title: Detrimental role of corticotropin-releasing factor on the decrease of CA1 field potential induced by in vitro ischemia in rat hippocampal slices.
abstract: This experiment was designed to test the hypothesis that endogenous corticotropin-releasing factor (CRF) contributes to the neurodegenerative process following an ischemic insult. To test this hypothesis, the effects of chronic intracerebroventricular administration of CRF or astressin, a CRF-receptor antagonist, on the decrease in the Schaffer collateral-CA1 field potential induced by hypoxia/hypoglycemia (ischemia), were tested in rat hippocampal slices. The chronic treatment with CRF had a significant exacerbating effect on the 10-min ischemia, a condition that did not affect the evoked synaptic response in the hippocampal CA1 area, as compared to vehicle-treated rats. On the other hand, astressin had a significant ameliorative effect on the 15-min ischemia-induced reduction of the evoked synaptic response in the hippocampal CA1 area. These findings suggest that CRF accelerates hippocampal ischemic vulnerability induced by hypoxia and hypoglycemia.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pharmacology, Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Kyushu University, Fukuoka, Japan.
authors.forename: Yoshifumi
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Kagamiishi
authors.forename: Tsuneyuki
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Yamamoto
authors.forename: Shigenori
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Watanabe
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D015687:Cell Hypoxia / Q000502:physiology; D003346:Corticotropin-Releasing Hormone / Q000494:pharmacology / Q000502:physiology*; D005071:Evoked Potentials / Q000187:drug effects; D006624:Hippocampus / Q000503:physiopathology*; D007003:Hypoglycemia / Q000503:physiopathology*; D066298:In Vitro Techniques; D008297:Male; D010446:Peptide Fragments / Q000494:pharmacology; D051381:Rats; D017207:Rats, Sprague-Dawley; D018019:Receptors, Corticotropin-Releasing Hormone / Q000037:antagonists & inhibitors
chemical_list: D010446:Peptide Fragments; D018019:Receptors, Corticotropin-Releasing Hormone; C104416:astressin; D003346:Corticotropin-Releasing Hormone