2016
Glutamate carboxypeptidase II gene knockout attenuates oxidative stress and cortical apoptosis after traumatic brain injury
Cao Y, Gao Y, Xu S, Bao J, Lin Y, Luo X, Wang Y, Luo Q, Jiang J, Neale JH, Zhong C. Glutamate carboxypeptidase II gene knockout attenuates oxidative stress and cortical apoptosis after traumatic brain injury. BMC Neuroscience 2016, 17: 15. PMID: 27091009, PMCID: PMC4836105, DOI: 10.1186/s12868-016-0251-1.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsTraumatic brain injuryWild-type miceBrain injuryKnockout miceNeuroprotective efficacyType miceImpact injuryOxidative stressCortical impact injuryInjury-induced increaseBcl-2/Bax ratioGene knockout miceGlutathione peroxidase activityCerebral cortexCortical apoptosisKO miceCytosolic cytochrome c levelsConclusionsThese dataN-acetylaspartylglutamateSynaptic releaseTUNEL-positive nucleiAnimal modelsExtracellular levelsCytochrome c levelsGlutathione levels
2015
Mice lacking glutamate carboxypeptidase II develop normally, but are less susceptible to traumatic brain injury
Gao Y, Xu S, Cui Z, Zhang M, Lin Y, Cai L, Wang Z, Luo X, Zheng Y, Wang Y, Luo Q, Jiang J, Neale JH, Zhong C. Mice lacking glutamate carboxypeptidase II develop normally, but are less susceptible to traumatic brain injury. Journal Of Neurochemistry 2015, 134: 340-353. PMID: 25872793, DOI: 10.1111/jnc.13123.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsTraumatic brain injuryGlutamate carboxypeptidase IIModerate traumatic brain injuryNeurotransmitter N-acetylaspartylglutamateGCPII geneBrain injuryNervous systemSpatial learning/memoryEnhanced glutamate transmissionLong-term behavioral outcomesHippocampus 24 hInhibition of GCPIIWild-type littermatesMorris water mazeCarboxypeptidase IIKO mouse lineLearning/memoryHistopathological protectionGene KOBeam walkingGlutamate transmissionNeuronal degenerationAstrocyte damageKO miceNeurological behavior