Stereoselective and region-specific induction of immediate early gene expression in rat parietal cortex by blockade of neurokinin 1 receptors.

Antagonists at neurokinin 1 (NK1) receptors are attracting attention as potential treatments for depressive states in light of their actions in behavioural models predictive of antidepressant properties, their modulation of corticolimbic monoaminergic transmission, and their influence upon neural pl...

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Hlavní autoři: Serres, F, Sartori, S, Halton, A, Pei, Q, Rochat, C, Singewald, N, Sharp, T, Millan, M
Médium: Journal article
Jazyk:English
Vydáno: 2006
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author Serres, F
Sartori, S
Halton, A
Pei, Q
Rochat, C
Singewald, N
Sharp, T
Millan, M
Millan, M
author_facet Serres, F
Sartori, S
Halton, A
Pei, Q
Rochat, C
Singewald, N
Sharp, T
Millan, M
Millan, M
author_sort Serres, F
collection OXFORD
description Antagonists at neurokinin 1 (NK1) receptors are attracting attention as potential treatments for depressive states in light of their actions in behavioural models predictive of antidepressant properties, their modulation of corticolimbic monoaminergic transmission, and their influence upon neural plasticity. Here, we evaluated the influence of NK1 receptor blockade upon two immediate early genes, Arc and c-fos, implicated in mechanisms of synaptic plasticity. Administration of the selective NK1 receptor antagonist, GR 205,171 (40, but not 1, 5 or 10 mg/kg i.p.), elicited a pronounced elevation in mRNA encoding Arc in both outer and inner layers of the parietal cortex of rat brain. This action was region-specific inasmuch as Arc expression did not change in other cortical territories examined including frontal cortex, nor in CA1, CA3 and the dentate gyrus of the hippocampus. In comparison to GR 205,171, its less active isomer GR 226,206 (1-40 mg/kg) did not significantly modify Arc gene expression in parietal cortex or other cortical areas. GR 205,171 (40 mg/kg) also increased the abundance of c-fos mRNA in outer and inner parietal cortex and caused a corresponding increase in c-fos immunoreactivity in this region. GR 226,206 (40 mg/kg i.p.) had no effect on either c-fos mRNA or protein in parietal cortex. In conclusion, administration of GR 205,171 elicits a stereospecific increase in Arc and c-fos expression in rat parietal cortex but not in other cortical regions. These data suggest that the parietal cortex plays a role in the central actions of NK1 receptor antagonists.
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spelling oxford-uuid:e24e8cd6-fb6e-4fd5-aeae-4ead7233f41d2022-03-27T10:00:11ZStereoselective and region-specific induction of immediate early gene expression in rat parietal cortex by blockade of neurokinin 1 receptors.Journal articlehttp://purl.org/coar/resource_type/c_dcae04bcuuid:e24e8cd6-fb6e-4fd5-aeae-4ead7233f41dEnglishSymplectic Elements at Oxford2006Serres, FSartori, SHalton, APei, QRochat, CSingewald, NSharp, TMillan, MMillan, MAntagonists at neurokinin 1 (NK1) receptors are attracting attention as potential treatments for depressive states in light of their actions in behavioural models predictive of antidepressant properties, their modulation of corticolimbic monoaminergic transmission, and their influence upon neural plasticity. Here, we evaluated the influence of NK1 receptor blockade upon two immediate early genes, Arc and c-fos, implicated in mechanisms of synaptic plasticity. Administration of the selective NK1 receptor antagonist, GR 205,171 (40, but not 1, 5 or 10 mg/kg i.p.), elicited a pronounced elevation in mRNA encoding Arc in both outer and inner layers of the parietal cortex of rat brain. This action was region-specific inasmuch as Arc expression did not change in other cortical territories examined including frontal cortex, nor in CA1, CA3 and the dentate gyrus of the hippocampus. In comparison to GR 205,171, its less active isomer GR 226,206 (1-40 mg/kg) did not significantly modify Arc gene expression in parietal cortex or other cortical areas. GR 205,171 (40 mg/kg) also increased the abundance of c-fos mRNA in outer and inner parietal cortex and caused a corresponding increase in c-fos immunoreactivity in this region. GR 226,206 (40 mg/kg i.p.) had no effect on either c-fos mRNA or protein in parietal cortex. In conclusion, administration of GR 205,171 elicits a stereospecific increase in Arc and c-fos expression in rat parietal cortex but not in other cortical regions. These data suggest that the parietal cortex plays a role in the central actions of NK1 receptor antagonists.
spellingShingle Serres, F
Sartori, S
Halton, A
Pei, Q
Rochat, C
Singewald, N
Sharp, T
Millan, M
Millan, M
Stereoselective and region-specific induction of immediate early gene expression in rat parietal cortex by blockade of neurokinin 1 receptors.
title Stereoselective and region-specific induction of immediate early gene expression in rat parietal cortex by blockade of neurokinin 1 receptors.
title_full Stereoselective and region-specific induction of immediate early gene expression in rat parietal cortex by blockade of neurokinin 1 receptors.
title_fullStr Stereoselective and region-specific induction of immediate early gene expression in rat parietal cortex by blockade of neurokinin 1 receptors.
title_full_unstemmed Stereoselective and region-specific induction of immediate early gene expression in rat parietal cortex by blockade of neurokinin 1 receptors.
title_short Stereoselective and region-specific induction of immediate early gene expression in rat parietal cortex by blockade of neurokinin 1 receptors.
title_sort stereoselective and region specific induction of immediate early gene expression in rat parietal cortex by blockade of neurokinin 1 receptors
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