title: Developmental regulation of alpha 1A-adrenoceptor function in rat brain oligodendrocyte cultures.
abstract: In this study, we examined the effect of norepinephrine (NE) on phosphatidylinositol-4,5-bisphosphate (PI) hydrolysis in progenitors and differentiated oligodendrocytes. NE caused a time- and concentration-dependent increase in total inositol phosphate (IP(t)) formation. The magnitude of this response increased as oligodendrocytes matured and was accompanied with an increase in alpha(1)-adrenoceptor (alpha(1)-AR) levels. To pharmacologically characterize the alpha(1)-AR subtype mediating PI hydrolysis in 12-day differentiated oligodendrocytes, various selective antagonists were used. Prazosin, the non-selective 1-AR antagonist, blocked NE-mediated IP(t) formation. Similarly, the alpha(1A)-AR selective competitive antagonists, 5-methyl urapidil (5-MU) and WB4104, were potent blockers of NE-mediated IP(t) formation. In contrast, the alpha(1B)- and alpha(1D)-AR antagonist, chloroethylclonidine and the alpha(1D)-AR antagonist, BMY 7378, had no effect. These results suggest that NE-induced PI hydrolysis in differentiated oligodendrocytes was mediated through the alpha(1A)-AR. Furthermore, this response was prevented by EGTA and CdCl(2), suggesting a requirement for extracellular calcium. The presence of alpha(1)-AR subtypes in oligodendrocytes was confirmed by reverse transcriptase coupled polymerase chain reaction and by immunoprecipitation, with subtype specific antibodies. The results indicated that mRNA and protein for the alpha(1A)-, alpha(1B)- and alpha(1D)-AR subtypes were expressed. In conclusion, our findings show that oligodendrocytes express all three alpha(1)-AR subtypes but that only the alpha(1A)-AR was involved in NE-mediated IP(t) formation.
authors: Department of Pharmacology, McGill University, 3655 Promenade Sir William Osler, Room 1321, Montreal, Quebec, Canada H3G 1Y6.
authors: Amani
authors: A
authors: Khorchid
authors: Qiaoling
authors: Q
authors: Cui
authors: Eduardo
authors: E
authors: Molina-Holgado
authors: Guillermina
authors: G
authors: Almazan
mesh_terms: D000316:Adrenergic alpha-Agonists / Q000494:pharmacology; D000818:Animals; D000831:Animals, Newborn; D001921:Brain / Q000166:cytology* / Q000187:drug effects / Q000254:growth & development / Q000502:physiology*; D019256:Cadmium Chloride / Q000494:pharmacology; D002454:Cell Differentiation / Q000187:drug effects / Q000502:physiology; D002478:Cells, Cultured; D004305:Dose-Response Relationship, Drug; D004533:Egtazic Acid / Q000494:pharmacology; D007295:Inositol Phosphates / Q000096:biosynthesis; D009638:Norepinephrine / Q000494:pharmacology / Q000502:physiology; D009836:Oligodendroglia / Q000166:cytology* / Q000187:drug effects / Q000378:metabolism / Q000502:physiology*; D018129:Phosphatidylinositol Phosphates / Q000096:biosynthesis; D051381:Rats; D017207:Rats, Sprague-Dawley; D018340:Receptors, Adrenergic, alpha-1 / Q000096:biosynthesis / Q000145:classification / Q000502:physiology*; D013234:Stem Cells / Q000166:cytology / Q000187:drug effects / Q000502:physiology
chemical_list: D000316:Adrenergic alpha-Agonists; D007295:Inositol Phosphates; D018129:Phosphatidylinositol Phosphates; D018340:Receptors, Adrenergic, alpha-1; D004533:Egtazic Acid; D019256:Cadmium Chloride; D009638:Norepinephrine