Inhibition of calpain and caspase-3 prevented apoptosis and preserved electrophysiological properties of voltage-gated and ligand-gated ion channels in rat primary cortical neurons exposed to glutamate

Neuroscience
Swapan K RayNaren L Banik

Abstract

Glutamate toxicity in traumatic brain injury, ischemia, and Huntington's disease causes cortical neuron death and dysfunction. We tested the efficacy of calpain and caspase-3 inhibitors alone and in combination to prevent neuronal death and preserve electrophysiological functions in rat primary cortical neurons following glutamate exposure. Cortical neurons exposed to 0.5 microM glutamate for 24 h committed mostly apoptotic death as determined by Wright staining and ApopTag assay. Levels of expression, formation of active forms, and activities of calpain and caspase-3 were increased following glutamate exposure. Also, in situ double labeling identified conformationally active caspase-3-p20 fragment and chromatin condensation in apoptotic neurons. Pretreatment of cortical neurons with 0.2 microM N-benzyloxylcarbonyl-Leu-Nle-aldehyde (calpain-specific inhibitor) and 100 microM N-benzyloxylcarbonyl-Asp(OCH3)-Glu(OCH3)-Val-Asp(OCH3)-fluoromethyl ketone (caspase-3-specific inhibitor) provided strong neuroprotection. Standard patch-clamp techniques were used to measure the whole-cell currents associated with Na+ channels, N-methyl-D-aspartate receptors, and kainate receptors. The lack of a change in capacitance indicated that neurons...Continue Reading

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