In vitro detection of oxygen and glucose deprivation-induced neurodegeneration and pharmacological neuroprotection based on hippocampal stratum pyramidale width

2017 ◽  
Vol 636 ◽  
pp. 196-204 ◽  
Author(s):  
Pınar Öz ◽  
Hale Saybaşılı
Cells ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 9 (3) ◽  
pp. 664 ◽  
Author(s):  
Javier Garrosa ◽  
Iñigo Paredes ◽  
Philippe Marambaud ◽  
Manuela G. López ◽  
María F. Cano-Abad

Calcium homeostasis modulator 1 (CALHM1) is a calcium channel involved in the regulation of cytosolic Ca2+ levels. From a physiological point of view, the open state of CALHM1 depends not only on voltage but also on the extracellular concentration of calcium ([Ca2+]) ions. At low [Ca2+]e or depolarization, the channel is opened, allowing Ca2+ influx; however, high extracellular [Ca2+]e or hyperpolarization promote its resting state. The unique Ca2+ permeation of CALHM1 relates to the molecular events that take place in brain ischemia, such as depolarization and extracellular changes in [Ca2+]e, particularly during the reperfusion phase after the ischemic insult. In this study, we attempted to understand its role in an in vitro model of ischemia, namely oxygen and glucose deprivation, followed by reoxygenation (OGD/Reox). To this end, hippocampal slices from wild-type Calhm1+/+, Calhm1+/−, and Calhm1−/− mice were subjected to OGD/Reox. Our results point out to a neuroprotective effect when CALHM1 is partially or totally absent. Pharmacological manipulation of CALHM1 with CGP37157 reduced cell death in Calhm1+/+ slices but not in that of Calhm1−/− mice after exposure to the OGD/Reox protocol. This ionic protection was also verified by measuring reactive oxygen species production upon OGD/Reox in Calhm1+/+ and Calhm1−/− mice, resulting in a downregulation of ROS production in Calhm1−/− hippocampal slices and increased expression of HIF-1α. Taken together, we can conclude that genetic or pharmacological inhibition of CALHM1 results in a neuroprotective effect against ischemia, due to an attenuation of the neuronal calcium overload and downregulation of oxygen reactive species production.


2006 ◽  
Vol 24 (4) ◽  
pp. 285-291 ◽  
Author(s):  
Bárbara Tagliari ◽  
Lauren L. Zamin ◽  
Christianne G. Salbego ◽  
Carlos Alexandre Netto ◽  
Angela T.S. Wyse

2021 ◽  
Vol 65 (3) ◽  
Author(s):  
Cheng Chen ◽  
Yan Huang ◽  
Pingping Xia ◽  
Fan Zhang ◽  
Longyan Li ◽  
...  

Individuals with diabetes are exposed to a higher risk of perioperative stroke than non-diabetics mainly due to persistent hyperglycemia. LncRNA Meg3 has been considered as an important mediator in regulating ischemic stroke. However, the functional and regulatory roles of Meg3 in diabetic brain ischemic injury remain unclear. In this study, rat brain microvascular endothelial cells (RBMVECs) were exposed to 6 h of oxygen and glucose deprivation (OGD), and subsequent reperfusion via incubating cells with glucose of various high concentrations for 24 h to imitate in vitro diabetic brain ischemic injury. It was shown that the marker events of ferroptosis and increased Meg3 expression occurred after the injury induced by OGD combined with hyperglycemia. However, all ferroptotic events were reversed with the treatment of Meg3-siRNA. Moreover, in this in vitro model, p53 was also characterized as a downstream target of Meg3. Furthermore, p53 knockdown protected RBMVECs against OGD + hyperglycemic reperfusion-induced ferroptosis, while the overexpression of p53 exerted opposite effects, implying that p53 served as a positive regulator of ferroptosis. Additionally, the overexpression or knockdown of p53 significantly modulated GPX4 expression in RBMVECs exposed to the injury induced by OGD combined with hyperglycemic treatment. Furthermore, GPX4 expression was suppressed again after the reintroduction of p53 into cells silenced by Meg3. Finally, chromatin immunoprecipitation assay uncovered that p53 was bound to GPX4 promoter. Altogether, these data revealed that, by modulating GPX4 transcription and expression, the Meg3-p53 signaling pathway mediated the ferroptosis of RBMVECs upon injury induced by OGD combined with hyperglycemic reperfusion.


2007 ◽  
Vol 282 (38) ◽  
pp. 28274-28284 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jing Luo ◽  
Douglas B. Kintner ◽  
Gary E. Shull ◽  
Dandan Sun

The function and regulation of Na+/H+ exchanger isoform 1 (NHE1) following cerebral ischemia are not well understood. In this study, we demonstrate that extracellular signal-related kinases (ERK1/2) play a role in stimulation of neuronal NHE1 following in vitro ischemia. NHE1 activity was significantly increased during 10-60 min reoxygenation (REOX) after 2-h oxygen and glucose deprivation (OGD). OGD/REOX not only increased the Vmax for NHE1 but also shifted the Km toward decreased [H+]i. These changes in NHE1 kinetics were absent when MAPK/ERK kinase (MEK) was inhibited by the MEK inhibitor U0126. There were no changes in the levels of phosphorylated ERK1/2 (p-ERK1/2) after 2 h OGD. The p-ERK1/2 level was significantly increased during 10-60 min REOX, which was accompanied by nuclear translocation. U0126 abolished REOX-induced elevation and translocation of p-ERK1/2. We further examined the ERK/90-kDa ribosomal S6 kinase (p90RSK) signaling pathways. At 10 min REOX, phosphorylated NHE1 was increased with a concurrent elevation of phosphorylation of p90RSK, a known NHE1 kinase. Inhibition of MEK activity with U0126 abolished phosphorylation of both NHE1 and p90RSK. Moreover, neuroprotection was observed with U0126 or genetic ablation or pharmacological inhibition of NHE1 following OGD/REOX. Taken together, these results suggest that activation of ERK1/2-p90RSK pathways following in vitro ischemia phosphorylates NHE1 and increases its activity, which subsequently contributes to neuronal damage.


2019 ◽  
Vol 2019 ◽  
pp. 1-10
Author(s):  
Ying Tang ◽  
Changxin Jia ◽  
Jianshuai He ◽  
Yang Zhao ◽  
Huayong Chen ◽  
...  

Ischemia/reperfusion cerebral injury can cause serious damage to nerve cells. The injured organelles are cleared by autophagy eventually, which is critical for cell survival. Dexmedetomidine is neuroprotective in various ischemia/reperfusion models. Mitochondrial calcium uniporter (MCU) is the most important channel of mitochondrial Ca2+ influx into mitochondria, where Ca2+ has a potential effect on mitochondrial autophagy. However, the role of MCU in the changes of mitophagy and autophagy caused by dexmedetomidine is unknown. In this study, we constructed an in vitro I/R model by subjecting the oxygen and glucose deprivation/reperfusion model to SH-SY5Y cells to mimic the cerebral I/R injury. We found that postconditioning with dexmedetomidine and 3-methyladenine (3MA, an autophagy inhibitor) increased the cell survival meanwhile reduced the production of autophagic vesicles and the expression of LC3 and Beclin 1. This process also increased the expression of BCL-2, P62, and TOM20. After applied with spermine (MCU-specific agonist), the expression of autophagy proteins by dexmedetomidine was reversed, and the same changes were also observed in immunofluorescence. The results of our study suggested that dexmedetomidine can inhibit MCU and reduce excessive mitophagy and autophagy for conferring protection against I/R injury.


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