Korean J Anat.  2006 Aug;39(4):289-295.

Up-regulation of PSD-95 in the Rat Hippocampal Formation after Chronic Renal Failure

• Jung YW
• Moon IS
• Choi DH
• Ko BH

Abstract

The mechanism of central nervous system (CNS) dysfunction in uremia are multifactorial and only partially characterized. Studies using hippocampal formation (HF) evaluate the relationship between the uremia and memory impairment. Immunoblots with calcium permeable NMDA (N-methyl-D-aspartate) and AMPA (2-amino-3-hydroxy-5-methylisoxazole-4-propinoic acid) receptors and their associated PSD-95 proteins after chronic renal failure (CRF) provided significant new informations. CRF rats induced by 5/6 nephrectomized had significant effects on up-regulation of PSD-95 protein rather than those of calcium permeable NMDA and AMPA receptor subunits. Up-regulation of PSD-95 after CRF might be associated with the enhanced activity of NMDA and/or AMPA receptors, thereby leads to the intracellular Ca2+ accumulation and functional neuronal cell damage subsequently. Degradation of intermediate filament 200 (NF200) in the axon after CRF may induce an impairment of intracellular transport and eventual cellular dysfunction through destruction of the neuronal cytoarchitecture. These data suggest that up-regulation of PSD-95 in CRF may increase the functional derangement between the nerve cells and ultimately lead to memory impairment.

Keyword

Chronic renal failure; PSD-95; NF200; Hippocampus; Rat

MeSH Terms

alpha-Amino-3-hydroxy-5-methyl-4-isoxazolepropionic Acid
Animals
Axons
Calcium
Central Nervous System
Hippocampus*
Intermediate Filaments
Kidney Failure, Chronic*
Memory
N-Methylaspartate
Neurons
Rats*
Receptors, AMPA
Up-Regulation*
Uremia
Calcium
N-Methylaspartate
Receptors, AMPA
alpha-Amino-3-hydroxy-5-methyl-4-isoxazolepropionic Acid