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Mohammadnia A, Cui QL, Weng C, Yaqubi M, Fernandes MGF, Hall JA, Dudley R, Srour M, Kennedy TE, Stratton JA, Antel JP. Age-dependent effects of metformin on human oligodendrocyte lineage cell ensheathment capacity. Brain Commun 2024; 6:fcae109. [PMID: 38601917 PMCID: PMC11005772 DOI: 10.1093/braincomms/fcae109] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/23/2023] [Revised: 01/26/2024] [Accepted: 03/26/2024] [Indexed: 04/12/2024] Open
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Metformin restores the myelination potential of aged rat A2B5+ oligodendrocyte progenitor cells and may enhance recovery in children with post-radiation brain injury. Human late progenitor cells (O4+A2B5+) have a superior capacity to ensheath nanofibres compared to mature oligodendrocytes, with cells from paediatric sources exceeding adults. In this study, we assessed the effects of metformin on ensheathment capacity of human adult and paediatric progenitors and mature oligodendrocytes and related differences to transcriptional changes. A2B5+ progenitors and mature cells, derived from surgical tissues by immune-magnetic separation, were assessed for ensheathment capacity in nanofibre plates over 2 weeks. Metformin (10 µM every other day) was added to selected cultures. RNA was extracted from treated and control cultures after 2 days. For all ages, ensheathment by progenitors exceeded mature oligodendrocytes. Metformin enhanced ensheathment by adult donor cells but reduced ensheathment by paediatric cells. Metformin marginally increased cell death in paediatric progenitors. Metformin-induced changes in gene expression are distinct for each cell type. Adult progenitors showed up-regulation of pathways involved in the process of outgrowth and promoting lipid biosynthesis. Paediatric progenitors showed a relatively greater proportion of down- versus up-regulated pathways, these involved cell morphology, development and synaptic transmission. Metformin-induced AMP-activated protein kinase activation in all cell types; AMP-activated protein kinase inhibitor BML-275 reduced functional metformin effects only with adult cells. Our results indicate age and differentiation stage-related differences in human oligodendroglia lineage cells in response to metformin. Clinical trials for demyelinating conditions will indicate how these differences translate in vivo.
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- Abdulshakour Mohammadnia
- Neuroimmunology Unit, Montreal Neurological Institute and Department of Neurology and Neurosurgery, McGill University, Montreal H3A 2B4, Canada
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- Neuroimmunology Unit, Montreal Neurological Institute and Department of Neurology and Neurosurgery, McGill University, Montreal H3A 2B4, Canada
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- Neuroimmunology Unit, Montreal Neurological Institute and Department of Neurology and Neurosurgery, McGill University, Montreal H3A 2B4, Canada
- Department of Neurology, Renmin Hospital of Wuhan University, Wuhan, Hubei 430060, P.R. China
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- Neuroimmunology Unit, Montreal Neurological Institute and Department of Neurology and Neurosurgery, McGill University, Montreal H3A 2B4, Canada
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- Neuroimmunology Unit, Montreal Neurological Institute and Department of Neurology and Neurosurgery, McGill University, Montreal H3A 2B4, Canada
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- Department of Neurosurgery, McGill University Health Centre and Department of Neurology and Neurosurgery, Montreal H3A 2B4, Canada
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- Department of Pediatric Neurosurgery, Montreal Children’s Hospital, Montreal H4A 3J1, Canada
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- Division of Pediatric Neurology, Montreal Children’s Hospital, Montreal H3A 2B4, Canada
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- Neuroimmunology Unit, Montreal Neurological Institute and Department of Neurology and Neurosurgery, McGill University, Montreal H3A 2B4, Canada
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- Neuroimmunology Unit, Montreal Neurological Institute and Department of Neurology and Neurosurgery, McGill University, Montreal H3A 2B4, Canada
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- Neuroimmunology Unit, Montreal Neurological Institute and Department of Neurology and Neurosurgery, McGill University, Montreal H3A 2B4, Canada
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Pernin F, Cui QL, Mohammadnia A, Fernandes MGF, Hall JA, Srour M, Dudley RWR, Zandee SEJ, Klement W, Prat A, Salapa HE, Levin MC, Moore GRW, Kennedy TE, Vande Velde C, Antel JP. Regulation of stress granule formation in human oligodendrocytes. Nat Commun 2024; 15:1524. [PMID: 38374028 PMCID: PMC10876533 DOI: 10.1038/s41467-024-45746-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/09/2023] [Accepted: 01/31/2024] [Indexed: 02/21/2024] Open
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Oligodendrocyte (OL) injury and subsequent loss is a pathologic hallmark of multiple sclerosis (MS). Stress granules (SGs) are membrane-less organelles containing mRNAs stalled in translation and considered as participants of the cellular response to stress. Here we show SGs in OLs in active and inactive areas of MS lesions as well as in normal-appearing white matter. In cultures of primary human adult brain derived OLs, metabolic stress conditions induce transient SG formation in these cells. Combining pro-inflammatory cytokines, which alone do not induce SG formation, with metabolic stress results in persistence of SGs. Unlike sodium arsenite, metabolic stress induced SG formation is not blocked by the integrated stress response inhibitor. Glycolytic inhibition also induces persistent SGs indicating the dependence of SG formation and disassembly on the energetic glycolytic properties of human OLs. We conclude that SG persistence in OLs in MS reflects their response to a combination of metabolic stress and pro-inflammatory conditions.
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- Florian Pernin
- Neuroimmunology Unit, Montreal Neurological Institute, McGill University, Montreal, QC, Canada
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- Neuroimmunology Unit, Montreal Neurological Institute, McGill University, Montreal, QC, Canada
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- Neuroimmunology Unit, Montreal Neurological Institute, McGill University, Montreal, QC, Canada
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- Department of Neurosurgery, McGill University Health Centre, Montreal, QC, Canada
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- Division of Pediatric Neurology, Montreal Children's Hospital, Montreal, QC, Canada
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- Department of Pediatric Neurosurgery, Montreal Children's Hospital, Montreal, QC, Canada
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- Centre de Recherche Hospitalier de l'Université de Montréal, Montréal, QC, Canada
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- Centre de Recherche Hospitalier de l'Université de Montréal, Montréal, QC, Canada
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- Centre de Recherche Hospitalier de l'Université de Montréal, Montréal, QC, Canada
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- Cameco Multiple Sclerosis Neuroscience Research Center, University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, SK, Canada
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- Cameco Multiple Sclerosis Neuroscience Research Center, University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, SK, Canada
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- Neuroimmunology Unit, Montreal Neurological Institute, McGill University, Montreal, QC, Canada
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- Neuroimmunology Unit, Montreal Neurological Institute, McGill University, Montreal, QC, Canada
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- Neuroimmunology Unit, Montreal Neurological Institute, McGill University, Montreal, QC, Canada.
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Jamann H, Desu HL, Cui QL, Halaweh A, Tastet O, Klement W, Zandee S, Pernin F, Mamane VH, Ouédraogo O, Daigneault A, Sidibé H, Millette F, Peelen E, Dhaeze T, Hoornaert C, Rébillard RM, Thai K, Grasmuck C, Vande Velde C, Prat A, Arbour N, Stratton JA, Antel J, Larochelle C. ALCAM on human oligodendrocytes mediates CD4 T cell adhesion. Brain 2024; 147:147-162. [PMID: 37640028 PMCID: PMC10766241 DOI: 10.1093/brain/awad286] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/17/2023] [Revised: 07/25/2023] [Accepted: 08/08/2023] [Indexed: 08/31/2023] Open
Abstract
Multiple sclerosis is a chronic neuroinflammatory disorder characterized by demyelination, oligodendrocyte damage/loss and neuroaxonal injury in the context of immune cell infiltration in the CNS. No neuroprotective therapy is available to promote the survival of oligodendrocytes and protect their myelin processes in immune-mediated demyelinating diseases. Pro-inflammatory CD4 Th17 cells can interact with oligodendrocytes in multiple sclerosis and its animal model, causing injury to myelinating processes and cell death through direct contact. However, the molecular mechanisms underlying the close contact and subsequent detrimental interaction of Th17 cells with oligodendrocytes remain unclear. In this study we used single cell RNA sequencing, flow cytometry and immunofluorescence studies on CNS tissue from multiple sclerosis subjects, its animal model and controls to characterize the expression of cell adhesion molecules by mature oligodendrocytes. We found that a significant proportion of human and murine mature oligodendrocytes express melanoma cell adhesion molecule (MCAM) and activated leukocyte cell adhesion molecule (ALCAM) in multiple sclerosis, in experimental autoimmune encephalomyelitis and in controls, although their regulation differs between human and mouse. We observed that exposure to pro-inflammatory cytokines or to human activated T cells are associated with a marked downregulation of the expression of MCAM but not of ALCAM at the surface of human primary oligodendrocytes. Furthermore, we used in vitro live imaging, immunofluorescence and flow cytometry to determine the contribution of these molecules to Th17-polarized cell adhesion and cytotoxicity towards human oligodendrocytes. Silencing and blocking ALCAM but not MCAM limited prolonged interactions between human primary oligodendrocytes and Th17-polarized cells, resulting in decreased adhesion of Th17-polarized cells to oligodendrocytes and conferring significant protection of oligodendrocytic processes. In conclusion, we showed that human oligodendrocytes express MCAM and ALCAM, which are differently modulated by inflammation and T cell contact. We found that ALCAM is a ligand for Th17-polarized cells, contributing to their capacity to adhere and induce damage to human oligodendrocytes, and therefore could represent a relevant target for neuroprotection in multiple sclerosis.
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- Hélène Jamann
- Neuroimmunology unit, Centre de Recherche du Centre Hospitalier de l’Université de Montréal (CRCHUM), Montreal, H2X 0A9, Canada
- Department of Neurosciences, Université de Montréal, Montreal, H3T 1J4, Canada
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- Neuroimmunology unit, Centre de Recherche du Centre Hospitalier de l’Université de Montréal (CRCHUM), Montreal, H2X 0A9, Canada
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- Neuroimmunology Unit, Montreal Neurological Institute and Department of Neurology and Neurosurgery, McGill University, Montreal, H3A 2B4, Canada
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- Neuroimmunology unit, Centre de Recherche du Centre Hospitalier de l’Université de Montréal (CRCHUM), Montreal, H2X 0A9, Canada
- Department of Microbiology, Immunology and Infectiology, Université de Montréal, Montreal, H2X 3E4, Canada
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- Neuroimmunology unit, Centre de Recherche du Centre Hospitalier de l’Université de Montréal (CRCHUM), Montreal, H2X 0A9, Canada
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- Neuroimmunology unit, Centre de Recherche du Centre Hospitalier de l’Université de Montréal (CRCHUM), Montreal, H2X 0A9, Canada
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- Neuroimmunology unit, Centre de Recherche du Centre Hospitalier de l’Université de Montréal (CRCHUM), Montreal, H2X 0A9, Canada
- Department of Neurosciences, Université de Montréal, Montreal, H3T 1J4, Canada
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- Neuroimmunology Unit, Montreal Neurological Institute and Department of Neurology and Neurosurgery, McGill University, Montreal, H3A 2B4, Canada
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- Neuroimmunology unit, Centre de Recherche du Centre Hospitalier de l’Université de Montréal (CRCHUM), Montreal, H2X 0A9, Canada
- Department of Neurosciences, Université de Montréal, Montreal, H3T 1J4, Canada
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- Neuroimmunology unit, Centre de Recherche du Centre Hospitalier de l’Université de Montréal (CRCHUM), Montreal, H2X 0A9, Canada
- Department of Microbiology, Immunology and Infectiology, Université de Montréal, Montreal, H2X 3E4, Canada
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- Neuroimmunology unit, Centre de Recherche du Centre Hospitalier de l’Université de Montréal (CRCHUM), Montreal, H2X 0A9, Canada
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- Neuroimmunology unit, Centre de Recherche du Centre Hospitalier de l’Université de Montréal (CRCHUM), Montreal, H2X 0A9, Canada
- Department of Neurosciences, Université de Montréal, Montreal, H3T 1J4, Canada
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- Neuroimmunology unit, Centre de Recherche du Centre Hospitalier de l’Université de Montréal (CRCHUM), Montreal, H2X 0A9, Canada
- Department of Neurosciences, Université de Montréal, Montreal, H3T 1J4, Canada
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- Neuroimmunology unit, Centre de Recherche du Centre Hospitalier de l’Université de Montréal (CRCHUM), Montreal, H2X 0A9, Canada
- Department of Neurosciences, Université de Montréal, Montreal, H3T 1J4, Canada
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- Neuroimmunology unit, Centre de Recherche du Centre Hospitalier de l’Université de Montréal (CRCHUM), Montreal, H2X 0A9, Canada
- Department of Neurosciences, Université de Montréal, Montreal, H3T 1J4, Canada
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- Neuroimmunology unit, Centre de Recherche du Centre Hospitalier de l’Université de Montréal (CRCHUM), Montreal, H2X 0A9, Canada
- Department of Neurosciences, Université de Montréal, Montreal, H3T 1J4, Canada
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- Neuroimmunology unit, Centre de Recherche du Centre Hospitalier de l’Université de Montréal (CRCHUM), Montreal, H2X 0A9, Canada
- Department of Neurosciences, Université de Montréal, Montreal, H3T 1J4, Canada
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- Neuroimmunology unit, Centre de Recherche du Centre Hospitalier de l’Université de Montréal (CRCHUM), Montreal, H2X 0A9, Canada
- Department of Neurosciences, Université de Montréal, Montreal, H3T 1J4, Canada
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- Neuroimmunology unit, Centre de Recherche du Centre Hospitalier de l’Université de Montréal (CRCHUM), Montreal, H2X 0A9, Canada
- Department of Neurosciences, Université de Montréal, Montreal, H3T 1J4, Canada
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- Neuroimmunology unit, Centre de Recherche du Centre Hospitalier de l’Université de Montréal (CRCHUM), Montreal, H2X 0A9, Canada
- Department of Neurosciences, Université de Montréal, Montreal, H3T 1J4, Canada
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- Neuroimmunology unit, Centre de Recherche du Centre Hospitalier de l’Université de Montréal (CRCHUM), Montreal, H2X 0A9, Canada
- Department of Neurosciences, Université de Montréal, Montreal, H3T 1J4, Canada
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- Neuroimmunology unit, Centre de Recherche du Centre Hospitalier de l’Université de Montréal (CRCHUM), Montreal, H2X 0A9, Canada
- Department of Neurosciences, Université de Montréal, Montreal, H3T 1J4, Canada
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- Neuroimmunology Unit, Montreal Neurological Institute and Department of Neurology and Neurosurgery, McGill University, Montreal, H3A 2B4, Canada
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- Neuroimmunology Unit, Montreal Neurological Institute and Department of Neurology and Neurosurgery, McGill University, Montreal, H3A 2B4, Canada
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- Neuroimmunology unit, Centre de Recherche du Centre Hospitalier de l’Université de Montréal (CRCHUM), Montreal, H2X 0A9, Canada
- Department of Neurosciences, Université de Montréal, Montreal, H3T 1J4, Canada
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Fernandes MGF, Mohammadnia A, Pernin F, Schmitz-Gielsdorf LE, Hodgins C, Cui QL, Yaqubi M, Blain M, Hall J, Dudley R, Srour M, Zandee SEJ, Klement W, Prat A, Stratton JA, Rodriguez M, Kuhlmann T, Moore W, Kennedy TE, Antel JP. Mechanisms of metabolic stress induced cell death of human oligodendrocytes: relevance for progressive multiple sclerosis. Acta Neuropathol Commun 2023; 11:108. [PMID: 37408029 DOI: 10.1186/s40478-023-01601-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/06/2023] [Accepted: 06/07/2023] [Indexed: 07/07/2023] Open
Abstract
Oligodendrocyte (OL) injury and loss are central features of evolving lesions in multiple sclerosis. Potential causative mechanisms of OL loss include metabolic stress within the lesion microenvironment. Here we use the injury response of primary human OLs (hOLs) to metabolic stress (reduced glucose/nutrients) in vitro to help define the basis for the in situ features of OLs in cases of MS. Under metabolic stress in vitro, we detected reduction in ATP levels per cell that precede changes in survival. Autophagy was initially activated, although ATP levels were not altered by inhibitors (chloroquine) or activators (Torin-1). Prolonged stress resulted in autophagy failure, documented by non-fusion of autophagosomes and lysosomes. Consistent with our in vitro results, we detected higher expression of LC3, a marker of autophagosomes in OLs, in MS lesions compared to controls. Both in vitro and in situ, we observe a reduction in nuclear size of remaining OLs. Prolonged stress resulted in increased ROS and cleavage of spectrin, a target of Ca2+-dependent proteases. Cell death was however not prevented by inhibitors of ferroptosis or MPT-driven necrosis, the regulated cell death (RCD) pathways most likely to be activated by metabolic stress. hOLs have decreased expression of VDAC1, VDAC2, and of genes regulating iron accumulation and cyclophilin. RNA sequencing analyses did not identify activation of these RCD pathways in vitro or in MS cases. We conclude that this distinct response of hOLs, including resistance to RCD, reflects the combined impact of autophagy failure, increased ROS, and calcium influx, resulting in metabolic collapse and degeneration of cellular structural integrity. Defining the basis of OL injury and death provides guidance for development of neuro-protective strategies.
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- Milton Guilherme Forestieri Fernandes
- Neuroimmunology Unit, Montreal Neurological Institute, Department of Neurology and Neurosurgery, McGill University, 3801 Rue University, Montreal, QC, H3A 2B4, Canada
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- Neuroimmunology Unit, Montreal Neurological Institute, Department of Neurology and Neurosurgery, McGill University, 3801 Rue University, Montreal, QC, H3A 2B4, Canada
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- Neuroimmunology Unit, Montreal Neurological Institute, Department of Neurology and Neurosurgery, McGill University, 3801 Rue University, Montreal, QC, H3A 2B4, Canada
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- Neuroimmunology Unit, Montreal Neurological Institute, Department of Neurology and Neurosurgery, McGill University, 3801 Rue University, Montreal, QC, H3A 2B4, Canada
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- Neuroimmunology Unit, Montreal Neurological Institute, Department of Neurology and Neurosurgery, McGill University, 3801 Rue University, Montreal, QC, H3A 2B4, Canada
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- Neuroimmunology Unit, Montreal Neurological Institute, Department of Neurology and Neurosurgery, McGill University, 3801 Rue University, Montreal, QC, H3A 2B4, Canada
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- Neuroimmunology Unit, Montreal Neurological Institute, Department of Neurology and Neurosurgery, McGill University, 3801 Rue University, Montreal, QC, H3A 2B4, Canada
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Department of Neurology and Neurosurgery, McGill University Health Centre, 3801 Rue University, Montreal, QC, H3A 2B4, Canada
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- Department of Pediatric Neurosurgery, Montreal Children's Hospital, 1001 Decarie Blvd, Montreal, QC, H4A 3J1, Canada
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- Division of Pediatric Neurology, Montreal Children's Hospital, 1001 Decarie Blvd, Montreal, QC, H4A 3J1, Canada
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- Department of Neuroscience, Faculty of Medicine, Université de Montréal, Pavillon Roger- Gaudry, 2900 Edouard Montpetit Blvd, Montreal, QC, H3T 1J4, Canada
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- Department of Neuroscience, Faculty of Medicine, Université de Montréal, Pavillon Roger- Gaudry, 2900 Edouard Montpetit Blvd, Montreal, QC, H3T 1J4, Canada
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- Department of Neuroscience, Faculty of Medicine, Université de Montréal, Pavillon Roger- Gaudry, 2900 Edouard Montpetit Blvd, Montreal, QC, H3T 1J4, Canada
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- Neuroimmunology Unit, Montreal Neurological Institute, Department of Neurology and Neurosurgery, McGill University, 3801 Rue University, Montreal, QC, H3A 2B4, Canada
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- Department of Neurology, Mayo Clinic Foundation, 1216 2nd St SW, Rochester, MN, 55902, USA
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- Institute of Neuropathology, University Hospital Münster, Albert-Schweitzer-Campus 1, 48149, Münster, Germany
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- Neuroimmunology Unit, Montreal Neurological Institute, Department of Neurology and Neurosurgery, McGill University, 3801 Rue University, Montreal, QC, H3A 2B4, Canada
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- Neuroimmunology Unit, Montreal Neurological Institute, Department of Neurology and Neurosurgery, McGill University, 3801 Rue University, Montreal, QC, H3A 2B4, Canada
- Department of Neurology and Neurosurgery, McGill University, 3801 Rue University, Montreal, QC, H3A 2B4, Canada
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- Neuroimmunology Unit, Montreal Neurological Institute, Department of Neurology and Neurosurgery, McGill University, 3801 Rue University, Montreal, QC, H3A 2B4, Canada.
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Antel JP, Kennedy TE, Kuhlmann T. Seeking neuroprotection in multiple sclerosis: an ongoing challenge. J Clin Invest 2023; 133:168595. [PMID: 37009896 PMCID: PMC10065069 DOI: 10.1172/jci168595] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 04/04/2023] Open
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Multiple sclerosis (MS) is an autoimmune disease of the CNS, featuring inflammation and demyelination with variable recovery. In this issue of the JCI, Kapell, Fazio, and authors address the potential for targeting neuron-oligodendrocyte potassium shuttling at the nodes of Ranvier as a neuroprotective strategy during inflammatory demyelination of the CNS in experimental MS. Their extensive and impressive study could serve as a template for defining the physiologic properties of a putative protective pathway. The authors examined MS features in existent disease models, investigated the impact of pharmacologic intervention, and evaluated its status in tissues from patients with MS. We await future studies that will tackle the challenge of translating these findings into a clinical therapy.
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- Jack P Antel
- Montreal Neurological Institute, McGill University, Québec, Canada
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- Institute of Neuropathology, University Hospital Münster, Münster, Germany
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Molina-Gonzalez I, Miron VE, Antel JP. Chronic oligodendrocyte injury in central nervous system pathologies. Commun Biol 2022; 5:1274. [PMID: 36402839 PMCID: PMC9675815 DOI: 10.1038/s42003-022-04248-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/04/2022] [Accepted: 11/10/2022] [Indexed: 11/21/2022] Open
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Myelin, the membrane surrounding neuronal axons, is critical for central nervous system (CNS) function. Injury to myelin-forming oligodendrocytes (OL) in chronic neurological diseases (e.g. multiple sclerosis) ranges from sublethal to lethal, leading to OL dysfunction and myelin pathology, and consequent deleterious impacts on axonal health that drive clinical impairments. This is regulated by intrinsic factors such as heterogeneity and age, and extrinsic cellular and molecular interactions. Here, we discuss the responses of OLs to injury, and perspectives for therapeutic targeting. We put forward that targeting mature OL health in neurological disease is a promising therapeutic strategy to support CNS function.
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- Irene Molina-Gonzalez
- grid.4305.20000 0004 1936 7988United Kingdom Dementia Research Institute at The University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, Scotland UK ,grid.4305.20000 0004 1936 7988Centre for Discovery Brain Sciences, Chancellor’s Building, The University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, Scotland UK ,grid.4305.20000 0004 1936 7988Medical Research Council Centre for Reproductive Health, The Queen’s Medical Research Institute, The University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, Scotland UK
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- grid.4305.20000 0004 1936 7988United Kingdom Dementia Research Institute at The University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, Scotland UK ,grid.4305.20000 0004 1936 7988Centre for Discovery Brain Sciences, Chancellor’s Building, The University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, Scotland UK ,grid.4305.20000 0004 1936 7988Medical Research Council Centre for Reproductive Health, The Queen’s Medical Research Institute, The University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, Scotland UK ,grid.415502.7Barlo Multiple Sclerosis Centre and Keenan Research Centre for Biomedical Science, Toronto, Canada ,grid.17063.330000 0001 2157 2938Department of Immunology, University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada
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- grid.14709.3b0000 0004 1936 8649Neuroimmunology Unit, Montreal Neurological Institute, McGill University, Montreal, QC Canada
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Rahmanzadeh R, Weigel M, Lu PJ, Melie-Garcia L, Nguyen TD, Cagol A, La Rosa F, Barakovic M, Lutti A, Wang Y, Bach Cuadra M, Radue EW, Gaetano L, Kappos L, Kuhle J, Magon S, Granziera C. A comparative assessment of myelin-sensitive measures in multiple sclerosis patients and healthy subjects. Neuroimage Clin 2022; 36:103177. [PMID: 36067611 PMCID: PMC9468574 DOI: 10.1016/j.nicl.2022.103177] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/01/2022] [Revised: 08/22/2022] [Accepted: 08/27/2022] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
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INTRODUCTION Multiple Sclerosis (MS) is a common neurological disease primarily characterized by myelin damage in lesions and in normal - appearing white and gray matter (NAWM, NAGM). Several quantitative MRI (qMRI) methods are sensitive to myelin characteristics by measuring specific tissue biophysical properties. However, there are currently few studies assessing the relative reproducibility and sensitivity of qMRI measures to MS pathology in vivo in patients. METHODS We performed two studies. The first study assessed of the sensitivity of qMRI measures to MS pathology: in this work, we recruited 150 MS and 100 healthy subjects, who underwent brain MRI at 3 T including quantitative T1 mapping (qT1), quantitative susceptibility mapping (QSM), magnetization transfer saturation imaging (MTsat) and myelin water imaging for myelin water fraction (MWF). The sensitivity of qMRIs to MS focal pathology (MS lesions vs peri-plaque white/gray matter (PPWM/PPGM)) was studied lesion-wise; the sensitivity to diffuse normal appearing (NA) pathology was measured using voxel-wise threshold-free cluster enhancement (TFCE) in NAWM and vertex-wise inflated cortex analysis in NAGM. Furthermore, the sensitivity of qMRI to the identification of lesion tissue was investigated using a voxel-wise logistic regression analysis to distinguish MS lesion and PP voxels. The second study assessed the reproducibility of myelin-sensitive qMRI measures in a single scanner. To evaluate the intra-session and inter-session reproducibility of qMRI measures, we have investigated 10 healthy subjects, who underwent two brain 3 T MRIs within the same day (without repositioning), and one after 1-week interval. Five region of interest (ROIs) in white and deep grey matter areas were segmented, and inter- and intra- session reproducibility was studied using the intra-class correlation coefficient (ICC). Further, we also investigated the voxel-wise reproducibility of qMRI measures in NAWM and NAGM. RESULTS qT1 and QSM showed the highest sensitivity to distinguish MS focal WM and cortical pathology from peri-plaque WM (P < 0.0001), although QSM also showed the highest variance when applied to lesions. MWF and MTsat exhibited the highest sensitivity to NAWM pathology (P < 0.01). On the other hand, qT1 appeared to be the most sensitive measure to NAGM pathology (P < 0.01). All myelin-sensitive qMRI measures exhibited high inter/intra sessional ICCs in various WM and deep GM ROIs, in NAWM and in NAGM (ICC 0.82 ± 0.12). CONCLUSION This work shows that the applied qT1, MWF, MTsat and QSM are highly reproducible and exhibit differential sensitivity to focal and diffuse WM and GM pathology in MS patients.
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- Reza Rahmanzadeh
- Translational Imaging in Neurology Basel, Department of Medicine and Biomedical Engineering, University Hospital Basel and University of Basel, Basel, Switzerland,Neurologic Clinic and Policlinic, MS Center and Research Center for Clinical Neuroimmunology and Neuroscience Basel (RC2NB), University Hospital Basel and University of Basel, Basel, Switzerland
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- Translational Imaging in Neurology Basel, Department of Medicine and Biomedical Engineering, University Hospital Basel and University of Basel, Basel, Switzerland,Neurologic Clinic and Policlinic, MS Center and Research Center for Clinical Neuroimmunology and Neuroscience Basel (RC2NB), University Hospital Basel and University of Basel, Basel, Switzerland,Division of Radiological Physics, Department of Radiology, University Hospital Basel, Basel, Switzerland
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- Translational Imaging in Neurology Basel, Department of Medicine and Biomedical Engineering, University Hospital Basel and University of Basel, Basel, Switzerland,Neurologic Clinic and Policlinic, MS Center and Research Center for Clinical Neuroimmunology and Neuroscience Basel (RC2NB), University Hospital Basel and University of Basel, Basel, Switzerland
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- Translational Imaging in Neurology Basel, Department of Medicine and Biomedical Engineering, University Hospital Basel and University of Basel, Basel, Switzerland,Neurologic Clinic and Policlinic, MS Center and Research Center for Clinical Neuroimmunology and Neuroscience Basel (RC2NB), University Hospital Basel and University of Basel, Basel, Switzerland
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- Department of Radiology, Weill Cornell Medical College, New York, NY, USA
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- Translational Imaging in Neurology Basel, Department of Medicine and Biomedical Engineering, University Hospital Basel and University of Basel, Basel, Switzerland,Neurologic Clinic and Policlinic, MS Center and Research Center for Clinical Neuroimmunology and Neuroscience Basel (RC2NB), University Hospital Basel and University of Basel, Basel, Switzerland
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- Signal Processing Laboratory (LTS5), Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL), Lausanne, Switzerland,CIBM Center for Biomedical Imaging, Lausanne, Switzerland,Radiology Department, Lausanne University and University Hospital, Lausanne, Switzerland
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- Translational Imaging in Neurology Basel, Department of Medicine and Biomedical Engineering, University Hospital Basel and University of Basel, Basel, Switzerland,Neurologic Clinic and Policlinic, MS Center and Research Center for Clinical Neuroimmunology and Neuroscience Basel (RC2NB), University Hospital Basel and University of Basel, Basel, Switzerland
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- Laboratory for Research in Neuroimaging, Department of Clinical Neurosciences, Lausanne University Hospital and University of Lausanne, Lausanne, Switzerland
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- Department of Radiology, Weill Cornell Medical College, New York, NY, USA
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- Signal Processing Laboratory (LTS5), Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL), Lausanne, Switzerland,CIBM Center for Biomedical Imaging, Lausanne, Switzerland,Radiology Department, Lausanne University and University Hospital, Lausanne, Switzerland
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- Translational Imaging in Neurology Basel, Department of Medicine and Biomedical Engineering, University Hospital Basel and University of Basel, Basel, Switzerland
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- Neurologic Clinic and Policlinic, MS Center and Research Center for Clinical Neuroimmunology and Neuroscience Basel (RC2NB), University Hospital Basel and University of Basel, Basel, Switzerland
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- Neurologic Clinic and Policlinic, MS Center and Research Center for Clinical Neuroimmunology and Neuroscience Basel (RC2NB), University Hospital Basel and University of Basel, Basel, Switzerland
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- Pharmaceutical Research and Early Development, Roche Innovation Center Basel, F. Hoffmann-La Roche Ltd., Basel, Switzerland
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- Translational Imaging in Neurology Basel, Department of Medicine and Biomedical Engineering, University Hospital Basel and University of Basel, Basel, Switzerland,Neurologic Clinic and Policlinic, MS Center and Research Center for Clinical Neuroimmunology and Neuroscience Basel (RC2NB), University Hospital Basel and University of Basel, Basel, Switzerland,Corresponding author.
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Jamann H, Cui QL, Desu HL, Pernin F, Tastet O, Halaweh A, Farzam-kia N, Mamane VH, Ouédraogo O, Cleret-Buhot A, Daigneault A, Balthazard R, Klement W, Lemaître F, Arbour N, Antel J, Stratton JA, Larochelle C. Contact-Dependent Granzyme B-Mediated Cytotoxicity of Th17-Polarized Cells Toward Human Oligodendrocytes. Front Immunol 2022; 13:850616. [PMID: 35479072 PMCID: PMC9035748 DOI: 10.3389/fimmu.2022.850616] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/07/2022] [Accepted: 03/07/2022] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
Abstract
Multiple sclerosis (MS) is characterized by the loss of myelin and of myelin-producing oligodendrocytes (OLs) in the central nervous system (CNS). Pro-inflammatory CD4+ Th17 cells are considered pathogenic in MS and are harmful to OLs. We investigated the mechanisms driving human CD4+ T cell-mediated OL cell death. Using fluorescent and brightfield in vitro live imaging, we found that compared to Th2-polarized cells, Th17-polarized cells show greater interactions with primary human OLs and human oligodendrocytic cell line MO3.13, displaying longer duration of contact, lower mean speed, and higher rate of vesicle-like structure formation at the sites of contact. Using single-cell RNA sequencing, we assessed the transcriptomic profile of primary human OLs and Th17-polarized cells in direct contact or separated by an insert. We showed that upon close interaction, OLs upregulate the expression of mRNA coding for chemokines and antioxidant/anti-apoptotic molecules, while Th17-polarized cells upregulate the expression of mRNA coding for chemokines and pro-inflammatory cytokines such as IL-17A, IFN-γ, and granzyme B. We found that secretion of CCL3, CXCL10, IFN-γ, TNFα, and granzyme B is induced upon direct contact in cocultures of human Th17-polarized cells with human OLs. In addition, we validated by flow cytometry and immunofluorescence that granzyme B levels are upregulated in Th17-polarized compared to Th2-polarized cells and are even higher in Th17-polarized cells upon direct contact with OLs or MO3.13 cells compared to Th17-polarized cells separated from OLs by an insert. Moreover, granzyme B is detected in OLs and MO3.13 cells following direct contact with Th17-polarized cells, suggesting the release of granzyme B from Th17-polarized cells into OLs/MO3.13 cells. To confirm granzyme B–mediated cytotoxicity toward OLs, we showed that recombinant human granzyme B can induce OLs and MO3.13 cell death. Furthermore, pretreatment of Th17-polarized cells with a reversible granzyme B blocker (Ac-IEPD-CHO) or a natural granzyme B blocker (serpina3N) improved survival of MO3.13 cells upon coculture with Th17 cells. In conclusion, we showed that human Th17-polarized cells form biologically significant contacts with human OLs and exert direct toxicity by releasing granzyme B.
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- Hélène Jamann
- Centre de Recherche du Centre Hospitalier de l’Université de Montréal (CRCHUM), Université de Montréal, Montreal, QC, Canada
- Department of Neurosciences, Faculty of Medicine, Université de Montréal, Montreal, QC, Canada
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- Department of Neurology and Neurosurgery, Montreal Neurological Institute, McGill University, Montreal, QC, Canada
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- Centre de Recherche du Centre Hospitalier de l’Université de Montréal (CRCHUM), Université de Montréal, Montreal, QC, Canada
- Department of Neurosciences, Faculty of Medicine, Université de Montréal, Montreal, QC, Canada
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- Department of Neurology and Neurosurgery, Montreal Neurological Institute, McGill University, Montreal, QC, Canada
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- Centre de Recherche du Centre Hospitalier de l’Université de Montréal (CRCHUM), Université de Montréal, Montreal, QC, Canada
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- Centre de Recherche du Centre Hospitalier de l’Université de Montréal (CRCHUM), Université de Montréal, Montreal, QC, Canada
- Department of Microbiology, Immunology and Infectiology, Faculty of Medicine, Université de Montréal, Montreal, QC, Canada
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- Centre de Recherche du Centre Hospitalier de l’Université de Montréal (CRCHUM), Université de Montréal, Montreal, QC, Canada
- Department of Neurosciences, Faculty of Medicine, Université de Montréal, Montreal, QC, Canada
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- Centre de Recherche du Centre Hospitalier de l’Université de Montréal (CRCHUM), Université de Montréal, Montreal, QC, Canada
- Department of Neurosciences, Faculty of Medicine, Université de Montréal, Montreal, QC, Canada
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- Centre de Recherche du Centre Hospitalier de l’Université de Montréal (CRCHUM), Université de Montréal, Montreal, QC, Canada
- Department of Microbiology, Immunology and Infectiology, Faculty of Medicine, Université de Montréal, Montreal, QC, Canada
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- Centre de Recherche du Centre Hospitalier de l’Université de Montréal (CRCHUM), Université de Montréal, Montreal, QC, Canada
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- Centre de Recherche du Centre Hospitalier de l’Université de Montréal (CRCHUM), Université de Montréal, Montreal, QC, Canada
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- Centre de Recherche du Centre Hospitalier de l’Université de Montréal (CRCHUM), Université de Montréal, Montreal, QC, Canada
- Department of Neurosciences, Faculty of Medicine, Université de Montréal, Montreal, QC, Canada
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- Centre de Recherche du Centre Hospitalier de l’Université de Montréal (CRCHUM), Université de Montréal, Montreal, QC, Canada
- Department of Neurosciences, Faculty of Medicine, Université de Montréal, Montreal, QC, Canada
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- Centre de Recherche du Centre Hospitalier de l’Université de Montréal (CRCHUM), Université de Montréal, Montreal, QC, Canada
- Department of Neurosciences, Faculty of Medicine, Université de Montréal, Montreal, QC, Canada
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- Centre de Recherche du Centre Hospitalier de l’Université de Montréal (CRCHUM), Université de Montréal, Montreal, QC, Canada
- Department of Neurosciences, Faculty of Medicine, Université de Montréal, Montreal, QC, Canada
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- Department of Neurology and Neurosurgery, Montreal Neurological Institute, McGill University, Montreal, QC, Canada
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- Department of Neurology and Neurosurgery, Montreal Neurological Institute, McGill University, Montreal, QC, Canada
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- Centre de Recherche du Centre Hospitalier de l’Université de Montréal (CRCHUM), Université de Montréal, Montreal, QC, Canada
- Department of Neurosciences, Faculty of Medicine, Université de Montréal, Montreal, QC, Canada
- *Correspondence: Catherine Larochelle,
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Kieran NW, Suresh R, Dorion MF, MacDonald A, Blain M, Wen D, Fuh SC, Ryan F, Diaz RJ, Stratton JA, Ludwin SK, Sonnen JA, Antel J, Healy LM. MicroRNA-210 regulates the metabolic and inflammatory status of primary human astrocytes. J Neuroinflammation 2022; 19:10. [PMID: 34991629 PMCID: PMC8740343 DOI: 10.1186/s12974-021-02373-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 11.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/21/2021] [Accepted: 12/27/2021] [Indexed: 11/10/2022] Open
Abstract
Background Astrocytes are the most numerous glial cell type with important roles in maintaining homeostasis and responding to diseases in the brain. Astrocyte function is subject to modulation by microRNAs (miRs), which are short nucleotide strands that regulate protein expression in a post-transcriptional manner. Understanding the miR expression profile of astrocytes in disease settings provides insight into the cellular stresses present in the microenvironment and may uncover pathways of therapeutic interest.
Methods Laser-capture microdissection was used to isolate human astrocytes surrounding stroke lesions and those from neurological control tissue. Astrocytic miR expression profiles were examined using quantitative reverse transcription polymerase chain reaction (RT-qPCR). Primary human fetal astrocytes were cultured under in vitro stress conditions and transfection of a miR mimic was used to better understand how altered levels of miR-210 affect astrocyte function. The astrocytic response to stress was studied using qPCR, enzyme-linked immunosorbent assays (ELISAs), measurement of released lactate, and Seahorse. Results Here, we measured miR expression levels in astrocytes around human ischemic stroke lesions and observed differential expression of miR-210 in chronic stroke astrocytes compared to astrocytes from neurological control tissue. We also identified increased expression of miR-210 in mouse white matter tissue around middle cerebral artery occlusion (MCAO) brain lesions. We aimed to understand the role of miR-210 in primary human fetal astrocytes by developing an in vitro assay of hypoxic, metabolic, and inflammatory stresses. A combination of hypoxic and inflammatory stresses was observed to upregulate miR-210 expression. Transfection with miR-210-mimic (210M) increased glycolysis, enhanced lactate export, and promoted an anti-inflammatory transcriptional and translational signature in astrocytes. Additionally, 210M transfection resulted in decreased expression of complement 3 (C3) and semaphorin 5b (Sema5b). Conclusions We conclude that miR-210 expression in human astrocytes is modulated in response to ischemic stroke disease and under in vitro stress conditions, supporting a role for miR-210 in the astrocytic response to disease conditions. Further, the anti-inflammatory and pro-glycolytic impact of miR-210 on astrocytes makes it a potential candidate for further research as a neuroprotective agent. Supplementary Information The online version contains supplementary material available at 10.1186/s12974-021-02373-y.
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- Nicholas W Kieran
- Neuroimmunology Unit, Montreal Neurological Institute, McGill University, Montreal, QC, Canada
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- Department of Neurology and Neurosurgery, Montreal Neurological Institute, McGill University, Montreal, QC, Canada
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- Neuroimmunology Unit, Montreal Neurological Institute, McGill University, Montreal, QC, Canada
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- Neuroimmunology Unit, Montreal Neurological Institute, McGill University, Montreal, QC, Canada
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- Neuroimmunology Unit, Montreal Neurological Institute, McGill University, Montreal, QC, Canada
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- Neuroimmunology Unit, Montreal Neurological Institute, McGill University, Montreal, QC, Canada
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- Neuroimmunology Unit, Montreal Neurological Institute, McGill University, Montreal, QC, Canada
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- Centre for Research in Neuroscience, The Research Institute of the McGill University Health Center, Montreal, QC, Canada
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- Department of Neurology and Neurosurgery, Montreal Neurological Institute, McGill University, Montreal, QC, Canada
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- Neuroimmunology Unit, Montreal Neurological Institute, McGill University, Montreal, QC, Canada
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- Department of Pathology, Queen's University, Kingston, ON, Canada
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- Departments of Pathology, Neurology and Neurosurgery, McGill University, Montreal, QC, Canada
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- Neuroimmunology Unit, Montreal Neurological Institute, McGill University, Montreal, QC, Canada
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- Neuroimmunology Unit, Montreal Neurological Institute, McGill University, Montreal, QC, Canada.
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T helper (Th)17 cells are considered to contribute to inflammatory mechanisms in diseases such as multiple sclerosis (MS). However, the discussion persists regarding their true role in patients. Here, we visualized central nervous system (CNS) inflammatory processes in models of MS live in vivo and in MS brains and discovered that CNS-infiltrating Th17 cells form prolonged stable contact with oligodendrocytes. Strikingly, compared to Th2 cells, direct contact with Th17 worsened experimental demyelination, caused damage to human oligodendrocyte processes, and increased cell death. Importantly, we found that in comparison to Th2 cells, both human and murine Th17 cells express higher levels of the integrin CD29, which is linked to glutamate release pathways. Of note, contact of human Th17 cells with oligodendrocytes triggered release of glutamate, which induced cell stress and changes in biosynthesis of cholesterol and lipids, as revealed by single-cell RNA-sequencing analysis. Finally, exposure to glutamate decreased myelination, whereas blockade of CD29 preserved oligodendrocyte processes from Th17-mediated injury. Our data provide evidence for the direct and deleterious attack of Th17 cells on the myelin compartment and show the potential for therapeutic opportunities in MS.
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Dansu DK, Sauma S, Casaccia P. Oligodendrocyte progenitors as environmental biosensors. Semin Cell Dev Biol 2021; 116:38-44. [PMID: 33092959 PMCID: PMC8053729 DOI: 10.1016/j.semcdb.2020.09.012] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/13/2020] [Revised: 09/23/2020] [Accepted: 09/27/2020] [Indexed: 01/10/2023]
Abstract
The past decade has seen an important revision of the traditional concept of the role and function of glial cells. From "passive support" for neurons, oligodendrocyte lineage cells are now recognized as metabolic exchangers with neurons, a cellular interface with blood vessels and responders to gut-derived metabolites or changes in the social environment. In the developing brain, the differentiation of neonatal oligodendrocyte progenitors (nOPCs) is required for normal brain function. In adulthood, the differentiation of adult OPCs (aOPCs) serves an important role in learning, behavioral adaptation and response to myelin injury. Here, we propose the concept of OPCs as environmental biosensors, which "sense" chemical and physical stimuli over time and adjust to the new challenges by modifying their epigenome and consequent transcriptome. Because epigenetics defines the ability of the cell to "adapt" gene expression to changes in the environment, we propose a model of OPC differentiation resulting from time-dependent changes of the epigenomic landscape in response to declining mitogens, raising hormone levels, neuronal activity, changes in space constraints or stiffness of the extracellular matrix. We propose that the intrinsically different functional properties of aOPCs compared to nOPCs result from the accrual of "epigenetic memories" of distinct events, which are "recorded" in the nuclei of OPCs as histone and DNA marks, defining a "unique epigenomic landscape" over time.
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- David K Dansu
- Graduate Program in Biochemistry, Graduate Center of the City University of New York, New York, NY, USA; Neuroscience Initiative, Advanced Science Research Center, The Graduate Center of the City University of New York, New York, NY, USA
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- Graduate Program in Biology, Graduate Center of the City University of New York, New York, NY, USA; Neuroscience Initiative, Advanced Science Research Center, The Graduate Center of the City University of New York, New York, NY, USA
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- Graduate Program in Biochemistry, Graduate Center of the City University of New York, New York, NY, USA; Graduate Program in Biology, Graduate Center of the City University of New York, New York, NY, USA; Neuroscience Initiative, Advanced Science Research Center, The Graduate Center of the City University of New York, New York, NY, USA.
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Tepavčević V. Oligodendroglial Energy Metabolism and (re)Myelination. Life (Basel) 2021; 11:238. [PMID: 33805670 PMCID: PMC7998845 DOI: 10.3390/life11030238] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/10/2021] [Revised: 03/04/2021] [Accepted: 03/09/2021] [Indexed: 12/12/2022] Open
Abstract
Central nervous system (CNS) myelin has a crucial role in accelerating the propagation of action potentials and providing trophic support to the axons. Defective myelination and lack of myelin regeneration following demyelination can both lead to axonal pathology and neurodegeneration. Energy deficit has been evoked as an important contributor to various CNS disorders, including multiple sclerosis (MS). Thus, dysregulation of energy homeostasis in oligodendroglia may be an important contributor to myelin dysfunction and lack of repair observed in the disease. This article will focus on energy metabolism pathways in oligodendroglial cells and highlight differences dependent on the maturation stage of the cell. In addition, it will emphasize that the use of alternative energy sources by oligodendroglia may be required to save glucose for functions that cannot be fulfilled by other metabolites, thus ensuring sufficient energy input for both myelin synthesis and trophic support to the axons. Finally, it will point out that neuropathological findings in a subtype of MS lesions likely reflect defective oligodendroglial energy homeostasis in the disease.
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- Vanja Tepavčević
- Achucarro Basque Center for Neuroscience, University of the Basque Country, Parque Cientifico de la UPV/EHU, Barrio Sarriena s/n, Edificio Sede, Planta 3, 48940 Leioa, Spain
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Rahmanzadeh R, Lu PJ, Barakovic M, Weigel M, Maggi P, Nguyen TD, Schiavi S, Daducci A, La Rosa F, Schaedelin S, Absinta M, Reich DS, Sati P, Wang Y, Bach Cuadra M, Radue EW, Kuhle J, Kappos L, Granziera C. Myelin and axon pathology in multiple sclerosis assessed by myelin water and multi-shell diffusion imaging. Brain 2021; 144:1684-1696. [PMID: 33693571 PMCID: PMC8374972 DOI: 10.1093/brain/awab088] [Citation(s) in RCA: 61] [Impact Index Per Article: 20.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/26/2020] [Revised: 12/29/2020] [Accepted: 01/03/2021] [Indexed: 12/25/2022] Open
Abstract
Damage to the myelin sheath and the neuroaxonal unit is a cardinal feature of multiple sclerosis; however, a detailed characterization of the interaction between myelin and axon damage in vivo remains challenging. We applied myelin water and multi-shell diffusion imaging to quantify the relative damage to myelin and axons (i) among different lesion types; (ii) in normal-appearing tissue; and (iii) across multiple sclerosis clinical subtypes and healthy controls. We also assessed the relation of focal myelin/axon damage with disability and serum neurofilament light chain as a global biological measure of neuroaxonal damage. Ninety-one multiple sclerosis patients (62 relapsing-remitting, 29 progressive) and 72 healthy controls were enrolled in the study. Differences in myelin water fraction and neurite density index were substantial when lesions were compared to healthy control subjects and normal-appearing multiple sclerosis tissue: both white matter and cortical lesions exhibited a decreased myelin water fraction and neurite density index compared with healthy (P < 0.0001) and peri-plaque white matter (P < 0.0001). Periventricular lesions showed decreased myelin water fraction and neurite density index compared with lesions in the juxtacortical region (P < 0.0001 and P < 0.05). Similarly, lesions with paramagnetic rims showed decreased myelin water fraction and neurite density index relative to lesions without a rim (P < 0.0001). Also, in 75% of white matter lesions, the reduction in neurite density index was higher than the reduction in the myelin water fraction. Besides, normal-appearing white and grey matter revealed diffuse reduction of myelin water fraction and neurite density index in multiple sclerosis compared to healthy controls (P < 0.01). Further, a more extensive reduction in myelin water fraction and neurite density index in normal-appearing cortex was observed in progressive versus relapsing-remitting participants. Neurite density index in white matter lesions correlated with disability in patients with clinical deficits (P < 0.01, beta = -10.00); and neurite density index and myelin water fraction in white matter lesions were associated to serum neurofilament light chain in the entire patient cohort (P < 0.01, beta = -3.60 and P < 0.01, beta = 0.13, respectively). These findings suggest that (i) myelin and axon pathology in multiple sclerosis is extensive in both lesions and normal-appearing tissue; (ii) particular types of lesions exhibit more damage to myelin and axons than others; (iii) progressive patients differ from relapsing-remitting patients because of more extensive axon/myelin damage in the cortex; and (iv) myelin and axon pathology in lesions is related to disability in patients with clinical deficits and global measures of neuroaxonal damage.
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- Reza Rahmanzadeh
- Department of Medicine and Biomedical Engineering, Translational Imaging in Neurology Basel, University Hospital Basel and University of Basel, Basel, Switzerland.,Departments of Medicine, Clinical Research and Biomedical Engineering Neurologic Clinic and Policlinic, Switzerland, University Hospital Basel and University of Basel, Basel, Switzerland
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- Department of Medicine and Biomedical Engineering, Translational Imaging in Neurology Basel, University Hospital Basel and University of Basel, Basel, Switzerland.,Departments of Medicine, Clinical Research and Biomedical Engineering Neurologic Clinic and Policlinic, Switzerland, University Hospital Basel and University of Basel, Basel, Switzerland
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- Department of Medicine and Biomedical Engineering, Translational Imaging in Neurology Basel, University Hospital Basel and University of Basel, Basel, Switzerland.,Departments of Medicine, Clinical Research and Biomedical Engineering Neurologic Clinic and Policlinic, Switzerland, University Hospital Basel and University of Basel, Basel, Switzerland
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- Department of Medicine and Biomedical Engineering, Translational Imaging in Neurology Basel, University Hospital Basel and University of Basel, Basel, Switzerland.,Departments of Medicine, Clinical Research and Biomedical Engineering Neurologic Clinic and Policlinic, Switzerland, University Hospital Basel and University of Basel, Basel, Switzerland.,Division of Radiological Physics, Department of Radiology, University Hospital Basel, Basel, Switzerland
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- Department of Neurology, Lausanne University Hospital, Lausanne, Switzerland.,Cliniques universitaires Saint Luc, Université catholique de Louvain, Brussel, Belgium
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- Department of Radiology, Weill Cornell Medical College, New York, NY, USA
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- Department of Computer Science, University of Verona, Verona, Italy
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- Signal Processing Laboratory (LTS5), Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL), Lausanne, Switzerland.,Radiology Department, Center for Biomedical Imaging (CIBM), Lausanne University and University Hospital, Lausanne, Switzerland
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- Department of Medicine and Biomedical Engineering, Translational Imaging in Neurology Basel, University Hospital Basel and University of Basel, Basel, Switzerland
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- Translational Neuroradiology Section, National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke, NIH, Bethesda, MD, USA.,Department of Neurology, Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, USA
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- Translational Neuroradiology Section, National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke, NIH, Bethesda, MD, USA
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- Translational Neuroradiology Section, National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke, NIH, Bethesda, MD, USA.,Department of Neurology, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles, CA, USA
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- Department of Radiology, Weill Cornell Medical College, New York, NY, USA
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- Signal Processing Laboratory (LTS5), Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL), Lausanne, Switzerland.,Radiology Department, Center for Biomedical Imaging (CIBM), Lausanne University and University Hospital, Lausanne, Switzerland
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- Department of Medicine and Biomedical Engineering, Translational Imaging in Neurology Basel, University Hospital Basel and University of Basel, Basel, Switzerland
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- Departments of Medicine, Clinical Research and Biomedical Engineering Neurologic Clinic and Policlinic, Switzerland, University Hospital Basel and University of Basel, Basel, Switzerland
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- Departments of Medicine, Clinical Research and Biomedical Engineering Neurologic Clinic and Policlinic, Switzerland, University Hospital Basel and University of Basel, Basel, Switzerland
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- Department of Medicine and Biomedical Engineering, Translational Imaging in Neurology Basel, University Hospital Basel and University of Basel, Basel, Switzerland.,Departments of Medicine, Clinical Research and Biomedical Engineering Neurologic Clinic and Policlinic, Switzerland, University Hospital Basel and University of Basel, Basel, Switzerland
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Age-related injury responses of human oligodendrocytes to metabolic insults: link to BCL-2 and autophagy pathways. Commun Biol 2021; 4:20. [PMID: 33398046 PMCID: PMC7782481 DOI: 10.1038/s42003-020-01557-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/01/2020] [Accepted: 12/01/2020] [Indexed: 01/29/2023] Open
Abstract
Myelin destruction and oligodendrocyte (OL) death consequent to metabolic stress is a feature of CNS disorders across the age spectrum. Using cells derived from surgically resected tissue, we demonstrate that young (<age 5) pediatric-aged sample OLs are more resistant to in-vitro metabolic injury than fetal O4+ progenitor cells, but more susceptible to cell death and apoptosis than adult-derived OLs. Pediatric but not adult OLs show measurable levels of TUNEL+ cells, a feature of the fetal cell response. The ratio of anti- vs pro-apoptotic BCL-2 family genes are increased in adult vs pediatric (<age 5) mature OLs and in more mature OL lineage cells. Lysosomal gene expression was increased in adult and pediatric compared to fetal OL lineage cells. Cell death of OLs was increased by inhibiting pro-apoptotic BCL-2 gene and autophagy activity. These distinct age-related injury responses should be considered in designing therapies aimed at reducing myelin injury.
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Chen K, Wellman SM, Yaxiaer Y, Eles JR, Kozai TD. In vivo spatiotemporal patterns of oligodendrocyte and myelin damage at the neural electrode interface. Biomaterials 2020; 268:120526. [PMID: 33302121 DOI: 10.1016/j.biomaterials.2020.120526] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/02/2020] [Revised: 11/07/2020] [Accepted: 11/10/2020] [Indexed: 12/26/2022]
Abstract
Intracortical microelectrodes with the ability to detect intrinsic electrical signals and/or deliver electrical stimulation into local brain regions have been a powerful tool to understand brain circuitry and for therapeutic applications to neurological disorders. However, the chronic stability and sensitivity of these intracortical microelectrodes are challenged by overwhelming biological responses, including severe neuronal loss and thick glial encapsulation. Unlike microglia and astrocytes whose activity have been extensively examined, oligodendrocytes and their myelin processes remain poorly studied within the neural interface field. Oligodendrocytes have been widely recognized to modulate electrical signal conductance along axons through insulating myelin segments. Emerging evidence offers an alternative perspective on neuron-oligodendrocyte coupling where oligodendrocytes provide metabolic and neurotrophic support to neurons through cytoplasmic myelin channels and monocarboxylate transporters. This study uses in vivo multi-photon microscopy to gain insights into the dynamics of oligodendrocyte soma and myelin processes in response to chronic device implantation injury over 4 weeks. We observe that implantation induces acute oligodendrocyte injury including initial deformation and substantial myelinosome formation, an early sign of myelin injury. Over chronic implantation periods, myelin and oligodendrocyte soma suffer severe degeneration proximal to the interface. Interestingly, wound healing attempts such as oligodendrogenesis are initiated over time, however they are hampered by continued degeneration near the implant. Nevertheless, this detailed characterization of oligodendrocyte spatiotemporal dynamics during microelectrode-induced inflammation may provide insights for novel intervention targets to facilitate oligodendrogenesis, enhance the integration of neural-electrode interfaces, and improve long-term functional performance.
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- Keying Chen
- Department of Bioengineering, University of Pittsburgh, USA; Center for the Neural Basis of Cognition, University of Pittsburgh and Carnegie Mellon University, USA
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- Department of Bioengineering, University of Pittsburgh, USA; Center for the Neural Basis of Cognition, University of Pittsburgh and Carnegie Mellon University, USA
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- Eberly College of Science, Pennsylvania State University, University Park, USA
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- Department of Bioengineering, University of Pittsburgh, USA; Center for the Neural Basis of Cognition, University of Pittsburgh and Carnegie Mellon University, USA
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- Department of Bioengineering, University of Pittsburgh, USA; Center for the Neural Basis of Cognition, University of Pittsburgh and Carnegie Mellon University, USA; Center for Neuroscience, University of Pittsburgh, USA; McGowan Institute of Regenerative Medicine, University of Pittsburgh, USA; NeuroTech Center, University of Pittsburgh Brain Institute, USA.
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Cui QL, Lin YH, Xu YKT, Fernandes MGF, Rao VTS, Kennedy TE, Antel J. Effects of Biotin on survival, ensheathment, and ATP production by oligodendrocyte lineage cells in vitro. PLoS One 2020; 15:e0233859. [PMID: 32470040 PMCID: PMC7259710 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0233859] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/23/2019] [Accepted: 05/13/2020] [Indexed: 12/21/2022] Open
Abstract
Mechanisms implicated in disease progression in multiple sclerosis include continued oligodendrocyte (OL)/myelin injury and failure of myelin repair. Underlying causes include metabolic stress with resultant energy deficiency. Biotin is a cofactor for carboxylases involved in ATP production that impact myelin production by promoting fatty acid synthesis. Here, we investigate the effects of high dose Biotin (MD1003) on the functional properties of post-natal rat derived oligodendrocyte progenitor cells (OPCs). A2B5 positive OPCs were assessed using an in vitro injury assay, culturing cells in either DFM (DMEM/F12+N1) or “stress media” (no glucose (NG)-DMEM), with Biotin added over a range from 2.5 to 250 μg/ml, and cell viability determined after 24 hrs. Biotin reduced the increase in OPC cell death in the NG condition. In nanofiber myelination assays, biotin increased the percentage of ensheathing cells, the number of ensheathed segments per cell, and length of ensheathed segments. In dispersed cell culture, Biotin also significantly increased ATP production, assessed using a Seahorse bio-analyzer. For most assays, the positive effects of Biotin were observed at the higher end of the dose-response analysis. We conclude that Biotin, in vitro, protects OL lineage cells from metabolic injury, enhances myelin-like ensheathment, and is associated with increased ATP production.
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- Qiao-Ling Cui
- Montreal Neurological Institute, McGill University, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
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- Montreal Neurological Institute, McGill University, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
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- Montreal Neurological Institute, McGill University, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
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- Montreal Neurological Institute, McGill University, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
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- Montreal Neurological Institute, McGill University, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
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Masaki K, Sonobe Y, Ghadge G, Pytel P, Lépine P, Pernin F, Cui QL, Antel JP, Zandee S, Prat A, Roos RP. RNA-binding protein altered expression and mislocalization in MS. NEUROLOGY-NEUROIMMUNOLOGY & NEUROINFLAMMATION 2020; 7:7/3/e704. [PMID: 32217641 PMCID: PMC7176246 DOI: 10.1212/nxi.0000000000000704] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/28/2019] [Accepted: 02/07/2020] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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Objective To determine whether there are nuclear depletion and cellular mislocalization of RNA-binding proteins (RBPs) transactivation response DNA-binding protein of 43 kDa (TDP-43), fused in sarcoma (FUS), and polypyrimidine tract–binding protein (PTB) in MS, as is the case in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) and oligodendrocytes infected with Theiler murine encephalomyelitis virus (TMEV), we examined MS lesions and in vitro cultured primary human brain–derived oligodendrocytes. Methods Nuclear depletion and mislocalization of TDP-43, FUS, and PTB are thought to contribute to the pathogenesis of ALS and TMEV demyelination. The latter findings prompted us to investigate these RBPs in the demyelinated lesions of MS and in in vitro cultured human brain–derived oligodendrocytes under metabolic stress conditions. Results We found (1) mislocalized TDP-43 in oligodendrocytes in active lesions in some patients with MS; (2) decreased PTB1 expression in oligodendrocytes in mixed active/inactive demyelinating lesions; (3) decreased nuclear expression of PTB2 in neurons in cortical demyelinating lesions; and (4) nuclear depletion of TDP-43 in oligodendrocytes under metabolic stress induced by low glucose/low nutrient conditions compared with optimal culture conditions. Conclusion TDP-43 has been found to have a key role in oligodendrocyte function and viability, whereas PTB is important in neuronal differentiation, suggesting that altered expression and mislocalization of these RBPs in MS lesions may contribute to the pathogenesis of demyelination and neurodegeneration. Our findings also identify nucleocytoplasmic transport as a target for treatment.
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- Katsuhisa Masaki
- From the Department of Neurology (K.M., Y.S., G.G., R.P.R.) and Department of Pathology (P.P.), University of Chicago Medical Center, IL; Neuroimmunology Research Laboratory (P.L., S.Z., A.P.), Centre du Recherche du Centre Hospitalier de l'Université de Montréal (CRCHUM), QC, Canada; and Neuroimmunology Unit (F.P., Q.-L.C., J.P.A.), Montreal Neurological Institute, McGill University, QC, Canada
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- From the Department of Neurology (K.M., Y.S., G.G., R.P.R.) and Department of Pathology (P.P.), University of Chicago Medical Center, IL; Neuroimmunology Research Laboratory (P.L., S.Z., A.P.), Centre du Recherche du Centre Hospitalier de l'Université de Montréal (CRCHUM), QC, Canada; and Neuroimmunology Unit (F.P., Q.-L.C., J.P.A.), Montreal Neurological Institute, McGill University, QC, Canada
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- From the Department of Neurology (K.M., Y.S., G.G., R.P.R.) and Department of Pathology (P.P.), University of Chicago Medical Center, IL; Neuroimmunology Research Laboratory (P.L., S.Z., A.P.), Centre du Recherche du Centre Hospitalier de l'Université de Montréal (CRCHUM), QC, Canada; and Neuroimmunology Unit (F.P., Q.-L.C., J.P.A.), Montreal Neurological Institute, McGill University, QC, Canada
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- From the Department of Neurology (K.M., Y.S., G.G., R.P.R.) and Department of Pathology (P.P.), University of Chicago Medical Center, IL; Neuroimmunology Research Laboratory (P.L., S.Z., A.P.), Centre du Recherche du Centre Hospitalier de l'Université de Montréal (CRCHUM), QC, Canada; and Neuroimmunology Unit (F.P., Q.-L.C., J.P.A.), Montreal Neurological Institute, McGill University, QC, Canada
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- From the Department of Neurology (K.M., Y.S., G.G., R.P.R.) and Department of Pathology (P.P.), University of Chicago Medical Center, IL; Neuroimmunology Research Laboratory (P.L., S.Z., A.P.), Centre du Recherche du Centre Hospitalier de l'Université de Montréal (CRCHUM), QC, Canada; and Neuroimmunology Unit (F.P., Q.-L.C., J.P.A.), Montreal Neurological Institute, McGill University, QC, Canada
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- From the Department of Neurology (K.M., Y.S., G.G., R.P.R.) and Department of Pathology (P.P.), University of Chicago Medical Center, IL; Neuroimmunology Research Laboratory (P.L., S.Z., A.P.), Centre du Recherche du Centre Hospitalier de l'Université de Montréal (CRCHUM), QC, Canada; and Neuroimmunology Unit (F.P., Q.-L.C., J.P.A.), Montreal Neurological Institute, McGill University, QC, Canada
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- From the Department of Neurology (K.M., Y.S., G.G., R.P.R.) and Department of Pathology (P.P.), University of Chicago Medical Center, IL; Neuroimmunology Research Laboratory (P.L., S.Z., A.P.), Centre du Recherche du Centre Hospitalier de l'Université de Montréal (CRCHUM), QC, Canada; and Neuroimmunology Unit (F.P., Q.-L.C., J.P.A.), Montreal Neurological Institute, McGill University, QC, Canada
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- From the Department of Neurology (K.M., Y.S., G.G., R.P.R.) and Department of Pathology (P.P.), University of Chicago Medical Center, IL; Neuroimmunology Research Laboratory (P.L., S.Z., A.P.), Centre du Recherche du Centre Hospitalier de l'Université de Montréal (CRCHUM), QC, Canada; and Neuroimmunology Unit (F.P., Q.-L.C., J.P.A.), Montreal Neurological Institute, McGill University, QC, Canada
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- From the Department of Neurology (K.M., Y.S., G.G., R.P.R.) and Department of Pathology (P.P.), University of Chicago Medical Center, IL; Neuroimmunology Research Laboratory (P.L., S.Z., A.P.), Centre du Recherche du Centre Hospitalier de l'Université de Montréal (CRCHUM), QC, Canada; and Neuroimmunology Unit (F.P., Q.-L.C., J.P.A.), Montreal Neurological Institute, McGill University, QC, Canada
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- From the Department of Neurology (K.M., Y.S., G.G., R.P.R.) and Department of Pathology (P.P.), University of Chicago Medical Center, IL; Neuroimmunology Research Laboratory (P.L., S.Z., A.P.), Centre du Recherche du Centre Hospitalier de l'Université de Montréal (CRCHUM), QC, Canada; and Neuroimmunology Unit (F.P., Q.-L.C., J.P.A.), Montreal Neurological Institute, McGill University, QC, Canada
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- From the Department of Neurology (K.M., Y.S., G.G., R.P.R.) and Department of Pathology (P.P.), University of Chicago Medical Center, IL; Neuroimmunology Research Laboratory (P.L., S.Z., A.P.), Centre du Recherche du Centre Hospitalier de l'Université de Montréal (CRCHUM), QC, Canada; and Neuroimmunology Unit (F.P., Q.-L.C., J.P.A.), Montreal Neurological Institute, McGill University, QC, Canada.
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Perlman K, Couturier CP, Yaqubi M, Tanti A, Cui QL, Pernin F, Stratton JA, Ragoussis J, Healy L, Petrecca K, Dudley R, Srour M, Hall JA, Kennedy TE, Mechawar N, Antel JP. Developmental trajectory of oligodendrocyte progenitor cells in the human brain revealed by single cell RNA sequencing. Glia 2020; 68:1291-1303. [PMID: 31958186 DOI: 10.1002/glia.23777] [Citation(s) in RCA: 38] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/17/2019] [Revised: 11/27/2019] [Accepted: 11/29/2019] [Indexed: 12/30/2022]
Abstract
Characterizing the developmental trajectory of oligodendrocyte progenitor cells (OPC) is of great interest given the importance of these cells in the remyelination process. However, studies of human OPC development remain limited by the availability of whole cell samples and material that encompasses a wide age range, including time of peak myelination. In this study, we apply single cell RNA sequencing to viable whole cells across the age span and link transcriptomic signatures of oligodendrocyte-lineage cells with stage-specific functional properties. Cells were isolated from surgical tissue samples of second-trimester fetal, 2-year-old pediatric, 13-year-old adolescent, and adult donors by mechanical and enzymatic digestion, followed by percoll gradient centrifugation. Gene expression was analyzed using droplet-based RNA sequencing (10X Chromium). Louvain clustering analysis identified three distinct cellular subpopulations based on 5,613 genes, comprised of an early OPC (e-OPC) group, a late OPC group (l-OPC), and a mature OL (MOL) group. Gene ontology terms enriched for e-OPCs included cell cycle and development, for l-OPCs included extracellular matrix and cell adhesion, and for MOLs included myelination and cytoskeleton. The e-OPCs were mostly confined to the premyelinating fetal group, and the l-OPCs were most highly represented in the pediatric age group, corresponding to the peak age of myelination. Cells expressing a signature characteristic of l-OPCs were identified in the adult brain in situ using RNAScope. These findings highlight the transcriptomic variability in OL-lineage cells before, during, and after peak myelination and contribute to identifying novel pathways required to achieve remyelination.
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- Kelly Perlman
- Department of Neurology and Neurosurgery, Montreal Neurological Institute and Hospital, McGill University, Montreal, Canada.,Department of Psychiatry, Douglas Mental Health University Institute, Montreal, Canada
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- Department of Neurology and Neurosurgery, Montreal Neurological Institute and Hospital, McGill University, Montreal, Canada
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- Department of Neurology and Neurosurgery, Montreal Neurological Institute and Hospital, McGill University, Montreal, Canada
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- Department of Psychiatry, Douglas Mental Health University Institute, Montreal, Canada
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- Department of Neurology and Neurosurgery, Montreal Neurological Institute and Hospital, McGill University, Montreal, Canada
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- Department of Neurology and Neurosurgery, Montreal Neurological Institute and Hospital, McGill University, Montreal, Canada
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- Department of Neurology and Neurosurgery, Montreal Neurological Institute and Hospital, McGill University, Montreal, Canada
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- Department of Human Genetics and Bioengineering, McGill University and Genome Quebec Innovation Centre, Montreal, Canada
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- Department of Neurology and Neurosurgery, Montreal Neurological Institute and Hospital, McGill University, Montreal, Canada
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- Department of Neurology and Neurosurgery, Montreal Neurological Institute and Hospital, McGill University, Montreal, Canada
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- Department of Neurology and Neurosurgery, Montreal Neurological Institute and Hospital, McGill University, Montreal, Canada.,Department of Pediatric Neurosurgery, Montreal Children's Hospital, Montreal, Canada
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- Department of Neurology and Neurosurgery, Montreal Neurological Institute and Hospital, McGill University, Montreal, Canada.,Department of Pediatric Neurosurgery, Montreal Children's Hospital, Montreal, Canada
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- Department of Neurology and Neurosurgery, Montreal Neurological Institute and Hospital, McGill University, Montreal, Canada
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- Department of Neurology and Neurosurgery, Montreal Neurological Institute and Hospital, McGill University, Montreal, Canada
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- Department of Psychiatry, Douglas Mental Health University Institute, Montreal, Canada
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- Department of Neurology and Neurosurgery, Montreal Neurological Institute and Hospital, McGill University, Montreal, Canada
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The Role of Vesicle Trafficking and Release in Oligodendrocyte Biology. Neurochem Res 2019; 45:620-629. [PMID: 31782103 DOI: 10.1007/s11064-019-02913-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/06/2019] [Revised: 11/11/2019] [Accepted: 11/16/2019] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
Abstract
Oligodendrocytes are a subtype of glial cells found within the central nervous system (CNS), responsible for the formation and maintenance of specialized myelin membranes which wrap neuronal axons. The development of myelin requires tight coordination for the cell to deliver lipid and protein building blocks to specific myelin segments at the right time. Both internal and external cues control myelination, thus the reception of these signals also requires precise regulation. In late years, a growing body of evidence indicates that oligodendrocytes, like many other cell types, may use extracellular vesicles (EVs) as a medium for transferring information. The field of EV research has expanded rapidly over the past decade, with new contributions that suggest EVs might have direct involvement in communications with neurons and other glial cells to fine tune oligodendroglial function. This functional role of EVs might also be maladaptive, as it has likewise been implicated in the spreading of toxic molecules within the brain during disease. In this review we will discuss the field's current understanding of extracellular vesicle biology within oligodendrocytes, and their contribution to physiologic and pathologic conditions.
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Healy LM, Yaqubi M, Ludwin S, Antel JP. Species differences in immune-mediated CNS tissue injury and repair: A (neuro)inflammatory topic. Glia 2019; 68:811-829. [PMID: 31724770 DOI: 10.1002/glia.23746] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/15/2019] [Revised: 10/04/2019] [Accepted: 10/11/2019] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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Cells of the adaptive and innate immune systems in the brain parenchyma and in the meningeal spaces contribute to physiologic functions and disease states in the central nervous system (CNS). Animal studies have demonstrated the involvement of immune constituents, along with major histocompatibility complex (MHC) molecules, in neural development and rare genetic disorders (e.g., colony stimulating factor 1 receptor [CSF1R] deficiency). Genome wide association studies suggest a comparable role of the immune system in humans. Although the CNS can be the target of primary autoimmune disorders, no current experimental model captures all of the features of the most common human disorder placed in this category, multiple sclerosis (MS). Such features include spontaneous onset, environmental contributions, and a recurrent/progressive disease course in a genetically predisposed host. Numerous therapeutic interventions related to antigen and cytokine specific therapies have demonstrated effectiveness in experimental autoimmune encephalomyelitis (EAE), the animal model used to define principles underlying immune-mediated mechanisms in MS. Despite the similarities in the two diseases, most treatments used to ameliorate EAE have failed to translate to the human disease. As directly demonstrated in animal models and implicated by correlative studies in humans, adaptive and innate immune constituents within the systemic compartment and resident in the CNS contribute to the disease course of neurodegenerative and neurobehavioral disorders. The expanding knowledge of the molecular properties of glial cells provides increasing insights into species related variables. These variables affect glial bidirectional interactions with the immune system as well as their own production of "immune molecules" that mediate tissue injury and repair.
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- Luke M Healy
- Neuroimmunology Unit, Montreal Neurological Institute, Department of Neurology and Neurosurgery, McGill University, Montréal, Quebec, Canada
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- Neuroimmunology Unit, Montreal Neurological Institute, Department of Neurology and Neurosurgery, McGill University, Montréal, Quebec, Canada
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- Neuroimmunology Unit, Montreal Neurological Institute, Department of Neurology and Neurosurgery, McGill University, Montréal, Quebec, Canada.,Department of Pathology and Molecular Medicine, Queen's University, Kingston, Ontario, Canada
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- Neuroimmunology Unit, Montreal Neurological Institute, Department of Neurology and Neurosurgery, McGill University, Montréal, Quebec, Canada
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Stadelmann C, Timmler S, Barrantes-Freer A, Simons M. Myelin in the Central Nervous System: Structure, Function, and Pathology. Physiol Rev 2019; 99:1381-1431. [PMID: 31066630 DOI: 10.1152/physrev.00031.2018] [Citation(s) in RCA: 292] [Impact Index Per Article: 58.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/13/2022] Open
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Oligodendrocytes generate multiple layers of myelin membrane around axons of the central nervous system to enable fast and efficient nerve conduction. Until recently, saltatory nerve conduction was considered the only purpose of myelin, but it is now clear that myelin has more functions. In fact, myelinating oligodendrocytes are embedded in a vast network of interconnected glial and neuronal cells, and increasing evidence supports an active role of oligodendrocytes within this assembly, for example, by providing metabolic support to neurons, by regulating ion and water homeostasis, and by adapting to activity-dependent neuronal signals. The molecular complexity governing these interactions requires an in-depth molecular understanding of how oligodendrocytes and axons interact and how they generate, maintain, and remodel their myelin sheaths. This review deals with the biology of myelin, the expanded relationship of myelin with its underlying axons and the neighboring cells, and its disturbances in various diseases such as multiple sclerosis, acute disseminated encephalomyelitis, and neuromyelitis optica spectrum disorders. Furthermore, we will highlight how specific interactions between astrocytes, oligodendrocytes, and microglia contribute to demyelination in hereditary white matter pathologies.
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- Christine Stadelmann
- Institute of Neuropathology, University Medical Center Göttingen , Göttingen , Germany ; Institute of Neuronal Cell Biology, Technical University Munich , Munich , Germany ; German Center for Neurodegenerative Diseases (DZNE), Munich , Germany ; Department of Neuropathology, University Medical Center Leipzig , Leipzig , Germany ; Munich Cluster of Systems Neurology (SyNergy), Munich , Germany ; and Max Planck Institute of Experimental Medicine, Göttingen , Germany
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- Institute of Neuropathology, University Medical Center Göttingen , Göttingen , Germany ; Institute of Neuronal Cell Biology, Technical University Munich , Munich , Germany ; German Center for Neurodegenerative Diseases (DZNE), Munich , Germany ; Department of Neuropathology, University Medical Center Leipzig , Leipzig , Germany ; Munich Cluster of Systems Neurology (SyNergy), Munich , Germany ; and Max Planck Institute of Experimental Medicine, Göttingen , Germany
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- Institute of Neuropathology, University Medical Center Göttingen , Göttingen , Germany ; Institute of Neuronal Cell Biology, Technical University Munich , Munich , Germany ; German Center for Neurodegenerative Diseases (DZNE), Munich , Germany ; Department of Neuropathology, University Medical Center Leipzig , Leipzig , Germany ; Munich Cluster of Systems Neurology (SyNergy), Munich , Germany ; and Max Planck Institute of Experimental Medicine, Göttingen , Germany
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- Institute of Neuropathology, University Medical Center Göttingen , Göttingen , Germany ; Institute of Neuronal Cell Biology, Technical University Munich , Munich , Germany ; German Center for Neurodegenerative Diseases (DZNE), Munich , Germany ; Department of Neuropathology, University Medical Center Leipzig , Leipzig , Germany ; Munich Cluster of Systems Neurology (SyNergy), Munich , Germany ; and Max Planck Institute of Experimental Medicine, Göttingen , Germany
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Kolahdouzan M, Futhey NC, Kieran NW, Healy LM. Novel Molecular Leads for the Prevention of Damage and the Promotion of Repair in Neuroimmunological Disease. Front Immunol 2019; 10:1657. [PMID: 31379852 PMCID: PMC6658885 DOI: 10.3389/fimmu.2019.01657] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/08/2019] [Accepted: 07/03/2019] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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Neuroinflammation is a prominent pathological feature of all neuroimmunological diseases, including, but not limited to, multiple sclerosis (MS), myasthenia gravis, neuromyelitis optica, and Guillain–Barré syndrome. All currently-approved therapies for the treatment of these diseases focus on controlling or modulating the immune (innate and adaptive) responses to limit demyelination and neuronal damage. The primary purpose of this review is to detail the pre-clinical data and proposed mechanism of action of novel drugs currently in clinical trial, with a focus on novel compounds that promote repair and regeneration in the central nervous system (CNS). As the most recent advances have been made in the field of MS research, this review will focus primarily on this disease and its animal models. However, these compounds are likely to be effective for a range of indications with a neuroinflammatory component. Traditionally, MS was thought to proceed through two distinct phases. The first, predominantly inflammatory stage, is characterized by acute episodes of clinical relapse, followed by periods of partial or total recovery with an apparent absence of overall disease progression. In the vast majority of patients, this relapsing-remitting disease subsequently progresses into a second more chronic, neurodegenerative phase, which is characterized by oligodendrocyte damage and axonal destruction leading to brain atrophy and an accumulation of disability. Recent work has shown that rather than occurring independently, both the inflammatory and degenerative phases may run concurrently. This, combined with evidence that early therapeutic intervention slows accumulation of disability and delays progression, highlights the need for novel therapeutic approaches that promote repair and regeneration early in the disease trajectory. Such compounds may be used as monotherapies or in conjunction with classical anti-inflammatory therapies. This review will highlight novel therapies currently in clinical trial, and likely to appear in clinical practice in the near future, focusing on compounds that target the immune system and/or enhance endogenous repair mechanisms in the CNS.
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- Mahshad Kolahdouzan
- Neuroimmunology Unit, Department of Neurology and Neurosurgery, Montreal Neurological Institute, McGill University, Montréal, QC, Canada
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- Neuroimmunology Unit, Department of Neurology and Neurosurgery, Montreal Neurological Institute, McGill University, Montréal, QC, Canada
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- Neuroimmunology Unit, Department of Neurology and Neurosurgery, Montreal Neurological Institute, McGill University, Montréal, QC, Canada
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- Neuroimmunology Unit, Department of Neurology and Neurosurgery, Montreal Neurological Institute, McGill University, Montréal, QC, Canada
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Yeung MSY, Djelloul M, Steiner E, Bernard S, Salehpour M, Possnert G, Brundin L, Frisén J. Dynamics of oligodendrocyte generation in multiple sclerosis. Nature 2019; 566:538-542. [PMID: 30675058 PMCID: PMC6420067 DOI: 10.1038/s41586-018-0842-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 208] [Impact Index Per Article: 41.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/09/2018] [Accepted: 10/31/2018] [Indexed: 01/09/2023]
Abstract
Oligodendrocytes wrap nerve fibres in the central nervous system with layers of specialized cell membrane to form myelin sheaths1. Myelin is destroyed by the immune system in multiple sclerosis, but myelin is thought to regenerate and neurological function can be recovered. In animal models of demyelinating disease, myelin is regenerated by newly generated oligodendrocytes, and remaining mature oligodendrocytes do not seem to contribute to this process2-4. Given the major differences in the dynamics of oligodendrocyte generation and adaptive myelination between rodents and humans5-9, it is not clear how well experimental animal models reflect the situation in multiple sclerosis. Here, by measuring the integration of 14C derived from nuclear testing in genomic DNA10, we assess the dynamics of oligodendrocyte generation in patients with multiple sclerosis. The generation of new oligodendrocytes was increased several-fold in normal-appearing white matter in a subset of individuals with very aggressive multiple sclerosis, but not in most subjects with the disease, demonstrating an inherent potential to substantially increase oligodendrocyte generation that fails in most patients. Oligodendrocytes in shadow plaques-thinly myelinated lesions that are thought to represent remyelinated areas-were old in patients with multiple sclerosis. The absence of new oligodendrocytes in shadow plaques suggests that remyelination of lesions occurs transiently or not at all, or that myelin is regenerated by pre-existing, and not new, oligodendrocytes in multiple sclerosis. We report unexpected oligodendrocyte generation dynamics in multiple sclerosis, and this should guide the use of current, and the development of new, therapies.
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- Maggie S Y Yeung
- Department of Cell and Molecular Biology, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden
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- Department of Cell and Molecular Biology, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden
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- Department of Cell and Molecular Biology, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden
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- Institut Camille Jordan, CNRS UMR 5208, University of Lyon, Villeurbanne, France
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- Department of Physics and Astronomy, Ion Physics, Uppsala University, Uppsala, Sweden
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- Department of Physics and Astronomy, Ion Physics, Uppsala University, Uppsala, Sweden
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- Department of Clinical Neuroscience, Division of Neurology, Karolinska Institutet, Karolinska University Hospital, Stockholm, Sweden
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- Department of Cell and Molecular Biology, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden.
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Endogenous remyelination of the CNS can be robust and restore function, yet in multiple sclerosis it becomes less complete with time. Promoting remyelination is a major therapeutic goal, both to restore function and to protect axons from degeneration. Remyelination is thought to depend on oligodendrocyte progenitor cells, giving rise to nascent remyelinating oligodendrocytes. Surviving, mature oligodendrocytes are largely regarded as being uninvolved. We have examined this question using two large animal models. In the first model, there is extensive demyelination and remyelination of the CNS, yet oligodendrocytes survive, and in recovered animals there is a mix of remyelinated axons interspersed between mature, thick myelin sheaths. Using 2D and 3D light and electron microscopy, we show that many oligodendrocytes are connected to mature and remyelinated myelin sheaths, which we conclude are cells that have reextended processes to contact demyelinated axons while maintaining mature myelin internodes. In the second model in vitamin B12-deficient nonhuman primates, we demonstrate that surviving mature oligodendrocytes extend processes and ensheath demyelinated axons. These data indicate that mature oligodendrocytes can participate in remyelination.
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Rahmanzadeh R, Sahraian MA, Rahmanzade R, Rodriguez M. Demyelination with preferential MAG loss: A complex message from MS paraffin blocks. J Neurol Sci 2017; 385:126-130. [PMID: 29406891 DOI: 10.1016/j.jns.2017.12.029] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/11/2017] [Revised: 12/14/2017] [Accepted: 12/22/2017] [Indexed: 01/03/2023]
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Multiple sclerosis (MS) is generally considered to be a demyelinating autoimmune disorder. However, neuropathological examinations of MS lesions do not support this concept. Demyelination with preferential loss of myelin-associated glycoprotein (MAG) is a common finding in MS tissues and has been reported by several groups. As MAG is located in ad-axonal myelin layers and is not accessible to infiltrating immune cells, demyelination with preferred loss of MAG may be suggestive of a primary oligodendrocytopathy in MS. Moreover, it has been shown that oligodendrocytopathy may precede the infiltration of inflammatory cells at the lesion site. In this paper, we review studies of neuropathology of MS tissues that reported this type of demyelination and then we discuss three emerging explanations that are trying to interpret this mismatched observation.
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- Reza Rahmanzadeh
- MS Research Center, Neuroscience Institute, Tehran University of Medical Science, Tehran, Iran
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- MS Research Center, Neuroscience Institute, Tehran University of Medical Science, Tehran, Iran
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- MS Research Center, Neuroscience Institute, Tehran University of Medical Science, Tehran, Iran
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- Department of Neurology, Mayo Clinic College of Medicine and Science, Rochester, MN, USA.
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Rao VTS, Khan D, Cui QL, Fuh SC, Hossain S, Almazan G, Multhaup G, Healy LM, Kennedy TE, Antel JP. Distinct age and differentiation-state dependent metabolic profiles of oligodendrocytes under optimal and stress conditions. PLoS One 2017; 12:e0182372. [PMID: 28792512 PMCID: PMC5549710 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0182372] [Citation(s) in RCA: 33] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/15/2017] [Accepted: 07/17/2017] [Indexed: 12/18/2022] Open
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Within the microenvironment of multiple sclerosis lesions, oligodendrocytes are subject to metabolic stress reflecting effects of focal ischemia and inflammation. Previous studies have shown that under optimal conditions in vitro, the respiratory activity of human adult brain-derived oligodendrocytes is lower and more predominantly glycolytic compared to oligodendrocytes differentiated in vitro from post natal rat brain oligodendrocyte progenitor cells. In response to sub-lethal metabolic stress, adult human oligodendrocytes reduce overall energy production rate impacting the capacity to maintain myelination. Here, we directly compare the metabolic profiles of oligodendrocytes derived from adult rat brain with oligodendrocytes newly differentiated in vitro from oligodendrocyte progenitor cells obtained from the post natal rat brain, under both optimal culture and metabolic stress (low/no glucose) conditions. Oxygen consumption and extracellular acidification rates were measured using a Seahorse extracellular flux analyzer. Our findings indicate that under optimal conditions, adult rat oligodendrocytes preferentially use glycolysis whereas newly differentiated post natal rat oligodendrocytes, and the oligodendrocyte progenitor cells from which they are derived, mainly utilize oxidative phosphorylation to produce ATP. Metabolic stress increases the rate of ATP production via oxidative phosphorylation and significantly reduces glycolysis in adult oligodendrocytes. The rate of ATP production was relatively unchanged in newly differentiated post natal oligodendrocytes under these stress conditions, while it was significantly reduced in oligodendrocyte progenitor cells. Our study indicates that both age and maturation influence the metabolic profile under optimal and stressed conditions, emphasizing the need to consider these variables for in vitro studies that aim to model adult human disease.
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- Vijayaraghava T. S. Rao
- Department of Neurology and Neurosurgery, Montreal Neurological Institute, McGill University, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
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- Department of Neurology and Neurosurgery, Montreal Neurological Institute, McGill University, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
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- Department of Neurology and Neurosurgery, Montreal Neurological Institute, McGill University, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
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- Department of Neurology and Neurosurgery, Montreal Neurological Institute, McGill University, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
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- Department of Pharmacology and Therapeutics, McGill University, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
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- Department of Pharmacology and Therapeutics, McGill University, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
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- Department of Pharmacology and Therapeutics, McGill University, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
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- Department of Neurology and Neurosurgery, Montreal Neurological Institute, McGill University, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
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- Department of Neurology and Neurosurgery, Montreal Neurological Institute, McGill University, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
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- Department of Neurology and Neurosurgery, Montreal Neurological Institute, McGill University, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
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