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Quantitative Analysis of Glutamate Receptors in Glial Cells from the Cortex of GFAP/EGFP Mice Following Ischemic Injury: Focus on NMDA Receptors.

Abstract
Cortical glial cells contain both ionotropic and metabotropic glutamate receptors. Despite several efforts, a comprehensive analysis of the entire family of glutamate receptors and their subunits present in glial cells is still missing. Here, we provide an overall picture of the gene expression of ionotropic (AMPA, kainate, NMDA) and the main metabotropic glutamate receptors in cortical glial cells isolated from GFAP/EGFP mice before and after focal cerebral ischemia. Employing single-cell RT-qPCR, we detected the expression of genes encoding subunits of glutamate receptors in GFAP/EGFP-positive (GFAP/EGFP(+)) glial cells in the cortex of young adult mice. Most of the analyzed cells expressed mRNA for glutamate receptor subunits, the expression of which, in most cases, even increased after ischemic injury. Data analyses disclosed several classes of GFAP/EGFP(+) glial cells with respect to glutamate receptors and revealed in what manner their expression correlates with the expression of glial markers prior to and after ischemia. Furthermore, we also examined the protein expression and functional significance of NMDA receptors in glial cells. Immunohistochemical analyses of all seven NMDA receptor subunits provided direct evidence that the GluN3A subunit is present in GFAP/EGFP(+) glial cells and that its expression is increased after ischemia. In situ and in vitro Ca(2+) imaging revealed that Ca(2+) elevations evoked by the application of NMDA were diminished in GFAP/EGFP(+) glial cells following ischemia. Our results provide a comprehensive description of glutamate receptors in cortical GFAP/EGFP(+) glial cells and may serve as a basis for further research on glial cell physiology and pathophysiology.
AuthorsDavid Dzamba, Pavel Honsa, Martin Valny, Jan Kriska, Lukas Valihrach, Vendula Novosadova, Mikael Kubista, Miroslava Anderova
JournalCellular and molecular neurobiology (Cell Mol Neurobiol) Vol. 35 Issue 8 Pg. 1187-202 (Nov 2015) ISSN: 1573-6830 [Electronic] United States
PMID25994914 (Publication Type: Journal Article, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't)
Chemical References
  • Glial Fibrillary Acidic Protein
  • Receptors, Glutamate
  • Receptors, N-Methyl-D-Aspartate
  • enhanced green fluorescent protein
  • glial fibrillary astrocytic protein, mouse
  • Green Fluorescent Proteins
Topics
  • Animals
  • Brain Ischemia (metabolism)
  • Cells, Cultured
  • Cerebral Cortex (chemistry, metabolism)
  • Glial Fibrillary Acidic Protein (analysis, biosynthesis)
  • Green Fluorescent Proteins (analysis, biosynthesis)
  • Humans
  • Mice
  • Mice, Transgenic
  • Neuroglia (chemistry, metabolism)
  • Receptors, Glutamate (analysis, biosynthesis)
  • Receptors, N-Methyl-D-Aspartate (analysis, biosynthesis)

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