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Kim JE, Lee DS, Kim TH, Park H, Kim MJ, Kang TC. PLPP/CIN-mediated NF2 S10 dephosphorylation distinctly regulates kainate-induced seizure susceptibility and neuronal death through PAK1-NF-κB-COX-2-PTGES2 signaling pathway. J Neuroinflammation 2023; 20:99. [PMID: 37118736 PMCID: PMC10141957 DOI: 10.1186/s12974-023-02788-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/20/2023] [Accepted: 04/23/2023] [Indexed: 04/30/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND Pyridoxal-5'-phosphate phosphatase/chronophin (PLPP/CIN) selectively dephosphorylates serine (S) 10 site on neurofibromin 2 (NF2, also known as merlin (moesin-ezrin-radixin-like protein) or schwannomin). p21-activated kinase 1 (PAK1) is a serine/threonine protein kinase, which is involved in synaptic activity and plasticity in neurons. NF2 and PAK1 reciprocally regulate each other in a positive feedback manner. Thus, the aim of the present study is to investigate the effects of PLPP/CIN-mediated NF2 S10 dephosphorylation on PAK1-related signaling pathways under physiological and neuroinflammatory conditions, which are largely unknown. METHODS After kainate (KA) injection in wild-type, PLPP/CIN-/- and PLPP/CINTg mice, seizure susceptibility, PAK1 S204 autophosphorylation, nuclear factor-κB (NF-κB) p65 S276 phosphorylation, cyclooxygenase-2 (COX-2) upregulation, prostaglandin E synthase 2 (PTGES2) induction and neuronal damage were measured. The effects of 1,1'-dithiodi-2-naphthtol (IPA-3, a selective inhibitor of PAK1) pretreatment on these responses to KA were also validated. RESULTS PLPP/CIN overexpression increased PAK1 S204 autophosphorylation concomitant with the enhanced NF2 S10 dephosphorylation in hippocampal neurons under physiological condition. Following KA treatment, PLPP/CIN overexpression delayed the seizure on-set and accelerated PAK1 S204 phosphorylation, NF-κB p65 S276 phosphorylation, COX-2 upregulation and PTGES2 induction, which were ameliorated by PLPP/CIN deletion or IPA-3. Furthermore, IPA-3 pretreatment shortened the latency of seizure on-set without affecting seizure severity (intensity) and ameliorated CA3 neuronal death induced by KA. CONCLUSIONS These findings indicate that PLPP/CIN may regulate seizure susceptibility (the latency of seizure on-set) and CA3 neuronal death in response to KA through NF2-PAK1-NF-κB-COX-2-PTGES2 signaling pathway.
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- Ji-Eun Kim
- Department of Anatomy and Neurobiology, Institute of Epilepsy Research, College of Medicine, Hallym University, Chuncheon, Kangwon-Do, 24252, South Korea
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- Department of Anatomy and Neurobiology, Institute of Epilepsy Research, College of Medicine, Hallym University, Chuncheon, Kangwon-Do, 24252, South Korea
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- Department of Anatomy and Neurobiology, Institute of Epilepsy Research, College of Medicine, Hallym University, Chuncheon, Kangwon-Do, 24252, South Korea
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- Department of Anatomy and Neurobiology, Institute of Epilepsy Research, College of Medicine, Hallym University, Chuncheon, Kangwon-Do, 24252, South Korea
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- Department of Anatomy and Neurobiology, Institute of Epilepsy Research, College of Medicine, Hallym University, Chuncheon, Kangwon-Do, 24252, South Korea
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- Department of Anatomy and Neurobiology, Institute of Epilepsy Research, College of Medicine, Hallym University, Chuncheon, Kangwon-Do, 24252, South Korea.
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PLPP/CIN-mediated NF2-serine 10 dephosphorylation regulates F-actin stability and Mdm2 degradation in an activity-dependent manner. Cell Death Dis 2021; 12:37. [PMID: 33414453 PMCID: PMC7791067 DOI: 10.1038/s41419-020-03325-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/14/2020] [Revised: 12/03/2020] [Accepted: 12/07/2020] [Indexed: 12/17/2022]
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Neurofibromin 2 (NF2, also known as merlin) is a tumor suppressor protein encoded by the neurofibromatosis type 2 gene NF2. NF2 is also an actin-binding protein that functions in an intrinsic signaling network critical for actin dynamics. Although protein kinase A (PKA)-mediated NF2-serin (S) 10 phosphorylation stabilizes filamentous actin (F-actin), the underlying mechanisms of NF2-S10 dephosphorylation and the role of NF2 in seizures have been elusive. Here, we demonstrate that pyridoxal-5′-phosphate phosphatase/chronophin (PLPP/CIN) dephosphorylated NF2-S10 site as well as cofilin-S3 site. In addition, NF2-S10 dephosphorylation reversely regulated murine double minute-2 (Mdm2) and postsynaptic density 95 (PSD95) degradations in an activity-dependent manner, which increased seizure intensity and its progression in response to kainic acid (KA). In addition, NF2 knockdown facilitated seizure intensity and its progress through F-actin instability independent of cofilin-mediated actin dynamics. Therefore, we suggest that PLPP/CIN may be a potential therapeutic target for epileptogenesis and NF2-associated diseases.
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Gohla A. Do metabolic HAD phosphatases moonlight as protein phosphatases? BIOCHIMICA ET BIOPHYSICA ACTA-MOLECULAR CELL RESEARCH 2019; 1866:153-166. [DOI: 10.1016/j.bbamcr.2018.07.007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/15/2018] [Accepted: 07/12/2018] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
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PLPP/CIN regulates bidirectional synaptic plasticity via GluN2A interaction with postsynaptic proteins. Sci Rep 2016; 6:26576. [PMID: 27212638 PMCID: PMC4876383 DOI: 10.1038/srep26576] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/22/2016] [Accepted: 05/05/2016] [Indexed: 01/07/2023] Open
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Dendritic spines are dynamic structures whose efficacies and morphologies are modulated by activity-dependent synaptic plasticity. The actin cytoskeleton plays an important role in stabilization and structural modification of spines. However, the regulatory mechanism by which it alters the plasticity threshold remains elusive. Here, we demonstrate the role of pyridoxal-5′-phosphate phosphatase/chronophin (PLPP/CIN), one of the cofilin-mediated F-actin regulators, in modulating synaptic plasticity in vivo. PLPP/CIN transgenic (Tg) mice had immature spines with small heads, while PLPP/CIN knockout (KO) mice had gigantic spines. Furthermore, PLPP/CIN Tg mice exhibited enhanced synaptic plasticity, but KO mice showed abnormal synaptic plasticity. The PLPP/CIN-induced alterations in synaptic plasticity were consistent with the acquisition and the recall capacity of spatial learning. PLPP/CIN also enhanced N-methyl-D-aspartate receptor (GluN) functionality by regulating the coupling of GluN2A with interacting proteins, particularly postsynaptic density-95 (PSD95). Therefore, these results suggest that PLPP/CIN may be an important factor for regulating the plasticity threshold.
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Kim YJ, Kang TC. The role of TRPC6 in seizure susceptibility and seizure-related neuronal damage in the rat dentate gyrus. Neuroscience 2015; 307:215-30. [PMID: 26327362 DOI: 10.1016/j.neuroscience.2015.08.054] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/20/2015] [Revised: 08/18/2015] [Accepted: 08/22/2015] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Transient receptor potential canonical channel-6 (TRPC6) forms Ca(2+)-permeable non-selective cation channels in neurons. Although TRPC6 plays an important role in neurite outgrowth and neuronal survival during development, TRPC6 expression profiles available to identify distinctive hippocampal neuronal damage and hippocampal excitability in epilepsy are less defined. As compared to normal animals, TRPC6 expression was down-regulated in chronic epileptic rats showing spontaneous recurrent seizures. TRPC6 knockdown increased seizure susceptibility, excitability ratio and paired-pulse inhibition in the dentate gyrus (DG) of normal animals. Furthermore, TRPC6 knockdown promoted programmed neuronal necrosis in dentate granule cells, but prevented it in CA1 and CA3 neurons following status epilepticus. The present data suggest for the first time that TRPC6 may inhibit seizure susceptibility and neuronal vulnerability in the rat DG.
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- Y-J Kim
- Department of Anatomy and Neurobiology, Institute of Epilepsy Research, College of Medicine, Hallym University, Chunchon 200-702, South Korea
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- Department of Anatomy and Neurobiology, Institute of Epilepsy Research, College of Medicine, Hallym University, Chunchon 200-702, South Korea.
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Two observations stimulated the interest in vitamin B-6 and alkaline phosphatase in brain: the marked increase in plasma pyridoxal phosphate and the occurrence of pyridoxine responsive seizures in hypophosphatasia. The increase in plasma pyridoxal phosphate indicates the importance of tissue non-specific alkaline phosphatase (TNAP) in transferring vitamin B-6 into the tissues. Vitamin B-6 is involved in the biosynthesis of most of the neurotransmitters. Decreased gamma-aminobutyrate (GABA) appears to be most directly related to the development of seizures in vitamin B-6 deficiency. Cytosolic pyridoxal phosphatase/chronophin may interact with vitamin B-6 metabolism and neuronal development and function. Ethanolaminephosphate phospholyase interacts with phosphoethanolamine metabolism. Extracellular pyridoxal phosphate may interact with purinoceptors and calcium channels. In conclusion, TNAP clearly influences extracellular and intracellular metabolism of vitamin B-6 in brain, particularly during developmental stages. While effects on GABA metabolism appear to be the major contributor to seizures, multiple other intra- and extra-cellular metabolic systems may be affected directly and/or indirectly by altered vitamin B-6 hydrolysis and uptake resulting from variations in alkaline phosphatase activity.
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Kim JE, Kim DS, Jin Ryu H, Il Kim W, Kim MJ, Won Kim D, Young Choi S, Kang TC. The effect of P2X7 receptor activation on nuclear factor-κB phosphorylation induced by status epilepticus in the rat hippocampus. Hippocampus 2013; 23:500-14. [PMID: 23564500 DOI: 10.1002/hipo.22109] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 01/28/2013] [Indexed: 11/10/2022]
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Nuclear factor-kappa B (NFκB) signal is essential for neuronal survival and its activation may protect neuron against various stimuli. Since purinergic signals activate NFκB through the P2X7 receptor, we investigated the distinct pattern of NF-κB phosphorylation in neurons by P2X7 receptor activation following status epilepticus (SE) in an effort to understand the role of P2X7 receptor in epileptogenic insult. In non-SE animals, 2'(3')-O-(4-benzoyl)benzoyl adenosine 5'-triphosphate (BzATP, a P2X7R agonist) treatment increased only p52-Ser869 NF-κB phosphorylation in neuron. Following SE, p52-Ser865, p52-Ser869, p65-Ser276, p65-Ser311, p65-Ser468, and p65-Ser529 NF-κB phosphorylation was significantly decreased in CA1 and CA3 neurons. However, BzATP treatment prevented reductions in p65-Ser276, p65-Ser311, p65-Ser529, and p52-Ser869 NF-κB phosphorylations in CA1 and/or CA3 neurons induced by SE. Furthermore, BzATP treatment reduced SE-induced p65-Ser311, p65-Ser468, p65-Ser536, and p52-Ser869 NF-κB phosphorylations in astrocytes. These findings indicate that P2X7 functions may be involved in the regulation of SE-induced reactive astrocytes and neuronal degeneration via NF-κB phosphorylations in response to pilocarpine-induced SE in the rat hippocampus.
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- Ji-Eun Kim
- Department of Anatomy and Neurobiology, College of Medicine, Hallym University, Chunchon, Kangwon-Do, South Korea
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The reverse roles of transient receptor potential canonical channel-3 and -6 in neuronal death following pilocarpine-induced status epilepticus. Cell Mol Neurobiol 2012; 33:99-109. [PMID: 22926417 DOI: 10.1007/s10571-012-9875-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/18/2012] [Accepted: 08/14/2012] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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Transient receptor potential canonical channel (TRPC) is a nonselective cation channel permeable to Ca(2+), which is expressed in many cell types, including neurons. However, the alterations in TRPC receptor expressions in response to status epilepticus (SE) have not been explored. Therefore, the present study was designated to elucidate the roles of TRPC3 and TRPC6 in neuronal death following SE. In non-SE animals, TRPC3 and TRPC6 immunoreactivity was abundantly detected in the dendrites of pyramidal cells and the cell bodies of dentate granule cells. Following SE, TRPC3 expression was significantly elevated in CA1-, CA3 pyramidal cells, and dentate granule cells, while TRPC6 expression was reduced in these regions. Pyrazole-3 (a TRPC3 inhibitor) effectively prevented up-regulation of neuronal TRPC3 expression induced by SE. Hyperforin (a TRPC6 activator) effectively prevented down-regulation of neuronal TRPC6 expression induced by SE. In addition, both Pyr3 and hyperforin effectively protected neuronal damages from SE. Therefore, the present study yields novel information regarding the role of TRPC3 and 6 in epileptogenic insults and suggests that TRPC 3 and 6 may be involved in neurodegeneration following SE.
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The roles of P2X7 receptor in regional-specific microglial responses in the rat brain following status epilepticus. Neurol Sci 2011; 33:515-25. [PMID: 21845474 DOI: 10.1007/s10072-011-0740-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/15/2011] [Accepted: 07/26/2011] [Indexed: 10/17/2022]
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Recently, we have reported that astroglial activations in response to status epilepticus (SE) show regional-specific manners in the rat hippocampus. However, it is unknown that microglial responses to SE would show regional-specific patterns. Therefore, the present study was designed to elucidate the regional-specific microglial activation and relationship between P2X7 receptor functions and SE-induced microglial responses in the rat brain. Following SE, microglia appeared amoeboid or phagocytic in the dentate gyrus and the piriform cortex. In contrast, elongated microglia were observed in the CA1 hippocampal regions and the frontoparietal cortex. In the dentate gyrus, the CA1 hippocampal regions, and the frontoparietal cortex, these microglial activation accelerated by BzATP (a P2X7 receptor agonist)-infusion, but inhibited by OxATP (a P2X7 receptor antagonist). However, SE-induced microglial activation in the piriform cortex was not affected by BzATP or OxATP-infusion. Therefore, our findings indicate that SE-induced microglial activation may show regional-specific manners, and suggest that P2X7 receptor function differently modulates SE-induced microglial responses in distinct brain regions.
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Ryu H, Kim JE, Yeo SI, Kim MJ, Jo SM, Kang TC. RelA/p65-serine 536 nuclear factor-kappa B phosphorylation is related to vulnerability to status epilepticus in the rat hippocampus. Neuroscience 2011; 187:93-102. [DOI: 10.1016/j.neuroscience.2011.04.048] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/01/2011] [Revised: 04/19/2011] [Accepted: 04/19/2011] [Indexed: 01/03/2023]
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Kim JE, Ryu HJ, Kang TC. P2X7 receptor activation ameliorates CA3 neuronal damage via a tumor necrosis factor-α-mediated pathway in the rat hippocampus following status epilepticus. J Neuroinflammation 2011; 8:62. [PMID: 21631954 PMCID: PMC3123566 DOI: 10.1186/1742-2094-8-62] [Citation(s) in RCA: 35] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/27/2011] [Accepted: 06/02/2011] [Indexed: 11/10/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND The release of tumor necrosis factor-α (TNF-α) appears depend on the P2X7 receptor, a purinergic receptor. In the present study, we addressed the question of whether P2X7 receptor-mediated TNF-α regulation is involved in pathogenesis and outcome of status epilepticus (SE). METHODS SE was induced by pilocarpine in rats that were intracerebroventricularly infused with saline-, 2',3'-O-(4-benzoylbenzoyl)-adenosine 5'-triphosphate (BzATP), adenosine 5'-triphosphate-2',3'-dialdehyde (OxATP), A-438079, or A-740003 prior to SE induction. Thereafter, we performed Fluoro-Jade B staining and immunohistochemical studies for TNF-α and NF-κB subunit phosphorylations. RESULTS Following SE, P2X7 receptor agonist (BzATP) infusion increased TNF-α immunoreactivity in dentate granule cells as compared with that in saline-infused animals. In addition, TNF-α immunoreactivity was readily apparent in the mossy fibers, while TNF-α immunoreactivity in CA1-3 pyramidal cells was unaltered. However, P2X7 receptor antagonist (OxATP-, A-438079, and A-740003) infusion reduced SE-induced TNF-α expression in dentate granule cells. In the CA3 region, BzATP infusion attenuated SE-induced neuronal damage, accompanied by enhancement of p65-Ser276 and p65-Ser311 NF-κB subunit phosphorylations. In contrast, OxATP-, A-438079, and A-740003 infusions increased SE-induced neuronal death. Soluble TNF p55 receptor (sTNFp55R), and cotreatment with BzATP and sTNFp55R infusion also increased SE-induced neuronal damage in CA3 region. However, OxATP-, sTNFp55R or BzATP+sTNFp55R infusions could not exacerbate SE-induced neuronal damages in the dentate gyrus and the CA1 region, as compared to BzATP infusion. CONCLUSIONS These findings suggest that TNF-α induction by P2X7 receptor activation may ameliorate SE-induced CA3 neuronal damage via enhancing NF-κB p65-Ser276 and p65-Ser311 phosphorylations.
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Affiliation(s)
- Ji-Eun Kim
- Department of Anatomy & Neurobiology, Institute of Epilepsy Research, College of Medicine, Hallym University, Chunchon, Kangwon-Do 200-702, South Korea
- Ji-Eun Kim, Department of Neurology, UCSF, and Veterans Affairs Medical Center, San Francisco, California 94121, USA
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- Department of Anatomy & Neurobiology, Institute of Epilepsy Research, College of Medicine, Hallym University, Chunchon, Kangwon-Do 200-702, South Korea
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- Department of Anatomy & Neurobiology, Institute of Epilepsy Research, College of Medicine, Hallym University, Chunchon, Kangwon-Do 200-702, South Korea
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Ryu HJ, Kim JE, Yeo SI, Kang TC. p65/RelA-Ser529 NF-κB Subunit Phosphorylation Induces Autophagic Astroglial Death (Clasmatodendrosis) Following Status Epilepticus. Cell Mol Neurobiol 2011; 31:1071-8. [DOI: 10.1007/s10571-011-9706-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 41] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/09/2011] [Accepted: 05/04/2011] [Indexed: 01/25/2023]
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Ryu HJ, Kim JE, Yeo SI, Kim DW, Kwon OS, Choi SY, Kang TC. F-actin depolymerization accelerates clasmatodendrosis via activation of lysosome-derived autophagic astroglial death. Brain Res Bull 2011; 85:368-73. [PMID: 21624438 DOI: 10.1016/j.brainresbull.2011.05.007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/24/2011] [Revised: 04/05/2011] [Accepted: 05/13/2011] [Indexed: 10/18/2022]
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Clasmatodendrosis is an irreversible astroglial degenerative change, which includes extensive swelling and vacuolization of cell bodies and disintegrated and beaded processes. Since alteration in F-actin level influences on the formation of vacuoles/vesicles during exocytosis/endocytosis in astrocytes, we investigated whether F-actin polymerization involves clasmatodendrosis in the rat hippocampus following status epilepticus (SE). In the present study, vacuoles in clasmatodendrotic astrocytes showed LAMP-1 and LC3-II (a marker for autophagy) immunoreactivity. These findings reveal that clasmatodendrosis may be lysosome-derived autophagic astroglial death. Jasplakinolide (an F-actin stabilizer) infusion significantly decreased the size and the number of medium/large-sized vacuoles in each clasmatodendritic astrocyte accompanied by enhancement of phalloidin signals, as compared to vehicle-infusion. In contrast, latrunculin A (an F-actin-depolymerizing agent) infusion increased the size and the number of medium/large-sized vacuoles, which were dissociated adjacent to cell membrane. Therefore, our findings suggest that F-actin stabilization may inhibit lysosome-derived autophagic astroglial death during clasmatodendrosis.
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- H J Ryu
- Department of Anatomy and Neurobiology, College of Medicine, Hallym University, Chunchon, Kangwon-Do 200-702, South Korea
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Kim DW, Yeo SI, Ryu HJ, Kim JE, Song HK, Kwon OS, Choi SY, Kang TC. Effects of creatine and β-guanidinopropionic acid and alterations in creatine transporter and creatine kinases expression in acute seizure and chronic epilepsy models. BMC Neurosci 2010; 11:141. [PMID: 20979657 PMCID: PMC2978220 DOI: 10.1186/1471-2202-11-141] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/22/2010] [Accepted: 10/28/2010] [Indexed: 11/12/2022] Open
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Background In order to confirm the roles of creatine (Cr) in epilepsy, we investigated the anti-convulsive effects of Cr, creatine transporter (CRT) and creatine kinases (CKs) against chemical-induced acute seizure activity and chronic epileptic seizure activity. Results Two hr after pilocarpine (PILO)-seizure induction, ubiquitous mitochondrial CK (uMtCK) immunoreactivity was unaltered as compared to control level. However, brain-type cytoplasm CK (BCK) immunoreactivity was decreased to 70% of control level. CRT immunoreactivity was decreased to 60% of control level. Following Cr or Tat-CK treatment, uMtCK or CRT immunoreactivity was unaffected, while BCK immunoreactivity in Cr treated group was increased to 3.6-fold of control levels. β-Guanidinopropionic acid (GPA, a competitive CRT inhibitor) reduced BCK and CRT expression. In addition, Cr and tat-BCK treatment delayed the beginning of seizure activity after PILO injection. However, GPA treatment induced spontaneous seizure activity without PILO treatment. In chronic epilepsy rats, both uMtCK and CRT immunoreactivities were reduced in the hippocampus. In contrast, BCK immunoreactivity was similar to that observed in control animals. Cr-, GPA and tat-BCK treatment could not change EEG. Conclusion Cr/CK circuit may play an important role in sustaining or exacerbating acute seizure activity, but not chronic epileptic discharge.
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- Dae Won Kim
- Department of Biomedical Sciences, College of Life Science, Hallym University, Chunchon Kangwon-Do 200-702, Republic of Korea
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Choi HC, Kim YI, Song HK, Kim JE, Kim DS, Kang TC. Effects of selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors on GABAergic inhibition in the hippocampus of normal and pilocarpine induced epileptic rats. Brain Res 2010; 1357:131-41. [DOI: 10.1016/j.brainres.2010.08.010] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/01/2010] [Revised: 08/03/2010] [Accepted: 08/04/2010] [Indexed: 10/19/2022]
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Kim JE, Ryu HJ, Kim MJ, Kim DW, Kwon OS, Choi SY, Kang TC. Pyridoxal-5′-phosphate phosphatase/chronophin induces astroglial apoptosis via actin-depolymerizing factor/cofilin system in the rat brain following status epilepticus. Glia 2010; 58:1937-48. [DOI: 10.1002/glia.21063] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/07/2022]
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