PMID: 9427511Jan 14, 1998Paper

Dexamethasone regulates basic fibroblast growth factor, nerve growth factor and S100beta expression in cultured hippocampal astrocytes

Brain Research. Molecular Brain Research
H NiuP M Wise

Abstract

Glucocorticoids regulate hippocampal neuron survival during fetal development, in the adult, and during aging; however, the mechanisms underlying the effects are unclear. Since astrocytes contain adrenocortical receptors and synthesize and release a wide variety of growth factors, we hypothesized that glucocorticoids may alter neuron-astrocyte interactions by regulating the expression of growth factors in hippocampal astrocytes. In this study, three growth factors, which are important for hippocampal neuron development and survival, were investigated: basic fibroblast growth factor (bFGF), nerve growth factor (NGF), and S100beta. Enriched type I astrocyte cultures were treated with 1 microM dexamethasone (DEX), a synthetic glucocorticoid, for up to 120 h. Cells and culture medium were collected and total RNA and protein were measured at 6, 12, 24, 48, 72, 96 and 120 h after the initiation of hormone treatment. Growth factor mRNA levels were measured and quantified using solution hybridization-RNase protection assays and protein levels were quantified using ELISA methods. We report that DEX stimulates the bFGF mRNA levels over the 120-h treatment. In contrast, DEX suppresses NGF mRNA continuously over the same period of treatmen...Continue Reading

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