Up-regulation of NMDA receptor subunits in rat brain following chronic ethanol treatment

被引:151
作者
Kalluri, HSG [1 ]
Mehta, AK [1 ]
Ticku, MK [1 ]
机构
[1] Univ Texas, Hlth Sci Ctr, Dept Pharmacol, San Antonio, TX 78284 USA
来源
MOLECULAR BRAIN RESEARCH | 1998年 / 58卷 / 1-2期
关键词
chronic ethanol treatment; NMDA receptor subunit; up-regulation;
D O I
10.1016/S0169-328X(98)00112-0
中图分类号
Q189 [神经科学];
学科分类号
071006 ;
摘要
We investigated the effect of chronic ethanol administration and its withdrawal on the polypeptide levels of NMDA receptor subunits such as NR1, NR2A, and NR2B in the rat cerebral cortex and hippocampus using Western blot analysis technique. Our results indicate that chronic ethanol treatment upregulates NMDA receptor subunits NR1, NR2A, and NR2B (similar to 35%). At 48 h of last dose of ethanol administration, the protein content returned to almost control level, thereby demonstrating the reversibility of the changes. (C) 1998 Elsevier Science B.V. All rights reserved.
引用
收藏
页码:221 / 224
页数:4
相关论文
共 22 条
[1]  
Chen XY, 1997, J NEUROCHEM, V69, P1559
[2]   CHRONIC ETHANOL TREATMENT DIFFERENTIALLY REGULATES NMDA RECEPTOR SUBUNIT MESSENGER-RNA EXPRESSION IN RAT-BRAIN [J].
FOLLESA, P ;
TICKU, MK .
MOLECULAR BRAIN RESEARCH, 1995, 29 (01) :99-106
[3]   Chronic ethanol-mediated up-regulation of the N-methyl-D-aspartate receptor polypeptide subunits in mouse cortical neurons in culture [J].
Follesa, P ;
Ticku, MK .
JOURNAL OF BIOLOGICAL CHEMISTRY, 1996, 271 (23) :13297-13299
[4]   ETHANOL WITHDRAWAL SEIZURES AND THE NMDA RECEPTOR COMPLEX [J].
GRANT, KA ;
VALVERIUS, P ;
HUDSPITH, M ;
TABAKOFF, B .
EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF PHARMACOLOGY, 1990, 176 (03) :289-296
[5]  
GULYA K, 1991, BRAIN RES, V547, P129
[6]   N-METHYL-D-ASPARTATE RECEPTORS AND ETHANOL - INHIBITION OF CALCIUM FLUX AND CYCLIC-GMP PRODUCTION [J].
HOFFMAN, PL ;
RABE, CS ;
MOSES, F ;
TABAKOFF, B .
JOURNAL OF NEUROCHEMISTRY, 1989, 52 (06) :1937-1940
[7]   CHRONIC ETHANOL TREATMENT UP-REGULATES THE NMDA RECEPTOR FUNCTION AND BINDING IN MAMMALIAN CORTICAL-NEURONS [J].
HU, XJ ;
TICKU, MK .
MOLECULAR BRAIN RESEARCH, 1995, 30 (02) :347-356
[8]  
Hu XJ, 1996, MOL BRAIN RES, V36, P211, DOI 10.1016/0169-328X(95)00223-F
[9]  
IORIO KR, 1992, MOL PHARMACOL, V41, P1142
[10]  
ISHII T, 1993, J BIOL CHEM, V268, P2836