TY - JOUR
T1 - Effects of 5 daily injections of the neurotensin-mimetic NT69L on the expression of neurotensin receptors in rat brain
AU - Wang, Rui
AU - Boules, Mona
AU - Gollatz, Elisa
AU - Williams, Katrina
AU - Tiner, William
AU - Richelson, Elliott
PY - 2005/7/29
Y1 - 2005/7/29
N2 - The effects of one or five daily intraperitoneal injections of a neurotensin (NT) receptor agonist NT69L (2 mg/kg, i.p.) on the expression of NT (NTS), dopamine 1 and 2 receptors, tyrosine hydroxylase, and DOPA decarboxylase using immunohistochemical and real-time PCR were investigated in rats. Except for the striatum, acute injection of NT69L did not affect neurotensin receptors as compared to saline control. However, 5 daily injections of NT69L resulted in down-regulation of both NTS-1 protein and mRNA levels in several brain regions with the striatum showing a dramatic decrease in NTS-1 expression (P < 0.05). The down-regulation of NTS-1 in the striatum, hypothalamus, and substania nigra (SN) after 5 daily injections was confirmed by autoradiography. Acute injection of NT69L increased NTS-2 mRNA and protein level in prefrontal cortex (PFC). NTS-3 mRNA expression and protein levels were slightly down-regulated in hypothalamus, periaqueductal gray (PAG), and SN, though the difference was not significant. The results indicated a difference in the profile of NT receptors expression in response to NT69L. Tyrosine hydroxylase (TH) and DOPA decarboxylase (DDC) mRNA was significantly down-regulated in striatum but not in SN. Interestingly, Nurr1, a transcriptional activator of TH, was dramatically up-regulated in striatum, but down-regulated in PFC, suggesting that different modulating mechanisms may participate in NT69L tolerance in different regions. The present results suggest that distinct NT receptors involved in the effects exerted by NT69L may contribute to the interactions of NT69L with both neural networks and cellular proteins.
AB - The effects of one or five daily intraperitoneal injections of a neurotensin (NT) receptor agonist NT69L (2 mg/kg, i.p.) on the expression of NT (NTS), dopamine 1 and 2 receptors, tyrosine hydroxylase, and DOPA decarboxylase using immunohistochemical and real-time PCR were investigated in rats. Except for the striatum, acute injection of NT69L did not affect neurotensin receptors as compared to saline control. However, 5 daily injections of NT69L resulted in down-regulation of both NTS-1 protein and mRNA levels in several brain regions with the striatum showing a dramatic decrease in NTS-1 expression (P < 0.05). The down-regulation of NTS-1 in the striatum, hypothalamus, and substania nigra (SN) after 5 daily injections was confirmed by autoradiography. Acute injection of NT69L increased NTS-2 mRNA and protein level in prefrontal cortex (PFC). NTS-3 mRNA expression and protein levels were slightly down-regulated in hypothalamus, periaqueductal gray (PAG), and SN, though the difference was not significant. The results indicated a difference in the profile of NT receptors expression in response to NT69L. Tyrosine hydroxylase (TH) and DOPA decarboxylase (DDC) mRNA was significantly down-regulated in striatum but not in SN. Interestingly, Nurr1, a transcriptional activator of TH, was dramatically up-regulated in striatum, but down-regulated in PFC, suggesting that different modulating mechanisms may participate in NT69L tolerance in different regions. The present results suggest that distinct NT receptors involved in the effects exerted by NT69L may contribute to the interactions of NT69L with both neural networks and cellular proteins.
KW - Neurotensin agonist
KW - Neurotensin receptors
KW - Rat
KW - Tolerance
KW - Tyrosine hydroxylase
KW - mRNA
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U2 - 10.1016/j.molbrainres.2005.03.014
DO - 10.1016/j.molbrainres.2005.03.014
M3 - Article
C2 - 15878217
AN - SCOPUS:22744434151
SN - 0006-8993
VL - 138
SP - 24
EP - 34
JO - Brain Research
JF - Brain Research
IS - 1
ER -