大鼠局灶性脑缺血再灌注损伤后纹状体和海马区瞬时受体电位通道蛋白4的表达增加

实验在大鼠大脑中动脉阻塞性脑缺血(middle cerebral arterv occlusion,MCAO)模型上采用Western Blot方法检测脑缺血再灌注不同时程(6h、12h、1d、3d)脑组织中瞬时受体电位通道蛋白4(transient receptor potential channel4,TRPC4)的表达情况,并与正常对照组相比,结果显示,12 h、1 d、3 d组纹状体、海马区域TRPC4含量明显高于正常组(P<0.05)。采用免疫组织化学定位检测,显示TRPC4主要表达在神经元细胞膜上;免疫组化阳性细胞统计分析显示,在不同时程缺血组中纹状体、海马区域TRPC4的表达与正常组相比有所增加,其中纹状体、海马区缺血再灌注1 d、3 d组缺血同侧1RPC4阳性细胞升高显著(P<0.05)。脑缺血再灌注损伤后TRPC4相对含量增加,提示TRPC4可能参与脑缺血引起的急性和迟发性神经元损伤。

Expression of transient receptor potential channel 4 in striatum and hippocampus of rats is increased after focal cerebral ischemia

This paper was designed in middle cerebral artery occlusion (MCAO) model of rats, to explore the role of transient receptor potential channel 4 (TRPC4) as Ca2+ selective channel by detecting the changes of the expression of TRPC4 in different parts of cerebral tissues under the condition of focal cerebral ischemia. The rats were sacrificed after MCAO surviving time 6 h, 12 h, 1 d, 3 d. As determined by Western blot, the expressions of TRPC4 in striatum and hippocampus of 12 h, 1 d, 3 d groups were significant higher than that in the control group (P<0.05). Immunohistochemical staining showed that the TRPC4 immunoreactive substances were present in the membrane of neurons. Compared with the control group, immunostaining positive cells increased in hippocampus and striatum of cerebral ischemia groups. The TRPC4 immunostaining positive cells increased significantly in Id-group and 3d-group (P<0.05). It suggests that as a Ca2+ selective channel, the variance of the expression of TRPC4 may play a role in acute and delayed neuronal injury in focal cerebral ischemia.