Toxic acrolein production due to Ca influx by the NMDA receptor during stroke

N-Methyl-D-aspartate (NMDA) receptors have a high permeability to Ca2+, contributing to neuronal cell death after stroke. We recently found that acrolein produced from polyamines is a major toxic compound during stroke. Thus, it was determined whether over-accumulation of Ca2+ increases the production of acrolein from polyamines in a photochemically-induced thrombosis mouse model of stroke and in cell culture systems.

Source: Atherosclerosis - November 13, 2015 Category: Cardiology Authors: Mizuho Nakamura, Takeshi Uemura, Ryotaro Saiki, Akihiko Sakamoto, Hyerim Park, Kazuhiro Nishimura, Yusuke Terui, Toshihiko Toida, Keiko Kashiwagi, Kazuei Igarashi Source Type: research