| Effect of hyperthermia and anoxia on glucocorticoid and mineralocorticoid receptor expression in neonatal rat hippocampus. | |
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PMID: 19028552 Owner: NLM Status: MEDLINE |
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Brief periods of neonatal asphyxia are frequently observed. Within the CNS, the hippocampus is known to be particularly vulnerable to the damaging effects of hypoxia/ischaemia. The hippocampus contains the highest concentration of both mineralocorticoid (MR) and glucocorticoid (GR) receptors and the balance between MR/GR activation influences cell birth and death. MR occupation appears to promote prosurvival actions, while GR overactivation favours neurodegeneration. It has been widely recognized that core body temperature is a critical determinant of the severity of hypoxic-ischemic brain injury; indeed, hyperthermia exacerbates the degree of damage. Therefore, the aim of the present investigation was to study the effect of elevated body temperature in newborn rats under control conditions or during neonatal exposure to a critical anoxia, on changes of MR and GR mRNA expression in the rat hippocampus. 2-day-old rats were exposed to anoxia in 100% nitrogen atmosphere. Rectal temperature was kept at 33 degrees C (typical for the rat neonates), or elevated to a level typical for febrile (39 degrees C) adults. Control rats were exposed to atmospheric air under the respective thermal conditions. The changes in MR and GR mRNA expression in hippocampus were examined 24h after exposure. Our data show that hyperthermia with or without added anoxia, causes induction of MR mRNA expression in neonatal rat hippocampus without any effect on GR mRNA expression. We suggest this elevation of MR plays an important role in modulating the survival of neurons in the injured hippocampus. |
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Authors:
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Justyna Rogalska; Peng Kang; Wendy Wotherspoon; Malcolm R Macleod; Maggie Lai |
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Type: Journal Article Date: 2008-11-18 |
Journal Detail:
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Title: Neuroscience letters Volume: 450 ISSN: 0304-3940 ISO Abbreviation: Neurosci. Lett. Publication Date: 2009 Jan |
Date Detail:
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Created Date: 2009-01-19 Completed Date: 2009-03-24 Revised Date: - |
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Nlm Unique ID: 7600130 Medline TA: Neurosci Lett Country: Ireland |
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Languages: eng Pagination: 196-200 Citation Subset: IM |
Affiliation:
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Department of Animal Physiology, Institute of General and Molecular Biology, N. Copernicus University, ul. Gagarina 9, 87-100 Toruń, Poland. rogal@umk.pl |
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Analysis of Variance Animals Animals, Newborn Anoxia / pathology, physiopathology* Female Gene Expression Regulation, Developmental / physiology* Hippocampus / metabolism* Hyperthermia, Induced / methods* Male RNA, Messenger / metabolism Rats Rats, Wistar Receptors, Glucocorticoid / genetics, metabolism* Receptors, Mineralocorticoid / genetics, metabolism* |
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0/RNA, Messenger; 0/Receptors, Glucocorticoid; 0/Receptors, Mineralocorticoid |
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