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Am J Physiol Cell Physiol 278: C921-C930, 2000;
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Vol. 278, Issue 5, C921-C930, May 2000

Monocarboxylic acid transporters, MCT1 and MCT2, in cortical astrocytes in vitro and in vivo

Rekha Hanu1, Mary McKenna2, Andrea O'Neill1, Wendy G. Resneck1, and Robert J. Bloch1

Departments of 1 Physiology and 2 Pediatrics, School of Medicine, University of Maryland, Baltimore, Maryland 21201

We used sequence-specific antibodies to characterize two monocarboxylic acid transporters, MCT1 and MCT2, in astrocytes. Both proteins are expressed in primary cultures of cortical astrocytes, as indicated by immunoblotting and immunofluorescence. Both MCT1 and MCT2 are present in small, punctate structures in the cytoplasm and at the cell membrane. Cells showing very low levels of labeling for glial fibrillary acidic protein (GFAP) also label more dimly for MCT2, but not for MCT1. In vivo, double-label immunofluorescence studies coupled with confocal microscopy indicate that MCT1 and MCT2 are rare in astrocytes in the cortex. However, they are specifically labeled in astrocytes of the glial limiting membrane and in white matter tracts. Both transporters are also present in the microvasculature. Comparison of labeling for MCT1 and MCT2 with markers of the blood-brain barrier shows that the transporters are not always limited to the astrocytic endfeet in vivo. Our results suggest that the level of expression of monocarboxylic acid transporters MCT1 and MCT2 by cortical astrocytes in vivo is significantly lower than in vitro but that astrocytes in some other regions of the brain can express one or both proteins in significant amounts.

blood-brain barrier; immunofluorescence; plasma membrane; lactate


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