Induction of suppressor of cytokine signaling-3 in astrocytes of the rat hippocampus following transient forebrain ischemia

Jeong Sun Choi, Yoo Jin Shin, Jung Ho Cha, Ha Young Kim, Jae Youn Choi, Myung Hoon Chun, Mun Yong Lee

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Abstract

We investigated the spatiotemporal expression of suppressor of cytokine signaling-3 (SOCS-3) in the rat hippocampus following transient forebrain ischemia using in situ hybridization and reverse transcriptase-polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) analysis. Messenger RNA for SOCS-3 was constitutively expressed in neurons of the pyramidal cell and granule cell layers in control animals; however, significant induction was detected in reactive astrocytes preferentially located in the CA1 and the dentate hilar regions of the ischemic hippocampus. SOCS-3 mRNA was induced within 3 days of ischemia and maintained for more than 2 weeks. The in situ hybridization data agreed with the semiquantitative RT-PCR analysis. These results demonstrate SOCS-3 induction occurs in reactive astrocytes of the post-ischemic hippocampus, suggesting that SOCS-3 is involved in regulating the astroglial reaction to an ischemic insult.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)323-327
Number of pages5
JournalNeuroscience Letters
Volume441
Issue number3
DOIs
StatePublished - 29 Aug 2008

Bibliographical note

Funding Information:
This research was supported by a grant (M103KV010011-07K2201-01110) from Brain Research Center of the 21st Century Frontier Research Program funded by the Ministry of Science and Technology of Republic of Korea.

Keywords

  • Hippocampus
  • Reactive astrocytes
  • SOCS-3
  • Transient forebrain ischemia

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