Hypoxia/aglycemia alters expression of occludin and actin in brain endothelial cells |
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Authors: | Brown Rachel C Davis Thomas P |
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Affiliation: | Department of Integrative Biology and Pharmacology, University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, Houston, TX, USA. |
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Abstract: | The blood-brain barrier (BBB) serves as a critical organ in the maintenance of central nervous system homeostasis and is disrupted in a number of neurological disorders, including stroke. We examined the effects of hypoxia/aglycemia on the expression and localization of tight junction proteins, and on the function of the BBB in an in vitro model system. A receptor-operated/store-operated calcium channel blocker, SKF 96365, was used to determine if calcium flux was important in mediating hypoxia/aglycemia effects on the BBB. Expression of the tight junction protein occludin increased after hypoxic/aglycemic stress when cells were exposed to SKF 96365; this was correlated with partial protection of membrane localization of occludin and inhibition of the hypoxia-induced increase in permeability. Actin expression was dramatically reduced by hypoxia/aglycemia. Treatment with SKF 96365 during hypoxic stress protected monolayer permeability of sucrose, but transendothelial electrical resistances decreased with exposure to hypoxic stress regardless of treatment. Therefore, the presence of occludin at the membrane is dependent in part on calcium-sensitive signaling cascades; this provides a target for therapeutic intervention to minimize BBB disruption after stroke. |
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Keywords: | Tight junction Blood-brain barrier SKF 96365 Hypoxic stress Occludin Actin ZO-1 |
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