Journal: CNS Neuroscience & Therapeutics
Article Title: Congenital Hypothyroidism Dysregulates TRPC6 to Mediate Abnormal Dendritic Spine Growth of Hippocampal Neurons
doi: 10.1111/cns.70618
Figure Lengend Snippet: TRPC6 modulates the CaMKIV/CREB pathway in hippocampal tissue of CH pups and neurons. (A) Western blot analysis of CaMKIV, Egr‐3 and BDNF protein levels at hippocampal tissues from CH pups. CH pups at 21 d were injected intraperitoneally with 2.5 mg/kg hyperforin for 7 d. (B‐D) The quantitative analysis of (A). Quantities were normalized to endogenous GAPDH. Data are expressed as mean ± SEM, n = 3, * p < 0.05, ** p < 0.01, oneway analysis of variance followed by Tukey's post hoc test. (E) Western blot analysis of CREB in cytosolic and nuclear fraction of primary hippocampal neurons after transfection with trpc6‐si2 for 24 h, followed by stimulation of 5 nM T3 for 1 h. Quantities were normalized to endogenous GAPDH (cytoplasm) or Lamin B1 (nucleus). (F) The quantitative analysis of (E). Data are expressed as mean ± SEM, n = 3, * p < 0.05, two‐tailed unpaired Student's t ‐test. (G) Immunostaining of p‐CREB following the primary DGCs knockdown of trpc6 for 24 h and then treatment with 5 nM T3 for 1 h. The rectangle indicates region magnified. Scale bar: 100 μm, and 20 μm in magnification. (H) The analysis of fluorescence intensity in (G), n = 20, **** p < 0.0001, Mann‐Qhitney test.
Article Snippet: For drug treatment, the TRPC6 activator hyperforin (0.3 μM—1 μM, MCE, Cat# HY‐116330A), TR antagonist 1 (5 μM, MCE, Cat# HY‐111443), or T3 (5 nM, MCE, Cat# HY‐A0070A) was added to the neuron culture medium for the desired experiments.
Techniques: Western Blot, Injection, Transfection, Two Tailed Test, Immunostaining, Knockdown, Fluorescence