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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
1
pubmed:dateCreated
1988-3-2
pubmed:abstractText
Glutamic acid decarboxylase (GAD) mRNA was quantified in different regions of rat brain using an antisense RNA probe (ribo-probe) prepared from a cloned feline cDNA. In all brain regions studied a single band of GAD mRNA of approximately 3.7 kb was detected. The level of GAD mRNA was highest in the cerebellum, followed by the hypothalamus greater than thalamus greater than striatum greater than hippocampus greater than frontal cortex = parietal cortex greater than or equal to medulla = pons. Since GAD has been previously localized to intrinsic neurons of the striatum, we examined the effects of intrastriatal kainic acid administration on striatal GAD mRNA. The level of GAD mRNA in the kainic acid-lesioned striatum was reduced by 70-75% when compared to the contralateral (unlesioned) striatum. In contrast, the level of glutamine synthetase (an enzyme localized to glia) mRNA was increased approximately 290% in the kainic acid-lesioned striatum. There were no significant differences in GAD mRNA levels between the ipsilateral and contralateral cerebral cortices and hippocampi of rats injected with intrastriatal kainic acid.
pubmed:grant
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Dec
pubmed:issn
0006-8993
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
427
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
77-82
pubmed:dateRevised
2007-11-14
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1987
pubmed:articleTitle
Glutamic acid decarboxylase mRNA in rat brain: regional distribution and effects of intrastriatal kainic acid.
pubmed:affiliation
Section on Molecular Pharmacology, NIMH, Bethesda, MD 20892.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S.