The Adhesion GPCR GPR125 is specifically expressed in the choroid plexus and is upregulated following brain injury
2008

GPR125 Expression in the Choroid Plexus After Brain Injury

Sample size: 4 publication Evidence: moderate

Author Information

Author(s): Chris Pickering, Maria Hägglund, Joanna Szmydynger-Chodobska, Fernanda Marques, Joana A Palha, Linn Waller, Adam Chodobski, Robert Fredriksson, Malin C Lagerström, Helgi B Schiöth

Primary Institution: Uppsala University

Hypothesis

GPR125 expression changes in response to brain injury.

Conclusion

GPR125 expression increases in the choroid plexus shortly after traumatic brain injury and is delayed in the hippocampus.

Supporting Evidence

  • GPR125 expression was transiently increased almost 2-fold at 4 hours after traumatic brain injury.
  • GPR125 expression in the hippocampus was delayed until 1 day after injury.
  • Induction of inflammation by LPS did not change GPR125 expression.

Takeaway

GPR125 is a protein that helps the brain respond to injuries, and its levels go up after a brain injury happens.

Methodology

The study used in situ hybridization, immunohistochemistry, and qPCR to analyze GPR125 expression in mouse brain and peripheral tissues.

Participant Demographics

Adult male Sv129 mice were used for the experiments.

Statistical Information

P-Value

p<0.001

Statistical Significance

p<0.05

Digital Object Identifier (DOI)

10.1186/1471-2202-9-97

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