Estradiol rapidly modulates spinogenesis in hippocampal dentate gyrus: Involvement of kinase networks
Estradiol rapidly modulates spinogenesis in hippocampal dentate gyrus: Involvement of kinase networks
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10.1016/j.yhbeh.2015.06.008
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发表时间:
2015-08-01
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3.5
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Kawato, Suguru
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作者:
Hojo, Yasushi;Munetomo, Arisa;Kawato, Suguru
Estradiol (E2) is locally synthesized within the hippocampus and the gonads. Rapid modulation of hippocampal synaptic plasticity by E2 is essential for synaptic regulation. The molecular mechanisms of modulation through the synaptic estrogen receptor (ER) and its downstream signaling, however, are largely unknown in the dentate gyrus (DG). We investigated the E2-induced modulation of dendritic spines in male adult rat hippocampal slices by imaging Lucifer Yellow-injected DG granule cells. Treatments with 1 nM E2 increased the density of spines by approximately 1.4-fold within 2 h. Spine head diameter analysis showed that the density of middle-head spines (0.4-0.5 mu m) was significantly increased. The E2-induced spine density increase was suppressed by blocking Erk MAPK, PICA, PKC and LIMK. These suppressive effects by kinase inhibitors are not non-specific ones because the GSK-3 beta antagonist did not inhibit E2-induced spine increase. The ER antagonist ICI 182,780 also blocked the E2-induced spine increase. Taken together, these results suggest that E2 rapidly increases the density of spines through kinase networks that are driven by synaptic ER. (C) 2015 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.