PMID- 26895748 OWN - NLM STAT- MEDLINE DCOM- 20170501 LR - 20180830 IS - 1097-4652 (Electronic) IS - 0021-9541 (Linking) VI - 231 IP - 11 DP - 2016 Nov TI - The Cholinergic Signaling Responsible for the Expression of a Memory-Related Protein in Primary Rat Cortical Neurons. PG - 2428-38 LID - 10.1002/jcp.25347 [doi] AB - Cholinergic dysfunction in the brain is closely related to cognitive impairment including memory loss. In addition to the degeneration of basal forebrain cholinergic neurons, deficits in the cholinergic receptor signaling may also play an important role. In the present study, to examine the cholinergic signaling pathways responsible for the induction of a memory-related postsynaptic protein, a cholinergic agonist carbachol was used to induce the expression of activity-regulated cytoskeleton associated protein (Arc) in primary rat cortical neurons. After pretreating neurons with various antagonists or inhibitors, the levels of carbachol-induced Arc protein expression were detected by Western blot analysis. The results show that carbachol induces Arc protein expression mainly through activating M1 acetylcholine receptors and the downstream phospholipase C pathway, which may lead to the activation of the MAPK/ERK signaling pathway. Importantly, carbachol-mediated M2 receptor activation exerts negative effects on Arc protein expression and thus counteracts the enhanced effects of M1 activation. Furthermore, it is suggested for the first time that M1-mediated enhancement of N-methyl-D-aspartate receptor (NMDAR) responses, leading to Ca(2+) entry through NMDARs, contributes to carbachol-induced Arc protein expression. These findings reveal a more complete cholinergic signaling that is responsible for carbachol-induced Arc protein expression, and thus provide more information for developing treatments that can modulate cholinergic signaling and consequently alleviate cognitive impairment. J. Cell. Physiol. 231: 2428-2438, 2016. (c) 2016 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. CI - (c) 2016 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. FAU - Chen, Tsan-Ju AU - Chen TJ AD - Department of Physiology, School of Medicine, College of Medicine, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung, Taiwan. FAU - Chen, Shun-Sheng AU - Chen SS AD - Department of Neurology, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Kaohsiung Medical Center, Chang Gung University College of Medicine, Kaohsiung, Taiwan. FAU - Wang, Dean-Chuan AU - Wang DC AD - Department of Sports Medicine, College of Medicine, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung, Taiwan. FAU - Hung, Hui-Shan AU - Hung HS AD - Department of Physiology, School of Medicine, College of Medicine, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung, Taiwan. LA - eng PT - Journal Article PT - Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't DEP - 20160308 PL - United States TA - J Cell Physiol JT - Journal of cellular physiology JID - 0050222 RN - 0 (Cytoskeletal Proteins) RN - 0 (Nerve Tissue Proteins) RN - 0 (Receptor, Muscarinic M1) RN - 0 (Receptor, Muscarinic M2) RN - 0 (Receptors, Cholinergic) RN - 0 (Receptors, N-Methyl-D-Aspartate) RN - 0 (activity regulated cytoskeletal-associated protein) RN - 8Y164V895Y (Carbachol) RN - EC 2.7.10.2 (src-Family Kinases) RN - EC 3.1.4.- (Type C Phospholipases) RN - N9YNS0M02X (Acetylcholine) RN - SY7Q814VUP (Calcium) SB - IM MH - Acetylcholine/*metabolism MH - Animals MH - Animals, Newborn MH - Calcium/metabolism MH - Carbachol/pharmacology MH - Cells, Cultured MH - Cerebral Cortex/*cytology MH - Cytoskeletal Proteins/*metabolism MH - *Memory/drug effects MH - Models, Biological MH - Nerve Tissue Proteins/*metabolism MH - Neurons/drug effects/*metabolism MH - Phosphorylation/drug effects MH - Rats MH - Receptor, Muscarinic M1/antagonists & inhibitors MH - Receptor, Muscarinic M2/antagonists & inhibitors MH - Receptors, Cholinergic MH - Receptors, N-Methyl-D-Aspartate/metabolism MH - *Signal Transduction/drug effects MH - Type C Phospholipases/metabolism MH - src-Family Kinases/antagonists & inhibitors/metabolism EDAT- 2016/02/21 06:00 MHDA- 2017/05/02 06:00 CRDT- 2016/02/21 06:00 PHST- 2015/09/09 00:00 [received] PHST- 2016/02/17 00:00 [accepted] PHST- 2016/02/21 06:00 [entrez] PHST- 2016/02/21 06:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2017/05/02 06:00 [medline] AID - 10.1002/jcp.25347 [doi] PST - ppublish SO - J Cell Physiol. 2016 Nov;231(11):2428-38. doi: 10.1002/jcp.25347. Epub 2016 Mar 8.