Central demyelination induced in vivoby the calcium ionophore ionomycin

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Abstract
The effects of injecting the calcium-selective ionophore, ionomycin, into myelinated tracts in the dorsal columns of adult rat spinal cords were examined electron microscopically. In vivo, ionomycin induced a primary vesicular demyelination, together with a variable degree of axonal degeneration, in a dose-dependent manner. The results are consistent with previous demonstrations that mature oligodendrocytes are more vulnerable to alterations in levels of [Ca2+]i than other glial cells. We speculate that demyelination induced by ionomycin in vivo occurs as a result of direct activation of endogenous Ca2+dependent enzymes and/or as a consequence of oligodendrocyte injury mediated via astrocytes.

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