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Time-course of GDNF and its receptor expression after brain injury in the rat.

Authors: Cheng, Q  Di Liberto, V  Caniglia, G  Mudo, G 
Citation: Cheng Q, etal., Neurosci Lett. 2008 Jul 4;439(1):24-9. Epub 2008 May 1.
RGD ID: 2324932
Pubmed: PMID:18501516   (View Abstract at PubMed)
DOI: DOI:10.1016/j.neulet.2008.04.089   (Journal Full-text)

The aim of the present work was to perform, by in situ hybridization, a time-course analysis of the glial cell line-derived neurotrophic factor (GDNF) and its receptor mRNA expression in two models of brain injury in the rat: (a) excitotoxic lesion by ibotenic acid injection in the hippocampal formation; (b) mechanical lesion by needle insertion through the cerebral cortex including the white matter of the corpus callosum. The time-course analysis, ranging from 6h to 8 days, showed that the GDNF and its receptor (RET, GFRalpha-1 and GFRalpha-2) mRNA expressions were differentially up-regulated in both models of lesion. This in vivo regulation of the GDNF and its receptor mRNA expression indicates their involvement in the process of neuronal protection and regeneration occurring after brain injury.

RGD Manual Disease Annotations    Click to see Annotation Detail View
TermQualifierEvidenceWithReferenceNotesSourceOriginal Reference(s)
Brain Injuries  ISOGdnf (Rattus norvegicus)2324932; 2324932mRNA:increased expression:brainRGD 
Brain Injuries  IEP 2324932; 2324932mRNA:increased expression:brainRGD 
Brain Injuries  ISORet (Rattus norvegicus)2324932; 2324932mRNA:increased expression:brainRGD 

Gene Ontology Annotations    Click to see Annotation Detail View

Biological Process
TermQualifierEvidenceWithReferenceNotesSourceOriginal Reference(s)
innervation  IMP 2324932 RGD 
positive regulation of neuron maturation  IMP 2324932 RGD 

Objects Annotated

Genes (Rattus norvegicus)
Gdnf  (glial cell derived neurotrophic factor)
Ret  (ret proto-oncogene)

Genes (Mus musculus)
Gdnf  (glial cell line derived neurotrophic factor)
Ret  (ret proto-oncogene)

Genes (Homo sapiens)
GDNF  (glial cell derived neurotrophic factor)
RET  (ret proto-oncogene)


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