Abstract OBJECTIVE: To investigate the effects of the calmodulin inhibitor W-7 on the expression of the key marker of ERS GRP78 and neuronal apoptosis in the immature rat hippocampus after status convulsion (SC). METHODS: One hundred and seventeen male Sprague-Dawley rats aged 19-21 days were randomly divided into three groups: normal saline control (control), SC with and without W-7 pretreatment. Each of the 3 groups was further subdivided into subgroups sacrificed at 4, 24 and 48 hrs. SC model was prepared using lithium-pilocarpine. GRP78 mRNA expression in the hippocampus was detected by semiquantitative reverse transcription-polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR). GRP78 protein was ascertained by immunohistochemistry. Neuronal apoptosis was observed with TdT-mediated dUTP nick end labeling (TUNEL). RESULTS: The expression of GRP78 mRNA was significantly increased in the non-pretreated SC group compared with the control group 24 hrs after injection of saline or lithium-pilocarpine (P<0.01), and the expression of GRP78 protein also increased markedly in the seizure group compared with the control group 24 and 48 hrs after the injection (P<0.01). The expression of GRP78 mRNA and protein in the W-7 pretreatment group was significantly higher than both the control and the non-pretreated seizure groups 24 and 48 hrs after injection. The TUNEL positive cells in the hippocampus CA1 in the non-pretreated SC group 24 and 48 hrs after injection (21.0±2.5 and 29.4±2.8, respectively) were increased compared to the control group (7.1±1.4 and 7.3±1.6, respectively; P<0.01). W-7 pretreatment decreased TUNEL positive cells to 15.0±2.5 and 20.0±2.9 at 24 and 48 hrs after injection compared to the non-pretreated seizure group (P<0.01), but the number of TUNEL positive cells in the W-7 pretreatment group remained significantly greater than in the control group (P<0.01). CONCLUSIONS: W-7 may up-regulate the expression of GRP78 and reduce the number of apoptotic neurons, thus provides a neuroprotective effect against brain damage following SC.
ZHOU Zhu-Ying,LI Guang-Qian. Effects of W-7 on the expression of GRP78 and neuronal apoptosis in immature rat hippocampus after status convulsion[J]. 中国当代儿科杂志, 2011, 13(1): 44-49.
ZHOU Zhu-Ying,LI Guang-Qian. Effects of W-7 on the expression of GRP78 and neuronal apoptosis in immature rat hippocampus after status convulsion[J]. CJCP, 2011, 13(1): 44-49.
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