Does closure of acid-sensing ion channels reduce ischemia/reperfusion injury in the rat brain?

Acidosis is a common characteristic of brain damage. Because studies have shown that permeable Ca 2+ -acid-sensing ion channels can mediate the toxic effects of calcium ions, they have become new targets against pain and various intracranial diseases. However, the mechanism associated with expressio...

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Veröffentlicht in:Neural regeneration research 2013-05, Vol.8 (13), p.1169-1179
Hauptverfasser: Wang, Jie, Xu, Yinghui, Lian, Zhigang, Zhang, Jian, Zhu, Tingzhun, Li, Mengkao, Wei, Yi, Dong, Bin
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Zusammenfassung:Acidosis is a common characteristic of brain damage. Because studies have shown that permeable Ca 2+ -acid-sensing ion channels can mediate the toxic effects of calcium ions, they have become new targets against pain and various intracranial diseases. However, the mechanism associated with expression of these channels remains unclear. This study sought to observe the expression characteristics of permeable Ca 2+ -acid-sensing ion channels during different reperfusion inflows in rats after cerebral ischemia. The rat models were randomly divided into three groups: adaptive ischemia/reperfusion group, one-time ischemia/reperfusion group, and severe cerebral ischemic injury group. Western blot assays and immunofluorescence staining results exhibited that when compared with the one-time ischemia/reperfusion group, acid-sensing ion channel 3 and Bcl-x/l expression decreased in the adaptive ischemia/reperfusion group. Calmodulin expression was lowest in the adaptive ischemia/reperfusion group. Following adaptive reperfusion, common carotid artery flow was close to normal, and the pH value improved. Results verified that adaptive reperfusion following cerebral ischemia can suppress acid-sensing ion channel 3 expression, significantly reduce Ca 2+ influx, inhibit calcium overload, and diminish Ca 2+ toxicity. The effects of adaptive ischemia/reperfusion on suppressing cell apoptosis and relieving brain damage were better than that of one-time ischemia/reperfusion.
ISSN:1673-5374
1876-7958
DOI:10.3969/j.issn.1673-5374.2013.13.002