Caspase-3-dependent neuronal death in the hippocampus following kainic acid treatment
Caspase-3-dependent neuronal death in the hippocampus following kainic acid treatment
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10.1016/s0169-328x(99)00143-6
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1999-06-18
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Smeyne, RJ
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作者:
Faherty, CJ;Xanthoudakis, S;Smeyne, RJ
In this study, we examined the levels of activated caspase-3 in the kainic acid (KA) model of hippocampal degeneration in both sensitive (FVB/N) and resistant (129/SvEMS) strains of mice. At 30 h, 2 and 4 days following KA administration, animals were sacrificed and brains examined for pyknosis, TUNEL labeling, and activated caspase-3 immunoreactivity. Catalytically active caspase-3 was first detected 30 h following KA treatment in the sensitive, FVB/N strain. This was 18 h before the appearance of pyknosis or TUNEL labeling. The expression of activated caspase-3 continues up to 4 days post-injection. No activated caspase-3 immunoreactivity was detected in the resistant, 129/SvEMS strain, neither was there evidence of pyknosis or TUNEL staining. This suggests that activation of caspase-3 is a necessary component of KA-induced cell death. (C) 1999 Elsevier Science B.V. All rights reserved.