期刊
BRAIN RESEARCH
卷 1771, 期 -, 页码 -出版社
ELSEVIER
DOI: 10.1016/j.brainres.2021.147646
关键词
Extracellular space; Diffusion; Extracellular Matrix; Ischemia; Osmotic stress; Potassium; Integrative optical imaging; Real-time iontophoresis; Ion-selective microelectrodes
资金
- NSF CAREER Award [1149446]
- Division Of Integrative Organismal Systems
- Direct For Biological Sciences [1149446] Funding Source: National Science Foundation
The African naked mole-rat (NM-R) exhibits a unique dynamic response mechanism in the brain extracellular space (ECS) under hypoxic and ischemic conditions, likely developed to adapt to maintaining brain function in their extreme nest environment.
Brain extracellular space (ECS) forms a conduit for diffusion, an essential mode of molecular transport between brain vasculature, neurons and glia. ECS volume is reduced under conditions of hypoxia and ischemia, contributing to impaired extracellular diffusion and consequent neuronal dysfunction and death. We investigated the ECS volume fraction and diffusion permeability of the African naked mole-rat (NM-R; Heterocephalus Glaber), a rodent with a remarkably high tolerance for hypoxia and ischemia. Real-Time Iontophoretic and Integrative Optical Imaging methods were used to evaluate diffusion transport in cortical slices under normoxic and ischemic conditions, and results were compared to values previously collected in rats. NM-R brains under normoxic conditions had a smaller ECS volume fraction than rats, and a correspondingly decreased diffusion permeability for macromolecules. Surprisingly, and in sharp contrast to rats, the NM-R ECS responded to ischemic conditions at the center of thick brain slices by expanding, rather than shrinking, and preserving diffusion permeabilities for small and large molecules. The NM-R thick slices also showed a blunted accumulation of ECS potassium compared to rats. The remarkable dynamic response of the NM-R ECS to ischemia likely demonstrates an adaptation for NM-R to maintain brain function in their extreme nest environment.
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