PMID- 11516565 OWN - NLM STAT- MEDLINE DCOM- 20010927 LR - 20190701 IS - 0304-3940 (Print) IS - 0304-3940 (Linking) VI - 307 IP - 1 DP - 2001 Jul 6 TI - Pre- and postnatal expression of brain-derived neurotrophic factor mRNA/protein and tyrosine protein kinase receptor B mRNA in the mouse hippocampus. PG - 21-4 AB - Brain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF) is implicated in the control of hippocampal development. In this study, we have analyzed the developmental expression of BDNF mRNA/protein and its receptor tyrosine protein kinase receptor (trk) B mRNA in the mouse hippocampus by competitive reverse transcription/polymerase chain reaction and enzyme-linked immunoassay. Cell-type specificity of BDNF/trkB expression was studied in primary hippocampal cultures. BDNF levels increased stepwise from embryonic day 15 until the second postnatal week, whereas trkB expression was stable throughout development. Neurons and astrocytes expressed both BDNF and trkB. Our data suggest that developmental BDNF action mainly occurs postnatally and indicates that hippocampal neurons and astroglia not only produce BDNF but also appear to be targets for BDNF. FAU - Ivanova, T AU - Ivanova T AD - Abteilung Anatomie und Zellbiologie, Universitat Ulm, D-89069 Ulm, Germany. FAU - Beyer, C AU - Beyer C LA - eng PT - Journal Article PT - Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't PL - Ireland TA - Neurosci Lett JT - Neuroscience letters JID - 7600130 RN - 0 (Brain-Derived Neurotrophic Factor) RN - 0 (RNA, Messenger) RN - EC 2.7.10.1 (Receptor, trkB) SB - IM MH - Aging/*physiology MH - Animals MH - Astrocytes/*metabolism MH - Brain-Derived Neurotrophic Factor/*genetics/metabolism MH - Cells, Cultured MH - Female MH - Hippocampus/growth & development/*metabolism/*physiology MH - Male MH - Mice MH - Mice, Inbred BALB C MH - Neurons/*metabolism MH - RNA, Messenger/*metabolism MH - Receptor, trkB/*genetics MH - Sex Factors EDAT- 2001/08/23 10:00 MHDA- 2001/09/28 10:01 CRDT- 2001/08/23 10:00 PHST- 2001/08/23 10:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2001/09/28 10:01 [medline] PHST- 2001/08/23 10:00 [entrez] AID - S0304-3940(01)01905-X [pii] AID - 10.1016/s0304-3940(01)01905-x [doi] PST - ppublish SO - Neurosci Lett. 2001 Jul 6;307(1):21-4. doi: 10.1016/s0304-3940(01)01905-x.