Effects of two inhibitors of metabolic glutamate receptor 5 on expression of endogenous homer scaffold protein 1 in the auditory cortex of mice with tinnitus

Tinnitus is deemed as the result of abnormal neural activities in the brain, and Homer proteins are expressed in the brain that convey nociception. The expression of Homer in tinnitus has not been studied. We hypothesized that expression of Homer in the auditory cortex was altered after tinnitus treatment. Mice were injected with sodium salicylate to induce tinnitus. Expression of Homer was detected by quantitative real-time polymerase chain reaction, western blotting, and immunohistochemistry assays. We found that Homer1 expression was upregulated in the auditory cortex of mice with tinnitus, while expression of Homer2 or Homer3 exhibited no significant alteration. Effects of two inhibitors of metabolic glutamate receptor 5 (mGluR5), noncompetitive 2-Methyl-6-(phenylethynyl)-pyridine (MPEP) and competitive α-methyl-4-carboxyphenylglycine (MCPG), on the tinnitus scores of the mice and on Homer1 expression were detected. MPEP significantly reduced tinnitus scores and suppressed Homer1 expression in a concentration dependent manner. MCPG had no significant effects on tinnitus scores or Homer1 expression. In conclusion, Homer1 expression was upregulated in the auditory cortex of mice after tinnitus, and was suppressed by noncompetitive mGluR5 inhibitor MPEP, but not competitive mGluR5 inhibitor MCPG.

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E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2021

Erschienen:

2021

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Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:12

Enthalten in:

Bioengineered - 12(2021), 1 vom: 18. Dez., Seite 7156-7164

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Yan, Weiwei [VerfasserIn]
Zhu, Hongfei [VerfasserIn]
Yu, Bianbian [VerfasserIn]
Ma, Xin [VerfasserIn]
Liang, Hang [VerfasserIn]
Zhao, Shuyan [VerfasserIn]
Deng, Kebin [VerfasserIn]

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6-methyl-2-(phenylethynyl)pyridine
7VC0YVI27Y
Auditory cortex
Glycine
Grm5 protein, mouse
Homer Scaffolding Proteins
Homer1
Journal Article
Metabolic glutamate receptor 5 antagonists
Methyl-(4-carboxyphenyl)glycine
Pyridines
Receptor, Metabotropic Glutamate 5
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
TE7660XO1C
Tinnitus

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Date Completed 28.12.2021

Date Revised 05.04.2024

published: Print

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1080/21655979.2021.1979354

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM330886711