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- Title
Focal Increases of Axoplasmic Ca<sup>2+</sup> Aggregation of Sodium-Calcium Exchanger, N-type Ca<sup>2+</sup> Channel, and Actin Define the Sites of Spheroids in Axons Undergoing Oxidative Stress.
- Authors
Barsukova, Anna G.; Forte, Michael; Bourdette, Dennis
- Abstract
Axonal spheroids occur as part of the pathology of a variety of neurologic diseases. Reactive oxygen species (ROS) trigger formation of spheroids, axonal severing, and Ca2+ overload. The mechanisms by which ROS lead to the spheroid formation at specific axonal sites remain elusive. Here, using adult mouse primary neurons, we investigate the role of Ca2+, its regulating systems, and cytoskeletal changes in formation of axonal spheroids triggered by ROS. The results reveal that dramatically higher axoplasmic Ca2+ levels occur at the sites of axonal spheroids than in the rest of the axon. High focal axoplasmic Ca2+ levels correlate with focal aggregation of the reverse Na2+/Ca2+ exchanger 1, voltage-gated N-type Ca2+ channel α1B subunit, and actin at the sites of spheroids in individual axons. This study provides new insights into the mechanism of a spheroid formation at specific sites along axons undergoing oxidative stress and a basis for new neuroprotective strategies
- Subjects
NEUROLOGY; NEURONS; AXONAL transport; OXIDATIVE stress; NEUROPROTECTIVE agents; NEUROLOGICAL disorders; REACTIVE oxygen species
- Publication
Journal of Neuroscience, 2012, Vol 32, Issue 35, p12028
- ISSN
0270-6474
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1523/JNEUROSCI.0408-12.2012