PMID- 26687970 OWN - NLM STAT- MEDLINE DCOM- 20170508 LR - 20181113 IS - 1090-2430 (Electronic) IS - 0014-4886 (Print) IS - 0014-4886 (Linking) VI - 285 IP - Pt B DP - 2016 Nov TI - Colitis-induced bladder afferent neuronal activation is regulated by BDNF through PLCgamma pathway. PG - 126-135 LID - S0014-4886(15)30133-3 [pii] LID - 10.1016/j.expneurol.2015.12.006 [doi] AB - Patients with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) or irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) often experience increased sensory responsiveness in the urinary bladder reflecting neurogenic bladder overactivity. Here we demonstrate that colitis-induced up-regulation of the phospholipase C gamma (PLCgamma) pathway downstream of brain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF) in bladder afferent neurons in the dorsal root ganglia (DRG) plays essential roles in activating these neurons thereby leading to bladder hyperactivity. Upon induction of colitis with 2,4,6-trinitrobenzenesulfonic acid (TNBS) in rats, we found that the phosphorylation (activation) level of cAMP responsive element-binding (p-CREB) protein, a molecular switch of neuronal plasticity, was increased in specifically labeled bladder afferent neurons in the thoracolumbar and lumbosacral DRGs. In rats having reduced levels of BDNF (BDNF(+/-)), colitis failed to elevate CREB protein activity in bladder afferent neurons. Physiological examination also demonstrated that colitis-induced urinary frequency was not shown in BDNF(+/-) rats, implicating an essential role of BDNF in mediating colon-to-bladder sensory cross-sensitization. We further implemented in vivo and in vitro studies and demonstrated that BDNF-mediated colon-to-bladder sensory cross-activation involved the TrkB-PLCgamma-calcium/calmodulin-dependent protein kinase II (CaMKII) cascade. In contrast, the PI3K/Akt pathway was not activated in bladder afferent neurons during colitis and was not involved in BDNF action in the DRG. Our results suggest that colon-to-bladder sensory cross-sensitization is regulated by specific signal transduction initiated by the up-regulation of BDNF in the DRG. CI - Copyright (c) 2015 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved. FAU - Xia, Chunmei AU - Xia C AD - Department of Physiology and Biophysics, School of Medicine, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA, USA. FAU - Shen, Shanwei AU - Shen S AD - Department of Physiology and Biophysics, School of Medicine, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA, USA. FAU - Hashmi, Fiza AU - Hashmi F AD - Department of Physiology and Biophysics, School of Medicine, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA, USA. FAU - Qiao, Li-Ya AU - Qiao LY AD - Department of Physiology and Biophysics, School of Medicine, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA, USA. Electronic address: liya.qiao@vcuhealth.org. LA - eng GR - R01 DK077917/DK/NIDDK NIH HHS/United States PT - Journal Article DEP - 20151211 PL - United States TA - Exp Neurol JT - Experimental neurology JID - 0370712 RN - 0 (Brain-Derived Neurotrophic Factor) RN - 8T3HQG2ZC4 (Trinitrobenzenesulfonic Acid) RN - EC 2.3.1.48 (CREB-Binding Protein) RN - EC 3.1.4.3 (Phospholipase C gamma) SB - IM MH - Animals MH - Brain-Derived Neurotrophic Factor/genetics/*metabolism MH - CREB-Binding Protein/metabolism MH - Colitis/chemically induced/*pathology MH - Disease Models, Animal MH - Ganglia, Spinal/*pathology MH - Male MH - Mice, Knockout MH - Neurons/drug effects/*physiology MH - Phospholipase C gamma/*metabolism MH - Rats MH - Rats, Sprague-Dawley MH - Signal Transduction/drug effects/*physiology MH - Trinitrobenzenesulfonic Acid/toxicity MH - Up-Regulation/drug effects/physiology MH - Urinary Bladder/innervation PMC - PMC4903097 MID - NIHMS746922 OTO - NOTNLM OT - BDNF OT - Bladder OT - Colon OT - Cross-sensitization OT - Signal transduction COIS- The Authors disclose no conflicts EDAT- 2016/10/25 06:00 MHDA- 2017/05/10 06:00 PMCR- 2017/11/01 CRDT- 2015/12/22 06:00 PHST- 2015/07/09 00:00 [received] PHST- 2015/11/14 00:00 [revised] PHST- 2015/12/10 00:00 [accepted] PHST- 2016/10/25 06:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2017/05/10 06:00 [medline] PHST- 2015/12/22 06:00 [entrez] PHST- 2017/11/01 00:00 [pmc-release] AID - S0014-4886(15)30133-3 [pii] AID - 10.1016/j.expneurol.2015.12.006 [doi] PST - ppublish SO - Exp Neurol. 2016 Nov;285(Pt B):126-135. doi: 10.1016/j.expneurol.2015.12.006. Epub 2015 Dec 11.