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Roh Y, Lee SB, Kim M, Kim MH, Kim HJ, Cho KO. Alleviation of hippocampal necroptosis and neuroinflammation by NecroX-7 treatment after acute seizures. Front Pharmacol 2023; 14:1187819. [PMID: 37601059 PMCID: PMC10433749 DOI: 10.3389/fphar.2023.1187819] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/16/2023] [Accepted: 07/24/2023] [Indexed: 08/22/2023] Open
Abstract
Temporal lobe epilepsy (TLE) is one of the most common neurological disorders, but still one-third of patients cannot be properly treated by current medication. Thus, we investigated the therapeutic effects of a novel small molecule, NecroX-7, in TLE using both a low [Mg2+]o-induced epileptiform activity model and a mouse model of pilocarpine-induced status epilepticus (SE). NecroX-7 post-treatment enhanced the viability of primary hippocampal neurons exposed to low [Mg2+]o compared to controls in an MTT assay. Application of NecroX-7 after pilocarpine-induced SE also reduced the number of degenerating neurons labelled with Fluoro-Jade B. Immunocytochemistry and immunohistochemistry showed that NecroX-7 post-treatment significantly alleviated ionized calcium-binding adaptor molecule 1 (Iba1) intensity and immunoreactive area, while the attenuation of reactive astrocytosis by glial fibrillary acidic protein (GFAP) staining was observed in cultured hippocampal neurons. However, NecroX-7-mediated morphologic changes of astrocytes were seen in both in vitro and in vivo models of TLE. Finally, western blot analysis demonstrated that NecroX-7 post-treatment after acute seizures could decrease the expression of mixed lineage kinase domain-like pseudokinase (MLKL) and phosphorylated MLKL (p-MLKL), markers for necroptosis. Taken all together, NecroX-7 has potential as a novel medication for TLE with its neuroprotective, anti-inflammatory, and anti-necroptotic effects.
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- Yihyun Roh
- College of Medicine, The Catholic University of Korea, Seoul, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Medical Laser, Graduate School, Dankook University, Cheonan, Republic of Korea
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- College of Medicine, The Catholic University of Korea, Seoul, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Medical Laser, Graduate School, Dankook University, Cheonan, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Physiology, College of Medicine, Center for Human Risk Assessment, Dankook University, Cheonan, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Pharmacology, Catholic Neuroscience Institute, Institute for Aging and Metabolic Diseases, College of Medicine, The Catholic University of Korea, Seoul, Republic of Korea
- Department of Biomedicine and Health Sciences, The Catholic University of Korea, Seoul, Republic of Korea
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Caryocar brasiliense peel ethanolic extract has neuroprotective potential and reduces the activation of ERK1/2 in the ischemia and reperfusion brain acute phase in the rat. J Stroke Cerebrovasc Dis 2023; 32:106945. [PMID: 36669374 DOI: 10.1016/j.jstrokecerebrovasdis.2022.106945] [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: 05/02/2022] [Revised: 11/29/2022] [Accepted: 12/11/2022] [Indexed: 01/19/2023] Open
Abstract
Oxidative stress induced by ischemia and reperfusion (I/R) injury results in cell death by necrosis or apoptosis and triggers the activation of different intracellular pathways, such as mitogen-activated protein activated kinases. Pequi (Caryocar brasiliense) peel, residue of a fruit from Brazilian savannah-like vegetation, has phenolic compounds that have been demonstrated to have antioxidant effects in vitro. The present study aimed to evaluate the neuroprotective effects of C. brasiliense peel ethanolic extract (CBPE) against transient global I/R injury in the rat brain. Global ischemia for 5, 20, and 45 min followed by 2 h of reperfusion caused a significant time-dependent increase in the number of ischemic neurons (p ≤ 0.05); increased immunoreactivity of cleaved caspase-3 (CASP3); and activated extracellular signal-regulated kinase (ERK) 1/2. Pretreatment with CBPE (600 mg/kg, oral) or vitamin E (0.6 mg, oral) for 30 days showed significant protection against acute brain injury induced by 20 and 45 min or 5 min of ischemia, respectively, by reducing the cortical ischemic neuron count (p ≤ 0.05) and p-ERK1/2 immunoreactivity. In addition, active c-Jun N-terminal kinase (JNK) immunoreactivity was reduced in animals not subjected to ischemia. Therefore, we suggest an association between vitamin E and CBPE, which may generate a better neuroprotective response. Interestingly, mainly in the hippocampus and oligodendrocytes, high dose CBPE increase the number of isquemic neurons and of CASP3 immunoreactive cells in animals subjected or not to ischemia, which was not verified in the vitamin E group. Therefore, additional studies are recommended to verify the safety of the continuous use of CBPE.
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Ogaki A, Ikegaya Y, Koyama R. Replacement of Mouse Microglia With Human Induced Pluripotent Stem Cell (hiPSC)-Derived Microglia in Mouse Organotypic Slice Cultures. Front Cell Neurosci 2022; 16:918442. [PMID: 35910250 PMCID: PMC9325970 DOI: 10.3389/fncel.2022.918442] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/12/2022] [Accepted: 06/20/2022] [Indexed: 11/24/2022] Open
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Microglia, the major immune cells in the brain, are reported to differ in gene expression patterns among species. Therefore, it would be preferable in some cases to use human microglia rather than mouse microglia in microglia-targeted disease research. In the past half a decade, researchers have developed in vivo transplantation methods in which human induced pluripotent stem cell-derived microglia (hiPSC-MG) are transplanted into a living mouse brain. However, in vivo transplantation methods are not necessarily accessible to all researchers due to the difficulty of obtaining the materials needed and the transplantation technique itself. In addition, for in vivo systems for microglia-targeted drug screening, it is difficult to control the pharmacokinetics, especially blood-brain barrier permeability. Therefore, in addition to existing in vivo transplantation systems, the development of an ex vivo transplantation system would help to further evaluate the properties of hiPSC-MG. In this study, we aimed to establish a method to efficiently transplant hiPSC-MG into cultured mouse hippocampal slices. We found that approximately 80% of the total microglia in a cultured slice were replaced by hiPSC-derived microglia when innate microglia were pharmacologically removed prior to transplantation. Furthermore, when neuronal death was induced by applying Kainic acid (KA) to slice cultures, transplanted hiPSC-MG changed their morphology and phagocytosed cell debris. Thus, this study provides a method to transplant hiPSC-MG into the mouse hippocampal slice cultures with a high replacement rate. Because the transplanted microglia survived and exerted phagocytic functions, this method will be useful for evaluating the properties of hiPSC-MG ex vivo.
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- Ari Ogaki
- Laboratory of Chemical Pharmacology, Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, The University of Tokyo, Bunkyo, Japan
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- Laboratory of Chemical Pharmacology, Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, The University of Tokyo, Bunkyo, Japan
- Institute for AI and Beyond, The University of Tokyo, Bunkyo, Japan
- Center for Information and Neural Networks, National Institute of Information and Communications Technology, Suita, Japan
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- Laboratory of Chemical Pharmacology, Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, The University of Tokyo, Bunkyo, Japan
- Institute for AI and Beyond, The University of Tokyo, Bunkyo, Japan
- *Correspondence: Ryuta Koyama
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Fujikawa DG. Programmed Mechanisms of Status Epilepticus-induced Neuronal Necrosis. Epilepsia Open 2022; 8 Suppl 1:S25-S34. [PMID: 35278284 PMCID: PMC10173844 DOI: 10.1002/epi4.12593] [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: 02/03/2022] [Accepted: 03/05/2022] [Indexed: 11/11/2022] Open
Abstract
Excitotoxicity is the underlying mechanism for all acute neuronal injury, from cerebral ischemia, status epilepticus, traumatic CNS injury and hypoglycemia. It causes morphological neuronal necrosis, and it triggers a programmed cell death program. Excessive calcium entry through the NMDA-receptor-operated cation channel activates two key enzymes-calpain I and neuronal nitric oxide synthase (nNOS). Calpain I, a cytosolic enzyme, translocates to mitochondrial and lysosomal membranes, causing release of cytochrome c, endonuclease G and apoptosis-inducing factor (AIF) from mitochondria and DNase II and cathepsins B and D from lysosomes. These all translocate to neuronal nuclei, creating DNA damage, which activates poly(ADP) ribose polymerase-1 (PARP-1) to form excessive amounts of poly(ADP) ribose (PAR) polymers, which translocate to mitochondrial membranes, causing release of truncated AIF (tAIF). The free radicals that are released from mitochondria and peroxynitrite, formed from nitric oxide (NO) from nNOS catalysis of L-arginine to L-citrulline, damage mitochondrial and lysosomal membranes and DNA. The end result is the necrotic death of neurons. Another programmed necrotic pathway, necroptosis, occurs through a parallel pathway. As investigators of necroptosis do not recognize the excitotoxic pathway, it is unclear to what extent each contributes to programmed neuronal necrosis. We are studying the extent to which each contributes to acute neuronal necrosis and the extent of cross-talk between these pathways.
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- Denson G Fujikawa
- VA Greater Los Angeles Healthcare System, CA and Department of Neurology and Brain Research Institute, David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA, Los Angeles, CA, USA
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Choi IY, Shim JH, Kim MH, Yu WD, Kim YJ, Choi G, Lee JH, Kim HJ, Cho KO. Truncated Neogenin Promotes Hippocampal Neuronal Death after Acute Seizure. Neuroscience 2021; 470:78-87. [PMID: 34245840 DOI: 10.1016/j.neuroscience.2021.06.039] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/28/2021] [Revised: 06/04/2021] [Accepted: 06/30/2021] [Indexed: 01/13/2023]
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Protecting hippocampal neurons from death after seizure activity is critical to prevent an alteration of neuronal circuitry and hippocampal function. Here, we present a novel target, a truncated form of neogenin that is associated with seizure-induced hippocampal necroptosis, and novel use of the γ-secretase inhibitor N-[N-(3,5-difluorophenacetyl)-L-alanyl]-S-phenylglycine t-butyl ester (DAPT) as a pharmacological regulator of neogenin truncation. We show that 3 days after pilocarpine-induced status epilepticus in mice, when hippocampal cell death is detected, the level of truncated neogenin is increased, while that of full-length neogenin is decreased. Moreover, phosphorylation of mixed lineage kinase domain-like pseudokinase, a crucial marker of necroptosis, was also markedly upregulated at 3 days post-status epilepticus. In cultured hippocampal cells, kainic acid treatment significantly reduced the expression of full-length neogenin. Notably, treatment with DAPT prevented neogenin truncation and protected cultured neurons from N-methyl-D-aspartate (NMDA)-induced death. These data suggest that seizure-induced hippocampal necroptosis is associated with the generation of truncated neogenin, and that prevention of this by DAPT treatment can protect against NMDA-induced excitotoxicity.
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- In-Young Choi
- Department of Pharmacology, Department of Biomedicine & Health Sciences, Catholic Neuroscience Institute, Institute of Aging and Metabolic Diseases, College of Medicine, The Catholic University of Korea, Seoul, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Physiology, College of Medicine, Dankook University, Cheonan, Republic of Korea; Department of Medical Laser, Graduate School, Dankook University, Cheonan, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Physiology, College of Medicine, Dankook University, Cheonan, Republic of Korea; Department of Medical Laser, Graduate School, Dankook University, Cheonan, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Biomedical Science, College of Life Science, CHA University, Pocheon, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Biomedical Science, College of Life Science, CHA University, Pocheon, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Physiology, College of Medicine, Dankook University, Cheonan, Republic of Korea; Department of Medical Laser, Graduate School, Dankook University, Cheonan, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Biomedical Science, College of Life Science, CHA University, Pocheon, Republic of Korea.
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- Department of Physiology, College of Medicine, Dankook University, Cheonan, Republic of Korea.
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- Department of Pharmacology, Department of Biomedicine & Health Sciences, Catholic Neuroscience Institute, Institute of Aging and Metabolic Diseases, College of Medicine, The Catholic University of Korea, Seoul, Republic of Korea.
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Rodriguez-Chavez V, Moran J, Molina-Salinas G, Zepeda Ruiz WA, Rodriguez MC, Picazo O, Cerbon M. Participation of Glutamatergic Ionotropic Receptors in Excitotoxicity: The Neuroprotective Role of Prolactin. Neuroscience 2021; 461:180-193. [PMID: 33647379 DOI: 10.1016/j.neuroscience.2021.02.027] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/31/2020] [Revised: 02/15/2021] [Accepted: 02/21/2021] [Indexed: 02/08/2023]
Abstract
Glutamate (Glu) is known as the main excitatory neurotransmitter in the central nervous system. It can trigger a series of processes ranging from synaptic plasticity to neurophysiological regulation. To carry out its functions, Glu acts via interaction with its cognate receptors, which are ligand-dependent. Glutamatergic receptors include ionotropic and metabotropic categories. The first allows the passage of ions through the postsynaptic membrane, while the metabotropic subtype activates signaling cascades through second messengers. It is well known that an excess of extracellular Glu concentration induces overstimulation of ionotropic glutamatergic receptors (iGluRs), causing the excitotoxicity phenomenon that leads to neuronal damage and cell death. Excitotoxicity plays a crucial role in different brain pathologies such as brain strokes, epilepsy and neurodegenerative disorders. However, until now, there are no effective neuroprotective compounds to prevent or rescue neurons from excitotoxicity. Thus, the continuous elucidation of the molecular mechanisms underlying excitotoxicity in order to prevent damage or neuronal death is necessary. Therefore, the aim of this review was to summarize the current knowledge regarding iGluRs, while describing their structures and molecular mechanisms of action, including their role in excitotoxicity, as well as the current strategies to reduce excitotoxic damage. Particularly, strategies mediated by prolactin, a somatotropin family-related hormone that displays a significant neuroprotective effect against both Glu and kainic acid-induced excitotoxicity in the hippocampus, are described. Finally, the role of prolactin as a possible molecule in the treatment of excitotoxicity in neurological diseases is discussed.
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- V Rodriguez-Chavez
- Unidad de Investigación en Reproducción Humana, Instituto Nacional de Perinatología-Facultad de Química, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, CDMX, México 04510, Mexico
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- División de Neurociencias, Instituto de Fisiología Celular, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Ciudad de México, Mexico
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- Unidad de Investigación en Reproducción Humana, Instituto Nacional de Perinatología-Facultad de Química, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, CDMX, México 04510, Mexico
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- Unidad de Investigación en Reproducción Humana, Instituto Nacional de Perinatología-Facultad de Química, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, CDMX, México 04510, Mexico
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- Instituto Nacional de Salud Pública, CISEI, Cuernavaca, Morelos 62100, Mexico
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- Escuela Superior de Medicina, Instituto Politécnico Nacional, Plan de San Luis y Díaz Mirón s/n, Col. Sto. Tomás, 11340 Ciudad de México, Mexico.
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- Unidad de Investigación en Reproducción Humana, Instituto Nacional de Perinatología-Facultad de Química, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, CDMX, México 04510, Mexico.
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Revisiting Traumatic Brain Injury: From Molecular Mechanisms to Therapeutic Interventions. Biomedicines 2020; 8:biomedicines8100389. [PMID: 33003373 PMCID: PMC7601301 DOI: 10.3390/biomedicines8100389] [Citation(s) in RCA: 82] [Impact Index Per Article: 20.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/08/2020] [Revised: 09/25/2020] [Accepted: 09/26/2020] [Indexed: 12/15/2022] Open
Abstract
Studying the complex molecular mechanisms involved in traumatic brain injury (TBI) is crucial for developing new therapies for TBI. Current treatments for TBI are primarily focused on patient stabilization and symptom mitigation. However, the field lacks defined therapies to prevent cell death, oxidative stress, and inflammatory cascades which lead to chronic pathology. Little can be done to treat the mechanical damage that occurs during the primary insult of a TBI; however, secondary injury mechanisms, such as inflammation, blood-brain barrier (BBB) breakdown, edema formation, excitotoxicity, oxidative stress, and cell death, can be targeted by therapeutic interventions. Elucidating the many mechanisms underlying secondary injury and studying targets of neuroprotective therapeutic agents is critical for developing new treatments. Therefore, we present a review on the molecular events following TBI from inflammation to programmed cell death and discuss current research and the latest therapeutic strategies to help understand TBI-mediated secondary injury.
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Gao Y, Luo C, Yao Y, Huang J, Fu H, Xia C, Ye G, Yu L, Han J, Fan Y, Tao L. IL-33 Alleviated Brain Damage via Anti-apoptosis, Endoplasmic Reticulum Stress, and Inflammation After Epilepsy. Front Neurosci 2020; 14:898. [PMID: 32982679 PMCID: PMC7487557 DOI: 10.3389/fnins.2020.00898] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/30/2020] [Accepted: 07/31/2020] [Indexed: 12/12/2022] Open
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Interleukin (IL)-33 belongs to a novel chromatin-associated cytokine newly recognized by the IL-1 family, and its specific receptor is the orphan IL-1 receptor (ST2). Cumulative evidence suggests that IL-33 plays a crucial effect on the pathological changes and pathogenesis of central nervous system (CNS) diseases and injuries, such as recurrent neonatal seizures (RNS). However, the specific roles of IL-33 and its related molecular mechanisms in RNS remain confused. In the present study, we investigated the protein expression changes and co-localized cell types of IL-33 or ST2, as well as the effect of IL-33 on RNS-induced neurobehavioral defects, weight loss, and apoptosis. Moreover, an inhibitor of IL-33, anti-IL-33 was performed to further exploited underlying mechanisms. We found that administration of IL-33 up-regulated the expression levels of IL-33 and ST2, and increased the number of its co-localization with Olig-2-positive oligodendrocytes and NeuN-positive neurons at 72 h post-RNS. Noteworthily, RNS-induced neurobehavioral deficits, bodyweight loss, and spatial learning and memory impairment, as well as cell apoptosis, were reversed by IL-33 pretreatment. Additionally, the increase in IL-1β and TNF-α levels, up-regulation of ER stress, as well as a decrease in anti-apoptotic protein Bcl-2 and an increase in pro-apoptotic protein CC-3 induced by RNS are prevented by administration of IL-33. Moreover, IL-33 in combination with Anti-IL-33 significantly inverted the effects of IL-33 or Anti-IL-33 alone on apoptosis, ER stress, and inflammation. Collectively, these data suggest that IL-33 attenuates RNS-induced neurobehavioral disorders, bodyweight loss, and spatial learning and memory deficits, at least in part through mechanisms involved in inhibition of apoptosis, ER stress, and neuro-inflammation.
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- Yuan Gao
- Department of Forensic Science, Medical College of Soochow University, Suzhou, China.,Department of Forensic Science, Wenzhou Medical University, Wenzhou, China.,The Forensic Center, Wenzhou Medical University, Wenzhou, China.,Center of Basic Medical Experiment, School of Basic Medical Science, Wenzhou Medical University, Wenzhou, China.,Shanghai Key Laboratory of Forensic Medicine, Department of Shanghai Key Laboratory of Forensic Medicine, Shanghai Forensic Service Platform, Academy of Forensic Science, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Forensic Science, Medical College of Soochow University, Suzhou, China
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- Department of Forensic Science, Wenzhou Medical University, Wenzhou, China.,The Forensic Center, Wenzhou Medical University, Wenzhou, China.,Center of Basic Medical Experiment, School of Basic Medical Science, Wenzhou Medical University, Wenzhou, China
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- Department of Forensic Science, Wenzhou Medical University, Wenzhou, China.,The Forensic Center, Wenzhou Medical University, Wenzhou, China.,Center of Basic Medical Experiment, School of Basic Medical Science, Wenzhou Medical University, Wenzhou, China
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- Department of Forensic Science, Wenzhou Medical University, Wenzhou, China.,Department of Pathology, Traditional Chinese Medicine Hospital, Nanjing, China
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- Department of Forensic Science, Wenzhou Medical University, Wenzhou, China.,The Forensic Center, Wenzhou Medical University, Wenzhou, China.,Center of Basic Medical Experiment, School of Basic Medical Science, Wenzhou Medical University, Wenzhou, China
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- Department of Forensic Science, Wenzhou Medical University, Wenzhou, China.,The Forensic Center, Wenzhou Medical University, Wenzhou, China.,Center of Basic Medical Experiment, School of Basic Medical Science, Wenzhou Medical University, Wenzhou, China
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- Department of Forensic Science, Wenzhou Medical University, Wenzhou, China.,The Forensic Center, Wenzhou Medical University, Wenzhou, China.,Center of Basic Medical Experiment, School of Basic Medical Science, Wenzhou Medical University, Wenzhou, China
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- Department of Forensic Science, Wenzhou Medical University, Wenzhou, China.,The Forensic Center, Wenzhou Medical University, Wenzhou, China.,Center of Basic Medical Experiment, School of Basic Medical Science, Wenzhou Medical University, Wenzhou, China
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- Department of Forensic Science, Wenzhou Medical University, Wenzhou, China.,The Forensic Center, Wenzhou Medical University, Wenzhou, China.,Center of Basic Medical Experiment, School of Basic Medical Science, Wenzhou Medical University, Wenzhou, China
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- Department of Forensic Science, Medical College of Soochow University, Suzhou, China
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Huang Y, Wang L, Ren S, Wu G, Wu J. The Expression of ZnT3 and GFAP Is Potentiated in the Hippocampus of Drug-Resistant Epileptic Rats Induced by Amygdala Kindling. Neuroimmunomodulation 2020; 27:104-112. [PMID: 33161399 DOI: 10.1159/000510399] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/20/2019] [Accepted: 07/19/2020] [Indexed: 01/29/2023] Open
Abstract
OBJECTIVE The first-line treatment for epilepsy, a chronic neurological disorder characterized by spontaneous seizures, includes the application of anticonvulsant drug therapy. Only one-third of patients are incapable of complete controlling of their seizures after the administration of ≥2 pharmaceuticals. Here, we aimed to observe the ultrastructure changes and the expression of ZnT3 and GFAP in the hippocampus of drug-resistant epileptic rats. METHODS A total of 50 healthy adult male SD rats were used to generate the model ofepilepsy by amygdala kindling. After the rats were successfully kindled, pharmacoresistant epileptic (PRE) rats were selected according to their response to phenobarbital and phenytoin. The ultrastructure as well as the expression of zinc transporter 3 (ZnT3, a member of a growing family of mammalian zinc transporters) and glial fibrillary acidic protein (GFAP) were compared among PRE, pharmacosensitive epileptic (PRE), and normal (NRC) rats. RESULTS The PRE rats displayed severe synapses, neuronal degeneration, and necrosis. Moreover, the expression of ZnT3 and GFAP was significantly increased in both PRE and PSE rats; compared with NRC rats, the promotion of this expression was more pronounced in the PRE rats. CONCLUSIONS Taken together, obvious synapses, neuronal degeneration, necrosis, mossy fiber sprouting, and astrogliosis were found in the drug-resistant epileptic rat model induced by amygdala kindling.
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- Yuanxin Huang
- Department of Pain, the Affiliated Hospital of Guizhou Medical University, Guiyang, China
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- Department of Pain, the Affiliated Hospital of Guizhou Medical University, Guiyang, China,
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- Department of Emergency, the Affiliated Hospital of Guizhou Medical University, Guiyang, China
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- Department of Emergency, the Affiliated Hospital of Guizhou Medical University, Guiyang, China
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- Graduate School of Guizhou Medical University, Guiyang, China
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Valmiki RR, Venkatesalu S, Chacko AG, Prabhu K, Thomas MM, Mathew V, Yoganathan S, Muthusamy K, Chacko G, Vanjare HA, Krothapalli SB. Phosphoproteomic analysis reveals Akt isoform-specific regulation of cytoskeleton proteins in human temporal lobe epilepsy with hippocampal sclerosis. Neurochem Int 2019; 134:104654. [PMID: 31884041 DOI: 10.1016/j.neuint.2019.104654] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/27/2019] [Revised: 12/03/2019] [Accepted: 12/23/2019] [Indexed: 01/04/2023]
Abstract
Akt is one of the most important downstream effectors of phosphatidylinositol 3-kinase/mTOR pathway. Hyperactivation and expression of this pathway are seen in a variety of neurological disorders including human temporal lobe epilepsy with hippocampal sclerosis (TLE-HS). Nevertheless, the expression and activation profiles of the Akt isoforms, Akt1, Akt2, and Akt3 and their functional roles in human TLE-HS have not been studied. We examined the protein expression and activation (phosphorylation) patterns of Akt and its isoforms in human hippocampal tissue from TLE and non-TLE patients. A phosphoproteomic approach followed by interactome analysis of each Akt isoform was used to understand protein-protein interactions and their role in TLE-HS pathology. Our results demonstrated activation of the Akt/mTOR pathway as well as activation of Akt downstream substrates like GSK3β, mTOR, and S6 in TLE-HS samples. Akt1 isoform levels were significantly increased in the TLE-HS samples as compared to the non-TLE samples. Most importantly, different isoforms were activated in different TLE-HS samples, Akt2 was activated in three samples, Akt2 and Akt1 were simultaneously activated in one sample and Akt3 was activated in two samples. Our phosphoproteomic screen across six TLE-HS samples identified 183 proteins phosphorylated by Akt isoforms, 29 of these proteins belong to cytoskeletal modification. Also, we were able to identify proteins of several other classes involved in glycolysis, neuronal development, protein folding and excitatory amino acid transport functions as Akt substrates. Taken together, our data offer clues to understand the role of Akt and its isoforms in underlying the pathology of TLE-HS and further, modulation of Akt/mTOR pathway using Akt isoforms specific inhibitors may offer a new therapeutic window for treatment of human TLE-HS.
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- Rajesh Ramanna Valmiki
- Neurophysiology Laboratory, Department of Neurological Sciences, Christian Medical College, Vellore, 632004, Tamilnadu, India.
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- Neurophysiology Laboratory, Department of Neurological Sciences, Christian Medical College, Vellore, 632004, Tamilnadu, India
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- Neurosurgery, Department of Neurological Sciences, Christian Medical College, Vellore, 632004, Tamilnadu, India
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- Neurosurgery, Department of Neurological Sciences, Christian Medical College, Vellore, 632004, Tamilnadu, India
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- Department of Pediatric Neurology, Christian Medical College, Vellore, 632004, Tamilnadu, India
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- Neurology, Department of Neurological Sciences, Christian Medical College, Vellore, 632004, Tamilnadu, India
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- Department of Pediatric Neurology, Christian Medical College, Vellore, 632004, Tamilnadu, India
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- Department of Pediatric Neurology, Christian Medical College, Vellore, 632004, Tamilnadu, India
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- Neuropathology, Department of General Pathology, Christian Medical College, Vellore, 632004, Tamilnadu, India
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- Neurophysiology Laboratory, Department of Neurological Sciences, Christian Medical College, Vellore, 632004, Tamilnadu, India
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Alizadeh A, Dyck SM, Karimi-Abdolrezaee S. Traumatic Spinal Cord Injury: An Overview of Pathophysiology, Models and Acute Injury Mechanisms. Front Neurol 2019; 10:282. [PMID: 30967837 PMCID: PMC6439316 DOI: 10.3389/fneur.2019.00282] [Citation(s) in RCA: 587] [Impact Index Per Article: 117.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/06/2018] [Accepted: 03/05/2019] [Indexed: 12/11/2022] Open
Abstract
Traumatic spinal cord injury (SCI) is a life changing neurological condition with substantial socioeconomic implications for patients and their care-givers. Recent advances in medical management of SCI has significantly improved diagnosis, stabilization, survival rate and well-being of SCI patients. However, there has been small progress on treatment options for improving the neurological outcomes of SCI patients. This incremental success mainly reflects the complexity of SCI pathophysiology and the diverse biochemical and physiological changes that occur in the injured spinal cord. Therefore, in the past few decades, considerable efforts have been made by SCI researchers to elucidate the pathophysiology of SCI and unravel the underlying cellular and molecular mechanisms of tissue degeneration and repair in the injured spinal cord. To this end, a number of preclinical animal and injury models have been developed to more closely recapitulate the primary and secondary injury processes of SCI. In this review, we will provide a comprehensive overview of the recent advances in our understanding of the pathophysiology of SCI. We will also discuss the neurological outcomes of human SCI and the available experimental model systems that have been employed to identify SCI mechanisms and develop therapeutic strategies for this condition.
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- Arsalan Alizadeh
- Regenerative Medicine Program, Department of Physiology and Pathophysiology, Rady Faculty of Health Sciences, Spinal Cord Research Center, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, MB, Canada
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- Regenerative Medicine Program, Department of Physiology and Pathophysiology, Rady Faculty of Health Sciences, Spinal Cord Research Center, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, MB, Canada
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- Regenerative Medicine Program, Department of Physiology and Pathophysiology, Rady Faculty of Health Sciences, Spinal Cord Research Center, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, MB, Canada
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Fujikawa DG. Starting ketamine for neuroprotection earlier than its current use as an anesthetic/antiepileptic drug late in refractory status epilepticus. Epilepsia 2019; 60:373-380. [PMID: 30785224 DOI: 10.1111/epi.14676] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/12/2018] [Revised: 01/24/2019] [Accepted: 01/24/2019] [Indexed: 12/26/2022]
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Ketamine is currently being used as an anesthetic/antiepileptic drug in refractory status epilepticus. To validate its use, 2 clinical trials are recruiting patients. However, preclinical studies of its use in chemically induced status epilepticus in rodents have shown that it is remarkably neuroprotective, through N-methyl-d-aspartate-receptor blockade, even when given after the onset of status epilepticus. Human studies have shown that status epilepticus-induced brain damage can be caused by a glutamate analogue and that it occurs in the same brain regions as in the animal studies. We therefore propose that ketamine be started early in the course of human status epilepticus as a neuroprotectant and that it be continued until epileptic discharges are eliminated. Using it as an anesthetic/antiepileptic drug late in the course of refractory status epilepticus only ensures that it is given after widespread brain damage has occurred.
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- Denson G Fujikawa
- Neurology Department, VA Greater Los Angeles Healthcare System, Sepulveda Ambulatory Care Center and Nursing Home, North Hills, California.,Department of Neurology and Brain Research Institute, David Geffen School of Medicine, Los Angeles, California
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Lorigados Pedre L, Gallardo JM, Morales Chacón LM, Vega García A, Flores-Mendoza M, Neri-Gómez T, Estupiñán Díaz B, Cruz-Xenes RM, Pavón Fuentes N, Orozco-Suárez S. Oxidative Stress in Patients with Drug Resistant Partial Complex Seizure. Behav Sci (Basel) 2018; 8:E59. [PMID: 29890748 PMCID: PMC6027168 DOI: 10.3390/bs8060059] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/18/2018] [Revised: 05/21/2018] [Accepted: 05/23/2018] [Indexed: 12/12/2022] Open
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Oxidative stress (OS) has been implicated as a pathophysiological mechanism of drug-resistant epilepsy, but little is known about the relationship between OS markers and clinical parameters, such as the number of drugs, age onset of seizure and frequency of seizures per month. The current study’s aim was to evaluate several oxidative stress markers and antioxidants in 18 drug-resistant partial complex seizure (DRPCS) patients compared to a control group (age and sex matched), and the results were related to clinical variables. We examined malondialdehyde (MDA), advanced oxidation protein products (AOPP), advanced glycation end products (AGEs), nitric oxide (NO), uric acid, superoxide dismutase (SOD), glutathione, vitamin C, 4-hydroxy-2-nonenal (4-HNE) and nitrotyrosine (3-NT). All markers except 4-HNE and 3-NT were studied by spectrophotometry. The expressions of 4-HNE and 3-NT were evaluated by Western blot analysis. MDA levels in patients were significantly increased (p ≤ 0.0001) while AOPP levels were similar to the control group. AGEs, NO and uric acid concentrations were significantly decreased (p ≤ 0.004, p ≤ 0.005, p ≤ 0.0001, respectively). Expressions of 3-NT and 4-HNE were increased (p ≤ 0.005) similarly to SOD activity (p = 0.0001), whereas vitamin C was considerably diminished (p = 0.0001). Glutathione levels were similar to the control group. There was a positive correlation between NO and MDA with the number of drugs. The expression of 3-NT was positively related with the frequency of seizures per month. There was a negative relationship between MDA and age at onset of seizures, as well as vitamin C with seizure frequency/month. We detected an imbalance in the redox state in patients with DRCPS, supporting oxidative stress as a relevant mechanism in this pathology. Thus, it is apparent that some oxidant and antioxidant parameters are closely linked with clinical variables.
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- Lourdes Lorigados Pedre
- Immunochemical Department, International Center for Neurological Restoration, 25th Ave, Playa, 15805 Havana, Cuba.
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- Medical Research Unit in Nephrological Diseases, Specialty Hospital, National Medical Center "XXI Century", IMSS, 06720 Mexico City, Mexico.
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- Clinical Neurophysiology Lab., International Center for Neurological Restoration, 11300 Havana, Cuba.
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- Medical Research Unit in Nephrological Diseases, Specialty Hospital, National Medical Center "XXI Century", IMSS, 06720 Mexico City, Mexico.
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- Medical Research Unit in Nephrological Diseases, Specialty Hospital, National Medical Center "XXI Century", IMSS, 06720 Mexico City, Mexico.
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- Nanomaterials Laboratory, Research Center in Health Sciences, Autonomous University of San Luis Potosí, 78300 San Luis Potosi; Mexico.
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- Morphological Laboratory, International Center for Neurological Restoration, 11300 Havana, Cuba.
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- Immunochemical Department, International Center for Neurological Restoration, 25th Ave, Playa, 15805 Havana, Cuba.
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- Medical Research Unit in Nephrological Diseases, Specialty Hospital, National Medical Center "XXI Century", IMSS, 06720 Mexico City, Mexico.
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Zimmermann M, Mendes F, Rodrigues D, Faleiro M, Campos G, Araújo E. Membrana de látex natural de Hevea brasiliensis auxilia no processo de reparação tecidual em bovinos. ARQ BRAS MED VET ZOO 2018. [DOI: 10.1590/1678-4162-9189] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022] Open
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RESUMO Feridas cutâneas em bovinos são um constante desafio clínico cirúrgico por desencadearem perdas econômicas bastante significativas. O látex proveniente da seiva da seringueira (Hevea brasiliensis) apresenta potencial terapêutico para incrementar o processo de reparação tecidual. Portanto, pretendeu-se com esse estudo avaliar o tipo de reação tecidual e os possíveis mecanismos de angiogênese desencadeados pelo implante de uma membrana de látex natural em bovinos. Para tal, foram utilizados seis bovinos da raça Nelore, submetidos ao implante subcutâneo experimental de três fragmentos de membranas de látex natural. Foram coletadas amostras de tecido e da membrana aos 15, 30 e 45 dias após a implantação, para avaliações histológicas, ultraestruturais por microscopia eletrônica de varredura e imunoistoquímicas com anticorpos antimarcador de macrófagos (MAC), CYR 61 e VEGF. O implante de látex proporcionou aumento da angiogênese e reparação tecidual em bovinos, não mediada pela expressão do VEGF e CYR 61.
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Farrell JS, Colangeli R, Wolff MD, Wall AK, Phillips TJ, George A, Federico P, Teskey GC. Postictal hypoperfusion/hypoxia provides the foundation for a unified theory of seizure-induced brain abnormalities and behavioral dysfunction. Epilepsia 2017. [DOI: 10.1111/epi.13827] [Citation(s) in RCA: 52] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/18/2022]
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- Jordan S. Farrell
- Hotchkiss Brain Institute; Cumming School of Medicine; University of Calgary; Calgary Alberta Canada
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- Hotchkiss Brain Institute; Cumming School of Medicine; University of Calgary; Calgary Alberta Canada
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- Hotchkiss Brain Institute; Cumming School of Medicine; University of Calgary; Calgary Alberta Canada
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- Hotchkiss Brain Institute; Cumming School of Medicine; University of Calgary; Calgary Alberta Canada
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- Hotchkiss Brain Institute; Cumming School of Medicine; University of Calgary; Calgary Alberta Canada
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- Hotchkiss Brain Institute; Cumming School of Medicine; University of Calgary; Calgary Alberta Canada
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- Hotchkiss Brain Institute; Cumming School of Medicine; University of Calgary; Calgary Alberta Canada
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- Hotchkiss Brain Institute; Cumming School of Medicine; University of Calgary; Calgary Alberta Canada
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Effects of A1 receptor agonist/antagonist on spontaneous seizures in pilocarpine-induced epileptic rats. Epilepsy Behav 2016; 61:168-173. [PMID: 27371881 DOI: 10.1016/j.yebeh.2016.05.036] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/04/2016] [Revised: 05/27/2016] [Accepted: 05/28/2016] [Indexed: 12/20/2022]
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Adenosine is an endogenous anticonvulsant that activates pre- and postsynaptic adenosine A1 receptors. A1 receptor agonists increase the latency for the development of seizures and status epilepticus following pilocarpine administration. Although hippocampal adenosine is increased in the chronic phase of the pilocarpine model, it is not known whether the modulation of A1 receptors may influence the frequency of spontaneous recurrent seizures (SRS). Here, we tested the hypothesis that the A1 receptor agonist RPia ([R]-N-phenylisopropyladenosine) and the A1 antagonist DPCPX (8-Cyclopentyl-1,3-dipropylxanthine) administered to chronic pilocarpine epileptic rats would respectively decrease and increase the frequency of SRS and hippocampal excitability. Four months after Pilo-induced SE, chronic epileptic rats were video-monitored for the recording of SRS before (basal) and after a 2-week treatment with RPia (25μg/kg) or DPCPX (50μg/kg). Following sacrifice, brain slices were studied with electrophysiology. We found that rats given RPia had a 93% nonsignificant reduction in the frequency of seizures compared with their own pretreatment baseline. In contrast, the administration of DPCPX resulted in an 87% significant increase in seizure rate. Nontreated epileptic rats had a similar frequency of seizures along the study. Corroborating our behavioral data, in vitro recordings showed that slices from animals previously given DPCPX had a shorter latency to develop epileptiform activity, longer and higher DC shifts, and higher spike amplitude compared with slices from nontreated Pilo controls. In contrast, smaller spike amplitude was recorded in slices from animals given RPia. In summary, the administration of A1 agonists reduced hippocampal excitability but not the frequency of spontaneous recurrent seizures in chronic epileptic rats, whereas A1 receptor antagonists increased both.
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Levetiracetam prophylaxis ameliorates seizure epileptogenesis after fluid percussion injury. Brain Res 2016; 1642:581-589. [DOI: 10.1016/j.brainres.2016.04.013] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/13/2015] [Revised: 04/04/2016] [Accepted: 04/05/2016] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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Hou L, Liu K, Li Y, Ma S, Ji X, Liu L. Necrotic pyknosis is a morphologically and biochemically distinct event from apoptotic pyknosis. J Cell Sci 2016; 129:3084-90. [PMID: 27358477 DOI: 10.1242/jcs.184374] [Citation(s) in RCA: 34] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/14/2015] [Accepted: 06/23/2016] [Indexed: 12/17/2022] Open
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Classification of apoptosis and necrosis by morphological differences has been widely used for decades. However, this usefulness of this method has been seriously questioned in recent years, mainly due to a lack of functional and biochemical evidence to interpret the morphology changes. To address this matter, we devised genetic manipulations in Drosophila to study pyknosis, a process of nuclear shrinkage and chromatin condensation that occurs in apoptosis and necrosis. By following the progression of necrotic pyknosis, we surprisingly observed a transient state of chromatin detachment from the nuclear envelope, followed by the nuclear envelope completely collapsing onto chromatin. This phenomenon led us to discover that phosphorylation of barrier-to-autointegration factor (BAF) mediates this initial separation of nuclear envelope from chromatin. Functionally, inhibition of BAF phosphorylation suppressed necrosis in both Drosophila and human cells, suggesting that necrotic pyknosis is conserved in the propagation of necrosis. In contrast, during apoptotic pyknosis the chromatin did not detach from the nuclear envelope and inhibition of BAF phosphorylation had no effect on apoptotic pyknosis and apoptosis. Our research provides the first genetic evidence supporting a morphological classification of apoptosis and necrosis through different forms of pyknosis.
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- Lin Hou
- State Key Laboratory of Membrane Biology, School of Life Sciences, Peking University, Beijing 100871, China Aging and Disease Laboratory of Xuanwu Hospital and Center of Stroke, Beijing Institute for Brain Disorders, Capital Medical University, Youanmen, Beijing 100069, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Membrane Biology, School of Life Sciences, Peking University, Beijing 100871, China
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- Aging and Disease Laboratory of Xuanwu Hospital and Center of Stroke, Beijing Institute for Brain Disorders, Capital Medical University, Youanmen, Beijing 100069, China
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- Aging and Disease Laboratory of Xuanwu Hospital and Center of Stroke, Beijing Institute for Brain Disorders, Capital Medical University, Youanmen, Beijing 100069, China
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- Aging and Disease Laboratory of Xuanwu Hospital and Center of Stroke, Beijing Institute for Brain Disorders, Capital Medical University, Youanmen, Beijing 100069, China
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- Aging and Disease Laboratory of Xuanwu Hospital and Center of Stroke, Beijing Institute for Brain Disorders, Capital Medical University, Youanmen, Beijing 100069, China
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Methamphetamine-induced neuronal necrosis: the role of electrographic seizure discharges. Neurotoxicology 2015; 52:84-8. [PMID: 26562800 DOI: 10.1016/j.neuro.2015.11.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/17/2015] [Revised: 11/06/2015] [Accepted: 11/06/2015] [Indexed: 11/23/2022]
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We have evidence that methamphetamine (METH)-induced neuronal death is morphologically necrotic, not apoptotic, as is currently believed, and that electrographic seizures may be responsible. We administered 40mg/kg i.p. to 12 male C57BL/6 mice and monitored EEGs continuously and rectal temperatures every 15min, keeping rectal temperatures <41.0°C. Seven of the 12 mice had repetitive electrographic seizure discharges (RESDs) and 5 did not. The RESDs were often not accompanied by behavioral signs of seizures-i.e., they were often not accompanied by clonic forelimb movements. The 7 mice with RESDs had acidophilic neurons (the H&E light-microscopic equivalent of necrotic neurons by ultrastructural examination) in all of 7 brain regions (hippocampal CA1, CA2, CA3 and hilus, amygdala, piriform cortex and entorhinal cortex), the same brain regions damaged following generalized seizures, 24h after METH administration. The 5 mice without RESDs had a few acidophilic neurons in 4 of the 7 brain regions, but those with RESDs had significantly more in 6 of the 7 brain regions. Maximum rectal temperatures were comparable in mice with and without RESDs, so that cannot explain the difference between the two groups with respect to METH-induced neuronal death. Our data show that METH-induced neuronal death is morphologically necrotic, that EEGs must be recorded to detect electrographic seizure activity in rodents without behavioral evidence of seizures, and that RESDs may be responsible for METH-induced neuronal death.
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Fujikawa DG. The role of excitotoxic programmed necrosis in acute brain injury. Comput Struct Biotechnol J 2015; 13:212-21. [PMID: 25893083 PMCID: PMC4398818 DOI: 10.1016/j.csbj.2015.03.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 76] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/28/2014] [Revised: 03/19/2015] [Accepted: 03/21/2015] [Indexed: 12/20/2022] Open
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Excitotoxicity involves the excessive release of glutamate from presynaptic nerve terminals and from reversal of astrocytic glutamate uptake, when there is excessive neuronal depolarization. N-methyl-d-aspartate (NMDA) receptors, a subtype of glutamate receptor, are activated in postsynaptic neurons, opening their receptor-operated cation channels to allow Ca2 + influx. The Ca2 + influx activates two enzymes, calpain I and neuronal nitric oxide synthase (nNOS). Calpain I activation produces mitochondrial release of cytochrome c (cyt c), truncated apoptosis-inducing factor (tAIF) and endonuclease G (endoG), the lysosomal release of cathepsins B and D and DNase II, and inactivation of the plasma membrane Na+–Ca2 + exchanger, which add to the buildup of intracellular Ca2 +. tAIF is involved in large-scale DNA cleavage and cyt c may be involved in chromatin condensation; endoG produces internucleosomal DNA cleavage. The nuclear actions of the other proteins have not been determined. nNOS forms nitric oxide (NO), which reacts with superoxide (O2−) to form peroxynitrite (ONOO−). These free radicals damage cellular membranes, intracellular proteins and DNA. DNA damage activates poly(ADP-ribose) polymerase-1 (PARP-1), which produces poly(ADP-ribose) (PAR) polymers that exit nuclei and translocate to mitochondrial membranes, also releasing AIF. Poly(ADP-ribose) glycohydrolase hydrolyzes PAR polymers into ADP-ribose molecules, which translocate to plasma membranes, activating melastatin-like transient receptor potential 2 (TRPM-2) channels, which open, allowing Ca2 + influx into neurons. NADPH oxidase (NOX1) transfers electrons across cellular membranes, producing O2−. The result of these processes is neuronal necrosis, which is a programmed cell death that is the basis of all acute neuronal injury in the adult brain.
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Castro-Torres RD, Chaparro-Huerta V, Flores-Soto ME, Jave-Suárez L, Camins A, Armendáriz-Borunda J, Beas-Zárate C, Mena-Munguía S. Pirfenidone Attenuates Microglial Reactivity and Reduces Inducible Nitric Oxide Synthase mRNA Expression After Kainic Acid-Mediated Excitotoxicity in Pubescent Rat Hippocampus. J Mol Neurosci 2015; 56:245-54. [DOI: 10.1007/s12031-015-0509-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/27/2014] [Accepted: 02/01/2015] [Indexed: 12/20/2022]
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Saha L, Bhandari S, Bhatia A, Banerjee D, Chakrabarti A. Anti-kindling Effect of Bezafibrate, a Peroxisome Proliferator-activated Receptors Alpha Agonist, in Pentylenetetrazole Induced Kindling Seizure Model. J Epilepsy Res 2014; 4:45-54. [PMID: 25625088 PMCID: PMC4295053 DOI: 10.14581/jer.14011] [Citation(s) in RCA: 34] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/26/2014] [Accepted: 11/17/2014] [Indexed: 12/25/2022] Open
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Background and Purpose: Studies in the animals suggested that Peroxisome proliferators activated receptors (PPARs) may be involved in seizure control and selective agonists of PPAR α or PPAR γ raise seizure thresholds. The present study was contemplated with the aim of evaluating the anti kindling effects and the mechanism of bezafibrate, a Peroxisome proliferator-activated receptors α (PPAR-α) agonist in pentylenetetrazole (PTZ) induced kindling model of seizures in rats. Methods: In a PTZ kindled Wistar rat model, different doses of bezafibrate (100 mg/kg, 200 mg/kg and 300 mg/kg) were administered intraperitoneally 30 minutes before the PTZ injection. The PTZ injection was given on alternate day till the animal became fully kindled or till 10 weeks. The parameters measured were the latency to develop kindling and incidence of kindling, histopathological study of hippocampus, hippocampal lipid peroxidation studies, serum neuron specific enolase, and hippocampal DNA fragmentation study. Results: In this study, bezafibrate significantly reduced the incidence of kindling in PTZ treated rats and exhibited a marked prolongation in the latencies to seizures. In the present study bezafibrate decreased the thiobarbituric acid-reactive substance i.e. Malondialdehyde levels, increased the reduced glutathione levels, catalase and superoxide dismutase activity in the brain. This added to its additional neuroprotective effects. Bezafibrate also reduced the neuronal damage and apoptosis in hippocampal area of the brain. Therefore bezafibrate exerted anticonvulsant properties in PTZ induced kindling model in rats. Conclusions: These findings may provide insights into the understanding of the mechanism of bezafibrate as an anti kindling agent and could offer a useful support to the basic antiepileptic therapy in preventing the development of PTZ induced seizures, suggesting its potential for therapeutic applications in temporal lobe epilepsy.
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- Lekha Saha
- Department of Pharmacology, Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education & Research, Sector 12, Chandigarh
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- Department of Pharmacology, Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education & Research, Sector 12, Chandigarh
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- Department of Experimental Medicine and Biotechnology, Postgraduate Institute Of Medical Education & Research, Sector 12, Chandigarh, India
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- Department of Experimental Medicine and Biotechnology, Postgraduate Institute Of Medical Education & Research, Sector 12, Chandigarh, India
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- Department of Pharmacology, Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education & Research, Sector 12, Chandigarh
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Gao EJ, Hong Fu, Zhu MC, Ma C, Liang SK, Zhang J, Li LF, Wang L, Li YY, Wei Jiao. Effect of carbon chain length on biological activity of novel palladium (II) complexes. Eur J Med Chem 2014; 82:172-80. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ejmech.2014.05.021] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/01/2013] [Revised: 05/04/2014] [Accepted: 05/05/2014] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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Asha Devi S, Manjula KR. Intermittent cold-induced hippocampal oxidative stress is associated with changes in the plasma lipid composition and is modifiable by vitamins C and E in old rats. Neurochem Int 2014; 74:46-52. [PMID: 24834867 DOI: 10.1016/j.neuint.2014.05.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/02/2014] [Revised: 04/30/2014] [Accepted: 05/05/2014] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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This study primarily investigated the effects of intermittent cold exposure (ICE) on oxidative stress (OS) in the hippocampus(HC) and plasma lipid profile of old male rats. Secondly, it evaluated structural changes in the hippocampus region of the rat's brain. Thirdly, it attempted an evaluation of the effectiveness of the combined supplement of vitamins C and E in alleviating cold stress in terms of these biochemical parameters. Thirty male rats aged 24 months were divided into groups of five each: control (CON), cold-exposed at 10 °C (C10), cold-exposed at 5 °C (C5), supplemented control (CON+S), and supplemented cold-exposed at either 5 °C (C5+S) or 10 °C (C10+S). The rats were on a daily supplement of vitamin C and vitamin E. Cold exposure lasted 2 h/day for 4 weeks. Rats showed increased levels of hydrogen peroxide (H2O2), and thiobarbituric acid reactive substances (TBARS) in the HC at 10 °C with further increase at 5 °C. Cold also induced neuronal loss in the hippocampus with concomitant elevations in total cholesterol (TCH), triglycerides (TG) and low-density lipoproteins (LDL-C) levels, and a depletion in high-density lipoprotein (HDL-C). A notable feature was the hyperglycaemic effects of ICE and depleted levels of vitamins C and E in the hippocampus and plasma while supplementation increased their levels. More importantly, a positive correlation was observed between plasmatic LDL-C, TCH and TG and hippocampal TBARS and H2O2 levels. Further, intensity of cold emerged as a significant factor impacting the responses to vitamin C and E supplementation. These results suggest that cold-induced changes in the plasma lipid profile correlate with OS in the hippocampus, and that vitamin C and E together are effective in protecting from metabolic and possible cognitive consequences in the old under cold exposures.
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- Laboratory of Gerontology, Department of Zoology, Bangalore University, Bangalore 560 056, India.
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- Laboratory of Gerontology, Department of Zoology, Bangalore University, Bangalore 560 056, India
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Saha L, Chakrabarti A. Understanding the anti-kindling role and its mechanism of Resveratrol in Pentylenetetrazole induced-kindling in a rat model. Pharmacol Biochem Behav 2014; 120:57-64. [DOI: 10.1016/j.pbb.2014.01.010] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/08/2013] [Revised: 01/18/2014] [Accepted: 01/22/2014] [Indexed: 12/18/2022]
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Santos LEC, da Silveira GA, Costa VDC, Batista AG, Madureira AP, Rodrigues AM, Scorza CA, Amorim HA, Arida RM, Duarte MA, Scorza FA, Cavalheiro EA, de Almeida ACG. Alcohol abuse promotes changes in non-synaptic epileptiform activity with concomitant expression changes in cotransporters and glial cells. PLoS One 2013; 8:e78854. [PMID: 24236060 PMCID: PMC3827301 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0078854] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/09/2013] [Accepted: 09/24/2013] [Indexed: 01/01/2023] Open
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Non-synaptic mechanisms are being considered the common factor of brain damage in status epilepticus and alcohol intoxication. The present work reports the influence of the chronic use of ethanol on epileptic processes sustained by non-synaptic mechanisms. Adult male Wistar rats administered with ethanol (1, 2 e 3 g/kg/d) during 28 days were compared with Control. Non-synaptic epileptiform activities (NEAs) were induced by means of the zero-calcium and high-potassium model using hippocampal slices. The observed involvement of the dentate gyrus (DG) on the neurodegeneration promoted by ethanol motivated the monitoring of the electrophysiological activity in this region. The DG regions were analyzed for the presence of NKCC1, KCC2, GFAP and CD11b immunoreactivity and cell density. The treated groups showed extracellular potential measured at the granular layer with increased DC shift and population spikes (PS), which was remarkable for the group E1. The latencies to the NEAs onset were more prominent also for the treated groups, being correlated with the neuronal loss. In line with these findings were the predispositions of the treated slices for neuronal edema after NEAs induction, suggesting that restrict inter-cell space counteracts the neuronal loss and subsists the hyper-synchronism. The significant increase of the expressions of NKCC1 and CD11b for the treated groups confirms the existence of conditions favorable to the observed edematous necrosis. The data suggest that the ethanol consumption promotes changes on the non-synaptic mechanisms modulating the NEAs. For the lower ethanol dosage the neurophysiological changes were more effective suggesting to be due to the less intense neurodegenertation.
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- Luiz Eduardo Canton Santos
- Laboratório de Neurociência Experimental e Computacional, Departamento de Engenharia de Biossistemas, Universidade Federal de São João del-Rei, São João del-Rei, Minas Gerais, Brasil
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- Laboratório de Neurociência Experimental e Computacional, Departamento de Engenharia de Biossistemas, Universidade Federal de São João del-Rei, São João del-Rei, Minas Gerais, Brasil
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- Laboratório de Neurociência Experimental e Computacional, Departamento de Engenharia de Biossistemas, Universidade Federal de São João del-Rei, São João del-Rei, Minas Gerais, Brasil
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- Laboratório de Neurociência Experimental e Computacional, Departamento de Engenharia de Biossistemas, Universidade Federal de São João del-Rei, São João del-Rei, Minas Gerais, Brasil
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- Laboratório de Neurociência Experimental e Computacional, Departamento de Engenharia de Biossistemas, Universidade Federal de São João del-Rei, São João del-Rei, Minas Gerais, Brasil
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- Laboratório de Neurociência Experimental e Computacional, Departamento de Engenharia de Biossistemas, Universidade Federal de São João del-Rei, São João del-Rei, Minas Gerais, Brasil
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- Disciplina de Neurologia Experimental, Escola Paulista de Medicina, Universidade Federal de São Paulo, São Paulo, São Paulo, Brasil
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- Departamento de Ciência e Tecnologia, Universidade Federal de São Paulo, São José dos Campos, São Paulo, Brasil
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- Disciplina de Fisiologia, Escola Paulista de Medicina, Universidade Federal de São Paulo, São Paulo, São Paulo, Brasil
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- Laboratório de Neurociência Experimental e Computacional, Departamento de Engenharia de Biossistemas, Universidade Federal de São João del-Rei, São João del-Rei, Minas Gerais, Brasil
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- Disciplina de Neurologia Experimental, Escola Paulista de Medicina, Universidade Federal de São Paulo, São Paulo, São Paulo, Brasil
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- Disciplina de Neurologia Experimental, Escola Paulista de Medicina, Universidade Federal de São Paulo, São Paulo, São Paulo, Brasil
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- Laboratório de Neurociência Experimental e Computacional, Departamento de Engenharia de Biossistemas, Universidade Federal de São João del-Rei, São João del-Rei, Minas Gerais, Brasil
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Convulsive and Neurodegenerative Effects in Rats of Some Isolated Toxins from the Tityus bahiensis Scorpion Venom. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2013. [DOI: 10.1155/2013/501876] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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Despite Tityus bahiensis being one of the most dangerous scorpions in Brazil, there are few studies about the effects of its venom, which acts mainly on the central nervous system. Previous studies demonstrated the convulsive ability of this venom. The present work aimed to study the hippocampal effects in rats of some toxins isolated from pool V, which induces a pronounced epileptogenic effect. The pool was separated by reverse-phase HPLC, and the peaks with higher yield (Tb V-1, V-5, V-24, V-27, and V-28) were used in the experiments. Cannulae and electrodes were implanted in the hippocampus of male Wistar rats (240–250 g). The animals were divided into six groups that received intracerebral injection of toxin solution (1 or 2 μg/μL) or Ringer solution (control group), and they were submitted to behavioral, electrographic, and histological analysis. All toxins studied evoked electrographic and behavioral epileptic-like activity to different degrees. Moreover, the toxins V-1, V-24, and V-28 caused significant neuronal loss in CA4 ipsi- and contralateral hippocampal areas. These results suggest that toxins from T. bahiensis scorpion, when injected into the hippocampus, are able to act directly on the central nervous system inducing convulsive and neurodegenerative effects.
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Chen YH, Kuo TT, Chu MT, Ma HI, Chiang YH, Huang EYK. Postnatal systemic inflammation exacerbates impairment of hippocampal synaptic plasticity in an animal seizure model. Neuroimmunomodulation 2013; 20:223-32. [PMID: 23736043 DOI: 10.1159/000348440] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/28/2012] [Accepted: 01/25/2013] [Indexed: 11/19/2022] Open
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OBJECTIVE To investigate the effects of systemic inflammation in the critical postnatal stages on neurophysiological actions of immune processes and neural plasticity in adult rats after kainic acid (KA)-induced seizures. METHODS To determine changes in hippocampal synaptic plasticity after postnatal central nervous system inflammatory responses and seizure attacks, we performed intraperitoneal injections of lipopolysaccharide (LPS) in postnatal Sprague Dawley rats on day 14 (P14) to induce central nervous system inflammation. We then used a KA tail vein injection on P35 to induce seizure attacks. We compared the variability in synaptic plasticity in the hippocampal Schaffer collateral-CA1 region of seizure animals with or without LPS-induced inflammation preconditioning. RESULTS P14 injection of LPS increased susceptibility to seizures, while treatment with KA on P35 induced seizures. Long-term potentiation (LTP) of the Schaffer collateral-CA1 region was impaired in seizure animals, and this effect was more pronounced in the P14 LPS injection group. Fluoro-Jade staining revealed an increase in degenerated hippocampal CA1 pyramidal cells in the P14 LPS injection group. Cytokine expression in the hippocampus in the pre-, peri- and postictus periods was greater in P14 LPS rats than in saline-treated rats. CONCLUSIONS Intraperitoneal LPS injection on P14 induces higher cytokine secretion after KA-induced seizures, enhancing neuronal excitability, shortening seizure onset time and exacerbating neuronal degeneration and impairment of LTP formation in the hippocampal Schaffer collateral-CA1 region. Central nervous system inflammation during critical stages of childhood development could disrupt the balance needed for neurophysiological actions of immune processes, producing direct, pernicious effects on memory, neural plasticity and neurogenesis into adulthood.
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- Yuan-Hao Chen
- Department of Neurological Surgery, Tri-Service General Hospital, National Defense Medical Center, Taipei, Taiwan, ROC
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Sun YG, Sun D, Yu W, Zhu MC, Ding F, Liu YN, Gao EJ, Wang SJ, Xiong G, Dragutan I, Dragutan V. Synthesis, characterization, interaction with DNA and cytotoxicity of Pd(ii) and Pt(ii) complexes containing pyridine carboxylic acid ligands. Dalton Trans 2013; 42:3957-67. [DOI: 10.1039/c2dt32114a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/18/2022]
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Martinc B, Grabnar I, Vovk T. The role of reactive species in epileptogenesis and influence of antiepileptic drug therapy on oxidative stress. Curr Neuropharmacol 2012; 10:328-43. [PMID: 23730257 PMCID: PMC3520043 DOI: 10.2174/157015912804143504] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/20/2012] [Revised: 07/23/2012] [Accepted: 09/03/2012] [Indexed: 01/09/2023] Open
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Epilepsy is considered one of the most common neurological disorders. The focus of this review is the acquired form of epilepsy, with the development process consisting of three major phases, the acute injury phase, the latency epileptogenesis phase, and the phase of spontaneous recurrent seizures. Nowadays, an increasing attention is paid to the possible interrelationship between oxidative stress resulting in disturbance of physiological signalling roles of calcium and free radicals in neuronal cells and mitochondrial dysfunction, cell damage, and epilepsy. The positive stimulation of mitochondrial calcium signals by reactive oxygen species and increased reactive oxygen species generation resulting from increased mitochondrial calcium can lead to a positive feedback loop. We propose that calcium can pose both, physiological and pathological effects of mitochondrial function, which can lead in neuronal cell death and consequent epileptic seizures. Various antiepileptic drugs may impair the endogenous antioxidative ability to prevent oxidative stress. Therefore, some antiepileptic drugs, especially from the older generation, may trigger oxygen-dependent tissue injury. The prooxidative effects of these antiepileptic drugs might lead to enhancement of seizure activity, resulting in loss of their efficacy or apparent functional tolerance and undesired adverse effects. Additionally, various reactive metabolites of antiepileptic drugs are capable of covalent binding to macromolecules which may lead to deterioration of the epileptic seizures and systemic toxicity. Since neuronal loss seems to be one of the major neurobiological abnormalities in the epileptic brain, the ability of antioxidants to attenuate seizure generation and the accompanying changes in oxidative burden, further support an important role of antioxidants as having a putative antiepileptic potential.
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- Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Ljubljana, Aškerčeva 7, 1000 Ljubljana, Slovenia
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Effect of different mild hypoxia manipulations on kainic acid-induced seizures in the hippocampus of rats. Neurochem Res 2012; 38:123-32. [PMID: 23065181 DOI: 10.1007/s11064-012-0899-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/07/2012] [Revised: 09/20/2012] [Accepted: 10/03/2012] [Indexed: 02/01/2023]
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The protective effect of the mild hypoxia to the epilepsy has been widely tested. Although it is found that the hypoxia protects the brain by up-regulation of hypoxia-inducible factor-1α, few focused on systematic comparisons between different mild hypoxia manipulations and their effects. The male Sprague-Dawley rats were observed following exposure to hypoxia before and after epilepsy for 3 days with 90 min per day. The effects of different mild hypoxia manipulations on kainic acid-induced epilepsy were compared from the perspective of morphology, molecular biology and behavioral test. Results showed that different mild hypoxia manipulations could inhibit the cell apoptosis of kainic acid-induced rat hippocampus and improve their physiological functions. The effect of preconditioning group was better than that of postconditioning group and that of preconditioning and postconditioning with mild hypoxia group was the best among all the groups. The result showed that the preconditioning and postconditioning of mild hypoxia was recommended pre- and post-epilepsy and exposure to mild hypoxia should be prolonged. These findings might provide new ideas and methods for the clinical treatment of epilepsy.
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McKay S, Griffiths NH, Butters PA, Thubron EB, Hardingham GE, Wyllie DJA. Direct pharmacological monitoring of the developmental switch in NMDA receptor subunit composition using TCN 213, a GluN2A-selective, glycine-dependent antagonist. Br J Pharmacol 2012; 166:924-37. [PMID: 22022974 PMCID: PMC3417419 DOI: 10.1111/j.1476-5381.2011.01748.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 29] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/20/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE Developmental switches in NMDA receptor subunit expression have been inferred from studies of GluN2 expression levels, changes in kinetics of glutamatergic synaptic currents and sensitivity of NMDA receptor-mediated currents to selective GluN2B antagonists. Here we use TCN 213, a novel GluN2A-selective antagonist to identify the presence of this subunit in functional NMDA receptors in developing cortical neurones. EXPERIMENTAL APPROACH Two-electrode voltage-clamp (TEVC) recordings were made from Xenopus laevis oocytes to determine the pharmacological activity of TCN 213 at recombinant NMDA receptors. TCN 213 antagonism was studied in cultures of primary cortical neurones, assessing the NMDA receptor dependency of NMDA-induced excitotoxicity and monitoring developmental switches in NMDA receptor subunit composition. KEY RESULTS TCN 213 antagonism of GluN1/GluN2A NMDA receptors was dependent on glycine but independent of glutamate concentrations in external recording solutions. Antagonism by TCN 213 was surmountable and gave a Schild plot with unity slope. TCN 213 block of GluN1/GluN2B NMDA receptor-mediated currents was negligible. In cortical neurones, at a early developmental stage predominantly expressing GluN2B-containing NMDA receptors, TCN 213 failed to antagonize NMDA receptor-mediated currents or to prevent GluN2B-dependent, NMDA-induced excitoxicity. In older cultures (DIV 14) or in neurones transfected with GluN2A subunits, TCN 213 antagonized NMDA-evoked currents. Block by TCN 213 of NMDA currents inversely correlated with block by ifenprodil, a selective GluN2B antagonist. CONCLUSIONS AND IMPLICATIONS TCN 213 selectively blocked GluN1/GluN2A over GluN1/GluN2B NMDA receptors allowing direct dissection of functional NMDA receptors and pharmacological profiling of developmental changes in native NMDA receptor subunit composition.
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- S McKay
- Centre for Integrative Physiology, University of Edinburgh, Hugh Robson Building, George Square, Edinburgh, UK
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Nehlig A. Hippocampal MRI and other structural biomarkers: experimental approach to epileptogenesis. Biomark Med 2012; 5:585-97. [PMID: 22003907 DOI: 10.2217/bmm.11.65] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022] Open
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The present review is devoted to application of MRI techniques to the epileptic brain and the search for potential biomarkers of epileptogenicity and/or epileptogenesis in rodents that could be translated to the clinic. Diffusion-weighted imaging reveals very early changes in water movements. T(2)-weighted hypersignal indicates edema or gliosis within brain regions and is most often used along with histological assessment of neuronal loss. (31)P magnetic resonance spectroscopy measures the energy reserve of the tissue while (1)H spectroscopy assesses neuronal loss and mitochondrial dysfunction. (13)C spectroscopy analyzes, separately, neuronal and astrocytic metabolism and interactions between the two cell types. Finally, diffusion tensor imaging and tractography have been applied to the study of plasticity and show a good coherence with circuit changes assessed by Timm staining. The potential of these techniques as reliable biomarkers of epileptogenesis is still disputed. At the moment, one study has provided a reliable temporal evolution of the T(2) signal, predicting epileptogenesis in 100% of the cases, and further imaging approaches based on the techniques described here are still needed to identify potential early imaging biomarkers of epileptogenicity and/or epileptogenesis.
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- Astrid Nehlig
- INSERM U 666, Faculty of Medicine, 11 rue Humann, 67085 Strasbourg Cedex, France.
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Zhu MC, Dai L, Gao EJ, Lin L, Wang B, Liu L. Synthesis, characterization and cytotoxicity of a carboxylic ligand 2,2-bis(3-phenylpropyl) malonic acid and a corresponding Mn(ii) complex. Dalton Trans 2012; 41:13352-8. [DOI: 10.1039/c2dt31635h] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/26/2022]
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Gao E, Lin L, Liu L, Zhu M, Wang B, Gao X. Two new palladium(ii) complexes: synthesis, characterization and their interaction with HeLa cells. Dalton Trans 2012; 41:11187-94. [DOI: 10.1039/c2dt30990d] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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Shen K, Shen C, Chen L, Chen X, Chen Y. Morphological alterations of Vero cell exposed to coplanar PCB 126 and noncoplanar PCB 153. ENVIRONMENTAL TOXICOLOGY 2012; 27:26-31. [PMID: 20549637 DOI: 10.1002/tox.20608] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/06/2009] [Revised: 03/08/2010] [Accepted: 03/13/2010] [Indexed: 05/29/2023]
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Polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) are widespread, persistent environmental contaminants that display a complex spectrum of toxicological properties. Exposure to PCBs has been associated with morphological anomalies in cell cultures. However, most mechanistic studies of PCBs' toxic activity have been focused on coplanar congeners. It is of importance to determine whether PCB treatment would influence cell configuration and whether these changes would depend on the structural characteristics of PCBs. In this study, we investigated cell morphological alteration in Vero cell cultures after exposure to coplanar PCB 126 and noncoplanar PCB 153. The survival of Vero cells was measured through the MTT (3-(4,5-dimethylthiazol-2-yl)-2,5-diphenyltetrazolium bromide) test. Cytotoxicity results suggested that PCB congeners had a toxic, antiproliferative effect on Vero cells. Morphological studies described structural modifications and provided evidence that apoptosis might be the main cell death pathway in PCB 153-treated cells. The comparison between PCB 126 and PCB 153 indicated that the cell death mechanisms involved in coplanar or noncoplanar PCB congener exposure were different in Vero cells.
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- Kaili Shen
- Institute of Environmental Science and Technology, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, China
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Novel palladium(II) complexes containing a sulfur ligand: structure and biological activity on HeLa cells. J Biol Inorg Chem 2011; 17:263-74. [DOI: 10.1007/s00775-011-0847-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/12/2011] [Accepted: 09/02/2011] [Indexed: 01/20/2023]
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Crowe SL, Tsukerman S, Gale K, Jorgensen TJ, Kondratyev AD. Phosphorylation of histone H2A.X as an early marker of neuronal endangerment following seizures in the adult rat brain. J Neurosci 2011; 31:7648-56. [PMID: 21613478 PMCID: PMC3118469 DOI: 10.1523/jneurosci.0092-11.2011] [Citation(s) in RCA: 31] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/06/2011] [Revised: 03/14/2011] [Accepted: 04/07/2011] [Indexed: 11/21/2022] Open
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The phosphorylated form of histone H2A.X (γ-H2AX) is a well documented early, sensitive, and selective marker of DNA double-strand breaks (DSBs). Previously, we found that excessive glutamatergic activity increased γ-H2AX in neurons in vitro. Here, we evaluated γ-H2AX formation in the adult rat brain following neuronal excitation evoked by seizure activity in vivo. We found that brief, repeated electroconvulsive shock (ECS)-induced seizures (three individual seizures within 60 min) did not trigger an increase γ-H2AX immunostaining. In contrast, a cluster of 5-7 individual seizures evoked by kainic acid (KA) rapidly (within 30 min) induced γ-H2AX in multiple neuronal populations in hippocampus and entorhinal cortex. This duration of seizure activity is well below threshold for induction of neuronal cell death, indicating that the γ-H2AX increase occurs in response to sublethal insults. Moreover, an increase in γ-H2AX was seen in dentate granule cells, which are resistant to cell death caused by KA-evoked seizures. With as little as a 5 min duration of status epilepticus (SE), γ-H2AX increased in CA1, CA3, and entorhinal cortex to a greater extent than that observed after the clusters of individual seizures, with still greater increases after 120 min of SE. Our findings provide the first direct demonstration that DNA DSB damage occurs in vivo in the brain following seizures. Furthermore, we found that the γ-H2AX increase caused by 120 min of SE was prevented by neuroprotective preconditioning with ECS-evoked seizures. This demonstrates that DNA DSB damage is an especially sensitive indicator of neuronal endangerment and that it is responsive to neuroprotective intervention.
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- Interdisciplinary Program in Neuroscience and Department of Pharmacology, Georgetown University, Washington, DC 20057, USA
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Gao E, Liu L, Zhu M, Huang Y, Guan F, Gao X, Zhang M, Wang L, Zhang W, Sun Y. Synthesis, characterization, interaction with DNA, and cytotoxic effect in vitro of new mono- and dinuclear Pd(II) and Pt(II) complexes with benzo[d]thiazol-2-amine as the primary ligand. Inorg Chem 2011; 50:4732-41. [PMID: 21520903 DOI: 10.1021/ic102142j] [Citation(s) in RCA: 56] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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A series of novel Pd(II) and Pt(II) complexes, [PdL(2)Cl(2)]·DMF (1), [Pd(2)(L-H)(2)(bpy)Cl(2)]·(H(2)O)(2)·DMF (2), [Pd(2)(L-H)(2)(phen)Cl(2)]·2H(2)O (3), [PtL(2)Cl(2)]·H(2)O (4), [Pt(2)(L-H)(2)(bpy)Cl(2)]·2H(2)O (5), and [Pt(2)(L-H)(2)(phen)Cl(2)]·H(2)O (6), where bpy = 2,2'-bipyridine, phen = 1,10-phenanthroline, and L = 1,3-benzothiazol-2-amine, have been synthesized and characterized. The competitive binding of the complexes to DNA has been investigated by fluorescence spectroscopy. The values of the apparent DNA binding constant, calculated from fluorescence spectral studies, were 3.8 × 10(6) (K(app)(4)), 2.9 × 10(6) (K(app)(1)), 2.4 × 10(6) (K(app)(6)), 2.0 × 10(6) (K(app)(5)), 1.2 × 10(6) (K(app)(3)), and 6.9 × 10(5) (K(app)(2)). The binding parameters for the fluorescence Scatchard plot were also determined. On the basis of the data obtained, it indicates that the six complexes bind to DNA with different binding affinities in the relative order 4 > 1 > 6 > 5 > 3 > 2. Viscosity studies carried out on the interaction of complexes with Fish Sperm DNA (FS-DNA) suggested that all complexes bind by intercalation. Gel electrophoresis assay demonstrates that all the complexes can cleave the pBR 322 plasmid DNA and bind to DNA in a similar mode. The cytotoxic activity of the complexes has been also tested against four different cancer cell lines. The results show that all complexes have activity against KB, AGZY-83a, Hep-G2, and HeLa cells. In general, the Pt(II) complexes were found to be more effective than the isostructural Pd(II) complexes. The mononuclear complexes exhibited excellent activity in comparison with the dinuclear complexes in these four cell lines. Moreover, on the KB cell line (the human oral epithelial carcinoma), the observed result seems quite encouraging for the six complexes with IC(50) values ranging from 1.5 to 8.6 μM. Furthermore, apoptosis assay with hematoxylin-eosin staining shows treatment with the six complexes results in morphological changes of KB cells. The results induce apoptosis in KB cells.
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- EnJun Gao
- Department of Coordination Chemistry, Shenyang University of Chemical Technology, Shenyang 110142, China.
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Sugiura Y, Taguchi R, Setou M. Visualization of spatiotemporal energy dynamics of hippocampal neurons by mass spectrometry during a kainate-induced seizure. PLoS One 2011; 6:e17952. [PMID: 21445350 PMCID: PMC3062556 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0017952] [Citation(s) in RCA: 63] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/21/2010] [Accepted: 02/18/2011] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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We report the use of matrix-assisted laser desorption/ionization (MALDI) imaging mass spectrometry combined with capillary electrophoresis (CE) mass spectrometry to visualize energy metabolism in the mouse hippocampus by imaging energy-related metabolites. We show the distribution patterns of ATP, ADP, and AMP in the hippocampus as well as changes in their amounts and distribution patterns in a murine model of limbic, kainate-induced seizure. As an acute response to kainate administration, we found massive and moderate reductions in ATP and ADP levels, respectively, but no significant changes in AMP levels--especially in cells of the CA3 layer. The results suggest the existence of CA3 neuron-selective energy metabolism at the anhydride bonds of ATP and ADP in the hippocampal neurons during seizure. In addition, metabolome analysis of energy synthesis pathways indicates accelerated glycolysis and possibly TCA cycle activity during seizure, presumably due to the depletion of ATP. Consistent with this result, the observed energy depletion significantly recovered up to 180 min after kainate administration. However, the recovery rate was remarkably low in part of the data-pixel population in the CA3 cell layer region, which likely reflects acute and CA3-selective neural death. Taken together, the present approach successfully revealed the spatiotemporal energy metabolism of the mouse hippocampus at a cellular resolution--both quantitatively and qualitatively. We aim to further elucidate various metabolic processes in the neural system.
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- Yuki Sugiura
- Department of Molecular Anatomy, Hamamatsu Medical School, Higashi-ku, Hamamatsu, Shizuoka, Japan
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- Department of Metabolome, Graduate School of Medicine, The University of Tokyo, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Molecular Anatomy, Hamamatsu Medical School, Higashi-ku, Hamamatsu, Shizuoka, Japan
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Carvalho ASR, Torres LB, Persike DS, Fernandes MJS, Amado D, Naffah-Mazzacoratti MDG, Cavalheiro EA, da Silva AV. Neuroprotective effect of pyruvate and oxaloacetate during pilocarpine induced status epilepticus in rats. Neurochem Int 2011; 58:385-90. [DOI: 10.1016/j.neuint.2010.12.014] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/19/2009] [Revised: 12/14/2010] [Accepted: 12/17/2010] [Indexed: 10/18/2022]
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Synthesis and crystal structure of two new dinuclear cobalt(II) complexes interaction with HeLa cells. Eur J Med Chem 2011; 46:160-7. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ejmech.2010.10.031] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/21/2010] [Revised: 10/20/2010] [Accepted: 10/29/2010] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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Lopez-Meraz ML, Niquet J, Wasterlain CG. Distinct caspase pathways mediate necrosis and apoptosis in subpopulations of hippocampal neurons after status epilepticus. Epilepsia 2010; 51 Suppl 3:56-60. [PMID: 20618402 DOI: 10.1111/j.1528-1167.2010.02611.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 34] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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Status epilepticus in the immature brain induces neuronal injury in the hippocampal formation, but the mode and mechanism of death are poorly understood. Our laboratory has recently investigated the role of caspase-3, -8, and -9 in neuronal injury, using a lithium-pilocarpine model of status epilepticus in 2-week-old rat pups. Our results showed that dying neurons in the dentate gyrus and CA1-subiculum area do not share the same mechanism of death. In CA1-subiculum, caspase-8 upregulation preceded caspase-3 activation in morphologically necrotic neurons. The pan-caspase inhibitor Q-VD-OPH reduced CA1 damage, showing that caspases contribute to status epilepticus-induced necrosis. In the dentate gyrus, dying neurons were caspase-9 and -3 immunoreactive and morphologically apoptotic. It is not clear why the same seizures cause different types of cell death in neurons that are connected in series along the same hippocampal circuit, but the apoptotic dentate neurons express doublecortin, and do not express calbindin-D28k, suggesting that their immaturity may be a factor in producing an apoptotic mode of death.
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Laurén HB, Lopez-Picon FR, Brandt AM, Rios-Rojas CJ, Holopainen IE. Transcriptome analysis of the hippocampal CA1 pyramidal cell region after kainic acid-induced status epilepticus in juvenile rats. PLoS One 2010; 5:e10733. [PMID: 20505763 PMCID: PMC2873964 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0010733] [Citation(s) in RCA: 47] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/21/2009] [Accepted: 04/28/2010] [Indexed: 11/19/2022] Open
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Molecular mechanisms involved in epileptogenesis in the developing brain remain poorly understood. The gene array approach could reveal some of the factors involved by allowing the identification of a broad scale of genes altered by seizures. In this study we used microarray analysis to reveal the gene expression profile of the laser microdissected hippocampal CA1 subregion one week after kainic acid (KA)-induced status epilepticus (SE) in 21-day-old rats, which are developmentally roughly comparable to juvenile children. The gene expression analysis with the Chipster software generated a total of 1592 differently expressed genes in the CA1 subregion of KA-treated rats compared to control rats. The KEGG database revealed that the identified genes were involved in pathways such as oxidative phosporylation (26 genes changed), and long-term potentiation (LTP; 18 genes changed). Also genes involved in Ca2+ homeostasis, gliosis, inflammation, and GABAergic transmission were altered. To validate the microarray results we further examined the protein expression for a subset of selected genes, glial fibrillary protein (GFAP), apolipoprotein E (apo E), cannabinoid type 1 receptor (CB1), Purkinje cell protein 4 (PEP-19), and interleukin 8 receptor (CXCR1), with immunohistochemistry, which confirmed the transcriptome results. Our results showed that SE resulted in no obvious CA1 neuronal loss, and alterations in the expression pattern of several genes during the early epileptogenic phase were comparable to previous gene expression studies of the adult hippocampus of both experimental epileptic animals and patients with temporal lobe epilepsy (TLE). However, some changes seem to occur after SE specifically in the juvenile rat hippocampus. Insight of the SE-induced alterations in gene expression and their related pathways could give us hints for the development of new target-specific antiepileptic drugs that interfere with the progression of the disease in the juvenile age group.
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- Hanna B. Laurén
- Department of Pharmacology, Drug Development, and Therapeutics, Institute of Biomedicine, University of Turku, Turku, Finland
- MediCity Research Laboratory, Turku, Finland
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- Department of Pharmacology, Drug Development, and Therapeutics, Institute of Biomedicine, University of Turku, Turku, Finland
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- Turku Centre for Biotechnology, University of Turku and Åbo Akademi University, Turku, Finland
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- Turku Centre for Biotechnology, University of Turku and Åbo Akademi University, Turku, Finland
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- Department of Pharmacology, Drug Development, and Therapeutics, Institute of Biomedicine, University of Turku, Turku, Finland
- MediCity Research Laboratory, Turku, Finland
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Engel T, Hatazaki S, Tanaka K, Prehn JHM, Henshall DC. Deletion of Puma protects hippocampal neurons in a model of severe status epilepticus. Neuroscience 2010; 168:443-50. [PMID: 20362645 DOI: 10.1016/j.neuroscience.2010.03.057] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/12/2010] [Revised: 03/23/2010] [Accepted: 03/26/2010] [Indexed: 02/04/2023]
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Prolonged seizures (status epilepticus) can activate apoptosis-associated signaling pathways. The extent to which such pathways contribute to cell death might depend on the insult intensity, whereby the programmed or apoptotic cell death component is reduced when seizures are more severe or protracted. We recently showed that mice lacking the pro-apoptotic Bcl-2 homology domain 3-only protein Puma (Bbc3) were potently protected against damage caused by status epilepticus. In the present study we examined whether Puma deficiency was protective when the seizure episode was more severe. Intra-amygdala microinjection of 1 microg kainic acid (KA) into C57BL/6 mice triggered status epilepticus that lasted about twice as long as with 0.3 microg KA prior to lorazepam termination. Hippocampal damage was also significantly greater in the higher-dose group. Over 80% of degenerating neurons after seizures were positive for DNA fragmentation assessed by terminal deoxynucleotidyl dUTP nick end labeling (TUNEL). Microscopic analysis of neuronal nuclear morphology in TUNEL-positive cells revealed the proportion displaying large rounded clumps of condensed chromatin was approximately 50% lower in the high-dose versus low-dose KA group. Nevertheless, compared to heterozygous and wild-type mice subject to status epilepticus by high-dose KA, neuronal death was reduced by approximately 50% in the hippocampus of Puma-deficient mice. These data suggest aspects of the apoptotic component of seizure-induced neuronal death are insult duration- or severity-dependent. Moreover, they provide further genetic evidence that seizure-induced neuronal death is preventable by targeting so-called apoptosis-associated signaling pathways and Puma loss likely disrupts caspase-independent or non-apoptotic seizure-induced neuronal death.
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- T Engel
- Department of Physiology & Medical Physics, Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland, 123 St. Stephen's Green, Dublin 2, Ireland
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Zhao S, Aviles ER, Fujikawa DG. Nuclear translocation of mitochondrial cytochrome c, lysosomal cathepsins B and D, and three other death-promoting proteins within the first 60 minutes of generalized seizures. J Neurosci Res 2010; 88:1727-37. [DOI: 10.1002/jnr.22338] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/22/2022]
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Kotariya NT, Bikashvili TZ, Zhvaniya MG, Chkhikvishvili TG. Ultrastructure of hippocampal field CA1 in rats after status epilepticus induced by systemic administration of kainic acid. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2009; 40:127-30. [PMID: 20033316 DOI: 10.1007/s11055-009-9233-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/23/2008] [Revised: 11/24/2008] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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The ultrastructure of hippocampal field CA1 in rats was studied 14 days after status epilepticus induced by administration of kainic acid. Structural changes were seen in 40% of cells, predominantly interneurons, which showed both reversible changes (mitochondria with an electron-dense matrix or small numbers of short cristae, moderate dilation of rough endoplasmic reticulum (RER) cisterns, and small numbers of ribosomes) and more significant abnormalities: swollen mitochondria with very small numbers of cristae, which were partially degraded, some with damaged mitochondrial membranes, along with pathologically damaged RER components and focal or peripheral chromatolysis. Chromatolyzed areas sometimes contained membrane-like includes and vacuoles. In addition, the neuropil contained occasional large osmiophilic formations surrounded by astrocyte processes with accumulations of glycogen or gliofibrils. Synaptoarchitectonics were also altered. Asymmetrical synapses were often seen on small dendrites and spines, with highly osmiophilic postsynaptic zones, their synaptic terminals containing numerous synaptic vesicles and large vesicles with electron-dense cores. Some presynaptic endings showed clear signs of classical dark-type degeneration. As the nucleus remained intact in all types of altered neurons, it appears that most cells underwent pathological changes of the necrotic type.
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- N T Kotariya
- Department of Neuroanatomy (Director: Professor I. K. Svanidze), I. S. Beritashvili Institute of Physiology, Tbilisi, Georgia
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Fujikawa DG, Zhao S, Ke X, Shinmei SS, Allen SG. Mild as well as severe insults produce necrotic, not apoptotic, cells: evidence from 60-min seizures. Neurosci Lett 2009; 469:333-7. [PMID: 20026247 DOI: 10.1016/j.neulet.2009.12.022] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/16/2009] [Revised: 12/11/2009] [Accepted: 12/14/2009] [Indexed: 10/20/2022]
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We tested the hypothesis that mild insults produce apoptotic, and severe insults necrotic, cells by subjecting adult Wistar rats to 60-min instead of 3-h generalized seizures. Rats' brains were evaluated 6 and 24h later for evidence of neuronal necrosis by light and electron microscopy, the presence of TUNEL staining and active caspase-3 immunoreactivity, and for evidence of DNA laddering 24h after seizures. Apoptotic neurons from the retrosplenial cortex of postnatal day 8 rat pups served as positive controls. Six and 24h after seizures, 16 and 15 brain regions respectively out of 24 showed significant numbers of acidophilic neurons by hematoxylin and eosin stain. Three brain regions had significant numbers of TUNEL-positive neurons 24h after seizures. No neurons showed active caspase-3 immunoreactivity. Acidophilic neurons were necrotic by electron-microscopic examination. Ultrastructurally, they were shrunken and electron-dense, with shrunken, pyknotic nuclei and swollen mitochondria with disrupted cristae. Nuclei did not contain the irregular chromatin clumps found after 3-h seizures. None of the six brain regions studied ultrastructurally that show DNA laddering 24h after 3-h seizures showed DNA laddering 24h after 60-min seizures, probably because there were too few damaged neurons, although the lack of chromatin clumping might have been a contributing factor. Following seizures, a mild as well as a severe insult produces caspase-3-negative necrotic neurons. These results do not support the hypothesis that mild insults produce apoptotic, and severe insults, necrotic, cells.
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- Denson G Fujikawa
- Experimental Neurology Laboratory, VA Greater Los Angeles Healthcare System, North Hills, CA 91343-2036, USA.
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Vulnerability of postnatal hippocampal neurons to seizures varies regionally with their maturational stage. Neurobiol Dis 2009; 37:394-402. [PMID: 19879360 DOI: 10.1016/j.nbd.2009.10.019] [Citation(s) in RCA: 41] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/28/2009] [Revised: 09/15/2009] [Accepted: 10/22/2009] [Indexed: 11/21/2022] Open
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The mechanism of status epilepticus-induced neuronal death in the immature brain is not fully understood. In the present study, we examined the contribution of caspases in our lithium-pilocarpine model of status epilepticus in 14 days old rat pups. In CA1, upregulation of caspase-8, but not caspase-9, preceded caspase-3 activation in morphologically necrotic cells. Pretreatment with a pan-caspase inhibitor provided neuroprotection, showing that caspase activation was not an epiphenomenon but contributed to neuronal necrosis. By contrast, upregulation of active caspase-9 and caspase-3, but not caspase-8, was detected in apoptotic dentate gyrus neurons, which were immunoreactive for doublecortin and calbindin-negative, two features of immature neurons. These results suggest that, in cells which are aligned in series as parts of the same excitatory hippocampal circuit, the same seizures induce neuronal death through different mechanisms. The regional level of neuronal maturity may be a determining factor in the execution of a specific death program.
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Kondo A, Shingo T, Yasuhara T, Kuramoto S, Kameda M, Kikuchi Y, Matsui T, Miyoshi Y, Agari T, Borlongan CV, Date I. Erythropoietin exerts anti-epileptic effects with the suppression of aberrant new cell formation in the dentate gyrus and upregulation of neuropeptide Y in seizure model of rats. Brain Res 2009; 1296:127-36. [DOI: 10.1016/j.brainres.2009.08.025] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/30/2009] [Revised: 08/02/2009] [Accepted: 08/05/2009] [Indexed: 11/15/2022]
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