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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
5
pubmed:dateCreated
1988-11-22
pubmed:abstractText
The time course changes in levels of mRNA encoding glutamic acid decarboxylase (GAD) and proenkephalin (PPE) was analyzed in the rat striatum following unilateral lesion of substantia nigra with 6-hydroxydopamine. The levels of both GAD and PPE mRNAs increased after the dopaminergic deafferentation, reaching concomitantly a maximal twofold increase on day 25. Thereafter, the mRNA levels declined; at 4 months, the amount of PPE mRNA remained slightly elevated whereas GAD mRNA had returned to the control value, suggesting the action of a compensatory mechanism. We also observed a rise of glial fibrillary acidic protein mRNA level which reflects a reactive astrocytosis. In contrast, alpha-tubulin mRNA level remained unchanged, indicating that no significant synaptogenesis occurs in this experimental situation. No obvious modification in mRNA levels was detected in the striatum contralateral to the lesion. These results highlight the role of the modulation of gene expression in adaptive processes to dopamine deficiency in striatal efferent pathways. Its relevance to the pathophysiology of Parkinson's disease is discussed.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Nov
pubmed:issn
0022-3042
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
51
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
1375-80
pubmed:dateRevised
2006-11-15
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed-meshheading:2459307-Animals, pubmed-meshheading:2459307-Corpus Striatum, pubmed-meshheading:2459307-DNA Probes, pubmed-meshheading:2459307-Denervation, pubmed-meshheading:2459307-Dopamine, pubmed-meshheading:2459307-Enkephalins, pubmed-meshheading:2459307-Gene Expression Regulation, pubmed-meshheading:2459307-Glial Fibrillary Acidic Protein, pubmed-meshheading:2459307-Glutamate Decarboxylase, pubmed-meshheading:2459307-Hydroxydopamines, pubmed-meshheading:2459307-Kinetics, pubmed-meshheading:2459307-Male, pubmed-meshheading:2459307-Oxidopamine, pubmed-meshheading:2459307-Poly A, pubmed-meshheading:2459307-Protein Precursors, pubmed-meshheading:2459307-RNA, pubmed-meshheading:2459307-RNA, Messenger, pubmed-meshheading:2459307-Rats, pubmed-meshheading:2459307-Rats, Inbred Strains, pubmed-meshheading:2459307-Substantia Nigra, pubmed-meshheading:2459307-Tubulin
pubmed:year
1988
pubmed:articleTitle
Similar time course changes in striatal levels of glutamic acid decarboxylase and proenkephalin mRNA following dopaminergic deafferentation in the rat.
pubmed:affiliation
Département de Génétique Moléculaire, Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique, Gif-sur-Yvette, France.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Comparative Study, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't