Early auditory experience-induced composition/ratio changes of N-methyl-D-aspartate receptor subunit expression and effects of D-2-amino-5-phosphonovaleric acid chronic blockade in rat auditory cortex

Journal of Neuroscience Research

Volumn 87, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 1123-1134

  Cui, Yilei ^a,b   Zhang, Jiping ^a   Cai, Rui ^a   Sun, Xinde ^a  

^a EAST CHINA NORMAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN HEALTH SYSTEM   (United States)

Author keywords

Auditory cortex; Critical period; McFISH; NMDA receptor; Plasticity; Sound exposure

Indexed keywords

2 AMINO 5 PHOSPHONOVALERIC ACID; MESSENGER RNA; N METHYL DEXTRO ASPARTIC ACID RECEPTOR; N METHYL DEXTRO ASPARTIC ACID RECEPTOR 1; N METHYL DEXTRO ASPARTIC ACID RECEPTOR 2A; N METHYL DEXTRO ASPARTIC ACID RECEPTOR 2B;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; AUDITORY CORTEX; AUDITORY STIMULATION; AUDITORY SYSTEM FUNCTION; BRAIN DEVELOPMENT; CONTROLLED STUDY; GENE EXPRESSION; NERVE CELL PLASTICITY; NONHUMAN; PERINATAL PERIOD; POSTNATAL DEVELOPMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN QUATERNARY STRUCTURE; RAT; REGULATORY MECHANISM;

2-AMINO-5-PHOSPHONOVALERATE; ACOUSTIC STIMULATION; ANIMALS; AUDITORY CORTEX; CELL COUNT; EXCITATORY AMINO ACID ANTAGONISTS; GENE EXPRESSION; IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION; NEURONAL PLASTICITY; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; RECEPTORS, N-METHYL-D-ASPARTATE; RNA, MESSENGER;

EID: 65949114638     PISSN: 03604012     EISSN: 10974547     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jnr.21936     Document Type: Article

References (69)

1. Basham ME, Sohrabji F, Singh TD, Nordeen EJ, Nordeen KW. 1999. Developmental regulation of NMDA receptor 2B subunit mRNA and ifenprodil binding in the zebra finch anterior forebrain. J Neurobiol 39:155-167.
2. Bi C, Cui Y, Mao Y, Dong S, Zhang J, Sun X. 2006. The effect of early auditory deprivation on the age-dependent expression pattern of NR2B mRNA in rat auditory cortex. Brain Res 1110:30-38.
3. Blake DT, Heiser MA, Caywood M, Merzenich MM. 2006. Experience-dependent adult cortical plasticity requires cognitive association between sensation and reward. Neuron 52:371-381.
4. Blakemore C, Cooper GF. 1970. Development of the brain depends on the visual environment. Nature 228:477-478.
5. Buonomano DV, Merzenich MM. 1998. Cortical plasticity: from synapses to maps. Annu Rev Neurosci 21:149-186.
6. Caicedo A, Eybalin M. 1999. Glutamate receptor phenotypes in the auditory brainstem and mid-brain of the developing rat. Eur J Neurosci 11:51-74.
7. Cao Z, Liu L, Lickey M, Gordon B. 2000a. Development of NR1, NR2A and NR2B mRNA in NR1 immunoreactive cells of rat visual cortex. Brain Res 868:296-305.
8. Cao Z, Lickey ME, Liu L, Kirk E, Gordon B. 2000b. Postnatal development of NR1, NR2A and NR2B immunoreactivity in the visual cortex of the rat. Brain Res 859:26-37.
9. Carmignoto G, Vicini S. 1992. Activity-dependent decrease in NMDA receptor responses during development of the visual cortex. Science 258: 1007-1011.
10. Chang EF, Merzenich MM. 2003. Environmental noise retards auditory cortical development. Science 300:498-502.
11. Chen L, Cooper NG, Mower GD. 2000. Developmental changes in the expression of NMDA receptor subunits (NR1, NR2A, NR2B) in the cat visual cortex and the effects of dark rearing. Brain Res Mol Brain Res 78:196-200.
12. Chen WS, Bear MF. 2007. Activity-dependent regulation of NR2B translation contributes to metaplasticity in mouse visual cortex. Neuropharmacology 52:200-214.
13. Cline HT, Constantine-Paton M. 1989. NMDA receptor antagonists disrupt the retinotectal topographic map. Neuron 3:413-426.
14. Cui YL, Lu JP, Wu F, Dong SZ, Sun XD. 2002. The age-dependent expression of NMDA receptor subunits NR2B mRNA in rat auditory cortex. Chin. J. Neurosci 18:405-408.
15. Cull-Candy SG, Leszkiewicz DN. 2004. Role of distinct NMDA receptor subtypes at central synapses. Sci STKE 2004:re16.
16. de Villers-Sidani E, Chang EF, Bao S, Merzenich MM. 2007. Critical period window for spectral tuning defined in the primary auditory cortex (A1) in the rat. J Neurosci 27:180-189.
17. Erisir A, Harris JL. 2003. Decline of the critical period of visual plasticity is concurrent with the reduction of NR2B subunit of the synaptic NMDA receptor in layer 4. J Neurosci 23:5208-5218.
18. Flint AC, Maisch US, Weishaupt JH, Kriegstein AR, Monyer H. 1997. NR2A subunit expression shortens NMDA receptor synaptic currents in developing neocortex. J Neurosci 17:2469-2476.
19. Foster TC, Fugger HN, Cunningham SG. 2000. Receptor blockade reveals a correspondence between hippocampal-dependent behavior and experience-dependent synaptic enhancement. Brain Res 871:39-43.
20. Fox K, Sato H, Daw N. 1989. The location and function of NMDA receptors in cat and kitten visual cortex. J Neurosci 9:2443-2454.
21. Fox K, Schlaggar BL, Glazewski S, O'Leary DD. 1996. Glutamate receptor blockade at cortical synapses disrupts development of thalamocortical and columnar organization in somatosensory cortex. Proc Natl Acad Sci USA 93:5584-5589.
22. Franks KM, Isaacson JS. 2005. Synapse-specific down-regulation of NMDA receptors by early experience: a critical period for plasticity of sensory input to olfactory cortex. Neuron 47:101-114.
23. Ge S, Yang CH, Hsu KS, Ming GL, Song H. 2007. A critical period for enhanced synaptic plasticity in newly generated neurons of the adult brain. Neuron 54:559-566.
24. Ghosh A. 2002. Learning more about NMDA receptor regulation. Science 295:449-451.
25. Gold JI, Knudsen EI. 1999. Hearing impairment induces frequency-specific adjustments in auditory spatial tuning in the optic tectum of young owls. J Neurophysiol 82:2197-2209.
26. He HY, Hodos W, Quinlan EM. 2006. Visual deprivation reactivates rapid ocular dominance plasticity in adult visual cortex. J Neurosci 26:2951-2955.
27. Heinrich JE, Singh TD, Sohrabji F, Nordeen KW, Nordeen EJ. 2002. Developmental and hormonal regulation of NR2A mRNA in forebrain regions controlling avian vocal learning. J Neurobiol 51:149-159.
28. Hensch TK. 2005. Critical period plasticity in local cortical circuits. Nat Rev Neurosci 6:877-888.
29. Hestrin S. 1992. Developmental regulation of NMDA receptor-mediated synaptic currents at a central synapse. Nature 357:686-689.
30. Hsieh CY, Leslie FM, Metherate R. 2002. Nicotine exposure during a postnatal critical period alters NR2A and NR2B mRNA expression in rat auditory forebrain. Brain Res Dev Brain Res 133:19-25.
31. Katz LC, Shatz CJ. 1996. Synaptic activity and the construction of cortical circuits. Science 274:1133-1138.
32. King AJ, Moore DR. 1991. Plasticity of auditory maps in the brain. Trends Neurosci 14:31-37.
33. Kirkwood A, Rioult MC, Bear MF. 1996. Experience-dependent modification of synaptic plasticity in visual cortex. Nature 381:526-528.
34. Kleinschmidt A, Bear MF, Singer W. 1987. Blockade of "NMDA" receptors disrupts experience-dependent plasticity of kitten striate cortex. Science 238:355-358.
35. Knudsen EI. 1999. Mechanisms of experience-dependent plasticity in the auditory localization pathway of the barn owl. J Comp Physiol A185: 305-321.
36. Knudsen EI, Esterly SD, Knudsen PF. 1984a. Monaural occlusion alters sound localization during a sensitive period in the barn owl. J Neurosci 4:1001-1011.
37. Knudsen EI, Knudsen PF, Esterly SD. 1984b. A critical period for the recovery of sound localization accuracy following monaural occlusion in the barn owl. J Neurosci 4:1012-1020.
38. Laurie DJ, Bartke I, Schoepfer R, Naujoks K, Seeburg PH. 1997. Regional, developmental and interspecies expression of the four NMDAR2 subunits, examined using monoclonal antibodies. Brain Res Mol Brain Res 51:23-32.
39. Loftis JM, Janowsky A. 2003. The N-methyl-D-aspartate receptor subunit NR2B: localization, functional properties, regulation, and clinical implications. Pharmacol Ther 97:55-85.
40. Lu JP, Cui YL, Yang HY, Wu F, Sun XD. 2003. Effect of monaural plugging on NMDA receptor subunits mRNA expression of neurons in the developing auditory cortex of rats. Chin. J.Neurosci 19:177-181.
41. Lu JP, Cui YL, Cai R, Mao YT, Zhang JP, Sun XD. 2008. Early auditory deprivation alters expression of NMDA receptor subunit NR1 mRNA in the rat auditory cortex. J Neurosci Res 86:1290-1296.
42. Mao Y, Zang S, Zhang J, Sun X. 2006. Early chronic blockade of NR2B subunits and transient activation of NMDA receptors modulate LTP in mouse auditory cortex. Brain Res 1073/1074:131-138.
43. Marianowski R, Liao WH, Van Den Abbeele T, Fillit P, Herman P, Frachet B, Huy PT. 2000. Expression of NMDA, AMPA and GABAA receptor subunit mRNAs in the rat auditory brainstem. I. Influence of early auditory deprivation. Hear Res 150:1-11.
44. Marianowski R, Pollard H, Moreau J, Despres G, Ben Ari Y, Tran Ba Huy P, Romand R. 1995. N-Methyl-D-aspartate receptor subunits NR1 and NR2C are overexpressed in the inferior colliculus of audiogenic mice. Neurosci Lett 189:190-194.
45. Mohrmann R, Kohr G, Hatt H, Sprengel R, Gottmann K. 2002. Deletion of the C-terminal domain of the NR2B subunit alters channel properties and synaptic targeting of N-methyl-D-aspartate receptors in nascent neocortical synapses. J Neurosci Res 68:265-275.
46. Monyer H, Burnashev N, Laurie DJ, Sakmann B, Seeburg PH. 1994. Developmental and regional expression in the rat brain and functional properties of four NMDA receptors. Neuron 12:529-540.
47. Paxinos G, Watson C. 1998. The rat brain in stereotaxic coordinates. New York: Academic Press.
48. Philpot BD, Sekhar AK, Shouval HZ, Bear MF. 2001. Visual experience and deprivation bidirectionally modify the composition and function of NMDA receptors in visual cortex. Neuron 29:157-169.
49. Quinlan EM, Olstein DH, Bear MF. 1999a. Bidirectional, experience-dependent regulation of N-methyl-D-aspartate receptor subunit composition in the rat visual cortex during postnatal development. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 96:12876-12880.
50. Quinlan EM, Philpot BD, Huganir RL, Bear MF. 1999b. Rapid, experience-dependent expression of synaptic NMDA receptors in visual cortex in vivo. Nat Neurosci 2:352-357.
51. Rema V, Armstrong-James M, Ebner FF. 1998. Experience-dependent plasticity of adult rat S1 cortex requires local NMDA receptor activation. J Neurosci 18:10196-10206.
52. Riva MA, Tascedda F, Lovati E, Racagni G. 1997. Regulation of NMDA receptor subunit messenger RNA levels in the rat brain following acute and chronic exposure to antipsychotic drugs. Brain Res Mol Brain Res 50:136-142.
53. Roberts EB, Ramoa AS. 1999. Enhanced NR2A subunit expression and decreased NMDA receptor decay time at the onset of ocular dominance plasticity in the ferret. J Neurophysiol 81:2587-2591.
54. Schnupp JW, King AJ, Smith AL, Thompson ID. 1995. NMDA-receptor antagonists disrupt the formation of the auditory space map in the mammalian superior colliculus. J Neurosci 15:1516-1531.
55. Sheng M, Cummings J, Roldan LA, Jan YN, Jan LY. 1994. Changing subunit composition of heteromeric NMDA receptors during development of rat cortex. Nature 368:144-147.
56. Singh TD, Basham ME, Nordeen EJ, Nordeen KW. 2000. Early sensory and hormonal experience modulate age-related changes in NR2B mRNA within a forebrain region controlling avian vocal learning. J Neurobiol 44:82-94.
57. Smith AL, Cordery PM, Thompson ID. 1995. Manufacture and release characteristics of Elvax polymers containing glutamate receptor antagonists. J Neurosci Methods 60:211-217.
58. Smith AL, Parsons CH, Lanyon RG, Bizley JK, Akerman CJ, Baker GE, Dempster AC, Thompson ID, King AJ. 2004. An investigation of the role of auditory cortex in sound localization using muscimol-releasing Elvax. Eur J Neurosci 19:3059-3072.
59. Sun W, Mercado E 3rd, Wang P, Shan X, Lee TC, Salvi RJ. 2005. Changes in NMDA receptor expression in auditory cortex after learning. Neurosci Lett 374:63-68.
60. Tang YP, Shimizu E, Dube GR, Rampon C, Kerchner GA, Zhuo M, Liu G, Tsien JZ. 1999. Genetic enhancement of learning and memory in mice. Nature 401:63-69.
61. Vicini S, Wang JF, Li JH, Zhu WJ, Wang YH, Luo JH, Wolfe BB, Grayson DR. 1998. Functional and pharmacological differences between recombinant N-methyl-D-aspartate receptors. J Neurophysiol 79: 555-566.
62. Watanabe M, Inoue Y, Sakimura K, Mishina M. 1992. Developmental changes in distribution of NMDA receptor channel subunit mRNAs. Neuroreport 3:1138-1140.
63. Wiesel TN, Hubel DH. 1963. Single-cell responses in striate cortex of kittens deprived of vision in one eye. J Neurophysiol 26:1003-1017.
64. Wu XM, Zhang L, Xu JH, Xu F, Yang WW, Zhang JP, Sun XD. 2006. Early auditory deprivation and experience modify the expression of NMDA receptor subunit NR2B protein in rat auditory cortex. Prog Biochem Biophys 33:1080-1085.
65. Yashiro K, Corlew R, Philpot BD. 2005. Visual deprivation modifies both presynaptic glutamate release and the composition of perisynaptic/ extrasynaptic NMDA receptors in adult visual cortex. J Neurosci 25:11684-11692.
66. Yen LH, Sibley JT, Constantine-Paton M. 1993. Fine-structural alterations and clustering of developing synapses after chronic treatments with low levels of NMDA. J Neurosci 13:4949-4960.
67. Zhang LI, Bao S, Merzenich MM. 2001. Persistent and specific influences of early acoustic environments on primary auditory cortex. Nat Neurosci 4:1123-1130.
68. Zhang LI, Bao S, Merzenich MM. 2002. Disruption of primary auditory cortex by synchronous auditory inputs during a critical period. Proc Natl Acad Sci USA 99:2309-2314.
69. Zhang L, Wu XM, Xu F, Xu JH, Sun XD. 2005. Age-dependent expression of NMDA receptor subunit NR2B protein in rat auditory cortex. Chin J Anat 28:566-569.