Ca2+ uptake by rat brain region synaptosomes following in vivo administration of ovarian steroids.
Mol Cell Endocrinol
; 57(1-2): 77-80, 1988 May.
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| ID: mdl-2840313
ABSTRACT
Effects of progesterone (P) and estradiol-17 beta benzoate (EB), applied s.c. into sexually mature, long-term ovariectomized (OVX) rats, on subsequent depolarization-induced uptake of Ca2+ were studied in synaptosomes isolated from the brain stem, mesencephalic reticular formation (MRF), nucleus caudatus putamen (NCP) and the hippocampus. In intact animals, synaptosomal Ca2+ uptake differed from region to region it was lowest in the brain stem and highest in the hippocampus. In comparison to intact animals, ovariectomy resulted in a marked increase of the uptake regardless the structure investigated, suggesting an inhibitory action of ovaries on the uptake of Ca2+ in a considerable portion of rat brain. Single injection of 2 mg P, given to OVX rats 24 h prior to decapitation, evoked a marked decrease in Ca2+ uptake by synaptosomes of the brain stem and MRF and particularly by those of NCP and the hippocampus. Single injection of 5 micrograms EB into OVX animals 72 h prior to the experiment was as effective as P in inhibiting Ca2+ uptake by synaptosomes of the brain stem and MRF, but less effective than P in case of NCP and the hippocampus. This suggests involvement of P and EB in the modulation of synaptic transmission by affecting neuronal Ca2+ uptake.
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Collection:
01-internacional
Database:
MEDLINE
Main subject:
Synaptosomes
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Brain
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Calcium
Limits:
Animals
Language:
En
Journal:
Mol Cell Endocrinol
Year:
1988
Type:
Article
Affiliation country:
Yugoslavia