AIM: To study the effects of group Ⅱ and Ⅲ metabotropic glutamate receptors (mGluRs) agonists on 1-methyl-4-phenylpyridinium (MPP+) -induced glutamate uptake inhibition. METHODS: The glutamate uptake into astrocytes was measured by using radio-ligand binding assay method,and the viability of astrocytes was investigated by MTT method. RESULTS: It was shown that MPP+(150, 200 ?mol?L -1 ) inhibited glutamate uptake into astrocytes,but produced no effect on the viability of astrocytes,and the inhibition rates were 58.3 % and 70.1 %,respectively. Group Ⅱ mGluRs agonist (2'S,2'R,3'R)-2-(2',3'-dicarboxycyclopropyl)glycine (DCG-IV) ( 0.1 ,1,10, 100 ?mol?L -1 ) and Group Ⅲ mGluRs agonist L(+)-2-amino-4-phosphonobutyric acid (L-AP4) (1,10, 100 ?mol?L -1 ) significantly reversed MPP+-induced glutamate uptake inhibition. CONCLUSION: MPP+ directly inhibits the function of glutamate transporters,and group Ⅱ and Ⅲ mGluRs agonists produce neuroprotective effects by enhancing the activity of glutamate transporters.

AIM: To study the effect of group Ⅱ and Ⅲ metabotropic glutamate receptors (mGluRs) agonists on 1-methyl-4-phenylpyridinium (MPP~+)-induced glutamate uptake inhibition in C6 glioma cells. METHODS: The glutamate uptake into astrocytes was measured by using radio-ligand binding assay method. RESULTS: It was shown that Group Ⅱ mGluRs agonist (2' S, 2' R, 3 ' R) -2- (2', 3 ' -dicarboxycyclopropyl) glycine (DCG-Ⅳ) (100 ?mol?L~(-1)) and Group Ⅲ mGluRs agonist L(+)-2-amino-4-phosphonobutyric acid (L-AP4) (100 ?mol?L~(-1)) significantly reversed MPP~+-induced glutamate uptake inhibition. Furthermore, the enhancement effects of DCG-Ⅳ and L-AP4 were blocked by their respective antagonists, (RS)-1 -Amino-5-phosphonoinan-1-carboxylic acid (APICA) and (RS)-?-methylserine-O-phosphate (MSOP). CONCLUSION: Group Ⅱ and Ⅲ mGluRs agonists produce neuroprotective effects by enhancing the activity of glutamate transporters.

AIM: To study whether agonists of group II and III metabotropic glutamate receptors (mGluRs) exert effects on LPS-induced glutamate uptake inhibition in C6 glioma cells. METHODS: The glutamate uptake into C6 glioma cells was measured by uptake of [3H]-D,L-glutamate; and the apoptosis and the viability of C6 glioma cells were investigated by Hoechst33342 and MTT methods, respectively. RESULTS: LPS (4, 6 ?g/mL) inhibited glutamate uptake significantly compared with that in the control group without effect on the apoptosis and viability of C6 glioma cells. Pretreatment of C6 glioma cells with group II and III mGluRs agonists DCG-IV(100 ?mol/L) and L-AP4(100 ?mol/L) reversed LPS-induced glutamate uptake inhibition. These recovery effects were abolished by their respective antagonists APICA and MSOP. CONCLUSION: Activation of group II and III mGluRs recovers LPS-induced glutamate uptake inhibition in C6 glioma cells, suggesting the enhancement of glutamate uptake is involved in neuroprotective roles exerted by group II and III mGluRs agonists.

Objective:In recent years, circular RNAs (circRNAs) related to stroke has been widely studied, and its change involves multiple pathophysiological aspects of stroke, including angiogenesis, neural plasticity, cell apoptosis, and neuroinflammation. Further exploration of the changes of specific circRNAs after acute ischemic stroke and the molecular biological mechanisms involved will help to develop possible new drug targets and improve the prognosis of patients. This article reviews the main circRNAs that have changed after acute ischemic stroke, and their mechanism of action, functional detection methods, and challenges faced by the current research.

OBJECTIVETo assess the association of vitamin D receptor (VDR) gene Fok I and Bsm I polymorphisms with dyslipidemia in elderly male patients with type 2 diabetes of Han nationality.

METHODSA total of 328 elderly male residents of Han nationality in Beijing, including 237 type 2 diabetic patients and 91 healthy control subjects, were enrolled in this study. The diabetic patients were divided into non-dyslipidemia group (DO group, n=134) and dyslipidemia group (DH group, n=103). All the participants were genotyped for Fok I and Bsm I polymorphisms in VDR gene using polymerase chain reaction-restriction fragment length polymorphism (PCR-RFLP) and DNA sequencing technology, and the results were compared with their clinical characteristics.

RESULTSFor Fok I, the frequency of F allele was significantly higher in the diabetic patients than in the control group (Χ(2)=3.873, P=0.049, OR=1.439, 95% CI: 1.001-2.071). In the dominant model, the frequency of FF genotype was significantly higher in the diabetic group (Χ(2)=5.057, P=0.025, OR=1.756, 95% CI: 1.072-2.875) as well as in DH group (Χ(2)=6.168, P=0.013, OR=2.06, 95% CI: 1.161-3.663) than in the control group. There was no significant differences in the genotype frequency or allele distribution in other paired groups (P>0.05). Compared with Ff + ff genotype, FF genotype was associated with a significantly decreased average diastolic blood pressure (P=0.039) but significantly increased postprandial blood glucose (P=0.035), triglycerides (P=0.049) and uric acid (P=0.031). No significant difference was detected in genotype frequency or allele distribution of Bsm I polymorphisms between the groups (P>0.05); serum creatinine levels were significantly higher in bb genotype than in BB + Bb genotype group (P=0.011).

CONCLUSIONVDR gene Fok I polymorphisms may be a risk factor for dyslipidemia in elderly male patients with type 2 diabetes among Chinese Han population, where Bsm I polymorphisms are not associated with diabetic dyslipdiemia.

Aged ; Alleles ; Blood Glucose ; Blood Pressure ; Case-Control Studies ; Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2 ; genetics ; Dyslipidemias ; genetics ; Ethnic Groups ; Genotype ; Humans ; Male ; Polymerase Chain Reaction ; Polymorphism, Restriction Fragment Length ; Receptors, Calcitriol ; genetics ; Risk Factors ; Triglycerides ; blood

Non-coding RNAs (ncRNAs) are a class of functional RNAs that play critical roles in different diseases. NcRNAs include microRNAs, long ncRNAs, and circular RNAs. They are highly expressed in the brain and are involved in the regulation of physiological and pathophysiological processes of central nervous system (CNS) diseases. Mounting evidence indicates that ncRNAs play key roles in CNS diseases. Further elucidating the mechanisms of ncRNA underlying the process of regulating glial function that may lead to the identification of novel therapeutic targets for CNS diseases.
Humans ; RNA, Untranslated/genetics* ; MicroRNAs/genetics* ; RNA, Long Noncoding/genetics* ; RNA, Circular ; Central Nervous System Diseases/genetics*