title: Reduction of vesicular acetylcholine transporter mRNA in the rat septum following lead exposure.
abstract: We have previously observed that maternal exposure to lead (Pb) results in a reduction of levels of mRNA coding for cholineacetyltransferase (ChAT) in the septum of developing rat without affecting the dams. Here we report that Pb similarly affects the expression of vesicular acetylcholine transporter (VAChT) mRNA in the rat septum. In close agreement with the time course of ChAT mRNA expression, septal VAChT mRNA levels increased from 30% at postnatal day 7 to 78% and 100% of adult levels at days 14 and 21, respectively. Maternal exposure to 0.2% lead acetate in drinking water from gestational day 16 resulted in an approximately 30% reduction of VAChT in 7 and 21-day-old rat pups without affecting VAChT mRNA levels in the dams. These results indicate a developmental stage-dependent interference by Pb with ChAT/VAChT gene expression in the rat septum.
authors.affiliation: Department of Molecular and Cellular Physiology, University of Cincinnati College of Medicine, OH 45267-0576, USA.
authors.forename: X
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Sun
authors.forename: X
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Tian
authors.forename: J B
authors.initials: JB
authors.lastname: Suszkiw
mesh_terms: D000109:Acetylcholine / Q000378:metabolism; D000375:Aging / Q000378:metabolism*; D000818:Animals; D001921:Brain / Q000254:growth & development / Q000378:metabolism*; D002352:Carrier Proteins / Q000096:biosynthesis*; D002795:Choline O-Acetyltransferase / Q000096:biosynthesis; D005260:Female; D018507:Gene Expression Regulation, Developmental / Q000187:drug effects; D007855:Lead Poisoning / Q000378:metabolism*; D026901:Membrane Transport Proteins; D009942:Organometallic Compounds / Q000633:toxicity*; D011247:Pregnancy; D011297:Prenatal Exposure Delayed Effects; D012333:RNA, Messenger / Q000096:biosynthesis*; D051381:Rats; D017207:Rats, Sprague-Dawley; D014158:Transcription, Genetic; D050494:Vesicular Acetylcholine Transport Proteins; D033921:Vesicular Transport Proteins
chemical_list: D002352:Carrier Proteins; D026901:Membrane Transport Proteins; D009942:Organometallic Compounds; D012333:RNA, Messenger; C493461:Slc18a3 protein, rat; D050494:Vesicular Acetylcholine Transport Proteins; D033921:Vesicular Transport Proteins; D002795:Choline O-Acetyltransferase; D000109:Acetylcholine; C008261:lead acetate