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Wang F, Zhang S, Xu Y, He W, Wang X, He Z, Shang J, Zhenyu Z. Mapping the landscape: A bibliometric perspective on autophagy in spinal cord injury. Medicine (Baltimore) 2024; 103:e38954. [PMID: 39029042 DOI: 10.1097/md.0000000000038954] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 07/21/2024] Open
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BACKGROUND Spinal cord injury (SCI) is a severe condition that often leads to persistent damage of nerve cells and motor dysfunction. Autophagy is an intracellular system that regulates the recycling and degradation of proteins and lipids, primarily through lysosomal-dependent organelle degradation. Numerous publications have highlighted the involvement of autophagy in the secondary injury of SCI. Therefore, gaining a comprehensive understanding of autophagy research is crucial for designing effective therapies for SCI. METHODS Dates were obtained from Web of Science, including articles and article reviews published from its inception to October 2023. VOSviewer, Citespace, and SCImago were used to visualized analysis. Bibliometric analysis was conducted using the Web of Science data, focusing on various categories such as publications, authors, journals, countries, organizations, and keywords. This analysis was aimed to summarize the knowledge map of autophagy and SCI. RESULTS From 2009 to 2023, the number of annual publications in this field exhibited wave-like growth, with the highest number of publications recorded in 2020 (44 publications). Our analysis identified Mei Xifan as the most prolific author, while Kanno H emerged as the most influential author based on co-citations. Neuroscience Letters was found to have published the largest number of papers in this field. China was the most productive country, contributing 232 publications, and Wenzhou Medical University was the most active organization, publishing 39 papers. CONCLUSION We demonstrated a comprehensive overview of the relationship between autophagy and SCI utilizing bibliometric tools. This article could help to enhance the understanding of the field about autophagy and SCI, foster collaboration among researchers and organizations, and identify potential therapeutic targets for treatment.
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- Fei Wang
- Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Shaoxing People's Hospital, Zhejiang University, School of Medicine, Shaoxing, Zhejiang Province, China
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- Ningbo University, School of Medicine, Ningbo, Zhejiang Province, China
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- School of Medicine, Shaoxing University, Shaoxing City, Zhejiang Province, China
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- Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Shaoxing People's Hospital, Zhejiang University, School of Medicine, Shaoxing, Zhejiang Province, China
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- Department of Thoracic Surgery, Shaoxing People's Hospital, Shaoxing, Zhejiang Province, China
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- School of Medicine, Shaoxing University, Shaoxing City, Zhejiang Province, China
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- Department of Orthopedic, Affiliated Hospital of Shaoxing University, Shaoxing, Zhejiang Province, China
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- School of Medicine, Shaoxing University, Shaoxing City, Zhejiang Province, China
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He W, Li ZQ, Gu HY, Pan QL, Lin FX. Targeted Therapy of Spinal Cord Injury: Inhibition of Apoptosis Is a Promising Therapeutic Strategy. Mol Neurobiol 2024; 61:4222-4239. [PMID: 38066400 DOI: 10.1007/s12035-023-03814-w] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/19/2023] [Accepted: 11/16/2023] [Indexed: 07/11/2024]
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Spinal cord injury (SCI) is a serious disabling central nervous system injury that can lead to motor, sensory, and autonomic dysfunction below the injury level. SCI can be divided into primary injury and secondary injury according to pathological process. Primary injury is mostly irreversible, while secondary injury is a dynamic regulatory process. Apoptosis is an important pathological event of secondary injury and has a significant effect on the recovery of nerve function after SCI. Nerve cell death can further aggravate the microenvironment of the injured site, leading to neurological dysfunction and thus affect the clinical outcome of patients. Therefore, apoptosis plays a crucial role in the pathological progression of secondary SCI, while inhibiting apoptosis may be a promising therapeutic strategy for SCI. This review will summarize and explore the factors that lead to cell death after SCI, the influence of cross talk between signaling pathways and pathways involved in apoptosis and discuss the influence of apoptosis on SCI, and the therapeutic significance of targeting apoptosis on SCI. This review helps us to understand the role of apoptosis in secondary SCI and provides a theoretical basis for the treatment of SCI based on apoptosis.
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- Wei He
- Department of Spine Surgery, Ganzhou People's Hospital, Jiangxi Province, 16 Meiguan Avenue, Ganzhou, 341000, People's Republic of China
- Department of Spine Surgery, The Affiliated Ganzhou Hospital of Nanchang University (Ganzhou Hospital-Nanfang Hospital, Southern Medical University), Jiangxi Province, 16 Meiguan Avenue, Ganzhou, 341000, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Spine Surgery, Ganzhou People's Hospital, Jiangxi Province, 16 Meiguan Avenue, Ganzhou, 341000, People's Republic of China
- Department of Spine Surgery, The Affiliated Ganzhou Hospital of Nanchang University (Ganzhou Hospital-Nanfang Hospital, Southern Medical University), Jiangxi Province, 16 Meiguan Avenue, Ganzhou, 341000, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Spine Surgery, Ganzhou People's Hospital, Jiangxi Province, 16 Meiguan Avenue, Ganzhou, 341000, People's Republic of China
- Department of Spine Surgery, The Affiliated Ganzhou Hospital of Nanchang University (Ganzhou Hospital-Nanfang Hospital, Southern Medical University), Jiangxi Province, 16 Meiguan Avenue, Ganzhou, 341000, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Spine Surgery, Ganzhou People's Hospital, Jiangxi Province, 16 Meiguan Avenue, Ganzhou, 341000, People's Republic of China
- Department of Spine Surgery, The Affiliated Ganzhou Hospital of Nanchang University (Ganzhou Hospital-Nanfang Hospital, Southern Medical University), Jiangxi Province, 16 Meiguan Avenue, Ganzhou, 341000, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Spine Surgery, Ganzhou People's Hospital, Jiangxi Province, 16 Meiguan Avenue, Ganzhou, 341000, People's Republic of China.
- Department of Spine Surgery, The Affiliated Ganzhou Hospital of Nanchang University (Ganzhou Hospital-Nanfang Hospital, Southern Medical University), Jiangxi Province, 16 Meiguan Avenue, Ganzhou, 341000, People's Republic of China.
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Sánchez-Torres S, Orozco-Barrios C, Salgado-Ceballos H, Segura-Uribe JJ, Guerra-Araiza C, León-Cholula Á, Morán J, Coyoy-Salgado A. Tibolone Improves Locomotor Function in a Rat Model of Spinal Cord Injury by Modulating Apoptosis and Autophagy. Int J Mol Sci 2023; 24:15285. [PMID: 37894971 PMCID: PMC10607734 DOI: 10.3390/ijms242015285] [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: 06/29/2023] [Revised: 10/10/2023] [Accepted: 10/11/2023] [Indexed: 10/29/2023] Open
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Spinal cord injury (SCI) harms patients' health and social and economic well-being. Unfortunately, fully effective therapeutic strategies have yet to be developed to treat this disease, affecting millions worldwide. Apoptosis and autophagy are critical cell death signaling pathways after SCI that should be targeted for early therapeutic interventions to mitigate their adverse effects and promote functional recovery. Tibolone (TIB) is a selective tissue estrogen activity regulator (STEAR) with neuroprotective properties demonstrated in some experimental models. This study aimed to investigate the effect of TIB on apoptotic cell death and autophagy after SCI and verify whether TIB promotes motor function recovery. A moderate contusion SCI was produced at thoracic level 9 (T9) in male Sprague Dawley rats. Subsequently, animals received a daily dose of TIB orally and were sacrificed at 1, 3, 14 or 30 days post-injury. Tissue samples were collected for morphometric and immunofluorescence analysis to identify tissue damage and the percentage of neurons at the injury site. Autophagic (Beclin-1, LC3-I/LC3-II, p62) and apoptotic (Caspase 3) markers were also analyzed via Western blot. Finally, motor function was assessed using the BBB scale. TIB administration significantly increased the amount of preserved tissue (p < 0.05), improved the recovery of motor function (p < 0.001) and modulated the expression of autophagy markers in a time-dependent manner while consistently inhibiting apoptosis (p < 0.05). Therefore, TIB could be a therapeutic alternative for the recovery of motor function after SCI.
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- Stephanie Sánchez-Torres
- Unidad de Investigación Médica en Enfermedades Neurológicas, Hospital de Especialidades, Centro Médico Nacional Siglo XXI, Instituto Mexicano del Seguro Social, Mexico City 06720, Mexico; (S.S.-T.); (H.S.-C.); (Á.L.-C.)
- Consejo Nacional de Ciencia y Tecnología, Mexico City 03940, Mexico
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- CONACyT-Unidad de Investigación Médica en Enfermedades Neurológicas, Hospital de Especialidades, Centro Médico Nacional Siglo XXI, Instituto Mexicano del Seguro Social, Mexico City 06720, Mexico;
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- Unidad de Investigación Médica en Enfermedades Neurológicas, Hospital de Especialidades, Centro Médico Nacional Siglo XXI, Instituto Mexicano del Seguro Social, Mexico City 06720, Mexico; (S.S.-T.); (H.S.-C.); (Á.L.-C.)
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- Subdirección de Gestión de la Investigación, Hospital Infantil de México Federico Gómez, Secretaría de Salud, Mexico City 04530, Mexico;
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- Unidad de Investigación Médica en Farmacología, Hospital de Especialidades, Centro Médico Nacional Siglo XXI, Instituto Mexicano del Seguro Social, Mexico City 06720, Mexico;
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- Unidad de Investigación Médica en Enfermedades Neurológicas, Hospital de Especialidades, Centro Médico Nacional Siglo XXI, Instituto Mexicano del Seguro Social, Mexico City 06720, Mexico; (S.S.-T.); (H.S.-C.); (Á.L.-C.)
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- División de Neurociencias, Instituto de Fisiología Celular, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Mexico City 04510, Mexico;
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- CONACyT-Unidad de Investigación Médica en Enfermedades Neurológicas, Hospital de Especialidades, Centro Médico Nacional Siglo XXI, Instituto Mexicano del Seguro Social, Mexico City 06720, Mexico;
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Qiao L, Tang Q, An Z, Qi J. Minocycline relieves neuropathic pain in rats with spinal cord injury via activation of autophagy and suppression of PI3K/Akt/mTOR pathway. J Pharmacol Sci 2023; 153:12-21. [PMID: 37524449 DOI: 10.1016/j.jphs.2023.06.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/29/2022] [Revised: 04/06/2023] [Accepted: 06/20/2023] [Indexed: 08/02/2023] Open
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OBJECTIVE In this study, we studied whether minocycline hydrochloride improved neuropathic pain induced by spinal cord injury (SCI) in rats through PI3K/Akt pathway. METHODS The SCI was induced by compressed at level of T9-T11 of spinal cord in Sprague Dawley male rats. Animals were given different concentrations of minocycline (3 mg/kg, 30 mg/kg, 90 mg/kg) at the first and 24 h after SCI, then subsequently every 7, 12, 16, 20, 25 days via peroral route. The locomotor function was assessed by Basso Mouse Scale (BMS). The changes of spinal cord tissues were observed by HE. The inflammatory cytokines in spinal cord, IL-6, IL-1β and TNF-α, were measured by ELISA. The LC3B levels of spinal cord were observed by immunofluorescence. The autophagy related proteins and PI3K/AKT pathway related proteins were analysed by Western blot. Furthermore, the PI3K/AKT pathway inhibitor LY294002, and activator IGF-1 were used to confirm the mechanism of minocycline. RESULTS Contrasted to sham group, the inflammatory response in spinal cord was enhanced after SCI. Compared with the SCI rats, minocycline treatment significantly improved the locomotor activity, pathological injury of spinal cord, suppressed the levels of inflammatory factors. In addition, minocycline treatment upregulated autophagy response in damaged spinal cord through increasing LC3B, Beclin-1 and decreasing P62. The results of mechanism study showed that minocycline treatment clearly suppressed phosphorylation of PI3K, Akt and mTOR proteins expression. CONCLUSION Minocycline could improve neuropathic pain induced by SCI through activating autophagy and inhibiting PI3K/AKT/mTOR pathway.
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- Leyan Qiao
- Department of Anesthesiology, The Affiliated Yantai Yuhuangding Hospital of Qingdao University, Yantai, 264000, China
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- Department of Anesthesiology, The Affiliated Yantai Yuhuangding Hospital of Qingdao University, Yantai, 264000, China
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- Department of Anesthesiology, The Affiliated Yantai Yuhuangding Hospital of Qingdao University, Yantai, 264000, China.
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- Department of Anesthesiology, The Affiliated Yantai Yuhuangding Hospital of Qingdao University, Yantai, 264000, China.
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Guha L, Singh N, Kumar H. Different Ways to Die: Cell Death Pathways and Their Association With Spinal Cord Injury. Neurospine 2023; 20:430-448. [PMID: 37401061 PMCID: PMC10323345 DOI: 10.14245/ns.2244976.488] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/17/2022] [Revised: 02/07/2023] [Accepted: 02/10/2023] [Indexed: 07/22/2023] Open
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Cell death is a systematic/nonsystematic process of cessation of normal morphology and functional properties of the cell to replace and recycle old cells with new also promoting inflammation in some cases. It is a complicated process comprising multiple pathways. Some are well-explored, and others have just begun to be. The research on appropriate control of cell death pathways after acute and chronic damage of neuronal cells is being widely researched today due to the lack of regeneration and recovering potential of a neuronal cell after sustaining damage and the inability to control the direction of neuronal growth. In the progression and onset of various neurological diseases, impairments in programmed cell death signaling processes, like necroptosis, apoptosis, ferroptosis, pyroptosis, and pathways directly or indirectly linked, like autophagy as in nonprogrammed necrosis, are observed. Spinal cord injury (SCI) involves the temporary or permanent disruption of motor activities due to the death of a neuronal and glial cell in the spinal cord accompanied by axonal degeneration. Recent years have seen a significant increase in research on the intricate biochemical interactions that occur after a SCI. Different cell death pathways may significantly impact the subsequent damage processes that lead to the eventual neurological deficiency after an injury to the spinal cord. A better knowledge of the molecular basis of the involved cell death pathways might help enhance neuronal and glial survival and neurological deficits, promoting a curative path for SCI.
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- Lahanya Guha
- Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology, National Institute of Pharmaceutical Education and Research (NIPER)-Ahmedabad, Gandhinagar, Gujarat, India
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- Department of Biotechnology, National Institute of Pharmaceutical Education and Research (NIPER)- Ahmedabad, Gandhinagar, Gujarat, India
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- Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology, National Institute of Pharmaceutical Education and Research (NIPER)-Ahmedabad, Gandhinagar, Gujarat, India
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Wei S, Leng B, Yan G. Targeting autophagy process in center nervous trauma. Front Neurosci 2023; 17:1128087. [PMID: 36950126 PMCID: PMC10025323 DOI: 10.3389/fnins.2023.1128087] [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: 12/20/2022] [Accepted: 02/20/2023] [Indexed: 03/08/2023] Open
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The central nervous system (CNS) is the primary regulator of physiological activity, and when CNS is compromised, its physical functions are affected. Spinal cord injury (SCI) and traumatic brain injury (TBI) are common trauma in CNS that are difficult to recover from, with a higher global disability and mortality rate. Autophagy is familiar to almost all researchers due to its role in regulating the degradation and recycling of cellular defective or incorrect proteins and toxic components, maintaining body balance and regulating cell health and function. Emerging evidence suggests it has a broad and long-lasting impact on pathophysiological process such as oxidative stress, inflammation, apoptosis, and angiogenesis, involving the alteration of autophagy marker expression and function recovery. Changes in autophagy level are considered a potential therapeutic strategy and have shown promising results in preclinical studies for neuroprotection following traumatic brain injury. However, the relationship between upward or downward autophagy and functional recovery following SCI or TBI is debatable. This article reviews the regulation and role of autophagy in repairing CNS trauma and the intervention effects of autophagy-targeted therapeutic agents to find more and better treatment options for SCI and TBI patients.
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- Shanshan Wei
- Department of Graduate, Shandong Academy of Medical Sciences, Shandong First Medical University, Jinan, China
- Department of Pharmacy, Shandong Provincial Hospital Affiliated to Shandong First Medical University, Jinan, China
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- Department of Pharmacy, Shandong Provincial Hospital Affiliated to Shandong First Medical University, Jinan, China
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- Department of Pharmacy, Shandong Provincial Hospital Affiliated to Shandong First Medical University, Jinan, China
- *Correspondence: Genquan Yan,
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Chrysophanol-Induced Autophagy Disrupts Apoptosis via the PI3K/Akt/mTOR Pathway in Oral Squamous Cell Carcinoma Cells. Medicina (B Aires) 2022; 59:medicina59010042. [PMID: 36676666 PMCID: PMC9864245 DOI: 10.3390/medicina59010042] [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: 10/26/2022] [Revised: 12/08/2022] [Accepted: 12/20/2022] [Indexed: 12/28/2022] Open
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Background and Objectives: Natural products are necessary sources for drug discovery and have contributed to cancer chemotherapy over the past few decades. Furthermore, substances derived from plants have fewer side effects. Chrysophanol is an anthraquinone derivative that is isolated from rhubarb. Although the anticancer effect of chrysophanol on several cancer cells has been reported, studies on the antitumor effect of chrysophanol on oral squamous-cell carcinoma (OSCC) cells have yet to be elucidated. Therefore, in this study, we investigated the anticancer effect of chrysophanol on OSCC cells (CAL-27 and Ca9-22) via apoptosis and autophagy, among the cell death pathways. Results: It was found that chrysophanol inhibited the growth and viability of CAL-27 and Ca9-22 and induced apoptosis through the intrinsic pathway. It was also found that chrysophanol activates autophagy-related factors (ATG5, beclin-1, and P62/SQSTM1) and LC3B conversion. That is, chrysophanol activated both apoptosis and autophagy. Here, we focused on the roles of chrysophanol-induced apoptosis and the autophagy pathway. When the autophagy inhibitor 3-MA and PI3K/Akt inhibitor were used to inhibit the autophagy induced by chrysophanol, it was confirmed that the rate of apoptosis significantly increased. Therefore, we confirmed that chrysophanol induces apoptosis and autophagy at the same time, and the induced autophagy plays a role in interfering with apoptosis processes. Conclusions: Therefore, the potential of chrysophanol as an excellent anticancer agent in OSCC was confirmed via this study. Furthermore, the combined treatment of drugs that can inhibit chrysophanol-induced autophagy is expected to have a tremendous synergistic effect in overcoming oral cancer.
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FDA-Approved Kinase Inhibitors in Preclinical and Clinical Trials for Neurological Disorders. Pharmaceuticals (Basel) 2022; 15:ph15121546. [PMID: 36558997 PMCID: PMC9784968 DOI: 10.3390/ph15121546] [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: 10/10/2022] [Revised: 12/09/2022] [Accepted: 12/09/2022] [Indexed: 12/14/2022] Open
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Cancers and neurological disorders are two major types of diseases. We previously developed a new concept termed "Aberrant Cell Cycle Diseases" (ACCD), revealing that these two diseases share a common mechanism of aberrant cell cycle re-entry. The aberrant cell cycle re-entry is manifested as kinase/oncogene activation and tumor suppressor inactivation, which are hallmarks of both tumor growth in cancers and neuronal death in neurological disorders. Therefore, some cancer therapies (e.g., kinase inhibition, tumor suppressor elevation) can be leveraged for neurological treatments. The United States Food and Drug Administration (US FDA) has so far approved 74 kinase inhibitors, with numerous other kinase inhibitors in clinical trials, mostly for the treatment of cancers. In contrast, there are dire unmet needs of FDA-approved drugs for neurological treatments, such as Alzheimer's disease (AD), intracerebral hemorrhage (ICH), ischemic stroke (IS), traumatic brain injury (TBI), and others. In this review, we list these 74 FDA-approved kinase-targeted drugs and identify those that have been reported in preclinical and/or clinical trials for neurological disorders, with a purpose of discussing the feasibility and applicability of leveraging these cancer drugs (FDA-approved kinase inhibitors) for neurological treatments.
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Lin T, Zhao Y, Guo S, Wu Z, Li W, Wu R, Wang Z, Liu W. Apelin-13 Protects Neurons by Attenuating Early-Stage Postspinal Cord Injury Apoptosis In Vitro. Brain Sci 2022; 12:brainsci12111515. [PMID: 36358441 PMCID: PMC9688050 DOI: 10.3390/brainsci12111515] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/01/2022] [Revised: 10/30/2022] [Accepted: 11/07/2022] [Indexed: 11/10/2022] Open
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Apelin is a 77-amino-acid peptide that is an endogenous ligand for the G protein-coupled receptor APJ (Apelin receptor, APJ). Apelin-13, as the most bioactive affinity fragment of apelin, plays a role in energy metabolism, myocardial ischemia-reperfusion injury, and the regulation of the inflammatory response during oxidative stress, but its role in spinal cord injury is still unclear. This research identified and verified the differential expression of apelin in rat spinal cord injured tissues and normal spinal cord tissues by transcriptome sequencing in vivo and proved that apelin-13 protects neurons by strengthening autophagy and attenuating early-stage postspinal cord injury apoptosis in vitro. After constructing the model concerning a rat spinal cord hemisection damage, transcriptome sequencing was performed on the injured and normal spinal cord tissues of rats, which identified the differentially expressed gene apelin, with qRT-PCR detecting the representative level of apelin. The oxygen-glucose deprivation (OGD) model of PC12 cells was constructed in vitro to simulate spinal cord injury. The OGD injury times were 2 h, 4 h, 6 h, 8 h, and 12 h, and the non-OGD injury group was used as the control. The expression of apelin at each time point was observed by Western blotting. The expression of apelin was the lowest in the 6 h OGD injury group (p < 0.05). Therefore, the OGD injury time of 6 h was used in subsequent experiments. The noncytotoxic drug concentration of apelin-13 was determined with a Cell Counting Kit-8 (CCK-8) assay. An appropriate dose of apelin-13 (1 μM) significantly improved cell survival (p < 0.05). Thus, subsequent experiments selected a concentration of 1 μM apelin-13 as it significantly increased cell viability. Finally, we divided the experimental groups into four groups according to whether they received drugs (1 μM apelin-13, 24 h) or OGD (6 h): (1) control group: without apelin-13 or OGD injury; (2) apelin-13 group: with apelin-13 but no OGD injury; (3) OGD group: with OGD injury but without apelin-13; and (4) OGD + apelin-13 group: with apelin-13 and OGD injury. The TUNEL assay and flow cytometry results showed that compared with the OGD group, apoptosis in the OGD+Apelin-13 group was significantly reduced (p < 0.001). Determination of cell viability under different conditions by CCK-8 assay results displays that Apelin-13 can significantly improve the cell viability percentage under OGD conditions (p < 0.001). Western blotting results showed that apelin-13 decreased the expression ratios of apoptosis-related proteins Bax/Bcl-2 and cleaved-caspase3/caspase3 (p < 0.05), increasing the key to Beclin1-dependent autophagy pathway expression of the protein Beclin1. This finding indicates that apelin-13 protects neurons by strengthening autophagy and attenuating early-stage postspinal cord injury apoptosis in vitro.
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- Correspondence: ; Tel.: +86-0591-833-578-96
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The role of AMPK-Sirt1-autophagy pathway in the intestinal protection process by propofol against regional ischemia/reperfusion injury in rats. Int Immunopharmacol 2022; 111:109114. [PMID: 35933747 DOI: 10.1016/j.intimp.2022.109114] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/05/2022] [Revised: 07/21/2022] [Accepted: 07/28/2022] [Indexed: 11/05/2022]
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Intestinal ischemia/reperfusion (II/R) is a clinical event associated with high morbidity and mortality. AMP-activated protein kinase (AMPK), a central cellular energy sensor, is associated with oxidative stress and inflammation. However, whether the AMPK is involved in the II/R-induced intestinal injury and the underlying mechanism is yet to be elucidated. Propofol has a protective effect on organs; yet, its specific mechanism of action remains unclear. This study explored the role of the AMPK-Sirt1-autophagy pathway in intestinal injury, and whether propofol could reduce intestinal injury and investigated the mechanisms in a rat model of II/R injury as well as a cell model (IEC-6 cells) of hypoxia/reoxygenation (H/R). Propofol, AMPK agonist (AICAR) and AMPK inhibitor (Compound C) were then administered, respectively. The histopathological changes, cell viability and apoptosis were detected. Furthermore, the levels of proinflammatory factors, the activities of oxidative stress, diamine oxidase, and signaling pathway were also analyzed. The results demonstrated that the AMPK-Sirt1-autophagy pathway of intestine was activated after II/R or H/R. Propofol could further activate the pathway, which reduced intestinal injury, inhibited apoptosis, reversed inflammation and oxidative stress, and improved the 24-hour survival rate in II/R rats in vivo, and attenuated H/R-induced IEC-6 cell injury, oxidative stress, and apoptosis in vitro, as fine as changes in AICAR treatment. Compound C abrogated the protective effect of propofol on II/R and H/R-induced injury. These results suggested a crucial effect of AMPK on the mechanism of intestinal injury and might provide a new insight into the mechanism of propofol reducing II/R injury.
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Wang X, Fu Y, Botchway BOA, Zhang Y, Zhang Y, Jin T, Liu X. Quercetin Can Improve Spinal Cord Injury by Regulating the mTOR Signaling Pathway. Front Neurol 2022; 13:905640. [PMID: 35669881 PMCID: PMC9163835 DOI: 10.3389/fneur.2022.905640] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/27/2022] [Accepted: 04/06/2022] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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The pathogenesis of spinal cord injury (SCI) is complex. At present, there is no effective treatment for SCI, with most current interventions focused on improving the symptoms. Inflammation, apoptosis, autophagy, and oxidative stress caused by secondary SCI may instigate serious consequences in the event of SCI. The mammalian target of rapamycin (mTOR), as a key signaling molecule, participates in the regulation of inflammation, apoptosis, and autophagy in several processes associated with SCI. Quercetin can reduce the loss of myelin sheath, enhance the ability of antioxidant stress, and promote axonal regeneration. Moreover, quercetin is also a significant player in regulating the mTOR signaling pathway that improves pathological alterations following neuronal injury. Herein, we review the therapeutic effects of quercetin in SCI through its modulation of the mTOR signaling pathway and elaborate on how it can be a potential interventional agent for SCI.
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- Xichen Wang
- Department of Histology and Embryology, School of Medicine, Shaoxing University, Zhejiang, China
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- Department of Histology and Embryology, School of Medicine, Shaoxing University, Zhejiang, China
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- Department of Histology and Embryology, School of Medicine, Shaoxing University, Zhejiang, China
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- Department of Histology and Embryology, School of Medicine, Shaoxing University, Zhejiang, China
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- Department of Histology and Embryology, School of Medicine, Shaoxing University, Zhejiang, China
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- Department of Histology and Embryology, School of Medicine, Shaoxing University, Zhejiang, China
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Chang Y, Yang T, Ding H, Wang Z, Liang Q. Tauroursodeoxycholic acid protects rat spinal cord neurons after mechanical injury through regulating neuronal autophagy. Neurosci Lett 2022; 776:136578. [DOI: 10.1016/j.neulet.2022.136578] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/22/2020] [Revised: 10/28/2021] [Accepted: 03/10/2022] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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All-Trans Retinoic Acid-Preconditioned Mesenchymal Stem Cells Improve Motor Function and Alleviate Tissue Damage After Spinal Cord Injury by Inhibition of HMGB1/NF-κB/NLRP3 Pathway Through Autophagy Activation. J Mol Neurosci 2022; 72:947-962. [PMID: 35147911 DOI: 10.1007/s12031-022-01977-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/02/2021] [Accepted: 01/20/2022] [Indexed: 12/19/2022]
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Spinal cord injury (SCI) is a significant public health issue that imposes numerous burdens on patients and society. Uncontrolled excessive inflammation in the second pathological phase of SCI can aggravate the injury. In this paper, we hypothesized that suppressing inflammatory pathways via autophagy could aid functional recovery, and prevent spinal cord tissue degeneration following SCI. To this end, we examined the effects of intrathecal injection of all-trans retinoic acid (ATRA)-preconditioned bone marrow mesenchymal stem cells (BM-MSCs) (ATRA-MSCs) on autophagy activity and the HMGB1/NF-κB/NLRP3 inflammatory pathway in an SCI rat model. This study demonstrated that SCI increased the expression of Beclin-1 (an autophagy-related gene) and NLRP3 inflammasome components such as NLRP3, ASC, Caspase-1, and pro-inflammatory cytokines IL-1β, IL-18, IL-6, and TNF-α. Additionally, following SCI, the protein levels of key autophagy factors (Beclin-1 and LC3-II) and HMGB1/NF-κB/NLRP3 pathway factors (HMGB1, p-NF-κB, NLRP3, IL-1β, and TNF-α) increased. Our findings indicated that ATRA-MSCs enhanced Beclin-1 and LC3-II levels, regulated the HMGB1/NF-κB/NLRP3 pathway, and inhibited pro-inflammatory cytokines. These factors improved hind limb motor activity and aided in the survival of neurons. Furthermore, ATRA-MSCs demonstrated greater beneficial effects than MSCs in treating spinal cord injury. Overall, ATRA-MSC treatment revealed beneficial effects on the damaged spinal cord by suppressing excessive inflammation and activating autophagy. Further research and investigation of the pathways involved in SCI and the use of amplified stem cells may be beneficial for future clinical use.
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Cheng P, Liao HY, Zhang HH. The role of Wnt/mTOR signaling in spinal cord injury. J Clin Orthop Trauma 2022; 25:101760. [PMID: 35070684 PMCID: PMC8762069 DOI: 10.1016/j.jcot.2022.101760] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/12/2021] [Revised: 12/23/2021] [Accepted: 01/01/2022] [Indexed: 01/07/2023] Open
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Spinal cord injury (SCI) is the most common disabling spinal injury, a complex pathologic process that can eventually lead to severe neurological dysfunction. The Wnt/mTOR signaling pathway is a pervasive signaling cascade that regulates a wide range of physiological processes during embryonic development, from stem cell pluripotency to cell fate. Numerous studies have reported that Wnt/mTOR signaling pathway plays an important role in neural development, synaptogenesis, neuron growth, differentiation and survival after the central nervous system (CNS) is damaged. Wnt/mTOR also plays an important role in regulating various pathophysiological processes after spinal cord injury (SCI). After SCI, Wnt/mTOR signal regulates the physiological and pathological processes of neural stem cell proliferation and differentiation, neuronal axon regeneration, neuroinflammation and pain through multiple pathways. Due to the characteristics of the Wnt signal in SCI make it a potential therapeutic target of SCI. In this paper, the characteristics of Wnt/mTOR signal, the role of Wnt/mTOR pathway on SCI and related mechanisms are reviewed, and some unsolved problems are discussed. It is hoped to provide reference value for the research field of the role of Wnt/mTOR pathway in SCI, and provide a theoretical basis for biological therapy of SCI.
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- Peng Cheng
- Department of Spine Surgery, LanZhou University Second Hospital, 82 Cuiying Men, Lanzhou, 730000, PR China
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- Department of Spine Surgery, Ganzhou People's Hospital, 16 Meiguan Avenue, Ganzhou, 342800, PR China
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- Department of Spine Surgery, LanZhou University Second Hospital, 82 Cuiying Men, Lanzhou, 730000, PR China
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Zhong L, Fang S, Wang AQ, Zhang ZH, Wang T, Huang W, Zhou HX, Zhang H, Yin ZS. Identification of the Fosl1/AMPK/autophagy axis involved in apoptotic and inflammatory effects following spinal cord injury. Int Immunopharmacol 2022; 103:108492. [PMID: 34973528 DOI: 10.1016/j.intimp.2021.108492] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/17/2021] [Revised: 12/04/2021] [Accepted: 12/18/2021] [Indexed: 12/15/2022]
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Strategies for reducing spinal cord injury (SCI) have become a research focus because an effective treatment of SCI is unavailable. The objective of this study was to explore the underlying mechanisms of Fosl1 following SCI. Based on the analysis of the Gene Expression Omnibus (GEO) database, Fosl1 was found to be highly enhanced in SCI. This result was confirmed in our animal model, and Fosl1 was found to be obviously expressed in neurons. Next, we treated PC-12 cells with H2O2 to mimic injured neurons and further verified that Fosl1 silencing upregulated AMPK expression, promoted autophagy and inhibited inflammation and apoptosis. Subsequently, a special inhibitor of AMPK was used to examine the role of AMPK, and we learned that the inhibition of AMPK suppressed autophagy and promoted inflammation and apoptosis following Fosl1 silencing. These changes completely reversed the beneficial effects of Fosl1 silencing on injured PC-12 cells. Moreover, treatment with an AMPK activator resulted in effects that were opposite those of the inhibitor. Finally, rats were injected intrathecally with si-Fosl1 to detect its role in vivo. The results showed that si-Fosl1 improved neurological function and decreased apoptosis and inflammation at 14 d postoperation, and the activator further benefited the rats of si-Fosl1 treatment. In conclusion, Fosl1 inhibits autophagy and promotes inflammation and apoptosis through the AMPK signaling pathway following SCI in vivo and in vitro.
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- Lin Zhong
- Department of Orthopedics, the First Affiliated Hospital of Anhui Medical University, #218 Jixi Road, Hefei, 230022, China; Department of Orthopedics, the Third Affiliated Hospital of Anhui Medical University, #390 Huaihe Road, Hefei, 230061, China
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- Department of Orthopedics, the First Affiliated Hospital of Anhui Medical University, #218 Jixi Road, Hefei, 230022, China
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- Department of Orthopedics, the First Affiliated Hospital of Anhui Medical University, #218 Jixi Road, Hefei, 230022, China
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- Department of Orthopedics, Anhui Provincial Armed Police Corps Hospital, #78 Changfeng Road, Hefei, 230041, China
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- Department of Orthopedic Oncology, Changzheng Hospital, Second Military Medical University, #415 Fengyang Road, Shanghai, 200003 China
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- Department of Orthopaedics, The First Affiliated Hospital of USTC, University of Science and Technology of China, #17 Lujiang Road, Hefei, 230001, China
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- Department of Orthopedics, the First Affiliated Hospital of Anhui Medical University, #218 Jixi Road, Hefei, 230022, China.
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- Department of Orthopedics, the First Affiliated Hospital of Anhui Medical University, #218 Jixi Road, Hefei, 230022, China.
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- Department of Orthopedics, the First Affiliated Hospital of Anhui Medical University, #218 Jixi Road, Hefei, 230022, China.
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Liao HY, Wang ZQ, Ran R, Zhou KS, Ma CW, Zhang HH. Biological Functions and Therapeutic Potential of Autophagy in Spinal Cord Injury. Front Cell Dev Biol 2022; 9:761273. [PMID: 34988074 PMCID: PMC8721099 DOI: 10.3389/fcell.2021.761273] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/20/2021] [Accepted: 11/24/2021] [Indexed: 12/12/2022] Open
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Autophagy is an evolutionarily conserved lysosomal degradation pathway that maintains metabolism and homeostasis by eliminating protein aggregates and damaged organelles. Many studies have reported that autophagy plays an important role in spinal cord injury (SCI). However, the spatiotemporal patterns of autophagy activation after traumatic SCI are contradictory. Most studies show that the activation of autophagy and inhibition of apoptosis have neuroprotective effects on traumatic SCI. However, reports demonstrate that autophagy is strongly associated with distal neuronal death and the impaired functional recovery following traumatic SCI. This article introduces SCI pathophysiology, the physiology and mechanism of autophagy, and our current review on its role in traumatic SCI. We also discuss the interaction between autophagy and apoptosis and the therapeutic effect of activating or inhibiting autophagy in promoting functional recovery. Thus, we aim to provide a theoretical basis for the biological therapy of SCI.
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- Hai-Yang Liao
- Lanzhou University Second Hospital, Lanzhou, China.,Department of Orthopaedics, Lanzhou University Second Hospital, Lanzhou, China
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- Lanzhou University Second Hospital, Lanzhou, China.,Department of Orthopaedics, Lanzhou University Second Hospital, Lanzhou, China
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- Lanzhou University Second Hospital, Lanzhou, China.,Department of Orthopaedics, Lanzhou University Second Hospital, Lanzhou, China
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- Lanzhou University Second Hospital, Lanzhou, China.,Department of Orthopaedics, Lanzhou University Second Hospital, Lanzhou, China
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- Lanzhou University Second Hospital, Lanzhou, China.,Department of Orthopaedics, Lanzhou University Second Hospital, Lanzhou, China
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- Lanzhou University Second Hospital, Lanzhou, China.,Department of Orthopaedics, Lanzhou University Second Hospital, Lanzhou, China
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Kim YS, Lee YG, Kim MT, Lee HJ. Treatment With Glycogen Synthase Kinase 3β Inhibitor Decreases Apoptotic and Autophagic Reactions in Rat Rotator Cuff Tears. Orthop J Sports Med 2021; 9:23259671211060771. [PMID: 34901295 PMCID: PMC8652192 DOI: 10.1177/23259671211060771] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/12/2021] [Accepted: 08/24/2021] [Indexed: 11/15/2022] Open
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Background: Apoptosis and autophagy are known to be correlated with the extent of damage in torn rotator cuffs, and there is no biological evidence for self-recovery or healing of the rotator cuff tear. Purpose: To establish in a rat model of partial- and full-thickness rotator cuff tears how a glycogen synthase kinase 3β (GSK-3β) inhibitor affects the expression of apoptotic and autophagic markers. Study Design: Controlled laboratory study. Methods: Twelve-week-old Sprague Dawley rats were divided into 3 groups (n = 16 per group). Group 1 acted as the control, with no treatment; group 2 received partial-thickness (right side) and full-thickness (left side) rotator cuff tears only; and group 3 received the same rotator cuff injuries, with GSK-3β inhibitor injected afterward. The tendons from each group were harvested 42 days after surgery. Evaluation of gene expression, immunohistochemistry, and TUNEL staining (terminal deoxynucleotidyl transferase–mediated dUTP nick end labeling) were performed for the following markers: caspases 3, 8, and 9 as well as Bcl-2 (B-cell lymphoma 2); BAX (Bcl-2-associated X protein); beclin 1; p53; and GSK-3β; which represented apoptotic and autophagic reactions. Statistical analysis was performed using 1-way analysis of variance. Results: In the group 2 rats with partial- and full-thickness tears, there were significant increases in the mRNA levels (fold changes) of all 8 markers as compared with group 1 (control). All these increased markers showed significant downregulation by the GSK-3β inhibitor in partial-thickness tears. However, the response to the GSK-3β inhibitor in full-thickness tears was not as prominent as in partial-thickness tears. The number of TUNEL-positive cells in group 2 (partial, 35.08% ± 1.625% [mean ± SE]; full, 46.92% ± 1.319%) was significantly higher than in group 1 (18.02% ± 1.036%; P < .01) and group 3 (partial, 28.04% ± 2.607% [P < .01]; full, 38.97% ± 2.772% [P < .01]), and immunohistochemistry revealed increased expression of all the markers in group 2 as compared with control. Conclusion: The apoptotic and autophagic activity induced in a rat model of an acute rotator cuff tear was downregulated after treatment with a GSK-3β inhibitor, particularly with partial-thickness rotator cuff tears. Clinical Relevance: A GSK-3β inhibitor may be able to modulate deterioration in a torn rotator cuff.
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- Yang-Soo Kim
- Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Seoul St Mary's Hospital, College of Medicine, The Catholic University of Korea, Seoul, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Seoul St Mary's Hospital, College of Medicine, The Catholic University of Korea, Seoul, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Seoul St Mary's Hospital, College of Medicine, The Catholic University of Korea, Seoul, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Seoul St Mary's Hospital, College of Medicine, The Catholic University of Korea, Seoul, Republic of Korea
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Nie BX, Zhao G, Yuan XF, Yu LX, Zhang J, Yuan Y, Liu Y, Hu J, Song E, Zhou YC, Shu J. Inhibition of CDK1 attenuates neuronal apoptosis and autophagy and confers neuroprotection after chronic spinal cord injury in vivo. J Chem Neuroanat 2021; 119:102053. [PMID: 34839004 DOI: 10.1016/j.jchemneu.2021.102053] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/15/2021] [Revised: 11/18/2021] [Accepted: 11/21/2021] [Indexed: 10/19/2022]
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Chronic spinal cord injury (CSCI) results from progressive compression of the spinal cord over time. A variety of factors cause CSCI, and its exact pathogenesis is unknown. Cyclin-dependent kinase 1 (CDK1) is closely related to the apoptosis pathway, but no CSCI-related studies on CDK1 have been conducted. In this study, the role of CDK1 in CSCI was explored in a rat model. The CSCI model was established by screw compression using the cervical anterior approach for twelve weeks. The neurological function of the rats was evaluated using the neurological severity scores (NSS) and motor evoked potentials (MEPs). Pathological changes in spinal cord tissue were observed by hematoxylin-eosin (HE) staining, and Nissl staining was performed to assess the survival of motor neurons in the anterior horn of the spinal cord. Changes in autophagy and apoptosis in anterior horn of spinal cord tissue were detected using transmission electron microscopy and the terminal deoxynucleotidyl transferase dUTP nick end labeling (TUNEL) assay, respectively. The expression levels of glial fibrillary acidic protein (GFAP), ionized calcium-binding adaptor (IBA) and choline acetyltransferase (CHAT) in the anterior horn were determined using immunohistochemistry assays to investigate astrocytes, microglia and motor neurons, respectively, in the anterior horn. Western blot assays were used to detect the expression levels of CDK1, Bcl-2, Bax, Caspase 3, LC3 and Beclin1. Changes in the expression of CDK1, LC3 and Beclin1 were also observed using immunohistochemistry. The results indicated that CSCI resulted in neuronal injury and a decrease in the NSS. In the CSCI model group, anterior horn astrocytes and microglia were activated, and motor neurons were decreased. Neuronal apoptosis was promoted, and the number of autophagic vacuoles was elevated. Rats treated with the CDK1 shRNA lentivirus exhibited better NSS, more surviving motor neurons, and fewer apoptotic neurons than the model rats. The occurrence of autophagy and the expression of proapoptotic and autophagy-related proteins were lower in the CDK1 shRNA group than the model group. In conclusion, CDK1 downregulation suppressed the activation of anterior horn astrocytes and microglia, promoted motor neuron repair, and inhibited neurons apoptosis and autophagy to promote the recovery of motor function after spinal cord injury.
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- Bang-Xu Nie
- Traumatology Surgery, Second Affiliated Hospital of Kunming Medical University, Kunming 650106, Yunnan, China
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- Traumatology Surgery, Second Affiliated Hospital of Kunming Medical University, Kunming 650106, Yunnan, China
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- Department of Orthopedics, Affiliated Calmette Hospital of Kunming Medical University, Kunming 650224, Yunnan, China
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- Department of Orthopedics, Affiliated Calmette Hospital of Kunming Medical University, Kunming 650224, Yunnan, China
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- Department of Orthopedics, Affiliated Calmette Hospital of Kunming Medical University, Kunming 650224, Yunnan, China
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- Traumatology Surgery, Second Affiliated Hospital of Kunming Medical University, Kunming 650106, Yunnan, China
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- College of Rehabilitation, Kunming Medical University, Kunming 650504, Yunnan, China
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- Department of Orthopedics, Affiliated Calmette Hospital of Kunming Medical University, Kunming 650224, Yunnan, China
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- Department of Sports Medicine, First Affiliated Hospital of Kunming Medical University, Kunming 650032, Yunnan, China
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- Department of Orthopedics, Yunnan Provincial Rehabilitation Center for the Disabled Persons, Kunming 650034, Yunnan, China
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- Traumatology Surgery, Second Affiliated Hospital of Kunming Medical University, Kunming 650106, Yunnan, China.
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Ding Y, Chen Q. mTOR pathway: A potential therapeutic target for spinal cord injury. Biomed Pharmacother 2021; 145:112430. [PMID: 34800780 DOI: 10.1016/j.biopha.2021.112430] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/04/2021] [Revised: 11/09/2021] [Accepted: 11/12/2021] [Indexed: 12/12/2022] Open
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Spinal cord injury (SCI) is the most common disabling spinal injury, and the complex pathological process can eventually lead to severe neurological dysfunction. Many studies have reported that the mammalian target of rapamycin (mTOR) signaling pathway plays an important role in synaptogenesis, neuron growth, differentiation, and survival after central nervous system injury. It is also involved in various traumatic and central nervous system diseases, including traumatic brain injury, neonatal hypoxic-ischemic brain injury, Alzheimer's disease, Parkinson's disease, and cerebral apoplexy. mTOR has also been reported to play an important regulatory role in various pathophysiological processes following SCI. Activation of mTOR signals after SCI can regulate physiological and pathological processes, such as proliferation and differentiation of neural stem cells, regeneration of nerve axons, neuroinflammation, and glial scar formation, through various pathways. Inhibition of mTOR activity has been confirmed to promote repair in SCI. At present, many studies have reported that Chinese herbal medicine can inhibit the SCI-activated mTOR pathway to improve the microenvironment and promote nerve repair after SCI. Due to the role of the mTOR pathway in SCI, it may be a potential therapeutic target for SCI. This review is focused on the pathophysiological process of SCI, characteristics of the mTOR pathway, role of the mTOR pathway in SCI, role of inhibition of mTOR on SCI, and role and significance of inhibition of mTOR by related Chinese herbal medicine inhibitors in SCI. In addition, the review discusses the deficiencies and solutions to mTOR and SCI research shortcomings. This study hopes to provide reference for mTOR and SCI research and a theoretical basis for SCI biotherapy.
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- Yi Ding
- Department of Spine Surgery, Ganzhou People's Hospital, 16 Meiguan Avenue, Ganzhou 342800, PR China; The Affiliated Ganzhou Hospital of Nanchang University, Ganzhou 342800, PR China.
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- Department of Spine Surgery, Ganzhou People's Hospital, 16 Meiguan Avenue, Ganzhou 342800, PR China; The Affiliated Ganzhou Hospital of Nanchang University, Ganzhou 342800, PR China.
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Brinck Andersen NS, Jørgensen SE, Skipper KA, Larsen SM, Heinz J, Thomsen MM, Farahani E, Cai Y, Hait AS, Kay L, Giehm Mikkelsen J, Høgsbjerg Schleimann M, Thomsen MK, Paludan SR, Mogensen TH. Essential role of autophagy in restricting poliovirus infection revealed by identification of an ATG7 defect in a poliomyelitis patient. Autophagy 2021; 17:2449-2464. [PMID: 33016799 PMCID: PMC8496727 DOI: 10.1080/15548627.2020.1831800] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/08/2020] [Revised: 09/19/2020] [Accepted: 09/24/2020] [Indexed: 01/10/2023] Open
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Paralytic poliomyelitis is a rare disease manifestation following poliovirus (PV) infection. The disease determinants remain largely unknown. We used whole exome sequencing to uncover possible contributions of host genetics to the development of disease outcome in humans with poliomyelitis. We identified a patient with a variant in ATG7, an important regulatory gene in the macroautophagy/autophagy pathway. PV infection did not induce a prominent type I interferon response, but rather activated autophagy in neuronal-like cells, and this was essential for viral control. Importantly, virus-induced autophagy was impaired in patient fibroblasts and associated with increased viral burden and enhanced cell death following infection. Lack of ATG7 prevented control of infection in neuronal-like cells, and reconstitution of patient cells with wild-type ATG7 reestablished autophagy-mediated control of infection. Collectively, these data suggest that ATG7 defect contributes to host susceptibility to PV infection and propose autophagy as an unappreciated antiviral effector in viral infection in humans.
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- Nanna-Sophie Brinck Andersen
- Department of Infectious Diseases, Aarhus University Hospital, Aarhus N, Denmark
- Department of Biomedicine, Aarhus University, Aarhus C, Denmark
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- Department of Infectious Diseases, Aarhus University Hospital, Aarhus N, Denmark
- Department of Biomedicine, Aarhus University, Aarhus C, Denmark
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- Department of Infectious Diseases, Aarhus University Hospital, Aarhus N, Denmark
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- Department of Infectious Diseases, Aarhus University Hospital, Aarhus N, Denmark
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- Department of Infectious Diseases, Aarhus University Hospital, Aarhus N, Denmark
- Department of Biomedicine, Aarhus University, Aarhus C, Denmark
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- Department of Biomedicine, Aarhus University, Aarhus C, Denmark
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- Department of Biomedicine, Aarhus University, Aarhus C, Denmark
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- Department of Infectious Diseases, Aarhus University Hospital, Aarhus N, Denmark
- Department of Biomedicine, Aarhus University, Aarhus C, Denmark
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- Department of poliomyelitis survivors, Specialhospitalet, Værløse, Denmark
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- Department of Infectious Diseases, Aarhus University Hospital, Aarhus N, Denmark
- Department of Biomedicine, Aarhus University, Aarhus C, Denmark
- Department of Clinical Medicine, Aarhus University, Aarhus N, Denmark
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Vargova I, Machova Urdzikova L, Karova K, Smejkalova B, Sursal T, Cimermanova V, Turnovcova K, Gandhi CD, Jhanwar-Uniyal M, Jendelova P. Involvement of mTOR Pathways in Recovery from Spinal Cord Injury by Modulation of Autophagy and Immune Response. Biomedicines 2021; 9:biomedicines9060593. [PMID: 34073791 PMCID: PMC8225190 DOI: 10.3390/biomedicines9060593] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/28/2021] [Revised: 05/17/2021] [Accepted: 05/20/2021] [Indexed: 12/14/2022] Open
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Traumatic spinal cord injury (SCI) is untreatable and remains the leading cause of disability. Neuroprotection and recovery after SCI can be partially achieved by rapamycin (RAPA) treatment, an inhibitor of mTORC1, complex 1 of the mammalian target of rapamycin (mTOR) pathway. However, mechanisms regulated by the mTOR pathway are not only controlled by mTORC1, but also by a second mTOR complex (mTORC2). Second-generation inhibitor, pp242, inhibits both mTORC1 and mtORC2, which led us to explore its therapeutic potential after SCI and compare it to RAPA treatment. In a rat balloon-compression model of SCI, the effect of daily RAPA (5 mg/kg; IP) and pp242 (5 mg/kg; IP) treatment on inflammatory responses and autophagy was observed. We demonstrated inhibition of the mTOR pathway after SCI through analysis of p-S6, p-Akt, and p-4E-BP1 levels. Several proinflammatory cytokines were elevated in pp242-treated rats, while RAPA treatment led to a decrease in proinflammatory cytokines. Both RAPA and pp242 treatments caused an upregulation of LC3B and led to improved functional and structural recovery in acute SCI compared to the controls, however, a greater axonal sprouting was seen following RAPA treatment. These results suggest that dual mTOR inhibition by pp242 after SCI induces distinct mechanisms and leads to recovery somewhat inferior to that following RAPA treatment.
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- Ingrid Vargova
- Institute of Experimental Medicine, Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic, Videnska, 1083, 142 20 Prague, Czech Republic; (I.V.); (L.M.U.); (K.K.); (B.S.); (V.C.); (K.T.)
- 2nd Faculty of Medicine, Charles University, V Uvalu 84, 150 06 Prague, Czech Republic
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- Institute of Experimental Medicine, Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic, Videnska, 1083, 142 20 Prague, Czech Republic; (I.V.); (L.M.U.); (K.K.); (B.S.); (V.C.); (K.T.)
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- Institute of Experimental Medicine, Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic, Videnska, 1083, 142 20 Prague, Czech Republic; (I.V.); (L.M.U.); (K.K.); (B.S.); (V.C.); (K.T.)
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- Institute of Experimental Medicine, Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic, Videnska, 1083, 142 20 Prague, Czech Republic; (I.V.); (L.M.U.); (K.K.); (B.S.); (V.C.); (K.T.)
- 2nd Faculty of Medicine, Charles University, V Uvalu 84, 150 06 Prague, Czech Republic
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Westchester Medical Center, New York Medical College, Valhalla, NY 10595, USA; (T.S.); (C.D.G.)
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- Institute of Experimental Medicine, Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic, Videnska, 1083, 142 20 Prague, Czech Republic; (I.V.); (L.M.U.); (K.K.); (B.S.); (V.C.); (K.T.)
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- Institute of Experimental Medicine, Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic, Videnska, 1083, 142 20 Prague, Czech Republic; (I.V.); (L.M.U.); (K.K.); (B.S.); (V.C.); (K.T.)
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Westchester Medical Center, New York Medical College, Valhalla, NY 10595, USA; (T.S.); (C.D.G.)
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Westchester Medical Center, New York Medical College, Valhalla, NY 10595, USA; (T.S.); (C.D.G.)
- Correspondence: (M.J.-U.); (P.J.); Tel.: +420-2-4106-2828 (P.J.)
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- Institute of Experimental Medicine, Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic, Videnska, 1083, 142 20 Prague, Czech Republic; (I.V.); (L.M.U.); (K.K.); (B.S.); (V.C.); (K.T.)
- 2nd Faculty of Medicine, Charles University, V Uvalu 84, 150 06 Prague, Czech Republic
- Correspondence: (M.J.-U.); (P.J.); Tel.: +420-2-4106-2828 (P.J.)
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Gu Y, Chen D, Zhou L, Zhao X, Lin J, Lin B, Lin T, Chen Z, Chen Z, Wang Z, Liu W. Lysine-specific demethylase 1 inhibition enhances autophagy and attenuates early-stage post-spinal cord injury apoptosis. Cell Death Discov 2021; 7:69. [PMID: 33824301 PMCID: PMC8024310 DOI: 10.1038/s41420-021-00455-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/30/2021] [Revised: 03/04/2021] [Accepted: 03/18/2021] [Indexed: 11/23/2022] Open
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Neuron death in spinal cords is caused primarily by apoptosis after spinal cord injury (SCI). Autophagy can act as a cellular response to maintain neuron homeostasis that can reduce apoptosis. Although more studies have shown that an epigenetic enzyme called Lysine-specific demethylase 1 (LSD1) can negatively regulate autophagy during cancer research, existing research does not focus on impacts related to LSD1 in nerve injury diseases. This study was designed to determine whether inhibiting LSD1 could enhance autophagy against apoptosis and provide effective neuroprotection in vitro and vivo after SCI. The results showed that LSD1 inhibition treatment significantly reduced spinal cord damage in SCI rat models and was characterized by upregulated autophagy and downregulated apoptosis. Further research demonstrated that using both pharmacological inhibition and gene knockdown could enhance autophagy and reduce apoptosis for in vitro simulation of SCI-caused damage models. Additionally, 3-methyladenine (3-MA) could partially eliminate the effect of autophagy enhancement and apoptosis suppression. These findings demonstrated that LSD1 inhibition could protect against SCI by activating autophagy and hindering apoptosis, suggesting a potential candidate for SCI therapy.
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- Yang Gu
- Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Fujian Medical University Union Hospital, Fuzhou, 350001, Fujian, China
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- Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Fujian Medical University Union Hospital, Fuzhou, 350001, Fujian, China
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- Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Fujian Medical University Union Hospital, Fuzhou, 350001, Fujian, China
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- School of Health, Fujian Medical University, Fuzhou, 350108, Fujian, China
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- School of Health, Fujian Medical University, Fuzhou, 350108, Fujian, China
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- Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Fujian Medical University Union Hospital, Fuzhou, 350001, Fujian, China
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- Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Fujian Medical University Union Hospital, Fuzhou, 350001, Fujian, China
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- Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Fujian Medical University Union Hospital, Fuzhou, 350001, Fujian, China
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- Wound Repair Department, Fujian Medical University Union Hospital, Fuzhou, 350001, Fujian, China.,Fujian Provincial Key Laboratory of Burn and Trauma, Fuzhou, 350001, Fujian, China
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- Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Fujian Medical University Union Hospital, Fuzhou, 350001, Fujian, China.
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- Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Fujian Medical University Union Hospital, Fuzhou, 350001, Fujian, China.
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Shi Z, Yuan S, Shi L, Li J, Ning G, Kong X, Feng S. Programmed cell death in spinal cord injury pathogenesis and therapy. Cell Prolif 2021; 54:e12992. [PMID: 33506613 PMCID: PMC7941236 DOI: 10.1111/cpr.12992] [Citation(s) in RCA: 96] [Impact Index Per Article: 32.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/06/2020] [Revised: 12/19/2020] [Accepted: 01/02/2021] [Indexed: 12/17/2022] Open
Abstract
Spinal cord injury (SCI) always leads to functional deterioration due to a series of processes including cell death. In recent years, programmed cell death (PCD) is considered to be a critical process after SCI, and various forms of PCD were discovered in recent years, including apoptosis, necroptosis, autophagy, ferroptosis, pyroptosis and paraptosis. Unlike necrosis, PCD is known as an active cell death mediated by a cascade of gene expression events, and it is crucial for elimination unnecessary and damaged cells, as well as a defence mechanism. Therefore, it would be meaningful to characterize the roles of PCD to not only enhance our understanding of the pathophysiological processes, but also improve functional recovery after SCI. This review will summarize and explore the most recent advances on how apoptosis, necroptosis, autophagy, ferroptosis, pyroptosis and paraptosis are involved in SCI. This review can help us to understand the various functions of PCD in the pathological processes of SCI, and contribute to our novel understanding of SCI of unknown aetiology in the near future.
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- Zhongju Shi
- Department of Orthopaedics, Tianjin Medical University General Hospital, Tianjin, China
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- Department of Orthopaedics, Tianjin Medical University General Hospital, Tianjin, China
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- Department of Orthopaedics, Tianjin Medical University General Hospital, Tianjin, China
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- Department of Orthopaedics, Tianjin Medical University General Hospital, Tianjin, China
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- Department of Orthopaedics, Tianjin Medical University General Hospital, Tianjin, China
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- School of Medicine, Nankai University, Tianjin, China
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- Department of Orthopaedics, Tianjin Medical University General Hospital, Tianjin, China.,Tianjin Key Laboratory of Spine and Spinal Cord, International Science and Technology Cooperation Base of Spinal Cord Injury, Tianjin, China
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Ye LX, An NC, Huang P, Li DH, Zheng ZL, Ji H, Li H, Chen DQ, Wu YQ, Xiao J, Xu K, Li XK, Zhang HY. Exogenous platelet-derived growth factor improves neurovascular unit recovery after spinal cord injury. Neural Regen Res 2021; 16:765-771. [PMID: 33063740 PMCID: PMC8067950 DOI: 10.4103/1673-5374.295347] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/21/2023] Open
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The blood-spinal cord barrier plays a vital role in recovery after spinal cord injury. The neurovascular unit concept emphasizes the relationship between nerves and vessels in the brain, while the effect of the blood-spinal cord barrier on the neurovascular unit is rarely reported in spinal cord injury studies. Mouse models of spinal cord injury were established by heavy object impact and then immediately injected with platelet-derived growth factor (80 μg/kg) at the injury site. Our results showed that after platelet-derived growth factor administration, spinal cord injury, neuronal apoptosis, and blood-spinal cord barrier permeability were reduced, excessive astrocyte proliferation and the autophagy-related apoptosis signaling pathway were inhibited, collagen synthesis was increased, and mouse locomotor function was improved. In vitro, human umbilical vein endothelial cells were established by exposure to 200 μM H2O2. At 2 hours prior to injury, in vitro cell models were treated with 5 ng/mL platelet-derived growth factor. Our results showed that expression of blood-spinal cord barrier-related proteins, including Occludin, Claudin 5, and β-catenin, was significantly decreased and autophagy was significantly reduced. Additionally, the protective effects of platelet-derived growth factor could be reversed by intraperitoneal injection of 80 mg/kg chloroquine, an autophagy inhibitor, for 3 successive days prior to spinal cord injury. Our findings suggest that platelet-derived growth factor can promote endothelial cell repair by regulating autophagy, improve the function of the blood-spinal cord barrier, and promote the recovery of locomotor function post-spinal cord injury. Approval for animal experiments was obtained from the Animal Ethics Committee, Wenzhou Medical University, China (approval No. wydw2018-0043) in July 2018.
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- Lu-Xia Ye
- School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Wenzhou Medical University, Wenzhou, Zhejiang Province, China
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- School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Wenzhou Medical University, Wenzhou, Zhejiang Province, China
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- Department of Pharmacy, Ruian People's Hospital, The Third Affiliated Hospital of Wenzhou Medical University, Wenzhou, Zhejiang Province, China
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- School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Wenzhou Medical University, Wenzhou, Zhejiang Province, China
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- School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Wenzhou Medical University, Wenzhou, Zhejiang Province, China
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- Institute of Life Sciences, Wenzhou University, Wenzhou, Zhejiang Province, China
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- Department of Orthopedics Surgery, Lishui People's Hospital, The sixth affiliated hospital of Wenzhou Medical University, Lishui, Zhejiang Province, China
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- Department of Emergency, The Second Affiliated Hospital and Yuying Children's Hospital, Wenzhou Medical University, Wenzhou, Zhejiang Province, China
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- Institute of Life Sciences, Wenzhou University, Wenzhou, Zhejiang Province, China
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- School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Wenzhou Medical University, Wenzhou, Zhejiang Province, China
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- Institute of Life Sciences, Wenzhou University, Wenzhou, Zhejiang Province, China
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- School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Wenzhou Medical University, Wenzhou, Zhejiang Province, China
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- School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Wenzhou Medical University, Wenzhou, Zhejiang Province, China
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Yuan W, He X, Morin D, Barrière G, Liu X, Li J, Zhu Y. Autophagy Induction Contributes to the Neuroprotective Impact of Intermittent Fasting on the Acutely Injured Spinal Cord. J Neurotrauma 2020; 38:373-384. [PMID: 33076741 DOI: 10.1089/neu.2020.7166] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/06/2023] Open
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Spinal cord injury (SCI) is one of the leading causes of neurological disability and death. So far, there is no satisfactory treatment for SCI, because of its complex and ill-defined pathophysiology. Recently, autophagy has been implicated as protective in acute SCI rat models. Here, we investigated the therapeutic value of a dietary intervention, namely, intermittent fasting (IF), on neuronal survival after acute SCI in rats, and its underlying mechanism related to autophagy regulation. We found remarkable improvement in both behavioral performance and neuronal survival at the injured segment of the spinal cord of animals previously subjected to IF. Western blotting revealed a marked decrease in apoptosis-related markers such as cleaved caspase 3 levels and the bax/bcl-2 ratio in the IF group, which suggested an inhibition of the intrinsic apoptosis pathway. In addition, the expression of the autophagy markers LC3-II and beclin 1 was also increased in the IF group compared with ad libitum fed animals. In parallel, IF decreased the levels of the substrate protein of autophagy, p62, indicative of an upregulation of the autophagic processes. Treatment with 3-methyladenine (3-MA), a selective inhibitor of autophagy, reversed the downregulated apoptosis-related markers by IF. Finally, IF could activate the adenosine monophosphate (AMP)-activated protein kinase (AMPK)/mammalian target of rapamycin (mTOR) pathway and enhance lysosome function by upregulating transcription factor (TF)EB expression. Altogether, the present findings suggest that IF exerts a neuroprotective effect after acute SCI via the upregulation of autophagy, and further points to dietary interventions as a promising combinatorial treatment for SCI.
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- Wei Yuan
- Department of Orthopedics, The First Hospital of China Medical University, Shenyang, China
- Institut de Neurosciences Cognitives et Intégratives d'Aquitaine, Université de Bordeaux, Bordeaux, France
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- Department of Neurology, Shengjing Hospital of China Medical University, Shenyang, China
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- Institut de Neurosciences Cognitives et Intégratives d'Aquitaine, Université de Bordeaux, Bordeaux, France
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- Institut de Neurosciences Cognitives et Intégratives d'Aquitaine, Université de Bordeaux, Bordeaux, France
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- Department of Orthopedics, The First Hospital of China Medical University, Shenyang, China
- Department of Orthopedics, Affiliated Hospital of Chengdu University, Chengdu, China
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- Department of Orthopedics, The First Hospital of China Medical University, Shenyang, China
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- Department of Orthopedics, The First Hospital of China Medical University, Shenyang, China
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He WS, Zou MX, Yan YG, Yao NZ, Chen WK, Li Z, Wang WJ, Ouyang ZH. Interleukin-17A Promotes Human Disc Degeneration by Inhibiting Autophagy Through the Activation of the Phosphatidylinositol 3-Kinase/Akt/Bcl2 Signaling Pathway. World Neurosurg 2020; 143:e215-e223. [DOI: 10.1016/j.wneu.2020.07.117] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/26/2020] [Revised: 07/15/2020] [Accepted: 07/16/2020] [Indexed: 10/23/2022]
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Yu H, Shao J, Huang R, Guan Y, Li G, Chen S, Zhou F, Yao Q, Shen J. Targeting PTEN to regulate autophagy and promote the repair of injured neurons. Brain Res Bull 2020; 165:161-168. [PMID: 33049350 DOI: 10.1016/j.brainresbull.2020.10.008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/03/2020] [Revised: 08/21/2020] [Accepted: 10/05/2020] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
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The effects of autophagy on neuronal damage can be positive or detrimental negative. Through establishing a model of fetal rat cortical neuron hydraulic shock injury, dipotassium bisperoxo (picolinoto) oxovanadate (V) [bpv(pic)] was used to inhibit PTEN at different time points post-injury and autophagy level after neuronal injury was assessed. Neurons were divided into several intervention groups according to the time point at which bpv(pic) was used to inhibit autophagy, normal neurons and injuried neurons were set as two control groups. Growth of neurons in each group was assessed through immunofluorescence staining. Expression of the autophagy-related proteins LC3-II and LC3-I was analyzed by western blot. Expression of PTEN, mTOR and Beclin-1 was detected by RT-PCR. The number of autophagosomes in the normal group, injury control group and 24 h, 36 h intervention groups were assessed by electron microscope. We found that autophagy was enhanced after neuronal injury and that the levels of LC3-II was significantly reduced by bpv (pic) intervention. The growth of the injury control groups was worse than normal groups, while improved through bpv(pic) intervention at 24 h and 30 h after injured. Western blot analysis showed that the LC3-II and LC3-II/LC3-I ratios of cells increased post-injury, and autophagy induction was evident by electron microscopy. These effects were confirmed by RT-PCR analysis. Taken together, these data suggest that autophagy is activated after injury in neurons while can be inhibited by bpv(pic) administration and then promote the repair of injured neurons.
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- Haoyuan Yu
- Department of Neurosurgery, Affiliated Hospital of Nantong University, Nantong, 226001, China
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Affiliated Hospital of Nantong University, Nantong, 226001, China
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Affiliated Hospital of Nantong University, Nantong, 226001, China
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Affiliated HaianHospital of Nantong University, Nantong, 226001, China
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- Key Laboratory of Neuroregenerationof Jiangsu and Ministry of Education, Co-innovation Center ofNeuroregeneration, Nantong University, Nantong, 226001, Jiangsu, China
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- Key Laboratory of Neuroregenerationof Jiangsu and Ministry of Education, Co-innovation Center ofNeuroregeneration, Nantong University, Nantong, 226001, Jiangsu, China
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Affiliated Hospital of Nantong University, Nantong, 226001, China
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Affiliated Hospital of Nantong University, Nantong, 226001, China
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Affiliated Hospital of Nantong University, Nantong, 226001, China.
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Zhang X, Qin C, Jing Y, Yang D, Liu C, Gao F, Zhang C, Talifu Z, Yang M, Du L, Li J. Therapeutic effects of rapamycin and surgical decompression in a rabbit spinal cord injury model. Cell Death Dis 2020; 11:567. [PMID: 32703937 PMCID: PMC7378229 DOI: 10.1038/s41419-020-02767-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/10/2020] [Revised: 07/07/2020] [Accepted: 07/10/2020] [Indexed: 12/09/2022]
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Surgical decompression after spinal cord injury (SCI) is a conventional treatment. Although it has been proven to have clinical effects, there are certain limitations, such as the surgical conditions that must be met and the invasive nature of the treatment. Therefore, there is an urgent need to develop a simple and maneuverable therapy for the emergency treatment of patients with SCI before surgery. Rapamycin (RAPA) has been reported to have potential as a therapeutic agent for SCI. In this study, we observed the therapeutic effects of rapamycin and surgical decompression, in combination or separately, on the histopathology in rabbits with SCI. After combination therapy, intramedullary pressure (IMP) decreased significantly, autophagic flux increased, and apoptosis and demyelination were significantly reduced. Compared with RAPA/surgical decompression alone, the combination therapy had a significantly better effect. In addition, we evaluated the effects of mechanical pressure on autophagy after SCI by assessing changes in autophagic initiation, degradation, and flux. Increased IMP after SCI inhibited autophagic degradation and impaired autophagic flux. Decompression improved autophagic flux after SCI. Our findings provide novel evidence of a promising strategy for the treatment of SCI in the future. The combination therapy may effectively improve emergency treatment after SCI and promote the therapeutic effect of decompression. This study also contributes to a better understanding of the effects of mechanical pressure on autophagy after neurotrauma.
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- Xin Zhang
- School of Rehabilitation Medicine, Capital Medical University, Beijing, 100068, China.,China Rehabilitation Science Institute, Beijing, 100068, China.,Center of Neural Injury and Repair, Beijing Institute for Brain Disorders, Beijing, 100068, China.,Department of Spinal and Neural Functional Reconstruction, China Rehabilitation Research Center, Beijing, 100068, China.,Beijing Key Laboratory of Neural Injury and Rehabilitation, Beijing, 100068, China
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- School of Rehabilitation Medicine, Capital Medical University, Beijing, 100068, China.,China Rehabilitation Science Institute, Beijing, 100068, China.,Center of Neural Injury and Repair, Beijing Institute for Brain Disorders, Beijing, 100068, China.,Department of Spinal and Neural Functional Reconstruction, China Rehabilitation Research Center, Beijing, 100068, China.,Beijing Key Laboratory of Neural Injury and Rehabilitation, Beijing, 100068, China
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- China Rehabilitation Science Institute, Beijing, 100068, China.,Center of Neural Injury and Repair, Beijing Institute for Brain Disorders, Beijing, 100068, China.,Beijing Key Laboratory of Neural Injury and Rehabilitation, Beijing, 100068, China.,Institute of Rehabilitation Medicine, China Rehabilitation Research Center, Beijing, 100068, China
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- School of Rehabilitation Medicine, Capital Medical University, Beijing, 100068, China.,China Rehabilitation Science Institute, Beijing, 100068, China.,Center of Neural Injury and Repair, Beijing Institute for Brain Disorders, Beijing, 100068, China.,Department of Spinal and Neural Functional Reconstruction, China Rehabilitation Research Center, Beijing, 100068, China.,Beijing Key Laboratory of Neural Injury and Rehabilitation, Beijing, 100068, China
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- Department of Rehabilitation Medicine, Beijing Tiantan Hospital, Beijing, 100050, China
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- School of Rehabilitation Medicine, Capital Medical University, Beijing, 100068, China.,China Rehabilitation Science Institute, Beijing, 100068, China.,Center of Neural Injury and Repair, Beijing Institute for Brain Disorders, Beijing, 100068, China.,Department of Spinal and Neural Functional Reconstruction, China Rehabilitation Research Center, Beijing, 100068, China.,Beijing Key Laboratory of Neural Injury and Rehabilitation, Beijing, 100068, China
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- School of Rehabilitation Medicine, Capital Medical University, Beijing, 100068, China.,China Rehabilitation Science Institute, Beijing, 100068, China.,Center of Neural Injury and Repair, Beijing Institute for Brain Disorders, Beijing, 100068, China.,Department of Spinal and Neural Functional Reconstruction, China Rehabilitation Research Center, Beijing, 100068, China.,Beijing Key Laboratory of Neural Injury and Rehabilitation, Beijing, 100068, China
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- School of Rehabilitation Medicine, Capital Medical University, Beijing, 100068, China.,China Rehabilitation Science Institute, Beijing, 100068, China.,Center of Neural Injury and Repair, Beijing Institute for Brain Disorders, Beijing, 100068, China.,Department of Spinal and Neural Functional Reconstruction, China Rehabilitation Research Center, Beijing, 100068, China.,Beijing Key Laboratory of Neural Injury and Rehabilitation, Beijing, 100068, China
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- School of Rehabilitation Medicine, Capital Medical University, Beijing, 100068, China.,China Rehabilitation Science Institute, Beijing, 100068, China.,Center of Neural Injury and Repair, Beijing Institute for Brain Disorders, Beijing, 100068, China.,Department of Spinal and Neural Functional Reconstruction, China Rehabilitation Research Center, Beijing, 100068, China.,Beijing Key Laboratory of Neural Injury and Rehabilitation, Beijing, 100068, China
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- School of Rehabilitation Medicine, Capital Medical University, Beijing, 100068, China.,China Rehabilitation Science Institute, Beijing, 100068, China.,Center of Neural Injury and Repair, Beijing Institute for Brain Disorders, Beijing, 100068, China.,Department of Spinal and Neural Functional Reconstruction, China Rehabilitation Research Center, Beijing, 100068, China.,Beijing Key Laboratory of Neural Injury and Rehabilitation, Beijing, 100068, China
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- School of Rehabilitation Medicine, Capital Medical University, Beijing, 100068, China. .,China Rehabilitation Science Institute, Beijing, 100068, China. .,Center of Neural Injury and Repair, Beijing Institute for Brain Disorders, Beijing, 100068, China. .,Department of Spinal and Neural Functional Reconstruction, China Rehabilitation Research Center, Beijing, 100068, China. .,Beijing Key Laboratory of Neural Injury and Rehabilitation, Beijing, 100068, China.
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Abbaszadeh F, Fakhri S, Khan H. Targeting apoptosis and autophagy following spinal cord injury: Therapeutic approaches to polyphenols and candidate phytochemicals. Pharmacol Res 2020; 160:105069. [PMID: 32652198 DOI: 10.1016/j.phrs.2020.105069] [Citation(s) in RCA: 76] [Impact Index Per Article: 19.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/11/2020] [Revised: 06/28/2020] [Accepted: 07/03/2020] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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Spinal cord injury (SCI) is a neurological disorder associated with the loss of sensory and motor function. Understanding the precise dysregulated signaling pathways, especially apoptosis and autophagy following SCI, is of vital importance in developing innovative therapeutic targets and treatments. The present study lies in the fact that it reveals the precise dysregulated signaling mediators of apoptotic and autophagic pathways following SCI and also examines the effects of polyphenols and other candidate phytochemicals. It provides new insights to develop new treatments for post-SCI complications. Accordingly, a comprehensive review was conducted using electronic databases including, Scopus, Web of Science, PubMed, and Medline, along with the authors' expertise in apoptosis and autophagy as well as their knowledge about the effects of polyphenols and other phytochemicals on SCI pathogenesis. The primary mechanical injury to spinal cord is followed by a secondary cascade of apoptosis and autophagy that play critical roles during SCI. In terms of pharmacological mechanisms, caspases, Bax/Bcl-2, TNF-α, and JAK/STAT in apoptosis along with LC3 and Beclin-1 in autophagy have shown a close interconnection with the inflammatory pathways mainly glutamatergic, PI3K/Akt/mTOR, ERK/MAPK, and other cross-linked mediators. Besides, apoptotic pathways have been shown to regulate autophagy mediators and vice versa. Prevailing evidence has highlighted the importance of modulating these signaling mediators/pathways by polyphenols and other candidate phytochemicals post-SCI. The present review provides dysregulated signaling mediators and therapeutic targets of apoptotic and autophagic pathways following SCI, focusing on the modulatory effects of polyphenols and other potential phytochemical candidates.
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- Fatemeh Abbaszadeh
- Department of Neuroscience, Faculty of Advanced Technologies in Medical Sciences, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran; Neurobiology Research Center, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
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- Pharmaceutical Sciences Research Center, Health Institute, Kermanshah University of Medical Sciences, Kermanshah 6734667149, Iran.
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- Department of Pharmacy, Abdul Wali Khan University Mardan, 23200, Pakistan.
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Wang Z, Zheng S, Gu Y, Zhou L, Lin B, Liu W. 4-PBA Enhances Autophagy by Inhibiting Endoplasmic Reticulum Stress in Recombinant Human Beta Nerve Growth Factor-Induced PC12 cells After Mechanical Injury via PI3K/AKT/mTOR Signaling Pathway. World Neurosurg 2020; 138:e659-e664. [PMID: 32179193 DOI: 10.1016/j.wneu.2020.03.038] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/22/2020] [Revised: 03/04/2020] [Accepted: 03/05/2020] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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OBJECTIVE To investigate mechanism of endoplasmic reticulum (ER) stress-mediated autophagy in spinal cord injury (SCI). METHODS An in vitro model of spinal cord injury (SCI) was established by recombinant human beta nerve growth factor (NGF)-induced PC12 cells. Immunofluorescence was used to detect properties of PC12 cells induced by NGF. Western blot assay was used to detect expressions of the autophagy-related protein microtubule-associated protein 1 light chain 3 (LC3)I/II, the ER stress-related protein (HSPA5/GRP78), as well as the PI3K/AKT/mTOR signaling pathway-related proteins after mechanical injury at different time points. Then the sample assigned into sham, SCI, LY294002, SCI+LY294002, 4-PBA (4-phenylbutyric acid), and SCI+4-PBA groups. The expressions of the LC3I/II and PI3K/AKT/mTOR signaling pathway-related proteins were detected by Western blot assay. RESULTS NGF-induced PC12 cells have neurophysiological characteristics. After administration of the PI3K-specific inhibitor LY294002, phosphorylation levels of AKT and mTOR decreased, and the ratio of LC3II/I was higher in the inhibitor-treated injury group than the simple-injury group. After administration of the ER stress inhibitor 4-PBA, the results were similar to LY294002 group's results compared with SCI group. CONCLUSIONS Our study showed that NGF-induced PC12 cells can induce autophagy and ER stress after mechanical injury. ER stress inhibitor 4-PBA obtained similar effects to PI3K inhibitor LY294002, enhanced autophagy via PI3K/AKT/mTOR signaling pathway.
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- Zhenyu Wang
- Department of Orthopedics, Fujian Medical University Union Hospital, Fuzhou, P.R. China
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- Department of Orthopedics, Fujian Medical University Union Hospital, Fuzhou, P.R. China
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- Department of Orthopedics, Fujian Medical University Union Hospital, Fuzhou, P.R. China
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- Department of Orthopedics, Fujian Medical University Union Hospital, Fuzhou, P.R. China
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- Department of Orthopedics, Fujian Medical University Union Hospital, Fuzhou, P.R. China
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- Department of Orthopedics, Fujian Medical University Union Hospital, Fuzhou, P.R. China.
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Wang X, Chen J, Huang X. Rosuvastatin Attenuates Myocardial Ischemia-Reperfusion Injury via Upregulating miR-17-3p-Mediated Autophagy. Cell Reprogram 2019; 21:323-330. [PMID: 31730378 PMCID: PMC6918854 DOI: 10.1089/cell.2018.0053] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/20/2022] Open
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Myocardial diseases usually appear ischemic. Reperfusion therapy is one of the effective methods that can improve clinical therapeutic efficacy. However, reperfusion results in myocardial injury named I/R injury. Rosuvastatin (RS) is HMG-CoA reductase inhibitor. We investigated the role of RS in the myocardial I/R injury in vitro and its active mechanism. Oxygen-glucose deprivation/reoxygenation (OGD/R) model was applied to investigate I/R in vitro. OGD/R decreased cell viability and increased levels of miR-17-3p and lactate dehydrogenase (LDH) leakage. Besides, RS decreased cleaved caspase-3 level and LDH leakage, promoted the levels of miR-17-3p and LC3II/LC3I, and increased cell viability when H9C2 cell was treated by OGD/R. miR-17-3p inhibitor reduced the H9C2 cell viability and LC3II/LC3I level, whereas miR-17-3p mimics increased H9C2 cell viability and LC3II/LC3I level. RS promoted cell viability and increased LC3II/LC3I level while it lowered LDH leakage, apoptosis rate, and the levels of cleaved caspase-3 and Cyto c. Our study suggested that RS reduced I/R injury in cardiocyte via cleaved caspase-3/Cyto c apoptosis signaling pathway and autophagy. Moreover, the autophagy happens to cardiocyte by upregulating the expression of miR-17-3p.
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- Xiaoqin Wang
- Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Jingmen No.1 People's Hospital, Jingmen, China
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- Department of Neurology, Jingmen Recovery Hospital, Jingmen, China
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- Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Jingmen No.1 People's Hospital, Jingmen, China
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Melatonin Enhances Autophagy and Reduces Apoptosis to Promote Locomotor Recovery in Spinal Cord Injury via the PI3K/AKT/mTOR Signaling Pathway. Neurochem Res 2019. [PMID: 31325156 DOI: 10.1007/s11064-019-02838-w.] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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Spinal cord injury (SCI) leads to neuronal death resulting in central nervous system (CNS) dysfunction; however, the pathogenesis is still poorly understood. Melatonin (MT), a hormone secreted mainly by the pineal gland, is associated with neuroprotective effects against SCI. Enhanced autophagy can promote the recovery of locomotor function and reduce apoptosis after SCI. Interestingly, MT increases autophagy in SCI in vivo. Nevertheless, the ability of MT to increase autophagy and decrease apoptosis, and the potential effects on the recovery of motor neurons in the anterior horn after SCI remain to be clarified. In this study, we discovered that MT treatment improved motor function recovery in a rat SCI model. Indeed, MT upregulated the expression of the phosphatidylinositol 3-kinase (PI3K), while expression of protein kinase B (AKT) and mammalian target of rapamycin (mTOR) was downregulated after SCI. Additionally, MT increased the expression of autophagy-activating proteins, while the expression of apoptosis-activating proteins in neurons was decreased following SCI. Furthermore, autophagy was inhibited, while apoptosis was induced in SCI model rats and lipopolysaccharide (LPS)-stimulated primary neurons by treatment with MT, the PI3K inhibitor 3-methyladenine (3-MA) and mTOR inhibitor Rapamycin (Rapa). Collectively, our results suggest that MT can improve the recovery of locomotor function by enhancing autophagy as well as reducing apoptosis after SCI in rats, probably via the PI3K/AKT/mTOR signaling pathway.
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Li Y, Guo Y, Fan Y, Tian H, Li K, Mei X. Melatonin Enhances Autophagy and Reduces Apoptosis to Promote Locomotor Recovery in Spinal Cord Injury via the PI3K/AKT/mTOR Signaling Pathway. Neurochem Res 2019; 44:2007-2019. [PMID: 31325156 DOI: 10.1007/s11064-019-02838-w] [Citation(s) in RCA: 42] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/22/2018] [Revised: 04/11/2019] [Accepted: 06/21/2019] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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Spinal cord injury (SCI) leads to neuronal death resulting in central nervous system (CNS) dysfunction; however, the pathogenesis is still poorly understood. Melatonin (MT), a hormone secreted mainly by the pineal gland, is associated with neuroprotective effects against SCI. Enhanced autophagy can promote the recovery of locomotor function and reduce apoptosis after SCI. Interestingly, MT increases autophagy in SCI in vivo. Nevertheless, the ability of MT to increase autophagy and decrease apoptosis, and the potential effects on the recovery of motor neurons in the anterior horn after SCI remain to be clarified. In this study, we discovered that MT treatment improved motor function recovery in a rat SCI model. Indeed, MT upregulated the expression of the phosphatidylinositol 3-kinase (PI3K), while expression of protein kinase B (AKT) and mammalian target of rapamycin (mTOR) was downregulated after SCI. Additionally, MT increased the expression of autophagy-activating proteins, while the expression of apoptosis-activating proteins in neurons was decreased following SCI. Furthermore, autophagy was inhibited, while apoptosis was induced in SCI model rats and lipopolysaccharide (LPS)-stimulated primary neurons by treatment with MT, the PI3K inhibitor 3-methyladenine (3-MA) and mTOR inhibitor Rapamycin (Rapa). Collectively, our results suggest that MT can improve the recovery of locomotor function by enhancing autophagy as well as reducing apoptosis after SCI in rats, probably via the PI3K/AKT/mTOR signaling pathway.
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- Yuanlong Li
- Department of Orthopedics, First Affiliated Hospital of Jinzhou Medical University, Jinzhou, 121000, China.,Zhongshan School of Medicine, Sun Yat-Sen University, Guangzhou, China
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- Department of Orthopedics, First Affiliated Hospital of Jinzhou Medical University, Jinzhou, 121000, China
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- Shenzhen Hospital, Southern Medical University, Shenzhen, China
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- Department of Orthopedics, First Affiliated Hospital of Jinzhou Medical University, Jinzhou, 121000, China
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- Department of Orthopedics, First Affiliated Hospital of Jinzhou Medical University, Jinzhou, 121000, China
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- Department of Orthopedics, First Affiliated Hospital of Jinzhou Medical University, Jinzhou, 121000, China.
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Wu J, Lipinski MM. Autophagy in Neurotrauma: Good, Bad, or Dysregulated. Cells 2019; 8:E693. [PMID: 31295858 PMCID: PMC6678153 DOI: 10.3390/cells8070693] [Citation(s) in RCA: 78] [Impact Index Per Article: 15.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/31/2019] [Revised: 07/06/2019] [Accepted: 07/09/2019] [Indexed: 12/12/2022] Open
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Autophagy is a physiological process that helps maintain a balance between the manufacture of cellular components and breakdown of damaged organelles and other toxic cellular constituents. Changes in autophagic markers are readily detectable in the spinal cord and brain following neurotrauma, including traumatic spinal cord and brain injury (SCI/TBI). However, the role of autophagy in neurotrauma remains less clear. Whether autophagy is good or bad is under debate, with strong support for both a beneficial and detrimental role for autophagy in experimental models of neurotrauma. Emerging data suggest that autophagic flux, a measure of autophagic degradation activity, is impaired in injured central nervous systems (CNS), and interventions that stimulate autophagic flux may provide neuroprotection in SCI/TBI models. Recent data demonstrating that neurotrauma can cause lysosomal membrane damage resulting in pathological autophagosome accumulation in the spinal cord and brain further supports the idea that the impairment of the autophagy-lysosome pathway may be a part of secondary injury processes of SCI/TBI. Here, we review experimental work on the complex and varied responses of autophagy in terms of both the beneficial and detrimental effects in SCI and TBI models. We also discuss the existing and developing therapeutic options aimed at reducing the disruption of autophagy to protect the CNS after injuries.
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- Junfang Wu
- Department of Anesthesiology and Center for Shock, Trauma and Anesthesiology Research (STAR), University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD 21201, USA.
- Department of Anatomy and Neurobiology, University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD 21201, USA.
- Center to Advance Chronic Pain Research, University of Maryland, Baltimore, MD 21201, USA.
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- Department of Anesthesiology and Center for Shock, Trauma and Anesthesiology Research (STAR), University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD 21201, USA
- Department of Anatomy and Neurobiology, University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD 21201, USA
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Wei Y, Huang J. Role of estrogen and its receptors mediated-autophagy in cell fate and human diseases. J Steroid Biochem Mol Biol 2019; 191:105380. [PMID: 31078693 DOI: 10.1016/j.jsbmb.2019.105380] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/04/2019] [Revised: 05/08/2019] [Accepted: 05/09/2019] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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Studies have shown that morbidity of several diseases varies between males and females. This difference likely arises due to sex-related hormones. Estrogen, a primary female sex steroid hormone, plays a critical role in mediating many of the physiological functions like growth, differentiation, metabolism, and cell death. Recently, it has been demonstrated that estrogen mediates autophagy through its receptors (ERs) namely ERα, ERβ, and G-protein coupled estrogen receptor (GPER). However, the specific role of estrogen and its receptors mediated-autophagy in cell fate and human diseases such as cancers, cardiovascular disease and nervous system disease remains unclear. In this review, we comprehensively summarize the complex role of estrogen and its receptors-mediated autophagy in different cell lines and human diseases. In addition, we further discuss the key signaling molecules governing the role of ERs in autophagy. This review will serve as the basis for a proposed model of autophagy constituting a new frontier in estrogen-related human diseases. Here, we discuss the dual role of ERα in classical and non-classical autophagy through B-cell lymphoma 2 (BCL2)-associated athanogene 3 (BAG3). Next, we review the role of ERβ in pro-survival pathways through the promotion of autophagy under stress conditions. We further discuss activation of GPER via estrogen often mediates autophagy or mitophagy suppression, respectively. In summary, we believe that understanding the relationship between estrogen and its receptors mediated-autophagy on cell fate and human diseases will provide insightful knowledge for future therapeutic implications.
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- Yong Wei
- Hubei Key Laboratory of Cell Homeostasis, College of Life Sciences, Wuhan University, Wuhan, Hubei, PR China
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- Hubei Key Laboratory of Cell Homeostasis, College of Life Sciences, Wuhan University, Wuhan, Hubei, PR China.
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Ren X, Wan C, Niu Y. Overexpression of lncRNA TCTN2 protects neurons from apoptosis by enhancing cell autophagy in spinal cord injury. FEBS Open Bio 2019; 9:1223-1231. [PMID: 31050183 PMCID: PMC6609579 DOI: 10.1002/2211-5463.12651] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/05/2018] [Revised: 01/29/2019] [Accepted: 05/02/2019] [Indexed: 12/11/2022] Open
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Neuronal apoptosis is the main pathological feature of spinal cord injury (SCI), while autophagy contributes to ameliorating neuronal damage via inhibition of apoptosis. Here, we investigated the role of tectonic family member 2 (TCTN2) long non-coding RNA on apoptosis and autophagy in SCI. TCTN2 was down-regulated in the spinal cord tissues of a rat model of SCI and in oxygen-glucose deprivation-induced hypoxic SY-SH-5Y cells, while microRNA-216b (miR-216b) was up-regulated. Overexpression of TCTN2 reduced neuron apoptosis by inducing autophagy, and TCTN2 was observed to negatively regulate miR-216b. Furthermore, TCTN2 promoted autophagy to repress apoptosis through the miR-216b-Beclin-1 pathway, and overexpression of TCTN2 improved neurological function in the SCI rat model. In summary, our data suggest that TCTN2 enhances autophagy by targeting the miR-216b-Beclin-1 pathway, thereby ameliorating neuronal apoptosis and relieving spinal cord injury.
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- Xiao‐dong Ren
- Department of RehabilitationThe General HospitalTianjin Medical UniversityChina
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- Department of RehabilitationThe General HospitalTianjin Medical UniversityChina
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- Department of RehabilitationThe General HospitalTianjin Medical UniversityChina
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Zhou Z, Yan Y, Wang L, Zhang Q, Cheng Y. Melanin-like nanoparticles decorated with an autophagy-inducing peptide for efficient targeted photothermal therapy. Biomaterials 2019; 203:63-72. [PMID: 30852424 DOI: 10.1016/j.biomaterials.2019.02.023] [Citation(s) in RCA: 121] [Impact Index Per Article: 24.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/13/2018] [Revised: 02/25/2019] [Accepted: 02/26/2019] [Indexed: 02/09/2023]
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Photothermal therapy efficiently ablates tumors via hyperthermia but inevitably induces serious side effects including thermal damage to normal tissues, inflammations and enhanced risk of tumor metastasis. In this study, we fabricated a dual peptide decorated melanin-like nanoparticle for tumor-targeted and autophagy-promoted photothermal therapy in pursuit of improved cancer treatment. The multifunctional nanoparticle was composed of dual peptide RGD- and beclin 1-modified and PEGylated melanin-like polydopamine nanoparticles. Beclin 1-derived peptide modified on the nanoparticle up-regulated autophagy in cancer cells and further sensitized the tumors to photothermal ablation. RGD decorated on the particle surface enhanced the selectivity and cellular uptake of polydopamine nanoparticles by breast cancer cells. In vivo therapeutic experiments revealed that the tumor-targeted and autophagy promotion-associated photothermal therapy efficiently regressed tumors at a low temperature around 43 °C. The study provides a novel and efficient strategy to improve the efficiency of photothermal therapy via the up-regulation of autophagy in tumor cells.
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- Zhengjie Zhou
- Shanghai Key Laboratory of Regulatory Biology, School of Life Sciences, East China Normal University, Shanghai, 200241, PR China
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- Shanghai Key Laboratory of Regulatory Biology, School of Life Sciences, East China Normal University, Shanghai, 200241, PR China
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- Shanghai Key Laboratory of Regulatory Biology, School of Life Sciences, East China Normal University, Shanghai, 200241, PR China
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- Shanghai Key Laboratory of Regulatory Biology, School of Life Sciences, East China Normal University, Shanghai, 200241, PR China.
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- Shanghai Key Laboratory of Regulatory Biology, School of Life Sciences, East China Normal University, Shanghai, 200241, PR China.
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Previous studies have indicated that spinal cord injury can induce autophagy. To a certain extent, increased autophagy has a protective effect on neurons. Early hormone therapy is well recognized as a treatment for spinal cord injury. However, whether the protective effect of autophagy is important in recovery from spinal cord injury remains unclear. In this study, we established an in-vitro model of spinal cord injury to study the effects of dexamethasone on mechanical injury, autophagy, and apoptosis in spinal cord neurons. The results showed that dexamethasone inhibited the level of autophagy in the injured nerve cells in a dose-dependent manner. High doses of dexamethasone protected the damaged spinal cord neurons by inhibiting apoptosis, but a protective effect from low hormone concentrations was not obvious. When autophagy was inhibited in damaged spinal cord neurons, apoptosis decreased significantly; in contrast, impairment of autophagy-induced activation of spinal cord neurons and apoptosis levels were significantly increased.
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Wang J, Zhang Y, Song W, Ma T, Wang K. microRNA-590-5p targets transforming growth factor β1 to promote chondrocyte apoptosis and autophagy in response to mechanical pressure injury. J Cell Biochem 2018; 119:9931-9940. [PMID: 30117199 DOI: 10.1002/jcb.27315] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/14/2017] [Accepted: 06/25/2018] [Indexed: 02/04/2023]
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This study aimed to investigate the role of miR-590-5p in chondrocyte apoptosis and autophagy in response to mechanical pressure injury in vitro, as well as to elucidate its regulatory mechanism in the pathogenesis of osteoarthritis. We applied mechanical pressure of 10 MPa to chondrocytes for 60 minutes to establish the chondrocyte model of experimentally induced mechanical injury. We then investigated the expression of miR-590-5p in the injury model and the effects of miR-590-5p dysregulation on the expression of cell apoptosis-related and autophagy-related proteins. Cell apoptosis was detected by flow cytometry. Moreover, the potential targets of miR-590-5p were investigated. Mechanical pressure injury resulted in a significantly increased expression of miR-590-5p. Suppression of miR-590-5p significantly increased chondrocytes viability, inhibited chondrocytes apoptosis and autophagy in response to mechanical pressure injury. In addition, mechanical pressure injury led to a decreased expression of transforming growth factor β1 (TGFβ1). Moreover, TGFβ1 was confirmed as a direct target of miR-590-5p. Knockdown of TGFβ1 significantly induced chondrocytes apoptosis and autophagy in response to mechanical pressure injury, which was contrary to the effects of miR-590-5p suppression. Furthermore, overexpression of TGFβ1 and miR-590-5p at the same time significantly reversed the effects of overexpression of miR-590-5p alone on chondrocytes apoptosis and autophagy. Our results indicate that upregulation of miR-590-5p may target TGFβ1 to promote chondrocyte apoptosis and autophagy in response to mechanical pressure injury, thus contributing to the pathogenesis of osteoarthritis.
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- Jun Wang
- Department of Health Science Center, Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an, China
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- Department of Joint Surgery, Xi'an Jiaotong University Medical College Honghui Hospital, Xi'an, China
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- Department of Joint Surgery, Xi'an Jiaotong University Medical College Honghui Hospital, Xi'an, China
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- Department of Joint Surgery, Xi'an Jiaotong University Medical College Honghui Hospital, Xi'an, China
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- First Department of Orthopedics, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an, China
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Li X, Lou X, Xu S, Wang Q, Shen M, Miao J. Knockdown of miR-372 Inhibits Nerve Cell Apoptosis Induced by Spinal Cord Ischemia/Reperfusion Injury via Enhancing Autophagy by Up-regulating Beclin-1. J Mol Neurosci 2018; 66:437-444. [DOI: 10.1007/s12031-018-1179-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/02/2018] [Accepted: 09/17/2018] [Indexed: 01/28/2023]
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Xue X, Lv Y, Leng Y, Zhang Y. Protective effects of extracellular polymeric substances from Aphanizomenon flos-aquae on neurotoxicity induced by local anesthetics. Exp Ther Med 2018; 16:3011-3019. [PMID: 30214519 PMCID: PMC6125984 DOI: 10.3892/etm.2018.6540] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/01/2018] [Accepted: 06/22/2018] [Indexed: 11/05/2022] Open
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The neurotoxicity of local anesthetics has received an increasing amount of attention and more effective therapeutic agents are required. Extracellular polymeric substances from Aphanizomenon flos-aquae (EPS-A) are high molecular weight polysaccharides. The present study aimed to elucidate the protective effects of EPS-A on neurotoxicity induced by local anesthetics in an intraperitoneal injection bupivacaine rat model. The results of immunohistochemical staining inicated that following intraperitoneal injection of EPS-A the levels of apoptosis and caspase-3 decreased, and the expression levels of microtubule-associated protein 1A light chain 3 (LC3) and beclin1 increased. In order to further clarify the mechanism of the EPS-A-mediated protection, the expression of key proteins associated with autophagy was investigated by western blotting. The results suggested that the ratio of LC3-II/LC3-I and the expression level of beclin1 increased. Taken together, the results indicated that EPS-A induced neuroprotective effects on bupivacaine-induced neurotoxicity. The underlying mechanism may be associated with the inhibition of apoptosis, upregulation of autophagy and improvement of cell survival. The results suggested that EPS-A may be a candidate neuroprotective agent against neurotoxicity caused by local anesthetics.
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- Xing Xue
- Department of Anesthesiology, The First Hospital of Lanzhou University, Lanzhou, Gansu 730000, P.R. China
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- Department of Resource and Environmental Engineering, Gansu Agricultural University, Lanzhou, Gansu 730070, P.R. China
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- Department of Anesthesiology, The First Hospital of Lanzhou University, Lanzhou, Gansu 730000, P.R. China
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- Department of Anesthesiology, The First Hospital of Lanzhou University, Lanzhou, Gansu 730000, P.R. China
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Muñoz-Galdeano T, Reigada D, Del Águila Á, Velez I, Caballero-López MJ, Maza RM, Nieto-Díaz M. Cell Specific Changes of Autophagy in a Mouse Model of Contusive Spinal Cord Injury. Front Cell Neurosci 2018; 12:164. [PMID: 29946241 PMCID: PMC6005838 DOI: 10.3389/fncel.2018.00164] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/25/2018] [Accepted: 05/28/2018] [Indexed: 12/15/2022] Open
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Autophagy is an essential process of cellular waist clearance that becomes altered following spinal cord injury (SCI). Details on these changes, including timing after injury, underlying mechanisms, and affected cells, remain controversial. Here we present a characterization of autophagy in the mice spinal cord before and after a contusive SCI. In the undamaged spinal cord, analysis of LC3 and Beclin 1 autophagic markers reveals important differences in basal autophagy between neurons, oligodendrocytes, and astrocytes and even within cell populations. Following moderate contusion, western blot analyses of LC3 indicates that autophagy increases to a maximum at 7 days post injury (dpi), whereas unaltered Beclin 1 expression and increase of p62 suggests a possible blockage of autophagosome clearance. Immunofluorescence analyses of LC3 and Beclin 1 provide additional details that reveal a complex, cell-specific scenario. Autophagy is first activated (1 dpi) in the severed axons, followed by a later (7 dpi) accumulation of phagophores and/or autophagosomes in the neuronal soma without signs of increased initiation. Oligodendrocytes and reactive astrocytes also accumulate phagophores and autophagosomes at 7 dpi, but whereas the accumulation in astrocytes is associated with an increased autophagy initiation, it seems to result from a blockage of the autophagic flux in oligodendrocytes. Comparison with previous studies highlights the complex and heterogeneous autophagic responses induced by the SCI, leading in many cases to contradictory results and interpretations. Future studies should consider this complexity in the design of therapeutic interventions based on the modulation of autophagy to treat SCI.
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- Teresa Muñoz-Galdeano
- Laboratory of Molecular Neuroprotection, UDI-HNP, Hospital Nacional de Parapléjicos (SESCAM), Toledo, Spain
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- Laboratory of Molecular Neuroprotection, UDI-HNP, Hospital Nacional de Parapléjicos (SESCAM), Toledo, Spain
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- Laboratory of Molecular Neuroprotection, UDI-HNP, Hospital Nacional de Parapléjicos (SESCAM), Toledo, Spain.,Division of Developmental Biology, Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati, OH, United States
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- Laboratory of Molecular Neuroprotection, UDI-HNP, Hospital Nacional de Parapléjicos (SESCAM), Toledo, Spain
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- Laboratory of Molecular Neuroprotection, UDI-HNP, Hospital Nacional de Parapléjicos (SESCAM), Toledo, Spain
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- Laboratory of Molecular Neuroprotection, UDI-HNP, Hospital Nacional de Parapléjicos (SESCAM), Toledo, Spain
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- Laboratory of Molecular Neuroprotection, UDI-HNP, Hospital Nacional de Parapléjicos (SESCAM), Toledo, Spain
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Zhang JJ, Zhou QM, Chen S, Le WD. Repurposing carbamazepine for the treatment of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis in SOD1-G93A mouse model. CNS Neurosci Ther 2018; 24:1163-1174. [PMID: 29656576 DOI: 10.1111/cns.12855] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/03/2018] [Revised: 02/27/2018] [Accepted: 03/13/2018] [Indexed: 12/12/2022] Open
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AIMS To investigate the effect and mechanisms of carbamazepine (CBZ) on the onset and progression of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) in SOD1-G93A mouse model. METHODS Starting from 64 days of age, SOD1-G93A mice were orally administered with CBZ at 200 mg/kg once daily until death. The disease onset and life span of SOD1-G93A mice were recorded. Motor neurons (MNs) in anterior horn of spinal cord were quantified by Nissl staining and SMI-32 immunostaining. Hematoxylin and eosin (H&E), nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide hydrogen (NADH), modified Gomori trichrome (MGT), and α-bungarotoxin-ATTO-488 staining were also performed to evaluate muscle and neuromuscular junction (NMJ) damage. Expressions of aggregated SOD1 protein and autophagy-related proteins were further detected by Western blot and immunofluorescent staining. RESULTS Carbamazepine treatment could delay the disease onset and extend life span of SOD1-G93A mice by about 14.5% and 13.9%, respectively. Furthermore, CBZ treatment reduced MNs loss by about 46.6% and ameliorated the altered muscle morphology and NMJ. Much more interestingly, mechanism study revealed that CBZ treatment activated autophagy via AMPK-ULK1 pathway and promoted the clearance of mutant SOD1 aggregation. CONCLUSION Our findings uncovered the therapeutic effects of CBZ against disease pathogenesis in SOD1-G93A mice, indicating a promising clinical utilization of CBZ in ALS therapy.
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- Jing-Jing Zhang
- Liaoning Provincial Center for Clinical Research on Neurological Diseases, the First Affiliated Hospital, Dalian Medical University, Dalian, China.,Liaoning Provincial Key Laboratory for Research on the Pathogenic Mechanisms of Neurological Diseases, the First Affiliated Hospital, Dalian Medical University, Dalian, China.,Chifeng Municipal Hospital, Chifeng, China
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- Institute of Neurology, Ruijin Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Neurology, Ruijin Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China
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- Liaoning Provincial Center for Clinical Research on Neurological Diseases, the First Affiliated Hospital, Dalian Medical University, Dalian, China.,Liaoning Provincial Key Laboratory for Research on the Pathogenic Mechanisms of Neurological Diseases, the First Affiliated Hospital, Dalian Medical University, Dalian, China.,Collaborative Innovation Center for Brain Science, the First Affiliated Hospital, Dalian Medical University, Dalian, China
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Yuan J, Zhao X, Hu Y, Sun H, Gong G, Huang X, Chen X, Xia M, Sun C, Huang Q, Sun Y, Kong W, Kong W. Autophagy regulates the degeneration of the auditory cortex through the AMPK-mTOR-ULK1 signaling pathway. Int J Mol Med 2018; 41:2086-2098. [PMID: 29344647 PMCID: PMC5810242 DOI: 10.3892/ijmm.2018.3393] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/01/2017] [Accepted: 01/10/2018] [Indexed: 01/07/2023] Open
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Presbycusis is the most common sensory impairment associated with aging; however, the underlying molecular mechanism remains unclear. Autophagy has been demonstrated to serve a key role in diverse diseases; however, no studies have examined its function in central presbycusis. The aim of the present study was to investigate the changes of autophagy in the physiological processes of the auditory cortex and its role in the degeneration of the auditory cortex, as well as the related mechanisms using naturally aging rats and a D‑galactose (D‑gal)‑induced mimetic rat model of aging. The present study demonstrated that autophagy increased from 3 months to 15 months in the normal saline (NS) control group, while it decreased in the D‑gal group. Compared with the age‑matched NS group, the D‑gal group demonstrated significantly increased levels of the autophagy‑related proteins, LC3 and Beclin 1 (BECN1) and the anti‑apoptotic proteins B‑cell lymphoma (BCL)2 and BCL‑extra large (BCL‑xL) at 3 months, with no obvious changes in cell apoptosis level and neuron ultrastructural morphology. However, LC3, BECN1, BCL2 and BCL‑xL were decreased at 15 months in the D-gal group, with cell apoptosis significantly increased and substantial neuron degeneration. Additionally, 5' AMP‑activated protein kinase (AMPK) activity was enhanced, and mechanistic target of rapamycin (mTOR) and ULK1 phosphorylation (Ser 757) activities were inhibited at 3 months compared with those of the NS group, while the opposite was observed at 9 and 15 months. The present results suggested that autophagy increases from young to adult and decreases at old age in the physiological processes of the auditory cortex, and has anti‑apoptotic as well as anti‑aging functions in the degeneration of the auditory cortex. Additionally, autophagy was regulated through AMPK activation and mTOR suppression, and impairment of autophagy may serve a key role in the degeneration of the auditory cortex, even in the pathogenesis of central presbycusis.
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- Jie Yuan
- Department of Otolaryngology, Union Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, Hubei 430022
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- Department of Otolaryngology, Union Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, Hubei 430022
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- Department of Otolaryngology, Union Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, Hubei 430022
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- Department of Otolaryngology, Union Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, Hubei 430022
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- Department of Otolaryngology, Central Hospital of Huangshi, Huangshi, Hubei 435000
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- Department of Otolaryngology, Union Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, Hubei 430022
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- Department of Otolaryngology, Union Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, Hubei 430022
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- Department of Otolaryngology, Union Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, Hubei 430022
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- Department of Otolaryngology, Union Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, Hubei 430022
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- Department of Otolaryngology, Union Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, Hubei 430022
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- Department of Endocrinology, Union Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, Hubei 430022, P.R. China,Correspondence to: Professor Wen Kong, Department of Endocrinology, Union Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, 1277 Jiefang Avenue, Wuhan, Hubei 430022, P.R. China, E-mail:
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- Department of Otolaryngology, Union Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, Hubei 430022,Institute of Otorhinolaryngology,Professor Weijia Kong, Department of Otolaryngology, Union Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, 1277 Jiefang Avenue Wuhan, Hubei 430022, P.R. China, E-mail:
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Beneficial Effects of Resveratrol-Mediated Inhibition of the mTOR Pathway in Spinal Cord Injury. Neural Plast 2018; 2018:7513748. [PMID: 29780409 PMCID: PMC5892236 DOI: 10.1155/2018/7513748] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/15/2017] [Revised: 02/03/2018] [Accepted: 02/18/2018] [Indexed: 12/17/2022] Open
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Spinal cord injury (SCI) causes a high rate of morbidity and disability. The clinical features of SCI are divided into acute, subacute, and chronic phases according to its pathophysiological events. The mammalian target of rapamycin (mTOR) signaling pathway plays an important role in cell death and inflammation in the acute phase and neuroregeneration in the subacute/chronic phases at different times. Resveratrol has the potential of regulating cell growth, proliferation, metabolism, and angiogenesis through the mTOR signaling pathway. Herein, we explicate the role of resveratrol in the repair of SCI through the inhibition of the mTOR signaling pathway. The inhibition of the mTOR pathway by resveratrol has the potential of serving as a neuronal restorative mechanism following SCI.
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Yang JL, Mukda S, Chen SD. Diverse roles of mitochondria in ischemic stroke. Redox Biol 2018; 16:263-275. [PMID: 29549824 PMCID: PMC5854930 DOI: 10.1016/j.redox.2018.03.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 259] [Impact Index Per Article: 43.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/22/2018] [Revised: 03/01/2018] [Accepted: 03/06/2018] [Indexed: 12/15/2022] Open
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Stroke is the leading cause of adult disability and mortality in most developing and developed countries. The current best practices for patients with acute ischemic stroke include intravenous tissue plasminogen activator and endovascular thrombectomy for large-vessel occlusion to improve clinical outcomes. However, only a limited portion of patients receive thrombolytic therapy or endovascular treatment because the therapeutic time window after ischemic stroke is narrow. To address the current shortage of stroke management approaches, it is critical to identify new potential therapeutic targets. The mitochondrion is an often overlooked target for the clinical treatment of stroke. Early studies of mitochondria focused on their bioenergetic role; however, these organelles are now known to be important in a wide range of cellular functions and signaling events. This review aims to summarize the current knowledge on the mitochondrial molecular mechanisms underlying cerebral ischemia and involved in reactive oxygen species generation and scavenging, electron transport chain dysfunction, apoptosis, mitochondrial dynamics and biogenesis, and inflammation. A better understanding of the roles of mitochondria in ischemia-related neuronal death and protection may provide a rationale for the development of innovative therapeutic regimens for ischemic stroke and other stroke syndromes. Review of current treatment of ischemic stroke indicates deficiency in the contemporary methods. Discuss the mitochondrial ROS-related signaling that affect neuronal fate after ischemic stroke. Mechanisms of mitochondrial dynamics and mitophagy could be pivotal for ischemic stroke. Inhibiting mitochondrion-induced inflammatory response is a potential treatment for ischemic stroke.
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- Jenq-Lin Yang
- Institute for Translation Research in Biomedicine, Kaohsiung Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, 123 Dapi Road, Kaohsiung 83301, Taiwan, ROC
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- Institute for Translation Research in Biomedicine, Kaohsiung Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, 123 Dapi Road, Kaohsiung 83301, Taiwan, ROC; Research Center for Neuroscience, Institute of Molecular Biosciences, Mahidol University, 25/25 Phuttamonthon 4 Road, Salaya, Nakhon Pathom 73170, Thailand
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- Institute for Translation Research in Biomedicine, Kaohsiung Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, 123 Dapi Road, Kaohsiung 83301, Taiwan, ROC; Department of Neurology, Kaohsiung Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, 123 Dapi Road, Kaohsiung 83301, Taiwan, ROC; College of Medicine, Chang Gung University, 259 Wenhua 1st Road, Taoyuan 33302, Taiwan, ROC.
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Nie J, Chen J, Yang J, Pei Q, Li J, Liu J, Xu L, Li N, Chen Y, Chen X, Luo H, Sun T. Inhibition of mammalian target of rapamycin complex 1 signaling by n-3 polyunsaturated fatty acids promotes locomotor recovery after spinal cord injury. Mol Med Rep 2018; 17:5894-5902. [PMID: 29436695 PMCID: PMC5866035 DOI: 10.3892/mmr.2018.8583] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/14/2017] [Accepted: 01/09/2018] [Indexed: 01/06/2023] Open
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The present study aimed to explore the effects of n‑3 polyunsaturated fatty acids (PUFAs) on autophagy and their potential for promoting locomotor recovery after spinal cord injury (SCI). Primary neurons were isolated and cultured. Sprague‑Dawley rats were randomly divided into three groups and fed diets with different amounts of n‑3 PUFAs. A model of spinal cord contusion was created at the T10 spinal segment and the composition of PUFAs was analyzed using gas chromatography. Spinal repair and motor function were evaluated postoperatively. Assessment of the effects of n‑3 PUFAs on autophagy and mammalian target of rapamycin complex 1 (mTORC1) was performed using immunofluorescence staining and western blotting. In vitro, n‑3 PUFAs inhibited mTORC1 and enhanced autophagy. The n‑3 PUFA levels and the ratio of n‑3 PUFA to n‑6 PUFA in the spinal cord and serum of rats fed a high‑n‑3 PUFA diet were higher before and after operation (P<0.05). Additionally, rats in the high‑n‑3 PUFA group showed improved motor function recovery, spinal cord repair‑related protein expression level (MBP, Galc and GFAP). Expression levels if these protiens in the high‑n‑3 PUFA diet group expressed the highest levels, followed by the low‑n‑3 PUFA diet group and finally the control group (P<0.05). high‑n‑3 PUFA diet promoted autophagy ability and inhibited activity of the mTORC1 signaling pathway compared with the low‑n‑3 PUFA diet group or the control group (P<0.05). These results suggest that exogenous dietary n‑3 PUFAs can inhibit mTORC1 signaling and enhance autophagy, promoting functional recovery of rats with SCI.
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- Jiping Nie
- Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, Guangdong 510515, P.R. China
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- Department of Orthopedics, Three Gorges Central Hospital of Chongqing, Chongqing 404000, P.R. China
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- Department of Orthopedics, Huhhot First Hospital, Huhhot, Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region 010020, P.R. China
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- Department of Orthopedics, Three Gorges Central Hospital of Chongqing, Chongqing 404000, P.R. China
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- Department of Orthopedics, Three Gorges Central Hospital of Chongqing, Chongqing 404000, P.R. China
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- Department of Orthopedics, Affiliated Hospital of Youjiang Medical College for Nationalities, Baise, Guangxi 533000, P.R. China
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- Department of Orthopedics, Three Gorges Central Hospital of Chongqing, Chongqing 404000, P.R. China
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- Department of Orthopedics, Three Gorges Central Hospital of Chongqing, Chongqing 404000, P.R. China
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- Department of Orthopedics, Three Gorges Central Hospital of Chongqing, Chongqing 404000, P.R. China
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- Department of Orthopedics, Three Gorges Central Hospital of Chongqing, Chongqing 404000, P.R. China
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- Department of Orthopedics, Three Gorges Central Hospital of Chongqing, Chongqing 404000, P.R. China
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- Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, Guangdong 510515, P.R. China
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Li Z, Liu F, Zhang L, Cao Y, Shao Y, Wang X, Jiang X, Chen Z. Neuroserpin restores autophagy and promotes functional recovery after acute spinal cord injury in rats. Mol Med Rep 2018; 17:2957-2963. [PMID: 29257287 PMCID: PMC5783514 DOI: 10.3892/mmr.2017.8249] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/23/2016] [Accepted: 04/06/2017] [Indexed: 01/07/2023] Open
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This study is to reveal the characteristics of autophagy and the effect of neuroserpin (NSP) treatment on autophagy during the process of functional recovery following spinal cord injury (SCI). After the clip compress rat model of SCI had been made, autophagy‑associated proteins, including LC3‑II, beclin‑1 and p62, were evaluated at 2, 4, 24, 72 h, and 168 h in the experimental group, and the sham group as control. Transmission electron microscopy (TEM) was further used for autophagy detection at 4 and 72 h. All the male rats were randomly divided into three groups: Sham, vehicle and NSP group. NSP or an equal volume of saline vehicle was administered via intrathecal injection immediately after SCI. Each group was further divided into subgroups for the following experiments: i)Western blot (LC3‑II and p62); ii) Immunofluorescent double staining (LC3/MAP‑2/DAPI); iii) Nissl staining and Basso Beattie Bresnahan (BBB score) for NSP neuroprotection evaluation. Our results revealed both LC3‑II and p62 expression trended upward at 24, 72 and 168 h after SCI. The LC3‑II peaked at 72 h, while p62 peaked at 24 h. Beclin‑1 dropped significantly at 72 and 168 h. TEM results showed that autophagosomes largely accumulated at 72 h after SCI when compared with the sham group. Western blot analysis showed that LC3‑II and p62 were markedly decreased with NSP treatment at 72 h after injury compared with that of the vehicle‑group. Immunofluorescent double labeling indicated that accumulation of autophagosomes was reduced in the NSP group. Further, post‑SCI treatment with NSP improved the BBB scale and increased the number of anterior horn motor neurons. Together, this study demonstrates that autophagic flux is impaired, meanwhile NSP restores autophagic flux and promotes functional recovery after SCI in rats.
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- Zheng Li
- Department of Orthopaedics, Zhongshan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai 200032, P.R. China
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- Department of Orthopaedics, Zhongshan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai 200032, P.R. China
- Department of Spine Surgery, The Second Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, Hunan 410011, P.R. China
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- Department of Orthopaedics, Zhongshan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai 200032, P.R. China
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- Department of Orthopaedics, Zhongshan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai 200032, P.R. China
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- Department of Orthopaedics, Zhongshan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai 200032, P.R. China
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- Department of Orthopaedics, Zhongshan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai 200032, P.R. China
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- Department of Orthopaedics, Zhongshan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai 200032, P.R. China
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- Department of Orthopaedics, Zhongshan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai 200032, P.R. China
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Li Y, Lin S, Xu C, Zhang P, Mei X. Triggering of Autophagy by Baicalein in Response to Apoptosis after Spinal Cord Injury: Possible Involvement of the PI3K Activation. Biol Pharm Bull 2018; 41:478-486. [DOI: 10.1248/bpb.b17-00768] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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- Yuanlong Li
- Department of Orthopedics, First Affiliated Hospital of Jinzhou Medical University
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- Department of Orthopedics, First Affiliated Hospital of Jinzhou Medical University
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- Department of Orthopedics, First Affiliated Hospital of Jinzhou Medical University
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- Department of Orthopedics, First Affiliated Hospital of Jinzhou Medical University
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- Department of Orthopedics, First Affiliated Hospital of Jinzhou Medical University
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Wang Z, Zhou L, Zheng X, Chen G, Pan R, Li J, Liu W. Autophagy protects against PI3K/Akt/mTOR-mediated apoptosis of spinal cord neurons after mechanical injury. Neurosci Lett 2017; 656:158-164. [DOI: 10.1016/j.neulet.2017.07.036] [Citation(s) in RCA: 46] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/17/2017] [Revised: 06/25/2017] [Accepted: 07/20/2017] [Indexed: 12/18/2022]
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