Neuroprotective Signaling Pathways are Modulated by Adenosine in the Anoxia Tolerant Turtle
Open Access
- 21 July 2010
- journal article
- Published by SAGE Publications in Journal of Cerebral Blood Flow & Metabolism
- Vol. 31 (2), 467-475
- https://doi.org/10.1038/jcbfm.2010.109
Abstract
Cumulative evidence shows a protective role for adenosine A1 receptors (A1R) in hypoxia/ischemia; A1R stimulation reduces neuronal damage, whereas blockade exacerbates damage. The signal transduction pathways may involve the mitogen-activated protein kinase (MAPK) pathways and serine/threonine kinase (AKT), with cell survival depending on the timing and degree of upregulation of these cascades as well as the balance between pro-survival and pro-death pathways. Here, we show in vitro that extracellular signal-regulated kinase (ERK1/2) and phosphatidylinositol 3-kinase (PI3-K/AKT) activation is dependent on A1R stimulation, with further downstream effects that promote neuronal survival. Phosphorylated ERK1/2 (p-ERK) and AKT (p-AKT) as well as Bcl-2 are upregulated in anoxic neuronally enriched primary cultures from turtle brain. This native upregulation is further increased by the selective A1R agonist 2-chloro- N-cyclopentyladenosine (CCPA), whereas the selective antagonist 8-cyclopentyl-1,3-dihydropylxanthine (DPCPX) decreases p-ERK and p-AKT expression. Conversely, A1R antagonism resulted in increases in phosphorylated JNK (p-JNK), p38 (p-p38), and Bax. As pathological and adaptive changes occur simultaneously during anoxia/ischemia in mammalian neurons, the turtle provides an alternative model to analyze protective mechanisms in the absence of evident pathologies.Keywords
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