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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
2
pubmed:dateCreated
2006-4-4
pubmed:abstractText
Using real-time reverse transcriptase polymerase chain reaction, Northern blot, and Western blot analyses, we evaluated the developmental pattern of mRNA and protein expression level of muscarinic M1 and M2 receptors in the carotid body, petrosal ganglion and superior cervical ganglion of 1-day, 15-day, 2-month-old and adult cats. mRNA expression and protein levels of tyrosine hydroxylase, the rate limiting enzyme for dopamine synthesis, were also assessed. Carotid body M1 receptor mRNA, increased significantly by approximately 100% and 300% in 2-month and adult vs. 1- and 15-day-old cats, but protein level decreased gradually being approximately 50% lower compared with 1-day-old cats. In the petrosal ganglion, muscarinic M1 receptor mRNA level was higher in 15-day-old cats vs. 1-day-old, 2-month-old and adult cats and protein levels were about 30% lower than in 1- and 15-day-old cats. In the superior cervical ganglion, muscarinic M1 receptor mRNA was approximately 50% and 80% higher in 2-month-old and adult cats than 1- and 15-day-old, but no changes in the protein level except in 15-day-old cats which was approximately 40% higher than 1-day-old. There was no change of muscarinic M2 receptor mRNA or protein level in the carotid body or petrosal ganglion. However, in the superior cervical ganglion, the significant increase of mRNA of 30% and 50% in 2-month-olds and adults, respectively was not associated with an increase in receptor protein. Tyrosine hydroxylase mRNA and protein level decreased significantly with age in the carotid body and petrosal ganglion. In the superior cervical ganglion, the age dependent increase in tyrosine hydroxylase mRNA was not associated with any changes in the protein level. These results show that the expression of muscarinic M1 and M2 receptors are age and organ-dependent in cats. Consequently, these changes may modulate chemosensory activity during development since muscarinic M1 receptor is predominantly involved in postsynaptic chemosensory activity, while muscarinic M2 receptor modulates acetylcholine and dopamine release from chemosensitive cells.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
May
pubmed:issn
0306-4522
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:day
12
pubmed:volume
139
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
711-21
pubmed:dateRevised
2006-11-15
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed-meshheading:16457956-Age Factors, pubmed-meshheading:16457956-Animals, pubmed-meshheading:16457956-Animals, Newborn, pubmed-meshheading:16457956-Blotting, Northern, pubmed-meshheading:16457956-Blotting, Western, pubmed-meshheading:16457956-Carotid Body, pubmed-meshheading:16457956-Cats, pubmed-meshheading:16457956-Corpus Striatum, pubmed-meshheading:16457956-Ganglia, Parasympathetic, pubmed-meshheading:16457956-Gene Expression Regulation, Developmental, pubmed-meshheading:16457956-RNA, Messenger, pubmed-meshheading:16457956-Receptor, Muscarinic M1, pubmed-meshheading:16457956-Receptor, Muscarinic M2, pubmed-meshheading:16457956-Reverse Transcriptase Polymerase Chain Reaction, pubmed-meshheading:16457956-Superior Cervical Ganglion, pubmed-meshheading:16457956-Tyrosine 3-Monooxygenase
pubmed:year
2006
pubmed:articleTitle
Developmental pattern of M1 and M2 muscarinic gene expression and receptor levels in cat carotid body, petrosal and superior cervical ganglion.
pubmed:affiliation
Unité de recherche en périnatologie, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Québec, Hôpital Saint-François d'Assise, Département de Pédiatrie, Université Laval, Québec, Canada. Aida.Bairam@crsfa.ulaval.ca
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Comparative Study, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't