Glutamate-induced alterations in Ca2+ signaling are modulated by mitochondrial Ca2+ handling capacity in brain slices of R6/1 transgenic mice
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2010-07-01
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Rosenstock, T. R. 
Bertoncini, C. R. A.
Teles, A. V.
Hirata, H.
Fernandes, M. J. S.
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Huntington's disease is a neurodegenerative disorder caused by an expansion of CAGs repeats and characterized by alterations in mitochondrial functions. Although changes in Ca2+ handling have been suggested, the mechanisms involved are not completely understood. the aim of this study was to investigate the possible alterations in Ca2+ handling capacity and the relationship with mitochondrial dysfunction evaluated by NAD(P)H fluorescence, reactive oxygen species levels, mitochondrial membrane potential (Delta Psi(m)) measurements and respiration in whole brain slices from R6/1 mice of different ages, evaluated in situ by real-time real-space microscopy. We show that the cortex and striatum of the 9-month-old R6/1 transgenic mice present a significant sustained increase in cytosolic Ca2+ induced by glutamate (Glu). This difference in Glu response was partially reduced in R6/1 when in the absence of extracellular Ca2+, indicating that N-methyl-d-aspartate receptors participation in this response is more important in transgenic mice. in addition, Glu also lead to a decrease in NAD(P)H fluorescence, a loss in Delta Psi(m) and a further increase in respiration, which may have evoked a decrease in mitochondrial Ca2+ (Ca-m(2+)) uptake capacity. Taken together, these results show that alterations in Ca2+ homeostasis in transgenic mice are associated with a decrease in Ca-m(2+) uptake mechanism with a diminished Ca2+ handling ability that ultimately causes dysfunctions and worsening of the neurodegenerative and the disease processes.
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European Journal of Neuroscience. Malden: Wiley-Blackwell, v. 32, n. 1, p. 60-70, 2010.