PMID- 26375414 OWN - NLM STAT- MEDLINE DCOM- 20161213 LR - 20181113 IS - 2164-554X (Electronic) IS - 2164-5515 (Print) IS - 2164-5515 (Linking) VI - 12 IP - 1 DP - 2016 TI - Neonatal vaccination with bacille Calmette-Guerin promotes the dendritic development of hippocampal neurons. PG - 140-9 LID - 10.1080/21645515.2015.1056954 [doi] AB - Dendritic structure is sensitive to changes in the environment during brain development. Accumulating evidence has demonstrated that early immune activation can significantly affect neuronal development. Our study concentrated on the morphological study of neural dendrites and spines in the hippocampal CA1 area using Diolistic labeling with Sholl analysis and fractal analysis. The results revealed that Bacille Calmette-Guerin (BCG) vaccination enhanced dendritic complexity, as reflected by the increased number of intersections, number of branch points and fractal dimension, and promoted neurite outgrowth. In addition, BCG increased the density and promoted the maturation of dendritic spines. The alterations in dendritic structure and spine morphology were observed at 2 and 4 w, but the differences were more apparent at 4 w than at 2 w. However, no significant difference was observed at 8 w. Furthermore, we observed that BCG increased the expression of hippocampal brain derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF) and insulin-like growth factor 1 (IGF-1). Hippocampal BDNF/IGF-1 was positively correlated with apical dendritic length, fractal dimension, and spine density. Taken together, we show in this study that neonatal BCG vaccination promotes dendritic development in developing hippocampal CA1 neurons, most likely by increasing the expression of BDNF and IGF-1 in the hippocampus. FAU - Li, Qingqing AU - Li Q AD - a Department of Anatomy and Neurobiology ; Zhongshan School of Medicine; Sun Yat-sen University ; Guangzhou , PR China. FAU - Zhang, Yuwei AU - Zhang Y AD - a Department of Anatomy and Neurobiology ; Zhongshan School of Medicine; Sun Yat-sen University ; Guangzhou , PR China. FAU - Zou, Juntao AU - Zou J AD - a Department of Anatomy and Neurobiology ; Zhongshan School of Medicine; Sun Yat-sen University ; Guangzhou , PR China. FAU - Qi, Fangfang AU - Qi F AD - a Department of Anatomy and Neurobiology ; Zhongshan School of Medicine; Sun Yat-sen University ; Guangzhou , PR China. FAU - Yang, Junhua AU - Yang J AD - a Department of Anatomy and Neurobiology ; Zhongshan School of Medicine; Sun Yat-sen University ; Guangzhou , PR China. FAU - Yuan, Qunfang AU - Yuan Q AD - a Department of Anatomy and Neurobiology ; Zhongshan School of Medicine; Sun Yat-sen University ; Guangzhou , PR China. FAU - Yao, Zhibin AU - Yao Z AD - a Department of Anatomy and Neurobiology ; Zhongshan School of Medicine; Sun Yat-sen University ; Guangzhou , PR China. LA - eng PT - Journal Article PT - Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't DEP - 20150916 PL - United States TA - Hum Vaccin Immunother JT - Human vaccines & immunotherapeutics JID - 101572652 RN - 0 (BCG Vaccine) RN - 0 (Brain-Derived Neurotrophic Factor) RN - 67763-96-6 (Insulin-Like Growth Factor I) SB - IM MH - Animals MH - Animals, Newborn MH - BCG Vaccine/*administration & dosage MH - Brain-Derived Neurotrophic Factor/biosynthesis MH - CA1 Region, Hippocampal/*cytology/*growth & development MH - Dendrites/*physiology MH - Gene Expression MH - Insulin-Like Growth Factor I/biosynthesis MH - Neurons/*physiology MH - Rats, Sprague-Dawley PMC - PMC4962745 OTO - NOTNLM OT - dendritic complexity OT - fractal dimension OT - neurotrophin OT - sholl analysis OT - spine EDAT- 2015/09/17 06:00 MHDA- 2016/12/15 06:00 PMCR- 2016/09/16 CRDT- 2015/09/17 06:00 PHST- 2015/09/17 06:00 [entrez] PHST- 2015/09/17 06:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2016/12/15 06:00 [medline] PHST- 2016/09/16 00:00 [pmc-release] AID - 1056954 [pii] AID - 10.1080/21645515.2015.1056954 [doi] PST - ppublish SO - Hum Vaccin Immunother. 2016;12(1):140-9. doi: 10.1080/21645515.2015.1056954. Epub 2015 Sep 16.