title: (-)-Nicotine increases mRNA encoding G3PDH and the vesicular acetylcholine transporter in vivo.
abstract: The effects of acute in vivo (-)-nicotine exposure on neuronal expression of mRNA encoding the vesicular acetylcholine transport (VAChT) and the glycolytic enzyme glyceraldehyde-3-phosphate dehydrogenase (G3PDH) were examined. The reverse transcription polymerase chain reaction was used to amplify cDNA derived from brain tissue of adult male rats injected acutely with (-)-nicotine and semi-quantification of cDNA products conducted using anion exchange chromatography. In cerebral cortex, levels of cDNA derived from the VAChT mRNA were increased by > 65% above control levels 1 h after (-)-nicotine (0.8 mg/kg, s.c.) exposure. In hippocampal samples, levels of this cDNA were increased by 15% above control levels. cDNA derived from G3PDH mRNA was increased by 86% and 280% above control levels in the cerebral cortex and hippocampus, respectively. Thus, increased expression and function of proteins associated with these mRNA species are likely consequences of acute (-)-nicotine exposure.
authors.affiliation: Medical College of Georgia, Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology, Alzheimer's Research Center, Augusta 30912-2300, USA.
authors.forename: M A
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Prendergast
authors.forename: J J
authors.initials: JJ
authors.lastname: Buccafusco
mesh_terms: D000109:Acetylcholine / Q000378:metabolism; D000818:Animals; D002352:Carrier Proteins / Q000096:biosynthesis*; D002540:Cerebral Cortex / Q000187:drug effects / Q000378:metabolism*; D017931:DNA Primers; D005987:Glyceraldehyde-3-Phosphate Dehydrogenases / Q000096:biosynthesis*; D006624:Hippocampus / Q000187:drug effects / Q000378:metabolism*; D008297:Male; D026901:Membrane Transport Proteins; D009538:Nicotine / Q000494:pharmacology*; D016133:Polymerase Chain Reaction; D012333:RNA, Messenger / Q000096:biosynthesis; D051381:Rats; D017208:Rats, Wistar; D014158:Transcription, Genetic / Q000187:drug effects*; D050494:Vesicular Acetylcholine Transport Proteins; D033921:Vesicular Transport Proteins
chemical_list: D002352:Carrier Proteins; D017931:DNA Primers; D026901:Membrane Transport Proteins; D012333:RNA, Messenger; C493461:Slc18a3 protein, rat; D050494:Vesicular Acetylcholine Transport Proteins; D033921:Vesicular Transport Proteins; D009538:Nicotine; D005987:Glyceraldehyde-3-Phosphate Dehydrogenases; D000109:Acetylcholine