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lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
3
pubmed:dateCreated
2007-9-21
pubmed:abstractText
Subarachnoid hemorrhage (SAH) initiates a series of cellular and molecular events, some of which involve a mitogen activated protein kinase, c-jun N-terminal kinase (JNK). However, precise details regarding activation of c-jun in the vessel wall after SAH largely remain to be elucidated. In this study, we therefore investigated the localization and time-dependent expression of c-jun in the rat basilar artery after SAH in a rat single-hemorrhage model featuring infusion of autologous arterial blood. Basilar arteries were obtained at 2, 6 and 12h and 1, 2, 4 and 7 days after SAH, as well as from controls. Western blot analysis with c-jun, phosphorylated c-jun at Ser(63), and actin antibodies revealed that c-jun was immediately phosphorylated at Ser(63) within 2h, thereafter gradually becoming dephosphorylated, while total c-jun and actin levels remained almost unchanged. Immunohistochemistry demonstrated phosphorylation of c-jun at Ser(63) to occur in smooth muscle cells of the basilar artery 2h after SAH. These results indicate that c-jun is activated in the basilar artery immediately after the onset of SAH, presumably resulting in transcription of immediate early genes and smooth muscle cell proliferation.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Sep
pubmed:issn
0304-3940
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:day
13
pubmed:volume
424
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
175-8
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
2007
pubmed:articleTitle
Activation of c-jun in the rat basilar artery after subarachnoid hemorrhage.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Neurological Surgery, Aichi Medical University, 21 Karimata Yazako, Nagakute, Aichi-gun 480-1195, Japan.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article