title: Interplay between presynaptic and postsynaptic activities is required for dendritic plasticity and synaptogenesis in the supraoptic nucleus.
abstract: Developing oxytocin and vasopressin (OT/AVP) supraoptic nucleus (SON) neurons positively autocontrol their electrical activity via dendritic release of their respective peptide. The effects of this autocontrol are maximum during the second postnatal week (PW2), when the dendritic arbor transiently increases and glutamatergic postsynaptic potentials appear. Here, we studied the role and interaction of dendritic OT/AVP release and glutamate release in dendritic plasticity and synaptogenesis in SON. In vivo treatment with the peptides antagonists or with an NMDA antagonist suppressed the transient increase in dendritic arbor of SON neurons at the beginning of PW2. Incubation of acute slices with these compounds decreased the dendritic arbor on a short time scale (3-8 hr) in slices of postnatal day 7 (P7) to P9 rats. Conversely, application of OT/AVP or NMDA increased dendritic branches in slices of P3-P6 rats. Their effects were inhibited by blockade of electrical activity, voltage-gated Ca2+ channels, or intracellular Ca2+ mobilization. They were also interdependent because both OT/AVP and NMDA (but not AMPA) receptor activation were required for increasing the dendritic arbor. Part of this interdependence probably results from a retrograde action of the peptides facilitating glutamate release. Finally, blocking OT/AVP receptors by in vivo treatment with the peptides antagonists during development decreased spontaneous glutamatergic synaptic activity recorded in young adults. These results show that an interplay between postsynaptic dendritic peptide release and presynaptic glutamate release is involved in the transient increase in dendritic arbor of SON neurons and indicate that OT/AVP are required for normal synaptogenesis of glutamatergic inputs in SON.
authors.affiliation: Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique Unité Mixte de Recherche 5101, Biologie des Neurones Endocrines, 34094 Montpellier Cedex 5, France.
authors.forename: Vivien
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Chevaleyre
authors.forename: Francoise C
authors.initials: FC
authors.lastname: Moos
authors.forename: Michel G
authors.initials: MG
authors.lastname: Desarménien
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001127:Arginine Vasopressin / Q000037:antagonists & inhibitors / Q000494:pharmacology; D002118:Calcium / Q000378:metabolism; D003712:Dendrites / Q000502:physiology* / Q000648:ultrastructure; D018691:Excitatory Amino Acid Antagonists / Q000494:pharmacology; D005456:Fluorescent Dyes; D006727:Hormone Antagonists / Q000494:pharmacology; D066298:In Vitro Techniques; D007211:Indoles / Q000494:pharmacology; D008845:Microinjections; D009025:Morpholines / Q000494:pharmacology; D016202:N-Methylaspartate / Q000494:pharmacology; D009473:Neuronal Plasticity / Q000187:drug effects / Q000502:physiology*; D009474:Neurons / Q000187:drug effects / Q000378:metabolism; D010121:Oxytocin / Q000037:antagonists & inhibitors / Q000494:pharmacology; D017729:Presynaptic Terminals / Q000187:drug effects / Q000502:physiology / Q000648:ultrastructure; D011759:Pyrrolidines / Q000494:pharmacology; D051381:Rats; D016194:Receptors, N-Methyl-D-Aspartate / Q000037:antagonists & inhibitors / Q000378:metabolism; D013141:Spiro Compounds / Q000494:pharmacology; D013495:Supraoptic Nucleus / Q000187:drug effects / Q000502:physiology* / Q000648:ultrastructure; D013569:Synapses / Q000187:drug effects / Q000502:physiology* / Q000648:ultrastructure; D009435:Synaptic Transmission / Q000187:drug effects
chemical_list: D018691:Excitatory Amino Acid Antagonists; D005456:Fluorescent Dyes; D006727:Hormone Antagonists; D007211:Indoles; D009025:Morpholines; D011759:Pyrrolidines; D016194:Receptors, N-Methyl-D-Aspartate; D013141:Spiro Compounds; D001127:Arginine Vasopressin; D010121:Oxytocin; D016202:N-Methylaspartate; C103281:satavaptan; C082134:relcovaptan; D002118:Calcium