INCREASED EXPRESSION OF GLIAL CELL LINE-DERIVED NEUROTROPHIC FACTOR IN RAT BRAIN AFTER TRAUMATIC BRAIN INJURY

Glial cell line-derived neurotrophic factor (GDNF) plays important roles not only for the differentiation of neurons during normal development but also for the survival and recovery of many populations of mature neurons. The effect of traumatic brain injury (TBI) on the expression of GDNF is current...

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Main Authors: V. Rahimi-Movaghar, H. Q. Yan, Y. Li, X. Ma, F. Akbarian, C. E. Dixon
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Language:English
Published: Tehran University of Medical Sciences 2005-02-01
Series:Acta Medica Iranica
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Online Access:https://acta.tums.ac.ir/index.php/acta/article/view/2953
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author V. Rahimi-Movaghar
H. Q. Yan
Y. Li
X. Ma
F. Akbarian
C. E. Dixon
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H. Q. Yan
Y. Li
X. Ma
F. Akbarian
C. E. Dixon
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description Glial cell line-derived neurotrophic factor (GDNF) plays important roles not only for the differentiation of neurons during normal development but also for the survival and recovery of many populations of mature neurons. The effect of traumatic brain injury (TBI) on the expression of GDNF is currently unknown. To determine if there is alteration in GDNF after TBI we examined the effect of controlled cortical impact (CCI) injury on GDNF protein levels at 6 hours, 1 day, 1 week, and 4 weeks following injury by utilizing a commercially available antibody specific to GDNF. Rats were anesthetized and surgically prepared for CCI injury (4 m/sec, 2.7 mm) and sham surgery. Injured and sham animals (n=6 per group) were sacrificed at 6 hours, 1 day, 1 week, and 4 weeks and perfused with 4% paraformaldehyde. Coronal sections (35 mm thick) were cut through the hippocampus. An increased expression of GDNF protein was observed by immunohistochemistry in the dentate gyrus of hippocampus and the cortex in injured rats compared to sham controls. The increased expression of GDNF was more evidently observed in the ipsilateral dentate gyrus and the area around the contusion in the cortex. In the cortex, GDNF immunoreactivity appeared greatest in cells with glial morphology but in the hippocampus, GDNF immunoreactivity was greatest in neuronal-like cells. These changes were observed at 1 day, 1 and 4 weeks postinjury. We speculate that the up-regulation of the GDNF protein may reflect its neurotrophic and neuroprotective effect on dopaminergic system responding to the TBI insult.
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spelling doaj.art-2f5dc4b220644cd2ab622f0c2163aef42022-12-22T00:05:05ZengTehran University of Medical SciencesActa Medica Iranica0044-60251735-96942005-02-01431INCREASED EXPRESSION OF GLIAL CELL LINE-DERIVED NEUROTROPHIC FACTOR IN RAT BRAIN AFTER TRAUMATIC BRAIN INJURY V. Rahimi-Movaghar0 H. Q. Yan1 Y. Li2 X. Ma3 F. Akbarian4 C. E. Dixon5 Glial cell line-derived neurotrophic factor (GDNF) plays important roles not only for the differentiation of neurons during normal development but also for the survival and recovery of many populations of mature neurons. The effect of traumatic brain injury (TBI) on the expression of GDNF is currently unknown. To determine if there is alteration in GDNF after TBI we examined the effect of controlled cortical impact (CCI) injury on GDNF protein levels at 6 hours, 1 day, 1 week, and 4 weeks following injury by utilizing a commercially available antibody specific to GDNF. Rats were anesthetized and surgically prepared for CCI injury (4 m/sec, 2.7 mm) and sham surgery. Injured and sham animals (n=6 per group) were sacrificed at 6 hours, 1 day, 1 week, and 4 weeks and perfused with 4% paraformaldehyde. Coronal sections (35 mm thick) were cut through the hippocampus. An increased expression of GDNF protein was observed by immunohistochemistry in the dentate gyrus of hippocampus and the cortex in injured rats compared to sham controls. The increased expression of GDNF was more evidently observed in the ipsilateral dentate gyrus and the area around the contusion in the cortex. In the cortex, GDNF immunoreactivity appeared greatest in cells with glial morphology but in the hippocampus, GDNF immunoreactivity was greatest in neuronal-like cells. These changes were observed at 1 day, 1 and 4 weeks postinjury. We speculate that the up-regulation of the GDNF protein may reflect its neurotrophic and neuroprotective effect on dopaminergic system responding to the TBI insult.https://acta.tums.ac.ir/index.php/acta/article/view/2953Glial cell line-derived neurotrophic factortraumatic brain injurycortexdentate gyrus
spellingShingle V. Rahimi-Movaghar
H. Q. Yan
Y. Li
X. Ma
F. Akbarian
C. E. Dixon
INCREASED EXPRESSION OF GLIAL CELL LINE-DERIVED NEUROTROPHIC FACTOR IN RAT BRAIN AFTER TRAUMATIC BRAIN INJURY
Acta Medica Iranica
Glial cell line-derived neurotrophic factor
traumatic brain injury
cortex
dentate gyrus
title INCREASED EXPRESSION OF GLIAL CELL LINE-DERIVED NEUROTROPHIC FACTOR IN RAT BRAIN AFTER TRAUMATIC BRAIN INJURY
title_full INCREASED EXPRESSION OF GLIAL CELL LINE-DERIVED NEUROTROPHIC FACTOR IN RAT BRAIN AFTER TRAUMATIC BRAIN INJURY
title_fullStr INCREASED EXPRESSION OF GLIAL CELL LINE-DERIVED NEUROTROPHIC FACTOR IN RAT BRAIN AFTER TRAUMATIC BRAIN INJURY
title_full_unstemmed INCREASED EXPRESSION OF GLIAL CELL LINE-DERIVED NEUROTROPHIC FACTOR IN RAT BRAIN AFTER TRAUMATIC BRAIN INJURY
title_short INCREASED EXPRESSION OF GLIAL CELL LINE-DERIVED NEUROTROPHIC FACTOR IN RAT BRAIN AFTER TRAUMATIC BRAIN INJURY
title_sort increased expression of glial cell line derived neurotrophic factor in rat brain after traumatic brain injury
topic Glial cell line-derived neurotrophic factor
traumatic brain injury
cortex
dentate gyrus
url https://acta.tums.ac.ir/index.php/acta/article/view/2953
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