Axonal injury induced by carbonylation of cytoskeletal brain proteins in rats after traumatic brain injury
10.3760/cma.j.issn.1671-8925.2015.05.008
- VernacularTitle:颅脑损伤后细胞骨架蛋白羰基化致轴索损伤研究
- Author:
Qiusheng ZHANG
1
;
Meng ZHANG
;
Xianjian HUANG
;
Xiaojia LIU
;
Weiping LI
Author Information
1. 518035,深圳市第二人民医院神经外科
- Keywords:
Traumatic brain injury;
Oxidative stress;
Cytoskeletal protein;
Carbonylation
- From:
Chinese Journal of Neuromedicine
2015;14(5):469-472
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
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Abstract:
Objective To investigate the oxidative stress and cytoskeleton protein carbonylation in rat brains after different severities of traumatic brain injury (TBI).Methods Fluid percussion percussion device was used to establish the mild,severe and sham-operated Sprague-Dawley rat models (n=15);24 h after that,enzyme linked immunosorbent assay was used to detect the levels of malondialdehyde (MDA) and glutathione (GSH),and Western blotting was employed to detect the cytoskeletal proteins (β-actin,β-tublin and glial fibrillary acidic [GFAP]) carbonylation levels;phosphorylated tau (p-tau) protein expressions were examined by Western blotting.Results The expression levels of MDA in mild TBI group and severe TBI group were (389.62±29.95) μmol/g and (642.50±37.56) μmol/g,respectively,which was significantly increased as compared with the MDA level ([233.94±25.08] μmol/g) in sham-operated group (P＜0.05).The expression level of GSH in mild TBI group and severe TBI group was (352.10±37.75) μmol/g and (153.27 ±43.49) μmol/g,respectively,which was significantly decreased as compared with the GSH level ([492.48 ±41.43] μmol/g) in sham-operated group (P＜0.05).The β-actin,β-tublin and GFAP proteincarbonylation levels (0.099± 0.104,0.194±0.114 and 0.643±0.037;0.142±0.017,0.290±0.029 and 0.902±0.021) and p-tau level (0.289±0.014 and 0.373±0.012) in mild TBI group and severe TBI group were significantly higher than those in sham-operated group (0.068±0.017,0.108±0.016 and 0.673±0.032;0.185±0.009;P＜0.05).Conclusions The oxidative stress and carbonylation of cytoskeleton proteins are significantly increased after TBI,and the expression levels are correlated with the severity of TBI.The carbonylation of cytoskeleton protein aggravates the axonal injury after TBI.
