Lead-Induced ERK Activation Is Mediated by GluR2 Non-containing AMPA Receptor in Cortical Neurons
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Ishida, Keishi
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subject | lead
glutamate receptor 2
neurotoxicity
mitogen-activated protein kinase (MAPK)
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Medical sciences
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abstract | Lead is a persistent environmental pollutant and exposure to high environmental levels causes various deleterious toxicities, especially to the central nervous system (CNS). The α-amino-3-hydroxy-5-methyl-4-isoxazolepropionic acid (AMPA) receptor that is devoid of the glutamate receptor 2 (GluR2) subunit is Ca2+-permeable, which increases the neuronal vulnerability to excitotoxicity. We have previously reported that long-term exposure of rat cortical neurons to lead acetate induces decrease of GluR2 expression. However, it is not clarified whether lead-induced GluR2 decrease is involved in neurotoxicity. Therefore, we investigated the contribution of GluR2 non-containing AMPA receptor to lead-induced neurotoxic events. Although the expression of four AMPA receptor subunits (GluR1, GluR2, GluR3, and GluR4) was decreased by lead exposure, the decrease in GluR2 expression was remarkable among four subunits. Lead-induced neuronal cell death was rescued by three glutamate receptor antagonists, 6-cyano-7-nitroquinoxaline-2,3-dione (CNQX, a non-selective AMPA receptor blocker), MK-801 (N-methyl-D-aspartate (NMDA) receptor blocker), and 1-naphthyl acetyl spermine (NAS, a specific Ca2+-permeable AMPA receptor blocker). Lead exposure activated extracellular signal-regulated protein kinase (ERK) 1/2, which was significantly ameliorated by CNQX. In addition, lead exposure activated p38 mitogen-activated protein kinase (MAPK p38), and protein kinase C (PKC), which was partially ameliorated by CNQX. Our findings indicate that Ca2+-permeable AMPA receptors resulting from GluR2 decrease may be involved in lead-induced neurotoxicity.
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description | This study was supported by JSPS KAKENHI (B) Grant Numbers 23310047 (to Y.K.), 15H02826 (to Y.K.), and a Grant-in-Aid for JSPS Fellows Number 14J06534 (to K.I.).
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journal title |
Biological and Pharmaceutical Bulletin
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volume | Volume 40
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issue | Issue 3
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start page | 303
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end page | 309
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date of issued | 2017-03-01
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publisher | The Pharmaceutical Society of Japan
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issn | 0918-6158
1347-5215
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eng
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Journal Article
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Journal Articles
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DCMI type | text
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format | application/pdf
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text version | publisher
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rights | © 2017 The Pharmaceutical Society of Japan
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Graduate School of Biomedical & Health Sciences
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