title: Spatial and temporal distribution of N-type Ca(2+) channels in gerbil global cerebral ischemia.
abstract: In the present study, we have investigated the spatial and temporal distribution of voltage-gated calcium channels in the gerbil model of global cerebral ischemia using immunohistochemistry. Distinct localizations of P-type (alpha(1A)), N-type (alpha(1B)), and L-type (alpha(1C) and alpha(1D)) Ca(2+) channels were observed in the hippocampus at days 1-5 after ischemic injury. However, increased expression of N-type Ca(2+) channels was detectable in brain regions vulnerable to ischemia only at days 2 and 3 after ischemic injury. The pyramidal cell bodies of CA1-3 areas and the granule cell bodies of the dentate gyrus were intensely stained at days 2 and 3 following ischemic injury. Transient changes in N-type Ca(2+) channel expression were also observed in the affected cerebral cortex and striatum at days 2 and 3 after ischemic injury. Although the present study has not addressed the multiple mechanisms contributing to the intracellular free Ca(2+) concentration ([Ca(2+)](i)) increase in the ischemic brain, the first demonstration of the transient increase in N-type Ca(2+) channels may prove useful for future investigations.
authors.affiliation: Department of Anatomy, Seoul National University College of Medicine, 28 Yongon-Dong, Chongno-Gu, 110-799, Seoul, South Korea.
authors.forename: Y H
authors.initials: YH
authors.lastname: Chung
authors.forename: C M
authors.initials: CM
authors.lastname: Shin
authors.forename: M J
authors.initials: MJ
authors.lastname: Kim
authors.forename: D H
authors.initials: DH
authors.lastname: Shin
authors.forename: Y B
authors.initials: YB
authors.lastname: Yoo
authors.forename: C I
authors.initials: CI
authors.lastname: Cha
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D002118:Calcium / Q000378:metabolism; D020864:Calcium Channels, N-Type / Q000378:metabolism*; D016923:Cell Death / Q000502:physiology*; D002540:Cerebral Cortex / Q000378:metabolism / Q000473:pathology / Q000503:physiopathology; D004195:Disease Models, Animal; D005849:Gerbillinae; D006624:Hippocampus / Q000378:metabolism / Q000473:pathology / Q000503:physiopathology; D007150:Immunohistochemistry; D007424:Intracellular Fluid / Q000378:metabolism; D002546:Ischemic Attack, Transient / Q000378:metabolism* / Q000473:pathology / Q000503:physiopathology; D008297:Male; D017072:Neostriatum / Q000378:metabolism / Q000473:pathology / Q000503:physiopathology; D009410:Nerve Degeneration / Q000378:metabolism* / Q000473:pathology / Q000503:physiopathology; D009474:Neurons / Q000378:metabolism* / Q000473:pathology; D016548:Prosencephalon / Q000378:metabolism* / Q000473:pathology / Q000503:physiopathology; D017966:Pyramidal Cells / Q000378:metabolism / Q000473:pathology; D013997:Time Factors
chemical_list: D020864:Calcium Channels, N-Type; D002118:Calcium