BDNF impact on synaptic dynamics: extra or intracellular long-term release differently regulates cultured hippocampal synapses

BDNF impact on synaptic dynamics: extra or intracellular long-term release differently regulates cultured hippocampal synapses

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Abstract Brain Derived Neurotrophic Factor (BDNF) signalling contributes to the formation, maturation and plasticity of Central Nervous System (CNS) synapses.Acute exposure of cultured brain circuits to BDNF leads to up-regulation of glutamatergic neuro-transmission, by the accurate tuning of pre and post synaptic features, leading el reformador tequila anejo to structural and functional synaptic changes.Chronic BDNF treatment has been comparatively less investigated, besides it may represent a therapeutic option to obtain rescue of post-injury alterations of synaptic networks.In this study, we used a paradigm of BDNF long-term (4 days) incubation to assess in hippocampal neurons in culture, the ability of such a treatment to alter synapses.

By patch clamp recordings we describe the augmented function of excitatory neurotransmission and we further explore by live imaging the presynaptic changes brought about sukrensi.com by long-term BDNF.In our study, exogenous long-term BDNF exposure of post-natal neurons did not affect inhibitory neurotransmission.We further compare, by genetic manipulations of cultured neurons and BDNF release, intracellular overexpression of this neurotrophin at the same developmental age.We describe for the first-time differences in synaptic modulation by BDNF with respect to exogenous or intracellular release paradigms.

Such a finding holds the potential of influencing the design of future therapeutic strategies.