title: Regionally specific effects of BDNF on oligodendrocytes.
abstract: To define the effects of neurotrophins on oligodendrocytes, we monitored NGF, BDNF and NT-3 actions on basal forebrain (BF) and cortical populations. NGF, BDNF and NT-3 applied to BF oligodendrocytes elicited increases in expression of myelin basic protein (MBP) and enhanced the numbers of MBP+ cells, without affecting total cell numbers. In the cortex, however, while NGF and NT-3 influenced MBP expression, BDNF was without effect. To explore this apparent regional difference in BDNF action, we compared expression of the neurotrophin receptors trkA, trkB and trkC. While BF cells expressed all three trks, cortical cells did not express the full-length BDNF receptor, trkB. Interestingly, in no case was any receptor expressed by all oligodendrocytes, indicating that oligodendrocytes may be heterogeneous within a brain region. The data suggest that BF oligodendrocytes are influenced by BDNF to express MBP and are distinct in this ability from cortical cells.
authors.affiliation: Department of Neuroscience and Cell Biology, UMDNJ/Robert Wood Johnson Medical School, Piscataway, NJ 08854, USA.
authors.forename: Yangzhou
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Du
authors.forename: Tanya Z
authors.initials: TZ
authors.lastname: Fischer
authors.forename: Lucille N
authors.initials: LN
authors.lastname: Lee
authors.forename: Lauren D
authors.initials: LD
authors.lastname: Lercher
authors.forename: Cheryl F
authors.initials: CF
authors.lastname: Dreyfus
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D000831:Animals, Newborn; D015153:Blotting, Western; D019208:Brain-Derived Neurotrophic Factor / Q000494:pharmacology*; D002454:Cell Differentiation; D002478:Cells, Cultured; D002540:Cerebral Cortex / Q000166:cytology / Q000187:drug effects* / Q000378:metabolism; D007150:Immunohistochemistry; D004676:Myelin Basic Protein / Q000096:biosynthesis / Q000187:drug effects; D020932:Nerve Growth Factor / Q000494:pharmacology; D020933:Neurotrophin 3 / Q000494:pharmacology; D009836:Oligodendroglia / Q000166:cytology* / Q000187:drug effects* / Q000378:metabolism; D016548:Prosencephalon / Q000166:cytology / Q000187:drug effects* / Q000378:metabolism; D051381:Rats; D017207:Rats, Sprague-Dawley; D020917:Receptor, trkA / Q000096:biosynthesis; D020813:Receptor, trkB / Q000096:biosynthesis; D020812:Receptor, trkC / Q000096:biosynthesis
chemical_list: D019208:Brain-Derived Neurotrophic Factor; D004676:Myelin Basic Protein; D020933:Neurotrophin 3; D020932:Nerve Growth Factor; D020917:Receptor, trkA; D020813:Receptor, trkB; D020812:Receptor, trkC