Astroglial Ca2+-Dependent Hyperexcitability Requires P2Y1 Purinergic Receptors and Pannexin-1 Channel Activation in a Chronic Model of Epilepsy

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dc.contributor.authorWellmann, Mario
dc.contributor.authorÁlvarez Ferradas, Carla
dc.contributor.authorMaturana, Carola J.
dc.contributor.authorSáez, Juan C.
dc.contributor.authorBonansco, Christian
dc.date.accessioned2020-06-03T17:12:03Z
dc.date.available2020-06-03T17:12:03Z
dc.date.issued2018
dc.description.abstractAstrocytes from the hippocampus of chronic epileptic rats exhibit an abnormal pattern of intracellular calcium oscillations, characterized by an augmented frequency of long lasting spontaneous Ca2C transients, which are sensitive to purinergic receptor antagonists but resistant to tetrodotoxin. The above suggests that alterations in astroglial Ca2C-dependent excitability observed in the epileptic tissue could arise from changes in astrocyte-to-astrocyte signaling, which is mainly mediated by purines in physiological and pathological conditions. In spite of that, how purinergic signaling contributes to astrocyte dysfunction in epilepsy remains unclear. Here, we assessed the possible contribution of P2Y1R as well as pannexin1 and connexin43 hemichannels—both candidates for non-vesicular ATP-release—by performing astroglial Ca2C imaging and dye uptake experiments in hippocampal slices from control and fully kindled rats. P2Y1R blockade with MRS2179 decreased the mean duration of astroglial Ca2C oscillations by reducing the frequency of slow Ca2C transients, and thereby restoring the balance between slow (ST) and fast transients (FT) in the kindled group. The potential contribution of astroglial pannexin1 and connexin43 hemichannels as pathways for purine release (e.g., ATP) was assessed through dye uptake experiments. Astrocytes from kindled hippocampi exhibit three-fold more EtBr uptake than controls, whereby pannexin1 hemichannels (Panx1 HCs) accounts for almost all dye uptake with only a slight contribution from connexin43 hemichannels (Cx43 HCs). Confirming its functional involvement, Panx1 HCs inhibition decreased the mean duration of astroglial Ca2C transients and the frequency of slow oscillations in kindled slices, but had no noticeable effects on the control group. As expected, Cx43 HCs blockade did not have any effects over the mean duration of astroglial Ca2C oscillations. These findings suggest that P2Y1R and Panx1 HCs play a pivotal role in astroglial pathophysiology, which would explain the upregulation of glutamatergic neurotransmission in the epileptic brain and thus represents a new potential pharmacological target for the treatment of drug-refractory epilepsy.es_ES
dc.identifier.issn1662-5102
dc.identifier.other10.3389/fncel.2018.00446
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12536/454
dc.language.isoenes_ES
dc.sourceFrontiers in Cellular Neuroscience
dc.subjectKindlinges_ES
dc.subjectGliotransmissiones_ES
dc.subjectAstrocyte-to-astrocyte signalinges_ES
dc.subjectHemichannelses_ES
dc.subjectPurinergic receptorses_ES
dc.subjectEpilepsyes_ES
dc.titleAstroglial Ca2+-Dependent Hyperexcitability Requires P2Y1 Purinergic Receptors and Pannexin-1 Channel Activation in a Chronic Model of Epilepsyes_ES
dc.typeArtículo de revistaes_ES
uvm.escuelaEscuela de Ciencias de la Saludes_ES
uvm.indexScopuses_ES
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