放射怀配体结合分析法测定鸡视网膜多巴胺D1受体

用放射性配体「＾３Ｈ」ＳＣＨ２３３９０建立鸡视网膜多巴胺Ｄ１受体的放射性配体结合分析法,并测定不同试验组鸡视网膜多巴胺Ｄ１受体的Ｂｍａｘ值有显性差异,ＫＤ值无明显差异,同时探讨了干,湿滤膜片对放射性测定结果的影响,以及影响试验结果的其它因素,实验表明湿滤膜片测量效果优于干滤膜片,膜受体即使贮存在－２０℃条件下亦只能一周,否则影响受体的活性。     

鸡视网膜甘氨酸受体、乙酰胆碱受体及离子通道在两栖类卵母细胞中的表达和初步研究

利用两栖类卵母细胞表达鸡视网膜ｍＲＮＡ,借助电压箝方法研究鸡视网膜中的神经递质受体和离子通道、结果表明,鸡视网膜中存在甘氨酸受体和Ｎ型的乙酰胆碱受体。但天冬氨酸和５－ＨＴ、多巴胺未能诱导电流反应。此外还检测到电压依赖性的离子流,主要为延迟整流型的外向钾电流和快速的内向钠电流。     

鸡视网膜甘氨酸受体,乙酰胆碱受体及离子通道在两栖类卵母细胞中的表达和

利用两栖类卵母细胞表达鸡视网膜ｍＲＮＡ,借助电压箝方法研究鸡视网膜中的神经递质受体和离子通道。结果表明,鸡视网中存在甘氨酸受体和Ｎ型的乙酰胆碱受体。但天冬氨酸和５－ＨＴ、多巴胺未能诱导电流反应,此外还检测到电压依赖性的离子流、主要为延迟整流的外向钾电流和快速的内向钠电流。     

强啡肽对纹状体内D_1多巴胺受体反应的调节

用6-羟多巴胺破坏黑质纹状体通路,使大鼠多巴胺耗竭后,应用原位杂交组织化学方法测量D1多巴胺受体对即早基因c－fos和zif268诱导反应,分析强啡肽对突触前、后调节作用。先用D1多巴胺受体激动剂SKF－38393反复处理动物,促进纹状体内强啡肽表达,在伏隔核强啡肽表达增加,同时伴随着即早基因c-fos和zif268的减少．在纹状体的背部和两侧,强啡肽表达虽大量增加,而D1多巴胺受体反应仍然维持原水平．在中央纹状体区,即早基因的表达处于中间水平。结果提示,纹状体内强啡肽起着调节多巴胺输入到纹状体黑质神经元的作用,包括突触前、后位置;并且调节作用在纹状体的腹、背侧区是不同的     

多巴胺D1受体在频闪光诱导性近视发生发展中作用的研究

目的研究多巴胺D1类受体(D1DR)在频闪光诱导性近视(flickering light-induced myopia,FLM)发生中的作用,初步探讨FLM的发病机制。方法 36只2周龄豚鼠随机分成4组(n=9):对照组、频闪光(FLM)组、频闪光+溶剂(FLM+Vehicle)组、频闪光+D1DR拮抗剂(FLM+SCH 23390)组。分别于造模前后测量各组豚鼠的屈光度和眼轴长度,造模6周后采用免疫组化和免疫印迹方法检测视网膜中D1DR的表达变化,采用高效液相色谱电化学检测法(HPLC-ECD)测定视网膜中多巴胺(DA)及其代谢产物(DOPAC)的含量。结果与对照组相比,频闪光组屈光度和眼轴长度呈显著的近视样改变(P0.001,P0.05),视网膜D1DR的表达明显升高(P0.05),DA含量显著上升以及DOPAC/DA比值显著下降(P0.001);而玻璃体腔注射SCH 23390可显著改善FLM豚鼠屈光度和眼轴的变化(P0.001,P0.05),使FLM豚鼠视网膜DA含量下降(P0.001)和DOPAC/DA比值增加(P0.05)。结论 D1DR参与了FLM的形成,D1DR拮抗剂可能通过抑制D1DR并影响DA及其代谢水平而改善FLM豚鼠的近视样改变。     

多巴胺受体拮抗剂对缢蛏多巴胺D2类受体的影响

为探究多巴胺受体拮抗剂对缢蛏多巴胺D2类受体的影响,实验以一龄缢蛏作为研究对象,以3种多巴胺受体拮抗剂多潘立酮(domperidone, Domp)、舒必利(sulpiride, Sulp)、盐酸氯丙臻(chlorprothixene hydrochloride, Chlo)为受试物,设置2 h和6 h两个时间点,探究在三种作用浓度(10~(-2)mol/L, 10~(-3)mol/L和10~(-5)mol/L)下每种受试物对缢蛏两个多巴胺D2类受体(ScDopR2-1和ScDopR2-2)表达量的抑制效果。荧光定量检测多巴胺D2类受体的表达量,并检测c AMP的含量变化。检测结果表明,10-2mol/L浓度下,Chlo组别两个多巴胺受体基因相比对照组在2 h表达量均下降,而cAMP相比对照组含量上升,因此选取Chlo作为缢蛏多巴胺D2类受体拮抗剂,浓度选为10~(-2)mol/L,本实验为进一步研究缢蛏多巴胺D2类受体的功能提供了药理学基础。     

多巴胺D1、D2受体在大鼠前扣带皮层钙结合蛋白阳性中间神经元的分布（英文）

大量研究表明多巴胺在行为决策、注意力调控和学习记忆等与前扣带皮层(anterior cingulate cortex,ACC)密切相关的认知功能中发挥重要作用。但是,多巴胺受体在ACC神经元上的分布还不清楚,尤其是在中间神经元上的分布。本研究旨在采用免疫组织化学和激光共聚焦扫描显微镜技术,研究多巴胺D1和D2受体在大鼠ACC一类主要类型的中间神经元,即表达钙结合蛋白的中间神经元上的分布。结果显示,D1和D2受体在ACC的小清蛋白(parvalbumin,PV),钙结合蛋白(calbindin D-28k,CB)及钙视网膜蛋白(calretinin,CR)阳性的中间神经元均有分布。其中,D1和D2受体在PV阳性中间神经元上表达较多,在CR阳性中间神经元上表达最少;D1和D2受体在ACC深层PV神经元上的表达比例显著高于浅层。此外,CR阳性中间神经元上D2受体分布比D1受体多。D1和D2受体的这种区域和中间神经元类型特异性的表达,为了解多巴胺对ACC功能的复杂调控提供了形态学基础。     

干、湿化学法在乳糜血中的应用比较

目的探讨乳糜血对干、湿化学法检测结果的影响,以期找到一种适合于在乳糜血中应用的检测方法。方法分别用干、湿化学法检测乳糜血中总蛋白、血糖,比较两种方法检测结果差异。结果湿化学法测定结果高于乙醇处理法(P0.05),干化学法与乙醇处理法结果比较差异无显著性(P0.05)。结论在乳糜血检测中干性化学法与湿性化学法比较更接近真实值。     

基底神经节中多巴胺和腺苷受体二聚化及其药理学意义

近年来,大量研究发现G蛋白偶联受体不仅以单体形式,而且以同源或异源二聚体形式存在。腺苷A1受体和多巴胺D1受体以及腺苷A2a受体和多巴胺D2受体分别共存于基底神经节中纹状体向黑质和脚内核投射的神经元以及纹状体向苍白球投射的神经元内。A1／D1、A2a／D2受体形成受体异聚复合体构成了受体一受体之间相互作用的分子基础。腺苷和多巴胺受体之间在细胞水平以及行为水平上拮抗性的相互作用为其在帕金森病、精神分裂症、舞蹈病和药物依赖等疾病的治疗上提供了新的靶向。     

不同行为表现的蜜蜂脑部多巴胺及其受体基因的检测分析

【目的】对不同行为表现的意大利蜜蜂Apis mellifera ligustica工蜂脑部多巴胺及其受体基因进行检测。【方法】从蜜蜂观察箱中采集不同行为表现的工蜂,解剖其脑部,用高效液相色谱-电化学检测器和实时荧光PCR仪分别检测多巴胺含量和受体基因相对表达量,并进行计算分析研究。【结果】建立了不同行为表现的蜜蜂脑部多巴胺及受体基因的研究方法。意大利蜜蜂哺育蜂脑部的多巴胺含量与新出房工蜂、采集蜂、休息状态下的工蜂存在显著差异。多巴胺受体1基因及多巴胺转运体基因在哺育蜂脑部处于高表达状态,4种不同分工的意大利蜜蜂脑部多巴胺受体2基因、受体3基因相对表达量差异不显著。【结论】多巴胺与蜜蜂不同行为表现密切相关,多巴胺受体1基因与转运体基因可能参与蜜蜂哺育行为。     

鸡视网膜谷氨酸受体和GABA受体在两栖类卵母细胞中的表达

本工作利用两栖类卵母细胞作为功能表达系统,对鸡视网膜中的谷氨酸受体和ＧＡＢＡ受体的类型和基本性质进行了研究。在注射鸡视网膜ｍＲＮＡ的卵母细胞上,谷氨酸受体有明显的表达。Ｌ－Ｇｌｕ及其类似物ＫＡ,ＡＭＰＡ,ＱＡ都毫无例外地能诱导卵母细胞产生快速平滑的去极化电流,而ＮＭＤＡ,Ｌ－ＡＰ４,ＡＣＰＤ以及天冬氨酸不能诱导明显的电流反应。并且ＡＭＰＡ,ＱＡ对ＫＡ反应存在一定的抑制作用,提示ＡＭＰＡ,ＱＡ可能与ＫＡ作用于同一受体。抑制性氨基酸ＧＡＢＡ的受体被证明大部分为ＧＡＢＡＡ亚型,但有小部分的ＧＡＢＡ反应不能为荷包牡丹碱（ｂｉｃｕｃｕｌｌｉｎｅ）所阻断。     

Norepinephrine acts as D1-dopaminergic agonist in the embryonic avian retina: late expression of beta1-adrenergic receptor shifts norepinephrine specificity in the adult tissue

Dopamine is the main catecholamine found in the chick retina whereas norepinephrine is only found in trace amounts. We compared the effectiveness of dopamine and norepinephrine in promoting cyclic AMP accumulation in retinas at embryonic day 13 (E13) and from post-hatched chicken (P15). Dopamine (EC(50)=10microM) and norepinephrine (EC(50)=30microM), but not the beta(1)-adrenergic agonist isoproterenol, stimulated over seven-fold the production of cyclic AMP in E13 retina. The cyclic AMP accumulation induced by both catecholamines in embryonic tissue was entirely blocked by 2microM SCH23390, a D(1) receptor antagonist, but not by alprenolol (beta-adrenoceptor antagonist). In P15 retinas, 100microM isoproterenol stimulated five-fold the accumulation of cAMP. This effect was blocked by propanolol (10microM), but not by 2microM SCH23390. Embryonic and adult retina display beta(1) adrenergic receptor mRNA as detected by RT-PCR, but the beta(1) adrenergic receptor protein was detected only in post-hatched tissue. We conclude that norepinephrine cross-reacts with D(1) dopaminergic receptor with affinity similar to that of dopamine in the embryonic retina. In the mature retina, however, D(1) receptors become restricted to activation by dopamine. Moreover, as opposed to the embryonic tissue, norepinephrine seems to stimulate cAMP accumulation via beta(1)-like adrenergic receptors in the mature tissue.     

Developmental changes in free D-aspartic acid in the chicken embryo and in the neonatal rat

Free D-aspartic acid was measured in fertilized chicken eggs, chicken embryos, and neonatal rats. In each tissue examined a maximum value was found at a characteristic time of development. For the chicken embryo brain, the maximum was 9% D at 11 days of incubation; for the retina, 20% D at 13 days of incubation. In the neonatal rat, as in the chicken embryo, D-aspartic acid continued to increase in the retina after that in the brain and other tissues had begun to decline. The maximum, 29% D, was found 7 days after birth. Thus in two phylogenetically distant species, similar developmental patterns of D-aspartic acid change were observed. Some data on similarities between the D/L aspartic acid ratios of adult chicken and rat tissues are also reported. In addition, the total D-aspartic acid content of the egg, including the embryo, increased from 44 nmol at day 1 to 159 nmol at day 12, showing that release from a bound form or de novo synthesis is a continuing process during development.     

Identification and Characterization of Endothelin Receptor Subtype B in Rat Retina

Abstract: The presence of immunoreactive (IR) endothelin (ET)-1 and ET-1 receptors in rat retina has been studied by radioimmunoassay and receptor assay, respectively. The specific binding of ¹²⁵I-ET-1 to rat retinal particulate preparations was saturable. Apparent equilibrium conditions were established within 120–140 min. Scatchard analysis of binding data indicated a single class of high-affinity binding sites with a K _D of 35 ± 11 p M and a B_max of 168 ± 60 fmol/mg of protein. ¹²⁵I-ET-1 binding to retinal particulate preparations was not inhibited by 1 μ M concentrations of somatostatin, atrial natriuretic factor, brain natriuretic peptide, thyroid-stimulating hormone, growth hormone, or insulin. The three endothelin isoforms, ET-1,-2, and-3, had similar affinity for the receptor. Cross-linking of ¹²⁵I-ET-1 to retinal particulate preparations with disuccinimidyl suberate resulted in the labeling of two bands with apparent molecular masses of 52 and 34 kDa. We have established a highly sensitive and specific radioimmunoassay for ET-1. The concentration of IR-ET-1 in rat retina was 35 ± 10 fmol/g wet weight. The demonstration of specific high-affinity ETB receptors and the presence of IR-ET-1 suggest that the peptide may act as a neurotransmitter or neuro-modulator in the retina.     

Quantitation and immunohistochemistry of catecholamines in the posterior segment of the eye

Dopamine, noradrenaline, and adrenaline were assayed with HPLC in the light adapted retinae of carp, frog, chicken, pigeon, rat, guinea-pig, rabbit, cat, pig and cow. Dopamine varied from 0.6 to 2.6 nmol/g wet weight and was not influenced by sympathectomy. The dopamine figures agree with previously published results. Noradrenaline concentrations varied from not detectable to 0.06 nmol/g wet weight in different species. Homolateral sympathectomy significantly decreased the noradrenaline figure in rabbits. There are no previous figures for noradrenaline for most of the species. Adrenaline was not detected in any species. Immunohistochemical analysis showed noradrenaline to be present in choroidal nerves, but noradrenaline immuno-reactivity was not seen in the retina (chicken, rat, guinea-pig, rabbit, cat, cow). It is concluded that dopamine is the major catecholamine in the retina. Noradrenaline was found present only in minute amounts in the assays, and much of its was likely to stem from sympathetic nerve fibres. The study did not demonstrate any noradrenergic neurons in the retina.     

Quantitation and immunohistochemistry of catecholamines in the posterior segment of the eye

Summary Dopamine, noradrenaline, and adrenaline were assayed with HPLC in the light adapted retinae of carp, frog, chicken, pigeon, rat, guinea-pig, rabbit, cat, pig and cow. Dopamine varied from 0.6 to 2.6 nmol/g wet weight and was not influenced by sympathectomy. The dopamine figures agree with previously published results. Noradrenaline concentrations varied from not detectable to 0.06 nmol/g wet weight in different species. Homolateral sympathectomy significantly decreased the noradrenaline figure in rabbits. There are no previous figures for noradrenaline for most of the species. Adrenaline was not detected in any species. Immunohistochemical analysis showed noradrenaline to be present in choroidal nerves, but noradrenaline immuno-reactivity was not seen in the retina (chicken, rat, guinea-pig, rabbit, cat, cow). It is concluded that dopamine is the major catecholamine in the retina. Noradrenaline was found present only in minute amounts in the assays, and much of its was likely to stem from sympathetic nerve fibres. The study did not demonstrate any noradrenergic neurons in the retina.     

Differential expression of D(1A) and D(1B) dopamine receptor mRNAs in the developing avian retina

In the chick retina, the D1 dopaminergic system differentiates very early, as shown by receptor-mediated increases in intracellular cyclic AMP concentration and the presence of [(3)H]SCH23390-specific binding sites. Here, we characterized, by RT-PCR, the expression of defined D1 receptor subtypes D(1A), D(1B), and D(1D) during the development of the chick retina. Total RNA was extracted from retinas of 6-day-old embryos (E6) to 1-day-old hatched chickens and reverse-transcribed. The resulting cDNA was amplified using D(1A)-, D(1B)-, or D(1D)-specific primers, and the PCR-amplified products were analyzed by electrophoresis. The fragment corresponding to D(1A) receptor was detected in developing retina as early as E7, whereas the fragment corresponding to D(1B) was observed starting around E10. No PCR product corresponding to D(1D) was observed in the retina, although it was detected in chick brain. As synaptogenesis in chick retina begins after E11 and [(3)H]SCH 23390 D1 binding sites increase after this stage, the present results show that expression of D(1B) receptor increases during synaptogenesis, whereas D(1A) is the receptor subtype associated with the D1-like actions of dopamine early in retina development.     

Neurturin, a member of the glial cell line-derived neurotrophic factor family, affects the development of acetylcholinesterase-positive cells in a three-dimensional model system of retinogenesis

The glial cell line-derived neurotrophic factor (GDNF) family consists of the four ligands GDNF, neurturin (NRTN), artemin and persephin, which bind to the four co-receptors GDNF family receptor alpha1-4 and control through the activation of the receptor tyrosin kinase Ret several developmental processes. The purpose of this study was to analyse the expression and the influence of NRTN in the developing retina. We used retinospheres, a three-dimensional model system of the developing chicken retina. The expression of NRTN and the GDNF family receptor alpha 2 increased during development. Furthermore, expression was comparable in retinae and retinospheres. Analysis of signalling pathways influenced by NRTN in retinospheres showed activation of phosphatidylinositol-3 kinase and mitogen-activated protein kinase (MAPK). Activation of MAPK could be localised in cells of the innermost rows of the inner nuclear layer which were predominantly acetylcholinesterase-positive cells. Exogenous application of NRTN increased the amount of acetylcholinesterase-positive cells within the retinospheres at late culture stages. Additionally, we could show that Müller glia cells did not express the GFRalpha2 receptor and were probably not involved in NRTN signalling. Therefore, we conclude that NRTN directly participates in regulatory processes concerning the differentiation of acetylcholinesterase-positive cells in the chicken retina.     

Group I metabotropic glutamate receptors are expressed in the chicken retina and by cultured retinal amacrine cells

Glutamate is well established as an excitatory neurotransmitter in the vertebrate retina. Its role as a modulator of retinal function, however, is poorly understood. We used immunocytochemistry and calcium imaging techniques to investigate whether metabotropic glutamate receptors are expressed in the chicken retina and by identified GABAergic amacrine cells in culture. Antibody labeling for both metabotropic glutamate receptors 1 and 5 in the retina was consistent with their expression by amacrine cells as well as by other retinal cell types. In double-labeling experiments, most metabotropic glutamate receptor 1-positive cell bodies in the inner nuclear layer also label with anti-GABA antibodies. GABAergic amacrine cells in culture were also labeled by metabotropic glutamate receptor 1 and 5 antibodies. Metabotropic glutamate receptor agonists elicited Ca(2+) elevations in cultured amacrine cells, indicating that these receptors were functionally expressed. Cytosolic Ca(2+) elevations were enhanced by metabotropic glutamate receptor 1-selective antagonists, suggesting that metabotropic glutamate receptor 1 activity might normally inhibit the Ca(2+) signaling activity of metabotropic glutamate receptor 5. These results demonstrate expression of group I metabotropic glutamate receptors in the avian retina and suggest that glutamate released from bipolar cells onto amacrine cells might act to modulate the function of these cells.