Expression of NMDA receptor and microRNA-219 in rats submitted to cerebral ischemia associated with alcoholism

• Autor(a) principal: Silva,Cristiane Iozzi
• Data de Publicação: 2017
• Outros Autores: Novais,Paulo Cézar, Rodrigues,Andressa Romualdo, Carvalho,Camila A.M., Colli,Benedicto Oscar, Carlotti Jr.,Carlos Gilberto, Tirapelli,Luís Fernando, Tirapelli,Daniela P.C.
• Tipo de documento: Artigo
• Idioma: eng
• Título da fonte: Arquivos de neuro-psiquiatria (Online)
• Texto Completo: http://old.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0004-282X2017000100030
• topic: brain ischemia; alcoholism; N-Methylaspartate; microRNAs

ABSTRACT Alcohol consumption aggravates injuries caused by ischemia. Many molecular mechanisms are involved in the pathophysiology of cerebral ischemia, including neurotransmitter expression, which is regulated by microRNAs. Objective: To evaluate the microRNA-219 and NMDA expression in brain tissue and blood of animals subjected to cerebral ischemia associated with alcoholism. Methods: Fifty Wistar rats were divided into groups: control, sham, ischemic, alcoholic, and ischemic plus alcoholic. The expression of microRNA-219 and NMDA were analyzed by real-time PCR. Results: When compared to the control group, the microRNA-219 in brain tissue was less expressed in the ischemic, alcoholic, and ischemic plus alcoholic groups. In the blood, this microRNA had lower expression in alcoholic and ischemic plus alcoholic groups. In the brain tissue the NMDA gene expression was greater in the ischemic, alcoholic, and ischemic plus alcoholic groups. Conclusion: A possible modulation of NMDA by microRNA-219 was observed with an inverse correlation between them.