Expression of interleukin-6 is suppressed by inhibition of voltage-sensitive Na+/Ca2+ channels after cerebral ischemia.
Neuroreport
; 11(11): 2565-9, 2000 Aug 03.
Article
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| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-10943723
ABSTRACT
Expression of interleukin-6 (IL-6), a neurotrophic cytokine, is up-regulated after cerebral ischemia, but the underlying mechanism of the up-regulation remains unclear. NS-7 is a novel blocker of voltage-sensitive Ca2+ and Na+ channels and is known to reduce cerebral damage by ischemia. The present study was undertaken to examine the association between increases in intracellular Ca2+ concentration induced by membrane depolarization and IL-6 induction. IL-6 expression in rat brain was investigated by immunohistochemistry and Western blot analysis following 3.5-48 h of reperfusion after 1.5 h of occlusion of the middle cerebral artery. NS-7 (1 mg/kg; NS-7 group) or saline (saline group) was injected i.v. 5 min after the start of reperfusion. The saline group showed clear IL-6 expression in various cortical regions, which peaked at 24 h of reperfusion. By contrast, IL-6 expression was significantly suppressed in the NS-7 group throughout the reperfusion period. Microglia activation was also reduced in the NS-7 group. These findings suggest that IL-6 expression may be up-regulated by the increased intracellular Ca2+ concentration triggered by membrane depolarization after cerebral ischemia.
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Collection:
01-internacional
Database:
MEDLINE
Main subject:
Brain
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Calcium Channels
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Reperfusion Injury
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Sodium Channels
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Brain Ischemia
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Interleukin-6
Type of study:
Diagnostic_studies
Limits:
Animals
Language:
En
Journal:
Neuroreport
Journal subject:
NEUROLOGIA
Year:
2000
Document type:
Article
Affiliation country:
Japón