Abstract |
We studied pronociceptin gene expression following limbic seizures. Northern blot analysis revealed increased pronociceptin mRNA levels in the thalamus (but not in the hippocampus) 3-24 h after kainate administration, with maximal effect (2-fold increase over basal levels) reached at 6 h. No variation in pronociceptin mRNA levels was observed 1-6 h after a stimulus-evoked kindled seizure. Carrageenan failed to affect pronociceptin gene expression in the thalamus, indicating that pain and/or acute stress do not account for kainate effects. In situ hybridization revealed that kainate evokes a dramatic (4-fold) increase in pronociceptin mRNA levels over the thalamic reticular nucleus. Kindled seizures evoked only a small, non-significant increase in pronociceptin gene expression over the dentate gyrus of the hippocampus.
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Authors | G Bregola, S Candeletti, P Romualdi, M Simonato |
Journal | Neuroreport
(Neuroreport)
Vol. 10
Issue 3
Pg. 541-6
(Feb 25 1999)
ISSN: 0959-4965 [Print] England |
PMID | 10208586
(Publication Type: Journal Article, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't)
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Chemical References |
- Protein Precursors
- RNA, Messenger
- Receptors, Opioid
- pronociceptin
- Kainic Acid
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Topics |
- Animals
- Blotting, Northern
- In Situ Hybridization
- Kainic Acid
- Kindling, Neurologic
(physiology)
- Limbic System
(physiopathology)
- Male
- Protein Precursors
(genetics)
- RNA, Messenger
(metabolism)
- Rats
- Rats, Sprague-Dawley
- Receptors, Opioid
(genetics)
- Seizures
(chemically induced, etiology, metabolism, physiopathology)
- Thalamic Nuclei
(metabolism)
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