Relationship between activity of protein kinase C and apoptosis of cultured neurons after hypoxia
- VernacularTitle:培养神经元缺氧后PKC活性变化与细胞凋亡关系的研究
- Author:
Heqing HUANG
;
Kangning CHEN
;
Yonghua TU
;
Shuqin SHAO
;
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
neuron;
hypoxia;
apoptosis;
protein kinase C;
Bc1 2
- From:Journal of Third Military Medical University
2002;0(12):-
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
-
Abstract:
Objective To explore the effect and possible mechanism of protein kinase C (PKC) on the apoptosis of cultured neurons after hypoxia Methods Model of cultured rat neurons under hypoxia condition was established. Calphostin C, an inhibitor for the catalytic subunit of PKC, at 4 different concentrations were separately cocultured for 2 h with the neurons having been cultivated under hypoxic condition for different times The activity of membrane PKC (mPKC), the expression of Bcl 2 and the situation of neuron apoptosis were studied Results With the prolonging of hypoxic time the activity of mPKC was increased significantly And the expression of Bcl 2 was decreased obviously and positive rate of TUNEL were significantly increased in a calphostin C concentration dependent manner Conclusion ① The activation of mPKC and Bcl 2 are involved in the apoptosis of neurons after hypoxia ② Hypoxia and calphostin C can aggravate the hypoxic neuronal apoptosis through the signal transduction of Bcl 2 ③ The activation of PKC can protect neuron against hypoxia