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Ganguly K, Adhikary K, Acharjee A, Acharjee P, Trigun SK, Mutlaq AS, Ashique S, Yasmin S, Alshahrani AM, Ansari MY. Biological significance and pathophysiological role of Matrix Metalloproteinases in the Central Nervous System. Int J Biol Macromol 2024:135967. [PMID: 39322129 DOI: 10.1016/j.ijbiomac.2024.135967] [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: 06/22/2024] [Revised: 09/21/2024] [Accepted: 09/21/2024] [Indexed: 09/27/2024]
Abstract
Matrix Metalloproteinases (MMPs), which are endopeptidase reliant on zinc, are low in embryonic tissues but increases in response to a variety of physiological stimulus and pathological stresses. Neuro-glial cells, endothelial cells, fibroblasts, and leucocytes secrete MMPs, which cleave extracellular matrix proteins in a time-dependent manner. MMPs affect synaptic plasticity and the development of short-term memory by controlling the size, shape, and excitatory synapses' function through the lateral diffusion of receptors. In addition, MMPs influence the Extracellular Matrix proteins in the Peri-Neuronal Net at the Neuro-glial interface, which aids in the establishment of long-term memory. Through modulating neuronal, and glial cells migration, differentiation, Neurogenesis, and survival, MMPs impact brain development in mammals. In adult brains, MMPs play a beneficial role in physiological plasticity, which includes learning, memory consolidation, social interaction, and complex behaviors, by proteolytically altering a wide variety of factors, including growth factors, cytokines, receptors, DNA repair enzymes, and matrix proteins. Additionally, stress, depression, addiction, hepatic encephalopathy, and stroke may all have negative effects on MMPs. In addition to their role in glioblastoma development, MMPs influence neurological diseases such as epilepsy, schizophrenia, autism spectrum disorder, brain damage, pain, neurodegeneration, and Alzheimer's and Parkinson's. To help shed light on the potential of MMPs as a therapeutic target for neurodegenerative diseases, this review summarizes their regulation, mode of action, and participation in brain physiological plasticity and pathological damage. Finally, by employing different MMP-based nanotools and inhibitors, MMPs may also be utilized to map the anatomical and functional connectome of the brain, analyze its secretome, and treat neurodegenerative illnesses.
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- Krishnendu Ganguly
- Department of Medical Lab Technology, Paramedical College Durgapur, Helen Keller Sarani, Durgapur 713212, West Bengal, India.
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- Department of Medical Lab Technology, Paramedical College Durgapur, Helen Keller Sarani, Durgapur 713212, West Bengal, India
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- Bichemistry Section, Department of Zoology, University of Allahabad, Allahabad, Uttar Pradesh, India.
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- Biochemistry Section, Department of Zoology, Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi 221005, Uttar Pradesh, India.
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- Biochemistry Section, Department of Zoology, Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi 221005, Uttar Pradesh, India.
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- School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Lovely Professional University, Phagwara, Punjab 144411, India; Department of Pharmaceutics, Bengal College of Pharmaceutical Sciences & Research, Durgapur 713212, West Bengal, India
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, College of Pharmacy, King Khalid University, Abha 62529, Saudi Arabia.
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- Department of Clinical Pharmacy, Faculty of Pharmacy, King Khalid University, Abha, Saudi Arabia; Department of Clinical Pharmacy, Shaqra University, Saudi Arabia.
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- MM college of Pharmacy, Maharishi Markandeshwar (Deemed to be University), Mullana, Ambala, Haryana 133207, India.
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Chmelova M, Androvic P, Kirdajova D, Tureckova J, Kriska J, Valihrach L, Anderova M, Vargova L. A view of the genetic and proteomic profile of extracellular matrix molecules in aging and stroke. Front Cell Neurosci 2023; 17:1296455. [PMID: 38107409 PMCID: PMC10723838 DOI: 10.3389/fncel.2023.1296455] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/18/2023] [Accepted: 11/08/2023] [Indexed: 12/19/2023] Open
Abstract
Introduction Modification of the extracellular matrix (ECM) is one of the major processes in the pathology of brain damage following an ischemic stroke. However, our understanding of how age-related ECM alterations may affect stroke pathophysiology and its outcome is still very limited. Methods We conducted an ECM-targeted re-analysis of our previously obtained RNA-Seq dataset of aging, ischemic stroke and their interactions in young adult (3-month-old) and aged (18-month-old) mice. The permanent middle cerebral artery occlusion (pMCAo) in rodents was used as a model of ischemic stroke. Altogether 56 genes of interest were chosen for this study. Results We identified an increased activation of the genes encoding proteins related to ECM degradation, such as matrix metalloproteinases (MMPs), proteases of a disintegrin and metalloproteinase with the thrombospondin motifs (ADAMTS) family and molecules that regulate their activity, tissue inhibitors of metalloproteinases (TIMPs). Moreover, significant upregulation was also detected in the mRNA of other ECM molecules, such as proteoglycans, syndecans and link proteins. Notably, we identified 8 genes where this upregulation was enhanced in aged mice in comparison with the young ones. Ischemia evoked a significant downregulation in only 6 of our genes of interest, including those encoding proteins associated with the protective function of ECM molecules (e.g., brevican, Hapln4, Sparcl1); downregulation in brevican was more prominent in aged mice. The study was expanded by proteome analysis, where we observed an ischemia-induced overexpression in three proteins, which are associated with neuroinflammation (fibronectin and vitronectin) and neurodegeneration (link protein Hapln2). In fibronectin and Hapln2, this overexpression was more pronounced in aged post-ischemic animals. Conclusion Based on these results, we can conclude that the ratio between the protecting and degrading mechanisms in the aged brain is shifted toward degradation and contributes to the aged tissues' increased sensitivity to ischemic insults. Altogether, our data provide fresh perspectives on the processes underlying ischemic injury in the aging brain and serve as a freely accessible resource for upcoming research.
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- Martina Chmelova
- Department of Neuroscience, Second Faculty of Medicine, Charles University, Prague, Czechia
- Department of Cellular Neurophysiology, Institute of Experimental Medicine of the Czech Academy of Sciences, Prague, Czechia
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- Laboratory of Gene Expression, Institute of Biotechnology of the Czech Academy of Sciences – BIOCEV, Vestec, Czechia
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- Department of Cellular Neurophysiology, Institute of Experimental Medicine of the Czech Academy of Sciences, Prague, Czechia
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- Department of Cellular Neurophysiology, Institute of Experimental Medicine of the Czech Academy of Sciences, Prague, Czechia
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- Department of Cellular Neurophysiology, Institute of Experimental Medicine of the Czech Academy of Sciences, Prague, Czechia
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- Department of Cellular Neurophysiology, Institute of Experimental Medicine of the Czech Academy of Sciences, Prague, Czechia
- Laboratory of Gene Expression, Institute of Biotechnology of the Czech Academy of Sciences – BIOCEV, Vestec, Czechia
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- Department of Cellular Neurophysiology, Institute of Experimental Medicine of the Czech Academy of Sciences, Prague, Czechia
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- Department of Neuroscience, Second Faculty of Medicine, Charles University, Prague, Czechia
- Department of Cellular Neurophysiology, Institute of Experimental Medicine of the Czech Academy of Sciences, Prague, Czechia
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Prehn A, Hobusch C, Härtig W, Michalski D, Krueger M, Flachmeyer B. Increasing reproducibility in preclinical stroke research: the correlation of immunofluorescence intensity measurements and Western blot analyses strongly depends on antibody clonality and tissue pre-treatment in a mouse model of focal cerebral ischemia. Front Cell Neurosci 2023; 17:1183232. [PMID: 37342767 PMCID: PMC10277931 DOI: 10.3389/fncel.2023.1183232] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/09/2023] [Accepted: 05/16/2023] [Indexed: 06/23/2023] Open
Abstract
In the setting of stroke, ischemia not only impairs neuronal function, but also detrimentally affects the different components of the neurovascular unit, which are shown to be involved in the transition from reversible to long-lasting tissue damage. In this context, the glial proteins myelin basic protein (MBP) and the 2',3'-cyclic-nucleotide 3'-phosphodiesterase (CNP) as well as the vasculature-associated basement membrane proteins laminin and collagen IV have been identified as ischemia-sensitive elements. However, available data from immunofluorescence and Western blot analyses are often found to be contradictory, which renders interpretation of the respective data rather difficult. Therefore, the present study investigates the impact of tissue pre-treatment and antibody clonality on immunofluorescence measurements of the mentioned proteins in a highly reproducible model of permanent middle cerebral artery occlusion. Here, immunofluorescence labeling using polyclonal antibodies revealed an increased immunofluorescence intensity of MBP, CNP, laminin and collagen IV in ischemic areas, although Western blot analyses did not reveal increased protein levels. Importantly, contrary to polyclonal antibodies, monoclonal ones did not provide increased fluorescence intensities in ischemic areas. Further, we were able to demonstrate that different ways of tissue pre-treatment including paraformaldehyde fixation and antigen retrieval may not only impact on fluorescence intensity measurements in general, but rather one-sidedly affect either ischemic or unaffected tissue. Therefore, immunofluorescence intensity measurements do not necessarily correlate with the actual protein levels, especially in ischemia-affected tissue and should always be complemented by different techniques to enhance reproducibility and to hopefully overcome the translational roadblock from bench to bedside.
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- Anna Prehn
- Institute of Anatomy, Leipzig University, Leipzig, Germany
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- Paul Flechsig Institute of Brain Research, Leipzig University, Leipzig, Germany
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- Institute of Anatomy, Leipzig University, Leipzig, Germany
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Vujić T, Schvartz D, Furlani IL, Meister I, González-Ruiz V, Rudaz S, Sanchez JC. Oxidative Stress and Extracellular Matrix Remodeling Are Signature Pathways of Extracellular Vesicles Released upon Morphine Exposure on Human Brain Microvascular Endothelial Cells. Cells 2022; 11:cells11233926. [PMID: 36497184 PMCID: PMC9741159 DOI: 10.3390/cells11233926] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/30/2022] [Revised: 10/25/2022] [Accepted: 11/01/2022] [Indexed: 12/09/2022] Open
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Morphine, a commonly used antinociceptive drug in hospitals, is known to cross the blood-brain barrier (BBB) by first passing through brain endothelial cells. Despite its pain-relieving effect, morphine also has detrimental effects, such as the potential induction of redox imbalance in the brain. However, there is still insufficient evidence of these effects on the brain, particularly on the brain endothelial cells and the extracellular vesicles that they naturally release. Indeed, extracellular vesicles (EVs) are nanosized bioparticles produced by almost all cell types and are currently thought to reflect the physiological state of their parent cells. These vesicles have emerged as a promising source of biomarkers by indicating the functional or dysfunctional state of their parent cells and, thus, allowing a better understanding of the biological processes involved in an adverse state. However, there is very little information on the morphine effect on human brain microvascular endothelial cells (HBMECs), and even less on their released EVs. Therefore, the current study aimed at unraveling the detrimental mechanisms of morphine exposure (at 1, 10, 25, 50 and 100 µM) for 24 h on human brain microvascular endothelial cells as well as on their associated EVs. Isolation of EVs was carried out using an affinity-based method. Several orthogonal techniques (NTA, western blotting and proteomics analysis) were used to validate the EVs enrichment, quality and concentration. Data-independent mass spectrometry (DIA-MS)-based proteomics was applied in order to analyze the proteome modulations induced by morphine on HBMECs and EVs. We were able to quantify almost 5500 proteins in HBMECs and 1500 proteins in EVs, of which 256 and 148, respectively, were found to be differentially expressed in at least one condition. Pathway enrichment analysis revealed that the "cell adhesion and extracellular matrix remodeling" process and the "HIF1 pathway", a pathway related to oxidative stress responses, were significantly modulated upon morphine exposure in HBMECs and EVs. Altogether, the combination of proteomics and bioinformatics findings highlighted shared pathways between HBMECs exposed to morphine and their released EVs. These results put forward molecular signatures of morphine-induced toxicity in HBMECs that were also carried by EVs. Therefore, EVs could potentially be regarded as a useful tool to investigate brain endothelial cells dysfunction, and to a different extent, the BBB dysfunction in patient circulation using these "signature pathways".
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- Tatjana Vujić
- Department of Medicine, University of Geneva, 1211 Geneva, Switzerland
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- School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Geneva, 1211 Geneva, Switzerland
- Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences of Western Switzerland, University of Geneva, 1211 Geneva, Switzerland
- Department of Chemistry, Federal University of São Carlos, São Carlos 13565-904, Brazil
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- School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Geneva, 1211 Geneva, Switzerland
- Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences of Western Switzerland, University of Geneva, 1211 Geneva, Switzerland
- Swiss Centre for Applied Human Toxicology, 4055 Basel, Switzerland
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- School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Geneva, 1211 Geneva, Switzerland
- Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences of Western Switzerland, University of Geneva, 1211 Geneva, Switzerland
- Swiss Centre for Applied Human Toxicology, 4055 Basel, Switzerland
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- School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Geneva, 1211 Geneva, Switzerland
- Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences of Western Switzerland, University of Geneva, 1211 Geneva, Switzerland
- Swiss Centre for Applied Human Toxicology, 4055 Basel, Switzerland
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- Department of Medicine, University of Geneva, 1211 Geneva, Switzerland
- Correspondence: ; Tel.: +41-22-379-54-86
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Sim TM, Mak A, Tay SH. Insights into the role of neutrophils in neuropsychiatric systemic lupus erythematosus: Current understanding and future directions. Front Immunol 2022; 13:957303. [PMID: 36016935 PMCID: PMC9396336 DOI: 10.3389/fimmu.2022.957303] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/30/2022] [Accepted: 07/19/2022] [Indexed: 12/12/2022] Open
Abstract
Central nervous system (CNS) involvement of systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE), termed neuropsychiatric SLE (NPSLE), is a major and debilitating manifestation of the disease. While patients with SLE mostly complain of common neuropsychological symptoms such headache and mild mood disorders that may not even be technically attributed to SLE, many SLE patients present with life-threatening NPSLE syndromes such as cerebrovascular disease, seizures and psychosis that are equally challenging in terms of early diagnosis and therapy. While we are just beginning to unravel some mysteries behind the immunologic basis of NPSLE, advancements in the mechanistic understanding of the complex pathogenic processes of NPSLE have been emerging through recent murine and human studies. The pathogenic pathways implicated in NPSLE are multifarious and various immune effectors such as cell-mediated inflammation, autoantibodies and cytokines including type I interferons have been found to act in concert with the disruption of the blood-brain barrier (BBB) and other neurovascular interfaces. Beyond antimicrobial functions, neutrophils are emerging as decision-shapers during innate and adaptive immune responses. Activated neutrophils have been recognized to be involved in ischemic and infective processes in the CNS by releasing neutrophil extracellular traps (NETs), matrix metalloproteinase-9 and proinflammatory cytokines. In the context of NPSLE, these mechanisms contribute to BBB disruption, neuroinflammation and externalization of modified proteins on NETs that serve as autoantigens. Neutrophils that sediment within the peripheral blood mononuclear cell fraction after density centrifugation of blood are generally defined as low-density neutrophils (LDNs) or low-density granulocytes. LDNs are a proinflammatory subset of neutrophils that are increased with SLE disease activity and are primed to undergo NETosis and release cytokines such as interferon-α and tumor necrosis factor. This review discusses the immunopathogenesis of NPSLE with a focus on neutrophils as a core mediator of the disease and potential target for translational research in NPSLE.
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Ates N, Caglayan A, Balcikanli Z, Sertel E, Beker MC, Dilsiz P, Caglayan AB, Celik S, Dasdelen MF, Caglayan B, Yigitbasi T, Ozbek H, Doeppner TR, Hermann DM, Kilic E. Phosphorylation of PI3K/Akt at Thr308, but not MAPK kinase, mediates lithium-induced neuroprotection against cerebral ischemia in mice. Exp Neurol 2022; 351:113996. [PMID: 35122865 DOI: 10.1016/j.expneurol.2022.113996] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/07/2021] [Revised: 12/31/2021] [Accepted: 01/27/2022] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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Lithium, in addition to its effect on acute and long-term bipolar disorder, is involved in neuroprotection after ischemic stroke. Yet, its mechanism of action is still poorly understood, which was only limited to its modulatory effect on GSK pathway. Therefore, we initially analyzed the dose-dependent effects of lithium on neurological deficits, infarct volume, brain edema and blood-brain barrier integrity, along with neuronal injury and survival in mice subjected to focal cerebral ischemia. Thereafter, we investigated the involvement of the PI3K/Akt and MEK signal transduction pathways and their components. Our observations revealed that 2 mmol/kg lithium significantly improved post-ischemic brain tissue survival. Although, 2 mmol/kg lithium had no negative effect on brain microcirculation, 5 and 20 mmol/kg lithium reduced brain perfusion. Furthermore, supratherapeutic dose of lithium in 20 mmol/kg lead to animal death. In addition, improvement of brain perfusion with L-arginine, did not change the effect of 5 mmol/kg lithium on brain injury. Additionally, post-stroke blood-brain barrier leakage, hemodynamic impairment and apoptosis have been reversed by lithium treatment. Interestingly, lithium-induced neuroprotection was associated with increased phosphorylation of Akt at Thr308 and suppressed GSK-3β phosphorylation at Ser9 residue. Lithium upregulated Erk-2 and downregulated JNK-2 phosphorylation. To distinguish whether neuroprotective effects of lithium are modulated by PI3K/Akt or MEK, we sequentially blocked these pathways and demonstrated that the neuroprotective activity of lithium persisted during MEK/ERK inhibition, whereas PI3K/Akt inhibition abolished neuroprotection. Collectively, we demonstrated lithium exerts its post-stroke neuroprotective activity via the PI3K/Akt pathway, specifically via Akt phosphorylation at Thr308, but not via MEK/ERK.
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- Nilay Ates
- Istanbul Medipol University, Regenerative and Restorative Medical Research Center, Istanbul, Turkey; Istanbul Medipol University, Faculty of Medicine, Dept. of Pharmacology, Istanbul, Turkey
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- Istanbul Medipol University, Regenerative and Restorative Medical Research Center, Istanbul, Turkey; Istanbul Medipol University, Faculty of Medicine, Dept. of Physiology, Istanbul, Turkey
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- Istanbul Medipol University, Regenerative and Restorative Medical Research Center, Istanbul, Turkey; Istanbul Medipol University, Faculty of Medicine, Dept. of Physiology, Istanbul, Turkey
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- Istanbul Medipol University, Regenerative and Restorative Medical Research Center, Istanbul, Turkey; Istanbul Medipol University, Faculty of Medicine, Dept. of Physiology, Istanbul, Turkey
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- Istanbul Medipol University, Regenerative and Restorative Medical Research Center, Istanbul, Turkey; Istanbul Medipol University, Faculty of Medicine, Dept. of Physiology, Istanbul, Turkey
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- Istanbul Medipol University, Regenerative and Restorative Medical Research Center, Istanbul, Turkey; Istanbul Medipol University, Faculty of Medicine, Dept. of Pharmacology, Istanbul, Turkey
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- Istanbul Medipol University, Regenerative and Restorative Medical Research Center, Istanbul, Turkey; Istanbul Medipol University, Faculty of Medicine, Dept. of Physiology, Istanbul, Turkey
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- Istanbul Medipol University, Regenerative and Restorative Medical Research Center, Istanbul, Turkey; Istanbul Medipol University, Faculty of Medicine, Dept. of Physiology, Istanbul, Turkey
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- Istanbul Medipol University, Regenerative and Restorative Medical Research Center, Istanbul, Turkey; Istanbul Medipol University, Faculty of Medicine, Dept. of Physiology, Istanbul, Turkey
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- Istanbul Medipol University, Regenerative and Restorative Medical Research Center, Istanbul, Turkey; Istanbul Medipol University, International School of Medicine, Dept. of Medical Biology, Istanbul, Turkey
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- Istanbul Medipol University, Faculty of Medicine, Dept. of Biochemistry, Istanbul, Turkey
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- Istanbul Medipol University, Faculty of Medicine, Dept. of Pharmacology, Istanbul, Turkey
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- Istanbul Medipol University, Regenerative and Restorative Medical Research Center, Istanbul, Turkey; University Medical Center Göttingen, Department of Neurology, Göttingen, Germany
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- University Hospital Essen, University of Duisburg-Essen, Department of Neurology, Essen, Germany
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- Istanbul Medipol University, Regenerative and Restorative Medical Research Center, Istanbul, Turkey; Istanbul Medipol University, Faculty of Medicine, Dept. of Physiology, Istanbul, Turkey.
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Churchill NW, Di Battista AP, Rhind SG, Richards D, Schweizer TA, Hutchison MG. Cerebral blood flow is associated with matrix metalloproteinase levels during the early symptomatic phase of concussion. PLoS One 2021; 16:e0253134. [PMID: 34727098 PMCID: PMC8562781 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0253134] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/14/2021] [Accepted: 05/28/2021] [Indexed: 12/02/2022] Open
Abstract
Concussion is associated with disrupted cerebral blood flow (CBF), although there appears to be substantial inter-individual variability in CBF response. At present, the mechanisms of variable CBF response remain incompletely understood, but one potential contributor is matrix metalloproteinase (MMP) expression. In more severe forms of acquired brain injury, MMP up-regulation contributes to CBF impairments via increased blood-brain barrier permeability. A similar relationship is hypothesized for concussion, where recently concussed individuals with higher MMP levels have lower CBF. To test this hypothesis, 35 concussed athletes were assessed longitudinally at early symptomatic injury (median: 5 days post-injury) and at medical clearance (median: 24 days post-injury), along with 71 athletic controls. For all athletes, plasma MMPs were measured and arterial spin labelling was used to measure CBF. Consistent with our hypothesis, higher concentrations of MMP-2 and MMP-3 were correlated with lower global CBF. The correlations between MMPs and global CBF were also significantly diminished for concussed athletes at medical clearance and for athletic controls. These results indicate an inverse relationship between plasma MMP levels and CBF that is specific to the symptomatic phase of concussion. Analyses of regional CBF further showed that correlations with MMP levels exhibited some spatial specificity, with greatest effects in occipital, parietal and temporal lobes. These findings provide new insights into the mechanisms of post-concussion cerebrovascular dysfunction.
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- Nathan W. Churchill
- Keenan Research Centre of the Li Ka Shing Knowledge Institute at St. Michael’s Hospital, Toronto, ON, Canada
- Neuroscience Research Program, St. Michael’s Hospital, Toronto, ON, Canada
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- Faculty of Kinesiology and Physical Education, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada
- Defence Research and Development Canada, Toronto Research Centre, Toronto, ON, Canada
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- Faculty of Kinesiology and Physical Education, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada
- Defence Research and Development Canada, Toronto Research Centre, Toronto, ON, Canada
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- Keenan Research Centre of the Li Ka Shing Knowledge Institute at St. Michael’s Hospital, Toronto, ON, Canada
- Faculty of Kinesiology and Physical Education, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada
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- Keenan Research Centre of the Li Ka Shing Knowledge Institute at St. Michael’s Hospital, Toronto, ON, Canada
- Neuroscience Research Program, St. Michael’s Hospital, Toronto, ON, Canada
- Faculty of Medicine (Neurosurgery), University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada
- The Institute of Biomaterials & Biomedical Engineering (IBBME) at the University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada
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- Keenan Research Centre of the Li Ka Shing Knowledge Institute at St. Michael’s Hospital, Toronto, ON, Canada
- Faculty of Kinesiology and Physical Education, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada
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Ringland C, Schweig JE, Eisenbaum M, Paris D, Ait-Ghezala G, Mullan M, Crawford F, Abdullah L, Bachmeier C. MMP9 modulation improves specific neurobehavioral deficits in a mouse model of Alzheimer's disease. BMC Neurosci 2021; 22:39. [PMID: 34034683 PMCID: PMC8152085 DOI: 10.1186/s12868-021-00643-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/21/2021] [Accepted: 05/10/2021] [Indexed: 02/06/2023] Open
Abstract
BACKGROUND Matrix metallopeptidase 9 (MMP9) has been implicated in a variety of neurological disorders, including Alzheimer's disease (AD), where MMP9 levels are elevated in the brain and cerebrovasculature. Previously our group demonstrated apolipoprotein E4 (apoE4) was less efficient in regulating MMP9 activity in the brain than other apoE isoforms, and that MMP9 inhibition facilitated beta-amyloid (Aβ) elimination across the blood-brain barrier (BBB) METHODS: In the current studies, we evaluated the impact of MMP9 modulation on Aβ disposition and neurobehavior in AD using two approaches, (1) pharmacological inhibition of MMP9 with SB-3CT in apoE4 x AD (E4FAD) mice, and (2) gene deletion of MMP9 in AD mice (MMP9KO/5xFAD) RESULTS: Treatment with the MMP9 inhibitor SB-3CT in E4FAD mice led to reduced anxiety compared to placebo using the elevated plus maze. Deletion of the MMP9 gene in 5xFAD mice also reduced anxiety using the open field test, in addition to improving sociability and social recognition memory, particularly in male mice, as assessed through the three-chamber task, indicating certain behavioral alterations in AD may be mediated by MMP9. However, neither pharmacological inhibition of MMP9 or gene deletion of MMP9 affected spatial learning or memory in the AD animals, as determined through the radial arm water maze. Moreover, the effect of MMP9 modulation on AD neurobehavior was not due to changes in Aβ disposition, as both brain and plasma Aβ levels were unchanged in the SB-3CT-treated E4FAD animals and MMP9KO/AD mice compared to their respective controls. CONCLUSIONS In total, while MMP9 inhibition did improve specific neurobehavioral deficits associated with AD, such as anxiety and social recognition memory, modulation of MMP9 did not alter spatial learning and memory or Aβ tissue levels in AD animals. While targeting MMP9 may represent a therapeutic strategy to mitigate aspects of neurobehavioral decline in AD, further work is necessary to understand the nature of the relationship between MMP9 activity and neurological dysfunction.
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- Charis Ringland
- The Roskamp Institute, 2040 Whitfield Avenue, Sarasota, FL, 34243, USA
- The Open University, Milton Keynes, UK
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- The Roskamp Institute, 2040 Whitfield Avenue, Sarasota, FL, 34243, USA
- The Open University, Milton Keynes, UK
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- The Roskamp Institute, 2040 Whitfield Avenue, Sarasota, FL, 34243, USA
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- The Roskamp Institute, 2040 Whitfield Avenue, Sarasota, FL, 34243, USA
- The Open University, Milton Keynes, UK
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- The Roskamp Institute, 2040 Whitfield Avenue, Sarasota, FL, 34243, USA
- The Open University, Milton Keynes, UK
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- The Roskamp Institute, 2040 Whitfield Avenue, Sarasota, FL, 34243, USA
- The Open University, Milton Keynes, UK
- James A. Haley Veterans' Hospital, Tampa, FL, USA
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- The Roskamp Institute, 2040 Whitfield Avenue, Sarasota, FL, 34243, USA
- The Open University, Milton Keynes, UK
- James A. Haley Veterans' Hospital, Tampa, FL, USA
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- The Roskamp Institute, 2040 Whitfield Avenue, Sarasota, FL, 34243, USA.
- The Open University, Milton Keynes, UK.
- Bay Pines VA Healthcare System, Bay Pines, FL, USA.
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Liu ZH, Chen NY, Tu PH, Wu CT, Chiu SC, Huang YC, Lim SN, Yip PK. DHA Attenuates Cerebral Edema Following Traumatic Brain Injury via the Reduction in Blood-Brain Barrier Permeability. Int J Mol Sci 2020; 21:ijms21176291. [PMID: 32878052 PMCID: PMC7503959 DOI: 10.3390/ijms21176291] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/21/2020] [Accepted: 08/27/2020] [Indexed: 12/12/2022] Open
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Traumatic brain injury (TBI) could result in edema and cause an increase in intracranial pressure of the brain resulting in mortality and morbidity. Although there is hyperosmolarity therapy available for this pathophysiological event, it remains controversial. Recently, several groups have shown docosahexaenoic acid (DHA) to improve functional and histological outcomes following brain injury based on reduction of neuroinflammation and apoptosis. However, the effect of DHA on blood-brain barrier (BBB) dysfunction after brain injury has not been fully studied. Here, a controlled cortical impact rat model was used to test the effect of a single dose of DHA administered 30 min post injury. Modified neurological severity score (mNSS) and forelimb asymmetry were used to determine the functional outcomes. Neuroimaging and histology were used to characterize the edema and BBB dysfunction. The study showed that DHA-treated TBI rats had better mNSS and forelimb asymmetry score than vehicle-treated TBI rats. Temporal analysis of edema using MRI revealed a significant reduction in edema level with DHA treatment compared to vehicle in TBI rats. Histological analysis using immunoglobulin G (IgG) extravasation showed that there was less extravasation, which corresponded with a reduction in aquaporin 4 and astrocytic metalloprotease 9 expression, and greater endothelial occludin expression in the peri-contusional site of the TBI rat brain treated with DHA in comparison to vehicle treatment. In conclusion, the study shows that DHA can exert its functional improvement by prevention of the edema formation via prevention of BBB dysfunction after TBI.
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- Zhuo-Hao Liu
- Department of Neurosurgery, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital at Linkou, Chang Gung Medical College and University, Taoyuan County 333, Taiwan; (P.-h.T.); (Y.-C.H.)
- Correspondence: (Z.-H.L.); (P.K.Y.)
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital at Linkou, Chang Gung Medical College and University, Taoyuan County 333, Taiwan;
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital at Linkou, Chang Gung Medical College and University, Taoyuan County 333, Taiwan; (P.-h.T.); (Y.-C.H.)
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- Department of Medical Imaging and Intervention, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital at Linkou, Chang Gung Medical College and University, Taoyuan County 333, Taiwan;
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- Center for Advanced Molecular Imaging and Translation, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital at Linkou, Taoyuan County 333, Taiwan;
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital at Linkou, Chang Gung Medical College and University, Taoyuan County 333, Taiwan; (P.-h.T.); (Y.-C.H.)
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- Department of Neurology, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital at Linkou, Chang Gung Medical College and University, Taoyuan County 333, Taiwan;
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- Queen Mary University of London, Barts and The London School of Medicine and Dentistry, Blizard Institute, Centre for Neuroscience, Surgery & Trauma, London E1 2AT, UK
- Correspondence: (Z.-H.L.); (P.K.Y.)
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Protective Mechanism and Treatment of Neurogenesis in Cerebral Ischemia. Neurochem Res 2020; 45:2258-2277. [PMID: 32794152 DOI: 10.1007/s11064-020-03092-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/08/2020] [Revised: 06/18/2020] [Accepted: 07/08/2020] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
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Stroke is the fifth leading cause of death worldwide and is a main cause of disability in adults. Neither currently marketed drugs nor commonly used treatments can promote nerve repair and neurogenesis after stroke, and the repair of neurons damaged by ischemia has become a research focus. This article reviews several possible mechanisms of stroke and neurogenesis and introduces novel neurogenic agents (fibroblast growth factors, brain-derived neurotrophic factor, purine nucleosides, resveratrol, S-nitrosoglutathione, osteopontin, etc.) as well as other treatments that have shown neuroprotective or neurogenesis-promoting effects.
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Amtul Z, Najdat AN, Hill DJ, Arany EJ. Differential temporal and spatial post-injury alterations in cerebral cell morphology and viability. J Comp Neurol 2020; 529:421-433. [PMID: 32447764 DOI: 10.1002/cne.24955] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/08/2020] [Revised: 05/04/2020] [Accepted: 05/15/2020] [Indexed: 01/05/2023]
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Combination of ischemia and β-amyloid (Aβ) toxicity has been shown to simultaneously increase neuro-inflammation, endogenous Aβ deposition, and neurodegeneration. However, studies on the evolution of infarct and panorama of cellular degeneration as a synergistic or overlapping mechanism between ischemia and Aβ toxicity are lacking. Here, we compared fluorojade B (FJB) and hematoxylin and eosin (H&E) stains primarily to examine the chronology of infarct, and the viability and morphological changes in neuroglia and neurons located in different brain regions on d1, d7, and d28 post Aβ toxicity and endothelin-1 induced ischemia (ET1) in rats. We demonstrated a regional difference in cellular degeneration between cortex, corpus callosum, striatum, globus pallidus, and thalamus after cerebral injury. Glial cells in the cortex and corpus callosum underwent delayed FJB staining from d7 to d28, but neurons in cortex disappeared within the first week of cerebral injury. Striatal lesion core and globus pallidus of Aβ + ET1 rats showed extensive degeneration of neuronal cells compared with ET1 rats alone starting from d1. Differential and exacerbated expressions of cyclooxygenase-2 might be the cause of excessive neuronal demise in the striatum of Aβ + ET1 rats. Such an investigation may improve our understanding to identify and manipulate a critical therapeutic window post comorbid injury.
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- Zareen Amtul
- Department of Anatomy and Cell Biology, University of Western Ontario, London, Canada
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- Department of Biology, University of Western Ontario, London, Canada
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- Departments of Medicine, Physiology, and Pharmacology, and Pediatrics, University of Western Ontario, London, Canada.,Lawson Health Research Institute, London, Ontario, Canada
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- Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, University of Western Ontario, London, Canada
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- Minkyung Kang
- From the Department of Pharmaceutical and Biomedical Sciences, University of Georgia, Athens, GA
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- From the Department of Pharmaceutical and Biomedical Sciences, University of Georgia, Athens, GA
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Zhong C, Wang G, Xu T, Zhu Z, Guo D, Zheng X, Wang A, Bu X, Peng H, Chen J, Xu T, Peng Y, Li Q, Ju Z, Geng D, He J, Zhang Y. Tissue inhibitor metalloproteinase-1 and clinical outcomes after acute ischemic stroke. Neurology 2019; 93:e1675-e1685. [PMID: 31551260 DOI: 10.1212/wnl.0000000000008389] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/07/2019] [Accepted: 05/23/2019] [Indexed: 02/06/2023] Open
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OBJECTIVE To prospectively investigate the relationships between serum tissue inhibitor metalloproteinase-1 (TIMP-1) and clinical outcomes in patients with acute ischemic stroke. METHODS We derived data from the China Antihypertensive Trial in Acute Ischemic Stroke. Baseline serum TIMP-1 concentrations were measured in 3,342 participants. The primary outcome was the combination of death and major disability (modified Rankin Scale score ≥3) at 3 months after ischemic stroke, and secondary outcomes included major disability, death, and vascular events. RESULTS A total of 843 participants (25.2%) experienced major disability or died within 3 months. After adjustment for age, sex, admission NIH Stroke Scale score, and other important covariates, odds ratios or hazard ratios (95% confidence intervals) of 1-SD (0.17 ng/mL) higher log-TIMP-1 were 1.17 (1.06-1.29) for the primary outcome, 1.13 (1.02-1.25) for major disability, 1.49 (1.19-1.87) for death, and 1.34 (1.11-1.62) for the composite outcome of death and vascular events. The addition of serum TIMP-1 to conventional risk factors model significantly improved risk prediction of the primary outcome (net reclassification index 9.0%, p = 0.02; integrated discrimination improvement 0.2%, p = 0.03). Participants with both higher TIMP-1 and matrix metalloproteinase-9 levels simultaneously had the highest risk of all study outcomes. CONCLUSIONS Higher TIMP-1 levels were associated with increased risk of mortality and major disability after acute ischemic stroke. Our findings provided evidence supporting the important prognostic role of extracellular matrix biomarkers after acute ischemic stroke.
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- Chongke Zhong
- From the Department of Epidemiology (C.Z., G.W., Tan Xu, Z.Z., D. Guo, X.Z., A.W., X.B., H.P., Tian Xu, Y.Z.), School of Public Health and Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Preventive and Translational Medicine for Geriatric Diseases, Medical College of Soochow University, Suzhou, China; Department of Epidemiology (C.Z., J.C., J.H.), Tulane University School of Public Health and Tropical Medicine, New Orleans, LA; Department of Neurology (Y.P.), Affiliated Hospital of North China University of Science and Technology, Tangshan; Department of Epidemiology (Q.L.), School of Public Health, Taishan Medical College, Taian; Department of Neurology (Z.J.), Kerqin District First People's Hospital of Tongliao City; Department of Neurology (D. Geng), Affiliated Hospital of Xuzhou Medical College, China; Department of Medicine (J.C., J.H.), Tulane University School of Medicine, New Orleans, LA; and Department of Neurology (Tian Xu), Affiliated Hospital of Nantong University, China
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- From the Department of Epidemiology (C.Z., G.W., Tan Xu, Z.Z., D. Guo, X.Z., A.W., X.B., H.P., Tian Xu, Y.Z.), School of Public Health and Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Preventive and Translational Medicine for Geriatric Diseases, Medical College of Soochow University, Suzhou, China; Department of Epidemiology (C.Z., J.C., J.H.), Tulane University School of Public Health and Tropical Medicine, New Orleans, LA; Department of Neurology (Y.P.), Affiliated Hospital of North China University of Science and Technology, Tangshan; Department of Epidemiology (Q.L.), School of Public Health, Taishan Medical College, Taian; Department of Neurology (Z.J.), Kerqin District First People's Hospital of Tongliao City; Department of Neurology (D. Geng), Affiliated Hospital of Xuzhou Medical College, China; Department of Medicine (J.C., J.H.), Tulane University School of Medicine, New Orleans, LA; and Department of Neurology (Tian Xu), Affiliated Hospital of Nantong University, China
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- From the Department of Epidemiology (C.Z., G.W., Tan Xu, Z.Z., D. Guo, X.Z., A.W., X.B., H.P., Tian Xu, Y.Z.), School of Public Health and Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Preventive and Translational Medicine for Geriatric Diseases, Medical College of Soochow University, Suzhou, China; Department of Epidemiology (C.Z., J.C., J.H.), Tulane University School of Public Health and Tropical Medicine, New Orleans, LA; Department of Neurology (Y.P.), Affiliated Hospital of North China University of Science and Technology, Tangshan; Department of Epidemiology (Q.L.), School of Public Health, Taishan Medical College, Taian; Department of Neurology (Z.J.), Kerqin District First People's Hospital of Tongliao City; Department of Neurology (D. Geng), Affiliated Hospital of Xuzhou Medical College, China; Department of Medicine (J.C., J.H.), Tulane University School of Medicine, New Orleans, LA; and Department of Neurology (Tian Xu), Affiliated Hospital of Nantong University, China
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- From the Department of Epidemiology (C.Z., G.W., Tan Xu, Z.Z., D. Guo, X.Z., A.W., X.B., H.P., Tian Xu, Y.Z.), School of Public Health and Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Preventive and Translational Medicine for Geriatric Diseases, Medical College of Soochow University, Suzhou, China; Department of Epidemiology (C.Z., J.C., J.H.), Tulane University School of Public Health and Tropical Medicine, New Orleans, LA; Department of Neurology (Y.P.), Affiliated Hospital of North China University of Science and Technology, Tangshan; Department of Epidemiology (Q.L.), School of Public Health, Taishan Medical College, Taian; Department of Neurology (Z.J.), Kerqin District First People's Hospital of Tongliao City; Department of Neurology (D. Geng), Affiliated Hospital of Xuzhou Medical College, China; Department of Medicine (J.C., J.H.), Tulane University School of Medicine, New Orleans, LA; and Department of Neurology (Tian Xu), Affiliated Hospital of Nantong University, China
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- From the Department of Epidemiology (C.Z., G.W., Tan Xu, Z.Z., D. Guo, X.Z., A.W., X.B., H.P., Tian Xu, Y.Z.), School of Public Health and Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Preventive and Translational Medicine for Geriatric Diseases, Medical College of Soochow University, Suzhou, China; Department of Epidemiology (C.Z., J.C., J.H.), Tulane University School of Public Health and Tropical Medicine, New Orleans, LA; Department of Neurology (Y.P.), Affiliated Hospital of North China University of Science and Technology, Tangshan; Department of Epidemiology (Q.L.), School of Public Health, Taishan Medical College, Taian; Department of Neurology (Z.J.), Kerqin District First People's Hospital of Tongliao City; Department of Neurology (D. Geng), Affiliated Hospital of Xuzhou Medical College, China; Department of Medicine (J.C., J.H.), Tulane University School of Medicine, New Orleans, LA; and Department of Neurology (Tian Xu), Affiliated Hospital of Nantong University, China
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- From the Department of Epidemiology (C.Z., G.W., Tan Xu, Z.Z., D. Guo, X.Z., A.W., X.B., H.P., Tian Xu, Y.Z.), School of Public Health and Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Preventive and Translational Medicine for Geriatric Diseases, Medical College of Soochow University, Suzhou, China; Department of Epidemiology (C.Z., J.C., J.H.), Tulane University School of Public Health and Tropical Medicine, New Orleans, LA; Department of Neurology (Y.P.), Affiliated Hospital of North China University of Science and Technology, Tangshan; Department of Epidemiology (Q.L.), School of Public Health, Taishan Medical College, Taian; Department of Neurology (Z.J.), Kerqin District First People's Hospital of Tongliao City; Department of Neurology (D. Geng), Affiliated Hospital of Xuzhou Medical College, China; Department of Medicine (J.C., J.H.), Tulane University School of Medicine, New Orleans, LA; and Department of Neurology (Tian Xu), Affiliated Hospital of Nantong University, China
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- From the Department of Epidemiology (C.Z., G.W., Tan Xu, Z.Z., D. Guo, X.Z., A.W., X.B., H.P., Tian Xu, Y.Z.), School of Public Health and Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Preventive and Translational Medicine for Geriatric Diseases, Medical College of Soochow University, Suzhou, China; Department of Epidemiology (C.Z., J.C., J.H.), Tulane University School of Public Health and Tropical Medicine, New Orleans, LA; Department of Neurology (Y.P.), Affiliated Hospital of North China University of Science and Technology, Tangshan; Department of Epidemiology (Q.L.), School of Public Health, Taishan Medical College, Taian; Department of Neurology (Z.J.), Kerqin District First People's Hospital of Tongliao City; Department of Neurology (D. Geng), Affiliated Hospital of Xuzhou Medical College, China; Department of Medicine (J.C., J.H.), Tulane University School of Medicine, New Orleans, LA; and Department of Neurology (Tian Xu), Affiliated Hospital of Nantong University, China
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- From the Department of Epidemiology (C.Z., G.W., Tan Xu, Z.Z., D. Guo, X.Z., A.W., X.B., H.P., Tian Xu, Y.Z.), School of Public Health and Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Preventive and Translational Medicine for Geriatric Diseases, Medical College of Soochow University, Suzhou, China; Department of Epidemiology (C.Z., J.C., J.H.), Tulane University School of Public Health and Tropical Medicine, New Orleans, LA; Department of Neurology (Y.P.), Affiliated Hospital of North China University of Science and Technology, Tangshan; Department of Epidemiology (Q.L.), School of Public Health, Taishan Medical College, Taian; Department of Neurology (Z.J.), Kerqin District First People's Hospital of Tongliao City; Department of Neurology (D. Geng), Affiliated Hospital of Xuzhou Medical College, China; Department of Medicine (J.C., J.H.), Tulane University School of Medicine, New Orleans, LA; and Department of Neurology (Tian Xu), Affiliated Hospital of Nantong University, China
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- From the Department of Epidemiology (C.Z., G.W., Tan Xu, Z.Z., D. Guo, X.Z., A.W., X.B., H.P., Tian Xu, Y.Z.), School of Public Health and Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Preventive and Translational Medicine for Geriatric Diseases, Medical College of Soochow University, Suzhou, China; Department of Epidemiology (C.Z., J.C., J.H.), Tulane University School of Public Health and Tropical Medicine, New Orleans, LA; Department of Neurology (Y.P.), Affiliated Hospital of North China University of Science and Technology, Tangshan; Department of Epidemiology (Q.L.), School of Public Health, Taishan Medical College, Taian; Department of Neurology (Z.J.), Kerqin District First People's Hospital of Tongliao City; Department of Neurology (D. Geng), Affiliated Hospital of Xuzhou Medical College, China; Department of Medicine (J.C., J.H.), Tulane University School of Medicine, New Orleans, LA; and Department of Neurology (Tian Xu), Affiliated Hospital of Nantong University, China
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- From the Department of Epidemiology (C.Z., G.W., Tan Xu, Z.Z., D. Guo, X.Z., A.W., X.B., H.P., Tian Xu, Y.Z.), School of Public Health and Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Preventive and Translational Medicine for Geriatric Diseases, Medical College of Soochow University, Suzhou, China; Department of Epidemiology (C.Z., J.C., J.H.), Tulane University School of Public Health and Tropical Medicine, New Orleans, LA; Department of Neurology (Y.P.), Affiliated Hospital of North China University of Science and Technology, Tangshan; Department of Epidemiology (Q.L.), School of Public Health, Taishan Medical College, Taian; Department of Neurology (Z.J.), Kerqin District First People's Hospital of Tongliao City; Department of Neurology (D. Geng), Affiliated Hospital of Xuzhou Medical College, China; Department of Medicine (J.C., J.H.), Tulane University School of Medicine, New Orleans, LA; and Department of Neurology (Tian Xu), Affiliated Hospital of Nantong University, China
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- From the Department of Epidemiology (C.Z., G.W., Tan Xu, Z.Z., D. Guo, X.Z., A.W., X.B., H.P., Tian Xu, Y.Z.), School of Public Health and Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Preventive and Translational Medicine for Geriatric Diseases, Medical College of Soochow University, Suzhou, China; Department of Epidemiology (C.Z., J.C., J.H.), Tulane University School of Public Health and Tropical Medicine, New Orleans, LA; Department of Neurology (Y.P.), Affiliated Hospital of North China University of Science and Technology, Tangshan; Department of Epidemiology (Q.L.), School of Public Health, Taishan Medical College, Taian; Department of Neurology (Z.J.), Kerqin District First People's Hospital of Tongliao City; Department of Neurology (D. Geng), Affiliated Hospital of Xuzhou Medical College, China; Department of Medicine (J.C., J.H.), Tulane University School of Medicine, New Orleans, LA; and Department of Neurology (Tian Xu), Affiliated Hospital of Nantong University, China
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- From the Department of Epidemiology (C.Z., G.W., Tan Xu, Z.Z., D. Guo, X.Z., A.W., X.B., H.P., Tian Xu, Y.Z.), School of Public Health and Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Preventive and Translational Medicine for Geriatric Diseases, Medical College of Soochow University, Suzhou, China; Department of Epidemiology (C.Z., J.C., J.H.), Tulane University School of Public Health and Tropical Medicine, New Orleans, LA; Department of Neurology (Y.P.), Affiliated Hospital of North China University of Science and Technology, Tangshan; Department of Epidemiology (Q.L.), School of Public Health, Taishan Medical College, Taian; Department of Neurology (Z.J.), Kerqin District First People's Hospital of Tongliao City; Department of Neurology (D. Geng), Affiliated Hospital of Xuzhou Medical College, China; Department of Medicine (J.C., J.H.), Tulane University School of Medicine, New Orleans, LA; and Department of Neurology (Tian Xu), Affiliated Hospital of Nantong University, China
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- From the Department of Epidemiology (C.Z., G.W., Tan Xu, Z.Z., D. Guo, X.Z., A.W., X.B., H.P., Tian Xu, Y.Z.), School of Public Health and Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Preventive and Translational Medicine for Geriatric Diseases, Medical College of Soochow University, Suzhou, China; Department of Epidemiology (C.Z., J.C., J.H.), Tulane University School of Public Health and Tropical Medicine, New Orleans, LA; Department of Neurology (Y.P.), Affiliated Hospital of North China University of Science and Technology, Tangshan; Department of Epidemiology (Q.L.), School of Public Health, Taishan Medical College, Taian; Department of Neurology (Z.J.), Kerqin District First People's Hospital of Tongliao City; Department of Neurology (D. Geng), Affiliated Hospital of Xuzhou Medical College, China; Department of Medicine (J.C., J.H.), Tulane University School of Medicine, New Orleans, LA; and Department of Neurology (Tian Xu), Affiliated Hospital of Nantong University, China
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- From the Department of Epidemiology (C.Z., G.W., Tan Xu, Z.Z., D. Guo, X.Z., A.W., X.B., H.P., Tian Xu, Y.Z.), School of Public Health and Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Preventive and Translational Medicine for Geriatric Diseases, Medical College of Soochow University, Suzhou, China; Department of Epidemiology (C.Z., J.C., J.H.), Tulane University School of Public Health and Tropical Medicine, New Orleans, LA; Department of Neurology (Y.P.), Affiliated Hospital of North China University of Science and Technology, Tangshan; Department of Epidemiology (Q.L.), School of Public Health, Taishan Medical College, Taian; Department of Neurology (Z.J.), Kerqin District First People's Hospital of Tongliao City; Department of Neurology (D. Geng), Affiliated Hospital of Xuzhou Medical College, China; Department of Medicine (J.C., J.H.), Tulane University School of Medicine, New Orleans, LA; and Department of Neurology (Tian Xu), Affiliated Hospital of Nantong University, China
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- From the Department of Epidemiology (C.Z., G.W., Tan Xu, Z.Z., D. Guo, X.Z., A.W., X.B., H.P., Tian Xu, Y.Z.), School of Public Health and Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Preventive and Translational Medicine for Geriatric Diseases, Medical College of Soochow University, Suzhou, China; Department of Epidemiology (C.Z., J.C., J.H.), Tulane University School of Public Health and Tropical Medicine, New Orleans, LA; Department of Neurology (Y.P.), Affiliated Hospital of North China University of Science and Technology, Tangshan; Department of Epidemiology (Q.L.), School of Public Health, Taishan Medical College, Taian; Department of Neurology (Z.J.), Kerqin District First People's Hospital of Tongliao City; Department of Neurology (D. Geng), Affiliated Hospital of Xuzhou Medical College, China; Department of Medicine (J.C., J.H.), Tulane University School of Medicine, New Orleans, LA; and Department of Neurology (Tian Xu), Affiliated Hospital of Nantong University, China
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- From the Department of Epidemiology (C.Z., G.W., Tan Xu, Z.Z., D. Guo, X.Z., A.W., X.B., H.P., Tian Xu, Y.Z.), School of Public Health and Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Preventive and Translational Medicine for Geriatric Diseases, Medical College of Soochow University, Suzhou, China; Department of Epidemiology (C.Z., J.C., J.H.), Tulane University School of Public Health and Tropical Medicine, New Orleans, LA; Department of Neurology (Y.P.), Affiliated Hospital of North China University of Science and Technology, Tangshan; Department of Epidemiology (Q.L.), School of Public Health, Taishan Medical College, Taian; Department of Neurology (Z.J.), Kerqin District First People's Hospital of Tongliao City; Department of Neurology (D. Geng), Affiliated Hospital of Xuzhou Medical College, China; Department of Medicine (J.C., J.H.), Tulane University School of Medicine, New Orleans, LA; and Department of Neurology (Tian Xu), Affiliated Hospital of Nantong University, China.
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- From the Department of Epidemiology (C.Z., G.W., Tan Xu, Z.Z., D. Guo, X.Z., A.W., X.B., H.P., Tian Xu, Y.Z.), School of Public Health and Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Preventive and Translational Medicine for Geriatric Diseases, Medical College of Soochow University, Suzhou, China; Department of Epidemiology (C.Z., J.C., J.H.), Tulane University School of Public Health and Tropical Medicine, New Orleans, LA; Department of Neurology (Y.P.), Affiliated Hospital of North China University of Science and Technology, Tangshan; Department of Epidemiology (Q.L.), School of Public Health, Taishan Medical College, Taian; Department of Neurology (Z.J.), Kerqin District First People's Hospital of Tongliao City; Department of Neurology (D. Geng), Affiliated Hospital of Xuzhou Medical College, China; Department of Medicine (J.C., J.H.), Tulane University School of Medicine, New Orleans, LA; and Department of Neurology (Tian Xu), Affiliated Hospital of Nantong University, China.
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Chopra S, Overall CM, Dufour A. Matrix metalloproteinases in the CNS: interferons get nervous. Cell Mol Life Sci 2019; 76:3083-3095. [PMID: 31165203 PMCID: PMC11105576 DOI: 10.1007/s00018-019-03171-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/22/2019] [Revised: 05/22/2019] [Accepted: 05/29/2019] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
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Matrix metalloproteinases (MMPs) have been investigated in context of chronic inflammatory diseases and demonstrated to degrade multiple components of the extracellular matrix (ECM). However, following several disappointing MMP clinical trials, recent studies have demonstrated unexpected novel functions of MMPs in viral infections and autoimmune inflammatory diseases in unanticipated locations. Thus, MMPs play additional functions in inflammation than just ECM degradation. They can regulate the activity of chemokines and cytokines of the immune response by precise proteolytic processing resulting in activation or inactivation of signaling pathways. MMPs have been demonstrated to cleave multiple substrates of the central nervous systems (CNS) and contribute to promoting and dampening diseases of the CNS. Initially, believed to be solely promoting pathologies, more than 10 MMPs to date have been shown to have protective functions. Here, we present some of the beneficial and destructive roles of MMPs in CNS pathologies and discuss strategies for the use of MMP inhibitors.
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- Sameeksha Chopra
- Physiology and Pharmacology, Cumming School of Medicine, University of Calgary, Calgary, AB, T2N 4N1, Canada
- McCaig Institute for Bone and Joint Health, University of Calgary, Calgary, AB, T2N 4N1, Canada
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- Department of Oral Biological and Medical Sciences, Faculty of Dentistry, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, V6T 1Z3, Canada
- Centre for Blood Research, Vancouver, BC, V6T 1Z3, Canada
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- Physiology and Pharmacology, Cumming School of Medicine, University of Calgary, Calgary, AB, T2N 4N1, Canada.
- McCaig Institute for Bone and Joint Health, University of Calgary, Calgary, AB, T2N 4N1, Canada.
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Cheng X, Long H, Chen W, Xu J, Wang X, Li F. The correlation between hypoxia-inducible factor-1α, matrix metalloproteinase-9 and functional recovery following chronic spinal cord compression. Brain Res 2019; 1718:75-82. [PMID: 31054885 DOI: 10.1016/j.brainres.2019.04.034] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/22/2018] [Revised: 04/09/2019] [Accepted: 04/29/2019] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
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The molecular mechanisms underlying cervical spondylotic myelopathy (CSM) are poorly understood. To assess the correlation between HIF-1α, MMP-9 and functional recovery following chronic cervical spinal cord compression (CSCI). Rats in the sham group underwent C5 semi-laminectomy, while a water-absorbable polyurethane polymer was implanted into the C6 epidural space in the chronic CSCI group. Basso, Beattie and Bresnahan score and somatosensory evoked potentials were used to evaluate neurological function. Hematoxylin and eosin staining was performed to assess pathological changes in the spinal cord, while immunohistochemical analysis was used to examine HIF-1α and MMP-9 expression on days 7, 28, 42 and 70 post-surgery. Normal rats were only used for HE staining. The BBB score was significantly reduced on day 28 following CSCI, while SEPs exhibited decreased amplitude and increased latency. In chronic CSCI group, the BBB score and SEPs significantly improved on day 70 compared with day 28. HE staining revealed different level of spinal cord edema after chronic CSCI. Compared with the sham group, immunohistochemical analyses revealed that HIF-1α- and MMP-9-positive cells were increased on day 7 and peaked on day 28. HIF-1α and MMP-9 expression were demonstrated to be significantly positively correlated, whereas HIF-1α expression and BBB score were significantly negatively correlated, as well MMP-9 expression and BBB score. HIF-1α and MMP-9 expression are increased following chronic spinal cord compression and are positively correlated with one another. Decreased expression of HIF-1α and MMP-9 may contribute to functional recovery following CSCI. This expression pattern of HIF-1α and MMP-9 may give a new perspective on the molecular mechanisms of CSM.
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- Xing Cheng
- Department of Spine Surgery, The First Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou 510080, People's Republic of China.
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- Department of Spine Surgery, The First Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou 510080, People's Republic of China.
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- Department of Neurosurgery, The First Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou 510080, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Spine Surgery, The First Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou 510080, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Spine Surgery, The First Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou 510080, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Spine Surgery, The First Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou 510080, People's Republic of China
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Kunze R, Marti HH. Angioneurins - Key regulators of blood-brain barrier integrity during hypoxic and ischemic brain injury. Prog Neurobiol 2019; 178:101611. [PMID: 30970273 DOI: 10.1016/j.pneurobio.2019.03.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/15/2019] [Accepted: 03/29/2019] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
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The loss of blood-brain barrier (BBB) integrity leading to vasogenic edema and brain swelling is a common feature of hypoxic/ischemic brain diseases such as stroke, but is also central to the etiology of other CNS disorders. In the past decades, numerous proteins, belonging to the family of angioneurins, have gained increasing attention as potential therapeutic targets for ischemic stroke, but also other CNS diseases attributed to BBB dysfunction. Angioneurins encompass mediators that affect both neuronal and vascular function. Recently, increasing evidence has been accumulated that certain angioneurins critically determine disease progression and outcome in stroke among others through multifaceted effects on the compromised BBB. Here, we will give a concise overview about the family of angioneurins. We further describe the most important cellular and molecular components that contribute to structural integrity and low permeability of the BBB under steady-state conditions. We then discuss BBB alterations in ischemic stroke, and highlight underlying cellular and molecular mechanisms. For the most prominent angioneurin family members including vascular endothelial growth factors, angiopoietins, platelet-derived growth factors and erythropoietin, we will summarize current scientific literature from experimental studies in animal models, and if available from clinical trials, on the following points: (i) spatiotemporal expression of these factors in the healthy and hypoxic/ischemic CNS, (ii) impact of loss- or gain-of-function during cerebral hypoxia/ischemia for BBB integrity and beyond, and (iii) potential underlying molecular mechanisms. Moreover, we will highlight novel therapeutic strategies based on the activation of endogenous angioneurins that might improve BBB dysfuntion during ischemic stroke.
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- Reiner Kunze
- Institute of Physiology and Pathophysiology, Heidelberg University, Germany.
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- Institute of Physiology and Pathophysiology, Heidelberg University, Germany
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Located at the interface of the circulation system and the CNS, the basement membrane (BM) is well positioned to regulate blood-brain barrier (BBB) integrity. Given the important roles of BBB in the development and progression of various neurological disorders, the BM has been hypothesized to contribute to the pathogenesis of these diseases. After stroke, a cerebrovascular disease caused by rupture (hemorrhagic) or occlusion (ischemic) of cerebral blood vessels, the BM undergoes constant remodeling to modulate disease progression. Although an association between BM dissolution and stroke is observed, how each individual BM component changes after stroke and how these components contribute to stroke pathogenesis are mostly unclear. In this review, I first briefly introduce the composition of the BM in the brain. Next, the functions of the BM and its major components in BBB maintenance under homeostatic conditions are summarized. Furthermore, the roles of the BM and its major components in the pathogenesis of hemorrhagic and ischemic stroke are discussed. Last, unsolved questions and potential future directions are described. This review aims to provide a comprehensive reference for future studies, stimulate the formation of new ideas, and promote the generation of new genetic tools in the field of BM/stroke research.
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- Yao Yao
- Yao Yao, Department of Pharmaceutical and Biomedical Sciences, University of Georgia, 340 Pharmacy South Building, 250 West Green Street, Athens, GA 30602, USA.
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Raz L, Yang Y, Thompson J, Hobson S, Pesko J, Mobashery S, Chang M, Rosenberg G. MMP-9 inhibitors impair learning in spontaneously hypertensive rats. PLoS One 2018; 13:e0208357. [PMID: 30533010 PMCID: PMC6289411 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0208357] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/03/2018] [Accepted: 11/15/2018] [Indexed: 12/18/2022] Open
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Vascular cognitive impairment dementia (VCID) is a major cause of cognitive loss in the elderly. Matrix metalloproteinases (MMPs) are a family of proteases involved in remodeling the extracellular matrix in development, injury and repair. Blood-brain barrier (BBB) disruption due to inflammation mediated by MMPs is a mechanism of white matter injury. Currently there are no treatments besides the control of vascular risk factors. We tested two MMP-9 inhibitors that improved outcome in acute stroke: DP-460 and SB-3CT. We hypothesized that these inhibitors would have a beneficial effect in chronic stroke by reducing edema in white matter and improving behavioral outcomes. Spontaneously hypertensive stroke-prone rats (SHRSPs) with unilateral carotid artery occlusion (UCAO) fed a Japanese Permissive Diet (JPD) were used as a model of VCID. JPD was begun in the 12th week of life. Rats were treated with DP-460 (500 mg/kg) for 4 weeks, or SB-3CT (10 mg/kg) for 8 weeks, beginning at the UCAO/JPD onset. Rats treated with a dextrose or DMSO solution served as vehicle controls. Naïve SHRSPs on a standard diet served as sham control. Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) analyses of the corpus callosum, external capsule, hippocampus and Morris water maze behavioral tests were conducted. We found an increase in body weight (p = 0.004) and blood pressure (p = 0.007) at 15 weeks with the DP-460 drug. SB-3CT increased body weight at 14 weeks (p = 0.015) and had significant but variable effects on blood pressure. Neither drug affected imaging parameters. Behavioral studies showed an impaired ability to learn with DP-460 (p<0.001) and no effect on learning with SB-3CT. Unchanged MMP-9 levels were detected in DP-460-treated rats via gel zymography. Our findings suggest that MMPs are not major factors in white matter damage in the SHRSP model of VCID and that drugs that are relatively selective for MMP-9 can interfere with learning.
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- Limor Raz
- Department of Neurology, University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, New Mexico, United States of America
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- Department of Neurology, University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, New Mexico, United States of America
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- UNM Memory and Aging Center, University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, New Mexico, United States of America
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- UNM Memory and Aging Center, University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, New Mexico, United States of America
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- AbbVie, Data and Statistical Sciences, North Chicago, Illinois, United States of America
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of Notre Dame, Notre Dame, Indiana, United States of America
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of Notre Dame, Notre Dame, Indiana, United States of America
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- Department of Neurology, University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, New Mexico, United States of America
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Yan T, Venkat P, Chopp M, Zacharek A, Yu P, Ning R, Qiao X, Kelley MR, Chen J. APX3330 Promotes Neurorestorative Effects after Stroke in Type One Diabetic Rats. Aging Dis 2018; 9:453-466. [PMID: 29896433 PMCID: PMC5988600 DOI: 10.14336/ad.2017.1130] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/06/2017] [Accepted: 11/30/2017] [Indexed: 12/15/2022] Open
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APX3330 is a selective inhibitor of APE1/Ref-1 redox activity. In this study, we investigate the therapeutic effects and underlying mechanisms of APX3330 treatment in type one diabetes mellitus (T1DM) stroke rats. Adult male Wistar rats were induced with T1DM and subjected to transient middle cerebral artery occlusion (MCAo) and treated with either PBS or APX3330 (10mg/kg, oral gavage) starting at 24h after MCAo, and daily for 14 days. Rats were sacrificed at 14 days after MCAo and, blood brain barrier (BBB) permeability, ischemic lesion volume, immunohistochemistry, cell death assay, Western blot, real time PCR, and angiogenic ELISA array were performed. Compared to PBS treatment, APX3330 treatment of stroke in T1DM rats significantly improves neurological functional outcome, decreases lesion volume, and improves BBB integrity as well as decreases total vessel density and VEGF expression, while significantly increases arterial density in the ischemic border zone (IBZ). APX3330 significantly increases myelin density, oligodendrocyte number, oligodendrocyte progenitor cell number, synaptic protein expression, and induces M2 macrophage polarization in the IBZ of T1DM stroke rats. Compared to PBS treatment, APX3330 treatment significantly decreases plasminogen activator inhibitor type-1 (PAI-1), monocyte chemotactic protein-1 and matrix metalloproteinase 9 (MMP9) and receptor for advanced glycation endproducts expression in the ischemic brain of T1DM stroke rats. APX3330 treatment significantly decreases cell death and MMP9 and PAI-1 gene expression in cultured primary cortical neurons subjected to high glucose and oxygen glucose deprivation, compared to untreated control cells. APX3330 treatment increases M2 macrophage polarization and decreases inflammatory factor expression in the ischemic brain as well as promotes neuroprotective and neurorestorative effects after stroke in T1DM rats.
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- Tao Yan
- 1Gerontology Institute, Neurology, Tianjin Medical University General Hospital, Tianjin Neurological Institute, Key Laboratory of Post-Neurotrauma Neurorepair and Regeneration in Central Nervous System, Ministry of Education and Tianjin City, Tianjin, China.,2Department of Neurology, Henry Ford hospital, Detroit, MI, USA
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- 2Department of Neurology, Henry Ford hospital, Detroit, MI, USA
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- 2Department of Neurology, Henry Ford hospital, Detroit, MI, USA.,3Department of Physics, Oakland University, Rochester, MI, USA
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- 2Department of Neurology, Henry Ford hospital, Detroit, MI, USA
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- 2Department of Neurology, Henry Ford hospital, Detroit, MI, USA
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- 2Department of Neurology, Henry Ford hospital, Detroit, MI, USA.,4Department of Neurology, First Hospital Harbin, Harbin, China
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- 5Department of Ophthalmology, Henry Ford Hospital, Detroit, MI, USA
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- 6Herman B Wells Center for Pediatric Research, Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, IN, USA
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- 2Department of Neurology, Henry Ford hospital, Detroit, MI, USA
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Anuncibay-Soto B, Pérez-Rodriguez D, Santos-Galdiano M, Font-Belmonte E, Ugidos IF, Gonzalez-Rodriguez P, Regueiro-Purriños M, Fernández-López A. Salubrinal and robenacoxib treatment after global cerebral ischemia. Exploring the interactions between ER stress and inflammation. Biochem Pharmacol 2018; 151:26-37. [PMID: 29499167 DOI: 10.1016/j.bcp.2018.02.029] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/19/2017] [Accepted: 02/23/2018] [Indexed: 12/17/2022]
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BACKGROUND Blood reperfusion of the ischemic tissue after stroke promotes increases in the inflammatory response as well as accumulation of unfolded/misfolded proteins in the cell, leading to endoplasmic reticulum (ER) stress. Both Inflammation and ER stress are critical processes in the delayed death of the cells damaged after ischemia. The aim of this study is to check the putative synergic neuroprotective effect by combining anti-inflammatory and anti-ER stress agents after ischemia. METHODS The study was performed on a two-vessel occlusion global cerebral ischemia model. Animals were treated with salubrinal one hour after ischemia and with robenacoxib at 8 h and 32 h after ischemia. Parameters related to the integrity of the blood-brain barrier (BBB), such as matrix metalloproteinase 9 and different cell adhesion molecules (CAMs), were analyzed by qPCR at 24 h and 48 h after ischemia. Microglia and cell components of the neurovascular unit, including neurons, endothelial cells and astrocytes, were analyzed by immunofluorescence after 48 h and seven days of reperfusion. RESULTS Pharmacologic control of ER stress by salubrinal treatment after ischemia, revealed a neuroprotective effect over neurons that reduces the transcription of molecules involved in the impairment of the BBB. Robenacoxib treatment stepped neuronal demise forward, revealing a detrimental effect of this anti-inflammatory agent. Combined treatment with robenacoxib and salubrinal after ischemia prevented neuronal loss and changes in components of the neurovascular unit and microglia observed when animals were treated only with robenacoxib. CONCLUSION Combined treatment with anti-ER stress and anti-inflammatory agents is able to provide enhanced neuroprotective effects reducing glial activation, which opens new avenues in therapies against stroke.
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- Dpt. Biología Celular, Instituto Biomedicina. Universidad de León, Spain
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Tersteeg C, Joly BS, Gils A, Lijnen R, Deckmyn H, Declerck PJ, Plaimauer B, Coppo P, Veyradier A, Maas C, De Meyer SF, Vanhoorelbeke K. Amplified endogenous plasmin activity resolves acute thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura in mice. J Thromb Haemost 2017; 15:2432-2442. [PMID: 28981198 DOI: 10.1111/jth.13859] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/16/2017] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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Essentials Plasmin is able to proteolyse von Willebrand factor. It was unclear if plasmin influences acute thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura (TTP). Plasmin levels are increased during acute TTP though suppressed via plasmin(ogen) inhibitors. Allowing amplified endogenous plasmin activity in mice results in resolution of TTP signs. SUMMARY Background Thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura (TTP) is an acute life-threatening pathology, caused by occlusive von Willebrand factor (VWF)-rich microthrombi that accumulate in the absence of ADAMTS-13. We previously demonstrated that plasmin can cleave VWF and that plasmin is generated in patients during acute TTP. However, the exact role of plasmin in TTP remains unclear. Objectives Investigate if endogenous plasmin-mediated proteolysis of VWF can influence acute TTP episodes. Results In mice with an acquired ADAMTS-13 deficiency, plasmin is generated during TTP as reflected by increased plasmin-α2-antiplasmin (PAP)-complex levels. However, mice still developed TTP, suggesting that this increase is not sufficient to control the pathology. As mice with TTP also had increased plasminogen activator inhibitor 1 (PAI-1) levels, we investigated whether blocking the plasmin(ogen) inhibitors would result in the generation of sufficient plasmin to influence TTP outcome in mice. Interestingly, when amplified plasmin activity was allowed (α2-antiplasmin-/- mice with inhibited PAI-1) in mice with an acquired ADAMTS-13 deficiency, a resolution of TTP signs was observed as a result of an increased proteolysis of VWF. In line with this, in patients with acute TTP, increased PAP-complex and PAI-1 levels were also observed. However, neither PAP-complex levels nor PAI-1 levels were related to TTP signs and outcome. Conclusions In conclusion, endogenous plasmin levels are increased during acute TTP, although limited via suppression through α2-antiplasmin and PAI-1. Only when amplified plasmin activity is allowed, plasmin can function as a back-up for ADAMTS-13 in mice and resolve TTP signs as a result of an increased proteolysis of VWF.
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- C Tersteeg
- Laboratory for Thrombosis Research, IRF Life Sciences, KU Leuven Campus Kulak Kortrijk, Kortrijk, Belgium
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- Hematology Laboratory, French Reference Center for Thrombotic Microangiopathies, Hôpital Lariboisière and EA3518 IUH Saint Louis, Assistance Publique-Hôpitaux de Paris, Université Paris Diderot, Paris, France
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- Laboratory for Therapeutic and Diagnostic Antibodies, Department of Pharmaceutical and Pharmacological Sciences, KU Leuven, Leuven, Belgium
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- Center for Molecular and Vascular Biology, KU Leuven, Leuven, Belgium
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- Laboratory for Thrombosis Research, IRF Life Sciences, KU Leuven Campus Kulak Kortrijk, Kortrijk, Belgium
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- Laboratory for Therapeutic and Diagnostic Antibodies, Department of Pharmaceutical and Pharmacological Sciences, KU Leuven, Leuven, Belgium
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- Department of Hematology, Hôpital Saint-Antoine, French Reference Center for Thrombotic Microangiopathies, AP-HP, Paris, France
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- Hematology Laboratory, French Reference Center for Thrombotic Microangiopathies, Hôpital Lariboisière and EA3518 IUH Saint Louis, Assistance Publique-Hôpitaux de Paris, Université Paris Diderot, Paris, France
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- Laboratory of Clinical Chemistry and Hematology, UMC Utrecht, Utrecht, the Netherlands
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- Laboratory for Thrombosis Research, IRF Life Sciences, KU Leuven Campus Kulak Kortrijk, Kortrijk, Belgium
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- Laboratory for Thrombosis Research, IRF Life Sciences, KU Leuven Campus Kulak Kortrijk, Kortrijk, Belgium
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Oxidative stress and DNA damage after cerebral ischemia: Potential therapeutic targets to repair the genome and improve stroke recovery. Neuropharmacology 2017; 134:208-217. [PMID: 29128308 DOI: 10.1016/j.neuropharm.2017.11.011] [Citation(s) in RCA: 184] [Impact Index Per Article: 26.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/18/2017] [Revised: 11/02/2017] [Accepted: 11/05/2017] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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The past two decades have witnessed remarkable advances in oxidative stress research, particularly in the context of ischemic brain injury. Oxidative stress in ischemic tissues compromises the integrity of the genome, resulting in DNA lesions, cell death in neurons, glial cells, and vascular cells, and impairments in neurological recovery after stroke. As DNA is particularly vulnerable to oxidative attack, cells have evolved the ability to induce multiple DNA repair mechanisms, including base excision repair (BER), nucleotide excision repair (NER) and non-homogenous endpoint jointing (NHEJ). Defective DNA repair is tightly correlated with worse neurological outcomes after stroke, whereas upregulation of DNA repair enzymes, such as APE1, OGG1, and XRCC1, improves long-term functional recovery following stroke. Indeed, DNA damage and repair are now known to play critical roles in fundamental aspects of stroke recovery, such as neurogenesis, white matter recovery, and neurovascular unit remodeling. Several DNA repair enzymes are essential for comprehensive neural repair mechanisms after stroke, including Polβ and NEIL3 for neurogenesis, APE1 for white matter repair, Gadd45b for axonal regeneration, and DNA-PKs for neurovascular remodeling. This review discusses the emerging role of DNA damage and repair in functional recovery after stroke and highlights the contribution of DNA repair to regenerative elements after stroke. This article is part of the Special Issue entitled 'Cerebral Ischemia'.
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Simon D, Evaldt J, Nabinger DD, Fontana MF, Klein MG, do Amaral Gomes J, Regner A. Plasma matrix metalloproteinase-9 levels predict intensive care unit mortality early after severe traumatic brain injury. Brain Inj 2017; 31:390-395. [PMID: 28156136 DOI: 10.1080/02699052.2016.1259501] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/20/2022]
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OBJECTIVES Matrix metalloproteinase-9 (MMP-9) is an inducible metalloproteinase that can degrade the cerebrovascular matrix leading to disruption of the blood-brain barrier and exacerbation of oedema in neurotrauma. Therefore, our aim was to determine whether MMP-9 plasma levels were associated with intensive care unit (ICU) mortality after severe traumatic brain injury (TBI) despite the presence of extracerebral injuries. METHODS This cohort enrolled 80 patients who suffered severe TBI (Glasgow Coma Scale: 3-8 at hospital admission). The plasma MMP-9 level was determined by enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay assay at ICU admission. RESULTS Severe TBI was associated with a 32.5% ICU mortality rate. There was no association between the presence of extracerebral injuries (72.5% of the patients) and ICU mortality (P = 0.419). Higher plasma MMP-9 concentrations were associated with fatal outcome: 181.1 ± 16.0 ng/mL for survivors and 257.0 ± 23.2 ng/mL for nonsurvivors (mean ± S.E.M., P = 0.009). In contrast, there was no significant difference between MMP-9 levels and associated lesions: 220.8 ± 26.3 ng/mL for isolated TBI and 196.8 ± 15.8 ng/mL for patients with extracerebral injuries (P = 0.397). CONCLUSION Increased plasma MMP-9 levels predicted short-term fatal outcome following severe TBI, regardless the presence of extracerebral injuries.
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- Daniel Simon
- a Programa de Pós-Graduação em Biologia Celular e Molecular Aplicada à Saúde.,b Laboratório de Biomarcadores do Trauma.,c Curso de Medicina , Universidade Luterana do Brasil , Canoas , Brazil
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- a Programa de Pós-Graduação em Biologia Celular e Molecular Aplicada à Saúde
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- a Programa de Pós-Graduação em Biologia Celular e Molecular Aplicada à Saúde.,b Laboratório de Biomarcadores do Trauma.,c Curso de Medicina , Universidade Luterana do Brasil , Canoas , Brazil
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Shin JA, Kim HS, Vargas A, Yu WQ, Eom YS, Craft CM, Lee EJ. Inhibition of Matrix Metalloproteinase 9 Enhances Rod Survival in the S334ter-line3 Retinitis Pigmentosa Model. PLoS One 2016; 11:e0167102. [PMID: 27893855 PMCID: PMC5125676 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0167102] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/31/2016] [Accepted: 11/08/2016] [Indexed: 12/31/2022] Open
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Retinitis Pigmentosa (RP) is one of the most common forms of inherited visual loss with the initial degeneration of rod photoreceptors, followed by a progressive cone photoreceptor deterioration. Coinciding with this visual loss, the extracellular matrix (ECM) is reorganized, which alters matrix metalloproteinase (MMP) activity levels. A potential pathological role of MMPs, MMP-9 in particular, involves an excitotoxicity-mediated physiological response. In the current study, we examine the MMP-9 and MMP-2 expression levels in the rhodopsin S334ter-line3 RP rat model and investigate the impact of treatment with SB-3CT, a specific MMP-9 and MMP-2 inhibitor, on rod cell survival was tested. Retinal MMP-9 and MMP-2 expression levels were quantified by immunoblot analysis from S334ter-line3 rats compared to controls. Gelatinolytic activities of MMP-9 and MMP-2 by zymography were examined. The geometry of rod death was further evaluated using Voronoi analysis. Our results revealed that MMP-9 was elevated while MMP-2 was relatively unchanged when S334ter-line 3 retinas were compared to controls. With SB-3CT treatment, we observed gelatinolytic activity of both MMPs was decreased and diminished clustering associated with rod death, in addition to a robust preservation of rod photoreceptors. These results demonstrate that up-regulation of MMP-9 in retinas of S334ter-line3 are associated with rod death. The application of SB-3CT dramatically interferes with mechanisms leading to apoptosis in an MMP-9-dependent manner. Future studies will determine the feasibility of using SB-3CT as a potential therapeutic strategy to slow progression of vision loss in genetic inherited forms of human RP.
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- Jung-A Shin
- Mary D. Allen Laboratory for Vision Research, USC Roski Eye Institute, Department of Ophthalmology, Keck School of Medicine of the University of Southern California, Los Angeles, California, United States of America
- Department of Anatomy, School of Medicine, Ewha Womans University, Seoul, Republic of Korea
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- Mary D. Allen Laboratory for Vision Research, USC Roski Eye Institute, Department of Ophthalmology, Keck School of Medicine of the University of Southern California, Los Angeles, California, United States of America
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- Mary D. Allen Laboratory for Vision Research, USC Roski Eye Institute, Department of Ophthalmology, Keck School of Medicine of the University of Southern California, Los Angeles, California, United States of America
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- Mary D. Allen Laboratory for Vision Research, USC Roski Eye Institute, Department of Ophthalmology, Keck School of Medicine of the University of Southern California, Los Angeles, California, United States of America
- Department of Biological Structure, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington, United States of America
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- Mary D. Allen Laboratory for Vision Research, USC Roski Eye Institute, Department of Ophthalmology, Keck School of Medicine of the University of Southern California, Los Angeles, California, United States of America
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- Mary D. Allen Laboratory for Vision Research, USC Roski Eye Institute, Department of Ophthalmology, Keck School of Medicine of the University of Southern California, Los Angeles, California, United States of America
- Department of Cell & Neurobiology, Keck School of Medicine of the University of Southern California, Los Angeles, California, United States of America
- Neuroscience Graduate Program, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, California, United States of America
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- Mary D. Allen Laboratory for Vision Research, USC Roski Eye Institute, Department of Ophthalmology, Keck School of Medicine of the University of Southern California, Los Angeles, California, United States of America
- Department of Biomedical Engineering, University of Southern California Viterbi School of Engineering, Los Angeles, California, United States of America
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Cheon SY, Cho KJ, Kim SY, Kam EH, Lee JE, Koo BN. Blockade of Apoptosis Signal-Regulating Kinase 1 Attenuates Matrix Metalloproteinase 9 Activity in Brain Endothelial Cells and the Subsequent Apoptosis in Neurons after Ischemic Injury. Front Cell Neurosci 2016; 10:213. [PMID: 27642277 PMCID: PMC5009117 DOI: 10.3389/fncel.2016.00213] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/14/2016] [Accepted: 08/24/2016] [Indexed: 01/03/2023] Open
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Conditions of increased oxidative stress including cerebral ischemia can lead to blood-brain barrier dysfunction via matrix metalloproteinase (MMP). It is known that MMP-9 in particular is released from brain endothelial cells is involved in the neuronal cell death that occurs after cerebral ischemia. In the intracellular signaling network, apoptosis signal-regulating kinase 1 (ASK1) is the main activator of the oxidative stress that is part of the pathogenesis of cerebral ischemia. ASK1 also promotes apoptotic cell death and brain infarction after ischemia and is associated with vascular permeability and the formation of brain edema. However, the relationship between ASK1 and MMP-9 after cerebral ischemia remains unknown. Therefore, the aim of the present study was to determine whether blocking ASK1 would affect MMP-9 activity in the ischemic brain and cultured brain endothelial cells. Our results showed that ASK1 inhibition efficiently reduced MMP-9 activity in vivo and in vitro. In endothelial cell cultures, ASK1 inhibition upregulated phosphatidylinositol 3-kinase/Akt/nuclear factor erythroid 2 [NF-E2]-related factor 2/heme oxygenase-1 signals and downregulated cyclooxygenase-2 signals after hypoxia/reperfusion. Additionally, in neuronal cell cultures, cell death occurred when neurons were incubated with endothelial cell-conditioned medium (EC-CM) obtained from the hypoxia/reperfusion group. However, after incubation with EC-CM and following treatment with the ASK1 inhibitor NQDI-1, neuronal cell death was efficiently decreased. We conclude that suppressing ASK1 decreases MMP-9 activity in brain endothelial cells, and leads to decreased neuronal cell death after ischemic injury.
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- So Y Cheon
- Department of Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine, Severance Hospital, Yonsei University College of Medicine, SeoulSouth Korea; Anesthesia and Pain Research Institute, Yonsei University College of Medicine, SeoulSouth Korea
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- Department of Anatomy, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul South Korea
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- Department of Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine, Severance Hospital, Yonsei University College of Medicine, SeoulSouth Korea; Anesthesia and Pain Research Institute, Yonsei University College of Medicine, SeoulSouth Korea
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- Department of Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine, Severance Hospital, Yonsei University College of Medicine, SeoulSouth Korea; Anesthesia and Pain Research Institute, Yonsei University College of Medicine, SeoulSouth Korea
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- Department of Anatomy, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul South Korea
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- Department of Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine, Severance Hospital, Yonsei University College of Medicine, SeoulSouth Korea; Anesthesia and Pain Research Institute, Yonsei University College of Medicine, SeoulSouth Korea
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Rempe RG, Hartz AMS, Bauer B. Matrix metalloproteinases in the brain and blood-brain barrier: Versatile breakers and makers. J Cereb Blood Flow Metab 2016; 36:1481-507. [PMID: 27323783 PMCID: PMC5012524 DOI: 10.1177/0271678x16655551] [Citation(s) in RCA: 417] [Impact Index Per Article: 52.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/19/2016] [Accepted: 05/26/2016] [Indexed: 02/01/2023]
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Matrix metalloproteinases are versatile endopeptidases with many different functions in the body in health and disease. In the brain, matrix metalloproteinases are critical for tissue formation, neuronal network remodeling, and blood-brain barrier integrity. Many reviews have been published on matrix metalloproteinases before, most of which focus on the two best studied matrix metalloproteinases, the gelatinases MMP-2 and MMP-9, and their role in one or two diseases. In this review, we provide a broad overview of the role various matrix metalloproteinases play in brain disorders. We summarize and review current knowledge and understanding of matrix metalloproteinases in the brain and at the blood-brain barrier in neuroinflammation, multiple sclerosis, cerebral aneurysms, stroke, epilepsy, Alzheimer's disease, Parkinson's disease, and brain cancer. We discuss the detrimental effects matrix metalloproteinases can have in these conditions, contributing to blood-brain barrier leakage, neuroinflammation, neurotoxicity, demyelination, tumor angiogenesis, and cancer metastasis. We also discuss the beneficial role matrix metalloproteinases can play in neuroprotection and anti-inflammation. Finally, we address matrix metalloproteinases as potential therapeutic targets. Together, in this comprehensive review, we summarize current understanding and knowledge of matrix metalloproteinases in the brain and at the blood-brain barrier in brain disorders.
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- Ralf G Rempe
- Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, College of Pharmacy, University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY, USA
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- Sanders-Brown Center on Aging, University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY, USA Department of Pharmacology and Nutritional Sciences, College of Medicine, University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY, USA
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, College of Pharmacy, University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY, USA
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Plasma thrombin-cleaved osteopontin as a potential biomarker of acute atherothrombotic ischemic stroke. Hypertens Res 2016; 40:61-66. [PMID: 27558929 DOI: 10.1038/hr.2016.110] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/22/2016] [Revised: 06/17/2016] [Accepted: 07/13/2016] [Indexed: 12/28/2022]
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We investigated whether thrombin-cleaved osteopontin N-terminal is useful as a blood biomarker of acute atherothrombotic ischemic stroke. Acute ischemic stroke patients were prospectively evaluated with brain magnetic resonance imaging and cardiac evaluations for etiological diagnosis according to the Trial of Org 10172 in Acute Stroke Treatment classification. They were divided into the atherothrombotic and non-atherothrombotic groups. Thrombin-cleaved osteopontin N-terminal, osteopontin, matrix metalloproteinase-9, S100B, C-reactive protein and D-dimer levels were measured from blood samples collected at admission. After excluding patients who met the exclusion criteria or had stroke of other/undetermined etiology, 60 of the 100 patients initially enrolled were included in the final analysis. The ischemic stroke subtypes were atherothrombotic (n=28, 46.7%), cardioembolic (n=19, 31.7%) and lacunar (n=13, 21.7%). Thrombin-cleaved osteopontin N-terminal and matrix metalloproteinase-9 levels were significantly higher in the atherothrombotic than in the non-atherothrombotic group (median (interquartile range): 5.83 (0.0-8.6 ) vs. 0.0 (0.0-3.3) pmol l-1, P=0.03 and 544 (322-749 ) vs. 343 (254-485) ng ml-1, P=0.01, respectively). After adjustment for the prevalence of hypertension, diabetes and dyslipidemia, thrombin-cleaved osteopontin N-terminal levels of >5.47 pmol l-1 (odds ratio, 16.81; 95% confidence interval, 3.53-80.10) and matrix metalloproteinase-9 levels of >605.5 ng ml-1 (6.59; 1.77-24.60) were identified as independent predictors of atherothrombosis. Within 3 h from stroke onset, only thrombin-cleaved osteopontin N-terminal independently predicted atherothrombosis and thus may add valuable, time-sensitive diagnostic information in the early evaluation of ischemic stroke, especially the atherothrombotic subtype.
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Vermeij JD, Westendorp WF, Roos YB, Brouwer MC, van de Beek D, Nederkoorn PJ. Preventive Ceftriaxone in Patients with Stroke Treated with Intravenous Thrombolysis: Post Hoc Analysis of the Preventive Antibiotics in Stroke Study. Cerebrovasc Dis 2016; 42:361-369. [PMID: 27336314 DOI: 10.1159/000446160] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/05/2016] [Accepted: 04/10/2016] [Indexed: 12/17/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND The Preventive Antibiotics in Stroke Study (PASS), a randomized open-label masked endpoint trial, showed that preventive ceftriaxone did not improve functional outcome at 3 months in patients with acute stroke (adjusted common OR 0.95; 95% CI 0.82-1.09). Post-hoc analyses showed that among patients who received intravenous thrombolysis (IVT), patients who received ceftriaxone had a significantly better outcome as compared with the control group. This study aimed to gain more insight into the characteristics of these patients. METHODS In PASS, 2,550 patients were randomly assigned to preventive antibiotic treatment with ceftriaxone or standard care. In current post-hoc analysis, 836 patients who received IVT were included. Primary outcome included functional status on the modified Rankin Scale, analyzed with adjusted ordinal regression. Secondary outcomes included infection rate and symptomatic intracerebral hemorrhage (sICH) rate. RESULTS For all patients in PASS, the p value for the interaction between IVT and preventive ceftriaxone regarding functional outcome was 0.03. Of the 836 IVT-treated patients, 437 were administered ceftriaxone and 399 were allocated to the control group. Baseline characteristics were similar. In the IVT subgroup, preventive ceftriaxone was associated with a significant reduction in unfavorable outcome (adjusted common OR 0.77; 95% CI 0.61-0.99; p = 0.04). Mortality at 3 months was similar (OR 0.75; 95% CI 0.48-1.18). Preventive ceftriaxone was associated with a reduction in infections (OR 0.43; 95% CI 0.28-0.66), and a trend towards an increased risk for sICH (OR 3.09; 95% CI 0.85-11.31). Timing of ceftriaxone administration did not influence the outcome (aOR 1.00; 95% CI 0.98-1.03; p = 0.85). CONCLUSIONS According to the post-hoc analysis of PASS, preventive ceftriaxone may improve the functional outcome in IVT-treated patients with acute stroke, despite a trend towards an increased rate of post-IVT-sICH.
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- Jan-Dirk Vermeij
- Department of Neurology, Academic Medical Center, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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Anuncibay-Soto B, Pérez-Rodríguez D, Santos-Galdiano M, Font E, Regueiro-Purriños M, Fernández-López A. Post-ischemic salubrinal treatment results in a neuroprotective role in global cerebral ischemia. J Neurochem 2016; 138:295-306. [PMID: 27123756 DOI: 10.1111/jnc.13651] [Citation(s) in RCA: 33] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/17/2016] [Revised: 04/07/2016] [Accepted: 04/19/2016] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
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This study describes the neuroprotective effect of treatment with salubrinal 1 and 24 h following 15 min of ischemia in a two-vessel occlusion model of global cerebral ischemia. The purpose of this study was to determine if salubrinal, an enhancer of the unfolded protein response, reduces the neural damage modulating the inflammatory response. The study was performed in CA1 and CA3 hippocampal areas as well as in the cerebral cortex whose different vulnerability to ischemic damage is widely described. Characterization of proteins was made by western blot, immunofluorescence, and ELISA, whereas mRNA levels were measured by Quantitative PCR. The salubrinal treatment decreased the cell demise in CA1 at 7 days as well as the levels of matrix metalloprotease 9 (MMP-9) in CA1 and cerebral cortex at 48 h and ICAM-1 and VCAM-1 cell adhesion molecules. However, increases in tumor necrosis factor α and nuclear factor kappa-light-chain-enhancer of activated B cells (NF-κB) inflammatory markers were observed at 24 h. Glial fibrillary acidic protein levels were not modified by salubrinal treatment in CA1 and cerebral cortex. We describe a neuroprotective effect of the post-ischemic treatment with salubrinal, measured as a decrease both in CA1 cell demise and in the blood-brain barrier impairment. We hypothesize that the ability of salubrinal to counteract the CA1 cell demise is because of a reduced ability of this structure to elicit unfolded protein response which would account for its greater ischemic vulnerability. Data of both treated and non-treated animals suggest that the neurovascular unit present a structure-dependent response to ischemia and a different course time for CA1/cerebral cortex compared with CA3. Finally, our study reveals a high responsiveness of endothelial cells to salubrinal in contrast to the limited responsiveness of astrocytes. The alleviation of ER stress by enhancing UPR with salubrinal treatment reduces the ischemic damage. This effect varies across the different neurovascular unit cell types. The salubrinal neuroprotective effect on CA1 supports differences in neurovascular unit for different brain regions and involves the inflammatory response and its time course. Thus, UPR modulation could be a therapeutic target in cerebral ischemia.
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- Área Biología Celular, Instituto Biomedicina, Universidad de León, León, Spain
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Vafadari B, Salamian A, Kaczmarek L. MMP-9 in translation: from molecule to brain physiology, pathology, and therapy. J Neurochem 2016; 139 Suppl 2:91-114. [PMID: 26525923 DOI: 10.1111/jnc.13415] [Citation(s) in RCA: 258] [Impact Index Per Article: 32.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/31/2015] [Revised: 10/13/2015] [Accepted: 10/19/2015] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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Matrix metalloproteinase-9 (MMP-9) is a member of the metzincin family of mostly extracellularly operating proteases. Despite the fact that all of these enzymes might be target promiscuous, with largely overlapping catalogs of potential substrates, MMP-9 has recently emerged as a major and apparently unique player in brain physiology and pathology. The specificity of MMP-9 may arise from its very local and time-restricted actions, even when released in the brain from cells of various types, including neurons, glia, and leukocytes. In fact, the quantity of MMP-9 is very low in the naive brain, but it is markedly activated at the levels of enzymatic activity, protein abundance, and gene expression following various physiological stimuli and pathological insults. Neuronal MMP-9 participates in synaptic plasticity by controlling the shape of dendritic spines and function of excitatory synapses, thus playing a pivotal role in learning, memory, and cortical plasticity. When improperly unleashed, MMP-9 contributes to a large variety of brain disorders, including epilepsy, schizophrenia, autism spectrum disorder, brain injury, stroke, neurodegeneration, pain, brain tumors, etc. The foremost mechanism of action of MMP-9 in brain disorders appears to be its involvement in immune/inflammation responses that are related to the enzyme's ability to process and activate various cytokines and chemokines, as well as its contribution to blood-brain barrier disruption, facilitating the extravasation of leukocytes into brain parenchyma. However, another emerging possibility (i.e., the control of MMP-9 over synaptic plasticity) should not be neglected. The translational potential of MMP-9 has already been recognized in both the diagnosis and treatment domains. The most striking translational aspect may be the discovery of MMP-9 up-regulation in a mouse model of Fragile X syndrome, quickly followed by human studies and promising clinical trials that have sought to inhibit MMP-9. With regard to diagnosis, suggestions have been made to use MMP-9 alone or combined with tissue inhibitor of matrix metalloproteinase-1 or brain-derived neurotrophic factor as disease biomarkers. MMP-9, through cleavage of specific target proteins, plays a major role in synaptic plasticity and neuroinflammation, and by those virtues contributes to brain physiology and a host of neurological and psychiatric disorders. This article is part of the 60th Anniversary special issue.
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Joshi SK, Lee L, Lovett DH, Kang H, Kim HT, Delgado C, Liu X. Novel intracellular N-terminal truncated matrix metalloproteinase-2 isoform in skeletal muscle ischemia-reperfusion injury. J Orthop Res 2016. [PMID: 26213293 DOI: 10.1002/jor.22992] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/04/2023]
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Ischemia-reperfusion injury (IRI) occurs when blood returns to tissues following a period of ischemia. Reintroduction of blood flow results in the production of free radicals and reactive oxygen species that damage cells. Skeletal muscle IRI is commonly seen in orthopedic trauma patients. Experimental studies in other organ systems have elucidated the importance of extracellular and intracellular matrix metalloproteinase-2 (MMP-2) isoforms in regulating tissue damage in the setting of oxidant stress resulting from IRI. Although the extracellular full-length isoform of MMP-2 (FL-MMP-2) has been previously studied in the setting of skeletal muscle IRI, studies investigating the role of the N-terminal truncated isoform (NTT-MMP-2) in this setting are lacking. In this study, we first demonstrated significant increases in FL- and NTT-MMP-2 gene expression in C2C12 myoblast cells responding to re-oxygenation following hypoxia in vitro. We then evaluated the expression of FL- and NTT-MMP-2 in modulating skeletal muscle IRI using a previously validated murine model. NTT-MMP-2, but not FL-MMP-2 expression was significantly increased in skeletal muscle following IRI. Moreover, the expression of toll-like receptors (TLRs) -2 and -4, IL-6, OAS-1A, and CXCL1 was also significantly up-regulated following IRI. Treatment with the potent anti-oxidant pyrrolidine dithiocarbamate (PDTC) significantly suppressed NTT-MMP-2, but not FL-MMP-2 expression and improved muscle viability following IRI. This data suggests that NTT-MMP-2, but not FL-MMP-2, is the major isoform of MMP-2 involved in skeletal muscle IRI.
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- Sunil K Joshi
- Department of Veterans Affairs, San Francisco Veterans Affairs Medical Center, San Francisco, California.,Department of Medicine, University of California, San Francisco, California
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- Department of Veterans Affairs, San Francisco Veterans Affairs Medical Center, San Francisco, California
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- Department of Veterans Affairs, San Francisco Veterans Affairs Medical Center, San Francisco, California.,Department of Medicine, University of California, San Francisco, California
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- Department of Veterans Affairs, San Francisco Veterans Affairs Medical Center, San Francisco, California
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- Department of Veterans Affairs, San Francisco Veterans Affairs Medical Center, San Francisco, California.,Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, University of California, San Francisco, California
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- Department of Veterans Affairs, San Francisco Veterans Affairs Medical Center, San Francisco, California.,Department of Medicine, University of California, San Francisco, California
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- Department of Veterans Affairs, San Francisco Veterans Affairs Medical Center, San Francisco, California.,Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, University of California, San Francisco, California
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Dugue R, Barone FC. Ischemic, traumatic and neurodegenerative brain inflammatory changes. FUTURE NEUROLOGY 2016. [DOI: 10.2217/fnl.16.5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/02/2023]
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This review serves to link the role of the immune system in the neuropathology of acute ischemic stroke, traumatic brain injury and neurodegenerative disease. The blood–brain barrier delineates the CNS from the peripheral immune system. However, the blood–cerebrospinal fluid barrier acts as a gate between the periphery and the brain, permitting immune activity crosstalk and modulation. In acute ischemic stroke, traumatic brain injury and other neurodegenerative diseases, the blood–brain barrier is compromised and an influx of inflammatory cells and plasma proteins occurs, resulting in edema, demyelination, cell dysfunction and death, and neurobehavioral changes. The role of the complement system, key cytokines, microglia and other neuroglia in brain degenerative pathology will be discussed.
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- Rachelle Dugue
- Departments of Neurology & Physiology & Pharmacology, SUNY Downstate Medical Center, Brooklyn, NY 11203, USA
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- Departments of Neurology & Physiology & Pharmacology, SUNY Downstate Medical Center, Brooklyn, NY 11203, USA
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Oxidative DNA Damage Mediated by Intranuclear MMP Activity Is Associated with Neuronal Apoptosis in Ischemic Stroke. OXIDATIVE MEDICINE AND CELLULAR LONGEVITY 2016; 2016:6927328. [PMID: 26925194 PMCID: PMC4748094 DOI: 10.1155/2016/6927328] [Citation(s) in RCA: 31] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/04/2015] [Revised: 12/26/2015] [Accepted: 12/31/2015] [Indexed: 11/18/2022]
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Evidence of the pathological roles of matrix metalloproteinases (MMPs) in various neurological disorders has made them attractive therapeutic targets. MMPs disrupt the blood-brain barrier and cause neuronal death and neuroinflammation in acute cerebral ischemia and are critical for angiogenesis during recovery. However, some challenges have to be overcome before MMPs can be further validated as drug targets in stroke injury. Identifying in vivo substrates of MMPs should greatly improve our understanding of the mechanisms of ischemic injury and is critical for providing more precise drug targets. Recent works have uncovered nontraditional roles for MMPs in the cytosol and nucleus. These have shed light on intracellular targets and biological actions of MMPs, adding additional layers of complexity for therapeutic MMP inhibition. In this review, we discussed the recent advances made in understanding nuclear location of MMPs, their regulation of intranuclear sorting, and their intranuclear proteolytic activity and substrates. In particular, we highlighted the roles of intranuclear MMPs in oxidative DNA damage, neuronal apoptosis, and neuroinflammation at an early stage of stroke insult. These novel data point to new putative MMP-mediated intranuclear actions in stroke-induced pathological processes and may lead to novel approaches to treatment of stroke and other neurological diseases.
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Rakkar K, Bayraktutan U. Increases in intracellular calcium perturb blood–brain barrier via protein kinase C-alpha and apoptosis. Biochim Biophys Acta Mol Basis Dis 2016; 1862:56-71. [DOI: 10.1016/j.bbadis.2015.10.016] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/12/2015] [Revised: 10/14/2015] [Accepted: 10/20/2015] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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Nam HS, Kwon I, Lee BH, Kim H, Kim J, An S, Lee OH, Lee PH, Kim HO, Namgoong H, Kim YD, Heo JH. Effects of Mesenchymal Stem Cell Treatment on the Expression of Matrix Metalloproteinases and Angiogenesis during Ischemic Stroke Recovery. PLoS One 2015; 10:e0144218. [PMID: 26637168 PMCID: PMC4670145 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0144218] [Citation(s) in RCA: 36] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/18/2014] [Accepted: 11/16/2015] [Indexed: 01/19/2023] Open
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Background The efficacy of mesenchymal stem cell (MSC) transplantation in ischemic stroke might depend on the timing of administration. We investigated the optimal time point of MSC transplantation. After MSC treatment, we also investigated the expression of matrix metalloproteinases (MMPs), which play a role in vascular and tissue remodeling. Methods Human bone marrow-derived MSCs (2 × 106, passage 5) were administrated intravenously after permanent middle cerebral artery occlusion (MCAO) was induced in male Sprague-Dawley rats. First, we determined the time point of MSC transplantation that led to maximal neurological recovery at 1 h, 1 day, and 3 days after MCAO. Next, we measured activity of MMP-2 and MMP-9, neurological recovery, infarction volume, and vascular density after transplanting MSCs at the time that led to maximal neurological recovery. Results Among the MSC-transplanted rats, those of the MSC 1-hour group showed maximal recovery in the rotarod test (P = 0.023) and the Longa score (P = 0.018). MMP-2 activity at 1 day after MCAO in the MSC 1-hour group was significantly higher than that in the control group (P = 0.002), but MMP-9 activity was not distinct. The MSC 1-hour group also showed smaller infarction volume and higher vascular density than did the control group. Conclusions In a permanent model of rodent MCAO, very early transplantation of human MSCs (1 h after MCAO) produced greater neurological recovery and decreased infraction volume. The elevation of MMP-2 activity and the increase in vascular density after MSC treatment suggest that MSCs might help promote angiogenesis and lead to neurological improvement during the recovery phase after ischemic stroke.
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- Hyo Suk Nam
- Department of Neurology, Severance Hospital, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea.,Severance Integrative Research Institute for Cerebral & Cardiovascular Disease, Yonsei University Health System, Seoul, Korea
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- Department of Neurology, Severance Hospital, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea.,Severance Integrative Research Institute for Cerebral & Cardiovascular Disease, Yonsei University Health System, Seoul, Korea
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- Department of Neurology, Severance Hospital, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea.,Severance Integrative Research Institute for Cerebral & Cardiovascular Disease, Yonsei University Health System, Seoul, Korea
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- Department of Neurology, Severance Hospital, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea.,Severance Integrative Research Institute for Cerebral & Cardiovascular Disease, Yonsei University Health System, Seoul, Korea
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- Brain Korea 21 Plus Project for Medical Science, Yonsei University, Seoul, Korea.,Severance Integrative Research Institute for Cerebral & Cardiovascular Disease, Yonsei University Health System, Seoul, Korea
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- Brain Korea 21 Plus Project for Medical Science, Yonsei University, Seoul, Korea.,Severance Integrative Research Institute for Cerebral & Cardiovascular Disease, Yonsei University Health System, Seoul, Korea
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- Department of Neurology, Severance Hospital, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea.,Severance Integrative Research Institute for Cerebral & Cardiovascular Disease, Yonsei University Health System, Seoul, Korea
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- Department of Neurology, Severance Hospital, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea
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- Department of Laboratory Medicine, Severance Hospital, Yonsei Cell Therapy Center, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea
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- Microbiology, Immunology and Molecular Genetics, University of California Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, United States of America
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- Department of Neurology, Severance Hospital, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea.,Severance Integrative Research Institute for Cerebral & Cardiovascular Disease, Yonsei University Health System, Seoul, Korea
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- Department of Neurology, Severance Hospital, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea.,Severance Integrative Research Institute for Cerebral & Cardiovascular Disease, Yonsei University Health System, Seoul, Korea
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Pielecka-Fortuna J, Kalogeraki E, Fortuna MG, Löwel S. Optimal level activity of matrix metalloproteinases is critical for adult visual plasticity in the healthy and stroke-affected brain. eLife 2015; 5:e11290. [PMID: 26609811 PMCID: PMC4718812 DOI: 10.7554/elife.11290] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/02/2015] [Accepted: 11/25/2015] [Indexed: 12/14/2022] Open
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The ability of the adult brain to undergo plastic changes is of particular interest in medicine, especially regarding recovery from injuries or improving learning and cognition. Matrix metalloproteinases (MMPs) have been associated with juvenile experience-dependent primary visual cortex (V1) plasticity, yet little is known about their role in this process in the adult V1. Activation of MMPs is a crucial step facilitating structural changes in a healthy brain; however, upon brain injury, upregulated MMPs promote the spread of a lesion and impair recovery. To clarify these seemingly opposing outcomes of MMP-activation, we examined the effects of MMP-inhibition on experience-induced plasticity in healthy and stoke-affected adult mice. In healthy animals, 7-day application of MMP-inhibitor prevented visual plasticity. Additionally, treatment with MMP-inhibitor once but not twice following stroke rescued plasticity, normally lost under these conditions. Our data imply that an optimal level of MMP-activity is crucial for adult visual plasticity to occur. DOI:http://dx.doi.org/10.7554/eLife.11290.001 When part of the brain becomes damaged as a result of injury or disease – for example, a stroke – other brain regions can sometimes take over from the damaged part. This is one example of a phenomenon called brain plasticity. The strengthening and weakening of connections between neurons that underlies learning and memory is another, less extreme, example of plasticity. While the brain is most plastic during childhood, it remains malleable to some degree throughout life. The brain’s visual system in particular shows robust and predictable plasticity, and so is often used by neuroscientists to study mechanisms behind plasticity. In young rodents, taping one eye shut for a few days causes inputs from that eye to visual areas of the brain to become weaker. Inputs from the open eye meanwhile become stronger, leading to improved vision in the open eye. Such plasticity also occurs in adult rodents, but the eye must be closed for longer to produce an effect. In young animals, this plasticity depends, in part, on enzymes called matrix metalloproteinases (MMPs). These help to regulate a network of proteins called the extracellular matrix, which provides structural support for cells. Pielecka-Fortuna et al. now provide the first evidence that MMP enzymes also contribute to visual plasticity in adult animals. Blocking the activity of MMPs prevented reorganisation of visual areas of the brains of adult mice in response to eye closure, and prevented vision improvements in the open eye. However, blocking MMP in adult mice whose brains had been damaged by a stroke had the opposite effect. Whereas stroke normally prevents visual system plasticity in response to eye closure, treatment with a single dose of MMP blocker rescued this plasticity. Strikingly, these benefits were lost if the mice were given two doses of MMP blocker, rather than one. These experiments show that MMP levels must be within a narrow range to support plasticity. In the healthy adult brain, blocking MMPs impairs plasticity. After stroke, MMP levels are increased and reducing them rescues plasticity. The next challenge is to identify the specific MMP enzymes responsible, and to determine whether these changes can be exploited to improve recovery from stroke. DOI:http://dx.doi.org/10.7554/eLife.11290.002
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- Justyna Pielecka-Fortuna
- Department of Systems Neuroscience, Bernstein Focus Neurotechnology, Johann-Friedrich-Blumenbach Institute for Zoology and Anthropology, University of Göttingen, Göttingen, Germany
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- Department of Systems Neuroscience, Bernstein Focus Neurotechnology, Johann-Friedrich-Blumenbach Institute for Zoology and Anthropology, University of Göttingen, Göttingen, Germany.,Göttingen Graduate School for Neurosciences, Biophysics, and Molecular Biosciences, University of Göttingen, Göttingen, Germany
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- Institute for Neurophysiology and Cellular Biophysics, University Medical Center, Göttingen, Germany.,German Primate Center, Göttingen, Germany
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- Department of Systems Neuroscience, Bernstein Focus Neurotechnology, Johann-Friedrich-Blumenbach Institute for Zoology and Anthropology, University of Göttingen, Göttingen, Germany
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Bodhankar S, Chen Y, Lapato A, Dotson AL, Wang J, Vandenbark AA, Saugstad JA, Offner H. PD-L1 Monoclonal Antibody Treats Ischemic Stroke by Controlling Central Nervous System Inflammation. Stroke 2015; 46:2926-34. [PMID: 26306753 DOI: 10.1161/strokeaha.115.010592] [Citation(s) in RCA: 32] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/26/2015] [Accepted: 08/05/2015] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE Both pathogenic and regulatory immune processes are involved in the middle cerebral artery occlusion (MCAO) model of experimental stroke, including interactions involving the programmed death 1 (PD-1) receptor and its 2 ligands, PD-L1 and PD-L2. Although PD-1 reduced stroke severity, PD-L1 and PD-L2 appeared to play pathogenic roles, suggesting the use of anti-PD-L monoclonal antibody therapy for MCAO. METHODS Male C57BL/6 mice were treated with a single dose of anti-PD-L1 monoclonal antibody 4 hours after MCAO and evaluated for clinical, histological and immunologic changes after 96 hours of reperfusion. RESULTS Blockade of the PD-L1 checkpoint using a single injection of 200 μg anti-PD-L1 monoclonal antibody given intravenously 4 hours after occlusion significantly reduced MCAO infarct volumes and improved neurological outcomes after 96 hours of reperfusion. Treatment partially reversed splenic atrophy and decreased central nervous system infiltrating immune cells concomitant with enhanced appearance of CD8(+) regulatory T cells in the lesioned central nervous system hemisphere. CONCLUSIONS This study demonstrates for the first time the beneficial therapeutic effects of PD-L1 checkpoint blockade on MCAO, thus validating proposed mechanisms obtained in our previous studies using PD-1- and PD-L-deficient mice. These results provide strong support for the use of available humanized anti-PD-L1 antibodies for treatment of human stroke subjects.
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- Sheetal Bodhankar
- From the Neuroimmunology Research, VA Portland Health Care System, OR (S.B., A.L., A.L.D., A.A.V., H.O.); and Departments of Neurology (S.B., A.L., A.L.D., A.A.V., J.A.S., H.O.), Anesthesiology and Perioperative Medicine (Y.C., J.W., J.A.S., H.O.), Molecular Microbiology and Immunology (A.A.V.), and Medical and Molecular Genetics (J.A.S.), Oregon Health and Science University, Portland
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- From the Neuroimmunology Research, VA Portland Health Care System, OR (S.B., A.L., A.L.D., A.A.V., H.O.); and Departments of Neurology (S.B., A.L., A.L.D., A.A.V., J.A.S., H.O.), Anesthesiology and Perioperative Medicine (Y.C., J.W., J.A.S., H.O.), Molecular Microbiology and Immunology (A.A.V.), and Medical and Molecular Genetics (J.A.S.), Oregon Health and Science University, Portland
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- From the Neuroimmunology Research, VA Portland Health Care System, OR (S.B., A.L., A.L.D., A.A.V., H.O.); and Departments of Neurology (S.B., A.L., A.L.D., A.A.V., J.A.S., H.O.), Anesthesiology and Perioperative Medicine (Y.C., J.W., J.A.S., H.O.), Molecular Microbiology and Immunology (A.A.V.), and Medical and Molecular Genetics (J.A.S.), Oregon Health and Science University, Portland
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- From the Neuroimmunology Research, VA Portland Health Care System, OR (S.B., A.L., A.L.D., A.A.V., H.O.); and Departments of Neurology (S.B., A.L., A.L.D., A.A.V., J.A.S., H.O.), Anesthesiology and Perioperative Medicine (Y.C., J.W., J.A.S., H.O.), Molecular Microbiology and Immunology (A.A.V.), and Medical and Molecular Genetics (J.A.S.), Oregon Health and Science University, Portland
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- From the Neuroimmunology Research, VA Portland Health Care System, OR (S.B., A.L., A.L.D., A.A.V., H.O.); and Departments of Neurology (S.B., A.L., A.L.D., A.A.V., J.A.S., H.O.), Anesthesiology and Perioperative Medicine (Y.C., J.W., J.A.S., H.O.), Molecular Microbiology and Immunology (A.A.V.), and Medical and Molecular Genetics (J.A.S.), Oregon Health and Science University, Portland
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- From the Neuroimmunology Research, VA Portland Health Care System, OR (S.B., A.L., A.L.D., A.A.V., H.O.); and Departments of Neurology (S.B., A.L., A.L.D., A.A.V., J.A.S., H.O.), Anesthesiology and Perioperative Medicine (Y.C., J.W., J.A.S., H.O.), Molecular Microbiology and Immunology (A.A.V.), and Medical and Molecular Genetics (J.A.S.), Oregon Health and Science University, Portland
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- From the Neuroimmunology Research, VA Portland Health Care System, OR (S.B., A.L., A.L.D., A.A.V., H.O.); and Departments of Neurology (S.B., A.L., A.L.D., A.A.V., J.A.S., H.O.), Anesthesiology and Perioperative Medicine (Y.C., J.W., J.A.S., H.O.), Molecular Microbiology and Immunology (A.A.V.), and Medical and Molecular Genetics (J.A.S.), Oregon Health and Science University, Portland
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- From the Neuroimmunology Research, VA Portland Health Care System, OR (S.B., A.L., A.L.D., A.A.V., H.O.); and Departments of Neurology (S.B., A.L., A.L.D., A.A.V., J.A.S., H.O.), Anesthesiology and Perioperative Medicine (Y.C., J.W., J.A.S., H.O.), Molecular Microbiology and Immunology (A.A.V.), and Medical and Molecular Genetics (J.A.S.), Oregon Health and Science University, Portland.
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Bodhankar S, Chen Y, Lapato A, Vandenbark AA, Murphy SJ, Saugstad JA, Offner H. Regulatory CD8(+)CD122 (+) T-cells predominate in CNS after treatment of experimental stroke in male mice with IL-10-secreting B-cells. Metab Brain Dis 2015; 30:911-924. [PMID: 25537181 PMCID: PMC4481189 DOI: 10.1007/s11011-014-9639-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 44] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/24/2014] [Accepted: 12/02/2014] [Indexed: 12/31/2022]
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Clinical stroke induces inflammatory processes leading to cerebral and splenic injury and profound peripheral immunosuppression. IL-10 expression is elevated during major CNS diseases and limits inflammation in the brain. Recent evidence demonstrated that transfer of IL-10(+) B-cells reduced infarct volume in male C57BL/6J (wild-type, WT) recipient mice when given 24 h prior to or 4 h after middle cerebral artery occlusion (MCAO). The purpose of this study was to determine if passively transferred IL-10(+) B-cells can exert therapeutic and immunoregulatory effects when injected 24 h after MCAO induction in B-cell-sufficient male WT mice. The results demonstrated that IL-10(+) B-cell treated mice had significantly reduced infarct volumes in the ipsilateral cortex and hemisphere and improved neurological deficits vs. Vehicle-treated control mice after 60 min occlusion and 96 h of reperfusion. The MCAO-protected B-cell recipient mice had less splenic atrophy and reduced numbers of activated, inflammatory T-cells, decreased infiltration of T-cells and a less inflammatory milieu in the ischemic hemispheres compared with Vehicle-treated control mice. These immunoregulatory changes occurred in concert with the predominant appearance of IL-10-secreting CD8(+)CD122(+) Treg cells in both the spleen and the MCAO-affected brain hemisphere. This study for the first time demonstrates a major neuroprotective role for IL-10(+) B-cells in treating MCAO in male WT mice at a time point well beyond the ~4 h tPA treatment window, leading to the generation of a dominant IL-10(+)CD8(+)CD122(+) Treg population associated with spleen preservation and reduced CNS inflammation.
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- Sheetal Bodhankar
- Neuroimmunology Research, VA Medical Center, Portland, OR, USA
- Department of Neurology, Oregon Health & Science University, Portland, OR, USA
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- Department of Anesthesiology & Perioperative Medicine, Oregon Health & Science University, Portland, OR, USA
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- Neuroimmunology Research, VA Medical Center, Portland, OR, USA
- Department of Neurology, Oregon Health & Science University, Portland, OR, USA
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- Neuroimmunology Research, VA Medical Center, Portland, OR, USA
- Department of Neurology, Oregon Health & Science University, Portland, OR, USA
- Department of Molecular Microbiology & Immunology, Oregon Health & Science University, Portland, OR, USA
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- Department of Anesthesiology & Perioperative Medicine, Oregon Health & Science University, Portland, OR, USA
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- Department of Anesthesiology & Perioperative Medicine, Oregon Health & Science University, Portland, OR, USA
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- Neuroimmunology Research, VA Medical Center, Portland, OR, USA
- Department of Neurology, Oregon Health & Science University, Portland, OR, USA
- Department of Anesthesiology & Perioperative Medicine, Oregon Health & Science University, Portland, OR, USA
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Takeuchi S, Nagatani K, Otani N, Nawashiro H, Sugawara T, Wada K, Mori K. Hydrogen improves neurological function through attenuation of blood-brain barrier disruption in spontaneously hypertensive stroke-prone rats. BMC Neurosci 2015; 16:22. [PMID: 25925889 PMCID: PMC4411925 DOI: 10.1186/s12868-015-0165-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 33] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/02/2014] [Accepted: 04/14/2015] [Indexed: 01/08/2023] Open
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Background Enhanced oxidative stress occurs in spontaneously hypertensive stroke-prone rats (SHRSP), and is important in blood–brain barrier (BBB) disruption. Hydrogen can exert potent protective cellular effects via reduction in oxidative stress in various diseases. The present study investigated whether long-term hydrogen treatment can improve neurological function outcome in the SHRSP model, and the effects of hydrogen on BBB function, especially the oxidative stress and the activity of matrix metalloproteinases (MMPs) in this model. Fifty-six animals were randomly assigned to 2 groups and treated as follows: SHRSP treated with hydrogen-rich water (HRW) (HRW group, n = 28); and SHRSP treated with regular water (control group, n = 28). The effect of HRW on overall survival and neurological function, and the effects of HRW on reactive oxygen species, BBB function, and MMP activities were examined. Results HRW treatment improved neurological function and tended to improve overall survival but without significant difference. The numbers of bleeds and infarcts were lower in the cortex and hippocampus in the HRW group. The HRW group exhibited a significantly lower number of 8-hydroxy-2'-deoxyguanosine-positive cells and vessels of extravasated albumin in the hippocampus compared with the control group. MMP-9 activity was reduced in the hippocampus in the HRW group compared with the control group. Conclusions The present study suggests that ingestion of HRW can improve neurological function outcome in the SHRSP model. This beneficial effect may be due to attenuation of BBB disruption via reduction in reactive oxygen species and suppression of MMP-9 activity in the hippocampus.
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- Satoru Takeuchi
- Department of Neurosurgery, National Defense Medical College, 3-2 Namiki, Tokorozawa, Saitama, 359-8513, Japan.
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- Department of Neurosurgery, National Defense Medical College, 3-2 Namiki, Tokorozawa, Saitama, 359-8513, Japan.
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- Department of Neurosurgery, National Defense Medical College, 3-2 Namiki, Tokorozawa, Saitama, 359-8513, Japan.
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- Division of Neurosurgery, Tokorozawa Central Hospital, Tokorozawa, Saitama, Japan.
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Tokyo Medical and Dental University, Tokyo, Japan.
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- Department of Neurosurgery, National Defense Medical College, 3-2 Namiki, Tokorozawa, Saitama, 359-8513, Japan.
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- Department of Neurosurgery, National Defense Medical College, 3-2 Namiki, Tokorozawa, Saitama, 359-8513, Japan.
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Kaushik DK, Hahn JN, Yong VW. EMMPRIN, an upstream regulator of MMPs, in CNS biology. Matrix Biol 2015; 44-46:138-46. [PMID: 25644103 DOI: 10.1016/j.matbio.2015.01.018] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/06/2014] [Revised: 01/24/2015] [Accepted: 01/24/2015] [Indexed: 01/24/2023]
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Matrix metalloproteinases (MMPs) are engaged in pathologies associated with infections, tumors, autoimmune disorders and neurological dysfunctions. With the identification of an upstream regulator of MMPs, EMMPRIN (Extracellular matrix metalloproteinase inducer, CD147), it is relevant to address if EMMPRIN plays a role in the pathology of central nervous system (CNS) diseases. This would enable the possibility of a more upstream and effective therapeutic target. Indeed, conditions including gliomas, Alzheimer's disease (AD), multiple sclerosis (MS), and other insults such as hypoxia/ischemia show elevated levels of EMMPRIN which correlate with MMP production. In contrast, given EMMPRIN's role in CNS homeostasis with respect to regulation of monocarboxylate transporters (MCTs) and interactions with adhesion molecules including integrins, we need to consider that EMMPRIN may also serve important regulatory or protective functions. This review summarizes the current understanding of EMMPRIN's involvement in CNS homeostasis, its possible roles in escalating or reducing neural injury, and the mechanisms of EMMPRIN including and apart from MMP induction.
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- Hotchkiss Brain Institute, University of Calgary, Calgary, Canada.
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Yang D, Kuan CY. Anti-tissue plasminogen activator (tPA) as an effective therapy of neonatal hypoxia-ischemia with and without inflammation. CNS Neurosci Ther 2014; 21:367-73. [PMID: 25475942 DOI: 10.1111/cns.12365] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/01/2014] [Revised: 10/30/2014] [Accepted: 11/01/2014] [Indexed: 01/23/2023] Open
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Hypoxic-ischemic brain injury is an important cause of neurodevelopmental deficits in neonates. Intrauterine infection and the ensuing fetal inflammatory responses augment hypoxic-ischemic brain injury and attenuate the efficacy of therapeutic hypothermia. Here, we review evidences from preclinical studies suggesting that the induction of brain parenchymal tissue-type plasminogen activator (tPA) plays an important pathogenic role in these conditions. Moreover, administration of a stable-mutant form of plasminogen activator inhibitor-1 called CPAI confers potent protection against hypoxic-ischemic injury with and without inflammation via different mechanisms. Besides intracerebroventricular injection, CPAI can also be administered into the brain using a noninvasive intranasal delivery strategy, adding to its applicability in clinical use. In sum, the therapeutic potential of CPAI in neonatal care merits further investigation with large-animal models of hypoxia-ischemia and cerebral palsy.
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- Dianer Yang
- Department of Pediatrics, Children's Healthcare of Atlanta; Center for Neurodegenerative Disease (CND), Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, GA, USA
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A Smoothened receptor agonist is neuroprotective and promotes regeneration after ischemic brain injury. Cell Death Dis 2014; 5:e1481. [PMID: 25341035 PMCID: PMC4649529 DOI: 10.1038/cddis.2014.446] [Citation(s) in RCA: 75] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/05/2014] [Revised: 09/08/2014] [Accepted: 09/09/2014] [Indexed: 12/26/2022]
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Ischemic stroke occurs as a result of blood supply interruption to the brain causing tissue degeneration, patient disabilities or death. Currently, treatment of ischemic stroke is limited to thrombolytic therapy with a narrow time window of administration. The sonic hedgehog (Shh) signaling pathway has a fundamental role in the central nervous system development, but its impact on neural cell survival and tissue regeneration/repair after ischemic stroke has not been well investigated. Here we report the neuroprotective properties of a small-molecule agonist of the Shh co-receptor Smoothened, purmorphamine (PUR), in the middle cerebral artery occlusion model of ischemic stroke. We found that intravenous administration of PUR at 6 h after injury was neuroprotective and restored neurological deficit after stroke. PUR promoted a transient upregulation of tissue-type plasminogen activator in injured neurons, which was associated with a reduction of apoptotic cell death in the ischemic cortex. We also observed a decrease in blood–brain barrier permeability after PUR treatment. At 14 d postinjury, attenuation of inflammation and reactive astrogliosis was found in PUR-treated animals. PUR increased the number of newly generated neurons in the peri-infarct and infarct area and promoted neovascularization in the ischemic zone. Notably, PUR treatment did not significantly alter the ischemia-induced level of Gli1, a Shh target gene of tumorigenic potential. Thus our study reports a novel pharmacological approach for postischemic treatment using a small-molecule Shh agonist, providing new insights into hedgehog signaling-mediated mechanisms of neuroprotection and regeneration after stroke.
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Michinaga S, Nagase M, Matsuyama E, Yamanaka D, Seno N, Fuka M, Yamamoto Y, Koyama Y. Amelioration of cold injury-induced cortical brain edema formation by selective endothelin ETB receptor antagonists in mice. PLoS One 2014; 9:e102009. [PMID: 25000290 PMCID: PMC4084986 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0102009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/05/2014] [Accepted: 06/13/2014] [Indexed: 12/13/2022] Open
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Brain edema is a potentially fatal pathological condition that often occurs in stroke and head trauma. Following brain insults, endothelins (ETs) are increased and promote several pathophysiological responses. This study examined the effects of ETB antagonists on brain edema formation and disruption of the blood-brain barrier in a mouse cold injury model (Five- to six-week-old male ddY mice). Cold injury increased the water content of the injured cerebrum, and promoted extravasation of both Evans blue and endogenous albumin. In the injury area, expression of prepro-ET-1 mRNA and ET-1 peptide increased. Intracerebroventricular (ICV) administration of BQ788 (ETB antagonist), IRL-2500 (ETB antagonist), or FR139317 (ETA antagonist) prior to cold injury significantly attenuated the increase in brain water content. Bolus administration of BQ788, IRL-2500, or FR139317 also inhibited the cold injury-induced extravasation of Evans blue and albumin. Repeated administration of BQ788 and IRL-2500 beginning at 24 h after cold injury attenuated both the increase in brain water content and extravasation of markers. In contrast, FR139317 had no effect on edema formation when administrated after cold injury. Cold injury stimulated induction of glial fibrillary acidic protein-positive reactive astrocytes in the injured cerebrum. Induction of reactive astrocytes after cold injury was attenuated by ICV administration of BQ788 or IRL-2500. These results suggest that ETB receptor antagonists may be an effective approach to ameliorate brain edema formation following brain insults.
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- Shotaro Michinaga
- Laboratory of Pharmacology, Faculty of Pharmacy, Osaka Ohtani University, Tonda-bayashi, Osaka, Japan
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- Laboratory of Pharmacology, Faculty of Pharmacy, Osaka Ohtani University, Tonda-bayashi, Osaka, Japan
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- Laboratory of Pharmacology, Faculty of Pharmacy, Osaka Ohtani University, Tonda-bayashi, Osaka, Japan
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- Laboratory of Pharmacology, Faculty of Pharmacy, Osaka Ohtani University, Tonda-bayashi, Osaka, Japan
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- Laboratory of Pharmacology, Faculty of Pharmacy, Osaka Ohtani University, Tonda-bayashi, Osaka, Japan
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- Laboratory of Pharmacology, Faculty of Pharmacy, Osaka Ohtani University, Tonda-bayashi, Osaka, Japan
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- Laboratory of Pharmacology, Faculty of Pharmacy, Osaka Ohtani University, Tonda-bayashi, Osaka, Japan
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- Laboratory of Pharmacology, Faculty of Pharmacy, Osaka Ohtani University, Tonda-bayashi, Osaka, Japan
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Tang XN, Liu L, Koike MA, Yenari MA. Mild hypothermia reduces tissue plasminogen activator-related hemorrhage and blood brain barrier disruption after experimental stroke. Ther Hypothermia Temp Manag 2014; 3:74-83. [PMID: 23781399 DOI: 10.1089/ther.2013.0010] [Citation(s) in RCA: 35] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/12/2022] Open
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Therapeutic hypothermia has shown neuroprotective promise, but whether it can be used to improve outcome in stroke has yet to be determined in patients. Recombinant tissue plasminogen activator (rt-PA) is only given to a minority of patients with acute ischemic stroke, and is not without risk, namely significant brain hemorrhage.We explored whether mild hypothermia, in combination with rt-PA, influences the safety of rt-PA. Mice were subjected to middle cerebral artery occlusion (MCAO) using a filament model, followed by 24 hours reperfusion.Two paradigms were studied. In the first paradigm, cooling and rt-PA treatment began at the same time upon reperfusion, whereas in the second paradigm, cooling began soon after ischemia onset, and rt-PA began after rewarming and upon reperfusion. Experimental groups included: tPA treatment at normothermia (37°C), rt-PA treatment at hypothermia (33°C), no rt-PA at normothermia, and no rt-PA treatment at hypothermia. Infarct size, neurological deficit scores, blood brain barrier (BBB) permeability, brain hemorrhage, and expression of endogenous tissue plasminogen activator (tPA) and its inhibitor, plasminogen activator inhibitor (PAI-1) were assessed. For both paradigms, hypothermia reduced infarct size and neurological deficits compared to normothermia, regardless of whether rt-PA was given. rt-PA treatment increased brain hemorrhage and BBB disruption compared to normothermia, and this was prevented by cooling. However, mortality was higher when rt-PA and cooling were administered at the same time, beginning 1–2 hours post MCAO. Endogenous tPA expression was reduced in hypothermic mice, whereas PAI-1 levels were unchanged by cooling. In the setting of rt-PA treatment, hypothermia reduces brain hemorrhage, and BBB disruption, suggesting that combination therapy with mild hypothermia and rt-PA appears safe.
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Lenglet S, Montecucco F, Mach F, Schaller K, Gasche Y, Copin JC. Analysis of the expression of nine secreted matrix metalloproteinases and their endogenous inhibitors in the brain of mice subjected to ischaemic stroke. Thromb Haemost 2014; 112:363-78. [PMID: 24671655 DOI: 10.1160/th14-01-0007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 38] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/06/2014] [Accepted: 02/20/2014] [Indexed: 12/18/2022]
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Matrix metalloproteinases (MMPs) are a family of more than twenty secreted and cell-surface endopeptidases. Among them, MMP2, MMP3 and MMP9 are involved in blood-brain barrier injury and neuronal death after cerebral ischaemia. On the other hand, very little is known about the expression of the other secreted MMPs. Herein, we compared the global changes in MMP1, MMP2, MMP3, MMP7, MMP8, MMP9, MMP10, MMP12 and MMP13, and their endogenous inhibitors TIMP1 and TIMP2, both at the mRNA and protein levels, during the hyperacute (6 h), acute (24 h) and subacute (72 h) stages following transient focal cerebral ischaemia and treatment with recombinant tissue plasminogen activator (rtPA). We observed a significant increase in MMP1, MMP2, MMP9, MMP10, MMP13 and TIMP1 levels during the acute stage of reperfusion, which was further amplified during the subacute stage for MMP1, MMP2, MMP10 and TIMP1. In general, no change of MMP3, MMP7, MMP8, MMP12 and TIMP2 was observed. However, rtPA treatment induced a rapid increase in MMP1/TIMP2, MMP2/TIMP2, MMP8/TIMP2 and MMP9/TIMP2 ratios during the hyperacute stage of reperfusion compared to saline treatment, which may have potential implications in the early disruption of the blood-brain barrier after rtPA treatment.
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- Jean-Christophe Copin, Division of Cardiology, Fondation for Medical Researches, Avenue de la Roseraie 64, 1205 Geneva, Switzerland, E-mail: ;
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Gonullu H, Aslan M, Karadas S, Kati C, Duran L, Milanlioglu A, Aydin MN, Demir H. Serum prolidase enzyme activity and oxidative stress levels in patients with acute hemorrhagic stroke. Scandinavian Journal of Clinical and Laboratory Investigation 2014; 74:199-205. [PMID: 24456419 DOI: 10.3109/00365513.2013.873949] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/29/2023]
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BACKGROUND It has been indicated that oxidative damage contributes to secondary brain injury in both ischemic and hemorrhagic stroke patients. Collagen is a major component of the extracellular matrix, and prolidase plays a role in collagen synthesis. The aim of this study was to evaluate the serum prolidase activity, nitric oxide (NO) levels, total antioxidant capacity (TAC) and total oxidant status (TOS) in patients with acute hemorrhagic stroke. METHODS Twenty-five patients with acute hemorrhagic stroke and 25 controls were enrolled. Serum prolidase activity, catalase activity, NO levels, TAC and TOS were measured spectrophotometrically. Oxidative stress index (OSI) was calculated. RESULTS Serum TAC levels and catalase activity were significantly lower in acute hemorrhagic stroke patients than controls (both, p < 0.001), while NO levels, TOS levels, OSI values and prolidase activity were significantly higher (all, p < 0.01). When patients with acute hemorrhagic stroke were divided according to gender, no differences were observed between females and males in respect to serum prolidase enzyme activity, NO levels, TAC levels, TOS levels and OSI values (all, p > 0.05). CONCLUSIONS Findings from the study suggest an association between increased oxidative stress levels, decreased antioxidant levels and increased prolidase enzyme activity in patients with acute hemorrhagic stroke compared with controls. More studies are needed to elucidate mechanistic pathways on oxidative stress in patients with acute hemorrhagic stroke.
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- Hayriye Gonullu
- Department of Emergency Medicine, Yuzuncu Yıl University , Van , Turkey
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Ning M, Sarracino DA, Buonanno FS, Krastins B, Chou S, McMullin D, Wang X, Lopez M, Lo EH. Proteomic Protease Substrate Profiling of tPA Treatment in Acute Ischemic Stroke Patients: A Step Toward Individualizing Thrombolytic Therapy at the Bedside. Transl Stroke Res 2013; 1:268-75. [PMID: 22140417 DOI: 10.1007/s12975-010-0047-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/16/2022]
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Tissue plasminogen activator (tPA) is the only FDA-approved medical therapy for acute ischemic stroke. But as a serine peptidase, intravenous tPA can affect the expression of other proteases that may be implicated in blood-brain barrier breakdown. Such parallel cascades of cell signaling may be involved in intracranial hemorrhage, the major side effect of tPA. Here, we describe an initial attempt in proteomic substrate profiling, i.e., degradomics in human plasma within the context of acute stroke. Plasma from acute stroke patients were analyzed pre- and post-intravenous tPA using tandem mass spectrometry and protein array profiling to identify substrates and proteases of interest. In non-tPA-treated stroke plasma, degradomic patterns indicated a rapid induction of protease activity within 3 h of stroke onset that mostly stabilized by 24 h. But in tPA-treated patients, pre- and post-tPA samples from the same patient demonstrated distinct degradomic patterns that persisted even up to 3-5 days after stroke onset. Matching control patients without strokes had little change in degradomic profiles over time. Our findings demonstrate that tPA treatment changes the plasma degradomic profiles in acute stroke patients. These composite proteolytic profiles may provide a glimpse of the pleiotropic effects of tPA on cellular signaling cascades at the bedside. This study supports the feasibility of performing pharmaco-proteomics at the bedside, which may ultimately allow us to dissect mechanisms of thrombolysis-related therapeutic efficacy in stroke.
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- Mingming Ning
- Department of Neurology, Clinical Proteomics Research Center and Neuroprotection Research Laboratory, Massachusetts General Hospital and Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA
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Minocycline, a tetracycline antibiotic, has shown anti-inflammatory, anti-apoptotic, and neuroprotective effects in many models of cerebral ischemia and neurodegenerative disease. Its high penetration of the blood-brain barrier, good safety profile, and delayed therapeutic window make it an ideal candidate for use in stroke. In animal models, minocycline reduced infarct size and improved neurologic outcome when administered acutely, with similar neuroprotective benefits seen following delayed administration. To date, two early phase clinical trials have shown minocycline to be safe and potentially effective in acute ischemic stroke, alone or in combination with tissue plasminogen activator. A large efficacy clinical trial is now needed to confirm previous studies, allow for subgroup analysis, and pinpoint the potential place for minocycline in acute stroke therapy.
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- Susan C Fagan
- Program in Clinical and Experimental Therapeutics, University of Georgia College of Pharmacy, HM 1200, 1120 15th St., Augusta, GA 30912, USA. Charlie Norwood VA Medical Center, Augusta, GA, USA. Department of Neurology, Georgia Health Sciences University, Augusta, GA, USA
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Lee SR, Wang X, Tsuji K, Lo EH. Extracellular proteolytic pathophysiology in the neurovascular unit after stroke. Neurol Res 2013; 26:854-61. [PMID: 15727269 DOI: 10.1179/016164104x3806] [Citation(s) in RCA: 37] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/27/2022]
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The NINDS Stroke Progress Review Group recommended a shift in emphasis from a purely neurocentric view of cell death towards a more integrative approach whereby responses in all brain cells and matrix are considered. The neurovascular unit (fundamentally comprising endothelium, astrocyte, and neuron) provides a conceptual framework where cell-cell and cell-matrix signaling underlies the overall tissue response to stroke and its treatments. Here, we briefly review recent data on extracellular proteolytic dysfunction in the neurovascular unit after a stroke. The breakdown of neurovascular matrix initiates blood-brain barrier disruption with edema and/or hemorrhage. Endothelial dysfunction amplifies inflammatory responses. Perturbation of cell-matrix homeostasis triggers multiple cell death pathways. Interactions between the major classes of extracellular proteases from the plasminogen and matrix metalloprotease families may underlie processes responsible for some of the hemorrhagic complications of thrombolytic stroke therapy. Targeting the proteolytic imbalance within the neurovascular unit may provide new approaches for improving the safety and efficacy of thrombolytic reperfusion therapy for stroke.
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- Sun-Ryung Lee
- Neuroprotection Research Laboratory, Department of Radiology, Massachusetts General Hospital, and Program in Neuroscience, Harvard Medical School, MA 02129, USA
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