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- Title
Blockade of L-type voltage-gated Ca<sup>2+</sup> channel inhibits ischemia-induced neurogenesis by down-regulating iNOS expression in adult mouse.
- Authors
Chun Xia Luo; Xin Jian Zhu; Ai Xia Zhang; Wei Wang; Xiao Min Yang; Shu Hong Liu; Xiao Han; Jin Sun; Shu Gang Zhang; YouMing Lu; Dong Ya Zhu
- Abstract
Neurogenesis in the adult mammalian hippocampus may contribute to repairing the brain after injury. The signals that regulate neurogenesis in the dentate gyrus following ischemic stroke insult are not well known. We have previously reported that inducible nitric oxide synthase (iNOS) expression is necessary for ischemia-stimulated neurogenesis in the adult dentate gyrus. Here, we show that mice subjected to 90 min of middle cerebral artery occlusion (MCAO) significantly increased the number of new neurons and up-regulated iNOS expression in the dentate gyrus. Blockade of the L-type voltage-gated Ca2+ channel (L-VGCC) prevented neurogenesis in the dentate gyrus and subventricular zone (SVZ), and down-regulated iNOS expression in the dentate gyrus after cerebral ischemia. This study suggests that Ca2+ influx through L-VGCC is involved in ischemia-induced neurogenesis by up-regulating iNOS expression.
- Subjects
CALCIUM channels; NITRIC oxide; DENTATE gyrus; HIPPOCAMPUS (Brain); DEVELOPMENTAL neurobiology; BRAIN injuries; CEREBROVASCULAR disease
- Publication
Journal of Neurochemistry, 2005, Vol 94, Issue 4, p1077
- ISSN
0022-3042
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1111/j.1471-4159.2005.03262.x