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CELLULAR AND MOLECULAR NEUROBIOLOGY
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SPRINGER/PLENUM PUBLISHERS
DOI: 10.1007/s10571-023-01407-8
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Neuroprotection; Hypoxia; Hypercapnia; Hypercapnic hypoxia; Ultrastructural neurons; Adaptation
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Isolated exposure to intermittent hypoxia and permissive hypercapnia induces ultrastructural changes in mitochondria and endoplasmic reticulum, leading to maximal ischemic tolerance in neurons. This study compares the ultrastructural changes in hippocampal neurons after isolated and combined exposure to hypoxia and hypercapnia and correlates these changes with neuroprotective effects. The findings suggest that hypoxia and hypercapnia have varying effects on organelles responsible for neuron functions, with hypercapnia playing a dominant role in neuroprotection.
Isolated exposure to intermittent hypoxia and permissive hypercapnia activates signaling mechanisms that induce ultrastructural changes in mitochondria and endoplasmic reticulum, accompanied by the development of maximal ischemic tolerance in neurons under the combined influence of these factors. However, there are a lack of data on the combined impact of these factors on the ultrastructure of neuronal organelles. The present study aims to comparatively assess the ultrastructural changes in neurons following isolated and combined exposure to hypoxia and hypercapnia, as well as to correlate these changes with the neuroprotective potential previously observed for these factors. Following a 15-session course of 30-min exposures to permissive hypercapnia (PCO2 & AP; 50 mmHg) and/or normobaric hypoxia (PO2 & AP; 150 mmHg), morphometric assessment was conducted to evaluate the extent of ultrastructural changes in hippocampal neurons (mitochondria, perinuclear space, and granular endoplasmic reticulum). It was found that in hippocampal neurons from the CA1 region, permissive hypercapnia resulted in increased mitochondrial size, expansion of membranous compartments of the granular endoplasmic reticulum, and perinuclear space. Normobaric hypoxia affected only mitochondrial size, while hypercapnic hypoxia specifically widened the perinuclear space. These ultrastructural changes objectively reflect varying degrees of the influence of hypoxia and hypercapnia on organelles responsible for energy metabolism, anti-apoptotic, and synthetic functions of neurons. This confirms the effect of potentiation of their neuroprotective effects under combined exposure and highlights the dominant role of the hypercapnic component in this mechanism.
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