The neuroprotective impact of the leak potassium channel TASK1 on stroke development in mice

Autor: Guido Stoll, Christoph Kleinschnitz, Tilman Broicher, Sven G. Meuth, Douglas A. Bayliss, Heinz Wiendl, Madeleine Austinat, Stephan Fischer, Thomas Budde, Stefan Bittner, Stefan Braeuninger
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2008
Předmět:
Male
Potassium Channels
Brain Ischemia
Membrane Potentials
Brain ischemia
Receptor
Cannabinoid
CB2

Mice
Receptor
Cannabinoid
CB1

Thalamus
Medicine
Hypoxia
Brain

Mice
Knockout

Neurons
Brain
Depolarization
Infarction
Middle Cerebral Artery

Cerebral ischemia
Two-pore domain potassium channels
Potassium channel
Stroke
Neurology
Anesthesia
Cardiology
Acidosis
medicine.medical_specialty
Polyunsaturated Alkamides
Ischemia
TRPV Cation Channels
Nerve Tissue Proteins
Arachidonic Acids
In Vitro Techniques
Neuroprotection
Article
lcsh:RC321-571
TASK channels
TASK1−/− mice
Slice preparation
Potassium Channels
Tandem Pore Domain

Internal medicine
Animals
RNA
Messenger

Transient middle cerebral artery occlusion
lcsh:Neurosciences. Biological psychiatry. Neuropsychiatry
business.industry
medicine.disease
Blockade
Mice
Inbred C57BL

Electrophysiology
Thalamic neurons
business
Endocannabinoids
Zdroj: Neurobiology of Disease, Vol 33, Iss 1, Pp 1-11 (2009)
Popis: Oxygen depletion (O(2)) and a decrease in pH are initial pathophysiological events in stroke development, but secondary mechanisms of ischemic cell death are incompletely understood. By patch-clamp recordings of brain slice preparations we show that TASK1 and TASK3 channels are inhibited by pH-reduction (42+/-2%) and O(2) deprivation (36+/-5%) leading to membrane depolarization, increased input resistance and a switch in action potential generation under ischemic conditions. In vivo TASK blockade by anandamide significantly increased infarct volumes at 24 h in mice undergoing 30 min of transient middle cerebral artery occlusion (tMCAO). Moreover, blockade of TASK channels accelerated stroke development. Supporting these findings TASK1(-/-) mice developed significantly larger infarct volumes after tMCAO accompanied by worse outcome in functional neurological tests compared to wild type mice. In conclusion, our data provide evidence for an important role of functional TASK channels in limiting tissue damage during cerebral ischemia.
Databáze: OpenAIRE