2006
Rapid Hypoxia Preconditioning Protects Cortical Neurons From Glutamate Toxicity Through δ-Opioid Receptor
Zhang J, Qian H, Zhao P, Hong SS, Xia Y. Rapid Hypoxia Preconditioning Protects Cortical Neurons From Glutamate Toxicity Through δ-Opioid Receptor. Stroke 2006, 37: 1094-1099. PMID: 16514101, DOI: 10.1161/01.str.0000206444.29930.18.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsDelta-opioid receptorsHypoxia preconditioningCortical neuronsNeuronal injuryGlutamate-induced neuronal injuryCultured rat cortical neuronsReceptor bindingSevere hypoxic injurySevere neuronal injuryRT-PCRCultured cortical neuronsMRNA levelsNMDA receptor expressionRat cortical neuronsΔ-opioid receptorsDOR mRNA levelsCulture day 8Short-term hypoxiaDOR mRNALactate dehydrogenase leakageHypoxic injuryGlutamate toxicityNeuronal viabilityReceptor expressionNeuroprotection
2005
GABA and glycine are protective to mature but toxic to immature rat cortical neurons under hypoxia
Zhao P, Qian H, Xia Y. GABA and glycine are protective to mature but toxic to immature rat cortical neurons under hypoxia. European Journal Of Neuroscience 2005, 22: 289-300. PMID: 16045482, DOI: 10.1111/j.1460-9568.2005.04222.x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsBlotting, WesternCell CountCell DeathCell DifferentiationCell HypoxiaCells, CulturedCerebral CortexDose-Response Relationship, DrugDrug InteractionsEmbryo, MammalianEnkephalin, Leucine-2-AlanineGamma-Aminobutyric AcidGene Expression Regulation, DevelopmentalGlycineL-Lactate DehydrogenaseNeuronsRatsRats, Sprague-DawleyReceptors, GABA-AReceptors, GlycineReference ValuesTaurineTime FactorsConceptsGamma-aminobutyric acidRat cortical neuronsCortical neuronsInhibitory neurotransmitterHypoxic neuronsImmature neuronsHypoxic cortical neuronsDelta-opioid receptorsMajor inhibitory neurotransmitterHypoxic injuryNeuronal ageMature neuronsNeuronal responsesGlycine receptorsLong-term exposureNeuronsDifferential developmental profilesHypoxiaNeurotransmittersDevelopmental profileReceptorsTaurinePresent studyAgeRecent studies
2002
Neuroprotective role of δ-opioid receptors in cortical neurons
Zhang J, Gibney GT, Zhao P, Xia Y. Neuroprotective role of δ-opioid receptors in cortical neurons. American Journal Of Physiology - Cell Physiology 2002, 282: c1225-c1234. PMID: 11997236, DOI: 10.1152/ajpcell.00226.2001.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCortical neuronsNeuronal injuryHypoxic injuryReceptor activationKappa-opioid receptor inhibitionDelta-opioid receptor activationOpioid receptor activationCultured cortical neuronsGlutamate-induced injuryΔ-opioid receptorsLactate dehydrogenase releaseImmature neuronsNeuroprotective roleReceptor inhibitionHypoxic exposureNeuronal susceptibilityCell injuryDay 4InjuryDehydrogenase releaseNeuronsActivation/inhibitionHypoxiaHypoxic conditionsHypoxic stress