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Published on: January 28, 2019
尼古丁性α7乙胆受体的功能缺失通过影响前同步和后同步蛋白表达和功能而损害了Ca2+依赖的质突触传递
Beatrice Cannata1,2, Laura Sposito1, Martina Albini1
1Department of Neuroscience, Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Rome, Italy.
在阿尔茨海默氏症之前,缺乏α7尼古丁乙胆受体 (α7-nAChRs) 的小鼠表现出改变的谷氨酸传递
科学领域:
- 神经科学
- 分子生物学
- 神经药理学
背景情况:
- 阿尔法7尼古丁性乙胆受体 (α7-nAChRs) 在记忆形成中对胆 - 谷氨酸信号传递至关重要.
- 在老鼠中α7-nAChRs的遗传删除会诱导老年动物的阿尔茨海默病 (AD) 类表型.
- 在年轻的α7-nAChR淘汰赛 (α7-KO) 小鼠中,原性AD阶段的谷氨酸传播仍未得到充分研究.
研究的目的:
- 在年轻的α7-KO小鼠中研究谷氨酸转移的分子和功能性质.
- 确定α7-nAChRs在AD类病理发作之前的突触功能中的作用.
- 评估α7-nAChR缺乏对激发性突触电流和受体子单元表达的影响.
主要方法:
- 来自α7-KO和野生型 (WT) 小鼠的海马CA1神经元中自发和唤起的兴奋后突触电流 (EPSC) 的电生理记录.
- 西部斑点分析以量化突触蛋白和NMDA/AMPA受体子单元的表达水平.
- 在α7-KO小鼠中选择性重新表达α7-nAChRs以评估救援效应.
主要成果:
- 在α7-KO小鼠中,自发EPSC频率降低,上升时间增加,幅度不受影响.
- 在α7-KO小鼠中引起的NMDA电流显著减少,而AMPA电流保持不变.
- 来自α7-KO小鼠的海马神经元显示Synapsin-1,GluN2A和GluN2B的表达增加,但AMPA受体子单元水平正常.
- 恢复α7-nAChR可以恢复NMDA电流幅度和SEPSC升时间,但不能恢复频率.
结论:
- 缺少α7-nAChR会在前进性AD阶段损害谷氨酸传递,影响前突触功能和NMDA受体电流.
- 后突触完整性,特别是NMDA受体功能,取决于神经元α7-nAChRs.
- 这些发现突显了α7-nAChRs在维持突触功能的作用,并表明了早期AD干预的潜在治疗点.
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