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lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
36
pubmed:dateCreated
2011-9-8
pubmed:abstractText
Recurrent seizure activity has been shown to induce a variety of permanent structural changes in the brain. Matrix metalloproteinases (MMPs) function to promote neuronal plasticity, primarily through cleavage of extracellular matrix proteins. Here, we investigated the role of MMP-9 in the development of pentylenetetrazole (PTZ)-induced kindled seizure in mice. Repeated treatment with PTZ (40 mg/kg) produced kindled seizure, which was accompanied by enhanced MMP-9 activity and expression in the hippocampus. No change in MMP-9 activity was observed in the hippocampi of mice with generalized tonic seizure following single administration of PTZ (60 mg/kg). MMP-9 colocalized with the neuronal marker NeuN and the glial marker GFAP in the dentate gyrus of the kindled mouse hippocampus. Coadministration of diazepam or MK-801 with PTZ inhibited the development of kindling and the increased MMP-9 levels in the hippocampus. Marked suppression of kindled seizure progression in response to repeated PTZ treatment was observed in MMP-9((-/-)) mice compared with wild-type mice, an observation that was accompanied by decreased hippocampal levels of mature brain-derived neurotrophic factor. Microinjecting the BDNF scavenger TrkB-Fc into the right ventricle before each PTZ treatment significantly suppressed the development of kindling in wild-type mice, whereas no effect was observed in MMP-9((-/-)) mice. On the other hand, bilateral injections of pro-BDNF into the hippocampal dentate gyrus significantly enhanced kindling in wild-type mice but not MMP-9((-/-)) mice. These findings suggest that MMP-9 is involved in the progression of behavioral phenotypes in kindled mice because of conversion of pro-BDNF to mature BDNF in the hippocampus.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/Anticonvulsants, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/Brain-Derived Neurotrophic Factor, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/Convulsants, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/Diazepam, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/Dizocilpine Maleate, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/Matrix Metalloproteinase 9, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/Nerve Tissue Proteins, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/Neuroprotective Agents, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/Pentylenetetrazole, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/Protein Kinases, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/Protein Precursors, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/RNA, Messenger, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/Receptor, trkB, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/brain-derived neurotrophic factor..., http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/tropomyosin-related kinase-B, bovine
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Sep
pubmed:issn
1529-2401
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Electronic
pubmed:day
7
pubmed:volume
31
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
12963-71
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed-meshheading:21900575-Animals, pubmed-meshheading:21900575-Anticonvulsants, pubmed-meshheading:21900575-Blotting, Western, pubmed-meshheading:21900575-Brain-Derived Neurotrophic Factor, pubmed-meshheading:21900575-Convulsants, pubmed-meshheading:21900575-Diazepam, pubmed-meshheading:21900575-Dizocilpine Maleate, pubmed-meshheading:21900575-Electrophoresis, Polyacrylamide Gel, pubmed-meshheading:21900575-Fear, pubmed-meshheading:21900575-Hippocampus, pubmed-meshheading:21900575-Kindling, Neurologic, pubmed-meshheading:21900575-Male, pubmed-meshheading:21900575-Matrix Metalloproteinase 9, pubmed-meshheading:21900575-Memory, pubmed-meshheading:21900575-Mice, pubmed-meshheading:21900575-Mice, Inbred ICR, pubmed-meshheading:21900575-Mice, Knockout, pubmed-meshheading:21900575-Microinjections, pubmed-meshheading:21900575-Nerve Tissue Proteins, pubmed-meshheading:21900575-Neuroprotective Agents, pubmed-meshheading:21900575-Pentylenetetrazole, pubmed-meshheading:21900575-Protein Kinases, pubmed-meshheading:21900575-Protein Precursors, pubmed-meshheading:21900575-RNA, Messenger, pubmed-meshheading:21900575-Receptor, trkB, pubmed-meshheading:21900575-Seizures
pubmed:year
2011
pubmed:articleTitle
Matrix metalloproteinase-9 contributes to kindled seizure development in pentylenetetrazole-treated mice by converting pro-BDNF to mature BDNF in the hippocampus.
pubmed:affiliation
Futuristic Environmental Simulation Center, Research Institute of Environmental Medicine, Nagoya University, Nagoya 464-8601, Japan.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't