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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
5
pubmed:dateCreated
1999-5-26
pubmed:abstractText
Brain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF) is a neurotrophic factor involved in neuronal development and synaptic plasticity. Although the physiological effects of BDNF have been examined in detail, target proteins which mediate its actions remain largely unknown. Here, we report that BDNF stimulates the expression of tissue-type plasminogen activator (tPA) in primary cultures of cortical neurons in a time- and concentration-dependent manner. Among the other members of the neurotrophin family, neurotrophin-4 (NT-4) and to a lesser extent neurotrophin-3 (NT-3) also increased tPA mRNA expression, while nerve growth factor (NGF) was devoid of any effect. Induction of tPA expression by BDNF is accompanied by an increase in the proteolytic activity of tPA associated with cortical neurons and a release of tPA into the extracellular space. Release of tPA induced by BDNF depends on extracellular Ca2+ since it is markedly reduced in the presence of ethylene glycol-bis(beta-aminoethylether)-N,N,N',N'-tetraacetic acid (EGTA). Up-regulation of tPA expression by BDNF is followed by the induction of plasminogen activator inhibitor 2 (PAI-2), an inhibitor of tPA. Together these results suggest that activation of tPA by BDNF may contribute to structural changes associated with neuronal development or synaptic plasticity.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/Brain-Derived Neurotrophic Factor, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/Chelating Agents, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/Cycloheximide, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/DNA Primers, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/Dactinomycin, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/Egtazic Acid, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/Nerve Growth Factors, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/Neuropeptides, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/Neurotrophin 3, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/Plasminogen Activator Inhibitor 1, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/Plasminogen Activator Inhibitor 2, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/Potassium, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/Protein Synthesis Inhibitors, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/RNA, Messenger, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/Serine Proteinase Inhibitors, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/Serpins, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/Tetraethylammonium, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/neuroserpin, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/neurotrophin 4
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
May
pubmed:issn
0953-816X
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
11
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
1639-46
pubmed:dateRevised
2006-11-15
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed-meshheading:10215917-Animals, pubmed-meshheading:10215917-Blotting, Northern, pubmed-meshheading:10215917-Brain-Derived Neurotrophic Factor, pubmed-meshheading:10215917-Cells, Cultured, pubmed-meshheading:10215917-Cerebral Cortex, pubmed-meshheading:10215917-Chelating Agents, pubmed-meshheading:10215917-Cycloheximide, pubmed-meshheading:10215917-DNA Primers, pubmed-meshheading:10215917-Dactinomycin, pubmed-meshheading:10215917-Egtazic Acid, pubmed-meshheading:10215917-Gene Expression, pubmed-meshheading:10215917-Mice, pubmed-meshheading:10215917-Nerve Growth Factors, pubmed-meshheading:10215917-Neuronal Plasticity, pubmed-meshheading:10215917-Neurons, pubmed-meshheading:10215917-Neuropeptides, pubmed-meshheading:10215917-Neurotrophin 3, pubmed-meshheading:10215917-Plasminogen Activator Inhibitor 1, pubmed-meshheading:10215917-Plasminogen Activator Inhibitor 2, pubmed-meshheading:10215917-Potassium, pubmed-meshheading:10215917-Protein Synthesis Inhibitors, pubmed-meshheading:10215917-RNA, Messenger, pubmed-meshheading:10215917-Serine Proteinase Inhibitors, pubmed-meshheading:10215917-Serpins, pubmed-meshheading:10215917-Tetraethylammonium
pubmed:year
1999
pubmed:articleTitle
BDNF stimulates expression, activity and release of tissue-type plasminogen activator in mouse cortical neurons.
pubmed:affiliation
Laboratoire de Recherche Neurologique, Institut de Physiologie et Service de Neurologie du CHUV, Faculté de Médecine, Université de Lausanne, Switzerland.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't