GDNF induces synaptic vesicle markers in enteric neurons
GDNF induces synaptic vesicle markers in enteric neurons
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DOI:
10.1016/j.neures.2013.08.012
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发表时间:
2013-11-01
影响因子:
2.9
通讯作者:
Wedel, T.
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作者:
Boettner, M.;Harde, J.;Wedel, T.
Regulation of intestinal motility depends on an intact synaptic vesicle apparatus. Thus, we investigated the expression of the synaptic vesicle markers synaptophysin and synaptobrevin in the human enteric nervous system (ENS) and their regulation by glial cell line-derived neurotrophic factor (GDNF) in cultured enteric neurons.Full-thickness specimens of the human colon were assessed for expression of synaptophysin and synaptobrevin and neuronal localization was assessed by dual-label immunocytochemistry with PGP 9.5. Effects of GDNF on both synaptic markers were monitored in enteric nerve cell cultures and the presence of varicosities was determined by applying electron microscopy to the cultures.Human colonic specimens showed immunoreactivity for synaptophysin and synaptobrevin in both myenteric and submucosal ganglia as well as in nerve fibers. Both synaptic vesicle markers co-localized with the neuronal marker PGP 9.5 and exhibited granular accumulation patterns in the human and rat ENS. In cultured rat myenteric neurons GDNF treatment promoted expression of both synaptic vesicle markers and the formation of neuronal varicosities.The regulation of synaptophysin and synaptobrevin in enteric neurons by GDNF argues for the induction of functional neuronal networks in culture characterized by an increase of synaptogenesis. (C) 2013 Elsevier Ireland Ltd and the Japan Neuroscience Society. All rights reserved.