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Activity dependent regulation of BDNF and NGF mRNAs in the rat hippocampus is mediated by non‐NMDA glutamate receptors.

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Zafra, F., Hengerer, B., Leibrock, J., Thoenen, H., Lindholm, D.·1990·The EMBO Journal

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The mRNAs of nerve growth factor (NGF) and brain derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF) exhibit a similar, though not identical, regional and cellular distribution in the rodent brain. In situ hybridization experiments have shown that BDNF, like NGF, is predominantly expressed by neurons. The neuronal localization of the mRNAs of these two neurotrophic molecules raised the question as to whether neuronal activity might be involved in the regulation of their synthesis. After we had demonstrated that depolarization with high potassium (50 mM) resulted in an increase in the levels of both BDNF and NGF mRNAs in cultures of hippocampal neurons, we investigated the effect of a large number of transmitter substances. Kainic acid, a glutamate receptor agonist, was by far the most effective in increasing BDNF and NGF mRNA levels in the neurons, but neither N-methyl-D-aspartic acid (NMDA) nor inhibitors of the NMDA glutamate receptors had any effect. However, the kainic acid mediated increase was blocked by antagonists of non-NMDA receptors. Kainic acid also elevated levels of BDNF and NGF mRNAs in rat hippocampus and cortex in vivo. These results suggest that the synthesis of these two neurotrophic factors in the brain is regulated by neuronal activity via non-NMDA glutamate receptors.

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  • BDNF synthesis, release, and action are regulated by neuronal activity.

    “Synthesis, release and action of BDNF is regulated by neuronal activity and BDNF in turn leads to trophic effects such as formation, stabilization and potentiation of synapses through its high-affinity TrkB receptors.”
  • Bdnf mRNA is regulated by neuronal activity.

    “Subsequently, a similar activity-dependent regulation was observed for Bdnf mRNA39–41, and subsequent studies showed that synthesis and release of BDNF and NGF, but not those of NT-3 and NT-4, are regulated by activity9.”

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Authors
Zafra, F., Hengerer, B., Leibrock, J., Thoenen, H., & Lindholm, D.
Affiliations
Max Planck Institute of Psychiatry (DE)
Venue
The EMBO Journal
Published
1990-11-01
Volume
9
Issue
11
Pages
3545-3550
ISSN
  • 0261-4189 (ISSN-L)
  • 1460-2075
OpenAlex
W1830398839
Cited by
897
References
39
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FWCI
18.71
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
Locations
  • The EMBO Journal (publishedVersion)
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  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
Funders
University of Oxford
Topics
  • Life Sciences › Neuroscience › Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience › Nerve injury and regeneration
  • Life Sciences › Neuroscience › Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience › Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research
  • Life Sciences › Neuroscience › Developmental Neuroscience › Neurogenesis and neuroplasticity mechanisms
Keywords
brain-derived neurotrophic factor, nerve growth factor, non-NMDA receptors, activity-dependent gene expression, hippocampus, kainic acid, NMDA receptor antagonists, neuronal depolarization, cortical neurons
MeSH terms
Animals, Cells, Cultured, Dose-Response Relationship, Drug, Glutamates, Hippocampus, Kainic Acid, Membrane Potentials, Nerve Growth Factors, Nerve Tissue Proteins, Neurons, Potassium, Rats, Inbred Strains, RNA, Messenger, Blotting, Northern, Gene Expression, N-Methylaspartate, Receptors, Glutamate, Receptors, Neurotransmitter, Brain-Derived Neurotrophic Factor, Rats, In Vitro Techniques

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