Journal
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF MOLECULAR SCIENCES
Volume 23, Issue 8, Pages -Publisher
MDPI
DOI: 10.3390/ijms23084348
Keywords
amylin; 17 beta-estradiol; progesterone; dexamethasone; rat brain; Neuro-2a
Funding
- Basic Science Research Program through the National Research Foundation of Korea (NRF) - Ministry of Education [2020R1I1A1A01060627]
- National Research Foundation of Korea [2020R1I1A1A01060627] Funding Source: Korea Institute of Science & Technology Information (KISTI), National Science & Technology Information Service (NTIS)
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This study investigated the expression distribution of amylin protein in the rat brain and N2a cells, and found that progesterone and dexamethasone influence the expression of amylin protein.
The localization and expression of amylin protein in the rodent brain and mouse neuroblastoma Neuro-2a (N2a) are less widely known. Thus, this study investigated the expression distribution of amylin in the rat brain and N2a treated with steroid hormones. Amylin protein was identified in the olfactory bulb, cerebral cortex, dentate gyrus, thalamus, hypothalamus, ventral tegmental area (VTA), cerebellum, and brain stem in the rat brain. Additionally, the amylin protein was localized with the mature neurons of the cerebral cortex and dopaminergic neurons of the VTA. Progesterone (P4) and dexamethasone (Dex) significantly decreased, and 17 beta-estradiol (E2) increased the amylin protein level in the cerebral cortex. The P4 receptor antagonist RU486 significantly influenced the effects of P4 and Dex, and the E2 receptor antagonist ICI 182,780 slightly changed E2's effect. Amylin protein expression was significantly reduced in the VTA by P4 and Dex, and its expression was changed only following P4 plus RU486 treatment. It was confirmed for the first time that amylin protein is strongly expressed in the cytoplasm in N2a cells using immunofluorescent staining. P4 increased the levels of amylin, and RU486 treatment decreased them. Dex significantly increased the levels of amylin protein. RU486 treatment reversed the effects of Dex. Therefore, amylin protein is expressed in the cerebral cortex neurons and dopaminergic neurons of the VTA of the immature rat brain. P4 and Dex influence the expression of amylin protein in the rat brain and N2a cells.
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