title: [Suppression of nicotinic ACh receptors-mediated currents by activation of Eph/Ephrin-B1 signaling involves Src tyrosine kinase and mitogen-activated protein kinase in ciliary ganglion neurons].
abstract: Recent studies showed that Eph/Ephrin tyrosine kinase family plays an important role in the development and functional maintenance of the nervous system, but its function in the sympathetic nervous system is still obscure. In the present study, we examined the effect of Eph/Ephrin-B1 signaling on the whole-cell currents mediated by either alpha7 or alpha3-nicotinic acetylcholine receptors (nAChRs) in acutly dissociated ciliary ganglion (CG) neurons. Firstly, we detected the effect of Ephrin-B1 on nAChRs currents. The neurons were randomly divided into control group, Ephrin-B1Fc-treated group that was stimulated by recombinant Ephrin-B1Fc, IgG-treated group, and Ephrin-B1-treated group. Secondly, we studied the regulatory mechanism of Ephrin-B1Fc on nAChRs currents. The neurons were randomly divided into control group, Ephrin-B1Fc-treated group, PP2 (inhibitor of Src tyrosine kinase) or PD98095 (antagonist of mitogen-activated protein kinase)-treated group, Ephrin-B1Fc + PP2 or PD98095-treated group. The results showed that there was no significant difference between the currents in control group, IgG-treated group and Ephrin-B1-treated group, but Ephrin-B1Fc significantly suppressed both alpha3-nAChRs and alpha7-nAChRs-mediated currents (P=0.002, P=0.003). Pretreatment with PP2 or PD98095 could partially rescue the Ephrin-B1Fc-induced suppression of currents mediated by alpha3-nAChRs or alpha7-nAChRs respectively. These results suggest that the Eph/Ephrin-B1 signaling may inhibit alpha3-nAChRs and alpha7-nAChRs-mediated currents on CG neurons, involving Src tyrosine kinase and mitogen-activated protein kinase signaling in the regulation of sympathetic nervous system.
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurology, Union Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan 430022, China.
authors.forename: Yuan-Peng
authors.initials: YP
authors.lastname: Xia
authors.forename: Bo
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Hu
authors.forename: Yu-Nan
authors.initials: YN
authors.lastname: Zhou
authors.forename: Ling
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Mao
authors.forename: Ruo-Lian
authors.initials: RL
authors.lastname: Dai
authors.forename: Li-Ping
authors.initials: LP
authors.lastname: Dong
mesh_terms: D036387:Ephrin-B1 / Q000378:metabolism*; D005726:Ganglia, Parasympathetic / Q000201:enzymology*; D020928:Mitogen-Activated Protein Kinases / Q000378:metabolism*; D009474:Neurons / Q000201:enzymology*; D011978:Receptors, Nicotinic / Q000378:metabolism; D015398:Signal Transduction; D064569:alpha7 Nicotinic Acetylcholine Receptor / Q000378:metabolism*; D019061:src-Family Kinases / Q000378:metabolism*
chemical_list: D036387:Ephrin-B1; D020928:Mitogen-Activated Protein Kinases; D011978:Receptors, Nicotinic; D064569:alpha7 Nicotinic Acetylcholine Receptor; D019061:src-Family Kinases