PMID- 23246844 OWN - NLM STAT- MEDLINE DCOM- 20131017 LR - 20130415 IS - 1873-7544 (Electronic) IS - 0306-4522 (Linking) VI - 239 DP - 2013 Jun 3 TI - Mechanisms underlying the interactions between rapid estrogenic and BDNF control of synaptic connectivity. PG - 17-33 LID - S0306-4522(12)01184-0 [pii] LID - 10.1016/j.neuroscience.2012.12.004 [doi] AB - The effects of the steroid hormone 17beta-estradiol and the neurotrophin brain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF) on neuronal physiology have been well investigated. Numerous studies have demonstrated that each signal can exert powerful influences on the structure and function of synapses, and specifically on dendritic spines, both within short and long time frames. Moreover, it has been suggested that BDNF is required for the long-term, or genomic, actions of 17beta-estradiol on dendritic spines, via its ability to regulate the expression of neurotrophins. Here we focus on the acute, or rapid effects, of 17beta-estradiol and BDNF, and their ability to activate specific signalling cascades, resulting in alterations in dendritic spine morphology. We first review recent literature describing the mechanisms by which 17beta-estradiol activates these pathways, and the resulting alterations in dendritic spine number. We then describe the molecular mechanisms underlying acute modulation of dendritic spine morphology by BDNF. Finally, we consider how this new evidence may suggest that the temporal interactions of 17beta-estradiol and BDNF can occur more rapidly than previously reported. Building on these new data, we propose a novel model for the interactions of this steroid and neurotrophin, whereby rapid, non-genomic 17beta-estradiol and acute BDNF signal in a co-operative manner, resulting in dendritic spine formation and subsequent stabilization in support of synapse and circuit plasticity. This extended hypothesis suggests an additional mechanism by which these two signals may modulate dendritic spines in a time-specific manner. CI - Copyright (c) 2012 IBRO. All rights reserved. FAU - Srivastava, D P AU - Srivastava DP AD - Department of Neuroscience & Centre for the Cellular Basis of Behaviour, The James Black Centre, Institute of Psychiatry, King's College London, London SE5 9NU, UK. deepak.srivastava@kcl.ac.uk FAU - Woolfrey, K M AU - Woolfrey KM FAU - Evans, P D AU - Evans PD LA - eng GR - Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council/United Kingdom PT - Journal Article PT - Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't PT - Review DEP - 20121213 PL - United States TA - Neuroscience JT - Neuroscience JID - 7605074 RN - 0 (Brain-Derived Neurotrophic Factor) RN - 0 (Estrogens) SB - IM MH - Animals MH - Brain-Derived Neurotrophic Factor/*metabolism MH - Dendritic Spines/metabolism MH - Estrogens/*metabolism MH - Humans MH - Neuronal Plasticity/physiology MH - Signal Transduction/*physiology MH - Synapses/*physiology MH - Synaptic Transmission/physiology EDAT- 2012/12/19 06:00 MHDA- 2013/10/18 06:00 CRDT- 2012/12/19 06:00 PHST- 2012/11/19 00:00 [received] PHST- 2012/12/03 00:00 [revised] PHST- 2012/12/04 00:00 [accepted] PHST- 2012/12/19 06:00 [entrez] PHST- 2012/12/19 06:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2013/10/18 06:00 [medline] AID - S0306-4522(12)01184-0 [pii] AID - 10.1016/j.neuroscience.2012.12.004 [doi] PST - ppublish SO - Neuroscience. 2013 Jun 3;239:17-33. doi: 10.1016/j.neuroscience.2012.12.004. Epub 2012 Dec 13.