Exp Neurobiol.  2020 Apr;29(2):164-175. 10.5607/en19075.

Induction of GDNF and GFRα-1 Following AAV1-Rheb(S16H) Administration in the Hippocampus in vivo

Affiliations
  • 1School of Life Sciences, Korea
  • 2BK21 plus KNU Creative BioResearch Group, Korea
  • 3Brain Science and Engineering Institute, Kyungpook National University, Daegu 41566, Korea
  • 4Dementia Research Group and Neurodegenerative Disease Group, Korea
  • 5Research Division and Brain Research Core Facilities, Korea Brain Research Institute, Daegu 41068, Korea
  • 6Department of Microbiology, School of Medicine, Kyungpook National University, Daegu 41944, Korea

Abstract

The activation of neurotrophic signaling pathways following the upregulation of glial cell line-derived neurotrophic factor (GDNF), a member of the transforming growth factor-β family, has a potential neuroprotective effect in the adult brain. Herein, we report that hippocampal transduction of adeno-associated virus serotype 1 (AAV1) with a constitutively active form of ras homolog enriched in brain [Rheb(S16H)], which can stimulate the production of brain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF) in hippocampal neurons, induces the increases in expression of GDNF and GDNF family receptor α-1 (GFRα-1), in neurons and astrocytes in the hippocampus of rat brain in vivo . Moreover, upregulation of GDNF and GFRα-1 contributes to neuroprotection against thrombin-induced neurotoxicity in the hippocampus. These results suggest that AAV1-Rheb(S16H) transduction of hippocampal neurons, resulting in neurotrophic interactions between neurons and astrocytes, may be useful for neuroprotection in the adult hippocampus.

Keyword

Rheb(S16H); Hippocampus; Astrocyte; GDNF, Neuroprotection
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