title: Sublethal hypoxia up-regulates corticotropin releasing factor receptor type 1 in fetal hippocampal neurons.
abstract: We analysed the influence of oxygen-glucose deprivation (OGD) on the expression of corticotropin releasing factor (CRF) receptors (CRF-R1 and CRF-R2) in fetal hippocampal neurons in vitro. A 2 h exposure of neurons to OGD resulted in death of 18+/-2.8% cells at 24 h following exposure, which was considered sublethal hypoxia. Expression of both receptors was quantitated by competitive reverse transcription-polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) and Western blotting. Levels of mRNA for CRF-R1 were increased 3.2-fold compared to control neurons, while CRF-R2 mRNA levels remained unchanged. The increase of CRF-R1 mRNA levels was observed at 6 h and peaked at 24 h. CRF-R1 protein levels were also increased by 2.4-fold and 1.7-fold at 24 h and 48 h, respectively. These data suggest that the effects of CRF on neuronal survival are mediated in part through the induction and expression of CRF-R1 following a hypoxic/ischemic insult.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatrics, Apps Medical Research Centre, Kingston General Hospital, Queen's University Kingston, Ontario, Canada.
authors.forename: W
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Wang
authors.forename: G M
authors.initials: GM
authors.lastname: Ross
authors.forename: R J
authors.initials: RJ
authors.lastname: Riopelle
authors.forename: K E
authors.initials: KE
authors.lastname: Dow
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D002478:Cells, Cultured / Q000166:cytology / Q000378:metabolism*; D003346:Corticotropin-Releasing Hormone / Q000378:metabolism*; D005333:Fetus; D006624:Hippocampus / Q000166:cytology / Q000378:metabolism; D020925:Hypoxia-Ischemia, Brain / Q000378:metabolism* / Q000473:pathology / Q000503:physiopathology; D009474:Neurons / Q000166:cytology / Q000378:metabolism*; D012333:RNA, Messenger / Q000378:metabolism; D051381:Rats; D018019:Receptors, Corticotropin-Releasing Hormone / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism*; D013312:Stress, Physiological / Q000378:metabolism*; D015854:Up-Regulation / Q000502:physiology*; D000099052:CRF Receptor, Type 1
chemical_list: C101531:CRF receptor type 2; D012333:RNA, Messenger; D018019:Receptors, Corticotropin-Releasing Hormone; D000099052:CRF Receptor, Type 1; D003346:Corticotropin-Releasing Hormone