Abstract:
:Melanocortin 4 receptors (MC4R) are mainly expressed in the brain. We previously showed that the anti-inflammatory action of α-melanocyte-stimulating hormone (α-MSH) in rat hypothalamus and in cultured astrocytes involved MC4R activation. However, MC4R mechanisms of action remain undetermined. Since brain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF) may be mediating MC4R hypothalamic anorexigenic actions, we determined melanocortin effects on BDNF expression in rat cultured astrocytes and certain mechanisms involved in MC4R signaling. α-MSH and its analogue NDP-MSH, induced production of cAMP in astrocytes. This effect was completely blocked by the MC4R antagonist, HS024. We found that NDP-MSH increased BDNF mRNA and protein levels in astrocytes. The effect of NDP-MSH on BDNF expression was abolished by the adenylate cyclase inhibitor SQ22536, and decreased by the PKA inhibitor Rp-cAMP. Since melanocortins are immunomodulators, we investigated their actions with bacterial lipopolysaccharide (LPS) and interferon-γ (IFN-γ) stimulus. Although both α-MSH and LPS+IFN-γ increased cAMP responding element binding protein (CREB) activation, LPS+IFN-γ did not modify BDNF expression. On the other hand, α-MSH did not modify basal or LPS+IFN-γ-induced nuclear factor-κB activation. Our results show for the first time that MC4R activation in astrocytes induces BDNF expression through cAMP-PKA-CREB pathway without involving NF-κB.
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Mol Cell Endocrinoljournal_title
Molecular and cellular endocrinologyauthors
Caruso C,Carniglia L,Durand D,Gonzalez PV,Scimonelli TN,Lasaga Mdoi
10.1016/j.mce.2011.07.036subject
Has Abstractpub_date
2012-01-02 00:00:00pages
47-54issue
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0303-7207issn
1872-8057pii
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348pub_type
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