1. p53-Induced Uncoupling Expression of Aquaporin-4 and Inwardly Rectifying K+ 4.1 Channels in Cytotoxic Edema after Subarachnoid Hemorrhage.
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Yan, Jun-hao, Khatibi, Nikan H., Han, Hong-bin, Hu, Qin, Chen, Chun-hua, Li, Li, Yang, Xiao-mei, and Zhou, Chang-man
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TUMOR suppressor proteins , *AQUAPORINS , *GENE expression , *SUBARACHNOID hemorrhage , *POTASSIUM channels , *ASTROCYTES , *CEREBRAL edema , *LABORATORY rats - Abstract
SUMMARY Aims: To investigate the mechanism behind cytotoxic edema formation following subarachnoid hemorrhage (SAH). Methods: We explored the role of aquaporin-4 (AQP4), inwardly rectifying K+ 4.1 (Kir4.1) channels and their upstream orchestrators p53 and p38MAPK in this process. A p53 inhibitor, pifithrin-α (PFT-α) was administered intraperitoneally to rats undergoing SAH by endovascular perforation. Totally, 98 male SD rats were categorized into sham, SAH, SAH+ dimethyl sulfoxide (DMSO), SAH+ 0.2 or 2.0 mg/kg PFT-α groups. At 24 h after SAH, MRI (diffusion-weighted imaging [DWI]), immunohistochemistry, and Western blot were used. Results: MRI (DWI) showed a significant cytotoxic edema in the brain following SAH with PFT-α therapy reducing it. Immunohistochemistry and Western blot showed an increased level of p53, phosphorylated-p38MAPK and AQP4 and a reduced level of Kir4.1; all of which could be reversed following PFT-α treatment. Treble labeling staining revealed colocalization of p53 with phosphorylated-p38MAPK and unmatched expression of AQP4 and Kir4.1 within astrocyte cells. Conclusion: These results indicated p53 mediates the formation of cytotoxic edema in the brain following SAH; an uncoupling expression of AQP4 and Kir4.1 on astrocytic end feets orchestrated by p38MAPK was partly responsible. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2012
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