Characterization of apoptosis-genes associated with NMDA mediated cell death in the adult rat retina
Characterization of apoptosis-genes associated with NMDA mediated cell death in the adult rat retina
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10.1016/s0169-328x(01)00116-4
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2001-07-13
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Cooper, NGF
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作者:
Laabich, A;Li, GY;Cooper, NGF
Calcium/calmodulin-dependent protein kinase II containing a nuclear localizing signal (CaMKII-alpha (B)) is altered in retinal neurons exposed to N-methyl-D-aspartate (NMDA). AIP (myristoylated autocamtide-2-related inhibitory peptide), a specific inhibitor of CaMKII provides neuroprotection against NMDA-mediated neurotoxicity. In this: study, gene-arrays were used to investigate which apoptosis-associated genes are altered after exposure to NMDA. The data indicate an increased expression (2-7-fold) of five such genes encoding proteins that could be involved in NMDA induced cell death. The up-regulated genes are: FasL; GADD45; GADD153; Nur77 and TNF-R1. Treatment with AIP blocked their altered expression. The results suggest that multiples genes are involved in NMDA-induced excitotoxicity and that AIP, a specific inhibitor for CaMKII, regulates the expression of these apoptosis-associated genes in the retina. (C) 2001 Published by Elsevier Science B.V.