马桑内酯对大鼠海马神经元细胞内游离钙离子浓度的影响

以荧光探针Fluo-3/AM为胞浆内游离钙特异性指示剂,通过激光扫描共聚焦显微镜动态监测急性分离SD大鼠(出生后7～14 d)海马神经元细胞内游离钙离子浓度(Ca2 ]i)的变化情况,以了解钙离子及钙通道在癫痫发病中的作用,探讨马桑内酯(coriaria lactone, CL)调节神经细胞内钙稳态的机理.实验发现,CL能使急性分离大鼠海马神经元Ca2 ]i增加;nifedipine和低浓度NiCl2虽可延迟,但不能完全阻断这种作用.除促使电压依赖的T-、L-型钙离子通道开放外,CL尚可通过其他途径增加海马神经元内Ca2 ]i,改变细胞兴奋性而致痫.

Effects of Coriaria Lactone on the Concentration of Intracellular Free Calcium of Rat Hippocampal Neurons

We instituted an investigation to elucidate the role of Ca2+ and calcium channels in epileptogenesis and to analyze the mechanism by which coriaria lactone (CL) regulates intracellular Ca2+ concentration. The hippocampal neurons of Sprague-Dawley rats (post natal days 7 to 14) were acutely isolated and loaded with calcium-sensitive fluorescent indicator Fluo-3/AM. Intracellular calcium concentration (Ca2+]i) changes were measured using laser scanning confocal microscopy. The study included five groups, namely the CL group, the NiCl2 plus CL group, the Nifedipine plus CL group, the NiCl2+ Nifedipine plus CL group, and the control group. The results indicated that 20 microl/ml CL induced a significant increase of Ca2+]i in hippocampal neurons when compared to the control (P < 0.01), the mean fluorescent intensity of intracellular calcium displaying an increase from 5.46 +/- 2.37 to 34.03 +/- 3.45. Although the increase of relative intracellular fluorescent intensity was delayed by 3 or 4 minutes in the NiCl2 plus CL group, the Nifedipine plus CL group, and the NiCl2+ Nifedipine plus CL group, yet the use to 20 microl/ml CL in these 3 groups caused a significant ascending level of the fluorescent intensities (from 3.94 +/- 1.75 to 30.18 +/- 4.22; from 3.38 +/- 1.11 to 36.39 +/- 3.97; from 3.05 +/- 1.02 to 28.05 +/- 2.71), and the effect was comparable to that observed in the CL group (P > 0.05). So CL can increase Ca2+]i in acutely isolated rat hippocampal neurons. This effect can be delayed but can not be completely blocked by NiCl2 and Nifedipine. These findings indicate that CL can increase Ca2+]i by other means besides T- and L-type voltage-gated calcium channels, and that CL can increase the excitability of neurons and play a role in the epileptogenesis process.