Journal: Pharmacology Research & Perspectives

Article Title: Combined Inhibition of TRPM 4/ NMDA Receptor Complex and Extrasynaptic NMDA Receptors Is Candidate Therapeutic Target for Suppression of Epileptic Seizures and Improvement of Cognitive Impairments

doi: 10.1002/prp2.70256

Figure Lengend Snippet: Expression of GluN2A (A) and GluN2B (B) and basal extracellular levels of L‐glutamate (C) and D‐serine (D) in 4‐weeks and 8‐weeks of age S286L‐TG and wild‐type littermate. Ordinates indicate mean ± SD ( n = 6) of (A) expression levels of GluN2A relative to GAPDH in the plasma membrane fraction (B) expression levels of GluN2B relative to GAPDH in the plasma membrane fraction, (C) basal extracellular L‐glutamate level (μM) and (D) basal extracellular D‐serine level (μM) in the frontal cortex of wild‐type (gray column) and S286L‐TG (blue column). The lower‐side panels in A and B indicate pseudo‐gel images of capillary immunoblotting. Circles indicate the values of each individual rat. * p < 0.05, relative to 4‐weeks of age (4 W) and # p < 0.05 relative to wild‐type using two‐way ANOVA with Scheffe's post hoc test. F ‐values were in (A) expression of GluN2A ( F age [1, 20] = 46.7 [ p < 0.05], F genotype [1, 20] = 5.34 [ p < 0.05], F age*genotype [1, 20] = 1.1 [ p > 0.05]), (B) expression of GluN2B ( F age [1, 20] = 22.4 [ p < 0.05], F genotype [1, 20] = 8.3 [ p < 0.05], F age*genotype [1, 20] = 2.0 [ p > 0.05]), (C) L‐glutamate level ( F age [1, 20] = 3.2 [ p > 0.05], F genotype [1, 20] = 21.2 [ p < 0.05], F age*genotype [1, 20] = 1.9 [ p > 0.05]) and (D) D‐serine level ( F age [1, 20] = 8.4 [ p < 0.05], F genotype [1, 20] = 21.6 [ p < 0.05], F age*genotype [1, 20] = 2.8 [ p > 0.05]).

Article Snippet: Primary antibodies against GAPDH (NB300‐327, RRID:AB_10001915, 1:300; Novus Biologicals, Littleton, CO, USA), GluN2A (PPS012, RRID:AB_2112297, 1:100, R&D Systems, Minneapolis, MN, USA), GluN2B (PPS013, RRID:AB_562667, 1:100, R&D Systems), cAMP response element binding protein (CREB) (#4820, 1:50, Cell Signaling Technology, Danvers, MA, USA), and pCREB (#9198, 1:50, Cell Signaling) were used.

Techniques: Expressing, Clinical Proteomics, Membrane, Western Blot

Journal: Pharmacology Research & Perspectives

Article Title: Combined Inhibition of TRPM 4/ NMDA Receptor Complex and Extrasynaptic NMDA Receptors Is Candidate Therapeutic Target for Suppression of Epileptic Seizures and Improvement of Cognitive Impairments

doi: 10.1002/prp2.70256

Figure Lengend Snippet: Effects of chronic administration of probenecid, MK‐801, memantine, and FP802 on expression of GluN2A and GluN2B in S286L‐TG and wild‐type littermates. All rats were chronically administered by vehicle (control), probenecid (PBN: 100 mg/kg/day), MK‐801 (0.1 mg/kg/day), memantine (MEM: 10 mg/kg/day) and FP802 (40 mg/kg/day) for 2‐weeks (from 6‐weeks to 8‐weeks of age). Ordinates indicate mean ± SD ( n = 6) of expression levels of GluN2A (A1‐A4) and GluN2B (B1‐B4) relative to GAPDH in wild‐type (A1‐A2, B1‐B2) and S286L‐TG (A3‐A4, B3‐B4). The right‐side panels indicate pseudo‐gel images of capillary immunoblotting. Circles indicate the values of each individual rat. * p < 0.05, relative to control using one‐way ANOVA with Scheffe's post hoc test. F ‐values regarding effects of probenecid and MK‐801 on GluN2A expression in wild‐type (A1) ( F [2, 15] = 7.8 [ p < 0.05]), GluN2A in S286L (A3) ( F [2, 15] = 19.4 [ p < 0.05]), GluN2B in wild‐type (B1) ( F [2, 15] = 12.1 [ p < 0.05]) and GluN2B in S286L‐TG (B3) ( F [2, 15] = 18.2 [ p < 0.05]). F ‐values regarding effects of memantine and FP802 on GluN2A in wild‐type (A2) ( F [2, 15] = 0.4 [ p > 0.05]), GluN2A in S286L‐TG (A4) ( F [2, 15] = 7.1 [ p < 0.05]), GluN2B in wild‐type (B2) ( F [2, 15] = 0.2 [ p > 0.05]) and GluN2B in S286L‐TG (B4) ( F [2, 15] = 4.8 [ p < 0.05]).

Article Snippet: Primary antibodies against GAPDH (NB300‐327, RRID:AB_10001915, 1:300; Novus Biologicals, Littleton, CO, USA), GluN2A (PPS012, RRID:AB_2112297, 1:100, R&D Systems, Minneapolis, MN, USA), GluN2B (PPS013, RRID:AB_562667, 1:100, R&D Systems), cAMP response element binding protein (CREB) (#4820, 1:50, Cell Signaling Technology, Danvers, MA, USA), and pCREB (#9198, 1:50, Cell Signaling) were used.

Techniques: Expressing, Control, Western Blot

Journal: Pharmacology Research & Perspectives

Article Title: Combined Inhibition of TRPM 4/ NMDA Receptor Complex and Extrasynaptic NMDA Receptors Is Candidate Therapeutic Target for Suppression of Epileptic Seizures and Improvement of Cognitive Impairments

doi: 10.1002/prp2.70256

Figure Lengend Snippet: Effects of chronic combined administration of memantine with FP802 on ADSHE seizure frequency (A), sucrose preference (B), expression of GluN2A (C1) and GluN2B (C2), and basal extracellular levels of L‐glutamate (D) and D‐serine (E) in S286L‐TG and wild‐type littermate. All rats were chronically administered by vehicle (control) and combined of memantine (MEM: 10 mg/kg/day) with FP802 (40 mg/kg/day) for 2‐weeks (from 6‐weeks to 8‐weeks of age). Ordinates indicate mean ± SD ( n = 6) of (A) ADSHE seizure frequency (count h −1 ), (B) consumption of sucrose preference (%), (C1) expression levels of GluN2A relative to GAPDH, (C2) expression levels of GluN2B relative to GAPDH, (D) basal extracellular L‐glutamate level (μM) and (E) basal extracellular D‐serine level (μM). The right‐side panels in C1‐C2 indicate pseudo‐gel images of capillary immunoblotting. Circles indicate the values of each individual rat. * p < 0.05, relative to control and # p < 0.05 relative to wild‐type using student T ‐test or one‐way or two‐way ANOVA with Scheffe's post hoc test. F ‐values were in (B) sucrose preference: MEM ( F memantine+FP802 [1, 20] = 21.3 [ p < 0.05], F genotype [1, 20] = 5.1 [ p < 0.05], F rmemantine+FP802*genotype [1, 20] = 5.3 [ p < 0.05]), (D) L‐glutamate level: ( F memantine+FP802 [1, 20] = 5.3 [ p < 0.05], F genotype [1, 20] = 15.9 [ p < 0.05], F rmemantine+FP802*genotype [1, 20] = 4.8 [ p < 0.05]), (E) D‐serine level: ( F memantine+FP802 [1, 20] = 7.6 [ p < 0.05], F genotype [1, 20] = 22.4 [ p < 0.05], F rmemantine+FP802*genotype [1, 20] = 10.4 [ p < 0.05]).

Article Snippet: Primary antibodies against GAPDH (NB300‐327, RRID:AB_10001915, 1:300; Novus Biologicals, Littleton, CO, USA), GluN2A (PPS012, RRID:AB_2112297, 1:100, R&D Systems, Minneapolis, MN, USA), GluN2B (PPS013, RRID:AB_562667, 1:100, R&D Systems), cAMP response element binding protein (CREB) (#4820, 1:50, Cell Signaling Technology, Danvers, MA, USA), and pCREB (#9198, 1:50, Cell Signaling) were used.

Techniques: Expressing, Control, Western Blot

Journal: Frontiers in Endocrinology

Article Title: Dorzagliatin shows potential in preventing cognitive impairment in diabetes: evidence from Mendelian randomization analysis and animal study

doi: 10.3389/fendo.2025.1755359

Figure Lengend Snippet: Dorzagliatin prevented diabetes-induced downregulation of synaptic proteins in Goto Kakizaki rats. (A) Western blot analysis of selected glutamate receptors and postsynaptic density protein 95 (PSD-95) in hippocampus of each group. GAPDH was used as an internal control. (B–D) Statistics of GluN1 (B) , GluN2A (C) and PSD-95 (D) protein levels in the hippocampus of T2D (Goto Kakizaki-vehicle) and control (Wistar-vehicle). (E) Western blot analysis of selected glutamate receptors and postsynaptic density protein 95 (PSD-95) in the hippocampus of Goto Kakizaki-vehicle and Goto Kakizaki-dorzagliatin rats. (F–H) Statistics of GluN1 (F) , GluN2A (G) and PSD-95 (H) protein levels in the hippocampus of Goto Kakizaki-vehicle group and Goto Kakizaki-dorzagliatin group. Data are expressed as mean ± SEM. Student’s t test, two tailed. *P < 0.05, **P < 0.01. (n=4 per group). hippo, hippocampus; dorza, dorzagliatin.

Article Snippet: The membranes were blocked with 1×TBST and 5% BSA (tank blotting) or 5% skim milk (Semi-dry blotting) for 1 hour at room temperature and then incubated overnight at 4°C with following primary antibodies, respectively: mouse monoclonal anti-GluN1 antibody (Millipore, Cat. No: 05-432); rabbit polyclonal anti-GluN2A antibody (NOVUS, Cat. No: NB300-105); rabbit monoclonal anti-GLUT1 antibody (Abcam, Cat. No: ab115730); rabbit polyclonal anti-GLUT3 antibody (Bioss, Cat. No: bs-1207R); rabbit polyclonal anti-IR antibody (Abcam, Cat. No: ab137747); rabbit monoclonal anti-PSD95 antibody (Abcam, Cat. No: ab238135).

Techniques: Western Blot, Control, Two Tailed Test