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  • Title: Na+/HCO3- cotransporter immunoreactivity changes in neurons and expresses in astrocytes in the gerbil hippocampal CA1 region after ischemia/reperfusion.
    Author: Sohn Y, Yoo KY, Park OK, Kwon SH, Lee CH, Choi JH, Hwang IK, Seo JY, Cho JH, Won MH.
    Journal: Neurochem Res; 2011 Dec; 36(12):2459-69. PubMed ID: 21833843.
    Abstract:
    The maintenance of intracellular pH is important in neuronal function. Na(+)/HCO(3)(-) cotransporter (NBC), a bicarbonate-dependent acid-base transport protein, may contribute to cellular acid-base homeostasis in pathophysiological processes. We examined the alterations of NBC immunoreactivity and its protein levels in the hippocampal CA1 region after transient cerebral ischemia in gerbils. In the sham-operated group, moderate NBC immunoreactivity was detected in CA1 pyramidal neurons, and, 12 h after I/R, the immunoreactivity in the pyramidal neurons was markedly increased over controls. Three days after I/R, NBC immunoreactivity nearly disappeared in the CA1 pyramidal neurons. However, NBC immunoreactivity was detected in the non-pyramidal neurons of the ischemic CA1 region at 3 days after I/R. From double immunofluorescence study with glial markers, NBC immunoreactivity was detected in astrocytes, not in microglia, at 4 days after I/R. NBC protein level in the CA1 region was significantly increased at 12 h post-ischemia and significantly decreased at 2 days post-ischemia. Thereafter, NBC protein level was again increased and returned to the level of the sham-operated group at 4 days post-ischemia. On the other hand, treatment with 4,4'-diisothiocyanatostilbene-2,2'-disulfonate (DIDS), an inorganic anion exchanger blocker including Cl-bicarbonate exchanger, protected CA1 pyramidal neurons from I/R injury at 4 days post-ischemia. These results indicate that changes in NBC expressions may play an important role in neuronal damage and astrocytosis induced by transient cerebral ischemia.
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