期刊
MOLECULAR NEUROBIOLOGY
卷 55, 期 3, 页码 2056-2069出版社
HUMANA PRESS INC
DOI: 10.1007/s12035-017-0439-0
关键词
Aquaporin-4; Astrocytes; Brain edema; Blood-brain barrier; Methamphetamine; Motivational behavior
资金
- Foundation for Science and Technology (FCT Portugal) [PTDC/SAUFCF/098685/2008]
- COMPETE fund
- FEDER fund
- CNC.IBILI [PEst-UID/NEU/04539/2013]
- FEDER-COMPETE [FCOMP-01-0124-FEDER-028417, POCI-010145-FEDER-007440]
- FCT Portugal [SFRH/BD/84408/2012, SFRH/BD/85556/2012]
- QREN
- POPH/FSE
- [Pest-C/SAU/UI3282/2013-2014]
- Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia [SFRH/BD/85556/2012, PEst-C/SAU/UI3282/2013, SFRH/BD/84408/2012] Funding Source: FCT
Methamphetamine (METH) abuse/misuse is a worldwide problem, and despite extensive characterization of its neurotoxicity over the last years, many questions remain unanswered. Recently, it was shown that METH compromises the blood-brain barrier (BBB) and causes a disturbance in the water homeostasis leading to brain edema. Importantly, water transport at BBB is regulated by water channels, aquaporins (AQPs), with AQP4 being expressed in astrocytic end-feet surrounding brain endothelium. Thus, the main goal of this work was to unravel the role of AQP4 under conditions of METH consumption. Our results show that METH (4x 10 mg/kg, 2 h apart, i.p.) interferes with AQP4 protein levels causing brain edema and BBB breakdown in both mice striatum and hippocampus, which culminated in locomotor and motivational impairment. Furthermore, these effects were prevented by pharmacological blockade of AQP4 with a specific inhibitor (TGN-020). Moreover, siRNA knockdown of this water channel protected astrocytes from METH-induced swelling and morphologic alterations. Herein, we unraveled AQP4 as a new therapeutic target to prevent the negative impact of METH.
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