Sulfonylurea receptor 1 in the germinal matrix of premature infants.
Sulfonylurea receptor 1 in the germinal matrix of premature infants.
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DOI:
10.1203/pdr.0b013e318186e5a9
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发表时间:
2008-12
影响因子:
3.6
通讯作者:
Gerzanich V
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作者:
Simard JM;Castellani RJ;Ivanova S;Koltz MT;Gerzanich V
Germinal matrix (GM) hemorrhage (GMH) is a major cause of mortality and of life-long morbidity from cerebral palsy (CP). GMH is typically preceded by hypoxic/ischemic events and is believed to arise from rupture of weakened veins in the GM. In the CNS, hypoxia/ischemia upregulate sulfonylurea receptor 1 (SUR1) -regulated NCCa-ATP channels in microvascular endothelium, with channel activation by depletion of ATP being responsible for progressive secondary hemorrhage. We hypothesized that this channel might be upregulated in the GM of preterm infants at risk for GMH. Here, we studied expression of the regulatory subunit of the channel, SUR1, and its transcriptional antecedent, hypoxia inducible factor 1 (HIF1), in postmortem tissues of premature infants who either were at risk for or who sustained GMH. We found regionally specific upregulation of HIF1 and of SUR1 protein and mRNA in GM tissues, compared to remote cortical tissues. Upregulation was prominent in most progenitor cells, whereas in veins, SUR1 was found predominantly in infants who had sustained GMH compared to those without hemorrhage. Our data suggest that the SUR1-regulaterd NCCa-ATP channel may be associated with GMH, and that pharmacological block of these channels could potentially reduce the incidence of this devastating complication of prematurity.