Thyroid Hormone Modulates the Nerve-Growth-Factor and Its Receptor Trka Iin Brain / 医学研究杂志

ABSTRACT

Objective Using hypothyroid,hyperthyroid and normol control rats model,we investigated mRNA expression of the nerve-growth-factor and its receptor TrkA in hippocampus and parietal cortex at 14,21,28days of ages,to offer a possible neurobiological explanation about mechanism of thyroid hormone modulating NGF and its receptor TrkA.Methods For hypothyroid group,rats were reared with 0.02% methimazol water from 5~6 day of gestation to the day when they were sacrificed;for hyperthyroid group,rats were daily intraperitoneal injected of 0.4?g/g body weight tiiodothyronin from beginning of delivery;for normal control rats were reared a normol diet and water.NGF mRNA and TrkAmRNA were measured by in site hybridization.Results The peak of mRNA expression of NGF and TrkA is at P21and P28 respectively,.The mRNA expression of NGF and TrkA in hypothyroid rats was significantly lower than that in age-matched euthyroid at P14,P21,P28(P