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Nitric Oxide-Dependent Pathways as Critical Factors in the Consequences and Recovery after Brain Ischemic Hypoxia

Abstract

Brain ischemia is one of the leading causes of disability and mortality worldwide. Nitric oxide (NO), a molecule that is involved in the regulation of proper blood flow, vasodilation, neuronal and glial activity constitutes the crucial factor that contributes to the development of pathological changes after stroke. One of the early consequences of a sudden interruption in the cerebral blood flow is the massive production of reactive oxygen and nitrogen species (ROS/RNS) in neurons due to NO synthase uncoupling, which leads to neurotoxicity. Progression of apoptotic or necrotic neuronal damage activates reactive astrocytes and attracts microglia or lymphocytes to migrate to place of inflammation. Those inflammatory cells start to produce large amounts of inflammatory proteins, including pathological, inducible form of NOS (iNOS), which generates nitrosative stress that further contributes to brain tissue damage, forming vicious circle of detrimental processes in the late stage of ischemia. S-nitrosylation, hypoxia-inducible factor 1 (HIF-1) and HIF-1-dependent genes activated in reactive astrocytes play essential roles in this process. The review summarizes the roles of NO-dependent pathways in the early and late aftermath of stroke and treatments based on the stimulation or inhibition of particular NO synthases and the stabilization of HIF-1 activity

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Category:
Articles
Type:
artykuły w czasopismach
Published in:
Biomolecules no. 11,
ISSN: 2218-273X
Language:
English
Publication year:
2021
Bibliographic description:
Wierońska J. M., Cieślik P., Kalinowski L.: Nitric Oxide-Dependent Pathways as Critical Factors in the Consequences and Recovery after Brain Ischemic Hypoxia// Biomolecules -Vol. 11,iss. 8 (2021), s.1097-
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Digital Object Identifier (open in new tab) 10.3390/biom11081097
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Gdańsk University of Technology

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