title: Altered expression of tissue-type plasminogen activator and type 1 inhibitor in astrocytes of mouse cortex following scratch injury in culture.
abstract: The expression of plasminogen and plasminogen activators (PG/PAs) in reactive astrocytes was examined following scratch injury. In response to injury, casein-degrading activity could be observed around astrocytes. The protein expression of tissue-type plasminogen activator (tPA) was up-regulated, while the free form of urokinase-type plasminogen activator (uPA) was not detected. Consistent with these findings, results obtained with zymograph assay also revealed that tPA activity, but not uPA activity, was up-regulated. Moreover, the addition of 6-amino-caproitic acid (EACA) to casein-covered astrocytes significantly prevented the recovery of the injured astrocytes in a dose-dependent manner. Taken together, our data demonstrate that the expression of PG/PAs in cultured astrocytes is regulated following injury, suggesting that caseinolytic activity is an essential component during the process of astrocyte recovery.
authors.affiliation: Shanghai Research Center of Life Sciences and Institute of Neuroscience, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai, China.
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Tang
authors.forename: W Y
authors.initials: WY
authors.lastname: Fu
authors.forename: N Y
authors.initials: NY
authors.lastname: Ip
mesh_terms: D015119:Aminocaproic Acid / Q000494:pharmacology; D000818:Animals; D000831:Animals, Newborn; D001253:Astrocytes / Q000378:metabolism* / Q000502:physiology; D002478:Cells, Cultured; D002540:Cerebral Cortex / Q000378:metabolism* / Q000502:physiology; D051379:Mice; D008813:Mice, Inbred ICR; D017395:Plasminogen Activator Inhibitor 1 / Q000096:biosynthesis*; D010959:Tissue Plasminogen Activator / Q000096:biosynthesis*; D015854:Up-Regulation / Q000187:drug effects; D014568:Urokinase-Type Plasminogen Activator / Q000096:biosynthesis
chemical_list: D017395:Plasminogen Activator Inhibitor 1; D010959:Tissue Plasminogen Activator; D014568:Urokinase-Type Plasminogen Activator; D015119:Aminocaproic Acid