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In this study the effects of 30 min heat-shock, ranging from 42°C to 46°C, on survival, protein synthesis and HSP72 expression were investigated in primary rat neuronal cultures. Heat-shock of 44°C resulted in a complete, but transient inhibition of protein synthesis which recovered within 24 h. 46°C heat-shock resulted in an irreversible inhibition of protein synthesis and complete neuronal loss within 24 h. Cycloheximide treatment of neuronal cultures resulted in aggravation of neuronal cell damage after heat-shock of 44°C, indicating that the capacity for recovery of the overall protein synthesis is an important survival factor. In addition, the reduction of neuronal cell damage mediated by heat conditioning was abolished by cycloheximide treatment, indicating that the function of new proteins is important for induced thermotolerance. Induction of the strictly inducible member of the heat-shock protein 70kDa family, HSP72, was found in those few astrocytes which were contaminating the neuronal cell cultures, but not in neurons. These results indicate that newly synthesised proteins other than HSP72 are likely to mediate neuronal protection following heat shock in our experiments. These findings raise the possibility that induced tolerance may not necessarily be mediated by HSP72.
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Vogel, P., Dux, E. & Wiessner, C. Effect of Heat Shock on Neuronal Cultures: Importance of Protein Synthesis and HSP72 Induction for Induced Tolerance and Survival. Metab Brain Dis 12, 203–217 (1997). https://doi.org/10.1023/B:MEBR.0000007101.08092.26
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