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shown by the increased number <strong>of</strong> cells positive for EdU-staining and the upregulation<br />

<strong>of</strong> Cyclin D3 protein. Conversely, exposure to PCB 153 or 180 resulted in a<br />

lower number <strong>of</strong> EdU-positive cells with no changes in the expression <strong>of</strong> Cyclin D3<br />

as compared to control cells. Experiments with Fucci transfection confirmed the<br />

observed effects on proliferation. In agreement, MeHg increased the number <strong>of</strong><br />

NSCs exhibiting spontaneous Ca2+ activity, whereas both PCBs caused a significant<br />

decrease. q-PCR analyses pointed to an involvement <strong>of</strong> Notch signaling in the<br />

observed effects <strong>of</strong> MeHg and PCBs on NSCs differentiation. Alterations in neuronal<br />

differentiation may partially explain the adverse impact <strong>of</strong> MeHg and PCBs<br />

on the developing nervous system.<br />

2623 NON-DIOXIN-LIKE POLYCHLORINATED BIPHENYLS<br />

(PCBS ) ENHANCE DENDRITIC GROWTH IN<br />

CULTURED HIPPOCAMPAL NEURONS VIA<br />

RYANODINE RECEPTOR (RYR)-DEPENDENT<br />

ACTIVATION OF CALCIUM-DEPENDENT SIGNALING<br />

PATHWAYS.<br />

D. D. Bose 1 , D. Yang 1 , G. Wayman 2 , A. Lesiak 2 , D. Bruun 1 , I. N. Pessah 1 and<br />

P. J. Lein 1 . 1 Veterinary Molecular Biosciences, University <strong>of</strong> California, Davis, Davis,<br />

CA and 2 Veterinary and Comparative Anatomy, Washington State University,<br />

Pullman, WA.<br />

Exposure <strong>of</strong> the developing brain to PCBs is linked to cognitive deficits in humans<br />

and experimental animals, but the mechanism(s) underlying the developmental<br />

neurotoxicity <strong>of</strong> these compounds remain speculative. Our previous in vivo studies<br />

<strong>of</strong> rats exposed developmentally to PCBs demonstrated that PCBs disrupt spatial<br />

learning and memory coincident with altered dendritic growth and ryanodine receptor<br />

(RyR) expression. Here we show that PCB effects on dendritic growth and<br />

RyRs are causally related. We quantified dendritic growth in cultured hippocampal<br />

neurons transfected with a GFP-tagged MAP2 construct following a 48h exposure<br />

to either PCB95, a non-coplanar PCB congener that is a potent activator <strong>of</strong> the<br />

RyR, or PCB66 a coplanar PCB congener with no activity at the RyR. PCB95, but<br />

not PCB66, significantly enhanced dendritic growth. <strong>The</strong> dendrite promoting activity<br />

<strong>of</strong> PCB95 was evident at concentrations as low as 2pM and was completely<br />

blocked by FLA365, a RyR channel blocker and by siRNA knockdown <strong>of</strong> RyRs.<br />

Acute exposure to PCB95 (200nM) increased the frequency and amplitude <strong>of</strong><br />

spontaneous Ca 2+ oscillations in hippocampal neurons whereas no such effect was<br />

observed with PCB66 (200nM) and vehicle (DMSO). In neurons exposed to<br />

PCB95 for 48hr, the amplitude <strong>of</strong> evoked Ca 2+ transients decreased in a concentration-dependent<br />

manner. Genetic and pharmacological blockade <strong>of</strong> Ca 2+ signaling<br />

molecules implicated in activity-dependent dendritic growth inhibited PCB95-induced<br />

dendritic growth. <strong>The</strong>se data demonstrate that PCB activation <strong>of</strong> RyR modulates<br />

Ca 2+ -dependent signaling pathways that regulate dendritic plasticity, and<br />

suggest that non-coplanar PCBs may be useful probes for studying the role <strong>of</strong> the<br />

RyR in activity-dependent dendritic growth. This work supported by NIH grants<br />

ES014901 (PJL and INP) and MH86032 (GAW).<br />

2624 ENANTIOSELECTIVE EFFECTS OF PCB136 ON<br />

DENDRITIC GROWTH ARE RYANODINE<br />

RECEPTOR-DEPENDENT.<br />

D. Yang 1 , I. Kania-Korwel 2 , D. Bose 1 , A. Ghogha 1 , I. Pessah 1 , H. Lehmler 2<br />

and P. Lein 1 . 1 Veterinary Medicine, Molecular Biosciences, University <strong>of</strong> California<br />

Davis, Davis, CA and 2 Occupational & Environmental Health, University <strong>of</strong> Iowa,<br />

Iowa City, IA.<br />

Polychlorinated biphenyl (PCB) congeners with multiple ortho chlorine substitutions<br />

sensitize ryanodine receptors (RyR), and experimental evidence indicates this<br />

activity contributes to PCB developmental neurotoxicity. Many <strong>of</strong> these ortho-substituted<br />

congeners display axial chirality and we have previously reported that chiral<br />

PCB atropisomers differentially sensitize RyR. In this study, we test the hypothesis<br />

that chiral PCB136 enantioselectively influences RyR-mediated dendritic growth.<br />

Primary cultured rat hippocampal neurons were exposed to purified PCB136 atropisomers<br />

for 48 hr beginning on day 9 in vitro. (-)-PCB136, which sensitizes RyR,<br />

enhances dendritic growth at concentrations ranging from 0.1nM to 1μM, and this<br />

effect is blocked by the RyR specific antagonist FLA365. In contrast, (+)-PCB136,<br />

which lacks activity towards RyR, has no effect on dendritic growth. Neither atropisomer<br />

alters axonal growth or cell viability. Quantification <strong>of</strong> PCB136 atropisomers<br />

in cell media and cell pellets indicates that the enantioselective effects on dendritic<br />

growth are not due to enantioselective partitioning <strong>of</strong> PCB136 into cells.<br />

Imaging <strong>of</strong> cultured hippocampal neurons loaded with the Ca2+-sensitive dye<br />

562 SOT 2011 ANNUAL MEETING<br />

Fluo-4 indicates that (-)- but not (+)-PCB136 increases the frequency <strong>of</strong> spontaneous<br />

Ca2+ oscillations in cultured hippocampal neurons, which is consistent with<br />

the finding that (-)- but not (+)-PCB136 increases electrical activity in neurons<br />

plated on microelectrode arrays. <strong>The</strong>se data support the hypothesis that enantioselective<br />

effects on RyR mediate the enantioselective effects <strong>of</strong> PCB136 on dendritic<br />

growth, and suggest that the significant variability in enantiomeric enrichment <strong>of</strong><br />

chiral PCBs in the human population may be a significant factor in determining<br />

the risk for adverse neurodevelopmental outcomes following PCB exposure (supported<br />

by NIH grant ES017425).<br />

2625 POLYCHLORINATED BIPHENYLS (PCBS ) ALTER<br />

GLUTAMATE RELEASE FROM PRESYNAPTIC NERVE<br />

TERMINALS ISOLATED FROM THE RAT<br />

HIPPOCAMPUS INDEPENDENT OF ARYL<br />

HYDROCARBON RECEPTOR (AHR) MEDIATED GENE<br />

TRANSCRIPTION.<br />

N. Newman and F. Schanne. Pharmaceutical Sciences, St. John’s University,<br />

Queens, NY.<br />

Polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) are ubiquitous and persistent environmental<br />

contaminants known to elicit a myriad <strong>of</strong> toxicological responses. <strong>The</strong>re are 209<br />

possible PCB congeners, depending upon the number <strong>of</strong> chlorines present and<br />

their position on either <strong>of</strong> the phenyl rings. PCBs were produced as complex mixtures<br />

<strong>of</strong> dioxin-like coplanar and non-dioxin-like non-coplanar congeners. <strong>The</strong> coplanar<br />

congeners are commonly associated with cancer and other health risks<br />

whereas the non-coplanar congeners, especially those that are di-ortho- substituted,<br />

are more <strong>of</strong>ten associated with neurotoxicity. 3,3′,4,4′-Tetrachlorobiphenyl (PCB<br />

77), a dioxin like meta- and para-substituted co-planar congener, is known to be<br />

neuroactive in vitro. It has been suggested that, contrary to the notion that co-planar<br />

PCBs require aryl hydrocarbon receptor (Ahr) mediated gene transcription to<br />

exert their toxicity, PCB 77 exhibits Ahr independent neurotoxicity. This study analyzed<br />

the effects <strong>of</strong> PCB 77 on the evoked release <strong>of</strong> glutamate from pre-synaptic<br />

nerve terminals (synaptosomes) isolated from the CA1 region <strong>of</strong> the rat hippocampus.<br />

Evoked release <strong>of</strong> glutamate is central to synaptic transmission and is modified<br />

as a component <strong>of</strong> synaptic plasticity. Release <strong>of</strong> endogenous glutamate was estimated<br />

by measuring the fluorescence <strong>of</strong> NADPH resulting from the reduction <strong>of</strong><br />

NADP+ by glutamate dehydrogenase. PCB 77 significantly enhanced glutamate release<br />

at micromolar treatment concentrations. Treatment with the non-coplanar diortho<br />

substituted 2,2’,5,5’ Tetrachlorobiphenyl (PCB 52) also significantly enhanced<br />

glutamate release. However, when these PCBs were combined, glutamate<br />

release was significantly diminished suggesting that co-planar and non-coplanar<br />

PCBs impact this process via different mechanisms. As synaptosomes are devoid <strong>of</strong><br />

a nucleus, these observations confirm that the effects <strong>of</strong> these PCBs on synaptosomal<br />

glutamate release are independent <strong>of</strong> Ahr mediated gene transcription.<br />

2626 NEUROBEHAVIORAL AND TRANSCRIPTIONAL<br />

CONSEQUENCES OF ESTROGEN RELATED<br />

RECEPTOR GAMMA ACTIVATION BY LOW-DOSE<br />

BISPHENOL A EXPOSURE DURING NEUROGENESIS.<br />

K. S. Saili, M. M. Corvi, J. Przybyla, J. K. LaDu, K. A. Anderson and R. L.<br />

Tanguay. Department <strong>of</strong> Environmental & Molecular <strong>Toxicology</strong>, Environmental<br />

Health Sciences Center, Oregon State University, Corvallis, OR.<br />

Bisphenol A (BPA) is detectable in the serum and breast milk <strong>of</strong> pregnant and nursing<br />

women. Risk to fetuses and infants is a concern based on evidence from rodent<br />

studies that exposure to low levels <strong>of</strong> BPA during critical periods <strong>of</strong> central nervous<br />

system (CNS) development leads to persistent behavioral impairments. <strong>The</strong> mechanism<br />

by which BPA impairs CNS development is unclear, but likely involves both<br />

classical estrogen receptor (ER) and estrogen related receptor (ERR) signaling pathways.<br />

BPA’s high binding affinity for estrogen related receptor gamma (ERRγ) suggests<br />

a central role for this orphan nuclear receptor. To assess the effects <strong>of</strong> BPA on<br />

CNS development, zebrafish were exposed to concentrations below the no observed<br />

adverse effect concentration (NOAEC) during early neurogenesis (10–58<br />

hours post fertilization, hpf) and behavior endpoints were assessed at 120 hpf.<br />

Increased locomotor activity was measured in larvae exposed to 0.1 μM (corresponding<br />

to a human-relevant tissue dose

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