinesterasa/metabolismo , Péptidos beta-Amiloides/toxicidad , Indanos/administración & dosificación , Memantina/administración & dosificación , Neuronas/efectos de los fármacos , Fármacos Neuroprotectores/administración & dosificación , Fragmentos de Péptidos/toxicidad , Piperidinas/administración & dosificación , Núcleos Septales/fisiopatología , Péptidos beta-Amiloides/administración & dosificación , Animales , Apoptosis/efectos de los fármacos , Supervivencia Celular/efectos de los fármacos , Células Cultivadas , Inhibidores de la Colinesterasa/administración & dosificación , Donepezilo , Relación Dosis-Respuesta a Droga , Combinación de Medicamentos , Neuronas/patología , Fragmentos de Péptidos/administración & dosificación , Ratas , Ratas Wistar , Núcleos Septales/efectos de los fármacos , Núcleos Septales/patología
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J Neurochem ; 94(4): 917-25, 2005 Aug.
Artículo en Inglés | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-15992381

RESUMEN

Cdk5 (cyclin-dependent kinase 5) activity is dependent upon association with one of two neuron-specific activators, p35 or p39. Genetic deletion of Cdk5 causes perinatal lethality with severe defects in corticogenesis and neuronal positioning. p35(-/-) mice are viable with milder histological abnormalities. Although substantial evidence implicates Cdk5 in synaptic plasticity, its role in learning and memory has not been evaluated using mutant mouse models. We report here that p35(-/-) mice have deficiencies in spatial learning and memory. Close examination of hippocampal circuitry revealed subtle histological defects in CA1 pyramidal cells. Furthermore, p35(-/-) mice exhibit impaired long-term depression and depotentiation of long-term potentiation in the Schaeffer collateral CA1 pathway. Moreover, the Cdk5-dependent phosphorylation state of protein phosphatase inhibitor-1 was increased in 4-week-old mice due to increased levels of p39, which co-localized with inhibitor-1 and Cdk5 in the cytoplasm. These results demonstrate that p35-dependent Cdk5 activity is important to learning and synaptic plasticity. Deletion of p35 may shift the substrate specificity of Cdk5 due to compensatory expression of p39.


Asunto(s)
Hipocampo/fisiología , Depresión Sináptica a Largo Plazo/fisiología , Aprendizaje por Laberinto/fisiología , Memoria/fisiología , Fosfotransferasas/fisiología , Secuencia de Aminoácidos , Animales , Quinasa 5 Dependiente de la Ciclina , Quinasas Ciclina-Dependientes/metabolismo , Hipocampo/metabolismo , Hipocampo/patología , Hipocampo/fisiopatología , Péptidos y Proteínas de Señalización Intracelular/genética , Péptidos y Proteínas de Señalización Intracelular/metabolismo , Ratones , Ratones Noqueados , Plasticidad Neuronal , Fosforilación , Fosfotransferasas/deficiencia , Sinapsis
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Brain Res ; 1047(1): 72-84, 2005 Jun 14.
Artículo en Inglés | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-15893738

RESUMEN

Donepezil, a potent acetylcholinesterase (AChE) inhibitor used for the treatment of Alzheimer's disease (AD), is thought to have a neuroprotective effect in AD patients. Because a deficit in cholinergic neurotransmission is a major feature in AD, and amyloid-beta (Abeta) accumulation has been proposed as a possible causative phenomenon, we were interested to examine the effect of donepezil on Abeta(1-40) induced neurotoxicity in primary cultures of rat septal neurons. Using immunohistochemical staining, almost all the neurons were found to be positive for vesicular acetylcholine transporter (VAChT) in these septal cultures. Septal neuronal cells were cultured for 7 days and then 15 micromol/L of Abeta(1-40) was added to the cell medium for 48 h. The cultured septal neurons were highly susceptible to Abeta toxicity, as shown by morphological examination and lactate dehydrogenase (LDH) assay. Donepezil concentration-dependently reduced the LDH efflux induced by Abeta(1-40), and the effect was significant at 100 nmol/L and above. Donepezil decreased both the negative peak at around 215 nm in the circular dichroism (CD) spectrum and the fluorescence intensity of thioflavin T in the presence of Abeta(1-40). These results suggest that donepezil exerts a neuroprotective effect by reducing the amount of the toxic form of Abeta fibrils in septal neuron cultures. These findings support the idea that the clinical efficacy of donepezil in AD is due to not only activation of cholinergic transmission, but also attenuation of neuronal damage.


Asunto(s)
Péptidos beta-Amiloides/antagonistas & inhibidores , Fibras Colinérgicas/efectos de los fármacos , Indanos/farmacología , Neuronas/efectos de los fármacos , Fármacos Neuroprotectores/farmacología , Fragmentos de Péptidos/antagonistas & inhibidores , Piperidinas/farmacología , Núcleos Septales/efectos de los fármacos , Acetilcolina/metabolismo , Enfermedad de Alzheimer/tratamiento farmacológico , Enfermedad de Alzheimer/metabolismo , Enfermedad de Alzheimer/fisiopatología , Péptidos beta-Amiloides/toxicidad , Animales , Benzotiazoles , Células Cultivadas , Fibras Colinérgicas/metabolismo , Inhibidores de la Colinesterasa/química , Inhibidores de la Colinesterasa/farmacología , Donepezilo , Regulación hacia Abajo/efectos de los fármacos , Regulación hacia Abajo/fisiología , Colorantes Fluorescentes/química , Inmunohistoquímica , Indanos/química , L-Lactato Deshidrogenasa/efectos de los fármacos , L-Lactato Deshidrogenasa/metabolismo , Proteínas de Transporte de Membrana/metabolismo , Estructura Molecular , Neuronas/metabolismo , Fármacos Neuroprotectores/química , Fragmentos de Péptidos/toxicidad , Piperidinas/química , Ratas , Ratas Wistar , Núcleos Septales/metabolismo , Núcleos Septales/fisiopatología , Tiazoles/química , Proteínas de Transporte Vesicular de Acetilcolina
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Brain Res ; 1044(1): 116-21, 2005 May 17.
Artículo en Inglés | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-15862796

RESUMEN

Orexins (hypocretins) are neuropeptides expressed specifically in neurons in the lateral hypothalamic area and are known to be involved in the regulation of vigilance and feeding behavior. However, the relationship between orexin and emotional behaviors like anxiety is still poorly understood. Therefore, in this report we evaluated the effect of intracerebroventricular injection of orexin-A in two major anxiety tests, the light-dark exploration test (mouse) and the elevated plus-maze test (mouse, rat). Orexin increased time spent in the dark compartment in the light-dark test and time spent on the closed arms in the elevated plus-maze test. These results were not caused by a hypothetical sedative or activity-inducing effect of orexin-A because spontaneous locomotor activity did not alter upon orexin-A application under novel conditions. We therefore suggest an anxiogenic effect of orexin-A. To our knowledge, this is the first report about a relationship between orexin-A and anxiety.


Asunto(s)
Ansiedad/etiología , Conducta Animal/efectos de los fármacos , Péptidos y Proteínas de Señalización Intracelular/toxicidad , Neuropéptidos/toxicidad , Análisis de Varianza , Animales , Ansiedad/fisiopatología , Modelos Animales de Enfermedad , Relación Dosis-Respuesta a Droga , Conducta Exploratoria/efectos de los fármacos , Inyecciones Intraventriculares/métodos , Masculino , Aprendizaje por Laberinto/efectos de los fármacos , Ratones , Ratones Endogámicos C57BL , Actividad Motora/efectos de los fármacos , Orexinas , Ratas , Ratas Wistar , Factores de Tiempo
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