title: siRNA-mediated GABA(B) receptor at early fetal rat brain upon acute and chronic ethanol exposure: down regulation of PKA and p-CREB expression.
abstract: To observe the modulatory role of GABA(B1)R upon ethanol's effect during early brain development, we studied the effects of chronic maternal (10% ethanol during pregnancy) and acute (in vitro) ethanol exposure on the neuronal protein kinase A (PKA-α) and phosphorylation of cAMP-response element binding protein (p-CREB), using a system where GABA(B1)R were specifically knocked down in the primary cells cultured at gestational day (GD) 12.5. The results showed that upon acute and chronic ethanol treatment the GABA(B1)R expression was decreased and further decreased when GABA(B1)R was transfection with siRNA, while increased upon exposure of baclofen, and baclofen plus phaclofen treatment. PKA expression was also decreased with acute and chronic ethanol treatment, whereas it showed increase upon exposure of baclofen and baclofen with phaclofen. Furthermore, intracellular Ca(2+) concentration was increased upon ethanol, baclofen, phaclofen exposure but showed decrease in GABA(B1)R siRNA group. Finally, these effects could lead to changes of p-CREB expression, which showed same expression pattern as PKA. We speculate that GABA(B)R activity upon ethanol exposure could modulate intracellular calcium homeostasis and the expressional changes of PKA and p-CREB, which cause various negative effects on fetal brain development and modulation of GABA(B)R upon ethanol exposure may underlying cause of ethanol's effects.
authors.affiliation: Division of Life Science, College of Natural Sciences (RINS) and Applied Life Science (BK21), Gyeongsang National University, Chinju 660-701, Republic of Korea. mimrannaseer@yahoo.com.
authors.forename: M I
authors.initials: MI
authors.lastname: Naseer
authors.forename: H Y
authors.initials: HY
authors.lastname: Lee
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Ullah
authors.forename: I
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Ullah
authors.forename: M S
authors.initials: MS
authors.lastname: Park
authors.forename: M O
authors.initials: MO
authors.lastname: Kim
mesh_terms: D000704:Analysis of Variance; D000818:Animals; D001921:Brain / Q000166:cytology / Q000187:drug effects* / Q000196:embryology; D050882:CREB-Binding Protein / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism*; D002118:Calcium / Q000378:metabolism; D002478:Cells, Cultured; D002492:Central Nervous System Depressants / Q000008:administration & dosage*; D017868:Cyclic AMP-Dependent Protein Kinases / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism*; D015536:Down-Regulation / Q000187:drug effects*; D004622:Embryo, Mammalian; D000431:Ethanol / Q000008:administration & dosage*; D005260:Female; D009474:Neurons / Q000187:drug effects; D011247:Pregnancy; D034741:RNA, Small Interfering / Q000235:genetics / Q000494:pharmacology*; D051381:Rats; D017207:Rats, Sprague-Dawley; D018080:Receptors, GABA-B / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism*; D013997:Time Factors; D014162:Transfection / Q000379:methods
chemical_list: D002492:Central Nervous System Depressants; D034741:RNA, Small Interfering; D018080:Receptors, GABA-B; D000431:Ethanol; D050882:CREB-Binding Protein; D017868:Cyclic AMP-Dependent Protein Kinases; D002118:Calcium