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Liu XH, Zhang LY, Liu XY, Zhang JG, Hu YY, Zhao CG, Xian XH, Li WB, Zhang M. Transformation of A1/A2 Astrocytes Participates in Brain Ischemic Tolerance Induced by Cerebral Ischemic Preconditioning via Inhibiting NDRG2. Neurochem Res 2024; 49:1665-1676. [PMID: 38411782 DOI: 10.1007/s11064-024-04134-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/06/2023] [Revised: 01/04/2024] [Accepted: 02/20/2024] [Indexed: 02/28/2024]
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Cerebral ischemic preconditioning (CIP) has been shown to improve brain ischemic tolerance against subsequent lethal ischemia. Reactive astrocytes play important roles in cerebral ischemia-reperfusion. Recent studies have shown that reactive astrocytes can be polarized into neurotoxic A1 phenotype (C3d) and neuroprotective A2 phenotype (S100A10). However, their role in CIP remains unclear. Here, we focused on the role of N-myc downstream-regulated gene 2 (NDRG2) in regulating the transformation of A1/A2 astrocytes and promoting to brain ischemic tolerance induced by CIP. A Sprague Dawley rat model of middle cerebral artery occlusion/reperfusion (MCAO/R) was used. Rats were divided into the following six groups: (1) sham group; (2) CIP group: left middle cerebral artery was blocked for 10 min; (3) MCAO/R group: left middle cerebral artery was blocked for 90 min; (4) CIP + MCAO/R group: CIP was performed 72 h before MCAO/R; (5) AAV-NDRG2 + CIP + MCAO/R group: adeno-associated virus (AAV) carrying NDRG2 was administered 14 days before CIP + MCAO/R; (6) AAV-Ctrl + CIP + MCAO/R group: empty control group. The rats were subjected to neurological evaluation 24 h after the above treatments, and then were sacrificed for 2, 3, 5-triphenyltetraolium chloride staining, thionin staining, immunofluorescence and western blot analysis. In CIP + MCAO/R group, the neurological deficit scores decreased, infarct volume reduced, and neuronal density increased compared with MCAO/R group. Notably, CIP significantly increased S100A10 expression and the number of S100A10+/GFAP+ cells, and also increased NDRG2 expression. MCAO/R significantly decreased S100A10 expression and the number of S100A10+/GFAP+ cells yet increased C3d expression and the number of C3d+/GFAP+ cells and NDRG2 expression, and these trends were reversed by CIP + MCAO/R. Furthermore, over-expression of NDRG2 before CIP + MCAO/R, the C3d expression and the number of C3d+/GFAP+ cells increased, while S100A10 expression and the number of S100A10+/GFAP+ cells decreased. Meanwhile, over-expression of NDRG2 blocked the CIP-induced brain ischemic tolerance. Taken together, these results suggest that CIP exerts neuroprotective effects against ischemic injury by suppressing A1 astrocyte polarization and promoting A2 astrocyte polarization via inhibiting NDRG2 expression.
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- Xiao-Hua Liu
- Department of Pathophysiology, Hebei Medical University, No. 361 Zhongshan East Road, Shijiazhuang, Hebei, 050017, People's Republic of China
- Department of Physiology, Shijiazhuang Medical College, Shijiazhuang, 050000, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Pathophysiology, Hebei Medical University, No. 361 Zhongshan East Road, Shijiazhuang, Hebei, 050017, People's Republic of China
- Hebei Key Laboratory of Critical Disease Mechanism and intervention, Shijiazhuang, 050017, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Pathophysiology, Hebei Medical University, No. 361 Zhongshan East Road, Shijiazhuang, Hebei, 050017, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Pathophysiology, Hebei Medical University, No. 361 Zhongshan East Road, Shijiazhuang, Hebei, 050017, People's Republic of China.
- Hebei Key Laboratory of Critical Disease Mechanism and intervention, Shijiazhuang, 050017, People's Republic of China.
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- Department of Pathophysiology, Hebei Medical University, No. 361 Zhongshan East Road, Shijiazhuang, Hebei, 050017, People's Republic of China
- Hebei Key Laboratory of Critical Disease Mechanism and intervention, Shijiazhuang, 050017, People's Republic of China
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- Department of foreign language, Hebei Medical University, 361 Zhongshan East Road, Shijiazhuang, 050017, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Pathophysiology, Hebei Medical University, No. 361 Zhongshan East Road, Shijiazhuang, Hebei, 050017, People's Republic of China
- Hebei Key Laboratory of Critical Disease Mechanism and intervention, Shijiazhuang, 050017, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Pathophysiology, Hebei Medical University, No. 361 Zhongshan East Road, Shijiazhuang, Hebei, 050017, People's Republic of China
- Hebei Key Laboratory of Critical Disease Mechanism and intervention, Shijiazhuang, 050017, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Pathophysiology, Hebei Medical University, No. 361 Zhongshan East Road, Shijiazhuang, Hebei, 050017, People's Republic of China.
- Hebei Key Laboratory of Critical Disease Mechanism and intervention, Shijiazhuang, 050017, People's Republic of China.
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Treble-Barna A, Petersen BA, Stec Z, Conley YP, Fink EL, Kochanek PM. Brain-Derived Neurotrophic Factor in Pediatric Acquired Brain Injury and Recovery. Biomolecules 2024; 14:191. [PMID: 38397427 PMCID: PMC10886547 DOI: 10.3390/biom14020191] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/20/2023] [Revised: 01/29/2024] [Accepted: 01/31/2024] [Indexed: 02/25/2024] Open
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We review emerging preclinical and clinical evidence regarding brain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF) protein, genotype, and DNA methylation (DNAm) as biomarkers of outcomes in three important etiologies of pediatric acquired brain injury (ABI), traumatic brain injury, global cerebral ischemia, and stroke. We also summarize evidence suggesting that BDNF is (1) involved in the biological embedding of the psychosocial environment, (2) responsive to rehabilitative therapies, and (3) potentially modifiable. BDNF's unique potential as a biomarker of neuroplasticity and neural repair that is reflective of and responsive to both pre- and post-injury environmental influences separates it from traditional protein biomarkers of structural brain injury with exciting potential to advance pediatric ABI management by increasing the accuracy of prognostic tools and informing clinical decision making through the monitoring of therapeutic effects.
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- Amery Treble-Barna
- Department of Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Pittsburgh, PA 15213, USA; (B.A.P.); (Z.S.)
- Safar Center for Resuscitation Research, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Pittsburgh, PA 15213, USA; (E.L.F.); (P.M.K.)
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- Department of Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Pittsburgh, PA 15213, USA; (B.A.P.); (Z.S.)
- Safar Center for Resuscitation Research, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Pittsburgh, PA 15213, USA; (E.L.F.); (P.M.K.)
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- Department of Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Pittsburgh, PA 15213, USA; (B.A.P.); (Z.S.)
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- Department of Health Promotion & Development, University of Pittsburgh School of Nursing, Pittsburgh, PA 15213, USA;
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- Safar Center for Resuscitation Research, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Pittsburgh, PA 15213, USA; (E.L.F.); (P.M.K.)
- Department of Critical Care Medicine, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Pittsburgh, PA 15213, USA
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- Safar Center for Resuscitation Research, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Pittsburgh, PA 15213, USA; (E.L.F.); (P.M.K.)
- Department of Critical Care Medicine, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Pittsburgh, PA 15213, USA
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Kang D, Koh S, Kim T, Bressel E, Kim D. Circuit Training Improves the Levels of β-Amyloid and Brain-Derived Neurotrophic Factor Related to Cognitive Impairment Risk Factors in Obese Elderly Korean Women. J Clin Med 2024; 13:799. [PMID: 38337492 PMCID: PMC10856235 DOI: 10.3390/jcm13030799] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/16/2023] [Revised: 01/23/2024] [Accepted: 01/25/2024] [Indexed: 02/12/2024] Open
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Background: The purpose of this study was to investigate the effect of circuit training on β-amyloid, BDNF, and cognitive function in untrained obese elderly Korean women. Methods: The subjects for the study were aged 65-70 years and were each assigned to a circuit training group (EG, n = 12) or a control group (CG, n = 11). The 60 min combined exercise was performed 3 times per week for 16 weeks. The exercise intensity was progressively increased from a 40% heart rate reserve to a 70% heart rate reserve. The test data were analyzed using a paired t-test, an independent t-test, and a two-way repeated measures ANOVA, and an alpha level of 0.05 was set for all tests of significance. Results: Group-by-time interaction effects were observed for β-amyloid (p < 0.05), brain-derived neurotrophic factor (p < 0.01), and cognitive function (p < 0.05). Within the exercise group, significant differences were found in β-amyloid (p < 0.05), brain-derived neurotrophic factor (p < 0.001), and cognitive function (p < 0.05) when comparing across different time points. Additionally, there were statistically significant differences between groups in post-exercise β-amyloid (p < 0.05), change in β-amyloid (p < 0.05), brain-derived neurotrophic factor (p < 0.01), and cognitive function (p < 0.05). Conclusions: Therefore, it is suggested that the circuit training used in this study could be an effective exercise method for improving the risk factors of cognitive impairment in obese elderly Korean women.
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- Duwang Kang
- Department of Physical Education, Pusan National University, Busan 46241, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Physical Education, Pusan National University, Busan 46241, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Physical Education, Pusan National University, Busan 46241, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Kinesiology and Health Science, Utah State University, Logan, UT 84322, USA
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- Department of Physical Education, Pusan National University, Busan 46241, Republic of Korea
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Onufriev MV, Moiseeva YV, Volobueva MN, Kvichansky AA, Tret’yakova LV, Gulyaeva NV. Neuroplastic Changes in Rat Hippocampus after Ischemic Stroke in the Neocortex: The Involvement of the Hypothalamic-Pituitary-Adrenal Axis System and the Neurotrophin System. NEUROCHEM J+ 2021. [DOI: 10.1134/s1819712421020124] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/23/2022]
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Drug delivery platforms for neonatal brain injury. J Control Release 2021; 330:765-787. [PMID: 33417984 DOI: 10.1016/j.jconrel.2020.12.056] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/07/2020] [Revised: 12/30/2020] [Accepted: 12/31/2020] [Indexed: 12/18/2022]
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Hypoxic-ischemic encephalopathy (HIE), initiated by the interruption of oxygenated blood supply to the brain, is a leading cause of death and lifelong disability in newborns. The pathogenesis of HIE involves a complex interplay of excitotoxicity, inflammation, and oxidative stress that results in acute to long term brain damage and functional impairments. Therapeutic hypothermia is the only approved treatment for HIE but has limited effectiveness for moderate to severe brain damage; thus, pharmacological intervention is explored as an adjunct therapy to hypothermia to further promote recovery. However, the limited bioavailability and the side-effects of systemic administration are factors that hinder the use of the candidate pharmacological agents. To overcome these barriers, therapeutic molecules may be packaged into nanoscale constructs to enable their delivery. Yet, the application of nanotechnology in infants is not well examined, and the neonatal brain presents unique challenges. Novel drug delivery platforms have the potential to magnify therapeutic effects in the damaged brain, mitigate side-effects associated with high systemic doses, and evade mechanisms that remove the drugs from circulation. Encouraging pre-clinical data demonstrates an attenuation of brain damage and increased structural and functional recovery. This review surveys the current progress in drug delivery for treating neonatal brain injury.
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Demyanenko S, Nikul V, Rodkin S, Davletshin A, Evgen'ev MB, Garbuz DG. Exogenous recombinant Hsp70 mediates neuroprotection after photothrombotic stroke. Cell Stress Chaperones 2021; 26:103-114. [PMID: 32870479 PMCID: PMC7736593 DOI: 10.1007/s12192-020-01159-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/20/2020] [Revised: 08/21/2020] [Accepted: 08/25/2020] [Indexed: 12/15/2022] Open
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Ischaemic stroke is an acute interruption of the blood supply to the brain, which leads to rapid irreversible damage to nerve tissue. Ischaemic stroke is accompanied by the development of neuroinflammation and neurodegeneration observed around the affected brain area. Heat shock protein 70 (Hsp70) facilitates cell survival under a variety of different stress conditions. Hsp70 may be secreted from cells and exhibits cytoprotective activity. This activity most likely occurs by decreasing the levels of several proinflammatory cytokines through interaction with a few receptors specific to the innate immune system. Herein, we demonstrated that intranasal administration of recombinant human Hsp70 shows a significant twofold decrease in the volume of local ischaemia induced by photothrombosis in the mouse prefrontal brain cortex. Our results revealed that intranasal injections of recombinant Hsp70 decreased the apoptosis level in the ischaemic penumbra, stimulated axonogenesis and increased the number of neurons producing synaptophysin. Similarly, in the isolated crayfish stretch receptor, consisting of a single sensory neuron surrounded by the glial envelope, exogenous Hsp70 significantly decreased photoinduced apoptosis and necrosis of glial cells. The obtained data enable one to consider human recombinant Hsp70 as a promising compound that could be translated from the bench into clinical therapies.
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- S Demyanenko
- Laboratory "Molecular Neurobiology", Academy of Biology and Biotechnology, Southern Federal University, Prospect Stachki 194/1, Rostov-on-Don, 344090, Russia
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- Laboratory "Molecular Neurobiology", Academy of Biology and Biotechnology, Southern Federal University, Prospect Stachki 194/1, Rostov-on-Don, 344090, Russia
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- Laboratory "Molecular Neurobiology", Academy of Biology and Biotechnology, Southern Federal University, Prospect Stachki 194/1, Rostov-on-Don, 344090, Russia
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- Engelhardt Institute of Molecular Biology, Russian Academy of Sciences, Vavilov str. 32, Moscow, 119991, Russia
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- Engelhardt Institute of Molecular Biology, Russian Academy of Sciences, Vavilov str. 32, Moscow, 119991, Russia.
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- Engelhardt Institute of Molecular Biology, Russian Academy of Sciences, Vavilov str. 32, Moscow, 119991, Russia
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Xiang W, Long Z, Zeng J, Zhu X, Yuan M, Wu J, Wu Y, Liu L. Mechanism of Radix Rhei Et Rhizome Intervention in Cerebral Infarction: A Research Based on Chemoinformatics and Systematic Pharmacology. EVIDENCE-BASED COMPLEMENTARY AND ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE : ECAM 2021; 2021:6789835. [PMID: 34531920 PMCID: PMC8440083 DOI: 10.1155/2021/6789835] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/31/2021] [Accepted: 08/13/2021] [Indexed: 02/05/2023]
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OBJECTIVE To explore the therapeutic targets, network modules, and coexpressed genes of Radix Rhei Et Rhizome intervention in cerebral infarction (CI), and to predict significant biological processes and pathways through network pharmacology. To explore the differential proteins of Radix Rhei Et Rhizome intervention in CI, conduct bioinformatics verification, and initially explain the possible therapeutic mechanism of Radix Rhei Et Rhizome intervention in CI through proteomics. METHODS The TCM database was used to predict the potential compounds of Radix Rhei Et Rhizome, and the PharmMapper was used to predict its potential targets. GeneCards and OMIM were used to search for CI-related genes. Cytoscape was used to construct a protein-protein interaction (PPI) network and to screen out core genes and detection network modules. Then, DAVID and Metascape were used for enrichment analysis. After that, in-depth analysis of the proteomics data was carried out to further explore the mechanism of Radix Rhei Et Rhizome intervention in CI. RESULTS (1) A total of 14 Radix Rhei Et Rhizome potential components and 425 potential targets were obtained. The core components include sennoside A, palmidin A, emodin, toralactone, and so on. The potential targets were combined with 297 CI genes to construct a PPI network. The targets shared by Radix Rhei Et Rhizome and CI include ALB, AKT1, MMP9, IGF1, CASP3, etc. The biological processes that Radix Rhei Et Rhizome may treat CI include platelet degranulation, cell migration, fibrinolysis, platelet activation, hypoxia, angiogenesis, endothelial cell apoptosis, coagulation, and neuronal apoptosis. The signaling pathways include Ras, PI3K-Akt, TNF, FoxO, HIF-1, and Rap1 signaling pathways. (2) Proteomics shows that the top 20 proteins in the differential protein PPI network were Syp, Syn1, Mbp, Gap43, Aif1, Camk2a, Syt1, Calm1, Calb1, Nsf, Nefl, Hspa5, Nefh, Ncam1, Dcx, Unc13a, Mapk1, Syt2, Dnm1, and Cltc. Differential protein enrichment results show that these proteins may be related to synaptic vesicle cycle, vesicle-mediated transport in synapse, presynaptic endocytosis, synaptic vesicle endocytosis, axon guidance, calcium signaling pathway, and so on. CONCLUSION This study combined network pharmacology and proteomics to explore the main material basis of Radix Rhei Et Rhizome for the treatment of CI such as sennoside A, palmidin A, emodin, and toralactone. The mechanism may be related to the regulation of biological processes (such as synaptic vesicle cycle, vesicle-mediated transport in synapse, presynaptic endocytosis, and synaptic vesicle endocytosis) and signaling pathways (such as Ras, PI3K-Akt, TNF, FoxO, HIF-1, Rap1, and axon guidance).
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- Wang Xiang
- The Affiliated Hospital of Guilin Medical University, Guilin, Guangxi Province, China
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- Shantou University Medical College, Shantou University, Shantou, Guangdong, China
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- The First Affiliated Hospital of Hunan University of Chinese Medicine, Changsha, Hunan Province, China
- Hunan University of Chinese Medicine, Changsha, Hunan Province, China
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- Hunan University of Chinese Medicine, Changsha, Hunan Province, China
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- Shantou University Medical College, Shantou University, Shantou, Guangdong, China
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- Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Shanghai, China
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- Hunan University of Chinese Medicine, Changsha, Hunan Province, China
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- Hunan University of Chinese Medicine, Changsha, Hunan Province, China
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Chung D, Shum A, Caraveo G. GAP-43 and BASP1 in Axon Regeneration: Implications for the Treatment of Neurodegenerative Diseases. Front Cell Dev Biol 2020; 8:567537. [PMID: 33015061 PMCID: PMC7494789 DOI: 10.3389/fcell.2020.567537] [Citation(s) in RCA: 70] [Impact Index Per Article: 17.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/29/2020] [Accepted: 08/14/2020] [Indexed: 01/06/2023] Open
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Growth-associated protein-43 (GAP-43) and brain acid-soluble protein 1 (BASP1) regulate actin dynamics and presynaptic vesicle cycling at axon terminals, thereby facilitating axonal growth, regeneration, and plasticity. These functions highly depend on changes in GAP-43 and BASP1 expression levels and post-translational modifications such as phosphorylation. Interestingly, examinations of GAP-43 and BASP1 in neurodegenerative diseases reveal alterations in their expression and phosphorylation profiles. This review provides an overview of the structural properties, regulations, and functions of GAP-43 and BASP1, highlighting their involvement in neural injury response and regeneration. By discussing GAP-43 and BASP1 in the context of neurodegenerative diseases, we also explore the therapeutic potential of modulating their activities to compensate for neuron loss in neurodegenerative diseases.
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- Daayun Chung
- Department of Neurology, Feinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern University, Chicago, IL, United States
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- Department of Neurology, Feinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern University, Chicago, IL, United States
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- Department of Neurology, Feinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern University, Chicago, IL, United States
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Localization and Expression of Sirtuins 1, 2, 6 and Plasticity-Related Proteins in the Recovery Period after a Photothrombotic Stroke in Mice. J Stroke Cerebrovasc Dis 2020; 29:105152. [PMID: 32912518 DOI: 10.1016/j.jstrokecerebrovasdis.2020.105152] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/21/2020] [Accepted: 07/12/2020] [Indexed: 02/07/2023] Open
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Sirtuins, class III histone deacetylases, are involved in the regulation of tissue repair processes and brain functions after a stroke. The ability of some isoforms of sirtuins to circulate between the nucleus and cytoplasm may have various pathophysiological effects on the cells. In present work, we focused on the role of non-mitochondrial sirtuins SIRT1, SIRT2, and SIRT6 in the restoration of brain cells following ischemic stroke. Here, using a photothrombotic stroke (PTS) model in mice, we studied whether local stroke affects the level and intracellular localization of SIRT1, SIRT2, and SIRT6 in neurons and astrocytes of the intact cerebral cortex adjacent to the ischemic ipsilateral hemisphere and in the analogous region of the contralateral hemisphere at different time points during the recovery period after a stroke. We evaluated the co-localization of sirtuins with growth-associated protein-43 (GAP-43), the presynaptic marker synaptophysin (SYN) and acetylated α-tubulin (Ac-α-Tub), that are associated with brain plasticity and are known to be involved in brain repair after a stroke. The results show that during the recovery period, an increase in SIRT1 and SIRT2 levels occurred. The increase of SIRT1 level was associated with an increase in synaptic plasticity proteins, whereas the increase of SIRT2 level was associated with an acetylated of α-tubulin, that can reduce the mobility of neurites. SIRT6 co-localized with GAP-43, but not with SYN. Moreover, we showed that SIRT1, SIRT2, and SIRT6 are not involved in the PTS-induced apoptosis of penumbra cells. Taken together, our results suggest that sirtuins functions differ depending on cell type, intracellular localization, specificity of sirtuins isoforms to different substrates and nature of post-translational modifications of enzymes.
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Wang M, Yao M, Liu J, Takagi N, Yang B, Zhang M, Xu L, Ren J, Fan X, Tian F. Ligusticum chuanxiong exerts neuroprotection by promoting adult neurogenesis and inhibiting inflammation in the hippocampus of ME cerebral ischemia rats. JOURNAL OF ETHNOPHARMACOLOGY 2020; 249:112385. [PMID: 31730888 DOI: 10.1016/j.jep.2019.112385] [Citation(s) in RCA: 42] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/15/2019] [Revised: 11/07/2019] [Accepted: 11/11/2019] [Indexed: 05/08/2023]
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ETHNOPHARMACOLOGICAL RELEVANCE Cerebral ischemia, also known as stroke, can stimulate the proliferation and migration of endogenous neural stem cells (NSCS) in subventricular zone of the lateral ventricle and subgranularzone of the dentate gyrus in the adult hippocampus as a defense response to damage. However, the proliferation of endogenous NSCS is insufficient for central nervous system repair. Neurogenesis and anti-neuroinflammation are two important aspects for neuroprotection. Rhizome Ligusticum chuanxiong (LC), the dried rhizomes of Ligusticum striatum DC., has been widely used to treat stroke for over hundreds of years in Traditional Chinese Medicine. PURPOSE of the study: Previous reports on pharmacological mechanism of LC mainly focus on the cerebral blood flow and thrombolysis. We aim to explore whether LC provides neuroprotective effect by increasing neurogenesis and inhibiting the IL-1β, TNF-α and expressions of glial fibrillary acidic protein. MATERIALS AND METHODS LC extract was delivered to microsphere-embolized (ME) cerebral ischemia Wister rats to examine its neuroprotection. Body weight, neurological scores, hematoxylin-eosin staining (HE), TUNEL assay were conducted for neurological damage. Neurogenesis was evaluated by assessing the expression of Doublecortin (DCX) and neurogenic differentiation1 (NeuroD1) through immunofluorescence staining. Western blot performed to measure the protein levels of growth associated protein-43(GAP-43), glial fibrillary acidic protein (GFAP). IL-1β and TNF-α was detected by Elisa. RESULTS LC alleviated pathomorphological change and apoptosis of neurons in the hippocampus caused by ME surgery. Furthermore, LC significantly increased the DCX in the DG of adult rat hippocampus at 14 days after surgery. A significant upregulation of GAP-43 compared to the ME after LC was administered. Besides, LC decreased pro-inflammatory cytokine (IL-1β, TNF-α) and protein level of GFAP. CONCLUSION The finding suggested that LC had the ability to protect neurons by promoting the endogenous proliferation of neuroblast and production of neural differentiation factor in rats after ischemia injury. Meanwhile, LC can anti-neuroinflammation, which is important for the treatment of neuron injury. Accordingly, LC perhaps a promising medicine for neuron damage therapy after cerebral ischemia.
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- Min Wang
- Research Center, Xiyuan Hospital, China Academy of Chinese Medical Sciences, Beijing, China; Department of Applied Biochemistry, School of Pharmacy, Tokyo University of Pharmacy and Life Sciences, Tokyo, Japan.
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- Research Center, Xiyuan Hospital, China Academy of Chinese Medical Sciences, Beijing, China.
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- Research Center, Xiyuan Hospital, China Academy of Chinese Medical Sciences, Beijing, China.
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- Department of Applied Biochemistry, School of Pharmacy, Tokyo University of Pharmacy and Life Sciences, Tokyo, Japan.
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- Department of Pathology, Xiyuan Hospital, China Academy of Chinese Medical Sciences, Beijing, China.
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- Research Center, Xiyuan Hospital, China Academy of Chinese Medical Sciences, Beijing, China.
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- Research Center, Xiyuan Hospital, China Academy of Chinese Medical Sciences, Beijing, China.
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- Research Center, Xiyuan Hospital, China Academy of Chinese Medical Sciences, Beijing, China.
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- Research Center, Xiyuan Hospital, China Academy of Chinese Medical Sciences, Beijing, China.
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- Research Center, Xiyuan Hospital, China Academy of Chinese Medical Sciences, Beijing, China.
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Houlton J, Abumaria N, Hinkley SFR, Clarkson AN. Therapeutic Potential of Neurotrophins for Repair After Brain Injury: A Helping Hand From Biomaterials. Front Neurosci 2019; 13:790. [PMID: 31427916 PMCID: PMC6688532 DOI: 10.3389/fnins.2019.00790] [Citation(s) in RCA: 63] [Impact Index Per Article: 12.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/14/2019] [Accepted: 07/15/2019] [Indexed: 12/17/2022] Open
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Stroke remains the leading cause of long-term disability with limited options available to aid in recovery. Significant effort has been made to try and minimize neuronal damage following stroke with use of neuroprotective agents, however, these treatments have yet to show clinical efficacy. Regenerative interventions have since become of huge interest as they provide the potential to restore damaged neural tissue without being limited by a narrow therapeutic window. Neurotrophins, such as brain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF), and their high affinity receptors are actively produced throughout the brain and are involved in regulating neuronal activity and normal day-to-day function. Furthermore, neurotrophins are known to play a significant role in both protection and recovery of function following neurodegenerative diseases such as stroke and traumatic brain injury (TBI). Unfortunately, exogenous administration of these neurotrophins is limited by a lack of blood-brain-barrier (BBB) permeability, poor half-life, and rapid degradation. Therefore, we have focused this review on approaches that provide a direct and sustained neurotrophic support using pharmacological therapies and mimetics, physical activity, and potential drug delivery systems, including discussion around advantages and limitations for use of each of these systems. Finally, we discuss future directions of biomaterial drug-delivery systems, including the incorporation of heparan sulfate (HS) in conjunction with neurotrophin-based interventions.
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- Josh Houlton
- Brain Health Research Centre, Department of Anatomy, University of Otago, Dunedin, New Zealand
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- State Key Laboratory of Medical Neurobiology, MOE Frontiers Center for Brain Science, Institute of Brain Science, Fudan University, Shanghai, China
- Department of Laboratory Animal Science, Shanghai Medical College, Fudan University, Shanghai, China
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- The Ferrier Research Institute, Victoria University of Wellington, Petone, New Zealand
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- Brain Health Research Centre, Department of Anatomy, University of Otago, Dunedin, New Zealand
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Gorup D, Škokić S, Kriz J, Gajović S. Tlr2 Deficiency is Associated with Enhanced Elements of Neuronal Repair and Caspase 3 Activation Following Brain Ischemia. Sci Rep 2019; 9:2821. [PMID: 30808918 PMCID: PMC6391535 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-019-39541-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/01/2018] [Accepted: 01/11/2019] [Indexed: 01/08/2023] Open
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The aim of this study was to apply multimodal in vivo imaging to assess the influence of altered innate immunity on brain repair after ischemic lesion. Tlr2-deficient mice were compared to wild type controls, as they lack Tlr2-mediated pro-inflammatory signaling triggered by postischemic necrosis. The ischemic lesion was induced by transient middle cerebral artery occlusion for 60 min, followed by brain imaging and analysis at four time points until 28 days after ischemia. Multimodal in vivo imaging involved a combination of 3 modalities: (1) magnetic resonance imaging by T2-weighted scans to assess brain lesion size, (2) bioluminescence imaging of Gap43-luc/gfp transgenic mice to visualize the axonal remodeling, and (3) caged-luciferin bioluminescence imaging of DEVD-luciferin allowing for visualization of caspase 3 and 7 activity in Gap43-luc/gfp mice. This enabled innovative correlation of the MRI-determined lesion size to photon fluxes obtained by bioluminescence imaging. Our data revealed that following ischemia, Tlr2-deficient mice had higher Gap43 expression and higher levels of caspases 3 and 7 activity, which was accompanied by enhanced levels of synaptic plasticity markers DLG4 and synaptophysin when compared to wild type controls. Altered inflammation in Tlr2-deficient mice was accompanied by enhanced elements of post-stroke repair, in particular during the chronic phase of recovery, but also with delayed final consolidation of the brain lesion.
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- Dunja Gorup
- Croatian Institute for Brain Research, University of Zagreb School of Medicine, Šalata 12, Zagreb, HR-10000, Croatia
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- Croatian Institute for Brain Research, University of Zagreb School of Medicine, Šalata 12, Zagreb, HR-10000, Croatia
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- Department of Psychiatry and Neuroscience, Faculty of Medicine Laval University, CERVO Brain Research Center, 2601, de la Canardière, Québec (QC), G1J 2G3, Canada
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- Croatian Institute for Brain Research, University of Zagreb School of Medicine, Šalata 12, Zagreb, HR-10000, Croatia.
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Beneficial Effects of Resveratrol Administration-Focus on Potential Biochemical Mechanisms in Cardiovascular Conditions. Nutrients 2018; 10:nu10111813. [PMID: 30469326 PMCID: PMC6266814 DOI: 10.3390/nu10111813] [Citation(s) in RCA: 51] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/15/2018] [Revised: 11/08/2018] [Accepted: 11/14/2018] [Indexed: 12/15/2022] Open
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Resveratrol (RV) is a natural non-flavonoid polyphenol and phytoalexin produced by a number of plants such as peanuts, grapes, red wine and berries. Numerous in vitro studies have shown promising results of resveratrol usage as antioxidant, antiplatelet or anti-inflammatory agent. Beneficial effects of resveratrol activity probably result from its ability to purify the body from ROS (reactive oxygen species), inhibition of COX (cyclooxygenase) and activation of many anti-inflammatory pathways. Administration of the polyphenol has a potential to slow down the development of CVD (cardiovascular disease) by influencing on certain risk factors such as development of diabetes or atherosclerosis. Resveratrol induced an increase in Sirtuin-1 level, which by disrupting the TLR4/NF-κB/STAT signal cascade (toll-like receptor 4/nuclear factor κ-light-chain enhancer of activated B cells/signal transducer and activator of transcription) reduces production of cytokines in activated microglia. Resveratrol caused an attenuation of macrophage/mast cell-derived pro-inflammatory factors such as PAF (platelet-activating factor), TNF-α (tumour necrosis factor-α and histamine. Endothelial and anti-oxidative effect of resveratrol may contribute to better outcomes in stroke management. By increasing BDNF (brain-derived neurotrophic factor) serum concentration and inducing NOS-3 (nitric oxide synthase-3) activity resveratrol may have possible therapeutical effects on cognitive impairments and dementias especially in those characterized by defective cerebrovascular blood flow.
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Li Y, Gao X, Wang Q, Yang Y, Liu H, Zhang B, Li L. Retinoic acid protects from experimental cerebral infarction by upregulating GAP-43 expression. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2017; 50:e5561. [PMID: 28380213 PMCID: PMC5423748 DOI: 10.1590/1414-431x20175561] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/31/2016] [Accepted: 01/16/2017] [Indexed: 01/31/2023]
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The aim of this study was to investigate whether exogenous retinoic acid (RA) can upregulate the mRNA and protein expression of growth-associated protein 43 (GAP-43), thereby promoting brain functional recovery in a rat distal middle cerebral artery occlusion (MCAO) model of ischemia. A total of 216 male Sprague Dawley rats weighing 300–320 g were divided into 3 groups: sham-operated group, MCAO+vehicle group and MCAO+RA group. Focal cortical infarction was induced with a distal MCAO model. The expression of GAP-43 mRNA and protein in the ipsilateral perifocal region was assessed using qPCR and immunocytochemistry at 1, 3, 7, 14, 21, and 28 days after distal MCAO. In addition, an intraperitoneal injection of RA was given 12 h before MCAO and continued every day until the animal was sacrificed. Following ischemia, the expression of GAP-43 first increased considerably and then decreased. Administration of RA reduced infarction volume, promoted neurological functional recovery and upregulated expression of GAP-43. Administration of RA can ameliorate neuronal damage and promote nerve regeneration by upregulating the expression of GAP-43 in the perifocal region after distal MCAO.
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- Y Li
- Department of Geriatrics, Southern Medical University Zhu Jiang Hospital, Guangzhou, China
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- Department of Neurology, Southern Medical University Zhu Jiang Hospital, Guangzhou, China
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- Department of Neurology, First Affiliated Hospital, Sun Yat-Sen University, Guangzhou, China
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- Department of Geriatrics, Southern Medical University Zhu Jiang Hospital, Guangzhou, China
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- Department of Geriatrics, Southern Medical University Zhu Jiang Hospital, Guangzhou, China
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- The Second Affiliated Hospital of Guangzhou Medical University, Guangzhou, China
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- Department of Neurology, First Affiliated Hospital, Sun Yat-Sen University, Guangzhou, China
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Resveratrol Increases Serum BDNF Concentrations and Reduces Vascular Smooth Muscle Cells Contractility via a NOS-3-Independent Mechanism. BIOMED RESEARCH INTERNATIONAL 2017; 2017:9202954. [PMID: 28261618 PMCID: PMC5316436 DOI: 10.1155/2017/9202954] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/24/2016] [Revised: 12/13/2016] [Accepted: 01/16/2017] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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Resveratrol is a polyphenol that presents both antineuroinflammatory properties and the ability to interact with NOS-3, what contributes to vasorelaxation. Brain-derived neurotrophic factor (BNDF), a molecule associated with neuroprotection in many neurodegenerative disorders, is considered as an important element of maintaining stable cerebral blood flow. Vascular smooth muscle cells (VSMCs) are considered to be an important element in the pathogenesis of neurodegeneration and a potential preventative target by agents which reduce the contractility of the vessels. Our main objectives were to define the relationship between serum and long-term oral resveratrol administration in the rat model, as well as to assess the effect of resveratrol on phenylephrine- (PHE-) induced contraction of vascular smooth muscle cells (VSMCs). Moreover, we attempt to define the dependence of contraction mechanisms on endothelial NO synthase. Experiments were performed on Wistar rats (n = 17) pretreated with resveratrol (4 weeks; 10 mg/kg p.o.) or placebo. Serum BDNF levels were quantified after 2 and 4 weeks of treatment with ELISA. Contraction force was measured on isolated and perfused tail arteries as the increase of perfusion pressure with a constant flow. Values of serum BNDF in week 0 were 1.18 ± 0.12 ng/mL (treated) and 1.17 ± 0.13 ng/mL (control) (p = ns). After 2 weeks of treatment, BDNF in the treatment group was higher than in controls, 1.52 ± 0.23 ng/mL and 1.24 ± 0.13 ng/mL, respectively. (p = 0.02) Following 4 weeks of treatment, BDNF values were higher in the resveratrol group compared to control 1.64 ± 0.31 ng/mL and 1.32 ± 0.26 ng/mL, respectively (p = 0.031). EC50 values obtained for PHE in resveratrol pretreated arteries were significantly higher than controls (5.33 ± 1.7 × 10−7 M/L versus 4.53 ± 1.2 × 10−8 M/L, p < 0.05). These results show a significant increase in BDNF concentration in the resveratrol pretreated group. The reactivity of resistant arteries was significantly reduced for resveratrol pretreated vessels and this effect was partially NOS-3 independent.
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Li J, Liu CN, Wei N, Li XD, Liu YY, Yang R, Jia YJ. Protective effects of BAY 73-6691, a selective inhibitor of phosphodiesterase 9, on amyloid-β peptides-induced oxidative stress in in-vivo and in-vitro models of Alzheimer's disease. Brain Res 2016; 1642:327-335. [DOI: 10.1016/j.brainres.2016.04.011] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/19/2015] [Revised: 03/06/2016] [Accepted: 04/05/2016] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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Zhang J, Mu X, Breker DA, Li Y, Gao Z, Huang Y. Atorvastatin treatment is associated with increased BDNF level and improved functional recovery after atherothrombotic stroke. Int J Neurosci 2016; 127:92-97. [PMID: 26815593 DOI: 10.3109/00207454.2016.1146882] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/03/2023]
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BACKGROUND Statins have a positive impact on ischemic stroke outcome. It has been reported that statin have neuroprotective function after ischemic stroke in addition to lipid-lowering effect in animal model. However, the neuroprotective function of statin after stroke has not been confirmed in clinical studies. The aim of this study was to evaluate in a clinical model if statins induce neuroprotection after stroke. We, therefore, assessed serum brain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF) levels and functional recovery in atherothrombotic stroke patients and investigated their relationship with atorvastatin treatment. METHODS Seventy-eight patients with atherothrombotic stroke were enrolled and randomly assigned to atorvastatin treatment group or placebo control group. Neurological function after stroke was assessed with the National Institutes of Health Stroke Scale, modified Rankin Scale (mRS) and Barthel Index (BI). The serum BDNF levels were both measured at 1 day and 6 weeks after stroke. Linear regression was used to assess the association between BDNF levels and neurological function scores. RESULTS The mRS and BI were markedly improved in the atorvastatin group when compared to placebo at 6 weeks after stroke. The serum BDNF levels in atorvastatin group were significantly elevated by 6 weeks after stroke and higher than the BDNF levels in controls. In addition, the serum BDNF levels significantly correlated with mRS and BI after stroke. Our results demonstrated that atorvastatin treatment was associated with the increased BDNF level and improved functional recovery after atherothrombotic stroke. CONCLUSION This study indicates that atorvastatin-related elevation in the BDNF level may promote functional recovery in stroke patients.
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- Jingmiao Zhang
- a Department of Neurology , The Second Affiliated Hospital of Anhui Medical University , Hefei , Anhui , P. R. China
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- a Department of Neurology , The Second Affiliated Hospital of Anhui Medical University , Hefei , Anhui , P. R. China
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- b Department of Neurology , University of Michigan , Ann Arbor , MI , USA
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- a Department of Neurology , The Second Affiliated Hospital of Anhui Medical University , Hefei , Anhui , P. R. China
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- a Department of Neurology , The Second Affiliated Hospital of Anhui Medical University , Hefei , Anhui , P. R. China
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- a Department of Neurology , The Second Affiliated Hospital of Anhui Medical University , Hefei , Anhui , P. R. China
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Temporal pattern of neurodegeneration, programmed cell death, and neuroplastic responses in the thalamus after lateral fluid percussion brain injury in the rat. J Neuropathol Exp Neurol 2015; 74:512-26. [PMID: 25933386 DOI: 10.1097/nen.0000000000000194] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/30/2022] Open
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The effects of traumatic brain injury (TBI) on the thalamus are not well characterized. We analyzed neuronal degeneration and loss, apoptosis, programmed cell death-executing pathways, and neuroplastic responses in the rat thalamus during the first week after lateral fluid percussion injury (LFPI). The most prominent neurodegenerative and neuroplastic changes were observed in the region containing the posterior thalamic nuclear group and ventral posteromedial and posterolateral thalamic nuclei ipsilateral to the LFPI. There was progressive neurodegeneration in these regions, with maximal neuronal loss on Day 7. Increases in numbers of apoptotic cells were detected on Day 1 and were enhanced on Days 3 and 7 after TBI. There was unchanged expression of active caspase-3 at all postinjury time points, but there was increased expression of apoptosis-inducing factor (AIF) on Day 7. The AIF nuclear translocation was detected on Day 1 and was maximal on Day 7. Total thalamic synaptophysin expression was unchanged, but immunostaining intensities were increased at all time points after TBI. Decreased growth-associated protein-43 expression and signal intensity were observed on Day 1. Our results suggest that progressive neuronal damage and loss, AIF signaling pathway-dependent programmed cell death, and limited neuroplastic changes occur in the rat thalamus during the first week after LFPI induction.
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Gorup D, Bohaček I, Miličević T, Pochet R, Mitrečić D, Križ J, Gajović S. Increased expression and colocalization of GAP43 and CASP3 after brain ischemic lesion in mouse. Neurosci Lett 2015; 597:176-82. [PMID: 25929184 DOI: 10.1016/j.neulet.2015.04.042] [Citation(s) in RCA: 44] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/07/2015] [Revised: 04/15/2015] [Accepted: 04/16/2015] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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GAP43 is a protein involved in neurite outgrowth during development and axon regeneration reflecting its presynaptic localization in developing neurons. Recently, it has been demonstrated that GAP43 is a ligand of CASP3 involved in receptor endocytosis and is also localized post-synaptically. In this study, by using a transgenic mouse strain carrying a bioluminescent reporter for GAP43 combined with an in vivo bioluminescence assay for CASP3, we demonstrated that one day after brain ischemic lesion and, even more pronounced, four days after stroke, expression of both CASP3 and Gap43 in neurons increased more than 40 times. The in vivo approach of CASP3 and GAP43 colocalization imaging was further validated and quantified by immunofluorescence. Importantly, in 82% of GAP43 positive cells, colocalization with CASP3 was present. These findings suggested that one and four days after stroke CASP3 expression, not necessarily associated with neuronal death, increased and suggested that CASP3 and GAP43 might be part of a common molecular pathway involved in early response to ischemic events occurring after onset of stroke.
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- Dunja Gorup
- Laboratory for Neurogenetics and Developmental Genetics, Croatian Institute for Brain Research, School of Medicine, University of Zagreb, Šalata 12, Zagreb HR-10000, Croatia.
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- Laboratory for Neurogenetics and Developmental Genetics, Croatian Institute for Brain Research, School of Medicine, University of Zagreb, Šalata 12, Zagreb HR-10000, Croatia.
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- Laboratory for Neurogenetics and Developmental Genetics, Croatian Institute for Brain Research, School of Medicine, University of Zagreb, Šalata 12, Zagreb HR-10000, Croatia.
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- Laboratory for Neurogenetics and Developmental Genetics, Croatian Institute for Brain Research, School of Medicine, University of Zagreb, Šalata 12, Zagreb HR-10000, Croatia; Laboratory of Histology, Neuroanatomy and Neuropathology, Faculty of Medicine, Université Libre de Bruxelles, 808 Route de Lennik, Brussels B-1070, Belgium.
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- Laboratory for Stem Cells, Croatian Institute for Brain Research, School of Medicine, University of Zagreb, Šalata 12, Zagreb HR-10000, Croatia.
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- Research Centre of Institute universitaire en santé mentale and Department of Psychiatry and Neuroscience, Laval University, Quebec City G1J2G3a, Canada.
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- Laboratory for Neurogenetics and Developmental Genetics, Croatian Institute for Brain Research, School of Medicine, University of Zagreb, Šalata 12, Zagreb HR-10000, Croatia.
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Chen Y, Zhao C, Zhang C, Luo L, Yu G. Influence of chronic intermittent hypoxia on growth associated protein 43 expression in the hippocampus of young rats. Neural Regen Res 2015; 7:1241-6. [PMID: 25709622 PMCID: PMC4336958 DOI: 10.3969/j.issn.1673-5374.2012.16.006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/23/2012] [Accepted: 04/23/2012] [Indexed: 11/29/2022] Open
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This study aimed to explore the pathological change to hippocampal neurons and the expression of growth associated protein 43 in 21-day-old young rats following chronic intermittent hypoxia. Hematoxylin-eosin staining results showed varying degrees of degeneration and necrosis in hippocampal neurons depending on the modeling time. Immunohistochemistry revealed that growth associated protein 43 expression in young rats following chronic intermittent hypoxia decreased, but that levels were still higher than those of normal rats at each time point, especially 4 weeks after modeling. During 1–5 weeks after modeling, a slow growth in rat weight was observed. Experimental findings indicate that chronic intermittent hypoxia may induce growth dysfunction and necrosis of hippocampal neurons, as well as increase the expression of growth associated protein 43 in young rats.
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- Yan Chen
- Department of Physiology, Luzhou Medical College, Luzhou 646000, Sichuan Province, China
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- Department of Physiology, Luzhou Medical College, Luzhou 646000, Sichuan Province, China
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- Department of Physiology, Luzhou Medical College, Luzhou 646000, Sichuan Province, China
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- Functional Experiment Center of Luzhou Medical College, Luzhou 646000, Sichuan Province, China
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- Department of Physiology, Luzhou Medical College, Luzhou 646000, Sichuan Province, China
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Choi Y, Kang SG, Kam KY. Changes in the BDNF-immunopositive cell population of neocortical layers I and II/III after focal cerebral ischemia in rats. Brain Res 2015; 1605:76-82. [PMID: 25681548 DOI: 10.1016/j.brainres.2015.02.007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/25/2014] [Revised: 02/03/2015] [Accepted: 02/04/2015] [Indexed: 12/17/2022]
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Brain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF) is a member of the neurotrophin family and is widely distributed in the central nervous system, including the cerebral cortex. BDNF plays an important role in normal neural development, survival of existing neurons, and activity-dependent neuroplasticity. BDNF can also be neuroprotective and evoke neurogenesis in certain pathological conditions, such as cerebral ischemia. Neocortical layer I is an important region that can integrate feedforward and feedback information from other cortical areas and subcortical regions. In addition, it has recently been proposed as a possible source of neuronal progenitor cells after ischemia. Therefore, we investigated changes in the BDNF-immunoreactive cell population of neocortical layers I and II/III after middle cerebral artery occlusion (MCAO)-induced cerebral ischemia in rats. In unaffected condition, the number of BDNF(+) cells in layer I was significantly less than in layer II/III in the cingulate cortex and in the motor and sensory areas. The increase in the number of BDNF(+) cells in layer I 8 days after MCAO was more remarkable than layer II/III, in all regions except the area of cingulate cortex farthest from the infarct core. Only BDNF(+)-Ox-42(+) cells showed a tendency to increase consistently toward the infarct core in both layers I and II/III, implying a major source of BDNF for response to ischemic injury. The present study suggests that some beneficial effects during recovery from ischemic injury, such as increased supportive microglia/macrophages, occur owing to a sensitive response of BDNF in layer I.
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- Yongwon Choi
- Department of Rehabilitation Science, Inje University, Gimhae 621-749, Republic of Korea; U-Healthcare & Anti-aging Research Center, Inje University, Gimhae 621-749, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Biological Sciences, Institute of Basic Science, Inje University, Gimhae 621-749, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Occupational Therapy, Inje University, Gimhae 621-749, Republic of Korea; U-Healthcare & Anti-aging Research Center, Inje University, Gimhae 621-749, Republic of Korea.
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Qi Y, Li Y, Cui SC, Zhao JJ, Liu XY, Ji CX, Sun FY, Xu P, Chen XH. Splicing factor NSSR1 reduces neuronal injury after mouse transient global cerebral ischemia. Glia 2015; 63:826-45. [PMID: 25627895 DOI: 10.1002/glia.22787] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/11/2014] [Revised: 12/08/2014] [Accepted: 12/18/2014] [Indexed: 11/06/2022]
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This study focuses on the function of NSSR1, a splicing factor, in neuronal injury in the ischemic mouse brain using the transient global cerebral ischemic mouse model and the cultured cells treated with oxygen-glucose deprivation (OGD). The results showed that the cerebral ischemia triggers the expression of NSSR1 in hippocampal astrocytes, predominantly the dephosphorylated NSSR1 proteins, and the Exon3 inclusive NCAM-L1 variant and the Exon4 inclusive CREB variant. While in the hippocampus of astrocyte-specific NSSR1 conditional knockdown (cKD) mice, where cerebral ischemia no longer triggers NSSR1 expression in astrocytes, the expression of Exon3 inclusive NCAM-L1 variant and Exon4 inclusive CREB variant were no longer triggered as well. In addition, the injury of hippocampal neurons was more severe in astrocyte-specific NSSR1 cKD mice compared with in wild-type mice after brain ischemia. Of note, the culture media harvested from the astrocytes with overexpression of NSSR1 or the Exon3 inclusive NCAM-L1 variant, or Exon4 inclusive CREB variant were all able to reduce the neuronal injury induced by OGD. The results provide the evidence demonstrating that: (1) Splicing factor NSSR1 is a new factor involved in reducing ischemic injury. (2) Ischemia induces NSSR1 expression in astrocytes, not in neurons. (3) NSSR1-mediated pathway in astrocytes is required for reducing ischemic neuronal injury. (4) NCAM-L1 and CREB are probably mediators in NSSR1-mediated pathway. In conclusion, our results suggest for the first time that NSSR1 may provide a novel mechanism for reducing neuronal injury after ischemia, probably through regulation on alternative splicing of NCAM-L1 and CREB in astrocytes.
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- Yao Qi
- State Key Laboratory of Medical Neurobiology and Laboratory of Genomic Physiology, Institutes of Brain Science, Department of Neurobiology, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Shanghai Medical College, Fudan University, Shanghai, 200032, China
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Nemeth CL, Haroon E, Neigh GN. Heartsick: psychiatric and inflammatory implications of cerebromicrovascular disease. Int J Geriatr Psychiatry 2014; 29:577-85. [PMID: 24918240 DOI: 10.1002/gps.4046] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/17/2023]
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BACKGROUND Cerebromicrovascular disease (CMVD) strikes 87% of the population older than 65 years and is linked to an increased risk of ischemic stroke, depression, cognitive impairment, and Alzheimer's disease. Despite the wealth of knowledge on the consequences to the body stemming from poor vascular health, little focus has been placed on the consequences to the brain. DESIGN In this review, we present the preclinical and clinical evidence that supports the role of CMVD in behavioral dysfunction, argues for a clinical need for better recognition of the vascular depression phenotype, and calls for a more integrative translational approach to CMVD. RESULTS AND CONCLUSIONS Although the concept of cerebrovascular-induced behavioral change has existed for over 100 years, the difficulty of diagnosis, the slow progression of CMVD, and the lack of causative data have led to an underestimation of the patient population and poor treatment strategies. Preclinical studies have focused on the use of microsphere embolic models and vascular inflammation models to assess the mechanisms of, and treatment options for, CMVD. Though preclinical models provide support for correlative data collected in the clinic, translational reciprocity has not been established. The lack of clinical appreciation for the role of cerebrovascular health in brain function may result in missed diagnoses and inadequate treatment of underlying cardiovascular disease. Enhanced recognition of symptoms and disease presentation will allow for earlier prevention, detection, and identification of novel targets for drug development and other intervention strategies.
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- Christina L. Nemeth
- Department of Physiology; Emory University School of Medicine; Atlanta GA USA
- Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences; Emory University School of Medicine; Atlanta GA USA
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- Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences; Emory University School of Medicine; Atlanta GA USA
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- Department of Physiology; Emory University School of Medicine; Atlanta GA USA
- Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences; Emory University School of Medicine; Atlanta GA USA
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Nemeth CL, Gutman DA, Majeed W, Keilholz SD, Neigh GN. Microembolism induces anhedonia but no detectable changes in white matter integrity in aged rats. PLoS One 2014; 9:e96624. [PMID: 24811070 PMCID: PMC4014537 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0096624] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/10/2014] [Accepted: 04/09/2014] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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Microvascular disease leads to alterations of cerebral vasculature including the formation of microembolic (ME) strokes. Though ME are associated with changes in mood and the severity and progression of cognitive decline, the effect of ME strokes on cerebral microstructure and its relationship to behavioral endpoints is unknown. Here, we used adult and aged male rats to test the hypotheses that ME lesions result in subtle changes to white and gray matter integrity as detected by high-throughput diffusion tensor imaging (DTI) and that these structural disruptions correspond to behavioral deficits. Two weeks post-surgery, aged animals showed depressive-like behaviors in the sucrose consumption test in the absence of altered cerebral diffusivity as assessed by ex-vivo DTI. Furthermore, DTI indices did not correlate with the degree of behavioral disruption in aged animals or in a subset of animals with observed tissue cavitation and subtle DTI alterations. Together, data suggest that behavioral deficits are not the result of damage to brain regions or white matter tracts, rather the activity of other systems may underlie functional disruption and recovery.
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- Christina L. Nemeth
- Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Science, Emory University, Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America
- Department of Physiology, Emory University, Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America
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- Department of Biomedical Informatics, Emory University, Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America
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- Coulter Department of Biomedical Engineering, Emory University/Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America
- LUMS, School of Science and Engineering, Department of Electrical Engineering, Lahore, Pakistan
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- Department of Biomedical Informatics, Emory University, Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America
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- Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Science, Emory University, Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America
- Department of Physiology, Emory University, Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America
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Jiang Z, Wang Y, Zhang X, Peng T, Lu Y, Leng J, Xie Q. Preventive and therapeutic effects of ginsenoside Rb1 for neural injury during cerebral infarction in rats. THE AMERICAN JOURNAL OF CHINESE MEDICINE 2013; 41:341-52. [PMID: 23548124 DOI: 10.1142/s0192415x13500250] [Citation(s) in RCA: 36] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/18/2022]
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To examine the preventive and therapeutic effects of ginsenoside Rb1 for neural injury during cerebral infarction, we used a middle cerebral artery occlusion (MCAO) model in rats to investigate the effects of ginsenoside Rb1 with Edaravone as a control. Ginsenoside Rb1 was given to the rats by intragastric administration either before or after the MCAO surgery to study its preventive and therapeutic effects. Ginsenoside Rb1-treated rats had a smaller infarct volume than the positive control. Interleukin-1 (IL-1), brain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF), tumor necrosis factor-α (TNF-α), neurofilament (NF) and growth associated protein-43 (GAP-43) were measured to determine brain damage and the recovery of nerves. These findings suggest that ginsenoside Rb1 has neuroprotective effects in rats, and the protection efficiency is higher than Edaravone. The protective mechanism is different from Edaravone. The preventive ability of ginsenoside Rb1 is higher than its repair ability in neuroprotection in vivo.
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- Zhou Jiang
- Key Laboratory of Chronobiology, Ministry of Health (Sichuan University), Sichuan University, Chengdu, Sichuan 610041, P. R. China
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Grasselli G, Strata P. Structural plasticity of climbing fibers and the growth-associated protein GAP-43. Front Neural Circuits 2013; 7:25. [PMID: 23441024 PMCID: PMC3578352 DOI: 10.3389/fncir.2013.00025] [Citation(s) in RCA: 41] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/18/2012] [Accepted: 02/03/2013] [Indexed: 01/12/2023] Open
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Structural plasticity occurs physiologically or after brain damage to adapt or re-establish proper synaptic connections. This capacity depends on several intrinsic and extrinsic determinants that differ between neuron types. We reviewed the significant endogenous regenerative potential of the neurons of the inferior olive (IO) in the adult rodent brain and the structural remodeling of the terminal arbor of their axons, the climbing fiber (CF), under various experimental conditions, focusing on the growth-associated protein GAP-43. CFs undergo remarkable collateral sprouting in the presence of denervated Purkinje cells (PCs) that are available for new innervation. In addition, severed olivo-cerebellar axons regenerate across the white matter through a graft of embryonic Schwann cells. In contrast, CFs undergo a regressive modification when their target is deleted. In vivo knockdown of GAP-43 in olivary neurons, leads to the atrophy of their CFs and a reduction in the ability to sprout toward surrounding denervated PCs. These findings demonstrate that GAP-43 is essential for promoting denervation-induced sprouting and maintaining normal CF architecture.
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Tong J, Liu W, Wang X, Han X, Hyrien O, Samadani U, Smith DH, Huang JH. Inhibition of Nogo-66 receptor 1 enhances recovery of cognitive function after traumatic brain injury in mice. J Neurotrauma 2013; 30:247-58. [PMID: 22967270 DOI: 10.1089/neu.2012.2493] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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Central nervous system (CNS) axons recover poorly following injury because of the expression of myelin-derived inhibitors of axonal outgrowth such as Nogo, myelin-associated glycoprotein (MAG), and oligodendrocyte-myelin glycoprotein (OMgp), all of which bind to the Nogo-66 receptor 1 (NgR1). Herein we examine the role of NgR1 in the recovery of motor and cognitive function after traumatic brain injury (TBI) using a controlled cortical impact (CCI) model in NgR1 knockout (KO) and wild-type (WT) mice. Four weeks post-injury, scores on the Novel Object Recognition test were significantly increased in NgR1 KO mice compared with WT mice (p<0.05), but motor behavior test scores did not differ significantly between the two groups. Nissl staining showed that NgR1 KO mice had less brain injury volume 2 weeks after CCI (p<0.05). Histological analysis revealed more doublecortin (DCX+) cells (p<0.01) and more Ki-67+ cells in the contralateral dentate gyrus (DG) (p<0.05) 2 weeks after CCI in NgR1 KO mice than in WT. Furthermore, DCX+ cells still retained their longer processes in KO mice (p<0.01) 4 weeks following trauma. The number of bromodeoxyuridine (BrdU)+ cells did not differ between the two groups at 4 weeks post-trauma, but KO mice had higher numbers of cells that co-stained with NeuN, a marker of mature neurons. Increased transcription of growth-associated protein (GAP)-43 in both the injured and contralateral sides of the hippocampus (both p<0.05) was detected in NgR1 KO mice relative to WT. These data suggest that NgR1 negatively influences plasticity and cognitive recovery after TBI.
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- Jing Tong
- Department of Neurosurgery, University of Rochester Medical Center, Rochester, New York 14642, USA
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Konukoglu D, Andican G, Fırtına S, Erkol G, Kurt A. Serum brain-derived neurotrophic factor, nerve growth factor and neurotrophin-3 levels in dementia. Acta Neurol Belg 2012; 112:255-60. [PMID: 22740022 DOI: 10.1007/s13760-012-0101-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/08/2011] [Accepted: 06/06/2012] [Indexed: 01/15/2023]
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The aim of this study is to measure serum levels of neurotropic factor (NF) in patients with dementia. Brain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF), nerve growth factor (NGF), and neurotrophin-3 (NT-3) were determined in Alzheimer's dementia patients without medication (AD; n: 22), Alzheimer's dementia patients receiving cholinesterase inhibitor (CEI) treatment (AD + CEI; n: 32) and vascular dementia patients receiving CEI treatment (VaD + CEI; n: 27) and the age-matched control group (n: 20). NGF levels were detected to be significantly higher in the control group than in AD group (P < 0.001). BDNF and NT-3 levels in AD group were not significantly different from control group's levels. NGF levels in AD + CEI group were significantly higher than in AD group (P < 0.05). There was also no significant difference in serum neurotrophic factor levels between AD + CEI and VaD + CEI group. A positive correlation between BDNF and Mini Mental State Examination (MMSE) scores (r: 0.422, P < 0.01) in AD group and a negative correlation between BDNF and MMSE scores in the AD + CEI group (r: -0.357, P < 0.005) were obtained. In conclusion, our results suggest that while serum NGF levels are associated with the presence of dementia, serum BDNF levels may be associated with the severity of Alzheimer's dementia. However, future studies are required to determine the importance of NFs.
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Short-term low intensity PMF does not improve functional or histological outcomes in a rat model of transient focal cerebral ischemia. Brain Res 2012; 1458:76-85. [DOI: 10.1016/j.brainres.2012.04.006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/12/2011] [Revised: 03/10/2012] [Accepted: 04/05/2012] [Indexed: 11/18/2022]
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Zhu JM, Zhao YY, Chen SD, Zhang WH, Lou L, Jin X. Functional recovery after transplantation of neural stem cells modified by brain-derived neurotrophic factor in rats with cerebral ischaemia. J Int Med Res 2011; 39:488-98. [PMID: 21672352 DOI: 10.1177/147323001103900216] [Citation(s) in RCA: 47] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/17/2022] Open
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Functional recovery after transplantation of brain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF)-modified neural stem cells (NSCs) was evaluated in a rat model of cerebral ischaemia damage induced by temporary middle cerebral artery occlusion (tMCAO). Western blotting and enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay demonstrated upregulated BDNF protein expression by rat embryonic NSCs transfected with the human BDNF gene (BDNF-NSCs). BDNF-NSCs stimulated neurite outgrowth in cocultured dorsal root ganglion neurons, suggesting that BDNF increased neurogenesis in vitro. In vivo, BDNF promoted recovery of tMCAO. Phosphate-buffered saline, untransformed NSCs or BDNF-NSCs were introduced into the penumbra zone of the right striatum of tMCAO rats and neurological function deficit was assessed for up to 12 weeks using the neurological severity score (NSS). The NSS was significantly lower in the BDNF-NSC transfected transplant group than in all the other groups from week 10. BDNF-NSCs recovered 1 week after transplantation expressed BDNF protein. Transplanted NSCs had differentiated into mature neurons 12 weeks after transplantation. Transgenic NSCs have potential as a therapeutic agent for brain ischaemia.
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- J M Zhu
- Department of Neurosurgery, Zhejiang Provincial People's Hospital, Hangzhou, China.
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Opposite effects of acute ethanol exposure on GAP-43 and BDNF expression in the hippocampus versus the cerebellum of juvenile rats. Alcohol 2011; 45:461-71. [PMID: 21367572 DOI: 10.1016/j.alcohol.2010.12.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/30/2010] [Revised: 12/04/2010] [Accepted: 12/06/2010] [Indexed: 12/25/2022]
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The adolescent brain is particularly vulnerable to the effects of alcohol, with intoxications at this developmental age often producing long-lasting effects. The present study addresses the effects of a single acute ethanol exposure on growth-associated protein-43 (GAP-43) and brain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF) gene expression in neurons in the cerebellum and hippocampus of adolescent rats. Male postnatal day 23 (P23) Sprague-Dawley rats were exposed to ethanol vapors for 2h and after a recovery period of 2h, the cerebellum and hippocampus were harvested and samples were taken for blood alcohol concentration (BAC) determinations. We found that this exposure resulted in a mean BAC of 174 mg/dL, which resembles levels in human adolescents after binge drinking. Analyses of total RNA and protein by quantitative reverse transcription PCR and western blotting, respectively, revealed that this single ethanol exposure significantly decreased the levels of GAP-43 mRNA and protein in the cerebellum but increased the levels of mRNA and protein in the hippocampus. BDNF mRNA and protein levels were also increased in the hippocampus but not in the cerebellum of these animals. In situ hybridizations revealed that GAP-43 and BDNF mRNA levels were primarily increased by alcohol exposure in hippocampal dentate granule cells and CA3 neurons. Overall, the reported alterations in the expression of the plasticity-associated genes GAP-43 and BDNF in juvenile rats are consistent with the known deleterious effects of binge drinking on motor coordination and cognitive function.
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Pearson-Fuhrhop KM, Cramer SC. Genetic influences on neural plasticity. PM R 2011; 2:S227-40. [PMID: 21172685 DOI: 10.1016/j.pmrj.2010.09.011] [Citation(s) in RCA: 36] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/01/2010] [Accepted: 09/13/2010] [Indexed: 01/07/2023]
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Neural plasticity refers to the capability of the brain to alter function or structure in response to a range of events and is a crucial component of both functional recovery after injury and skill learning in healthy individuals. A number of factors influence neural plasticity and recovery of function after brain injury. The current review considers the impact of genetic factors. Polymorphisms in the human genes coding for brain-derived neurotrophic factor and apolipoprotein E have been studied in the context of plasticity and stroke recovery and are discussed here in detail. Several processes involved in plasticity and stroke recovery, such as depression or pharmacotherapy effects, are modulated by other genetic polymorphisms and are also discussed. Finally, new genetic polymorphisms that have not been studied in the context of stroke are proposed as new directions for study. A better understanding of genetic influences on recovery and response to therapy might allow improved treatment after a number of forms of central nervous system injury.
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Schäfer MKE, Altevogt P. L1CAM malfunction in the nervous system and human carcinomas. Cell Mol Life Sci 2010; 67:2425-37. [PMID: 20237819 PMCID: PMC11115577 DOI: 10.1007/s00018-010-0339-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 107] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/30/2009] [Revised: 01/30/2010] [Accepted: 02/11/2010] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
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Research over the last 25 years on the cell adhesion molecule L1 has revealed its pivotal role in nervous system function. Mutations of the human L1CAM gene have been shown to cause neurodevelopmental disorders such as X-linked hydrocephalus, spastic paraplegia and mental retardation. Impaired L1 function has been also implicated in the aetiology of fetal alcohol spectrum disorders, defective enteric nervous system development and malformations of the renal system. Importantly, aberrant expression of L1 has emerged as a critical factor in the development of human carcinomas, where it enhances cell proliferation, motility and chemoresistance. This discovery promoted collaborative work between tumour biologists and neurobiologists, which has led to a substantial expansion of the basic knowledge about L1 function and regulation. Here we provide an overview of the pathological conditions caused by L1 malfunction. We further discuss how the available data on gene regulation, molecular interactions and posttranslational processing of L1 may contribute to a better understanding of associated neurological and cancerous diseases.
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- Michael K E Schäfer
- Center for Neurosciences, Institute of Anatomy and Cell Biology, University of Freiburg, Freiburg, Germany.
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Pearson-Fuhrhop KM, Kleim JA, Cramer SC. Brain plasticity and genetic factors. Top Stroke Rehabil 2009; 16:282-99. [PMID: 19740733 DOI: 10.1310/tsr1604-282] [Citation(s) in RCA: 36] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/04/2023]
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Brain plasticity refers to changes in brain function and structure that arise in a number of contexts. One area in which brain plasticity is of considerable interest is recovery from stroke, both spontaneous and treatment-induced. A number of factors influence these poststroke brain events. The current review considers the impact of genetic factors. Polymorphisms in the human genes coding for brain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF) and apolipoprotein E (ApoE) have been studied in the context of plasticity and/or stroke recovery and are discussed here in detail. Several other genetic polymorphisms are indirectly involved in stroke recovery through their modulating influences on processes such as depression and pharmacotherapy effects. Finally, new genetic polymorphisms that have not been studied in the context of stroke are proposed as new directions for study. A better understanding of genetic influences on recovery and response to therapy might allow improved treatment after stroke.
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Lee JG, Shin BS, You YS, Kim JE, Yoon SW, Jeon DW, Baek JH, Park SW, Kim YH. Decreased serum brain-derived neurotrophic factor levels in elderly korean with dementia. Psychiatry Investig 2009; 6:299-305. [PMID: 20140129 PMCID: PMC2808800 DOI: 10.4306/pi.2009.6.4.299] [Citation(s) in RCA: 84] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/10/2009] [Revised: 10/15/2009] [Accepted: 10/29/2009] [Indexed: 01/03/2023] Open
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OBJECTIVE The primary purpose of this study was to investigate the differences in the serum brain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF) level between elderly Korean people over 65 years with and without dementia. METHODS 171 individuals over 65 years were enrolled in this study. Screening for cognitive impairments was carried out using the Mini-Mental Status Examination-Korean version (MMSE-KC). One hundred thirty-two subjects scored below 1.5 standard deviations (SD) of the mean MMSE-KC score, and these were evaluated using the Consortium to Establish a Registry for Alzheimer's Disease, Korean version (CERAD-K) and the Geriatric Depression Scale (GDS). The Clinical Dementia Rating Scale (CDRS) and the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, fourth edition (DSM-IV) diagnostic criteria were used for further evaluation. Subjects with a CDRS score of 1 or higher were classified as having Alzheimer's disease (AD), and subjects with a CDRS score of 0.5 were classified as having a mild cognitive impairment (MCI). Subjects with a CDRS score of 0 were classified as having aging-associated cognitive decline (AACD). Serum BDNF levels were analyzed using the enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) method. RESULTS The serum BDNF levels were significantly lower in the subjects with MCI and AD compared with the healthy controls (p<0.01). A significant correlation was found between the total MMSE-KC score and serum BDNF level (r=0.295; p<0.01). However, no significant correlation was observed between the severity of MMSE-KC and the total GDS score. A significant difference was found in the total score of GDS between the AACD group and subjects with AD (p<0.05). CONCLUSION This study suggested that BDNF might be involved in the pathophysiology of cognitive decline in elderly people.
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- Jung Goo Lee
- Department of Psychiatry, Dong Suh Mental Hospital and Paik Institute for Clinical Research, Inje University, Busan, Korea
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- Department of Psychiatry, Guduk Hospital, Busan, Korea
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- Department of Psychiatry, Dong Nam Hospital, Gimhae, Korea
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- Department of Psychiatry, Dong Suh Mental Hospital, Masan, Korea
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- Department of Psychiatry, Busan Paik Hospital, Inje Medical College, Busan, Korea
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- Department of Psychiatry, Busan Paik Hospital, Inje Medical College, Busan, Korea
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- Department of Psychiatry, Busan Paik Hospital, Inje Medical College, Busan, Korea
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- Department of Psychiatry, School of Medicine and Paik Institute for Clinical Research, Inje University, Busan, Korea
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- Department of Psychiatry, School of Medicine and Paik Institute for Clinical Research, Inje University, Busan, Korea
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Effect of electroacupuncture on motor recovery in a rat stroke model during the early recovery stage. Brain Res 2009; 1248:176-83. [DOI: 10.1016/j.brainres.2008.11.009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/26/2008] [Revised: 11/03/2008] [Accepted: 11/03/2008] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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Park SH, Choi SH, Lee J, Kang S, Shin YC, Kim HJ, Kim HJ, Shin SK, Lee MS, Shin KH. Effects of repeated citalopram treatments on chronic mild stress-induced growth associated protein-43 mRNA expression in rat hippocampus. THE KOREAN JOURNAL OF PHYSIOLOGY & PHARMACOLOGY : OFFICIAL JOURNAL OF THE KOREAN PHYSIOLOGICAL SOCIETY AND THE KOREAN SOCIETY OF PHARMACOLOGY 2008; 12:117-23. [PMID: 20157404 DOI: 10.4196/kjpp.2008.12.3.117] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/15/2022]
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Although growth associated protein-43 (GAP-43) is known to play a significant role in the regulation of axonal growth and the formation of new neuronal connections in the hippocampus, there is only a few studies on the effects of acute stress on GAP-43 mRNA expression in the hippocampus. Moreover, the effects of repeated citalopram treatment on chronic mild stress (CMS)-induced changes in GAP-43 mRNA expression in the hippocampus have not been explored before. To explore this question, male rats were exposed to acute immobilization stress or CMS. Also, citalopram was given prior to stress everyday during CMS procedures. Acute immobilization stress significantly increased GAP-43 mRNA expression in all subfields of the hippocampus, while CMS significantly decreased GAP-43 mRNA expression in the dentate granule cell layer (GCL). Repeated citalopram treatment decreased GAP-43 mRNA expression in the GCL compared with unstressed controls, but this decrease was not further potentiated by CMS exposure. Similar decreases in GAP-43 mRNA expression were observed in CA1, CA3 and CA4 areas of the hippocampus only after repeated citalopram treatment in CMS-exposed rats. This result indicates that GAP-43 mRNA expression in the hippocampus may differently respond to acute and chronic stress, and that repeated citalopram treatment does not change CMS-induced decreases in GAP-43 mRNA expression in the GCL.
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- Sang-Ha Park
- Department of Pharmacology, Korea University College of Medicine, Seoul 136-701, Korea
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Epsztein J, Ben-Ari Y, Represa A, Crépel V. Late-onset epileptogenesis and seizure genesis: lessons from models of cerebral ischemia. Neuroscientist 2007; 14:78-90. [PMID: 17914086 DOI: 10.1177/1073858407301681] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/15/2022]
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Patients surviving ischemic stroke often express delayed epileptic syndromes. Late poststroke seizures occur after a latency period lasting from several months to years after the insult. These seizures might result from ischemia-induced neuronal death and associated morphological and physiological changes that are only partly elucidated. This review summarizes the long-term morphofunctional alterations observed in animal models of both focal and global ischemia that could explain late-onset seizures and epileptogenesis. In particular, this review emphasizes the change in GABAergic and glutamatergic signaling leading to hyperexcitability and seizure genesis.
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- Jérôme Epsztein
- Institut de Neurobiologie de la Méditerranée, Institut National de la Santé et de la Recherche Médicale Unité 29, and Université de La Méditerranée, Marseille Cedex, France
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Burton CL, Chatterjee D, Chatterjee-Chakraborty M, Lovic V, Grella SL, Steiner M, Fleming AS. Prenatal restraint stress and motherless rearing disrupts expression of plasticity markers and stress-induced corticosterone release in adult female Sprague–Dawley rats. Brain Res 2007; 1158:28-38. [PMID: 17543293 DOI: 10.1016/j.brainres.2007.05.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 67] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/28/2007] [Revised: 04/30/2007] [Accepted: 05/01/2007] [Indexed: 10/23/2022]
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This study investigated the effects of prenatal stress and complete maternal deprivation, using the artificial rearing (AR) paradigm, on the expression of neural plasticity markers and hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal (HPA) axis responsivity to stress. Rats were exposed to stress during gestation (day 10-21) and postnatally were either artificially reared (AR) or mother reared (MR). AR involves complete separation of the pup from both the dam and the litter throughout the pre-weaning period. In adulthood, we measured levels of corticosterone (CORT) in response to restraint stress. Also, we examined the expression of synaptophysin (SYN) and brain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF) in the medial prefrontal cortex (MPFC) and the nucleus accumbens (Nacc), areas of the brain that mediate behavioral activation and attention, among other behaviors. Earlier work on the same rats indicated that these behavioral endpoints, such as locomotor activity and sensorimotor gating, are affected by our prenatal and postnatal manipulations. Prenatal stress decreased CORT at 20 and 90 min post-stressor in MR, but not in AR, animals. Also, in comparison to MR groups, AR decreased SYN and BDNF expression in the MPFC and Nacc. Additional somatosensory 'licking-like' stroking stimulation partially reversed the effects of AR. Prenatal stress did not have a robust main effect but affected the impact of the postnatal rearing condition on SYN expression and stress-induced CORT. These results suggest that both prenatal and postnatal adversities have an influence on HPA axis responsivity and alter the expression of plasticity related neuronal proteins.
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- Christie L Burton
- Department of Psychology, University of Toronto at Mississauga, Mississauga, ON, Canada
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Chatterjee D, Chatterjee-Chakraborty M, Rees S, Cauchi J, de Medeiros CB, Fleming AS. Maternal isolation alters the expression of neural proteins during development: 'Stroking' stimulation reverses these effects. Brain Res 2007; 1158:11-27. [PMID: 17555725 DOI: 10.1016/j.brainres.2007.04.069] [Citation(s) in RCA: 77] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/03/2006] [Revised: 02/26/2007] [Accepted: 04/13/2007] [Indexed: 12/31/2022]
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Rat pups reared apart from their siblings, mother, and nest environment in the 'pup-in-a-cup' regime show many alterations in behavior reminiscent of the Institutional Inattention/Overactivity Syndrome that characterizes children whose first few months are spent in institutions. In this report, we compare mother-reared (MR) and artificially reared (AR) male rats in concentrations and distributions of brain proteins that are involved in normal brain development. When assessed during the juvenile period and in adulthood, AR animals showed elevations in Neu-N (a neuronal marker) and in S-100 (an astrocyte marker) but reductions in synaptophysin (synapse protein), N-CAM (cell-adhesion molecule), GAP-43 (axon elongation protein), and BDNF (brain derived neurotrophic factor) in comparison to MR controls in many brain sites involved in attention, impulsivity, activity, and social behavior. Daily 'licking-like' stimulation provided to AR animals (AR-MAX) throughout early development that reverses many of the behavioral deficits, also reverses many of the isolation effects on brain proteins. Study 2 showed that elevations in the number of neurons in combination with decreases in functionality are associated with a reduction in neuronal pruning and apoptosis during the very early post-partum period in AR animals and their reversal through daily 'licking-like' stimulation.
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- Diptendu Chatterjee
- University of Toronto at Mississauga, 3359 Mississauga Rd N, Mississauga, Ontario, Canada L5L 1C6
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Yasutake C, Kuroda K, Yanagawa T, Okamura T, Yoneda H. Serum BDNF, TNF-alpha and IL-1beta levels in dementia patients: comparison between Alzheimer's disease and vascular dementia. Eur Arch Psychiatry Clin Neurosci 2006; 256:402-6. [PMID: 16783499 DOI: 10.1007/s00406-006-0652-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 124] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/17/2005] [Accepted: 02/01/2006] [Indexed: 01/04/2023]
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Neurotrophins such as the brain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF) are reportedly related to the pathogenesis of Alzheimer's disease (AD). Several studies have revealed an alteration in BDNF expression in the postmortem brains of AD patients. BDNF has great potential as a therapeutic agent because of its ability to cross the blood-brain barrier and due to its wide in vivo distribution. However, little is known about in vivo BDNF in dementia patients. Moreover, the immunological function of neurotrophins such as BDNF has received great interest. Therefore, we investigated the serum levels of BDNF and cytokines such as TNF-alpha and IL-1beta in dementia patients by the enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA). The following subjects were included in this study: 60 AD patients, 60 vascular dementia (VaD) patients and 33 healthy controls. AD and VaD patients were matched for age, gender and severity of dementia. Serum BDNF levels in AD patients were significantly lower than those in VaD patients and controls. TNF-alpha and IL-1beta levels showed no significant difference among the three groups. In the dementia groups, neither the TNF-alpha nor the IL-1beta levels correlated with the BDNF levels. Our results suggest that BDNF may play a pathological role in some cases of AD.
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- Chie Yasutake
- Department of Neuropsychiatry, Osaka Medical College, Daigakumachi 2-7, Takatsuki, Osaka, Japan.
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Kasselman LJ, Sideris A, Bruno C, Perez WR, Cai N, Nicoletti JN, Wiegand SJ, Croll SD. BDNF: a missing link between sympathetic dysfunction and inflammatory disease? J Neuroimmunol 2006; 175:118-27. [PMID: 16631934 DOI: 10.1016/j.jneuroim.2006.03.008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/09/2005] [Revised: 03/12/2006] [Accepted: 03/15/2006] [Indexed: 02/08/2023]
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Nerve growth factor (NGF) plays a role in sympathetic neuron integrity and survival. Brain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF) also has trophic effects on sympathetic neurons. We report here the serendipitous finding that co-treatment of hippocampus with BDNF and the NGF antagonist TrkA-Fc leads to perivascular inflammation and marked vasoconstriction. This effect is not observed with either reagent alone or in combination with other control proteins. Because NGF supports sympathetic neuron health, we tested the hypothesis that BDNF combined with sympathetic compromise caused this effect. Superior cervical ganglia were removed bilaterally with concurrent BDNF infusion into hippocampus. Perivascular inflammation was observed at 3 days, but not 12 days post treatment, when sympathetic terminals had receded, suggesting that the presence of these terminals was necessary for inflammation. Since sympathetic dysfunction may lead to compensatory overactivity of norepinephrine (NE) signaling, we co-infused BDNF with NE in the hippocampus and observed perivascular inflammation. In humans, sympathetic overactivity has been reported in a variety of vascular diseases. Some of these diseases, e.g. primary Raynaud's, are not accompanied by serious inflammatory disease whereas others, such as scleroderma and systemic lupus, are. We speculate that BDNF may contribute to the transformation of sympathetic dysfunction to inflammatory disease.
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- Lora J Kasselman
- Neuropsychology Doctoral Subprogram, Graduate Center of the City University of New York, USA
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Karhunen H, Jolkkonen J, Sivenius J, Pitkänen A. Epileptogenesis after experimental focal cerebral ischemia. Neurochem Res 2006; 30:1529-42. [PMID: 16362772 DOI: 10.1007/s11064-005-8831-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 34] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 08/31/2005] [Indexed: 12/01/2022]
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Cerebrovascular diseases are one of the most common causes of epilepsy in adults, and the incidence of stroke-induced epileptogenesis is increasing as the population ages. The mechanisms that lead to stroke-induced epileptogenesis in a subpopulation of patients, however, are still poorly understood. Recent advances in inducing epileptogenesis in rodent focal ischemia models have provided tools that can be used to identify the risk factors and neurobiologic changes leading to development of epilepsy after stroke. Here we summarize data from models in which epileptogenesis has been studied after focal ischemia; photothrombosis, middle cerebral artery (MCA) occlusion with filament, and endothelin-1-induced MCA occlusion. Analysis of the data indicates that neurobiologic changes occurring during stroke-induced epileptogenesis share some similarities to those induced by status epilepticus or traumatic brain injury.
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- Heli Karhunen
- Department of Neurobiology, A.I. Virtanen Institute for Molecular Sciences, University of Kuopio, P.O. Box 1627, FIN-70211, Kuopio, Finland
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Peiris TS, Machaalani R, Waters KA. Brain-derived neurotrophic factor mRNA and protein in the piglet brainstem and effects of Intermittent Hypercapnic Hypoxia. Brain Res 2004; 1029:11-23. [PMID: 15533311 DOI: 10.1016/j.brainres.2004.09.024] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 09/08/2004] [Indexed: 12/27/2022]
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Brain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF) is a neurotrophin essential for the development of normal respiratory rhythm and ventilatory control. Chronic exposure to Intermittent Hypercapnic Hypoxia (IHH) has been shown to alter ventilatory responses of piglets. This study investigated changes in BDNF distribution and expression in seven nuclei of the caudal medulla, from piglets exposed to IHH for 1, 2, 3, or 4 days before death, using non-radioactive in situ hybridisation (for mRNA) and immunohistochemistry (for protein). Compared to controls, BDNF mRNA was markedly increased across the entire medulla of the brainstem, after all durations of IHH (1-4 days). In contrast, BDNF protein expression increased after 1 day of exposure to IHH (p=0.003), but, thereafter, was not different to controls. Amongst individual nuclei, neurons of the dorsal motor nucleus of the vagus (DMNV) showed increased BDNF mRNA (p<0.01), but decreased protein expression (p=0.05) after all durations of IHH. In the ION, both mRNA and protein for BDNF were significantly increased after 1 day IHH (p<0.01 and p=0.001, respectively), but these increases were not sustained. This study is the first to investigate changes in BDNF expression in response to environmental challenges during postnatal development in the brainstem. Implications of the wide distribution of BDNF in the piglet caudal medulla and increased expression after IHH exposure are discussed, with particular reference to roles for BDNF-dependent neurons at this stage of development.
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- Tanya Shyami Peiris
- Department of Pathology, Room 206, Blackburn Building, DO6, University of Sydney, Sydney, NSW 2006, Australia
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Koponen E, Lakso M, Castrén E. Overexpression of the full-length neurotrophin receptor trkB regulates the expression of plasticity-related genes in mouse brain. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2004; 130:81-94. [PMID: 15519679 DOI: 10.1016/j.molbrainres.2004.07.010] [Citation(s) in RCA: 49] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 07/13/2004] [Indexed: 01/03/2023]
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Significant body of evidence indicates an important role for brain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF) in the hippocampal synaptic plasticity; however, the exact mechanisms how the BDNF signal is converted to plastic changes during memory processes are under an intense investigation. To specifically address the role of the trkB receptor, we have previously generated transgenic mice overexpressing the full-length trkB receptor and observed a continuous activation of the trkB.TK+ receptor, improved learning and memory but an attenuated LTP in these mice. In this study, we describe the trkB.TK+ mRNA and protein distribution in the transgenic mice, showing the most prominent increase in the full-length trkB expression in the cortical layer V pyramidal neurons and dentate gyrus of the hippocampus. In addition, we have analyzed the mRNA expression patterns of a group of genes associated with both plastic changes in the nervous system and BDNF signaling. Regulated expression of immediate early genes c-fos, fra-2 and junB was observed in the transgenic mice. Furthermore, the mRNA expression of alpha-Ca2+/calmodulin-dependent kinase II (alpha-CaMKII) was reduced in both the hippocampus and parietal cortex, whereas growth-associated protein 43 (GAP-43) mRNA expressions were induced in the corresponding regions. Conversely, the mRNA expression of the transcription factor cAMP response element binding protein (CREB) was not altered in the trkB.TK+mice. Finally, the density of neuropeptide Y (NPY)-expressing cells was increased in the trkB.TK+ mice dentate hilus. Altogether, these results demonstrate in vivo that the increased trkB.TK+ signaling regulates several important plasticity-related genes.
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- Eija Koponen
- Department of Neurobiology, A.I. Virtanen Institute for Molecular Sciences, University of Kuopio, P.O. BOX 1627, 70211 Kuopio, Finland.
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Oshikawa S, Miyake-Takagi K, Takagi N, Abe T, Kuruhara Y, Takeo S. Effects of Monochlorobimane on Cerebral Ischemia-Induced Damage to Mitochondria. Biol Pharm Bull 2004; 27:166-9. [PMID: 14758026 DOI: 10.1248/bpb.27.166] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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A possible involvement of inhibitory effects of monochlorobimane (MCB) on the opening of mitochondrial permeability transition (MPT) pore in the cerebroprotection against the ischemic brain injury was examined. MCB (1 mM) inhibited the opening of MPT pore in vitro. Sustained cerebral ischemia was induced by injecting 900 microspheres (48 microm in diameter) into the right hemisphere of rats. At 12 to 72 h after microsphere embolism (ME), the mitochondrial activity was determined histochemically by staining cytochrome c oxidase (COX) and succinate dehydrogenase (SDH) of the brain sections. The COX and SDH stainings in the hippocampus were observed intensively in the pyramidal neurons in the CA2-3 and dentate gyrus rather than those in the CA-1 region. The staining was decreased with time after the embolism. Pretreatment with 10 microg/animal MCB 30 min prior to the embolism significantly attenuated the ME-induced reduction in the staining of COX and SDH in the hippocampus, but not in the pariatal cortex. The results suggest that prevention of the opening of MPT pore by MCB may play an important role in the cerebroprotection against cerebral ischemic injury.
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- Sayuri Oshikawa
- Department of Pharmacology, Tokyo University of Pharmacy & Life Science, Hachioji, Tokyo 192-0392, Japan
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It is widely accepted that neuronal activity plays a pivotal role in synaptic plasticity. Neurotrophins have emerged recently as potent factors for synaptic modulation. The relationship between the activity and neurotrophic regulation of synapse development and plasticity, however, remains unclear. A prevailing hypothesis is that activity-dependent synaptic modulation is mediated by neurotrophins. An important but unresolved issue is how diffusible molecules such as neurotrophins achieve local and synapse-specific modulation. In this review, I discuss several potential mechanisms with which neuronal activity could control the synapse-specificity of neurotrophin regulation, with particular emphasis on BDNF. Data accumulated in recent years suggest that neuronal activity regulates the transcription of BDNF gene, the transport of BDNF mRNA and protein into dendrites, and the secretion of BDNF protein. There is also evidence for activity-dependent regulation of the trafficking of the BDNF receptor, TrkB, including its cell surface expression and ligand-induced endocytosis. Further study of these mechanisms will help us better understand how neurotrophins could mediate activity-dependent plasticity in a local and synapse-specific manner.
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- Bai Lu
- Section on Neural Development and Plasticity, National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD), National Institutes of Health (NIH), Bethesda, Maryland 20892-4480, USA.
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