期刊
NEUROSCIENCE
卷 171, 期 4, 页码 981-992出版社
PERGAMON-ELSEVIER SCIENCE LTD
DOI: 10.1016/j.neuroscience.2010.10.019
关键词
diabetic encephalopathy; hippocampus; hyperglycemia; nerve terminal; exocytosis; synaptic proteins
资金
- Faculty of Medicine University of Coimbra Portugal [17/08]
- Fundacao para a Ciencia e a Tecnologia (FCT) Portugal [SFRH/BD/32949/2006]
A few studies have reported the existence of depletion of synaptic vesicles, and changes in neurotransmitter release and in the content of exocytotic proteins in the hippocampus of diabetic rats Recently, we found that diabetes alters the levels of synaptic proteins in hippocampal nerve terminals Hyperglycemia is considered the main trigger of diabetic complications, although other factors, such as low insulin levels, also contribute to diabetes-induced changes Thus the aim of this work was to evaluate whether long term elevated glucose per se, which mimics prolonged hyperglycemia, induces significant changes in the content and localization of synaptic proteins involved in exocytosis in hippocampal neurons Hippocampal cell cultures were cultured for 14 days and were exposed to high glucose (50 mM) or mannitol (osmotic control, 25 mM plus 25 mM glucose), for 7 days Cell viability and nuclear morphology were evaluated by MTT and Hoechst assays, respectively The protein levels of vesicle-associated membrane protein 2 (VAMP 2) synaptosomal-associated protein 25 (SNAP 25) syntaxin 1 synapsin 1, synaptophysin, synaptotagmin 1, rabphilin 3a, and also of vesicular glutamate and GABA transporters (VGluT 1 and VGAT), were evaluated by immunoblotting, and its localization was analyzed by immunocytochemistry The majority of the proteins were not affected However elevated glucose decreased the content of SNAP-25 and increased the content of synaptotagmin 1 and VGluT-1 Moreover, there was an accumulation of syntaxin-1, synaptotagmin-1 and VGluT 1 in the cell body of some hippocampal neurons exposed to high glucose No changes were detected in mannitol treated cells In conclusion, elevated glucose per se did not induce significant changes in the content of the majority of the synaptic proteins studied in hippocampal cultures with the exception of SNAP 25 synaptotagmin 1 and VGluT 1 However there was an accumulation of some proteins in cell bodies of hippocampal neurons exposed to elevated glucose, suggesting that the trafficking of these proteins to the synapse may be compromised Moreover these results also suggest that other factors, in addition to hyperglycemia, certainly contribute to alterations detected in synaptic proteins in diabetic animals (C) 2010 IBRO Published by Elsevier Ltd All rights reserved
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