title: Antisense oligonucleotide against GTPase Rab5b inhibits metabotropic agonist DHPG-induced neuroprotection.
abstract: (S)-3,5-dihydroxyphenylglycine (DHPG), a group I metabotropic glutamate receptor (mGluR1 and 5) agonist reduced NMDA-mediated membrane currents, NMDA-induced cell death and up-regulated Rab5b, a small GTPase involved in endocytosis [M. Blaabjerg, A. Baskys, J. Zimmer and M. P. Vawter, Changes in hippocampal gene expression after neuroprotective activation of group I metabotropic glutamate receptors, Molec. Brain Res. 117 (2003) 196-205; M. Blaabjerg, L. Fang, J. Zimmer and A. Baskys, Neuroprotection against NMDA excitotoxicity by group I metabotropic glutamate receptors is associated with reduction of NMDA stimulated currents, Experimental Neurol. 183 (2003) 573-580.]. To examine the role of Rab5b on DHPG-mediated neuroprotection in organotypic hippocampal cultures, we developed antisense oligonucleotide targeted to suppress Rab5b translation. Treatment of cultures with the antisense (24 h) but not scrambled sequence oligonucleotide suppressed DHPG-induced increase in Rab5b expression and significantly disrupted DHPG-induced protection against NMDA toxicity in a concentration-dependent manner (0.01-10 nM). Antisense but not scrambled oligonucleotide treatment reduced NMDA toxicity (to 74.4+/-5.9% of control) and this effect could be blocked by protein kinase C inhibitor staurosporine (0.2 microM) or with the protease inhibitor leupeptin (100 microM). Application of osmotic shock followed by K(+) depletion to disrupt endocytosis abolished the protective effect of DHPG. These data suggest that neuroprotection by DHPG against NMDA-mediated injury may involve facilitation of NMDA receptor endocytosis likely stimulated by DHPG-induced increase in Rab5b synthesis.
authors.affiliation: Southern California Institute for Research and Education (SCIRE), USA.
authors.forename: Andrea L H
authors.initials: AL
authors.lastname: Arnett
authors.forename: Ildar
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Bayazitov
authors.forename: Morten
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Blaabjerg
authors.forename: Liwei
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Fang
authors.forename: Jens
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Zimmer
authors.forename: Andrius
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Baskys
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D004305:Dose-Response Relationship, Drug; D004336:Drug Antagonism; D004705:Endocytosis / Q000187:drug effects; D015870:Gene Expression / Q000187:drug effects; D006624:Hippocampus / Q000187:drug effects / Q000378:metabolism*; D008734:Methoxyhydroxyphenylglycol / Q000031:analogs & derivatives* / Q000494:pharmacology*; D016202:N-Methylaspartate / Q000633:toxicity; D018696:Neuroprotective Agents / Q000494:pharmacology*; D016376:Oligonucleotides, Antisense / Q000494:pharmacology; D009924:Organ Culture Techniques; D051381:Rats; D017208:Rats, Wistar; D018094:Receptors, Metabotropic Glutamate / Q000819:agonists / Q000378:metabolism*; D016194:Receptors, N-Methyl-D-Aspartate / Q000378:metabolism; D020696:rab5 GTP-Binding Proteins / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism*
chemical_list: D018696:Neuroprotective Agents; D016376:Oligonucleotides, Antisense; D018094:Receptors, Metabotropic Glutamate; D016194:Receptors, N-Methyl-D-Aspartate; D008734:Methoxyhydroxyphenylglycol; D016202:N-Methylaspartate; D020696:rab5 GTP-Binding Proteins; C010117:3,4-dihydroxyphenylglycol