Calponin and caldesmon cellular domains in reacting microvessels following traumatic brain injury

Microvascular Research
Christian W KreipkeJosé A Rafols

Abstract

Calponin (Cp) and caldesmon (Cd) are actin-binding proteins involved in the regulation of smooth muscle (SM) tone during blood vessel contraction. While in vitro studies have reported modifications of these proteins during vessel contractility, their role in vivo remains unclear. Traumatic brain injury (TBI) causes disruption of cerebral microvascular tone, leading to sustained contractility in reacting microvessels and cerebral hypoperfusion. This study aimed to determine the spatial and temporal expressions of Cp and Cd in rat cerebral cortical and hippocampal microvessels post-TBI. Reacting microvessels were analyzed in control, 4, 24, and 48 h post-injury. Single and double immunocytochemical techniques together with semiquantitative analyses revealed a Cp upregulation in SM at all time frames post-TBI; with the protein migrating from SM cytosol to the vicinity of the cell membrane. Similarly, Cd immunoreactivity significantly increased in both SM and endothelial cells (En). However, while Cp and Cd in SM remained elevated, their levels in En returned to normal at 48 h post-TBI. The results suggest that Cp and Cd levels increase while compartmentalizing to specific subcellular domains. These changes are temporally associate...Continue Reading

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