背根切断对脊髓后角Ⅱ板层BDNF,NT-3表达的影响——免疫组织化学研究

目的　采用免疫组织化学技术探讨切断背根 (L1)后脊髓Ⅱ板层脑源性神经营养因子 (BDNF)和神经营养因子 3 (NT 3)表达的变化。方法　将成年雄猫 5只行单侧L1背根切断术 (对侧为非手术侧 )。术后 5天取L1脊髓制作2 0 μm厚冰冻切片 ,用BDNF及NT 3抗体分别进行免疫组化染色。观察BDNF、NT 3免疫阳性反应物在脊髓的分布 ,计数单位面积内Ⅱ板层BDNF阳性膨体密度及NT 3阳性细胞数。结果用t检验进行统计分析。结果　BDNF样免疫反应物在Ⅱ板层主要分布于神经膨体 ,NT 3样免疫反应物在神经元及胶质细胞均有分布。背根切断后 ,手术侧Ⅱ板层BDNF阳性膨体数量明显较非手术侧者减少 (P <0 0 1)。而手术侧Ⅱ板层NT 3阳性神经元及胶质细胞数量则较非手术侧者明显增加(P <0 0 1)。结论　背根切断后脊髓Ⅱ板层BDNF ,NT 3的表达发生不同变化。BDNF减少 ,而NT 3表达增多。提示BD NF和NT 3在脊髓损伤修复中的不同作用。     

BDNF和NT—3在鸡胚脊髓发育中的表达——免疫组织化学研究

探讨脑源性神经营养因子（BDNF）和神经营养因子3（NT－3）在脊髓发育中的表达。取Hamburger 30期和40期鸡胚腰段脊髓制作20μm厚冰冻切片,分别用BDNF和NT－3抗体行ABC免疫组化染色。观察BDNF、NT－3样免疫阳性反应物（BDNF－IR、NT－3－IR）在两时相脊髓的分布。结果显示：30期组,BDNF－IR主要分布于脊髓腰段腹角神经元的核周质及神经突起内。NT－3－IR则仅限于腹角前群神经元,胞核、胞浆均梁色;40期组,BDNF－IR除腹角染色外,还扩展至整个脊髓肖解神经元及神经突起。另外,亦见一些BDNF－IR的胶质细胞。与之类似,NT－3－IR除分布于腹角前群神经元外,中间带、背角内亦出现了些NT－3阳性神经元。结果表明：BDNF和NT－3在脊髓的表达随发育进程由腹角向背角扩展。提示：BDNF和NT－3的生理作用与脊髓的发育有关。     

NGF,BDNF和NT-3在培养鸡胚背根节神经元的表达

目的　探讨NGF ,BDNF ,NT - 3在体外培养鸡胚背根节神经元中的表达变化。方法　采用NGF ,BDNF ,NT - 3的兔抗血清分别对培养前后的鸡胚背根节神经元以免疫组化ABC法染色。观察NGF、BDNF和NT - 3在培养前、后鸡胚背根节神经元的表达情况 ,计数并比较培养前、后三种因子免疫阳性神经元百分数。结果　未培养的神经元 ,NGF ,BDNF ,NT - 3的阳性神经元百分数分别是 :10 %± 3%,2 7%± 5 %,2 9%± 7%。培养 48小时后 ,NGF ,BDNF ,NT - 3的阳性神经元百分数分别是 :77%± 6 %,6 4%± 7%,2 4%± 7%。结论　培养后NGF ,BDNF的表达较未培养者增加 (P <0 0 1) ,而NT - 3者则有减少 (P <0 0 5 )。提示在体外培养的鸡胚背根节神经元NT - 3的表达有不同于NGF和BDNF的调节方式。     

三七总皂苷对脊髓损伤后BDNF 的表达及运动功能的影响

目的:探讨三七总皂苷(total panax notoginseng saponins,tPNS)对脊髓半横断损伤后对脑源性神经营养因子(Brain-derivedneurotrophic factor,BDNF)表达以及运动功能恢复的作用的影响。方法:大鼠随机分为正常组和实验组,实验组大鼠脊髓T10右侧半横断模型,损伤后15min,腹腔注射三七总皂苷,剂量为20mg.kg-1,以后每天给药一次,溶媒对照组注射等量生理盐水。术后进行BBB评分和斜板实验检测;动物分别存活1d、3d、7d、14d、28d后,采用免疫荧光化学方法检测脊髓损伤远侧端BDNF表达的变化。结果:BBB评分及斜板实验结果显示,三七总皂苷能明显促进脊髓损伤后运动功能的恢复,尤其是损伤后7d和14d,三七总皂苷组评分明显高于溶媒对照组。免疫组化结果显示:脊髓半横断损伤后,损伤远侧端损伤侧BDNF的表达强于对侧,损伤侧BDNF的表达呈现出1d,3d逐渐增强,7d达高峰的趋势,14dBDNF的表达逐渐下降,至28d仍略高于正常组。三七总皂苷组和溶媒对照组相比,BDNF表达的时间趋势相同,但相同时间点BDNF的表达强于对照组,尤其是3d、7d。结论:三七总皂苷能增强脊髓半横断损伤后BDNF的表达,这可能是其改善脊髓再生的微环境,促进脊髓损伤后运动功能恢复的机制之一。     

米诺环素对糖尿病大鼠视网膜神经细胞凋亡的影响

目的:观察米诺环素对糖尿病大鼠视网膜神经细胞的凋亡的影响,研究米诺环素对糖尿病视网膜神经保护作用,对米诺环素在糖尿病视网膜疾病中抑制神经细胞凋亡提供理论支持。方法:选择健康成年雄性SD大鼠30只,随机分成正常对照组、糖尿病模型组和米诺环素治疗组,每组10只。腹腔内注射链脲佐菌素(STZ)诱发大鼠糖尿病。米诺环素治疗组给予米诺环素腹腔注射(45mg/kg),共注射10d,模型组和对照组腹腔注射等体积生理盐水,于给药后8周的3组动物处死,冰浴下取其视网膜组织,随后制备视网膜石蜡切片,采用末端脱氧核糖核酸介导生物素化脱氧尿嘧啶缺口末端标记(TUNEL)法进行凋亡细胞原位标记,行视网膜神经细胞凋亡计数,对所有数据进行统计学分析。实验结果拟用均数和标准差(x±s)表示,P<0.05为差异有统计学意义。结果:相同观察时相,与阴性对照组比较,模型对照组大鼠视网膜TUNEL阳性细胞显著增多(P<0.01),在米诺环素组,大鼠视网膜TUNEL阳性细胞数比模型对照组明显减少,差异有统计学意义(P<0.01)。结论:米诺环素能有效降低糖尿病大鼠视网膜神经细胞的凋亡,对糖尿病视网膜神经细胞有保护作用。     

米诺环素对糖尿病大鼠视网膜神经细胞凋亡的影响

目的：观察米诺环素对糖尿病大鼠视网膜神经细胞的凋亡的影响,研究米诺环素对糖尿病视网膜神经保护作用,对米诺环素在糖尿病视网膜疾病中抑制神经细胞凋亡提供理论支持。方法：选择健康成年雄性SD大鼠30只,随机分成正常对照组、糖尿病模型组和米诺环素治疗组,每组10只。腹腔内注射链脲佐菌素（STZ）诱发大鼠糖尿病。米诺环素治疗纽给予米诺环素腹腔注射（45mg／kg）,共注射10d,模型组和对照组腹腔注射等体积生理盐水,于给药后8周的3组动物处死,冰浴下取其视网膜组织,随后制备视网膜石蜡切片,采用末端脱氧核糖核酸介导生物素化脱氧尿嘧啶缺口末端标记L（TUNEL）法进行凋亡细胞原位标记,行视网膜神经细胞凋亡计数,对所有数据进行统计学分析。实验结果拟用均数和标准差（x±s）表示,P〈0．05为差异有统计学意义。结果 相同观察时相,与阴性对照组比较,模型对照组大鼠视网膜TUNEL阳性细胞显著增多（P〈0．01）,在米诺环素组,大鼠视网膜TUNEL阳性细胞数比模型对照组明显减少,差异有统计学意义（P〈0．01）。结论：米诺环素能有效降低糖尿病大鼠视网膜神经细胞的凋亡,对糖尿病视网膜神经细胞有保护作用。     

神经营养素3和脑源性神经生长因子在大鼠脊髓中的定位表达

神经营养素3（NT－3）和脑源性神经生长因子（BDNF）是神经生长因子（NGF）的同源物,体外实验表明NT－3和BDNF能促进感觉神经元和交感神经元的存活,但是NT－3和BDNF在脊髓中的生物学作用和定位分布还不十分清楚。本用免疫组化ABC法观察了NT－3和BDNF的免疫阳性反应物在大鼠脊髓中的分布。结果表明：呈NT－3样免疫阳性反应的胶质细胞分布于脊髓的后索、侧索和前索中;免疫反应阳性的神经元主要见于脊髓前角,少数见于脊髓后角。BDNF位于大鼠的脊髓前角动物神经元;在脊髓Ⅱ板层中还可见较多的BDNF免疫反应阳性的神经终末。提示NT－3和BDNF在维持脊髓神经元和胶质细胞的生理功能中可能起重要作用。     

右旋氯胺酮对大鼠脊髓损伤后BDNF和炎症反应的影响

摘要 目的：探讨脊髓损伤后,使用右旋氯胺酮对BDNF和炎症因子TNF-α、IL-1β、IL-10、IL-13表达的影响。方法：将60只成年雄性大鼠随机分入5组,损伤组（A组）5 mg/kg右旋氯胺酮组（B组）、10 mg/kg右旋氯胺酮组（C组）和20 mg/kg右旋氯胺酮组（D组）,假手术组（S组）,每组12只。除S组外,其余4组使用脊髓打击法制备脊髓损伤模型,于脊髓损伤后4 h按照相应的给药剂量以5 mL/h的速度泵注右旋氯胺酮,S组仅进行手术操作,不损伤脊髓,手术后4h以相同的方法泵注等量的0.9 %氯化钠溶液。脊髓损伤后7、14、21和28天使用BBB法进行神经功能缺陷评分。采用HE染色法观察脊髓损伤后存活的神经元数量,ELISA法测定BDNF、Trk B、TNF-α、IL-1β、IL-10、IL-13、的表达水平。结果：与S组比较,其余四组BBB评分升高,存活神经元数量减少,BDNF、TrkB表达显著增加,促炎因子TNF-α、IL-1β表达上调,抑炎因子IL-10、IL-13表达均显著下调（P<0.05）;与A组比较,B组大鼠BBB评分、神经元数量、BDNF、TrkB、炎症因子的表达无明显差异（P>0.05）,C组、D组大鼠BBB评分升高,存活神经元数量减少,BDNF、TrkB表达增多,促炎因子TNF-α、IL-1β上调,抑炎因子IL-10、IL-13表达下调,且差异有统计学意义(P<0.05),C组与D组以上指标差异均无统计学意义（P>0.05）。结论：脊髓损伤后4 h给予10或20 mg/kg右旋氯胺酮可以减轻SCI后神经元损伤,其机制与上调原肌球蛋白受体激酶B（TrkB）的表达,增加BDNF含量,从而下调促炎因子IL-1β,TNF-α,上调抑炎因子 IL-10、IL-13有关,在本研究中右旋氯胺酮最佳作用剂量为10 mg/kg。     

BDNF，NT-3在猫背根神经元的自分泌和旁分泌作用初探—原位杂交和免疫组织化学研究

探讨脑源性神经营养因子 (BDNF)、神经营养因子 3 (NT- 3)在成年猫背根节 (DRG)神经元是否存在自分泌或旁分泌作用方式。用特异的 trk B、 trk C抗体及 BDNF、 NT- 3的 c RNA探针 ,以免疫组化及原位杂交双标法观察了成年猫 L6DRG神经元 BDNF m RNA与 trk B、 NT- 3 m RNA与 trk C的关系 ,以了解 BDNF、 NT- 3在成年猫 L6 DRG神经元有无自分泌或旁分泌作用。结果表明 ,在成年猫 L6 DRG BDNFm RNA阳性细胞主要是部分中、小神经元 (4 2～ 5 7μm,<42μm) ,而 trk B阳性细胞则主要是部分大神经元 (>5 7μm)。未见双标的 BDNF m RNA和 trk B阳性神经元 ,但见一些双标的卫星细胞。与BDNF者比较 ,大多数大神经元既表达 NT- 3 m RNA,又表达 trk C。这表明在成年猫 L6 DRG神经元 ,NT- 3可能存在自分泌方式。但本文的结果未证明 BDNF在成年猫 L6 DRG神经元存在自分泌。     

黄连浸出液对脑缺血大鼠海马区BDNF mRNA表达的影响

为了探究黄连浸出液对局灶性脑缺血再灌注大鼠海马区脑源性神经营养因子(BDNF)mRNA表达的影响,本研究随机将50只雄性SD大鼠(240±20) g分为假手术组、模型组、黄连浸出液低剂量(2.5 g/kg)、中剂量(5.0 g/kg)和高剂量(10.0 g/kg)治疗组,采用线栓法建立大鼠局灶性脑缺血(MCAO)模型,假手术组不予线栓处理,术后对大鼠进行神经功能评分。对各治疗组给予灌胃治疗,按照人和大鼠等效剂量关系换算,每只大鼠1d灌胃两次,每次2.5 mL,连续灌胃3d。模型组、假手术组用等量生理盐水灌胃。应用RT-PCR测定了黄连浸出液对局灶性脑缺血再灌注大鼠海马区BDNF表达的影响。与假手术组(BDNF mRNA相对表达量为(0.386±0.011)比较),模型组大鼠海马区BDNF mRNA表达显著增加,相对表达量为(0.458±0.029),差异具有统计学意义(p0.05);与模型组比较,黄连中剂量和高剂量治疗组BDNF mRNA的表达均显著增加,相对表达量分别为(0.622±0.040)和(0.518±0.033),差异均有统计学意义(p0.05);与黄连高剂量组相比,中剂量治疗组差异更为显著(p0.05)。本研究表明,黄连浸出液可促进脑缺血再灌注损伤大鼠海马区BDNF mRNA的表达,改善脑缺血再灌注损伤大鼠的神经功能,保护神经元,黄连浸出液中剂量(5.0 g/kg)作用更为明显。     

胚胎神经干细胞移植及胶质细胞源性神经营养因子对大鼠脊髓损伤的修复作用

将胚胎神经干细胞(neural stem cells,NSCs)移植至成年大鼠损伤的脊髓,观察移植后NSCs的存活、迁移以及损伤后的功能恢复。实验结果显示：动物NSCs移植4周后,斜板实验平均角度和运动评分结果比对照组均有明显增高(P＜0．05),而脊髓损伤(spinal cord injury,SCI)处的空洞面积显著减小(P＜0．05);在NSCs中加入胶质细胞源性的神经营养因子(glial cell line-derived neurotrophic factor,GDNF)后,上述改变更加显著。移植后的NSCs不仅能存活,而且向损伤的头端和尾端迁移达3mm之远。这些结果表明,移植的NSCs不仅可以存活、迁移,还可减小SCI空洞面积,促进动物神经功能的恢复;此外,我们的结果还表明GDNF对SCI功能恢复有促进作用。     

Autocrine activation of cultured macrophages by brain-derived neurotrophic factor

To elucidate a significance of the expression of brain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF) in the activated microglia/macrophages of the injured central nervous system, we examined BDNF actions on or BDNF synthesis by macrophages cultured from the mouse peritoneal cavity. They synthesized BDNF and neurotrophin-3 (NT-3) in addition to expressing high-affinity neurotrophin receptors, full-length TrkB (FL), truncated TrkB (TK(-)), and TrkC, thus suggesting an autocrine influence of BDNF and NT-3. BDNF, but not NT-3, enhanced phagocytic activity and stimulated synthesis/secretion of interleukin-1beta in the same manner as lipopolysaccharide (LPS). Furthermore, there was a significant correlation of the phagocytic activity with the expression of BDNF or TrkB (FL). These results imply that the phagocytic activity of macrophages depends on BDNF synthesis and/or TrkB (FL) expression, suggesting that BDNF participates in the activation processes of macrophages by acting in an autocrine manner.     

Levels of serum brain-derived neurotrophic factor in primates

Brain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF) has been reported to exist not only in nervous tissue but also in serum. In contrast to the wealth of knowledge regarding the various physiological functions of BDNF in the nervous system, information about possible roles in other systems is limited. To elucidate the physiological function of serum BDNF in primates, it is first necessary to establish a method to determine the levels of BDNF in serum of primates. In the present study, we established an enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) method which we used to measure levels of serum BDNF in non-human primates. We found that serum BDNF levels were similar among several species of primates. The present results suggest that our BDNF ELISA may be useful in measuring serum BDNF concentration as a physiological marker, and that levels of serum BDNF may be similar among primates including humans. Electronic Publication     

Short- and long-term effects of ciliary neurotrophic factor on androgen-sensitive motoneurons in the lumbar spinal cord

Motoneuron death in the spinal nucleus of the bulbocavernosus (SNB) and the dorsolateral nucleus (DLN) of the lumbar spinal cord is androgen regulated. As a result, many more SNB and DLN motoneurons die in perinatal female rats than in males, whereas treatment of newborn females with androgen results in a permanent sparing of the motoneurons and their target muscles. We previously observed that a neurotrophic molecule, ciliary neurotrophic factor (CNTF), also arrests the death of SNB motoneurons and their target musculature, at least in the short term. The present study compares the short- and long-term consequences of perinatal CNTF treatment on motoneuron number in the SNB, the DLN, and the retrodorsolateral nucleus (RDLN), a motor pool in the lower lumbar cord that does not exhibit hormone-regulated cell death. Female pups were treated with CNTF or vehicle alone from embryonic day 22 through postnatal day 6 (P6). Motoneuron number in each nucleus was then determined immediately after treatment on P7, or 10 weeks later (P77). CNTF treatment significantly elevated motoneuron number in the SNB and DLN on P7; the volume of SNB target muscles on P7 was also greater in the CNTF-treated group. These effects were transient, however, as motoneuron number and ratings of muscle size were not different in CNTF- and vehicle-treated females on P77. Perinatal CNTF treatment did not alter cell number in the RDLN at either age. The finding that effects of CNTF on SNB and DLN motoneuron number are short lived contrasts with the permanent effects of early androgen treatment, and has implications for molecular models of the actions of androgen and neurotrophic factors on the developing spinal cord. © 1996 John Wiley & Sons, Inc.     

Expression and androgen regulation of the ciliary neurotrophic factor receptor (CNTFRα) in muscles and spinal cord

We have previously observed that ciliary neurotrophic factor (CNTF) can prevent the degeneration of androgen-sensitive perineal motoneurons and their target muscles, the bulbocavernosus and levator ani (BC/LA), in perinatal female rats. Response to CNTF is dependent on the expression of the alpha component of the CNTF receptor (CNTFRα). In the present study, we examined the developmental profile and androgen regulation of CNTFRα gene expression in BC/LA muscle, thigh muscle, and lumbosacral spinal cord. CNTFRα mRNA was abundantly expressed in the BC/LA and thigh around the time of birth; expression declined progressively after birth and remained low into adulthood. In contrast, CNTFRα message remained high in the lumbosacral spinal cord throughout development. Androgen regulation of CNTFRα expression was examined in prenatal animals by administering the androgen receptor blocker hydroxyflutamide from embryonic days E18 through E21. Four days of androgen deprivation caused a significant up-regulation of CNTFRα mRNA in the BC/LA, thigh, and spinal cord of male fetuses. After castration in adulthood, CNTFRα expression in the BC/LA transiently increased, then decreased below control levels. Expression of CNTFRα in thigh muscles and the lumbosacral spinal cord was not affected by adult castration. Thus, the perineal muscles and motoneurons are potential sites of direct CNTF action, and expression of the CNTFRα gene is modulated by androgen, especially in the androgen-sensitive perineal muscles. Transient up-regulation of CNTFRα following castration or androgen receptor blockade may represent a protective response designed to counteract the muscle atrophy normally induced by androgen withdrawal. © 1998 John Wiley & Sons, Inc. J Neurobiol 35: 217–225, 1998     

The expression and putative role of brain-derived neurotrophic factor and its receptor in bovine sperm

The neurotrophin family of proteins promote the survival and differentiation of nerve cells and are thought to play an important role in development of reproductive tissues. The objective of the present study was to detect the presence of Brain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF) and its receptor TrkB in bovine sperm, and explore the potential role of BDNF in sperm function. We demonstrated that both the neorotrophin BDNF and the tyrosine kinase receptor protein TrkB were expressed in ejaculated bovine sperm. Furthermore, BDNF per se was secreted by sperm. Insulin and leptin secretion by bovine sperm were increased (P < 0.01) when cells were exposed to exogenous BDNF, whereas insulin was decreased by K252a. Therefore, we inferred that BDNF could be a regulator of sperm secretion of insulin and leptin through the TrkB receptor. Sperm viability and mitochondrial activity were both decreased (P < 0.05) when the BDNF/TrkB signaling pathway was blocked with K252a. Furthermore, BDNF promoted apoptosis of bovine sperm through TrkB binding (P < 0.05). In conclusion, these observations provided evidence that BDNF secreted by bovine sperm was important in regulation of insulin and leptin secretion in ejaculated bovine sperm. Furthermore, BDNF may affect sperm mitochondrial activity and apoptosis, as well as their viability.     

Role for brain-derived neurotrophic factor in learning and memory

In addition to its actions on neuronal survival and differentiation, brain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF) has a role in the regulation of synaptic strength. Long-term potentiation, a form of synaptic plasticity, is markedly impaired in BDNF mutant mice, but the changes were restored by the re-expression of BDNF. BDNF also influences the development of patterned connections and the growth and complexity of dendrites in the cerebral cortex. These results suggest a role for BDNF in learning and memory processes, since memory acquisition is considered to involve both short-term changes in electrical properties and long-term structural alterations in synapses. Memory acquisition is associated with an increase in BDNF mRNA and TrkB receptor activation in specific brain areas. Moreover, the pharmacologic and genetic deprivation of BDNF or its receptor TrkB results in severe impairment of learning and memory in mice, rats and chicks. The effect of BDNF on learning and memory may be linked to the modulation of NMDA and non-NMDA receptor functions as well as the expression of synaptic proteins required for exocytosis. Activation of the mitogen-associated protein kinase and/or phosphatidylinositol 3-kinase signaling pathways may be involved in BDNF-dependent learning and memory formation. It is concluded that BDNF/TrkB signaling plays an important role in learning and memory.     

Epidermal growth factor attenuates blood‐spinal cord barrier disruption via PI3K/Akt/Rac1 pathway after acute spinal cord injury

After spinal cord injury (SCI), disruption of blood–spinal cord barrier (BSCB) elicits blood cell infiltration such as neutrophils and macrophages, contributing to permanent neurological disability. Previous studies show that epidermal growth factor (EGF) produces potent neuroprotective effects in SCI models. However, little is known that whether EGF contributes to the integrity of BSCB. The present study is performed to explore the mechanism of BSCB permeability changes which are induced by EGF treatment after SCI in rats. In this study, we demonstrate that EGF administration inhibits the disruption of BSCB permeability and improves the locomotor activity in SCI model rats. Inhibition of the PI3K/Akt pathways by a specific inhibitor, LY294002, suppresses EGF‐induced Rac1 activation as well as tight junction (TJ) and adherens junction (AJ) expression. Furthermore, the protective effect of EGF on BSCB is related to the activation of Rac1 both in vivo and in vitro. Blockade of Rac1 activation with Rac1 siRNA downregulates EGF‐induced TJ and AJ proteins expression in endothelial cells. Taken together, our results indicate that EGF treatment preserves BSCB integrity and improves functional recovery after SCI via PI3K‐Akt‐Rac1 signalling pathway.