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Beresewicz-Haller M. Hippocampal region-specific endogenous neuroprotection as an approach in the search for new neuroprotective strategies in ischemic stroke. Fiction or fact? Neurochem Int 2023; 162:105455. [PMID: 36410452 DOI: 10.1016/j.neuint.2022.105455] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/30/2022] [Revised: 11/03/2022] [Accepted: 11/17/2022] [Indexed: 11/23/2022]
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Ischemic stroke is the leading cause of death and long-term disability worldwide, and, while considerable progress has been made in understanding its pathophysiology, the lack of effective treatments remains a major concern. In that context, receiving more and more consideration as a promising therapeutic method is the activation of natural adaptive mechanisms (endogenous neuroprotection) - an approach that seeks to enhance and/or stimulate the endogenous processes of plasticity and protection of the neuronal system that trigger the brain's intrinsic capacity for self-defence. Ischemic preconditioning is a classic example of endogenous neuroprotection, being the process by which one or more brief, non-damaging episodes of ischemia-reperfusion (I/R) induce tissue resistance to subsequent prolonged, damaging ischemia. Another less-known example is resistance to an I/R episode mounted by the hippocampal region consisting of CA2, CA3, CA4 and the dentate gyrus (here abbreviated to CA2-4, DG). This can be contrasted with the ischemia-vulnerable CA1 region. There is not yet a good understanding of these different sensitivities of the hippocampal regions, and hence of the endogenous neuroprotection characteristic of CA2-4, DG. However, this region is widely reported to have properties distinct from CA1, and capable of generating resistance to an I/R episode. These include activation of neurotrophic and neuroprotective factors, greater activation of anti-excitotoxic and anti-oxidant mechanisms, increased plasticity potential, a greater energy reserve and improved mitochondrial function. This review seeks to summarize properties of CA2-4, DG in the context of endogenous neuroprotection, and then to assess the potential utility of these properties to therapeutic approaches. In so doing, it appears to represent the first such addressing of the issue of ischemia resistance attributable to CA2-4, DG.
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Ma Z, Chu L, Liu CF, Liu W, Wei J. Construction of a Joint Prediction Model for the Occurrence of Ischemic Stroke and Acute Myocardial Infarction Based on Bioinformatic Analysis. DISEASE MARKERS 2022; 2022:5967131. [PMID: 35419117 PMCID: PMC9001103 DOI: 10.1155/2022/5967131] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/10/2021] [Accepted: 01/17/2022] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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Ischemic stroke (IS) has imposed significant threat to both middle-aged and elderly people worldwide. Acute myocardial infarction (AMI) is a rare but serious complication following IS, which can further increase patient disability and mortality rates. With the development of intravenous thrombolysis and endovascular treatment, the prognosis of IS has been greatly improved. However, the pathogenesis of IS complicated with AMI is still unclear. To fill this gap, this work uses bioinformatic analysis, where IS and AMI datasets were combined for differential gene analysis, and then, a ROC prediction model for target gene analysis was constructed. It is found that OSM gene has the highest prediction accuracy (AUC = 0.793), followed by IL6ST, IL6, JAK1, IL6R, and JAK2 genes. Joint prediction model showed higher accuracy in predicting the outcome of control and case (AUC = 0.918). The etiology of ischemic stroke and acute myocardial infarction is complicated. Their cooccurring pathological mechanisms and the conversion between the two diseases could not be explained by a single gene. Therefore, the joint prediction model in this work can provide a better prediction accuracy for research purpose.
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- Zhaolei Ma
- Department of Neurology and Clinical Research Center of Neurological Disease, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Soochow University, Suzhou, Jiangsu 215004, China
- Department of Neurology, The Affiliated Hospital of Guizhou Medical University, Guiyang, Guizhou 550004, China
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- Department of Neurology and Clinical Research Center of Neurological Disease, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Soochow University, Suzhou, Jiangsu 215004, China
- Department of Neurology, The Affiliated Hospital of Guizhou Medical University, Guiyang, Guizhou 550004, China
- Institute of Neuroscience, Soochow University, Suzhou, Jiangsu 215004, China
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- Department of Neurology and Clinical Research Center of Neurological Disease, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Soochow University, Suzhou, Jiangsu 215004, China
- Institute of Neuroscience, Soochow University, Suzhou, Jiangsu 215004, China
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- Department of Cardiology, The Affiliated Hospital of Guizhou Medical University, Guiyang, Guizhou 550004, China
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- Department of Endocrinology, The Affiliated Hospital of Guizhou Medical University, Guiyang, Guizhou 550004, China
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Kim W, Kwon HJ, Jung HY, Hahn KR, Yoon YS, Hwang IK, Choi SY, Kim DW. Neuroprotective Effects of Purpurin Against Ischemic Damage via MAPKs, Bax, and Oxidative Stress Cascades in the Gerbil Hippocampus. Mol Neurobiol 2022; 59:2580-2592. [PMID: 35094304 PMCID: PMC9016019 DOI: 10.1007/s12035-021-02642-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/06/2021] [Accepted: 11/07/2021] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
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Purpurin has various effects, including anti-inflammatory effects, and can efficiently cross the blood-brain barrier. In the present study, we investigated the effects of purpurin on oxidative stress in HT22 cells and mild brain damage in the gerbil hippocampal CA1 region induced by transient forebrain ischemia. Oxidative stress induced by H2O2 was significantly ameliorated by treatment with purpurin, based on changes in cell death, DNA fragmentation, formation of reactive oxygen species, and pro-apoptotic (Bax)/anti-apoptotic (Bcl-2) protein levels. In addition, treatment with purpurin significantly reduced the phosphorylation of c-Jun N-terminal kinase (JNK), extracellular signal-regulated kinase 1/2 (ERK), and p38 signaling in HT22 cells. Transient forebrain ischemia in gerbils led to a significant increase in locomotor activity 1 day after ischemia and significant decrease in number of surviving cells in the CA1 region 4 days after ischemia. Administration of purpurin reduced the travel distance 1 day after ischemia and abrogates the neuronal death in the hippocampal CA1 region 4 days after ischemia based on immunohistochemical and histochemical staining for NeuN and Fluoro-Jade C, respectively. Purpurin treatment significantly decreased the activation of microglia and astrocytes as well as the increases of nuclear factor kappa-light-chain-enhancer of activated B cells p65 in the hippocampal CA1 region 4 days after ischemia and ameliorated the ischemia-induced transient increases of interleukin (IL)-1β, IL-6, and tumor necrosis factor (TNF)-α in the hippocampus 6 h after ischemia. In addition, purpurin significantly alleviated the ischemia-induced phosphorylation of JNK, ERK, and p38 in the hippocampus 1 day after ischemia. Furthermore, purpurin treatment significantly mitigated the increases of Bax in the hippocampus 1 day after ischemia and the lipid peroxidation based on malondialdehyde and hydroperoxides levels 2 days after ischemia. These results suggest that purpurin can be one of the potential candidates to reduce neuronal damage and inflammatory responses after oxidative stress in HT22 cells or ischemic damage in gerbils.
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- Woosuk Kim
- Department of Biomedical Sciences, Research Institute for Bioscience and Biotechnology, Hallym University, Chuncheon, 24252, South Korea
- Department of Anatomy, College of Veterinary Medicine, and Veterinary Science Research Institute, Konkuk University, Seoul, 05030, South Korea
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- Department of Biomedical Sciences, Research Institute for Bioscience and Biotechnology, Hallym University, Chuncheon, 24252, South Korea
- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Research Institute of Oral Sciences, College of Dentistry, Gangneung-Wonju National University, Gangneung, 25457, South Korea
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- Department of Anatomy and Cell Biology, College of Veterinary Medicine, and Research Institute for Veterinary Science, Seoul National University, Seoul, 08826, South Korea
- Department of Veterinary Medicine & Institute of Veterinary Science, Chungnam National University, Daejeon, South Korea
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- Department of Anatomy and Cell Biology, College of Veterinary Medicine, and Research Institute for Veterinary Science, Seoul National University, Seoul, 08826, South Korea
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- Department of Anatomy and Cell Biology, College of Veterinary Medicine, and Research Institute for Veterinary Science, Seoul National University, Seoul, 08826, South Korea
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- Department of Anatomy and Cell Biology, College of Veterinary Medicine, and Research Institute for Veterinary Science, Seoul National University, Seoul, 08826, South Korea
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- Department of Biomedical Sciences, Research Institute for Bioscience and Biotechnology, Hallym University, Chuncheon, 24252, South Korea.
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Research Institute of Oral Sciences, College of Dentistry, Gangneung-Wonju National University, Gangneung, 25457, South Korea.
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Cissus verticillata Extract Decreases Neuronal Damage Induced by Oxidative Stress in HT22 Cells and Ischemia in Gerbils by Reducing the Inflammation and Phosphorylation of MAPKs. PLANTS 2021; 10:plants10061217. [PMID: 34203930 PMCID: PMC8232592 DOI: 10.3390/plants10061217] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/22/2021] [Revised: 05/31/2021] [Accepted: 06/10/2021] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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In the present study, we examined the effects of Cissus verticillata leaf extracts (CVE) against hydrogen peroxide (H2O2)- and ischemia-induced neuronal damage in HT22 cells and gerbil hippocampus. Incubation with CVE produced concentration-dependent toxicity in HT22 cells. Significant cellular toxicity was observed with >75 μg/mL CVE. CVE treatment at 50 μg/mL ameliorated H2O2-induced reactive oxygen species formation, DNA fragmentation, and cell death in HT22 cells. In addition, incubation with CVE significantly mitigated the increase in Bax and decrease in Bcl-2 induced by H2O2 treatment in HT22 cells. In an in vivo study, the administration of CVE to gerbils significantly decreased ischemia-induced motor activity 1 d after ischemia, as well as neuronal death and microglial activation 4 d after ischemia, respectively. CVE treatment reduced the release of interleukin-1β, interleukin-6, and tumor necrosis factor-α 6 h after ischemia. Furthermore, CVE treatment significantly ameliorated ischemia-induced phosphorylation of c-Jun N-terminal kinase, extracellular signal-regulated kinase 1/2, and p38. These results suggest that CVE has the potential to reduce the neuronal damage induced by oxidative and ischemic stress by reducing the inflammatory responses and phosphorylation of MAPKs, suggesting that CVE could be a functional food to prevent neuronal damage induced by ischemia.
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Hippocampal Sector-Specific Metabolic Profiles Reflect Endogenous Strategy for Ischemia-Reperfusion Insult Resistance. Mol Neurobiol 2020; 58:1621-1633. [PMID: 33222147 PMCID: PMC7932963 DOI: 10.1007/s12035-020-02208-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/09/2020] [Accepted: 11/12/2020] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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The gerbil is a well-known model for studying cerebral ischemia. The CA1 of the hippocampus is vulnerable to 5 min of ischemia, while the CA2–4 and dentate gyrus (DG) are resistant to it. Short-lasting ischemia, a model of transient ischemic attacks in men, results in CA1 neuron death within 2–4 days of reperfusion. Untargeted metabolomics, using LC-QTOF-MS, was used to enrich the knowledge about intrinsic vulnerability and resistance of hippocampal regions and their early post-ischemic response (IR). In total, 30 significant metabolites were detected. In controls, taurine was significantly lower and guanosine monophosphate was higher in CA1, as compared to that in CA2–4,DG. LysoPG and LysoPE were more abundant in CA1, while LysoPI 18:0 was detected only in CA2–4,DG. After IR, a substantial decrease in the citric acid level in CA1, an accumulation of pipecolic acid in both regions, and opposite changes in the amount of PE and LysoPE were observed. The following metabolic pathways were identified as being differentially active in control CA1 vs. CA2–4,DG: metabolism of taurine and hypotaurine, glycerophospholipid, and purine. These results may indicate that a regulation of cell volume, altered structure of cell membranes, and energy metabolism differentiate hippocampal regions. Early post-ischemia, spatial differences in the metabolism of aminoacyl-tRNA biosynthesis, and amino acids and their metabolites with a predominance of those which upkeep their well-being in CA2–4,DG are shown. Presented results are consistent with genetic, morphological, and functional data, which may be useful in further study on endogenous mechanisms of neuroprotection and search for new targets for therapeutic interventions.
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Hu Y, Zhan Q, Zhang H, Liu X, Huang L, Li H, Yuan Q. Increased Susceptibility to Ischemic Brain Injury in Neuroplastin 65-Deficient Mice Likely via Glutamate Excitotoxicity. Front Cell Neurosci 2017; 11:110. [PMID: 28469561 PMCID: PMC5395575 DOI: 10.3389/fncel.2017.00110] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/29/2016] [Accepted: 03/31/2017] [Indexed: 12/27/2022] Open
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Cell adhesion molecules (CAMs) are involved in synaptic plasticity and neuronal survival in the adult brain. Neuroplastin 65 (Np65), one member of the immunoglobulin superfamily of CAMs, is brain-specific and highly expressed in rodent forebrain. The roles of Np65 in synaptic plasticity have been confirmed, however, whether Np65 affects neuronal survival remains unknown. To address this gap, we generated, to our knowledge, the first Np65 knockout (KO) mice. By occluding middle cerebral artery to perform ischemic stroke model, we showed that Np65 KO mice exhibited more severe neurological deficits and larger infarction volume measured by TTC staining and more apoptotic cells confirmed by TUNEL staining compared to wild type (WT) mice. Besides, western blot analysis showed that the vesicular glutamate transporter-1(VGluT1), and N-Methyl D-Aspartate receptors, including NR1, NR2A, and NR2B were significantly increased in Np65 KO mice compared with WT mice. In contrast, vesicular gamma amino butyric acid transporter (VGAT) levels were unchanged in two genotypes after stroke. Additionally, phosphorylated-extracellular signal-regulated kinase 1/2 levels were significantly increased in Np65 KO mice compared with WT mice after stroke. Together, these results suggest that Np65 KO mice may be more susceptible to ischemic events in the brain.
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- Yuhui Hu
- Department of Neurology, Shanghai Tongji Hospital, Tongji University School of MedicineShanghai, China.,Department of Anatomy, Jinggansan University School of MedicineJian, China
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- Department of Neurology, Seventh People's Hospital of Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese MedicineShanghai, China
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- Department of Neurology, Shanghai Tongji Hospital, Tongji University School of MedicineShanghai, China
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- Department of Neurology, Shanghai Tongji Hospital, Tongji University School of MedicineShanghai, China
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- Department of Neurology, Shanghai Tongji Hospital, Tongji University School of MedicineShanghai, China
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- Department of Neurology, Shanghai Tongji Hospital, Tongji University School of MedicineShanghai, China
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- Department of Neurology, Shanghai Tongji Hospital, Tongji University School of MedicineShanghai, China
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Ziemka-Nalecz M, Jaworska J, Sypecka J, Zalewska T. OGD induced modification of FAK- and PYK2-coupled pathways in organotypic hippocampal slice cultures. Brain Res 2015; 1606:21-33. [PMID: 25708150 DOI: 10.1016/j.brainres.2015.02.022] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/11/2014] [Revised: 01/21/2015] [Accepted: 02/12/2015] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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Focal adhesion kinase (FAK) and proline-rich tyrosine kinase (PYK2) are two related non-receptor tyrosine kinases which are thought to play a role in transducing extracellular matrix (ECM)-derived survival signals into cells. The functions of FAK and PYK2 are linked to autophosphorylation of their specific tyrosine residues, Tyr-397 in FAK and Tyr-402 in PYK2, and then association with different signalling proteins which mediate activation of downstream targets such as ERK and JNK mitogen-activated kinase cascades. Thus, modulation of FAK as well as PYK2 autophosphorylation may affect several intracellular pathways and may participate in a variety of pathological settings. The present study provides a systematic investigation of the influence of experimental ischemia, induced by oxygen-glucose-deprivation, on the FAK- and PYK2-mediated signalling in organotypic hippocampal slice cultures. OGD induced primary down-regulation of FAK and PYK2 autophosphorylation (at Tyr 397 and Tyr 402, respectively) at 24-48 h of reoxygenation was accompanied by the diminution of phosphorylation/activation of Src and JNK. In contrast, the activity of Akt and ERK1/2 remained on the control level. It indicates that Akt kinase as well as ERK1/2 does not interfere with OGD-induced neuronal damage. The inhibition of the early step of FAK and PYK2 activation demonstrated by the decrease of tyrosine autophosphorylation may comprise an important portion of the response expressed by modulation of some coupled signal transduction pathways.
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- Malgorzata Ziemka-Nalecz
- NeuroRepair Department, Mossakowski Medical Research Centre, Polish Academy of Sciences, Warsaw, Poland
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- NeuroRepair Department, Mossakowski Medical Research Centre, Polish Academy of Sciences, Warsaw, Poland
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- NeuroRepair Department, Mossakowski Medical Research Centre, Polish Academy of Sciences, Warsaw, Poland
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- NeuroRepair Department, Mossakowski Medical Research Centre, Polish Academy of Sciences, Warsaw, Poland.
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Han D, Scott EL, Dong Y, Raz L, Wang R, Zhang Q. Attenuation of mitochondrial and nuclear p38α signaling: a novel mechanism of estrogen neuroprotection in cerebral ischemia. Mol Cell Endocrinol 2015; 400:21-31. [PMID: 25462588 DOI: 10.1016/j.mce.2014.11.010] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/19/2014] [Revised: 11/16/2014] [Accepted: 11/17/2014] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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P38 mitogen-activated protein kinase (MAPK) is a pro-apoptotic and pro-inflammatory protein that is activated in response to cellular stress. While p38 is known to be activated in response to cerebral ischemia, the precise role of p38 and its isoforms in ischemia-induced neuronal apoptosis remains unclear. In the current study, we examined the differential activation and functional roles of p38α and p38β MAPK isoforms in short-term ovariectomized female rats treated with either the neuroprotective ovarian hormone 17beta-estradiol (E2) or placebo in a model of global cerebral ischemia (GCI). GCI induced biphasic activation of total p38 in the hippocampal CA1, with peaks at 30 min and 1 day after 10-min ischemia-reperfusion. Further study demonstrated that activated p38α, but not p38β, translocated to the nucleus 30 min and 3 h post reperfusion, and that this event coincided with increased phosphorylation of activating transcription factor 2 (ATF2), a p38 target protein. Intriguingly, activated p38α was also enhanced in mitochondrial fractions of CA1 neurons 1 day after GCI, and there was loss of mitochondrial membrane potential, as well as enhanced cytochrome c release and caspase-3 cleavage at 2 days post GCI. Importantly, E2 prevented the biphasic activation of p38, as well as both nuclear and mitochondrial translocation of p38α after GCI, and these findings correlated with attenuation of mitochondrial dysfunction and delayed neuronal cell death in the hippocampal CA1. Furthermore, administration of a p38 inhibitor was able to mimic the neuroprotective effects of E2 in the hippocampal CA1 region by preventing nuclear and mitochondrial translocation of p38α, loss of mitochondrial membrane potential, and neuronal apoptosis. As a whole, this study suggests that changes in subcellular localization of the activated p38α isoform are required for neuronal apoptosis following GCI, and that E2 exerts robust neuroprotection, in part, through dual inhibition of activation and subcellular trafficking of p38α.
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- Dong Han
- Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Anesthesiology, Xuzhou Medical College, Jiangsu 221004, China
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- Department of Neuroscience and Regenerative Medicine, Medical College of Georgia at Georgia Regents University, Augusta, GA 30912, USA
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- Department of Neuroscience and Regenerative Medicine, Medical College of Georgia at Georgia Regents University, Augusta, GA 30912, USA
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- Department of Neuroscience and Regenerative Medicine, Medical College of Georgia at Georgia Regents University, Augusta, GA 30912, USA
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- Department of Neuroscience and Regenerative Medicine, Medical College of Georgia at Georgia Regents University, Augusta, GA 30912, USA; Neurobiology Institute of Medical Research Centre, Hebei United University, Tangshan, Hebei 06300, China
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- Department of Neuroscience and Regenerative Medicine, Medical College of Georgia at Georgia Regents University, Augusta, GA 30912, USA.
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Shi GX, Andres DA, Cai W. Ras family small GTPase-mediated neuroprotective signaling in stroke. Cent Nerv Syst Agents Med Chem 2012; 11:114-37. [PMID: 21521171 DOI: 10.2174/187152411796011349] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/08/2010] [Revised: 01/18/2011] [Accepted: 03/22/2011] [Indexed: 12/31/2022]
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Selective neuronal cell death is one of the major causes of neuronal damage following stroke, and cerebral cells naturally mobilize diverse survival signaling pathways to protect against ischemia. Importantly, therapeutic strategies designed to improve endogenous anti-apoptotic signaling appear to hold great promise in stroke treatment. While a variety of complex mechanisms have been implicated in the pathogenesis of stroke, the overall mechanisms governing the balance between cell survival and death are not well-defined. Ras family small GTPases are activated following ischemic insults, and in turn, serve as intrinsic switches to regulate neuronal survival and regeneration. Their ability to integrate diverse intracellular signal transduction pathways makes them critical regulators and potential therapeutic targets for neuronal recovery after stroke. This article highlights the contribution of Ras family GTPases to neuroprotective signaling cascades, including mitogen-activated protein kinase (MAPK) family protein kinase- and AKT/PKB-dependent signaling pathways as well as the regulation of cAMP response element binding (CREB), Forkhead box O (FoxO) and hypoxiainducible factor 1(HIF1) transcription factors, in stroke.
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- Geng-Xian Shi
- Department of Molecular and Cellular Biochemistry, University of Kentucky College of Medicine, 741 S. Limestone St., Lexington, KY 40536-0509, USA.
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Goldman SJ, Taylor R, Zhang Y, Jin S. Autophagy and the degradation of mitochondria. Mitochondrion 2010; 10:309-15. [PMID: 20083234 DOI: 10.1016/j.mito.2010.01.005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 110] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/20/2009] [Revised: 12/18/2009] [Accepted: 01/08/2010] [Indexed: 01/15/2023]
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The cellular process of macromolecular degradation known as macroautophagy has long been known to play a role in the elimination of mitochondria. Over the past decade, much progress has been made in the development of systems by which the nature and mechanism of mitochondria degradation may be studied. Recent findings imply that the degradation of mitochondria via autophagy may be more specific and more tightly regulated than originally thought, and have led to designation of this specific type of autophagy as "mitophagy". In this review we provide a brief history of the development of mitophagy models and their associated discoveries.
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- Scott J Goldman
- Department of Pharmacology, University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey, Robert Wood Johnson Medical School, Piscataway, NJ 08854, USA.
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Dagda RK, Zhu J, Chu CT. Mitochondrial kinases in Parkinson's disease: converging insights from neurotoxin and genetic models. Mitochondrion 2009; 9:289-98. [PMID: 19563915 DOI: 10.1016/j.mito.2009.06.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 48] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/20/2009] [Revised: 05/06/2009] [Accepted: 06/22/2009] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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Alterations in mitochondrial biology have long been implicated in neurotoxin, and more recently, genetic models of parkinsonian neurodegeneration. In particular, kinase regulation of mitochondrial dynamics and turnover are emerging as central mechanisms at the convergence of neurotoxin, environmental and genetic approaches to studying Parkinson's disease (PD). Kinases that localize to mitochondria during neuronal injury include mitogen activated protein kinases (MAPK) such as extracellular signal regulated protein kinases (ERK) and c-Jun N-terminal kinases (JNK), protein kinase B/Akt, and PTEN-induced kinase 1 (PINK1). Although site(s) of action within mitochondria and specific kinase targets are still unclear, these signaling pathways regulate mitochondrial respiration, transport, fission-fusion, calcium buffering, reactive oxygen species (ROS) production, mitochondrial autophagy and apoptotic cell death. In this review, we summarize accelerating experimental evidence gathered over the last decade that implicate a central role for kinase signaling at the mitochondrion in Parkinson's and related neurodegenerative disorders. Interactions involving alpha-synuclein, leucine rich repeat kinase 2 (LRRK2), DJ-1 and Parkin are discussed. Converging mechanisms from different model systems support the concept of common pathways in parkinsonian neurodegeneration that may be amenable to future therapeutic interventions.
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- Ruben K Dagda
- Dept. of Pathology, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA 15261, United States of America
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Kang P, Rogalska J, Walker CA, Burke M, Seckl JR, Macleod MR, Lai M. Injury-induced mineralocorticoid receptor expression involves differential promoter usage: a novel role for the rat MRbeta variant. Mol Cell Endocrinol 2009; 305:56-62. [PMID: 19433261 DOI: 10.1016/j.mce.2009.02.008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/18/2008] [Revised: 02/03/2009] [Accepted: 02/12/2009] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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Neuronal injury results in increased mineralocorticoid receptor (MR) expression and is associated with increased neuronal survival, suggesting that enhancing MR signalling may have therapeutic implications. MR has a complex gene structure with at least three untranslated exons (alpha, beta, gamma) each with unique promoters and a common coding region. We examined whether distinct cellular stressors differentially regulate exon-specific MR transcripts. MRbeta transcript was specifically upregulated in rat primary cortical cultures undergoing hypothermic oxygen-glucose deprivation (OGD/H) through activation of its own promoter. This effect was mediated in part by ERK signalling as blockade with PD98059 inhibited OGD/H-induced MRbeta promoter activity. A specific increase in MRbeta transcript expression was also found in vivo in hypothermic anoxic neonatal rat hippocampus. These results demonstrate a novel key role for the MRbeta transcript in response to injury and suggest that some of the known neuroprotective effects of hypothermia may be mediated through increased MR expression.
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- Peng Kang
- Endocrinology Unit, Centre for Cardiovascular Science, University of Edinburgh, Scotland, UK
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Zhao Y, Herdegen T. Cerebral ischemia provokes a profound exchange of activated JNK isoforms in brain mitochondria. Mol Cell Neurosci 2009; 41:186-95. [DOI: 10.1016/j.mcn.2009.02.012] [Citation(s) in RCA: 42] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/08/2008] [Revised: 02/20/2009] [Accepted: 02/23/2009] [Indexed: 01/05/2023] Open
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Castañeda D, Zhao H, Mochly-Rosen D, Steinberg GK. Activating deltaPKC antagonizes the protective effect of ERK1/2 inhibition against stroke in rats. Brain Res 2008; 1251:256-61. [PMID: 19063870 DOI: 10.1016/j.brainres.2008.11.051] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/19/2008] [Revised: 11/11/2008] [Accepted: 11/13/2008] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Two pathways that have been shown to mediate cerebral ischemic damage are the MEK/ERK cascade and the pro-apoptotic deltaPKC pathway. We investigated the relationship between these pathways in a rat model of focal ischemia by observing and modifying the activation state of each pathway. The ERK1/2 inhibitor, U0126, injected at ischemia onset, attenuated the increase in phosphorylated ERK1/2 (P-ERK1/2) after reperfusion. The deltaPKC inhibitor, deltaV1-1, delivered at reperfusion, did not significantly change P-ERK1/2 levels. In contrast, the deltaPKC activator, psi deltaRACK, injected at reperfusion, reduced ERK1/2 phosphorylation measured 4 h after reperfusion. Additionally, U0126 pretreatment at ischemia onset reduced infarct size compared with vehicle, but U0126 injected at the onset of reperfusion had no protection. Finally, combination of U0126 injection at ischemia onset plus deltaV1-1 injection at reperfusion further reduced infarct size, while combination of U0126 delivered at ischemia onset with psi deltaRACK injected at reperfusion increased infarct size compared with U0126 alone. In conclusion, we find that inhibiting both the MEK/ERK and the deltaPKC pathways offers greater protection than either alone, indicating they likely act independently.
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- Dora Castañeda
- Department of Neurosurgery, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, CA, USA
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Kleinman MT, Araujo JA, Nel A, Sioutas C, Campbell A, Cong PQ, Li H, Bondy SC. Inhaled ultrafine particulate matter affects CNS inflammatory processes and may act via MAP kinase signaling pathways. Toxicol Lett 2008; 178:127-30. [PMID: 18420360 DOI: 10.1016/j.toxlet.2008.03.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 133] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/05/2007] [Revised: 03/01/2008] [Accepted: 03/01/2008] [Indexed: 01/29/2023]
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In addition to evidence that inhalation of ambient particulate matter (PM) can increase cardiopulmonary morbidity and mortality, the brain may also constitute a site adversely effected by the environmental presence of airborne particulate matter. We have examined the association between exposure to PM and adverse CNS effects in apolipoprotein E knockout (ApoE-/-) mice exposed to two levels of concentrated ultrafine particulate matter in central Los Angeles. Mice were euthanized 24h after the last exposure and brain, liver, heart, lung and spleen tissues were collected and frozen for subsequent bioassays. There was clear evidence of aberrant immune activation in the brains of exposed animals as judged by a dose-related increase in nuclear translocation of two key transcription factors, NF-kappaB and AP-1. These factors are involved in the promotion of inflammation. Increased levels of glial fibrillary acidic protein (GFAP) were also found consequent to particulate inhalation suggesting that glial activation was taking place. In order to determine the mechanism by which these events occurred, levels of several MAP kinases involved in activation of these transcription factors were assayed by Western blotting. There were no significant changes in the proportion of active (phosphorylated) forms of ERK-1, IkB and p38. However, the fraction of JNK in the active form was significantly increased in animals receiving the lower concentration of concentrated ambient particles (CAPs). This suggests that the signaling pathway by which these transcription factors are activated involves the activation of JNK.
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- M T Kleinman
- Department of Community and Environmental Medicine, University of California-Irvine, Irvine, CA 92697, USA
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Beresewicz M, Kowalczyk JE, Zabłocka B. Kalirin-7, a protein enriched in postsynaptic density, is involved in ischemic signal transduction. Neurochem Res 2008; 33:1789-94. [PMID: 18338255 DOI: 10.1007/s11064-008-9631-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/17/2007] [Accepted: 02/14/2008] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
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Regulators of mitogen activated protein kinases (MAPK) and c-Jun N-terminal/stress-activated kinase (JNK) include Rho-like small GTP-binding proteins and their regulators. SynGAP and kalirin-7 are postsynaptic density-enriched proteins identified through their interaction with Rho GTPases and PSD-95 scaffold protein. We examined immunoreactivity of SynGAP, kalirin-7, and PSD-95, phosphorylation of MAPK and JNK in control and postischemic hippocampus in gerbil model of transient forebrain ischemia. In normal brain higher amount of kalirin-7 but a lower amount of P-JNK was found in ischemia-resistant hippocampal area: CA2-3, DG than in ischemia-vulnerable CA1. After 5 min ischemia and 1 h reperfusion a decrease of P-ERK and increase of P-JNK were uniformly observed in the hippocampal parts. By contrast, the amount of kalirin-7 in CA2-3, DG reached 56% (P < 0.001) of control while was doubled in CA1. Oppositely, the immunoreactivity of SynGAP was increased in CA2-3, DG and reduced in CA1. Our data indicate that SynGAP and kalirin-7 take part in the regulation of ischemic signal transduction but the mechanism does not seem directly connected with the activation of MAPK and JNK.
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- Małgorzata Beresewicz
- Molecular Biology Unit, Mossakowski Medical Research Centre, Polish Academy of Sciences, 5 Pawińskiego St., 02-106, Warsaw, Poland
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Mitsios N, Gaffney J, Krupinski J, Mathias R, Wang Q, Hayward S, Rubio F, Kumar P, Kumar S, Slevin M. Expression of signaling molecules associated with apoptosis in human ischemic stroke tissue. Cell Biochem Biophys 2008; 47:73-86. [PMID: 17406061 DOI: 10.1385/cbb:47:1:73] [Citation(s) in RCA: 40] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/30/1999] [Revised: 11/30/1999] [Accepted: 11/30/1999] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
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There is growing evidence that, because of the highly significant differences in gene activation/protein expression between animal models of stroke and stroke patients, the current treatment strategies based on animal stroke models have been unsuccessful. Therefore, it is imperative that the pathobiology of human stroke be studied. As a first step here, Western blotting and immunohistochemistry were employed to examine expression and tissue localization of key apoptotic proteins in infarct and peri-infarcted (penumbra) from grey and white matter in human postmortem tissue of 18 patients who died between 2 and 37 d after stroke caused by large vessel disease. The contralateral hemisphere was used as a control. JNK1, JNK2, and p53 were upregulated in the majority of samples, whereas Bcl-2, caspase-3, active caspase-3, phosphorylated p53 (p-p53), phosphorylated JNK1 (p-JNK1), and phosphorylated JNK2 (p-JNK2) were upregulated in approximately half of the samples. JNK1 expression was positively correlated with JNK2 expression in grey and white matter infarct and penumbra, whereas active caspase-3 levels were positively correlated with p-JNK2 levels in grey and white matter infarct. Using indirect immunoperoxidase staining of paraffin-embedded sections, active caspase-3 was found in infarcted neurons that co-localized with TUNEL-positive cells. p-JNK localization in the nuclei of TUNELpositive cells with the morphological appearance of neurons from infarct and penumbra was also demonstrated. The use of Kaplan Meier survival data demonstrated that the presence of Bcl-2 in penumbra of grey matter correlated significantly with shorter survival (p = 0.006). In conclusion, the present study has identified significantly altered expression of apoptotic proteins in human stroke tissue and shown that the presence of Bcl-2 in penumbra of grey matter has prognostic value. It is tempting to suggest that further studies of apoptotic proteins in human stroke may lead to identification of novel targets for drug discovery.
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- Nicholas Mitsios
- Department of Biological Sciences, Manchester Metropolitan University, Chester St, Manchester M1 5GD, UK
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Sawe N, Steinberg G, Zhao H. Dual roles of the MAPK/ERK1/2 cell signaling pathway after stroke. J Neurosci Res 2008; 86:1659-69. [DOI: 10.1002/jnr.21604] [Citation(s) in RCA: 172] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
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Samoilov MO, Rybnikova EA, Sitnik NA, Glushchenko TS, Tyulkova EI, Grinkevich LN. Preconditioning modifies the activities of mitogen-activated protein kinases and c-Jun transcription factor in rat hippocampus after severe hypobaric hypoxia. NEUROCHEM J+ 2007. [DOI: 10.1134/s1819712407030087] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/23/2022]
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Yu J, Novgorodov SA, Chudakova D, Zhu H, Bielawska A, Bielawski J, Obeid LM, Kindy MS, Gudz TI. JNK3 signaling pathway activates ceramide synthase leading to mitochondrial dysfunction. J Biol Chem 2007; 282:25940-9. [PMID: 17609208 DOI: 10.1074/jbc.m701812200] [Citation(s) in RCA: 119] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/05/2023] Open
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A cardinal feature of brain tissue injury in stroke is mitochondrial dysfunction leading to cell death, yet remarkably little is known about the mechanisms underlying mitochondrial injury in cerebral ischemia/reperfusion (IR). Ceramide, a naturally occurring membrane sphingolipid, functions as an important second messenger in apoptosis signaling and is generated by de novo synthesis, sphingomyelin hydrolysis, or recycling of sphingolipids. In this study, cerebral IR-induced ceramide elevation resulted from ceramide biosynthesis rather than from hydrolysis of sphingomyelin. Investigation of intracellular sites of ceramide accumulation revealed the elevation of ceramide in mitochondria because of activation of mitochondrial ceramide synthase via post-translational mechanisms. Furthermore, ceramide accumulation appears to cause mitochondrial respiratory chain damage that could be mimicked by exogenously added natural ceramide to mitochondria. The effect of ceramide on mitochondria was somewhat specific; dihydroceramide, a structure closely related to ceramide, did not inflict damage. Stimulation of ceramide biosynthesis seems to be under control of JNK3 signaling: IR-induced ceramide generation and respiratory chain damage was abolished in mitochondria of JNK3-deficient mice, which exhibited reduced infarct volume after IR. These studies suggest that the hallmark of mitochondrial injury in cerebral IR, respiratory chain dysfunction, is caused by the accumulation of ceramide via stimulation of ceramide synthase activity in mitochondria, and that JNK3 has a pivotal role in regulation of ceramide biosynthesis in cerebral IR.
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- Jin Yu
- Ralph H. Johnson Veterans Affairs Medical Center, and the Department of Neuroscience, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, South Carolina 29425, USA
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Jara JH, Singh BB, Floden AM, Combs CK. Tumor necrosis factor alpha stimulates NMDA receptor activity in mouse cortical neurons resulting in ERK-dependent death. J Neurochem 2007; 100:1407-20. [PMID: 17241124 PMCID: PMC3619402 DOI: 10.1111/j.1471-4159.2006.04330.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 65] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/13/2023]
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Multiple cytokines are secreted in the brain during pro-inflammatory conditions and likely affect neuron survival. Previously, we demonstrated that glutamate and tumor necrosis factor alpha (TNFalpha) kill neurons via activation of the N-methyl-d-aspartate (NMDA) and TNFalpha receptors, respectively. This report continues characterizing the signaling cross-talk pathway initiated during this inflammation-related mechanism of death. Stimulation of mouse cortical neuron cultures with TNFalpha results in a transient increase in NMDA receptor-dependent calcium influx that is additive with NMDA stimulation and inhibited by pre-treatment with the NMDA receptor antagonist, DL-2-amino-5-phosphonovaleric acid, or the alpha-amino-3-hydroxy-5-methylisoxazole-4-propionate/kainate receptor antagonist, 6,7-dinitroquinoxaline-2,3-dione. Pre-treatment with N-type calcium channel antagonist, omega-conotoxin, or the voltage-gated sodium channel antagonist, tetrodotoxin, also prevents the TNFalpha-stimulated calcium influx. Combined TNFalpha and NMDA stimulation results in a transient increase in activity of extracellular signal-regulated kinases (ERKs) and c-Jun N-terminal kinases (JNKs). Specific inhibition of ERKs but not JNKs is protective against TNFalpha and NMDA-dependent death. Death is mediated via the low-affinity TNFalpha receptor, TNFRII, as agonist antibodies for TNFRII but not TNFRI stimulate NMDA receptor-dependent calcium influx and death. These data demonstrate how microglial pro-inflammatory secretions including TNFalpha can acutely facilitate glutamate-dependent neuron death.
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- Javier H. Jara
- Department of Pharmacology, Physiology and Therapeutics, University of North Dakota School of Medicine and Health Sciences, Grand Forks, North Dakota, USA
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, University of North Dakota School of Medicine and Health Sciences, Grand Forks, North Dakota, USA
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- Department of Pharmacology, Physiology and Therapeutics, University of North Dakota School of Medicine and Health Sciences, Grand Forks, North Dakota, USA
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- Department of Pharmacology, Physiology and Therapeutics, University of North Dakota School of Medicine and Health Sciences, Grand Forks, North Dakota, USA
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Maiese K, Chong ZZ, Li F. Driving cellular plasticity and survival through the signal transduction pathways of metabotropic glutamate receptors. Curr Neurovasc Res 2005; 2:425-46. [PMID: 16375723 PMCID: PMC2258008 DOI: 10.2174/156720205774962692] [Citation(s) in RCA: 47] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/21/2022]
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Metabotropic glutamate receptors (mGluRs) share a common molecular morphology with other G protein-linked receptors, but there expression throughout the mammalian nervous system places these receptors as essential mediators not only for the initial development of an organism, but also for the vital determination of a cell's fate during many disorders in the nervous system that include amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, Parkinson's disease, Alzheimer's disease, Huntington's disease, Multiple Sclerosis, epilepsy, trauma, and stroke. Given the ubiquitous distribution of these receptors, the mGluR system impacts upon neuronal, vascular, and glial cell function and is activated by a wide variety of stimuli that includes neurotransmitters, peptides, hormones, growth factors, ions, lipids, and light. Employing signal transduction pathways that can modulate both excitatory and inhibitory responses, the mGluR system drives a spectrum of cellular pathways that involve protein kinases, endonucleases, cellular acidity, energy metabolism, mitochondrial membrane potential, caspases, and specific mitogen-activated protein kinases. Ultimately these pathways can converge to regulate genomic DNA degradation, membrane phosphatidylserine (PS) residue exposure, and inflammatory microglial activation. As we continue to push the envelope for our understanding of this complex and critical family of metabotropic receptors, we should be able to reap enormous benefits for both clinical disease as well as our understanding of basic biology in the nervous system.
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- Kenneth Maiese
- Division of Cellular and Molecular Cerebral Ischemia, Department of Neurology, 8C-1 UHC, Wayne State University School of Medicine, 4201 St. Antoine, Detroit, MI 48201, USA.
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Zhang QG, Wang RM, Yin XH, Pan J, Xu TL, Zhang GY. Knock-down of POSH expression is neuroprotective through down-regulating activation of the MLK3-MKK4-JNK pathway following cerebral ischaemia in the rat hippocampal CA1 subfield. J Neurochem 2005; 95:784-95. [PMID: 16248889 DOI: 10.1111/j.1471-4159.2005.03435.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 37] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/17/2022]
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We investigated the expression and subcellular localization of the multidomain protein POSH (plenty of SH3s) by immunohistochemistry and western blot analysis, as well as its role in the selective activation of mixed-lineage kinases (MLKs) 3, MAP kinase kinase (MKK) 4, c-Jun N-terminal kinases (JNKs) and the c-Jun signalling cascade in the rat hippocampal CA1 region following cerebral ischaemia. Our results indicated that the cytosol immunoreactivity of POSH was strong in the CA1-CA3 pyramidal cell but weak in the DG granule cell of the rat hippocampus both in sham control and after reperfusion. Co-immunoprecipitation experiments showed that the interactions of MLK3, MKK4 and phospho-JNKs with POSH were persistently enhanced during the early (30 min) and the later reperfusion period (from 1 to 3 days) compared with sham controls. Consistently, MLK3-MKK4-JNK activation was rapidly increased with peaks both at 30 min and 3 days of reperfusion. Intracerebroventricular infusion of POSH antisense oligodeoxynucleotides (AS-ODNs) not only significantly reduced the protein level of POSH, markedly decreased its interactions with MLK3, MKK4 and phospho-JNKs, but also attenuated the activation of the JNK signalling pathway. In addition, infusion of POSH AS-ODNs significantly increased the neuronal density in the CA1 region at 5 days of reperfusion. Our results suggest that POSH might serve as a scaffold mediating JNK signalling activation in the hippocampal CA1 region following cerebral ischaemia, and POSH AS-ODNs exerts its protective effects on ischaemic injury through a mechanism of inhibition of the MLK3-MKK4-JNK signalling pathway, involving c-Jun and caspase 3 activation.
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- Quan-Guang Zhang
- Department of Neurobiology and Biophysics, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, Anhui, China
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Zalewska T, Ziemka-Nałecz M, Domańska-Janik K. Transient forebrain ischemia effects interaction of Src, FAK, and PYK2 with the NR2B subunit of N-methyl-d-aspartate receptor in gerbil hippocampus. Brain Res 2005; 1042:214-23. [PMID: 15854593 DOI: 10.1016/j.brainres.2005.02.025] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/27/2004] [Revised: 02/09/2005] [Accepted: 02/12/2005] [Indexed: 10/25/2022]
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Two different models of brain ischemia were used to examine the evoked changes in the tyrosine phosphorylation of NMDA receptor subunits 2A and 2B (NR2A and NR2B), as well as their interactions with non-receptor tyrosine kinases (NRTKs: FAK, PYK2 Src), and PSD-95 protein. Only short-term 5 min ischemia followed by 3 h reperfusion resulted in the elevated tyrosine phosphorylation of both investigated NMDA receptor subunits, but in contrast to previously published data, more pronounced in the case of NR2B. Concomitantly, an increased association of NR2B with FAK, PYK2, Src and PSD-95 has been observed. This sharp early reaction to brief ischemia was markedly attenuated during prolonged recovery (72 h) with almost complete return to control values. The initial recruitment of tyrosine kinases to NMDA receptor during the first 3 h of reperfusion is generally consistent with an active postischemic remodeling of PSD and may participate in the induction of the postischemic signal transduction pathway in gerbil hippocampus. In contrast, ischemia of longer duration (up to 30 min) caused an immediate decrease in the protein levels as well as tyrosine phosphorylation of both NR2A and NR2B subunits which was accompanied by the marked attenuation of the association with their investigated molecular partners--PSD-95 and NRTKs. This effect may be mimicked in vitro by Ca2+-dependent activation of endogenous calpains in purified PSD preparation suggesting irreversible deterioration of the synaptic signaling machinery during irreversible long-term ischemia.
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- Teresa Zalewska
- NeuroRepair Department, Medical Research Centre, Polish Academy of Sciences, 5 Pawińskiego Street 02-106 Warsaw, Poland.
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Okuno S, Saito A, Hayashi T, Chan PH. The c-Jun N-terminal protein kinase signaling pathway mediates Bax activation and subsequent neuronal apoptosis through interaction with Bim after transient focal cerebral ischemia. J Neurosci 2005; 24:7879-87. [PMID: 15356200 PMCID: PMC6729938 DOI: 10.1523/jneurosci.1745-04.2004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 204] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022] Open
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The c-Jun N-terminal protein kinase (JNK) signaling pathway is implicated in neuronal apoptosis. The mechanism by which activated JNK induces neuronal apoptosis is strongly linked to mitochondrial apoptogenic proteins, although the molecular machinery downstream of JNK has not been precisely elucidated. Our study examined the relevance of proapoptotic Bcl-2 family members in JNK-mediated apoptosis after transient focal cerebral ischemia (tFCI), which, when induced by 60 min of middle cerebral artery (MCA) occlusion, elevated levels of JNK activity and phospho-JNK in the MCA territory. Phospho-JNK was primarily expressed in neurons and colocalized with terminal deoxynucleotidyl transferase-mediated biotinylated UTP nick end labeling (TUNEL)-positive cells. Inhibition of JNK activity by anthra[1,9-cd]pyrazol-6(2H)-one (SP600125), a selective JNK inhibitor, protected neurons from ischemia-induced apoptosis detected by TUNEL staining and an apoptotic-related DNA fragmentation assay. SP600125 blocked translocation of the cell death effector Bax from the cytosol to the mitochondria after tFCI. BimL (Bim long) was induced and phosphorylated parallel to JNK activity. Coimmunoprecipitation studies consistently revealed increased interaction of JNK with BimL, as well as BimL with Bax, after tFCI. SP600125 blocked these interactions at a dose that significantly inhibited JNK-induced neuronal apoptosis. These results suggest that the JNK signaling pathway is involved in ischemia-induced neuronal apoptosis by stimulation, at least in part, of Bax translocation to the mitochondria, in which BimL is likely regulated by JNK as a downstream substrate for transmission of apoptotic signals to Bax.
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- Shuzo Okuno
- Department of Neurosurgery, Program in Neurosciences, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, California 94305-5487, USA
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Li CH, Wang RM, Zhang QG, Zhang GY. Activated mitogen-activated protein kinase kinase 7 redistributes to the cytosol and binds to Jun N-terminal kinase-interacting protein 1 involving oxidative stress during early reperfusion in rat hippocampal CA1 region. J Neurochem 2005; 93:290-8. [PMID: 15816852 DOI: 10.1111/j.1471-4159.2005.03086.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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Mitogen-activated protein kinase kinase (MKK) 7, a specific upstream activator of Jun N-terminal kinases (JNKs) in the stress-activated protein kinase (SAPK)/JNK signaling pathway, plays an important role in response to global cerebral ischemia. We investigated the subcellular localization of activated (phosphorylated) MKK (p-MKK) 7 using western blotting, immunoprecipitation and immunohistochemistry analysis in rat hippocampus. Transient forebrain ischemia was induced by the four-vessel occlusion method on Sprague-Dawley rats. Our results showed that both protein expression and activation of MKK7 were increased rapidly with peaks at 10 min of reperfusion in the nucleus of the hippocampal CA1 region. Simultaneously, in the cytosol activated MKK7 enhanced gradually and peaked at 30 min of reperfusion. In addition, we also detected JNK-interacting protein (JIP) 1, which accumulated in the perinuclear region of neurons at 30 min of reperfusion. Interestingly, at the same time-point the binding of JIP-1 to p-MKK7 reached a maximum. Consequently, we concluded that MKK7 was rapidly activated and then translocated from the nucleus to the cytosol depending on its activation in the hippocampal CA1 region. To further elucidate the possible mechanism of MKK7 activation and translocation, the antioxidant N-acetylcysteine was injected into the rats 20 min before ischemia. The result showed that the levels of MKK7 activation, translocation and binding of p-MKK7 to JIP-1 were obviously limited by N-acetylcysteine in the cytosol at 30 min after reperfusion. The findings suggested that MKK7 activation, translocation and binding to JIP-1 were closely associated with reactive oxygen species and might play a pivotal role in the activation of the JNK signaling pathway in brain ischemic injury.
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- Chun-Hong Li
- Research Center for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Xuzhou Medical College, Xuzhou, Jiangsu, China
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Dłuzniewska J, Beresewicz M, Wojewódzka U, Gajkowska B, Zabłocka B. Transient cerebral ischemia induces delayed proapoptotic Bad translocation to mitochondria in CA1 sector of hippocampus. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2005; 133:274-80. [PMID: 15710244 DOI: 10.1016/j.molbrainres.2004.10.013] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 10/17/2004] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
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Delayed ischemic brain damage is associated with mitochondrial dysfunction, but the underlying mechanisms are not known in detail. Recent data suggest that the process is associated with multidirectional changes in the activities of various proteins located in mitochondria. Of these, the stress-activated kinase JNK is delay-activated postischemia. We induced 5 min cerebral ischemia in gerbils followed by 3, 24, 48, 72 and 96 h of reperfusion. Here we show the postischemic translocation of proapoptotic protein Bad to mitochondria. Immunoelectron microscopic examination revealed the co-appearance of Bad and Bcl-2 proteins in postischemic mitochondria in ischemia-vulnerable CA1 sector of hippocampus as opposed to the ischemia-resistant DG region. Mitochondrial increase of Bad protein is coincident with a transient decrease of the active, phosphorylated form of prosurvival kinase, Raf-1, under conditions of long reperfusion. The above demonstrated sequence of events is likely to play a role in delayed postischemic nerve cell death.
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- Joanna Dłuzniewska
- Molecular Biology Unit, Medical Research Centre, Polish Academy of Sciences, 5 Pawińskiego St., 02-106 Warsaw, Poland
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Horbinski C, Chu CT. Kinase signaling cascades in the mitochondrion: a matter of life or death. Free Radic Biol Med 2005; 38:2-11. [PMID: 15589366 DOI: 10.1016/j.freeradbiomed.2004.09.030] [Citation(s) in RCA: 202] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/15/2004] [Accepted: 09/22/2004] [Indexed: 12/31/2022]
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In addition to powering energy needs of the cell, mitochondria function as pivotal integrators of cell survival/death signals. In recent years, numerous studies indicate that each of the major kinase signaling pathways can be stimulated to target the mitochondrion. These include protein kinase A, protein kinase B/Akt, protein kinase C, extracellular signal-regulated protein kinase, c-Jun N-terminal kinase, and p38 mitogen-activated protein kinase. Although most studies focus on phosphorylation of pro- and antiapoptotic proteins (BAD, Bax, Bcl-2, Bcl-xL), kinase-mediated regulation of complex I activity, anion and cation channels, metabolic enzymes, and Mn-SOD mRNA has also been reported. Recent identification of a number of scaffold proteins (AKAP, PICK, Sab) that bring specific kinases to the cytoplasmic surface of mitochondria further emphasizes the importance of mitochondrial kinase signaling. Immunogold electron microscopy, subcellular fractionation and immunofluorescence studies demonstrate the presence of kinases within subcompartments of the mitochondrion, following diverse stimuli and in neurodegenerative diseases. Given the sensitivity of these signaling pathways to reactive oxygen and nitrogen species, in situ activation of mitochondrial kinases may represent a potent reverse-signaling mechanism for communication of mitochondrial status to the rest of the cell.
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- Craig Horbinski
- Division of Neuropathology, Department of Pathology, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Pittsburgh, PA 15213, USA
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Brecht S, Kirchhof R, Chromik A, Willesen M, Nicolaus T, Raivich G, Wessig J, Waetzig V, Goetz M, Claussen M, Pearse D, Kuan CY, Vaudano E, Behrens A, Wagner E, Flavell RA, Davis RJ, Herdegen T. Specific pathophysiological functions of JNK isoforms in the brain. Eur J Neurosci 2005; 21:363-77. [PMID: 15673436 DOI: 10.1111/j.1460-9568.2005.03857.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 178] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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We have investigated the effect of JNK1 ko, JNK2 ko, JNK3 ko, JNK2+3 ko and c-JunAA mutation on neuronal survival in adult transgenic mice following ischemia, 6-hydroxydopamine induced neurotoxicity, axon transection and kainic acid induced excitotoxicity. Deletion of JNK isoforms indicated the compartment-specific expression of JNK isoforms with 46-kDa JNK1 as the main phosphorylated JNK isoform. Permanent occlusion of the MCA significantly enlarged the infarct area in JNK1 ko, which showed an increased expression of JNK3 in the penumbra. Survival of dopaminergic neurons in the substantia nigra compacta (SNC) following intrastriatal injection of 6-hydroxydopamine was transiently improved in JNK3 ko and c-JunAA mice after 7 days, but not 60 days. Following transection of the medial forebrain bundle, however, JNK3 ko conferred persisting neuroprotection of axotomised SNC neurons. None of the JNK ko and c-JunAA mutation affected the survival of facial motoneurons following peripheral axotomy when investigated after 90 days. Finally, we determined the impact of JNK ko on the survival of animals and the degeneration of hippocampal neurons following kainic acid. JNK3 ko mice were substantially resistant against and survived kainic acid-induced seizures. JNK3 ko and JNK1 ko showed a nonsignificant tendency for decreased or increased death of hippocampal neurons, respectively. Surprisingly, the deletion of a single JNK isoform did not attenuate the immunocytochemical signal of phosphorylated c-Jun irrespective on the experimental set-up. This comprehensive study provides novel insights into the context-dependent physiological and pathological functions of JNK isoforms.
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- Stephan Brecht
- Institute of Pharmacology, University Hospital of Schleswig-Holstein, Campus Kiel, Hospitalstrasse 4, 24105 Kiel, Germany
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Eminel S, Klettner A, Roemer L, Herdegen T, Waetzig V. JNK2 Translocates to the Mitochondria and Mediates Cytochrome c Release in PC12 Cells in Response to 6-Hydroxydopamine. J Biol Chem 2004; 279:55385-92. [PMID: 15504737 DOI: 10.1074/jbc.m405858200] [Citation(s) in RCA: 82] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/27/2022] Open
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6-Hydroxydopamine (6-OHDA) causes death of dopaminergic neurons by mitochondrial dysfunction with JNKs as central mediators. Here we provide novel insights into specific actions of JNK isoforms in 6-OHDA-induced death of PC12 cells. Twenty five mum 6-OHDA enhanced total JNK activity in the cytoplasm, nucleus, and at the mitochondria. Inhibition of JNKs by 2 mum SP600125 or transfection with dominant-negative JNK2 (dnJNK2) rescued more than 60% of the otherwise dying PC12 cells after 24 h, whereas transfection with dnJNK1 had no protective effects. In contrast to constitutively present JNK1, JNK2 amounts increased in the nucleus and at the mitochondria after 6-OHDA stimulation. JNK inhibition by SP600125 or transfection of dnJNK2 reduced the pool of active JNKs in the nucleus, the release of cytochrome c, as well as the cleavage of caspase-3 and its substrate poly(ADP-ribose) polymerase-1. Transfection with dnJNK1, however, had no effects on the translocation of JNKs to the mitochondria or the release of cytochrome c. Our data provide novel functional insights into the pathological role of individual JNK isoforms, the signalosome at the mitochondria, and the mode of JNK-induced release of cytochrome c.
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- Sevgi Eminel
- Institute of Pharmacology, Schleswig-Holstein University Medical Center, Campus Kiel, Hospitalstrasse 4, 24105 Kiel, Germany
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Kurihara J, Katsura KI, Siesjö BK, Wieloch T. Hyperglycemia and hypercapnia differently affect post-ischemic changes in protein kinases and protein phosphorylation in the rat cingulate cortex. Brain Res 2004; 995:218-25. [PMID: 14672811 DOI: 10.1016/j.brainres.2003.10.005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Hyperglycemia and hypercapnia aggravate intra-ischemic acidosis and subsequent brain damage. However, hyperglycemia causes more extensive post-ischemic damage than hypercapnia, particularly in the cingulate cortex. We investigated the changes in the subcellular distribution of protein kinase Cgamma (PKCgamma) and the Ca2+/calmodulin-dependent protein kinase II (CaMKII), as well as changes in protein tyrosine phosphorylation during and following 10 min normoglycemic, hyperglycemic (plasma glucose approximately 20 mM) and hypercapnic (paCO2) approximately 300 mm Hg) global cerebral ischemia. During reperfusion period, the translocation to cell membranes of PKCgamma, but not CaMKII, was prolonged by intra-ischemic hyperglycemia, while it was only marginally affected by hypercapnia. The tyrosine-phosphorylation of proteins in the synaptosomal membranes, as well as the extracellular signal-regulated kinase (ERK) in the cytosol, markedly increased during reperfusion following hyperglycemic ischemia, but to a lesser degree following hypercapnic ischemia. Our data suggest that PKCgamma, tyrosine kinase and ERK systems are involved in the process of ischemic damage in the cingulate cortex, where hyperglycemia may affect these kinases through an additional mechanism other than exaggerated acidosis.
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- Junichi Kurihara
- Department of Pharmacology, Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Teikyo University, Sagamiko, Kanagawa 199-0195, Japan.
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Berger C, Schabitz WR, Wolf M, Mueller H, Sommer C, Schwab S. Hypothermia and brain-derived neurotrophic factor reduce glutamate synergistically in acute stroke. Exp Neurol 2004; 185:305-12. [PMID: 14736512 DOI: 10.1016/j.expneurol.2003.10.008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 55] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/08/2023]
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Moderate hypothermia and application of brain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF) have separately been identified as neuroprotective strategies in experimental cerebral ischemia. To assess their separate and combined effects on striatal glutamate release in the hyperacute phase of stroke, we inserted microdialysis probes into the striatum of rats 2 h before permanent middle cerebral artery occlusion (MCAO). The animals (N = 28) were randomly assigned to one of four treatment strategies commencing 30 min after MCAO: (1) hypothermia at 33 degrees C (n = 7); (2) intravenous BDNF infusion [300 microg/(kg/h) for 2 h, n = 7]; (3) combination of hypothermia and BDNF (n = 7); (4) control group (saline, n = 7). Infarct size at 5 h after MCAO was assessed with the silver-staining method. Total infarct volume was significantly reduced in the hypothermia (202.7 +/- 3.5 mm(3), P = 0.0002) and BDNF group (206.5 +/- 6.9 mm(3), P = 0.0006) as compared to control group (254.4 +/- 9.3 mm(3)). In the combination group, infarct size was further reduced with overall significance in post hoc tests (157.3 +/- 6.2 mm(3), P < 0.0001). Postischemic glutamate concentrations in the control group constantly remained significantly higher than in all other treatment groups. At 255 and 270 min after MCAO, striatal glutamate in the combination group decreased significantly more than in animals treated with hypothermia or BDNF alone.Combining hypothermia and BDNF therapy in the acute stage of ischemia has a synergistic effect in attenuating striatal glutamate release and reducing early infarct size.
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Domañska-Janik K, Buzañska L, Dłuzniewska J, Kozłowska H, Sarnowska A, Zabłocka B. Neuroprotection by cyclosporin A following transient brain ischemia correlates with the inhibition of the early efflux of cytochrome C to cytoplasm. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2004; 121:50-9. [PMID: 14969736 DOI: 10.1016/j.molbrainres.2003.11.006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 58] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 11/17/2003] [Indexed: 10/26/2022]
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The efflux of mitochondrial protein cytochrome C to cytoplasm is one of the key events of mitochondrial dysfunction observed in post-ischemic pathology. We investigated the effect of intra-carotid infusion of 5-10 mg/kg of cyclosporin A (CsA) on the neuronal survival in CA1 sector of hippocampus and on the subcellular localization of cytochrome C in the model of 5 min gerbil brain ischemia. To discriminate between the immunosuppressive and the mitochondria protecting component of CsA action, we compared the effect of CsA with one other immunosuppressant FK506. Almost 75% of neurons in ischemia-affected brain area were saved after CsA but not after FK506 treatment. This protective effect was only observed when the drug was infused immediately upon reperfusion. Early CsA treatment was able to block an initial phase of cytochrome C release, occurring transiently at 30 min post-ischemia, an effect never observed after FK506 administration. We assessed the neuroprotective potency of CsA vs. FK506 in rat cortical primary culture treated with compounds that mimic destructive signals induced by brain ischemia. In all cases, neuronal death and cytochrome C release were evidently suppressed by CsA applied not later than 30 min after the initial insult. Thus, early treatment with CsA in vitro and after bolus intra-carotid injection in vivo can save neurons by inhibition of cytochrome C efflux to cytoplasm.
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- Krystyna Domañska-Janik
- Laboratory of Molecular Neuropathology, Medical Research Centre, 5 Pawińskiego St., 02-106 Warsaw, Poland.
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Zalewska T, Ziemka-Nalecz M, Sarnowska A, Domańska-Janik K. Transient forebrain ischemia modulates signal transduction from extracellular matrix in gerbil hippocampus. Brain Res 2003; 977:62-9. [PMID: 12788514 DOI: 10.1016/s0006-8993(03)02742-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 32] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/01/2023]
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Cell adhesion to the extracellular matrix (ECM) functions as a survival factor and disruption of cell-ECM interaction can lead to cell death. Our previous study has demonstrated ischemia-induced enhancement of activity of extracellular metalloproteinases, which might result in the alteration of adhesive contact with ECM and affect the intracellular signaling pathway. The enzyme thought to play a major role in conveying survival signals from ECM to the cell interior is focal adhesion kinase (pp125(FAK)). In the present study, the temporal relation between activation of extracellular metalloproteinases (MMP-2 and MMP-9), degradation of extracellular matrix protein laminin and the expression of pp125(FAK) after 5 min of global ischemia in gerbil hippocampus were investigated. While significant activation of both investigated metalloproteinases occurred in the course of reperfusion, only changes in MMP-9 activity were correlated with degradation of laminin. These ischemia-induced extracellular events coincide temporarily with proteolytic modification of FAK protein and diminished level of its phosphorylated form, to about 50% of the initial value. These results are indicative of an involvement of ECM-pp125(FAK) signaling pathway in ischemia-induced neuronal degeneration.
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- Teresa Zalewska
- Laboratory of Molecular Neuropathology, Department of Neurochemistry, Medical Research Centre, Institute of Experimental and Clinical Medicine, Polish Academy of Sciences, 5 Pawińskiego Str., 02-106 Warsaw, Poland.
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