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Tassinari ID, Zang J, Ribeiro NH, Martins BB, Tauffer JVM, Nunes RR, Sanches EF, Sizonenko S, Netto CA, Paz AH, de Fraga LS. Lactate administration causes long-term neuroprotective effects following neonatal hypoxia-ischemia. Exp Neurol 2024; 381:114929. [PMID: 39168170 DOI: 10.1016/j.expneurol.2024.114929] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/24/2024] [Revised: 07/17/2024] [Accepted: 08/16/2024] [Indexed: 08/23/2024]
Abstract
Neonatal hypoxia-ischemia (HI) is one of the main causes of mortality and long-term disabilities in newborns, and the only clinical approach to treat this condition is therapeutic hypothermia, which shows some limitations. Thus, putative neuroprotective agents have been tested in animal models of HI. Lactate is a preferential metabolic substrate of the neonatal brain and has already been shown to produce beneficial neuroprotective outcomes in neonatal animals exposed to HI. Here, we administered lactate as a treatment in neonatal rats previously exposed to HI and evaluated the impact of this treatment in adulthood. Seven-day-old (P7) male and female Wistar rats underwent permanent common right carotid occlusion combined with an exposition to a hypoxic atmosphere (8% oxygen) for 60 min. Animals were assigned to one of four experimental groups: HI, HI+LAC, SHAM, SHAM+LAC. Lactate was administered intraperitoneally 30 min and 2 h after hypoxia in HI+LAC and SHAM+LAC groups, whereas HI and SHAM groups received vehicle. Animals were tested in the behavioral tasks of negative geotaxis and righting reflex (P8), cylinder test (P24), and the modified neurological severity score was calculated (P25). Open field (OF), and novel object recognition (NOR) were evaluated in adulthood. Animals were killed at P60, and the brains were harvested and processed to evaluate the volume of brain injury. Our results showed that lactate administration reduced the volume of brain lesion and improved sensorimotor and cognitive behaviors in neonatal, juvenile, and adult life in HI animals from both sexes. Thus, lactate administration might be considered as a potential neuroprotective strategy for the treatment of neonatal HI, which is a prevalent disorder affecting newborns.
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- Isadora D'Ávila Tassinari
- Departamento de Fisiologia, Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul (UFRGS), Ramiro Barcelos, 2600, Porto Alegre 90035-003, Brazil; Programa de Pós-Graduação em Ciências Biológicas: Fisiologia, Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul (UFRGS), Ramiro Barcelos, 2600, Porto Alegre 90035-003, Brazil; Centro de Pesquisa Experimental, Hospital de Clínicas de Porto Alegre (HCPA), Ramiro Barcelos, 2350, Porto Alegre, RS 90035-903, Brazil
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- Departamento de Fisiologia, Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul (UFRGS), Ramiro Barcelos, 2600, Porto Alegre 90035-003, Brazil; Programa de Pós-Graduação em Ciências Biológicas: Fisiologia, Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul (UFRGS), Ramiro Barcelos, 2600, Porto Alegre 90035-003, Brazil; Centro de Pesquisa Experimental, Hospital de Clínicas de Porto Alegre (HCPA), Ramiro Barcelos, 2350, Porto Alegre, RS 90035-903, Brazil
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- Departamento de Fisiologia, Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul (UFRGS), Ramiro Barcelos, 2600, Porto Alegre 90035-003, Brazil
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- Departamento de Fisiologia, Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul (UFRGS), Ramiro Barcelos, 2600, Porto Alegre 90035-003, Brazil
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- Departamento de Fisiologia, Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul (UFRGS), Ramiro Barcelos, 2600, Porto Alegre 90035-003, Brazil
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- Departamento de Fisiologia, Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul (UFRGS), Ramiro Barcelos, 2600, Porto Alegre 90035-003, Brazil; Programa de Pós-Graduação em Ciências Biológicas: Fisiologia, Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul (UFRGS), Ramiro Barcelos, 2600, Porto Alegre 90035-003, Brazil; Centro de Pesquisa Experimental, Hospital de Clínicas de Porto Alegre (HCPA), Ramiro Barcelos, 2350, Porto Alegre, RS 90035-903, Brazil
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- Division of Child Development and Growth, Department of Pediatrics, School of Medicine, University of Geneva, Geneva, Switzerland
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- Division of Child Development and Growth, Department of Pediatrics, School of Medicine, University of Geneva, Geneva, Switzerland
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- Programa de Pós-Graduação em Ciências Biológicas: Fisiologia, Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul (UFRGS), Ramiro Barcelos, 2600, Porto Alegre 90035-003, Brazil; Departamento de Bioquímica, Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul (UFRGS), Ramiro Barcelos, 2600, Porto Alegre 90035-003, Brazil
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- Programa de Pós-Graduação em Ciências Biológicas: Fisiologia, Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul (UFRGS), Ramiro Barcelos, 2600, Porto Alegre 90035-003, Brazil; Departamento de Ciências Morfológicas, Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul (UFRGS), Sarmento Leite, 500, Porto Alegre 90050-170, Brazil; Centro de Pesquisa Experimental, Hospital de Clínicas de Porto Alegre (HCPA), Ramiro Barcelos, 2350, Porto Alegre, RS 90035-903, Brazil
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- Departamento de Fisiologia, Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul (UFRGS), Ramiro Barcelos, 2600, Porto Alegre 90035-003, Brazil; Programa de Pós-Graduação em Ciências Biológicas: Fisiologia, Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul (UFRGS), Ramiro Barcelos, 2600, Porto Alegre 90035-003, Brazil; Centro de Pesquisa Experimental, Hospital de Clínicas de Porto Alegre (HCPA), Ramiro Barcelos, 2350, Porto Alegre, RS 90035-903, Brazil.
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Piao H, Ishikawa H, Kobayashi T, Kitajo K, Yamaguchi A, Koga K, Shozu M. Progesterone improves motor coordination impairments caused by postnatal hypoxic-ischemic brain insult in neonatal male rats. Pediatr Neonatol 2024:S1875-9572(24)00133-5. [PMID: 39181832 DOI: 10.1016/j.pedneo.2024.03.012] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/15/2023] [Revised: 03/20/2024] [Accepted: 03/26/2024] [Indexed: 08/27/2024] Open
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BACKGROUND Hypoxic-ischemic (HI) insult in infants induces brain injury and results in motor coordination impairments associated with cerebral palsy; however, preventive measures for HI brain injury in preterm infants remain unclear. We investigated the impact of progesterone (P4) in a rat HI insult model that mimics HI brain injury in preterm infants. METHODS Neonatal male rats with their right common carotid artery coagulated were exposed to a 1-h hypoxia (6% oxygen) on postnatal day (PND) 3. P4 (0.2 mg) was subcutaneously administered daily from PND4-12. Motor coordination function and muscular strength were evaluated on PND50 using rotarod and grip strength tests, respectively. Brain histology was evaluated via immunohistochemistry using anti-NeuN, anti-Olig2, and anti-IbaI antibodies on PND15 and PND50. RESULTS In male rats, P4 significantly improved the latency-to-fall off on the rotarod test in the insult rats to the levels of the sham-operation rats. Neither the insult nor P4 administration impacted the grip strength results. No significant differences were observed in the number of neurons, oligodendrocyte progenitor cells (OPCs), and microglia in the motor and somatosensory area of the cortex between the insult and insult followed by P4-administered rats on PND50. The number of OPCs in the corpus callosum was significantly increased in the ipsilateral side compared with the contralateral side of the insult in the P4-administered rats, indicating that P4 facilitates recruitment of OPCs to the corpus callosum. HI insult accelerated neuronal differentiation in rats on PND15, which was abrogated in the P4-administerd group, suggesting that P4 suppresses transient neuronal differentiation caused by the insult. CONCLUSION P4 administration restored motor coordination impairments caused by postnatal HI insult in male rats. The insult timing corresponds to that of human preterm infants, indicating P4's potential for protecting HI brain injury in preterm male infants.
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- Hongying Piao
- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Reproductive Medicine, Graduate School of Medicine, Chiba University, Chiba, Japan
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Reproductive Medicine, Graduate School of Medicine, Chiba University, Chiba, Japan.
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Reproductive Medicine, Graduate School of Medicine, Chiba University, Chiba, Japan; Department of Regulatory Science, Research Promotion Unit, School of Medical Science, Fujita Health University, Aichi, Japan; Fujita Health University Haneda Clinic, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Functional Anatomy, Graduate School of Medicine, Chiba University, Chiba, Japan
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- Department of Functional Anatomy, Graduate School of Medicine, Chiba University, Chiba, Japan
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Reproductive Medicine, Graduate School of Medicine, Chiba University, Chiba, Japan
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Reproductive Medicine, Graduate School of Medicine, Chiba University, Chiba, Japan; Evolution and Reproductive Biology, Medical Mycology Research Center, Chiba University, Chiba, Japan
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Machado DN, Durán-Carabali LE, Odorcyk FK, Carvalho AVS, Martini APR, Schlemmer LM, de Mattos MDM, Bernd GP, Dalmaz C, Netto CA. Bumetanide Attenuates Cognitive Deficits and Brain Damage in Rats Subjected to Hypoxia-Ischemia at Two Time Points of the Early Postnatal Period. Neurotox Res 2023; 41:526-545. [PMID: 37378827 DOI: 10.1007/s12640-023-00654-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/09/2022] [Revised: 05/24/2023] [Accepted: 06/16/2023] [Indexed: 06/29/2023]
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Neonatal hypoxia-ischemia (HI) is one of the main causes of tissue damage, cell death, and imbalance between neuronal excitation and inhibition and synaptic loss in newborns. GABA, the major inhibitory neurotransmitter of the central nervous system (CNS) in adults, is excitatory at the onset of neurodevelopment and its action depends on the chloride (Cl-) cotransporters NKCC1 (imports Cl-) and KCC2 (exports Cl-) expression. Under basal conditions, the NKCC1/KCC2 ratio decreases over neurodevelopment. Thus, changes in this ratio caused by HI may be related to neurological disorders. The present study evaluated the effects of bumetanide (NKCC cotransporters inhibitor) on HI impairments in two neurodevelopmental periods. Male Wistar rat pups, 3 (PND3) and 11 (PND11) days old, were submitted to the Rice-Vannucci model. Animals were divided into 3 groups: SHAM, HI-SAL, and HI-BUM, considering each age. Bumetanide was administered intraperitoneally at 1, 24, 48, and 72 h after HI. NKCC1, KCC2, PSD-95, and synaptophysin proteins were analyzed after the last injection by western blot. Negative geotaxis, righting reflex, open field, object recognition test, and Morris water maze task were performed to assess neurological reflexes, locomotion, and memory function. Tissue atrophy and cell death were evaluated by histology. Bumetanide prevented neurodevelopmental delay, hyperactivity, and declarative and spatial memory deficits. Furthermore, bumetanide reversed HI-induced brain tissue damage, reduced neuronal death and controlled GABAergic tone, maintained the NKCC1/KCC2 ratio, and synaptogenesis close to normality. Thereby, bumetanide appears to play an important therapeutic role in the CNS, protecting the animals against HI damage and improving functional performance.
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- Diorlon Nunes Machado
- Graduate Program in Biological Sciences: Biochemistry, Instituto de Ciências Básicas da Saúde, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul (UFRGS), Ramiro Barcelos, 2600, Porto Alegre, RS, CEP: 90035-003, Brazil.
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- Graduate Program in Biological Sciences: Physiology, Instituto de Ciências Básicas da Saúde, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul (UFRGS), Porto Alegre, Brazil
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- Graduate Program in Biological Sciences: Physiology, Instituto de Ciências Básicas da Saúde, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul (UFRGS), Porto Alegre, Brazil
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- Graduate Program in Biological Sciences: Biochemistry, Instituto de Ciências Básicas da Saúde, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul (UFRGS), Ramiro Barcelos, 2600, Porto Alegre, RS, CEP: 90035-003, Brazil
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- Graduate Program in Biological Sciences: Neuroscience, Instituto de Ciências Básicas da Saúde, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul (UFRGS), Porto Alegre, Brazil
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- Graduate Program in Biological Sciences: Biochemistry, Instituto de Ciências Básicas da Saúde, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul (UFRGS), Ramiro Barcelos, 2600, Porto Alegre, RS, CEP: 90035-003, Brazil
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- Graduate Program in Biological Sciences: Biochemistry, Instituto de Ciências Básicas da Saúde, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul (UFRGS), Ramiro Barcelos, 2600, Porto Alegre, RS, CEP: 90035-003, Brazil
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- Graduate Program in Biological Sciences: Biochemistry, Instituto de Ciências Básicas da Saúde, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul (UFRGS), Ramiro Barcelos, 2600, Porto Alegre, RS, CEP: 90035-003, Brazil
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- Departament of Biochemistry, Instituto de Ciências Básicas da Saúde, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul (UFRGS), Porto Alegre, Brazil
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- Departament of Biochemistry, Instituto de Ciências Básicas da Saúde, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul (UFRGS), Porto Alegre, Brazil
- Departament of Physiology, Instituto de Ciências Básicas da Saúde, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul (UFRGS), Porto Alegre, Brazil
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Durán-Carabali LE, Da Silva JL, Colucci ACM, Netto CA, De Fraga LS. Protective effect of sex steroid hormones on morphological and cellular outcomes after neonatal hypoxia-ischemia: A meta-analysis of preclinical studies. Neurosci Biobehav Rev 2023; 145:105018. [PMID: 36572200 DOI: 10.1016/j.neubiorev.2022.105018] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/01/2022] [Revised: 12/20/2022] [Accepted: 12/21/2022] [Indexed: 12/24/2022]
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Sex steroid hormones play an important role in fetal development, brain functioning and neuronal protection. Growing evidence highlights the positive effects of these hormones against brain damage induced by neonatal hypoxia-ischemia (HI). This systematic review with meta-analysis aims to verify the efficacy of sex steroid hormones in preventing HI-induced brain damage in rodent models. The protocol was registered at PROSPERO and a total of 22 articles were included. Moderate to large effects were observed in HI animals treated with sex steroid hormones in reducing cerebral infarction size and cell death, increasing neuronal survival, and mitigating neuroinflammatory responses and astrocyte reactivity. A small effect was evidenced for cognitive function, but no significant effect for motor function; moreover, a high degree of heterogeneity was observed. In summary, data suggest that sex steroid hormones, such as progesterone and 17β estradiol, improve morphological and cellular outcomes following neonatal HI. Further research is paramount to examine neurological function during HI recovery and standardization of methodological aspects is imperative to reduce the risk of spurious findings.
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- L E Durán-Carabali
- Graduate Program in Biological Sciences: Physiology, Instituto de Ciências Básicas da Saúde, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul, Porto Alegre, Brazil.
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- Department of Physiology, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul, Porto Alegre, Brazil
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- Graduate Program in Biological Sciences: Physiology, Instituto de Ciências Básicas da Saúde, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul, Porto Alegre, Brazil
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- Graduate Program in Biological Sciences: Physiology, Instituto de Ciências Básicas da Saúde, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul, Porto Alegre, Brazil; Department of Biochemistry, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul, Porto Alegre, Brazil
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- Graduate Program in Biological Sciences: Physiology, Instituto de Ciências Básicas da Saúde, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul, Porto Alegre, Brazil; Department of Physiology, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul, Porto Alegre, Brazil.
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Fabres RB, Nunes RR, de Medeiros de Mattos M, Andrade MKG, Martini APR, Tassinari ID, Sanches EF, de Fraga LS, Netto CA. Therapeutic hypothermia for the treatment of neonatal hypoxia-ischemia: sex-dependent modulation of reactive astrogliosis. Metab Brain Dis 2022; 37:2315-2329. [PMID: 35778625 DOI: 10.1007/s11011-022-01030-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/02/2022] [Accepted: 06/09/2022] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
Abstract
Therapeutic hypothermia (TH) is the standard treatment for neonatal hypoxia-ischemia (HI) with a time window limited up to 6 h post injury. However, influence of sexual dimorphism in the therapeutic window for TH has not yet been elucidated in animal models of HI. Therefore, the aim of this study was to investigate the most effective time window to start TH in male and female rats submitted to neonatal HI. Wistar rats (P7) were divided into the following groups: NAÏVE and SHAM (control groups), HI (submitted to HI) and TH (submitted to HI and TH; 32ºC for 5 h). TH was started at 2 h (TH-2 h group), 4 h (TH-4 h group), or 6 h (TH-6 h group) after HI. At P14, animals were subjected to behavioural tests, volume of lesion and reactive astrogliosis assessments. Male and female rats from the TH-2 h group showed reduction in the latency of behavioral tests, and decrease in volume of lesion and intensity of GFAP immunofluorescence. TH-2 h females also showed reduction of degenerative cells and morphological changes in astrocytes. Interestingly, females from the TH-6 h group showed an increase in volume of lesion and in number of degenerative hippocampal cells, associated with worse behavioral performance. Together, these results indicate that TH neuroprotection is time- and sex-dependent. Moreover, TH started later (6 h) can worsen volume of brain lesion in females. These data indicate the need to develop specific therapeutic protocols for each sex and reinforce the importance of early onset of the hypothermic treatment.
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- Rafael Bandeira Fabres
- Department of Physiology, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul (UFRGS), Sarmento Leite, 500, 90050-170, Porto Alegre, Brazil.
- Postgraduate Programme in Physiology, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul (UFRGS), Sarmento Leite, 500, 90050-170, Porto Alegre, Brazil.
- ICBS/UFRGS - Campus Centro, Rua Sarmento Leite, 500 - 2º Andar, 90050170, Porto Alegre, RS, Brazil.
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- Department of Physiology, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul (UFRGS), Sarmento Leite, 500, 90050-170, Porto Alegre, Brazil
- Postgraduate Programme in Physiology, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul (UFRGS), Sarmento Leite, 500, 90050-170, Porto Alegre, Brazil
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- Department of Biochemistry, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul (UFRGS), Ramiro Barcelos, 2600, 90035-003, Porto Alegre, Brazil
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- Department of Physiology, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul (UFRGS), Sarmento Leite, 500, 90050-170, Porto Alegre, Brazil
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- Department of Biochemistry, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul (UFRGS), Ramiro Barcelos, 2600, 90035-003, Porto Alegre, Brazil
- Postgraduate Programme in Neuroscience, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul (UFRGS), Sarmento Leite, 500, 90050-170, Porto Alegre, Brazil
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- Department of Physiology, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul (UFRGS), Sarmento Leite, 500, 90050-170, Porto Alegre, Brazil
- Postgraduate Programme in Physiology, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul (UFRGS), Sarmento Leite, 500, 90050-170, Porto Alegre, Brazil
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- Department of Biochemistry, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul (UFRGS), Ramiro Barcelos, 2600, 90035-003, Porto Alegre, Brazil
- Postgraduate Programme in Neuroscience, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul (UFRGS), Sarmento Leite, 500, 90050-170, Porto Alegre, Brazil
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- Department of Physiology, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul (UFRGS), Sarmento Leite, 500, 90050-170, Porto Alegre, Brazil
- Postgraduate Programme in Physiology, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul (UFRGS), Sarmento Leite, 500, 90050-170, Porto Alegre, Brazil
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- Postgraduate Programme in Physiology, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul (UFRGS), Sarmento Leite, 500, 90050-170, Porto Alegre, Brazil
- Department of Biochemistry, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul (UFRGS), Ramiro Barcelos, 2600, 90035-003, Porto Alegre, Brazil
- Postgraduate Programme in Neuroscience, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul (UFRGS), Sarmento Leite, 500, 90050-170, Porto Alegre, Brazil
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Neuroprotection of Bone Marrow-Derived Mesenchymal Stem Cell-Derived Extracellular Vesicle-Enclosed miR-410 Correlates with HDAC4 Knockdown in Hypoxic-Ischemic Brain Damage. Neurochem Res 2022; 47:3150-3166. [PMID: 36028735 DOI: 10.1007/s11064-022-03670-5] [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: 12/05/2021] [Revised: 06/07/2022] [Accepted: 06/23/2022] [Indexed: 10/15/2022]
Abstract
Evidence exists reporting that miR-410 may rescue neurological deficits, neuronal injury, and neuronal apoptosis after experimental hypoxic ischemia. This study aimed to explore the mechanism by which miR-410 transferred by bone marrow-derived mesenchymal stem cell-derived extracellular vesicles (BMSC-EVs) may alleviate hypoxic-ischemic brain damage (HIBD) in newborn mice. BMSCs were isolated from total bone marrow cells of femur and tibia of newborn mice, and primary neurons were extracted from the cerebral cortex of newborn mice within 24 h of birth. EVs were extracted from BMSCs transfected with the mimic or inhibitor of miR-410. Primary neurons were subjected to hypoxia and treated with overexpression (oe)-HDAC4, small interfering RNA (siRNA)-β-catenin, or Wnt pathway inhibitor and/or EV (miR-410 mimic) or EV (miR-410 inhibitor). A neonatal mouse HIBD model was established and treated with EVs. When BMSC-EVs were endocytosed by primary neurons, miR-410 was upregulated, neuronal viability was elevated, and apoptosis was inhibited. miR-410 in BMSC-EVs targeted HDAC4, thus increasing neuronal viability and reducing apoptosis. Conversely, overexpression of HDAC4 activated the Wnt pathway and enhanced the nuclear translocation of β-catenin. Treatment with miR-410-containing BMSC-EVs improved learning and memory abilities of HIBD mice while attenuating apoptosis by inactivating the Wnt pathway via targeting HDAC4. Taken together, the findings suggest that miR-410 delivered by BMSC-EVs alleviates HIBD by inhibiting HDAC4-dependent Wnt pathway activation.
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Lactate Administration Reduces Brain Injury and Ameliorates Behavioral Outcomes Following Neonatal Hypoxia-Ischemia. Neuroscience 2020; 448:191-205. [PMID: 32905840 DOI: 10.1016/j.neuroscience.2020.09.006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/04/2020] [Revised: 08/30/2020] [Accepted: 09/01/2020] [Indexed: 01/02/2023]
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Neonatal hypoxic-ischemic encephalopathy is a major cause of mortality and disability in newborns and the only standard approach for treating this condition is therapeutic hypothermia, which shows some limitations. Thus, putative neuroprotective agents have been tested in animal models. The present study evaluated the administration of lactate, a potential energy substrate of the central nervous system (CNS) in an animal model of hypoxia-ischemia (HI), that mimics in neonatal rats the brain damage observed in human newborns. Seven-day-old (P7) male and female Wistar rats underwent permanent common right carotid occlusion combined with an exposition to a hypoxic atmosphere (8% oxygen) for 60 min. Animals were assigned to four experimental groups: HI, HI + LAC, SHAM, SHAM + LAC. Lactate was administered intraperitoneally 30 min and 2 h after hypoxia in HI + LAC and SHAM + LAC groups. HI and SHAM groups received vehicle at the same time points. The volume of brain lesion was evaluated in P9. Animals underwent behavioral assessments: negative geotaxis, righting reflex (P8 and P14), and cylinder test (P20). Lactate administration reduced the volume of brain lesion and improved behavioral parameters after HI in both sexes. Thus, lactate administration could be a neuroprotective strategy for the treatment of neonatal HI, a disorder still affecting a significant percentage of human newborns.
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Previous adaptation triggers distinct molecular pathways and modulates early and long-term neuroprotective effects of pregnancy swimming preventing neonatal hypoxia-ischemia damage in rats. Brain Res 2020; 1733:146722. [DOI: 10.1016/j.brainres.2020.146722] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/13/2019] [Revised: 01/15/2020] [Accepted: 02/07/2020] [Indexed: 02/08/2023]
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Fabres RB, Montes NL, Camboim YDM, de Souza SK, Nicola F, Tassinari ID, Ribeiro MFM, Netto CA, de Fraga LS. Long-Lasting Actions of Progesterone Protect the Neonatal Brain Following Hypoxia-Ischemia. Cell Mol Neurobiol 2020; 40:1417-1428. [PMID: 32170571 DOI: 10.1007/s10571-020-00827-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/14/2019] [Accepted: 03/02/2020] [Indexed: 01/08/2023]
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Neonatal hypoxia-ischemia (HI) is the leading cause of mortality and morbidity in newborns, occurring in approximately 2% of live births. Neuroprotective actions of progesterone (PROG) have already been described in animal models of brain lesions. However, PROG actions on neonates are still controversial. Here, we treated male Wistar rats exposed to HI with PROG. Five experimental groups were defined (n = 6/group) according to the scheme of PROG administration (10 mg/kg): SHAM (animals submitted to a fictitious surgery, without ischemia induction, and maintained under normoxia), HI (animals undergoing HI), BEFORE (animals undergoing HI and receiving PROG immediately before HI), AFTER (animals undergoing HI and receiving PROG at 6 and 24 h after HI) and BEFORE/AFTER (animals undergoing HI and receiving PROG immediately before and 6 and 24 h after HI). At P14 (7 days following HI), the volumes of lesion of the cerebral hemisphere and the hippocampus ipsilateral to the cerebral ischemia were evaluated, along with p-Akt, cleaved caspase-3 and GFAP expression in the hippocampus. PROG reduces the loss of brain tissue caused by HI. Moreover, when administered after HI, PROG was able to increase p-Akt expression and reduce both cleaved caspase-3 and GFAP expression in the hippocampus. In summary, it was possible to observe a neuroprotective action of PROG on the brain of neonatal animals exposed to experimental HI. This is the first study suggesting PROG-dependent Akt activation is able to regulate negatively cleaved caspase-3 and GFAP expression protecting neonatal hypoxic-ischemic brain tissue from apoptosis and reactive gliosis.
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- Rafael Bandeira Fabres
- Departamento de Fisiologia, Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul (UFRGS), Sarmento Leite, 500, Porto Alegre, 90050-170, Brazil.,Programa de Pós-Graduação em Ciências Biológicas: Fisiologia, Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul (UFRGS), Sarmento Leite, 500, Porto Alegre, 90050-170, Brazil
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- Departamento de Fisiologia, Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul (UFRGS), Sarmento Leite, 500, Porto Alegre, 90050-170, Brazil
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- Departamento de Fisiologia, Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul (UFRGS), Sarmento Leite, 500, Porto Alegre, 90050-170, Brazil
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- Departamento de Fisiologia, Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul (UFRGS), Sarmento Leite, 500, Porto Alegre, 90050-170, Brazil.,Programa de Pós-Graduação em Ciências Biológicas: Fisiologia, Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul (UFRGS), Sarmento Leite, 500, Porto Alegre, 90050-170, Brazil
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- Departamento de Bioquímica, Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul (UFRGS), Ramiro Barcelos, 2600, Porto Alegre, 90035-003, Brazil.,Programa de Pós-Graduação em Ciências Biológicas: Neurociências, Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul (UFRGS), Sarmento Leite, 500, Porto Alegre, 90050-170, Brazil
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- Departamento de Fisiologia, Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul (UFRGS), Sarmento Leite, 500, Porto Alegre, 90050-170, Brazil.,Programa de Pós-Graduação em Ciências Biológicas: Fisiologia, Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul (UFRGS), Sarmento Leite, 500, Porto Alegre, 90050-170, Brazil
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- Departamento de Fisiologia, Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul (UFRGS), Sarmento Leite, 500, Porto Alegre, 90050-170, Brazil.,Programa de Pós-Graduação em Ciências Biológicas: Fisiologia, Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul (UFRGS), Sarmento Leite, 500, Porto Alegre, 90050-170, Brazil
| | - Carlos Alexandre Netto
- Programa de Pós-Graduação em Ciências Biológicas: Fisiologia, Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul (UFRGS), Sarmento Leite, 500, Porto Alegre, 90050-170, Brazil.,Departamento de Bioquímica, Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul (UFRGS), Ramiro Barcelos, 2600, Porto Alegre, 90035-003, Brazil.,Programa de Pós-Graduação em Ciências Biológicas: Neurociências, Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul (UFRGS), Sarmento Leite, 500, Porto Alegre, 90050-170, Brazil
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- Departamento de Fisiologia, Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul (UFRGS), Sarmento Leite, 500, Porto Alegre, 90050-170, Brazil. .,Programa de Pós-Graduação em Ciências Biológicas: Fisiologia, Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul (UFRGS), Sarmento Leite, 500, Porto Alegre, 90050-170, Brazil.
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Oxymatrine protects neonatal rat against hypoxic-ischemic brain damage via PI3K/Akt/GSK3β pathway. Life Sci 2019; 254:116444. [PMID: 31102745 DOI: 10.1016/j.lfs.2019.04.070] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/25/2019] [Revised: 04/27/2019] [Accepted: 04/30/2019] [Indexed: 12/22/2022]
Abstract
AIMS In this study we aimed to explore the specific effect and mechanism of oxymatrine on neonatal rats hypoxic-ischemic brain damage. MATERIALS AND METHODS Hypoxia-ischemia damage model was built by ligaturing the left common carotid artery in 7-day-old rat. Rat pups in OMT group received intraperitoneal injection with oxymatrine (120 mg/kg). Oxygen glucose deprivation/reperfusion model was created in hippocampal neurons. Neurological behavioral, histopathological alteration, cell viability, intracellular Ca2+ concentration, MMP and cell apoptosis were used in damage evaluation. KEY FINDINGS The results shown that oxymatrine regulated brain damage and cell apoptosis by controlling NR2B-PI3K/Akt/GSK3β signaling pathway. SIGNIFICANCE Neonatal hypoxic-ischemic brain damage is a destructive injury that leading to death and detrimental neurological deficits. Oxymatrine is a natural alkaloid compound that can alleviate the ischemic cerebral infarction. In the study, 120 mg/kg oxymatrine decreased neuroethology damage and neuronal damage in the cerebral cortex and the hippocampus CA3. Moreover, 0.2, 1, 5 μg/ml oxymatrine improved cell survival, decreased cell apoptosis. The utilization of LY293004 (PI3K signaling pathway inhibitor) also supported that oxymatrine ameliorated neonatal hypoxic-ischemic brain damage and cell injury by controlling NR2B-PI3K/Akt/GSK3β signaling pathway.
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