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EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF NEUROSCIENCE
Volume 20, Issue 2, Pages 331-337Publisher
WILEY
DOI: 10.1111/j.1460-9568.2004.03485.x
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antisense; axon; neuronal differentiation; oestrogen effects; rat; tyrosine kinase receptor type B
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17-pbeta-estradiol (E2) increases axonal growth and tyrosine kinase receptor (Trk)B levels of male-derived hypothalamic neurones in vitro. To investigate whether the axogenic response depends on the upregulation of TrkB, we analysed neuritic growth and neuronal polarization in cultures treated with an antisense oligonucleotide against TrkB mRNA. In cultures without E2, treatment with 7.5 or 10 mum antisense reduced TrkB levels and the percentage of neurones showing an identifiable axon; the number and length of minor processes were increased. In cultures treated with 5 mum antisense, morphometric parameters were normal although total TrkB levels were reduced. The same dose prevented the E2-dependent increase of TrkB levels and suppressed the axogenic effect of E2. These results indicate that TrkB is necessary for normal neuronal growth and maturation and further suggest that an increase in TrkB is necessary for E2 to exert its axogenic effect in male-derived neurones.
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