Zebrafish embryonic brain cell apoptosis and c-fos gene expression after hypoxia reperfusion

Chen Yan-chen; Zhao Dan; Qing Di; Cheng Dong-liang; Mao Jiao-yu; Wang Bin

doi:10.3969/j.issn.2095-4344.2013.37.012

Abstract：BACKGROUND:Foreign scholars have researched hypoxia reperfusion in zebrafish embryos, but there is no research on c-fos gene expression and the mechanism during zebrafish cerebral hypoxia reperfusion. <br> OBJECTIVE:To observe the zebrafish embryonic brain cel apoptosis and expression of c-fos gene in brain tissues after hypoxia reperfusion. <br> METHODS:Zebrafish embryos were selected at 48 hours post fertilization. Neonatal hypoxia reperfusion injury was simulated by gradual y leading nitrogen (99.999%) into the device. After hypoxia treatment for 6, 12 and 24 hours, the embryos received reperfusion for 6 hours under normal oxygen concentration. The embryos in the control group received normoventilation (the dissolved oxygen concentration was about 7.0 mg/L). Acridine orange staining was performed to observe the effect of different hypoxia durations on the apoptosis of neurons in zebrafish, and then the c-fos gene expression was quantitative analyzed with real-time quantitative nucleic acid amplification detection system. And the expression level of c-fos gene was compared before and after hypoxia reperfusion. <br> RESULTS AND CONCLUSION:A smal amount of apoptotic brain cel s could be detected in the control group, and the c-fos gene expression level was decreased;in the experimental group, the number of apoptotic cel s was increased after hypoxia for 6, 12 and 24 hours, and the gene expression after hypoxia for 6 hours was increased distinctly. The results indicate that hypoxia can increase the c-fos gene expression in brain cel s of zebrafish embryos, which may be one of the mechanisms of brain cel apoptosis increasing after hypoxia.