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    J Cereb Blood Flow Metab. 2009 Jan;29(1):39-43. Epub 2008 Aug 27.

    Neuregulin-1 signaling in brain endothelial cells.

    Lok J, Sardi SP, Guo S, Besancon E, Ha DM, Rosell A, Kim WJ, Corfas G, Lo EH.

    Neuroprotection Research Laboratory, Department of Radiology, Massachusetts General Hospital, Charlestown, MA 02129, USA. jlok1@partners.org

    Neuregulin-1 (NRG1) signaling has multiple functions in neurons and glia. The data in this study show that NRG1 may also possess significant signaling and cytoprotective properties in human brain microvascular endothelial cells (BMECs). Neuregulin-1 mRNA and protein expression are present in these cells, and NRG1 receptors erbB2 and erbB3 are phosphorylated in response to NRG1. Neuregulin-1 triggers clear biologic responses in BMECs--elevated phospho-Akt levels, increased ring formation in a Matrigel assay, and decreased cell death after oxidative injury with H(2)O(2). These data suggest that NRG1 signaling is functional and cytoprotective in BMECs.

    PMID: 18728681 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]

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