Aims: We previously reported that cysteinyl leukotriene receptor 2 (CysLT(2)) mediates ischemic astrocyte injury, and leukotriene D(4)-activated CysLT(2) receptor up-regulates the water channel aquaporin 4 (AQP4). Here we investigated the mechanism underlying CysLT(2) receptor-mediated ischemic astrocyte injury induced by 4-h oxygen-glucose deprivation and 24-h recovery (OGD/R).
Main Methods: Primary cultures of rat astrocytes were treated by OGD/R to construct the cell injury model. AQP4 expression was inhibited by small interfering RNA (siRNA). The expressions of AQP4 and CysLTs receptors, and the MAPK signaling pathway were determined.
Key Findings: OGD/R induced astrocyte injury, and increased expression of the CysLT(2) (but not CysLT(1)) receptor and AQP4. OGD/R-induced cell injury and AQP4 up-regulation were inhibited by a CysLT(2) receptor antagonist (Bay cysLT2) and a non-selective CysLT receptor antagonist (Bay u9773), but not by a CysLT(1) receptor antagonist (montelukast). Knockdown of AQP4 by siRNA attenuated OGD/R injury. Furthermore, OGD/R increased phosphorylation of ERK1/2 and p38, whose inhibitors relieved the cell injury and AQP4 up-regulation.
Significance: The CysLT(2) receptor mediates AQP4 up-regulation in astrocytes, and up-regulated AQP4 leads to OGD/R-induced injury, which results from activation of the ERK1/2 and p38 MAPK pathways.
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