neuronal nitric oxide synthase contributes to ptz kindling epilepsy-induced hippocampal endoplasmic reticulum stress and oxidative damage
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Epilepsy is one of the most common chronic neurological disorders which provoke progressive neuronal degeneration. Endoplasmic reticulum (ER) stress has recently been recognized as pivotal etiological factors contributing to epilepsy-induced neuronal damage. However, the specific contribution of epilepsy made to ER stress remains largely elusive. Here we use pentylenetetrazole (PTZ) kindling, a chronic epilepsy model, to identify neuronal nitric oxide synthase (nNOS) as a signaling molecule triggering PTZ kindling epilepsy-induced ER stress and oxidative damage. By genetic deletion of nNOS gene, we further demonstrated that nNOS acts through peroxynitrite, an important member of reactive nitrogen species, to trigger hippocampal ER stress and oxidative damage in the PTZ-kindled mice. Our findings thus define a specific mechanism for chronic epilepsy-induced ER stress and oxidative damage, and identify a potential therapeutic target for neuroprotection in chronic epilepsy patients.
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| Authors | ;Xinjian Zhu;Jingde Dong;Bing Han;Rongrong Huang;Aifeng Zhang;Zhengrong Xia;Huanhuan Chang;Jie Chao;Honghong Yao |
| Journal | macromolecular bioscience |
| Year | 2017 |
| DOI | 10.3389/fncel.2017.00377 |
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