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Ammonia induces calpain-dependent cleavage of CRMP-2 during neurite degeneration in primary cultured neurons.

Zhenbin Cai, Xiaonan Zhu, Guowei Zhang, Fengming Wu, Hongsheng Lin, Minghui Tan

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Article in Aging, 2019. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 7 papers.

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6 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Zhenbin Cai *Department of Orthopedics, The First Affiliated Hospital of Jinan University, Guangzhou, China.
Xiaonan Zhu *Department of Anatomy, Medical College of Jinan University, Guangzhou, China.
Guowei ZhangDepartment of Orthopedics, The First Affiliated Hospital of Jinan University, Guangzhou, China.
Fengming WuDepartment of Anatomy, Medical College of Jinan University, Guangzhou, China.
Hongsheng LinDepartment of Orthopedics, The First Affiliated Hospital of Jinan University, Guangzhou, China.
Minghui TanDepartment of Orthopedics, The First Affiliated Hospital of Jinan University, Guangzhou, China.
First Affiliated Hospital of Jinan University · CNJinan University · CN

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Hyperammonemia in the CNS induces irreversible damages to neurons due to ultimate cell loss. Neurite degeneration, a primary event that leads to neuronal cell death, remains less elucidated especially in hyperammonemia circumstances. Here, we found that the administration of ammonia induced neurite degeneration in cultured cerebellar granule neurons. The resulting altered neuronal morphology, rupture of neurites, and disassembly of the cytoskeleton led to cell death. Calcein and Fluo-4 staining revealed that ammonia induced intracellular calcium dysregulation. Subsequently activated calpain cleaved CRMP-2, a microtubule assembly protein. Pharmacologically inhibition of calpain, but not caspases or GSK-3, suppressed the cleavage of CRMP-2 and reversed neurite degeneration under ammonia treatment. Exposure to ammonia decreased whereas inhibition of calpain restored the amplitude and frequency of miniature excitatory postsynaptic currents. These data suggest a mechanism by which elevated ammonia level may induce neuronal dysfunction via abnormal calcium influx and calpain-dependent CRMP-2 cleavage, leading to abnormal synaptic transmission, cytoskeletal collapse, and neurite degeneration.

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AmmoniaAnimalsCalciumCalpainHyperammonemiaIntercellular Signaling Peptides and ProteinsNerve Tissue ProteinsNeuronsPrimary Cell CultureRats, Sprague-DawleyAmmoniaCalciumCalpaincollapsin response mediator protein-2Intercellular Signaling Peptides and ProteinsNerve Tissue Proteinsammoniacalpain, GSK-3CRMP-2neurite degeneration

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PMID31278888
PMCPMC6660054
OpenAlexW2955234899

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