title: Coexpression of neurotensin and c-fos mRNAs in rat neostriatal neurons following acute haloperidol.
abstract: Our previous studies have shown several fold induction of neurotensin/neuromedin N (NT/N) primary transcripts and mature cytosolic mRNA in the dorsolateral region of the rat neostriatum (DLSt) following a single dose of the neuroleptic, haloperidol. The apparent enhancement of NT/N gene transcription by haloperidol is preceded by increases in the expression of c-fos mRNA in the same region. The present study used double-labeling in situ hybridization technique to study cellular localization of NT/N and c-fos mRNA following acute haloperidol treatment. Simultaneous detection of NT mRNA and c-fos mRNA was achieved using cRNA probes synthesized in vitro with digoxigenin- and 35S-labeled UTP, respectively. Interestingly, approximately 75% of DLSt neurons expressing NT/N mRNA also displayed c-fos mRNA in rats treated with haloperidol (1 mg/kg, i.p.) for 1 h. Colocalization of c-fos mRNA in haloperidol-responsive NT neurons in the DLSt suggests that haloperidol's induction of NT/N gene transcription may involve participation of the transcription factor Fos and the AP-1 consensus sequence in regulatory region of the NT/N gene.
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, University of Washington, Seattle 98195.
authors.forename: K M
authors.initials: KM
authors.lastname: Merchant
authors.forename: M A
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Miller
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D014150:Antipsychotic Agents / Q000494:pharmacology / Q000633:toxicity; D005786:Gene Expression Regulation / Q000187:drug effects*; D006220:Haloperidol / Q000494:pharmacology*; D008297:Male; D017072:Neostriatum / Q000166:cytology*; D009419:Nerve Tissue Proteins / Q000096:biosynthesis* / Q000235:genetics; D009474:Neurons / Q000187:drug effects* / Q000378:metabolism; D009496:Neurotensin / Q000096:biosynthesis* / Q000235:genetics; D016760:Proto-Oncogene Proteins c-fos / Q000096:biosynthesis* / Q000235:genetics; D012333:RNA, Messenger / Q000096:biosynthesis / Q000235:genetics; D051381:Rats; D017207:Rats, Sprague-Dawley
chemical_list: D014150:Antipsychotic Agents; D009419:Nerve Tissue Proteins; D016760:Proto-Oncogene Proteins c-fos; D012333:RNA, Messenger; D009496:Neurotensin; D006220:Haloperidol