Protein kinase C in focal ischemic rat brain: dual autoradiographic analysis of [C]iodoantipyrine (IAP) and [H]phorbol-12,13-dibutyrate (PDBu) |
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Authors: | Yoshihiro Tohyama Kazuhiro Sako Yukichi Yonemasu |
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Institution: | Department of Neurosurgery, Asahikawa Medical College, 4–5 Nishikagura, Asahikawa, Hokkaido 078, Japan |
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Abstract: | Protein kinase C (PKC) activity was measured in rat brain with 2 h of middle cerebral artery (MCA) and common carotid artery (CCA) occlusion, using dual autoradiography of 14C]iodoantipyrine (IAP) and 3H]phorbol-12,13-dibutyrate (PDBu). In the ischemic brain, it required more than 120 min of incubation to obtain a plateau in PDBu binding. In contrast, the binding of PDBu in non-ischemic brain reached a plateau with incubation for 60 min. This delay of PDBu binding in the ischemic brain suggests that the affinity of this ligand is reduced due to a change in structure of the cell membrane caused by ischemia. PDBu binding in the ischemic brain increased significantly compared to the non-ischemic brain. This finding provides further evidence that excessive activation of PKC in the ischemic brain may play an important role in ischemic neuronal damage. ©1997 Elsevier Science B.V. All rights reserved. |
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Keywords: | brain ischemia protein kinase c |
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