Cotrina M L, Kang J, Lin J H, Bueno E, Hansen T W, He L, Liu Y, Nedergaard M
Department of Cell Biology, New York Medical College, Valhalla, New York 10595, USA.
J Neurosci. 1998 Apr 1;18(7):2520-37. doi: 10.1523/JNEUROSCI.18-07-02520.1998.
Gap junctions are highly conductive channels that allow the direct transfer of intracellular messengers such as Ca2+ and inositol triphosphate (IP3) between interconnected cells. In brain, astrocytes are coupled extensively by gap junctions. We found here that gap junctions among astrocytes in acutely prepared brain slices as well as in culture remained open during ischemic conditions. Uncoupling first occurred after the terminal loss of plasma membrane integrity. Gap junctions therefore may link ischemic astrocytes in an evolving infarct with the surroundings. The free exchange of intracellular messengers between dying and potentially viable astrocytes might contribute to secondary expansion of ischemic lesions.
缝隙连接是高传导性通道,可使细胞内信使如Ca2+和肌醇三磷酸(IP3)在相互连接的细胞之间直接传递。在大脑中,星形胶质细胞通过缝隙连接广泛耦合。我们在此发现,急性制备的脑片以及培养物中的星形胶质细胞之间的缝隙连接在缺血条件下仍保持开放。解偶联首先发生在质膜完整性最终丧失之后。因此,缝隙连接可能将正在形成的梗死灶中的缺血星形胶质细胞与周围环境连接起来。垂死的和潜在存活的星形胶质细胞之间细胞内信使的自由交换可能导致缺血性病变的继发性扩展。