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Dave KM, Stolz DB, Venna VR, Quaicoe VA, Maniskas ME, Reynolds MJ, Babidhan R, Dobbins DX, Farinelli MN, Sullivan A, Bhatia TN, Yankello H, Reddy R, Bae Y, Leak RK, Shiva SS, McCullough LD, Manickam DS. Mitochondria-containing extracellular vesicles (EV) reduce mouse brain infarct sizes and EV/HSP27 protect ischemic brain endothelial cultures. J Control Release 2023; 354:368-393. [PMID: 36642252 PMCID: PMC9974867 DOI: 10.1016/j.jconrel.2023.01.025] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 13.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/02/2022] [Revised: 11/18/2022] [Accepted: 01/09/2023] [Indexed: 01/17/2023]
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Ischemic stroke causes brain endothelial cell (BEC) death and damages tight junction integrity of the blood-brain barrier (BBB). We harnessed the innate mitochondrial load of BEC-derived extracellular vesicles (EVs) and utilized mixtures of EV/exogenous 27 kDa heat shock protein (HSP27) as a one-two punch strategy to increase BEC survival (via EV mitochondria) and preserve their tight junction integrity (via HSP27 effects). We demonstrated that the medium-to-large (m/lEV) but not small EVs (sEV) transferred their mitochondrial load, that subsequently colocalized with the mitochondrial network of the recipient primary human BECs. Recipient BECs treated with m/lEVs showed increased relative ATP levels and mitochondrial function. To determine if the m/lEV-meditated increase in recipient BEC ATP levels was associated with m/lEV mitochondria, we isolated m/lEVs from donor BECs pre-treated with oligomycin A (OGM, mitochondria electron transport complex V inhibitor), referred to as OGM-m/lEVs. BECs treated with naïve m/lEVs showed a significant increase in ATP levels compared to untreated OGD cells, OGM-m/lEVs treated BECs showed a loss of ATP levels suggesting that the m/lEV-mediated increase in ATP levels is likely a function of their innate mitochondrial load. In contrast, sEV-mediated ATP increases were not affected by inhibition of mitochondrial function in the donor BECs. Intravenously administered m/lEVs showed a reduction in brain infarct sizes compared to vehicle-injected mice in a mouse middle cerebral artery occlusion model of ischemic stroke. We formulated binary mixtures of human recombinant HSP27 protein with EVs: EV/HSP27 and ternary mixtures of HSP27 and EVs with a cationic polymer, poly (ethylene glycol)-b-poly (diethyltriamine): (PEG-DET/HSP27)/EV. (PEG-DET/HSP27)/EV and EV/HSP27 mixtures decreased the paracellular permeability of small and large molecular mass fluorescent tracers in oxygen glucose-deprived primary human BECs. This one-two punch approach to increase BEC metabolic function and tight junction integrity may be a promising strategy for BBB protection and prevention of long-term neurological dysfunction post-ischemic stroke.
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- Kandarp M Dave
- Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Duquesne University, Pittsburgh, PA, USA
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- Center for Biologic Imaging, University of Pittsburgh Medical School, Pittsburgh, PA, USA
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- Department of Neurology, McGovern Medical School, University of Texas Health Science Center, Houston, TX, USA
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- Department of Neurology, McGovern Medical School, University of Texas Health Science Center, Houston, TX, USA
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- Department of Neurology, McGovern Medical School, University of Texas Health Science Center, Houston, TX, USA
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- Pittsburgh Heart Lung Blood Vascular Institute, University of Pittsburgh Medical School, Pittsburgh, PA, USA
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- Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Duquesne University, Pittsburgh, PA, USA
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- Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Duquesne University, Pittsburgh, PA, USA
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- Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Duquesne University, Pittsburgh, PA, USA; Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Gettysburg College, Gettysburg, PA, USA
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- Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Duquesne University, Pittsburgh, PA, USA; Psychological and Brain Sciences, Villanova University, Villanova, PA, USA
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- Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Duquesne University, Pittsburgh, PA, USA
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- Departments of Chemical and Biomedical Engineering, Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, PA, USA
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- Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Duquesne University, Pittsburgh, PA, USA
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, College of Pharmacy, The University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY, USA
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- Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Duquesne University, Pittsburgh, PA, USA
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- Pittsburgh Heart Lung Blood Vascular Institute, University of Pittsburgh Medical School, Pittsburgh, PA, USA; Department of Pharmacology & Chemical Biology, University of Pittsburgh Medical School, Pittsburgh, PA, USA
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- Department of Neurology, McGovern Medical School, University of Texas Health Science Center, Houston, TX, USA
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- Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Duquesne University, Pittsburgh, PA, USA.
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Amirifar L, Shamloo A, Nasiri R, de Barros NR, Wang ZZ, Unluturk BD, Libanori A, Ievglevskyi O, Diltemiz SE, Sances S, Balasingham I, Seidlits SK, Ashammakhi N. Brain-on-a-chip: Recent advances in design and techniques for microfluidic models of the brain in health and disease. Biomaterials 2022; 285:121531. [DOI: 10.1016/j.biomaterials.2022.121531] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/15/2021] [Revised: 04/10/2022] [Accepted: 04/15/2022] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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Moretti R, Peinkhofer C. B Vitamins and Fatty Acids: What Do They Share with Small Vessel Disease-Related Dementia? Int J Mol Sci 2019; 20:E5797. [PMID: 31752183 PMCID: PMC6888477 DOI: 10.3390/ijms20225797] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/21/2019] [Revised: 10/21/2019] [Accepted: 11/12/2019] [Indexed: 12/12/2022] Open
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Many studies have been written on vitamin supplementation, fatty acid, and dementia, but results are still under debate, and no definite conclusion has yet been drawn. Nevertheless, a significant amount of lab evidence confirms that vitamins of the B group are tightly related to gene control for endothelium protection, act as antioxidants, play a co-enzymatic role in the most critical biochemical reactions inside the brain, and cooperate with many other elements, such as choline, for the synthesis of polyunsaturated phosphatidylcholine, through S-adenosyl-methionine (SAM) methyl donation. B-vitamins have anti-inflammatory properties and act in protective roles against neurodegenerative mechanisms, for example, through modulation of the glutamate currents and a reduction of the calcium currents. In addition, they also have extraordinary antioxidant properties. However, laboratory data are far from clinical practice. Many studies have tried to apply these results in everyday clinical activity, but results have been discouraging and far from a possible resolution of the associated mysteries, like those represented by Alzheimer's disease (AD) or small vessel disease dementia. Above all, two significant problems emerge from the research: No consensus exists on general diagnostic criteria-MCI or AD? Which diagnostic criteria should be applied for small vessel disease-related dementia? In addition, no general schema exists for determining a possible correct time of implementation to have effective results. Here we present an up-to-date review of the literature on such topics, shedding some light on the possible interaction of vitamins and phosphatidylcholine, and their role in brain metabolism and catabolism. Further studies should take into account all of these questions, with well-designed and world-homogeneous trials.
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- Rita Moretti
- Neurology Clinic, Department of Medical, Surgical and Health Sciences, University of Trieste, 34149 Trieste, Italy;
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Deng W, Fan C, Shen R, Wu Y, Du R, Teng J. Long noncoding MIAT acting as a ceRNA to sponge microRNA-204-5p to participate in cerebral microvascular endothelial cell injury after cerebral ischemia through regulating HMGB1. J Cell Physiol 2019; 235:4571-4586. [PMID: 31628679 DOI: 10.1002/jcp.29334] [Citation(s) in RCA: 34] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/17/2019] [Accepted: 09/30/2019] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
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This study is applied to the investigation of the long noncoding RNA myocardial infarction associated transcript's (MIAT's) role in regulating the expression of high-mobility group box 1 (HMGB1) in cerebral microvascular endothelial cell (CMEC) injury after cerebral ischemia by serving as a competitive endogenous RNA (ceRNA) to sponge microRNA-204-5p (miR-204-5p). The cerebral ischemia model of middle cerebral artery occlusion (MCAO) in rats was established by the suture method, in which rats were injected with empty plasmids and MIAT siRNA plasmids. The cerebral ischemia injury model in vitro was established through oxygen glucose deprivation (OGD) in primary cultured CMECs in rats. The cells were transfected with empty plasmids and MIAT siRNA plasmids. The MIAT/miR-204-5p/HMGB1 axis' function in damage and angiogenesis of CMECs were explored. The binding site between MIAT and miR-204-5p along with that between miR-204-5p and HMGB1 was determined. MIAT was overexpressed in MCAO rats' brain tissue and inhibited MIAT attenuated the injury of brain tissue in MCAO rats. Inhibition of MIAT promoted angiogenesis, promoted miR-204-5p expression and inhibited HMGB1 expression in brain tissue of MCAO rats. Inhibition of MIAT reduced CMEC damage, induced angiogenesis of CMECs, increased the number of surviving neurons, promoted miR-204-5p expression and inhibited HMGB1 expression in CMECs treated with OGD. MIAT promoted HMGB1 expression by competitive binding to miR-204-5p to regulate the injury of CMECs after cerebral ischemia. Our study showed that MIAT promoted HMGB1 expression by competitively binding to miR-204-5p to regulate the injury of CMECs after cerebral ischemia.
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- Wenjing Deng
- The Neurology Intensive Care Unit, The First Affiliated Hospital of Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, Henan, China
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- The Neurology Intensive Care Unit, The First Affiliated Hospital of Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, Henan, China
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- The Neurology Department, The First Affiliated Hospital of Henan University of Science and Technology, Luoyang, Henan, China
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- The Neurology Department, Zhengzhou Central Hospital, Affiliated Hospital of Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, Henan, China
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- The Neurology Intensive Care Unit, The First Affiliated Hospital of Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, Henan, China
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- The Neurology Intensive Care Unit, The First Affiliated Hospital of Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, Henan, China
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Nyberg E, Grayson W. Assessing the Minimum Time-Period of Normoxic Preincubation for Stable Adipose Stromal Cell-Derived Vascular Networks. Cell Mol Bioeng 2018; 11:471-481. [PMID: 31719894 DOI: 10.1007/s12195-018-0539-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/13/2017] [Accepted: 07/06/2018] [Indexed: 12/16/2022] Open
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Introduction Pre-vascularization of tissue engineered grafts is a promising strategy to facilitate their improved viability following in vivo implantation. In this process, endothelial cells (ECs) form capillary-like networks that can anastomose with host vasculature. Adipose-derived stromal cells (ASCs) are a commonly used cell population for tissue engineering and contain a subpopulation of ECs capable of assembling into robust vascular networks and anastomosing with the host. However, their initial vascular assembly is significantly impaired in hypoxic conditions (2% O2). In this study, we explored the minimum period of normoxic (20% O2) pre-treatment required to enable the formation of stable vascular networks. Methods ASC-derived vascular structures were allowed to preassemble in fibrin hydrogels in normoxia for 0, 2, 4, or 6 days and then transplanted into hypoxic environments for 6 days. Total vascular length, pericyte coverage, cell proliferation, apoptosis rates, and ECM production was assessed. Results Vascular assembly increased with time over the 6 days of culture. We found that 4 days was the minimum period of time required for stable vascular assembly. We compared the major differences in cell behavior and network structure at Days 2 and 4. Neither proliferation nor apoptosis differed, however, the Day 4 time-point was associated with a significant increase in pericyte coverage (46.1 ± 2.6%) compared to Day 2 (24.3 ± 5.3%). Conclusions These data suggest oxygen tension may be a mediator of EC-pericyte interactions during vascular assembly. Pre-vascularization strategies should incorporate a normoxic period of to enable successful vascular formation and development.
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- Ethan Nyberg
- Translational Tissue Engineering Center, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, 400 N. Broadway, Smith Building 5023, Baltimore, MD 21231 USA.,Department of Biomedical Engineering, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD USA
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- Translational Tissue Engineering Center, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, 400 N. Broadway, Smith Building 5023, Baltimore, MD 21231 USA.,Department of Biomedical Engineering, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD USA.,Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD USA.,Institute for NanoBioTechnology, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD USA
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Nguyen HM, Mejia EM, Chang W, Wang Y, Watson E, On N, Miller DW, Hatch GM. Reduction in cardiolipin decreases mitochondrial spare respiratory capacity and increases glucose transport into and across human brain cerebral microvascular endothelial cells. J Neurochem 2016; 139:68-80. [PMID: 27470495 DOI: 10.1111/jnc.13753] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/02/2016] [Revised: 06/22/2016] [Accepted: 07/15/2016] [Indexed: 02/02/2023]
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Microvessel endothelial cells form part of the blood-brain barrier, a restrictively permeable interface that allows transport of only specific compounds into the brain. Cardiolipin is a mitochondrial phospholipid required for function of the electron transport chain and ATP generation. We examined the role of cardiolipin in maintaining mitochondrial function necessary to support barrier properties of brain microvessel endothelial cells. Knockdown of the terminal enzyme of cardiolipin synthesis, cardiolipin synthase, in hCMEC/D3 cells resulted in decreased cellular cardiolipin levels compared to controls. The reduction in cardiolipin resulted in decreased mitochondrial spare respiratory capacity, increased pyruvate kinase activity, and increased 2-deoxy-[(3) H]glucose uptake and glucose transporter-1 expression and localization to membranes in hCMEC/D3 cells compared to controls. The mechanism for the increase in glucose uptake was an increase in adenosine-5'-monophosphate kinase and protein kinase B activity and decreased glycogen synthase kinase 3 beta activity. Knockdown of cardiolipin synthase did not affect permeability of fluorescent dextran across confluent hCMEC/D3 monolayers grown on Transwell(®) inserts. In contrast, knockdown of cardiolipin synthase resulted in an increase in 2-deoxy-[(3) H]glucose transport across these monolayers compared to controls. The data indicate that in hCMEC/D3 cells, spare respiratory capacity is dependent on cardiolipin. In addition, reduction in cardiolipin in these cells alters their cellular energy status and this results in increased glucose transport into and across hCMEC/D3 monolayers. Microvessel endothelial cells form part of the blood-brain barrier, a restrictively permeable interface that allows transport of only specific compounds into the brain. In human adult brain endothelial cell hCMEC/D3 monolayers cultured on Transwell(®) plates, knockdown of cardiolipin synthase results in decrease in mitochondrial cardiolipin and decreased mitochondrial spare respiratory capacity. The reduced cardiolipin results in an increased activity of adenosine monophosphate kinase (pAMPK) and protein kinase B (pAKT) and decreased activity of glycogen synthase kinase 3 beta (pGSK3β) which results in elevated glucose transporter-1 (GLUT-1) expression and association with membranes. This in turn increases 2-dexoyglucose uptake from the apical medium into the cells with a resultant 2-deoxyglucose movement into the basolateral medium.
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- Hieu M Nguyen
- Department of Pharmacology and Therapeutics, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, MB, Canada
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- Department of Pharmacology and Therapeutics, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, MB, Canada
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- Department of Pharmacology and Therapeutics, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, MB, Canada
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- Department of Pharmacology and Therapeutics, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, MB, Canada
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- Department of Pharmacology and Therapeutics, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, MB, Canada
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- Department of Pharmacology and Therapeutics, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, MB, Canada
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- Department of Pharmacology and Therapeutics, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, MB, Canada
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- Department of Pharmacology and Therapeutics, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, MB, Canada. .,Biochemistry and Medical Genetics, Center for Research and Treatment of Atherosclerosis, University of Manitoba, DREAM Manitoba Institute of Child Health, Winnipeg, MB, Canada.
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Shen J, Zhu Y, Huang K, Jiang H, Shi C, Xiong X, Zhan R, Pan J. Buyang Huanwu Decoction attenuates H2O2-induced apoptosis by inhibiting reactive oxygen species-mediated mitochondrial dysfunction pathway in human umbilical vein endothelial cells. BMC COMPLEMENTARY AND ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE 2016; 16:154. [PMID: 27245599 PMCID: PMC4886416 DOI: 10.1186/s12906-016-1152-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/09/2016] [Accepted: 05/27/2016] [Indexed: 12/23/2022]
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Background Apoptosis of endothelial cells caused by reactive oxygen species plays an important role in ischemia/reperfusion injury after cerebral infarction. Buyang Huanwu Decoction (BYHWD) has been used to treat stroke and stroke-induced disability, however, the mechanism for this treatment remains unknown. In this study, we investigated whether BYHWD can protect human umbilical vein endothelial cells (HUVECs) from H2O2-induced apoptosis and explored the underlying mechanisms. Methods To investigate the effect of BYHWD on the apoptosis of HUVECs, we established a H2O2-induced oxidative stress model and detected apoptosis by Hoechst 33342 and propidium iodide staining. JC-1 and DCFH-DA assays,western blotting and electron microscopy were used to examine the mechanism of BYHWD on apoptosis. Results Pretreatment with BYHWD significantly inhibited H2O2-induced apoptosis and protein caspase-3 expression in a concentration-dependent manner. In addition, BYHWD reduced reactive oxygen species production and promoted endogenous antioxidant defenses. Furthermore, loss of mitochondrial membrane potential and structural disruption of mitochondria were both rescued by BYHWD. Conclusions BYHWD protects HUVECs from H2O2-induced apoptosis by inhibiting oxidative stress damage and mitochondrial dysfunction. These findings indicate that BYHWD is a promising treatment for cerebral ischemia diseases.
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Heme Oxygenase-2 Suppress TNF-α and IL6 Expression via TLR4/MyD88-Dependent Signaling Pathway in Mouse Cerebral Vascular Endothelial Cells. Mol Neurobiol 2014; 50:971-8. [DOI: 10.1007/s12035-014-8693-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/24/2013] [Accepted: 03/24/2014] [Indexed: 01/03/2023]
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Ni L, Li T, Liu B, Song X, Yang G, Wang L, Miao S, Liu C. The protective effect of Bcl-xl overexpression against oxidative stress-induced vascular endothelial cell injury and the role of the Akt/eNOS pathway. Int J Mol Sci 2013; 14:22149-62. [PMID: 24217227 PMCID: PMC3856057 DOI: 10.3390/ijms141122149] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/21/2013] [Revised: 10/26/2013] [Accepted: 10/30/2013] [Indexed: 02/06/2023] Open
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Restenosis after intraluminal or open vascular reconstruction remains an important clinical problem. Vascular endothelial cell (EC) injury induced by oxidative stress plays an important role in the development of intimal hyperplasia. In this study, we sought to evaluate the protective effects of Bcl-xl overexpression in vitro on oxidative stress-induced EC injury and the role of the Akt/endothelial nitric oxide synthase (eNOS) pathway. Human umbilical vein endothelial cells (HUVECs) exposed to hydrogen peroxide (H2O2, 0.5 mM) were used as the experimental oxidative stress model. The Bcl-xl gene was transferred into HUVECs through recombinant adenovirus vector pAdxsi-GFP-Bcl-xl before oxidative treatment. Cell apoptosis was evaluated by Annexin V/propidium iodide and Hoechst staining, caspase-7 and PARP cleavage. Cell viability was assessed using the cell counting kit-8 assay, proliferating cell nuclear antigen (PCNA) immunocytochemical detection and the scratching assay. Expressions of Akt, phospho-Akt and eNOS were detected by Western blotting. Our results showed that H2O2 induced apoptosis and decreased the cell viability of HUVECs. Bcl-xl overexpression significantly protected cells from H2O2-induced cell damage and apoptosis and maintained the cell function. Furthermore, the level of phospho-Akt and eNOS protein expression was significantly elevated when pretreated with Bcl-xl gene transferring. These findings suggest that Bcl-xl overexpression exerts an anti-apoptotic and protective effect on EC function. The Akt/eNOS signaling pathway is probably involved in these processes.
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- Leng Ni
- Department of Vascular Surgery, Peking Union Medical College Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Science, Peking Union Medical College, 1# Shuaifuyuan, Dongcheng District, Beijing 100730, China; E-Mails: (L.N.); (T.L.); (B.L.); (X.S.); (G.Y.)
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- Department of Vascular Surgery, Peking Union Medical College Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Science, Peking Union Medical College, 1# Shuaifuyuan, Dongcheng District, Beijing 100730, China; E-Mails: (L.N.); (T.L.); (B.L.); (X.S.); (G.Y.)
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- Department of Vascular Surgery, Peking Union Medical College Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Science, Peking Union Medical College, 1# Shuaifuyuan, Dongcheng District, Beijing 100730, China; E-Mails: (L.N.); (T.L.); (B.L.); (X.S.); (G.Y.)
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- Department of Vascular Surgery, Peking Union Medical College Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Science, Peking Union Medical College, 1# Shuaifuyuan, Dongcheng District, Beijing 100730, China; E-Mails: (L.N.); (T.L.); (B.L.); (X.S.); (G.Y.)
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- Department of Vascular Surgery, Peking Union Medical College Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Science, Peking Union Medical College, 1# Shuaifuyuan, Dongcheng District, Beijing 100730, China; E-Mails: (L.N.); (T.L.); (B.L.); (X.S.); (G.Y.)
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- National Laboratory of Medical Molecular Biology, School of Basic Medicine, Peking Union Medical College, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences, Beijing 100730, China; E-Mails: (L.W.); (S.M.)
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- National Laboratory of Medical Molecular Biology, School of Basic Medicine, Peking Union Medical College, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences, Beijing 100730, China; E-Mails: (L.W.); (S.M.)
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- Department of Vascular Surgery, Peking Union Medical College Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Science, Peking Union Medical College, 1# Shuaifuyuan, Dongcheng District, Beijing 100730, China; E-Mails: (L.N.); (T.L.); (B.L.); (X.S.); (G.Y.)
- Author to whom correspondence should be addressed; E-Mail: ; Tel.: +86-10-6915-2501; Fax: +86-10-6915-2502
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Xu XZ, Li ZQ, Wen ZH. Glioma-conditioned medium blocks endothelial cells’ apoptosis Induced by hypoxia and promotes its angiogenesis via up-regulation of u-PA/u-PAR. Chin J Cancer Res 2010. [DOI: 10.1007/s11670-010-0119-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/19/2022] Open
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Gong G, Qin Y, Huang W, Zhou S, Yang X, Li D. Rutin inhibits hydrogen peroxide-induced apoptosis through regulating reactive oxygen species mediated mitochondrial dysfunction pathway in human umbilical vein endothelial cells. Eur J Pharmacol 2009; 628:27-35. [PMID: 19931526 DOI: 10.1016/j.ejphar.2009.11.028] [Citation(s) in RCA: 64] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/21/2009] [Revised: 11/05/2009] [Accepted: 11/05/2009] [Indexed: 02/05/2023]
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Apoptosis of human vein endothelium cell caused by reactive oxygen species is implicated in the pathogenesis of cardiovascular diseases. Rutin, an active flavonoid compound, is well known to possess potent antioxidant properties against oxidative stress insults through undefined mechanism(s). In this study, we first investigated the possible protective effects of rutin against apoptosis of human umbilical vein endothelial cells (HUVECs) induced by hydrogen peroxide (H(2)O(2)) and the associated signaling pathways. Decreased viability and increased apoptosis were observed in the HUVECs incubated with 200microM H(2)O(2) for 12h. By examining the effect of rutin on H(2)O(2)-induced apoptosis in HUVECs, we found that rutin pretreatment significantly attenuated H(2)O(2)-induced apoptosis in HUVECs. We next examined the signaling involved in rutin-mediated anti-apoptotic effects. It was found that rutin pretreatment attenuated excessive reactive oxygen species in HUVECs exposed to H(2)O(2). Rutin also prevented the increased DNA fragment formation and glutathione (GSH) depletion and inhibited the collapse of mitochondrial membrane potentials (DeltaPsim) that occurred in HUVECs exposed to H(2)O(2), which protected HUVECs against oxidative damage and the further mitochondrial membrane integrity impairment, leading to apoptosis. In conclusion, the results suggested that rutin (50microM) blocked apoptosis in HUVECs through decreasing reactive oxygen species, increasing GSH, restoring DeltaPsim and thus protecting DNA damage. Our research indicated that rutin protected the intracellular GSH antioxidant system and prevented H(2)O(2)-induced apoptosis of HUVECs through regulating reactive oxygen species mediated mitochondrial dysfunction pathway.
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- Guohua Gong
- Institute for Nanobiomedical Technology and Membrane Biology, State Key Lab of Biotherapy of Human Diseases, Cancer Center, West China Hospital, West China Medical School, Sichuan University, Sichuan, PR China
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Reduced mammillary body volume in patients with obstructive sleep apnea. Neurosci Lett 2008; 438:330-4. [PMID: 18486338 DOI: 10.1016/j.neulet.2008.04.071] [Citation(s) in RCA: 75] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/06/2008] [Revised: 04/19/2008] [Accepted: 04/22/2008] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
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Obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) patients show compromised emotional and cognitive functions, including anterograde memory deficits. While some memory inadequacies in OSA may result from earlier-described structural deficits in the hippocampus, mammillary body injury also could contribute, since these structures receive projections from the hippocampus via the fornix, project heavily to the anterior thalamus, and have been implicated in other conditions with memory deficiencies, such as Korsakoff's syndrome. However, volume loss in mammillary bodies has not been reported in OSA, likely a consequence of logistic difficulties in size assessment. We evaluated mammillary body volumes in 43 OSA (mean age+/-S.D., 46.9+/-9.2 years; mean apnea-hypopnea-index+/-S.D., 31.2+/-19.9 events/h) and 66 control subjects (age, 47.3+/-8.9 years). Two high-resolution T1-weighted image volumes were collected on a 3.0 T magnetic resonance scanner, averaged to improve signal-to-noise, and reoriented (without warping) into a common space. Brain sections containing both mammillary bodies were oversampled, and the bodies were manually traced and volumes calculated. OSA patients showed significantly reduced left, right, and combined mammillary body volumes compared with control subjects, after partitioning for age, gender, and head size (multivariate linear model, p<0.05). Left-side mammillary bodies showed greater volume reduction than the right side. Diminished mammillary body volume in OSA patients may be associated with memory and spatial orientation deficits found in the syndrome. The mechanisms contributing to the volume loss are unclear, but may relate to hypoxic/ischemic processes, possibly assisted by nutritional deficiencies in the syndrome.
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Jung YS, Jeong EM, Park EK, Kim YM, Sohn S, Lee SH, Baik EJ, Moon CH. Cadmium induces apoptotic cell death through p38 MAPK in brain microvessel endothelial cells. Eur J Pharmacol 2008; 578:11-8. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ejphar.2007.08.049] [Citation(s) in RCA: 34] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/03/2007] [Revised: 08/23/2007] [Accepted: 08/30/2007] [Indexed: 10/22/2022]
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Liu CL, Xie LX, Li M, Durairajan SSK, Goto S, Huang JD. Salvianolic acid B inhibits hydrogen peroxide-induced endothelial cell apoptosis through regulating PI3K/Akt signaling. PLoS One 2007; 2:e1321. [PMID: 18091994 PMCID: PMC2117346 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0001321] [Citation(s) in RCA: 69] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/11/2007] [Accepted: 11/19/2007] [Indexed: 11/19/2022] Open
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Background Salvianolic acid B (Sal B) is one of the most bioactive components of Salvia miltiorrhiza, a traditional Chinese herbal medicine that has been commonly used for prevention and treatment of cerebrovascular disorders. However, the mechanism responsible for such protective effects remains largely unknown. It has been considered that cerebral endothelium apoptosis caused by reactive oxygen species including hydrogen peroxide (H2O2) is implicated in the pathogenesis of cerebrovascular disorders. Methodology and Principal Findings By examining the effect of Sal B on H2O2-induced apoptosis in rat cerebral microvascular endothelial cells (rCMECs), we found that Sal B pretreatment significantly attenuated H2O2-induced apoptosis in rCMECs. We next examined the signaling cascade(s) involved in Sal B-mediated anti-apoptotic effects. We showed that H2O2 induces rCMECs apoptosis mainly through the PI3K/ERK pathway, since a PI3K inhibitor (LY294002) blocked ERK activation caused by H2O2 and a specific inhibitor of MEK (U0126) protected cells from apoptosis. On the other hand, blockage of the PI3K/Akt pathway abrogated the protective effect conferred by Sal B and potentated H2O2-induced apoptosis, suggesting that Sal B prevents H2O2-induced apoptosis predominantly through the PI3K/Akt (upstream of ERK) pathway. Significance Our findings provide the first evidence that H2O2 induces rCMECs apoptosis via the PI3K/MEK/ERK pathway and that Sal B protects rCMECs against H2O2-induced apoptosis through the PI3K/Akt/Raf/MEK/ERK pathway.
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- Chen-Li Liu
- School of Chinese Medicine, Hong Kong Baptist University, Hong Kong, China
- Department of Biochemistry, Li Ka Shing Faculty of Medicine, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China
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- School of Chinese Medicine, Hong Kong Baptist University, Hong Kong, China
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- School of Chinese Medicine, Hong Kong Baptist University, Hong Kong, China
- * To whom correspondence should be addressed. E-mail: (JH); (ML)
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- Department of Medicine, School of Medicine, Tokai University, Hiratsuka, Kanagawa, Japan
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- Department of Biochemistry, Li Ka Shing Faculty of Medicine, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China
- * To whom correspondence should be addressed. E-mail: (JH); (ML)
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Basuroy S, Bhattacharya S, Tcheranova D, Qu Y, Regan RF, Leffler CW, Parfenova H. HO-2 provides endogenous protection against oxidative stress and apoptosis caused by TNF-α in cerebral vascular endothelial cells. Am J Physiol Cell Physiol 2006; 291:C897-908. [PMID: 16822952 DOI: 10.1152/ajpcell.00032.2006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 87] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/10/2023]
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Tumor necrosis factor-α (TNF-α) causes oxidative stress and apoptosis in a variety of cell types. Heme oxygenase (HO) degrades heme to bilirubin, an antioxidant, and carbon monoxide (CO), a cell cycle modulator, and a vasodilator. Newborn pig cerebral microvascular endothelial cells (CMVEC) highly express constitutive HO-2. We investigated the role of HO-2 in protection against TNF-α-induced apoptosis in cerebral vascular endothelium. In CMVEC from mice and newborn pigs, 15 ng/ml TNF-α alone, or with 10 μg/ml cycloheximide (CHX) caused apoptosis detected by nuclear translocation of p65 NF-κB, caspase-3 activation, DNA fragmentation, cell-cell contact destabilization, and cell detachment. TNF-α did not induce HO-1 expression in CMVEC. CMVEC from HO-2 knockout mice showed greater sensitivity to apoptosis caused by serum deprivation and TNF-α than did wild-type mice. TNF-α increased reactive oxygen species generation, including hydrogen peroxide and superoxide radicals, as detected by dihydrorhodamine-123 and dihydroethidium. The TNF-α response was inhibited by superoxide dismutase and catalase suggesting apoptosis is oxidative stress related. Inhibition of endogenous HO-2 in newborn pig CMVEC increased oxidative stress and exaggerated apoptosis caused by serum deprivation and TNF-α. In HO-1-overexpressing CMVEC (HO-1 selective induction by cobalt portophyrin), TNF-α did not cause apoptosis. A CO-releasing compound, CORM-A1, and bilirubin blocked TNF-α-induced reactive oxygen species accumulation and apoptosis consistent with the antioxidant and antiapoptotic roles of the end products of HO activity. We conclude that HO-2 is critical for protection of cerebrovascular endothelium against apoptotic changes induced by oxidative stress and cytokine-mediated inflammation.
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- Shyamali Basuroy
- Dept. of Physiology, University of Tennessee Health Science Center, Memphis, TN 38163, USA.
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Liang HL, Whelan HT, Eells JT, Meng H, Buchmann E, Lerch-Gaggl A, Wong-Riley M. Photobiomodulation partially rescues visual cortical neurons from cyanide-induced apoptosis. Neuroscience 2006; 139:639-49. [PMID: 16464535 DOI: 10.1016/j.neuroscience.2005.12.047] [Citation(s) in RCA: 327] [Impact Index Per Article: 18.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/20/2005] [Revised: 12/19/2005] [Accepted: 12/20/2005] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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Near-infrared light via light-emitting diode treatment has documented therapeutic effects on neurons functionally inactivated by tetrodotoxin or methanol intoxication. Light-emitting diode pretreatment also reduced potassium cyanide-induced cell death, but the mode of death via the apoptotic or necrotic pathway was unclear. The current study tested our hypothesis that light-emitting diode rescues neurons from apoptotic cell death. Primary neuronal cultures from postnatal rat visual cortex were pretreated with light-emitting diode for 10 min at a total energy density of 30 J/cm2 before exposing to potassium cyanide for 28 h. With 100 or 300 microM potassium cyanide, neurons died mainly via the apoptotic pathway, as confirmed by electron microscopy, Hoechst 33258, single-stranded DNA, Bax, and active caspase-3. In the presence of caspase inhibitor I, the percentage of apoptotic cells in 300microM potassium cyanide was significantly decreased. Light-emitting diode pretreatment reduced apoptosis from 36% to 17.9% (100 microM potassium cyanide) and from 58.9% to 39.6% (300 microM potassium cyanide), representing a 50.3% and 32.8% reduction, respectively. Light-emitting diode pretreatment significantly decreased the expression of caspase-3 elicited by potassium cyanide. It also reversed the potassium cyanide-induced increased expression of Bax and decreased expression of Bcl-2 to control levels. Moreover, light-emitting diode decreased the intensity of 5-(and -6) chloromethy-2', 7-dichlorodihydrofluorescein diacetate acetyl ester, a marker of reactive oxygen species, in neurons exposed to 300 microM potassium cyanide. These results indicate that light-emitting diode pretreatment partially protects neurons against cyanide-induced caspase-mediated apoptosis, most likely by decreasing reactive oxygen species production, down-regulating pro-apoptotic proteins and activating anti-apoptotic proteins, as well as increasing energy metabolism in neurons as reported previously.
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- H L Liang
- Department of Cell Biology, Neurobiology and Anatomy, Medical College of Wisconsin, 8701 Watertown Plank Road, Milwaukee, WI 53226, USA
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Li F, Chong ZZ, Maiese K. Erythropoietin on a tightrope: balancing neuronal and vascular protection between intrinsic and extrinsic pathways. Neurosignals 2005; 13:265-89. [PMID: 15627815 DOI: 10.1159/000081963] [Citation(s) in RCA: 88] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/10/2004] [Accepted: 09/16/2004] [Indexed: 01/06/2023] Open
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Enthusiasm for erythropoietin (EPO) as a broad cytoprotective agent continues to increase at an almost exponential rate. The premise that EPO was required only for erythropoiesis was eventually shed by recent work demonstrating the existence of EPO and its receptor in other organs and tissues outside of the liver and the kidney, such as the brain and heart. As a result, EPO has been identified as a possible candidate in the formulation of therapeutic strategies for both cardiac and nervous system diseases. EPO has been shown to mediate an array of vital cellular functions that involve progenitor stem cell development, cellular protection, angiogenesis, DNA repair, and cellular longevity. An important requirement to achieve the goal of preventing or even reducing cellular injury by any cytoprotective agent is the ability to uncover the cellular pathways that ultimately drive a cell to its demise. We present for consideration several critical cellular pathways modulated by EPO that involve Janus kinase 2 (Jak2), the serine-threonine kinase Akt, forkhead transcription factors, glycogen synthase kinase-3beta (GSK-3beta), cellular calcium, protein kinase C, caspases, as well as the control of inflammatory microglial activation. As we continue to gain new insight into these pathways, EPO should emerge as a critical agent for the development, maturation, and survival of cells throughout the body.
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- Faqi Li
- Division of Cellular and Molecular Cerebral Ischemia, Wayne State University School of Medicine, Detroit, Mich. 48201, USA
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DeWitt DS, Prough DS. Traumatic Cerebral Vascular Injury: The Effects of Concussive Brain Injury on the Cerebral Vasculature. J Neurotrauma 2003; 20:795-825. [PMID: 14577860 DOI: 10.1089/089771503322385755] [Citation(s) in RCA: 129] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/07/2023] Open
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In terms of human suffering, medical expenses, and lost productivity, head injury is one of the major health care problems in the United States, and inadequate cerebral blood flow is an important contributor to mortality and morbidity after traumatic brain injury. Despite the importance of cerebral vascular dysfunction in the pathophysiology of traumatic brain injury, the effects of trauma on the cerebral circulation have been less well studied than the effects of trauma on the brain. Recent research has led to a better understanding of the physiologic, cellular, and molecular components and causes of traumatic cerebral vascular injury. A more thorough understanding of the direct and indirect effects of trauma on the cerebral vasculature will lead to improvements in current treatments of brain trauma as well as to the development of novel and, hopefully, more effective therapeutic strategies.
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- Douglas S DeWitt
- Charles R. Allen Research Laboratories, Department of Anesthesiology, The University of Texas Medical Branch, 301 University Boulevard, Galveston, TX 77555-0830, USA.
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Erkkilä K, Suomalainen L, Wikström M, Parvinen M, Dunkel L. Chemical anoxia delays germ cell apoptosis in the human testis. Biol Reprod 2003; 69:617-26. [PMID: 12700196 DOI: 10.1095/biolreprod.102.013920] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/04/2023] Open
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An understanding of testicular physiology and pathology requires knowledge of the regulation of cell death. Previous observation of suppression of apoptosis by hypoxia suggested a role for ATP in germ cell death. However, the exact effects of ATP production on germ cell death and of apoptosis on the levels of ATP and other adenine nucleotides (ANs) have remained unclear. We investigated the levels of ANs during human testicular apoptosis (analyzed by HPLC) and the role of chemical anoxia in germ cell death (detected by Southern blot analysis of DNA fragmentation, in situ end labeling of DNA, and electron microscopy). Incubation of seminiferous tubule segments under serum-free conditions induced apoptosis and concomitantly decreased the levels of ANs. Chemical anoxia, induced with potassium cyanide (KCN), an inhibitor of mitochondrial respiration, dropped ATP levels further and suppressed apoptosis at 4 h. After 24 h, many of the testicular cells underwent delayed apoptosis despite ATP depletion. Some cells showed signs of necrosis or toxicity. The addition of 2-deoxyglucose, an antimetabolite of glycolysis, did not alter the results obtained with KCN alone, whereas a toxic concentration of hydrogen peroxide switched apoptosis to necrosis. In most of the testicular cells, mitochondrial respiration appears to play a crucial role in controlling primary cell death cascades. In the human testis, there seem to be secondary apoptotic pathways that do not require functional respiration (or ATP).
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- K Erkkilä
- Program for Developmental and Reproductive Biology, Biomedicum Helsinki, and Hospital for Children and Adolescents, University of Helsinki, FIN-00029 HUS Helsinki, Finland.
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Maiese K, Chong ZZ. Nicotinamide: necessary nutrient emerges as a novel cytoprotectant for the brain. Trends Pharmacol Sci 2003; 24:228-32. [PMID: 12767721 DOI: 10.1016/s0165-6147(03)00078-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 145] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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Although usually identified as an essential cellular nutrient for cellular growth and maintenance, nicotinamide is under development as a novel cytoprotectant for acute and chronic neurodegenerative disorders. Here, we outline support for the premise that nicotinamide both prevents and reverses neuronal and vascular cell injury. Nicotinamide fosters DNA integrity and maintains phosphatidylserine membrane asymmetry to prevent cellular inflammation, cellular phagocytosis and vascular thrombosis. The downstream cellular and molecular cascades are considered vital for the cytoprotection offered by nicotinamide. These pathways encompass the modulation of Akt, the forkhead transcription factor FKHRL1, mitochondrial membrane potential, caspase activities and cellular energy metabolism, but remain independent of intracellular pH and mitogen-activated protein kinases. As both a therapeutic agent and an investigational tool, nicotinamide offers new therapeutic strategies for degenerative disorders of the CNS.
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- Kenneth Maiese
- Division of Cellular and Molecular Cerebral Ischemia, Wayne State University, School of Medicine Detroit, St Antoine, MI 48201, USA.
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Chong ZZ, Kang JQ, Maiese K. Apaf-1, Bcl-xL, cytochrome c, and caspase-9 form the critical elements for cerebral vascular protection by erythropoietin. J Cereb Blood Flow Metab 2003; 23:320-30. [PMID: 12621307 DOI: 10.1097/01.wcb.0000050061.57184.ae] [Citation(s) in RCA: 100] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/22/2022]
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Erythropoietin (EPO) plays a prominent role in the regulation of the hematopoietic system, but the potential function of this trophic factor as a cytoprotectant in the cerebral vascular system is not known. The authors examined the ability of EPO to modulate a series of death-related cellular pathways during free radical-induced injury in cerebral microvascular endothelial cells (ECs). Endothelial cell injury was evaluated by trypan blue, DNA fragmentation, membrane phosphatidylserine exposure, apoptotic protease-activating factor-1 (Apaf-1), and Bcl-XL expression, mitochondrial membrane potential, cytochrome c release, and cysteine protease activity. They show that constitutive EPO is present in ECs but is insufficient to prevent cellular injury. Signaling through the EPO receptor, however, remains biologically responsive to exogenous EPO administration to offer significant protection against nitric oxide-induced injury. Exogenous EPO maintains both genomic DNA integrity and cellular membrane asymmetry through parallel pathways that prevent the induction of Apaf-1 and preserve mitochondrial membrane potential in conjunction with enhanced Bcl-XL expression. Consistent with the modulation of Apaf-1 and the release of cytochrome c, EPO also inhibits the activation of caspase-9 and caspase-3-like activities. Identification of novel cytoprotective pathways used by EPO may serve as therapeutic targets for cerebral vascular disease.
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- Zhao Zhong Chong
- Division of Cellular and Molecular Cerebral Ischemia, Wayne State University School of Medicine, 4201 St. Antoine, Detroit, MI 42801, USA
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Chong ZZ, Kang JQ, Maiese K. Erythropoietin is a novel vascular protectant through activation of Akt1 and mitochondrial modulation of cysteine proteases. Circulation 2002; 106:2973-9. [PMID: 12460881 DOI: 10.1161/01.cir.0000039103.58920.1f] [Citation(s) in RCA: 301] [Impact Index Per Article: 13.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/12/2023]
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BACKGROUND Erythropoietin (EPO) is a critical regulator for the proliferation of immature erythroid precursors, but its role as a potential cytoprotectant in the cerebrovasculature system has not been defined. METHODS AND RESULTS We examined the ability of EPO to regulate a cascade of apoptotic death-related cellular pathways during anoxia-induced vascular injury in endothelial cells (ECs). EC injury was evaluated by trypan blue, DNA fragmentation, membrane phosphatidylserine (PS) exposure, protein kinase B activity, mitochondrial membrane potential, and cysteine protease induction. Exposure to anoxia alone rapidly increased genomic DNA fragmentation from 2+/-1% to 40+/-5% and membrane PS exposure from 3+/-2% to 56+/-5% over 24 hours. Administration of a cytoprotective concentration of EPO (10 ng/mL) prevented DNA destruction and PS exposure. Cytoprotection by EPO was completely abolished by cotreatment with anti-EPO neutralizing antibody, which suggests that EPO was necessary and sufficient for the prevention of apoptosis. Protection by EPO was intimately dependent on the activation of protein kinase B (Akt1) and the maintenance of mitochondrial membrane potential. Subsequently, EPO inhibited caspase 8-, caspase 1-, and caspase 3-like activities that were linked to mitochondrial cytochrome c release. CONCLUSIONS The present work serves to illustrate that EPO can offer novel cytoprotection during ischemic vascular injury through direct modulation of Akt1 phosphorylation, mitochondrial membrane potential, and cysteine protease activity.
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- Zhao Zhong Chong
- Division of Cellular and Molecular Cerebral Ischemia, Department of Neurology, Wayne State University School of Medicine, Detroit, Mich 48201, USA
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Constantin D, Ala'Aldeent D, Murphy S. Transcriptional activation of nitric oxide synthase-2, and NO-induced cell death, in mouse cerebrovascular endothelium exposed to Neisseria meningitidis. J Neurochem 2002; 81:270-6. [PMID: 12064473 DOI: 10.1046/j.1471-4159.2002.00816.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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The site and mechanisms by which meningococci gain access to the CNS are unclear. In this study we determined whether production of nitric oxide (NO) is part of the host (endothelial cell) response to meningococcal cell lysate, and the consequences for endothelial cell viability. Expression of NO synthase type II (NOS-2) mRNA, protein and enzyme activity were investigated in mouse cerebrovascular endothelial cells exposed to sonicated Neisseria meningitidis. The production of nitrite peaked after 48 h of incubation, and this reflected transcriptional activation of the NOS-2 gene and increased expression of the NOS-2 protein. This endothelial response was independent of meningococcal lipopolysaccharide production. Endothelial cell death occurred as a result of NO production, and addition of a NOS inhibitor prevented cell death, but the cells did not exhibit features of apoptosis. However, inhibition of poly (ADP-ribose) polymerase (PARP) decreased the rate of cell death by more than 40%. These data indicate that N. meningitidis increases expression of NOS-2 in endothelial cells and causes cell death. Such an effect could contribute to meningococcal entry into the CNS in situ.
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- Despina Constantin
- Institute of Cell Signalling, Division of Microbiology and Infectious Diseases, Medical School, Queen's Medical Centre, University of Nottingham, UK
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