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Ancatén-González C, Segura I, Alvarado-Sánchez R, Chávez AE, Latorre R. Ca 2+- and Voltage-Activated K + (BK) Channels in the Nervous System: One Gene, a Myriad of Physiological Functions. Int J Mol Sci 2023; 24:3407. [PMID: 36834817 PMCID: PMC9967218 DOI: 10.3390/ijms24043407] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/19/2022] [Revised: 01/18/2023] [Accepted: 01/21/2023] [Indexed: 02/11/2023] Open
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BK channels are large conductance potassium channels characterized by four pore-forming α subunits, often co-assembled with auxiliary β and γ subunits to regulate Ca2+ sensitivity, voltage dependence and gating properties. BK channels are abundantly expressed throughout the brain and in different compartments within a single neuron, including axons, synaptic terminals, dendritic arbors, and spines. Their activation produces a massive efflux of K+ ions that hyperpolarizes the cellular membrane. Together with their ability to detect changes in intracellular Ca2+ concentration, BK channels control neuronal excitability and synaptic communication through diverse mechanisms. Moreover, increasing evidence indicates that dysfunction of BK channel-mediated effects on neuronal excitability and synaptic function has been implicated in several neurological disorders, including epilepsy, fragile X syndrome, mental retardation, and autism, as well as in motor and cognitive behavior. Here, we discuss current evidence highlighting the physiological importance of this ubiquitous channel in regulating brain function and its role in the pathophysiology of different neurological disorders.
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- Carlos Ancatén-González
- Centro Interdisciplinario de Neurociencia de Valparaíso (CINV), Instituto de Neurociencias, Universidad de Valparaíso, Valparaíso 2340000, Chile
- Programa de Doctorado en Ciencias, Mención Neurociencia, Universidad de Valparaíso, Valparaíso 2340000, Chile
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- Centro Interdisciplinario de Neurociencia de Valparaíso (CINV), Instituto de Neurociencias, Universidad de Valparaíso, Valparaíso 2340000, Chile
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- Centro Interdisciplinario de Neurociencia de Valparaíso (CINV), Instituto de Neurociencias, Universidad de Valparaíso, Valparaíso 2340000, Chile
- Doctorado en Ciencias Mención Biofísica y Biología Computacional, Universidad de Valparaíso, Valparaíso 2340000, Chile
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- Centro Interdisciplinario de Neurociencia de Valparaíso (CINV), Instituto de Neurociencias, Universidad de Valparaíso, Valparaíso 2340000, Chile
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- Centro Interdisciplinario de Neurociencia de Valparaíso (CINV), Instituto de Neurociencias, Universidad de Valparaíso, Valparaíso 2340000, Chile
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Zhang Y, Wu N, Li Q, Hu X, Wang L, Sun JG, Wang Z, Sun XH. Neuroprotective effect of the somatostatin receptor 5 agonist L-817,818 on retinal ganglion cells in experimental glaucoma. Exp Eye Res 2021; 204:108449. [PMID: 33465395 DOI: 10.1016/j.exer.2021.108449] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/21/2020] [Revised: 12/04/2020] [Accepted: 01/12/2021] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
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Somatostatin plays important roles in modulating neuronal functions by activating the five specific G-protein coupled receptors (sst1-sst5). Previous studies have demonstrated that sst5 were expressed in retinal ganglion cells (RGCs) and sst5 agonist attenuated the α-amino-3-hydroxy-5-methyl-4-isoxazole-propionic acid-induced retinal neurotoxicity. In this study, we investigated effects and underlying mechanisms of the sst5 agonist L-817,818 on RGC injury induced by elevated intraocular pressure (COH) in experimental glaucoma. Our results showed that intraperitoneal administration of L-817,818 significantly reduced RGC loss and decreased the number of terminal deoxynucleotidyl transferase mediated dUTP nick-end labeling (TUNEL)-positive RGCs in COH retinas, suggesting that L-817,818 may attenuate RGC apoptosis. Consistently, in COH retinas with L-817,818 administration, both the down-regulated mRNA and protein levels of anti-apoptotic Bcl-2 and the up-regulated mRNA and protein levels of pro-apoptotic Bax were partially reversed. L-817,818 administration downregulated the expression of apoptosis-related proteins caspase-9 and caspase-3 in COH retinas. In addition, L-817,818 administration reduced the concentrations of reactive oxygen species/reactive nitrogen species and malondialdehyde, and ameliorated the functions of mitochondrial respiratory chain complex (MRCC). Our results imply that administration of the sst5 agonist L-817,818 reduces RGC loss in COH rats through decreasing RGC apoptosis, which is mediated by regulating Bcl-2/Bax balance, reducing oxidative stress and rescuing activities of MRCC. Activation of sst5 may provide neuroprotective roles for RGCs in glaucoma.
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- Yi Zhang
- Eye Institute and Department of Ophthalmology, Eye & ENT Hospital, NHC Key Laboratory of Myopia, Shanghai Key Laboratory of Visual Impairment and Restoration, State Key Laboratory of Medical Neurobiology and MOE Frontiers Center for Brain Science, Institutes of Brain Science, Fudan University, Shanghai, China
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- Eye Institute and Department of Ophthalmology, Eye & ENT Hospital, NHC Key Laboratory of Myopia, Shanghai Key Laboratory of Visual Impairment and Restoration, State Key Laboratory of Medical Neurobiology and MOE Frontiers Center for Brain Science, Institutes of Brain Science, Fudan University, Shanghai, China
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- Eye Institute and Department of Ophthalmology, Eye & ENT Hospital, NHC Key Laboratory of Myopia, Shanghai Key Laboratory of Visual Impairment and Restoration, State Key Laboratory of Medical Neurobiology and MOE Frontiers Center for Brain Science, Institutes of Brain Science, Fudan University, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Ophthalmology, State Key Laboratory of Medical Neurobiology and MOE Frontiers Center for Brain Science, Institutes of Brain Science, Zhongshan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai, China
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- Eye Institute and Department of Ophthalmology, Eye & ENT Hospital, NHC Key Laboratory of Myopia, Shanghai Key Laboratory of Visual Impairment and Restoration, State Key Laboratory of Medical Neurobiology and MOE Frontiers Center for Brain Science, Institutes of Brain Science, Fudan University, Shanghai, China
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- Eye Institute and Department of Ophthalmology, Eye & ENT Hospital, NHC Key Laboratory of Myopia, Shanghai Key Laboratory of Visual Impairment and Restoration, State Key Laboratory of Medical Neurobiology and MOE Frontiers Center for Brain Science, Institutes of Brain Science, Fudan University, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Ophthalmology, State Key Laboratory of Medical Neurobiology and MOE Frontiers Center for Brain Science, Institutes of Brain Science, Zhongshan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai, China.
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- Eye Institute and Department of Ophthalmology, Eye & ENT Hospital, NHC Key Laboratory of Myopia, Shanghai Key Laboratory of Visual Impairment and Restoration, State Key Laboratory of Medical Neurobiology and MOE Frontiers Center for Brain Science, Institutes of Brain Science, Fudan University, Shanghai, China.
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Paik S, Somvanshi RK, Oliveira HA, Zou S, Kumar U. Somatostatin Ameliorates β-Amyloid-Induced Cytotoxicity via the Regulation of CRMP2 Phosphorylation and Calcium Homeostasis in SH-SY5Y Cells. Biomedicines 2021; 9:biomedicines9010027. [PMID: 33401710 PMCID: PMC7823260 DOI: 10.3390/biomedicines9010027] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/02/2020] [Revised: 12/24/2020] [Accepted: 12/25/2020] [Indexed: 11/17/2022] Open
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Somatostatin is involved in the regulation of multiple signaling pathways and affords neuroprotection in response to neurotoxins. In the present study, we investigated the role of Somatostatin-14 (SST) in cell viability and the regulation of phosphorylation of Collapsin Response Mediator Protein 2 (CRMP2) (Ser522) via the blockade of Ca2+ accumulation, along with the inhibition of cyclin-dependent kinase 5 (CDK5) and Calpain activation in differentiated SH-SY5Y cells. Cell Viability and Caspase 3/7 assays suggest that the presence of SST ameliorates mitochondrial stability and cell survival pathways while augmenting pro-apoptotic pathways activated by Aβ. SST inhibits the phosphorylation of CRMP2 at Ser522 site, which is primarily activated by CDK5. Furthermore, SST effectively regulates Ca2+ influx in the presence of Aβ, directly affecting the activity of calpain in differentiated SH-SY5Y cells. We also demonstrated that SSTR2 mediates the protective effects of SST. In conclusion, our results highlight the regulatory role of SST in intracellular Ca2+ homeostasis. The neuroprotective role of SST via axonal regeneration and synaptic integrity is corroborated by regulating changes in CRMP2; however, SST-mediated changes in the blockade of Ca2+ influx, calpain expression, and toxicity did not correlate with CDK5 expression and p35/25 accumulation. To summarize, our findings suggest two independent mechanisms by which SST mediates neuroprotection and confirms the therapeutic implications of SST in AD as well as in other neurodegenerative diseases where the effective regulation of calcium homeostasis is required for a better prognosis.
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- Correspondence: ; Tel.: +1-604-827-3660; Fax: +1-604-822-3035
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Wu N, Yin N, Zhang Y, Li Q, Sun X, Wang Z. Somatostatin receptor 5-mediated modulation of outward K+ currents in rat retinal ganglion cells. Neuroreport 2020; 31:131-8. [DOI: 10.1097/wnr.0000000000001402] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
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Li Q, Zhang Y, Wu N, Yin N, Sun XH, Wang Z. Activation of somatostatin receptor 5 suppresses T-type Ca 2+ channels through NO/cGMP/PKG signaling pathway in rat retinal ganglion cells. Neurosci Lett 2019; 708:134337. [PMID: 31220522 DOI: 10.1016/j.neulet.2019.134337] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/26/2019] [Revised: 05/19/2019] [Accepted: 06/17/2019] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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Somatostatin has been shown to modulate a variety of neuronal functions by activating the five specific G-protein coupled receptors (sst1-sst5). Here, effects of sst5 receptor activation on T-type Ca2+ channels in acutely isolated retinal ganglion cells (RGCs) of rats were investigated using whole-cell patch-clamp techniques. The sst5 receptor specific agonist L-817,818 significantly and reversibly suppressed T-type Ca2+ currents, and shifted inactivation curve of the channels toward hyperpolarization direction. The effect of L-817,818 was in a dose-dependent manner, with an IC50 being 8.8 μM. Pertussis toxin-sensitive Gi/o protein mediated intracellular nitric oxide (NO)/cGMP/protein kinase G (PKG) signaling cascade was involved in the L-817,818 effect on Ca2+ currents because pharmacological interference of each of these signaling molecules abolished the L-817,818 effect. In contrast, neither phospholipase C/protein kinase C nor cAMP/protein kinase A signal pathways seemed likely to be involved because the L-817,818 effect persisted when these signaling pathways were blocked by U73122, bisindolylmaleimide IV, chelerythrine chloride, and Rp-cAMP, respectively. These results suggest that activation of sst5 receptors suppresses T-type Ca2+ currents in rat RGCs through intracellular NO/cGMP/PKG signaling pathway, which may provide a potential mechanism for protecting RGCs against injury.
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- Qian Li
- Eye Institute, Eye & ENT Hospital, Institutes of Brain Science, State Key Laboratory of Medical Neurobiology and MOE Frontiers Center for Brain Science, Key Laboratory of Myopia (Ministry of Health), Fudan University, Shanghai, 200031, China
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- Eye Institute, Eye & ENT Hospital, Institutes of Brain Science, State Key Laboratory of Medical Neurobiology and MOE Frontiers Center for Brain Science, Key Laboratory of Myopia (Ministry of Health), Fudan University, Shanghai, 200031, China
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- Eye Institute, Eye & ENT Hospital, Institutes of Brain Science, State Key Laboratory of Medical Neurobiology and MOE Frontiers Center for Brain Science, Key Laboratory of Myopia (Ministry of Health), Fudan University, Shanghai, 200031, China
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- Department of Neurology, Institutes of Brain Science, State Key Laboratory of Medical Neurobiology and MOE Frontiers Center for Brain Science, Zhongshan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai, 200032, China
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- Eye Institute, Eye & ENT Hospital, Institutes of Brain Science, State Key Laboratory of Medical Neurobiology and MOE Frontiers Center for Brain Science, Key Laboratory of Myopia (Ministry of Health), Fudan University, Shanghai, 200031, China.
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- Department of Neurology, Institutes of Brain Science, State Key Laboratory of Medical Neurobiology and MOE Frontiers Center for Brain Science, Zhongshan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai, 200032, China.
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Cammalleri M, Bagnoli P, Bigiani A. Molecular and Cellular Mechanisms Underlying Somatostatin-Based Signaling in Two Model Neural Networks, the Retina and the Hippocampus. Int J Mol Sci 2019; 20:E2506. [PMID: 31117258 DOI: 10.3390/ijms20102506] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/30/2019] [Revised: 05/16/2019] [Accepted: 05/20/2019] [Indexed: 02/06/2023] Open
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Neural inhibition plays a key role in determining the specific computational tasks of different brain circuitries. This functional "braking" activity is provided by inhibitory interneurons that use different neurochemicals for signaling. One of these substances, somatostatin, is found in several neural networks, raising questions about the significance of its widespread occurrence and usage. Here, we address this issue by analyzing the somatostatinergic system in two regions of the central nervous system: the retina and the hippocampus. By comparing the available information on these structures, we identify common motifs in the action of somatostatin that may explain its involvement in such diverse circuitries. The emerging concept is that somatostatin-based signaling, through conserved molecular and cellular mechanisms, allows neural networks to operate correctly.
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Deng QQ, Sheng WL, Zhang G, Weng SJ, Yang XL, Zhong YM. Signalling mechanism for somatostatin receptor 5-mediated suppression of AMPA responses in rat retinal ganglion cells. Neuropharmacology 2016; 107:215-226. [DOI: 10.1016/j.neuropharm.2016.03.006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/30/2015] [Revised: 01/25/2016] [Accepted: 03/02/2016] [Indexed: 01/21/2023]
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Vuong HE, Hardi CN, Barnes S, Brecha NC. Parallel Inhibition of Dopamine Amacrine Cells and Intrinsically Photosensitive Retinal Ganglion Cells in a Non-Image-Forming Visual Circuit of the Mouse Retina. J Neurosci 2015; 35:15955-70. [PMID: 26631476 DOI: 10.1523/JNEUROSCI.3382-15.2015] [Citation(s) in RCA: 31] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/12/2022] Open
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An inner retinal microcircuit composed of dopamine (DA)-containing amacrine cells and melanopsin-containing, intrinsically photosensitive retinal ganglion cells (M1 ipRGCs) process information about the duration and intensity of light exposures, mediating light adaptation, circadian entrainment, pupillary reflexes, and other aspects of non-image-forming vision. The neural interaction is reciprocal: M1 ipRGCs excite DA amacrine cells, and these, in turn, feed inhibition back onto M1 ipRGCs. We found that the neuropeptide somatostatin [somatotropin release inhibiting factor (SRIF)] also inhibits the intrinsic light response of M1 ipRGCs and postulated that, to tune the bidirectional interaction of M1 ipRGCs and DA amacrine cells, SRIF amacrine cells would provide inhibitory modulation to both cell types. SRIF amacrine cells, DA amacrine cells, and M1 ipRGCs form numerous contacts. DA amacrine cells and M1 ipRGCs express the SRIF receptor subtypes sst(2A) and sst4 respectively. SRIF modulation of the microcircuit was investigated with targeted patch-clamp recordings of DA amacrine cells in TH-RFP mice and M1 ipRGCs in OPN4-EGFP mice. SRIF increases K(+) currents, decreases Ca(2+) currents, and inhibits spike activity in both cell types, actions reproduced by the selective sst(2A) agonist L-054,264 (N-[(1R)-2-[[[(1S*,3R*)-3-(aminomethyl)cyclohexyl]methyl]amino]-1-(1H-indol-3-ylmethyl)-2-oxoethyl]spiro[1H-indene-1,4'-piperidine]-1'-carboxamide) in DA amacrine cells and the selective sst4 agonist L-803,087 (N(2)-[4-(5,7-difluoro-2-phenyl-1H-indol-3-yl)-1-oxobutyl]-L-arginine methyl ester trifluoroacetate) in M1 ipRGCs. These parallel actions of SRIF may serve to counteract the disinhibition of M1 ipRGCs caused by SRIF inhibition of DA amacrine cells. This allows the actions of SRIF on DA amacrine cells to proceed with adjusting retinal DA levels without destabilizing light responses by M1 ipRGCs, which project to non-image-forming targets in the brain.
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Radojevic V, Bodmer D. Expression and localization of somatostatin receptor types 3, 4 and 5 in the wild-type, SSTR1 and SSTR1/SSTR2 knockout mouse cochlea. Cell Tissue Res 2014; 358:717-27. [DOI: 10.1007/s00441-014-1977-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/05/2013] [Accepted: 07/24/2014] [Indexed: 12/23/2022]
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Chen W, Ke JB, Wu HJ, Miao Y, Li F, Yang XL, Wang Z. Somatostatin receptor-mediated suppression of gabaergic synaptic transmission in cultured rat retinal amacrine cells. Neuroscience 2014; 273:118-27. [PMID: 24846611 DOI: 10.1016/j.neuroscience.2014.05.013] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/30/2013] [Revised: 05/05/2014] [Accepted: 05/06/2014] [Indexed: 01/03/2023]
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Somatostatin (SRIF) modulates neurotransmitter release by activating the specific receptors (sst1-sst5). Our previous study showed that sst5 receptors are expressed in rat retinal GABAergic amacrine cells. Here, we investigated modulation of GABA release by SRIF in cultured amacrine cells, using patch-clamp techniques. The frequency of spontaneous inhibitory postsynaptic currents (sIPSCs) in the amacrine cells was significantly reduced by SRIF, which was partially reversed by BIM 23056, an sst5 receptor antagonist, and was further rescued by addition of CYN-154806, an sst2 receptor antagonist. Both nimodipine, an L-type Ca2+ channel blocker, and ω-conotoxin GVIA, an N-type Ca2+ channel blocker, suppressed the sIPSC frequency, and in the presence of nimodipine and ω-conotoxin GVIA, SRIF failed to further suppress the sIPSC frequency. Extracellular application of forskolin, an activator of adenylate cyclase, increased the sIPSC frequency, while the membrane permeable protein kinase A (PKA) inhibitor Rp-cAMP reduced it, and in the presence of Rp-cAMP, SRIF did not change sIPSCs. However, SRIF persisted to suppress the sIPSCs in the presence of KT5823, a protein kinase G (PKG) inhibitor. Moreover, pre-incubation with Bis IV, a protein kinase C (PKC) inhibitor, or pre-application of xestospongin C, an inositol 1,4,5-trisphosphate receptor (IP3R) inhibitor, SRIF still suppressed the sIPSC frequency. All these results suggest that SRIF suppresses GABA release from the amacrine cells by inhibiting presynaptic Ca2+ channels, in part through activating sst5/sst2 receptors, a process that is mediated by the intracellular cAMP-PKA signaling pathway.
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- W Chen
- Institutes of Brain Science, Institute of Neurobiology and State Key Laboratory of Medical Neurobiology, Fudan University, Shanghai 200032, China
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- Institutes of Brain Science, Institute of Neurobiology and State Key Laboratory of Medical Neurobiology, Fudan University, Shanghai 200032, China
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- Institutes of Brain Science, Institute of Neurobiology and State Key Laboratory of Medical Neurobiology, Fudan University, Shanghai 200032, China
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- Institutes of Brain Science, Institute of Neurobiology and State Key Laboratory of Medical Neurobiology, Fudan University, Shanghai 200032, China
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- Institutes of Brain Science, Institute of Neurobiology and State Key Laboratory of Medical Neurobiology, Fudan University, Shanghai 200032, China
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- Institutes of Brain Science, Institute of Neurobiology and State Key Laboratory of Medical Neurobiology, Fudan University, Shanghai 200032, China
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- Institutes of Brain Science, Institute of Neurobiology and State Key Laboratory of Medical Neurobiology, Fudan University, Shanghai 200032, China.
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Cervia D, Casini G. The Neuropeptide Systems and their Potential Role in the Treatment of Mammalian Retinal Ischemia: A Developing Story. Curr Neuropharmacol 2013; 11:95-101. [PMID: 23814541 PMCID: PMC3580795 DOI: 10.2174/157015913804999423] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/26/2012] [Revised: 07/30/2012] [Accepted: 08/09/2012] [Indexed: 12/23/2022] Open
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The multiplicity of peptidergic receptors and of the transduction pathways they activate offers the possibility of important advances in the development of specific drugs for clinical treatment of central nervous system disorders. Among them, retinal ischemia is a common clinical entity and, due to relatively ineffective treatment, remains a common cause of visual impairment and blindness. Ischemia is a primary cause of neuronal death, and it can be considered as a sort of final common pathway in retinal diseases leading to irreversible morphological damage and vision loss. Neuropeptides and their receptors are widely expressed in mammalian retinas, where they exert multifaceted functions both during development and in the mature animal. In particular, in recent years somatostatin and pituitary adenylate cyclase activating peptide have been reported to be highly protective against retinal cell death caused by ischemia, while data on opioid peptides, angiotensin II, and other peptides have also been published. This review provides a rationale for harnessing the peptidergic receptors as a potential target against retinal neuronal damages which occur during ischemic retinopathies.
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- D Cervia
- Department for Innovation in Biological, Agro-food and Forest systems (DIBAF), University of Tuscia, Viterbo, Italy
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Radojevic V, Brand Y, Levano S, Setz C, Bodmer D. Targeting the somatostatin receptors as a therapeutic approach for the preservation and protection of the mammalian cochlea from excitotoxicity. Transl Neurosci 2013; 4. [DOI: 10.2478/s13380-013-0107-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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AbstractThe neuropeptide somatostatin (SST) is an important modulator of neurotransmission in the central nervous system (CNS) and binds to G-protein-coupled receptors (SSTR1-5) on target cells. Little is known about the expression and function of the somatostatinergic system in the mammalian cochlea. We analyzed the expression of SSTR1-SSTR5 in the immature mammalian cochlea. The peak in the expression of SSTR1 and SSTR2 at mRNA and protein level is around the onset of hearing to airborne sound, at postnatal day (P)14. This suggests their involvement in the maturation of the mammalian cochlea. We demonstrated that all five receptors are expressed in the inner hair cells (IHC) and outer hear cells (OHC) as well as in defined supporting cells of the organ of Corti (OC) in the adult mouse cochlea. A similar expression of the SSTRs in the IHC and OHC was found in cultivated P6 mouse OC explants as well as in neuroepithelial cell culture. In order to learn more about the regulation of SSTRs, we used mice with either a deletion of SSTR1, SSTR2 or SSTR1/SSTR2 double knock out (DKO). In DKO mice, SSTR5 was up-regulated and SSTR3 and SSTR4 were down regulated. These findings provide evidence of a compensatory regulation in the mammalian cochlea as a consequence of a receptor subtype deletion. In addition, we observed reduced levels of phospho-Akt and total-Akt in SSTR1 KO and DKO mice as compared to wild type (WT) mice. Akt is likely to be involved in hair cell survival. Most importantly, we found improved hair cell survival in somatostatin and octreotide treated OC explants that had been exposed to gentamicin compared to those explants exposed to gentamicin alone. These findings propose that the somatostatinergic system within the cochlea may have neuroprotective properties.
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Dal Monte M, Latina V, Cupisti E, Bagnoli P. Protective role of somatostatin receptor 2 against retinal degeneration in response to hypoxia. Naunyn Schmiedebergs Arch Pharmacol 2012; 385:481-94. [DOI: 10.1007/s00210-012-0735-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/07/2011] [Accepted: 01/25/2012] [Indexed: 12/20/2022]
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Wu XH, Deng QQ, Jiang SX, Yang XL, Zhong YM. Distribution of somatostatin receptor 5 in mouse and bullfrog retinas. Peptides 2012; 33:291-7. [PMID: 22244811 DOI: 10.1016/j.peptides.2011.12.018] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/15/2011] [Revised: 12/30/2011] [Accepted: 12/30/2011] [Indexed: 01/21/2023]
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Somatostatin (SRIF), as a neuroactive peptide in the CNS, may act as a neuromodulator through activation of five specific receptor subtypes (sst(1)-sst(5)). In this work we conducted a comparative study of the expression of sst(5) in mouse and bullfrog retinas by immunofluorescence double labeling. Basically, the expression profiles of sst(5) in the retinas of the two species were similar. That is, in the inner retina sst(5) was localized to dopaminergic and cholinergic amacrine cells, stained by tyrosine hydroxylase (TH) and choline acetyltransferase (ChAT) respectively, and cells in the ganglion cell layer, whereas in the outer retina immunostaining for sst(5) was observed in horizontal cells. However, a more widespread, abundant distribution of labeling for sst(5), as compared to mouse retina, was seen in bullfrog retina: strong labeling for sst(5) was diffusely distributed in both outer and inner plexiform layers (OPL and IPL) in the bullfrog retina, but the labeling was only observed in the IPL of the mouse retina. In addition, bullfrog photoreceptors, both rods and cones, but not mouse ones, were labeled by sst(5). In combination with the experiments showing that SRIF-immunoreactivity was mainly found in the inner retina, our results suggest that SRIF, released from SRIF-containing cells in the inner retina, may play a neuromodulatory role in both outer and inner retina mediated by volume transmission via sst(5) in bullfrog retina, while the SRIF action may be largely restricted to the mouse inner retina.
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- Xiao-Hua Wu
- Institute of Neurobiology, Institutes of Brain Science and State Key Laboratory of Medical Neurobiology, Fudan University, 138 Yixueyuan Road, Shanghai 200032, China
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Farrell SR, Raymond ID, Foote M, Brecha NC, Barnes S. Modulation of voltage-gated ion channels in rat retinal ganglion cells mediated by somatostatin receptor subtype 4. J Neurophysiol 2010; 104:1347-54. [PMID: 20573967 DOI: 10.1152/jn.00098.2010] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/19/2022] Open
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Somatostatin (somatotropin release-inhibiting factor [SRIF]) is known to modulate the excitability of retinal ganglion cells, but the membrane mechanisms responsible and the extent to which intracellular calcium signaling is affected have not been determined. We show that somatostatin receptor subtype 4 (sst(4)) is expressed specifically in rat ganglion cells and that the generation of repetitive action potentials by isolated ganglion cells is reduced in the presence of L-803,087, a selective sst(4) agonist (10 nM). Under voltage clamp, L-803,087 increased outward K(+) currents by 51.1 ± 13.1% at 0 mV and suppressed Ca(2+) channel currents by 32.5 ± 9.4% at -10 mV in whole cell patch-clamped ganglion cells. The N-type Ca(2+) channel blocker ω-conotoxin GVIA (CTX, 1 μM) reduced L-type Ca(2+) current (I(Ca)) in ganglion cells by 43.5 ± 7.2% at -10 mV, after which addition of L-803,087 further reduced I(Ca) by 28.0 ± 16.0% . In contrast, ganglion cells treated first with nifedipine (NIF, 10 μM), which blocked 46.1 ± 3.5% of the control current at -10 mV, did not undergo any further reduction in I(Ca) in the presence of L-803,087 (-3.5 ± 3.8% vs. NIF), showing that stimulation of sst(4) reduces Ca(2+) influx through L-type Ca(2+) channels. To assess the effects of sst(4) stimulation on intracellular Ca(2+) levels ([Ca(2+)](i)) in ganglion cells, fura-2 was used to measure changes in [Ca(2+)](i) in response to depolarization induced by elevated [K(+)](o). [Ca(2+)](i) was increased to a lesser extent (86%) in the presence of L-803,087 compared with recordings made in the absence of the sst(4) agonist and this effect was blocked by NIF (10 μM). Suppression of spiking and Ca(2+) signaling via sst(4) may contribute to the reported neuroprotective actions of somatostatin and promote ganglion cell survival following ischemia and axonal trauma.
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- Spring R Farrell
- Dalhousie University, Department of Physiology and Biophysics, Halifax, Nova Scotia B3H 4H7
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Jian K, Barhoumi R, Ko ML, Ko GYP. Inhibitory effect of somatostatin-14 on L-type voltage-gated calcium channels in cultured cone photoreceptors requires intracellular calcium. J Neurophysiol 2009; 102:1801-10. [PMID: 19605612 DOI: 10.1152/jn.00354.2009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/02/2023] Open
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The inhibitory effects of somatostatin have been well documented for many physiological processes. The action of somatostatin is through G-protein-coupled receptor-mediated second-messenger signaling, which in turn affects other downstream targets including ion channels. In the retina, somatostatin is released from a specific class of amacrine cells. Here we report that there was a circadian phase-dependent effect of somatostatin-14 (SS14) on the L-type voltage-gated calcium channels (L-VGCCs) in cultured chicken cone photoreceptors, and our study reveals that this process is dependent on intracellular calcium stores. Application of 500 nM SS14 for 2 h caused a decrease in L-VGCC currents only during the subjective night but not the subjective day. We then explored the cellular mechanisms underlying the circadian phase-dependent effect of SS14. The inhibitory effect of SS14 on L-VGCCs was mediated through the pertussis-toxin-sensitive G-protein-dependent somatostatin receptor 2 (sst2). Activation of sst2 by SS14 further activated downstream signaling involving phospholipase C and intracellular calcium stores. Mobilization of intracellular Ca2+ was required for somatostatin induced inhibition of photoreceptor L-VGCCs, suggesting that somatostatin plays an important role in the modulation of photoreceptor physiology.
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- Kuihuan Jian
- Department of Veterinary Integrative Biosciences, College of Veterinary Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, Texas A&M University, 4458 TAMU, College Station, TX 77843-4458, USA
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Vasilaki A, Thermos K. Somatostatin analogues as therapeutics in retinal disease. Pharmacol Ther 2009; 122:324-33. [DOI: 10.1016/j.pharmthera.2009.03.010] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/23/2009] [Accepted: 03/24/2009] [Indexed: 12/30/2022]
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Yu YC, Satoh H, Wu SM, Marshak DW. Histamine enhances voltage-gated potassium currents of ON bipolar cells in macaque retina. Invest Ophthalmol Vis Sci 2008; 50:959-65. [PMID: 18836167 DOI: 10.1167/iovs.08-2746] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/24/2022] Open
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PURPOSE The goal was to understand the functions of retinopetal axons containing histamine. In prior work, type 3 histamine receptors (HR3) have been localized to the tips of ON bipolar cell dendrites in macaque retinas. Voltage-gated potassium channels have also been localized to bipolar cell dendrites, and the hypothesis tested in the present study was that these are modulated by histamine. METHODS Whole-cell recordings of potassium currents were made from bipolar cells in slice preparations of macaque retina. In voltage-clamp mode, the cells were held at -60 mV and stepped to values from -60 to 80 mV. Recordings of the membrane potential were also made in current-clamp mode. Histamine, the HR3 agonist (R) alpha-methylhistamine (RAMH), tetraethyl ammonium (TEA), and 4-aminopyridine (4-AP) were applied in the superfusate. RESULTS Histamine produced a dose-dependent increase in potassium currents in a subset of bipolar cells. At 5 microM, histamine increased the currents by 15% or more in the ON bipolar cells but not in the OFF bipolar cells. RAMH at 5 microM increased the amplitude of the potassium currents in the ON bipolar cells. In 10 mM TEA, potassium currents were reduced in all the bipolar cells, and there was no effect of histamine. Histamine hyperpolarized the resting membrane potential of the ON bipolar cells by 5 mV. CONCLUSIONS By enhancing potassium currents in the ON bipolar cells, histamine is expected to reduce the amplitude of the light responses and limit their duration. The hyperpolarization of the resting membrane potential would also reduce neurotransmitter release at their output synapses.
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- Yong-Chun Yu
- Department of Neurobiology and Anatomy, University of Texas Medical School, Houston, Texas 77225, USA
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Cervia D, Casini G, Bagnoli P. Physiology and pathology of somatostatin in the mammalian retina: a current view. Mol Cell Endocrinol 2008; 286:112-22. [PMID: 18242820 DOI: 10.1016/j.mce.2007.12.009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 56] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/25/2007] [Revised: 10/11/2007] [Accepted: 12/12/2007] [Indexed: 12/30/2022]
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In the retina, peptidergic signalling participates in multiple circuits of visual information processing. The neuropeptide somatostatin (SRIF) is localised to amacrine cells and, in some instances, in a subset of ganglion cells. The variegated expression patterns of SRIF receptors (sst(1)-sst(5)) and the variety of signalling mechanisms activated by retinal SRIF suggest that this peptide may exert multiple actions on retinal neurons and on retinal physiology, although our current understanding reflects a rather complicated picture. SRIF, mostly through sst(2), may act as a positive factor in the retina by regulating retinal homeostasis and protecting neurons against damage. In this respect, SRIF analogues seem to constitute a promising therapeutic arsenal to cure different retinal diseases, as for instance, ischemic and diabetic retinopathies. However, further investigations are needed not only to fully understand the functional role of the SRIF system in the retina but also to exploit new chemical space for drug-like molecules.
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- Davide Cervia
- Department of Environmental Sciences, University of Tuscia, Viterbo, Italy
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Cervia D, Bagnoli P. An update on somatostatin receptor signaling in native systems and new insights on their pathophysiology. Pharmacol Ther 2007; 116:322-41. [PMID: 17719647 DOI: 10.1016/j.pharmthera.2007.06.010] [Citation(s) in RCA: 57] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/28/2007] [Accepted: 06/28/2007] [Indexed: 12/20/2022]
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The peptide somatostatin (SRIF) has important physiological effects, mostly inhibitory, which have formed the basis for the clinical use of SRIF compounds. SRIF binding to its 5 guanine nucleotide-binding proteins-coupled receptors leads to the modulation of multiple transduction pathways. However, our current understanding of signaling exerted by receptors endogenously expressed in different cells/tissues reflects a rather complicated picture. On the other hand, the complexity of SRIF receptor signaling in pathologies, including pituitary and nervous system diseases, may be studied not only as alternative intervention points for the modulation of SRIF function but also to exploit new chemical space for drug-like molecules.
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- Davide Cervia
- Department of Environmental Sciences, University of Tuscia, largo dell'Università snc, blocco D, 01100 Viterbo, Italy.
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Galarraga E, Vilchis C, Tkatch T, Salgado H, Tecuapetla F, Perez-Rosello T, Perez-Garci E, Hernandez-Echeagaray E, Surmeier DJ, Bargas J. Somatostatinergic modulation of firing pattern and calcium-activated potassium currents in medium spiny neostriatal neurons. Neuroscience 2007; 146:537-54. [PMID: 17324523 DOI: 10.1016/j.neuroscience.2007.01.032] [Citation(s) in RCA: 35] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/19/2006] [Revised: 12/27/2006] [Accepted: 01/20/2007] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
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Somatostatin is synthesized and released by aspiny GABAergic interneurons of the neostriatum, some of them identified as low threshold spike generating neurons (LTS-interneurons). These neurons make synaptic contacts with spiny neostriatal projection neurons. However, very few somatostatin actions on projection neurons have been described. The present work reports that somatostatin modulates the Ca(2+) activated K(+) currents (K(Ca) currents) expressed by projection cells. These actions contribute in designing the firing pattern of the spiny projection neuron; which is the output of the neostriatum. Small conductance (SK) and large conductance (BK) K(Ca) currents represent between 30% and 50% of the sustained outward current in spiny cells. Somatostatin reduces SK-type K(+) currents and at the same time enhances BK-type K(+) currents. This dual effect enhances the fast component of the after hyperpolarizing potential while reducing the slow component. Somatostatin then modifies the firing pattern of spiny neurons which changed from a tonic regular pattern to an interrupted "stuttering"-like pattern. Semi-quantitative reverse transcriptase-polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) tissue expression analysis of dorsal striatal somatostatinergic receptors (SSTR) mRNA revealed that all five SSTR mRNAs are present. However, single cell RT-PCR profiling suggests that the most probable receptor in charge of this modulation is the SSTR2 receptor. Interestingly, aspiny interneurons may exhibit a "stuttering"-like firing pattern. Therefore, somatostatin actions appear to be the entrainment of projection neurons to the rhythms generated by some interneurons. Somatostatin is then capable of modifying the processing and output of the neostriatum.
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- E Galarraga
- Departamento de Biofísica, Instituto de Fisiología Celular, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, PO Box 70-253, México City, DF 04510, Mexico.
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Ke JB, Zhong YM. Expression of somatostatin receptor subtype 5 in rat retinal amacrine cells. Neuroscience 2007; 144:1025-32. [PMID: 17156933 DOI: 10.1016/j.neuroscience.2006.10.047] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/24/2006] [Revised: 10/27/2006] [Accepted: 10/27/2006] [Indexed: 01/01/2023]
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Somatostatin (SRIF), as a neuroactive peptide in the CNS, exerts its actions via five subtypes of specific receptors (ssts). In this work, the localization of sst(5) was studied immunocytochemically in rat retinal amacrine cells (ACs). Labeling for sst(5) was diffusely distributed throughout the full thickness of the inner plexiform layer (IPL) and formed two distinct fluorescence bands in the distal part of the IPL. Double labeling experiments showed that sst(5) was expressed in GABAergic ACs. It was further shown that labeling for sst(5) was observed in both dopaminergic and cholinergic ACs, stained by tyrosine hydroxylase (TH) and choline acetyltransferase (ChAT), respectively. The immunostaining appeared mainly on the cell membranes and somatodendritic compartments of these ACs. For the cholinergic ACs, weak sst(5)-immunoreactivity was also observed in the processes terminating in the IPL. In contrast, no sst(5)-immunoreactivity was found in glycinergic AII ACs, stained by parvalbumin (PV). Furthermore, labeling for SRIF was co-localized with sst(5) in both dopaminergic and cholinergic ACs. These results suggest that sst(5) may serve as an autoreceptor or conventional receptor in retinal ACs.
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- J-B Ke
- Institute of Neurobiology and Institutes of Brain Science, Fudan University, 138 Yixueyuan Road, Shanghai 200032, PR China
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Bipolar cells were recorded in rat retinal slices to study the distribution of hyperpolarization-activated and cyclic nucleotide-gated (HCN) channels. Patch-clamp whole cell measurements were combined with intracellular filling and recorded cells were morphologically identified. HCN channel isoforms HCN1-4 are differentially expressed in bipolar cells. Each bipolar cell type has a characteristic inventory of HCN channels. The combination of HCN channel currents and other voltage-gated currents can be used as a kind of “finger print” to electrophysiologically identify and classify bipolar cell types. Using this approach of combined electrophysiological and morphological classification we could identify a new ON-cone bipolar cell type.
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- Elena Ivanova
- Institut für Biologische Informationsverarbeitung 1, Forschungszentrum Jülich, Jülich, Germany
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Qiu CZ, Wang C, Huang ZX, Zhu SZ, Wu YY, Qiu JL. Relationship between somatostatin receptor subtype expression and clinicopathology, Ki-67, Bcl-2 and p53 in colorectal cancer. World J Gastroenterol 2006; 12:2011-5. [PMID: 16610049 PMCID: PMC4087677 DOI: 10.3748/wjg.v12.i13.2011] [Citation(s) in RCA: 29] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/06/2023] Open
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AIM: To study the SSTR1, 2, 3, 4, 5 expression and their relationships with clinico-pathological factors, cell proliferation, Bcl-2 and p53 expression in colorectal cancer cells.
METHODS: Immunohistochemical staining of five SSTR subtypes, Ki-67, Bcl-2 and p53 was performed by the standard streptavidin-peroxidase (SP) technique for the paraffin sections of 127 colorectal cancers. and expression of five SSTR subtypes in 40 specimens of normal colorectal mucosae was detected with the same method.
RESULTS: Positive staining for five SSTR subtypes was observed in colorectal cancer cells and normal colorectal mucosae. SSTR1 was the most predominant subtype in both colorectal cancer and normal colorectal mucosa, and the second was SSTR5 or SSTR2. As compared with normal colorectal mucosa, SSTR4 was more frequently expressed in colorectal cancer cells (2.5 % vs 18.9 %, P < 0.05); the expression of SSTR2, 4, 5 in moderately to well differentiated colorectal adenocarcinoma was significantly higher than that in poorly differentiated ones (P < 0.05), the SSTR1 expression in colorectal cancer with positive lymph node metastasis was significantly higher than that with negative lymph node metastasis (72.2 % and 54.5 %,P < 0.05). In addition, in the ulcerative type of colorectal cancer, SSTR2 expression was obviously decreased (P < 0.05); the correlation did not reach a statistical significance between the five SSTR subtypes expression and Dukes’stages (P > 0.05), but the frequency of SSTR1 expression increased with Dukes’ stage, while SSTR3 and SSTR5 expression decreased with Dukes’ stage. Moreover, there was no correlation between expression of the five SSTR subtypes and other clinicopathological factors such as age, sex, tumor site, tumor depth, distant metastasis. The proliferative indexes in colorectal cancer cells with negative expression of SSTR2 and SSTR3 were significantly higher than that with positive expression (P < 0.05). The Bcl-2 expression in colorectal cancer cells with positive expression of SSTR1, 2, 3, 5 was significantly lower than that with negative expression (P < 0.05). There was no correlation between five SSTR subtypes and p53 expression.
CONCLUSION: The most predominant SSTR subtype is SSTR1, and the second is SSTR2 or SSTR5. Five SSTR subtypes play different roles in the development of colorectal cancer. SSTR2 and SSTR3 can inhibit the proliferation and promote apoptosis of tumor cells.
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- Cheng-Zhi Qiu
- Department of General Surgery, Second Affiliated Hospital of Fujian Medical University, Quanzhou 362000, Fujian Province, China.
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Mastrodimou N, Kiagiadaki F, Hodjarova M, Karagianni E, Thermos K. Somatostatin receptors (sst2) regulate cGMP production in rat retina. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2005; 133:41-6. [PMID: 16280179 DOI: 10.1016/j.regpep.2005.09.034] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/11/2005] [Accepted: 09/08/2005] [Indexed: 10/25/2022]
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The present study investigated the effect of somatostatin in the regulation of cGMP levels in rat retina and the mechanisms involved in this process. Isolated rat retinas were treated alone or in the presence of somatostatin (0.01-10 microM), BIM23014 (sst2 agonist, 0.01-10 microM), L-796,778 (sst3 agonist, 10 microM), somatostatin (0.1 microM) in combination with CYN154806 (sst2 antagonist, 1 microM), N(G)-methyl-L-arginine acetate salt (NMMA, inhibitor of the nitric oxide synthase (NOS), 250 microM), orthovanadate (inhibitor of tyrosine phosphatase, SHP-1, 1 microM), and arginine alone (250 microM). cGMP levels were quantified by ELISA. Immunohistochemistry studies were performed for the detection of cGMP and nNOS, while Western blot analysis was employed for the detection of SHP-1. Somatostatin increased cGMP levels in a concentration-dependent manner. This increase was inhibited by CYN154806. BIM23014 increased cGMP levels only at the concentration of 10 microM, while L-796,778 had no effect. NMMA blocked completely the somatostatin stimulated increase of cGMP levels and nNOS was detected in rat retina. cGMP immunoreactivity was observed primarily in bipolar cells only of nitroprusside-treated retinas. SHP-1 inhibition by orthovanadate reduced the somatostatin effect in a statistically significant manner. These results suggest that a SRIF/SHP-1/NO/cGMP mechanism underlies the actions of somatostatin in the retina and in its influence of retinal circuitry.
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- Niki Mastrodimou
- Laboratory of Pharmacology, Department Basic Sciences, University of Crete, Faculty of Medicine, Heraklion, Crete, Greece
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Thermos K, Bagnoli P, Epelbaum J, Hoyer D. The somatostatin sst1 receptor: an autoreceptor for somatostatin in brain and retina? Pharmacol Ther 2005; 110:455-64. [PMID: 16274747 DOI: 10.1016/j.pharmthera.2005.09.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 43] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/20/2005] [Accepted: 09/20/2005] [Indexed: 11/15/2022]
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The sst1 receptor was the first of the 5 somatostatin receptors to be cloned by homology with the glucagon receptor 13 years ago. It is a 7-transmembrane domain G-protein-coupled receptor that is negatively coupled to adenylyl cyclase, but can also trigger other transduction pathways. The distribution of sst1 mRNA, immunolabeling, and radioligand binding are not entirely overlapping, but the recent availability of knockout (KO) mice and a (still limited) number of selective agonists/antagonists has increased our knowledge about this receptor. These new tools have helped to reveal a role for the sst1 receptor in hippocampal, hypothalamic, basal ganglia, and retinal functions. In at least the latter 3 structures, the sst1 receptor appears to act as an inhibitory autoreceptor located on somatostatin neurons, whereas in the hippocampus such a role is still based on circumstantial evidence.
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- Kyriaki Thermos
- Laboratory of Pharmacology, Department of Basic Sciences, School of Medicine, University of Crete, GR-71110 Heraklion, Crete, Greece
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Fan SF, Yazulla S. Reciprocal inhibition of voltage-gated potassium currents (IK(V)) by activation of cannabinoid CB1and dopamine D1receptors in ON bipolar cells of goldfish retina. Vis Neurosci 2005; 22:55-63. [PMID: 15842741 DOI: 10.1017/s0952523805221089] [Citation(s) in RCA: 33] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/04/2004] [Indexed: 11/06/2022]
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Cannabinoid CB1receptor (viaGs) and dopamine D2receptor (viaGi/o) antagonistically modulate goldfish cone membrane currents. As ON bipolar cells have CB1and D1receptors, but not D2receptors, we focused on whether CB1receptor agonist and dopamine interact to modulate voltage-dependent outward membrane K+currentsIK(V)of the ON mixed rod/cone (Mb) bipolar cells. Whole-cell currents were recorded from Mb bipolar cells in goldfish retinal slices. Mb bipolar cells were identified by intracellular filling with Lucifer yellow. The bath solution was calcium-free and contained 1 mM cobalt to block indirect calcium-dependent effects. Dopamine (10 μM) consistently increasedIK(V)by a factor of 1.57 ± 0.12 (S.E.M.,n= 15). A CB receptor agonist, WIN 55212-2 (0.25–1 μM), had no effect, but 4 μM WIN 55212-2 suppressedIK(V)by 60%. IfIK(V)was first increased by 10 μM dopamine, application of WIN 55212-2 (0.25–1 μM) reversibly blocked the effect of dopamine even though these concentrations of WIN 55212-2 had no effect of their own. If WIN 55212-2 was applied first and dopamine (10 μM) was added to the WIN-containing solution, 0.1 μM WIN 55212-2 blocked the effect of dopamine. All effects of WIN 55212-2 were blocked by coapplication of SR 141716A (CB1antagonist) and pretreatment with pertussis toxin (blocker of Gi/o) indicating actionviaCB1receptor activation of G protein Gi/o. Coactivation of CB1and D1receptors on Mb bipolar cells produces reciprocal effects onIK(V). The CB1-evoked suppression ofIK(V)is mediated by G protein Gi/o, whereas the D1-evoked enhancement is mediated by G protein Gs. As dopamine is a retinal “light” signal, these data support our notion that endocannabinoids function as a “dark” signal, interacting with dopamine to set retinal sensitivity.
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- Shih-Fang Fan
- Department of Neurobiology and Behavior, Stony Brook University, Stony Brook, NY 11794-5230, USA
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Mastrodimou N, Lambrou GN, Thermos K. Effect of somatostatin analogues on chemically induced ischaemia in the rat retina. Naunyn Schmiedebergs Arch Pharmacol 2005; 371:44-53. [PMID: 15645293 DOI: 10.1007/s00210-004-1011-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 38] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/12/2004] [Accepted: 11/29/2004] [Indexed: 12/21/2022]
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This study investigated the neuroprotective effect of somatostatin, cortistatin and agonists at somatostatin(2) (sst(2)) receptors in retinal explants subjected to chemical ischaemia. Eyecups of female Sprague-Dawley rats (250-300 g) were immersed in PBS buffer or PBS containing iodoacetic acid (IAA; 0.5, 5, 50, 100 mM) and sodium cyanide (NaCN; 2.5, 25, 250, 500 mM) (chemical ischaemia solution) for 15, 30, 45, 60, 120 min (pilot study). Subsequently, eyecups were incubated with (1) PBS, (2) chemical ischaemia solution (5 mM IAA/25 mM NaCN) or (3) somatostatin, cortistatin, BIM23014 or MK678 (0.1, 1, 10 microM) together with the chemical ischaemia solution for 60 min, followed by a second 60-min incubation in PBS (control and ischaemia groups) or ligands in PBS (neuroprotection groups). The eyecups were subsequently fixed and sectioned for immunohistochemistry. Treatment of the eyecups with IAA/NaCN (5/25 mM) for 60 min abolished choline acetyltransferase (ChAT), tyrosine hydroxylase and brain nitric oxide synthase immunoreactivity in the inner nuclear, inner plexiform and ganglion cell layers. It also abolished protein kinase C immunoreactivity in rod bipolar cells and terminals, but did not damage ganglion cells labelled for microtubule-associated protein-1. TUNEL staining provided evidence of cell death in the ischaemic retina. Cortistatin, BIM23014 and MK678 attenuated the retinal damage caused by the chemical ischaemia in a concentration dependent manner. The ligands afforded approximately 58, 76 and 49% neuroprotection, respectively, of the ChAT immunoreactive cells. These results demonstrate that somatostatin analogues can protect the retina from ischaemic damage. The chemical ischaemia model is presently employed for the elucidation of the mechanisms involved in the neuroprotection.
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- Niki Mastrodimou
- Laboratory of Pharmacology, Department of Basic Sciences, Faculty of Medicine, University of Crete, Heraklion, Crete, 71110, Greece.
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Bigiani A, Petrucci C, Ghiaroni V, Dal Monte M, Cozzi A, Kreienkamp HJ, Richter D, Bagnoli P. Functional correlates of somatostatin receptor 2 overexpression in the retina of mice with genetic deletion of somatostatin receptor 1. Brain Res 2005; 1025:177-85. [PMID: 15464758 DOI: 10.1016/j.brainres.2004.07.083] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 07/28/2004] [Indexed: 01/26/2023]
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Somatostatin-14 (SRIF) and its receptors (sst(1-5)) are found in the mammalian retina. However, scarce information is available on the role of the somatostatinergic system in retinal physiology. We have recently used gene-knockout technology to gain insights into the function of sst(1) and sst(2) receptors in the mouse retina. The sst(1) receptor localizes to SRIF-containing amacrine cells, whereas the sst(2) receptor localizes to several retinal cell populations including rod bipolar cells (RBCs). Molecular data indicate that, in retinas with deletion of the sst(1) receptor (sst(1) KO), sst(2) receptors become overexpressed in concomitance with an increased level of retinal SRIF. To test whether this up-regulation of sst(2) receptors correlates with altered sst(2) receptor physiology, we studied the effect of sst(2) receptor activation on potassium current (I(K)) in isolated RBCs and glutamate release in retina explants. Both I(K) and glutamate release are known to be negatively modulated by sst(2) receptors in the mammalian retina. We used octreotide, a SRIF analogue, to activate selectively sst(2) receptors. Patch-clamp recordings from isolated RBCs indicated that the sst(2) receptor-mediated inhibition of I(K) was significantly larger in sst(1) KO than in control retinas. In addition, HPLC measurements of glutamate release in sst(1) KO retinal explants demonstrated that the sst(2) receptor-mediated inhibition of K(+)-evoked glutamate release was also significantly larger than in control retinas. As a whole, these findings indicate that the overexpression of sst(2) receptors in sst(1) KO retinas can be correlated to an enhanced function of sst(2) receptors. The level of expression of sst(2) receptors may therefore represent a key step in the regulation of sst(2) receptor-mediated responses, at least in the retina.
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- Albertino Bigiani
- Dipartimento di Scienze Biomediche, Sezione di Fisiologia, Università di Modena e Reggio Emilia via Campi 287, 41100 Modena, Italy.
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Pavan B, Fiorini S, Dal Monte M, Lunghi L, Biondi C, Bagnoli P, Cervia D. Somatostatin coupling to adenylyl cyclase activity in the mouse retina. Naunyn Schmiedebergs Arch Pharmacol 2004; 370:91-8. [PMID: 15309377 DOI: 10.1007/s00210-004-0950-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/25/2004] [Accepted: 06/01/2004] [Indexed: 01/01/2023]
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The peptide somatostatin-14 (SRIF) acts in the mammalian retina through its distinct receptors (sst(1-5)). Scarce information is available on SRIF function in the retina, including the elucidation of transduction pathways mediating SRIF action. We have investigated SRIF and SRIF receptor modulation of adenylyl cyclase (AC) activity in both wild-type (WT) retinas and sst1 or sst2 knock-out (KO) retinas, which are known to over-express sst2 or sst1 receptors respectively. In WT retinas, application of SRIF compounds does not affect forskolin-stimulated AC activity. In contrast, activation of sst1 or sst2 receptors inhibits AC in the presence of sst2 or sst1 receptor antagonists respectively. Results from sst1 KO retinas demonstrate that either SRIF or the sst2 receptor preferring agonist octreotide, pertussis toxin-dependently inhibit AC activity. In contrast, in sst2 KO retinas, neither SRIF nor CH-275, an sst1 receptor agonist, are found to influence AC activity. As revealed by immunoblotting experiments, in sst1 KO retinas, levels of G(o)alpha proteins are 60% higher than in WT retinas and this increase in G(o)alpha protein levels is concomitant with an increase in sst2A receptor expression. We conclude that interactions between sst1 and sst2 receptors may prevent SRIF effects on AC activity. In addition, we suggest that the density of sst2 receptors and/or G(o)alpha proteins may represent the rate-limiting factor for the sst2 receptor-mediated inhibition of AC.
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- Barbara Pavan
- Dipartimento di Biologia, Sez. di Fisiologia Generale, Università di Ferrara, 44100 Ferrara, Italy
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Dal Monte M, Petrucci C, Vasilaki A, Cervia D, Grouselle D, Epelbaum J, Kreienkamp HJ, Richter D, Hoyer D, Bagnoli P. Genetic deletion of somatostatin receptor 1 alters somatostatinergic transmission in the mouse retina. Neuropharmacology 2004; 45:1080-92. [PMID: 14614951 DOI: 10.1016/s0028-3908(03)00296-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 34] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/21/2022]
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In the mammalian retina, sparse amacrine cells contain somatostatin-14 (SRIF) which acts at multiple levels of neuronal circuitry through distinct SRIF receptors (sst(1-5)). Among them, the sst1 receptor has been localised to SRIF-containing amacrine cells in the rat and rabbit retina. Little is known about sst1 receptor localisation and function in the mouse retina. We have addressed this question in the retina of mice with deletion of sst1 receptors (sst1 KO mice). In the retina of wild type (WT) mice, sst1 receptors are localised to SRIF-containing amacrine cells, whereas in the retina of sst1 KO mice, sst1 receptors are absent. sst1 receptor loss causes a significant increase in retinal levels of SRIF, whereas it does not affect SRIF messenger RNA indicating that sst1 receptors play a role in limiting retinal SRIF at the post-transcriptional level. As another consequence of sst1 receptor loss, levels of expression of sst2 receptors are significantly higher than in control retinas. Together, these findings provide the first demonstration of prominent compensatory regulation in the mouse retina as a consequence of a distinct SRIF receptor deletion. The fact that in the absence of the sst1 receptor, retinal SRIF increases in concomitance with an increase in sst2 receptors suggests that SRIF may regulate sst2 receptor expression and that this regulatory process is controlled upstream by the sst1 receptor. This finding can be important in the design of drugs affecting SRIF function, not only in the retina, but also elsewhere in the brain.
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- Massimo Dal Monte
- Dipartimento di Fisiologia e Biochimica, Università di Pisa, via San Zeno 31, 56127 Pisa, Italy
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Casini G, Dal Monte M, Petrucci C, Gambellini G, Grouselle D, Allen JP, Kreienkamp HJ, Richter D, Epelbaum J, Bagnoli P. Altered morphology of rod bipolar cell axonal terminals in the retinas of mice carrying genetic deletion of somatostatin subtype receptor 1 or 2. Eur J Neurosci 2004; 19:43-54. [PMID: 14750962 DOI: 10.1111/j.1460-9568.2004.03081.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Somatostatin (SRIF), similar to other neuropeptides, is likely to influence the morpho-functional characteristics of neurons. We studied possible morphological alterations of mouse retinal neurons following genetic deletion of SRIF subtype receptor 1 [sst1 knockout (KO)] or 2 (sst2 KO). In sst1 KO retinas, axonal terminals of rod bipolar cells (RBCs), identified with protein kinase C immunoreactivity, were 25% larger than in controls. In contrast, in sst2 KO retinas, RBC axonal terminals were significantly smaller (-14%). No major ultrastructural differences were observed between control and KO RBCs. In sst2 KO retinas, SRIF levels decreased by about 35%, while both sst1 receptor mRNA and protein increased by about 170% and 100%, respectively. This compares to previous results reporting an increase of both retinal SRIF and sst2 receptors following sst1 receptor deletion. Together, these findings suggest that, on the one hand, sst1 receptor deletion induces over-expression of sst2 receptors, and vice versa; on the other hand, that an imbalance in sst1 and sst2 receptor expression and/or changes in the levels of retinal SRIF induced by sst1 or sst2 receptor deletion are responsible for the morphological changes in RBC axonal terminals. Similar alterations of RBC terminals were observed in KO retinas at 2 weeks of age (eye opening). In addition, reverse transcription-polymerase chain reaction analysis of the expression of sst2 and sst1 receptors in developing sst1 and sst2 KO retinas, respectively, demonstrated that these receptors are up-regulated at or near eye opening. These findings suggest that the integrity of the somatostatinergic system during development is necessary for proper RBC maturation.
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- Giovanni Casini
- Dipartimento di Scienze Ambientali, Università della Tuscia, 01100 Viterbo, Italy.
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The peptide somatostatin is one of many neuroactive agents that influence retinal physiology. It is synthesized primarily in a subclass of amacrine cells and believed to function as a neurotransmitter, neuromodulator or trophic factor. The cloning of the somatostatin receptors (sst1-5) in the early nineties provided the appropriate tools for the study of ssts in many tissues, including the retina. In this review, emphasis is given to recent studies that have provided significant information on the functional role of somatostatin in retinal circuitry and the retinal pigment epithelium. The important role of somatostatin in retinal disease therapeutics is also discussed.
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- Kyriaki Thermos
- Department of Basic Sciences, Faculty of Medicine, University of Crete, Laboratory of Pharmacology, Heraclion, Crete 71 110, Greece.
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Müller F, Scholten A, Ivanova E, Haverkamp S, Kremmer E, Kaupp UB. HCN channels are expressed differentially in retinal bipolar cells and concentrated at synaptic terminals. Eur J Neurosci 2003; 17:2084-96. [PMID: 12786975 DOI: 10.1046/j.1460-9568.2003.02634.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 117] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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Hyperpolarization-activated and cyclic nucleotide-gated (HCN) channels codetermine the integrative behaviour of neurons and shape their response to synaptic stimulation. We used immunohistochemistry and patch-clamp recording to study the composition and distribution of HCN channels in the rat retina. All four HCN channel isoforms (HCN1-4) are expressed differentially in the retina. In particular, different classes of bipolar cells have a different inventory of HCN channels. We found no evidence for the formation of heterooligomeric HCN channels. HCN channels are densely clustered at synaptic terminals of bipolar cells and photoreceptors. This suggests that HCN channels are involved in the control of transmitter release.
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- Frank Müller
- Institut für Biologische Informationsverarbeitung, Forschungszentrum Jülich, D-52425 Jülich, Germany.
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Cervia D, Zizzari P, Pavan B, Schuepbach E, Langenegger D, Hoyer D, Biondi C, Epelbaum J, Bagnoli P. Biological activity of somatostatin receptors in GC rat tumour somatotrophs: evidence with sst1-sst5 receptor-selective nonpeptidyl agonists. Neuropharmacology 2003; 44:672-85. [PMID: 12668053 DOI: 10.1016/s0028-3908(03)00031-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/27/2022]
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The physiological actions of somatostatin-14 (SRIF: somatotrophin release inhibitory factor) receptor subtypes (sst(1)-sst(5)), which are endogenously expressed in growth cells (GC cells), have not yet been elucidated, although there is evidence that sst(2) receptors are negatively coupled to cytosolic free Ca(2+) concentration ([Ca(2+)](i)) and adenosine 3,5'-cyclic monophosphate (cAMP) accumulation. In addition, both sst(1) and sst(2) receptors are negatively coupled to growth hormone (GH) secretion in GC cells. Here we report on studies concerning the expression, the pharmacology and the functional role of native SRIF receptors in GC cells with the use of five nonpeptidyl agonists, highly selective for each of the SRIF receptors. Radioligand binding studies show that sst(2) and sst(5) receptors are present at different relative densities, while the presence of sst(3) and sst(4) receptors appears to be negligible. The absence of sst(1) receptor binding was unexpected in view of sst(1) receptor functional effects on GH secretion. This suggests very efficient receptor-effector coupling of a low-density population of sst(1) receptors. Functionally, only sst(2) receptors are coupled to the inhibition of [Ca(2+)](i) and cAMP accumulation and the selective activation of sst(5) receptors facilitates the stimulation of adenylyl cyclase activity through G(i/o) proteins. This effect was not observed when sst(2) and sst(5) receptors were simultaneously activated, suggesting that there is a functional interaction between sst(2) and sst(5) receptors. In addition, sst(1), sst(2) and sst(5) receptor activation inhibits GH release, further indicating that SRIF can modulate GH secretion in GC cells through mechanisms both dependent and independent on [Ca(2+)](i) and cAMP-dependent pathways. The present data suggest SRIF-mediated functional effects in GC cells to be very diverse and provides compelling arguments to propose that multiple native SRIF receptors expressed in the same cells are not simply redundant, but contribute to marked signalling diversity.
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- D Cervia
- Dipartimento di Fisiologia e Biochimica G. Moruzzi, Università di Pisa, Italy.
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The neuropeptide somatostatin is found in the retina of many species, yet its role in the visual process remains to be elucidated. The aim of the present study was to examine the expression and cellular localization of somatostatin receptor subtypes (sst; sst(2A), sst(2B) and sst(3)) in the eye of the adult newt Pleurodeles waltlii using immunohistochemistry. sst(2A) immunoreactivity was observed in bipolar cells, in the inner segments of cone photoreceptors, as well as in the region corresponding to connecting cilia of rods. sst(2B) immunoreactivity was not detected. sst(3) immunostaining was localized most intensely in the inner segments of cones, and in cilia of rods. These results suggest that somatostatin acting via sst(2A) and sst(3) receptors may play an important role in retinal physiology of the lower vertebrates.
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- Eleonora N Grigoryan
- Institute of Developmental Biology, Russian Academy of Sciences, Moscow 117808, Russia
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The role of somatostatin and its mechanism of action in the retina remains an important target for investigation. Biochemical and pharmacological studies were engaged to characterize the somatostatin receptors in the rabbit retina, and their coupling to G-proteins. The ability of selective ligands to inhibit [125I]Tyr11-somatostatin-14 binding to rabbit retinal membranes was examined. The sst2 analogues SMS201-995, MK678, and BIM23014, displayed IC50 values of 0.28 +/- 0.12, 0.04 +/- 0.01 and 1.57 +/- 0.39 nm, respectively. The sst1 analogue CH275 moderately displaced the [125I]Tyr11-somatostatin-14 binding, while selective analogues for sst3, sst4 and sst5 had minimal effect. Immunoblotting and/or immunohistochemistry studies revealed the presence of the pertussis toxin sensitive Gi1/2, and Go proteins, as well as Gs. Somatostatin-14 and MK678 stimulated GTPase activity in a concentration-dependent manner with EC50 values of 42.8 +/- 16.8 and 70.0 +/- 16.5 nm, respectively, thus supporting the functional coupling between the receptor and the G-proteins. CH275 stimulated the GTPase activity moderately, in agreement with its binding profile. The antisera raised against Goalpha and Gi1/2alpha inhibited the somatostatin-induced high-affinity GTPase activity, but only anti-Goalpha inhibited the MK678 stimulation of the enzyme. These results suggest that somatostatin mediates its actions in the rabbit retina by interacting mainly with sst2 receptors that couple to Goalpha.
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- Anna Vasilaki
- Laboratory of Pharmacology, Department of Basic Science, Faculty of Medicine, University of Crete, Heraklion, Crete 71110, Greece
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Huang L, Max M, Margolskee RF, Su H, Masland RH, Euler T. G protein subunit G gamma 13 is coexpressed with G alpha o, G beta 3, and G beta 4 in retinal ON bipolar cells. J Comp Neurol 2003; 455:1-10. [PMID: 12454992 DOI: 10.1002/cne.10396] [Citation(s) in RCA: 107] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/12/2022]
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We investigated the expression of Ggamma13, a recently discovered G protein subunit, and a selection of Gbeta subunits in retinal bipolar cells, by using a transgenic mouse strain in which green fluorescent protein is strongly expressed in a single type of cone bipolar cell. The cells have ON morphology, and patch-clamp recordings in slices confirmed that they are of the physiological ON type. Immunohistochemistry showed that Ggamma13 is expressed in rod bipolar cells and ON cone bipolar cells, where it is colocalized in the dendrites with Galphaomicron. ON and OFF cone bipolar cells and rod bipolar cells were identified among dissociated cells by their green fluorescence and/or distinct morphology. Hybridization of single-cell polymerase chain reaction products with cDNA probes for G protein subunits Gbeta1 to 5 showed that Gbeta3, Gbeta4, and Ggamma13 are coexpressed in ON bipolar cells but not present in OFF bipolar cells. Gbeta1, 2, and 5 are expressed in partially overlapping subpopulations of cone bipolar cells. Ggamma13 and Gbeta3 and/or Gbeta4, thus, seem selectively to participate in signal transduction by ON bipolar cells.
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- Liquan Huang
- Department of Physiology and Biophysics, Mount Sinai School of Medicine, New York, New York 10029, USA
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Somatostatin and its receptors (ssts) are found in the retina. Recent evidence suggested the involvement of sst(2A) and sst(2B) receptors in the regulation of nitric oxide (NO) (). In this study, we investigated further the localization of sst(1), sst(3)-sst(5), and the possible involvement of all subtypes, present in the rat retina, in the regulation of NO production. Polyclonal antibodies raised against sst(1), sst(3-5) were applied to 10-14 micro m cryostat sections of rat retinas fixed in paraformaldehyde. NADPH-diaphorase reactivity was assessed histochemically. The levels of NO in rat retinal explants were assessed by the production of its stable metabolites NO(2)(-) and NO(3)(-). sst(1) immunofluorescence was detected mainly in the retinal pigment epithelium, blood vessels of the inner retina, where it was colocalized with NADPH-diaphorase, and in processes of the inner plexiform layer (IPL). sst(4) immunohistochemistry was found in ganglion cell bodies, where it was colocalized with NADPH-diaphorase, processes of the IPL and ganglion cell layer, and optic nerve fibers. sst(3) or sst(5) immunostain was not detected. Somatostatin increased NO production and this effect was mimicked only by the sst(2) specific analog L-779976. The sst(2) antagonist CYN-154806 blocked the L-779976 increase of NO production. These results present conclusive evidence that somatostatin's role in the retina involves the regulation of NO by an sst(2) mechanism.
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- A Vasilaki
- University of Crete, Faculty of Medicine, Department of Basic Sciences, Laboratory of Pharmacology, Heraclion, Crete, Greece
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In the retina, somatostatin (SRIF) acts as a neuromodulator by interacting with specific SRIF subtype (sst) receptors. The aim of this study was to detect mRNAs for sst(1-5) receptors by semiquantitative RT-PCR and to determine the cellular localization of either SRIF or individual SRIF receptor immunoreactivities. Size, density and absolute number of immunolabeled somata were measured using computer-assisted image analysis. With RT-PCR we found that all five sst receptor mRNAs were expressed, with highest levels of sst(2) and sst(4) receptors. SRIF immunolabeling was localized to sparse-occurring amacrine cells in the inner nuclear layer (INL) and to displaced amacrine cells in the ganglion cell layer (GCL). sst(2A) receptors were localized to protein kinase- (PKC) immunoreactive (IR) rod bipolar cells, calbindin- (CaBP-) IR horizontal cells, tyrosine hydroxylase- (TH-) IR amacrine cells and glycinergic amacrine cells. None of the sst(2A)-IR amacrine cells were found to express parvalbumin (PV) immunoreactivity. sst(4) receptor immunolabeling was localized to CaBP-IR and CaBP-non-IR cells in the GCL that originated long process bundles in the GC axon layer. These cells were not observed after optic nerve transection and they were therefore interpreted as ganglion cells. Quantitative analysis showed that all of the PKC-IR rod bipolar cells, CaBP-IR horizontal cells, and TH-IR amacrine cells and 5% of the glycinergic amacrine cells expressed sst(2A) receptors. In addition, 4-6% of the putative ganglion cells expressed sst(4) receptors. The localization of SRIF to sparse-occurring retinal neurons, together with the widespread expression of sst(2A) and sst(4) receptors suggests that SRIF acts at multiple levels of retinal circuitry. These results provide a database for investigations of the functional retinal networks in mice with genetic alterations of somatostatinergic transmission.
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- Rosella Cristiani
- Dipartimento di Fisiologia e Biochimica 'G.Moruzzi', Università degli Studi di Pisa, Via S. Zeno, 31, 56127, Pisa, Italy
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