Liu Xiao-Yu, Ling Shuo, Liu Yang, Jiang Yunhao, Wang Xiaoran, Jia Shuwei, Hou Chunmei, Li Yanpeng, Qiu Delai, Wang Yu-Feng
Department of Physiology, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Harbin Medical University, 157 Baojian Road, Nangang, Harbin, 150081, China.
Genetic Diagnosis Center, The First Hospital of Jilin University, Changchun, 130021, China.
Mol Neurobiol. 2025 Jul 22. doi: 10.1007/s12035-025-05193-w.
Dose-dependent neuromodulation has been well established; however, the molecular mechanisms underlying astrocytic involvement in this process remain largely unexplored. Using the autoregulation of supraoptic oxytocin (OT) neurons (OTNs) as a model, we investigated the role of distinct astrocytic G proteins and their targets in the dose-dependent effects of OT on OTN activity. The results showed that OT in a low concentration (10 pmol/L, L-OT) excited OTN activity, whereas a high concentration (1 nmol/L, H-OT) inhibited it in brain slices. These effects were abolished upon disruption of astrocytic plasticity using L-aminoadipic acid, a gliotoxin. In primary astrocyte cultures, L-OT slightly reduced the current through astrocyte-specific inwardly rectifying K⁺ channel 4.1 (Kir4.1) while H-OT strongly enhanced it. Selectively blocking Kir4.1 with BaCl₂ (100 µmol/L) did not affect the basal activity but blocked the excitatory effect of L-OT in brain slices. In cultured astrocytes, L-OT mobilized Gαq subunit expression, increased glial fibrillary acidic protein (GFAP) filaments, and quickly expanded astrocytic volume, predominantly visible at the somata. Conversely, H-OT released Gαi subunits and induced progressive volume expansion. Pretreatment of brain slices with U73122 (a Gq inhibitor) or SQ22536 (a Gs inhibitor) suppressed L-OT-induced excitation. Conversely, activation of adenylyl cyclase with forskolin reversed the inhibitory effect of H-OT, and inhibition of Gi with pertussis toxin blocked H-OT-induced inhibition. These findings imply that the dose-dependent effects of OT on OTN activity are mediated, at least partially, by different receptor-coupled G proteins and their subsequent modulation of astrocytic Kir4.1 currents, GFAP expression, and volume dynamics. This mechanism underlying the autoregulation of OTN activity provides an important reference for understanding the concentration-dependent neuromodulation.
剂量依赖性神经调节作用已得到充分证实;然而,星形胶质细胞参与这一过程的分子机制在很大程度上仍未被探索。我们以视上核催产素(OT)神经元(OTN)的自身调节为模型,研究了不同的星形胶质细胞G蛋白及其靶点在OT对OTN活性的剂量依赖性效应中的作用。结果表明,低浓度(10 pmol/L,L-OT)的OT可兴奋脑片中的OTN活性,而高浓度(1 nmol/L,H-OT)则抑制其活性。使用胶质毒素L-氨基己二酸破坏星形胶质细胞可塑性后,这些效应消失。在原代星形胶质细胞培养物中,L-OT略微降低了通过星形胶质细胞特异性内向整流钾通道4.1(Kir4.1)的电流,而H-OT则强烈增强了该电流。用BaCl₂(100 μmol/L)选择性阻断Kir4.1对基础活性无影响,但可阻断脑片中L-OT的兴奋作用。在培养的星形胶质细胞中,L-OT可促进Gαq亚基表达,增加胶质纤维酸性蛋白(GFAP)细丝,并迅速使星形胶质细胞体积增大,主要在胞体处可见。相反,H-OT可释放Gαi亚基并诱导渐进性体积增大。用U73122(一种Gq抑制剂)或SQ22536(一种Gs抑制剂)预处理脑片可抑制L-OT诱导的兴奋作用。相反,用福司可林激活腺苷酸环化酶可逆转H-OT的抑制作用,用百日咳毒素抑制Gi可阻断H-OT诱导的抑制作用。这些发现表明,OT对OTN活性的剂量依赖性效应至少部分是由不同的受体偶联G蛋白及其随后对星形胶质细胞Kir4.1电流、GFAP表达和体积动态的调节介导的。OTN活性自身调节背后的这一机制为理解浓度依赖性神经调节提供了重要参考。
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