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Dexamethasone reduces energy utilization in ischemic gerbil brain.

N Adachi1, C Namba, T Nagaro

  • 1Department of Anesthesiology and Resuscitology, Ehime University School of Medicine, Shitsukawa, Shigenobu-cho, Onsen, Ehime 791-0295, Japan. nadachi@m.ehime-u.ac.jp

European Journal of Pharmacology
|September 15, 2001
PubMed
Summary

Dexamethasone, a glucocorticoid, worsened ischemic neuronal damage by disrupting Na+,K+-ATPase activity, even when ATP levels remained adequate. This finding highlights a key mechanism in glucocorticoid-induced neurotoxicity during brain ischemia.

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Area of Science:

  • Neuroscience
  • Biochemistry

Background:

  • Glucocorticoids can exacerbate ischemic neuronal damage.
  • Energy failure is a critical factor in ischemic brain injury.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To investigate the effects of dexamethasone on histologic outcome and energy metabolism in gerbil brains following ischemic injury.
  • To determine the impact of dexamethasone on neuronal death and ATP levels during ischemia.

Main Methods:

  • Gerbils received dexamethasone (3 microg, i.c.v.) 1 hour before 2-minute bilateral common carotid artery occlusion.
  • Histologic evaluation of hippocampal CA1 pyramidal neurons was performed.
  • Brain ATP concentrations and Na+,K+-activated adenosine triphosphatase (Na+,K+-ATPase) activity were measured after decapitation ischemia.

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Main Results:

  • Dexamethasone pretreatment led to neuronal damage after 2 minutes of forebrain ischemia, unlike in vehicle-injected controls.
  • Dexamethasone attenuated the reduction in brain ATP levels during ischemia (0.5 and 1 min).
  • Dexamethasone suppressed Na+,K+-ATPase activity at pH 6.7 but not at pH 7.4.

Conclusions:

  • Glucocorticoid administration, like dexamethasone, can aggravate ischemic neuronal damage.
  • Disturbance in Na+,K+-ATPase activity, particularly at acidic pH, may contribute to glucocorticoid-induced worsening of ischemic injury, independent of ATP levels.