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Xu Y, Sun X, Liu Y, Huang Y, Liang M, Sun R, Yin G, Song C, Ding Q, Du B, Bi X. Prediction of subjective cognitive decline after corpus callosum infarction by an interpretable machine learning-derived early warning strategy. Front Neurol 2023; 14:1123607. [PMID: 37416313 PMCID: PMC10321713 DOI: 10.3389/fneur.2023.1123607] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/25/2023] [Accepted: 05/25/2023] [Indexed: 07/08/2023] Open
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Background and purpose Corpus callosum (CC) infarction is an extremely rare subtype of cerebral ischemic stroke, however, the symptoms of cognitive impairment often fail to attract early attention of patients, which seriously affects the long-term prognosis, such as high mortality, personality changes, mood disorders, psychotic reactions, financial burden and so on. This study seeks to develop and validate models for early predicting the risk of subjective cognitive decline (SCD) after CC infarction by machine learning (ML) algorithms. Methods This is a prospective study that enrolled 213 (only 3.7%) CC infarction patients from a nine-year cohort comprising 8,555 patients with acute ischemic stroke. Telephone follow-up surveys were carried out for the patients with definite diagnosis of CC infarction one-year after disease onset, and SCD was identified by Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System (BRFSS) questionnaire. Based on the significant features selected by the least absolute shrinkage and selection operator (LASSO), seven ML models including Extreme Gradient Boosting (XGBoost), Logistic Regression (LR), Light Gradient Boosting Machine (LightGBM), Adaptive Boosting (AdaBoost), Gaussian Naïve Bayes (GNB), Complement Naïve Bayes (CNB), and Support vector machine (SVM) were established and their predictive performances were compared by different metrics. Importantly, the SHapley Additive exPlanations (SHAP) was also utilized to examine internal behavior of the highest-performance ML classifier. Results The Logistic Regression (LR)-model performed better than other six ML-models in SCD predictability after the CC infarction, with the area under the receiver characteristic operator curve (AUC) of 77.1% in the validation set. Using LASSO and SHAP analysis, we found that infarction subregions of CC infarction, female, 3-month modified Rankin Scale (mRS) score, age, homocysteine, location of angiostenosis, neutrophil to lymphocyte ratio, pure CC infarction, and number of angiostenosis were the top-nine significant predictors in the order of importance for the output of LR-model. Meanwhile, we identified that infarction subregion of CC, female, 3-month mRS score and pure CC infarction were the factors which independently associated with the cognitive outcome. Conclusion Our study firstly demonstrated that the LR-model with 9 common variables has the best-performance to predict the risk of post-stroke SCD due to CC infarcton. Particularly, the combination of LR-model and SHAP-explainer could aid in achieving personalized risk prediction and be served as a decision-making tool for early intervention since its poor long-term outcome.
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- *Correspondence: Bingying Du, ; Xiaoying Bi,
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- *Correspondence: Bingying Du, ; Xiaoying Bi,
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Gannon OJ, Naik JS, Riccio D, Mansour FM, Abi-Ghanem C, Salinero AE, Kelly RD, Brooks HL, Zuloaga KL. Menopause causes metabolic and cognitive impairments in a chronic cerebral hypoperfusion model of vascular contributions to cognitive impairment and dementia. Biol Sex Differ 2023; 14:34. [PMID: 37221553 DOI: 10.1186/s13293-023-00518-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/09/2023] [Accepted: 05/08/2023] [Indexed: 05/25/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND The vast majority of women with dementia are post-menopausal. Despite clinical relevance, menopause is underrepresented in rodent models of dementia. Before menopause, women are less likely than men to experience strokes, obesity, and diabetes-known risk factors for vascular contributions to cognitive impairment and dementia (VCID). During menopause, ovarian estrogen production stops and the risk of developing these dementia risk factors spikes. Here, we aimed to determine if menopause worsens cognitive impairment in VCID. We hypothesized that menopause would cause metabolic dysfunction and increase cognitive impairment in a mouse model of VCID. METHODS We performed a unilateral common carotid artery occlusion surgery to produce chronic cerebral hypoperfusion and model VCID in mice. We used 4-vinylcyclohexene diepoxide to induce accelerated ovarian failure and model menopause. We evaluated cognitive impairment using behavioral tests including novel object recognition, Barnes maze, and nest building. To assess metabolic changes, we measured weight, adiposity, and glucose tolerance. We explored multiple aspects of brain pathology including cerebral hypoperfusion and white matter changes (commonly observed in VCID) as well as changes to estrogen receptor expression (which may mediate altered sensitivity to VCID pathology post-menopause). RESULTS Menopause increased weight gain, glucose intolerance, and visceral adiposity. VCID caused deficits in spatial memory regardless of menopausal status. Post-menopausal VCID specifically led to additional deficits in episodic-like memory and activities of daily living. Menopause did not alter resting cerebral blood flow on the cortical surface (assessed by laser speckle contrast imaging). In the white matter, menopause decreased myelin basic protein gene expression in the corpus callosum but did not lead to overt white matter damage (assessed by Luxol fast blue). Menopause did not significantly alter estrogen receptor expression (ERα, ERβ, or GPER1) in the cortex or hippocampus. CONCLUSIONS Overall, we have found that the accelerated ovarian failure model of menopause caused metabolic impairment and cognitive deficits in a mouse model of VCID. Further studies are needed to identify the underlying mechanism. Importantly, the post-menopausal brain still expressed estrogen receptors at normal (pre-menopausal) levels. This is encouraging for any future studies attempting to reverse the effects of estrogen loss by activating brain estrogen receptors.
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- Olivia J Gannon
- Department of Neuroscience and Experimental Therapeutics, Albany Medical College, 47 New Scotland Avenue, MC-136, Albany, NY, 12208, USA
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- Department of Neuroscience and Experimental Therapeutics, Albany Medical College, 47 New Scotland Avenue, MC-136, Albany, NY, 12208, USA
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- Department of Neuroscience and Experimental Therapeutics, Albany Medical College, 47 New Scotland Avenue, MC-136, Albany, NY, 12208, USA
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- Department of Neuroscience and Experimental Therapeutics, Albany Medical College, 47 New Scotland Avenue, MC-136, Albany, NY, 12208, USA
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- Department of Neuroscience and Experimental Therapeutics, Albany Medical College, 47 New Scotland Avenue, MC-136, Albany, NY, 12208, USA
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- Department of Neuroscience and Experimental Therapeutics, Albany Medical College, 47 New Scotland Avenue, MC-136, Albany, NY, 12208, USA
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- Department of Neuroscience and Experimental Therapeutics, Albany Medical College, 47 New Scotland Avenue, MC-136, Albany, NY, 12208, USA
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- Department of Physiology, University of Arizona College of Medicine, Tucson, AZ, 85724, USA
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- Department of Neuroscience and Experimental Therapeutics, Albany Medical College, 47 New Scotland Avenue, MC-136, Albany, NY, 12208, USA.
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Kara F, Belloy ME, Voncken R, Sarwari Z, Garima Y, Anckaerts C, Langbeen A, Leysen V, Shah D, Jacobs J, Hamaide J, Bols P, Van Audekerke J, Daans J, Guglielmetti C, Kantarci K, Prevot V, Roßner S, Ponsaerts P, Van der Linden A, Verhoye M. Long-term ovarian hormone deprivation alters functional connectivity, brain neurochemical profile and white matter integrity in the Tg2576 amyloid mouse model of Alzheimer's disease. Neurobiol Aging 2021; 102:139-150. [PMID: 33765427 PMCID: PMC8312737 DOI: 10.1016/j.neurobiolaging.2021.02.011] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/28/2020] [Revised: 02/05/2021] [Accepted: 02/16/2021] [Indexed: 01/18/2023]
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Premenopausal bilateral ovariectomy is considered to be one of the risk factors of Alzheimer's disease (AD). However, the underlying mechanisms remain unclear. Here, we aimed to investigate long-term neurological consequences of ovariectomy in a rodent AD model, TG2576 (TG), and wild-type mice (WT) that underwent an ovariectomy or sham-operation, using in vivo MRI biomarkers. An increase in osmoregulation and energy metabolism biomarkers in the hypothalamus, a decrease in white matter integrity, and a decrease in the resting-state functional connectivity was observed in ovariectomized TG mice compared to sham-operated TG mice. In addition, we observed an increase in functional connectivity in ovariectomized WT mice compared to sham-operated WT mice. Furthermore, genotype (TG vs. WT) effects on imaging markers and GFAP immunoreactivity levels were observed, but there was no effect of interaction (Genotype × Surgery) on amyloid-beta-and GFAP immunoreactivity levels. Taken together, our results indicated that both genotype and ovariectomy alters imaging biomarkers associated with AD.
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- Firat Kara
- Bio-imaging Lab- Member of INMIND consortium, Department of Biomedical Sciences, University of Antwerp, Antwerp, Belgium.
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- Bio-imaging Lab- Member of INMIND consortium, Department of Biomedical Sciences, University of Antwerp, Antwerp, Belgium
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- Bio-imaging Lab- Member of INMIND consortium, Department of Biomedical Sciences, University of Antwerp, Antwerp, Belgium
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- Bio-imaging Lab- Member of INMIND consortium, Department of Biomedical Sciences, University of Antwerp, Antwerp, Belgium
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- Bio-imaging Lab- Member of INMIND consortium, Department of Biomedical Sciences, University of Antwerp, Antwerp, Belgium
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- Bio-imaging Lab- Member of INMIND consortium, Department of Biomedical Sciences, University of Antwerp, Antwerp, Belgium
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- Veterinary Physiology and Biochemistry, Department of Veterinary Sciences, University of Antwerp, Antwerp, Belgium
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- Univ. Lille, Inserm, CHU Lille, Development and Plasticity of the Neuroendocrine Brain, Lille Neurosciences and Cognition, UMR-S1172, DistalZ, Lille, France
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- Bio-imaging Lab- Member of INMIND consortium, Department of Biomedical Sciences, University of Antwerp, Antwerp, Belgium
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- University of Nijmegen, Nijmegen, the Netherlands
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- Bio-imaging Lab- Member of INMIND consortium, Department of Biomedical Sciences, University of Antwerp, Antwerp, Belgium
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- Veterinary Physiology and Biochemistry, Department of Veterinary Sciences, University of Antwerp, Antwerp, Belgium
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- Bio-imaging Lab- Member of INMIND consortium, Department of Biomedical Sciences, University of Antwerp, Antwerp, Belgium
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- Laboratory of Experimental Hematology, Vaccine and Infectious Disease Institute (Vaxinfectio), University of Antwerp, Antwerp, Belgium
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- Department of Radiology, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota, USA
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- Univ. Lille, Inserm, CHU Lille, Development and Plasticity of the Neuroendocrine Brain, Lille Neurosciences and Cognition, UMR-S1172, DistalZ, Lille, France
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- Paul Flechsig Institute of Brain Research, Leipzig University, Leipzig, Germany
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- Laboratory of Experimental Hematology, Vaccine and Infectious Disease Institute (Vaxinfectio), University of Antwerp, Antwerp, Belgium
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- Bio-imaging Lab- Member of INMIND consortium, Department of Biomedical Sciences, University of Antwerp, Antwerp, Belgium
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- Bio-imaging Lab- Member of INMIND consortium, Department of Biomedical Sciences, University of Antwerp, Antwerp, Belgium
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Breton JM, Long KLP, Barraza MK, Perloff OS, Kaufer D. Hormonal Regulation of Oligodendrogenesis II: Implications for Myelin Repair. Biomolecules 2021; 11:290. [PMID: 33669242 PMCID: PMC7919830 DOI: 10.3390/biom11020290] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/13/2021] [Revised: 02/10/2021] [Accepted: 02/13/2021] [Indexed: 02/07/2023] Open
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Alterations in myelin, the protective and insulating sheath surrounding axons, affect brain function, as is evident in demyelinating diseases where the loss of myelin leads to cognitive and motor dysfunction. Recent evidence suggests that changes in myelination, including both hyper- and hypo-myelination, may also play a role in numerous neurological and psychiatric diseases. Protecting myelin and promoting remyelination is thus crucial for a wide range of disorders. Oligodendrocytes (OLs) are the cells that generate myelin, and oligodendrogenesis, the creation of new OLs, continues throughout life and is necessary for myelin plasticity and remyelination. Understanding the regulation of oligodendrogenesis and myelin plasticity within disease contexts is, therefore, critical for the development of novel therapeutic targets. In our companion manuscript, we review literature demonstrating that multiple hormone classes are involved in the regulation of oligodendrogenesis under physiological conditions. The majority of hormones enhance oligodendrogenesis, increasing oligodendrocyte precursor cell differentiation and inducing maturation and myelin production in OLs. Thus, hormonal treatments present a promising route to promote remyelination. Here, we review the literature on hormonal regulation of oligodendrogenesis within the context of disorders. We focus on steroid hormones, including glucocorticoids and sex hormones, peptide hormones such as insulin-like growth factor 1, and thyroid hormones. For each hormone, we describe whether they aid in OL survival, differentiation, or remyelination, and we discuss their mechanisms of action, if known. Several of these hormones have yielded promising results in both animal models and in human conditions; however, a better understanding of hormonal effects, interactions, and their mechanisms will ultimately lead to more targeted therapeutics for myelin repair.
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- Jocelyn M Breton
- Helen Wills Neuroscience Institute, University of California Berkeley, Berkeley, CA 94720, USA
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- Helen Wills Neuroscience Institute, University of California Berkeley, Berkeley, CA 94720, USA
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- Molecular and Cellular Biology, University of California Berkeley, Berkeley, CA 94720, USA
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- Memory and Aging Center, Department of Neurology, University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, CA 94143, USA
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- Helen Wills Neuroscience Institute, University of California Berkeley, Berkeley, CA 94720, USA
- Integrative Biology, University of California Berkeley, Berkeley, CA 94720, USA
- Canadian Institute for Advanced Research, Toronto, ON M5G1M1, Canada
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Changes in TRPV1 expression in the POA of ovariectomized rats regulated by NE-dependent α2-ADR may be involved in hot flashes. Ann Anat 2020; 232:151565. [DOI: 10.1016/j.aanat.2020.151565] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/23/2019] [Revised: 06/17/2020] [Accepted: 06/21/2020] [Indexed: 11/23/2022]
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Rana AK, Sharma S, Singh D. Differential activation of Gsk-3β in the cortex and the hippocampus induces cognitive and behavioural impairments in middle-aged ovariectomized rat. COMPREHENSIVE PSYCHONEUROENDOCRINOLOGY 2020; 4:100019. [PMID: 35755628 PMCID: PMC9216607 DOI: 10.1016/j.cpnec.2020.100019] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/20/2020] [Revised: 11/06/2020] [Accepted: 11/26/2020] [Indexed: 12/21/2022] Open
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Glycogen synthase kinase-3 (Gsk-3β) aberration act as a crucial pathogenic factor in several neurological conditions. However its role in menopause associated behavioural impairments is still not unclear. The present study was designed to understand the role of Gsk-3β in the progression of neurobehavioural impairments in middle-aged ovariectomized (ovx) rats. The animals showed a significant impairment in spatial and recognition memory, along with anxiety and depression-like behaviour following 22 weeks of ovx. The genomic expression of ERα, ERβ, Nrf2, HO-1, TNFα, and IL-6 was altered in both the cortex and the hippocampus of ovx rats. Protein expression of p-Gsk-3β(Ser9) was significantly downregulated in the cortex after ovx. However, the hippocampus showed a surprisingly opposite trend in the levels of p-Gsk-3β(Ser9) as that of the cortex. Differential activation of Gsk-3β and its downstream proteins such as β-catenin and p-mTOR were also altered following ovx. The study concluded that differential activation of Gsk-3β, along with oxidative stress and neuroinflammation in the cortex and the hippocampus, leads to the induction of cognitive and behaviour impairments in ovx rats. Cognitive and behaviour impairment was displayed by rats after ovariectomy (ovx). Estrogen receptors differentially expressed in the cortex and the hippocampus region of ovx rats. Differential activation of Gsk-3β was observed in the cortex and the hippocampus after ovx. Expression of β-catenin and p-mTOR also altered in both the regions of the rat brain.
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- Anil Kumar Rana
- Pharmacology and Toxicology Laboratory, CSIR-Institute of Himalayan Bioresource Technology, Palampur, 176061, Himachal Pradesh, India
- Academy of Scientific and Innovative Research (AcSIR), CSIR-Institute of Himalayan Bioresource Technology, Palampur, 176061, Himachal Pradesh, India
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- Pharmacology and Toxicology Laboratory, CSIR-Institute of Himalayan Bioresource Technology, Palampur, 176061, Himachal Pradesh, India
- Academy of Scientific and Innovative Research (AcSIR), CSIR-Institute of Himalayan Bioresource Technology, Palampur, 176061, Himachal Pradesh, India
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- Pharmacology and Toxicology Laboratory, CSIR-Institute of Himalayan Bioresource Technology, Palampur, 176061, Himachal Pradesh, India
- Academy of Scientific and Innovative Research (AcSIR), CSIR-Institute of Himalayan Bioresource Technology, Palampur, 176061, Himachal Pradesh, India
- Corresponding author. Pharmacology and Toxicology Laboratory, CSIR-Institute of Himalayan Bioresource Technology, Palampur, 176061, Himachal Pradesh, India.
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Li Y, Zhang W, Li J, Sun Y, Yang Q, Wang S, Luo X, Wang W, Wang K, Bai W, Zhang H, Qin L. The imbalance in the aortic ceramide/sphingosine-1-phosphate rheostat in ovariectomized rats and the preventive effect of estrogen. Lipids Health Dis 2020; 19:95. [PMID: 32430006 PMCID: PMC7236922 DOI: 10.1186/s12944-020-01279-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/10/2020] [Accepted: 05/05/2020] [Indexed: 02/07/2023] Open
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Background The prevalence of hypertension in young women is lower than that in age-matched men while the prevalence of hypertension in women is significantly increased after the age of 50 (menopause) and is greater than that in men. It is already known that sphingosine-1-phosphate (S1P) and ceramide regulate vascular tone with opposing effects. This study aimed to explore the effects of ovariectomy and estrogen supplementation on the ceramide/S1P rheostat of the aorta in rats, and to explore a potential mechanism for perimenopausal hypertension and a brand-new target for menopausal hormone therapy to protect vessels. Methods In total, 30 female adult SD rats were randomly divided into three groups: The sham operation group (SHAM), ovariectomy group (OVX) and ovariectomy plus estrogen group (OVX + E). After 4 weeks of treatment, the blood pressure (BP) of the rats was monitored by a noninvasive system; the sphingolipid content (e.g., ceramide and S1P) was detected by liquid chromatography-mass spectrometry (LC-MS); the expression of the key enzymes involved in ceramide anabolism and catabolism was measured by real-time fluorescence quantitative polymerase chain reaction (qPCR); and the expression of key enzymes and proteins in the sphingosine kinase 1/2 (SphK1/2)-S1P-S1P receptor 1/2/3 (S1P1/2/3) signaling pathway was detected by qPCR and western blotting. Results In the OVX group compared with the SHAM group, the systolic BP (SBP), diastolic BP (DBP) and pulse pressure (PP) increased significantly, especially the SBP and PP (P < 0.001). For aortic ceramide metabolism, the mRNA level of key enzymes involved in anabolism and catabolism decreased in parallel 2–3 times, while the contents of total ceramide and certain long-chain subtypes increased significantly (P < 0.05). As for the S1P signaling pathway, SphK1/2, the key enzymes involved in S1P synthesis, decreased significantly, and the content of S1P decreased accordingly (P < 0.01). The S1P receptors showed various trends: S1P1 was significantly down-regulated, S1P2 was significantly up-regulated, and S1P3 showed no significant difference. No significant difference existed between the SHAM and OVX + E groups for most of the above parameters (P > 0.05). Conclusions Ovariectomy resulted in the imbalance of the aortic ceramide/S1P rheostat in rats, which may be a potential mechanism underlying the increase in SBP and PP among perimenopausal women. Besides, the ceramide/S1P rheostat may be a novel mechanism by which estrogen protects vessels.
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- Yao Li
- Department of Cardiology, Peking University People's Hospital, No. 11 South Avenue, Beijing, 100044, Xi Zhi Men Xicheng District, China
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- Department of Urology, Peking University Fifth School of Clinical Medicine, Beijing, 100730, China
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- Department of Cardiology, Peking University People's Hospital, No. 11 South Avenue, Beijing, 100044, Xi Zhi Men Xicheng District, China
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- Department of Anatomy and Embryology, Peking University Health Science Center, No. 38, Xueyuan Road, Beijing, 100191, Haidian District, China
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- Department of Anatomy and Embryology, Peking University Health Science Center, No. 38, Xueyuan Road, Beijing, 100191, Haidian District, China
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- Department of Stomatology, General Hospital of Armed Police, Beijing, 100039, China
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- Department of Stomatology, General Hospital of Armed Police, Beijing, 100039, China
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- Department of Anatomy and Embryology, Peking University Health Science Center, No. 38, Xueyuan Road, Beijing, 100191, Haidian District, China
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- Department of Anatomy and Embryology, Peking University Health Science Center, No. 38, Xueyuan Road, Beijing, 100191, Haidian District, China
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Shijitan Hospital, Beijing, 100038, China
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- Department of Cardiology, Peking University People's Hospital, No. 11 South Avenue, Beijing, 100044, Xi Zhi Men Xicheng District, China.
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- Department of Anatomy and Embryology, Peking University Health Science Center, No. 38, Xueyuan Road, Beijing, 100191, Haidian District, China.
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Sun Y, Yang Q, Bai W, Wang W, Li Y, Luo X, Wang S, Jia J, Wang K, Qin L. Changes in skin temperature of ovariectomized rats under different incubation temperatures. Geriatr Gerontol Int 2020; 20:621-628. [PMID: 32237028 DOI: 10.1111/ggi.13913] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/10/2019] [Revised: 02/10/2020] [Accepted: 03/07/2020] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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AIM This study aimed to investigate changes in skin temperature in the main body regions of ovariectomized rats under different incubation temperatures to identify regions that are similar to hot flashes experienced by menopausal women. METHODS A total of 96 adult female Sprague-Dawley rats were randomly divided into sham, ovariectomized and ovariectomized with estrogen treatment groups, with treatment lasting for 4 weeks. After 3 weeks of treatment, each group was randomly divided into five subgroups and placed in separate incubators set at 4, 15, 25, and 37°C. Changes in the skin temperature in seven main regions (head, neck, chest, abdomen, back, tail, and paws) for four time intervals (0-3 min, 3-5 min, 5-10 min and 10-15 min) were monitored using infrared thermography. RESULTS All rats showed rapid changes in skin temperature followed by a gradual slowdown under different incubation temperatures. However, changes in ovariectomized rats were significantly different from that in normal rats, and changes on the back, tail and paws were more rapid and lasted longer. Estrogen treatment effectively controlled these abnormalities of ovariectomized rats. CONCLUSIONS Temperature responses in the back, tail and paws in ovariectomized rats might be similar to the face, neck and upper chest in menopausal women, where the symptoms of hot flashes are most obvious, which suggests that the back, tail and paws could be regarded as the focus of research on hot flashes, and offer theoretical foundations for mechanisms behind the occurrence of hot flashes in specific regions. Geriatr Gerontol Int 2020; ••: ••-••.
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- Yanrong Sun
- Department of Anatomy and Histoembryology, School of Basic Medical Science, Peking University Health Science Center, Beijing, China
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- Department of Anatomy and Histoembryology, School of Basic Medical Science, Peking University Health Science Center, Beijing, China
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- Department of Gynecology and Obstetrics, Beijing Shijitan Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing, China
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- Department of Anatomy and Histoembryology, School of Basic Medical Science, Peking University Health Science Center, Beijing, China
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- Department of Cardiology, Peking University People's Hospital, Beijing, China
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- Department of Stomatology, General Hospital of Armed Police, Beijing, China
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- Department of Stomatology, General Hospital of Armed Police, Beijing, China
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- Department of Stomatology, General Hospital of Armed Police, Beijing, China
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- Department of Anatomy and Histoembryology, School of Basic Medical Science, Peking University Health Science Center, Beijing, China
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- Department of Anatomy and Histoembryology, School of Basic Medical Science, Peking University Health Science Center, Beijing, China
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Renczés E, Borbélyová V, Steinhardt M, Höpfner T, Stehle T, Ostatníková D, Celec P. The Role of Estrogen in Anxiety-Like Behavior and Memory of Middle-Aged Female Rats. Front Endocrinol (Lausanne) 2020; 11:570560. [PMID: 33117285 PMCID: PMC7575693 DOI: 10.3389/fendo.2020.570560] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/08/2020] [Accepted: 09/02/2020] [Indexed: 12/21/2022] Open
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Aging in women is associated with low estrogen, but also with cognitive decline and affective disorders. Whether low estrogen is causally responsible for these behavioral symptoms is not clear. Thus, we aimed to examine the role of estradiol in anxiety-like behavior and memory in rats at middle age. Twelve-month old female rats underwent ovariectomy (OVX) or were treated with 1 mg/kg of letrozole-an aromatase inhibitor. In half of the OVX females, 10 μg/kg of 17β-estradiol was supplemented daily for 4 weeks. Vehicle-treated sham-operated and OVX females served as controls. For behavioral assessment open field, elevated plus maze and novel object recognition tests were performed. Interaction between ovarian condition and additional treatment had the main effect on anxiety-like behavior of rats in the open field test. In comparison to control females, OVX females entered less frequently into the center zone of the open field (p < 0.01) and showed lower novel object discrimination (p = 0.05). However, estradiol-supplemented OVX rats had higher number of center-zone entries (p < 0.01), spent more time in the center zone (p < 0.05), and showed lower thigmotaxis (p < 0.01) when compared to OVX group. None of the hormonal manipulations affected anxiety-like behavior in the elevated plus maze test significantly, but a mild effect of interaction between ovarian condition and treatment was shown (p = 0.05). In conclusion, ovariectomy had slight negative effect on open-field ambulation and short-term recognition memory in middle-aged rats. In addition, a test-specific anxiolytic effect of estradiol supplementation was found. In contrast, letrozole treatment neither affected anxiety-like behavior nor memory.
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- Emese Renczés
- Institute of Molecular Biomedicine, Faculty of Medicine, Comenius University in Bratislava, Bratislava, Slovakia
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- Institute of Molecular Biomedicine, Faculty of Medicine, Comenius University in Bratislava, Bratislava, Slovakia
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- Institute of Molecular Biomedicine, Faculty of Medicine, Comenius University in Bratislava, Bratislava, Slovakia
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- Institute of Molecular Biomedicine, Faculty of Medicine, Comenius University in Bratislava, Bratislava, Slovakia
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- Institute of Molecular Biomedicine, Faculty of Medicine, Comenius University in Bratislava, Bratislava, Slovakia
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- Institute of Physiology, Faculty of Medicine, Comenius University in Bratislava, Bratislava, Slovakia
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- Institute of Molecular Biomedicine, Faculty of Medicine, Comenius University in Bratislava, Bratislava, Slovakia
- Institute of Pathophysiology, Faculty of Medicine, Comenius University in Bratislava, Bratislava, Slovakia
- Department of Molecular Biology, Faculty of Natural Sciences, Comenius University in Bratislava, Bratislava, Slovakia
- *Correspondence: Peter Celec
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Tobore TO. Towards a comprehensive etiopathogenetic and pathophysiological theory of multiple sclerosis. Int J Neurosci 2019; 130:279-300. [PMID: 31588832 DOI: 10.1080/00207454.2019.1677648] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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Background: Multiple sclerosis (MS) is a neurodegenerative disease caused by dysfunction of the immune system that affects the central nervous system (CNS). It is characterized by demyelination, chronic inflammation, neuronal and oligodendrocyte loss and reactive astrogliosis. It can result in physical disability and acute neurological and cognitive problems. Despite the gains in knowledge of immunology, cell biology, and genetics in the last five decades, the ultimate etiology or specific elements that trigger MS remain unknown. The objective of this review is to propose a theoretical basis for MS etiopathogenesis.Methods: Search was done by accessing PubMed/Medline, EBSCO, and PsycINFO databases. The search string used was "(multiple sclerosis* OR EAE) AND (pathophysiology* OR etiopathogenesis)". The electronic databases were searched for titles or abstracts containing these terms in all published articles between January 1, 1960, and June 30, 2019. The search was filtered down to 362 articles which were included in this review.Results: A framework to better understand the etiopathogenesis and pathophysiology of MS can be derived from four essential factors; mitochondria dysfunction (MtD) & oxidative stress (OS), vitamin D (VD), sex hormones and thyroid hormones. These factors play a direct role in MS etiopathogenesis and have a modulatory effect on many other factors involved in the disease.Conclusions: For better MS prevention and treatment outcomes, efforts should be geared towards treating thyroid problems, sex hormone alterations, VD deficiency, sleep problems and melatonin alterations. MS patients should be encouraged to engage in activities that boost total antioxidant capacity (TAC) including diet and regular exercise and discouraged from activities that promote OS including smoking and alcohol consumption.
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Zhou CN, Chao FL, Zhang Y, Jiang L, Zhang L, Luo YM, Xiao Q, Chen LM, Tang Y. Sex Differences in the White Matter and Myelinated Fibers of APP/PS1 Mice and the Effects of Running Exercise on the Sex Differences of AD Mice. Front Aging Neurosci 2018; 10:243. [PMID: 30174598 PMCID: PMC6107833 DOI: 10.3389/fnagi.2018.00243] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/27/2017] [Accepted: 07/24/2018] [Indexed: 12/03/2022] Open
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Previous studies have suggested that changes in the white matter might play an important role in the pathogenic processes of Alzheimer's disease (AD). However, no study has investigated sex differences in these changes. Previous studies found that running exercise could delay both the decline in spatial learning and memory abilities as well as the changes in the white matter during early AD in male mice. However, whether exercise also has an effect on the changes in the white matter in female AD mice remains unknown. To address these questions, 6- and 10-month-old male and female APP/PS1 double transgenic AD mice were used. The 6-month-old male and female APP/PS1 double transgenic AD mice underwent a 4-month running exercise regime. The white matter volume and parameters of the myelinated fibers in the white matter of the 10-month-old exercised and non-exercised male and female AD mice were investigated using electron microscopy and stereological methods. There were no significant differences in the mean escape latencies between the male and female AD mice in the non-exercised groups, but after 4 months of treadmill exercise, the mean escape latencies of the female exercised AD mice had significantly shortened compared with those of the male exercised AD mice. The total white matter volume and most of the parameters of the myelinated fibers of the white matter in the female AD mice were significantly lower than those of the male AD mice. The total length of the myelinated fibers with diameters ranging from 0.6 to 0.7 μm, the axonal diameter of the myelinated fibers and the g-ratio of the myelinated fibers in the white matter of the exercised female AD mice were significantly increased compared with those of the non-exercised female AD mice. There were sex-specific differences in the white matter and myelinated fibers of white matter in the AD mice. Running exercise more effectively delayed the decline in spatial learning and memory abilities and delayed the changes in the myelinated fibers of the white matter in female transgenic mice with early AD than in male transgenic mice.
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- Chun-Ni Zhou
- Department of Histology and Embryology, Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing, China.,Laboratory of Stem Cells and Tissue Engineering, Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing, China
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- Department of Histology and Embryology, Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing, China.,Laboratory of Stem Cells and Tissue Engineering, Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing, China
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- Department of Histology and Embryology, Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing, China.,Laboratory of Stem Cells and Tissue Engineering, Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing, China
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- Department of Histology and Embryology, Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing, China.,Laboratory of Stem Cells and Tissue Engineering, Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing, China
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- Department of Histology and Embryology, Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing, China.,Laboratory of Stem Cells and Tissue Engineering, Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing, China
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- Department of Histology and Embryology, Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing, China.,Laboratory of Stem Cells and Tissue Engineering, Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing, China
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- Department of Histology and Embryology, Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing, China.,Laboratory of Stem Cells and Tissue Engineering, Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing, China
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- Department of Histology and Embryology, Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing, China.,Laboratory of Stem Cells and Tissue Engineering, Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing, China
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- Department of Histology and Embryology, Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing, China.,Laboratory of Stem Cells and Tissue Engineering, Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing, China
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Xiao Q, Luo Y, Lv F, He Q, Wu H, Chao F, Qiu X, Zhang L, Gao Y, Huang C, Wang S, Zhou C, Zhang Y, Jiang L, Tang Y. Protective Effects of 17β-Estradiol on Hippocampal Myelinated Fibers in Ovariectomized Middle-aged Rats. Neuroscience 2018; 385:143-153. [PMID: 29908214 DOI: 10.1016/j.neuroscience.2018.06.006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/27/2017] [Revised: 06/01/2018] [Accepted: 06/04/2018] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
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Estrogen replacement therapy (ERT) improves hippocampus-dependent cognition. This study investigated the impact of estrogen on hippocampal volume, CA1 subfield volume and myelinated fibers in the CA1 subfield of middle-aged ovariectomized rats. Ten-month-old bilaterally ovariectomized (OVX) female rats were randomly divided into OVX + E2 and OVX + Veh groups. After four weeks of subcutaneous injection with 17β-estradiol or a placebo, the OVX + E2 rats exhibited significantly short mean escape latency in a spatial learning task than that in the OVX + Veh rats. Using stereological methods, we did not observe significant differences in the volumes of the hippocampus and CA1 subfields between the two groups. However, using stereological methods and electron microscopy techniques, the total length of myelinated fibers and the total volumes of myelinated fibers, myelin sheaths and myelinated axons in the CA1 subfields of OVX + E2 rats were significantly 38.1%, 34.2%, 36.1% and 32.5%, respectively, higher than those in the OVX + Veh rats. After the parameters were calculated according to different diameter ranges, the estrogen replacement-induced remodeling of myelinated fibers in CA1 was mainly manifested in the myelinated fibers with a diameter of <1.0 μm. Therefore, four weeks of continuous E2 replacement improved the spatial learning capabilities of middle-aged ovariectomized rats. The E2 replacement-induced protection of spatial learning abilities might be associated with the beneficial effects of estrogen on myelinated fibers, particularly those with the diameters less than 1.0 μm, in the hippocampal CA1 region of middle-aged ovariectomized rats.
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- Qian Xiao
- Department of Histology and Embryology, Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing 400016, People's Republic of China; Laboratory of Stem Cells and Tissue Engineering, Department of Histology and Embryology, Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing 400016, People's Republic of China; Department of Laboratory Medicine, Key Laboratory of Diagnostic Medicine (Ministry of Education), Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing 400016, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Histology and Embryology, Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing 400016, People's Republic of China; Laboratory of Stem Cells and Tissue Engineering, Department of Histology and Embryology, Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing 400016, People's Republic of China; Department of Laboratory Medicine, Key Laboratory of Diagnostic Medicine (Ministry of Education), Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing 400016, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Histology and Embryology, Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing 400016, People's Republic of China; Laboratory of Stem Cells and Tissue Engineering, Department of Histology and Embryology, Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing 400016, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Histology and Embryology, Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing 400016, People's Republic of China; Laboratory of Stem Cells and Tissue Engineering, Department of Histology and Embryology, Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing 400016, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Histology and Embryology, Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing 400016, People's Republic of China; Laboratory of Stem Cells and Tissue Engineering, Department of Histology and Embryology, Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing 400016, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Histology and Embryology, Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing 400016, People's Republic of China; Laboratory of Stem Cells and Tissue Engineering, Department of Histology and Embryology, Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing 400016, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Histology and Embryology, Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing 400016, People's Republic of China; Laboratory of Stem Cells and Tissue Engineering, Department of Histology and Embryology, Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing 400016, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Histology and Embryology, Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing 400016, People's Republic of China; Laboratory of Stem Cells and Tissue Engineering, Department of Histology and Embryology, Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing 400016, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Histology and Embryology, Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing 400016, People's Republic of China; Laboratory of Stem Cells and Tissue Engineering, Department of Histology and Embryology, Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing 400016, People's Republic of China; Department of Geriatrics, First Affiliated Hospital, Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing 400016, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Histology and Embryology, Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing 400016, People's Republic of China; Laboratory of Stem Cells and Tissue Engineering, Department of Histology and Embryology, Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing 400016, People's Republic of China; Department of Physiology, Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing 400016, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Histology and Embryology, Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing 400016, People's Republic of China; Laboratory of Stem Cells and Tissue Engineering, Department of Histology and Embryology, Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing 400016, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Histology and Embryology, Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing 400016, People's Republic of China; Laboratory of Stem Cells and Tissue Engineering, Department of Histology and Embryology, Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing 400016, People's Republic of China; Department of Laboratory Medicine, Key Laboratory of Diagnostic Medicine (Ministry of Education), Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing 400016, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Histology and Embryology, Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing 400016, People's Republic of China; Laboratory of Stem Cells and Tissue Engineering, Department of Histology and Embryology, Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing 400016, People's Republic of China; Department of Laboratory Medicine, Key Laboratory of Diagnostic Medicine (Ministry of Education), Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing 400016, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Histology and Embryology, Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing 400016, People's Republic of China; Laboratory of Stem Cells and Tissue Engineering, Department of Histology and Embryology, Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing 400016, People's Republic of China; Department of Laboratory Medicine, Key Laboratory of Diagnostic Medicine (Ministry of Education), Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing 400016, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Histology and Embryology, Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing 400016, People's Republic of China; Laboratory of Stem Cells and Tissue Engineering, Department of Histology and Embryology, Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing 400016, People's Republic of China.
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Bove RM. Why monkeys do not get multiple sclerosis (spontaneously): An evolutionary approach. EVOLUTION MEDICINE AND PUBLIC HEALTH 2018; 2018:43-59. [PMID: 29492266 PMCID: PMC5824939 DOI: 10.1093/emph/eoy002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/28/2017] [Accepted: 11/07/2017] [Indexed: 12/20/2022]
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The goal of this review is to apply an evolutionary lens to understanding the origins of multiple sclerosis (MS), integrating three broad observations. First, only humans are known to develop MS spontaneously. Second, humans have evolved large brains, with characteristically large amounts of metabolically costly myelin. This myelin is generated over long periods of neurologic development—and peak MS onset coincides with the end of myelination. Third, over the past century there has been a disproportionate increase in the rate of MS in young women of childbearing age, paralleling increasing westernization and urbanization, indicating sexually specific susceptibility in response to changing exposures. From these three observations about MS, a life history approach leads us to hypothesize that MS arises in humans from disruption of the normal homeostatic mechanisms of myelin production and maintenance, during our uniquely long myelination period. This review will highlight under-explored areas of homeostasis in brain development, that are likely to shed new light on the origins of MS and to raise further questions about the interactions between our ancestral genes and modern environments.
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- Riley M Bove
- Department of Neurology, UCSF, San Francisco, CA, USA
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He Q, Luo Y, Lv F, Xiao Q, Chao F, Qiu X, Zhang L, Gao Y, Xiu Y, Huang C, Tang Y. Effects of estrogen replacement therapy on the myelin sheath ultrastructure of myelinated fibers in the white matter of middle-aged ovariectomized rats. J Comp Neurol 2017; 526:790-802. [PMID: 29205359 DOI: 10.1002/cne.24366] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/20/2017] [Revised: 11/22/2017] [Accepted: 11/24/2017] [Indexed: 12/17/2022]
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The effects of estrogen replacement therapy (ORT) on white matter and the myelin sheath ultrastructure in the white matter of middle-aged ovariectomized (OVX) rats were investigated in this study. Middle-aged rats were ovariectomized and divided into a placebo replacement (OVX + O) group and an estrogen replacement (OVX + E) group. Then, the Morris water maze, electron microscope techniques, and stereological methods were used to investigate the effects of ORT on spatial learning capacity, white matter volume and the myelin sheath ultrastructure in the white matter. We found that the spatial learning capacity of the OVX + E rats was significantly improved compared with that of the OVX + O rats. When compared with that of OVX + O rats, the total volume of the myelin sheaths in the white matter of the OVX + E rats was significantly increased by 27%, and the difference between the outer perimeter and inner perimeter of the myelin sheaths of the white matter in the OVX + E rats increased significantly by 12.6%. The myelinated fibers with mean diameters of 1.2-1.4 μm were significantly longer (46.1%) in the OVX + E rats; the difference between the mean diameter of myelinated fibers and the mean diameter of axons (0-0.4 μm) was significantly increased by 21.6% in the OVX + E rats. These results suggested that ORT had positive protective effects on the spatial learning ability and on the myelin sheath ultrastructure in the white matter of middle-aged OVX rats.
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- Qi He
- Department of Histology and Embryology, Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing, P. R. China.,Laboratory of Stem Cell and Tissue Engineering, Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing, P. R. China
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- Department of Histology and Embryology, Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing, P. R. China.,Laboratory of Stem Cell and Tissue Engineering, Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing, P. R. China
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- Department of Histology and Embryology, Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing, P. R. China.,Laboratory of Stem Cell and Tissue Engineering, Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing, P. R. China
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- Department of Histology and Embryology, Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing, P. R. China.,Laboratory of Stem Cell and Tissue Engineering, Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing, P. R. China
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- Department of Histology and Embryology, Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing, P. R. China.,Laboratory of Stem Cell and Tissue Engineering, Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing, P. R. China
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- Department of Histology and Embryology, Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing, P. R. China.,Laboratory of Stem Cell and Tissue Engineering, Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing, P. R. China.,Department of Laboratory Medicine, Key Laboratory of Diagnostic Medicine, Ministry of Education, Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing, P. R. China
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- Department of Histology and Embryology, Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing, P. R. China.,Laboratory of Stem Cell and Tissue Engineering, Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing, P. R. China
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- Department of Histology and Embryology, Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing, P. R. China.,Laboratory of Stem Cell and Tissue Engineering, Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing, P. R. China.,Department of Geriatrics, The First Affiliated Hospital, Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing, P. R. China
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- Department of Histology and Embryology, Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing, P. R. China.,Institute of Life Science, Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing, P. R. China
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- Department of Physiology, Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing, P. R. China
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- Department of Histology and Embryology, Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing, P. R. China.,Laboratory of Stem Cell and Tissue Engineering, Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing, P. R. China
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Impact of early life adversity and tryptophan depletion on functional connectivity in menopausal women: A double-blind, placebo-controlled crossover study. Psychoneuroendocrinology 2017; 84:197-205. [PMID: 28755550 PMCID: PMC5609529 DOI: 10.1016/j.psyneuen.2017.07.239] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/27/2017] [Revised: 06/03/2017] [Accepted: 07/10/2017] [Indexed: 11/23/2022]
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During the menopause transition, women are at increased risk of subjective symptoms of executive dysfunction. Evidence from animal and human participant studies suggests adverse childhood experiences (ACE) may be a risk factor for executive complaints during this hormonal transition. Preclinical literature indicates early life adversity effects on serotonin function may play a role in this increased susceptibility. However, the mechanisms underlying this increase in vulnerability in human participants remain relatively unknown. Here we examined the impact of ACE and tryptophan depletion (TD), a paradigm used to lower central serotonin levels, on functional network connectivity in discovery and replication datasets. We hypothesized that ACE would be associated with decreased within-network connectivity. We predicted that TD would further lower connectivity in women with high levels of early adversity, but have no effect in women with low levels of early adversity. Forty women underwent two functional imaging sequences at two time points (141 total scans) in a double-blind, placebo controlled, crossover study. The effects of ACE and TD were evaluated using generalized estimating equations (GEE). As predicted, ACE was associated with lower within-network connectivity. While TD had no effect on connectivity in the low ACE group, TD increased connectivity in the high ACE group. The robust effect of ACE remained significant in the replication dataset, though the ACE×TD interaction did not. Together, these results suggest that early life adversity has lasting impacts on large-scale functional networks underlying executive function. Alterations in functional network connectivity may be one mechanism by which early life adversity increases the risk of cognitive disorders during menopause.
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Zhang Y, Chao FL, Zhou CN, Jiang L, Zhang L, Chen LM, Luo YM, Xiao Q, Tang Y. Effects of exercise on capillaries in the white matter of transgenic AD mice. Oncotarget 2017; 8:65860-65875. [PMID: 29029478 PMCID: PMC5630378 DOI: 10.18632/oncotarget.19505] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/04/2017] [Accepted: 06/30/2017] [Indexed: 02/06/2023] Open
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Previous studies have shown that exercise can prevent white matter atrophy in APP/PS1 transgenic Alzheimer’s disease (AD) mice. However, the mechanism of this protective effect remains unknown. To further understand this issue, we investigated the effects of exercise on the blood supply of white matter in transgenic AD mice. Six-month-old male APP/PS1 mice were randomly divided into a control group and a running group, and age-matched non-transgenic littermates were used as a wild-type control group. Mice in the running group ran on a treadmill at low intensity for four months. Then, spatial learning and memory abilities, white matter and white matter capillaries were examined in all mice. The 10-month-old AD mice exhibited deficits in cognitive function, and 4 months of exercise improved these deficits. The white matter volume and the total length, total volume and total surface area of the white matter capillaries were decreased in the 10-month-old AD mice, and 4 months of exercise dramatically delayed the changes in these parameters in the AD mice. Our results demonstrate that even low-intensity running exercise can improve spatial learning and memory abilities, delay white matter atrophy and protect white matter capillaries in early-stage AD mice. Protecting capillaries might be an important structural basis for the exercise-induced protection of the structural integrity of white matter in AD.
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- Yi Zhang
- Department of Laboratory Medicine, Key Laboratory of Diagnostic Medicine, Ministry of Education, Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing 400016, PR China.,Department of Histology and Embryology, Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing 400016, PR China.,Laboratory of Stem Cells and Tissue Engineering, Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing 400016, PR China
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- Department of Histology and Embryology, Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing 400016, PR China.,Laboratory of Stem Cells and Tissue Engineering, Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing 400016, PR China
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- Department of Laboratory Medicine, Key Laboratory of Diagnostic Medicine, Ministry of Education, Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing 400016, PR China.,Department of Histology and Embryology, Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing 400016, PR China.,Laboratory of Stem Cells and Tissue Engineering, Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing 400016, PR China
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- Department of Laboratory Medicine, Key Laboratory of Diagnostic Medicine, Ministry of Education, Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing 400016, PR China.,Department of Histology and Embryology, Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing 400016, PR China.,Laboratory of Stem Cells and Tissue Engineering, Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing 400016, PR China
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- Department of Histology and Embryology, Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing 400016, PR China.,Laboratory of Stem Cells and Tissue Engineering, Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing 400016, PR China
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- Department of Histology and Embryology, Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing 400016, PR China.,Laboratory of Stem Cells and Tissue Engineering, Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing 400016, PR China
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- Department of Laboratory Medicine, Key Laboratory of Diagnostic Medicine, Ministry of Education, Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing 400016, PR China.,Department of Histology and Embryology, Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing 400016, PR China.,Laboratory of Stem Cells and Tissue Engineering, Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing 400016, PR China
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- Department of Laboratory Medicine, Key Laboratory of Diagnostic Medicine, Ministry of Education, Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing 400016, PR China.,Department of Histology and Embryology, Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing 400016, PR China.,Laboratory of Stem Cells and Tissue Engineering, Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing 400016, PR China
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- Department of Histology and Embryology, Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing 400016, PR China.,Laboratory of Stem Cells and Tissue Engineering, Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing 400016, PR China
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Yang H, Gu H, Sun W, Li Y, Wu H, Burnee M, Zhuang J. Estradiol deficiency is a risk factor for idiopathic benign paroxysmal positional vertigo in postmenopausal female patients. Laryngoscope 2017; 128:948-953. [PMID: 28480516 DOI: 10.1002/lary.26628] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/04/2017] [Revised: 03/16/2017] [Accepted: 03/20/2017] [Indexed: 01/11/2023]
Abstract
OBJECTIVES/HYPOTHESIS Although it is generally considered that benign paroxysmal positional vertigo (BPPV) is associated with changes in female sex hormone levels, no direct data have been reported until now. The purpose of this article was to provide direct data showing the distinct relationship between female sex hormone fluctuations and BPPV in postmenopausal female patients. STUDY DESIGN Prospective analysis in humans and basic research in animals. METHODS Blood samples were analyzed to determine the levels of estradiol, progesterone, follicle-stimulating hormone, and luteinizing hormone in 50- to 80-year-old postmenopausal female patients newly diagnosed with idiopathic BPPV based on history compatible with BPPV and positive provocative maneuvers. Animal models of bilateral ovariectomy and female sex hormone replacement therapy were used to further confirm the relationship between BPPV and female sex hormone levels by determining the expression levels of otoconin 90, the protein suggested as essential in the dislocation of otoconia. RESULTS Statistically significant differences between the estradiol level of BPPV patients and the control group were found (P < .001). Moreover, in bilateral ovariectomy in rats, 17β-estradiol replacement reversed the decrease of otoconin 90 levels. CONCLUSIONS Our results suggest that estradiol deficiency may be an important risk factor for idiopathic benign paroxysmal positional vertigo in postmenopausal female patients. LEVEL OF EVIDENCE NA. Laryngoscope, 128:948-953, 2018.
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- Hualan Yang
- Department of Neurology, Medical Center for Vertigo and Balance Disorders, Changzheng Hospital, Second Military Medical University, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Neurology, Medical Center for Vertigo and Balance Disorders, Changzheng Hospital, Second Military Medical University, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Neurology, Medical Center for Vertigo and Balance Disorders, Changzheng Hospital, Second Military Medical University, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Neurology, Medical Center for Vertigo and Balance Disorders, Changzheng Hospital, Second Military Medical University, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Neurology, Medical Center for Vertigo and Balance Disorders, Changzheng Hospital, Second Military Medical University, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Neurology, Medical Center for Vertigo and Balance Disorders, Changzheng Hospital, Second Military Medical University, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Neurology, Medical Center for Vertigo and Balance Disorders, Changzheng Hospital, Second Military Medical University, Shanghai, China
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