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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
3
pubmed:dateCreated
2009-11-2
pubmed:abstractText
Endoplasmic reticulum (ER) stress-induced neuronal death may play a critical role in the pathogenesis of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS). However, whether CCAAT/enhancer binding protein (C/EBP) homologous protein (CHOP), an ER-stress apoptotic mediator, is involved in the pathogenesis of ALS is controversial. Here we demonstrate the expression levels and localization of CHOP in spinal cords of both sporadic ALS patients and ALS transgenic mice by immunohistochemistry. In the spinal cords of sporadic ALS patients, CHOP was markedly up-regulated but typically expressed at low levels in those of the control. Likewise, CHOP expression increased at 14 (symptomatic stage) and 18 to 20 weeks (end stage) in ALS transgenic mice spinal cords. Furthermore, localizations of CHOP were merged in motor neurons and glial cells, such as oligodendrocytes, astrocytes, and microglia. These results indicate that the up-regulation of CHOP in motor neurons and glial cells may play pivotal roles in the pathogenesis of ALS.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Dec
pubmed:issn
1095-953X
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Electronic
pubmed:volume
36
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
470-6
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed-meshheading:19733664-Aged, pubmed-meshheading:19733664-Aged, 80 and over, pubmed-meshheading:19733664-Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis, pubmed-meshheading:19733664-Animals, pubmed-meshheading:19733664-Astrocytes, pubmed-meshheading:19733664-Disease Models, Animal, pubmed-meshheading:19733664-Female, pubmed-meshheading:19733664-Humans, pubmed-meshheading:19733664-Male, pubmed-meshheading:19733664-Mice, pubmed-meshheading:19733664-Mice, Transgenic, pubmed-meshheading:19733664-Microglia, pubmed-meshheading:19733664-Middle Aged, pubmed-meshheading:19733664-Motor Neurons, pubmed-meshheading:19733664-Neuroglia, pubmed-meshheading:19733664-Oligodendroglia, pubmed-meshheading:19733664-Spinal Cord, pubmed-meshheading:19733664-Superoxide Dismutase, pubmed-meshheading:19733664-Transcription Factor CHOP
pubmed:year
2009
pubmed:articleTitle
Involvement of CHOP, an ER-stress apoptotic mediator, in both human sporadic ALS and ALS model mice.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Biofunctional Evaluation, Molecular Pharmacology, Gifu Pharmaceutical University, 5-6-1 Mitahora-higashi, Gifu 502-8585, Japan.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't