ASIC1a as an integrating node in ischemic neurotoxicity: crosstalk with NMDAR and TRPM signaling.
- 1Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Shanghai Sixth People's Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, 200032, China. [email protected].
- 2Program in Neuroscience and Mental Health, SickKids Research Institute, Toronto, M5G 1X8, Canada. [email protected].
- 3Department of Physiology, University of Toronto, Toronto, M5S 1A1, Canada. [email protected].
Abstract
Ischemic stroke triggers acidosis, glutamate excitotoxicity and oxidative stress, which converge to disturb ionic homeostasis through several cation channels, including acid-sensing ion channel 1a (ASIC1a), N-methyl-D-aspartate receptors (NMDARs) and transient receptor potential melastatin (TRPM) channels. Emerging evidence suggests that ASIC1a functions as a context-dependent integrating node: protons directly gate ASIC1a, glutamate and bilirubin-associated signaling can modulate ASIC1a-dependent injury pathways. ASIC1a directly couples with NMDAR-dependent signaling and indirectly engages TRPM-associated pathways. Here, we discuss the mechanistic basis, therapeutic potential and unresolved questions regarding ASIC1a-associated signaling in ischemic brain injury.
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BibTeX
@article{lai2026asic1a,
title = {{ASIC1a as an integrating node in ischemic neurotoxicity: crosstalk with NMDAR and TRPM signaling.}},
author = {Ke Lai and Lu-Yang Wang},
journal = {Pflugers Archiv : European journal of physiology},
year = {2026},
month = oct,
doi = {10.1007/s00424-026-03225-5},
url = {https://europepmc.org/article/MED/42897310},
note = {CC BY-NC-ND},
}
RIS
TY - JOUR
TI - ASIC1a as an integrating node in ischemic neurotoxicity: crosstalk with NMDAR and TRPM signaling.
AU - Ke Lai
AU - Lu-Yang Wang
PY - 2026
DA - 2026/10/20
JO - Pflugers Archiv : European journal of physiology
DO - 10.1007/s00424-026-03225-5
UR - https://europepmc.org/article/MED/42897310
AB - Ischemic stroke triggers acidosis, glutamate excitotoxicity and oxidative stress, which converge to disturb ionic homeostasis through several cation channels, including acid-sensing ion channel 1a (ASIC1a), N-methyl-D-aspartate receptors (NMDARs) and transient receptor potential melastatin (TRPM) channels. Emerging evidence suggests that ASIC1a functions as a context-dependent integrating node: protons directly gate ASIC1a, glutamate and bilirubin-associated signaling can modulate ASIC1a-dependent injury pathways. ASIC1a directly couples with NMDAR-dependent signaling and indirectly engages TRPM-associated pathways. Here, we discuss the mechanistic basis, therapeutic potential and unresolved questions regarding ASIC1a-associated signaling in ischemic brain injury.
SN - 0031-6768
SN - 1432-2013
ER -