Astrocytes in culture express the full-length Trk-B receptor and respond to brain derived neurotrophic factor by changing intracellular calcium levels:: effect of ethanol exposure in rats

被引:51
作者
Climent, E
Sancho-Tello, M
Miñana, R
Barettino, D
Guerri, C
机构
[1] Inst Invest Citol, FVIB, Valencia 46010, Spain
[2] Univ Valencia, Dept Biol Celular, Valencia, Spain
[3] CSIC, Inst Biomed, Valencia 46010, Spain
关键词
astrocytes; cell culture; neurotrophins; brain-derived neurotrophic factor; TrkB receptors; prenatal ethanol exposure; ethanol toxicity;
D O I
10.1016/S0304-3940(00)01207-6
中图分类号
Q189 [神经科学];
学科分类号
071006 ;
摘要
Although cultured astroglial cells were reported to express exclusively the truncated non-catalytic Trk B receptor for brain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF), we detect here, using a sensitive ribonuclease protection assay, mRNAs for both truncated (TrkB-T) and the full length catalytic (TrkB-fl) form of BDNF receptor in developing cortical astrocytes and neurons in culture. Cortical neurons and immature astroglia, such as radial glia and proliferating astrocytes, express both the protein and mRNAs for TrkB-fl and TrkB-T, whereas the differentiation of astrocytes leads to a decrease in the trkB-fl mRNA, being the truncated TrkB the predominant receptor in differentiating and confluent astrocytes. The levels of TrkB-fl expression in proliferating and differentiating astrocytes and neurons correlates with the cell response to BDNF, monitored by the rise in intracellular [Ca2+](i). Foetal exposure to ethanol alters astroglial development and delays the reduction in trkB-fl mRNA levels observed with differentiation of astrocytes. These results demonstrate that immature astrocytes are able to express the catalytic Trk B receptors and to respond to BDNF with the activation of conventional signal transduction pathways. The results suggest that this signalling pathway is more activated in ethanol-exposed cells. (C) 2000 Elsevier Science Ireland Ltd. All rights reserved.
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