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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
2
pubmed:dateCreated
2001-2-22
pubmed:abstractText
Mitogen-activated protein kinase (MAPK) has been identified as a potential element in regulating excitability, long-term potentiation (LTP), and gene expression in hippocampal neurons. The objective of the present study was to determine whether the pattern and intensity of synaptic activity could differentially regulate MAPK phosphorylation via selective activation of different modes of calcium influx into CA1 pyramidal neurons. An antibody specific for the phosphorylated (active) form of MAPK was used to stain sections from hippocampal slices, which were first stimulated in vitro. LTP-inducing stimulation [theta-burst (TBS) and 100 Hz] was effective in inducing intense staining in both dendritic and somatic compartments of CA1 neurons. Phosphorylation of MAPK was also induced, however, with stimulation frequencies (3-10 Hz) not typically effective in inducing LTP. Intensity and extent of staining was better correlated with the spread of population spikes across the CA1 subfield than with frequency (above 3 Hz). Experiments using inhibitors of NMDA receptors and voltage-sensitive calcium channels (VSCCs) revealed that, although MAPK is activated after both TBS and 5 Hz stimulation, the relative contribution of calcium through L-type calcium channels differs. Blockade of NMDA receptors alone was sufficient to prevent MAPK phosphorylation in response to 5 Hz stimulation, whereas inhibitors of both NMDA receptors and VSCCs were necessary for inhibition of the TBS-induced staining. We conclude that the intensity and frequency of synaptic input to CA1 hippocampal neurons are critically involved in determining the path by which second-messenger cascades are activated to activate MAPK.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Jan
pubmed:issn
1529-2401
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Electronic
pubmed:day
15
pubmed:volume
21
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
RC122
pubmed:dateRevised
2009-11-19
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed-meshheading:11160456-Action Potentials, pubmed-meshheading:11160456-Animals, pubmed-meshheading:11160456-Calcium, pubmed-meshheading:11160456-Calcium Channel Blockers, pubmed-meshheading:11160456-Calcium Channels, pubmed-meshheading:11160456-Cell Compartmentation, pubmed-meshheading:11160456-Dendrites, pubmed-meshheading:11160456-Electric Stimulation, pubmed-meshheading:11160456-Excitatory Amino Acid Antagonists, pubmed-meshheading:11160456-Hippocampus, pubmed-meshheading:11160456-Long-Term Potentiation, pubmed-meshheading:11160456-Mice, pubmed-meshheading:11160456-Mitogen-Activated Protein Kinases, pubmed-meshheading:11160456-Phosphorylation, pubmed-meshheading:11160456-Pyramidal Cells, pubmed-meshheading:11160456-Rats, pubmed-meshheading:11160456-Rats, Sprague-Dawley, pubmed-meshheading:11160456-Receptors, N-Methyl-D-Aspartate
pubmed:year
2001
pubmed:articleTitle
Mitogen-activated protein kinase/extracellular signal-regulated kinase activation in somatodendritic compartments: roles of action potentials, frequency, and mode of calcium entry.
pubmed:affiliation
National Institute of Child Health and Human Development, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland 20892, USA.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, In Vitro