Aminergic receptors in astrogliotic plaques from patients with multiple sclerosis

Cultured astrocytes express a spectrum of neurotransmitter receptors. However, little is known about these receptors in situ. We previously reported the absence of β 2 adrenergic receptors on astrocytes in multiple sclerosis (MS). Here we used [ 3H]−radioligands and receptor autoradiography to scree...

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Veröffentlicht in:Neuroscience letters 2002-10, Vol.331 (2), p.87-90
Hauptverfasser: Zeinstra, Esther, te Riele, Paula, Langlois, Xavier, Wilczak, Nadine, Leysen, Josée, De Keyser, Jacques
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Zusammenfassung:Cultured astrocytes express a spectrum of neurotransmitter receptors. However, little is known about these receptors in situ. We previously reported the absence of β 2 adrenergic receptors on astrocytes in multiple sclerosis (MS). Here we used [ 3H]−radioligands and receptor autoradiography to screen for a variety of other aminergic receptors in six silent chronic astrogliotic plaques in brain tissue obtained from five patients with MS. Dopamine D 1 and histamine H 1 receptors were absent. We detected specific binding for cholinergic muscarinic receptors > dopamine D 2, α 1- and α 2−adrenergic receptors > 5-HT 1A, 5-HT 1B/D, 5-HT 2A, 5-HT 2c, 5-HT 4, and dopamine D 3 receptors. Radiotracers for these aminergic receptors might be useful for studying astrogliosis in patients with MS, and compounds acting at some of these receptors may have potential to modulate astroglial function in MS.
ISSN:0304-3940
1872-7972
DOI:10.1016/S0304-3940(02)00842-X