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Mechanical strain injury increases intracellular sodium and reverses Na+/Ca2+ exchange in cortical astrocytes

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Floyd, Candace L., Gorin, Fredric A., Lyeth, Bruce G.·2005·Glia

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Traditionally, astrocytes have been considered less susceptible to injury than neurons. Yet, we have recently shown that astrocyte death precedes neuronal death in a rat model of traumatic brain injury (TBI) (Zhao et al.: Glia 44:140-152, 2003). A main mechanism hypothesized to contribute to cellular injury and death after TBI is elevated intracellular calcium ([Ca2+]i). Since calcium regulation is also influenced by regulation of intracellular sodium ([Na+]i), we used an in vitro model of strain-induced traumatic injury and live-cell fluorescent digital imaging to investigate alterations in [Na+]i in cortical astrocytes after injury. Changes in [Na+]i, or [Ca2+]i were monitored after mechanical injury or L-glutamate exposure by ratiometric imaging of sodium-binding benzofuran isophthalate (SBFI-AM), or Fura-2-AM, respectively. Mechanical strain injury or exogenous glutamate application produced increases in [Na+]i that were dependent on the severity of injury or concentration. Injury-induced increases in [Na+]i were significantly reduced, but not completely eliminated, by inhibition of glutamate uptake by DL-threo-beta-benzyloxyaspartate (TBOA). Blockade of sodium-dependent calcium influx through the sodium-calcium exchanger with 2-[2-[4-(4-Nitrobenzyloxy)phenyl]ethyl]isothiourea mesylate (KB-R7943) reduced [Ca2+]i after injury. KB-R7943 also reduced astrocyte death after injury. These findings suggest that in astrocytes subjected to mechanical injury or glutamate excitotoxicity, increases in intracellular Na+ may be a critical component in the injury cascade and a therapeutic target for reduction of lasting deficits after traumatic brain injury.

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  • The second stages of the pathophysiological cascade are characterized by terminal membrane depolarization accompanied by excessive release of excitatory neurotransmitters, activation of NMDA, and voltage-dependent channel opening.

    “The second stages of the pathophysiological cascade are characterized by terminal membrane depolarization accompanied by excessive release of excitatory neurotransmitters (excitotoxicity) such as glutamate and aspartate, activation of N-methyl-D-aspartate, and voltage-dependent channel opening (Na ϩ , K ϩ , Ca 2ϩ ) (97, 121-123).”

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Authors
Floyd, C. L., Gorin, F. A., & Lyeth, B. G.
Affiliations
University of California, Davis (US)
Corresponding author
Lyeth, Bruce G.
Venue
Glia
Publisher
Wiley
Published
2005-03-18
Volume
51
Issue
1
Pages
35-46
ISSN
  • 0894-1491 (ISSN-L)
  • 1098-1136
OpenAlex
W2015419726
Cited by
121
References
86
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FWCI
3.46
Type
journal article
Language
en
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  • Glia (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed Central (acceptedVersion)
Funders
  • National Institutes of Health (5r01ns040489-06)
  • National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (R01NS045136, F32NS043085, NS45136, NS 40489, NS29995, R01-NS040489, R01NS029995, NS 43085)
Topics
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Neurology › Traumatic Brain Injury and Neurovascular Disturbances
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Epidemiology › Traumatic Brain Injury Research
  • Life Sciences › Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology › Molecular Biology › Ion Transport and Channel Regulation
Keywords
traumatic brain injury, astrocytes, intracellular sodium, Na+/Ca2+ exchanger, intracellular calcium, glutamate excitotoxicity, astrocyte death, TBOA, KB-R7943, Fura-2/AM, cortical astrocytes
MeSH terms
Animals, Astrocytes, Biological Transport, Active, Calibration, Cells, Cultured, Fluorescent Dyes, Intracellular Fluid, Microscopy, Fluorescence, Sodium, Stress, Mechanical, Cell Death, Rats, Sprague-Dawley, Glutamic Acid, Sodium-Calcium Exchanger, Rats

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