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Many studies have indicated that autophagy and apoptosis play an important role in the pathogenesis of spinal cord injury. In recent years, research on autophagy-related signal transduction pathways has demonstrated that the phosphatidylinositol-3-kinase (PI3K)/protein kinase B (Akt)/mammalian target of rapamycin (mTOR) signaling pathway is closely associated with the initiation of autophagy. However, the mechanism of the pathological relationship between this signaling pathway and apoptosis in spinal cord injury is unclear. In this study, we used an in vitro model of spinal cord injury to observe the mechanism of the PI3K/Akt/mTOR signaling pathway and the apoptosis of neurons via the mitochondrial pathway. Mitochondrial pathway apoptosis-related proteins were detected by western blot. Akt and mTOR phosphorylation levels peaked 4 h after mechanical damage and then decreased. Following administration of the PI3K-specific inhibitor LY294002, the phosphorylation levels of Akt and mTOR decreased, and the ratio of autophagy-specific protein microtubule-associated protein 1 light chain (LC3)II/I was higher in the inhibitor-treated injury group than in the simple-injury group. TUNEL staining was used to detect apoptosis, and apoptosis was significantly reduced after the inhibition of the PI3K/Akt/mTOR signaling pathway. In summary, the PI3K/Akt/mTOR signaling pathway is involved in the apoptosis of neurons after mechanical injury and can induce apoptosis through the mitochondrial pathway.
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and
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inhibitors
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with GFP sequence
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through labeting probes
or antibodles that stick
to targets and allows
us to identifH achvely
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cells
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staining
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qualitications
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in express lons of
MRNA in reina
then
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in nuciear tast red and
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product imaging
qualitications
rérformea at
high resoluion
and magniticarion
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microscope quows
us t0 see images
so,
DI14 notch signaling resricts
tip cell formarion creating
an adequare ratio berwepn
tip and staik cell for
APPropvlare prouing and
bránching
we can
conclude
iastly
while
these images and graphs
fhow an oveęrall increase
in
A end othelial cells
vascular length, diamerer,
density, tip cells, branch
morphological and
3" gené expPvession cnanges
due to Notch innibitóry
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humbers 1eading to
excessive vascular
develo pment
* in tip celI
expression in DU4 +/-
mice with an t in
tilopodiai protrusions,
vessel branching,
pagfb expre ssion and
* tip cells in Laczt
iqser scanning
microscope quows
us to see images
thus
Points, filopodia, erdu pesitive
tip cells, and pagt-b positive
véssel areg and pagt-b
MRNA
our nyporhesis was supported
next
new vesearch can focus on
observing tne response ot retinal
angjogenésis in bilu +it and -/t
miće with
thus
decreasing Notch 1 signaling
increasei vasculature
development while
decreasing staik ceus
VEGE LEVEIS
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