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Navolokin N, Adushkina V, Zlatogorskaya D, Telnova V, Evsiukova A, Vodovozova E, Eroshova A, Dosadina E, Diduk S, Semyachkina-Glushkovskaya O. Promising Strategies to Reduce the SARS-CoV-2 Amyloid Deposition in the Brain and Prevent COVID-19-Exacerbated Dementia and Alzheimer's Disease. Pharmaceuticals (Basel) 2024; 17:788. [PMID: 38931455 PMCID: PMC11206883 DOI: 10.3390/ph17060788] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/29/2024] [Revised: 06/02/2024] [Accepted: 06/11/2024] [Indexed: 06/28/2024] Open
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The COVID-19 pandemic, caused by infection with the SARS-CoV-2 virus, is associated with cognitive impairment and Alzheimer's disease (AD) progression. Once it enters the brain, the SARS-CoV-2 virus stimulates accumulation of amyloids in the brain that are highly toxic to neural cells. These amyloids may trigger neurological symptoms in COVID-19. The meningeal lymphatic vessels (MLVs) play an important role in removal of toxins and mediate viral drainage from the brain. MLVs are considered a promising target to prevent COVID-19-exacerbated dementia. However, there are limited methods for augmentation of MLV function. This review highlights new discoveries in the field of COVID-19-mediated amyloid accumulation in the brain associated with the neurological symptoms and the development of promising strategies to stimulate clearance of amyloids from the brain through lymphatic and other pathways. These strategies are based on innovative methods of treating brain dysfunction induced by COVID-19 infection, including the use of photobiomodulation, plasmalogens, and medicinal herbs, which offer hope for addressing the challenges posed by the SARS-CoV-2 virus.
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- Nikita Navolokin
- Department of Pathological Anatomy, Saratov Medical State University, Bolshaya Kazachaya Str. 112, 410012 Saratov, Russia;
- Department of Biology, Saratov State University, Astrakhanskaya 82, 410012 Saratov, Russia; (V.A.); (D.Z.); (V.T.); (A.E.)
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- Department of Biology, Saratov State University, Astrakhanskaya 82, 410012 Saratov, Russia; (V.A.); (D.Z.); (V.T.); (A.E.)
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- Department of Biology, Saratov State University, Astrakhanskaya 82, 410012 Saratov, Russia; (V.A.); (D.Z.); (V.T.); (A.E.)
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- Department of Biology, Saratov State University, Astrakhanskaya 82, 410012 Saratov, Russia; (V.A.); (D.Z.); (V.T.); (A.E.)
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- Department of Biology, Saratov State University, Astrakhanskaya 82, 410012 Saratov, Russia; (V.A.); (D.Z.); (V.T.); (A.E.)
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- Shemyakin-Ovchinnikov Institute of Bioorganic Chemistry, Russian Academy of Sciences, Miklukho-Maklaya 16/10, 117997 Moscow, Russia;
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- Department of Biotechnology, Leeners LLC, Nagornyi Proezd 3a, 117105 Moscow, Russia; (A.E.); (E.D.); (S.D.)
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- Department of Biotechnology, Leeners LLC, Nagornyi Proezd 3a, 117105 Moscow, Russia; (A.E.); (E.D.); (S.D.)
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- Department of Biotechnology, Leeners LLC, Nagornyi Proezd 3a, 117105 Moscow, Russia; (A.E.); (E.D.); (S.D.)
- Research Institute of Carcinogenesis of the N.N. Blokhin National Medical Research Center of Oncology, Ministry of Health of Russia, Kashirskoe Shosse 24, 115522 Moscow, Russia
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Carroll JD. Photobiomodulation Literature Watch September 2023. Photobiomodul Photomed Laser Surg 2024; 42:498-500. [PMID: 38976291 DOI: 10.1089/pho.2024.0084] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 07/09/2024] Open
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Huang Z, Hamblin MR, Zhang Q. Photobiomodulation in experimental models of Alzheimer's disease: state-of-the-art and translational perspectives. Alzheimers Res Ther 2024; 16:114. [PMID: 38773642 PMCID: PMC11106984 DOI: 10.1186/s13195-024-01484-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/07/2024] [Accepted: 05/15/2024] [Indexed: 05/24/2024]
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Alzheimer's disease (AD) poses a significant public health problem, affecting millions of people across the world. Despite decades of research into therapeutic strategies for AD, effective prevention or treatment for this devastating disorder remains elusive. In this review, we discuss the potential of photobiomodulation (PBM) for preventing and alleviating AD-associated pathologies, with a focus on the biological mechanisms underlying this therapy. Future research directions and guidance for clinical practice for this non-invasive and non-pharmacological therapy are also highlighted. The available evidence indicates that different treatment paradigms, including transcranial and systemic PBM, along with the recently proposed remote PBM, all could be promising for AD. PBM exerts diverse biological effects, such as enhancing mitochondrial function, mitigating the neuroinflammation caused by activated glial cells, increasing cerebral perfusion, improving glymphatic drainage, regulating the gut microbiome, boosting myokine production, and modulating the immune system. We suggest that PBM may serve as a powerful therapeutic intervention for AD.
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- Zhihai Huang
- Department of Neurology, Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center, 1501 Kings Highway, Shreveport, LA, 71103, USA
- Department of Pharmacology, Toxicology & Neuroscience, Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center, 1501 Kings Highway, Shreveport, LA, 71103, USA
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- Laser Research Centre, University of Johannesburg, Doornfontein, 2028, South Africa.
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- Department of Neurology, Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center, 1501 Kings Highway, Shreveport, LA, 71103, USA.
- Department of Pharmacology, Toxicology & Neuroscience, Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center, 1501 Kings Highway, Shreveport, LA, 71103, USA.
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Du Y, Li D, Hu Z, Liu S, Xia Q, Zhu J, Xu J, Yu T, Zhu D. Dual-Channel in Spatial-Frequency Domain CycleGAN for perceptual enhancement of transcranial cortical vascular structure and function. Comput Biol Med 2024; 173:108377. [PMID: 38569233 DOI: 10.1016/j.compbiomed.2024.108377] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/08/2023] [Revised: 02/20/2024] [Accepted: 03/24/2024] [Indexed: 04/05/2024]
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Observing cortical vascular structures and functions using laser speckle contrast imaging (LSCI) at high resolution plays a crucial role in understanding cerebral pathologies. Usually, open-skull window techniques have been applied to reduce scattering of skull and enhance image quality. However, craniotomy surgeries inevitably induce inflammation, which may obstruct observations in certain scenarios. In contrast, image enhancement algorithms provide popular tools for improving the signal-to-noise ratio (SNR) of LSCI. The current methods were less than satisfactory through intact skulls because the transcranial cortical images were of poor quality. Moreover, existing algorithms do not guarantee the accuracy of dynamic blood flow mappings. In this study, we develop an unsupervised deep learning method, named Dual-Channel in Spatial-Frequency Domain CycleGAN (SF-CycleGAN), to enhance the perceptual quality of cortical blood flow imaging by LSCI. SF-CycleGAN enabled convenient, non-invasive, and effective cortical vascular structure observation and accurate dynamic blood flow mappings without craniotomy surgeries to visualize biodynamics in an undisturbed biological environment. Our experimental results showed that SF-CycleGAN achieved a SNR at least 4.13 dB higher than that of other unsupervised methods, imaged the complete vascular morphology, and enabled the functional observation of small cortical vessels. Additionally, the proposed method showed remarkable robustness and could be generalized to various imaging configurations and image modalities, including fluorescence images, without retraining.
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- Yuwei Du
- Britton Chance Center for Biomedical Photonics - MoE Key Laboratory for Biomedical Photonics, Wuhan National Laboratory for Optoelectronics - Advanced Biomedical Imaging Facility, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, 430074, China
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- Britton Chance Center for Biomedical Photonics - MoE Key Laboratory for Biomedical Photonics, Wuhan National Laboratory for Optoelectronics - Advanced Biomedical Imaging Facility, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, 430074, China; School of Optical and Electronic Information-Wuhan National Laboratory for Optoelectronics, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, 430074, China
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- Britton Chance Center for Biomedical Photonics - MoE Key Laboratory for Biomedical Photonics, Wuhan National Laboratory for Optoelectronics - Advanced Biomedical Imaging Facility, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, 430074, China
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- Britton Chance Center for Biomedical Photonics - MoE Key Laboratory for Biomedical Photonics, Wuhan National Laboratory for Optoelectronics - Advanced Biomedical Imaging Facility, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, 430074, China
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- Britton Chance Center for Biomedical Photonics - MoE Key Laboratory for Biomedical Photonics, Wuhan National Laboratory for Optoelectronics - Advanced Biomedical Imaging Facility, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, 430074, China
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- Britton Chance Center for Biomedical Photonics - MoE Key Laboratory for Biomedical Photonics, Wuhan National Laboratory for Optoelectronics - Advanced Biomedical Imaging Facility, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, 430074, China
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- Britton Chance Center for Biomedical Photonics - MoE Key Laboratory for Biomedical Photonics, Wuhan National Laboratory for Optoelectronics - Advanced Biomedical Imaging Facility, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, 430074, China
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- Britton Chance Center for Biomedical Photonics - MoE Key Laboratory for Biomedical Photonics, Wuhan National Laboratory for Optoelectronics - Advanced Biomedical Imaging Facility, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, 430074, China
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- Britton Chance Center for Biomedical Photonics - MoE Key Laboratory for Biomedical Photonics, Wuhan National Laboratory for Optoelectronics - Advanced Biomedical Imaging Facility, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, 430074, China.
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Wang M, Yan C, Li X, Yang T, Wu S, Liu Q, Luo Q, Zhou F. Non-invasive modulation of meningeal lymphatics ameliorates ageing and Alzheimer's disease-associated pathology and cognition in mice. Nat Commun 2024; 15:1453. [PMID: 38365740 PMCID: PMC10873306 DOI: 10.1038/s41467-024-45656-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/15/2023] [Accepted: 01/29/2024] [Indexed: 02/18/2024] Open
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Meningeal lymphatic vessels (mLVs) have been shown to be involved in amyloid beta (Aβ) clearance, which is considered as a potential therapeutic target for Alzheimer's disease (AD). In this study, based on the superficial spatial distribution of mLVs, a near-infrared light is employed to modulate lymphatic drainage, significantly improving cognition of both aged and AD (5xFAD and APP/PS1) mice, and alleviating AD-associated pathology by reducing Aβ deposition, neuroinflammation and neuronal damage. Furthermore, transmission electron microscopy imaging and RNA sequencing data indicate amelioration of mitochondrial metabolism and cellular junction of meningeal lymphatic endothelial cells (mLECs) by light modulation. These studies collectively suggest that near-infrared light treatment can improve cognitive function by strengthening scavenging ability of mLVs through restoring mLEC function. In conclusion, lymphatic drainage potentiation by light promotes pathological remission and cognitive enhancement in aging and AD mouse models, which offers a potential amelioration strategy for neurodegenerative diseases.
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- Miao Wang
- State Key Laboratory of Digital Medical Engineering, School of Biomedical Engineering, Hainan University, Haikou, 570100, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Digital Medical Engineering, School of Biomedical Engineering, Hainan University, Haikou, 570100, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Digital Medical Engineering, School of Biomedical Engineering, Hainan University, Haikou, 570100, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Digital Medical Engineering, School of Biomedical Engineering, Hainan University, Haikou, 570100, China
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- Key Laboratory of Brain Health Intelligent Evaluation and Intervention, Ministry of Education, School of Medical Technology, Beijing Institute of Technology, 100081, Beijing, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Digital Medical Engineering, School of Biomedical Engineering, Hainan University, Haikou, 570100, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Digital Medical Engineering, School of Biomedical Engineering, Hainan University, Haikou, 570100, China.
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- State Key Laboratory of Digital Medical Engineering, School of Biomedical Engineering, Hainan University, Haikou, 570100, China.
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Shirokov A, Blokhina I, Fedosov I, Ilyukov E, Terskov A, Myagkov D, Tuktarov D, Tzoy M, Adushkina V, Zlatogosrkaya D, Evsyukova A, Telnova V, Dubrovsky A, Dmitrenko A, Manzhaeva M, Krupnova V, Tuzhilkin M, Elezarova I, Navolokin N, Saranceva E, Iskra T, Lykova E, Semyachkina-Glushkovskaya O. Different Effects of Phototherapy for Rat Glioma during Sleep and Wakefulness. Biomedicines 2024; 12:262. [PMID: 38397864 PMCID: PMC10886766 DOI: 10.3390/biomedicines12020262] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/10/2023] [Revised: 01/17/2024] [Accepted: 01/18/2024] [Indexed: 02/25/2024] Open
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There is an association between sleep quality and glioma-specific outcomes, including survival. The critical role of sleep in survival among subjects with glioma may be due to sleep-induced activation of brain drainage (BD), that is dramatically suppressed in subjects with glioma. Emerging evidence demonstrates that photobiomodulation (PBM) is an effective technology for both the stimulation of BD and as an add-on therapy for glioma. Emerging evidence suggests that PBM during sleep stimulates BD more strongly than when awake. In this study on male Wistar rats, we clearly demonstrate that the PBM course during sleep vs. when awake more effectively suppresses glioma growth and increases survival compared with the control. The study of the mechanisms of this phenomenon revealed stronger effects of the PBM course in sleeping vs. awake rats on the stimulation of BD and an immune response against glioma, including an increase in the number of CD8+ in glioma cells, activation of apoptosis, and blockage of the proliferation of glioma cells. Our new technology for sleep-phototherapy opens a new strategy to improve the quality of medical care for patients with brain cancer, using promising smart-sleep and non-invasive approaches of glioma treatment.
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- Alexander Shirokov
- Institute of Biochemistry and Physiology of Plants and Microorganisms, Saratov Scientific Centre of the Russian Academy of Sciences, Prospekt Entuziastov 13, 410049 Saratov, Russia
- Department of Biology, Saratov State University, Astrakhanskaya Str. 83, 410012 Saratov, Russia; (I.B.); (A.T.); (V.A.); (D.Z.); (A.E.); (V.T.); (A.D.); (M.M.); (V.K.); (M.T.); (I.E.); (N.N.); (E.S.); (T.I.); (E.L.)
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- Department of Biology, Saratov State University, Astrakhanskaya Str. 83, 410012 Saratov, Russia; (I.B.); (A.T.); (V.A.); (D.Z.); (A.E.); (V.T.); (A.D.); (M.M.); (V.K.); (M.T.); (I.E.); (N.N.); (E.S.); (T.I.); (E.L.)
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- Physics Department, Saratov State University, Astrakhanskaya Str. 83, 410012 Saratov, Russia; (I.F.); (E.I.); (D.M.); (D.T.); (M.T.); (A.D.)
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- Physics Department, Saratov State University, Astrakhanskaya Str. 83, 410012 Saratov, Russia; (I.F.); (E.I.); (D.M.); (D.T.); (M.T.); (A.D.)
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- Department of Biology, Saratov State University, Astrakhanskaya Str. 83, 410012 Saratov, Russia; (I.B.); (A.T.); (V.A.); (D.Z.); (A.E.); (V.T.); (A.D.); (M.M.); (V.K.); (M.T.); (I.E.); (N.N.); (E.S.); (T.I.); (E.L.)
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- Physics Department, Saratov State University, Astrakhanskaya Str. 83, 410012 Saratov, Russia; (I.F.); (E.I.); (D.M.); (D.T.); (M.T.); (A.D.)
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- Physics Department, Saratov State University, Astrakhanskaya Str. 83, 410012 Saratov, Russia; (I.F.); (E.I.); (D.M.); (D.T.); (M.T.); (A.D.)
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- Physics Department, Saratov State University, Astrakhanskaya Str. 83, 410012 Saratov, Russia; (I.F.); (E.I.); (D.M.); (D.T.); (M.T.); (A.D.)
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- Department of Biology, Saratov State University, Astrakhanskaya Str. 83, 410012 Saratov, Russia; (I.B.); (A.T.); (V.A.); (D.Z.); (A.E.); (V.T.); (A.D.); (M.M.); (V.K.); (M.T.); (I.E.); (N.N.); (E.S.); (T.I.); (E.L.)
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- Department of Biology, Saratov State University, Astrakhanskaya Str. 83, 410012 Saratov, Russia; (I.B.); (A.T.); (V.A.); (D.Z.); (A.E.); (V.T.); (A.D.); (M.M.); (V.K.); (M.T.); (I.E.); (N.N.); (E.S.); (T.I.); (E.L.)
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- Department of Biology, Saratov State University, Astrakhanskaya Str. 83, 410012 Saratov, Russia; (I.B.); (A.T.); (V.A.); (D.Z.); (A.E.); (V.T.); (A.D.); (M.M.); (V.K.); (M.T.); (I.E.); (N.N.); (E.S.); (T.I.); (E.L.)
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- Department of Biology, Saratov State University, Astrakhanskaya Str. 83, 410012 Saratov, Russia; (I.B.); (A.T.); (V.A.); (D.Z.); (A.E.); (V.T.); (A.D.); (M.M.); (V.K.); (M.T.); (I.E.); (N.N.); (E.S.); (T.I.); (E.L.)
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- Physics Department, Saratov State University, Astrakhanskaya Str. 83, 410012 Saratov, Russia; (I.F.); (E.I.); (D.M.); (D.T.); (M.T.); (A.D.)
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- Department of Biology, Saratov State University, Astrakhanskaya Str. 83, 410012 Saratov, Russia; (I.B.); (A.T.); (V.A.); (D.Z.); (A.E.); (V.T.); (A.D.); (M.M.); (V.K.); (M.T.); (I.E.); (N.N.); (E.S.); (T.I.); (E.L.)
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- Department of Biology, Saratov State University, Astrakhanskaya Str. 83, 410012 Saratov, Russia; (I.B.); (A.T.); (V.A.); (D.Z.); (A.E.); (V.T.); (A.D.); (M.M.); (V.K.); (M.T.); (I.E.); (N.N.); (E.S.); (T.I.); (E.L.)
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- Department of Biology, Saratov State University, Astrakhanskaya Str. 83, 410012 Saratov, Russia; (I.B.); (A.T.); (V.A.); (D.Z.); (A.E.); (V.T.); (A.D.); (M.M.); (V.K.); (M.T.); (I.E.); (N.N.); (E.S.); (T.I.); (E.L.)
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- Department of Biology, Saratov State University, Astrakhanskaya Str. 83, 410012 Saratov, Russia; (I.B.); (A.T.); (V.A.); (D.Z.); (A.E.); (V.T.); (A.D.); (M.M.); (V.K.); (M.T.); (I.E.); (N.N.); (E.S.); (T.I.); (E.L.)
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- Department of Biology, Saratov State University, Astrakhanskaya Str. 83, 410012 Saratov, Russia; (I.B.); (A.T.); (V.A.); (D.Z.); (A.E.); (V.T.); (A.D.); (M.M.); (V.K.); (M.T.); (I.E.); (N.N.); (E.S.); (T.I.); (E.L.)
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- Department of Biology, Saratov State University, Astrakhanskaya Str. 83, 410012 Saratov, Russia; (I.B.); (A.T.); (V.A.); (D.Z.); (A.E.); (V.T.); (A.D.); (M.M.); (V.K.); (M.T.); (I.E.); (N.N.); (E.S.); (T.I.); (E.L.)
- Department of Pathological Anatomy, Saratov Medical State University, Bolshaya Kazachaya Str. 112, 410012 Saratov, Russia
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- Department of Biology, Saratov State University, Astrakhanskaya Str. 83, 410012 Saratov, Russia; (I.B.); (A.T.); (V.A.); (D.Z.); (A.E.); (V.T.); (A.D.); (M.M.); (V.K.); (M.T.); (I.E.); (N.N.); (E.S.); (T.I.); (E.L.)
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- Department of Biology, Saratov State University, Astrakhanskaya Str. 83, 410012 Saratov, Russia; (I.B.); (A.T.); (V.A.); (D.Z.); (A.E.); (V.T.); (A.D.); (M.M.); (V.K.); (M.T.); (I.E.); (N.N.); (E.S.); (T.I.); (E.L.)
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- Department of Biology, Saratov State University, Astrakhanskaya Str. 83, 410012 Saratov, Russia; (I.B.); (A.T.); (V.A.); (D.Z.); (A.E.); (V.T.); (A.D.); (M.M.); (V.K.); (M.T.); (I.E.); (N.N.); (E.S.); (T.I.); (E.L.)
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- Department of Biology, Saratov State University, Astrakhanskaya Str. 83, 410012 Saratov, Russia; (I.B.); (A.T.); (V.A.); (D.Z.); (A.E.); (V.T.); (A.D.); (M.M.); (V.K.); (M.T.); (I.E.); (N.N.); (E.S.); (T.I.); (E.L.)
- Physics Department, Humboldt University, Newtonstrasse 15, 12489 Berlin, Germany
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Lin H, Li D, Zhu J, Liu S, Li J, Yu T, Tuchin VV, Semyachkina-Glushkovskaya O, Zhu D. Transcranial photobiomodulation for brain diseases: review of animal and human studies including mechanisms and emerging trends. NEUROPHOTONICS 2024; 11:010601. [PMID: 38317779 PMCID: PMC10840571 DOI: 10.1117/1.nph.11.1.010601] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/16/2023] [Revised: 12/07/2023] [Accepted: 01/05/2024] [Indexed: 02/07/2024]
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The brain diseases account for 30% of all known diseases. Pharmacological treatment is hampered by the blood-brain barrier, limiting drug delivery to the central nervous system (CNS). Transcranial photobiomodulation (tPBM) is a promising technology for treating brain diseases, due to its effectiveness, non-invasiveness, and affordability. tPBM has been widely used in pre-clinical experiments and clinical trials for treating brain diseases, such as stroke and Alzheimer's disease. This review provides a comprehensive overview of tPBM. We summarize emerging trends and new discoveries in tPBM based on over one hundred references published in the past 20 years. We discuss the advantages and disadvantages of tPBM and highlight successful experimental and clinical protocols for treating various brain diseases. A better understanding of tPBM mechanisms, the development of guidelines for clinical practice, and the study of dose-dependent and personal effects hold great promise for progress in treating brain diseases.
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- Hao Lin
- Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Britton Chance Center for Biomedical Photonics, Wuhan National Laboratory for Optoelectronics – Advanced Biomedical Imaging Facility, Wuhan, China
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- Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Britton Chance Center for Biomedical Photonics, Wuhan National Laboratory for Optoelectronics – Advanced Biomedical Imaging Facility, Wuhan, China
- Huazhong University of Science and Technology, School of Optical Electronic Information, Wuhan, China
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- Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Britton Chance Center for Biomedical Photonics, Wuhan National Laboratory for Optoelectronics – Advanced Biomedical Imaging Facility, Wuhan, China
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- Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Britton Chance Center for Biomedical Photonics, Wuhan National Laboratory for Optoelectronics – Advanced Biomedical Imaging Facility, Wuhan, China
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- Huazhong University of Science and Technology, School of Engineering Sciences, Wuhan, China
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- Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Britton Chance Center for Biomedical Photonics, Wuhan National Laboratory for Optoelectronics – Advanced Biomedical Imaging Facility, Wuhan, China
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- Saratov State University, Science Medical Center, Saratov, Russia
- Research Center of Biotechnology of the Russian Academy of Sciences, Bach Institute of Biochemistry, Moscow, Russia
- Tomsk State University, Laboratory of Laser Molecular Imaging and Machine Learning, Tomsk, Russia
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- Saratov State University, Science Medical Center, Saratov, Russia
- Humboldt University, Department of Physics, Berlin, Germany
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- Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Britton Chance Center for Biomedical Photonics, Wuhan National Laboratory for Optoelectronics – Advanced Biomedical Imaging Facility, Wuhan, China
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Semyachkina-Glushkovskaya O, Fedosov I, Zaikin A, Ageev V, Ilyukov E, Myagkov D, Tuktarov D, Blokhina I, Shirokov A, Terskov A, Zlatogorskaya D, Adushkina V, Evsukova A, Dubrovsky A, Tsoy M, Telnova V, Manzhaeva M, Dmitrenko A, Krupnova V, Kurths J. Technology of the photobiostimulation of the brain's drainage system during sleep for improvement of learning and memory in male mice. BIOMEDICAL OPTICS EXPRESS 2024; 15:44-58. [PMID: 38223185 PMCID: PMC10783921 DOI: 10.1364/boe.505618] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/11/2023] [Revised: 11/17/2023] [Accepted: 11/20/2023] [Indexed: 01/16/2024]
Abstract
In this study on healthy male mice using confocal imaging of dye spreading in the brain and its further accumulation in the peripheral lymphatics, we demonstrate stronger effects of photobiomodulation (PBM) on the brain's drainage system in sleeping vs. awake animals. Using the Pavlovian instrumental transfer probe and the 2-objects-location test, we found that the 10-day course of PBM during sleep vs. wakefulness promotes improved learning and spatial memory in mice. For the first time, we present the technology for PBM under electroencephalographic (EEG) control that incorporates modern state of the art facilities of optoelectronics and biopotential detection and that can be built of relatively cheap and commercially available components. These findings open a new niche in the development of smart technologies for phototherapy of brain diseases during sleep.
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Affiliation(s)
- Oxana Semyachkina-Glushkovskaya
- Department of Biology, Saratov State University, Astrakhanskaya Str. 83, 410012 Saratov, Russia
- Physics Department, Humboldt University, Newtonstrasse 15, 12489 Berlin, Germany
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- Institute of Physics, Saratov State University Astrakhanskaya Str. 83, 410012 Saratov, Russia
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- Department of Mathematics and Institute for Women's Health, University College London, 25 Gordon Street, London, WC1H 0AY, UK
- Centre for Analysis of Complex Systems, Sechenov First Moscow State Medical University, Bolshaya Pirogovskaya 2, building 4, 119435 Moscow, Russia
- Institute for Cognitive Neuroscience, University Higher School of Economics, Moscow, Russia
- Britton Chance Center for Biomedical Photonics, Wuhan National Laboratory for Optoelectronics, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, China
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- Institute of Physics, Saratov State University Astrakhanskaya Str. 83, 410012 Saratov, Russia
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- Institute of Physics, Saratov State University Astrakhanskaya Str. 83, 410012 Saratov, Russia
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- Institute of Physics, Saratov State University Astrakhanskaya Str. 83, 410012 Saratov, Russia
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- Institute of Physics, Saratov State University Astrakhanskaya Str. 83, 410012 Saratov, Russia
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- Department of Biology, Saratov State University, Astrakhanskaya Str. 83, 410012 Saratov, Russia
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- Department of Biology, Saratov State University, Astrakhanskaya Str. 83, 410012 Saratov, Russia
- Institute of Biochemistry and Physiology of Plants and Microorganisms, Russian Academy of Sciences, Prospekt Entuziastov 13, Saratov 410049, Russia
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- Department of Biology, Saratov State University, Astrakhanskaya Str. 83, 410012 Saratov, Russia
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- Department of Biology, Saratov State University, Astrakhanskaya Str. 83, 410012 Saratov, Russia
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- Department of Biology, Saratov State University, Astrakhanskaya Str. 83, 410012 Saratov, Russia
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- Department of Biology, Saratov State University, Astrakhanskaya Str. 83, 410012 Saratov, Russia
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- Institute of Physics, Saratov State University Astrakhanskaya Str. 83, 410012 Saratov, Russia
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- Institute of Physics, Saratov State University Astrakhanskaya Str. 83, 410012 Saratov, Russia
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- Department of Biology, Saratov State University, Astrakhanskaya Str. 83, 410012 Saratov, Russia
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- Department of Biology, Saratov State University, Astrakhanskaya Str. 83, 410012 Saratov, Russia
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- Department of Biology, Saratov State University, Astrakhanskaya Str. 83, 410012 Saratov, Russia
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- Department of Biology, Saratov State University, Astrakhanskaya Str. 83, 410012 Saratov, Russia
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- Department of Biology, Saratov State University, Astrakhanskaya Str. 83, 410012 Saratov, Russia
- Physics Department, Humboldt University, Newtonstrasse 15, 12489 Berlin, Germany
- Centre for Analysis of Complex Systems, Sechenov First Moscow State Medical University, Bolshaya Pirogovskaya 2, building 4, 119435 Moscow, Russia
- Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research, Telegrafenberg A31, 14473 Potsdam, Germany
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Li D, Lin H, Sun S, Liu S, Liu Z, He Y, Zhu J, Xu J, Semyachkina-Glushkovskaya O, Yu T, Zhu D. Photostimulation of lymphatic clearance of β-amyloid from mouse brain: a new strategy for the therapy of Alzheimer's disease. FRONTIERS OF OPTOELECTRONICS 2023; 16:45. [PMID: 38095816 PMCID: PMC10721782 DOI: 10.1007/s12200-023-00099-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/01/2023] [Accepted: 11/10/2023] [Indexed: 12/17/2023]
Abstract
Alzheimer's disease (AD) is an age-related neurodegenerative disorder that poses a significant burden on socio-economic and healthcare systems worldwide. However, the currently available therapy of AD is limited, and new strategies are needed to enhance the clearance of β-amyloid (Aβ) protein and improve cognitive function. Photobiomodulation (PBM) is a non-invasive and effective therapeutic method that has shown promise in treating various brain diseases. Here, we demonstrate that 1267-nm PBM significantly alleviates cognitive decline in the 5xFAD mouse model of AD and is safe as it does not induce a significant increase in cortical temperature. Moreover, with the combination of 3D tissue optical clearing imaging and automatic brain region segmentation, we show that PBM-mediated reductions of Aβ plaques in different subregions of prefrontal cortex and the hippocampus are different. The PBM-induced lymphatic clearance of Aβ from the brain is associated with improvement of memory and cognitive functions in 5xFAD mice. Our results suggest that the modulation of meningeal lymphatic vessels (MLVs) should play an important role in promoting Aβ clearance. Collectively, this pilot study demonstrates that PBM can safely accelerate lymphatic clearance of Aβ from the brain of 5xFAD mice, promoting improvement of neurocognitive status of AD animals suggesting that PBM can be an effective and bedside therapy for AD.
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- Dongyu Li
- Britton Chance Center for Biomedical Photonics - MoE Key Laboratory for Biomedical Photonics, Wuhan National Laboratory for Optoelectronics - Advanced Biomedical Imaging Facility, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, 430074, China
- School of Optical Electronic Information, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, 430074, China
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- Britton Chance Center for Biomedical Photonics - MoE Key Laboratory for Biomedical Photonics, Wuhan National Laboratory for Optoelectronics - Advanced Biomedical Imaging Facility, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, 430074, China
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- Britton Chance Center for Biomedical Photonics - MoE Key Laboratory for Biomedical Photonics, Wuhan National Laboratory for Optoelectronics - Advanced Biomedical Imaging Facility, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, 430074, China
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- Britton Chance Center for Biomedical Photonics - MoE Key Laboratory for Biomedical Photonics, Wuhan National Laboratory for Optoelectronics - Advanced Biomedical Imaging Facility, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, 430074, China
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- Britton Chance Center for Biomedical Photonics - MoE Key Laboratory for Biomedical Photonics, Wuhan National Laboratory for Optoelectronics - Advanced Biomedical Imaging Facility, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, 430074, China
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- Britton Chance Center for Biomedical Photonics - MoE Key Laboratory for Biomedical Photonics, Wuhan National Laboratory for Optoelectronics - Advanced Biomedical Imaging Facility, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, 430074, China
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- Britton Chance Center for Biomedical Photonics - MoE Key Laboratory for Biomedical Photonics, Wuhan National Laboratory for Optoelectronics - Advanced Biomedical Imaging Facility, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, 430074, China.
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- Britton Chance Center for Biomedical Photonics - MoE Key Laboratory for Biomedical Photonics, Wuhan National Laboratory for Optoelectronics - Advanced Biomedical Imaging Facility, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, 430074, China
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- Britton Chance Center for Biomedical Photonics - MoE Key Laboratory for Biomedical Photonics, Wuhan National Laboratory for Optoelectronics - Advanced Biomedical Imaging Facility, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, 430074, China.
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- Britton Chance Center for Biomedical Photonics - MoE Key Laboratory for Biomedical Photonics, Wuhan National Laboratory for Optoelectronics - Advanced Biomedical Imaging Facility, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, 430074, China
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Liu S, Li D, Yu T, Zhu J, Semyachkina-Glushkovskaya O, Zhu D. Transcranial photobiomodulation improves insulin therapy in diabetic microglial reactivity and the brain drainage system. Commun Biol 2023; 6:1239. [PMID: 38066234 PMCID: PMC10709608 DOI: 10.1038/s42003-023-05630-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/27/2023] [Accepted: 11/22/2023] [Indexed: 12/18/2023] Open
Abstract
The dysfunction of microglia in the development of diabetes is associated with various diabetic complications, while traditional insulin therapy is insufficient to rapidly restore the function of microglia. Therefore, the search for new alternative methods of treating diabetes-related dysfunction of microglia is urgently needed. Here, we evaluate the effects of transcranial photobiomodulation (tPBM) on microglial function in diabetic mice and investigate its mechanism. We find tPBM treatment effectively improves insulin therapy on microglial morphology and reactivity. We also show that tPBM stimulates brain drainage system through activation of meningeal lymphatics, which contributes to the removal of inflammatory factor, and increase of microglial purinergic receptor P2RY12. Besides, the energy expenditure and locomotor activity of diabetic mice are also improved by tPBM. Our results demonstrate that tPBM can be an efficient, non-invasive method for the treatment of microglial dysfunction caused by diabetes, and also has the potential to prevent diabetic physiological disorders.
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- Shaojun Liu
- Britton Chance Center for Biomedical Photonics-MoE Key Laboratory for Biomedical Photonics, Wuhan National Laboratory for Optoelectronics-Advanced Biomedical Imaging Facility, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, 430074, Wuhan, Hubei, China
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- School of Optical Electronic Information-Advanced Biomedical Imaging Facility, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, 430074, Wuhan, Hubei, China
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- Britton Chance Center for Biomedical Photonics-MoE Key Laboratory for Biomedical Photonics, Wuhan National Laboratory for Optoelectronics-Advanced Biomedical Imaging Facility, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, 430074, Wuhan, Hubei, China
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- Britton Chance Center for Biomedical Photonics-MoE Key Laboratory for Biomedical Photonics, Wuhan National Laboratory for Optoelectronics-Advanced Biomedical Imaging Facility, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, 430074, Wuhan, Hubei, China
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- Saratov State University, Astrakhanskaya Str. 83, 410012, Saratov, Russia
- Physics Department, Humboldt University, Newtonstrasse 15, 12489, Berlin, Germany
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- Britton Chance Center for Biomedical Photonics-MoE Key Laboratory for Biomedical Photonics, Wuhan National Laboratory for Optoelectronics-Advanced Biomedical Imaging Facility, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, 430074, Wuhan, Hubei, China.
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