PMID- 21040763 OWN - NLM STAT- MEDLINE DCOM- 20110118 LR - 20101220 IS - 1879-3169 (Electronic) IS - 0378-4274 (Linking) VI - 200 IP - 1-2 DP - 2011 Jan 15 TI - Nonlethal aluminum maltolate can reduce brain-derived neurotrophic factor-induced Arc expression through interrupting the ERK signaling in SH-SY5Y neuroblastoma cells. PG - 67-76 LID - 10.1016/j.toxlet.2010.10.016 [doi] AB - Although many studies have demonstrated that aluminum (Al) exposure impairs learning and memory, its underlying mechanism is still uncertain. Long-lasting forms of synaptic plasticity that underlie memory are dependent on new protein synthesis. In particular, activity-regulated cytoskeleton-associated protein (Arc) has a versatile role in synaptic plasticity, and its synthesis can be induced by brain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF). BDNF-induced Arc expression has been suggested to play a fundamental role in the stabilization of synaptic plasticity. In the present study, the pretreatment of Al(malt)(3) at nonlethal level (200 muM, 24 h) significantly reduced BDNF (10 ng/ml, 1h)-induced Arc expression in SH-SY5Y human neuroblastoma cells. BDNF-induced activation of ERK but not PI3K signaling pathway was interfered with the Al(malt)(3) pretreatment, resulting in the subsequent reduction of BDNF-induced phosphorylation of 4EBP1, p70S6K, and eIF4E. Reduced phospho-4EBP1 and phospho-eIF4E hindered the initiation step of translation, which may lead to a reduction in BDNF-induced Arc expression. However, reduced phospho-p70S6K did not influence the phosphorylation of eEF2K and eEF2, indicating no significant effect on BDNF-enhanced translation elongation. Therefore, even at nonlethal level, Al(malt)(3) pretreatment reduced BDNF-induced Arc expression, which was caused by interrupting the ERK signaling pathway as well as the subsequent translation initiation. CI - Copyright (c) 2010 Elsevier Ireland Ltd. All rights reserved. FAU - Chen, Tsan-Ju AU - Chen TJ AD - Department of Physiology, College of Medicine, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung 807, Taiwan. tsanju@kmu.edu.tw FAU - Cheng, Hsiu-Min AU - Cheng HM FAU - Wang, Dean-Chuan AU - Wang DC FAU - Hung, Hui-Shan AU - Hung HS LA - eng PT - Journal Article PT - Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't DEP - 20101030 PL - Netherlands TA - Toxicol Lett JT - Toxicology letters JID - 7709027 RN - 0 (Brain-Derived Neurotrophic Factor) RN - 0 (Cytoskeletal Proteins) RN - 0 (Nerve Tissue Proteins) RN - 0 (Organometallic Compounds) RN - 0 (Pyrones) RN - 0 (activity regulated cytoskeletal-associated protein) RN - 23058-19-7 (aluminum maltolate) RN - EC 2.7.1.- (Phosphatidylinositol 3-Kinases) RN - EC 2.7.11.24 (Extracellular Signal-Regulated MAP Kinases) SB - IM MH - Blotting, Western MH - Brain-Derived Neurotrophic Factor/*pharmacology MH - Cell Line, Tumor MH - Cell Survival/drug effects MH - Cytoskeletal Proteins/*biosynthesis MH - Extracellular Signal-Regulated MAP Kinases/*drug effects MH - Humans MH - Nerve Tissue Proteins/*biosynthesis MH - Neuroblastoma/*metabolism MH - Neuronal Plasticity/drug effects MH - Organometallic Compounds/*pharmacology MH - Phosphatidylinositol 3-Kinases/drug effects MH - Phosphorylation MH - Pyrones/*pharmacology MH - Signal Transduction/*drug effects EDAT- 2010/11/03 06:00 MHDA- 2011/01/19 06:00 CRDT- 2010/11/03 06:00 PHST- 2010/07/26 00:00 [received] PHST- 2010/10/22 00:00 [revised] PHST- 2010/10/25 00:00 [accepted] PHST- 2010/11/03 06:00 [entrez] PHST- 2010/11/03 06:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2011/01/19 06:00 [medline] AID - S0378-4274(10)01741-8 [pii] AID - 10.1016/j.toxlet.2010.10.016 [doi] PST - ppublish SO - Toxicol Lett. 2011 Jan 15;200(1-2):67-76. doi: 10.1016/j.toxlet.2010.10.016. Epub 2010 Oct 30.