scholarly journals The bone morphogenetic protein antagonist noggin protects white matter after perinatal hypoxia–ischemia

2011 ◽  
Vol 42 (3) ◽  
pp. 318-326 ◽  
Author(s):  
Maria L.V. Dizon ◽  
Tensing Maa ◽  
John A. Kessler
2015 ◽  
Vol 113 (2) ◽  
pp. 592-600 ◽  
Author(s):  
Penghui Chen ◽  
Liyan Wang ◽  
Qiyue Deng ◽  
Huaizhen Ruan ◽  
Wenqin Cai

Oligodendrocyte progenitor cells (OPCs) are susceptible to perinatal hypoxia ischemia brain damage (HIBD), which results in infant cerebral palsy due to the effects on myelination. The origin of OPC vulnerability in HIBD, however, remains controversial. In this study, we defined the HIBD punctate lesions by MRI diffuse excessive high signal intensity (DEHSI) in postnatal 7-day-old rats. The electrophysiological functional properties of OPCs in HIBD were recorded by patch-clamp in acute cerebral cortex slices. The slices were intracellularly injected with Lucifer yellow and immunohistochemically labeled with NG2 antibody to identify local OPCs. Passive membrane properties and K+ channel functions in OPCs were analyzed to estimate the onset of vulnerability in HIBD. The resting membrane potential, membrane resistance, and membrane capacitance of OPCs were increased in both the gray and white matter of the cerebral cortex. OPCs in both the gray and white matter exhibited voltage-dependent K+ currents, which consisted of the initiated rectified potassium currents ( IA) and the sustained rectified currents ( IK). The significant alternation in membrane resistance was influenced by the diversity of potassium channel kinetics. These findings suggest that the rectification of IA and IK channels may play a significant role in OPC vulnerability in HIBD.


2001 ◽  
Vol 23 (3) ◽  
pp. 203-208 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jennifer K. Ness ◽  
Michael J. Romanko ◽  
Raymond P. Rothstein ◽  
Teresa L. Wood ◽  
Steven W. Levison

2017 ◽  
Vol 28 (4) ◽  
pp. 521-535 ◽  
Author(s):  
Maiko T. Uemura ◽  
Masafumi Ihara ◽  
Takakuni Maki ◽  
Takayuki Nakagomi ◽  
Seiji Kaji ◽  
...  

2005 ◽  
Vol 25 (1_suppl) ◽  
pp. S444-S444 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kristin M Noppens ◽  
J Regino Perez-Polo ◽  
David K Rassin ◽  
Karin N Westlund ◽  
Roderic Fabian ◽  
...  

2009 ◽  
Vol 47 (01) ◽  
Author(s):  
K Breitkopf ◽  
A Müller ◽  
L Ciuclan ◽  
E Wiercinska ◽  
P ten Dijke ◽  
...  

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