Optical imaging reveals cation–Cl− cotransporter-mediated transient rapid decrease in intracellular Cl− concentration induced by oxygen–glucose deprivation in rat neocortical slices

Autor: Atsuo Fukuda, Masaki Tanaka, Hitoo Nishino, Yasumasa Yamada, Yoshiro Wada, Hajime Togari, Kanji Muramatsu, Yasunobu Shimano
Rok vydání: 2001
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Zdroj: Neuroscience Research. 39:269-280
ISSN: 0168-0102
Popis: In brain slices from young (postnatal day (P) 10–15) rat somatosensory cortex, real-time neuronal intracellular Cl − concentration ([Cl − ] i ) recordings were made by an optical technique measuring 6-methoxy- N -ethlquinolinium iodide (MEQ) fluorescence. Oxygen–glucose deprivation (in vitro model of ischemia) induced a long-lasting [Cl − ] i increase preceded by a rapid, transient [Cl − ] i decrease that could not be inhibited by blockers of Cl − pumps, Cl − channels, or Cl − antiporters, but was sensitive to cation–Cl − cotransporter inhibitors (bumetanide and furosemide). Use of low external Na + or high external K + revealed that the Na + ,K + –2Cl − cotransporter was inhibited by bumetanide and furosemide, whereas the K + –Cl − cotransporter was preferentially inhibited by furosemide under our experimental conditions. With a reduced inward driving force for Na + (reducing Na + ,K + –2Cl − cotransport), the transient [Cl − ] i decrease was only rarely induced by oxygen–glucose deprivation. In contrast, with a reduced outward driving force for K + (reducing K + –Cl − cotransport), the transient [Cl − ] i decrease still occurred. These results suggest that the transient [Cl − ] i decrease was primarily mediated by a rapid inhibition of the inwardly directed Na + ,K + –2Cl − cotransporter. Reverse transcriptase-polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) experiments suggested that the isoform involved is NKCC1. We hypothesize that the initial rapid Cl − efflux might effectively delay the irreversible Cl − influx that mediates neuronal injury.
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