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Activation of Cannabinoid CB2 Receptor-Mediated AMPK/CREB Pathway Reduces Cerebral Ischemic Injury

Authors
Choi, In-YoungJu, ChungJalin, Angela M. A. AnthonyLee, Da InPrather, Paul L.Kim, Won-Ki
Issue Date
3월-2013
Publisher
ELSEVIER SCIENCE INC
Citation
AMERICAN JOURNAL OF PATHOLOGY, v.182, no.3, pp.928 - 939
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Journal Title
AMERICAN JOURNAL OF PATHOLOGY
Volume
182
Number
3
Start Page
928
End Page
939
URI
https://scholar.korea.ac.kr/handle/2021.sw.korea/103895
DOI
10.1016/j.ajpath.2012.11.024
ISSN
0002-9440
Abstract
The type 2 cannabinoid receptor (CB2R) was recently shown to mediate neuroprotection in ischemic injury. However, the role of CB2Rs in the central nervous system, especially neuronal and glial CB2Rs in the cortex, remains unclear. We, therefore, investigated anti-ischemic mechanisms of cortical CB2R activation in various ischemic models. In rat cortical neurons/glia mixed cultures, a CB2R agonist, trans-caryophyllene (TC), decreased neuronal injury and mitochondrial depolarization caused by oxygen-glucose deprivation/re-oxygenation (OGD/R); these effects were reversed by the selective CB2R antagonist, AM630, but not by a type 1 cannabinoid receptor antagonist, AM251. Although it Lacked free radical scavenging and antioxidant enzyme induction activities, IC reduced OGD/R-evoked mitochondrial dysfunction and intracellular oxidative stress. Western blot analysis demonstrated that TC enhanced phosphoryLation of AMP-activated protein kinase (AMPK) and cAMP responsive element-binding protein (CREB), and increased expression of the CREB target gene product, brain-derived neurotrophic factor. However, TC failed to alter the activity of either Akt or extracellular signal regulated kinase, two major CB2R signaling pathways. Selective AMPK and CREB inhibitors abolished the neuroprotective effects of IC. In rats, post-ischemic treatment with IC decreased cerebral infarct size and edema, and increased phosphorylated CREB and brain-derived neurotrophic factor expression in neurons. All protective effects of IC were reversed by co-administration with AM630. Collectively, these data demonstrate that cortical CB2R activation by TC ameliorates ischemic injury, potentially through modulation of AMPK/CREB signaling, and suggest that cortical CB2Rs might serve as a putative therapeutic target for cerebral ischemia. (Am 3 Pathol 2013, 182: 928-939; http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ajpath.2012.11.024)
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