Postnatal upregulation of α4 and α3 nicotinic receptor subunits in the brain of α7 nicotinic receptor-deficient mice
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The nicotinic receptor subtypes are important for several physiological functions in brain and may therefore play a critical role in brain development. The alpha7 nicotinic receptors which have high Ca2+ permeability are important for cognitive, neuroprotective and trophic functions. In this study, the brain development and the expression of alpha4, alpha3, alpha7, alpha5 and beta2 nicotinic receptors were investigated in the brains of alpha7 deficient (alpha7 -/-), alpha7 heterozygous null (alpha7 +/-) and alpha7 wild-type (alpha7 +/+) mice from postnatal days (P) 7-84. The specific binding of [3H] cytisine and [3H] epibatidine, as well as the expressions of alpha4 and alpha3 nicotinic receptor subunits at mRNA and protein levels, were significantly increased in the cortex and hippocampus of alpha7 -/- and alpha7 +/- mice compared with alpha7 +/+ mice. Furthermore, the alpha4 and alpha3 nicotinic acetylcholine receptor (nAChR) subunits appeared to co-assemble with the alpha5 nAChR subunit in these above brain regions of these mice. No significant change in synaptophysin level was observed. These data suggest that increased levels of alpha4, alpha3-containing nAChRs, co-assembled with the alpha5 nAChR subunit, may contribute to the normal brain development of alpha7 -/- and alpha7 +/- mice.
- Karolinska Institute Sweden
- Karolinska University Hospital Sweden
Mice, Knockout, Pyridines, Reverse Transcriptase Polymerase Chain Reaction, Age Factors, Brain, Gene Expression Regulation, Developmental, Nicotinic Antagonists, Receptors, Nicotinic, Bridged Bicyclo Compounds, Heterocyclic, Azocines, Up-Regulation, Mice, Inbred C57BL, Mice, Radioligand Assay, Alkaloids, Animals, Newborn, Animals, Nicotinic Agonists, RNA, Messenger, Quinolizines
Mice, Knockout, Pyridines, Reverse Transcriptase Polymerase Chain Reaction, Age Factors, Brain, Gene Expression Regulation, Developmental, Nicotinic Antagonists, Receptors, Nicotinic, Bridged Bicyclo Compounds, Heterocyclic, Azocines, Up-Regulation, Mice, Inbred C57BL, Mice, Radioligand Assay, Alkaloids, Animals, Newborn, Animals, Nicotinic Agonists, RNA, Messenger, Quinolizines
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