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GDNF is a major component of trophic activity in DA-depleted striatum for survival and neurite extension of DAergic neurons
Authors:Nakajima K  Hida H  Shimano Y  Fujimoto I  Hashitani T  Kumazaki M  Sakurai T  Nishino H
Affiliation:Department of Physiology, Nagoya City University Medical School, Kawasumi 1, Mizuho-cho, Mizuho-ku, Nagoya 467-8601, Japan. jaface@ylw.mmtr.or.jp
Abstract:Extracts from dopamine (DA)-depleted striatal tissue (lesion extract) and from intact striatal tissue (intact extract) were prepared, and trophic activities in these extracts were evaluated using survival and neurite extension of DAergic neurons as indices. Levels of brain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF), basic fibroblast growth factor (bFGF), glial cell-line derived neurotrophic factor (GDNF) and neurotrophin-3 (NT-3) in extracts were measured using enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA). The lesion extract exhibited a stronger trophic activity on survival and neurite extension of DAergic neurons than intact extract. In lesion extract, bFGF was slightly and GDNF was significantly increased, while BDNF and NT-3 were the same level in each extract. The peak increase of bFGF and GDNF was during 2 to 3 weeks after DA depletion. Trophic activity of extract was strongly attenuated after immunoprecipitation of GDNF and partly attenuated after immunoprecipitation of bFGF. In parallel immunohistological study, no significant variations were found for striatal microtubule-associated protein-2 (MAP-2)- nor OX-41-immunoreactive cells, while the number of strongly labeled glial fibrillary acidic protein (GFAP)-immunoreactive cells were increased in DA-depleted striatum, suggesting reactive gliosis. Data suggest that bFGF is a minor, while GDNF is a major component of trophic activity for DAergic neurons in DA-depleted striatum, and increased bFGF and GDNF levels may be mediated partly by reactive gliosis.
Keywords:Striatal tissue extracts   Trophic factor   bFGF   GDNF   Dopaminergic neurons   Parkinson’  s disease
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