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SUBMITTER: Kintner DB
PROVIDER: S-EPMC2966129 | biostudies-literature | 2010 Nov
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Kintner Douglas B DB Chen Xinzhi X Currie Julia J Chanana Vishal V Ferrazzano Peter P Baba Akemichi A Matsuda Toshio T Cohen Mike M Orlowski John J Chiu Shing-Yan SY Taunton Jack J Sun Dandan D
The Journal of biological chemistry 20100903 45
Neuronal dendrites are vulnerable to injury under diverse pathological conditions. However, the underlying mechanisms for dendritic Na(+) overload and the selective dendritic injury remain poorly understood. Our current study demonstrates that activation of NHE-1 (Na(+)/H(+) exchanger isoform 1) in dendrites presents a major pathway for Na(+) overload. Neuronal dendrites exhibited higher pH(i) regulation rates than soma as a result of a larger surface area/volume ratio. Following a 2-h oxygen gl ...[more]