Neurotrophins in murine viscera: a dynamic pattern from birth to adulthood

Int J Dev Neurosci. 2005 Oct;23(6):495-500. doi: 10.1016/j.ijdevneu.2005.05.009.

Abstract

There is growing evidence that target-derived neurotrophins regulate the function of visceral neurons after birth. However, the postnatal profile of neurotrophin supply from internal organs is poorly described. In this study, we compared neurotrophin concentrations in lysates of murine peripheral target tissues (lung, heart, liver, colon, spleen, thymus, kidney and urinary bladder) at different time points after birth. In most organs, there was a decrease of neurotrophin concentrations in the first weeks after birth. In contrast, there were characteristic increases of specific neurotrophins during adolescence or adulthood. These increases were found for nerve growth factor (NGF) in the heart, thymus, kidney and liver, for brain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF) in the lung, and for neurotrophin-3 (NT-3) in the colon. In conclusion, we show that neurotrophins display a very differential and dynamic profile in internal organs after birth.

Publication types

  • Comparative Study

MeSH terms

  • Aging / metabolism*
  • Animals
  • Autonomic Pathways / growth & development*
  • Autonomic Pathways / metabolism
  • Brain-Derived Neurotrophic Factor / metabolism
  • Colon / metabolism
  • Down-Regulation / physiology
  • Female
  • Kidney / metabolism
  • Liver / metabolism
  • Lung / metabolism
  • Mice
  • Mice, Inbred BALB C
  • Myocardium / metabolism
  • Nerve Growth Factor / metabolism
  • Nerve Growth Factors / metabolism*
  • Neurotrophin 3 / metabolism
  • Thymus Gland / metabolism
  • Up-Regulation / physiology
  • Viscera / growth & development*
  • Viscera / innervation

Substances

  • Brain-Derived Neurotrophic Factor
  • Nerve Growth Factors
  • Neurotrophin 3
  • Nerve Growth Factor