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ArticleCell death & disease2018

Programming for increased expression of hippocampal GAD67 mediated the hypersensitivity of the hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal axis in male offspring rats with prenatal ethanol exposure.

Juan Lu, Zhexiao Jiao, Ying Yu, Chong Zhang, Xia He, Qiang Li, Dan Xu, Hui Wang

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8 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.

Juan LuDepartment of Pharmacology, Basic Medical School of Wuhan University, Wuhan, Hubei Province, China.
Zhexiao JiaoDepartment of Pharmacology, Basic Medical School of Wuhan University, Wuhan, Hubei Province, China.
Ying YuHubei Provincial Key Laboratory of Developmentally Originated Disease, Wuhan, Hubei Province, China.
Chong ZhangDepartment of Pharmacology, Basic Medical School of Wuhan University, Wuhan, Hubei Province, China.
Xia HeDepartment of Pharmacology, Basic Medical School of Wuhan University, Wuhan, Hubei Province, China.
Qiang LiGansu provincial hospital of TCM Affiliated to Gansu University of Chinese Medicine, Gansu, 730050, China.
Dan XuDepartment of Pharmacology, Basic Medical School of Wuhan University, Wuhan, Hubei Province, China. xuyidan70188@whu.edu.cn.
Hui WangDepartment of Pharmacology, Basic Medical School of Wuhan University, Wuhan, Hubei Province, China. wanghui19@whu.edu.cn.
Wuhan University · CNHubei Provincial Center for Disease Control and Prevention · CNGansu Provincial Hospital of TCM · CN

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Abstract

An imbalance of excitatory and inhibitory signals in the brain has been proposed to be one of the main pathological features of various diseases related to hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal axis (HPAA) dysfunction. Excessive glutamate release induces neuronal excitotoxicity, while glutamic acid decarboxylase (GAD) 67 promotes the transformation of excessive glutamate to γ-aminobutyric acid (GABA). Our previous studies demonstrated that prenatal ethanol exposure (PEE) causes foetal over-exposure to maternal corticosterone and hypersensitivity of the HPAA after birth, but its intrauterine programming mechanism is unknown. In this study, PEE was shown to lead to an enhanced potential excitatory ability of the hypothalamus and hypersensitivity of the HPAA, as well as mild abnormal hippocampal morphology, demethylation of the -1019 to -691-bp region in the hippocampal GAD67 promoter and upregulation of GAD67 expression accompanied by a reduction in glutamatergic neurons and increase in GABAergic neurons in PEE male offspring. Similar changes were also found in PEE male foetal rats. Furthermore, corticosterone increased the expression of the glucocorticoid receptor (GR) and GAD67 in foetal hippocampal H19-7 cells in a concentration-dependent manner, accompanied by demethylation of the GAD67 promoter, a decrease in glutamatergic neurons and increase in GABAergic neurons. The GR inhibitor, mifepristone, reversed the effects of corticosterone on H19-7 cells. These results suggested that PEE-induced excessive corticosterone can lead to upregulation of GAD67 through epigenetic modification mediated by the GR in the male foetal hippocampus, thereby weakening the negative regulation of the HPAA by the hippocampus and increasing the potential excitatory ability of the hypothalamus. These changes persisted until after birth, resulting in hypersensitivity of the HPAA. However, gender differences were observed in the hippocampal development, morphology and GAD67 expression associated with PEE. Programming for the increased expression of hippocampal GAD67 is a potential mechanism responsible for the hypersensitivity of the HPAA in PEE male rats.

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AnimalsCell LineEthanolFemaleFetusgamma-Aminobutyric AcidGlutamate DecarboxylaseHippocampusHypothalamo-Hypophyseal SystemMalePituitary-Adrenal SystemPregnancyPrenatal Exposure Delayed EffectsRats, WistarSignal TransductionEthanolgamma-Aminobutyric AcidGlutamate Decarboxylase

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