Nerve growth factor and brain-derived neurotrophic factor increase neurotransmitter release in the rat visual cortex

被引:118
作者
Sala, R
Viegi, A
Rossi, FM
Pizzorusso, T
Bonanno, G
Raiteri, M
Maffei, L [1 ]
机构
[1] Scuola Normale Super Pisa, I-56126 Pisa, Italy
[2] CNR, Ist Neurofisiol, I-56126 Pisa, Italy
[3] Univ Genova, Ist Farmacol, I-16148 Genoa, Italy
关键词
acetylcholine; brain-derived neurotrophic factor; gamma-aminobutyric acid; glutamic acid; nerve growth factor; p75(NTR); release; synaptosomes; TrkA; TrkB; Western blot;
D O I
10.1046/j.1460-9568.1998.00227.x
中图分类号
Q189 [神经科学];
学科分类号
071006 ;
摘要
A number of experiments have shown that neurotrophins are involved in the development and plasticity of the visual cortex (Bonhoeffer, T., Curr. Op. Neurobiol., 6, 119, 1996), A possible mechanism underlying these effects is the neurotrophin modulation of synaptic transmission. We investigated whether nerve growth factor (NGF) and brain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF) can modulate the release of neurotransmitter in the rat visual cotter at the peak of the critical period for plasticity (P23), The release of glutamate, acetylcholine and gamma-aminobutyric acid (GABA) from visual cortical synaptosomes was analysed in continuous perfusion conditions. We found that NGF enhances the depolarization-evoked release of glutamate (approximate to 90%) and acetylcholine (approximate to 35%) but not that of GABA, By contrast, BDNF enhances the depolarization-evoked release of all three neurotransmitters investigated (approximate to 30%), BDNF and NGF were ineffective on basal release of neurotransmitters. The effect of NGF was not blocked by cholinergic antagonists atropine and mecamylamine, NGF and BDNF potentiation of transmitter release was strongly but not completely blocked by K252a, a tyrosine kinase inhibitor. The role of TrkA and p75(NTR) receptors was investigated in NGF-induced potentiation of glutamate release. Block of NGF binding to p75(NTR) using specific blocking antibodies (REX-IgG) slightly but significantly reduced the effect of NGF, Activation of TrkA in isolation by RTA-IgG, an antibody that specifically activates TrkA, was less effective than activation of both receptors by NGF, These results show that neurotrophin action on neurotransmitter release was mostly mediated by Trk receptors with p75(NTR) having a little but significant positive role. Antigen blot analysis showed the presence of TrkA, TrkB and p75(NTR) receptors in the visual cortex.
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