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Title: | Noradrenergic regulation of immediate early gene expression in rat forebrain: differential effects of alpha 1- and alpha 2-adrenoceptor drugs. | Austin Authors: | Shen, Pei-Juan;Burazin, T C;Gundlach, Andrew L | Affiliation: | University of Melbourne, Department of Medicine, Austin Hospital, Heidelberg, Australia | Issue Date: | 1-Feb-1995 | Publication information: | Brain Research. Molecular Brain Research; 28(2): 222-30 | Abstract: | Noradrenergic (NAergic) transmission in the rat cerebral cortex has recently been shown to be involved in the regulation of the basal expression of NGFI-A, an immediate early gene (IEG) which encodes a zinc-finger transcription factor. The present study further investigated the role of the NAergic system in mediating cortical IEG expression and possible topographical changes in expression of NGFI-A mRNA in rat forebrain after alpha 1- and alpha 2-adrenoceptor (AR) agonist and antagonist treatment. Expression of c-fos and c-jun, which encode leucine-zipper class transcription factors, was also studied. Male Sprague-Dawley rats were injected intraperitoneally with either an alpha 1-AR agonist (methoxamine, 5 or 10 mg/kg); an alpha 1-AR antagonist (prazosin, 5 mg/kg); an alpha 2-AR agonist (clonidine, 0.5 mg/kg); or an alpha 2-AR antagonist (methoxyidazoxan, 5 mg/kg) and killed after 1 h. IEG mRNA levels were detected by quantitative in situ hybridization histochemistry using 35S-labelled oligonucleotides. High basal levels of NGFI-A mRNA were present in cortical layers IV and VI, hippocampal CA1, piriform cortex, amygdala and caudate putamen. alpha 1-AR agonist and antagonist treatment had essentially no effect on IEG mRNA, despite producing characteristic behavioral and peripheral effects at the doses used. Methoxyidazoxan significantly increased (mean%) NGFI-A mRNA in: cerebral cortex (44); caudate putamen (82); amygdala (92); and CA1 of hippocampus (48), while clonidine significantly decreased NGFI-A mRNA in the various cortical layers to a similar extent (27-37%). Basal c-fos mRNA expression was lower than that for NGFI-A in forebrain areas including cortex, caudate putamen and hippocampus.(ABSTRACT TRUNCATED AT 250 WORDS) | Gov't Doc #: | 7723621 | URI: | https://ahro.austin.org.au/austinjspui/handle/1/13091 | Journal: | Brain Research. Molecular Brain Research | URL: | https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/7723621 | Type: | Journal Article | Subjects: | Animals Gene Expression Genes, Immediate-Early.genetics Male Prazosin.pharmacology Prosencephalon.physiology Proto-Oncogene Proteins c-jun.genetics Rats Rats, Sprague-Dawley Receptors, Adrenergic, alpha-1.metabolism Receptors, Adrenergic, alpha-2.metabolism |
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