PKM2 Involved in Neuronal Apoptosis on Hypoxic-ischemic Encephalopathy in Neonatal Rats

Overview

Journal Neurochem Res

Specialties Chemistry
Neurology

Date 2019 Mar 27

PMID 30911983

Citations 8

Authors

Qiuxia Wu

Wenliang Ge

Yuehua Chen

Xiaoli Kong

Hua Xian

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Abstract

Pyruvate Kinase isozymes M2 (PKM2) is a glycolytic enzyme involved in glycolysis that decarboxylates phosphoenolpyruvate to pyruvate and generates ATP. PKM2 also plays a significant role in tumor growth, in cell division, angiogenesis, apoptosis and metastasis. In this study, we have investigated the role of PKM2 in cortical neurons which suffered hypoxic-ischemic encephalopathy (HIE) in newborn rats. Immunohistochemistry and Western blot analysis revealed the protein expression of PKM2 peaking at 24 h after HIE. Double immunofluorescence labeling showed that PKM2 was mainly located in the neurons of the ipsilateral cerebral cortex, not in astrocytes or microglia. The increased level of active caspase-3 and the decreased level of phosphorylated AKT (p-AKT) were consistent with the PKM2 expression. TUNEL staining assay showed that PKM2 may participate in neuronal apoptosis in the rat ipsilateral cerebral cortex. Silencing of PKM2 in primary cultures of cortical neurons using a specific siRNA reduced the expression of active caspase-3 and upregulated p-AKT expression. Taken together, the results indicate that PKM2 may be involved in neuronal apoptosis after HIE by a mechanism dependent on the inactivation of p-AKT.

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