TY - JOUR
T1 - Biphasic activation of apoptosis signal-regulating kinase 1-stress-activated protein kinase 1-c-Jun N-terminal protein kinase pathway is selectively mediated by Ca2+-permeable alpha-amino-3-hydroxy-5-methyl-4-isoxazolepropionate receptors involving oxidative stress following brain ischemia in rat hippocampus
AU - Zhang, Quanguang
AU - Zhang, Guangyi
AU - Meng, Fanjie
AU - Tian, Hui
N1 - Funding Information:
Project supported by the National Nature Science Foundation of China (No. 30170220, 30070182)
PY - 2003/1/30
Y1 - 2003/1/30
N2 - Stress-activated protein kinase/extracellular signal-regulated kinase-1 (SEK1/MKK4) was examined in a rat model of global brain ischemia. Western blot assay showed that SEK1 activation was biphasic in CA1 but not CA3/dentate gyrus. The second activation peak (3 days after ischemia) was prevented by pretreatment with l-naphthyl acetyl spermine (Naspm), a channel blocker of Ca2+-permeable alpha-amino-3-hydroxy-5-methyl-4-isoxazolepropionate (AMPA) receptors, or N-acetylcysteine (NAC), a free radical scavenger. Concomitantly, the late activation of apoptosis signal-regulating kinase 1 (ASK1) and c-Jun N-terminal protein kinase (JNK) was also prevented by Naspm or NAC. Moreover, phospho-SEK1 and phospho-JNK co-immunoprecipitated with ASK1 and the bindings peaked at 3 days of reperfusion. Together with previous results, these findings indicate that Ca2+-permeable AMPA receptors are important routes to mediate the late activation of ASK1-SEK1-JNK pathway involving oxidative stress in hippocampal CA1 region after ischemia.
AB - Stress-activated protein kinase/extracellular signal-regulated kinase-1 (SEK1/MKK4) was examined in a rat model of global brain ischemia. Western blot assay showed that SEK1 activation was biphasic in CA1 but not CA3/dentate gyrus. The second activation peak (3 days after ischemia) was prevented by pretreatment with l-naphthyl acetyl spermine (Naspm), a channel blocker of Ca2+-permeable alpha-amino-3-hydroxy-5-methyl-4-isoxazolepropionate (AMPA) receptors, or N-acetylcysteine (NAC), a free radical scavenger. Concomitantly, the late activation of apoptosis signal-regulating kinase 1 (ASK1) and c-Jun N-terminal protein kinase (JNK) was also prevented by Naspm or NAC. Moreover, phospho-SEK1 and phospho-JNK co-immunoprecipitated with ASK1 and the bindings peaked at 3 days of reperfusion. Together with previous results, these findings indicate that Ca2+-permeable AMPA receptors are important routes to mediate the late activation of ASK1-SEK1-JNK pathway involving oxidative stress in hippocampal CA1 region after ischemia.
KW - Alpha-amino-3-hydroxy-5-methyl-4-isoxazolepropionate receptors
KW - Apoptosis signal-regulating kinase 1
KW - Brain ischemia
KW - Hippocampus
KW - L-naphthyl acetyl spermine
KW - N-acetylcysteine
KW - Rat
KW - Stress-activated protein kinase-1
KW - c-Jun N-terminal protein kinase
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U2 - 10.1016/S0304-3940(02)01295-8
DO - 10.1016/S0304-3940(02)01295-8
M3 - Article
C2 - 12524169
AN - SCOPUS:0037472359
SN - 0304-3940
VL - 337
SP - 51
EP - 55
JO - Neuroscience Letters
JF - Neuroscience Letters
IS - 1
ER -