RGD Reference Report - Effect of amyloid peptides on the increase in TrkA receptor expression induced by nicotine in vitro and in vivo. - Rat Genome Database

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Effect of amyloid peptides on the increase in TrkA receptor expression induced by nicotine in vitro and in vivo.

Authors: Li, XD  Arias, E  Jonnala, RR  Mruthinti, S  Buccafusco, JJ 
Citation: Li XD, etal., J Mol Neurosci. 2005;27(3):325-36.
RGD ID: 5684774
Pubmed: PMID:16280603   (View Abstract at PubMed)
DOI: DOI:10.1385/JMN:27:3:325   (Journal Full-text)

The ability of nicotine to induce a cytoprotective or neuroprotective action occurs through several downstream mechanisms. One possibility is that the drug increases the expression of tyrosine kinase A (TrkA) nerve growth factor (NGF) receptors. Certain beta-amyloid peptides (e.g., Abeta1-42) have been shown to bind with high affinity to alpha7 nicotinic receptors and thus interfere with a potentially neurotrophic influence. Treatment of differentiated PC-12 cells with nicotine produced a concentration-dependent increase in cell-surface TrkA receptors that occurred concomitantly with cytoprotection. The effect of nicotine was blocked by either of the alpha7 receptor antagonists alpha-bungarotoxin (alpha-BTX) or methyllycaconatine. The cytoprotective action of nicotine also was inhibited by pretreatment with 10-100 nM Abeta1-42. Nicotine also was administered (four injections of 30 microg, spaced evenly over 24 h) to rats by direct injection into a lateral cerebral ventricle. Brain TrkA expression was increased significantly in hippocampus and entorhinal cortex (up to 32% above control), with no changes found in cerebral cortex or hypothalamus. The nicotine-induced increases in TrKA expression in hippocampus and entorhinal cortex were significantly inhibited by 10 microg alpha-BTXor by 10 nmol Abeta1-42. Therefore, physiologically relevant concentrations of Abeta1-42 can prevent nicotine-induced TrkA receptor expression in brain regions containing cholinergic neurons susceptible to the neurotoxicity associated with Alzheimer's disease.



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Biological Process

  
Object SymbolSpeciesTermQualifierEvidenceWithNotesSourceOriginal Reference(s)
Ntrk1Ratcellular response to nicotine  IDA  RGD 

Cellular Component

  
Object SymbolSpeciesTermQualifierEvidenceWithNotesSourceOriginal Reference(s)
Ntrk1Ratcell surface  IDA  RGD 

Objects Annotated

Genes (Rattus norvegicus)
Ntrk1  (neurotrophic receptor tyrosine kinase 1)


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