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The Journal of Neuroscience, July 15, 1999, 19(14):5932-5941
Caspase-8 and Caspase-3 Are Expressed by Different Populations of
Cortical Neurons Undergoing Delayed Cell Death after Focal Stroke in
the Rat
James J.
Velier,
Julie A.
Ellison,
Kristine K.
Kikly,
Patricia A.
Spera,
Frank C.
Barone, and
Giora Z.
Feuerstein
Departments of Cardiovascular Pharmacology and Immunology,
SmithKline Beecham Pharmaceuticals, King of Prussia, Pennsylvania
19406
A number of studies have provided evidence that neuronal cell loss
after stroke involves programmed cell death or apoptosis. In
particular, recent biochemical and immunohistochemical studies have
demonstrated the expression and activation of intracellular proteases,
notably caspase-3, which act as both initiators and executors of the
apoptotic process. To further elucidate the involvement of caspases in
neuronal cell death induced by focal stroke we developed a panel of
antibodies and investigated the spatial and temporal pattern of both
caspase-8 and caspase-3 expression. Our efforts focused on caspase-8
because its "apical" position within the enzymatic cascade of
caspases makes it a potentially important therapeutic target.
Constitutive expression of procaspase-8 was detectable in most cortical
neurons, and proteolytic processing yielding the active form of
caspase-8 was found as early as 6 hr after focal stroke induced in rats
by permanent middle cerebral artery occlusion. This active form of
caspase-8 was predominantly seen in the large pyramidal neurons of
lamina V. Active caspase-3 was evident only in neurons located within
lamina II/III starting at 24 hr after injury and in microglia
throughout the core infarct at all times examined. Terminal
deoxynucleotidyl transferase-mediated biotinylated UTP nick end
labeling, gel electrophoresis of DNA, and neuronal cell
quantitation indicated that there was an early nonapoptotic loss of
cortical neurons followed by a progressive elimination of neurons with
features of apoptosis. These data indicate that the pattern of caspase
expression occurring during delayed neuronal cell death after focal
stroke will vary depending on the neuronal phenotype.
Key words:
stroke; ischemia; caspases; apoptosis; microglia; neuron
Copyright © 1999 Society for Neuroscience 0270-6474/99/19145932-10$05.00/0
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