α7 Nicotinic acetylcholine receptor as a target to rescue deficit in hippocampal UP induction in β-amyloid infused rats
α7 Nicotinic acetylcholine receptor as a target to rescue deficit in hippocampal UP induction in β-amyloid infused rats
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DOI:
10.1016/j.neuropharm.2005.09.018
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发表时间:
2006-02-01
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4.7
通讯作者:
Sokabe, M
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作者:
Chen, L;Yamada, K;Sokabe, M
Continuous intracerebroventricular infusion of beta-amyloid peptide 1-40 (A beta((1-40))) in animal models induces learning and memory impairment associated with dysfunction of the cholinergic neuronal system, which has been considered to be a pathological model of Alzheimer's disease [Nitta, A., Itch, A., Hasegawa, T., Nabeshima, T., 1994. beta-amyloid protein-induced Alzheimer's disease animal model. Neurosci. Lett. 170, 63-66.]. Here, using a real-time optical recording technique, we demonstrate that basal synaptic transmission and several forms of synaptic plasticity, including long-term potentiation (LTP), post-tetanic potentiation (PTP) and paired-pulse facilitation (PPF) are deficient at the Schaffer collateral-CA1 synapse in hippocampal slices from A beta-infused brain. Throughout this study, an effort was made to address whether the alpha 7 nicotinic acetylcholine receptor (alpha 7nAChR), which is believed to be a primary target of A beta [Wang, H.Y., Lee, D.H., Davis, C.B., Shank, R.P., 2000a. Amyloid peptide A beta (1-42) binds selectively and with picomolar affinity to alpha 7 nicotinic acetylcholine receptors. J. Neurochem. 75, 1155-1161.], is responsible for the deficits in synaptic plasticity observed in the A beta-infused rats. First, we found that A beta-infusion markedly depressed the response of alpha 7nAChR to a selective a7nAChR agonist [3-(2,4-dimethoxybenzylidene)-anabaseine] (DMXB). Second, blockade of alpha 7nAChR with either methyllycaconitine (MLA) or alpha-bungarotoxin (alpha-BTX) in control rats inhibited LTP induction, suggesting that the activation of alpha 7nAChR is required for LTP induction. Finally, pre-treatment of the slices from A beta-infused rats with 10 mu M DMXB rescued CA1 synapses from the deficit in LTP and PPF. These results suggest that A beta-impaired LTP and PPF arise as a consequence of dysfunctional alpha 7nAChR, and that alpha 7nAChR may be an important target to help ameliorate AD patient cognitive deficits. (c) 2005 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.