Cannabinoids prevent the amyloid β-induced activation of astroglial hemichannels: A neuroprotective mechanism
Autor: | Christian Giaume, Juan A. Orellana, Carola J. Maturana, Cristian A. Santibañez, Valeria C. Labra, Kenji F. Shoji, Juan C. Sáez, Rosario Gajardo-Gómez |
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Rok vydání: | 2016 |
Předmět: |
0301 basic medicine
Microglia Methanandamide Glutamate receptor Meth Biology Neuroprotection 03 medical and health sciences Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience chemistry.chemical_compound 030104 developmental biology 0302 clinical medicine medicine.anatomical_structure Neurology chemistry medicine Neuron Neuroscience 030217 neurology & neurosurgery Neuroinflammation Astrocyte |
Zdroj: | Glia. 65:122-137 |
ISSN: | 0894-1491 |
Popis: | The mechanisms involved in Alzheimer's disease are not completely understood and how astrocytes and their gliotransmission contribute to this neurodegenerative disease remains to be fully elucidated. Previous studies have shown that amyloid-β peptide (Aβ) induces neuronal death by a mechanism that involves the excitotoxic release of ATP and glutamate associated to astroglial hemichannel opening. We have demonstrated that synthetic and endogenous cannabinoids (CBs) reduce the opening of astrocyte Cx43 hemichannels evoked by activated microglia or inflammatory mediators. Nevertheless, whether CBs could prevent the astroglial hemichannel-dependent death of neurons evoked by Aβ is unknown. Astrocytes as well as acute hippocampal slices were treated with the active fragment of Aβ alone or in combination with the following CBs: WIN, 2-AG, or methanandamide (Meth). Hemichannel activity was monitored by single channel recordings and by time-lapse ethidium uptake while neuronal death was assessed by Fluoro-Jade C staining. We report that CBs fully prevented the hemichannel activity and inflammatory profile evoked by Aβ in astrocytes. Moreover, CBs fully abolished the Aβ-induced release of excitotoxic glutamate and ATP associated to astrocyte Cx43 hemichannel activity, as well as neuronal damage in hippocampal slices exposed to Aβ. Consequently, this work opens novel avenues for alternative treatments that target astrocytes to maintain neuronal function and survival during AD. GLIA 2016 GLIA 2017;65:122-137. |
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