title: P2X7 receptor differentially modulates astroglial apoptosis and clasmatodendrosis in the rat brain following status epilepticus.
abstract: Recently, it has been reported that astroglial loss/dysfunction plays a role in epileptogenesis. In addition, astroglial loss is accompanied by up-regulation of P2X7 receptor expression in microglia. Therefore, we investigated whether P2X7 receptor is involved in astroglial damages induced by status epilepticus (SE). In the present study, astroglial loss showed the regional-specific manner and the differential responses to P2X7 receptor functions. Both OxATP and brilliant blue G (P2X7 receptor antagonists) infusion prevented apoptotic astroglial loss in the molecular layer of the dentate gyrus and the frontoparietal cortex, while it promoted clasmatodendrosis in the CA1 region as compared to saline treatment. In contrast, BzATP (a P2X7 receptor agonist) treatment exacerbated apoptotic astroglial loss in the molecular layer of the dentate gyrus and the frontoparietal cortex, but alleviated SE-induced astroglial swelling in the CA1 region. Astroglial loss in the piriform cortex was not affected by P2X7 receptor agonist- or antagonist-infusion. These findings suggest that P2X7 receptor function differently modulates SE-induced astroglial loss in distinct brain regions.
authors.affiliation: Department of Anatomy and Neurobiology, Institute of Epilepsy Research, College of Medicine, Hallym University, Chunchon 200-702, South Korea.
authors.forename: Ji-Eun
authors.initials: JE
authors.lastname: Kim
authors.forename: Hea Jin
authors.initials: HJ
authors.lastname: Ryu
authors.forename: Seong-Il
authors.initials: SI
authors.lastname: Yeo
authors.forename: Tae-Cheon
authors.initials: TC
authors.lastname: Kang
mesh_terms: D000255:Adenosine Triphosphate / Q000031:analogs & derivatives / Q000494:pharmacology; D000818:Animals; D017209:Apoptosis / Q000187:drug effects / Q000502:physiology; D001253:Astrocytes / Q000187:drug effects / Q000473:pathology*; D056547:CA1 Region, Hippocampal / Q000187:drug effects / Q000473:pathology*; D048430:Cell Shape / Q000187:drug effects; D003712:Dendrites / Q000187:drug effects* / Q000648:ultrastructure; D018891:Dentate Gyrus / Q000187:drug effects / Q000473:pathology*; D005625:Frontal Lobe / Q000187:drug effects / Q000473:pathology*; D008297:Male; D017628:Microglia / Q000187:drug effects / Q000473:pathology; D010296:Parietal Lobe / Q000187:drug effects / Q000473:pathology*; D010862:Pilocarpine / Q000633:toxicity; D058911:Purinergic P2X Receptor Agonists / Q000494:pharmacology*; D058920:Purinergic P2X Receptor Antagonists / Q000494:pharmacology*; D051381:Rats; D017207:Rats, Sprague-Dawley; D058486:Receptors, Purinergic P2X7 / Q000187:drug effects / Q000502:physiology*; D012394:Rosaniline Dyes / Q000494:pharmacology; D013226:Status Epilepticus / Q000139:chemically induced / Q000473:pathology* / Q000503:physiopathology
chemical_list: D058911:Purinergic P2X Receptor Agonists; D058920:Purinergic P2X Receptor Antagonists; D058486:Receptors, Purinergic P2X7; D012394:Rosaniline Dyes; D010862:Pilocarpine; C033901:3'-O-(4-benzoyl)benzoyladenosine 5'-triphosphate; C017199:2',3'-dialdehyde ATP; D000255:Adenosine Triphosphate; C004692:coomassie Brilliant Blue