2019
β-Estradiol Protects Against Acidosis-Mediated and Ischemic Neuronal Injury by Promoting ASIC1a (Acid-Sensing Ion Channel 1a) Protein Degradation
Zhou R, Leng T, Yang T, Chen F, Hu W, Xiong Z. β-Estradiol Protects Against Acidosis-Mediated and Ischemic Neuronal Injury by Promoting ASIC1a (Acid-Sensing Ion Channel 1a) Protein Degradation. Stroke 2019, 50: 2902-2911. PMID: 31412757, PMCID: PMC6756944, DOI: 10.1161/strokeaha.119.025940.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsIschemic neuronal injuryIschemic brain injuryΒ-estradiol treatmentASIC1a protein expressionNeuronal injuryASIC currentsBrain injuryProtein expressionΒ-estradiolWhole-cell patch-clamp techniqueIntracellular CaAcidosis-induced cytotoxicityAcidosis-mediated injuryActivation of ASIC1aDegree of neuroprotectionOutcome of strokeSeverity of strokeMiddle cerebral arteryTransient focal ischemiaOnline visual overviewAcid-induced elevationEstrogen receptor αReal-time polymerase chain reactionQuantitative real-time polymerase chain reactionPatch-clamp technique
2018
Acute Ethanol Exposure Promotes Autophagy-Lysosome Pathway-Dependent ASIC1a Protein Degradation and Protects Against Acidosis-Induced Neurotoxicity
Zhou R, Leng T, Yang T, Chen F, Xiong Z. Acute Ethanol Exposure Promotes Autophagy-Lysosome Pathway-Dependent ASIC1a Protein Degradation and Protects Against Acidosis-Induced Neurotoxicity. Molecular Neurobiology 2018, 56: 3326-3340. PMID: 30120732, PMCID: PMC6378129, DOI: 10.1007/s12035-018-1289-0.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAcid-sensing ion channel 1aAutophagy-lysosome pathwayNeuronal cellsAcidosis-induced cytotoxicityAcute ethanol administrationAcute ethanol exposureActivity/expressionEthanol-induced reductionIon channel 1aAutophagy activator rapamycinAutophagy inhibitor CQEffects of ethanolASIC1a expressionIschemic strokeNeuronal injuryAcute treatmentBrain ischemiaNeuroprotective effectsEthanol administrationASIC currentsEthanol exposureTissue acidosisASIC1a channelsChannel 1aNeurotoxicity
2017
Interleukin-1β and tumor necrosis factor-α augment acidosis-induced rat articular chondrocyte apoptosis via nuclear factor-kappaB-dependent upregulation of ASIC1a channel
Zhou R, Dai B, Xie Y, Wu X, Wang Z, Li Y, Wang Z, Zu S, Ge J, Chen F. Interleukin-1β and tumor necrosis factor-α augment acidosis-induced rat articular chondrocyte apoptosis via nuclear factor-kappaB-dependent upregulation of ASIC1a channel. Biochimica Et Biophysica Acta (BBA) - Molecular Basis Of Disease 2017, 1864: 162-177. PMID: 28986307, DOI: 10.1016/j.bbadis.2017.10.004.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAcid-sensing ion channel 1aIL-1βRheumatoid arthritisInterleukin-1βNF-κB inhibitor ammonium pyrrolidinedithiocarbamateNF-κB DNA-binding activityPrimary articular chondrocytesProinflammatory cytokine interleukin-1βAcidosis-induced cytotoxicityCytokines interleukin-1βTumor necrosis factorImportant pathological characteristicNF-κB pathwayArticular chondrocyte apoptosisCaspase-3/9 expressionIon channel 1aNuclear factor-kappaBPleiotropic biological effectsArticular chondrocytesAgent BAPTA-AMASIC1a expressionChondrocyte cytotoxicityΚB expressionAdjuvant arthritisPathological characteristics