RGD Reference Report - Short-term exposure to ethanol causes a differential response between nerve growth factor and brain-derived neurotrophic factor ligand/receptor systems in the mouse cerebellum. - Rat Genome Database

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Short-term exposure to ethanol causes a differential response between nerve growth factor and brain-derived neurotrophic factor ligand/receptor systems in the mouse cerebellum.

Authors: Wang, Z Y  Miki, T  Lee, K Y  Yokoyama, T  Kusaka, T  Sumitani, K  Warita, K  Matsumoto, Y  Yakura, T  Hosomi, N  Ameno, K  Bedi, K S  Takeuchi, Y 
Citation: Wang ZY, etal., Neuroscience. 2010 Jan 20;165(2):485-91. doi: 10.1016/j.neuroscience.2009.10.045.
RGD ID: 401965398
Pubmed: PMID:19861148   (View Abstract at PubMed)
DOI: DOI:10.1016/j.neuroscience.2009.10.045   (Journal Full-text)

Alcohol ingestion affects both neuropsychological and motor functions. We hypothesized that one of the key factors involved in such functions are neurotrophins and their receptors. We have therefore examined the effects of short-term ethanol exposure on the mRNA expression and protein levels of neurotrophin ligands and receptors in the cerebellum using real-time RT-PCR and Western blotting techniques. Male BALB/C mice were fed a liquid diet containing 5% (v/v) ethanol. The pair-fed control mice were fed an identical liquid diet except that sucrose was substituted isocalorically for ethanol. The cerebellum of mice exhibiting intoxication signs of stage 1 or 2 were used in the present study. We found that exposure to ethanol resulted in elevated levels of nerve growth factor (NGF) and TrkA mRNA expression but a decreased level of brain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF) mRNA expression. The expression of TrkB and p73 mRNA was unchanged. Changes in the level of these proteins were found to mirror these mRNA expression levels. We conclude that exposure to ethanol for a short period can cause a differential responsive in the various neurotrophin ligand/receptor systems. The functional consequences of these changes are unknown at present.



RGD Manual Disease Annotations    Click to see Annotation Detail View
Object SymbolSpeciesTermQualifierEvidenceWithNotesSourceOriginal Reference(s)
BDNFHumanAlcoholic Intoxication  ISOBdnf (Mus musculus)mRNA and protein:decreased expression:cerebellumRGD 
BdnfRatAlcoholic Intoxication  ISOBdnf (Mus musculus)mRNA and protein:decreased expression:cerebellumRGD 
BdnfMouseAlcoholic Intoxication  IEP mRNA and protein:decreased expression:cerebellumRGD 
NGFHumanAlcoholic Intoxication  ISONgf (Mus musculus)mRNA and protein:increased expression:cerebellumRGD 
NTRK1HumanAlcoholic Intoxication  ISONtrk1 (Mus musculus)mRNA and protein:increased expression:cerebellumRGD 
NgfMouseAlcoholic Intoxication  IEP mRNA and protein:increased expression:cerebellumRGD 
NgfRatAlcoholic Intoxication  ISONgf (Mus musculus)mRNA and protein:increased expression:cerebellumRGD 
Ntrk1RatAlcoholic Intoxication  ISONtrk1 (Mus musculus)mRNA and protein:increased expression:cerebellumRGD 
Ntrk1MouseAlcoholic Intoxication  IEP mRNA and protein:increased expression:cerebellumRGD 

Objects Annotated

Genes (Rattus norvegicus)
Bdnf  (brain-derived neurotrophic factor)
Ngf  (nerve growth factor)
Ntrk1  (neurotrophic receptor tyrosine kinase 1)

Genes (Mus musculus)
Bdnf  (brain derived neurotrophic factor)
Ngf  (nerve growth factor)
Ntrk1  (neurotrophic tyrosine kinase, receptor, type 1)

Genes (Homo sapiens)
BDNF  (brain derived neurotrophic factor)
NGF  (nerve growth factor)
NTRK1  (neurotrophic receptor tyrosine kinase 1)


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