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Jin LQ, John BH, Hu J, Selzer ME. Activated Erk Is an Early Retrograde Signal After Spinal Cord Injury in the Lamprey. Front Neurosci 2020; 14:580692. [PMID: 33250705 PMCID: PMC7674770 DOI: 10.3389/fnins.2020.580692] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/06/2020] [Accepted: 10/16/2020] [Indexed: 12/12/2022] Open
Abstract
We previously reported that spinal cord transection (TX) in the lamprey causes mRNA to accumulate in the injured tips of large reticulospinal (RS) axons. We sought to determine whether this mRNA accumulation results from phosphorylation and transport of retrograde signals, similar to what has been reported in mammalian peripheral nerve. Extracellular signal-regulated protein kinase (Erk), mediates the neurite outgrowth-promoting effects of many neurotrophic factors. To assess the role of Erk in retrograde signaling of RS axon injury, we used immunoblot and immunohistochemistry to determine the changes in phosphorylated Erk (p-Erk) in the spinal cord after spinal cord TX. Immunostaining for p-Erk increased within axons and local cell bodies, most heavily within the 1-2 mm closest to the TX site, at between 3 and 6 h post-TX. In axons, p-Erk was concentrated in 3-5 μm granules that became less numerous with distance from the TX. The retrograde molecular motor dynein colocalized with p-Erk, but vimentin, which in peripheral nerve was reported to participate with p-Erk as part of a retrograde signal complex, did not colocalize with p-Erk, even though vimentin levels were elevated post-TX. The results suggest that p-Erk, but not vimentin, may function as a retrograde axotomy signal in lamprey central nervous system neurons, and that this signal may induce transcription of mRNA, which is then transported down the axon to its injured tip.
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- Li-Qing Jin
- Shriners Hospitals Pediatric Research Center, Lewis Katz School of Medicine, Temple University, Philadelphia, PA, United States
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- Shriners Hospitals Pediatric Research Center, Lewis Katz School of Medicine, Temple University, Philadelphia, PA, United States
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- Shriners Hospitals Pediatric Research Center, Lewis Katz School of Medicine, Temple University, Philadelphia, PA, United States
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- Shriners Hospitals Pediatric Research Center, Lewis Katz School of Medicine, Temple University, Philadelphia, PA, United States
- Department of Neurology, Lewis Katz School of Medicine, Temple University, Philadelphia, PA, United States
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Mazzoli A, Spagnuolo MS, Gatto C, Nazzaro M, Cancelliere R, Crescenzo R, Iossa S, Cigliano L. Adipose Tissue and Brain Metabolic Responses to Western Diet-Is There a Similarity between the Two? Int J Mol Sci 2020; 21:ijms21030786. [PMID: 31991770 PMCID: PMC7036881 DOI: 10.3390/ijms21030786] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/13/2019] [Revised: 01/13/2020] [Accepted: 01/23/2020] [Indexed: 01/08/2023] Open
Abstract
Dietary fats and sugars were identified as risk factors for overweight and neurodegeneration, especially in middle-age, an earlier stage of the aging process. Therefore, our aim was to study the metabolic response of both white adipose tissue and brain in middle aged rats fed a typical Western diet (high in saturated fats and fructose, HFF) and verify whether a similarity exists between the two tissues. Specific cyto/adipokines (tumor necrosis factor alpha (TNF-α), adiponectin), critical obesity-inflammatory markers (haptoglobin, lipocalin), and insulin signaling or survival protein network (insulin receptor substrate 1 (IRS), Akt, Erk) were quantified in epididymal white adipose tissue (e-WAT), hippocampus, and frontal cortex. We found a significant increase of TNF-α in both e-WAT and hippocampus of HFF rats, while the expression of haptoglobin and lipocalin was differently affected in the various tissues. Interestingly, adiponectin amount was found significantly reduced in e-WAT, hippocampus, and frontal cortex of HFF rats. Insulin signaling was impaired by HFF diet in e-WAT but not in brain. The above changes were associated with the decrease in brain derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF) and synaptotagmin I and the increase in post-synaptic protein PSD-95 in HFF rats. Overall, our investigation supports for the first time similarities in the response of adipose tissue and brain to Western diet.
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- Arianna Mazzoli
- Department of Biology, University of Naples Federico II, 80134 Naples, Italy; (A.M.); (C.G.); (M.N.); (R.C.); (R.C.)
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- Department of Bio-Agrofood Science, Institute for the Animal Production System in Mediterranean Environment, National Research Council Naples (CNR-ISPAAM), 80147 Naples, Italy;
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- Department of Biology, University of Naples Federico II, 80134 Naples, Italy; (A.M.); (C.G.); (M.N.); (R.C.); (R.C.)
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- Department of Biology, University of Naples Federico II, 80134 Naples, Italy; (A.M.); (C.G.); (M.N.); (R.C.); (R.C.)
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- Department of Biology, University of Naples Federico II, 80134 Naples, Italy; (A.M.); (C.G.); (M.N.); (R.C.); (R.C.)
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- Department of Biology, University of Naples Federico II, 80134 Naples, Italy; (A.M.); (C.G.); (M.N.); (R.C.); (R.C.)
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- Department of Biology, University of Naples Federico II, 80134 Naples, Italy; (A.M.); (C.G.); (M.N.); (R.C.); (R.C.)
- Correspondence: (S.I.); (L.C.)
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- Department of Biology, University of Naples Federico II, 80134 Naples, Italy; (A.M.); (C.G.); (M.N.); (R.C.); (R.C.)
- Correspondence: (S.I.); (L.C.)
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Wu SP, Li D, Wang N, Hou JC, Zhao L. YiQi Tongluo Granule against Cerebral Ischemia/Reperfusion Injury in Rats by Freezing GluN2B and CaMK II through NMDAR/ERK1/2 Signaling. Chem Pharm Bull (Tokyo) 2019; 67:244-252. [DOI: 10.1248/cpb.c18-00806] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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- Si-peng Wu
- Anhui Province Key Laboratory of Chinese Medicinal Formula, Anhui University of Chinese Medicine
- Institute for Pharmacodynamics and Safety Evaluation of Chinese Medicine, Anhui Academy of Chinese Medicine
- Key Laboratory of Xin’an Medicine, Ministry of Education
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- Jing-Jin-Ji Joint Innovation Pharmaceutical (Beijing) Co., Ltd
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- Anhui Province Key Laboratory of Chinese Medicinal Formula, Anhui University of Chinese Medicine
- Institute for Pharmacodynamics and Safety Evaluation of Chinese Medicine, Anhui Academy of Chinese Medicine
- Key Laboratory of Xin’an Medicine, Ministry of Education
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- Key Laboratory of Xin’an Medicine, Ministry of Education
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- Anhui Province Key Laboratory of Chinese Medicinal Formula, Anhui University of Chinese Medicine
- Institute for Pharmacodynamics and Safety Evaluation of Chinese Medicine, Anhui Academy of Chinese Medicine
- Key Laboratory of Xin’an Medicine, Ministry of Education
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Short-Term Fructose Feeding Induces Inflammation and Oxidative Stress in the Hippocampus of Young and Adult Rats. Mol Neurobiol 2017; 55:2869-2883. [PMID: 28455700 DOI: 10.1007/s12035-017-0518-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 51] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/22/2016] [Accepted: 04/04/2017] [Indexed: 10/19/2022]
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The drastic increase in the consumption of fructose encouraged the research to focus on its effects on brain physio-pathology. Although young and adults differ largely by their metabolic and physiological profiles, most of the previous studies investigated brain disturbances induced by long-term fructose feeding in adults. Therefore, we investigated whether a short-term consumption of fructose (2 weeks) produces early increase in specific markers of inflammation and oxidative stress in the hippocampus of young and adult rats. After the high-fructose diet, plasma lipopolysaccharide and tumour necrosis factor (TNF)-alpha were found significantly increased in parallel with hippocampus inflammation, evidenced by a significant rise in TNF-alpha and glial fibrillar acidic protein concentrations in both the young and adult groups. The fructose-induced inflammatory condition was associated with brain oxidative stress, as increased levels of lipid peroxidation and nitro-tyrosine were detected in the hippocampus. The degree of activation of the protein kinase B, extracellular signal-regulated kinase 1/2, and insulin receptor substrate 1 pathways found in the hippocampus after fructose feeding indicates that the detrimental effects of the fructose-rich diet might largely depend on age. Mitochondrial function in the hippocampus, together with peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor gamma coactivator 1-alpha content, was found significantly decreased in fructose-treated adult rats. In vitro studies with BV-2 microglial cells confirmed that fructose treatment induces TNF-alpha production as well as oxidative stress. In conclusion, these results suggest that unbalanced diet, rich in fructose, may be highly deleterious in young people as in adults and must be strongly discouraged for the prevention of diet-associated neuroinflammation and neurological diseases.
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Liu P, Yang X, Hei C, Meli Y, Niu J, Sun T, Li PA. Rapamycin Reduced Ischemic Brain Damage in Diabetic Animals Is Associated with Suppressions of mTOR and ERK1/2 Signaling. Int J Biol Sci 2016; 12:1032-40. [PMID: 27489506 PMCID: PMC4971741 DOI: 10.7150/ijbs.15624] [Citation(s) in RCA: 34] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/23/2016] [Accepted: 05/28/2016] [Indexed: 12/17/2022] Open
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The objectives of the present study are to investigate the activation of mTOR and ERK1/2 signaling after cerebral ischemia in diabetic rats and to examine the neuroprotective effects of rapamycin. Ten minutes transient global cerebral ischemia was induced in straptozotocin-induced diabetic hyperglycemic rats and non-diabetic, euglycemic rats. Brain samples were harvested after 16 h of reperfusion. Rapamycin or vehicle was injected 1 month prior to the induction of ischemia. The results showed that diabetes increased ischemic neuronal cell death and associated with elevations of p-P70S6K and Ras/ERK1/2 and suppression of p-AMPKα. Rapamycin ameliorated diabetes-enhanced ischemic brain damage and suppressed phosphorylation of P70S6K and ERK1/2. It is concluded that diabetes activates mTOR and ERK1/2 signaling pathways in rats subjected to transient cerebral ischemia and inhibition of mTOR by rapamycin reduces ischemic brain damage and suppresses the mTOR and ERK1/2 signaling in diabetic settings.
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- Ping Liu
- 1. Department of Endocrinology, General Hospital of Ningxia Medical University, Yinchuan 750004, China
- 2. Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Biomanufacturing Research Institute Biotechnology Enterprise (BRITE), North Carolina Central University, 1801 Fayetteville Street, Durham, NC 27707, USA
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- 2. Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Biomanufacturing Research Institute Biotechnology Enterprise (BRITE), North Carolina Central University, 1801 Fayetteville Street, Durham, NC 27707, USA
- 3. Neuroscience Center, General Hospital of Ningcia Medical University, and Key Laboratory of Craniocerebral Diseases of Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region, Yinchuan 750004, China
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- 2. Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Biomanufacturing Research Institute Biotechnology Enterprise (BRITE), North Carolina Central University, 1801 Fayetteville Street, Durham, NC 27707, USA
- 4. Department of Human Anatomy, Histology and Embryology, Ningxia Medical University, Yinchuan 75004, China
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- 2. Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Biomanufacturing Research Institute Biotechnology Enterprise (BRITE), North Carolina Central University, 1801 Fayetteville Street, Durham, NC 27707, USA
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- 4. Department of Human Anatomy, Histology and Embryology, Ningxia Medical University, Yinchuan 75004, China
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- 4. Department of Human Anatomy, Histology and Embryology, Ningxia Medical University, Yinchuan 75004, China
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- 2. Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Biomanufacturing Research Institute Biotechnology Enterprise (BRITE), North Carolina Central University, 1801 Fayetteville Street, Durham, NC 27707, USA
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Dexmedetomidine-ketamine Combination Mitigates Pulmonary Type-2 Cationic Amino Acid Transporter Isozymes Upregulation in Hemorrhagic Shock Rats. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2010; 48:110-6. [DOI: 10.1016/s1875-4597(10)60041-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/12/2010] [Revised: 04/28/2010] [Accepted: 05/05/2010] [Indexed: 11/18/2022]
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Zhang JZ, Jing L, Ma Y, Guo FY, Chang Y, Li PA. Monosialotetrahexosy-1 ganglioside attenuates diabetes-enhanced brain damage after transient forebrain ischemia and suppresses phosphorylation of ERK1/2 in the rat brain. Brain Res 2010; 1344:200-8. [PMID: 20546707 DOI: 10.1016/j.brainres.2010.05.044] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/08/2010] [Revised: 05/11/2010] [Accepted: 05/12/2010] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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Monosialotetrahexosy-1 ganglioside (GM1) has been shown to reduce brain damage induced by cerebral ischemia. The objective of this study is to determine whether GM1 is able to ameliorate hyperglycemia-exacerbated ischemic brain damage in hyperglycemia-recruited areas such as the hippocampal CA3 sub regions and the cingulated cortex. Histologic stainings of Haematoxylin and Eosin, Nissl body, the terminal deoxynucleotidyl transferase-mediated dUTP-biotin nick end labeling (TUNEL) and phospho-ERK1/2 were performed on brain sections that have been subjected to 15 min of forebrain ischemia with reperfusion of 0, 1, 3, and 6h in normoglycemic, hyperglycemic and GM1-pretreated hyperglycemic groups. The results showed that GM1 ameliorated ischemic neuronal injuries in the CA3 area and cingulated cortex of the hyperglycemic animals after ischemia and reperfusion. Immunohistochemistry of phospho-ERK1/2 revealed that the neuroprotective effects of GM1 were associated with suppression of phospho-ERK1/2. The results suggest that GM1 attenuates diabetic-augmented ischemic neuronal injuries probably through suppression of ERK1/2 phosphorylation.
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- Jian-Zhong Zhang
- Department of Pathology, Ningxia Medical University, Yinchuan 750004, PR China.
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Di Paola R, Crisafulli C, Mazzon E, Genovese T, Paterniti I, Bramanti P, Cuzzocrea S. Effect of PD98059, a selective MAPK3/MAPK1 inhibitor, on acute lung injury in mice. Int J Immunopathol Pharmacol 2010; 22:937-50. [PMID: 20074457 DOI: 10.1177/039463200902200409] [Citation(s) in RCA: 41] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/03/2023] Open
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The aim of the present study is to evaluate the contribution of mitogen-activated protein kinase 1-3 MAPK3/MAPK1) in a model of acute lung inflammation in mice. Injection of carrageenan into the pleural cavity of mice elicited an acute inflammatory response characterized by: accumulation of fluid containing a large number of neutrophils (PMNs) in the pleural cavity, infiltration of PMNs in lung tissues and subsequent adhesion molecule expression (I-CAM and P-selectin), lipid peroxidation, and increased production of tumour necrosis factor-alpha, (TNF-alpha) and interleukin-1beta (IL-1beta). Furthermore, carrageenan induced lung apoptosis (Bax and Bcl-2 expression) as well as nitrotyrosine formation, NF-kB activation, and pJNK expression, as determined by immunohistochemical analysis of lung tissues and the degree of lung inflammation and tissue injury (histological score). Administration of PD98059, an inhibitor of MAPK3/MAPK1 (10 mg/kg) 1 h after carrageenan caused a reduction in all the parameters of inflammation measured. Thus, based on these findings we propose that inhibitors of the MAPK3/MAPK1 signaling pathways, such as PD98059, may be useful in the treatment of various inflammatory diseases.
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- R Di Paola
- IRCCS Centro Neurolesi Bonino-Pulejo, Messina, Italy
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Extracellular signal-regulated kinase (ERK) is a versatile protein kinase that regulates many cellular functions. Growing evidence suggests that ERK1/2 plays a crucial role in promoting cell death in a variety of neuronal systems, including neurodegenerative diseases. It is believed that the magnitude and the duration of ERK1/2 activity determine its cellular function. In this review, we summarize recent evidence for a role of ERK1/2 in neuronal death. Furthermore, we discuss the mechanisms involved in ERK1/2 mediating neuronal death.
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- Srinivasa Subramaniam
- Solomon H Snyder Department of Neuroscience, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD 21205, USA.
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Inhibitory effects of ketamine on lipopolysaccharide-induced microglial activation. Mediators Inflamm 2009; 2009:705379. [PMID: 19343193 PMCID: PMC2662525 DOI: 10.1155/2009/705379] [Citation(s) in RCA: 69] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/05/2008] [Accepted: 01/24/2009] [Indexed: 01/31/2023] Open
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Microglia activated in response to brain injury release neurotoxic factors including nitric oxide (NO) and proinflammatory cytokines such as tumor necrosis factor-α
(TNF-α) and interleukin-1β (IL-1β). Ketamine, an anesthetic induction agent, is generally reserved for use in patients with severe hypotension or respiratory depression. In this study, we found that ketamine (100 and 250 μM) concentration-dependently inhibited lipopolysaccharide (LPS)-induced NO and IL-1β release in primary cultured microglia. However, ketamine (100 and 250 μM) did not significantly inhibit the LPS-induced TNF-α production in microglia, except at the higher concentration (500 μM). Further study of the molecular mechanisms revealed that ketamine markedly inhibited extracellular signal-regulated kinase (ERK1/2) phosphorylation but not c-Jun N-terminal kinase or p38 mitogen-activated protein kinase stimulated by LPS in microglia. These results suggest that microglial inactivation by ketamine is at least partially due to inhibition of ERK1/2 phosphorylation.
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Alici HA, Ekinci D, Beydemir Ş. Intravenous anesthetics inhibit human paraoxonase-1 (PON1) activity in vitro and in vivo. Clin Biochem 2008; 41:1384-90. [DOI: 10.1016/j.clinbiochem.2008.06.017] [Citation(s) in RCA: 48] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/28/2008] [Revised: 06/17/2008] [Accepted: 06/17/2008] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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