Spatial and temporal distribution of N-type Ca(2+) channels in gerbil global cerebral ischemia.
Brain Res
; 902(2): 294-300, 2001 Jun 01.
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| ID: mdl-11384625
ABSTRACT
In the present study, we have investigated the spatial and temporal distribution of voltage-gated calcium channels in the gerbil model of global cerebral ischemia using immunohistochemistry. Distinct localizations of P-type (alpha(1A)), N-type (alpha(1B)), and L-type (alpha(1C) and alpha(1D)) Ca(2+) channels were observed in the hippocampus at days 1-5 after ischemic injury. However, increased expression of N-type Ca(2+) channels was detectable in brain regions vulnerable to ischemia only at days 2 and 3 after ischemic injury. The pyramidal cell bodies of CA1-3 areas and the granule cell bodies of the dentate gyrus were intensely stained at days 2 and 3 following ischemic injury. Transient changes in N-type Ca(2+) channel expression were also observed in the affected cerebral cortex and striatum at days 2 and 3 after ischemic injury. Although the present study has not addressed the multiple mechanisms contributing to the intracellular free Ca(2+) concentration ([Ca(2+)](i)) increase in the ischemic brain, the first demonstration of the transient increase in N-type Ca(2+) channels may prove useful for future investigations.
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Coleções:
01-internacional
Base de dados:
MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Ataque Isquêmico Transitório
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Prosencéfalo
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Morte Celular
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Canais de Cálcio Tipo N
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Degeneração Neural
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Neurônios
Tipo de estudo:
Prognostic_studies
Limite:
Animals
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Brain Res
Ano de publicação:
2001
Tipo de documento:
Article
País de afiliação:
Coréia do Sul