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Adinolfi A, Di Sante G, Rivignani Vaccari L, Tredicine M, Ria F, Bonvissuto D, Corvino V, Sette C, Geloso MC. Regionally restricted modulation of Sam68 expression and Arhgef9 alternative splicing in the hippocampus of a murine model of multiple sclerosis. Front Mol Neurosci 2023; 15:1073627. [PMID: 36710925 PMCID: PMC9878567 DOI: 10.3389/fnmol.2022.1073627] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/18/2022] [Accepted: 12/21/2022] [Indexed: 01/15/2023] Open
Abstract
Multiple sclerosis (MS) and its preclinical models are characterized by marked changes in neuroplasticity, including excitatory/inhibitory imbalance and synaptic dysfunction that are believed to underlie the progressive cognitive impairment (CI), which represents a significant clinical hallmark of the disease. In this study, we investigated several parameters of neuroplasticity in the hippocampus of the experimental autoimmune encephalomyelitis (EAE) SJL/J mouse model, characterized by rostral inflammatory and demyelinating lesions similar to Relapsing-Remitting MS. By combining morphological and molecular analyses, we found that the hippocampus undergoes extensive inflammation in EAE-mice, more pronounced in the CA3 and dentate gyrus (DG) subfields than in the CA1, associated with changes in GABAergic circuitry, as indicated by the increased expression of the interneuron marker Parvalbumin selectively in CA3. By laser-microdissection, we investigated the impact of EAE on the alternative splicing of Arhgef9, a gene encoding a post-synaptic protein playing an essential role in GABAergic synapses and whose mutations have been related to CI and epilepsy. Our results indicate that EAE induces a specific increase in inclusion of the alternative exon 11a only in the CA3 and DG subfields, in line with the higher local levels of inflammation. Consistently, we found a region-specific downregulation of Sam68, a splicing-factor that represses this splicing event. Collectively, our findings confirm a regionalized distribution of inflammation in the hippocampus of EAE-mice. Moreover, since neuronal circuit rearrangement and dynamic remodeling of structural components of the synapse are key processes that contribute to neuroplasticity, our study suggests potential new molecular players involved in EAE-induced hippocampal dysfunction.
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- Annalisa Adinolfi
- Section of Human Anatomy, Department of Neuroscience, Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Rome, Italy
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- Section of Human, Clinic and Forensic Anatomy, Department of Medicine and Surgery, University of Perugia, Perugia, Italy
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- Section of Human Anatomy, Department of Neuroscience, Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Rome, Italy
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- Section of General Pathology, Department of Translational Medicine and Surgery, Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Rome, Italy
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- Section of General Pathology, Department of Translational Medicine and Surgery, Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Rome, Italy
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- Section of Human Anatomy, Department of Neuroscience, Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Rome, Italy
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- Section of Human Anatomy, Department of Neuroscience, Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Rome, Italy
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- Section of Human Anatomy, Department of Neuroscience, Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Rome, Italy,GSTEP-Organoids Core Facility, Fondazione Policlinico Agostino Gemelli IRCCS, Rome, Italy,*Correspondence: Claudio Sette, ✉
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- Section of Human Anatomy, Department of Neuroscience, Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Rome, Italy,Maria Concetta Geloso, ✉
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Thong-Asa W, Prasartsri S, Klomkleaw N, Thongwan N. The neuroprotective effect of betanin in trimethyltin-induced neurodegeneration in mice. Metab Brain Dis 2020; 35:1395-1405. [PMID: 32894390 DOI: 10.1007/s11011-020-00615-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/24/2020] [Accepted: 09/02/2020] [Indexed: 01/03/2023]
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Betanin, a natural food colorant with powerful antioxidative properties, has not been studied in terms of neurodegenerative disease intervention. Therefore, the present study aimed to investigate the neuroprotective effects of betanin against trimethyltin chloride (TMT) -induced neurodegeneration in mice. Forty male ICR mice were randomly divided into four groups: Sham-veh, TMT-veh, TMT-Bet50 and TMT-Bet100. In the TMT groups, neurodegeneration was induced with a one-time intraperitoneal injection of 2.6 mg/kg TMT. Betanin-treated groups (Bet) were given oral doses of 50 or 100 mg/kg dissolved in normal saline solution. Administrations were started 24 h prior to TMT injection and continued for 2 weeks. Anxious behavior and spatial cognition were evaluated, respectively. After behavioral tests, brain oxidative status, hippocampal histology and choline acetyltransferase (ChAT) activity were evaluated. Results showed that TMT significant induce anxious behavior and spatial learning and memory deficits (p < 0.05). These were found concurrently with significant decreases in CA1 ChAT activity, brain tissue catalase (CAT) and superoxide dismutase (SOD) activities with significant increase in hippocampal CA1 degeneration (p < 0.05). Betanin 100 mg/kg exhibited significant anxiolytic effect, preventive effect on CA1 degeneration and CA1 ChAT activity alteration as well as improvement of spatial learning and memory deficits (p < 0.05). These were found concurrently with significant increases of reduced glutathione, CAT and SOD activities as well as the decrease in malondialdehyde (p < 0.05). We conclude that betanin 100 mg/kg exhibits neuroprotective effects against TMT-induced neurodegeneration in mice via its anti-oxidative properties, protective against hippocampal CA1 degeneration and ChAT activity alteration. Therefore, betanin is interesting in further neurodegenerative therapeutic study and applications.
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- Wachiryah Thong-Asa
- Animal Toxicology and Physiology Specialty Research Unit (ATPSRU), Physiology Division, Department of Zoology, Faculty of Science, Kasetsart University, Bangkok, Thailand.
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- Animal Toxicology and Physiology Specialty Research Unit (ATPSRU), Physiology Division, Department of Zoology, Faculty of Science, Kasetsart University, Bangkok, Thailand
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- Animal Toxicology and Physiology Specialty Research Unit (ATPSRU), Physiology Division, Department of Zoology, Faculty of Science, Kasetsart University, Bangkok, Thailand
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- Animal Toxicology and Physiology Specialty Research Unit (ATPSRU), Physiology Division, Department of Zoology, Faculty of Science, Kasetsart University, Bangkok, Thailand
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Marchese E, Valentini M, Di Sante G, Cesari E, Adinolfi A, Corvino V, Ria F, Sette C, Geloso MC. Alternative splicing of neurexins 1-3 is modulated by neuroinflammation in the prefrontal cortex of a murine model of multiple sclerosis. Exp Neurol 2020; 335:113497. [PMID: 33058888 DOI: 10.1016/j.expneurol.2020.113497] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/13/2020] [Revised: 09/21/2020] [Accepted: 10/06/2020] [Indexed: 12/23/2022]
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Mounting evidence points to immune-mediated synaptopathy and impaired plasticity as early pathogenic events underlying cognitive decline (CD) in Multiple sclerosis (MS) and in the experimental autoimmune encephalomyelitis (EAE) mouse model of the disease. However, knowledge of the neurobiology of synaptic dysfunction is still incomplete. Splicing regulation represents a flexible and powerful mechanism involved in dynamic remodeling of the synapse, which allows the expression of synaptic protein variants that dynamically control the specificity of contacts between neurons. The pre-synaptic adhesion molecules neurexins (NRXNs) 1-3 play a relevant role in cognition and are alternatively spliced to yield variants that differentially cluster specific ligands in the postsynaptic compartment and modulate functional properties of the synaptic contact. Notably, mutations in these genes or disruption of their splicing program are associated with neuropsychiatric disorders. Herein, we have investigated how inflammatory changes imposed by EAE impact on alternative splicing of the Nrxn 1-3 mouse genes in the acute phase of disease. Due to its relevance in cognition, we focused on the prefrontal cortex (PFC) of SJL/J mice, in which EAE-induced inflammatory lesions extend to the rostral forebrain. We found that inclusion of the Nrxn 1-3 AS4 exon is significantly increased in the PFC of EAE mice and that splicing changes are correlated with local Il1β-expression levels. This correlation is sustained by the concomitant downregulation of SLM2, the main splicing factor involved in skipping of the AS4 exon, in EAE mice displaying high levels of Il1β- expression. We also observed that Il1β-expression levels correlate with changes in parvalbumin (PV)-positive interneuron connectivity. Moreover, exposure to environmental enrichment (EE), a condition known to stimulate neuronal connectivity and to improve cognitive functions in mice and humans, modified PFC phenotypes of EAE mice with respect to Il1β-, Slm2-expression, Nrxn AS4 splicing and PV-expression, by limiting changes associated with high levels of inflammation. Our results reveal that local inflammation results in early splicing modulation of key synaptic proteins and in remodeling of GABAergic circuitry in the PFC of SJL/J mice. We also suggest EE as a tool to counteract these inflammation-associated events, thus highlighting potential therapeutic targets for limiting the progressive CD occurring in MS.
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- Elisa Marchese
- Department of Neuroscience, Section of Human Anatomy, Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Largo Francesco Vito 1, 00168 Rome, Italy.
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- Department of Translational Medicine and Surgery, Section of General Pathology, Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Largo Francesco Vito 1, 00168 Rome, Italy.
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- Department of Translational Medicine and Surgery, Section of General Pathology, Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Largo Francesco Vito 1, 00168 Rome, Italy; Fondazione Policlinico Universitario A. Gemelli IRCCS, Largo Agostino Gemelli 1-8, 00168 Rome, Italy.
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- Department of Neuroscience, Section of Human Anatomy, Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Largo Francesco Vito 1, 00168 Rome, Italy; IRCCS Santa Lucia Foundation, Via del Fosso di Fiorano 65, 00143 Rome, Italy.
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- Department of Neuroscience, Section of Human Anatomy, Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Largo Francesco Vito 1, 00168 Rome, Italy.
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- Department of Neuroscience, Section of Human Anatomy, Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Largo Francesco Vito 1, 00168 Rome, Italy.
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- Department of Translational Medicine and Surgery, Section of General Pathology, Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Largo Francesco Vito 1, 00168 Rome, Italy; Fondazione Policlinico Universitario A. Gemelli IRCCS, Largo Agostino Gemelli 1-8, 00168 Rome, Italy.
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- Department of Neuroscience, Section of Human Anatomy, Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Largo Francesco Vito 1, 00168 Rome, Italy.
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- Department of Neuroscience, Section of Human Anatomy, Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Largo Francesco Vito 1, 00168 Rome, Italy.
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Madadi S, Katebi M, Eftekharzadeh M, Mehdipour A, Pourheydar B, Mehdizadeh M. Partial Improvement of Spatial Memory Damages by Bone Marrow Mesenchymal Stem Cells Transplantation Following Trimethyltin Chloride Administration in the Rat CA1. Basic Clin Neurosci 2020; 10:567-577. [PMID: 32477474 PMCID: PMC7253807 DOI: 10.32598/bcn.9.10.90] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/29/2018] [Revised: 05/20/2018] [Accepted: 01/08/2019] [Indexed: 01/01/2023] Open
Abstract
Introduction: Trimethyltin Chloride (TMT) is a neurotoxin that can kill neurons in the nervous system and activate astrocytes. This neurotoxin mainly damages the hippocampal neurons. After TMT injection, behavioral changes such as aggression and hyperactivity have been reported in animals along with impaired spatial and learning memory. Hence, TMT is a suitable tool for an experimental model of neurodegeneration. The present study aims to determine the palliative effects of Bone Marrow-derived Mesenchymal Stem Cells (BM-MSCs) on the hippocampi of rats damaged from TMT exposure. Methods: We assigned 28 male Wistar rats to the following groups: control, model, vehicle, and treatment. The groups received Intraperitoneal (IP) injections of 8 mg/kg TMT. After one week, stem cells were stereotactically injected into the CA1 of the right rats’ hippocampi. Spatial memory was determined by the Morris Water Maze (MWM) test 6 weeks after cell transplantation. Finally, the rats’ brains were perfused and stained by cresyl violet to determine the numbers of cells in the Cornus Ammonis (CA1) section of the hippocampus. We assessed the expressions of Glial Fibrillary Acidic Protein (GFAP) and Neuronal-specific Nuclear (NeuN) proteins in the right hippocampus by Western blot. Results: The MWM test showed that the treatment group had significantly higher traveled distances in the target quarter compared with the model and vehicle groups (P<0.05). Based on the result of cell count (Nissl staining), the number of cells increased in the treatment group compared with the model and vehicle groups (P<0.05). Western blot results showed up-regulation of GFAP and NeuN proteins in the model, vehicle, and treatment groups compared with the control group. Conclusion: Injection of BM-MSCs may lead to a behavioral and histological improvement in TMT-induced neurotoxicity by increasing the number of pyramidal neurons and improving memory.
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- Soheila Madadi
- Department of Anatomy, Faculty of Medicine, Arak University of Medical Sciences, Arak, Iran
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- Department of Anatomy, Faculty of Medicine, Hormozgan University of Medical Sciences, Bandar Abbas, Iran
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- Department of Anatomy, Faculty of Medicine, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
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- Department of Tissue Engineering, Faculty of Advanced Medical Sciences, Tabriz University of Medical Sciences, Tabriz, Iran
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- Neurophysiology Research Center, Department of Anatomy, Faculty of Medicine, Urmia University of Medical Sciences, Urmia, Iran
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- Cellular and Molecular Research Center, Department of Anatomy, Faculty of Medicine, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
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Ceccariglia S, Alvino A, Del Fà A, Parolini O, Michetti F, Gangitano C. Autophagy is Activated In Vivo during Trimethyltin-Induced Apoptotic Neurodegeneration: A Study in the Rat Hippocampus. Int J Mol Sci 2019; 21:ijms21010175. [PMID: 31881802 PMCID: PMC6982133 DOI: 10.3390/ijms21010175] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/12/2019] [Accepted: 12/23/2019] [Indexed: 12/19/2022] Open
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Trimethyltin (TMT) is an organotin compound known to produce significant and selective neuronal degeneration and reactive astrogliosis in the rodent central nervous system. Autophagy is the main cellular mechanism for degrading and recycling protein aggregates and damaged organelles, which in different stress conditions, such as starvation, generally improves cell survival. Autophagy is documented in several pathologic conditions, including neurodegenerative diseases. This study aimed to investigate the autophagy and apoptosis signaling pathways in hippocampal neurons of TMT-treated (Wistar) rats to explore molecular mechanisms involved in toxicant-induced neuronal injury. The microtubule-associated protein light chain (LC3, autophagosome marker) and sequestosome1 (SQSTM1/p62) (substrate of autophagy-mediated degradation) expressions were examined by Western blotting at different time points after intoxication. The results demonstrate that the LC3 II/I ratio significantly increased at 3 and 5 days, and that p62 levels significantly decreased at 7 and 14 days. Immunofluorescence images of LC3/neuronal nuclear antigen (NeuN) showed numerous strongly positive LC3 neurons throughout the hippocampus at 3 and 5 days. The terminal deoxynucleotidyltransferase dUTP nick end labeling (TUNEL) assay indicated an increase in apoptotic cells starting from 5 days after treatment. In order to clarify apoptotic pathway, immunofluorescence images of apoptosis-inducing factor (AIF)/NeuN did not show nuclear translocation of AIF in neurons. Increased expression of cleaved Caspase-3 was revealed at 5-14 days in all hippocampal regions by Western blotting and immunohistochemistry analyses. These data clearly demonstrate that TMT intoxication induces a marked increase in both autophagy and caspase-dependent apoptosis, and that autophagy occurring just before apoptosis could have a potential role in neuronal loss in this experimental model of neurodegeneration.
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- Sabrina Ceccariglia
- Dipartimento di Scienze della Vita e Sanità Pubblica, Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, 00168 Rome, Italy; (S.C.); (A.A.); (A.D.F.); (O.P.); (C.G.)
- Fondazione Policlinico Universitario A. Gemelli IRCCS, 00168 Rome, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Scienze della Vita e Sanità Pubblica, Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, 00168 Rome, Italy; (S.C.); (A.A.); (A.D.F.); (O.P.); (C.G.)
- Fondazione Policlinico Universitario A. Gemelli IRCCS, 00168 Rome, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Scienze della Vita e Sanità Pubblica, Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, 00168 Rome, Italy; (S.C.); (A.A.); (A.D.F.); (O.P.); (C.G.)
- Fondazione Policlinico Universitario A. Gemelli IRCCS, 00168 Rome, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Scienze della Vita e Sanità Pubblica, Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, 00168 Rome, Italy; (S.C.); (A.A.); (A.D.F.); (O.P.); (C.G.)
- Centro di Ricerca “E. Menni”, Fondazione Poliambulanza—Istituto Ospedaliero, 25124 Brescia, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Neuroscienze, Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, 00168 Rome, Italy
- IRCSS Istituto Scientifico San Raffaele, Università Vita-Salute San Raffaele, 20132 Milano MI, Italy
- Correspondence: ; Tel.: +39-06-30155848; Fax: +39-06-30155753
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- Dipartimento di Scienze della Vita e Sanità Pubblica, Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, 00168 Rome, Italy; (S.C.); (A.A.); (A.D.F.); (O.P.); (C.G.)
- Fondazione Policlinico Universitario A. Gemelli IRCCS, 00168 Rome, Italy
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Marchese E, Corvino V, Di Maria V, Furno A, Giannetti S, Cesari E, Lulli P, Michetti F, Geloso MC. The Neuroprotective Effects of 17β-Estradiol Pretreatment in a Model of Neonatal Hippocampal Injury Induced by Trimethyltin. Front Cell Neurosci 2018; 12:385. [PMID: 30416427 PMCID: PMC6213803 DOI: 10.3389/fncel.2018.00385] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/22/2018] [Accepted: 10/08/2018] [Indexed: 12/12/2022] Open
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Hippocampal dysfunction plays a central role in neurodevelopmental disorders, resulting in severe impairment of cognitive abilities, including memory and learning. On this basis, developmental studies represent an important tool both to understanding the cellular and molecular phenomena underlying early hippocampal damage and to study possible therapeutic interventions, that may modify the progression of neuronal death. Given the modulatory role played by 17β-estradiol (E2) on hippocampal functions and its neuroprotective properties, the present study investigates the effects of pretreatment with E2 in a model of neonatal hippocampal injury obtained by trimethyltin (TMT) administration, characterized by neuronal loss in CA1 and CA3 subfields and astroglial and microglial activation. At post-natal days (P)5 and P6 animals received E2 administration (0.2 mg/kg/die i.p.) or vehicle. At P7 they received a single dose of TMT (6.5 mg/kg i.p.) and were sacrificed 72 h (P10) or 7 days after TMT treatment (P14). Our findings indicate that pretreatment with E2 exerts a protective effect against hippocampal damage induced by TMT administration early in development, reducing the extent of neuronal death in the CA1 subfield, inducing the activation of genes involved in neuroprotection, lowering the neuroinflammatory response and restoring neuropeptide Y- and parvalbumin- expression, which is impaired in the early phases of TMT-induced damage. Our data support the efficacy of estrogen-based neuroprotective approaches to counteract early occurring hippocampal damage in the developing hippocampus.
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- Elisa Marchese
- Institute of Anatomy and Cell Biology, Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Rome, Italy
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- Institute of Anatomy and Cell Biology, Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Rome, Italy
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- Institute of Anatomy and Cell Biology, Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Rome, Italy.,Epilepsy Center, Department of Clinical Sciences, Lund University, Lund, Sweden
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- Institute of Anatomy and Cell Biology, Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Rome, Italy
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- Institute of Anatomy and Cell Biology, Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Rome, Italy
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- Institute of Anatomy and Cell Biology, Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Rome, Italy.,Laboratory of Neuroembryology, Fondazione Santa Lucia, Rome, Italy
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- Laboratorio di Biochimica Clinica e Biologia Molecolare, IRCCS Fondazione Policlinico A. Gemelli, Rome, Italy
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- Institute of Anatomy and Cell Biology, Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Rome, Italy.,Facoltà di Medicina e Chirurgia - IRCCS San Raffaele Scientific Institute, Università Vita-Salute San Raffaele, Milan, Italy
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- Institute of Anatomy and Cell Biology, Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Rome, Italy
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Hou J, Xue J, Wang Z, Li W. Ginsenoside Rg3 and Rh2 protect trimethyltin-induced neurotoxicity via prevention on neuronal apoptosis and neuroinflammation. Phytother Res 2018; 32:2531-2540. [PMID: 30277284 DOI: 10.1002/ptr.6193] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/04/2018] [Revised: 08/18/2018] [Accepted: 08/20/2018] [Indexed: 12/17/2022]
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The acute exposure of trimethyltin (TMT) develops clinical syndrome characterized by amnesia, aggressive behavior, and complex seizures. This neurotoxicant selectively induces hippocampal neuronal injury and glial activation accompanied with resultant neuroinflammation. Here we report two candidates ginsenosides Rg3 and Rh2 as neuroprotection agents using a mouse model of TMT intoxication via a single injection (2 mg/kg) and primary neuronal culture systems. Four-week administration of Rg3 or Rh2 significantly reduced TMT-induced seizures and behavioral changes. Rg3 and Rh2 significantly attenuated the oxidative stress evidenced by improvement on antioxidant enzymes and neuronal loss and astrocytic activation in mouse brain. In primary cultures, TMT induced significant neuronal death after 24-h intoxication and vigorous secretion of inflammatory cytokines (IL-1α/β, IL-6, TNF-α, and MCP-1) in astrocytes. Pretreatment with Rg3 or Rh2 not only reduced cell death but efficiently suppressed above mentioned inflammatory cytokines confirmed by antibody array test. The underlying protective mechanism by Rg3 and Rh2 was delineated through selective upregulation of PI3K/Akt and suppression of ERK activation. Intriguingly, Rg3 and Rh2 protected oligodendrocyte progenitor cells (O-2A) from TMT intoxication via promoting type 2 astrocytic differentiation without further inflammatory activation. Collectively, Rg3 and Rh2 interventions aimed at reducing oxidative stress and neuroinflammation neurotoxicity therefore are of therapeutic benefit in TMT-induced neurodegeneration.
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- Jingang Hou
- College of Chinese Medicinal Materials, Jilin Agricultural University, Changchun, China.,Intelligent Synthetic Biology Center, Daejeon, Republic of Korea
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- Qingdao Municipal Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Qingdao, China.,Qingdao Institute of Preventive Medicine, Qingdao, China
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- College of Chinese Medicinal Materials, Jilin Agricultural University, Changchun, China
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- College of Chinese Medicinal Materials, Jilin Agricultural University, Changchun, China.,National & Local Joint Engineering Research Center for Ginseng Breeding and Development, Changchun 130118, China
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Post-natal Deletion of Neuronal cAMP Responsive-Element Binding (CREB)-1 Promotes Pro-inflammatory Changes in the Mouse Hippocampus. Neurochem Res 2017; 42:2230-2245. [DOI: 10.1007/s11064-017-2233-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/21/2016] [Revised: 03/08/2017] [Accepted: 03/11/2017] [Indexed: 12/19/2022]
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Trimethyltin Modulates Reelin Expression and Endogenous Neurogenesis in the Hippocampus of Developing Rats. Neurochem Res 2016; 41:1559-69. [DOI: 10.1007/s11064-016-1869-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/07/2015] [Revised: 01/22/2016] [Accepted: 02/10/2016] [Indexed: 02/08/2023]
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Corvino V, Di Maria V, Marchese E, Lattanzi W, Biamonte F, Michetti F, Geloso MC. Estrogen administration modulates hippocampal GABAergic subpopulations in the hippocampus of trimethyltin-treated rats. Front Cell Neurosci 2015; 9:433. [PMID: 26594149 PMCID: PMC4633568 DOI: 10.3389/fncel.2015.00433] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/28/2015] [Accepted: 10/15/2015] [Indexed: 12/13/2022] Open
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Given the well-documented involvement of estrogens in the modulation of hippocampal functions in both physiological and pathological conditions, the present study investigates the effects of 17-beta estradiol (E2) administration in the rat model of hippocampal neurodegeneration induced by trimethyltin (TMT) administration (8 mg/kg), characterized by loss of pyramidal neurons in CA1, CA3/hilus hippocampal subfields, associated with astroglial and microglial activation, seizures and cognitive impairment. After TMT/saline treatment, ovariectomized animals received two doses of E2 (0.2 mg/kg intra-peritoneal) or vehicle, and were sacrificed 48 h or 7 days after TMT-treatment. Our results indicate that in TMT-treated animals E2 administration induces the early (48 h) upregulation of genes involved in neuroprotection and synaptogenesis, namely Bcl2, trkB, cadherin 2 and cyclin-dependent-kinase-5. Increased expression levels of glutamic acid decarboxylase (gad) 67, neuropeptide Y (Npy), parvalbumin, Pgc-1α and Sirtuin 1 genes, the latter involved in parvalbumin (PV) synthesis, were also evident. Unbiased stereology performed on rats sacrificed 7 days after TMT treatment showed that although E2 does not significantly influence the extent of TMT-induced neuronal death, significantly enhances the TMT-induced modulation of GABAergic interneuron population size in selected hippocampal subfields. In particular, E2 administration causes, in TMT-treated rats, a significant increase in the number of GAD67-expressing interneurons in CA1 stratum oriens, CA3 pyramidal layer, hilus and dentate gyrus, accompanied by a parallel increase in NPY-expressing cells, essentially in the same regions, and of PV-positive cells in CA1 pyramidal layer. The present results add information concerning the role of in vivo E2 administration on mechanisms involved in cellular plasticity in the adult brain.
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- Valentina Corvino
- Institute of Anatomy and Cell Biology, Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore Rome, Italy
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- Institute of Anatomy and Cell Biology, Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore Rome, Italy
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- Institute of Anatomy and Cell Biology, Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore Rome, Italy
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- Institute of Anatomy and Cell Biology, Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore Rome, Italy
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- Institute of Histology and Embryology, Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore Rome, Italy
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- Institute of Anatomy and Cell Biology, Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore Rome, Italy
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- Institute of Anatomy and Cell Biology, Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore Rome, Italy
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Yu J, Ding D, Sun H, Salvi R, Roth JA. Neurotoxicity of trimethyltin in rat cochlear organotypic cultures. Neurotox Res 2015; 28:43-54. [PMID: 25957118 DOI: 10.1007/s12640-015-9531-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/09/2015] [Revised: 04/08/2015] [Accepted: 04/28/2015] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
Abstract
Trimethyltin (TMT), which has a variety of applications in industry and agricultural, is a neurotoxin that is known to affect the auditory system as well as central nervous system of humans and experimental animals. However, the mechanisms underlying TMT-induced auditory dysfunction are poorly understood. To gain insights into the neurotoxic effect of TMT on the peripheral auditory system, we treated cochlear organotypic cultures with concentrations of TMT ranging from 5 to 100 μM for 24 h. Interestingly, TMT preferentially damaged auditory nerve fibers and spiral ganglion neurons in a dose-dependent manner, but had no noticeable effects on the sensory hair cells at the doses employed. TMT-induced damage to auditory neurons was associated with significant soma shrinkage, nuclear condensation, and activation of caspase-3, biomarkers indicative of apoptotic cell death. Our findings show that TMT is exclusively neurotoxicity in rat cochlear organotypic culture and that TMT-induced auditory neuron death occurs through a caspase-mediated apoptotic pathway.
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- Jintao Yu
- Department of Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery, Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, 410013, Hunan, China
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Ceccariglia S, D’altocolle A, Del Fa’ A, Silvestrini A, Barba M, Pizzolante F, Repele A, Michetti F, Gangitano C. Increased expression of Aquaporin 4 in the rat hippocampus and cortex during trimethyltin-induced neurodegeneration. Neuroscience 2014; 274:273-88. [DOI: 10.1016/j.neuroscience.2014.05.047] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/31/2014] [Revised: 05/21/2014] [Accepted: 05/21/2014] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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Corvino V, Marchese E, Podda MV, Lattanzi W, Giannetti S, Di Maria V, Cocco S, Grassi C, Michetti F, Geloso MC. The neurogenic effects of exogenous neuropeptide Y: early molecular events and long-lasting effects in the hippocampus of trimethyltin-treated rats. PLoS One 2014; 9:e88294. [PMID: 24516629 PMCID: PMC3917853 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0088294] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/31/2013] [Accepted: 01/05/2014] [Indexed: 01/08/2023] Open
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Modulation of endogenous neurogenesis is regarded as a promising challenge in neuroprotection. In the rat model of hippocampal neurodegeneration obtained by Trimethyltin (TMT) administration (8 mg/kg), characterised by selective pyramidal cell loss, enhanced neurogenesis, seizures and cognitive impairment, we previously demonstrated a proliferative role of exogenous neuropeptide Y (NPY), on dentate progenitors in the early phases of neurodegeneration. To investigate the functional integration of newly-born neurons, here we studied in adult rats the long-term effects of intracerebroventricular administration of NPY (2 µg/2 µl, 4 days after TMT-treatment), which plays an adjuvant role in neurodegeneration and epilepsy. Our results indicate that 30 days after NPY administration the number of new neurons was still higher in TMT+NPY-treated rats than in control+saline group. As a functional correlate of the integration of new neurons into the hippocampal network, long-term potentiation recorded in Dentate Gyrus (DG) in the absence of GABAA receptor blockade was higher in the TMT+NPY-treated group than in all other groups. Furthermore, qPCR analysis of Kruppel-like factor 9, a transcription factor essential for late-phase maturation of neurons in the DG, and of the cyclin-dependent kinase 5, critically involved in the maturation and dendrite extension of newly-born neurons, revealed a significant up-regulation of both genes in TMT+NPY-treated rats compared with all other groups. To explore the early molecular events activated by NPY administration, the Sonic Hedgehog (Shh) signalling pathway, which participates in the maintenance of the neurogenic hippocampal niche, was evaluated by qPCR 1, 3 and 5 days after NPY-treatment. An early significant up-regulation of Shh expression was detected in TMT+NPY-treated rats compared with all other groups, associated with a modulation of downstream genes. Our data indicate that the neurogenic effect of NPY administration during TMT-induced neurodegeneration involves early Shh pathway activation and results in a functional integration of newly-generated neurons into the local circuit.
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- Valentina Corvino
- Institute of Anatomy and Cell Biology - Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Rome, Italy
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- Institute of Anatomy and Cell Biology - Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Rome, Italy
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- Institute of Human Physiology - Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Rome, Italy
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- Institute of Anatomy and Cell Biology - Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Rome, Italy
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- Institute of Anatomy and Cell Biology - Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Rome, Italy
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- Institute of Anatomy and Cell Biology - Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Rome, Italy
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- Institute of Human Physiology - Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Rome, Italy
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- Institute of Human Physiology - Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Rome, Italy
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- Institute of Anatomy and Cell Biology - Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Rome, Italy
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- Institute of Anatomy and Cell Biology - Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Rome, Italy
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Gene expression profiling as a tool to investigate the molecular machinery activated during hippocampal neurodegeneration induced by trimethyltin (TMT) administration. Int J Mol Sci 2013; 14:16817-35. [PMID: 23955266 PMCID: PMC3759937 DOI: 10.3390/ijms140816817] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/23/2013] [Revised: 08/06/2013] [Accepted: 08/08/2013] [Indexed: 12/31/2022] Open
Abstract
Trimethyltin (TMT) is an organotin compound exhibiting neurotoxicant effects selectively localized in the limbic system and especially marked in the hippocampus, in both experimental animal models and accidentally exposed humans. TMT administration causes selective neuronal death involving either the granular neurons of the dentate gyrus or the pyramidal cells of the Cornu Ammonis, with a different pattern of localization depending on the different species studied or the dosage schedule. TMT is broadly used to realize experimental models of hippocampal neurodegeneration associated with cognitive impairment and temporal lobe epilepsy, though the molecular mechanisms underlying the associated selective neuronal death are still not conclusively clarified. Experimental evidence indicates that TMT-induced neurodegeneration is a complex event involving different pathogenetic mechanisms, probably acting differently in animal and cell models, which include neuroinflammation, intracellular calcium overload, and oxidative stress. Microarray-based, genome-wide expression analysis has been used to investigate the molecular scenario occurring in the TMT-injured brain in different in vivo and in vitro models, producing an overwhelming amount of data. The aim of this review is to discuss and rationalize the state-of-the-art on TMT-associated genome wide expression profiles in order to identify comparable and reproducible data that may allow focusing on significantly involved pathways.
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Distribution and Time-Course of 4-Hydroxynonenal, Heat Shock Protein 110/105 Family Members and Cyclooxygenase-2 Expression in the Hippocampus of Rat During Trimethyltin-Induced Neurodegeneration. Neurochem Res 2011; 36:1490-500. [DOI: 10.1007/s11064-011-0478-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 04/11/2011] [Indexed: 10/18/2022]
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Geloso MC, Corvino V, Michetti F. Trimethyltin-induced hippocampal degeneration as a tool to investigate neurodegenerative processes. Neurochem Int 2011; 58:729-38. [DOI: 10.1016/j.neuint.2011.03.009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 91] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/29/2010] [Revised: 03/02/2011] [Accepted: 03/08/2011] [Indexed: 12/29/2022]
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Cathepsin D plays a crucial role in the trimethyltin-induced hippocampal neurodegeneration process. Neuroscience 2011; 174:160-70. [DOI: 10.1016/j.neuroscience.2010.11.024] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/30/2010] [Revised: 10/21/2010] [Accepted: 11/11/2010] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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Piacentini R, Gangitano C, Ceccariglia S, Fà AD, Azzena GB, Michetti F, Grassi C. Dysregulation of intracellular calcium homeostasis is responsible for neuronal death in an experimental model of selective hippocampal degeneration induced by trimethyltin. J Neurochem 2008; 105:2109-21. [DOI: 10.1111/j.1471-4159.2008.05297.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 43] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/22/2023]
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Weissenböck H, Hornig M, Hickey WF, Lipkin WI. Microglial activation and neuronal apoptosis in Bornavirus infected neonatal Lewis rats. Brain Pathol 2006; 10:260-72. [PMID: 10764045 PMCID: PMC8098497 DOI: 10.1111/j.1750-3639.2000.tb00259.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 71] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022] Open
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Lewis rats neonatally infected with Borna disease virus have a behavioral syndrome characterized by hyperactivity, movement disorders, and abnormal social interactions. Virus is widely distributed in brain; however, neuropathology is focused in dentate gyrus, cerebellum, and neocortex where granule cells, Purkinje cells and pyramidal cells are lost through apoptosis. Although a transient immune response is present, its distribution does not correlate with sites of damage. Neuropathology is instead colocalized with microglial proliferation and expression of MHC class I and class II, ICAM, CD4 and CD8 molecules. Targeted pathogenesis in this system appears to be linked to microglial activation and susceptibility of specific neuronal populations to apoptosis rather than viral tropism or virus-specific immune responses.
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- Herbert Weissenböck
- Emerging Diseases Laboratory, University of California, Irvine, California
- Institute of Pathology, University of Veterinary Medicine, Vienna, Austria
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- Emerging Diseases Laboratory, University of California, Irvine, California
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- Department of Pathology, Dartmouth Medical School, Hanover, New Hampshire
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- Emerging Diseases Laboratory, University of California, Irvine, California
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Halladay AK, Wilson DT, Wagner GC, Reuhl KR. Trimethyltin-induced alterations in behavior are linked to changes in PSA-NCAM expression. Neurotoxicology 2006; 27:137-46. [PMID: 16426681 DOI: 10.1016/j.neuro.2005.06.005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/23/2004] [Accepted: 06/08/2005] [Indexed: 10/25/2022]
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The neurotoxic heavy metal trimethyltin (TMT) primarily damages neurons of the hippocampus and limbic areas of the temporal lobe, and causes a dose-dependent decrease in the polysialated form of the neural cell adhesion molecule (PSA-NCAM) in the mouse hippocampus. In the current study, we attempted to associate deficits in spatial learning following TMT exposure at various stages in learning with changes in levels of NCAM-180 and PSA-NCAM in both the hippocampus and frontal cortex. Mice were treated with TMT either before or after training on a spatial learning paradigm and examined for changes in NCAM and PSA-NCAM 12h later. In the first set of experiments, male BALB/c mice were injected with TMT (2.25 mg/kg) or saline i.p. and tested 24-168 h later using hidden and visible versions of the water maze, as well as light avoidance and motor activity. Mice in both treated and control groups which demonstrated a significant improvement in water maze performance also showed an elevation in hippocampal PSA-NCAM at all time points examined. TMT exposure impaired spatial learning and blocked learning-induced elevations in PSA-NCAM expression 24-96 h post-treatment, but these deficits disappeared by 168 h post-treatment. Mice exposed to TMT during reconsolidation of spatial learning (after repeated water maze training) demonstrated a mild and transient difference in escape latency compared to saline exposed mice. TMT administration during this period did not result in the attenuation of PSA-NCAM expression observed when animals were exposed before training. These results confirm a specific role for PSA-NCAM in acquisition and consolidation of spatial memory.
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- A K Halladay
- Joint Graduate Program in Toxicology, Rutgers University, Piscataway, NJ, USA
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Schaller B, Andres RH, Huber AW, Meyer M, Pérez-Bouza A, Ducray AD, Seiler RW, Widmer HR. Effect of GDNF on differentiation of cultured ventral mesencephalic dopaminergic and non-dopaminergic calretinin-expressing neurons. Brain Res 2005; 1036:163-72. [PMID: 15725414 DOI: 10.1016/j.brainres.2004.12.054] [Citation(s) in RCA: 29] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/28/2004] [Revised: 12/13/2004] [Accepted: 12/17/2004] [Indexed: 12/31/2022]
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Glial cell line-derived neurotrophic factor (GDNF) is a potent survival factor for ventral mesencephalic (VM) dopaminergic neurons. Subpopulations of dopaminergic and non-dopaminergic VM neurons express the calcium-binding proteins calbindin (CB) and calretinin (CR). Characterization of the actions of GDNF on distinct subpopulations of VM cells is of great importance for its potential use as a therapeutic molecule and for understanding its role in neuronal development. The present study investigated the effects of GDNF on the survival and morphological differentiation of dopaminergic and non-dopaminergic neurons in primary cultures of embryonic day (E) 18 rat VM. As expected from our results obtained using E14 VM cells, GDNF significantly increased the morphological complexity of E18 CB-immunoreractive (CB-ir), tyrosine hydroxylase (TH)-ir, and CR-ir neurons and also the densities of CB-ir and TH-ir neurons. Interestingly, densities of E18 CR-ir neurons, contrarily to our previous observations on E14 CR-ir neurons, were significantly higher after GDNF treatment (by 1.5-fold). Colocalization analyses demonstrated that GDNF increased the densitiy of dopaminergic neurons expressing CR (TH+/CR+/CB-), while no significant effects were observed for TH-/CR+/CB- cell densities. In contrast, we found that GDNF significantly increased the total fiber length (2-fold), number of primary neurites (1.4-fold), number of branching points (2.5-fold), and the size of neurite field per neuron (1.8-fold) of the non-dopaminergic CR-expressing neurons (TH-/CR+/CB-). These cells were identified as GABA-expressing neurons. In conclusion, our findings recognize GDNF as a potent differentiation factor for the development of VM dopaminergic and non-dopaminergic CR-expressing neurons.
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- Benoît Schaller
- Department of Neurosurgery, University of Bern, CH-3010 Bern, Switzerland
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Geloso MC, Vercelli A, Corvino V, Repici M, Boca M, Haglid K, Zelano G, Michetti F. Cyclooxygenase-2 and caspase 3 expression in trimethyltin-induced apoptosis in the mouse hippocampus. Exp Neurol 2002; 175:152-60. [PMID: 12009767 DOI: 10.1006/exnr.2002.7866] [Citation(s) in RCA: 52] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/09/2023]
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The neurotoxicant trimethyltin (TMT) induces massive neuronal loss in vivo in the hippocampus of rodents, accompanied by behavioral alterations. The present study investigates the pattern of cell death after in vivo administration of TMT to adult mice. In the granular cell layer of the Dentate Gyrus, TUNEL staining detected DNA fragmentation, and apoptotic bodies were also evident. In addition, a ladder pattern of internucleosomal DNA fragmentation was shown in agarose gel electrophoresis. We show that activated caspase-3, which is known to play a pivotal role in apoptotic processes, is clearly expressed by degenerating neurons. Inducible cyclooxygenase is also expressed at cytoplasmic level by degenerating granular neurons, suggesting that this enzyme may participate in TMT-induced neurodegeneration.
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Businaro R, Corvino V, Geloso MC, De Santis E, Fumagalli L, Michetti F. De novo expression of calretinin in trimethyltin-induced degeneration of developing rat hippocampus. BRAIN RESEARCH. MOLECULAR BRAIN RESEARCH 2002; 98:141-4. [PMID: 11834306 DOI: 10.1016/s0169-328x(01)00334-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/18/2022]
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In the model of trimethyltin (TMT)-induced neurodegeneration in developing rat hippocampus, calretinin (CR)-immunoreactive neurons are selectively spared and even more numerous than in controls. We investigated the possibility of an additional synthesis of CR using RT-PCR. The amount of CR mRNA increased significantly after TMT treatment. CR mRNA production after TMT treatment could hypothetically be regarded as a compensatory phenomenon in developing rats.
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- Rita Businaro
- Department of Cardiovascular Sciences, University La Sapienza, Rome, Italy
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Gonz�lez-Hern�ndez T, Rodr�guez M. Compartmental organization and chemical profile of dopaminergic and GABAergic neurons in the substantia nigra of the rat. J Comp Neurol 2000. [DOI: 10.1002/(sici)1096-9861(20000522)421:1<107::aid-cne7>3.0.co;2-f] [Citation(s) in RCA: 125] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/02/2023]
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Bubser M, Scruggs JL, Young CD, Deutch AY. The distribution and origin of the calretinin-containing innervation of the nucleus accumbens of the rat. Eur J Neurosci 2000; 12:1591-8. [PMID: 10792437 DOI: 10.1046/j.1460-9568.2000.00052.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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The nucleus accumbens of the rat consists of several subregions that can be distinguished on the basis of histochemical markers. For example, the calcium-binding protein calbindin D28k is a useful marker of the core compartment of the nucleus accumbens. Calretinin, another calcium-binding protein, is found in a dense fibre plexus in the accumbal shell and septal pole regions. The source of the accumbal calretinin innervation is not known. We examined the distribution of calretinin in the nucleus accumbens and used tract-tracing and lesion methods to determine the source of this calretinin innervation. Intense calretinin immunoreactivity was present in the medial shell, but the density of calretinin axons diminished sharply in the ventrolateral shell. Regions of dense calretinin immunostaining and those areas with calbindin-like immunoreactive cell bodies were generally segregated in the nucleus accumbens, although some overlap in the transition region between the core and shell was seen. Small clusters of calretinin-immunoreactive fibres were seen in the core, where they were restricted to calbindin-negative patches. Injections of the anterograde tracer biotinylated dextran amine into the paraventricular thalamic nucleus labelled fibres in calretinin-rich regions of the accumbens. Conversely, injections of Fluoro-gold into the accumbal shell retrogradely labelled numerous cells in the paraventricular thalamic nucleus that were calretinin-immunoreactive. Electrolytic lesions of the paraventricular thalamic nucleus reduced calretinin levels in the shell by approximately 80%. These data indicate that the calretinin innervation of the nucleus accumbens is derived primarily from the thalamic paraventricular nucleus, and marks accumbal territories that are largely complementary to those defined by calbindin.
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- M Bubser
- Departments of Psychiatry and Pharmacology and Center for Molecular Neuroscience, Vanderbilt University School of Medicine, Nashville, TN 37212, USA.
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