In:
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Vol. 101, No. 21 ( 2004-05-25), p. 8168-8173
Abstract:
Although voltage-gated sodium channels are known to be deployed along experimentally demyelinated axons, the molecular identities of the sodium channels expressed along axons in human demyelinating diseases such as multiple sclerosis (MS) have not been determined. Here we demonstrate changes in the expression of sodium channels in demyelinated axons in MS, with Na v 1.6 confined to nodes of Ranvier in controls but with diffuse distribution of Na v 1.2 and Na v 1.6 along extensive regions of demyelinated axons within acute MS plaques. Using triple-labeled fluorescent immunocytochemistry, we also show that Na v 1.6, which is known to produce a persistent sodium current, and the Na + /Ca 2+ exchanger, which can be driven by persistent sodium current to import damaging levels of calcium into axons, are colocalized with β-amyloid precursor protein, a marker of axonal injury, in acute MS lesions. Our results demonstrate the molecular identities of the sodium channels expressed along demyelinated and degenerating axons in MS and suggest that coexpression of Na v 1.6 and Na + /Ca 2+ exchanger is associated with axonal degeneration in MS.
Type of Medium:
Online Resource
ISSN:
0027-8424
,
1091-6490
DOI:
10.1073/pnas.0402765101
Language:
English
Publisher:
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
Publication Date:
2004
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209104-5
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1461794-8
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11
SSG:
12
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