PMID- 22958338 OWN - NLM STAT- PubMed-not-MEDLINE DCOM- 20121107 LR - 20211021 IS - 1750-2187 (Electronic) IS - 1750-2187 (Linking) VI - 7 IP - 1 DP - 2012 Sep 8 TI - NADPH oxidase mediates the oxygen-glucose deprivation/reperfusion-induced increase in the tyrosine phosphorylation of the N-methyl-D-aspartate receptor NR2A subunit in retinoic acid differentiated SH-SY5Y Cells. PG - 15 LID - 10.1186/1750-2187-7-15 [doi] AB - BACKGROUND: Evidence exists that oxidative stress promotes the tyrosine phosphorylation of N-methyl-D-aspartate receptor (NMDAR) subunits during post-ischemic reperfusion of brain tissue. Increased tyrosine phosphorylation of NMDAR NR2A subunits has been reported to potentiate receptor function and exacerbate NMDAR-induced excitotoxicity. Though the effect of ischemia on tyrosine phosphorylation of NMDAR subunits has been well documented, the oxidative stress signaling cascades mediating the enhanced tyrosine phosphorylation of NR2A subunits remain unclear. RESULTS: We report that the reactive oxygen species (ROS) generator NADPH oxidase mediates an oxidative stress-signaling cascade involved in the increased tyrosine phosphorylation of the NR2A subunit in post-ischemic differentiated SH-SY5Y neuroblastoma cells. Inhibition of NADPH oxidase attenuated the increased tyrosine phosphorylation of the NMDAR NR2A subunit, while inhibition of ROS production from mitochondrial or xanthine oxidase sources failed to dampen the post-ischemic increase in tyrosine phosphorylation of the NR2A subunit. Additionally, inhibition of NADPH oxidase blunted the interaction of activated Src Family Kinases (SFKs) with PSD-95 induced by ischemia/reperfusion. Lastly, inhibition of NADPH oxidase also markedly reduced cell death in post-ischemic SH-SY5Y cells stimulated by NMDA. CONCLUSIONS: These data indicate that NADPH oxidase has a key role in facilitating NMDAR NR2A tyrosine phosphorylation via SFK activation during post-ischemic reperfusion. FAU - Beske, Phillip H AU - Beske PH AD - From the Department of Biomedical and Pharmaceutical Sciences and the Center for Structural and Functional Neuroscience, The University of Montana, Missoula, MT, 59812, USA. Darrell.Jackson@mso.umt.edu. FAU - Jackson, Darrell A AU - Jackson DA LA - eng PT - Journal Article DEP - 20120908 PL - England TA - J Mol Signal JT - Journal of molecular signaling JID - 101271526 PMC - PMC3489596 EDAT- 2012/09/11 06:00 MHDA- 2012/09/11 06:01 PMCR- 2012/09/08 CRDT- 2012/09/11 06:00 PHST- 2012/07/30 00:00 [received] PHST- 2012/09/04 00:00 [accepted] PHST- 2012/09/11 06:00 [entrez] PHST- 2012/09/11 06:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2012/09/11 06:01 [medline] PHST- 2012/09/08 00:00 [pmc-release] AID - 1750-2187-7-15 [pii] AID - 10.1186/1750-2187-7-15 [doi] PST - epublish SO - J Mol Signal. 2012 Sep 8;7(1):15. doi: 10.1186/1750-2187-7-15.