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dc.titleEndothelins-1/3 and endothelin-A/B receptors expressing glial cells with special reference to activated microglia in experimentally induced cerebral ischemia in the adult rats
dc.contributor.authorLi, J.J.
dc.contributor.authorWu, L.H.
dc.contributor.authorYuan, Y.
dc.contributor.authorYang, L.
dc.contributor.authorGuo, Z.Y.
dc.contributor.authorWu, C.Y.
dc.contributor.authorCao, Q.
dc.contributor.authorKaur, C.
dc.contributor.authorSivakumar, V.
dc.contributor.authorLing, E.A.
dc.date.accessioned2011-07-18T08:44:33Z
dc.date.available2011-07-18T08:44:33Z
dc.date.issued2010
dc.identifier.citationLi, J.J., Wu, L.H., Yuan, Y., Yang, L., Guo, Z.Y., Wu, C.Y., Cao, Q., Kaur, C., Sivakumar, V., Ling, E.A. (2010). Endothelins-1/3 and endothelin-A/B receptors expressing glial cells with special reference to activated microglia in experimentally induced cerebral ischemia in the adult rats. Neuroscience 167 (3) : 665-677. ScholarBank@NUS Repository. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.neuroscience.2010.02.062
dc.identifier.issn03064522
dc.identifier.urihttp://scholarbank.nus.edu.sg/handle/10635/23917
dc.description.abstractWe reported previously that amoeboid microglial cells (AMC) in the developing brain exhibited endothelins (ETs) expression which diminished with advancing age and was undetected in microglia in the more mature brain. This study sought to explore if microglia in the adult would be induced to express ETs in altered conditions. By immunofluorescence microscopy, ETs and endothelin (ET)-B receptor were undetected in microglial cells in sham-operated and normal control rats. However, in adult rats subjected to middle cerebral artery occlusion (MCAO), lectin labeled activated microglia which occurred in large numbers in the marginal zones in the ischemic cortex at 3 days and 1 week intensely expressed ETs specifically endothelin (ET)-1 and ET-B receptor; ET-3 and ET-A receptor were absent in these cells. By RT-PCR and ELISA, ET-1 and -3 mRNA and protein expression level was progressively increased in the ischemic cerebral cortex after MCAO compared with the controls. ET-A and ET-B receptor mRNA and protein levels were concomitantly up-regulated. It is suggested that increased release of ET-1 following MCAO by massive activated microglia can exert an immediate constriction of local blood vessels bearing ET-A receptor. ET-1 may also interact with activated microglia endowed with ET-B receptor via an autocrine manner that may be linked to chemokines/cytokines production. ET-1, ET-3 and ET-B receptor were also localized in reactive astrocytes along with some oligodendrocytes. We conclude that activated microglia together with other glial cells in the marginal zone after MCAO are the main cellular source of ETs that may be involved in regulation of vascular constriction and glial chemokines/cytokines production. However, dissecting the role of individual component of the endothelin system in the various glial cells, notably activated microglia, would be vital in designing of an effective therapeutic strategy for clinical treatment of stroke in which microglial cells have been implicated. © 2010 IBRO.
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dc.sourceScopus
dc.subjectActivated microglia
dc.subjectEndothelin receptors
dc.subjectEndothelins
dc.subjectET-1/ET3
dc.subjectIschemia
dc.subjectRats
dc.typeArticle
dc.contributor.departmentANATOMY
dc.description.doi10.1016/j.neuroscience.2010.02.062
dc.description.sourcetitleNeuroscience
dc.description.volume167
dc.description.issue3
dc.description.page665-677
dc.identifier.isiut000276985800011
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