Endocytosis in rat cultured astrocytes is inhibited by unconjugated bilirubin.

Abstract:

:Excessive hyperbilirubinemia can cause irreversible neurological damage in the neonatal period. However, the complete understanding of the pathogenesis of unconjugated bilirubin (UCB) encephalopathy remains a matter of debate. This study investigates whether UCB inhibits the endocytosis of cationized ferritin (CF) by cultured rat astrocytes. The relationship between endocytosis and MTT reduction, as well as changes on tubulin and glial fibrillary acidic protein (GFAP) assembly, were also evaluated. Inhibition of endocytosis was complete in the presence of 171 microM UCB, while a marked decrease of CF labeling was noticed for 86 microM UCB. In addition, MTT reduction was inhibited by 60 to 76% as UCB concentrations changed from 17 to 171 microM, while alterations on both GFAP and microtubule morphology were only achieved by cell exposure to 171 microM UCB. These findings indicate that inhibition of CF endocytosis in rat cortical astrocytes by UCB is a concentration-dependent process that appears to be primarily related to a direct effect on the cell membrane and not to any alteration of cytoskeletal microtubules and intermediate filaments.

journal_name

Neurochem Res

journal_title

Neurochemical research

authors

Silva RF,Mata LM,Gulbenkian S,Brites D

doi

10.1023/a:1011608017870

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subject

Has Abstract

pub_date

2001-07-01 00:00:00

pages

793-800

issue

7

eissn

0364-3190

issn

1573-6903

journal_volume

26

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