PMID- 11331378 OWN - NLM STAT- MEDLINE DCOM- 20010621 LR - 20240109 IS - 1529-2401 (Electronic) IS - 0270-6474 (Print) IS - 0270-6474 (Linking) VI - 21 IP - 10 DP - 2001 May 15 TI - Endogenous brain-derived neurotrophic factor and neurotrophin-3 antagonistically regulate survival of axotomized corticospinal neurons in vivo. PG - 3492-502 AB - Neuronal growth factors regulate the survival of neurons by their survival and death-promoting activity on distinct populations of neurons. The neurotrophins nerve growth factor (NGF), brain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF), and neurotrophin-3 (NT-3) promote neuronal survival via tyrosine kinase (Trk) receptors, whereas NGF and BDNF can also induce apoptosis in developing neurons through p75(NTR) receptors in the absence of their respective Trk receptors. Using mutant mice and inactivation of neurotrophins and their receptors with antibodies in rats, we show that endogenous NT-3 induces death of adult BDNF-dependent, axotomized corticospinal neurons (CSNs). When NT-3 is neutralized, the neurons survive even without BDNF, suggesting complete antagonism. Whereas virtually all unlesioned and axotomized CSNs express both trkB and trkC mRNA, p75 is barely detectable in unlesioned CSNs but strongly upregulated in axotomized CSNs by day 3 after lesion, the time point when cell death occurs. Blocking either cortical TrkC or p75(NTR) receptors alone prevents death, indicating that the opposing actions of NT-3 and BDNF require their respective Trk receptors, but induction of death depends on p75(NTR) cosignaling. The results show that neuronal survival can be regulated antagonistically by neurotrophins and that neurotrophins can induce neuronal death in the adult mammalian CNS. We further present evidence that signaling of tyrosine kinase receptors of the trk family can be crucially involved in the promotion of neuronal death in vivo. FAU - Giehl, K M AU - Giehl KM AD - University of Saarland, Department of Anatomy, 66421 Homburg/Saar, Germany. k.giehl@rz.uni-sb.de FAU - Rohrig, S AU - Rohrig S FAU - Bonatz, H AU - Bonatz H FAU - Gutjahr, M AU - Gutjahr M FAU - Leiner, B AU - Leiner B FAU - Bartke, I AU - Bartke I FAU - Yan, Q AU - Yan Q FAU - Reichardt, L F AU - Reichardt LF FAU - Backus, C AU - Backus C FAU - Welcher, A A AU - Welcher AA FAU - Dethleffsen, K AU - Dethleffsen K FAU - Mestres, P AU - Mestres P FAU - Meyer, M AU - Meyer M LA - eng GR - P01 NS016033/NS/NINDS NIH HHS/United States GR - P01 NS016033-180014/NS/NINDS NIH HHS/United States PT - Journal Article PT - Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't PL - United States TA - J Neurosci JT - The Journal of neuroscience : the official journal of the Society for Neuroscience JID - 8102140 RN - 0 (Antibodies, Blocking) RN - 0 (Brain-Derived Neurotrophic Factor) RN - 0 (Neurotrophin 3) RN - 0 (RNA, Messenger) RN - 0 (Receptor, Nerve Growth Factor) RN - 0 (Receptors, Nerve Growth Factor) RN - EC 2.7.10.1 (Receptor, trkC) SB - IM MH - Animals MH - Antibodies, Blocking/administration & dosage MH - Axotomy MH - Brain-Derived Neurotrophic Factor/antagonists & inhibitors/pharmacology/*physiology MH - Cell Death/physiology MH - Cell Survival/drug effects/physiology MH - Drug Antagonism MH - Female MH - Gene Expression/drug effects MH - Heterozygote MH - Immunohistochemistry MH - Infusions, Parenteral MH - Male MH - Mice MH - Mice, Mutant Strains MH - Neurons/drug effects/*metabolism MH - Neurotrophin 3/antagonists & inhibitors/pharmacology/*physiology MH - Pyramidal Tracts/anatomy & histology/drug effects/*metabolism MH - RNA, Messenger/analysis/biosynthesis MH - Rats MH - Rats, Sprague-Dawley MH - Receptor, Nerve Growth Factor MH - Receptor, trkC/antagonists & inhibitors/genetics/metabolism MH - Receptors, Nerve Growth Factor/antagonists & inhibitors/genetics/metabolism MH - Signal Transduction/drug effects PMC - PMC2710112 MID - NIHMS112793 EDAT- 2001/05/23 10:00 MHDA- 2001/06/22 10:01 PMCR- 2001/11/15 CRDT- 2001/05/23 10:00 PHST- 2001/05/23 10:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2001/06/22 10:01 [medline] PHST- 2001/05/23 10:00 [entrez] PHST- 2001/11/15 00:00 [pmc-release] AID - 21/10/3492 [pii] AID - 5214 [pii] AID - 10.1523/JNEUROSCI.21-10-03492.2001 [doi] PST - ppublish SO - J Neurosci. 2001 May 15;21(10):3492-502. doi: 10.1523/JNEUROSCI.21-10-03492.2001.