期刊
JOURNAL OF NEUROSCIENCE RESEARCH
卷 84, 期 7, 页码 1512-1520出版社
WILEY-LISS
DOI: 10.1002/jnr.21063
关键词
circadian rhythms; NMDA; rat; TrkB; suprachiasmatic nucleus; SCN
资金
- NHLBI NIH HHS [R01 HL064582-04, R01 HL064582] Funding Source: Medline
Light information reaches the suprachiasmatic nucleus (SCN) through a subpopulation of retinal ganglion cells. Previous work raises the possibility that brain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF) and its high-affinity receptor TrkB may be important as modulators of this excitatory input into the SCN. To test this possibility, we used whole-cell patch-clamp methods to measure excitatory currents in rat SCN neurons. These currents were evoked by electrical stimulation of the optic nerve. We found that the amplitude of the N-methyl-D-aspartate (NMDA) component of the evoked excitatory postsynaptic currents (NMDA-EPSC) was increased by application of BDNF. The neurotrophin also increased the magnitude of NMDA-evoked currents in SCN neurons. The BDNF enhancement of the NMDA-EPSC was blocked by treatment with the neurotrophin receptor antagonist K252a as well as treatment with the soluble form of the TrkB receptor engineered as an immunoadhesin (FrkB IgG). Finally, the BDNF enhancement was lost in brain slices treated with the NR2B antagonist ifenprodil. The results demonstrate that BDNF and TrkB receptors are important regulators of retinal glutamatergic synaptic transmission within the SCN. (c) 2006 Wiley-Liss, Inc.
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