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. 2020 Sep 18;382(1):15–45. doi: 10.1007/s00441-020-03253-2

Table 3.

Neuronal release—exact source of BDNF secretion is unknown, measurement of BDNF by, e.g., ELISA or scavenging of BDNF

Ref. Species/type of preparation Method Release induction protocol Pharmacology/molecular mechanism/time course
Wetmore et al. 1994 Rat Immuno-histochemical staining Kainat injection Increase in DNQX dependent transcription of BDNF, irrespective of NMDA activation
Goodman et al. 1996 Rat; E16, hippocampus Western blot Potassium Blocked in At20 cells in calcium-free solution
Figurov et al. 1996 Hippocampal slice TrkB-IgG HFS
Kang et al. 1997 Hippocampal slice TrkB-IgG TBS TrkB-IgG application 0 min and 30 min after LTP induction
pairing
Canossa et al. 1997

Rat; hippocampal culture E17

Hippocampal slice

ELISA NT-4

Reduced by: K252; BAPTA-AM

Not affected by: CNQX; BAPTA

NT3

Reduced by: K252; BAPTA-AM

Not affected by: CNQX; BAPTA

Glutamate

Reduced to CTRL-level in the presence of CNQX

One peak of BDNF release after 20 min

Investigated time window: 100 min

Not affected by K252a

Chen et al. 1999 Hippocampal slice TrkB IgG TBS
Griesbeck et al. 1999

Hippocampal slice

Hippocampal cultures from E17

ELISA Potassium (up to 150%)

Blocked to ctrl-level in the presence of BAPTA-AM (intracellular calcium scavenging)

Blocked to ctrl level in the presence of thapsigargin/caffeine

Not effected in the presence of BAPTA + calcium free solution

Glutamate

Blocked in the presence of BAPTA-AM (intracellular calcium scavenging)

Not effected in the presence of BAPTA + calcium-free solution

Balkowiec and Katz 2000 Rat; cultures from nodose and petrosal ganglia neurons ELISA Potassium (72 h) Accumulation of BDNF
20 or 50 Hz stimulation

reduced by TTX

No release after 5 Hz or 10 Hz stimulation

50 Hz TBS
Canossa et al. 2001 Hippocampal slice ELISA glutamate No release after NMDA application
AMPA Reduced by: CNQX; caffeine + thapsigargin
t-ACPD Reduced by: AIDA; caffeine + thapsigargin

Nnr5 cells

Transfected with TrkA

NGF

Depedendent on exogenous TrkA expression

Blocked by mutatet trkA with mutated PLC-site

Reduced by BAPTA/AM; thapsigargin + caffeine

Patterson et al. 2001 Mouse; hippocampal slice TrkB-IgG TBS Regulated by cAMP (reduction of forskolin-induced phosphorylation of TrkB in the presence of TrkB-IgG)
Balkowiec and Katz 2002 Rat; hippocampal neurons ELISA TBS

Blocked by TTX; conotoxin; extracellular Ca-free; dantrolene + thapsigargin;

Not affected by: CNQX + APV; mGluR inhibitor; nimopidine

t-ACPD (activator of mGluR) Blocked by dantrolene + thapsigargin;
Canossa et al. 2002 Rat, hippocampal neurons; E17 ELISA Network activity

Reduction up to 75% in the presence of glutamate receptor antagonists

Increase up to 140% 20 min after L-NAME application

Reduced after application of SNP (NO-donor); NOR3 (NO-donor); YC1 (agonist of sGC); 8 Br-cGMP

Increased by KT5823 (inhibitor of PKG)

Gartner and Staiger 2002 Rat; hippocampal cultures from E19 ELISA 50 Hz train

Reduced by: TTX; Thapsigargin +caffeine; IP3R antagonist

Not affected by: NMDAR antagonist; extracellular calcium-free solution

Egan et al. 2003 Rat, hippocampal culture E20 transfected with valBDNF or metBDNF GFP-ELISA Potassium Reduced in neurons transfected with metBDNF-GFP
Aicardi et al. 2004 Hippocampal slice ELISA TBS-100 Hz

Release within 10 min after TBS

Reduced BDNF release after LFS (5 Hz or 1 Hz)

Ba et al. 2005 Brain stem spinal cord preparations E16 ELISA Basal level

Reduced by TTX; receptor antagonists

Increased by elevated potassium

Buldyrev et al. 2006 Rat; Trigeminal neuronal culture ELISA Varying frequency Reduced by: extracellular calcium-free solution; N-Type VGCC blocker; L-type blocker; P/Q-type VGCC blocker (reduction to 50% after inhibition of one of the receptor)
CGRP

Reduced by: thapsigargin; thapsigarin + dantrolen

Not affected by blocker of VGCC (N-, L-, P/Q-type)

Guo et al. 2006 Rat; brainstem/rostral ventromedial medulla slice TrkB-phosphorylation; TrkB-IgG TBS
Santi et al. 2006 Hippocampal slice incubated with BDNF-YFP Live cell imaging-release of endo-cytosed BDNF Basal secretion Not induced by NMDA application
Not induced by NGF
Reduced by NO donor NOR3
Potassium Reduced by k252a
Glutamate Recycling reduced by BAPTA-AM
AMPA Recycling reduced by CNQX
t-ACPD Recycling reduced by AIDA
caffeine
NT-4 Reduced by K252a
NT-3 Reduced by K252a
50 Hz Reduced by TTX
KT5823 (inhibitor of PKG)
Nakajima et al. 2008 Hippocampal E17 culture

FRET

Cell-based fluorescent indicator for BDNF

BDNF 3.5 nm Not affected by TTX; APV + CNQX
Glutamate Reduced by TTX; APV + CNQX
Tanaka et al. 2008 Organotypic hippocampal slice TrkB-IgG Uncaging glutamate + bAP Not induced by unpaired stimulus
Babu et al. 2009 Mouse, hippocampal culture P0 ELISA Glycine (60 min) Glycine treatment do not induce NT-3 release
Du et al. 2009 Xenopus retinotectal system with pre and postsynaptic knockdown Knockdown of site-specific TrkB expression TBS
Jourdi et al. 2009 Neuronal cultures Western blot CX641 (Ampakine) Reduced by: CNQX, Ca-free solution; nifedipin; ryanodin
Fritsch et al. 2010 Motor cortex slice TrkB IgG Direct current stimulation (DCS)-LTP
Hsieh et al. 2010 Nodose ganglion neuronal culture ELISA 6-Hz stimulation

Reduced by NOR3 ➔ Rescued by NEM (prevention of s-Nitrosylation)

not affected by: YC1 (guanylyl cyclase agonist); KT5823 (PKG antagonist); 8-Br-cGMP

Reduced by SNAP (NO donor) ➔ rescued by Tempol (radical scavenger, prevention of S-nitrosylation)
Li et al. 2010

Hippocampal slice

Mossy fiber ➔ CA3

TrkB IgG TBS MF(IAmpl) reduced in the presence of (glutamate and GABA receptor antagonists) + TTX
Li et al. 2011 Rat; brain slice TrkB-Fc TBS LTP in BLA blocked by TrkB-Fc
Porcher et al. 2011 Cortical neurons BDNF-IR Muscimol (10 min) Reduced by: bicuculine (back to control level)
Ctrl Reduced by: TTX: reduction to 50%
Meis et al. 2012 Coronal slices TrkB-IgG Pairing protocol: presynaptic 100 Hz + postsynaptic Depolarization

LTP blocked by APV

LTP blocked by Pep1-TGL

Chen and Russo-Neustadt 2013 Rat; E18; hippocampal cultures ELISA Norepinephrine Significant increase after 120 min
5-HT Significant increase after 10 min
5 HT + norepinephrine Significant increase after 5 min
Schildt et al. 2013 Adult mouse; hippocampal slice TrkB-Fc 50 Hz stimulation Reduced MF LTP in the presence of TrkB-Fc
Lepack et al. 2014 Rat; cortical culture; E18 ELISA Ketamine Reduced by verapamil (inhibitor of L-type VGCC) blocked by NBQ (inhibitor of (AMPAR)
Briz et al. 2015 Neuronal cultures TrkB-Fc; Western blot Estradiol (1 h)
G1 (1h)

G1 = G-protein-coupled estrogen receptor 1 agonist (GPER1)

Not affected by ERalpha or ERbeta agonists PPT and DPN

Edelmann et al. 2015 Hippocampal slice TrkB-IgG Burst t-LTP NMDAR-dependent
Zhao et al. 2015 Mouse; somatosensory cortex TrkB blocking; BDNf rescue TBS
Hedrick et al. 2016 Rodent hippocampal slice TrkB-Fc Glutamate-uncaging Heterosynaptic fascilitation of structural LTP
Atasoy et al. 2017 Rat E16 ELISA Okadaic acid (24 h)

No change in BDNF release after Okadaic acid (8 h)

Increase in BDNF level

Lao-Peregrin et al. 2017 Mouse, hippocampal slice ELISA Caffeine (5 min) Reduced by TTX; ryanodin
Kato et al. 2018 Rat, primary cortical culture Western blot; ELISA GLYX-13 (allosteric modulator of NMDAR) Reduced by verapamil
Lopez-Benito et al. 2018 DRG and cortical neurons, in vivo, in HD mice ELISA Basal levels Increased by shRNA for ARMS
Potassium Increased by shRNA for ARMS
NT-3 Increased by shRNA for ARMS
NT-4 Increased by shRNA for ARMS
Physical activity In vivo BDNF release in different regions at different time points
Yu et al. 2018 Cortical neurons of zQ175 mice (HD model) BDNF-pHluorin; live cell imaging 50 Hz Smaller proportion of BDNF-containing vesicles undergoing full release
Zimbone et al. 2018 Rat; E15 ELISA Basal release Not affected by oligoAbeta
Abeta1-42 (100 nM, 24 h)

Reduced by: selective inhibitor of IGF-IR (picropodophyllin)

Not effected by: oligomeric Abeta1-42

Transcription dependent increase in BDNF level;

increase in BDNF level to 150%

IGF (5 ng/ml, 24 h) Transcription dependent increase in BDNF level, increase in BDNF level to 190%
Fogaça et al. 2019 Primary cortical culture ELISA Methadone (60 min)
Fukumoto et al. 2019 Cortical culture ELISA Hydroxynor-ketamine (60 min) Reduced by verapamil (inhibitor of L-type VGCC); NBQX (inhibitor of (AMPAR)
Lee et al. 2019 Mouse, cortical neurons, Munc18 ko mice ELISA Basal level Reduced in x/-munc18 ko culture
Liu et al. 2019 Rat ELISA Conditioned taste aversion memory extinction (12 h)

List of references analyzing molecular mechanisms of BDNF release or the contribution of BDNF during LTP in different neuronal preparations. The exact cellular source of BDNF is unknown since BDNF was either quantified by, e.g., ELISA measurements or the significance of BDNF release was shown by scavenging BDNF from extracellular space. (Abbreviations: please see table legend of Table 1)