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. 2021 Dec;254(5-6):463-473.
doi: 10.1007/s00232-021-00196-9. Epub 2021 Jul 29.

Influence of Nitric Oxide-Cyclic GMP and Oxidative STRESS on Amyloid-β Peptide Induced Decrease of Na,K-ATPase Activity in Rat Hippocampal Slices

E M Kawamoto  1 , M M Cararo-Lopes  2 , P F Kinoshita  2 , L E M Quintas  3 , L S Lima  2 , D Z Andreotti  1   2 , C Scavone  4
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Influence of Nitric Oxide-Cyclic GMP and Oxidative STRESS on Amyloid-β Peptide Induced Decrease of Na,K-ATPase Activity in Rat Hippocampal Slices

E M Kawamoto et al. J Membr Biol. 2021 Dec.

Abstract

Amyloid-β peptide (Aβ) has been shown to cause synaptic dysfunction and can render neurons vulnerable to excitotoxicity and oxidative stress. Na,K-ATPase plays an important role to maintain cell ionic equilibrium and it can be modulated by N-methyl-D-aspartate (NMDA)-nitric oxide (NO)-cyclic GMP pathway. Disruption of NO synthase (NOS) activity and reactive oxygen species (ROS) production could lead to changes in Na,K-ATPase isoforms' activities that may be detrimental to the cells. Our aim was to evaluate the signaling pathways of Aβ in relation to NMDA-NOS-cyclic GMP versus oxidative stress on α1-/α2,3-Na,K-ATPase activities in rat hippocampal slices. Aβ1-40 induced a concentration-dependent increase of NOS activity and increased cyclic guanosine monophosphate (cGMP), TBARS (thiobarbituric acid reactive substances), and 3-Nitrotyrosine (3-NT)-modified protein levels in rat hippocampal slices. The increase in NOS activity and cyclic GMP levels induced by Aβ1-40 was completely blocked by MK-801 (inhibitor of NMDA receptor) and L-NAME (inhibitor of NOS) pre-treatment but changes in TBARS levels were only partially blocked by both compounds. The Aβ treatment also decreased Na,K-ATPase activity which was reverted by N-nitro-L-arginine methyl ester hydrochloride (L-NAME) but not by MK-801 pre-treatment. The decrease in enzyme activity induced by Aβ was isoform-specific since only α1-Na,K-ATPase was affected. These findings suggest that the activation of NMDA-NOS signaling cascade linked to α2,3-Na,K-ATPase activity may mediate an adaptive, neuroprotective response to Aβ in rat hippocampus.

Keywords: Amyloid-β peptide; Glutamate; Na,K-ATPase; Nitric oxide; Oxidative stress.

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