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Feng Y, Zhao X, Ruan Z, Li Z, Mo H, Lu F, Shi D. Zinc improves the developmental ability of bovine in vitro fertilization embryos through its antioxidative action. Theriogenology 2024; 221:47-58. [PMID: 38554613 DOI: 10.1016/j.theriogenology.2024.03.013] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/23/2023] [Revised: 03/18/2024] [Accepted: 03/22/2024] [Indexed: 04/02/2024]
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Zinc, an essential trace mineral, exerts a pivotal influence in various biological processes. Through zinc concentration analysis, we found that the zinc concentration in the bovine embryo in vitro culture (IVC) medium was significantly lower than that in bovine follicular fluid. Therefore, this study explored the impact of zinc sulfate on IVC bovine embryo development and investigated the underlying mechanism. The results revealed a significant decline in zygote cleavage and blastocyst development rates when zinc deficiency was induced using zinc chelator N, N, N', N'-Tetrakis (2-pyridylmethyl) ethylenediamine (TPEN) in culture medium during embryo in vitro culture. The influence of zinc-deficiency was time-dependent. Conversely, supplementing 0.8 μg/mL zinc sulfate to culture medium (CM) increased the cleavage and blastocyst formation rate significantly. Moreover, this supplementation reduced reactive oxygen species (ROS) levels, elevated the glutathione (GSH) levels in blastocysts, upregulated the mRNA expression of antioxidase-related genes, and activated the Nrf2-Keap1-ARE signaling pathways. Furthermore, 0.8 μg/mL zinc sulfate enhanced mitochondrial membrane potential, maintained DNA stability, and enhanced the quality of bovine (in vitro fertilization) IVF blastocysts. In conclusion, the addition of 0.8 μg/mL zinc sulfate to CM could enhance the antioxidant capacity, activates the Nrf2-Keap1-ARE signaling pathways, augment mitochondrial membrane potential, and stabilizes DNA, ultimately improving blastocyst quality and in vitro bovine embryo development.
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- Yun Feng
- State Key Laboratory for Conservation and Utilization of Subtropical Agro-bioresources, Guangxi Key Laboratory of Animal Breeding, Disease Control and Prevention, Guangxi University, Nanning, 530005, China
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- State Key Laboratory for Conservation and Utilization of Subtropical Agro-bioresources, Guangxi Key Laboratory of Animal Breeding, Disease Control and Prevention, Guangxi University, Nanning, 530005, China; Reproductive Medicine Center, Maternal and Child Health Hospital of Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, Nanning, 530003, China
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- State Key Laboratory for Conservation and Utilization of Subtropical Agro-bioresources, Guangxi Key Laboratory of Animal Breeding, Disease Control and Prevention, Guangxi University, Nanning, 530005, China
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- State Key Laboratory for Conservation and Utilization of Subtropical Agro-bioresources, Guangxi Key Laboratory of Animal Breeding, Disease Control and Prevention, Guangxi University, Nanning, 530005, China
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- State Key Laboratory for Conservation and Utilization of Subtropical Agro-bioresources, Guangxi Key Laboratory of Animal Breeding, Disease Control and Prevention, Guangxi University, Nanning, 530005, China
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- State Key Laboratory for Conservation and Utilization of Subtropical Agro-bioresources, Guangxi Key Laboratory of Animal Breeding, Disease Control and Prevention, Guangxi University, Nanning, 530005, China.
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- State Key Laboratory for Conservation and Utilization of Subtropical Agro-bioresources, Guangxi Key Laboratory of Animal Breeding, Disease Control and Prevention, Guangxi University, Nanning, 530005, China.
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McMahon DG, Dowling JE. Neuromodulation: Actions of Dopamine, Retinoic Acid, Nitric Oxide, and Other Substances on Retinal Horizontal Cells. Eye Brain 2023; 15:125-137. [PMID: 37928979 PMCID: PMC10625386 DOI: 10.2147/eb.s420050] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/05/2023] [Accepted: 08/18/2023] [Indexed: 11/07/2023] Open
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Whereas excitation and inhibition of neurons are well understood, it is clear that neuromodulatory influences on neurons and their synapses play a major role in shaping neural activity in the brain. Memory and learning, emotional and other complex behaviors, as well as cognitive disorders have all been related to neuromodulatory mechanisms. A number of neuroactive substances including monoamines such as dopamine and neuropeptides have been shown to act as neuromodulators, but other substances thought to play very different roles in the body and brain act as neuromodulators, such as retinoic acid. We still understand little about how neuromodulatory substances exert their effects, and the present review focuses on how two such substances, dopamine and retinoic acid, exert their effects. The emphasis is on the underlying neuromodulatory mechanisms down to the molecular level that allow the second order bipolar cells and the output neurons of the retina, the ganglion cells, to respond to different environmental (ie lighting) conditions. The modulation described affects a simple circuit in the outer retina, involves several neuroactive substances and is surprisingly complex and not fully understood.
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- Douglas G McMahon
- Department of Biological Sciences, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN, 37235, USA
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- Department of Molecular and Cellular Biology, Harvard University, Cambridge, MA, 02138, USA
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Zhou H, Jing S, Xiong W, Zhu Y, Duan X, Li R, Peng Y, Kumeria T, He Y, Ye Q. Metal-organic framework materials promote neural differentiation of dental pulp stem cells in spinal cord injury. J Nanobiotechnology 2023; 21:316. [PMID: 37667307 PMCID: PMC10478386 DOI: 10.1186/s12951-023-02001-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/05/2023] [Accepted: 07/12/2023] [Indexed: 09/06/2023] Open
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Spinal cord injury (SCI) is accompanied by loss of Zn2+, which is an important cause of glutamate excitotoxicity and death of local neurons as well as transplanted stem cells. Dental pulp stem cells (DPSCs) have the potential for neural differentiation and play an immunomodulatory role in the microenvironment, making them an ideal cell source for the repair of central nerve injury, including SCI. The zeolitic imidazolate framework 8 (ZIF-8) is usually used as a drug and gene delivery carrier, which can release Zn2+ sustainedly in acidic environment. However, the roles of ZIF-8 on neural differentiation of DPSCs and the effect of combined treatment on SCI have not been explored. ZIF-8-introduced DPSCs were loaded into gelatin methacryloyl (GelMA) hydrogel and in situ injected into the injured site of SCI rats. Under the effect of ZIF-8, axon number and axon length of DPSCs-differentiated neuro-like cells were significantly increased. In addition, ZIF-8 protected transplanted DPSCs from apoptosis in the damaged microenvironment. ZIF-8 promotes neural differentiation and angiogenesis of DPSCs by activating the Mitogen-activated protein kinase (MAPK) signaling pathway, which is a promising transport nanomaterial for nerve repair.
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- Heng Zhou
- Center of Regenerative Medicine, Department of Stomatology, Renmin Hospital of Wuhan University, Wuhan, 430060, China
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- Center of Regenerative Medicine, Department of Stomatology, Renmin Hospital of Wuhan University, Wuhan, 430060, China
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- Center of Regenerative Medicine, Department of Stomatology, Renmin Hospital of Wuhan University, Wuhan, 430060, China
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- Terasaki Institute for Biomedical Innovation, Los Angeles, CA, 90095, USA
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- Center of Regenerative Medicine, Department of Stomatology, Renmin Hospital of Wuhan University, Wuhan, 430060, China
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- Center of Regenerative Medicine, Department of Stomatology, Renmin Hospital of Wuhan University, Wuhan, 430060, China
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- Center of Regenerative Medicine, Department of Stomatology, Renmin Hospital of Wuhan University, Wuhan, 430060, China
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering, University of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW, Australia
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- Center of Regenerative Medicine, Department of Stomatology, Renmin Hospital of Wuhan University, Wuhan, 430060, China.
- Institute of Regenerative and Translational Medicine, Tianyou Hospital of Wuhan University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, 430064, Hubei, China.
- Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, 02114, USA.
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- Center of Regenerative Medicine, Department of Stomatology, Renmin Hospital of Wuhan University, Wuhan, 430060, China.
- Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, 02114, USA.
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Bender PTR, McCollum M, Boyd-Pratt H, Mendelson BZ, Anderson CT. Synaptic zinc potentiates AMPA receptor function in mouse auditory cortex. Cell Rep 2023; 42:112932. [PMID: 37585291 PMCID: PMC10514716 DOI: 10.1016/j.celrep.2023.112932] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/05/2023] [Revised: 06/23/2023] [Accepted: 07/18/2023] [Indexed: 08/18/2023] Open
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Synaptic zinc signaling modulates synaptic activity and is present in specific populations of cortical neurons, suggesting that synaptic zinc contributes to the diversity of intracortical synaptic microcircuits and their functional specificity. To understand the role of zinc signaling in the cortex, we performed whole-cell patch-clamp recordings from intratelencephalic (IT)-type neurons and pyramidal tract (PT)-type neurons in layer 5 of the mouse auditory cortex during optogenetic stimulation of specific classes of presynaptic neurons. Our results show that synaptic zinc potentiates AMPA receptor (AMPAR) function in a synapse-specific manner. We performed in vivo 2-photon calcium imaging of the same classes of neurons in awake mice and found that changes in synaptic zinc can widen or sharpen the sound-frequency tuning bandwidth of IT-type neurons but only widen the tuning bandwidth of PT-type neurons. These results provide evidence for synapse- and cell-type-specific actions of synaptic zinc in the cortex.
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- Philip T R Bender
- Department of Neuroscience, Rockefeller Neuroscience Institute, West Virginia University School of Medicine, Morgantown, WV 26506, USA
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- Department of Neuroscience, Rockefeller Neuroscience Institute, West Virginia University School of Medicine, Morgantown, WV 26506, USA
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- Department of Neuroscience, Rockefeller Neuroscience Institute, West Virginia University School of Medicine, Morgantown, WV 26506, USA
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- Department of Neuroscience, Rockefeller Neuroscience Institute, West Virginia University School of Medicine, Morgantown, WV 26506, USA
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- Department of Neuroscience, Rockefeller Neuroscience Institute, West Virginia University School of Medicine, Morgantown, WV 26506, USA.
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Bhoi JD, Goel M, Ribelayga CP, Mangel SC. Circadian clock organization in the retina: From clock components to rod and cone pathways and visual function. Prog Retin Eye Res 2023; 94:101119. [PMID: 36503722 PMCID: PMC10164718 DOI: 10.1016/j.preteyeres.2022.101119] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/31/2020] [Revised: 08/22/2022] [Accepted: 08/25/2022] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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Circadian (24-h) clocks are cell-autonomous biological oscillators that orchestrate many aspects of our physiology on a daily basis. Numerous circadian rhythms in mammalian and non-mammalian retinas have been observed and the presence of an endogenous circadian clock has been demonstrated. However, how the clock and associated rhythms assemble into pathways that support and control retina function remains largely unknown. Our goal here is to review the current status of our knowledge and evaluate recent advances. We describe many previously-observed retinal rhythms, including circadian rhythms of morphology, biochemistry, physiology, and gene expression. We evaluate evidence concerning the location and molecular machinery of the retinal circadian clock, as well as consider findings that suggest the presence of multiple clocks. Our primary focus though is to describe in depth circadian rhythms in the light responses of retinal neurons with an emphasis on clock control of rod and cone pathways. We examine evidence that specific biochemical mechanisms produce these daily light response changes. We also discuss evidence for the presence of multiple circadian retinal pathways involving rhythms in neurotransmitter activity, transmitter receptors, metabolism, and pH. We focus on distinct actions of two dopamine receptor systems in the outer retina, a dopamine D4 receptor system that mediates circadian control of rod/cone gap junction coupling and a dopamine D1 receptor system that mediates non-circadian, light/dark adaptive regulation of gap junction coupling between horizontal cells. Finally, we evaluate the role of circadian rhythmicity in retinal degeneration and suggest future directions for the field of retinal circadian biology.
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- Jacob D Bhoi
- Ruiz Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Science, McGovern Medical School, UTHEALTH-The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, Houston, TX, USA; Neuroscience Honors Research Program, William Marsh Rice University, Houston, TX, USA
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- Department of Neuroscience, Wexner Medical Center, College of Medicine, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH, USA
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- Ruiz Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Science, McGovern Medical School, UTHEALTH-The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, Houston, TX, USA; Neuroscience Honors Research Program, William Marsh Rice University, Houston, TX, USA.
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- Department of Neuroscience, Wexner Medical Center, College of Medicine, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH, USA.
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Hu S, Anastassov IA, Kreitzer MA, Slaughter MM, Chappell RL. A dark decrement for enhanced dynamic sensitivity of retinal photoreceptors. Vision Res 2020; 180:80-86. [PMID: 33387934 DOI: 10.1016/j.visres.2020.12.005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/20/2020] [Revised: 11/06/2020] [Accepted: 12/10/2020] [Indexed: 10/22/2022]
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The skate retina provides a native all-rod retina suited for investigating a single type of photoreceptor regarding its properties and signaling to second order cells. Using the aspartate-induced isolated A-wave of the skate eyecup electroretinogram (ERG), it has been shown that adaptation in rods remains Weber-Fechner-like over a 6-log unit increase in background light intensity. Zinc, which can block calcium channels, has been found in the rod synaptic terminal and the synaptic cleft. Histidine is a zinc chelator. Voltage signals from neurons post-synaptic to rods indicate that histidine increases the dark release of glutamate and increases the horizontal cell light response. In histidine, the A-wave response to various light intensities in the dark-adapted retina increased more than fifty percent, corresponding to the effect on horizontal cells. In the presence of background light, although histidine-treated rod light responses remained Weber-Fechner-like, their increment threshold was raised significantly. This indicates that endogenous zinc feedback serves to increase rod sensitivity in a light-adapted retina, despite a corresponding reduction of threshold sensitivity in the dark. We propose that the increase in A-wave amplitude is a result of the increased conductance at the synaptic terminal and that the A-wave can be used to monitor changes in rod transmitter release. Furthermore, endogenous zinc may also provide the benefit of reducing metabolic stress and the risk of glutamate toxicity in the dark.
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- Shen Hu
- Department of Physiology and Biophysics, Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, State University of New York at Buffalo, Buffalo, NY, United States
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- Department of Biology, San Francisco State University, San Francisco, CA, United States; Marine Biological Laboratory, Woods Hole, MA, United States
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- Marine Biological Laboratory, Woods Hole, MA, United States; Department of Biology, Indiana Wesleyan University, Marion, IN, United States
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- Department of Physiology and Biophysics, Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, State University of New York at Buffalo, Buffalo, NY, United States
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- Department of Physiology and Biophysics, Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, State University of New York at Buffalo, Buffalo, NY, United States; Marine Biological Laboratory, Woods Hole, MA, United States.
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Waheed A, Abdel-Azeim S, Ullah N, Oladepo SA. Design and synthesis of two new terbium and europium complex-based luminescent probes for the selective detection of zinc ions. LUMINESCENCE 2020; 35:1238-1247. [PMID: 32501608 DOI: 10.1002/bio.3883] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/28/2020] [Revised: 05/06/2020] [Accepted: 05/17/2020] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
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Zinc plays a key role in many physiological processes and has implications for the environment. Consequently, detection of chelatable zinc ion (Zn2+ ) has attracted widespread interest from the research community. Lanthanide-based luminescent probes offer particular advantages, such as high water solubility, long luminescence lifetimes and a large Stokes' shift, over common organic dye-based fluorescent sensors. Here, we report the synthesis of terbium and europium complex-based probes, Tb-1 and Eu-1, for sensitive and selective detection of Zn2+ in water. These probes featured the incorporation of bis(2-pyridylmethyl)]amine (DPA) receptor for Zn2+ chelation and the 1,4,7-tris(carboxymethyl)-1,4,7,10-tetraazacyclododecane (DO3A) ring to chelate lanthanide (Ln3+ ). Tb-1 and Eu-1 displayed high selectivity for Zn2+ ions over a wide range of competing ions, with limits of detection of 0.50 ± 0.1 μM and 1.5 ± 0.01 μM, respectively. Density functional theory simulations were in good agreement with experimental observations, displaying high Zn2+ selectivity compared with most competing ions. In the competing ions experiments, the luminescence response of Tb-1 and Eu-1 was moderately quenched by some ions such as Cu2+ , this was linked to the comparable binding abilities of these ions for the receptor of the probe.
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- Abdul Waheed
- Chemistry Department, King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals, Dhahran, Saudi Arabia
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- Center of Integrative Petroleum Research, College of Petroleum Engineering and Geosciences (CPG), King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals, Dhahran, Saudi Arabia
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- Chemistry Department, King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals, Dhahran, Saudi Arabia
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- Chemistry Department, King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals, Dhahran, Saudi Arabia
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Zinc Concentration Dynamics Indicate Neurological Impairment Odds after Traumatic Spinal Cord Injury. Antioxidants (Basel) 2020; 9:antiox9050421. [PMID: 32414139 PMCID: PMC7278606 DOI: 10.3390/antiox9050421] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/12/2020] [Revised: 05/08/2020] [Accepted: 05/10/2020] [Indexed: 12/24/2022] Open
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Traumatic Spinal Cord Injury (TSCI) is debilitating and often results in a loss of motor and sensory function caused by an interwoven set of pathological processes. Oxidative stress and inflammatory processes are amongst the critical factors in the secondary injury phase after TSCI. The essential trace element Zinc (Zn) plays a crucial role during this phase as part of the antioxidant defense system. The study aims to determine dynamic patterns in serum Zn concentration in patients with TSCI and test for a correlation with neurological impairment. A total of 42 patients with TSCI were enrolled in this clinical observational study. Serum samples were collected at five different points in time after injury (at admission, and after 4 h, 9 h, 12 h, 24 h, and 3 days). The analysis of the serum Zn concentrations was conducted by total reflection X-ray fluorescence (TXRF). The patients were divided into two groups—a study group S (n = 33) with neurological impairment, including patients with remission (G1, n = 18) and no remission (G0, n = 15) according to a positive AIS (American Spinal Injury Association (ASIA) Impairment Scale) conversion within 3 months after the trauma; and a control group C (n = 9), consisting of subjects with vertebral fractures without neurological impairment. The patient data and serum concentrations were examined and compared by non-parametric test methods to the neurological outcome. The median Zn concentrations in group S dropped within the first 9 h after injury (964 µg/L at admission versus 570 µg/L at 9 h, p < 0.001). This decline was stronger than in control subjects (median of 751 µg/L versus 729 µg/L, p = 0.023). A binary logistic regression analysis including the difference in serum Zn concentration from admission to 9 h after injury yielded an area under the curve (AUC) of 82.2% (CI: 64.0–100.0%) with respect to persistent neurological impairment. Early Zn concentration dynamics differed in relation to the outcome and may constitute a helpful diagnostic indicator for patients with spinal cord trauma. The fast changes in serum Zn concentrations allow an assessment of neurological impairment risk on the first day after trauma. This finding supports strategies for improving patient care by avoiding strong deficits via adjuvant nutritive measures, e.g., in unresponsive patients after trauma.
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Gilbert R, Peto T, Lengyel I, Emri E. Zinc Nutrition and Inflammation in the Aging Retina. Mol Nutr Food Res 2019; 63:e1801049. [PMID: 31148351 DOI: 10.1002/mnfr.201801049] [Citation(s) in RCA: 39] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/09/2018] [Revised: 04/18/2019] [Indexed: 12/16/2022]
Abstract
Zinc is an essential nutrient for human health. It plays key roles in maintaining protein structure and stability, serves as catalytic factor for many enzymes, and regulates diverse fundamental cellular processes. Zinc is important in affecting signal transduction and, in particular, in the development and integrity of the immune system, where it affects both innate and adaptive immune responses. The eye, especially the retina-choroid complex, has an unusually high concentration of zinc compared to other tissues. The highest amount of zinc is concentrated in the retinal pigment epithelium (RPE) (RPE-choroid, 292 ± 98.5 µg g-1 dry tissue), followed by the retina (123 ± 62.2 µg g-1 dry tissue). The interplay between zinc and inflammation has been explored in other parts of the body but, so far, has not been extensively researched in the eye. Several lines of evidence suggest that ocular zinc concentration decreases with age, especially in the context of age-related disease. Thus, a hypothesis that retinal function could be modulated by zinc nutrition is proposed, and subsequently trialled clinically. In this review, the distribution and the potential role of zinc in the retina-choroid complex is outlined, especially in relation to inflammation and immunity, and the clinical studies to date are summarized.
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- Rosie Gilbert
- Moorfields Eye Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, City Road, London, EC1V 2PD, UK.,UCL Institute of Ophthalmology, Bath Street, London, EC1V 2EL, UK
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- School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Science, Queen's University Belfast, 97 Lisburn Road, Belfast, BT9 7BL, Ireland
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- UCL Institute of Ophthalmology, Bath Street, London, EC1V 2EL, UK.,School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Science, Queen's University Belfast, 97 Lisburn Road, Belfast, BT9 7BL, Ireland
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- School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Science, Queen's University Belfast, 97 Lisburn Road, Belfast, BT9 7BL, Ireland
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Mechanisms of zinc modulation of olfactory bulb AMPA receptors. Neuroscience 2019; 410:160-175. [PMID: 31082537 DOI: 10.1016/j.neuroscience.2019.05.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/21/2019] [Revised: 05/01/2019] [Accepted: 05/03/2019] [Indexed: 12/31/2022]
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The alpha-amino-3-hydroxy-5-methyl-4-isoxazolepropionic acid (AMPA) subtype of ionotropic glutamate receptors mediates most fast excitatory transmission. Glutamate binding to AMPA receptors (AMPARs) causes most AMPARs to rapidly and completely desensitize, and their desensitization kinetics influence synaptic timing. Thus, factors that alter AMPAR desensitization influence synaptic transmission. Synaptically released zinc is such a factor. Zinc is a neuromodulator with effects on amino acid receptors and synaptic transmission in many brain regions, including the olfactory bulb (OB). We have previously shown in the OB that zinc potentiates AMPAR-mediated currents at low concentrations (30 μM, 100 μM) and inhibits them at a higher concentration (1 mM). It has been hypothesized that zinc potentiates AMPARs by decreasing receptor desensitization. Here, we used cyclothiazide (CTZ), a drug that blocks AMPAR desensitization, to determine whether zinc-mediated potentiation and/or inhibition of AMPA-evoked currents reflect(s) changes in AMPAR desensitization. Zinc largely had biphasic concentration-dependent effects at OB AMPARs. CTZ completely blocked potentiation by zinc but had no significant effect on inhibition. There was a significant negative correlation between the degree of potentiation of AMPAR-mediated currents by 100 μM zinc and a quantitative measure of the degree of AMPAR desensitization (the steady-state to peak [S:P] ratio of AMPA-evoked currents), but no correlation between the degree of current inhibition by 1 mM zinc and the S:P ratio. Together, these findings suggest that low zinc concentrations potentiate rat OB AMPARs by decreasing receptor desensitization, but that the inhibitory effects of higher zinc concentrations are mediated by a separate mechanism.
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McAllister BB, Dyck RH. Zinc transporter 3 (ZnT3) and vesicular zinc in central nervous system function. Neurosci Biobehav Rev 2017. [DOI: 10.1016/j.neubiorev.2017.06.006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 97] [Impact Index Per Article: 13.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/16/2022]
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Glebov OO, Cox S, Humphreys L, Burrone J. Neuronal activity controls transsynaptic geometry. Sci Rep 2016; 6:22703. [PMID: 26951792 PMCID: PMC4782104 DOI: 10.1038/srep22703] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/20/2015] [Accepted: 02/09/2016] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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The neuronal synapse is comprised of several distinct zones, including presynaptic vesicle zone (SVZ), active zone (AZ) and postsynaptic density (PSD). While correct relative positioning of these zones is believed to be essential for synaptic function, the mechanisms controlling their mutual localization remain unexplored. Here, we employ high-throughput quantitative confocal imaging, super-resolution and electron microscopy to visualize organization of synaptic subdomains in hippocampal neurons. Silencing of neuronal activity leads to reversible reorganization of the synaptic geometry, resulting in a increased overlap between immunostained AZ and PSD markers; in contrast, the SVZ-AZ spatial coupling is decreased. Bayesian blinking and bleaching (3B) reconstruction reveals that the distance between the AZ-PSD distance is decreased by 30 nm, while electron microscopy shows that the width of the synaptic cleft is decreased by 1.1 nm. Our findings show that multiple aspects of synaptic geometry are dynamically controlled by neuronal activity and suggest mutual repositioning of synaptic components as a potential novel mechanism contributing to the homeostatic forms of synaptic plasticity.
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- Oleg O. Glebov
- Wolfson Centre for Age-Related Diseases, King’s College London, London SE1 1UL, UK
- Department of Developmental Neurobiology, King’s College London, London SE1 1UL, UK
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- Randall Division of Cell and Molecular Biophysics, King’s College London, London SE1 1UL, UK
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- Department of Developmental Neurobiology, King’s College London, London SE1 1UL, UK
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- Department of Developmental Neurobiology, King’s College London, London SE1 1UL, UK
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The vast amount of fast excitatory neurotransmission in the mammalian central nervous system is mediated by AMPA-subtype glutamate receptors (AMPARs). As a result, AMPAR-mediated synaptic transmission is implicated in nearly all aspects of brain development, function, and plasticity. Despite the central role of AMPARs in neurobiology, the fine-tuning of synaptic AMPA responses by endogenous modulators remains poorly understood. Here we provide evidence that endogenous zinc, released by single presynaptic action potentials, inhibits synaptic AMPA currents in the dorsal cochlear nucleus (DCN) and hippocampus. Exposure to loud sound reduces presynaptic zinc levels in the DCN and abolishes zinc inhibition, implicating zinc in experience-dependent AMPAR synaptic plasticity. Our results establish zinc as an activity-dependent, endogenous modulator of AMPARs that tunes fast excitatory neurotransmission and plasticity in glutamatergic synapses.
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Anastassov I, Ripps H, Chappell RL. Cytoprotection by endogenous zinc in the vertebrate retina. J Neurochem 2013; 129:249-55. [PMID: 24286124 DOI: 10.1111/jnc.12627] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/20/2013] [Revised: 11/16/2013] [Accepted: 11/18/2013] [Indexed: 12/26/2022]
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Our recent studies have shown that endogenous zinc, co-released with glutamate from the synaptic terminals of vertebrate retinal photoreceptors, provides a feedback mechanism that reduces calcium entry and the concomitant vesicular release of glutamate. We hypothesized that zinc feedback may serve to protect the retina from glutamate excitotoxicity, and conducted in vivo experiments on the retina of the skate (Raja erinacea) to determine the effects of removing endogenous zinc by chelation. These studies showed that removal of zinc by injecting the zinc chelator histidine results in inner retinal damage similar to that induced by the glutamate receptor agonist kainic acid. In contrast, when an equimolar quantity of zinc followed the injection of histidine, the retinal cells were unaffected. Our results are a good indication that zinc, co-released with glutamate by photoreceptors, provides an auto-feedback system that plays an important cytoprotective role in the retina.
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- Ivan Anastassov
- Department of Biological Sciences, Hunter College and the Graduate Center, CUNY, New York, New York, USA; Marine Biological Laboratory, Woods Hole, Massachusetts, USA
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Anastassov I, Shen W, Ripps H, Chappell RL. Zinc modulation of calcium activity at the photoreceptor terminal: a calcium imaging study. Exp Eye Res 2013; 112:37-44. [PMID: 23619034 DOI: 10.1016/j.exer.2013.04.011] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/12/2013] [Revised: 04/12/2013] [Accepted: 04/13/2013] [Indexed: 01/02/2023]
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There is abundant experimental evidence that zinc ions (Zn(2+)) are present in the synaptic vesicles of vertebrate photoreceptors, and that they are co-released with glutamate. Here we show that increasing the concentration of extracellular zinc (2 μM-2 mM) suppresses the entry of calcium into the synaptic terminals of isolated salamander double cones. The resultant dose-dependent curve was fit by an inverse Hill equation having an IC50 of 38 μM, and Hill coefficient of 1.1. Because there is currently no reliable way to measure the concentration of extracellular zinc, it is not known whether the zinc released under normal circumstances is of physiological significance. In an attempt to circumvent this problem we used zinc chelators to reduce the available pool of endogenous zinc. This enabled us to determine how the absence of zinc affected calcium entry. We found that when intra- or extra-cellular zinc was chelated by 250 μM of membrane-permeable TPEN or 500 μM of membrane-impermeable histidine, there was a significant rise in the depolarization-induced intracellular calcium level within photoreceptor terminals. This increase in internal [Ca(2+)] will undoubtedly lead to a concomitant increase in glutamate release. In addition, we found that blocking the L-type calcium channels that are expressed on the synaptic terminals of photoreceptors with 50 μM nicardipine or 100 μM verapamil abolished the effects of zinc chelation. These findings are a good indication that, when released in vivo, the zinc concentration is sufficient to suppress voltage-gated calcium channels, and reduce the rate of glutamate release from photoreceptor terminals.
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- Ivan Anastassov
- Department of Biological Sciences, Hunter College and the Graduate Center, CUNY, 695 Park Avenue, New York, NY 10065, USA.
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Johnstone JT, Morton PD, Jayakumar AR, Bracchi-Ricard V, Runko E, Liebl DJ, Norenberg MD, Bethea JR. Reduced extracellular zinc levels facilitate glutamate-mediated oligodendrocyte death after trauma. J Neurosci Res 2013; 91:828-37. [PMID: 23553703 DOI: 10.1002/jnr.23208] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/29/2012] [Revised: 12/17/2012] [Accepted: 01/03/2013] [Indexed: 12/18/2022]
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Spinal cord injury results in irreversible paralysis, axonal injury, widespread oligodendrocyte death, and white matter damage. Although the mechanisms underlying these phenomena are poorly understood, previous studies from our laboratory indicate that inhibiting activation of the nuclear factor-κB transcription factor in astrocytes reduces white matter damage and improves functional recovery following spinal cord injury. In the current study, we demonstrate that activation of the nuclear factor-κB transcription factor within astrocytes results in a significant increase in oligodendrocyte death following trauma by reducing extracellular zinc levels and inducing glutamate excitotoxicity. By using an ionotropic glutamate receptor antagonist (CNQX), we show that astroglial nuclear factor-κB-mediated oligodendrocyte death is dependent on glutamate signaling despite no change in extracellular glutamate concentrations. Further analysis demonstrated a reduction in levels of extracellular zinc in astrocyte cultures with functional nuclear factor-κB signaling following trauma. Cotreatment of oligodendrocytes with glutamate and zinc showed a significant increase in oligodendrocyte toxicity under low-zinc conditions, suggesting that the presence of zinc at specific concentrations can prevent glutamate excitotoxicity. These studies demonstrate a novel role for zinc in regulating oligodendrocyte excitotoxicity and identify new therapeutic targets to prevent oligodendrocyte cell death in central nervous system trauma and disease.
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- Joshua T Johnstone
- The Miami Project To Cure Paralysis, University of Miami, Miami, Florida 33136, USA
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Ion channels and zinc: mechanisms of neurotoxicity and neurodegeneration. J Toxicol 2012; 2012:785647. [PMID: 22645609 PMCID: PMC3356718 DOI: 10.1155/2012/785647] [Citation(s) in RCA: 33] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/09/2012] [Accepted: 02/17/2012] [Indexed: 11/17/2022] Open
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Ionotropic glutamate receptors, such as NMDA, AMPA and kainate receptors, are ligand-gated ion channels that mediate much of the excitatory neurotransmission in the brain. Not only do these receptors bind glutamate, but they are also regulated by and facilitate the postsynaptic uptake of the trace metal zinc. This paper discusses the role of the excitotoxic influx and accumulation of zinc, the mechanisms responsible for its cytotoxicity, and a number of disorders of the central nervous system that have been linked to these neuronal ion channels and zinc toxicity including ischemic brain injury, traumatic brain injury, and epilepsy.
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ZIP2 and ZIP4 mediate age-related zinc fluxes across the retinal pigment epithelium. J Mol Neurosci 2011; 46:122-37. [PMID: 21603979 DOI: 10.1007/s12031-011-9536-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/15/2011] [Accepted: 04/28/2011] [Indexed: 01/24/2023]
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Decreases in systemic and cellular levels of zinc (Zn(2+)) during normal aging correlate with several age-related pathologies including age-related macular degeneration. Zn(2+) homeostasis in tissues is not only dependent on dietary intake but also on optimal expression and function of its influx (ZIP) and efflux (ZnT) transporters. We recently showed that many of the Zn(2+) transporters are expressed by the retinal pigment epithelial (RPE) cells. In this study, we present evidence that RPE cells contain less endogenous Zn(2+) with increased aging and transport this ion vectorially with greater transport from the basal to apical direction. Expression of two Zn(2+) influx transporters, ZIP2 and ZIP4, is reduced as a function of RPE age. Gene silencing of ZIP2 and ZIP4 in RPE cells from young donors or their overexpression in cells from older donors confirms that these two transporters are essential in controlling Zn(2+) influx and sequestration in RPE cells. Both transporters are distributed on the basal surface of the RPE where they are likely to control Zn(2+) homeostasis in the outer retina.
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Traynelis SF, Wollmuth LP, McBain CJ, Menniti FS, Vance KM, Ogden KK, Hansen KB, Yuan H, Myers SJ, Dingledine R. Glutamate receptor ion channels: structure, regulation, and function. Pharmacol Rev 2010; 62:405-96. [PMID: 20716669 PMCID: PMC2964903 DOI: 10.1124/pr.109.002451] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2553] [Impact Index Per Article: 182.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/12/2022] Open
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The mammalian ionotropic glutamate receptor family encodes 18 gene products that coassemble to form ligand-gated ion channels containing an agonist recognition site, a transmembrane ion permeation pathway, and gating elements that couple agonist-induced conformational changes to the opening or closing of the permeation pore. Glutamate receptors mediate fast excitatory synaptic transmission in the central nervous system and are localized on neuronal and non-neuronal cells. These receptors regulate a broad spectrum of processes in the brain, spinal cord, retina, and peripheral nervous system. Glutamate receptors are postulated to play important roles in numerous neurological diseases and have attracted intense scrutiny. The description of glutamate receptor structure, including its transmembrane elements, reveals a complex assembly of multiple semiautonomous extracellular domains linked to a pore-forming element with striking resemblance to an inverted potassium channel. In this review we discuss International Union of Basic and Clinical Pharmacology glutamate receptor nomenclature, structure, assembly, accessory subunits, interacting proteins, gene expression and translation, post-translational modifications, agonist and antagonist pharmacology, allosteric modulation, mechanisms of gating and permeation, roles in normal physiological function, as well as the potential therapeutic use of pharmacological agents acting at glutamate receptors.
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- Stephen F Traynelis
- Department of Pharmacology, Emory University School of Medicine, Rollins Research Center, 1510 Clifton Road, Atlanta, GA 30322-3090, USA.
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The mechanisms of Zn2+ effects on Ca2+-permeable AMPA receptors on carp retinal horizontal cells. Brain Res 2010; 1345:103-9. [DOI: 10.1016/j.brainres.2010.05.033] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/02/2010] [Revised: 05/11/2010] [Accepted: 05/11/2010] [Indexed: 11/18/2022]
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Sun Y, Jiang XD, Liu X, Gong HQ, Liang PJ. Synaptic contribution of Ca2+-permeable and Ca2+-impermeable AMPA receptors on isolated carp retinal horizontal cells and their modulation by Zn2+. Brain Res 2010; 1317:60-8. [PMID: 20045401 DOI: 10.1016/j.brainres.2009.12.068] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/07/2009] [Revised: 12/02/2009] [Accepted: 12/21/2009] [Indexed: 10/20/2022]
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Ca(2+)-permeable and Ca(2+)-impermeable AMPA receptors are co-expressed on carp retinal horizontal cells. In the present study, we examined the synaptic contribution and Zn(2+) modulatory effect of these two AMPA receptor subtypes using whole-cell patch clamp technique. Specific Ca(2+)-permeable AMPA receptor antagonist (1-naphthyl acetyl spermine, NAS) and selective Ca(2+)-impermeable AMPA receptor blocker (pentobarbital, PB) were used to separate the glutamate-response in isolated H1 horizontal cell mediated by these two subtypes of AMPA receptors respectively. Application of 100 microM NAS substantially suppressed the current elicited by 3 mM glutamate and the remaining NAS-insensitive component was completely blocked by application of 100 microM PB. In addition, Zn(2+) had dual effects on Ca(2+)-permeable AMPA receptor-mediated current: at low concentration (10 microM), Zn(2+) potentiated the current, but at higher concentrations (100 and 1000 microM), Zn(2+) reduced the current in a dose-dependent manner. However, Zn(2+) (10, 100 and 1000 microM) failed to modulate the NAS-insensitive current mediated by Ca(2+)-impermeable AMPA receptors. Overall, our results suggest that Ca(2+)-permeable AMPA receptors contribute more to the cell's glutamate-response than Ca(2+)-impermeable AMPA receptors. Furthermore, Zn(2+) has dual effects on the Ca(2+)-permeable AMPA receptor activity without affecting Ca(2+)-impermeable AMPA receptors.
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- Yan Sun
- School of Life Sciences and Biotechnology, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, 800 Dong-Chuan Road, Shanghai 200240, China
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Pharmacological characterization, localization, and regulation of ionotropic glutamate receptors in skate horizontal cells. Vis Neurosci 2009; 26:375-87. [PMID: 19678977 DOI: 10.1017/s0952523809990149] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/24/2023]
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Glutamate is believed to be the primary excitatory neurotransmitter in the vertebrate retina, and its fast postsynaptic effects are elicited by activating NMDA-, kainate-, or AMPA-type glutamate receptors. We have characterized the ionotropic glutamate receptors present on retinal horizontal cells of the skate, which possess a unique all-rod retina simplifying synaptic circuitry within the outer plexiform layer (OPL). Isolated external horizontal cells were examined using whole-cell voltage-clamp techniques. Glutamate and its analogues kainate and AMPA, but not NMDA, elicited dose-dependent currents. The AMPA receptor antagonist GYKI 52466 at 100 microm abolished glutamate-elicited currents. Desensitization of glutamate currents was removed upon coapplication of cyclothiazide, known to potentiate AMPA receptor responses, but not by concanavalin A, which potentiates kainate receptor responses. The dose-response curve to glutamate was significantly broader in the presence of the desensitization inhibitor cyclothiazide. Polyclonal antibodies directed against AMPA receptor subunits revealed prominent labeling of isolated external horizontal cells with the GluR2/3 and GluR4 antibodies. 1-Naphthylacetyl spermine, known to block calcium-permeable AMPA receptors, significantly reduced glutamate-gated currents of horizontal cells. Downregulation of glutamate responses was induced by increasing extracellular ion concentrations of Zn2+ and H+. The present study suggests that Ca2+-permeable AMPA receptors likely play an important role in shaping the synaptic responses of skate horizontal cells and that alterations in extracellular concentrations of calcium, zinc, and hydrogen ions have the potential to regulate the strength of postsynaptic signals mediated by AMPA receptors within the OPL.
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Rillich K, Gentsch J, Reichenbach A, Bringmann A, Weick M. Light stimulation evokes two different calcium responses in Müller glial cells of the guinea pig retina. Eur J Neurosci 2009; 29:1165-76. [DOI: 10.1111/j.1460-9568.2009.06682.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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Sun Z, Zhang DQ, McMahon DG. Zinc modulation of hemi-gap-junction channel currents in retinal horizontal cells. J Neurophysiol 2009; 101:1774-80. [PMID: 19176613 DOI: 10.1152/jn.90581.2008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022] Open
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Hemi-gap-junction (HGJ) channels of retinal horizontal cells (HCs) function as transmembrane ion channels that are modulated by voltage and calcium. As an endogenous retinal neuromodulator, zinc, which is coreleased with glutamate at photoreceptor synapses, plays an important role in shaping visual signals by acting on postsynaptic HCs in vivo. To understand more fully the regulation and function of HC HGJ channels, we examined the effect of Zn(2+) on HGJ channel currents in bass retinal HCs. Hemichannel currents elicited by depolarization in Ca(2+)-free medium and in 1 mM Ca(2+) medium were significantly inhibited by extracellular Zn(2+). The inhibition by Zn(2+) of hemichannel currents was dose dependent with a half-maximum inhibitory concentration of 37 microM. Compared with other divalent cations, Zn(2+) exhibited higher inhibitory potency, with the order being Zn(2+) > Cd(2+) approximately Co(2+) > Ca(2+) > Ba(2+) > Mg(2+). Zn(2+) and Ca(2+) were found to modulate HGJ channels independently in additivity experiments. Modification of histidine residues with N-bromosuccinimide suppressed the inhibitory action of Zn(2+), whereas modification of cysteine residues had no significant effect on Zn(2+) inhibition. Taken together, these results suggest that zinc acts on HGJ channels in a calcium-independent way and that histidine residues on the extracellular domain of HGJ channels mediate the inhibitory action of zinc.
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- Ziyi Sun
- Department of Biological Sciences, Vanderbilt University, VU Station B, Box 35-1634, Nashville, TN 37235-1634, USA
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Lee SC, Zhong YM, Li RX, Yu Z, Yang XL. Localization of zinc in the outer retina of carp: A light- and electron-microscopic study. Synapse 2008; 62:352-7. [DOI: 10.1002/syn.20501] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022]
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Redenti S, Ripps H, Chappell RL. Zinc release at the synaptic terminals of rod photoreceptors. Exp Eye Res 2007; 85:580-4. [PMID: 17825289 DOI: 10.1016/j.exer.2007.07.017] [Citation(s) in RCA: 43] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/30/2007] [Revised: 07/20/2007] [Accepted: 07/23/2007] [Indexed: 10/23/2022]
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The presence of reactive zinc (Zn2+) within photoreceptor terminals, and evidence that exogenous zinc affects the electrophysiological activity of the distal retina, led to the suggestion that its co-release with glutamate could play an essential role in the modulation of information at the first synapse in the visual pathway. Although we had shown previously that zinc release could be visualized in the region of the outer synaptic layer of a retinal slice preparation, it could not be ascertained with certainty that the release sites were at the presynaptic terminal rather than from the mitochondria-rich inner segment or from zinc within the distal processes of photoreceptors and Müller cells. Using membrane permeant and membrane impermeant forms of a fluorescent zinc indicator (Newport green), we show both the intracellular distribution of Zn2+ and its depolarization-dependent discharge from the terminals of isolated zebrafish photoreceptors in culture. Zinc release could be detected in the dark-adapted preparation, and was further enhanced by brief exposures to black widow spider venom or high K+. Synaptically released zinc may significantly influence neural processing in the vertebrate retina by modulating the activity of excitatory and/or inhibitory receptors as well as intracellular signaling proteins.
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Zhang DQ, Sun Z, McMahon DG. Modulation of A-type potassium currents in retinal horizontal cells
by extracellular calcium and zinc. Vis Neurosci 2006; 23:825-32. [PMID: 17020637 DOI: 10.1017/s0952523806239993] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/31/2006] [Accepted: 02/09/2006] [Indexed: 11/07/2022]
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Extracellular Ca2+ and Zn2+ influence many
aspects of retinal function. Here, we examined the effect of external
Ca2+ and Zn2+ on potassium channels of retinal
horizontal cells. When extracellular Ca2+ was lowered from 3 mM
to 0.3 mM, horizontal cell transient outward currents elicited by voltage
steps from resting membrane potential (−70 mV) were decreased by
approximately 50%, whereas the sustained currents remained unchanged. This
effect was due to a hyperpolarizing shift in the steady-state inactivation
curve of A-type K+ currents when extracellular Ca2+
concentration was lowered. The mean half inactivation potential of the
steady-state inactivation curves was hyperpolarized from −56.3
± 4.7 mV in 3 mM Ca2+ to −76.4 ± 3.9 mV in
0.3 mM Ca2+. Neither the state-steady activation curve nor the
kinetics of inactivation was significantly changed in low extracellular
Ca2+. The addition of 30 μM Zn2+ restored peak
outward currents in 0.3 mM Ca2+. The half inactivation voltages
were depolarized from −70 ± 2.8 mV in 0.3 mM Ca2+
to −56 ± 2.6 mV in 0.3 mM Ca2+ plus 30 μM
Zn2+. Taken together, the results indicate that external
Ca2+ and Zn2+ maintain the activity of A-type
potassium channels in retinal horizontal cells by influencing the voltage
dependence of steady-state inactivation.
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- Dao-Qi Zhang
- Department of Biological Sciences, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, Tennessee 37235-1634, USA
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Redenti S, Chappell RL. Neuroimaging of zinc released by depolarization of rat retinal cells. Vision Res 2005; 45:3520-5. [PMID: 16181655 DOI: 10.1016/j.visres.2005.07.039] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/31/2005] [Revised: 07/27/2005] [Accepted: 07/27/2005] [Indexed: 11/12/2022]
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Zinc is associated with glutamatergic pathways in brain and retina, yet its role in neuromodulation remains unknown. High concentrations of reactive zinc in vertebrate photoreceptor terminals suggest a neuromodulatory role in the outer plexiform layer but zinc release has not been demonstrated. Using the membrane-impermeable form of the Zn(2+) sensitive fluorescent dye Newport Green, we have demonstrated increased release of Zn(2+) from the rat retina in response to potassium-induced depolarization of retinal cells. This increase was greatest in the outer retina with densest bands observed in the outer plexiform layer and photoreceptor inner segment regions of rat retinal slices.
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The molecular organization of ribbon synapses in photoreceptors and ON bipolar cells is reviewed in relation to the process of neurotransmitter release. The interactions between ribbon synapse-associated proteins, synaptic vesicle fusion machinery and the voltage-gated calcium channels that gate transmitter release at ribbon synapses are discussed in relation to the process of synaptic vesicle exocytosis. We describe structural and mechanistic specializations that permit the ON bipolar cell to release transmitter at a much higher rate than the photoreceptor does, under in vivo conditions. We also consider the modulation of exocytosis at photoreceptor synapses, with an emphasis on the regulation of calcium channels.
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- Ruth Heidelberger
- Department of Neurobiology & Anatomy, University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, Houston, TX 77030 USA
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- Department of Ophthalmology & Visual Sciences and Department of Pharmacology, University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, NE 68198, USA
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- Department of Ophthalmology and Department of Physiology & Neuroscience, New York University School of Medicine, New York, NY 10016, USA
- *Corresponding author. Tel: +1 212 263 6488; fax: +1 212 263 7602. E-mail address: (P. Witkovsky)
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Dorofeeva NA, Tikhonov DB, Barygin OI, Tikhonova TB, Salnikov YI, Magazanik LG. Action of extracellular divalent cations on native alpha-amino-3-hydroxy-5-methylisoxazole-4-propionate (AMPA) receptors. J Neurochem 2005; 95:1704-12. [PMID: 16269006 DOI: 10.1111/j.1471-4159.2005.03533.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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The effects of divalent cations on Ca2+-impermeable containing (GluR2 subunit) MPA receptors of hippocampal pyramidal neurones isolated from rat brain was studied using patch-clamping. Ca2+, Mg2+, Mn2+, Co2+, Ni2+ and Zn2+ inhibited currents induced by kainate and glutamate. Inhibition was fast, reversible and voltage independent. The rank order of activities was Ni2+ > Zn2+ > Co2+ > Ca2+ > Mn2+ > Mg2+. Cyclothiazide (0.1 mm) significantly reduced inhibition by divalent cations and 6, 7 dinitroquinoxaline-2.3-dione (DNQX). However, high concentrations of Ni2+ and DNQX inhibited AMPA receptors even in the presence of cyclothiazide. The inhibitory effect of divalent cations as well as DNQX was counteracted by an increase in agonist concentration. In the presence of divalent cations the EC50 values of kainate and glutamate were increased, but the maximal response was not changed. An increase in agonist concentration induced a parallel shift in the concentration-inhibition curve for a divalent cation. These data suggest a competitive-like type of inhibition. However, an increase in agonist concentration reduced the inhibitory action of Ni2+ less than that of DNQX. This gave evidence against direct competition between divalent cations and AMPA receptor agonists. A 'complex-competition' hypothesis was proposed to explain the inhibitory action of divalent cations; it is suggested that divalent cations form ion-agonist complexes, which compete with free agonist for agonist-binding sites on AMPA receptors.
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- N A Dorofeeva
- Department of Biophysics, I. M. Sechenov Institute of Evolutionary Physiology and Biochemistry, Russian Academy of Sciences, St Petersburg, Russia
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CADETTI L, THORESON WB, PICCOLINO M. Pre- and post-synaptic effects of manipulating surface charge with divalent cations at the photoreceptor synapse. Neuroscience 2005; 129:791-801. [PMID: 15541900 PMCID: PMC1383428 DOI: 10.1016/j.neuroscience.2004.08.043] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 08/26/2004] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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Persistence of horizontal cell (HC) light responses in extracellular solutions containing low Ca2+ plus divalent cations to block Ca2+ currents (ICa) has been attributed to Ca2+-independent neurotransmission. Using a retinal slice preparation to record both ICa and light responses, we demonstrate that persistence of HC responses in low [Ca2+]o can instead be explained by a paradoxical increase of Ca2+ influx into photoreceptor terminals arising from surface charge-mediated shifts in ICa activation. Consistent with this explanation, application of Zn2+ or Ni2+ caused a hyperpolarizing block of HC light responses that was relieved by lowering [Ca2+]o. The same concentrations of Zn2+ and Ni2+ reduced the amplitude of ICa at the rod dark potential and this reduction was relieved by a hyperpolarizing shift in voltage dependence induced by lowering [Ca2+]o. Block of ICa by Mg2+, which has weak surface charge effects, was not relieved by low [Ca2+]o. Recovery of HC responses in low [Ca2+]o was assisted by enhancement of rod light responses. To bypass light stimulation, OFF bipolar cells were stimulated by steps to -40 mV applied to presynaptic rods during simultaneous paired recordings. Consistent with surface charge theory, the post-synaptic current was inhibited by Zn2+ and this inhibition was relieved by lowering [Ca2+]o. Nominally divalent-free media produced inversion of HC light responses even though rod light responses remained hyperpolarizing; HC response inversion can be explained by surface charge-mediated shifts in ICa. In summary, HC light responses modifications induced by low divalent cation solutions can be explained by effects on photoreceptor light responses and membrane surface charge without necessitating Ca2+-independent neurotransmission. Furthermore, these results suggest that surface charge effects accompanying physiological changing divalent cation levels in the synaptic cleft may provide a means for modulating synaptic output from photoreceptors.
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- L. CADETTI
- Departments of Ophthalmology, University of Nebraska Medical Center, 985540 Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, NE 68198, USA
- Department of Biology, University of Ferrara, 44100 Ferrara, Italy
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- Departments of Ophthalmology, University of Nebraska Medical Center, 985540 Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, NE 68198, USA
- Department of Pharmacology, University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, NE 68198, USA
- *Correspondence to: W. B. Thoreson, Ophthalmology Department, University of Nebraska Medical Center, 985540 Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, NE 68198–5540, USA. Tel: +1-402-559-2019; fax: +1-402-559-5514. E-mail address: (W. B. Thoreson)
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- Department of Biology, University of Ferrara, 44100 Ferrara, Italy
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Nakamichi N, Chidlow G, Osborne NN. Effects of intraocular injection of a low concentration of zinc on the rat retina. Neuropharmacology 2003; 45:637-48. [PMID: 12941377 DOI: 10.1016/s0028-3908(03)00206-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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The main aim of this study was to investigate whether intraocular injection of low concentrations of zinc (no greater than 10 microM) aid the survival of ganglion cells in the rat retina after excitotoxic (NMDA) and ischemia/reperfusion injuries. We also determined whether low amounts of zinc cause any detectable retinal toxicity. Intraocular injection of NMDA caused substantial reductions in the mRNA levels of the ganglion cell-specific markers Thy-1 and neurofilament light (NF-L). Co-injection of 0.1 or 1 nmol zinc neither diminished nor exacerbated the effect of NMDA on the levels of these mRNAs. Likewise, ischemia/reperfusion caused significant decreases in the levels of Thy-1 and NF-L mRNAs and in the b-wave amplitude of the electroretinogram. These effects were not counteracted by injection of zinc. Intraocular injection of NMDA caused marked toxicological effects in retinal glial cells, including upregulations of cyclooxygenase-2 (COX-2), inducible nitric oxide synthase (iNOS), glial fibrial acidic protein (GFAP), basic fibroblast growth factor (FGF-2) and ciliary neurotrophic factor (CNTF). Interestingly, injection of 1 nmol zinc caused no changes in the levels of COX-2 and iNOS, yet produced similar, although quantitatively less pronounced, changes in FGF-2, GFAP and CNTF. The upregulations of FGF-2 and CNTF suggest that increasing zinc intake may benefit injured retinal neurons. However, this was not found to be the case in the present studies, perhaps due to the acute nature of the injury paradigms utilised.
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- N Nakamichi
- Laboratory of Molecular Pharmacology, Kanazawa University Graduate School of Natural Science and Technology, 13-1 Takara-machi, Kanazawa, Ishikawa 920-0934, Japan
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Rosenstein FJ, Chappell RL. Endogenous zinc as a retinal neuromodulator: evidence from the skate (Raja erinacea). Neurosci Lett 2003; 345:81-4. [PMID: 12821176 DOI: 10.1016/s0304-3940(03)00472-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/27/2022]
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The effects of zinc on skate (Raja erinacea) bipolar cell responses to glutamatergic agonists were examined using whole-cell voltage-clamp recording. Isolated ON bipolar cell currents mediated by the metabotropic agonist trans-(+/-)-1-amino-1,3-cyclopentanedicarboxylic acid (30 microM), L-2-amino-4-phosphonobutyrate (3-10 microM) and glutamate (0.3-10 microM) were blocked when zinc (1 microM) was added to the test solution. Similarly, isolated OFF bipolar cell responses to the ionotropic agonist kainate (300 microM) were blocked by zinc (1 microM). The effects of zinc were further studied using electroretinogram (ERG) recording. Skate eyecup preparations were superfused with picrotoxin (200 microM) to block GABAergic input. When histidine (100 microM), a zinc chelator, was added to the superfusate, ERG ON responses increased. This suggests that endogenous zinc plays a neuromodulatory role in the retina and is consistent with zinc's suppressive effect on isolated bipolar cells.
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- Frederick J Rosenstein
- Ph.D. Program in Biology, The Graduate Center, CUNY, 365 Fifth Avenue, New York, NY 10016, USA
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