原肌球蛋白受体激酶B
内科学
内分泌学
生物
神经营养素
神经营养因子
脑源性神经营养因子
膈神经
解剖
受体
医学
呼吸系统
作者
Joline E. Brandenburg,Matthew J. Fogarty,Wang Zhan,László Kopper,Gary C. Sieck
标识
DOI:10.1152/japplphysiol.00911.2023
摘要
The number of motor neurons (MNs) declines precipitously during the final trimester before birth. Thereafter, the number of MNs remains relatively stable, with their connections to skeletal muscle dependent on neurotrophins, including brain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF) signaling through its high affinity full length tropomyosin related kinase receptor subtype B (TrkB.FL) receptor. As a genetic knockout of BDNF leads to extensive MN loss and postnatal death within 1-2 days after birth; we tested the hypothesis that postnatal inhibition of BDNF/TrkB.FL signaling is important for postnatal PhMN survival. In the present study, we used a 1NMPP1-sensitive TrkBF616A mutant mouse to evaluate the effects of inhibition of TrkB kinase activity on phrenic MNs (PhMNs) numbers and diaphragm muscle (DIAm) fiber cross-sectional area (CSA). Pups were exposed to 1NMPP1 or vehicle (DMSO) from birth to 21 days old (weaning) via the mother's ingestion in the drinking water. Following weaning, the right phrenic nerve was exposed in the neck and the proximal end dipped in a rhodamine solution to retrogradely label PhMNs. After 24 h, the cervical spinal cord and DIAm were excised. Labeled PhMNs were imaged using confocal microscopy, while DIAm strips were frozen at ~1.5x resting length, cryosectioned and stained with H&E to assess CSA. We observed an ~34% reduction in PhMN numbers and increased primary dendrite numbers in 1NMPP1 treated TrkBF616A mice. The distribution of PhMN size (somal surface area) DIAm fiber cross-sectional areas did not differ. We conclude that survival of PhMNs during early postnatal development is sensitive to BDNF/TrkB.FL signaling.
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