PMID- 24595240 OWN - NLM STAT- MEDLINE DCOM- 20150213 LR - 20211021 IS - 1422-0067 (Electronic) IS - 1422-0067 (Linking) VI - 15 IP - 3 DP - 2014 Mar 3 TI - Inhibition of acetylcholinesterase modulates NMDA receptor antagonist mediated alterations in the developing brain. PG - 3784-98 LID - 10.3390/ijms15033784 [doi] AB - Exposure to N-methyl-d-aspartate (NMDA) receptor antagonists has been demonstrated to induce neurodegeneration in newborn rats. However, in clinical practice the use of NMDA receptor antagonists as anesthetics and sedatives cannot always be avoided. The present study investigated the effect of the indirect cholinergic agonist physostigmine on neurotrophin expression and the extracellular matrix during NMDA receptor antagonist induced injury to the immature rat brain. The aim was to investigate matrix metalloproteinase (MMP)-2 activity, as well as expression of tissue inhibitor of metalloproteinase (TIMP)-2 and brain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF) after co-administration of the non-competitive NMDA receptor antagonist MK801 (dizocilpine) and the acetylcholinesterase (AChE) inhibitor physostigmine. The AChE inhibitor physostigmine ameliorated the MK801-induced reduction of BDNF mRNA and protein levels, reduced MK801-triggered MMP-2 activity and prevented decreased TIMP-2 mRNA expression. Our results indicate that AChE inhibition may prevent newborn rats from MK801-mediated brain damage by enhancing neurotrophin-associated signaling pathways and by modulating the extracellular matrix. FAU - Bendix, Ivo AU - Bendix I AD - Department of Pediatrics I, Neonatology, University Hospital Essen, Essen 45122, Germany. ivo.bendix@uk-essen.de. FAU - Serdar, Meray AU - Serdar M AD - Department of Pediatrics I, Neonatology, University Hospital Essen, Essen 45122, Germany. meray.serdar@uk-essen.de. FAU - Herz, Josephine AU - Herz J AD - Department of Pediatrics I, Neonatology, University Hospital Essen, Essen 45122, Germany. josephine.herz@uk-essen.de. FAU - von Haefen, Clarissa AU - von Haefen C AD - Department of Anesthesiology and Intensive Care Medicine, Charite-Universitatsmedizin Berlin, Campus Virchow-Klinikum, Berlin 13353, Germany. clarissa.von-haefen@charite.de. FAU - Nasser, Fatme AU - Nasser F AD - Department of Anesthesiology and Intensive Care Medicine, Charite-Universitatsmedizin Berlin, Campus Virchow-Klinikum, Berlin 13353, Germany. fatme21@hotmail.de. FAU - Rohrer, Benjamin AU - Rohrer B AD - Department of Anesthesiology and Intensive Care Medicine, Charite-Universitatsmedizin Berlin, Campus Virchow-Klinikum, Berlin 13353, Germany. benjamin.rohrer@charite.de. FAU - Endesfelder, Stefanie AU - Endesfelder S AD - Department of Neonatology, Charite-Universitatsmedizin Berlin, Campus Virchow-Klinikum, Berlin 13353, Germany. stefanie.endesfelder@charite.de. FAU - Felderhoff-Mueser, Ursula AU - Felderhoff-Mueser U AD - Department of Pediatrics I, Neonatology, University Hospital Essen, Essen 45122, Germany. ursula.felderhoff@uk-essen.de. FAU - Spies, Claudia D AU - Spies CD AD - Department of Anesthesiology and Intensive Care Medicine, Charite-Universitatsmedizin Berlin, Campus Virchow-Klinikum, Berlin 13353, Germany. claudia.spies@charite.de. FAU - Sifringer, Marco AU - Sifringer M AD - Department of Anesthesiology and Intensive Care Medicine, Charite-Universitatsmedizin Berlin, Campus Virchow-Klinikum, Berlin 13353, Germany. marco.sifringer@charite.de. LA - eng PT - Journal Article PT - Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't DEP - 20140303 PL - Switzerland TA - Int J Mol Sci JT - International journal of molecular sciences JID - 101092791 RN - 0 (Brain-Derived Neurotrophic Factor) RN - 0 (Cholinesterase Inhibitors) RN - 0 (Excitatory Amino Acid Antagonists) RN - 0 (Receptors, N-Methyl-D-Aspartate) RN - 127497-59-0 (Tissue Inhibitor of Metalloproteinase-2) RN - 6LR8C1B66Q (Dizocilpine Maleate) RN - 9U1VM840SP (Physostigmine) RN - EC 3.1.1.7 (Acetylcholinesterase) RN - EC 3.4.24.24 (Matrix Metalloproteinase 2) SB - IM MH - Acetylcholinesterase/metabolism MH - Animals MH - Brain/*drug effects/growth & development/metabolism MH - Brain-Derived Neurotrophic Factor/genetics/metabolism MH - Cholinesterase Inhibitors/*pharmacology MH - Dizocilpine Maleate/pharmacology MH - Excitatory Amino Acid Antagonists/*pharmacology MH - Gene Expression/drug effects MH - Immunoblotting MH - Matrix Metalloproteinase 2/metabolism MH - Physostigmine/pharmacology MH - Rats, Wistar MH - Receptors, N-Methyl-D-Aspartate/*antagonists & inhibitors/metabolism MH - Reverse Transcriptase Polymerase Chain Reaction MH - Tissue Inhibitor of Metalloproteinase-2/genetics/metabolism PMC - PMC3975367 EDAT- 2014/03/07 06:00 MHDA- 2015/02/14 06:00 PMCR- 2014/03/01 CRDT- 2014/03/06 06:00 PHST- 2013/12/17 00:00 [received] PHST- 2014/02/20 00:00 [revised] PHST- 2014/02/21 00:00 [accepted] PHST- 2014/03/06 06:00 [entrez] PHST- 2014/03/07 06:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2015/02/14 06:00 [medline] PHST- 2014/03/01 00:00 [pmc-release] AID - ijms15033784 [pii] AID - ijms-15-03784 [pii] AID - 10.3390/ijms15033784 [doi] PST - epublish SO - Int J Mol Sci. 2014 Mar 3;15(3):3784-98. doi: 10.3390/ijms15033784.