PMID- 23201339 OWN - NLM STAT- MEDLINE DCOM- 20130604 LR - 20220310 IS - 1872-9754 (Electronic) IS - 0197-0186 (Linking) VI - 62 IP - 1 DP - 2013 Jan TI - Magnetic stimulation modulates structural synaptic plasticity and regulates BDNF-TrkB signal pathway in cultured hippocampal neurons. PG - 84-91 LID - S0197-0186(12)00371-3 [pii] LID - 10.1016/j.neuint.2012.11.010 [doi] AB - Repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation (rTMS) is a neuropsychiatric tool that can be used to investigate the neurobiology of learning and cognitive function. Few studies have examined the effects of low frequency (⩽1Hz) magnetic stimulation (MS) on structural synaptic plasticity of neurons in vitro, thus, the current study examined its effects on hippocampal neuron and synapse morphology, as well as synaptic protein markers and signaling pathways. Similarly, both intensities of low frequency magnetic stimulation (1Hz) activated brain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF) and tropomyosin-related kinase B (TrkB) pathways, including the pathways for mitogen-activated protein kinase (MAPK)/extracellular signal-regulated kinase (ERK) and for phosphoinositide 3-kinase (PI3K)/protein kinase B (Akt). Specifically, low intensity magnetic stimulation (LIMS, 1.14Tesla, 1Hz) promoted more extensive dendritic and axonal arborization, as well as increasing synapses density, thickening PSD (post synaptic density) and upregulation of synaptophysin (SYN), growth associated protein 43 (GAP43) and post synaptic density 95 (PSD95). Conversely, high intensity magnetic stimulation (HIMS, 1.55Tesla, 1Hz) appeared to be detrimental, reducing dendritic and axonal arborization and causing apparent structural damage, including thinning of PSD, less synapses and disordered synaptic structure, as well as upregulation of GAP43 and PSD95, possibly for their ability to mitigate dysfunction. In conclusion, we infers that low frequency magnetic stimulation participates in regulating structural synaptic plasticity of hippocampal neurons via the activation of BDNF-TrkB signaling pathways. CI - Copyright (c) 2012 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved. FAU - Ma, Jun AU - Ma J AD - Deparment of Human Anatomy, Hebei Medical University, Shijiazhuang 050017, Hebei, PR China. FAU - Zhang, Zhanchi AU - Zhang Z FAU - Su, Yuhong AU - Su Y FAU - Kang, Lin AU - Kang L FAU - Geng, Dandan AU - Geng D FAU - Wang, Yanyong AU - Wang Y FAU - Luan, Feng AU - Luan F FAU - Wang, Mingwei AU - Wang M FAU - Cui, Huixian AU - Cui H LA - eng PT - Journal Article PT - Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't DEP - 20121128 PL - England TA - Neurochem Int JT - Neurochemistry international JID - 8006959 RN - 0 (Actins) RN - 0 (Brain-Derived Neurotrophic Factor) RN - 0 (Disks Large Homolog 4 Protein) RN - 0 (Dlg4 protein, mouse) RN - 0 (GAP-43 Protein) RN - 0 (Membrane Proteins) RN - 0 (Synaptophysin) RN - EC 2.7.1.- (Phosphatidylinositol 3-Kinases) RN - EC 2.7.10.1 (Receptor, trkB) RN - EC 2.7.4.8 (Guanylate Kinases) SB - IM MH - Actins/biosynthesis MH - Animals MH - Apoptosis/physiology MH - Blotting, Western MH - Brain-Derived Neurotrophic Factor/*physiology MH - Cell Survival/physiology MH - Cells, Cultured MH - Disks Large Homolog 4 Protein MH - *Electromagnetic Fields MH - GAP-43 Protein/biosynthesis MH - Guanylate Kinases/biosynthesis MH - Hippocampus/*physiology MH - Immunohistochemistry MH - MAP Kinase Signaling System/physiology MH - Membrane Proteins/biosynthesis MH - Mice MH - Neuronal Plasticity/*physiology MH - Neurons/*physiology MH - Phosphatidylinositol 3-Kinases/physiology MH - Receptor, trkB/*physiology MH - Signal Transduction/*physiology MH - Synapses/physiology MH - Synaptophysin/biosynthesis/genetics MH - Transcription, Genetic/physiology EDAT- 2012/12/04 06:00 MHDA- 2013/06/05 06:00 CRDT- 2012/12/04 06:00 PHST- 2012/08/01 00:00 [received] PHST- 2012/11/07 00:00 [revised] PHST- 2012/11/16 00:00 [accepted] PHST- 2012/12/04 06:00 [entrez] PHST- 2012/12/04 06:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2013/06/05 06:00 [medline] AID - S0197-0186(12)00371-3 [pii] AID - 10.1016/j.neuint.2012.11.010 [doi] PST - ppublish SO - Neurochem Int. 2013 Jan;62(1):84-91. doi: 10.1016/j.neuint.2012.11.010. Epub 2012 Nov 28.