Abstract
Cultured embryonic cortical neurons from rats were used to explore mechanisms of activity-dependent neuronal survival. Cell survival was increased by the activation of voltage-sensitive calcium channels (VSCCs) but not by activation of N -methyl-D-aspartate receptors. These effects correlated with the expression of brain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF) induced by these two classes of calcium channels. Antibodies to BDNF (which block intracellular signaling by BDNF, but not by nerve growth factor, NT3, or NT4/5) reduced the survival of cortical neurons and reversed the VSCC-mediated increase in survival. Thus, endogenous BDNF is a trophic factor for cortical neurons whose expression is VSCC-regulated and that functions in the VSCC-dependent survival of these neurons.
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Deposited | 1 year, 7 months ago (Jan. 14, 2024, 11:15 p.m.) |
Indexed | 5 days, 18 hours ago (Aug. 21, 2025, 2:08 p.m.) |
Issued | 31 years, 5 months ago (March 18, 1994) |
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@article{Ghosh_1994, title={Requirement for BDNF in Activity-Dependent Survival of Cortical Neurons}, volume={263}, ISSN={1095-9203}, url={http://dx.doi.org/10.1126/science.7907431}, DOI={10.1126/science.7907431}, number={5153}, journal={Science}, publisher={American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)}, author={Ghosh, Anirvan and Carnahan, Josette and Greenberg, Michael E.}, year={1994}, month=mar, pages={1618–1623} }