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标题：Possible Involvement of P2X7 Receptor Activation in Microglial Neuroprotection against Focal Cerebral Ischemia in Rats
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作者：Daijiro Yanagisawa ; Yoshihisa Kitamura ; Kazuyuki Takata 等
期刊名称：Biological and Pharmaceutical Bulletin
印刷版ISSN：0918-6158
电子版ISSN：1347-5215
出版年度：2008
卷号：31
期号：6
页码：1121-1130
DOI：10.1248/bpb.31.1121
出版社：The Pharmaceutical Society of Japan
摘要：Microglia play important roles in the pathogenic cascade following cerebral ischemia, since they express growth factors, chemokines and regulatory cytokines as well as free radicals and other toxic mediators. P2X₇ receptor, a subtype of a family of P2 purinoceptors, is primarily expressed in microglia and macrophages, suggesting that it regulates immune function and inflammatory responses. However, the involvement of ATP in such microglial responses after cerebral ischemia is not yet understood. In this study, we investigated the possible involvement of ATP, especially through the P2X₇ receptors, in a rat model of focal cerebral ischemia. In immunohistochemical analysis, P2X₇ receptor-like immunoreactivity was predominantly detected in microglia, and then activated microglia accumulated in the ischemic region, in rats subjected to middle cerebral artery occlusion (MCAO) and reperfusion. Intracerebroventricular injection with P2X₇ receptor agonist 2′-3′- O -(4-benzoylbenzoyl)adenosine 5′-triphosphate (BzATP) improved behavioral dysfunction accessed by rota-rod test and ischemic neural injury induced by MCAO. In contrast, P2X₇ receptor antagonist adenosine 5′-triphosphate-2′,3′-dialdehyde (OxATP) exacerbated ischemic brain damage. These results suggest that microglia play an important role in neuroprotection against rat cerebral ischemia, which is regulated by a P2X₇ receptor-mediated ATP signal.
关键词：microglia;P2X7 receptor;cerebral ischemia;neuronal cell death