The Neurokinin-3 (NK3) and the Neurokinin-1 (NK1) Receptors are Differentially Targeted to Mesocortical and Mesolimbic Projection Neurons and to Neuronal Nuclei in the Rat Ventral Tegmental Area

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作者
Lessard, Andree
Savard, Martin [2 ]
Gobeil, Fernand, Jr. [2 ]
Pierce, Joseph P.
Pickel, Virginia M. [1 ]
机构
[1] Cornell Univ, Div Neurobiol, Dept Neurol & Neurosci, Weill Med Coll, New York, NY 10021 USA
[2] Univ Sherbrooke, Fac Med, Dept Pharmacol, Sherbrooke, PQ J1H 5N4, Canada
关键词
peptide receptors; midbrain; schizophrenia; tract tracing; dopamine; substance P; SUBSTANCE-P RECEPTOR; EVOKING AUDITORY-STIMULATION; DISTINCT PRESYNAPTIC CONTROL; PROTEIN-COUPLED RECEPTORS; GABA-CONTAINING NEURONS; MATRIX-ENRICHED AREAS; PREFRONTAL CORTEX; TACHYKININ RECEPTORS; BINDING-SITES; HUMAN BRAIN;
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10.1002/syn.20627
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Q189 [神经科学];
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071006 ;
摘要
Tonic activation of neurokinin-3 (NK3) receptors in dopamine neurons of the ventral tegmental area (VTA) has been implicated in the pathophysiology of schizophrenia. This psychiatric disorder is associated with a dysfunctional activity in VTA projection neurons that can affect cognitive function at the level of the medial prefrontal cortex (mPFC) as well as motor and motivational states controlled in part by mesolimbic output to the nucleus accumbens (Acb). To determine the relevant sites for NK3 receptor activation within this neuronal network, we used confocal and electron microscopy to examine NK3 receptors (Cy5; immunogold) and retrograde labeling of fluorogold (FG, FITC; immunoperoxidase) in the VTA of rats receiving either Acb or mPFC injections of FG. Comparison was made with neurokinin-1 (NK1) receptors, which are also present, but less abundant then NK3 receptors, in dopaminergic and GABAergic VTA neurons. There were no observable differences between NK3 and NK1 receptors in their primary locations in the cytoplasm and on the plasma membrane of VTA somata and dendrites with or without FG. Dendrites labeled with FG retrogradely transported from mPFC, however, contained more NK3 or less NK1 immunogold particles (plasmalemmal + cytoplasmic) then those retrogradely labeled following FG injection in the Acb. Moreover, only the NK3 receptors were detected in neuronal nuclei in the VTA and in the nuclei of human HEK-293T NK3-transfected cells. The enrichment of NK3 receptors in mesocortical projection neurons and nuclear distribution of these receptors may provide insight for understanding the selective antipsychotic effectiveness of NK3 antagonists. Synapse 63:484-501, 2009. (C) 2009 Wiley-Liss, Inc.
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