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Gao Y, Slomnicki LP, Kilanczyk E, Forston MD, Pietrzak M, Rouchka EC, Howard RM, Whittemore SR, Hetman M. Reduced Expression of Oligodendrocyte Linage-Enriched Transcripts During the Endoplasmic Reticulum Stress/Integrated Stress Response. ASN Neuro 2024; 16:2371162. [PMID: 39024571 DOI: 10.1080/17590914.2024.2371162] [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: 11/11/2023] [Accepted: 04/12/2024] [Indexed: 07/20/2024] Open
Abstract
Endoplasmic reticulum (ER) stress in oligodendrocyte (OL) linage cells contributes to several CNS pathologies including traumatic spinal cord injury (SCI) and multiple sclerosis. Therefore, primary rat OL precursor cell (OPC) transcriptomes were analyzed using RNASeq after treatments with two ER stress-inducing drugs, thapsigargin (TG) or tunicamycin (TM). Gene ontology term (GO) enrichment showed that both drugs upregulated mRNAs associated with the general stress response. The GOs related to ER stress were only enriched for TM-upregulated mRNAs, suggesting greater ER stress selectivity of TM. Both TG and TM downregulated cell cycle/cell proliferation-associated transcripts, indicating the anti-proliferative effects of ER stress. Interestingly, many OL lineage-enriched mRNAs were downregulated, including those for transcription factors that drive OL identity such as Olig2. Moreover, ER stress-associated decreases of OL-specific gene expression were found in mature OLs from mouse models of white matter pathologies including contusive SCI, toxin-induced demyelination, and Alzheimer's disease-like neurodegeneration. Taken together, the disrupted transcriptomic fingerprint of OL lineage cells may facilitate myelin degeneration and/or dysfunction when pathological ER stress persists in OL lineage cells.
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- Yonglin Gao
- Kentucky Spinal Cord Injury Research Center, University of Louisville School of Medicine, Louisville, Kentucky, USA
- Departments of Neurological Surgery, University of Louisville School of Medicine, Louisville, Kentucky, USA
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- Kentucky Spinal Cord Injury Research Center, University of Louisville School of Medicine, Louisville, Kentucky, USA
- Departments of Neurological Surgery, University of Louisville School of Medicine, Louisville, Kentucky, USA
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- Kentucky Spinal Cord Injury Research Center, University of Louisville School of Medicine, Louisville, Kentucky, USA
- Departments of Neurological Surgery, University of Louisville School of Medicine, Louisville, Kentucky, USA
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- Kentucky Spinal Cord Injury Research Center, University of Louisville School of Medicine, Louisville, Kentucky, USA
- Departments of Neurological Surgery, University of Louisville School of Medicine, Louisville, Kentucky, USA
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- Department of Biomedical Informatics, The Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio, USA
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- Kentucky Biomedical Research Infrastructure Network Bioinformatics Core, University of Louisville, Louisville, Kentucky, USA
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- Kentucky Spinal Cord Injury Research Center, University of Louisville School of Medicine, Louisville, Kentucky, USA
- Departments of Neurological Surgery, University of Louisville School of Medicine, Louisville, Kentucky, USA
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- Kentucky Spinal Cord Injury Research Center, University of Louisville School of Medicine, Louisville, Kentucky, USA
- Departments of Neurological Surgery, University of Louisville School of Medicine, Louisville, Kentucky, USA
- Anatomical Sciences & Neurobiology, University of Louisville School of Medicine, Louisville, Kentucky, USA
- Pharmacology & Toxicology, University of Louisville School of Medicine, Louisville, Kentucky, USA
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- Kentucky Spinal Cord Injury Research Center, University of Louisville School of Medicine, Louisville, Kentucky, USA
- Departments of Neurological Surgery, University of Louisville School of Medicine, Louisville, Kentucky, USA
- Anatomical Sciences & Neurobiology, University of Louisville School of Medicine, Louisville, Kentucky, USA
- Pharmacology & Toxicology, University of Louisville School of Medicine, Louisville, Kentucky, USA
- Biochemistry and Molecular Genetics, University of Louisville School of Medicine, Louisville, Kentucky, USA
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Saraswat Ohri S, Forston MD, Myers SA, Brown BL, Andres KR, Howard RM, Gao Y, Liu Y, Cavener DR, Hetman M, Whittemore SR. Oligodendrocyte-selective deletion of the eIF2α kinase Perk/Eif2ak3 limits functional recovery after spinal cord injury. Glia 2024; 72:1259-1272. [PMID: 38587137 DOI: 10.1002/glia.24525] [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: 02/01/2023] [Revised: 02/13/2024] [Accepted: 03/04/2024] [Indexed: 04/09/2024]
Abstract
After spinal cord injury (SCI), re-establishing cellular homeostasis is critical to optimize functional recovery. Central to that response is PERK signaling, which ultimately initiates a pro-apoptotic response if cellular homeostasis cannot be restored. Oligodendrocyte (OL) loss and white matter damage drive functional consequences and determine recovery potential after thoracic contusive SCI. We examined acute (<48 h post-SCI) and chronic (6 weeks post-SCI) effects of conditionally deleting Perk from OLs prior to SCI. While Perk transcript is expressed in many types of cells in the adult spinal cord, its levels are disproportionately high in OL lineage cells. Deletion of OL-Perk prior to SCI resulted in: (1) enhanced acute phosphorylation of eIF2α, a major PERK substrate and the critical mediator of the integrated stress response (ISR), (2) enhanced acute expression of the downstream ISR genes Atf4, Ddit3/Chop, and Tnfrsf10b/Dr5, (3) reduced acute OL lineage-specific Olig2 mRNA, but not neuronal or astrocytic mRNAs, (4) chronically decreased OL content in the spared white matter at the injury epicenter, (5) impaired hindlimb locomotor recovery, and (6) reduced chronic epicenter white matter sparing. Cultured primary OL precursor cells with reduced PERK expression and activated ER stress response showed: (1) unaffected phosphorylation of eIF2α, (2) enhanced ISR gene induction, and (3) increased cytotoxicity. Therefore, OL-Perk deficiency exacerbates ISR signaling and potentiates white matter damage after SCI. The latter effect is likely mediated by increased loss of Perk-/- OLs.
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- Sujata Saraswat Ohri
- Kentucky Spinal Cord Injury Research Center, Louisville, Kentucky, USA
- Department of Neurological Surgery, University of Louisville School of Medicine, Louisville, Kentucky, USA
- Department of Interdisciplinary Program in Translational Neuroscience, University of Louisville School of Medicine, Louisville, Kentucky, USA
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- Kentucky Spinal Cord Injury Research Center, Louisville, Kentucky, USA
- Department of Anatomical Sciences & Neurobiology, University of Louisville School of Medicine, Louisville, Kentucky, USA
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- Kentucky Spinal Cord Injury Research Center, Louisville, Kentucky, USA
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- Kentucky Spinal Cord Injury Research Center, Louisville, Kentucky, USA
- Department of Interdisciplinary Program in Translational Neuroscience, University of Louisville School of Medicine, Louisville, Kentucky, USA
- Department of Anatomical Sciences & Neurobiology, University of Louisville School of Medicine, Louisville, Kentucky, USA
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- Kentucky Spinal Cord Injury Research Center, Louisville, Kentucky, USA
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- Kentucky Spinal Cord Injury Research Center, Louisville, Kentucky, USA
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- Kentucky Spinal Cord Injury Research Center, Louisville, Kentucky, USA
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- Kentucky Spinal Cord Injury Research Center, Louisville, Kentucky, USA
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- Department of Biology, Penn State University, University Park, Pennsylvania, USA
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- Kentucky Spinal Cord Injury Research Center, Louisville, Kentucky, USA
- Department of Neurological Surgery, University of Louisville School of Medicine, Louisville, Kentucky, USA
- Department of Interdisciplinary Program in Translational Neuroscience, University of Louisville School of Medicine, Louisville, Kentucky, USA
- Department of Anatomical Sciences & Neurobiology, University of Louisville School of Medicine, Louisville, Kentucky, USA
- Department of Pharmacology & Toxicology, University of Louisville School of Medicine, Louisville, Kentucky, USA
- M.D./Ph.D. Program, University of Louisville School of Medicine, Louisville, Kentucky, USA
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- Kentucky Spinal Cord Injury Research Center, Louisville, Kentucky, USA
- Department of Neurological Surgery, University of Louisville School of Medicine, Louisville, Kentucky, USA
- Department of Interdisciplinary Program in Translational Neuroscience, University of Louisville School of Medicine, Louisville, Kentucky, USA
- Department of Anatomical Sciences & Neurobiology, University of Louisville School of Medicine, Louisville, Kentucky, USA
- Department of Pharmacology & Toxicology, University of Louisville School of Medicine, Louisville, Kentucky, USA
- M.D./Ph.D. Program, University of Louisville School of Medicine, Louisville, Kentucky, USA
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Ishijima T, Nakajima K. Restoration of injured motoneurons reduces microglial proliferation in the adult rat facial nucleus. J Neuropathol Exp Neurol 2024; 83:168-180. [PMID: 38263471 DOI: 10.1093/jnen/nlad116] [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] [Indexed: 01/25/2024] Open
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In the axotomized facial nucleus (axotFN), the levels of choline acetyltransferase, vesicular acetylcholine transporter, and gamma amino butyric acid A receptor α1 are decreased, after which the microglia begin to proliferate around injured motoneuron cell bodies. We conjectured that an injury signal released from the injured motoneurons triggers the microglial proliferation in the axotFN. However, it is unclear whether the level of microglial proliferation is dependent on the degree of motoneuronal insult. In this study, we investigated the relationship between the extents of motoneuronal injury and microglial proliferation in a rat axotFN model. Administration of glial cell line-derived neurotrophic factor, N-acetyl L-cysteine, or salubrinal at the transection site ameliorated the increase in c-Jun and the reductions in levels of phosphorylated cAMP response element binding protein (p-CREB) and functional molecules in the injured motoneurons. Concurrently, the levels of the microglial marker ionized calcium-binding adapter molecule 1 and of macrophage colony-stimulating factor (cFms), proliferating cell nuclear antigen, and p-p38/p38 were significantly downregulated in microglia. These results demonstrate that the recovery of motoneuron function resulted in the reduction in microglial proliferation. We conclude that the degree of neuronal injury regulates the levels of microglial proliferation in the axotFN.
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- Takashi Ishijima
- Graduate School of Science and Engineering, Soka University, Tokyo, Japan
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- Graduate School of Science and Engineering, Soka University, Tokyo, Japan
- Glycan & Life Systems Integration Center, Soka University, Tokyo, Japan
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Nomura S, Katoh H, Yanagisawa S, Noguchi T, Okada K, Watanabe M. Administration of the GLP-1 receptor agonist exenatide in rats improves functional recovery after spinal cord injury by reducing endoplasmic reticulum stress. IBRO Neurosci Rep 2023; 15:225-234. [PMID: 37822517 PMCID: PMC10562917 DOI: 10.1016/j.ibneur.2023.09.003] [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: 05/06/2023] [Accepted: 09/06/2023] [Indexed: 10/13/2023] Open
Abstract
After spinal cord injury (SCI), endoplasmic reticulum (ER) stress has been reported to be an integral part of the secondary injury process that causes apoptosis of glial cells, leading to remyelination failure. This report focuses on exenatide, a glucagon-like peptide-1 (GLP-1) receptor agonist widely used to treat diabetes, as a potential agent to improve functional outcome after SCI by improving the ER stress response. Exenatide administered subcutaneously immediately after injury and 7 days later in a rat model of moderate contusive SCI revealed significant improvement in hindlimb function without any hypoglycemia. Changes in the expression of glucose regulatory protein 78 (GRP78), an endoplasmic reticulum chaperone that protects against ER stress, and C/EBP homologous transcription factor protein (CHOP), a pro-apoptotic transcription factor in the apoptosis pathway were examined as indices of ER stress. We found that administration of exenatide after SCI suppressed CHOP while increasing GRP78 in the injured spinal cord, leading to a significant decrease in tissue damage and a significant increase in oligodendrocyte progenitor cell survival. This study suggests that administration of exenatide after SCI decreases ER stress and improves functional recovery without any apparent side-effects.
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- Satoshi Nomura
- Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Surgical Science, Tokai University School of Medicine, 143 Shimokasuya, Isehara, Kanagawa 259-1193, Japan
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- Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Surgical Science, Tokai University School of Medicine, 143 Shimokasuya, Isehara, Kanagawa 259-1193, Japan
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- Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Surgical Science, Tokai University School of Medicine, 143 Shimokasuya, Isehara, Kanagawa 259-1193, Japan
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- Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Surgical Science, Tokai University School of Medicine, 143 Shimokasuya, Isehara, Kanagawa 259-1193, Japan
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- Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Surgical Science, Tokai University School of Medicine, 143 Shimokasuya, Isehara, Kanagawa 259-1193, Japan
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- Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Surgical Science, Tokai University School of Medicine, 143 Shimokasuya, Isehara, Kanagawa 259-1193, Japan
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Melnikova A, Ishii H, Tamatani T, Hattori T, Takarada-Iemata M, Hori O. Neuroprotective role of calreticulin after spinal cord injury in mice. Neurosci Res 2023; 195:29-36. [PMID: 37295503 DOI: 10.1016/j.neures.2023.05.005] [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: 02/21/2023] [Revised: 05/09/2023] [Accepted: 05/31/2023] [Indexed: 06/12/2023]
Abstract
Accumulating evidence suggests that endoplasmic reticulum (ER) stress and unfolded protein response (UPR) are involved in the pathology of spinal cord injury (SCI). To determine the role of the UPR-target molecule in the pathophysiology of SCI, we analyzed the expression and the possible function of calreticulin (CRT), a molecular chaperone in the ER with high Ca2+ binding capacity, in a mouse SCI model. Spinal cord contusion was induced in T9 by using the Infinite Horizon impactor. Quantitative real-time polymerase chain reaction confirmed increase of Calr mRNA after SCI. Immunohistochemistry revealed that CRT expression was observed mainly in neurons in the control (sham operated) condition, while it was strongly observed in microglia/macrophages after SCI. Comparative analysis between wild-type (WT) and Calr+/- mice revealed that the recovery of hindlimb locomotion was reduced in Calr+/- mice, based on the evaluation using the Basso Mouse Scale and inclined-plane test. Immunohistochemistry also revealed more accumulation of immune cells in Calr+/- mice than in WT mice, at the epicenter 3 days and at the caudal region 7 days after SCI. Consistently, the number of damaged neuron was higher in Calr+/- mice at the caudal region 7 days after SCI. These results suggest a regulatory role of CRT in the neuroinflammation and neurodegeneration after SCI.
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- Anastasiia Melnikova
- Department of Neuroanatomy, Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Kanazawa University, Kanazawa, Japan; Institute of Fundamental Medicine and Biology, Kazan Federal University, Kazan, Russia
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- Department of Neuroanatomy, Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Kanazawa University, Kanazawa, Japan
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- Department of Neuroanatomy, Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Kanazawa University, Kanazawa, Japan
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- Department of Neuroanatomy, Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Kanazawa University, Kanazawa, Japan
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- Department of Neuroanatomy, Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Kanazawa University, Kanazawa, Japan
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- Department of Neuroanatomy, Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Kanazawa University, Kanazawa, Japan.
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Libberecht K, Vangansewinkel T, Van Den Bosch L, Lambrichts I, Wolfs E. Proteostasis plays an important role in demyelinating Charcot Marie Tooth disease. Biochem Pharmacol 2023; 216:115760. [PMID: 37604292 DOI: 10.1016/j.bcp.2023.115760] [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: 06/01/2023] [Revised: 08/17/2023] [Accepted: 08/18/2023] [Indexed: 08/23/2023]
Abstract
Type 1 Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease (CMT1) is the most common demyelinating peripheral neuropathy. Patients suffer from progressive muscle weakness and sensory problems. The underlying disease mechanisms of CMT1 are still unclear and no therapy is currently available, hence patients completely rely on supportive care. Balancing protein levels is a complex multistep process fundamental to maintain cells in their healthy state and a disrupted proteostasis is a hallmark of several neurodegenerative diseases. When protein misfolding occurs, protein quality control systems are activated such as chaperones, the lysosomal-autophagy system and proteasomal degradation to ensure proper degradation. However, in pathological circumstances, these mechanisms are overloaded and thereby become inefficient to clear the load of misfolded proteins. Recent evidence strongly indicates that a disbalance in proteostasis plays an important role in several forms of CMT1. In this review, we present an overview of the protein quality control systems, their role in CMT1, and potential treatment strategies to restore proteostasis.
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- Karen Libberecht
- UHasselt, Biomedical Research Institute (BIOMED), Lab for Functional Imaging & Research on Stem Cells (FIERCELab), Diepenbeek, Belgium; VIB, Center for Brain & Disease Research, Laboratory of Neurobiology, Leuven, Belgium.
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- UHasselt, Biomedical Research Institute (BIOMED), Lab for Functional Imaging & Research on Stem Cells (FIERCELab), Diepenbeek, Belgium; VIB, Center for Brain & Disease Research, Laboratory of Neurobiology, Leuven, Belgium; UHasselt, Biomedical Research Institute (BIOMED), Lab for Histology and Regeneration (HISTOREGEN Lab), Diepenbeek, Belgium
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- KU Leuven, Department of Neurosciences, Experimental Neurology, and Leuven Brain Institute (LBI), Leuven, Belgium; VIB, Center for Brain & Disease Research, Laboratory of Neurobiology, Leuven, Belgium
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- UHasselt, Biomedical Research Institute (BIOMED), Lab for Histology and Regeneration (HISTOREGEN Lab), Diepenbeek, Belgium
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- UHasselt, Biomedical Research Institute (BIOMED), Lab for Functional Imaging & Research on Stem Cells (FIERCELab), Diepenbeek, Belgium.
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Kim HW, Yong H, Shea GKH. Blood-spinal cord barrier disruption in degenerative cervical myelopathy. Fluids Barriers CNS 2023; 20:68. [PMID: 37743487 PMCID: PMC10519090 DOI: 10.1186/s12987-023-00463-y] [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: 07/07/2023] [Accepted: 08/12/2023] [Indexed: 09/26/2023] Open
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Degenerative cervical myelopathy (DCM) is the most prevalent cause of spinal cord dysfunction in the aging population. Significant neurological deficits may result from a delayed diagnosis as well as inadequate neurological recovery following surgical decompression. Here, we review the pathophysiology of DCM with an emphasis on how blood-spinal cord barrier (BSCB) disruption is a critical yet neglected pathological feature affecting prognosis. In patients suffering from DCM, compromise of the BSCB is evidenced by elevated cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) to serum protein ratios and abnormal contrast-enhancement upon magnetic resonance imaging (MRI). In animal model correlates, there is histological evidence of increased extravasation of tissue dyes and serum contents, and pathological changes to the neurovascular unit. BSCB dysfunction is the likely culprit for ischemia-reperfusion injury following surgical decompression, which can result in devastating neurological sequelae. As there are currently no therapeutic approaches specifically targeting BSCB reconstitution, we conclude the review by discussing potential interventions harnessed for this purpose.
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- Hyun Woo Kim
- Department of Orthopaedics and Traumatology, LKS Faulty of Medicine, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China
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- Department of Orthopaedics and Traumatology, LKS Faulty of Medicine, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China
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- Department of Orthopaedics and Traumatology, LKS Faulty of Medicine, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China.
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Gao Y, Wei GZ, Forston MD, Rood B, Hodges ER, Burke D, Andres K, Morehouse J, Armstrong C, Glover C, Slomnicki LP, Ding J, Chariker JH, Rouchka EC, Saraswat Ohri S, Whittemore SR, Hetman M. Opposite modulation of functional recovery following contusive spinal cord injury in mice with oligodendrocyte-selective deletions of Atf4 and Chop/Ddit3. Sci Rep 2023; 13:9193. [PMID: 37280306 PMCID: PMC10244317 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-023-36258-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/19/2022] [Accepted: 05/31/2023] [Indexed: 06/08/2023] Open
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The integrated stress response (ISR)-activated transcription factors ATF4 and CHOP/DDIT3 may regulate oligodendrocyte (OL) survival, tissue damage and functional impairment/recovery in white matter pathologies, including traumatic spinal cord injury (SCI). Accordingly, in OLs of OL-specific RiboTag mice, Atf4, Chop/Ddit3 and their downstream target gene transcripts were acutely upregulated at 2, but not 10, days post-contusive T9 SCI coinciding with maximal loss of spinal cord tissue. Unexpectedly, another, OL-specific upregulation of Atf4/Chop followed at 42 days post-injury. However, wild type versus OL-specific Atf4-/- or Chop-/- mice showed similar white matter sparing and OL loss at the injury epicenter, as well as unaffected hindlimb function recovery as determined by the Basso mouse scale. In contrast, the horizontal ladder test revealed persistent worsening or improvement of fine locomotor control in OL-Atf4-/- or OL-Chop-/- mice, respectively. Moreover, chronically, OL-Atf-/- mice showed decreased walking speed during plantar stepping despite greater compensatory forelimb usage. Therefore, ATF4 supports, while CHOP antagonizes, fine locomotor control during post-SCI recovery. No correlation between those effects and white matter sparing together with chronic activation of the OL ISR suggest that in OLs, ATF4 and CHOP regulate function of spinal cord circuitries that mediate fine locomotor control during post-SCI recovery.
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- Yonglin Gao
- Kentucky Spinal Cord Injury Research Center, University of Louisville School of Medicine, 511 S. Floyd St., MDR616, Louisville, KY, 40202, USA
- Department of Neurological Surgery, University of Louisville School of Medicine, Louisville, KY, 40292, USA
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- Kentucky Spinal Cord Injury Research Center, University of Louisville School of Medicine, 511 S. Floyd St., MDR616, Louisville, KY, 40202, USA
- Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology, University of Louisville School of Medicine, Louisville, KY, 40292, USA
- MD/PhD Program, University of Louisville School of Medicine, Louisville, KY, 40292, USA
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- Kentucky Spinal Cord Injury Research Center, University of Louisville School of Medicine, 511 S. Floyd St., MDR616, Louisville, KY, 40202, USA
- Department of Anatomical Sciences and Neurobiology, University of Louisville School of Medicine, Louisville, KY, 40292, USA
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- Kentucky Spinal Cord Injury Research Center, University of Louisville School of Medicine, 511 S. Floyd St., MDR616, Louisville, KY, 40202, USA
- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Genetics, University of Louisville School of Medicine, Louisville, KY, 40292, USA
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- Kentucky Spinal Cord Injury Research Center, University of Louisville School of Medicine, 511 S. Floyd St., MDR616, Louisville, KY, 40202, USA
- Department of Neurological Surgery, University of Louisville School of Medicine, Louisville, KY, 40292, USA
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- Kentucky Spinal Cord Injury Research Center, University of Louisville School of Medicine, 511 S. Floyd St., MDR616, Louisville, KY, 40202, USA
- Department of Neurological Surgery, University of Louisville School of Medicine, Louisville, KY, 40292, USA
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- Kentucky Spinal Cord Injury Research Center, University of Louisville School of Medicine, 511 S. Floyd St., MDR616, Louisville, KY, 40202, USA
- Department of Neurological Surgery, University of Louisville School of Medicine, Louisville, KY, 40292, USA
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- Kentucky Spinal Cord Injury Research Center, University of Louisville School of Medicine, 511 S. Floyd St., MDR616, Louisville, KY, 40202, USA
- Department of Neurological Surgery, University of Louisville School of Medicine, Louisville, KY, 40292, USA
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- Kentucky Spinal Cord Injury Research Center, University of Louisville School of Medicine, 511 S. Floyd St., MDR616, Louisville, KY, 40202, USA
- Department of Neurological Surgery, University of Louisville School of Medicine, Louisville, KY, 40292, USA
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- Kentucky Spinal Cord Injury Research Center, University of Louisville School of Medicine, 511 S. Floyd St., MDR616, Louisville, KY, 40202, USA
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- Kentucky Spinal Cord Injury Research Center, University of Louisville School of Medicine, 511 S. Floyd St., MDR616, Louisville, KY, 40202, USA
- Department of Neurological Surgery, University of Louisville School of Medicine, Louisville, KY, 40292, USA
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- Kentucky Spinal Cord Injury Research Center, University of Louisville School of Medicine, 511 S. Floyd St., MDR616, Louisville, KY, 40202, USA
- Department of Oral Immunology and Infectious Diseases, University of Louisville School of Dentistry, Louisville, KY, 40292, USA
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- Kentucky Biomedical Research Infrastructure Network Bioinformatics Core, University of Louisville, Louisville, KY, 40292, USA
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- Kentucky Biomedical Research Infrastructure Network Bioinformatics Core, University of Louisville, Louisville, KY, 40292, USA
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- Kentucky Spinal Cord Injury Research Center, University of Louisville School of Medicine, 511 S. Floyd St., MDR616, Louisville, KY, 40202, USA
- Department of Neurological Surgery, University of Louisville School of Medicine, Louisville, KY, 40292, USA
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- Kentucky Spinal Cord Injury Research Center, University of Louisville School of Medicine, 511 S. Floyd St., MDR616, Louisville, KY, 40202, USA
- Department of Neurological Surgery, University of Louisville School of Medicine, Louisville, KY, 40292, USA
- Department of Anatomical Sciences and Neurobiology, University of Louisville School of Medicine, Louisville, KY, 40292, USA
- Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology, University of Louisville School of Medicine, Louisville, KY, 40292, USA
- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Genetics, University of Louisville School of Medicine, Louisville, KY, 40292, USA
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- Kentucky Spinal Cord Injury Research Center, University of Louisville School of Medicine, 511 S. Floyd St., MDR616, Louisville, KY, 40202, USA.
- Department of Neurological Surgery, University of Louisville School of Medicine, Louisville, KY, 40292, USA.
- Department of Anatomical Sciences and Neurobiology, University of Louisville School of Medicine, Louisville, KY, 40292, USA.
- Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology, University of Louisville School of Medicine, Louisville, KY, 40292, USA.
- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Genetics, University of Louisville School of Medicine, Louisville, KY, 40292, USA.
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Burke DA, Morehouse JR, Saraswat Ohri S, Magnuson DS. Unintentional Effects from Housing Enhancement Resulting in Functional Improvement in Spinal Cord-Injured Mice. Neurotrauma Rep 2023; 4:71-81. [PMID: 36726872 PMCID: PMC9886192 DOI: 10.1089/neur.2022.0059] [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] [Indexed: 01/28/2023] Open
Abstract
It is well established that both positive and negative housing conditions of laboratory animals can affect behavioral, biochemical, and physiological responses. Housing enhancements have been shown to have beneficial effects on locomotor outcomes in rodents with spinal cord injury (SCI). Subsequent to an unplanned housing enhancement of the addition of a balcony to home cages by animal care personnel at a research facility, a retrospective analysis of multiple SCI studies was performed to determine whether outcomes differed before (four studies, N = 28) and after (four studies, N = 23) the addition of the balcony. Locomotor and morphological differences were compared after a mild-moderate T9 spinal cord contusion injury in wild-type mice. Post-injury assessments of locomotor function for 6 weeks included Basso Mouse Scale (BMS) and treadmill kinematic assessments (week 6). Balcony-housed mice showed greater improvements not only in basic locomotor functions (weight-supported stepping, balance) compared to those in standard housing, but also surpassed mice in standard housing without the balcony in higher-order locomotor recovery outcomes, including BMS late-stage recovery measures (paw, tail, and trunk indices). Additionally, balcony-housed mice had overall higher BMS scores, consistently attained more BMS subscores, and had better treadmill track width and stride length compared to those with no balcony. The housing enhancement of a balcony led to unforeseen consequences and unexpected higher recovery outcomes compared to mice in standard housing. This retrospective study highlights the importance of housing conditions in the key outcomes of locomotor recovery after incomplete contusive SCIs in mice.
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- Darlene A. Burke
- Department of Neurological Surgery, University of Louisville School of Medicine, Health Sciences Campus, Louisville, Kentucky, USA.,Kentucky Spinal Cord Injury Research Center, University of Louisville School of Medicine, Health Sciences Campus, Louisville, Kentucky, USA.,Address correspondence to: Darlene A. Burke, MS, Kentucky Spinal Cord Injury Research Center, University of Louisville School of Medicine, Health Sciences Campus, Louisville, KY 40292, USA.
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- Department of Neurological Surgery, University of Louisville School of Medicine, Health Sciences Campus, Louisville, Kentucky, USA.,Kentucky Spinal Cord Injury Research Center, University of Louisville School of Medicine, Health Sciences Campus, Louisville, Kentucky, USA
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- Department of Neurological Surgery, University of Louisville School of Medicine, Health Sciences Campus, Louisville, Kentucky, USA.,Kentucky Spinal Cord Injury Research Center, University of Louisville School of Medicine, Health Sciences Campus, Louisville, Kentucky, USA
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- Department of Neurological Surgery, University of Louisville School of Medicine, Health Sciences Campus, Louisville, Kentucky, USA.,Kentucky Spinal Cord Injury Research Center, University of Louisville School of Medicine, Health Sciences Campus, Louisville, Kentucky, USA
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The Proteostasis Network: A Global Therapeutic Target for Neuroprotection after Spinal Cord Injury. Cells 2022; 11:cells11213339. [PMID: 36359735 PMCID: PMC9658791 DOI: 10.3390/cells11213339] [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: 09/16/2022] [Revised: 10/14/2022] [Accepted: 10/20/2022] [Indexed: 01/18/2023] Open
Abstract
Proteostasis (protein homeostasis) is critical for cellular as well as organismal survival. It is strictly regulated by multiple conserved pathways including the ubiquitin-proteasome system, autophagy, the heat shock response, the integrated stress response, and the unfolded protein response. These overlapping proteostasis maintenance modules respond to various forms of cellular stress as well as organismal injury. While proteostasis restoration and ultimately organism survival is the main evolutionary driver of such a regulation, unresolved disruption of proteostasis may engage pro-apoptotic mediators of those pathways to eliminate defective cells. In this review, we discuss proteostasis contributions to the pathogenesis of traumatic spinal cord injury (SCI). Most published reports focused on the role of proteostasis networks in acute/sub-acute tissue damage post-SCI. Those reports reveal a complex picture with cell type- and/or proteostasis mediator-specific effects on loss of neurons and/or glia that often translate into the corresponding modulation of functional recovery. Effects of proteostasis networks on such phenomena as neuro-repair, post-injury plasticity, as well as systemic manifestations of SCI including dysregulation of the immune system, metabolism or cardiovascular function are currently understudied. However, as potential interventions that target the proteostasis networks are expected to impact many cell types across multiple organ systems that are compromised after SCI, such therapies could produce beneficial effects across the wide spectrum of highly variable human SCI.
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Kukharsky MS, Everett MW, Lytkina OA, Raspopova MA, Kovrazhkina EA, Ovchinnikov RK, Antohin AI, Moskovtsev AA. Protein Homeostasis Dysregulation in Pathogenesis of Neurodegenerative Diseases. Mol Biol 2022. [DOI: 10.1134/s0026893322060115] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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Luo J, Xie M, Peng C, Ma Y, Wang K, Lin G, Yang H, Chen T, Liu Q, Zhang G, Lin H, Ji Z. Protein disulfide isomerase A6 promotes the repair of injured nerve through interactions with spastin. Front Mol Neurosci 2022; 15:950586. [PMID: 36090256 PMCID: PMC9449696 DOI: 10.3389/fnmol.2022.950586] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/23/2022] [Accepted: 07/18/2022] [Indexed: 11/30/2022] Open
Abstract
The maintenance of appropriate endoplasmic reticulum (ER) homeostasis is critical to effective spinal cord injury (SCI) repair. In previous reports, protein disulfide isomerase A6 (PDIA6) demonstrated to serve as a reversible functional modulator of ER stress responses, while spastin can coordinate ER organization through the modulation of the dynamic microtubule network surrounding this organelle. While both PDIA6 and spastin are thus important regulators of the ER, whether they interact with one another for SCI repair still needs to be determined. Here a proteomics analysis identified PDIA6 as being related to SCI repair, and protein interaction mass spectrometry further confirmed the ability of PDIA6 and spastin to interact with one another. Pull-down and co-immunoprecipitation assays were further performed to validate and characterize the interactions between these two proteins. The RNAi-based knockdown of PDIA6 in COS-7 cells inhibited the activity of spastin-dependent microtubule severing. PDIA6 was also found to promote injured neuron repair, while spastin knockdown reversed this reparative activity. Together, these results thus confirm that PDIA6 and spastin function together as critical mediators of nerve repair, highlighting their potential value as validated targets for efforts to promote SCI repair.
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- Jianxian Luo
- Department of Orthopedics, The First Affiliated Hospital, Jinan University, Guangzhou, China
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- Department of Orthopedics, The First Affiliated Hospital, Jinan University, Guangzhou, China
- Department of Orthopedics, Zhuhai Hospital Affiliated with Jinan University (Zhuhai People’s Hospital), Zhuhai, China
- Orthopedics Department I, Zhuhai Hospital of Integrated Traditional Chinese and Western Medicine, Zhuhai, China
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- Department of Orthopedics, The First Affiliated Hospital, Jinan University, Guangzhou, China
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- Department of Orthopedics, The First Affiliated Hospital, Jinan University, Guangzhou, China
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- Department of Orthopedics, The First Affiliated Hospital, Jinan University, Guangzhou, China
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- Department of Orthopedics, The First Affiliated Hospital, Jinan University, Guangzhou, China
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- Department of Orthopedics, The First Affiliated Hospital, Jinan University, Guangzhou, China
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- Department of Orthopedics, The First Affiliated Hospital, Jinan University, Guangzhou, China
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- Department of Orthopedics, The First Affiliated Hospital, Jinan University, Guangzhou, China
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- Department of Orthopedics, The First Affiliated Hospital, Jinan University, Guangzhou, China
- *Correspondence: Guowei Zhang,
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- Department of Orthopedics, The First Affiliated Hospital, Jinan University, Guangzhou, China
- Hongsheng Lin,
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- Department of Orthopedics, The First Affiliated Hospital, Jinan University, Guangzhou, China
- Zhisheng Ji,
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Restoration of ER proteostasis attenuates remote apoptotic cell death after spinal cord injury by reducing autophagosome overload. Cell Death Dis 2022; 13:381. [PMID: 35444186 PMCID: PMC9021197 DOI: 10.1038/s41419-022-04830-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/10/2021] [Revised: 03/30/2022] [Accepted: 04/04/2022] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
Abstract
The pathogenic mechanisms that underlie the progression of remote degeneration after spinal cord injury (SCI) are not fully understood. In this study, we examined the relationship between endoplasmic reticulum (ER) stress and macroautophagy, hereafter autophagy, and its contribution to the secondary damage and outcomes that are associated with remote degeneration after SCI. Using a rat model of spinal cord hemisection at the cervical level, we measured ER stress and autophagy markers in the axotomized neurons of the red nucleus (RN). In SCI animals, mRNA and protein levels of markers of ER stress, such as GRP78, CHOP, and GADD34, increased 1 day after the injury, peaking on Day 5. Notably, in SCI animals, the increase of ER stress markers correlated with a blockade in autophagic flux, as evidenced by the increase in microtubule-associated protein 2 light chain 3 (LC3-II) and p62/SQSTM1 (p62) and the decline in LAMP1 and LAMP2 levels. After injury, treatment with guanabenz protected neurons from UPR failure and increased lysosomes biogenesis, unblocking autophagic flux. These effects correlated with greater activation of TFEB and improved neuronal survival and functional recovery—effects that persisted after suspension of the treatment. Collectively, our results demonstrate that in remote secondary damage, impairments in autophagic flux are intertwined with ER stress, an association that contributes to the apoptotic cell death and functional damage that are observed after SCI.
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Slomnicki LP, Wei G, Burke DA, Hodges ER, Myers SA, Yarberry CD, Morehouse JR, Whittemore SR, Saraswat Ohri S, Hetman M. Limited changes in locomotor recovery and unaffected white matter sparing after spinal cord contusion at different times of day. PLoS One 2021; 16:e0249981. [PMID: 34813603 PMCID: PMC8610253 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0249981] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/28/2021] [Accepted: 10/20/2021] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
Abstract
The circadian gene expression rhythmicity drives diurnal oscillations of physiological processes that may determine the injury response. While outcomes of various acute injuries are affected by the time of day at which the original insult occurred, such influences on recovery after spinal cord injury (SCI) are unknown. We report that mice receiving moderate, T9 contusive SCI at ZT0 (zeitgeber time 0, time of lights on) and ZT12 (time of lights off) showed similar hindlimb function recovery in the Basso mouse scale (BMS) over a 6 week post-injury period. In an independent study, no significant differences in BMS were observed after SCI at ZT18 vs. ZT6. However, the ladder walking test revealed modestly improved performance for ZT18 vs. ZT6 mice at week 6 after injury. Consistent with those minor effects on functional recovery, terminal histological analysis revealed no significant differences in white matter sparing at the injury epicenter. Likewise, blood-spinal cord barrier disruption and neuroinflammation appeared similar when analyzed at 1 week post injury at ZT6 or ZT18. Therefore, locomotor recovery after thoracic contusive SCI is not substantively modulated by the time of day at which the neurotrauma occurred.
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- Lukasz P. Slomnicki
- Kentucky Spinal Cord Injury Research Center, University of Louisville School of Medicine, Louisville, Kentucky, United States of America
- Department of Neurological Surgery, University of Louisville School of Medicine, Louisville, Kentucky, United States of America
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- Kentucky Spinal Cord Injury Research Center, University of Louisville School of Medicine, Louisville, Kentucky, United States of America
- Department of Neurological Surgery, University of Louisville School of Medicine, Louisville, Kentucky, United States of America
- Department of Pharmacology & Toxicology, University of Louisville School of Medicine, Louisville, Kentucky, United States of America
- University of Louisville School of Medicine, Louisville, Kentucky, United States of America
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- Kentucky Spinal Cord Injury Research Center, University of Louisville School of Medicine, Louisville, Kentucky, United States of America
- Department of Neurological Surgery, University of Louisville School of Medicine, Louisville, Kentucky, United States of America
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- Kentucky Spinal Cord Injury Research Center, University of Louisville School of Medicine, Louisville, Kentucky, United States of America
- Department of Neurological Surgery, University of Louisville School of Medicine, Louisville, Kentucky, United States of America
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- Kentucky Spinal Cord Injury Research Center, University of Louisville School of Medicine, Louisville, Kentucky, United States of America
- Department of Neurological Surgery, University of Louisville School of Medicine, Louisville, Kentucky, United States of America
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- Kentucky Spinal Cord Injury Research Center, University of Louisville School of Medicine, Louisville, Kentucky, United States of America
- Department of Neurological Surgery, University of Louisville School of Medicine, Louisville, Kentucky, United States of America
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- Kentucky Spinal Cord Injury Research Center, University of Louisville School of Medicine, Louisville, Kentucky, United States of America
- Department of Neurological Surgery, University of Louisville School of Medicine, Louisville, Kentucky, United States of America
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- Kentucky Spinal Cord Injury Research Center, University of Louisville School of Medicine, Louisville, Kentucky, United States of America
- Department of Neurological Surgery, University of Louisville School of Medicine, Louisville, Kentucky, United States of America
- Department of Pharmacology & Toxicology, University of Louisville School of Medicine, Louisville, Kentucky, United States of America
- Department of Anatomical Sciences & Neurobiology, University of Louisville School of Medicine, Louisville, Kentucky, United States of America
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- Kentucky Spinal Cord Injury Research Center, University of Louisville School of Medicine, Louisville, Kentucky, United States of America
- Department of Neurological Surgery, University of Louisville School of Medicine, Louisville, Kentucky, United States of America
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- Kentucky Spinal Cord Injury Research Center, University of Louisville School of Medicine, Louisville, Kentucky, United States of America
- Department of Neurological Surgery, University of Louisville School of Medicine, Louisville, Kentucky, United States of America
- Department of Pharmacology & Toxicology, University of Louisville School of Medicine, Louisville, Kentucky, United States of America
- Department of Anatomical Sciences & Neurobiology, University of Louisville School of Medicine, Louisville, Kentucky, United States of America
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Chang L, Liu X, Chen J, Liu H, Wang G, Wang G, Liao X, Shen X. Attenuation of Activated eIF2α Signaling by ISRIB Treatment After Spinal Cord Injury Improves Locomotor Function. J Mol Neurosci 2021; 72:585-597. [PMID: 34647267 PMCID: PMC8921087 DOI: 10.1007/s12031-021-01920-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/05/2021] [Accepted: 09/22/2021] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
Abstract
Following spinal cord injury (SCI), multiple signaling cascades are activated instantaneously in the injured segments of the spinal cord to create a complex and pathogenic microenvironment, making it difficult to treat SCI. Nevertheless, the significance of the integrated stress response (ISR) to the series of physiological and pathological changes that occur after SCI remains unclear. Through western blotting (WB), we determined that the autophosphorylation of stress receptors (GCN2, PERK, PKR, and HRI) was enhanced after SCI, leading to increased phosphorylation of eIF2α at Ser51. Strikingly, we found that eIF2α was highly phosphorylated at 1 day post injury (dpi) and that this hypophosphorylation was maintained thereafter in the spinal cord, especially in neurons, which suggests that intervening with eIF2α phosphorylation may be a treatment strategy for SCI. Therefore, we employed the small molecule ISRIB, which inhibits eIF2α phosphorylation when the ISR is activated at moderate or low levels but not when the ISR is highly activated. Daily intraperitoneal injection of ISRIB significantly inhibited ISR signaling after SCI, reduced the cytosolic localization of RNA-binding proteins, and decreased neuronal apoptosis. Histological and functional experiments further demonstrated that treatment with ISRIB after SCI effectively curbed morphological deterioration and promoted the recovery of locomotor function. In summary, the ISR plays an important role in SCI, and ISRIB is a promising drug for the treatment of SCI.
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- Lei Chang
- Department of Spine Surgery, Hunan Provincial People's Hospital, The First Affiliated Hospital of Hunan Normal University), No.61, West Jiefang Road, Changsha, 410005, China
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- Department of Spine Surgery, Hunan Provincial People's Hospital, The First Affiliated Hospital of Hunan Normal University), No.61, West Jiefang Road, Changsha, 410005, China
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- Department of Endocrinology, Hunan Provincial People's Hospital, The First Affiliated Hospital of Hunan Normal University), Changsha, China
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- Department of Spine Surgery, Hunan Provincial People's Hospital, The First Affiliated Hospital of Hunan Normal University), No.61, West Jiefang Road, Changsha, 410005, China
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- Department of Spine Surgery, Hunan Provincial People's Hospital, The First Affiliated Hospital of Hunan Normal University), No.61, West Jiefang Road, Changsha, 410005, China
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- Department of Spine Surgery, Hunan Provincial People's Hospital, The First Affiliated Hospital of Hunan Normal University), No.61, West Jiefang Road, Changsha, 410005, China
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- Department of Anesthesiology, Hunan Provincial People's Hospital, The First Affiliated Hospital of Hunan Normal University), Changsha, China
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- Department of Spine Surgery, Hunan Provincial People's Hospital, The First Affiliated Hospital of Hunan Normal University), No.61, West Jiefang Road, Changsha, 410005, China.
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Wei GZ, Saraswat Ohri S, Khattar NK, Listerman AW, Doyle CH, Andres KR, Karuppagounder SS, Ratan RR, Whittemore SR, Hetman M. Hypoxia-inducible factor prolyl hydroxylase domain (PHD) inhibition after contusive spinal cord injury does not improve locomotor recovery. PLoS One 2021; 16:e0249591. [PMID: 33819286 PMCID: PMC8021188 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0249591] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/14/2020] [Accepted: 03/19/2021] [Indexed: 12/12/2022] Open
Abstract
Traumatic spinal cord injury (SCI) is a devastating neurological condition that involves both primary and secondary tissue loss. Various cytotoxic events including hypoxia, hemorrhage and blood lysis, bioenergetic failure, oxidative stress, endoplasmic reticulum (ER) stress, and neuroinflammation contribute to secondary injury. The HIF prolyl hydroxylase domain (PHD/EGLN) family of proteins are iron-dependent, oxygen-sensing enzymes that regulate the stability of hypoxia inducible factor-1α (HIF-1α) and also mediate oxidative stress caused by free iron liberated from the lysis of blood. PHD inhibition improves outcome after experimental intracerebral hemorrhage (ICH) by reducing activating transcription factor 4 (ATF4)-driven neuronal death. As the ATF4-CHOP (CCAAT-enhancer-binding protein homologous protein) pathway plays a role in the pathogenesis of contusive SCI, we examined the effects of PHD inhibition in a mouse model of moderate T9 contusive SCI in which white matter damage is the primary driver of locomotor dysfunction. Pharmacological inhibition of PHDs using adaptaquin (AQ) moderately lowers acute induction of Atf4 and Chop mRNAs and prevents the acute decline of oligodendrocyte (OL) lineage mRNAs, but does not improve long-term recovery of hindlimb locomotion or increase chronic white matter sparing. Conditional genetic ablation of all three PHD isoenzymes in OLs did not affect Atf4, Chop or OL mRNAs expression levels, locomotor recovery, and white matter sparing after SCI. Hence, PHDs may not be suitable targets to improve outcomes in traumatic CNS pathologies that involve acute white matter injury.
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- George Z Wei
- University of Louisville School of Medicine, Louisville, Kentucky, United States of America.,Department of Pharmacology & Toxicology, University of Louisville School of Medicine, Louisville, KY, United States of America.,Kentucky Spinal Cord Injury Research Center, University of Louisville School of Medicine, Louisville, KY, United States of America
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- Kentucky Spinal Cord Injury Research Center, University of Louisville School of Medicine, Louisville, KY, United States of America.,Department of Neurological Surgery, University of Louisville School of Medicine, Louisville, KY, United States of America
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- Department of Pharmacology & Toxicology, University of Louisville School of Medicine, Louisville, KY, United States of America.,Kentucky Spinal Cord Injury Research Center, University of Louisville School of Medicine, Louisville, KY, United States of America.,Department of Neurological Surgery, University of Louisville School of Medicine, Louisville, KY, United States of America
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- Kentucky Spinal Cord Injury Research Center, University of Louisville School of Medicine, Louisville, KY, United States of America
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- Kentucky Spinal Cord Injury Research Center, University of Louisville School of Medicine, Louisville, KY, United States of America.,Department of Neurological Surgery, University of Louisville School of Medicine, Louisville, KY, United States of America
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- Kentucky Spinal Cord Injury Research Center, University of Louisville School of Medicine, Louisville, KY, United States of America
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- Sperling Center for Hemorrhagic Stroke Recovery, Burke Neurological Institute, White Plains, NY, United States of America.,Feil Family Brain and Mind Research Institute, Weill Medical College of Cornell University, New York, NY, United States of America
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- Sperling Center for Hemorrhagic Stroke Recovery, Burke Neurological Institute, White Plains, NY, United States of America.,Feil Family Brain and Mind Research Institute, Weill Medical College of Cornell University, New York, NY, United States of America
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- Department of Pharmacology & Toxicology, University of Louisville School of Medicine, Louisville, KY, United States of America.,Kentucky Spinal Cord Injury Research Center, University of Louisville School of Medicine, Louisville, KY, United States of America.,Department of Neurological Surgery, University of Louisville School of Medicine, Louisville, KY, United States of America.,Department of Anatomical Sciences and Neurobiology, University of Louisville School of Medicine, Louisville, KY, United States of America
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- University of Louisville School of Medicine, Louisville, Kentucky, United States of America.,Department of Pharmacology & Toxicology, University of Louisville School of Medicine, Louisville, KY, United States of America.,Kentucky Spinal Cord Injury Research Center, University of Louisville School of Medicine, Louisville, KY, United States of America.,Department of Neurological Surgery, University of Louisville School of Medicine, Louisville, KY, United States of America.,Department of Anatomical Sciences and Neurobiology, University of Louisville School of Medicine, Louisville, KY, United States of America
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Ohri SS, Howard RM, Liu Y, Andres KR, Hetman M, Whittemore SR. Oligodendrocyte-specific deletion of Xbp1 exacerbates the endoplasmic reticulum stress response and restricts locomotor recovery after thoracic spinal cord injury. Glia 2021; 69:424-435. [PMID: 32926479 PMCID: PMC8931742 DOI: 10.1002/glia.23907] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/24/2018] [Revised: 08/21/2020] [Accepted: 08/23/2020] [Indexed: 12/31/2022]
Abstract
The endoplasmic reticulum stress response (ERSR) is activated in various neurodegenerative diseases and/or after CNS traumatic injuries. The ERSR is comprised of three major arms, PERK, IRE-1, and activating transcription factor-6, with the latter two contributing to the unfolded protein response (UPR). PERK activity overlaps with the integrated stress response (ISR) kinases, PKR, HRI, and GCN2 which all signal through, eukaryotic initiation factor 2α, ATF4, and CHOP. All initially attempt to restore endoplasmic reticulum (ER) homeostasis, but if ER stress is unresolved, ATF4/CHOP-mediated cell death is initiated. Here, we investigate the contribution of the inositol-requiring protein-1α-X-box binding protein-1 (XBP1)-mediated UPR signaling pathway to the pathogenesis of spinal cord injury (SCI). We demonstrate that deletion of Xbp1 caused an exacerbated ATF4/CHOP signaling in cultured mouse oligodendrocyte (OL) progenitor cells and enhanced their sensitivity to ER stress. Similar effects were also observed with the Xbp1 pathway inhibitor toyocamycin. Furthermore, OL lineage-specific loss of Xbp1 resulted in enhanced ISR in mice that underwent moderate contusive SCI at the T9 level. Consistently, post-injury recovery of hindlimb locomotion and white matter sparing were reduced in OL Xbp1-deficient mice, which correlated with chronically decreased relative density of OPCs and OLs at the injury epicenter at 6 weeks post-SCI. We conclude that the IRE1-XBP1-mediated UPR signaling pathway contributes to restoration of ER homeostasis in OLs and is necessary for enhanced white matter sparing and functional recovery post-SCI.
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- Sujata Saraswat Ohri
- Kentucky Spinal Cord Injury Research Center, University of Louisville, School of Medicine, 511 S. Floyd St., MDR 616, Louisville, KY 40202, USA
- Departments of Neurological Surgery, University of Louisville, School of Medicine, 511 S. Floyd St., MDR 616, Louisville, KY 40202, USA
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- Kentucky Spinal Cord Injury Research Center, University of Louisville, School of Medicine, 511 S. Floyd St., MDR 616, Louisville, KY 40202, USA
- Departments of Neurological Surgery, University of Louisville, School of Medicine, 511 S. Floyd St., MDR 616, Louisville, KY 40202, USA
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- Kentucky Spinal Cord Injury Research Center, University of Louisville, School of Medicine, 511 S. Floyd St., MDR 616, Louisville, KY 40202, USA
- Departments of Neurological Surgery, University of Louisville, School of Medicine, 511 S. Floyd St., MDR 616, Louisville, KY 40202, USA
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- Kentucky Spinal Cord Injury Research Center, University of Louisville, School of Medicine, 511 S. Floyd St., MDR 616, Louisville, KY 40202, USA
- Departments of Neurological Surgery, University of Louisville, School of Medicine, 511 S. Floyd St., MDR 616, Louisville, KY 40202, USA
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- Kentucky Spinal Cord Injury Research Center, University of Louisville, School of Medicine, 511 S. Floyd St., MDR 616, Louisville, KY 40202, USA
- Departments of Neurological Surgery, University of Louisville, School of Medicine, 511 S. Floyd St., MDR 616, Louisville, KY 40202, USA
- Departments of Pharmacology & Toxicology, University of Louisville, School of Medicine, 511 S. Floyd St., MDR 616, Louisville, KY 40202, USA
- Departments of Anatomical Sciences & Neurobiology, University of Louisville, School of Medicine, 511 S. Floyd St., MDR 616, Louisville, KY 40202, USA
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- Kentucky Spinal Cord Injury Research Center, University of Louisville, School of Medicine, 511 S. Floyd St., MDR 616, Louisville, KY 40202, USA
- Departments of Neurological Surgery, University of Louisville, School of Medicine, 511 S. Floyd St., MDR 616, Louisville, KY 40202, USA
- Departments of Pharmacology & Toxicology, University of Louisville, School of Medicine, 511 S. Floyd St., MDR 616, Louisville, KY 40202, USA
- Departments of Anatomical Sciences & Neurobiology, University of Louisville, School of Medicine, 511 S. Floyd St., MDR 616, Louisville, KY 40202, USA
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Saraswat Ohri S, Burke DA, Andres KR, Hetman M, Whittemore SR. Acute Neural and Proteostasis Messenger Ribonucleic Acid Levels Predict Chronic Locomotor Recovery after Contusive Spinal Cord Injury. J Neurotrauma 2020; 38:365-372. [PMID: 33076743 DOI: 10.1089/neu.2020.7258] [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] [Indexed: 12/12/2022] Open
Abstract
One of the difficulties in identifying novel therapeutic strategies to manage central nervous system (CNS) trauma is the need for behavioral assays to assess chronic functional recovery. In vitro assays and/or acute behavioral assessments cannot accurately predict long-term functional outcome. Using data from 13 independent T9 moderate contusive spinal cord injury (SCI) studies, we asked whether the ratio of acute (24-72 h post-injury) changes in the levels of neuron-, oligodendrocyte-, astrocyte-specific and/or endoplasmic reticulum stress response (ERSR) messenger ribonucleic acids (mRNAs) could predict the extent of chronic functional recovery. Increased levels of neuron, oligodendrocyte, and astrocyte mRNAs all correlated with enhanced Basso Mouse Scale (BMS) scores. Reduced levels of the ERSR mRNAs Atf4 and Chop correlate with improved chronic locomotor function. Neither neural or ERSR mRNAs were predictive for chronic recovery across all behavioral changes. The ratio of oligodendrocyte/ERSR mRNAs, however, did predict "improved," "no change," or "worse" functional recovery. Neuronal/ERSR mRNA ratios predicted functional improvement, but could not distinguish between worse or no change outcomes. Astrocyte/ERSR mRNA ratios were not predictive. This approach can be used to confirm biological action of injected drugs in vivo and to optimize dose and therapeutic window. It may prove useful in cervical and lumbar SCI and in other traumatic CNS injuries such as traumatic brain injury and stroke, where prevention of neuronal loss is paramount to functional recovery. Although the current analysis was directed toward ERSR whose activity was targeted in all but one study, acute mRNA markers for other pathophysiological cascades may be as predictive of chronic recovery when those cascades are targeted for neuroprotection.
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- Sujata Saraswat Ohri
- Kentucky Spinal Cord Injury Research Center and Departments of University of Louisville School of Medicine, Louisville, Kentucky, USA.,Neurological Surgery, University of Louisville School of Medicine, Louisville, Kentucky, USA
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- Kentucky Spinal Cord Injury Research Center and Departments of University of Louisville School of Medicine, Louisville, Kentucky, USA.,Neurological Surgery, University of Louisville School of Medicine, Louisville, Kentucky, USA
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- Kentucky Spinal Cord Injury Research Center and Departments of University of Louisville School of Medicine, Louisville, Kentucky, USA.,Neurological Surgery, University of Louisville School of Medicine, Louisville, Kentucky, USA
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- Kentucky Spinal Cord Injury Research Center and Departments of University of Louisville School of Medicine, Louisville, Kentucky, USA.,Neurological Surgery, University of Louisville School of Medicine, Louisville, Kentucky, USA.,Anatomical Sciences and Neurobiology, University of Louisville School of Medicine, Louisville, Kentucky, USA.,Pharmacology and Toxicology, University of Louisville School of Medicine, Louisville, Kentucky, USA
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- Kentucky Spinal Cord Injury Research Center and Departments of University of Louisville School of Medicine, Louisville, Kentucky, USA.,Neurological Surgery, University of Louisville School of Medicine, Louisville, Kentucky, USA.,Anatomical Sciences and Neurobiology, University of Louisville School of Medicine, Louisville, Kentucky, USA.,Pharmacology and Toxicology, University of Louisville School of Medicine, Louisville, Kentucky, USA
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Hu X, Li R, Wu Y, Li Y, Zhong X, Zhang G, Kang Y, Liu S, Xie L, Ye J, Xiao J. Thermosensitive heparin-poloxamer hydrogel encapsulated bFGF and NGF to treat spinal cord injury. J Cell Mol Med 2020; 24:8166-8178. [PMID: 32515141 PMCID: PMC7348165 DOI: 10.1111/jcmm.15478] [Citation(s) in RCA: 33] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/07/2019] [Revised: 04/18/2020] [Accepted: 05/24/2020] [Indexed: 01/10/2023] Open
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The application of growth factors (GFs) for treating chronic spinal cord injury (SCI) has been shown to promote axonal regeneration and functional recovery. However, direct administration of GFs is limited by their rapid degradation and dilution at the injured sites. Moreover, SCI recovery is a multifactorial process that requires multiple GFs to participate in tissue regeneration. Based on these facts, controlled delivery of multiple growth factors (GFs) to lesion areas is becoming an attractive strategy for repairing SCI. Presently, we developed a GFs‐based delivery system (called GFs‐HP) that consisted of basic fibroblast growth factor (bFGF), nerve growth factor (NGF) and heparin‐poloxamer (HP) hydrogel through self‐assembly mode. This GFs‐HP was a kind of thermosensitive hydrogel that was suitable for orthotopic administration in vivo. Meanwhile, a 3D porous structure of this hydrogel is commonly used to load large amounts of GFs. After single injection of GFs‐HP into the lesioned spinal cord, the sustained release of NGF and bFGF from HP could significantly improve neuronal survival, axon regeneration, reactive astrogliosis suppression and locomotor recovery, when compared with the treatment of free GFs or HP. Moreover, we also revealed that these neuroprotective and neuroregenerative effects of GFs‐HP were likely through activating the phosphatidylinositol 3 kinase and protein kinase B (PI3K/Akt) and mitogen‐activated protein kinase/extracellular signal‐regulated kinase (MAPK/ERK) signalling pathways. Overall, our work will provide an effective therapeutic strategy for SCI repair.
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- Xiaoli Hu
- Department of Anesthesia, The First Affiliated Hospital, Gannan Medical University, Ganzhou, China.,Molecular Pharmacology Research Center, School of Pharmaceutical Science, Wenzhou Medical University, Wenzhou, China
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- Department of Anesthesia, The First Affiliated Hospital, Gannan Medical University, Ganzhou, China.,Molecular Pharmacology Research Center, School of Pharmaceutical Science, Wenzhou Medical University, Wenzhou, China.,School of Chemistry, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, China
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- The Institute of Life Sciences, Engineering Laboratory of Zhejiang Province for Pharmaceutical Development of Growth Factors, Biomedical Collaborative Innovation Center of Wenzhou, Wenzhou University, Wenzhou, China
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- Department of Anesthesia, The First Affiliated Hospital, Gannan Medical University, Ganzhou, China
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- Department of Anesthesia, Affiliated Hospital of Guizhou Medical University, Guiyang, China
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- Department of Anesthesia, The First Affiliated Hospital, Gannan Medical University, Ganzhou, China
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- Department of Anesthesia, The First Affiliated Hospital, Gannan Medical University, Ganzhou, China
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- Department of Anesthesia, The First Affiliated Hospital, Gannan Medical University, Ganzhou, China
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- Molecular Pharmacology Research Center, School of Pharmaceutical Science, Wenzhou Medical University, Wenzhou, China
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- Department of Anesthesia, The First Affiliated Hospital, Gannan Medical University, Ganzhou, China
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- Molecular Pharmacology Research Center, School of Pharmaceutical Science, Wenzhou Medical University, Wenzhou, China.,The Institute of Life Sciences, Engineering Laboratory of Zhejiang Province for Pharmaceutical Development of Growth Factors, Biomedical Collaborative Innovation Center of Wenzhou, Wenzhou University, Wenzhou, China
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Belgrad J, De Pace R, Fields RD. Autophagy in Myelinating Glia. J Neurosci 2020; 40:256-266. [PMID: 31744863 PMCID: PMC6948934 DOI: 10.1523/jneurosci.1066-19.2019] [Citation(s) in RCA: 35] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/28/2019] [Revised: 10/17/2019] [Accepted: 11/08/2019] [Indexed: 12/14/2022] Open
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Autophagy is the cellular process involved in transportation and degradation of membrane, proteins, pathogens, and organelles. This fundamental cellular process is vital in development, plasticity, and response to disease and injury. Compared with neurons, little information is available on autophagy in glia, but it is paramount for glia to perform their critical responses to nervous system disease and injury, including active tissue remodeling and phagocytosis. In myelinating glia, autophagy has expanded roles, particularly in phagocytosis of mature myelin and in generating the vast amounts of membrane proteins and lipids that must be transported to form new myelin. Notably, autophagy plays important roles in removing excess cytoplasm to promote myelin compaction and development of oligodendrocytes, as well as in remyelination by Schwann cells after nerve trauma. This review summarizes the cell biology of autophagy, detailing the major pathways and proteins involved, as well as the roles of autophagy in Schwann cells and oligodendrocytes in development, plasticity, and diseases in which myelin is affected. This includes traumatic brain injury, Alexander's disease, Alzheimer's disease, hypoxia, multiple sclerosis, hereditary spastic paraplegia, and others. Promising areas for future research are highlighted.
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- Section on Intracellular Protein Trafficking, Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland 20892
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Activation of the unfolded protein response in response to endoplasmic reticulum stress preserves cell viability and function under stressful conditions. Nevertheless, persistent, unresolvable activation of the unfolded protein response can trigger apoptosis to eliminate stressed cells. Recent studies show that the unfolded protein response plays an important role in the pathogenesis of various disorders of myelin, including multiples sclerosis, Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease, Pelizaeus-Merzbacher disease, vanishing white matter disease, spinal cord injury, tuberous sclerosis complex, and hypoxia-induced perinatal white matter injury. In this review we summarize the current literature on the unfolded protein response and the evidence for its role in the pathogenesis of myelin disorders.
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- Wensheng Lin
- Department of Neuroscience; Institute for Translational Neuroscience, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN, USA
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- Department of Neuroscience; Institute for Translational Neuroscience, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN, USA
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Coleman OI, Haller D. ER Stress and the UPR in Shaping Intestinal Tissue Homeostasis and Immunity. Front Immunol 2019; 10:2825. [PMID: 31867005 PMCID: PMC6904315 DOI: 10.3389/fimmu.2019.02825] [Citation(s) in RCA: 64] [Impact Index Per Article: 12.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/30/2019] [Accepted: 11/18/2019] [Indexed: 12/29/2022] Open
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An imbalance in the correct protein folding milieu of the endoplasmic reticulum (ER) can cause ER stress, which leads to the activation of the unfolded protein response (UPR). The UPR constitutes a highly conserved and intricately regulated group of pathways that serve to restore ER homeostasis through adaptation or apoptosis. Numerous studies over the last decade have shown that the UPR plays a critical role in shaping immunity and inflammation, resulting in the recognition of the UPR as a key player in pathological processes including complex inflammatory, autoimmune and neoplastic diseases. The intestinal epithelium, with its many highly secretory cells, forms an important barrier and messenger between the luminal environment and the host immune system. It is not surprising, that numerous studies have associated ER stress and the UPR with intestinal diseases such as inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) and colorectal cancer (CRC). In this review, we discuss our current understanding of the roles of ER stress and the UPR in shaping immune responses and maintaining tissue homeostasis. Furthermore, the role played by the UPR in disease, with emphasis on IBD and CRC, is described here. As a key player in immunity and inflammation, the UPR has been increasingly recognized as an important pharmacological target in the development of therapeutic strategies for immune-mediated pathologies. We summarize available strategies targeting the UPR and their therapeutic implications. Understanding the balance between homeostasis and pathophysiology, as well as means of manipulating this balance, provides an important avenue for future research.
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- Olivia I Coleman
- Chair of Nutrition and Immunology, Technical University of Munich, Munich, Germany
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- Chair of Nutrition and Immunology, Technical University of Munich, Munich, Germany.,ZIEL - Institute for Food & Health, Technical University of Munich, Munich, Germany
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Hetz C, Axten JM, Patterson JB. Pharmacological targeting of the unfolded protein response for disease intervention. Nat Chem Biol 2019; 15:764-775. [PMID: 31320759 DOI: 10.1038/s41589-019-0326-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 170] [Impact Index Per Article: 34.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/02/2018] [Accepted: 06/17/2019] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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Accumulation of unfolded proteins at the endoplasmic reticulum (ER) is a salient attribute of many human diseases including obesity, liver disorders, cancer, diabetes and neurodegeneration. To restore ER proteostasis, cells activate the unfolded protein response (UPR), a signaling pathway that imposes adaptive programs or triggers apoptosis of damaged cells. The UPR is critical to sustain the normal function of specialized secretory cells (i.e., pancreatic β cells and B lymphocytes) and to control the production of lipids and cholesterol in the liver. In the context of disease, adaptive UPR responses have been linked to the growth of solid tumors, whereas chronic ER stress contributes to cell dysfunction in brain diseases, metabolic syndromes, among other conditions. Here we discuss recent developments in the design and optimization of novel compounds to manipulate UPR signaling and their efficacy in various disease models.
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- Claudio Hetz
- Biomedical Neuroscience Institute, Faculty of Medicine, University of Chile, Santiago, Chile. .,FONDAP Center for Geroscience, Brain Health and Metabolism, Santiago, Chile. .,Program of Cellular and Molecular Biology, Institute of Biomedical Sciences, University of Chile, Santiago, Chile. .,Buck Institute for Research on Aging, Novato, CA, USA. .,Department of Immunology and Infectious diseases, Harvard School of Public Health, Boston, MA, USA.
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- Medicinal Chemistry, Medicine Design, GlaxoSmithKline, Collegeville, PA, USA.
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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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Bankston AN, Forston MD, Howard RM, Andres KR, Smith AE, Ohri SS, Bates ML, Bunge MB, Whittemore SR. Autophagy is essential for oligodendrocyte differentiation, survival, and proper myelination. Glia 2019; 67:1745-1759. [PMID: 31162728 DOI: 10.1002/glia.23646] [Citation(s) in RCA: 44] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/06/2018] [Revised: 05/01/2019] [Accepted: 05/21/2019] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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Deficient myelination, the spiral wrapping of highly specialized membrane around axons, causes severe neurological disorders. Maturation of oligodendrocyte progenitor cells (OPC) to myelinating oligodendrocytes (OL), the sole providers of central nervous system (CNS) myelin, is tightly regulated and involves extensive morphological changes. Here, we present evidence that autophagy, the targeted isolation of cytoplasm and organelles by the double-membrane autophagosome for lysosomal degradation, is essential for OPC/OL differentiation, survival, and proper myelin development. A marked increase in autophagic activity coincides with OL differentiation, with OL processes having the greatest increase in autophagic flux. Multiple lines of evidence indicate that autophagosomes form in developing myelin sheathes before trafficking from myelin to the OL soma. Mice with conditional OPC/OL-specific deletion of the essential autophagy gene Atg5 beginning on postnatal Day 5 develop a rapid tremor and die around postnatal Day 12. Further analysis revealed apoptotic death of OPCs, reduced differentiation, and reduced myelination. Surviving Atg5-/- OLs failed to produce proper myelin structure. In vitro, pharmacological inhibition of autophagy in OPC/dorsal root ganglion (DRG) co-cultures blocked myelination, producing OLs surrounded by many short processes. Conversely, autophagy stimulation enhanced myelination. These results implicate autophagy as a key regulator of OPC survival, maturation, and proper myelination. Autophagy may provide an attractive target to promote both OL survival and subsequent myelin repair after injury.
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- Andrew N Bankston
- Kentucky Spinal Cord Injury Research Center, University of Louisville School of Medicine, Louisville, Kentucky.,Department of Neurological Surgery, University of Louisville School of Medicine, Louisville, Kentucky
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- Kentucky Spinal Cord Injury Research Center, University of Louisville School of Medicine, Louisville, Kentucky.,Department of Anatomical Sciences & Neurobiology, University of Louisville School of Medicine, Louisville, Kentucky
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- Kentucky Spinal Cord Injury Research Center, University of Louisville School of Medicine, Louisville, Kentucky.,Department of Neurological Surgery, University of Louisville School of Medicine, Louisville, Kentucky
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- Kentucky Spinal Cord Injury Research Center, University of Louisville School of Medicine, Louisville, Kentucky.,Department of Neurological Surgery, University of Louisville School of Medicine, Louisville, Kentucky
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- Kentucky Spinal Cord Injury Research Center, University of Louisville School of Medicine, Louisville, Kentucky.,Department of Neurological Surgery, University of Louisville School of Medicine, Louisville, Kentucky
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- Kentucky Spinal Cord Injury Research Center, University of Louisville School of Medicine, Louisville, Kentucky.,Department of Neurological Surgery, University of Louisville School of Medicine, Louisville, Kentucky
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- The Miami Project to Cure Paralysis, University of Miami Miller School of Medicine, Miami, Florida
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- The Miami Project to Cure Paralysis, University of Miami Miller School of Medicine, Miami, Florida.,Department of Cell Biology and Neurological Surgery, University of Miami Miller School of Medicine, Miami, Florida
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- Kentucky Spinal Cord Injury Research Center, University of Louisville School of Medicine, Louisville, Kentucky.,Department of Neurological Surgery, University of Louisville School of Medicine, Louisville, Kentucky.,Department of Anatomical Sciences & Neurobiology, University of Louisville School of Medicine, Louisville, Kentucky
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Zhu Y, Zhang L, Fu R, Gao L, Feng G, Du C, Wang Z, Yan X. The change tendency of endoplasmic reticulum stress associated proteins in rats with spinal cord injury. Am J Transl Res 2019; 11:1938-1947. [PMID: 31105809 PMCID: PMC6511803] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/06/2018] [Accepted: 03/17/2019] [Indexed: 06/09/2023]
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To investigate endoplasmic reticulum (ER) stress reactions in spinal cord injury rats by evaluating the expression of the glucose-regulated protein 78 (GRP78), C/EBP homologous transcription factor protein (CHOP), X-box binding protein 1 (XBP1), Eif-2α and Bad. SCI models were established using adult female mice. After SCI, the expression of endoplasmic reticulum stress-induced apoptosis proteins were examined in the mice at specific time points using immunohistochemistry and western blot. The results of immunohistochemistry showed that in spinal cord gray matter, Chop, Grp78, XBP1, Eif-2α and Bad were specifically detected in the cytoplasm of the cell. Compare with the SCI group, there was little expression in normal group and sham group. The expression of ER stress-induced apoptosis proteins were significantly increased after spinal cord injury, and the absolute expression was higher than normal group (P < 0.05). Western-Blot results showed that compare with the SCI group, there were little expression of ER stress-induced apoptosis proteins in normal group and sham group. The expression of ER stress-induced apoptosis proteins were significantly increased after spinal cord injury, and the absolute expression was higher than normal group (P < 0.05). These results suggest that some ER stress-induced apoptosis proteins, such as Chop, Grp78, XBP1, Eif-2α and Bad, were activated after spinal cord injury, but the precise regulatory mechanisms remain unclear. In the future, understanding of the precise mechanism of ER stress-mediated apoptosis in SCI may lead to the development of novel treatment strategies.
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- Yonglin Zhu
- Shandong University27 Shanda Nanlu, Jinan 250100, Shandong, China
- Department of Bone and Joint, Yantai Affiliated Hospital of Binzhou Medical UniversityYantai 264001, Shandong, China
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- Institute of Human Anatomy and Histology and Embryology, Otology and Neuroscience Center, Binzhou Medical University346 Guanhai Road, Yantai 264003, Shandong, China
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- Shandong Provincial Qianfoshan HospitalJinan 250014, Shandong, China
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- Institute of Human Anatomy and Histology and Embryology, Otology and Neuroscience Center, Binzhou Medical University346 Guanhai Road, Yantai 264003, Shandong, China
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- Institute of Human Anatomy and Histology and Embryology, Otology and Neuroscience Center, Binzhou Medical University346 Guanhai Road, Yantai 264003, Shandong, China
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- Institute of Human Anatomy and Histology and Embryology, Otology and Neuroscience Center, Binzhou Medical University346 Guanhai Road, Yantai 264003, Shandong, China
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- Department of Bone and Joint, Yantai Affiliated Hospital of Binzhou Medical UniversityYantai 264001, Shandong, China
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- Shandong University27 Shanda Nanlu, Jinan 250100, Shandong, China
- Shandong Provincial Qianfoshan HospitalJinan 250014, Shandong, China
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Farley MM, Watkins TA. Intrinsic Neuronal Stress Response Pathways in Injury and Disease. ANNUAL REVIEW OF PATHOLOGY-MECHANISMS OF DISEASE 2019; 13:93-116. [PMID: 29414247 DOI: 10.1146/annurev-pathol-012414-040354] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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From injury to disease to aging, neurons, like all cells, may face various insults that can impact their function and survival. Although the consequences are substantially dictated by the type, context, and severity of insult, distressed neurons are far from passive. Activation of cellular stress responses aids in the preservation or restoration of nervous system function. However, stress responses themselves can further advance neuropathology and contribute significantly to neuronal dysfunction and neurodegeneration. Here we explore the recent advances in defining the cellular stress responses within neurodegenerative diseases and neuronal injury, and we emphasize axonal injury as a well-characterized model of neuronal insult. We highlight key findings and unanswered questions about neuronal stress response pathways, from the initial detection of cellular insults through the underlying mechanisms of the responses to their ultimate impact on the fates of distressed neurons.
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- Madeline M Farley
- Department of Neurosurgery, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas 77030;
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas 77030;
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Wang Q, Cai H, Hu Z, Wu Y, Guo X, Li J, Wang H, Liu Y, Liu Y, Xie L, Xu K, Xu H, He H, Zhang H, Xiao J. Loureirin B Promotes Axon Regeneration by Inhibiting Endoplasmic Reticulum Stress: Induced Mitochondrial Dysfunction and Regulating the Akt/GSK-3β Pathway after Spinal Cord Injury. J Neurotrauma 2019; 36:1949-1964. [PMID: 30543130 DOI: 10.1089/neu.2018.5966] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/29/2022] Open
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Axon retraction greatly limits functional recovery after spinal cord injury (SCI) and neuron polarization, which affects processes including axon formation and development, is a promising target for promoting axon regeneration. Increasing microtubule stability has been demonstrated to improve intrinsic axon regeneration processes and is critically related to endoplasmic reticulum (ER)-mitochondria interactions. We used real-time polymerase chain reaction, Western blotting, and immunofluorescence to screen a variety of natural compounds, and found that Loureirin B (LrB) effectively promoted neuron polarization and axon regeneration in vitro and in vivo. LrB significantly inhibited ER stress and thereby promoted mitochondrial functions by regulating mitochondrial fusion. Further, LrB reactivated the Akt/GSK-3β pathway, which plays critical roles in cell survival and microtubule stabilization. Taken together, our results suggest that the effects of LrB on neuron regeneration involve the inhibition of ER stress-induced mitochondrial dysfunction and activation of the Akt/GSK-3β pathway, which further promotes microtubule stabilization. LrB may therefore be a promising candidate for facilitating recovery following SCI.
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- Qingqing Wang
- 1 Department of Orthopedics, Second Affiliated Hospital and Yuying Children's Hospital, School of Pharmaceutical Science, Wenzhou Medical University, Wenzhou, China.,2 Molecular Pharmacology Research Center, School of Pharmaceutical Science, Wenzhou Medical University, Wenzhou, China
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- 1 Department of Orthopedics, Second Affiliated Hospital and Yuying Children's Hospital, School of Pharmaceutical Science, Wenzhou Medical University, Wenzhou, China.,2 Molecular Pharmacology Research Center, School of Pharmaceutical Science, Wenzhou Medical University, Wenzhou, China
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- 1 Department of Orthopedics, Second Affiliated Hospital and Yuying Children's Hospital, School of Pharmaceutical Science, Wenzhou Medical University, Wenzhou, China.,2 Molecular Pharmacology Research Center, School of Pharmaceutical Science, Wenzhou Medical University, Wenzhou, China
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- 3 The Institute of Life Sciences, Wenzhou University, Wenzhou, China
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- 2 Molecular Pharmacology Research Center, School of Pharmaceutical Science, Wenzhou Medical University, Wenzhou, China
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- 2 Molecular Pharmacology Research Center, School of Pharmaceutical Science, Wenzhou Medical University, Wenzhou, China
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- 1 Department of Orthopedics, Second Affiliated Hospital and Yuying Children's Hospital, School of Pharmaceutical Science, Wenzhou Medical University, Wenzhou, China
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- 1 Department of Orthopedics, Second Affiliated Hospital and Yuying Children's Hospital, School of Pharmaceutical Science, Wenzhou Medical University, Wenzhou, China
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- 2 Molecular Pharmacology Research Center, School of Pharmaceutical Science, Wenzhou Medical University, Wenzhou, China
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- 2 Molecular Pharmacology Research Center, School of Pharmaceutical Science, Wenzhou Medical University, Wenzhou, China
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- 3 The Institute of Life Sciences, Wenzhou University, Wenzhou, China
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- 1 Department of Orthopedics, Second Affiliated Hospital and Yuying Children's Hospital, School of Pharmaceutical Science, Wenzhou Medical University, Wenzhou, China
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- 4 College of Chemistry and Materials Engineering, Wenzhou University, Wenzhou, China
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- 2 Molecular Pharmacology Research Center, School of Pharmaceutical Science, Wenzhou Medical University, Wenzhou, China
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- 1 Department of Orthopedics, Second Affiliated Hospital and Yuying Children's Hospital, School of Pharmaceutical Science, Wenzhou Medical University, Wenzhou, China.,2 Molecular Pharmacology Research Center, School of Pharmaceutical Science, Wenzhou Medical University, Wenzhou, China
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Myers SA, Gobejishvili L, Saraswat Ohri S, Garrett Wilson C, Andres KR, Riegler AS, Donde H, Joshi-Barve S, Barve S, Whittemore SR. Following spinal cord injury, PDE4B drives an acute, local inflammatory response and a chronic, systemic response exacerbated by gut dysbiosis and endotoxemia. Neurobiol Dis 2018; 124:353-363. [PMID: 30557659 DOI: 10.1016/j.nbd.2018.12.008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 48] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/26/2018] [Revised: 12/03/2018] [Accepted: 12/13/2018] [Indexed: 02/06/2023] Open
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Emerging evidence links changes in the gut microbiome and intestinal barrier function to alterations in CNS function. We examined the role of endotoxin-responsive, cAMP-specific, Pde4 subfamily b (Pde4b) enzyme in gut dysbiosis induced neuro-inflammation and white matter loss following spinal cord injury (SCI). Using a thoracic contusion model in C57Bl/6 wild type female mice, SCI led to significant shifts in the gut bacterial community including an increase in the phylum Proteobacteria, which consists of endotoxin-harboring, gram-negative bacteria. This was accompanied by increased systemic inflammatory marker, soluble CD14, along with markers of the endoplasmic reticulum stress response (ERSR) and inflammation in the SCI epicenter. Deletion of Pde4b reduced epicenter expression of markers for the ERSR and inflammation, at both acute and chronic time points post-SCI. Correspondingly, expression of oligodendrocyte mRNAs increased. Within the injury penumbra, inflammatory protein markers of activated astrocytes (GFAP), macrophage/microglia (CD11b, Iba1), and the proinflammatory mediator Cox2, were decreased in Pde4b-/- mice. The absence of Pde4b improved white matter sparing and recovery of hindlimb locomotion following injury. Importantly, SCI-induced gut dysbiosis, bacterial overgrowth and endotoxemia were also prevented in Pde4b-/- mice. Taken together, these findings indicate that PDE4B plays an important role in the development of acute and chronic inflammatory response and consequent recovery following SCI.
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- Scott A Myers
- Kentucky Spinal Cord Injury Research Center, University of Louisville, School of Medicine, 511 S. Floyd St., MDR 616, Louisville, KY 40202, USA; Department of Neurological Surgery, University of Louisville, School of Medicine, 511 S. Floyd St., MDR 616, Louisville, KY 40202, USA
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- Departments of Internal Medicine and Pharmacology and Toxicology, and Alcohol Research Center, University of Louisville, School of Medicine, 505 South Hancock Street, CTR Building, Room 515, Louisville, KY 40202, USA
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- Kentucky Spinal Cord Injury Research Center, University of Louisville, School of Medicine, 511 S. Floyd St., MDR 616, Louisville, KY 40202, USA; Department of Neurological Surgery, University of Louisville, School of Medicine, 511 S. Floyd St., MDR 616, Louisville, KY 40202, USA
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- UAB School of Medicine, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Bevill Biomedical Research Building, Birmingham, AL 35294, USA
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- Kentucky Spinal Cord Injury Research Center, University of Louisville, School of Medicine, 511 S. Floyd St., MDR 616, Louisville, KY 40202, USA; Department of Neurological Surgery, University of Louisville, School of Medicine, 511 S. Floyd St., MDR 616, Louisville, KY 40202, USA
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- Kentucky Spinal Cord Injury Research Center, University of Louisville, School of Medicine, 511 S. Floyd St., MDR 616, Louisville, KY 40202, USA; Department of Neurological Surgery, University of Louisville, School of Medicine, 511 S. Floyd St., MDR 616, Louisville, KY 40202, USA
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- Departments of Internal Medicine and Pharmacology and Toxicology, and Alcohol Research Center, University of Louisville, School of Medicine, 505 South Hancock Street, CTR Building, Room 515, Louisville, KY 40202, USA
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- Departments of Internal Medicine and Pharmacology and Toxicology, and Alcohol Research Center, University of Louisville, School of Medicine, 505 South Hancock Street, CTR Building, Room 515, Louisville, KY 40202, USA
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- Departments of Internal Medicine and Pharmacology and Toxicology, and Alcohol Research Center, University of Louisville, School of Medicine, 505 South Hancock Street, CTR Building, Room 515, Louisville, KY 40202, USA.
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- Kentucky Spinal Cord Injury Research Center, University of Louisville, School of Medicine, 511 S. Floyd St., MDR 616, Louisville, KY 40202, USA; Department of Neurological Surgery, University of Louisville, School of Medicine, 511 S. Floyd St., MDR 616, Louisville, KY 40202, USA; Department of Anatomical Science & Neurobiology, University of Louisville, School of Medicine, 511 S. Floyd St., MDR 616, Louisville, KY 40202, USA.
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Saraswat Ohri S, Bankston AN, Mullins SA, Liu Y, Andres KR, Beare JE, Howard RM, Burke DA, Riegler AS, Smith AE, Hetman M, Whittemore SR. Blocking Autophagy in Oligodendrocytes Limits Functional Recovery after Spinal Cord Injury. J Neurosci 2018; 38:5900-5912. [PMID: 29793971 PMCID: PMC6021994 DOI: 10.1523/jneurosci.0679-17.2018] [Citation(s) in RCA: 39] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/12/2017] [Revised: 05/15/2018] [Accepted: 05/17/2018] [Indexed: 01/21/2023] Open
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Autophagy mechanisms are well documented in neurons after spinal cord injury (SCI), but the direct functional role of autophagy in oligodendrocyte (OL) survival in SCI pathogenesis remains unknown. Autophagy is an evolutionary conserved lysosomal-mediated catabolic pathway that ensures degradation of dysfunctional cellular components to maintain homeostasis in response to various forms of stress, including nutrient deprivation, hypoxia, reactive oxygen species, DNA damage, and endoplasmic reticulum (ER) stress. Using pharmacological gain and loss of function and genetic approaches, we investigated the contribution of autophagy in OL survival and its role in the pathogenesis of thoracic contusive SCI in female mice. Although upregulation of Atg5 (an essential autophagy gene) occurs after SCI, autophagy flux is impaired. Purified myelin fractions of contused 8 d post-SCI samples show enriched protein levels of LC3B, ATG5, and BECLIN 1. Data show that, while the nonspecific drugs rapamycin (activates autophagy) and spautin 1 (blocks autophagy) were pharmacologically active on autophagy in vivo, their administration did not alter locomotor recovery after SCI. To directly analyze the role of autophagy, transgenic mice with conditional deletion of Atg5 in OLs were generated. Analysis of hindlimb locomotion demonstrated a significant reduction in locomotor recovery after SCI that correlated with a greater loss in spared white matter. Immunohistochemical analysis demonstrated that deletion of Atg5 from OLs resulted in decreased autophagic flux and was detrimental to OL function after SCI. Thus, our study provides evidence that autophagy is an essential cytoprotective pathway operating in OLs and is required for hindlimb locomotor recovery after thoracic SCI.SIGNIFICANCE STATEMENT This study describes the role of autophagy in oligodendrocyte (OL) survival and pathogenesis after thoracic spinal cord injury (SCI). Modulation of autophagy with available nonselective drugs after thoracic SCI does not affect locomotor recovery despite being pharmacologically active in vivo, indicating significant off-target effects. Using transgenic mice with conditional deletion of Atg5 in OLs, this study definitively identifies autophagy as an essential homeostatic pathway that operates in OLs and exhibits a direct functional role in SCI pathogenesis and recovery. Therefore, this study emphasizes the need to discover novel autophagy-specific drugs that specifically modulate autophagy for further investigation for clinical translation to treat SCI and other CNS pathologies related to OL survival.
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- Kentucky Spinal Cord Injury Research Center
- Departments of Neurological Surgery
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- Kentucky Spinal Cord Injury Research Center
- Departments of Neurological Surgery
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- Kentucky Spinal Cord Injury Research Center
- Departments of Neurological Surgery
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- Kentucky Spinal Cord Injury Research Center
- Departments of Neurological Surgery
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- Kentucky Spinal Cord Injury Research Center
- Cardiovascular Innovation Institute, University of Louisville, School of Medicine, Louisville, Kentucky 40292
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- Kentucky Spinal Cord Injury Research Center
- Departments of Neurological Surgery
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- Kentucky Spinal Cord Injury Research Center
- Departments of Neurological Surgery
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- Kentucky Spinal Cord Injury Research Center
- Departments of Neurological Surgery
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- Kentucky Spinal Cord Injury Research Center
- Departments of Neurological Surgery
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- Kentucky Spinal Cord Injury Research Center
- Departments of Neurological Surgery
- Pharmacology & Toxicology
- Anatomical Sciences & Neurobiology, and
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- Kentucky Spinal Cord Injury Research Center,
- Departments of Neurological Surgery
- Pharmacology & Toxicology
- Anatomical Sciences & Neurobiology, and
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Liu D, Zhou Y, Peng Y, Su P, Li Z, Xu Q, Tu Y, Tian X, Yang H, Wu Z, Mei W, Gao F. Endoplasmic Reticulum Stress in Spinal Cord Contributes to the Development of Morphine Tolerance. Front Mol Neurosci 2018; 11:72. [PMID: 29559889 PMCID: PMC5845556 DOI: 10.3389/fnmol.2018.00072] [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: 11/05/2017] [Accepted: 02/20/2018] [Indexed: 12/12/2022] Open
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Morphine tolerance remains an intractable problem, which hinders its prolonged use in clinical practice. Endoplasmic reticulum (ER) stress has been proved to play a fundamental role in the pathogenesis of Alzheimer's disease, diabetes, atherosclerosis, cancer, etc. In this study, we provide the first direct evidence that ER stress may be a significant driver of morphine tolerance. Binding immunoglobulin protein (BiP), the ER stress marker, was significantly upregulated in neurons in spinal dorsal horn in rats being treated with morphine for 7 days. Additionally, chronic morphine treatment resulted in the activation of three arms of unfolded protein response (UPR): inositol-requiring enzyme 1/X-box binding protein 1 (IRE1/XBP1), protein kinase RNA-like ER kinase/eukaryotic initiation factor 2 subunit alpha (PERK/eIF2α), and activating transcription factor 6 (ATF6). More importantly, inhibiting either one of the three cascades could attenuate the development of morphine tolerance. Taken together, our results suggest that ER stress in spinal cord might contribute to the development of morphine tolerance. These findings implicate a potential clinical strategy for preventing morphine tolerance and may contribute to expanding the morphine usage in clinic.
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- Daiqiang Liu
- Department of Anesthesiology, Tongji Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, China
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- Department of Anesthesiology, Tongji Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, China
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- Department of Anesthesiology, Renmin Hospital of Wuhan University, Hubei General Hospital, Wuhan, China
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- Department of Anesthesiology, Tongji Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, China
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- Department of Anesthesiology, Tongji Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, China
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- Department of Anesthesiology, Tongji Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, China
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- Department of Anesthesiology, Tongji Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, China
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- Department of Anesthesiology, Tongji Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, China
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- Department of Anesthesiology, Tongji Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, China
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- Department of Anesthesiology, Tongji Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, China
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- Department of Anesthesiology, Tongji Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, China
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- Department of Anesthesiology, Tongji Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, China
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Kaempferol mitigates Endoplasmic Reticulum Stress Induced Cell Death by targeting caspase 3/7. Sci Rep 2018; 8:2189. [PMID: 29391535 PMCID: PMC5794799 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-018-20499-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 29] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/08/2017] [Accepted: 01/17/2018] [Indexed: 12/12/2022] Open
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The Endoplasmic Reticulum (ER) plays a fundamental role in executing multiple cellular processes required for normal cellular function. Accumulation of misfolded/unfolded proteins in the ER triggers ER stress which contributes to progression of multiple diseases including neurodegenerative disorders. Recent reports have shown that ER stress inhibition could provide positive response against neuronal injury, ischemia and obesity in in vivo models. Our search towards finding an ER stress inhibitor has led to the functional discovery of kaempferol, a phytoestrogen possessing ER stress inhibitory activity in cultured mammalian cells. We have shown that kaempferol pre-incubation significantly inhibits the expression of GRP78 (a chaperone) and CHOP (ER stress associated pro-apoptotic transcription factor) under stressed condition. Also, our investigation in the inhibitory specificity of kaempferol has revealed that it inhibits cell death induced by diverse stimuli. Further study on exploring the molecular mechanism implied that kaempferol renders protection by targeting caspases. Both the in silico docking and in vitro assay using recombinant caspase-3 enzyme confirmed the binding of kaempferol to caspases, through an allosteric mode of competitive inhibition. Altogether, we have demonstrated the ability of kaempferol to alleviate ER stress in in vitro model.
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Wang YW, Zhou Q, Zhang X, Qian QQ, Xu JW, Ni PF, Qian YN. Mild endoplasmic reticulum stress ameliorates lipopolysaccharide-induced neuroinflammation and cognitive impairment via regulation of microglial polarization. J Neuroinflammation 2017; 14:233. [PMID: 29179727 PMCID: PMC5704515 DOI: 10.1186/s12974-017-1002-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 56] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/09/2017] [Accepted: 11/14/2017] [Indexed: 12/15/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Neuroinflammation, which ultimately leads to neuronal loss, is considered to play a crucial role in numerous neurodegenerative diseases. The neuroinflammatory process is characterized by the activation of glial cells such as microglia. Endoplasmic reticulum (ER) stress is commonly associated with impairments in neuronal function and cognition, but its relationship and role in neurodegeneration is still controversial. Recently, it was confirmed that nonharmful levels of ER stress protected against experimental Parkinson's disease. Here, we investigated mild ER stress-based regulation of lipopolysaccharide (LPS)-driven neuroinflammation in rats and in primary microglia. METHODS Male Sprague-Dawley (SD) rats received the intracerebroventricular injection of the ER stress activator tunicamycin (TM) with or without intraperitoneal injection of the ER stress stabilizer sodium 4-phenylbutyrate (4-PBA) 1 h before LPS administration. The levels of neuroinflammation and memory dysfunction were assessed 24 h after treatment. In addition, the effect of mild ER stress on microglia was determined in vitro. RESULTS Here, we found that low doses of TM led to mild ER stress without cell or organism lethality. We showed that mild ER stress preconditioning reduced microglia activation and neuronal death as well as improved LPS-induced memory impairment in rats. In addition, pre-exposure to nonlethal doses of TM in microglia showed significant protection against LPS-induced proinflammatory cytokine production and M1/2b polarization. However, sodium 4-PBA, a compound that ameliorates ER stress, ablated this protective effect in vivo and in vitro. CONCLUSIONS Based on our findings, we conclude that the mild ER stress not only limits the accumulation of misfolded proteins but also protects tissues from harmful endotoxemia insults. Therefore, ER stress preconditioning has potential therapeutic value for the treatment of neurodegenerative diseases.
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- Yi-Wei Wang
- Department of Anesthesiology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, Jiangsu, 210029, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Anesthesiology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, Jiangsu, 210029, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Anesthesiology, Shanghai General Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, 200080, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Anesthesiology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, Jiangsu, 210029, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Anesthesiology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, Jiangsu, 210029, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Anesthesiology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, Jiangsu, 210029, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Anesthesiology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, Jiangsu, 210029, People's Republic of China.
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Saraswat Ohri S, Mullins A, Hetman M, Whittemore SR. Activating Transcription Factor-6α Deletion Modulates the Endoplasmic Reticulum Stress Response after Spinal Cord Injury but Does Not Affect Locomotor Recovery. J Neurotrauma 2017; 35:486-491. [PMID: 26842780 DOI: 10.1089/neu.2015.3993] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/15/2022] Open
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The endoplasmic reticulum stress response (ERSR) is activated in a variety of neurodegenerative diseases and/or traumatic injuries. Subsequent restoration of ER homeostasis may contribute to improvement in the functional outcome of these diseases. We recently demonstrated improvements in hindlimb locomotion after thoracic spinal cord injury (SCI) and implicated oligodendrocyte survival as a potential mechanism using genetic and pharmacological inhibition of the protein kinase ribonucleic acid-like ER kinase- CCAAT/enhancer binding homologous protein (PERK-CHOP) arm of the ERSR. Here, we investigated the contribution of activating transcription factor-6 (ATF6), an ERSR signaling effector comprising the second arm of ERSR, in the pathogenesis of SCI. In contrast to what was seen after attenuation of PERK-CHOP signaling, genetic ablation of ATF6 results in modulation of ERSR and decreased survival in oligodendrocyte precursor cells against ER stress. Further, ATF6 loss delays the ERSR after SCI, potentiates PERK-ATF4-CHOP signaling and fails to improve locomotor deficits. These data suggest that deleting ATF6 levels is unlikely to be a viable therapeutic target to improve functional recovery after SCI.
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- Sujata Saraswat Ohri
- 1 Kentucky Spinal Cord Injury Research Center, University of Louisville , Louisville, Kentucky.,2 Department of Neurological Surgery, University of Louisville , Louisville, Kentucky
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- 1 Kentucky Spinal Cord Injury Research Center, University of Louisville , Louisville, Kentucky.,2 Department of Neurological Surgery, University of Louisville , Louisville, Kentucky
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- 1 Kentucky Spinal Cord Injury Research Center, University of Louisville , Louisville, Kentucky.,2 Department of Neurological Surgery, University of Louisville , Louisville, Kentucky.,3 Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology, University of Louisville , Louisville, Kentucky.,4 Department of Anatomical Sciences and Neurobiology, University of Louisville , Louisville, Kentucky
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- 1 Kentucky Spinal Cord Injury Research Center, University of Louisville , Louisville, Kentucky.,2 Department of Neurological Surgery, University of Louisville , Louisville, Kentucky.,4 Department of Anatomical Sciences and Neurobiology, University of Louisville , Louisville, Kentucky
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Inhibition of Endoplasmic Reticulum Stress Preserves the Integrity of Blood-Spinal Cord Barrier in Diabetic Rats Subjected to Spinal Cord Injury. Sci Rep 2017; 7:7661. [PMID: 28794417 PMCID: PMC5550423 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-017-08052-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 33] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/30/2016] [Accepted: 07/04/2017] [Indexed: 12/23/2022] Open
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The blood-spinal cord barrier (BSCB) plays significance roles in recovery following spinal cord injury (SCI), and diabetes mellitus (DM) impairs endothelial cell function and integrity of BSCS. Endoplasmic reticulum (ER) stress occurs in the early stages of SCI and affects prognosis and cell survival. However, the relationship between ER stress and the integrity of BSCB in diabetic rats after SCI remains unclear. Here we observed that diabetic rats showed increased extravasation of Evans Blue (EB) dye, and loss of endothelial cells and pericytes 1 day after SCI compared to non-diabetic rats. Diabetes was also shown to induce activation of ER stress. Similar effects were observed in human brain microvascular endothelial cells. 4-phenylbutyric acid (4-PBA), an ER stress inhibitor lowered the adverse effect of diabetes on SCI, reduced EB dye extravasation, and limited the loss of endothelial cells and pericytes. Moreover, 4-PBA treatment partially reversed the degradation of tight junction and adherens junction both in vivo and in vitro. In conclusion, diabetes exacerbates the disruption of BSCB after SCI via inducing ER stress, and inhibition of ER stress by 4-PBA may play a beneficial role on the integrity of BSCB in diabetic SCI rats, leading to improved prognosis.
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The clinical manifestation of neurodegenerative diseases is initiated by the selective alteration in the functionality of distinct neuronal populations. The pathology of many neurodegenerative diseases includes accumulation of misfolded proteins in the brain. In physiological conditions, the proteostasis network maintains normal protein folding, trafficking and degradation; alterations in this network - particularly disturbances to the function of endoplasmic reticulum (ER) - are thought to contribute to abnormal protein aggregation. ER stress triggers a signalling reaction known as the unfolded protein response (UPR), which induces adaptive programmes that improve protein folding and promote quality control mechanisms and degradative pathways or can activate apoptosis when damage is irreversible. In this Review, we discuss the latest advances in defining the functional contribution of ER stress to brain diseases, including novel evidence that relates the UPR to synaptic function, which has implications for cognition and memory. A complex concept is emerging wherein the consequences of ER stress can differ drastically depending on the disease context and the UPR signalling pathway that is altered. Strategies to target specific components of the UPR using small molecules and gene therapy are in development, and promise interesting avenues for future interventions to delay or stop neurodegeneration.
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Integrated Stress Response as a Therapeutic Target for CNS Injuries. BIOMED RESEARCH INTERNATIONAL 2017; 2017:6953156. [PMID: 28536699 PMCID: PMC5425910 DOI: 10.1155/2017/6953156] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/05/2017] [Revised: 02/24/2017] [Accepted: 04/05/2017] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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Central nervous system (CNS) injuries, caused by cerebrovascular pathologies or mechanical contusions (e.g., traumatic brain injury, TBI) comprise a diverse group of disorders that share the activation of the integrated stress response (ISR). This pathway is an innate protective mechanism, with encouraging potential as therapeutic target for CNS injury repair. In this review, we will focus on the progress in understanding the role of the ISR and we will discuss the effects of various small molecules that target the ISR on different animal models of CNS injury.
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He Z, Zhou Y, Wang Q, Li J, Zheng Z, Chen J, Zhang H, Wang Z, Xu H, Xiao J. Inhibiting endoplasmic reticulum stress by lithium chloride contributes to the integrity of blood-spinal cord barrier and functional recovery after spinal cord injury. Am J Transl Res 2017; 9:1012-1024. [PMID: 28386329 PMCID: PMC5375994] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/31/2016] [Accepted: 02/07/2017] [Indexed: 06/07/2023]
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Endoplasmic reticulum (ER) stress play important roles in the spinal cord injury (SCI), which including blood-spinal cord barrier (BSCB) disruption. Lithium chloride (LiCl) is a clinical drug for bipolar mood disorders and contributes to neuroprotection. This study aims to investigate the effects of LiCl on BSCB disruption and the ER stress pathway induced by spinal cord injury. We examined the integrity of the BSCB with Evans Blue dye and macrophages extravasation, measured the microvessels loss, the junction proteins degeneration, the activation ER stress, and the locomotor function recovery. Our data indicated that LiCl treatment could attenuates BSCB disruption and improved the recovery of functional locomotion in rats SCI model, reduced the structure damage and number loss of microvessels, increased the expressions of junction proteins, including p120, β-catenin, occludin, and claudin-5, via reversed the upregulated ER stress associated proteins. In addition, LiCl significantly inhibited the increase of ER stress markers and prevents loss of junction proteins in thapsigargin (TG)-treated human brain microvascular endothelial cells (HBMEC). These findings suggest that LiCl treatment alleviates BSCB disruption and promote the neurological function recovery after SCI, partly through inhibiting the activation of ER stress.
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- Zili He
- Department of Orthopaedics, The Second Affliated Hospital and Yuying Children’s Hospital, Wenzhou Medical UniversityWenzhou 325035, Zhejiang, China
- Molecular Pharmacology Research Center, School of Pharmacy, Wenzhou Medical UniversityWenzhou 325035, Zhejiang, China
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- Department of Orthopaedics, The Second Affliated Hospital and Yuying Children’s Hospital, Wenzhou Medical UniversityWenzhou 325035, Zhejiang, China
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- Department of Orthopaedics, The Second Affliated Hospital and Yuying Children’s Hospital, Wenzhou Medical UniversityWenzhou 325035, Zhejiang, China
- Molecular Pharmacology Research Center, School of Pharmacy, Wenzhou Medical UniversityWenzhou 325035, Zhejiang, China
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- Department of Orthopaedics, The Second Affliated Hospital and Yuying Children’s Hospital, Wenzhou Medical UniversityWenzhou 325035, Zhejiang, China
- Molecular Pharmacology Research Center, School of Pharmacy, Wenzhou Medical UniversityWenzhou 325035, Zhejiang, China
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- Department of Orthopaedics, The Second Affliated Hospital and Yuying Children’s Hospital, Wenzhou Medical UniversityWenzhou 325035, Zhejiang, China
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- Department of Orthopaedics, The Second Affliated Hospital and Yuying Children’s Hospital, Wenzhou Medical UniversityWenzhou 325035, Zhejiang, China
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- Molecular Pharmacology Research Center, School of Pharmacy, Wenzhou Medical UniversityWenzhou 325035, Zhejiang, China
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- Molecular Pharmacology Research Center, School of Pharmacy, Wenzhou Medical UniversityWenzhou 325035, Zhejiang, China
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- Department of Orthopaedics, The Second Affliated Hospital and Yuying Children’s Hospital, Wenzhou Medical UniversityWenzhou 325035, Zhejiang, China
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- Department of Orthopaedics, The Second Affliated Hospital and Yuying Children’s Hospital, Wenzhou Medical UniversityWenzhou 325035, Zhejiang, China
- Molecular Pharmacology Research Center, School of Pharmacy, Wenzhou Medical UniversityWenzhou 325035, Zhejiang, China
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Pharmacological inhibition of spinal cord injury-stimulated ribosomal biogenesis does not affect locomotor outcome. Neurosci Lett 2017; 642:153-157. [PMID: 28188847 DOI: 10.1016/j.neulet.2017.02.011] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/16/2016] [Revised: 01/20/2017] [Accepted: 02/06/2017] [Indexed: 12/20/2022]
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After unresolved endoplasmic reticulum stress, recovery of protein synthesis including increased expression of ribosomal components and translation factors may induce cell death. Using a mouse model of moderate contusive spinal cord injury (SCI) at the T9 level, upregulation of ribosomal biogenesis was observed in the injury epicenter at 24h after trauma. Such upregulation coincided with endoplasmic reticulum stress response as previously reported in this model. It was also accompanied by changes in expression of many other genes associated with translational regulation. Systemic treatment with a pharmacological inhibitor of RNA-Polymerase-1, BMH-21 reduced rRNA transcription in the spinal cord. Moreover, in the injury epicenter, treatment with BMH-21 increased expression of oligodendrocyte-specific transcripts including Mbp and Cldn11 at 3days post injury. Although such findings may suggest at least transient reduction of oligodendrocyte death, locomotor outcome was mostly unaffected except slightly accelerated recovery of hindlimb function at week 2 post-injury. Therefore, at least in mice, RNA-Polymerase-1 does not appear to be a robust target for therapies to protect spinal cord tissue after contusion. However, these findings raise an interesting possibility that altered rate of ribosomal biogenesis contributes to the apparent translational reprogramming after contusive SCI. Such a reprogramming could be a major regulator of SCI-induced gene expression.
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ER stress inhibitor attenuates hearing loss and hair cell death in Cdh23 erl/erl mutant mice. Cell Death Dis 2016; 7:e2485. [PMID: 27882946 PMCID: PMC5260868 DOI: 10.1038/cddis.2016.386] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/04/2016] [Revised: 10/19/2016] [Accepted: 10/24/2016] [Indexed: 12/17/2022]
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Hearing loss is one of the most common sensory impairments in humans. Mouse mutant models helped us to better understand the mechanisms of hearing loss. Recently, we have discovered that the erlong (erl) mutation of the cadherin23 (Cdh23) gene leads to hearing loss due to hair cell apoptosis. In this study, we aimed to reveal the molecular pathways upstream to apoptosis in hair cells to exploit more effective therapeutics than an anti-apoptosis strategy. Our results suggest that endoplasmic reticulum (ER) stress is the earliest molecular event leading to the apoptosis of hair cells and hearing loss in erl mice. We also report that the ER stress inhibitor, Salubrinal (Sal), could delay the progression of hearing loss and preserve hair cells. Our results provide evidence that therapies targeting signaling pathways in ER stress development prevent hair cell apoptosis at an early stage and lead to better outcomes than those targeting downstream factors, such as tip-link degeneration and apoptosis.
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Barreda-Manso MA, Yanguas-Casás N, Nieto-Sampedro M, Romero-Ramírez L. Neuroprotection and Blood-Brain Barrier Restoration by Salubrinal After a Cortical Stab Injury. J Cell Physiol 2016; 232:1501-1510. [PMID: 27753092 DOI: 10.1002/jcp.25655] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/08/2016] [Accepted: 10/17/2016] [Indexed: 01/02/2023]
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Following a central nervous system (CNS) injury, restoration of the blood-brain barrier (BBB) integrity is essential for recovering homeostasis. When this process is delayed or impeded, blood substances and cells enter the CNS parenchyma, initiating an additional inflammatory process that extends the initial injury and causes so-called secondary neuronal loss. Astrocytes and profibrotic mesenchymal cells react to the injury and migrate to the lesion site, creating a new glia limitans that restores the BBB. This process is beneficial for the resolution of the inflammation, neuronal survival, and the initiation of the healing process. Salubrinal is a small molecule with neuroprotective properties in different animal models of stroke and trauma to the CNS. Here, we show that salubrinal increased neuronal survival in the neighbourhood of a cerebral cortex stab injury. Moreover, salubrinal reduced cortical blood leakage into the parenchyma of injured animals compared with injured controls. Adjacent to the site of injury, salubrinal induced immunoreactivity for platelet-derived growth factor subunit B (PDGF-B), a specific mitogenic factor for mesenchymal cells. This effect might be responsible for the increased immunoreactivity for fibronectin and the decreased activation of microglia and macrophages in injured mice treated with salubrinal, compared with injured controls. The immunoreactivity for PDGF-B colocalized with neuronal nuclei (NeuN), suggesting that cortical neurons in the proximity of the injury were the main source of PDGF-B. Our results suggest that after an injury, neurons play an important role in both, the healing process and the restoration of the BBB integrity. J. Cell. Physiol. 232: 1501-1510, 2017. © 2016 Wiley Periodicals, Inc.
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- M Asunción Barreda-Manso
- Departamento de Neurobiología Funcional y de Sistemas, Instituto Cajal (CSIC), Madrid, Spain.,Unidad de Neurología Experimental, Hospital Nacional de Parapléjicos (SESCAM), Madrid, Spain
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- Departamento de Neurobiología Funcional y de Sistemas, Instituto Cajal (CSIC), Madrid, Spain
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- Departamento de Neurobiología Funcional y de Sistemas, Instituto Cajal (CSIC), Madrid, Spain.,Unidad de Neurología Experimental, Hospital Nacional de Parapléjicos (SESCAM), Madrid, Spain
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- Unidad de Neurología Experimental, Hospital Nacional de Parapléjicos (SESCAM), Madrid, Spain
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Acioglu C, Mirabelli E, Baykal AT, Ni L, Ratnayake A, Heary RF, Elkabes S. Toll like receptor 9 antagonism modulates spinal cord neuronal function and survival: Direct versus astrocyte-mediated mechanisms. Brain Behav Immun 2016; 56:310-24. [PMID: 27044334 DOI: 10.1016/j.bbi.2016.03.027] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/07/2015] [Revised: 03/16/2016] [Accepted: 03/31/2016] [Indexed: 12/31/2022] Open
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Toll like receptors (TLRs) are expressed by cells of the immune system and mediate the host innate immune responses to pathogens. However, increasing evidence indicates that they are important contributors to central nervous system (CNS) function in health and in pathological conditions involving sterile inflammation. In agreement with this idea, we have previously shown that intrathecal administration of a TLR9 antagonist, cytidine-phosphate-guanosine oligodeoxynucleotide 2088 (CpG ODN 2088), ameliorates the outcomes of spinal cord injury (SCI). Although these earlier studies showed a marked effect of CpG ODN 2088 on inflammatory cells, the expression of TLR9 in spinal cord (SC) neurons and astrocytes suggested that the antagonist exerts additional effects through direct actions on these cells. The current study was undertaken to assess the direct effects of CpG ODN 2088 on SC neurons, astrocytes and astrocyte-neuron interactions, in vitro. We report, for the first time, that inhibition of TLR9 in cultured SC neurons alters their function and confers protection against kainic acid (KA)-induced excitotoxic death. Moreover, the TLR9 antagonist attenuated the KA-elicited endoplasmic reticulum (ER) stress response in neurons, in vitro. CpG ODN 2088 also reduced the transcript levels and release of chemokine (C-X-C) motif ligand 1 (CXCL1) and monocyte chemotactic protein 1 (MCP-1) by astrocytes and it diminished interleukin-6 (IL-6) release without affecting transcript levels in vitro. Conditioned medium (CM) of CpG ODN 2088-treated astroglial cultures decreased the viability of SC neurons compared to CM of vehicle-treated astrocytes. However, this toxicity was not observed when astrocytes were co-cultured with neurons. Although CpG ODN 2088 limited the survival-promoting effects of astroglia, it did not reduce neuronal viability compared to controls grown in the absence of astrocytes. We conclude that the TLR9 antagonist acts directly on both SC neurons and astrocytes. Neuronal TLR9 antagonism confers protection against excitotoxic death. It is likely that this neuroprotection is partly due to the attenuation of the ER stress response provoked by excitotoxicity. Although CpG ODN 2088 limits the supportive effects of astrocytes on neurons, it could potentially exert beneficial effects by decreasing the release of pro-inflammatory cytokines and chemokines by astroglia. These findings highlight the multiple roles of TLR9 in the SC and have implications for pathological conditions including SCI where excitotoxicity and neuroinflammation play a prominent role in neuronal degeneration.
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- Cigdem Acioglu
- Department of Neurological Surgery, Reynolds Family Spine Laboratory, New Jersey Medical School, Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, Newark, NJ 07103, United States; Department of Molecular Biology and Genetics, Faculty of Arts and Sciences, Kilis 7 Aralik University, 79000 Kilis, Turkey
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- Department of Neurological Surgery, Reynolds Family Spine Laboratory, New Jersey Medical School, Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, Newark, NJ 07103, United States; Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, New Jersey Medical School, Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, Newark, NJ 07103, United States
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- Department of Medical Biochemistry, School of Medicine, Acibadem University, 34752 Istanbul, Turkey
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- Department of Neurological Surgery, Reynolds Family Spine Laboratory, New Jersey Medical School, Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, Newark, NJ 07103, United States
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- Department of Neurological Surgery, Reynolds Family Spine Laboratory, New Jersey Medical School, Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, Newark, NJ 07103, United States
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- Department of Neurological Surgery, Reynolds Family Spine Laboratory, New Jersey Medical School, Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, Newark, NJ 07103, United States
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- Department of Neurological Surgery, Reynolds Family Spine Laboratory, New Jersey Medical School, Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, Newark, NJ 07103, United States.
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Logsdon AF, Lucke-Wold BP, Nguyen L, Matsumoto RR, Turner RC, Rosen CL, Huber JD. Salubrinal reduces oxidative stress, neuroinflammation and impulsive-like behavior in a rodent model of traumatic brain injury. Brain Res 2016; 1643:140-51. [PMID: 27131989 PMCID: PMC5578618 DOI: 10.1016/j.brainres.2016.04.063] [Citation(s) in RCA: 66] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/02/2016] [Revised: 04/07/2016] [Accepted: 04/26/2016] [Indexed: 02/05/2023]
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Traumatic brain injury (TBI) is the leading cause of trauma related morbidity in the developed world. TBI has been shown to trigger secondary injury cascades including endoplasmic reticulum (ER) stress, oxidative stress, and neuroinflammation. The link between secondary injury cascades and behavioral outcome following TBI is poorly understood warranting further investigation. Using our validated rodent blast TBI model, we examined the interaction of secondary injury cascades following single injury and how these interactions may contribute to impulsive-like behavior after a clinically relevant repetitive TBI paradigm. We targeted these secondary pathways acutely following single injury with the cellular stress modulator, salubrinal (SAL). We examined the neuroprotective effects of SAL administration on significantly reducing ER stress: janus-N-terminal kinase (JNK) phosphorylation and C/EBP homology protein (CHOP), oxidative stress: superoxide and carbonyls, and neuroinflammation: nuclear factor kappa beta (NFκB) activity, inducible nitric oxide synthase (iNOS) protein expression, and pro-inflammatory cytokines at 24h post-TBI. We then used the more clinically relevant repeat injury paradigm and observed elevated NFκB and iNOS activity. These injury cascades were associated with impulsive-like behavior measured on the elevated plus maze. SAL administration attenuated secondary iNOS activity at 72h following repetitive TBI, and most importantly prevented impulsive-like behavior. Overall, these results suggest a link between secondary injury cascades and impulsive-like behavior that can be modulated by SAL administration.
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- Aric F Logsdon
- Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, School of Pharmacy, Health Sciences Center, West Virginia University, One Medical Center Drive, Morgantown, WV, United States; Department of Neurosurgery, School of Medicine, West Virginia University, Morgantown, WV, United States; Centers for Neuroscience, School of Medicine, West Virginia University, Morgantown, WV, United States.
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- Department of Neurosurgery, School of Medicine, West Virginia University, Morgantown, WV, United States; Centers for Neuroscience, School of Medicine, West Virginia University, Morgantown, WV, United States.
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, School of Pharmacy, Health Sciences Center, West Virginia University, One Medical Center Drive, Morgantown, WV, United States.
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- Dean's Office, College of Pharmacy, Touro University California, Vallejo, CA, United States.
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- Department of Neurosurgery, School of Medicine, West Virginia University, Morgantown, WV, United States; Centers for Neuroscience, School of Medicine, West Virginia University, Morgantown, WV, United States.
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- Department of Neurosurgery, School of Medicine, West Virginia University, Morgantown, WV, United States; Centers for Neuroscience, School of Medicine, West Virginia University, Morgantown, WV, United States.
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, School of Pharmacy, Health Sciences Center, West Virginia University, One Medical Center Drive, Morgantown, WV, United States; Department of Neurosurgery, School of Medicine, West Virginia University, Morgantown, WV, United States; Centers for Neuroscience, School of Medicine, West Virginia University, Morgantown, WV, United States.
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Wu J, Zhao Z, Kumar A, Lipinski MM, Loane DJ, Stoica BA, Faden AI. Endoplasmic Reticulum Stress and Disrupted Neurogenesis in the Brain Are Associated with Cognitive Impairment and Depressive-Like Behavior after Spinal Cord Injury. J Neurotrauma 2016; 33:1919-1935. [PMID: 27050417 DOI: 10.1089/neu.2015.4348] [Citation(s) in RCA: 92] [Impact Index Per Article: 11.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/21/2022] Open
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Clinical and experimental studies show that spinal cord injury (SCI) can cause cognitive impairment and depression that can significantly impact outcomes. Thus, identifying mechanisms responsible for these less well-examined, important SCI consequences may provide targets for more effective therapeutic intervention. To determine whether cognitive and depressive-like changes correlate with injury severity, we exposed mice to sham, mild, moderate, or severe SCI using the Infinite Horizon Spinal Cord Impactor and evaluated performance on a variety of neurobehavioral tests that are less dependent on locomotion. Cognitive impairment in Y-maze, novel objective recognition, and step-down fear conditioning tasks were increased in moderate- and severe-injury mice that also displayed depressive-like behavior as quantified in the sucrose preference, tail suspension, and forced swim tests. Bromo-deoxyuridine incorporation with immunohistochemistry revealed that SCI led to a long-term reduction in the number of newly-generated immature neurons in the hippocampal dentate gyrus, accompanied by evidence of greater neuronal endoplasmic reticulum (ER) stress. Stereological analysis demonstrated that moderate/severe SCI reduced neuronal survival and increased the number of activated microglia chronically in the cerebral cortex and hippocampus. The potent microglial activator cysteine-cysteine chemokine ligand 21 (CCL21) was elevated in the brain sites after SCI in association with increased microglial activation. These findings indicate that SCI causes chronic neuroinflammation that contributes to neuronal loss, impaired hippocampal neurogenesis and increased neuronal ER stress in important brain regions associated with cognitive decline and physiological depression. Accumulation of CCL21 in brain may subserve a pathophysiological role in cognitive changes and depression after SCI.
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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, Maryland
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- Department of Anesthesiology and Center for Shock, Trauma and Anesthesiology Research (STAR), University of Maryland School of Medicine , Baltimore, Maryland
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- Department of Anesthesiology and Center for Shock, Trauma and Anesthesiology Research (STAR), University of Maryland School of Medicine , Baltimore, Maryland
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- Department of Anesthesiology and Center for Shock, Trauma and Anesthesiology Research (STAR), University of Maryland School of Medicine , Baltimore, Maryland
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- Department of Anesthesiology and Center for Shock, Trauma and Anesthesiology Research (STAR), University of Maryland School of Medicine , Baltimore, Maryland
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- Department of Anesthesiology and Center for Shock, Trauma and Anesthesiology Research (STAR), University of Maryland School of Medicine , Baltimore, Maryland
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- Department of Anesthesiology and Center for Shock, Trauma and Anesthesiology Research (STAR), University of Maryland School of Medicine , Baltimore, Maryland
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Anuncibay-Soto B, Pérez-Rodríguez D, Santos-Galdiano M, Font E, Regueiro-Purriños M, Fernández-López A. Post-ischemic salubrinal treatment results in a neuroprotective role in global cerebral ischemia. J Neurochem 2016; 138:295-306. [PMID: 27123756 DOI: 10.1111/jnc.13651] [Citation(s) in RCA: 33] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/17/2016] [Revised: 04/07/2016] [Accepted: 04/19/2016] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
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This study describes the neuroprotective effect of treatment with salubrinal 1 and 24 h following 15 min of ischemia in a two-vessel occlusion model of global cerebral ischemia. The purpose of this study was to determine if salubrinal, an enhancer of the unfolded protein response, reduces the neural damage modulating the inflammatory response. The study was performed in CA1 and CA3 hippocampal areas as well as in the cerebral cortex whose different vulnerability to ischemic damage is widely described. Characterization of proteins was made by western blot, immunofluorescence, and ELISA, whereas mRNA levels were measured by Quantitative PCR. The salubrinal treatment decreased the cell demise in CA1 at 7 days as well as the levels of matrix metalloprotease 9 (MMP-9) in CA1 and cerebral cortex at 48 h and ICAM-1 and VCAM-1 cell adhesion molecules. However, increases in tumor necrosis factor α and nuclear factor kappa-light-chain-enhancer of activated B cells (NF-κB) inflammatory markers were observed at 24 h. Glial fibrillary acidic protein levels were not modified by salubrinal treatment in CA1 and cerebral cortex. We describe a neuroprotective effect of the post-ischemic treatment with salubrinal, measured as a decrease both in CA1 cell demise and in the blood-brain barrier impairment. We hypothesize that the ability of salubrinal to counteract the CA1 cell demise is because of a reduced ability of this structure to elicit unfolded protein response which would account for its greater ischemic vulnerability. Data of both treated and non-treated animals suggest that the neurovascular unit present a structure-dependent response to ischemia and a different course time for CA1/cerebral cortex compared with CA3. Finally, our study reveals a high responsiveness of endothelial cells to salubrinal in contrast to the limited responsiveness of astrocytes. The alleviation of ER stress by enhancing UPR with salubrinal treatment reduces the ischemic damage. This effect varies across the different neurovascular unit cell types. The salubrinal neuroprotective effect on CA1 supports differences in neurovascular unit for different brain regions and involves the inflammatory response and its time course. Thus, UPR modulation could be a therapeutic target in cerebral ischemia.
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- Área Biología Celular, Instituto Biomedicina, Universidad de León, León, Spain
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Charles JP, Cappellari O, Spence AJ, Wells DJ, Hutchinson JR. Muscle moment arms and sensitivity analysis of a mouse hindlimb musculoskeletal model. J Anat 2016; 229:514-35. [PMID: 27173448 PMCID: PMC5013061 DOI: 10.1111/joa.12461] [Citation(s) in RCA: 50] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 02/02/2016] [Indexed: 12/25/2022] Open
Abstract
Musculoskeletal modelling has become a valuable tool with which to understand how neural, muscular, skeletal and other tissues are integrated to produce movement. Most musculoskeletal modelling work has to date focused on humans or their close relatives, with few examples of quadrupedal animal limb models. A musculoskeletal model of the mouse hindlimb could have broad utility for questions in medicine, genetics, locomotion and neuroscience. This is due to this species’ position as a premier model of human disease, having an array of genetic tools for manipulation of the animal in vivo, and being a small quadruped, a category for which few models exist. Here, the methods used to develop the first three‐dimensional (3D) model of a mouse hindlimb and pelvis are described. The model, which represents bones, joints and 39 musculotendon units, was created through a combination of previously gathered muscle architecture data from microdissections, contrast‐enhanced micro‐computed tomography (CT) scanning and digital segmentation. The model allowed muscle moment arms as well as muscle forces to be estimated for each musculotendon unit throughout a range of joint rotations. Moment arm analysis supported the reliability of musculotendon unit placement within the model, and comparison to a previously published rat hindlimb model further supported the model's reliability. A sensitivity analysis performed on both the force‐generating parameters and muscle's attachment points of the model indicated that the maximal isometric muscle moment is generally most sensitive to changes in either tendon slack length or the coordinates of insertion, although the degree to which the moment is affected depends on several factors. This model represents the first step in the creation of a fully dynamic 3D computer model of the mouse hindlimb and pelvis that has application to neuromuscular disease, comparative biomechanics and the neuromechanical basis of movement. Capturing the morphology and dynamics of the limb, it enables future dissection of the complex interactions between the nervous and musculoskeletal systems as well as the environment.
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- James P Charles
- Neuromuscular Diseases Group, Comparative Biomedical Sciences, Royal Veterinary College, London, UK.,Structure and Motion Lab, Comparative Biomedical Sciences, Royal Veterinary College, Hatfield, UK
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- Neuromuscular Diseases Group, Comparative Biomedical Sciences, Royal Veterinary College, London, UK
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- Structure and Motion Lab, Comparative Biomedical Sciences, Royal Veterinary College, Hatfield, UK.,Department of Bioengineering, College of Engineering, Temple University, Philadelphia, PA, USA
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- Neuromuscular Diseases Group, Comparative Biomedical Sciences, Royal Veterinary College, London, UK
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- Structure and Motion Lab, Comparative Biomedical Sciences, Royal Veterinary College, Hatfield, UK.
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Bellato HM, Hajj GNM. Translational control by eIF2α in neurons: Beyond the stress response. Cytoskeleton (Hoboken) 2016; 73:551-565. [PMID: 26994324 DOI: 10.1002/cm.21294] [Citation(s) in RCA: 29] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/02/2015] [Revised: 03/14/2016] [Accepted: 03/14/2016] [Indexed: 12/21/2022]
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The translation of mRNAs is a tightly controlled process that responds to multiple signaling pathways. In neurons, this control is also exerted locally due to the differential necessity of proteins in axons and dendrites. The phosphorylation of the alpha subunit of the translation initiation factor 2 (eIF2α) is one of the mechanisms of translational control. The phosphorylation of eIF2α has classically been viewed as a stress response, halting translation initiation. However, in the nervous system this type of regulation has been related to other mechanisms besides stress response, such as behavior, memory consolidation and nervous system development. Additionally, neurodegenerative diseases have a major stress component, thus eIF2α phosphorylation plays a preeminent role and its modulation is currently viewed as a new opportunity for therapeutic interventions. This review consolidates current information regarding eIF2α phosphorylation in neurons and its impact in neurodegenerative diseases. © 2016 Wiley Periodicals, Inc.
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Injury to the nervous system: A look into the ER. Brain Res 2016; 1648:617-625. [PMID: 27117870 DOI: 10.1016/j.brainres.2016.04.053] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/18/2016] [Revised: 04/21/2016] [Accepted: 04/22/2016] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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Injury to the central or peripheral nervous systems leads to the loss of cognitive and/or sensorimotor capabilities that still lack an effective treatment. Although injury to the nervous system involves multiple and complex molecular factors, alteration to protein homeostasis is emerging as a relevant pathological mechanism. In particular, chronic endoplasmic reticulum (ER) stress is proposed as a possible driver of neuronal dysfunction in conditions such as spinal cord injury, stroke and damage to peripheral nerves. Importantly, manipulation of the unfolded protein response (UPR), a homeostatic pathway engaged by ER stress, has proved effective in improving cognitive and motor recovery after nervous system injury. Here we provide an overview on recent findings depicting a functional role of the UPR to the functional recovery after injury in the peripheral and central nervous systems. This article is part of a Special Issue entitled SI:ER stress.
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Zhou Y, Ye L, Zheng B, Zhu S, Shi H, Zhang H, Wang Z, Wei X, Chen D, Li X, Xu H, Xiao J. Phenylbutyrate prevents disruption of blood-spinal cord barrier by inhibiting endoplasmic reticulum stress after spinal cord injury. Am J Transl Res 2016; 8:1864-1875. [PMID: 27186310 PMCID: PMC4859915] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/29/2015] [Accepted: 07/31/2015] [Indexed: 06/05/2023]
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This study aims to investigate the role of endocytoplasmic reticulum (ER) stress induced by spinal cord injury (SCI) in blood-spinal cord barrier (BSCB) disruption and the effect of phenylbutyrate (PBA) on BSCB disruption after SCI. After a moderate contusion injury at the T9 level of spinal cord with a vascular clip, PBA was immediately administered into injured rat via intraperitoneal injection (100 mg/kg) and then further treated once a day for 2 weeks for behavior test. Spinal cord was collected at 1 day post-injury for evaluation of the effects of ER stress and PBA on BSCB disruption after SCI. PBA significantly attenuated BSCB permeability and degradation of tight junction molecules such as P120, β-catenin, Occludin and Claudin5 at 1 day after injury and improved functional recovery in the rat model of trauma. The BSCB protective effect of PBA is related to the inhibition of ER stress induced by SCI. In addition, PBA significantly inhibited the increase of ER stress markers and prevents loss of tight junction and adherens junction proteins in TG-treated human brain microvascular endothelial cells (HBMEC). Taken together, our data demonstrate that therapeutic strategies targeting ER stress may be suitable for the therapy of preserving BSCB integrity after SCI. PBA may be a new candidate as a therapeutic agent for protecting SCI by a compromised BSCB.
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- Yulong Zhou
- Department of Orthopaedics, The Second Affiliated Hospital, Wenzhou Medical UniversityWenzhou, Zhejiang 325035, China
- Molecular Pharmacology Research Center, School of Pharmacy, Wenzhou Medical UniversityWenzhou, Zhejiang 325035, China
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- Molecular Pharmacology Research Center, School of Pharmacy, Wenzhou Medical UniversityWenzhou, Zhejiang 325035, China
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- Department of Orthopaedics, The Second Affiliated Hospital, Wenzhou Medical UniversityWenzhou, Zhejiang 325035, China
- Molecular Pharmacology Research Center, School of Pharmacy, Wenzhou Medical UniversityWenzhou, Zhejiang 325035, China
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- Department of Orthopaedics, The Second Affiliated Hospital, Wenzhou Medical UniversityWenzhou, Zhejiang 325035, China
- Molecular Pharmacology Research Center, School of Pharmacy, Wenzhou Medical UniversityWenzhou, Zhejiang 325035, China
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- Molecular Pharmacology Research Center, School of Pharmacy, Wenzhou Medical UniversityWenzhou, Zhejiang 325035, China
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- Molecular Pharmacology Research Center, School of Pharmacy, Wenzhou Medical UniversityWenzhou, Zhejiang 325035, China
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- Molecular Pharmacology Research Center, School of Pharmacy, Wenzhou Medical UniversityWenzhou, Zhejiang 325035, China
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Cixi People’s Hospital, Wenzhou Medical UniversityNingbo 315300, China
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- Department of Emergency, The Second Affiliated Hospital Hospital, Wenzhou Medical UniversityWenzhou 325035, China
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- Molecular Pharmacology Research Center, School of Pharmacy, Wenzhou Medical UniversityWenzhou, Zhejiang 325035, China
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- Department of Orthopaedics, The Second Affiliated Hospital, Wenzhou Medical UniversityWenzhou, Zhejiang 325035, China
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- Molecular Pharmacology Research Center, School of Pharmacy, Wenzhou Medical UniversityWenzhou, Zhejiang 325035, China
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Activation of the unfolded protein response promotes axonal regeneration after peripheral nerve injury. Sci Rep 2016; 6:21709. [PMID: 26906090 PMCID: PMC4764858 DOI: 10.1038/srep21709] [Citation(s) in RCA: 69] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/28/2015] [Accepted: 01/12/2016] [Indexed: 12/13/2022] Open
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Although protein-folding stress at the endoplasmic reticulum (ER) is emerging as a driver of neuronal dysfunction in models of spinal cord injury and neurodegeneration, the contribution of this pathway to peripheral nerve damage remains poorly explored. Here we targeted the unfolded protein response (UPR), an adaptive reaction against ER stress, in mouse models of sciatic nerve injury and found that ablation of the transcription factor XBP1, but not ATF4, significantly delay locomotor recovery. XBP1 deficiency led to decreased macrophage recruitment, a reduction in myelin removal and axonal regeneration. Conversely, overexpression of XBP1s in the nervous system in transgenic mice enhanced locomotor recovery after sciatic nerve crush, associated to an improvement in key pro-regenerative events. To assess the therapeutic potential of UPR manipulation to axonal regeneration, we locally delivered XBP1s or an shRNA targeting this transcription factor to sensory neurons of the dorsal root ganglia using a gene therapy approach and found an enhancement or reduction of axonal regeneration in vivo, respectively. Our results demonstrate a functional role of specific components of the ER proteostasis network in the cellular changes associated to regeneration and functional recovery after peripheral nerve injury.
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