AAS ›› 2015, Vol. 46 ›› Issue (2): 145-150.doi: 10.16098/j.issn.0529-1356.2015.02.001

    Next Articles

Role of conventional protein kinase Cγ and its interacting protein 14-3-3γ in oxygen\|glucose deprivation-induced ischemic injury of primary cultured mouse cortical neurons

ZHANG Xin-xin YANG Xuan MA Wei CHEN Lu-mian HAN Song LI Jun-fa*   

  1. Department of Neurobiology and Beijing Institute for Brain Disorders, Capital Medical University, Beijing 100069, China
  • Received:2014-10-14 Revised:2014-11-19 Online:2015-04-06 Published:2015-04-06
  • Contact: LI Jun-fa E-mail:ZHXX0903@163.COM

Abstract:

Objective To explore the role of conventional protein kinase Cγ (cPKCγ) and its possible interacting protein 14-3-3γ in 1hour oxygen-glucose deprivation (OGD)/24hours reoxygenation and glucose restoration (R)-induced ischemic injury in primary cultured cortical neurons of mice.Methods Using cPKCγ gene knockout (cPKCγ-/-) mice, 1hour OGD/24hours R-induced ischemic injury model of primary cultured cortical neurons, and the techniques of co-immunoprecipitation (Co-IP), Western blotting and 3-(4,5-dimethyl thiazole-2)-2,5-diphenyl four azole nitrogen bromine salt (MTT) assay, the interaction of cPKCγ and 14-3-3γ and their effects on ischemic injury were determined. Results The Co-IP results confirmed the existence of cPKCγ interaction with 14-3-3γ in the cerebral cortex of mice; the decreased protein expression of cPKCγ was accompanied with the increase of 14-3-3γ protein levels in primary cultured cortical neurons from cPKCγ+/+mice after 1hour OGD/24hours R treatment (P<0.05, n=6 per group). Although the 14-3-3γ protein level in cortical neurons from cPKCγ-/-mice was higher than that from cPKCγ+/+ mice, 1hour OGD/24hours R treatment caused a significant decrease of 14-3-3γ protein level in cortical neurons from cPKCγ-/-mice (P<0.05, n=6 per group), suggesting cPKCγ may affect 14-3-3γ protein expression level in cortical neurons. In addition, the MTT results demonstrated that the 14-3-3γ inhibitor R18 (100μmol/L) significantly enhanced 1hour OGD/24hours R-induced ischemic injury of primary cultured cortical neurons from both cPKCγ+/+and cPKCγ-/-mice (P<0.05, n=6 per group).Conclusion cPKCγ may interact with 14-3-3γ and affect 14-3-3γ protein expression level in cortical neurons of mice. cPKCγ and 14-3-3γ may protect primary cultured cortical neurons against 1hour OGD/24hours R-induced ischemic injury.

 

Key words: Primary cultured cortical neuron, Oxygen-glucose deprivation, Ischemic injury, Conventional protein kinase Cγ, 14-3-3γ, Western blotting, Mouse