Influence of the nitric oxide-donor of sodium nitroprusside on the expression of hippocampal neurons gene cpp32
- VernacularTitle:一氧化氮供体硝普钠对海马神经元cpp32基因表达的影响
- Author:
Yongjun LIU
;
Haifeng ZHANG
;
Qifeng ZHU
;
Ailing LIANG
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- From:
Chinese Journal of Tissue Engineering Research
2006;10(14):182-184,封三
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
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Abstract:
BACKGROUND: Alzheimer disease is a senile degenerative disease of nervous system. Neuron apoptosis is regarded as one of possible reasons,and neuron culture in vitro is a common method to research the mechanism of apoptosis.OBJECTIVE: To observe the influences of nitric oxide-donor, sodium nitroprusside (SNP), on the expression of gene cpp32 in the cultured hippocarnpal neurons in vitro.DESIGN: A randomized controlled animal experiment. SETTING: Institute of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology in Guangdong Medical College.MATERIALS: The experiment was carried out in the Institute of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Guangdong Medical College, and newborn (＜ 24 hours) Sprague-Dawley rats were used.METHODS: The hippocampl neurons of rats were primarily cultured, and then treated with SNP of different terminal concentrations (0, 25, 50, 100,200, 400 μmol/L) for 24 hours, and the expressions of mRNA and protein were analyzed with RT-PCR and Western blot respectively. The hippocampl neurons of rats were treated with SNP of different terminal concentrations (0, 25, 50, 100, 200, 400 μmol/L) for 12 hours, and the activity of CPP32 enzyme was detected with CPP32 activity detected kit.MAIN OUTCOME MEASURES: The expressions cpp32 mRNA and CPP32 protein and activity of CPP32 were detected.RESULTS: The cpp32 mRNA expression was unchanged as the increasing dose of SNP, but the pro-CPP32 was activated and the activity of CPP32 was increased significantly at 50 μmol/L SNP which was 3.02 times of that in the control group, and reached to the maximal value at 100 μmol/L which was 3.47 times of that in the control group.CONCLUSION: SNP cannot increase the cpp32 mRNA expression, but can increase degradation of pro-CPP32 and activate CPP32.
