Genetic loss of norepinephrine does not alter adult hippocampal neurogenesis in dopamine β-hydroxylase deficient mice
Kapri, D.; Vadodaria, K. C.; Rommelfanger, K. S.; Ogbonmwan, Y. E.; Liles, L. C.; Fernandes-Thomas, K. A.; Salvi, S. S.; Husain, B. F. A.; Weinshenker, D.; Vaidya, V. A.
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Norepinephrine (NE), and specific adrenoceptors, have been reported to influence distinct aspects of adult hippocampal neurogenesis, including latent stem cell activation, progenitor proliferation, and differentiation. These findings are predominantly based on the use of pharmacological approaches in both in vitro and in vivo systems. Here, we sought to assess the consequences of genetic ablation of NE on adult hippocampal neurogenesis, by examining dopamine {beta} hydroxylase knockout (Dbh-/-) mice, which lack NE from birth. We find that Dbh-/- mice exhibit no difference in adult hippocampal progenitor proliferation and survival. Further, the number of immature newborn neurons, labeled using stage-specific developmental markers within the hippocampal neurogenic niche, was also unaltered in Dbh -/- mice. In contrast, the noradrenergic neurotoxin DSP-4, which had previously been shown to reduce adult hippocampal neurogenesis in rats, also resulted in a decline in hippocampal progenitor proliferation in C57/Bl6N mice. These findings indicate that pharmacological lesioning of noradrenergic afferents in adulthood, but not the complete genetic loss of NE from birth, impairs adult hippocampal neurogenesis in mice.
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