title: Lesion of septal-hippocampal neurons with 192 IgG-saporin alters function of M1 muscarinic receptors.
abstract: Cholinergic neurons projecting from the medial septum to the hippocampus were lesioned with the selective neurotoxin 192 IgG-saporin. Injection of 300 ng of 192 IgG-saporin into the medial septum produced a 60% decrease in choline acetyltransferase activity. M1 muscarinic receptor function was examined by measuring enhancement of evoked release of norepinephrine from rat hippocampal slices by the M1 selective agonist McN-A-343. In hippocampal slices from rats which were lesioned with 192-saporin, the response to McN-A-343 was reduced compared to sham-operated controls. Pirenzepine binding demonstrated no change in M1 receptor number or affinity. However, the curve for displacement of pirenzepine by the muscarinic agonist oxotremorine-M was shifted to the right in hippocampal tissue from lesioned rats. This shift was identical to that produced by addition of the non-hydrolyzable GTP analogue GppNHp, which uncouples the M1 muscarinic receptor/G-protein complex. These results suggest that lesion of septal-hippocampal cholinergic inputs causes uncoupling of the M1 muscarinic receptor, decreasing responsiveness to stimulation. These findings are similar to reports of decreased M1 muscarinic receptor coupling to G-proteins and loss of function in Alzheimer's disease. The 192 IgG-saporin lesion may provide a viable animal model in which to study uncoupling of G-proteins and M1 muscarinic receptors.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pharmacology, Midwestern University, Glendale, AZ 85308, USA. ppotte@arizona.midwestern.edu
authors.forename: P E
authors.initials: PE
authors.lastname: Potter
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Gaughan
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Assouline
mesh_terms: D008455:(4-(m-Chlorophenylcarbamoyloxy)-2-butynyl)trimethylammonium Chloride / Q000494:pharmacology; D000818:Animals; D000911:Antibodies, Monoclonal / Q000633:toxicity*; D017776:Autonomic Pathways / Q000166:cytology / Q000187:drug effects; D002795:Choline O-Acetyltransferase / Q000378:metabolism; D018678:Cholinergic Agents / Q000633:toxicity*; D004558:Electric Stimulation; D019204:GTP-Binding Proteins / Q000378:metabolism; D006165:Guanylyl Imidodiphosphate / Q000494:pharmacology; D006624:Hippocampus / Q000166:cytology* / Q000187:drug effects; D000922:Immunotoxins / Q000633:toxicity*; D066298:In Vitro Techniques; D008297:Male; D018721:Muscarinic Agonists / Q000494:pharmacology; D009699:N-Glycosyl Hydrolases; D009474:Neurons / Q000187:drug effects*; D009638:Norepinephrine / Q000378:metabolism; D010275:Parasympathetic Nervous System / Q000166:cytology* / Q000187:drug effects; D051381:Rats; D017207:Rats, Sprague-Dawley; D043643:Receptor, Muscarinic M1; D011976:Receptors, Muscarinic / Q000187:drug effects*; D054789:Ribosome Inactivating Proteins, Type 1; D000076985:Saporins; D012688:Septum Pellucidum / Q000166:cytology* / Q000187:drug effects
chemical_list: C085696:192 IgG-saporin; D000911:Antibodies, Monoclonal; D018678:Cholinergic Agents; D000922:Immunotoxins; D018721:Muscarinic Agonists; D043643:Receptor, Muscarinic M1; D011976:Receptors, Muscarinic; D054789:Ribosome Inactivating Proteins, Type 1; D006165:Guanylyl Imidodiphosphate; D008455:(4-(m-Chlorophenylcarbamoyloxy)-2-butynyl)trimethylammonium Chloride; D002795:Choline O-Acetyltransferase; D009699:N-Glycosyl Hydrolases; D000076985:Saporins; D019204:GTP-Binding Proteins; D009638:Norepinephrine