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Modeling Neuronal Death and Degeneration in Mouse Primary Cerebellar Granule Neurons
Published on: November 6, 2017
Suppression of programmed neuronal death by sustained elevation of cytoplasmic calcium
1Dept of Molecular Biology and Pharmacology, Washington University School of Medicine, St Louis, MO 63110.
Abstract:
Chronic depolarization greatly increases the survival of many types of neurons in culture. In at least some cases this enhancement of survival consists of the suppression of programmed cell death, a type of death occurring in developing neurons deprived of sufficient neurotrophic factor support. Available evidence suggests that the effect of depolarization on survival is mediated by a sustained rise of cytoplasmic free Ca2+, apparently caused by influx of Ca2+ through voltage-gated channels. This review discusses what is known about the mechanism by which prolonged depolarization and increased intracellular Ca2+ promote survival.
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