Abstract
Epileptic seizures are the main clinical manifestation of low-grade astrocytoma. Voltage-gated sodium channels (VGSCs) play a crucial role in epilepsy. Until now, the role of VGSCs and the relationships between calmodulin (CaM)/CaM-dependent protein kinase II (CaMKII) and VGSCs in low-grade astrocytoma have not been demonstrated. In our study, the protein expression of NaV1.3, NaV1.6 and CaM was significantly increased in the tumor compared to control tissue, while the level of p-CaMKII/CaMKII was significantly decreased in the tumor group as determined by Western Blotting and immunohistochemistry. Furthermore, double-labeling immunofluorescence results showed that NaV1.3/NaV1.6 and CaM co-localization was significantly increased in the tumor group compared to control tissue. This study represents the first evidence of the abnormal changes in VGSCs subtypes and CaM/CaMKII pathway in human brain low-grade astrocytoma, providing new potential targets for molecular therapies of this disease.
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