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Jurado-Flores M, Warda F, Mooradian A. Pathophysiology and Clinical Features of Neuropsychiatric Manifestations of Thyroid Disease. J Endocr Soc 2022; 6:bvab194. [PMID: 35059548 PMCID: PMC8765786 DOI: 10.1210/jendso/bvab194] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/01/2021] [Indexed: 01/25/2023] Open
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Thyroid hormones (TH) have a cardinal role in the development of the central nervous system during embryogenesis and early infancy. However, the TH-responsive genes in the developing brain cease to respond to TH in adulthood. Nevertheless, thyroid dysfunction in adults is commonly associated with a host of cognitive and psychiatric problems. Cognitive decline, dysphoria, and depression are common manifestations of overt hypothyroidism while hyperthyroidism can cause agitation, acute psychosis, and apathy, especially in older people. Whereas levothyroxine treatment can reverse dementia in the setting of hypothyroidism, the effect of levothyroxine on depressive symptoms in subjects with subclinical hypothyroidism is controversial. The use of supraphysiologic doses of TH to treat depression refractory to antidepressant remains a viable therapeutic tool with the caveat that excessive doses of thyroid hormone to treat depression may have potentially damaging effects on other organ systems. The present communication describes the pathophysiology of neuropsychiatric manifestations of thyroid disease, including changes in neurotransmission, alterations in neuronal or glial cell gene expression, blood-brain barrier dysfunction, increased risk of cerebrovascular disease, and occasionally cerebral inflammatory disease in the context of autoimmune thyroid disease. Elucidating the molecular mechanisms of TH effect on cerebral tissue will help identify novel therapeutic targets for managing people with neuropsychiatric disorders.
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- Marilu Jurado-Flores
- Division of Endocrinology, Department of Medicine, University of Florida College of Medicine, Jacksonville, FL 32209, USA
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- Division of Endocrinology, Department of Medicine, University of Florida College of Medicine, Jacksonville, FL 32209, USA
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- Division of Endocrinology, Department of Medicine, University of Florida College of Medicine, Jacksonville, FL 32209, USA
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Nikolopoulou E, Mytilinaios D, Calogero AE, Kamilaris TC, Troupis T, Chrousos GP, Johnson EO. Modulation of central glucocorticoid receptors in short- and long-term experimental hyperthyroidism. Endocrine 2015; 49:828-41. [PMID: 25722011 DOI: 10.1007/s12020-015-0528-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/03/2014] [Accepted: 01/10/2015] [Indexed: 01/25/2023]
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Hyperthyroidism is associated with a significant increase in circulating glucocorticoid levels and hyperactivity of the hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal (HPA) axis. The aim of this study was to examine whether the HPA axis hyperactivity observed in hyperthyroidism may be explained by a disturbed feedback inhibition of endogenous glucocorticoids through two specific intracellular receptors in the brain: the high affinity mineralocorticoid receptor (MR) and the lower affinity glucocorticoid receptor (GR). Cytosolic receptor binding and gene expression was assessed in rats with short (7 days) and long standing (60 days) eu- and hyperthyroidism. Glucocorticoid receptor number and binding affinity (Kd) in the hippocampus were measured using [(3)H2]-dexamethasone radioreceptor assay. In situ hybridization was employed to examine the effects of hyperthyroidism on the GR and MR mRNA levels in the hippocampus and the pituitary. Both short- and long-term hyperthyroid rats showed pronounced reduction in the concentration of cytosolic GR in the hippocampus, without changes in binding affinity or changes in GR expression. In contrast, GR mRNA in the pituitary increased after 7 days and decreased after 60 days of thyroxin treatment. MR mRNA was moderately affected. Hyperthyroidism is associated with significant decreases in hippocampal GR levels supporting the hypothesis that hyperactivity of the HPA axis observed in experimentally induced hyperthyroidism may be attributed, at least in part, to decreased negative feedback at the level of the hippocampus. These findings further support the notion that a central locus is principally responsible for the hyperactivity of the HPA axis observed in hyperthyroidism.
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- Elena Nikolopoulou
- Department of Anatomy, School of Medicine, University of Athens, 75 Mikras Asias Str., Goudi, 11572, Athens, Greece
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Lin CY, Lin TY, Lee MC, Chen SC, Chang JS. Hyperglycemia: GDNF-EGR1 pathway target renal epithelial cell migration and apoptosis in diabetic renal embryopathy. PLoS One 2013; 8:e56731. [PMID: 23468876 PMCID: PMC3585314 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0056731] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/24/2012] [Accepted: 01/14/2013] [Indexed: 11/19/2022] Open
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Maternal hyperglycemia can inhibit morphogenesis of ureteric bud branching, Glial cell line-derived neurotrophilic factor (GDNF) is a key regulator of the initiation of ureteric branching. Early growth response gene-1 (EGR-1) is an immediate early gene. Preliminary study found EGR-1 persistently expressed with GDNF in hyperglycemic environment. To evaluate the potential relationship of hyperglycemia-GDNF-EGR-1 pathway, in vitro human renal proximal tubular epithelial (HRPTE) cells as target and in vivo streptozotocin-induced mice model were used. Our in vivo microarray, real time-PCR and confocal morphological observation confirmed apoptosis in hyperglycemia-induced fetal nephropathy via activation of the GDNF/MAPK/EGR-1 pathway at E12-E15. Detachment between ureteric branch and metanephrons, coupled with decreasing number and collapse of nephrons on Day 1 newborn mice indicate hyperglycemic environment suppress ureteric bud to invade metanephric rudiment. In vitro evidence proved that high glucose suppressed HRPTE cell migration and enhanced GDNF-EGR-1 pathway, inducing HRPTE cell apoptosis. Knockdown of EGR-1 by siRNA negated hyperglycemic suppressed GDNF-induced HRPTE cells. EGR-1 siRNA also reduced GDNF/EGR-1-induced cRaf/MEK/ERK phosphorylation by 80%. Our findings reveal a novel mechanism of GDNF/MAPK/EGR-1 activation playing a critical role in HRPTE cell migration, apoptosis and fetal hyperglycemic nephropathy.
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- Ching-Yuang Lin
- Clinical Immunology Center, China Medical University Hospital, Taichung, Taiwan.
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Hellstrom IC, Dhir SK, Diorio JC, Meaney MJ. Maternal licking regulates hippocampal glucocorticoid receptor transcription through a thyroid hormone-serotonin-NGFI-A signalling cascade. Philos Trans R Soc Lond B Biol Sci 2012; 367:2495-510. [PMID: 22826348 DOI: 10.1098/rstb.2012.0223] [Citation(s) in RCA: 117] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/13/2022] Open
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Variations in parental care direct phenotypic development across many species. Variations in maternal pup licking/grooming (LG) in the rat regulate the development of individual differences in hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal responses to stress. The adult offspring of mothers that show an increased frequency of pup LG have increased hippocampal glucocorticoid receptor (GR) expression and more modest pituitary-adrenal responses to stress. This parental effect is mediated by the epigenetic programming of a GR exon 1 promoter (exon 1(7)) through the binding of the transcription factor nerve growth factor-inducible factor A (NGFI-A). In this paper, we report that: (i) the association of NGFI-A with the exon 1(7) GR promoter is dynamically regulated by mother-pup interactions; (ii) this effect is mimicked by artificial tactile stimulation comparable to that provided by pup LG; (iii) that serotonin (5-HT) induces an NGFI-A-dependent increase in GR transcription in hippocampal neurons and NGFI-A overexpression is sufficient for this effect; and (iv) that thyroid hormones and 5-HT are key mediators of the effects of pup LG and tactile stimulation on NGFI-A binding to the exon 1(7) GR promoter in hippocampus. These findings suggest that pup LG directly activates 5-HT systems to initiate intracellular signalling pathways in the hippocampus that regulate GR transcription.
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- Ian C Hellstrom
- Sackler Program for Epigenetics and Psychobiology, Douglas Mental Health University Institute, McGill University, , 6875 Boul. LaSalle, Montréal, Québec, Canada , H4H1R3
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Caldji C, Hellstrom IC, Zhang TY, Diorio J, Meaney MJ. Environmental regulation of the neural epigenome. FEBS Lett 2011; 585:2049-58. [PMID: 21420958 DOI: 10.1016/j.febslet.2011.03.032] [Citation(s) in RCA: 53] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/28/2011] [Revised: 03/14/2011] [Accepted: 03/14/2011] [Indexed: 01/10/2023]
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Parental effects are a major source of phenotypic plasticity. Moreover, there is evidence from studies with a wide range of species that the relevant parental signals are influenced by the quality of the parental environment. The link between the quality of the environment and the nature of the parental signal is consistent with the idea that parental effects, whether direct or indirect, might serve to influence the phenotype of the offspring in a manner that is consistent with the prevailing environmental demands. In this review we explore recent studies from the field of 'environmental epigenetics' that suggest that (1) DNA methylation states are far more variable than once thought and that, at least within specific regions of the genome, there is evidence for both demethylation and remethylation in post-mitotic cells and (2) that such remodeling of DNA methylation can occur in response to environmentally-driven, intracellular signaling pathways. Thus, studies of variation in mother-offspring interactions in rodents suggest that parental signals operate during pre- and/or post-natal life to influence the DNA methylation state at specific regions of the genome leading to sustained changes in gene expression and function. We suggest that DNA methylation is a candidate mechanism for parental effects on phenotypic variation.
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- Christian Caldji
- Sackler Program for Epigenetics and Psychobiology at McGill University, Douglas Mental Health University Institute, McGill University, Montréal, Canada
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Giné E, Morales-Garcia JA, Perez-Castillo A, Santos A. Developmental hypothyroidism increases the expression of kainate receptors in the hippocampus and the sensitivity to kainic acid-induced seizures in the rat. Endocrinology 2010; 151:3267-76. [PMID: 20410204 DOI: 10.1210/en.2010-0070] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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Thyroid hormones are essential for normal brain development, and multiple alterations at behavioral, cognitive, cellular, and molecular levels have been described in animals made hypothyroid during development. Here we analyzed the effect of developmental hypothyroidism in the rat on the sensitivity to kainic acid-induced limbic seizures and the expression of kainate receptors in the hippocampus. Our results show that hypothyroid rats are extremely sensitive to the proconvulsant and neurotoxic effects of kainic acid (KA). Hypothyroid rats entered in status epilepticus at a dose of KA three times lower than that required to reach status epilepticus in control animals. In accordance with this, high levels of glial activation and neuronal loss after low KA dose injections were observed only in the hippocampus of hypothyroid rats. These effects correlated with an increased expression of kainate receptor subunits, excluding GluR5, in the hippocampus of hypothyroid animals. The concentrations of GluR6, GluR7, KAR1, and KAR2 (ionotropic glutamate receptor subunits of the kainic acid subtype) mRNAs were increased between 50 and 250% in hypothyroid animals relative to the values in controls. In agreement with these results, Western blot and immunohistochemical analysis showed a clear increase in the hippocampal content of GluR6/7 proteins in hypothyroid animals.
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- Elena Giné
- Departamento de Bioquímica y Biología Molecular, Facultad de Medicina, Universidad Complutense, 28040 Madrid, Spain
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Asúa T, Bilbao A, Gorriti MA, Lopez-Moreno JA, Del Mar Alvarez M, Navarro M, Rodríguez de Fonseca F, Perez-Castillo A, Santos A. Implication of the endocannabinoid system in the locomotor hyperactivity associated with congenital hypothyroidism. Endocrinology 2008; 149:2657-66. [PMID: 18218697 DOI: 10.1210/en.2007-1586] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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Alterations in motor functions are well-characterized features observed in humans and experimental animals subjected to thyroid hormone dysfunctions during development. Here we show that congenitally hypothyroid rats display hyperactivity in the adult life. This phenotype was associated with a decreased content of cannabinoid receptor type 1 (CB(1)) mRNA in the striatum and a reduction in the number of binding sites in both striatum and projection areas. These findings suggest that hyperactivity may be the consequence of a thyroid hormone deficiency-induced removal of the endocannabinoid tone, normally acting as a brake for hyperactivity at the basal ganglia. In agreement with the decrease in CB(1) receptor gene expression, a lower cannabinoid response, measured by biochemical, genetic and behavioral parameters, was observed in the hypothyroid animals. Finally, both CB(1) receptor gene expression and the biochemical and behavioral dysfunctions found in the hypothyroid animals were improved after a thyroid hormone replacement treatment. Thus, the present study suggests that impairment in the endocannabinoid system can underlay the hyperactive phenotype associated with hypothyroidism.
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MESH Headings
- Animals
- Animals, Newborn
- Basal Ganglia/drug effects
- Basal Ganglia/metabolism
- Behavior, Animal/drug effects
- Cannabinoid Receptor Modulators/agonists
- Cannabinoid Receptor Modulators/metabolism
- Cannabinoid Receptor Modulators/physiology
- Cerebellum/drug effects
- Cerebellum/metabolism
- Congenital Hypothyroidism/complications
- Congenital Hypothyroidism/physiopathology
- Drug Evaluation, Preclinical
- Endocannabinoids
- Female
- Hyperkinesis/drug therapy
- Hyperkinesis/etiology
- Hyperkinesis/genetics
- Motor Activity/drug effects
- Motor Activity/physiology
- Pregnancy
- RNA, Messenger/metabolism
- Rats
- Rats, Wistar
- Receptor, Cannabinoid, CB1/agonists
- Receptor, Cannabinoid, CB1/genetics
- Receptor, Cannabinoid, CB1/metabolism
- Triiodothyronine/pharmacology
- Triiodothyronine/therapeutic use
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- Teresa Asúa
- Departamento de Bioquímica y Biología Molecular, Facultad de Medicina, Universidad Complutense 28040 Madrid, Spain
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Lei J, Wendt CH, Fan D, Mariash CN, Ingbar DH. Developmental acquisition of T3-sensitive Na-K-ATPase stimulation by rat alveolar epithelial cells. Am J Physiol Lung Cell Mol Physiol 2006; 292:L6-14. [PMID: 16951134 DOI: 10.1152/ajplung.00078.2006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022] Open
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Late in gestation, the developing air space epithelium switches from chloride and fluid secretion to sodium and fluid absorption. Absorption requires Na-K-ATPase acting in combination with apical sodium entry mechanisms. Hypothyroidism inhibits perinatal fluid resorption, and thyroid hormone [triiodothyronine (T3)] stimulates adult alveolar epithelial cell (AEC) Na-K-ATPase. This study explored the developmental regulation of Na-K-ATPase by T3 in fetal rat distal lung epithelial (FDLE) cells. T3 increased Na-K-ATPase activity in primary FDLE cells from gestational day 19 [both primary FDLE cells at embryonic day 19 (E19) and the cell line FD19 derived from FDLE cells at E19]. However, T3 did not increase the Na-K-ATPase activity in less mature FDLE cells, including primary E17 and E18 FDLE cells and the cell line FD18 (derived from FDLE cells at E18). Subsequent experiments assessed the T3 signal pathway to define whether it was similar in the late FDLE and adult AEC and to determine the site of the switch in responsiveness to T3. As in adult AEC, in the FD19 cell line, the phosphatidylinositol 3-kinase (PI3K) inhibitor wortmannin blocked the T3-induced increase in Na-K-ATPase activity and plasma membrane quantity. T3 caused a parallel increase in phosphorylation of Akt at Ser473 in FDLE cells from E19, but not from E17 or E18. In the FD18 cell line, transient expression of a constitutively active mutant of the PI3K catalytic p110 subunit significantly augmented the Na-K-ATPase activity and the cell surface expression of Na-K-ATPase alpha(1) protein. In conclusion, FDLE cells from E17 and E18 lacked T3-sensitive Na-K-ATPase activity but acquired this response at E19. The developmental stimulation of Na-K-ATPase by T3 in rat FDLE cells requires activation of PI3K, and the acquisition of T3 responsiveness may be at PI3K or upstream in the signaling pathway.
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- Jianxun Lei
- Pulmonary, Allergy, & Critical Care Division, Department of Medicine, University of Minnesota Medical School, MMC 276, 420 Delaware Street SE, Minneapolis, MN 55455, USA
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Kong WM, Martin NM, Smith KL, Gardiner JV, Connoley IP, Stephens DA, Dhillo WS, Ghatei MA, Small CJ, Bloom SR. Triiodothyronine stimulates food intake via the hypothalamic ventromedial nucleus independent of changes in energy expenditure. Endocrinology 2004; 145:5252-8. [PMID: 15297436 DOI: 10.1210/en.2004-0545] [Citation(s) in RCA: 123] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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Increased food intake is characteristic of hyperthyroidism, although this is presumed to compensate for a state of negative energy balance. However, here we show that the thyroid hormone T(3) directly stimulates feeding at the level of the hypothalamus. Peripheral administration of T(3) doubled food intake in ad libitum-fed rats over 2 h and induced expression of the immediate early gene, early growth response-1, in the hypothalamic ventromedial nucleus (VMN), whereas maintaining plasma-free T(3) levels within the normal range. T(3)-induced feeding occurred without altering energy expenditure or locomotion. Injection of T(3) directly into the VMN produced a 4-fold increase in food intake in the first hour. The majority of T(3) in the brain is reported to be produced by tissue-specific conversion of T(4) to T(3) by the enzyme type 2 iodothyronine deiodinase (D2). Hypothalamic D2 mRNA expression showed a diurnal variation, with a peak in the nocturnal feeding phase. Hypothalamic D2 mRNA levels also increased after a 12- and 24-h fast, suggesting that local production of T(3) may play a role in this T(3) feeding circuit. Thus, we propose a novel hypothalamic feeding circuit in which T(3), from the peripheral circulation or produced by local conversion, stimulates food intake via the VMN.
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- Wing May Kong
- Department of Metabolic Medicine, Imperial College Faculty of Medicine at Hammersmith Campus, Du Cane Road, London W12 0NN, United Kingdom
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The ability of the early environment to programme the developing hypothalamo-pituitary-adrenal (HPA) axis has been reported in several animal species. There is considerable evidence that a similar process can occur in the human, and that long-term alterations in HPA function are associated with altered susceptibility to disease in later life. The phenotype of HPA function following early manipulation depends on the timing and intensity of the manipulation as well as the gender of the fetus/neonate. There is considerable interplay between the developing HPA and the reproductive axes and emerging evidence indicates that this interaction is modified by early environmental manipulation. Studies are rapidly unravelling the mechanisms that underlie developmental programming of the HPA axis. In this context, the serotonergic system has been identified as a primary system involved in this process. Understanding the mechanisms involved in neuroendocrine programming will facilitate the development of interventions aimed at reversing or ameliorating the impact of an adverse intrauterine environment.
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- Marcus H Andrews
- Department of Physiology, University of Toronto, Medical Sciences Building, Toronto, Ont., Cananda.
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Pignatelli M, Luna-Medina R, Pérez-Rendón A, Santos A, Perez-Castillo A. The transcription factor early growth response factor-1 (EGR-1) promotes apoptosis of neuroblastoma cells. Biochem J 2003; 373:739-46. [PMID: 12755686 PMCID: PMC1223559 DOI: 10.1042/bj20021918] [Citation(s) in RCA: 49] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/11/2002] [Revised: 05/15/2003] [Accepted: 05/19/2003] [Indexed: 01/11/2023]
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Early growth response factor-1 (EGR-1) is an immediate early gene, which is rapidly activated in quiescent cells by mitogens or in postmitotic neurons after depolarization. EGR-1 has been involved in diverse biological functions such as cell growth, differentiation and apoptosis. Here we report that enforced expression of the EGR-1 gene induces apoptosis, as determined by flow cytometry and terminal deoxynucleotidyl transferase-mediated dUTP-fluorescein nick-end labelling (TUNEL) analysis, in murine Neuro2A cells. In accordance with this role of EGR-1 in cell death, antisense oligonucleotides increase cell viability in cells cultured in the absence of serum. This apoptotic activity of the EGR-1 appears to be mediated by p73, a member of the p53 family of proteins, since an increase in the amount of p73 is observed in clones stably expressing the EGR-1 protein. We also observed an increase in the transcriptional activity of the mdm2 promoter in cells overexpressing EGR-1, which is paralleled by a marked decrease in the levels of p53 protein, therefore excluding a role of this protein in mediating EGR-1-induced apoptosis. Our results suggest that EGR-1 is an important factor involved in neuronal apoptosis.
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- Miguel Pignatelli
- Instituto de Investigaciones Biomédicas, Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas-Universidad Autónoma, 28029 Madrid, Spain
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1. In addition to its role in cellular metabolic activity, thyroid hormone (TH) is critically involved in growth, development, and function of the central nervous system. In the brain, as in other structures, TH is described to exert its major action by the binding of L-3,5,3'-triiodothyronine (T3), considered as the bioactive form of the hormone, to nuclear thyroid hormone receptors (TR) that function as ligand-dependent transcription factors. 2. The transcription of numerous brain genes was indeed shown to be positively or negatively regulated by TH, turning these TR-mediated effects one explanation for the physiological effects of TH. In this context, the knowledge from TR-knockout studies provides some surprising results, since neonatal hypothyroidism is associated to more significant abnormalities than is TR deficiency. Some (nonexclusive) hypotheses include a permissive effect of TH, allowing derepression of unliganded-TR effects and non-TR-mediated effects of the hormone, further emphasizing the importance of a controlled accessibility of neural cells to TH. 3. On the other hand, T3 was demonstrated to directly act not only on neuronal but also on glial cells proliferation and differentiation, contributing to the harmonious development of the brain. Interestingly, in addition to these direct actions on neuronal and glial cells, several lines of evidence, notably developped in our laboratory, point out the role of thyroid hormone in neuronal-glial interactions.
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- Sandra König
- Departamento de Anatomia, Instituto de Ciências Biomédicas, Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro 21949-590, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
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Galeeva A, Treuter E, Tuohimaa P, Pelto-Huikko M. Comparative distribution of the mammalian mediator subunit thyroid hormone receptor-associated protein (TRAP220) mRNA in developing and adult rodent brain. Eur J Neurosci 2002; 16:671-83. [PMID: 12270043 DOI: 10.1046/j.1460-9568.2002.02115.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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TRAP220 (thyroid hormone receptor-associated protein) is a recently cloned nuclear receptor coactivator, which interacts with several nuclear receptors in a ligand-dependent manner and stimulates transcription by recruiting the TRAP mediator complex to hormone responsive promoter regions. TRAP220 has been shown to interact with thyroid hormone receptors, vitamin D receptors, peroxisome proliferator-activated receptors, retinoic acid receptors and oestrogen receptors. Thyroid hormone and retinoic acid play very important roles in brain development and they also influence adult brain. Using in situ hybridization we have examined expression of TRAP220 mRNA in the central nervous system during development and in adult rat and mouse brain. Expression of TRAP220 was seen already during early embryonic development in the epithelium of neural tube at E9 in mouse and at E12 in rat. At later stages of development the strongest signal was seen in different layers of cerebral neocortex, external germinal layer of cerebellum, differentiating fields of hippocampus and neuroepithelium, and a moderate signal was detected in basal ganglia, different areas of diencephalon and midbrain. In adult rat brain the signal was more restricted than during development. TRAP220 expression occurred mostly in the granular layer of cerebellar cortex, piriform cortex and hippocampal formation. The signal was found predominantly in neurons. Our work supports the assumption that TRAP220 plays an important role in growth and differentiation of central nervous system and may have a function in certain areas of adult brain.
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- Anastasia Galeeva
- Department of Developmental Biology, Tampere University Hospital, Tampere, Finland
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Tang YP, Ma YL, Chen SK, Lee EH. mRNA differential display identification of thyroid hormone-responsive protein (THRP) gene in association with early phase of long-term potentiation. Hippocampus 2002; 11:637-46. [PMID: 11811657 DOI: 10.1002/hipo.1078] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
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The process of long-term potentiation (LTP) consists of the early induction and late maintenance phases. Few studies have examined the cellular mechanisms underlying these two phases; their respective mRNA expression profiles have not yet been elucidated. Here we used the technique of PCR differential display to identify genes that are differentially expressed between the early and late phases of LTP in vivo. Our results indicated that the cDNA fragment corresponding to one mRNA with preferentially increased expression during the early, but not late, phase of LTP encodes the rat thyroid hormone-responsive protein (THRP) gene. In situ hybridization analysis confirmed the results obtained from the PCR differential display. Prior NMDA receptor blockade with MK801 prevented induction of LTP and decreased THRP mRNA expression in the dentate gyrus, as assayed by quantitative RT-PCR analysis. THRP antisense oligonucleotide treatment before tetanic stimulation also prevented induction of LTP. However, when THRP antisense oligonucleotide was administered after induction of LTP, it did not affect expression and maintenance of LTP. THRP is known to be responsive to thyroid hormone. Our results indicate that direct thyroid hormone (T3) injection into the dentate gyrus produces a long-lasting enhancement of synaptic efficacy of these neurons. T3 injection also markedly increased THRP mRNA expression in the dentate gyrus. Taken together, our results suggest that THRP mRNA expression plays an important role in the early phase, but not the late phase, of LTP and that both THRP and thyroid hormone are involved in synaptic plasticity in hippocampal neurons.
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- Y P Tang
- Institute of Biomedical Sciences, Academia Sinica, Taipei, Taiwan, Republic of China
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Among the most critical actions of thyroid hormone in man and other mammals are those exerted on brain development. Severe hypothyroidism during the neonatal period leads to structural alterations, including hypomyelination and defects of cell migration and differentiation, with long-lasting, irreversible effects on behavior and performance. A complex regulatory mechanism operates in brain involving regulation of the concentration of the active hormone, T3, and the control of gene expression. Most brain T3 is formed locally from its precursor, T4, by the action of type II deiodinase which is expressed in glial cells, tanycytes, and astrocytes. Type III deiodinase (DIII) is also involved in the regulation of T3 concentrations, especially during the embryonic and early post-natal periods. DIII is expressed in neurons and degrades T4 and T3 to inactive metabolites. The action of T3 is mediated through nuclear receptors, which are expressed mainly in neurons. The receptors are ligand-modulated transcription factors, and a number of genes have been identified as regulated by thyroid hormone in brain. The regulated genes encode proteins of myelin, mitochondria, neurotrophins and their receptors, cytoskeleton, transcription factors, splicing regulators, cell matrix proteins, adhesion molecules, and proteins involved in intracellular signaling pathways. The role of thyroid hormone is to accelerate changes of gene expression that take place during development. Surprisingly, null-mutant mice for the T3 receptors show almost no signs of central nervous system involvement, in contrast with the severe effects of hypothyroidism. The resolution of this paradox is essential to understand the role of thyroid hormone and its receptors in brain development and function.
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- J Bernal
- Instituto de Investigaciones Biomedicas Alberto Sols, Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Cientfficas, Universidad Autónoma de Madrid, Spain.
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Martinez B, del Hoyo P, Martin MA, Arenas J, Perez-Castillo A, Santos A. Thyroid hormone regulates oxidative phosphorylation in the cerebral cortex and striatum of neonatal rats. J Neurochem 2001; 78:1054-63. [PMID: 11553679 DOI: 10.1046/j.1471-4159.2001.00487.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 41] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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We have previously shown that thyroid hormone (T(3)) regulates mitochondrial gene expression, morphology and transmembrane potential in the developing brain. Here, we have analysed the effect of thyroid hormone on mitochondrial function in different brain regions. For this purpose we have determined, in control, hypothyroid and T(3)-treated hypothyroid neonatal rats, the rate of oxidative phosphorylation in isolated mitochondria and the activity of the respiratory complexes in tissue homogenates. Our results showed a decrease in oxidative phosphorylation rate (only in the presence of NADH-generating substrates) and mitochondrial complexes I and III activity in the cerebral cortex and striatum of hypothyroid neonates, but not in the other areas analysed (hippocampus, cerebellum, thalamus, mid brain and brain stem). In parallel with mitochondrial activity, the levels of mitochondrially encoded transcripts were decreased only in the cerebral cortex and striatum of hypothyroid rats. The administration of T(3) corrected all these parameters. In summary, this study showed a down-regulation of mitochondrial gene expression accompanied by a decrease in mitochondrial activity in the cerebral cortex and striatum of developing hypothyroid neonatal rats.
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- B Martinez
- Departamento de Bioquímica y Biología Molecular, Facultad de Medicina, Universidad Complutense, Madrid, Spain
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Mercier G, Turque N, Schumacher M. Rapid effects of triiodothyronine on immediate-early gene expression in Schwann cells. Glia 2001; 35:81-9. [PMID: 11460264 DOI: 10.1002/glia.1073] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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In the peripheral nervous system, triiodothyronine (T3) plays an important role in the development and regeneration of nerve fibers and in myelin formation. However, the target genes of T3 in peripheral nerves remain to be identified. We investigated whether T3 activated genes of transcription factors in Schwann cells. Expression of egr-1 (krox-24), egr-2 (krox-20), egr-3, c-jun, junB, c-fos, fosB, fra-1, fra-2, and CREB genes was analyzed by reverse transcription-polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) in Schwann cells isolated from neonatal rat sciatic nerves and in the cell lines MSC-80 (mouse Schwann cells), NIH-3T3 (mouse fibroblasts), and CHO (Chinese hamster ovary cells). Some of these transcription factors have been shown to be involved in Schwann cell differentiation. T3 triggered a rapid (15-30 min), transient (1-2-h) and strong (6- to 15-fold) stimulation of Egr-1, Egr-2, Egr-3, Jun B, c-Fos, and Fos B mRNA expression in Schwann cells. In contrast, expression of c-Jun, Fra-1, Fra-2, and CREB mRNA was not affected by T3. The stimulatory effects of T3 could be abolished by adding actinomycin D. T3 triggered the same pattern of gene stimulation in the mouse Schwann cell line MSC80, but not in the NIH-3T3 and CHO cell lines. Serum activated all the genes that responded to T3 and in addition fra-1 and fra-2, but not c-jun and CREB. Immunoblotting showed that the increase in Egr-1 and c-Fos mRNA levels was accompanied by an increase in the corresponding proteins. In addition, shifts of the protein bands indicated a posttranslational modification of the two proteins. These effects of T3 are likely to be mediated by the intracellular T3 receptor, as the D-isomer RT3 and T0, which do not bind to T3 receptors, proved ineffective. The present data suggested that T3 may regulate Schwann cell functions and differentiation by transiently activating the expression of specific transcription factors.
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- G Mercier
- U488 INSERM, Kremlin-Bicêtre, France.
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Postnatal handling increases the expression of cAMP-inducible transcription factors in the rat hippocampus: the effects of thyroid hormones and serotonin. J Neurosci 2000. [PMID: 10804232 DOI: 10.1523/jneurosci.20-10-03926.2000] [Citation(s) in RCA: 176] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022] Open
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Postnatal handling increases glucocorticoid receptor expression in the rat hippocampus, thus altering the regulation of hypothalamic synthesis of corticotropin-releasing hormone and the hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal response to stress. The effect on glucocorticoid receptor gene expression represents one mechanism by which the early environment can exert a long-term effect on neural development. The handling effect on hippocampal glucocorticoid receptor expression is dependent on peripheral thyroid hormone release and the activation of ascending serotonergic pathways. In primary hippocampal cell cultures, serotonin (5-HT) increases glucocorticoid receptor expression, and this effect appears to be mediated by increased cAMP levels. In the current studies we examined the in vivo effects of handling on hippocampal cAMP-protein kinase A (PKA) activity. In 7-d-old rat pups, we found that (1) postnatal handling increased adenylyl cyclase activity and hippocampal cAMP levels, (2) the effect of handling on cAMP levels was completely blocked by treatment with either propylthiouracil (PTU), a thyroid hormone synthesis inhibitor, or the 5-HT receptor antagonist, ketanserin, and (3) handling also increased hippocampal PKA activity. We then examined the effects of handling on cAMP-inducible transcription factors. Handling rapidly increased levels of the mRNAs for nerve growth factor-inducible factor A (NGFI-A) (zif268, krox24) and activator protein-2 (AP-2) as well as for NGFI-A and AP-2 immunoreactivity throughout the hippocampus. Finally, we found that the effects of handling on NGFI-A and AP-2 expression were significantly reduced by concurrent treatment with either PTU or ketanserin, effects that paralleled those on cAMP formation. NGFI-A and AP-2 have been implicated in the regulation of glucocorticoid receptor expression during development. Thus, these findings suggest that postnatal handling might alter glucocorticoid receptor gene expression via cAMP-PKA pathways involving the activation of NGFI-A and AP-2.
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Cai D, Su Q, Chen Y, Luo M. Effect of thyroid hormone deficiency on developmental expression of goalpha gene in the brain of neonatal rats by competitive RT-PCR and in situ hybridization histochemistry. Brain Res 2000; 864:195-204. [PMID: 10802026 DOI: 10.1016/s0006-8993(00)02116-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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Goalpha is a guanine nucloetide-binding regulatory protein alpha subunit which is mainly distributed in the central nervous system, but it has not previously been reported how it is regulated by thyroid hormone in the brain of neonatal rat at transcriptional levels. In this report, we used quantitative competitive reverse transcriptional PCR to quantify the effects of TH deficiency on Goalpha gene expression in the brain of neonatal rat at mRNA levels. It was found that Goalpha mRNA levels in the brain of 14-day-old rats significantly increased over 3-fold after induction of perinatal hypothyroidism, and declined markedly after treatment of thyroxine replacement. In situ hybridization histochemistry was further employed to observe the time-course and spatial expression of Goalpha gene in the brain of neonatal rats affected by thyroid hormone deficiency during the developmental period. The data showed that perinatal hypothyroidism can enhance Goalpha mRNA levels in the temporal cortex, sensorimotor cortex, piriform cortex, amygdala, hippocampal CA1-4 subfields, dentate gyrus, arcuate nucleus (AR) and ventromedial hypothalamic nucleus (VMH) of hypothalamus, but not in the striate cortex, cingulate cortex, claustrum, caudate/putamen and thalamus in the brain of rat at 7-21 days post-partum. The results suggest that up-regulation of Goalpha gene expression may be one kind of common mechanism responsible for neurological deficits in some brain areas arising from thyroid hormone deficiency in the critical periods of neonatal rats.
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- D Cai
- Shanghai Institute of Endocrinology, Ruijin Hospital, Shanghai Second Medical University, 197 Ruijin Road II, Shanghai, China
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Pignatelli M, Cortés-Canteli M, Santos A, Perez-Castillo A. Involvement of the NGFI-A gene in the differentiation of neuroblastoma cells. FEBS Lett 1999; 461:37-42. [PMID: 10561492 DOI: 10.1016/s0014-5793(99)01420-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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The transcription factor NGFI-A is an early response gene that has been implicated in the regulation of cell growth and differentiation and, more recently, in apoptosis. This gene is expressed in many tissues, and is very abundant in the brain. However, little is known about its functional role in the differentiation of this tissue. In the present work we investigated the role of NGFI-A in serum withdrawal-induced differentiation in N2A neuroblastoma cells. To do so, we studied the effect of NGFI-A antisense oligonucleotides and NGFI-A overexpression on this process. We show that neuroblastoma cells treated with an NGFI-A antisense oligonucleotide do not undergo normal morphological differentiation after serum withdrawal, whereas N2A cells overexpressing this gene extend long neurites, even in the presence of serum. We also show that NGFI-A overexpression is accompanied by an increase in the amount of phosphorylated microtubule-associated protein MAP1B, which has been associated with neurite outgrowth. Our results suggest that the NGFI-A gene plays an important role in neurite extension.
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- M Pignatelli
- Instituto de Investigaciones Biomédicas, CSIC, Arturo Duperier, 4, 28029, Madrid, Spain
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Ghorbel MT, Seugnet I, Hadj-Sahraoui N, Topilko P, Levi G, Demeneix B. Thyroid hormone effects on Krox-24 transcription in the post-natal mouse brain are developmentally regulated but are not correlated with mitosis. Oncogene 1999; 18:917-24. [PMID: 10023667 DOI: 10.1038/sj.onc.1202378] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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Krox-24 (NGFI-A, Egr-1) is an immediate-early gene encoding a zinc finger transcription factor. As Krox-24 is expressed in brain areas showing post-natal neurogenesis during a thyroid hormone (T3)-sensitive period, we followed T3 effects on Krox-24 expression in newborn mice. We analysed whether regulation was associated with changes in mitotic activity in the subventricular zone and the cerebellum. In vivo T3-dependent Krox-24 transcription was studied by polyethylenimine-based gene transfer. T3 increased transcription from the Krox-24 promoter in both areas studied at post-natal day 2, but was without effect at day 6. An intact thyroid hormone response element (TRE) in the Krox-24 promoter was necessary for these inductions. These stage-dependent effects were also seen in endogenous Krox-24 mRNA levels: activation at day 2 and no effect at day 6. Moreover, similar results were obtained by examining beta-galactosidase expression in heterozygous mice in which one allele of the Krox-24 gene was disrupted with an inframe Lac-Z insertion. However, bromodeoxyuridine incorporation showed mitosis to continue through to day 6. We conclude first, that T3 activates Krox-24 transcription during early post-natal mitosis but that this effect is extinguished as development proceeds and second, loss of T3-dependent Krox-24 expression is not correlated with loss of mitotic activity.
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- M T Ghorbel
- Laboratoire de Physiologie Générale et Comparée, U.R.A.90 CNRS, Museum National d'Histoire Naturelle, Paris, France
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Thyroid hormones regulate neuronal proliferation, migration, process outgrowth, synaptic development, and myelin formation in specific brain regions. Because brain development occurs during discrete windows of time, inappropriate levels of thyroid hormones in definitive periods can produce permanent damage, the nature of which depends upon the timing and magnitude of the insult. Thyroid hormones cross the placenta and enter the brain primarily as thyroxine (T4); therefore, conditions selectively lowering serum T4 levels alter brain hormone availability. Triiodothyronine (T3) is the predominant form of the hormone that binds to the receptor. T3 is produced from T4 in the brain by the enzyme type II, 5'-deiodinase. Polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) are synthetic environmental toxicants that bear a striking structural resemblance to the active thyroid hormones and can, depending upon the species, dosage, and congener used, act as agonists, antagonists, and partial agonists to thyroid hormones.
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- S P Porterfield
- Department of Physiology and Endocrinology, Medical College of Georgia, Augusta 30912-4765, USA.
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- J H Oppenheimer
- Department of Medicine, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis 55455, USA
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Peña-de-Ortiz S, Jamieson GA. Molecular cloning and brain localization of HZF-2 alpha, a new member of the Rev-erb subfamily of orphan nuclear receptors. JOURNAL OF NEUROBIOLOGY 1997; 32:341-58. [PMID: 9058325 DOI: 10.1002/(sici)1097-4695(199703)32:3<341::aid-neu7>3.0.co;2-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/03/2023]
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We have isolated a novel cDNA homologous to the family of nuclear hormone receptors which we have designated hippocampal zinc finger-2 alpha (HZF-2 alpha). HZF-2 alpha encodes a protein 494 amino acids in length and predicted molecular size of 56 kD. HZF-2 alpha shares sequence similarities with orphan nuclear receptors related to thyroid hormone and retinoic acid receptors. An additional HZF-2 cDNA clone, HZF-2 beta, was isolated. HZF-2 beta differs from HZF-2 alpha in a nine-amino-acid region carboxyl to the DNA-binding domain thought to participate in enhancing the interaction of nuclear receptors with DNA. Northern blot analysis with a probe homologous to both HZF-2 alpha and beta identified two transcripts, sizes 4.4 and 5.5 kb in several rat tissues. HZF-2 alpha/beta mRNA levels are low in embryonic rat brain, increase during neonatal brain development and remain elevated in the adult rat brain. In situ hybridization analyses localized HZF-2 alpha/beta mRNA expression to all hippocampal subfields. Within the hippocampus heaviest expression was observed within the dentate gyrus. High levels of HZF-2 alpha/beta mRNA were also detected in Purkinje cells and the granular cell layer of the cerebellum. In summary, HZF-2 alpha/beta are novel orphan nuclear receptors which may play an important role in hormone-dependent aspects of developmental processes modulating hippocampal and cerebellar plasticity.
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- S Peña-de-Ortiz
- Department of Environmental Health, University of Cincinnati College of Medicine, Ohio 45267-0056, USA
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Developmental and stimulus-specific expression of the immediate-early genezif268 in rat spinal cord. Brain Res 1996. [DOI: 10.1016/0006-8993(96)00552-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/18/2022]
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Vega-Núñez E, Menéndez-Hurtado A, Garesse R, Santos A, Perez-Castillo A. Thyroid hormone-regulated brain mitochondrial genes revealed by differential cDNA cloning. J Clin Invest 1995; 96:893-9. [PMID: 7635984 PMCID: PMC185276 DOI: 10.1172/jci118136] [Citation(s) in RCA: 42] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/26/2023] Open
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Thyroid hormone (T3) plays a critical role in the development of the central nervous system and its deficiency during the early neonatal period results in severe brain damage. However the mechanisms involved and the genes specifically regulated by T3 during brain development are largely unknown. By using a subtractive hybridization technique we have isolated a number of cDNAs that represented mitochondrial genes (12S and 16S rRNAs and cytochrome c oxidase subunit III). The steady state level of all three RNAs was reduced in hypothyroid animals during the postnatal period and T3 administration restored control levels. During fetal life the level of 16S rRNA was decreased in the brain of hypothyroid animals, suggesting a prenatal effect of thyroid hormone on brain development. Since T3 does not affect the amount of mitochondrial DNA, the results suggest that the effect of T3 is at transcriptional and/or postranscriptional level. In addition, the transcript levels for two nuclear-encoded mitochondrial cytochrome c oxidase subunits: subunits IV and VIc were also decreased in the brains of hypothyroid animals. Hypothyroidism-induced changes in mitochondrial RNAs were followed by a concomitant 40% decrease in cytochrome c oxidase activity. This study shows that T3 is an important regulator of mitochondrial function in the neonatal brain and, more importantly, provides a molecular basis for the specific action of this hormone in the developing brain.
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MESH Headings
- Animals
- Animals, Newborn
- Base Sequence
- Brain/embryology
- Brain/growth & development
- Brain/metabolism
- Cloning, Molecular
- DNA, Complementary/genetics
- DNA, Mitochondrial/genetics
- Electron Transport Complex IV/biosynthesis
- Electron Transport Complex IV/genetics
- Gene Expression Regulation/drug effects
- Hypothyroidism/drug therapy
- Hypothyroidism/genetics
- Hypothyroidism/metabolism
- In Situ Hybridization
- Molecular Sequence Data
- Nerve Tissue Proteins/biosynthesis
- Nerve Tissue Proteins/genetics
- RNA, Messenger/biosynthesis
- RNA, Messenger/genetics
- RNA, Ribosomal/biosynthesis
- RNA, Ribosomal/genetics
- RNA, Ribosomal, 16S/biosynthesis
- RNA, Ribosomal, 16S/genetics
- Rats
- Subtraction Technique
- Thyroid Hormones/physiology
- Triiodothyronine/pharmacology
- Triiodothyronine/therapeutic use
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- E Vega-Núñez
- Instituto de Investigaciones Biomédicas, C.S.I.C., Madrid, Spain
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