title: Ethanol-Induced Alterations in Purkinje Neuron Dendrites in Adult and Aging Rats: a Review.
abstract: Uncomplicated alcoholics suffer from discrete motor dysfunctions that become more pronounced with age. These deficits involve the structure and function of Purkinje neurons (PN), the sole output neurons from the cerebellar cortex. This review focuses on alterations to the PN dendritic arbor in the adult and aging Fischer 344 rat following lengthy alcohol consumption. It describes seminal studies using the Golgi-Cox method which proposed a model for ethanol-induced dendritic regression. Subsequent ultrastructural studies of PN dendrites showed dilation of the extensive smooth endoplasmic reticulum (SER) which preceded and accompanied dendritic regression. The component of the SER that was most affected by ethanol was the sarco/endoplasmic reticulum Ca(2+) ATPase pump (SERCA) responsible for resequestration of calcium into the SER. Ethanol-induced decreases in SERCA pump levels, similar to the finding of SER dilation, preceded and occurred concomitantly with dendritic regression. Discrete ethanol-induced deficits in balance also accompanied these decreases. Ethanol-induced ER stress within the SER of PN dendrites was proposed as an underlying cause of dendritic regression. It was recently shown that increased activation of caspase 12, inherent to the ER, occurred in PN of acute slices in ethanol-fed rats and was most pronounced following 40 weeks of ethanol treatment. These findings shed new light into alcohol-induced disruption in PN dendrites providing a new model for the discrete but critical changes in motor function in aging, adult alcoholics.
authors: Department of Pathology and Anatomical Sciences, School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, University at Buffalo, 206 Farber Hall, Buffalo, NY, 14214-3000, USA, cadlugos@buffalo.edu.
authors: Cynthia A
authors: CA
authors: Dlugos
mesh_terms: D000375:Aging / Q000502:physiology*; D000818:Animals; D002492:Central Nervous System Depressants / Q000494:pharmacology*; D002525:Cerebellar Cortex / Q000166:cytology; D003712:Dendrites / Q000187:drug effects*; D000431:Ethanol / Q000494:pharmacology*; D011689:Purkinje Cells / Q000187:drug effects / Q000648:ultrastructure*; D051381:Rats
chemical_list: D002492:Central Nervous System Depressants; D000431:Ethanol
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