Is neuronal injury caused by hypoglycemic coma of the necrotic or apoptotic type?
In this study, we explored if a 30 minute period of hypoglycemic coma yields damage which shows some features associated with apoptosis. To that end, we induced insulin-hypoglycemic coma of 30 min duration, and studied brain tissues after the coma period, and after recovery period of 30 min, 3 h, and 6 h. Histopathological data confirmed neuronal damage in all of the vulnerable neuronal populations. Release of cytochrome c (cyt c), assessed by Western Blot, was observed in the neocortex and caudoputamen after 3 and 6 h of recovery. In these regions, the caspase-like activity increased above control after 6 h of recovery. By laser-scanning confocal microscopy, a clear expression of Bax was observed after 30 min of coma in the superficial layers of the neocortex, reaching a peak after 30 min of recovery. Punctuate immunolabeling surrounding nuclei in soma and dendrites in cortical pyramidal neurons likely represents mitochondria, which suggests that Bax protein assembled at the surface o
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