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Wang B, Zhu Y, Wei B, Zeng H, Zhang P, Li L, Wang H, Wu X, Zheng Y, Sun M. miR-377-3p Regulates Hippocampal Neurogenesis via the Zfp462-Pbx1 Pathway and Mediates Anxiety-Like Behaviors in Prenatal Hypoxic Offspring. Mol Neurobiol 2024; 61:1920-1935. [PMID: 37817032 DOI: 10.1007/s12035-023-03683-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/01/2023] [Accepted: 09/29/2023] [Indexed: 10/12/2023]
Abstract
Prenatal hypoxia (PH) is one of the most common complications of obstetrics and is closely associated with many neurological disorders such as depression, anxiety, and cognitive impairment. Our previous study found that Zfp462 heterozygous (Het) mice exhibit significant anxiety-like behavior. Interestingly, offspring mice with PH also have anxiety-like behaviors in adulthood, accompanied by reduced expression of Zfp462 and increased expression of miR-377-3p; however, the exact regulatory mechanisms remain unclear. In this study, western blotting, gene knockdown, immunofluorescence, dual-luciferase reporter assay, immunoprecipitation, cell transfection with miR-377-3p mimics or inhibitors, quantitative real-time PCR, and rescue assay were used to detect changes in the miR-377-3p-Zfp462-Pbx1 (pre-B-cell leukemia homeobox1) pathway in the brains of prenatal hypoxic offspring to explain the pathogenesis of anxiety-like behaviors. We found that Zfp462 deficiency promoted Pbx1 protein degradation through ubiquitination and that Zfp462 Het mice showed downregulation of the protein kinase B (PKB, also called Akt)-glycogen synthase kinase-3β (GSK3β)-cAMP response element-binding protein (CREB) pathway and hippocampal neurogenesis with anxiety-like behavior. In addition, PH mice exhibited upregulation of miR-377-3p, downregulation of Zfp462/Pbx1-Akt-GSK3β-CREB pathway activity, reduced hippocampal neurogenesis, and an anxiety-like phenotype. Intriguingly, miR-377-3p directly targets the 3'UTR of Zfp462 mRNA to regulate Zfp462 expression. Importantly, microinjection of miR-377-3p antagomir into the hippocampal dentate gyrus of PH mice upregulated Zfp462/Pbx1-Akt-GSK3β-CREB pathway activity, increased hippocampal neurogenesis, and improved anxiety-like behaviors. Collectively, our findings demonstrated a crucial role for miR-377-3p in the regulation of hippocampal neurogenesis and anxiety-like behaviors via the Zfp462/Pbx1-Akt-GSK3β-CREB pathway. Therefore, miR-377-3p could be a potential therapeutic target for anxiety-like behavior in prenatal hypoxic offspring.
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- Bin Wang
- Institute for Fetology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Soochow University, Suzhou City, 215006, Jiangsu, China.
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- Cambridge-Suda Genomic Resource Center, Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Neuropsychiatric Diseases Research, Suzhou Medical College of Soochow University, Jiangsu, 215123, China
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- Institute for Fetology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Soochow University, Suzhou City, 215006, Jiangsu, China
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- Institute for Fetology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Soochow University, Suzhou City, 215006, Jiangsu, China
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- Institute for Fetology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Soochow University, Suzhou City, 215006, Jiangsu, China
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- Institute for Fetology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Soochow University, Suzhou City, 215006, Jiangsu, China
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- Obstetrics and Gynecology Hospital Research Center, Institute of Reproduction and Development, Fudan University, Shanghai, 200433, China
- State Key Laboratory of Genetic Engineering, MOE Key Laboratory of Contemporary Anthropology, and Collaborative Innovation Center for Genetics & Development, School of Life Sciences, Fudan University, Shanghai, 200438, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Genetic Engineering, MOE Key Laboratory of Contemporary Anthropology, and Collaborative Innovation Center for Genetics & Development, School of Life Sciences, Fudan University, Shanghai, 200438, China
- Institute of Developmental Biology & Molecular Medicine, Fudan University, Shanghai, 200433, China
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- Obstetrics and Gynecology Hospital Research Center, Institute of Reproduction and Development, Fudan University, Shanghai, 200433, China
- State Key Laboratory of Genetic Engineering, MOE Key Laboratory of Contemporary Anthropology, and Collaborative Innovation Center for Genetics & Development, School of Life Sciences, Fudan University, Shanghai, 200438, China
- Institute of Developmental Biology & Molecular Medicine, Fudan University, Shanghai, 200433, China
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- Institute for Fetology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Soochow University, Suzhou City, 215006, Jiangsu, China.
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Hu Y, Han L, Zhang H, Li W, Wu T, Ma J, Zhang D, Ma K, Xiao B, Yu Y, Xu H, Tian L, Liao X, Chen L. The down-regulation of STC2 mRNA may serve as a biomarker for death from mechanical asphyxia. Leg Med (Tokyo) 2024; 67:102382. [PMID: 38159418 DOI: 10.1016/j.legalmed.2023.102382] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/17/2023] [Revised: 12/07/2023] [Accepted: 12/22/2023] [Indexed: 01/03/2024]
Abstract
Death from mechanical asphyxia (DMA) is a common cause of death in forensic pathology. However, due to the lack of biomarkers, the authentication of DMA now relies on a series of non-specific signs, which may cause troubles in the judicial trials, especially when the criminal scene is not fully elucidated. To search for the potential biomarkers for DMA, brain samples of DMA and craniocerebral injury groups were screened by microarray. The obtained mRNAs were validated by animal and human samples. Primary cell culture was conducted to explore the biochemical changes under hypoxia. 415 differentially expressed mRNAs between two groups were discovered. Ten mRNAs were examined in both human and animal samples died of different causes of death. Stanniocalcin-2 (STC2) showed significant down-regulation in DMA samples compared to other groups, regardless of PMI, age, or temperature. Cellular experiments indicated that ROS level peaked after 15-min-hypoxic culture, when the expression level of STC2 was significant down-regulated simultaneously. The ER-stress-related proteins also showed potential connection with STC2. In general, it is indicated that the down-regulation of STC2 may serve as a biomarker for DMA.
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- Yikai Hu
- Department of Forensic Medicine, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Fudan University, Shanghai 200032, China
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- Department of Forensic Medicine, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Fudan University, Shanghai 200032, China
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- Department of Forensic Medicine, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Fudan University, Shanghai 200032, China; Department of Pathology, Anhui Medical University, Hefei 230032, China
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- Institute of Criminal Scientific Technology, Shanghai Municipal Public Security Bureau Pudong Branch, Shanghai 200125, China
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- Department of Forensic Medicine, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Fudan University, Shanghai 200032, China
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- Institute of Criminal Science and Technology, Investigation Department of Shenzhen Municipal Public Security Bureau, Key Laboratory of Forensic Pathology, Ministry of Public Security, Shenzhen 518040, China
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- Forensic Lab, Criminal Science and Technology Institute, Shanghai Municipal Public Security Bureau, Shanghai 200082, China
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- Forensic Lab, Criminal Science and Technology Institute, Shanghai Municipal Public Security Bureau, Shanghai 200082, China
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- Forensic Lab, Criminal Science and Technology Institute, Shanghai Municipal Public Security Bureau, Shanghai 200082, China
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- Institute of Forensic Science, Guangdong Provincial Public Security Department, Key Laboratory of Forensic Pathology, Ministry of Public Security, Guangzhou 510050, China
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- Department of Forensic Medicine, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Fudan University, Shanghai 200032, China
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- Institute of Criminal Scientific Technology, Shanghai Municipal Public Security Bureau Pudong Branch, Shanghai 200125, China.
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- Institute of Forensic Science, Guangdong Provincial Public Security Department, Key Laboratory of Forensic Pathology, Ministry of Public Security, Guangzhou 510050, China.
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- Department of Forensic Medicine, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Fudan University, Shanghai 200032, China.
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Li Y, Li C, Luo T, Yue T, Xiao W, Yang L, Zhang Z, Han F, Long P, Hu Y. Progress in the Treatment of High Altitude Cerebral Edema: Targeting REDOX Homeostasis. J Inflamm Res 2023; 16:2645-2660. [PMID: 37383357 PMCID: PMC10296571 DOI: 10.2147/jir.s415695] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/04/2023] [Accepted: 06/15/2023] [Indexed: 06/30/2023] Open
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With the increasing of altitude activities from low-altitude people, the study of high altitude cerebral edema (HACE) has been revived. HACE is a severe acute mountain sickness associated with exposure to hypobaric hypoxia at high altitude, often characterized by disturbance of consciousness and ataxia. As for the pathogenesis of HACE, previous studies suggested that it might be related to the disorder of cerebral blood flow, the destruction of blood-brain barrier and the injury of brain parenchyma cells caused by inflammatory factors. In recent years, studies have confirmed that the imbalance of REDOX homeostasis is also involved in the pathogenesis of HACE, which mainly leads to abnormal activation of microglia and destruction of tight junction of vascular endothelial cells through the excessive production of mitochondrial-related reactive oxygen species. Therefore, this review summarizes the role of REDOX homeostasis and the potential of the treatment of REDOX homeostasis in HACE, which is of great significance to expand the understanding of the pathogenesis of HACE. Moreover, it will also be helpful to further study the possible therapy of HACE related to the key link of REDOX homeostasis.
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- Yubo Li
- School of Clinical Medicine, Chengdu University of TCM, Chengdu, People’s Republic of China
- Basic Medical Laboratory, The General Hospital of Western Theater Command, Chengdu, People’s Republic of China
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- School of Clinical Medicine, Chengdu University of TCM, Chengdu, People’s Republic of China
- Basic Medical Laboratory, The General Hospital of Western Theater Command, Chengdu, People’s Republic of China
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- Department of Ophthalmology, The General Hospital of Western Theater Command, Chengdu, People’s Republic of China
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- School of Life Science and Engineering, Southwest Jiaotong University, Chengdu, People’s Republic of China
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- Department of Pharmacy, The General Hospital of Western Theater Command, Chengdu, People’s Republic of China
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- School of Clinical Medicine, Chengdu University of TCM, Chengdu, People’s Republic of China
- Basic Medical Laboratory, The General Hospital of Western Theater Command, Chengdu, People’s Republic of China
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- College of Medicine, Southwest Jiaotong University, Chengdu, People’s Republic of China
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- Department of Ophthalmology, The General Hospital of Western Theater Command, Chengdu, People’s Republic of China
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- Department of Ophthalmology, The General Hospital of Western Theater Command, Chengdu, People’s Republic of China
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- College of Medicine, Southwest Jiaotong University, Chengdu, People’s Republic of China
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Rozencwajg S, Heinsar S, Wildi K, Jung JS, Colombo SM, Palmieri C, Sato K, Ainola C, Wang X, Abbate G, Sato N, Dyer WB, Livingstone S, Helms L, Bartnikowski N, Bouquet M, Passmore MR, Hyslop K, Vidal B, Reid JD, McGuire D, Wilson ES, Rätsep I, Lorusso R, Schmidt M, Suen JY, Bassi GL, Fraser JF. Effect of flow change on brain injury during an experimental model of differential hypoxaemia in cardiogenic shock supported by extracorporeal membrane oxygenation. Sci Rep 2023; 13:4002. [PMID: 36899029 PMCID: PMC10006234 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-023-30226-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/23/2022] [Accepted: 02/17/2023] [Indexed: 03/12/2023] Open
Abstract
Differential hypoxaemia (DH) is common in patients supported by femoral veno-arterial extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (V-A ECMO) and can cause cerebral hypoxaemia. To date, no models have studied the direct impact of flow on cerebral damage. We investigated the impact of V-A ECMO flow on brain injury in an ovine model of DH. After inducing severe cardiorespiratory failure and providing ECMO support, we randomised six sheep into two groups: low flow (LF) in which ECMO was set at 2.5 L min-1 ensuring that the brain was entirely perfused by the native heart and lungs, and high flow (HF) in which ECMO was set at 4.5 L min-1 ensuring that the brain was at least partially perfused by ECMO. We used invasive (oxygenation tension-PbTO2, and cerebral microdialysis) and non-invasive (near infrared spectroscopy-NIRS) neuromonitoring, and euthanised animals after five hours for histological analysis. Cerebral oxygenation was significantly improved in the HF group as shown by higher PbTO2 levels (+ 215% vs - 58%, p = 0.043) and NIRS (67 ± 5% vs 49 ± 4%, p = 0.003). The HF group showed significantly less severe brain injury than the LF group in terms of neuronal shrinkage, congestion and perivascular oedema (p < 0.0001). Cerebral microdialysis values in the LF group all reached the pathological thresholds, even though no statistical difference was found between the two groups. Differential hypoxaemia can lead to cerebral damage after only a few hours and mandates a thorough neuromonitoring of patients. An increase in ECMO flow was an effective strategy to reduce such damages.
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- Sacha Rozencwajg
- Service de Réanimation Médicale, Groupe Hospitalier Pitié-Salpêtrière, Institut de Cardiologie, Assistance Publique-Hôpitaux de Paris, Hôpital de la Pitié-Salpêtrière, 47, bd de l'Hôpital, 75651, Paris Cedex 13, France.
- UPMC Université Paris 06, INSERM, UMRS-1166, ICAN Institute of Cardiometabolism and Nutrition, Sorbonne Universités, Paris, France.
- Critical Care Research Group, The Prince Charles Hospital, Level 3, Clinical Sciences Building, Chermside, Brisbane, QLD, 4032, Australia.
- Faculty of Medicine, University of Queensland, Brisbane, Australia.
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- Critical Care Research Group, The Prince Charles Hospital, Level 3, Clinical Sciences Building, Chermside, Brisbane, QLD, 4032, Australia
- Faculty of Medicine, University of Queensland, Brisbane, Australia
- Department of Intensive Care, North Estonia Medical Centre, Tallinn, Estonia
- Intensive Care Unit, St Andrew's War Memorial Hospital, Brisbane, Australia
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- Critical Care Research Group, The Prince Charles Hospital, Level 3, Clinical Sciences Building, Chermside, Brisbane, QLD, 4032, Australia
- Faculty of Medicine, University of Queensland, Brisbane, Australia
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- Critical Care Research Group, The Prince Charles Hospital, Level 3, Clinical Sciences Building, Chermside, Brisbane, QLD, 4032, Australia
- Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, College of Medicine, Korea University, Seoul, Republic of Korea
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- Critical Care Research Group, The Prince Charles Hospital, Level 3, Clinical Sciences Building, Chermside, Brisbane, QLD, 4032, Australia
- Department of Pathophysiology and Transplantation, University of Milan, Milan, Italy
- Department of Anaesthesia and Intensive Care Medicine, Fondazione IRCCS Ca' Granda Ospedale Maggiore Policlinico, Milan, Lombardia, Italy
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- Department of Pathophysiology and Transplantation, University of Milan, Milan, Italy
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- Critical Care Research Group, The Prince Charles Hospital, Level 3, Clinical Sciences Building, Chermside, Brisbane, QLD, 4032, Australia
- Faculty of Medicine, University of Queensland, Brisbane, Australia
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- Critical Care Research Group, The Prince Charles Hospital, Level 3, Clinical Sciences Building, Chermside, Brisbane, QLD, 4032, Australia
- Faculty of Medicine, University of Queensland, Brisbane, Australia
- Department of Intensive Care, North Estonia Medical Centre, Tallinn, Estonia
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- Critical Care Research Group, The Prince Charles Hospital, Level 3, Clinical Sciences Building, Chermside, Brisbane, QLD, 4032, Australia
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- Critical Care Research Group, The Prince Charles Hospital, Level 3, Clinical Sciences Building, Chermside, Brisbane, QLD, 4032, Australia
- Department of Anaesthesia and Intensive Care Medicine, Fondazione IRCCS Ca' Granda Ospedale Maggiore Policlinico, Milan, Lombardia, Italy
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- Critical Care Research Group, The Prince Charles Hospital, Level 3, Clinical Sciences Building, Chermside, Brisbane, QLD, 4032, Australia
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- Australian Red Cross Lifeblood, Sydney, Australia
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- Critical Care Research Group, The Prince Charles Hospital, Level 3, Clinical Sciences Building, Chermside, Brisbane, QLD, 4032, Australia
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- Critical Care Research Group, The Prince Charles Hospital, Level 3, Clinical Sciences Building, Chermside, Brisbane, QLD, 4032, Australia
- Columbia University, College of Physicians and Surgeons, New York, USA
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- Critical Care Research Group, The Prince Charles Hospital, Level 3, Clinical Sciences Building, Chermside, Brisbane, QLD, 4032, Australia
- Science and Engineering Faculty, Queensland University of Technology, Brisbane, QLD, Australia
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- Critical Care Research Group, The Prince Charles Hospital, Level 3, Clinical Sciences Building, Chermside, Brisbane, QLD, 4032, Australia
- Faculty of Medicine, University of Queensland, Brisbane, Australia
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- Critical Care Research Group, The Prince Charles Hospital, Level 3, Clinical Sciences Building, Chermside, Brisbane, QLD, 4032, Australia
- Faculty of Medicine, University of Queensland, Brisbane, Australia
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- Critical Care Research Group, The Prince Charles Hospital, Level 3, Clinical Sciences Building, Chermside, Brisbane, QLD, 4032, Australia
- Faculty of Medicine, University of Queensland, Brisbane, Australia
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- Critical Care Research Group, The Prince Charles Hospital, Level 3, Clinical Sciences Building, Chermside, Brisbane, QLD, 4032, Australia
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- Critical Care Research Group, The Prince Charles Hospital, Level 3, Clinical Sciences Building, Chermside, Brisbane, QLD, 4032, Australia
- Faculty of Medicine, University of Queensland, Brisbane, Australia
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- Critical Care Research Group, The Prince Charles Hospital, Level 3, Clinical Sciences Building, Chermside, Brisbane, QLD, 4032, Australia
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- Critical Care Research Group, The Prince Charles Hospital, Level 3, Clinical Sciences Building, Chermside, Brisbane, QLD, 4032, Australia
- Faculty of Medicine, University of Queensland, Brisbane, Australia
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- Department of Intensive Care, North Estonia Medical Centre, Tallinn, Estonia
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- Cardio-Thoracic Surgery Department, Maastricht University Medical Centre, Maastricht, The Netherlands
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- Service de Réanimation Médicale, Groupe Hospitalier Pitié-Salpêtrière, Institut de Cardiologie, Assistance Publique-Hôpitaux de Paris, Hôpital de la Pitié-Salpêtrière, 47, bd de l'Hôpital, 75651, Paris Cedex 13, France
- UPMC Université Paris 06, INSERM, UMRS-1166, ICAN Institute of Cardiometabolism and Nutrition, Sorbonne Universités, Paris, France
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- Critical Care Research Group, The Prince Charles Hospital, Level 3, Clinical Sciences Building, Chermside, Brisbane, QLD, 4032, Australia
- Faculty of Medicine, University of Queensland, Brisbane, Australia
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- Critical Care Research Group, The Prince Charles Hospital, Level 3, Clinical Sciences Building, Chermside, Brisbane, QLD, 4032, Australia.
- Faculty of Medicine, University of Queensland, Brisbane, Australia.
- Queensland University of Technology, Brisbane, Australia.
- Intensive Care Unit, St Andrew's War Memorial Hospital, Brisbane, Australia.
- Intensive Care Unit, The Wesley Hospital, Brisbane, Australia.
- Wesley Medical Research, The Wesley, Queensland, Auchenflower, Australia.
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- Critical Care Research Group, The Prince Charles Hospital, Level 3, Clinical Sciences Building, Chermside, Brisbane, QLD, 4032, Australia
- Faculty of Medicine, University of Queensland, Brisbane, Australia
- Intensive Care Unit, St Andrew's War Memorial Hospital, Brisbane, Australia
- Intensive Care Unit, The Wesley Hospital, Brisbane, Australia
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Yilmazer-Hanke D, Ouali Alami N, Fang L, Klotz S, Kovacs GG, Pankratz H, Weis J, Katona I, Scheuerle A, Streit WJ, Del Tredici K. Differential Glial Chitotriosidase 1 and Chitinase 3-like Protein 1 Expression in the Human Primary Visual Cortex and Cerebellum after Global Hypoxia-Ischemia. Neuroscience 2022; 506:91-113. [PMID: 36332693 DOI: 10.1016/j.neuroscience.2022.10.018] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/14/2022] [Revised: 10/15/2022] [Accepted: 10/20/2022] [Indexed: 11/06/2022]
Abstract
Here, we studied the neuroinflammation- and ischemia-related glial markers chitotriosidase 1 (CHIT1) and chitinase-3-like protein 1 (CHI3L1, alias YKL-40) in the human striate cortex and cerebellum at different time points after global hypoxic-ischemic brain injury (HIBI). Both regions differ considerably in their glial cell population but are supplied by the posterior circulation. CHIT1 and CHI3L1 expression was compared to changes in microglial (IBA1, CD68), astrocytic (GFAP, S100β), and neuronal markers (H&E, neurofilament heavy chain, NfH; calretinin, CALR) using immunohistochemistry and multiple-label immunofluorescence. Initial striatal cortical and cerebellar Purkinje cell damage, detectable already 1/2 d after HIBI, led to delayed neuronal death, whereas loss of cerebellar NfH-positive stellate and CALR-positive granule cells was variable. During the first week post-HIBI, a transient reduction of IBA1-positive microglia was observed in both regions, and fragmented/clasmatodendritic cerebellar Bergmann glia appeared. In long-term survivors, both brain regions displayed high densities of activated IBA1-positive cells and CD68-positive macrophages, which showed CHIT1 co-localization in the striate cortex. Furthermore, enlarged GFAP- and S100β-positive astroglia emerged in both regions around 9-10 d post-HIBI, i.e., along with clearance of dead neurons from the neuropil, although GFAP-/S100β-positive gemistocytic astrocytes that co-expressed CHI3L1 were found only in the striate cortex. Thus, only GFAP-/S100β-positive astrocytes in the striate cortex, but not cerebellar Bergmann glia, differentiated into CHI3L1-positive gemistocytes. CHIT1 was co-expressed almost entirely in macrophages in the striate cortex and not cerebellum of long-term survivors, thereby indicating that CHIT1 and CHI3L1 could be valuable biomarkers for monitoring the outcome of global HIBI.
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- Deniz Yilmazer-Hanke
- Clinical Neuroanatomy, Neurology, School of Medicine, Ulm University, Ulm, Germany.
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- Clinical Neuroanatomy, Neurology, School of Medicine, Ulm University, Ulm, Germany
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- Clinical Neuroanatomy, Neurology, School of Medicine, Ulm University, Ulm, Germany
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- Division of Neuropathology and Neurochemistry, Department of Neurology, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria
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- Division of Neuropathology and Neurochemistry, Department of Neurology, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria
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- Institute of Forensic Medicine, Medical Faculty, Ludwig-Maximilian University Munich, Germany
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- Institute of Neuropathology, RWTH Aachen University Hospital, Aachen, Germany
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- Institute of Neuropathology, RWTH Aachen University Hospital, Aachen, Germany
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- Department of Pathology, Section Neuropathology, University Hospital, Ulm, Germany
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- Department of Neuroscience, College of Medicine, University of Florida, FL, USA
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- Clinical Neuroanatomy, Neurology, School of Medicine, Ulm University, Ulm, Germany
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Soy Isoflavones Protect Neuronal PC12 Cells against Hypoxic Damage through Nrf2 Activation and Suppression of p38 MAPK and AKT-mTOR Pathways. Antioxidants (Basel) 2022; 11:antiox11102037. [PMID: 36290760 PMCID: PMC9598610 DOI: 10.3390/antiox11102037] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/29/2022] [Revised: 10/02/2022] [Accepted: 10/12/2022] [Indexed: 11/25/2022] Open
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Isoflavones are a class of major phenolic compounds, derived from soybeans, that possess unique therapeutic and biological properties. The possible mechanisms of isoflavone-mediated protection of neuronal PC12 cells against hypoxic damage was investigated in this study. Isoflavones showed potential neuroprotective effects by increasing cell viability, decreasing the level of reactive oxygen species (ROS), and inhibiting apoptosis and cell cycle arrest in cobalt chloride (CoCl2)-induced hypoxic damage. A Western blot analysis indicated that isoflavones decreased apoptosis by up-regulating the Bcl-xL protein and down-regulating the Bax protein. They further reduced the S-phase fraction of the cell cycle by down-regulating the p21 protein and up-regulating the cyclin A protein levels. Additionally, isoflavones activated Nrf2 protein translocation and inhibited the p38 MAPK and AKT–mTOR pathways. A molecular docking analysis further revealed that isoflavones displayed a potential competitive interaction with the Nrf2 protein for Keap1. Our findings suggest that isoflavones could be a potent neuroprotective phytochemical in soybeans and their products.
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Yao Y, Hu S, Zhang C, Zhou Q, Wang H, Yang Y, Liu C, Ding H. Ginsenoside Rd attenuates cerebral ischemia/reperfusion injury by exerting an anti-pyroptotic effect via the miR-139-5p/FoxO1/Keap1/Nrf2 axis. Int Immunopharmacol 2022; 105:108582. [DOI: 10.1016/j.intimp.2022.108582] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/20/2021] [Revised: 01/14/2022] [Accepted: 01/24/2022] [Indexed: 12/22/2022]
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Wang X, Cui L, Ji X. Cognitive impairment caused by hypoxia: from clinical evidences to molecular mechanisms. Metab Brain Dis 2022; 37:51-66. [PMID: 34618295 DOI: 10.1007/s11011-021-00796-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 11.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/16/2021] [Accepted: 07/09/2021] [Indexed: 12/23/2022]
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Hypoxia is a state of reduced oxygen supply and excessive oxygen consumption. According to the duration of hypoxic period, it can be classified as acute and chronic hypoxia. Both acute and chronic hypoxia could induce abundant neurological deficits. Although there have been significant advances in the pathophysiological injuries, few studies have focused on the cognitive dysfunction. In this review, we focused on the clinical evidences and molecular mechanisms of cognitive impairment under acute and chronic hypoxia. Hypoxia can impair several cognitive domains such as attention, learning and memory, procession speed and executive function, which are similar in acute and chronic hypoxia. The severity of cognitive deficit correlates with the duration and degree of hypoxia. Recovery can be achieved after acute hypoxia, while sequelae or even dementia can be observed after chronic hypoxia, perhaps due to the different molecular mechanisms. Cardiopulmonary compensatory response, glycolysis, oxidative stress, calcium overload, adenosine, mitochondrial disruption, inflammation and excitotoxicity contribute to the molecular mechanisms of cognitive deficit after acute hypoxia. During the chronic stage of hypoxia, different adaptive responses, impaired neurovascular coupling, apoptosis, transcription factors-mediated inflammation, as well as Aβ accumulation and tau phosphorylation account for the neurocognitive deficit. Moreover, brain structural changes with hippocampus and cortex atrophy, ventricle enlargement, senile plaque and neurofibrillary tangle deposition can be observed under chronic hypoxia rather than acute hypoxia.
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- Xiaoyin Wang
- Department of Neurology, Xuanwu Hospital of Capital Medical University, Beijing, China
- Beijing Institute for Brain Disorders, Capital Medical University, Beijing, China
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- Department of Neurology, Xuanwu Hospital of Capital Medical University, Beijing, China
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- Beijing Institute for Brain Disorders, Capital Medical University, Beijing, China.
- Department of Neurosurgery, Xuanwu Hospital of Capital Medical University, No 45, Changchun Street, Beijing, 100053, Xicheng District, China.
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Orekhova K, Mazzariol S, Sussan B, Bucci M, Bonsembiante F, Verin R, Centelleghe C. Immunohistochemical Markers of Apoptotic and Hypoxic Damage Facilitate Evidence-Based Assessment in Pups with Neurological Disorders. Vet Sci 2021; 8:vetsci8100203. [PMID: 34679033 PMCID: PMC8537515 DOI: 10.3390/vetsci8100203] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/16/2021] [Revised: 09/14/2021] [Accepted: 09/18/2021] [Indexed: 12/15/2022] Open
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Seizures in puppies often present a diagnostic challenge in terms of identifying and treating the underlying cause. Dog breeds with mutations of the MDR1-gene are known to show adverse reactions to certain drugs, yet metabolic imbalance exacerbated by physiologically immature organs and other contributing pathologies require consideration before arriving at a diagnosis. This study analysed the brains of two male, 5-week-old Australian Shepherd siblings that died after displaying severe neurological symptoms upon administration of MilproVet® to treat severe intestinal helminth infection. Despite the initial symptoms being similar, their case histories varied in terms of the symptom duration, access to supportive therapy and post-mortem interval. Histopathology and immunohistochemistry were used to obtain more information about the phase of the pathological processes in the brain, employing protein markers associated with acute hypoxic damage (β-amyloid precursor protein/APP) and apoptosis (diacylglycerolkinase-ζ/DGK-ζ, apoptotic protease activating factor 1/Apaf1, and B-cell lymphoma related protein 2/Bcl-2). The results seem to reflect the course of the animals' clinical deterioration, implicating that the hypoxic damage to the brains was incompatible with life, and suggesting the usefulness of the mentioned immunohistochemical markers in clarifying the cause of death in animals with acute neurological deficits.
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- Ksenia Orekhova
- Department of Comparative Biomedicine and Food Science, University of Padova AGRIPOLIS, viale dell’Università 16, 35020 Legnaro, Italy; (S.M.); (F.B.); (R.V.); (C.C.)
- Correspondence:
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- Department of Comparative Biomedicine and Food Science, University of Padova AGRIPOLIS, viale dell’Università 16, 35020 Legnaro, Italy; (S.M.); (F.B.); (R.V.); (C.C.)
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- Department of Animal Medicine, Production and Health, University of Padova AGRIPOLIS, viale dell’Università 16, 35020 Legnaro, Italy; (B.S.); (M.B.)
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- Department of Animal Medicine, Production and Health, University of Padova AGRIPOLIS, viale dell’Università 16, 35020 Legnaro, Italy; (B.S.); (M.B.)
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- Department of Comparative Biomedicine and Food Science, University of Padova AGRIPOLIS, viale dell’Università 16, 35020 Legnaro, Italy; (S.M.); (F.B.); (R.V.); (C.C.)
- Department of Animal Medicine, Production and Health, University of Padova AGRIPOLIS, viale dell’Università 16, 35020 Legnaro, Italy; (B.S.); (M.B.)
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- Department of Comparative Biomedicine and Food Science, University of Padova AGRIPOLIS, viale dell’Università 16, 35020 Legnaro, Italy; (S.M.); (F.B.); (R.V.); (C.C.)
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- Department of Comparative Biomedicine and Food Science, University of Padova AGRIPOLIS, viale dell’Università 16, 35020 Legnaro, Italy; (S.M.); (F.B.); (R.V.); (C.C.)
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Barranco R, Bonsignore A, Ventura F. Immunohistochemistry in postmortem diagnosis of acute cerebral hypoxia and ischemia: A systematic review. Medicine (Baltimore) 2021; 100:e26486. [PMID: 34160462 PMCID: PMC8238305 DOI: 10.1097/md.0000000000026486] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/12/2020] [Accepted: 05/28/2021] [Indexed: 01/04/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND : Discovery of evidence of acute brain ischemia or hypoxia and its differentiation from agonal hypoxia represents a task of interest but extremely difficult in forensic neuropathology. Generally, more than 50% of forensic autopsies indicate evidence of brain induced functional arrest of the organ system, which can be the result of a hypoxic/ischemic brain event. Even if the brain is the target organ of hypoxic/ischemic damage, at present, there are no specific neuropathological (macroscopic and histological) findings of hypoxic damage (such as in drowning, hanging, intoxication with carbon monoxide) or acute ischemia. In fact, the first histological signs appear after at least 4 to 6 hours. Numerous authors have pointed out how an immunohistochemical analysis could help diagnose acute cerebral hypoxia/ischemia.Data sources: This review was based on articles published in PubMed and Scopus databases in the past 25 years, with the following keywords "immunohistochemical markers," "acute cerebral ischemia," "ischemic or hypoxic brain damage," and "acute cerebral hypoxia". OBJECTIVES : Original articles and reviews on this topic were selected. The purpose of this review is to analyze and summarize the markers studied so far and to consider the limits of immunohistochemistry that exist to date in this specific field of forensic pathology. RESULTS : We identified 13 markers that had been examined (in previous studies) for this purpose. In our opinion, it is difficult to identify reliable and confirmed biomarkers from multiple studies in order to support a postmortem diagnosis of acute cerebral hypoxia/ischemia. Microtubule-associated protein 2 (MAP2) is the most researched marker in the literature and the results obtained have proven to be quite useful. CONCLUSION Immunohistochemistry has provided interesting and promising results, but further studies are needed in order to confirm and apply them in standard forensic practice.
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Zhang Y, Song Q, Wang Y, Li B, Pan J, Yang H. Neuroprotective effect of aspirin combined with ginkgolide injection on cerebral ischemic stroke rats and its effect on ERK12 signal pathway. Saudi J Biol Sci 2021; 28:3193-3197. [PMID: 34121855 PMCID: PMC8176056 DOI: 10.1016/j.sjbs.2021.04.017] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/14/2021] [Revised: 04/04/2021] [Accepted: 04/05/2021] [Indexed: 12/26/2022] Open
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The main aim of this study was to evaluate the neuroprotective effect of aspirin combined with ginkgolide injection on cerebral ischemic stroke model rats and its effect on extracellular regulated protein kinase 1/2 (REK1/2) signaling pathway, and to clarify the possible mechanism of aspirin combined with ginkgolide injection on neuroprotective mechanism. Experimental rats were randomly divided into sham group, model group, aspirin group, ginkgolide group and combination group (aspirin + ginkgolide injection) (n = 20). The results revealed scores of neurological dysfunction and infarct volume in aspirin group, ginkgolide group and combination group rats were lower than those in model group (P < 0.05). Score of neurological dysfunction and the volume of cerebral infarction in combination group rats were lower than those in aspirin group and ginkgolide group (P < 0.05). Combination of aspirin and ginkgolide injection could better reduce brain water content, reduce apoptosis rate of cortical cells P < 0.05, reduce expression levels of caspase-3, Bax and p-REK1/2 proteins in ischemic brain tissue P < 0.05, and increase expression level of Bcl-2 protein than aspirin and ginkgolide injection alone P < 0.05). In conclusion, the synergistic neuroprotective effect of aspirin and ginkgolide injection on cerebral ischemic stroke rats is better than that of aspirin and ginkgolide injection alone. The mechanism of action may be that the two compounds can play a synergistic role and inhibit the activation of REK1/2 signaling pathway, thus inhibiting apoptosis of nerve cells and exerting neuroprotective effect.
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- Yan Zhang
- Department of Emergency, Yantaishan Hospital, Yantai 264000, China
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- Department of Emergency, Yantaishan Hospital, Yantai 264000, China
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- Department of Emergency, Yantaishan Hospital, Yantai 264000, China
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- Department of Emergency, Yantaishan Hospital, Yantai 264000, China
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- Department of Emergency, Yantaishan Hospital, Yantai 264000, China
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- Department of Emergency, Yantaishan Hospital, Yantai 264000, China
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Li S, Li J, Zhou H, Xiong L. Research progress of IGF-1 and cerebral ischemia. IBRAIN 2021; 7:57-67. [PMID: 37786870 PMCID: PMC10528794 DOI: 10.1002/j.2769-2795.2021.tb00066.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/02/2021] [Revised: 02/26/2021] [Accepted: 03/20/2021] [Indexed: 10/04/2023]
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Cerebral ischemic disease is a group of diseases that cause insufficient blood supply to the cerebrum, cerebellum or brain stem for different reasons, resulting in corresponding nervous system symptoms. Cardiovascular disease is the leading cause of death in the world. Among them, the death caused by cerebral ischemia accounts for the vast majority, and it is one of the fatal diseases in the middle-aged and elderly at present. Epidemiologic studies have projected increasing mortality due to cardiovascular disease worldwide (about 23.3 million people by 2030) because of the aging population. However, related studies have shown that insulin-like growth factor I (IGF-1) is a multifunctional cell proliferation regulator. It plays an important role in cerebral ischemia. It is effective in promoting cell differentiation, proliferation and individual development. Studies have shown that IGF-1 signaling pathway is a key pathway controlling cell growth and survival. There may be five mechanisms in cerebral ischemia: prevention of intracellular calcium overload, inhibition of the upregulation of nNOS, IGF-1upregulations activating HIF-1α, regulation of Bcl-2 to resist apoptosis, and enhancement of vascular endothelial function. Three critical nodes in the IGF-1 signaling pathway have been described in cardiomyocytes: protein kinase Akt/mammalian target of rapamycin (mTOR), Ras/Raf/extracellular signal-regulated kinase (ERK), and phospholipase C (PLC)/inositol 1,4,5-triphosphate (InsP3)/Ca2+. IGF-1 plays an important role in cerebral ischemia and myocardial ischemia, mainly by activating downstream of IGF-1, controlling cell death and differentiation or transcription work, improving the function of heart muscle cells, reducing the myocardial cell apoptosis induced by myocardial infarction, regulating endogenous protection and restoration of cerebral ischemia injury, thus protecting cerebral and myocardial injury. Related studies have shown that bcl-2 exerts great influence on both cerebral ischemia and myocardial ischemia. Therefore, the relevant pathways and targets of cerebral ischemia and myocardial ischemia and the role of IGF-1 in protecting the heart are reviewed in this paper.
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- Shun‐Lian Li
- Clinical and Health Sciences, University of South AustraliaAdelaide5000South AustraliaAustralia
- Department of AnesthesiaZunyi Medical UniversityZunyiGuizhouPeople's Republic of China
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- Clinical and Health Sciences, University of South AustraliaAdelaide5000South AustraliaAustralia
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- Clinical and Health Sciences, University of South AustraliaAdelaide5000South AustraliaAustralia
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- Clinical and Health Sciences, University of South AustraliaAdelaide5000South AustraliaAustralia
- Department of AnesthesiaZunyi Medical UniversityZunyiGuizhouPeople's Republic of China
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Kim YS, Won YJ, Lim BG, Min TJ, Kim YH, Lee IO. Neuroprotective effects of magnesium L-threonate in a hypoxic zebrafish model. BMC Neurosci 2020; 21:29. [PMID: 32590943 PMCID: PMC7318545 DOI: 10.1186/s12868-020-00580-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/26/2019] [Accepted: 06/21/2020] [Indexed: 12/15/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Hypoxia inhibits the uptake of glutamate (a major neurotransmitter in the brain closely related to cognitive function) into brain cells, and the initial response of cells to cortical hypoxia depends on glutamate. Previous studies have suggested that magnesium may have protective effects against hypoxic injuries. In particular, magnesium L-threonate (MgT) may increase magnesium ion concentrations in the brain better than MgSO4 and improve cognitive function. METHODS We evaluated cell viability under hypoxic conditions in the MgT- and MgSO4-treated human SH-SY5Y neurons, in vivo behavior using the T-maze test following hypoxia in MgT-treated zebrafish, activity of brain mitochondrial dehydrogenase by 2,3,5-triphenyltetrazolium chloride (TTC) staining, and protein expression of the excitatory amino acid transporter (EAAT) 4 glutamate transporter by western blotting. RESULTS Among the groups treated with hypoxia, cell viability significantly increased when pre-treated with 1 or 10 mM MgT (p = 0.009 and 0.026, respectively). Despite hypoxic insult, MgT-treated zebrafish showed preferences for the red compartment (p = 0.025 for distance and p = 0.007 for frequency of entries), suggesting memory preservation. TTC staining showed reduced cerebral infarction and preserved absorbance in the MgT-treated zebrafish brain after hypoxia (p = 0.010 compared to the hypoxia group). In addition, western blot showed upregulation of EAAT4 protein in the MgT treated group. CONCLUSIONS Pre-treatment with MgT attenuated cell death and cerebral infarction due to hypoxia and protected cognitive function in zebrafish. In addition, MgT appeared to modulate expression of the glutamate transporter, EAAT4.
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- Young-Sung Kim
- Department of Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine, Korea University Guro Hospital, Seoul, Korea
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- Department of Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine, Korea University Guro Hospital, Seoul, Korea
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- Department of Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine, Korea University Guro Hospital, Seoul, Korea
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- Department of Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine, Korea University Ansan Hospital, Ansan, Korea
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- Institute of Medical Science, Korea University Ansan Hospital, Korea University College of Medicine, Ansan, Korea
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- Department of Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine, Korea University Guro Hospital, Seoul, Korea.
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Zhao M, Chen S, Yang ML, Li SY, Jiang W, Xiao N. Vitamin A regulates neural stem cell proliferation in rats after hypoxic-ischemic brain damage via RARɑ-mediated modulation of the β-catenin pathway. Neurosci Lett 2020; 727:134922. [PMID: 32205185 DOI: 10.1016/j.neulet.2020.134922] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/08/2019] [Revised: 02/19/2020] [Accepted: 03/19/2020] [Indexed: 12/23/2022]
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Our previous experiments found that a suitable dose of vitamin A (VA) can affect neuronal apoptosis after hypoxic-ischemic brain damage (HIBD) by binding to RARα to activate the PI3K/AKT signaling pathway; however, the other neuroprotective effects of VA after HIBD, for example, whether it promotes neural stem cell (NSC) proliferation, remain unclear. In this study, in vivo and in vitro experiments revealed that VA regulates β-catenin signaling through RARɑ to affect NSC proliferation after HIBD and to improve neurocognitive outcomes. Because of the accumulation and suspended growth characteristics of NSCs, we performed in vitro experiments with PC12 cells to mimic NSCs. Flow cytometry, CCK8, EdU staining, immunofluorescence and behavioral tests were performed to explore the effects of retinoic acid (RA) on NSC proliferation and post-HIBD function. The expression of RARα and β-catenin pathway components were measured by real-time PCR and Western blotting. We found that the learning and memory of the VA-deficient (VAD) group was more seriously damaged than that of the VA normal (VAN) group. The proliferation of hippocampal NSCs was significantly decreased in the VAD group compared with the VAN group. The mRNA and protein expression of RARɑ, AKT, GSK-3β, β-catenin and Cyclin D1 were significantly lower in the VAD group than in the VAN group. In vitro, too high and too low of an RA intervention resulted in decreased proliferation, while an appropriate RA concentration (1-5 μmol/L) significantly promoted proliferation, S phase cells and high β-catenin pathway expression. These results suggested that VA can exert a neuroprotective effect by promoting the proliferation of hippocampal NSCs after neonatal HIBD injury at the appropriate concentration. VA activates RARɑ, which regulates the β-catenin signaling pathway, which in turn upregulates Cyclin D1 expression, promotes NSC proliferation, and finally plays a role in the neuroprotective effect.
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- Min Zhao
- Department of Children Rehabilitation, Children's Hospital of Chongqing Medical University, Ministry of Education Key Laboratory of Child Development and Disorders, National Clinical Research Center for Child Health and Disorders (Chongqing), China; International Science and Technology Cooperation Base of Child Development and Critical Disorders, Chongqing Key Laboratory of Pediatrics, Chongqing Engineering Research Center of Stem Cell Therapy, Chongqing Key Laboratory of Child Health and Nutrition, Children's Hospital of Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing, China
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- Wuhan Children's Hospital of Tongji Medical College of Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, 430016, Hubei, China
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- Department of Children Rehabilitation, Children's Hospital of Chongqing Medical University, Ministry of Education Key Laboratory of Child Development and Disorders, National Clinical Research Center for Child Health and Disorders (Chongqing), China; International Science and Technology Cooperation Base of Child Development and Critical Disorders, Chongqing Key Laboratory of Pediatrics, Chongqing Engineering Research Center of Stem Cell Therapy, Chongqing Key Laboratory of Child Health and Nutrition, Children's Hospital of Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing, China
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- Department of Children Rehabilitation, Children's Hospital of Chongqing Medical University, Ministry of Education Key Laboratory of Child Development and Disorders, National Clinical Research Center for Child Health and Disorders (Chongqing), China; International Science and Technology Cooperation Base of Child Development and Critical Disorders, Chongqing Key Laboratory of Pediatrics, Chongqing Engineering Research Center of Stem Cell Therapy, Chongqing Key Laboratory of Child Health and Nutrition, Children's Hospital of Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing, China
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- Department of Children Rehabilitation, Children's Hospital of Chongqing Medical University, Ministry of Education Key Laboratory of Child Development and Disorders, National Clinical Research Center for Child Health and Disorders (Chongqing), China; International Science and Technology Cooperation Base of Child Development and Critical Disorders, Chongqing Key Laboratory of Pediatrics, Chongqing Engineering Research Center of Stem Cell Therapy, Chongqing Key Laboratory of Child Health and Nutrition, Children's Hospital of Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing, China.
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- Department of Children Rehabilitation, Children's Hospital of Chongqing Medical University, Ministry of Education Key Laboratory of Child Development and Disorders, National Clinical Research Center for Child Health and Disorders (Chongqing), China; International Science and Technology Cooperation Base of Child Development and Critical Disorders, Chongqing Key Laboratory of Pediatrics, Chongqing Engineering Research Center of Stem Cell Therapy, Chongqing Key Laboratory of Child Health and Nutrition, Children's Hospital of Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing, China.
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Jiao Y, Cao Y, Lu X, Wang J, Saitgareeva A, Kong X, Song C, Li J, Tian K, Zhang S, Bai M, Li S, Zhang H, Wang L. Xanthohumol protects neuron from cerebral ischemia injury in experimental stroke. Mol Biol Rep 2020; 47:2417-2425. [PMID: 32108303 DOI: 10.1007/s11033-019-05128-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/12/2019] [Accepted: 10/09/2019] [Indexed: 01/01/2023]
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Treatment of antioxidants is necessary to protect ischemic stroke associated neuronal damage. Xanthohumol (XN), a natural flavonoid extracted from hops, has been reported to have potential function as an antioxidant and can be used for neuro protection. However, the role of XN in ischemic stroke remains unclear. Here, we studied the neuroprotective effects of XN through experimental stroke models. Middle cerebral artery occlusion (MCAO) and oxygen-glucose deprivation (OGD) was used as in vivo and in vitro model, respectively. We found that the treatment of XN improved MCAO-induced brain injury by reducing infarct size, improving neurological deficits, reversing neuronal damage, reducing oxidative stress injury and cell apoptosis. Further experimental studies showed that XN could revive neuronal apoptosis induced by OGD by preventing oxidative stress injury. In addition, our study suggested that these effects were related to the inhibition of phosphorylation of p38-MAPK and the mediation of nuclear Nrf2 activation. In conclusion, the neuroprotective effects of XN showed in this study make XN a promising supplement for ischemic stroke protection.
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- Yang Jiao
- Department of Neurology, The Second Affiliated Hospital, Harbin Medical University, No. 245 Xuefu Road, Nangang District, Harbin, 150081, Heilongjiang, China
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- Department of Neurology, The Second Affiliated Hospital, Harbin Medical University, No. 245 Xuefu Road, Nangang District, Harbin, 150081, Heilongjiang, China.,Department of Neurology, Peking Union Medical College Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences, Beijing, 100730, China
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- Department of Neurology, The Second Affiliated Hospital, Harbin Medical University, No. 245 Xuefu Road, Nangang District, Harbin, 150081, Heilongjiang, China
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- Department of Neurology, The Second Affiliated Hospital, Harbin Medical University, No. 245 Xuefu Road, Nangang District, Harbin, 150081, Heilongjiang, China
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- Department of Neurology, The Second Affiliated Hospital, Harbin Medical University, No. 245 Xuefu Road, Nangang District, Harbin, 150081, Heilongjiang, China
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- Department of Neurology, The Second Affiliated Hospital, Harbin Medical University, No. 245 Xuefu Road, Nangang District, Harbin, 150081, Heilongjiang, China
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- Department of Neurology, The Second Affiliated Hospital, Harbin Medical University, No. 245 Xuefu Road, Nangang District, Harbin, 150081, Heilongjiang, China
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- Department of Neurology, The Second Affiliated Hospital, Harbin Medical University, No. 245 Xuefu Road, Nangang District, Harbin, 150081, Heilongjiang, China
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- Department of Neurology, The Second Affiliated Hospital, Harbin Medical University, No. 245 Xuefu Road, Nangang District, Harbin, 150081, Heilongjiang, China
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- Department of Neurology, The Second Affiliated Hospital, Harbin Medical University, No. 245 Xuefu Road, Nangang District, Harbin, 150081, Heilongjiang, China
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- Department of Neurology, The Second Affiliated Hospital, Harbin Medical University, No. 245 Xuefu Road, Nangang District, Harbin, 150081, Heilongjiang, China
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- Department of Neurology, The Second Affiliated Hospital, Harbin Medical University, No. 245 Xuefu Road, Nangang District, Harbin, 150081, Heilongjiang, China
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- Department of Neurology, The Second Affiliated Hospital, Harbin Medical University, No. 245 Xuefu Road, Nangang District, Harbin, 150081, Heilongjiang, China.
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- Department of Neurology, The Second Affiliated Hospital, Harbin Medical University, No. 245 Xuefu Road, Nangang District, Harbin, 150081, Heilongjiang, China.
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[Impact of a prognostic investigation protocol in post-resuscitation care set in intensive-care unit]. Presse Med 2019; 48:1373-1381. [PMID: 31757731 DOI: 10.1016/j.lpm.2019.09.057] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/22/2019] [Revised: 09/28/2019] [Accepted: 09/30/2019] [Indexed: 11/22/2022] Open
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Eukaryotic cells require sufficient oxygen (O2) for biological activity and survival. When the oxygen demand exceeds its supply, the oxygen levels in local tissues or the whole body decrease (termed hypoxia), leading to a metabolic crisis, threatening physiological functions and viability. Therefore, eukaryotes have developed an efficient and rapid oxygen sensing system: hypoxia-inducible factors (HIFs). The hypoxic responses are controlled by HIFs, which induce the expression of several adaptive genes to increase the oxygen supply and support anaerobic ATP generation in eukaryotic cells. Hypoxia also contributes to a functional decline during the aging process. In this review, we focus on the molecular mechanisms regulating HIF-1α and aging-associated signaling proteins, such as sirtuins, AMP-activated protein kinase, mechanistic target of rapamycin complex 1, UNC-51-like kinase 1, and nuclear factor κB, and their roles in aging and aging-related diseases. In addition, the effects of prenatal hypoxia and obstructive sleep apnea (OSA)-induced intermittent hypoxia have been reviewed due to their involvement in the progression and severity of many diseases, including cancer and other aging-related diseases. The pathophysiological consequences and clinical manifestations of prenatal hypoxia and OSA-induced chronic intermittent hypoxia are discussed in detail.
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De Boos J. Review article: Non‐fatal strangulation: Hidden injuries, hidden risks. Emerg Med Australas 2019; 31:302-308. [DOI: 10.1111/1742-6723.13243] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/23/2018] [Revised: 01/07/2019] [Accepted: 01/09/2019] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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- Julia De Boos
- Emergency DepartmentMount Isa Base Hospital Mornington Queensland Australia
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Wan YJ, Xu L, Song WT, Liu YQ, Wang LC, Zhao MB, Jiang Y, Liu LY, Zeng KW, Tu PF. The Ethanolic Extract of Caesalpinia sappan Heartwood Inhibits Cerebral Ischemia/Reperfusion Injury in a Rat Model Through a Multi-Targeted Pharmacological Mechanism. Front Pharmacol 2019; 10:29. [PMID: 30804781 PMCID: PMC6370896 DOI: 10.3389/fphar.2019.00029] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/09/2018] [Accepted: 01/11/2019] [Indexed: 12/19/2022] Open
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Background: Caesalpinia sappan L. (C. sappan) is a traditional Chinese medicinal plant. The dried heartwood of C. sappan (also known as Sappan wood) has been widely used for the folkloric medical treatment of ischemic cerebral stroke in China. However, the detailed underlying pharmacological mechanism still remains largely unexplored. Methods: In this study, a middle cerebral artery occlusion (MCAO) rat model was employed to elucidate the mechanism of the anti-cerebral ischemic effects of C. sappan ethanolic extract (CEE). Moreover, systemic multi-target identification coupled with gene ontology biological process (GO BP) and reactome pathway analysis was used to investigate the potential neuroprotective mechanism. Furthermore, the presumed mechanism was confirmed through biological analysis by determining the effects of CEE on the identified signaling pathways in PC12 cells model-induced by oxygen-glucose deprivation/reperfusion (OGD/R). Results: Our study demonstrates that CEE (both through in vivo administration at a dosage of 300 mg/kg and through in vitro incubation at a dosage of 2.4 μg/mL) is a neuroprotective agent that can effectively inhibit neuronal damage, promote synaptic generation, and suppress the activation of neutrophils, microglia, and astrocytes. Moreover, the neuroprotective mechanism of CEE is mediated via regulating 150 potential target proteins, which are associated with 6 biological processes and 10 pathways, including JAK-STAT, HSP90 and DNA damage/telomere stress. Conclusion: CEE can exert neuroprotective effect through multi-target pharmacological mechanisms to prevent ischemia/reperfusion-induced cerebral injury.
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- Yan-Jun Wan
- State Key Laboratory of Natural and Biomimetic Drugs, School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Peking University, Beijing, China
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- Institute of Basic Medical Sciences, Xiyuan Hospital, China Academy of Chinese Medical Sciences, Beijing, China
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- Institute of Basic Medical Sciences, Xiyuan Hospital, China Academy of Chinese Medical Sciences, Beijing, China
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- College of Materials Science and Engineering, Beijing University of Chemical Technology, Beijing, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Natural and Biomimetic Drugs, School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Peking University, Beijing, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Natural and Biomimetic Drugs, School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Peking University, Beijing, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Natural and Biomimetic Drugs, School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Peking University, Beijing, China
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- College of Materials Science and Engineering, Beijing University of Chemical Technology, Beijing, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Natural and Biomimetic Drugs, School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Peking University, Beijing, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Natural and Biomimetic Drugs, School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Peking University, Beijing, China
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Nalivaeva NN, Turner AJ, Zhuravin IA. Role of Prenatal Hypoxia in Brain Development, Cognitive Functions, and Neurodegeneration. Front Neurosci 2018; 12:825. [PMID: 30510498 PMCID: PMC6254649 DOI: 10.3389/fnins.2018.00825] [Citation(s) in RCA: 94] [Impact Index Per Article: 15.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/18/2018] [Accepted: 10/22/2018] [Indexed: 12/15/2022] Open
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This review focuses on the role of prenatal hypoxia in the development of brain functions in the postnatal period and subsequent increased risk of neurodegenerative disorders in later life. Accumulating evidence suggests that prenatal hypoxia in critical periods of brain formation results in significant changes in development of cognitive functions at various stages of postnatal life which correlate with morphological changes in brain structures involved in learning and memory. Prenatal hypoxia also leads to a decrease in brain adaptive potential and plasticity due to the disturbance in the process of formation of new contacts between cells and propagation of neuronal stimuli, especially in the cortex and hippocampus. On the other hand, prenatal hypoxia has a significant impact on expression and processing of a variety of genes involved in normal brain function and their epigenetic regulation. This results in changes in the patterns of mRNA and protein expression and their post-translational modifications, including protein misfolding and clearance. Among proteins affected by prenatal hypoxia are a key enzyme of the cholinergic system-acetylcholinesterase, and the amyloid precursor protein (APP), both of which have important roles in brain function. Disruption of their expression and metabolism caused by prenatal hypoxia can also result, apart from early cognitive dysfunctions, in development of neurodegeneration in later life. Another group of enzymes affected by prenatal hypoxia are peptidases involved in catabolism of neuropeptides, including amyloid-β peptide (Aβ). The decrease in the activity of neprilysin and other amyloid-degrading enzymes observed after prenatal hypoxia could result over the years in an Aβ clearance deficit and accumulation of its toxic species which cause neuronal cell death and development of neurodegeneration. Applying various approaches to restore expression of neuronal genes disrupted by prenatal hypoxia during postnatal development opens an avenue for therapeutic compensation of cognitive dysfunctions and prevention of Aβ accumulation in the aging brain and the model of prenatal hypoxia in rodents can be used as a reliable tool for assessment of their efficacy.
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- Natalia N. Nalivaeva
- I. M. Sechenov Institute of Evolutionary Physiology and Biochemistry, Russian Academy of Sciences, St. Petersburg, Russia
- Faculty of Biological Sciences, School of Biomedical Sciences, University of Leeds, Leeds, United Kingdom
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- Faculty of Biological Sciences, School of Biomedical Sciences, University of Leeds, Leeds, United Kingdom
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- I. M. Sechenov Institute of Evolutionary Physiology and Biochemistry, Russian Academy of Sciences, St. Petersburg, Russia
- Research Centre, Saint-Petersburg State Pediatric Medical University, St. Petersburg, Russia
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Botulinum Toxin Type A: Assessing The Effects on The Brain Stem. Aesthetic Plast Surg 2018; 42:538-545. [PMID: 29411064 DOI: 10.1007/s00266-018-1092-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/04/2017] [Accepted: 01/21/2018] [Indexed: 10/18/2022]
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BACKGROUND In this study, our aim is to investigate the possible effects of Botulinum toxin type A administrations in the early and late periods on the brain stem. METHODS Eighteen white New Zealand rabbits were used in this study with the subjects being divided into three groups. Group I received 0.05 mL sterile saline to the left anterior auricular muscles. Group II and III were injected with Botulinum toxin type A (Botox, Allergan) to the left anterior auricular muscles. Group II was sacrificed 5 days after application and Group III was sacrificed 12 weeks after application; brain stem tissues were then taken. The samples were examined with Caspase 3, 8, and 9 immunohistochemical stainings. RESULTS In the control group with Caspase-3 immune staining, moderate-to-strong immune reactivity was seen in a small number of neurons. In the Caspase-8 and 9 immune stainings, the immune reactive neurons were seen in greater numbers when compared with the Caspase-3 immune reactive neurons. In the early and late period, groups with Caspase-8 and 9 immune stainings, the immune reactive neurons were seen in greater numbers and in the wider area when compared with the Caspase-3 immune reactive neurons. No significant differences were recognized in the Caspase immune stainings between the early and late period groups. The results were statistically supported. CONCLUSION It was concluded that Botulinum toxin type A application did not trigger apoptosis in stem cell tissues. NO LEVEL ASSIGNED This journal requires that authors assign a level of evidence to each article. For a full description of these Evidence-Based Medicine ratings, please refer to the Table of Contents or the online Instructions to Authors www.springer.com/00266 .
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Blanco S, Hernández R, Franchelli G, Ramos-Álvarez MM, Peinado MÁ. Melatonin influences NO/NOS pathway and reduces oxidative and nitrosative stress in a model of hypoxic-ischemic brain damage. Nitric Oxide 2017; 62:32-43. [DOI: 10.1016/j.niox.2016.12.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 40] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/23/2016] [Revised: 11/28/2016] [Accepted: 12/03/2016] [Indexed: 12/17/2022]
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Determining the cause of death in animals recovered from bodies of water, swimming pools, or other water-containing vessels is challenging. Animals recovered from water may or may not have drowned. The diagnosis of drowning is usually one of exclusion, requiring information from the crime scene, recovery scene, the medical history or reliable witness accounts. While there are characteristic macroscopic and microscopic lesions of drowning, none are specific and are dependent on the volume and tonicity of the drowning medium. Beyond interpreting the postmortem findings, the court may ask pathologists to comment on the behavioral and welfare implications of drowning. This requires an understanding of the drowning process, which is a complex series of sequential, concurrent, and overlapping cardiorespiratory reflexes, electrolyte and blood gas abnormalities, aspiration, physical exhaustion, and breathlessness eventually culminating in death. This review addresses the mechanisms, lesions, and diagnostic issues associated with drowning in nonaquatic companion animals.
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- B. J. McEwen
- Animal Health Laboratory, Laboratory Services Division, University of Guelph, Guelph, Ontario, Canada
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- Antech Diagnostics, Hunt Valley, MD, USA
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McEwen BJ. Nondrowning Asphyxia in Veterinary Forensic Pathology: Suffocation, Strangulation, and Mechanical Asphyxia. Vet Pathol 2016; 53:1037-48. [PMID: 27084399 DOI: 10.1177/0300985816643370] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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Asphyxia in a forensic context refers to death by rapid cerebral anoxia or hypoxia due to accidental or nonaccidental injury. Death due to nondrowning asphyxia can occur with strangulation, suffocation, and mechanical asphyxia, each of which is categorized based on the mechanism of injury. Individuals dying due to various types of asphyxia may or may not have lesions, and even those lesions that are present may be due to other causes. The interpretation or opinion that death was due to asphyxia requires definitive and compelling evidence from the postmortem examination, death scene, and/or history. Beyond the postmortem examination, pathologists may be faced with questions of forensic importance that revolve around the behavioral and physiological responses in animals subjected to strangulation, suffocation, or mechanical asphyxia to determine if the animal suffered. While there is no prescriptive answer to these questions, it is apparent that, because of physiological and anatomical differences between humans and animals, for some mechanisms of asphyxia, consciousness is maintained for longer periods and the onset of death is later in animals than that described for people. Veterinary pathologists must be cognizant that direct extrapolation from the medical forensic literature to animals may be incorrect. This article reviews the terminology, classification, mechanisms, and lesions associated with asphyxial deaths in companion animals and highlights significant comparative differences of the response to various types of asphyxia in animals and people.
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- B J McEwen
- Animal Health Laboratory, University of Guelph, Guelph, Ontario, Canada
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Tóth A, Kátai E, Kálmán E, Bogner P, Schwarcz A, Dóczi T, Sík A, Pál J. In vivo detection of hyperacute neuronal compaction and recovery by MRI following electric trauma in rats. J Magn Reson Imaging 2016; 44:814-22. [PMID: 26969965 DOI: 10.1002/jmri.25216] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/12/2015] [Accepted: 02/16/2016] [Indexed: 11/08/2022] Open
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PURPOSE To verify the following phenomenon in vivo using quantitative magnetic resonance imaging (MRI). Neuronal compression may occur following brain injuries in the cortex and hippocampus. As well being characterized by previous histological studies in rats, the majority of these neurons undergo hyperacute recovery rather than apoptotic death. MATERIALS AND METHODS Twenty male Wistar rats were assigned into injured or sham-injured groups (n = 10). The injured group underwent an electric trauma model to provoke compacted neuron formation. A T1 map was acquired prior to the injury and 10 T1 maps were acquired consecutively over a period of 2.5 hours after the injury, using a 3.0T scanner. Voxelwise statistical analyses were performed between timepoints. To enable comparison with the histological appearance of the compacted neurons, silver staining was performed on a sham-injured rat and five injured rats, 10, 40, 90, 150, and 300 minutes after the injury. RESULTS A significant (corrected P < 0.05) increase in average T1 from the preinjury (895.24 msec) to the first postinjury timepoint (T1 = 951.37 msec) was followed by a significant (corrected P < 0.05) decrease (return) up to the last postinjury timepoint (T1 = 913.16 msec) in the voxels of the cortex and hippocampus. No significant (corrected P < 0.05) change in T1 was found in the sham-injured group. CONCLUSION The spatial and temporal linkages between the MRI T1 changes and the histological findings suggest that neuronal compaction and recovery is associated with T1 alterations. MRI therefore offers the possibility of in vivo investigations of neuronal compaction and recovery. J. MAGN. RESON. IMAGING 2016;44:814-822.
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- Arnold Tóth
- Department of Neurosurgery, University of Pécs, Pécs, Hungary.
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- Department of Laboratory Medicine, University of Pécs, Pécs, Hungary
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- Department of Pathology, University of Pécs, Pécs, Hungary
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- Department of Neurosurgery, University of Pécs, Pécs, Hungary.,MTA-PTE Clinical Neuroscience MR Research Group, Pécs, Hungary
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- Department of Neurosurgery, University of Pécs, Pécs, Hungary.,MTA-PTE Clinical Neuroscience MR Research Group, Pécs, Hungary
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- School of Clinical and Experimental Medicine College of Medical and Dental Sciences University of Birmingham, Birmingham, UK
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- Department of Neurosurgery, University of Pécs, Pécs, Hungary.,School of Clinical and Experimental Medicine College of Medical and Dental Sciences University of Birmingham, Birmingham, UK
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Yu LS, Fan YY, Ye G, Li J, Feng XP, Lin K, Dong M, Wang Z. Curcumin alleviates brain edema by lowering AQP4 expression levels in a rat model of hypoxia-hypercapnia-induced brain damage. Exp Ther Med 2016; 11:709-716. [PMID: 26997983 PMCID: PMC4774356 DOI: 10.3892/etm.2016.3022] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/21/2014] [Accepted: 10/08/2015] [Indexed: 12/16/2022] Open
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The present study aimed to investigate the therapeutic effects of curcumin (CU) against brain edema in a rat model of hypoxia-hypercapnia (HH)-induced brain damage (HHBD). Male Sprague-Dawley rats were divided into five groups, including a control group and four treatment groups. The rats in the control group were raised under normal laboratory conditions and were injected with water, whereas the rats in the treatment groups were exposed to a low O2/high CO2 environment simulating HH conditions, and were injected with water, CU, dimethyl sulfoxide (solvent control) or monosialoganglioside GM1. After 2 weeks, the morphological characteristics of the brain tissues were analyzed using optical and electron microscopy. In addition, aquaporin (AQP)-4 protein expression levels in brain tissue samples were analyzed using streptavidin-biotin complex immunohistochemistry and western blotting, and mRNA expression levels were detected using reverse transcription-quantitative polymerase chain reaction. Severe brain edema, tissue structure disruption and increased AQP4 expression levels were detected in the brain tissues of the HH rats. Conversely, the rats treated with CU or GM1 exhibited attenuated HHBD-induced brain edema and tissue structure disruption, and decreased mRNA and protein expression levels of AQP4. The results of the present study suggested that CU treatment was able to attenuate HHBD-induced brain edema by downregulating the expression levels of AQP4 in a rat model. Therefore, CU may be considered a potential therapeutic drug for the treatment of patients with brain edema.
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- Lin-Sheng Yu
- Shanghai Key Lab of Forensic Medicine, Shanghai City West, Shanghai 200063, P.R. China; Xi'an Jiaotong University Health Science Center, School of Forensic Science and Medicine, Xi'an, Shaanxi 710061, P.R. China; Department of Forensic Medicine, Wenzhou Medical University, Wenzhou, Zhejiang 325035w; Institute of Forensic Science, Wenzhou Medical University, Wenzhou, Zhejiang 325035, P.R. China
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- Department of Forensic Medicine, Wenzhou Medical University, Wenzhou, Zhejiang 325035w; Institute of Forensic Science, Wenzhou Medical University, Wenzhou, Zhejiang 325035, P.R. China
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- Department of Forensic Medicine, Wenzhou Medical University, Wenzhou, Zhejiang 325035w; Institute of Forensic Science, Wenzhou Medical University, Wenzhou, Zhejiang 325035, P.R. China
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- Department of Forensic Medicine, Wenzhou Medical University, Wenzhou, Zhejiang 325035w; Institute of Forensic Science, Wenzhou Medical University, Wenzhou, Zhejiang 325035, P.R. China
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- Department of Forensic Medicine, Wenzhou Medical University, Wenzhou, Zhejiang 325035w; Institute of Forensic Science, Wenzhou Medical University, Wenzhou, Zhejiang 325035, P.R. China
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- Department of Forensic Medicine, Wenzhou Medical University, Wenzhou, Zhejiang 325035w; Institute of Forensic Science, Wenzhou Medical University, Wenzhou, Zhejiang 325035, P.R. China
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- Department of Forensic Medicine, Wenzhou Medical University, Wenzhou, Zhejiang 325035w; Institute of Forensic Science, Wenzhou Medical University, Wenzhou, Zhejiang 325035, P.R. China
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- Shanghai Key Lab of Forensic Medicine, Shanghai City West, Shanghai 200063, P.R. China; Xi'an Jiaotong University Health Science Center, School of Forensic Science and Medicine, Xi'an, Shaanxi 710061, P.R. China
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Guanosine Protects Against Cortical Focal Ischemia. Involvement of Inflammatory Response. Mol Neurobiol 2014; 52:1791-1803. [DOI: 10.1007/s12035-014-8978-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 37] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/01/2014] [Accepted: 10/30/2014] [Indexed: 01/05/2023]
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Zheng S, Bai YY, Changyi Y, Gao X, Zhang W, Wang Y, Zhou L, Ju S, Li C. Multimodal nanoprobes evaluating physiological pore size of brain vasculatures in ischemic stroke models. Adv Healthc Mater 2014; 3:1909-18. [PMID: 24898608 DOI: 10.1002/adhm.201400159] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/21/2014] [Revised: 04/29/2014] [Indexed: 12/25/2022]
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Ischemic stroke accounts for 80% strokes and originates from a reduction of cerebral blood flow (CBF) after vascular occlusion. For treatment, the first action is to restore CBF by thrombolytic agent recombinant tissue-type plasminogen activator (rt-PA). Although rt-PA benefits clinical outcome, its application is limited by short therapeutic time window and risk of brain hemorrhage. Different to thrombolytic agents, neuroprotectants reduce neurological injuries by blocking ischemic cascade events such as excitotoxicity and oxidative stress. Nano-neuroprotectants demonstrate higher therapeutic effect than small molecular analogues due to their prolonged circulation lifetime and disrupted blood-brain barrier (BBB) in ischemic region. Even enhanced BBB permeability in ischemic territories is verified, the pore size of ischemic vasculatures determining how large and how efficient the therapeutics can pass is barely studied. In this work, nanoprobes (NPs) with different diameters are developed. In vivo multimodal imaging indicates that NP uptakes in ischemic region depended on their diameters and the pore size upper limit of ischemic vasculatures is determined as 10-11 nm. Additionally, penumbra defined as salvageable ischemic tissues performed a higher BBB permeability than infarct core. This work provides a guideline for developing nano-neuroprotectants by taking advantage of the locally enhanced BBB permeability in ischemic brain tissues.
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- Shuyan Zheng
- Key Laboratory of Smart Drug Delivery Ministry of Education; School of Pharmacy Fudan University; Shanghai 201203 China
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- Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Molecular and Functional Imaging, Department of Radiology; Zhongda Hospital Medical School of Southeast University; Nanjing 210009 China
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- Key Laboratory of Smart Drug Delivery Ministry of Education; School of Pharmacy Fudan University; Shanghai 201203 China
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- Key Laboratory of Smart Drug Delivery Ministry of Education; School of Pharmacy Fudan University; Shanghai 201203 China
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- Key Laboratory of Smart Drug Delivery Ministry of Education; School of Pharmacy Fudan University; Shanghai 201203 China
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- Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Molecular and Functional Imaging, Department of Radiology; Zhongda Hospital Medical School of Southeast University; Nanjing 210009 China
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- Key Laboratory of Smart Drug Delivery Ministry of Education; School of Pharmacy Fudan University; Shanghai 201203 China
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- Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Molecular and Functional Imaging, Department of Radiology; Zhongda Hospital Medical School of Southeast University; Nanjing 210009 China
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- Key Laboratory of Smart Drug Delivery Ministry of Education; School of Pharmacy Fudan University; Shanghai 201203 China
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Van Elzen R, Moens L, Dewilde S. Expression profiling of the cerebral ischemic and hypoxic response. Expert Rev Proteomics 2014; 5:263-82. [DOI: 10.1586/14789450.5.2.263] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
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Khatun S, Chaube SK, Bhattacharyya CN. p53 activation and mitochondria-mediated pathway are involved during hanging death-induced neuronal cell apoptosis in dentate gyrus region of the rat brain. SPRINGERPLUS 2013; 2:407. [PMID: 24555164 PMCID: PMC3923921 DOI: 10.1186/2193-1801-2-407] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/17/2013] [Accepted: 08/26/2013] [Indexed: 01/08/2023]
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The goal of this study was to understand the molecular event in the brain caused by hanging death (HD). Animals were subjected to either cervical dislocation (CD) or HD. Brain was collected at various times (0, 1, 3, 6 and 12 h) after death. Brain expression of p53 and Bax, cytochrome c concentration, caspases activity and DNA fragmentation were analyzed. Compared to that of CD, HD increased p53 and Bax proteins expressions, cytochrome c concentration, caspases activity and DNA fragmentation during the early period (0-6 h) of HD, whereas CD induced necrosis 3 h post- CD and thereafter. These data support that HD induces neuronal cell apoptosis, in part, through mitochondria-mediated pathways. These data also suggest that neuronal apoptosis could be a potential marker and an aid to forensic science of HD.
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- Sabana Khatun
- Cell Physiology Laboratory, Department of Zoology, Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi, 221005 India
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- Cell Physiology Laboratory, Department of Zoology, Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi, 221005 India
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- Cell Physiology Laboratory, Department of Zoology, Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi, 221005 India
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Rauchová H, Vokurková M, Koudelová J. Hypoxia-induced lipid peroxidation in the brain during postnatal ontogenesis. Physiol Res 2013; 61:S89-101. [PMID: 22827877 DOI: 10.33549/physiolres.932374] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/25/2022] Open
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Reactive oxygen species (ROS) are common products of the physiological metabolic reactions, which are associated with cell signaling and with the pathogenesis of various nervous disorders. The brain tissue has the high rate of oxidative metabolic activity, high concentration of polyunsaturated fatty acids in membrane lipids, presence of iron ions and low capacity of antioxidant enzymes, which makes the brain very susceptible to ROS action and lipid peroxidation formation. Membranes of brain cortex show a higher production of thiobarbituric acid-reactive substances (TBARS) in prooxidant system (ADP.Fe(3+)/NADPH) than membranes from the heart or kidney. Lipid peroxidation influences numerous cellular functions through membrane-bound receptors or enzymes. The rate of brain cortex Na(+),K(+)-ATPase inhibition correlates well with the increase of TBARS or conjugated dienes and with changes of membrane fluidity. The experimental model of short-term hypoxia (simulating an altitude of 9000 m for 30 min) shows remarkable increase in TBARS in four different parts of the rat brain (cortex, subcortical structures, cerebellum and medulla oblongata) during the postnatal development of Wistar rat of both sexes. Young rats and males are more sensitive to oxygen changes than adult rats and females, respectively. Under normoxia or hypobaric hypoxia both ontogenetic aspects and sex differences play a major role in establishing the activity of erythrocyte catalase, which is an important part of the antioxidant defense of the organism. Rats pretreated with L-carnitine (and its derivatives) have lower TBARS levels after the exposure to hypobaric hypoxia. The protective effect of L-carnitine is comparable with the effect of tocopherol, well-known reactive species scavenger. Moreover, the plasma lactate increases after a short-term hypobaric hypoxia and decreases in L-carnitine pretreated rats. Acute hypobaric hypoxia and/or L-carnitine-pretreatment modify serum but not brain lactate dehydrogenase activity. The obtained data seem to be important because the variations in oxygen tension represent specific signals of regulating the activity of many specific systems in the organism.
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- H Rauchová
- Centre for Cardiovascular Research, Prague, Czech Republic.
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Generation of hydrogen peroxide mediates hanging death-induced neuronal cell apoptosis in the dentate gyrus of the rat brain. Brain Res Bull 2013; 95:54-60. [DOI: 10.1016/j.brainresbull.2013.03.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/13/2012] [Revised: 03/05/2013] [Accepted: 03/11/2013] [Indexed: 11/15/2022]
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Caffeic acid ester fraction from Erigeron breviscapus inhibits microglial activation and provides neuroprotection. Chin J Integr Med 2012; 18:437-44. [DOI: 10.1007/s11655-012-1114-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/28/2010] [Indexed: 10/28/2022]
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Basselin M, Ramadan E, Rapoport SI. Imaging brain signal transduction and metabolism via arachidonic and docosahexaenoic acid in animals and humans. Brain Res Bull 2012; 87:154-71. [PMID: 22178644 PMCID: PMC3274571 DOI: 10.1016/j.brainresbull.2011.12.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 34] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/01/2011] [Revised: 12/01/2011] [Accepted: 12/02/2011] [Indexed: 02/05/2023]
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The polyunsaturated fatty acids (PUFAs), arachidonic acid (AA, 20:4n-6) and docosahexaenoic acid (DHA, 22:6n-3), important second messengers in brain, are released from membrane phospholipid following receptor-mediated activation of specific phospholipase A(2) (PLA(2)) enzymes. We developed an in vivo method in rodents using quantitative autoradiography to image PUFA incorporation into brain from plasma, and showed that their incorporation rates equal their rates of metabolic consumption by brain. Thus, quantitative imaging of unesterified plasma AA or DHA incorporation into brain can be used as a biomarker of brain PUFA metabolism and neurotransmission. We have employed our method to image and quantify effects of mood stabilizers on brain AA/DHA incorporation during neurotransmission by muscarinic M(1,3,5), serotonergic 5-HT(2A/2C), dopaminergic D(2)-like (D(2), D(3), D(4)) or glutamatergic N-methyl-d-aspartic acid (NMDA) receptors, and effects of inhibition of acetylcholinesterase, of selective serotonin and dopamine reuptake transporter inhibitors, of neuroinflammation (HIV-1 and lipopolysaccharide) and excitotoxicity, and in genetically modified rodents. The method has been extended for the use with positron emission tomography (PET), and can be employed to determine how human brain AA/DHA signaling and consumption are influenced by diet, aging, disease and genetics.
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- Mireille Basselin
- Brain Physiology and Metabolism Section, National Institute on Aging, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD, USA
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- Brain Physiology and Metabolism Section, National Institute on Aging, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD, USA
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- Brain Physiology and Metabolism Section, National Institute on Aging, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD, USA
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Minciu Macrea M, Misra H, Zagrean L. The neuroprotective effect of intranasally applied leptin against hypoxic neuronal injury. Med Hypotheses 2010; 74:1036-7. [DOI: 10.1016/j.mehy.2009.12.033] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/22/2009] [Accepted: 12/28/2009] [Indexed: 10/19/2022]
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Li DR, Ishikawa T, Quan L, Zhao D, Michiue T, Zhu BL, Wang HJ, Maeda H. Morphological analysis of astrocytes in the hippocampus in mechanical asphyxiation. Leg Med (Tokyo) 2010; 12:63-7. [DOI: 10.1016/j.legalmed.2009.11.005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/28/2009] [Revised: 11/12/2009] [Accepted: 11/15/2009] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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Harvey VL, Saul MW, Garner C, McDonald RL. A role for the volume regulated anion channel in volume regulation in the murine CNS cell line, CAD. Acta Physiol (Oxf) 2010; 198:159-68. [PMID: 19811460 DOI: 10.1111/j.1748-1716.2009.02050.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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AIM The role of the volume regulated anion channel (VRAC) in a model CNS neuronal cell line, CAD, was investigated. METHODS Changes in cell volume following hypotonic challenges were measured using a video-imaging technique. The effect of the Cl(-) channel antagonists tamoxifen (10 microm) and 4,4'-diisothiocyanatostilbene-2,2'-disulphonic acid (DIDS; 100 microm) on regulatory volume decrease (RVD) were measured. The whole-cell voltage-clamp technique was used to characterize ICl(swell), the current underlying the VRAC. RESULTS Using the video-imaging technique, CAD cells were found to swell and subsequently exhibit RVD when subjected to a sustained hypotonic challenge from 300 mOsmol kg(-1) H(2)O to 210 mOsmol kg(-1) H(2)O. In the presence of tamoxifen (10 microm) or DIDS (100 microm) RVD was abolished, suggesting a role for the VRAC. A hypotonic solution (230 mOsmol kg(-1) H(2)O) evoked ICl(swell), an outwardly rectifying current displaying time-independent activation, which reversed upon return to isotonic conditions. The reversal potential (E(rev)) for ICl(swell) was -14.7 + or - 1.4 mV, similar to the theoretical E(rev) for a selective Cl(-) conductance. ICl(swell) was inhibited in the presence of DIDS (100 microm) and tamoxifen (10 microm), the DIDS inhibition being voltage dependent. CONCLUSIONS Osmotic swelling elicits an outwardly rectifying Cl(-) conductance in CAD cells. The ICl(swell) observed in these cells is similar to that observed in other cells, and is likely to provide a pathway for the loss of Cl(-) which leads to water loss and RVD. As ischaemia, brain trauma, hypoxia and other brain pathologies can cause cell swelling, CAD cells represent a model cell line for the study of neuronal cell volume regulation.
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- V L Harvey
- Neuroscience, Pharmacology & Physiology, University College London, Gower Street, London WC1E 6BT, UK.
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Protective effects of edaravone against cobalt chloride-induced apoptosis in PC12 cells. Neurosci Bull 2009; 25:67-74. [PMID: 19290025 DOI: 10.1007/s12264-009-1215-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/11/2022] Open
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OBJECTIVE To investigate the neuroprotective effects of edaravone (Eda) on cobalt chloride (CoCl2)-induced oxidative stress and apoptosis in cultured PC12 cells as well as the underlying mechanisms. METHODS PC12 cells impaired by CoCl2 were used as the cell model of hypoxia. MTT (methyl thiazolyl tetrazolium) was used to assay the viability of the PC12 cells exposed to Eda with gradient concentrations; Hochest 33258 stain assay was used to analyze the apoptosis ratio of the PC12 cells; Bcl-2 and Bax protein levels in PC12 cells were examined by western blotting. ROS level, the mitochondrial transmembrane potential and caspase-3 activity in each group were detected by spectrofluorometer. RESULTS CoCl2 treatment caused the loss of cell viability in PC12 cells, which was associated with the elevation of apoptotic rate, the formation of ROS and the disruption of mitochondrial transmembrane potential. CoCl2 also significantly induced the upregulation of Bax/Bcl-2 ratio and the activation of caspase-3. In contrast, Eda significantly reversed these phenotypes, with its maximum protective effect at 0.1 micromol/L. CONCLUSION These results indicated that Eda could protect PC12 cells from CoCl2-induced cytotoxicity, and this protection might be ascribed to its anti-oxidative and anti-apoptotic activities.
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Wang DD, Zhao YF, Wang GY, Sun B, Kong QF, Zhao K, Zhang Y, Wang JH, Liu YM, Mu LL, Wang DS, Li HL. IL-17 potentiates neuronal injury induced by oxygen–glucose deprivation and affects neuronal IL-17 receptor expression. J Neuroimmunol 2009; 212:17-25. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jneuroim.2009.04.007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 61] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/29/2008] [Revised: 04/09/2009] [Accepted: 04/14/2009] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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BACKGROUND Investigations following stroke first of all require information about the spatio-temporal dimension of the ischemic core as well as of perilesional and remote affected tissue. Here we systematically evaluated regions differently impaired by focal ischemia. METHODOLOGY/PRINCIPAL FINDINGS Wistar rats underwent a transient 30 or 120 min suture-occlusion of the middle cerebral artery (MCAO) followed by various reperfusion times (2 h, 1 d, 7 d, 30 d) or a permanent MCAO (1 d survival). Brains were characterized by TTC, thionine, and immunohistochemistry using MAP2, HSP72, and HSP27. TTC staining reliably identifies the infarct core at 1 d of reperfusion after 30 min MCAO and at all investigated times following 120 min and permanent MCAO. Nissl histology denotes the infarct core from 2 h up to 30 d after transient as well as permanent MCAO. Absent and attenuated MAP2 staining clearly identifies the infarct core and perilesional affected regions at all investigated times, respectively. HSP72 denotes perilesional areas in a limited post-ischemic time (1 d). HSP27 detects perilesional and remote impaired tissue from post-ischemic day 1 on. Furthermore a simultaneous expression of HSP72 and HSP27 in perilesional neurons was revealed. CONCLUSIONS/SIGNIFICANCE TTC and Nissl staining can be applied to designate the infarct core. MAP2, HSP72, and HSP27 are excellent markers not only to identify perilesional and remote areas but also to discriminate affected neuronal and glial populations. Moreover markers vary in their confinement to different reperfusion times. The extent and consistency of infarcts increase with prolonged occlusion of the MCA. Therefore interindividual infarct dimension should be precisely assessed by the combined use of different markers as described in this study.
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Routine techniques in forensic neuropathology as demonstrated by gunshot injury to the head. Leg Med (Tokyo) 2009; 11 Suppl 1:S50-3. [PMID: 19278884 DOI: 10.1016/j.legalmed.2009.01.113] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/16/2009] [Accepted: 01/29/2009] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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It will be vital to the practical activity of every forensic and/or clinical pathologist to be able to answer three questions regarding the reconstruction of a lethal event: the type and cause of death, as well as the survival time. The authors offer an overview of the application of selected morphological techniques in general forensic neuropathology, techniques that provide answers to some of the main questions in forensic neurotraumatology. The methods are illustrated by individual cases of lethal gunshot injury to the head from low velocity handguns. Besides the general forensic tasks of interpretation of the crime scene and postmortem external examination of the victim's body a computed tomography is recommended for documentation and reconstruction of the missile track. The microscopic techniques involve Nissl-stain for neurons, hematoxylin and eosin for delayed ischemic neuronal alterations, microtubule-associated protein (MAP) expression for acute neuronal ischemia, luxol-fast-blue-stain for myelin destruction (and demyelination), silver-stain for axons, beta-amyloid precursor protein (beta-APP) for axonal injury, glial fibrillary acidic protein (GFAP) for astrocytic characterization, naphthol AS-D-chloroacetate esterase for neutrophilic infiltration and CD68-expression for microglial reaction. The pattern of methods lead--in the case of gunshot injury as well as in any traumatic impact to the head--to answers according the extent of tissue destruction (and the cause of death), the biometric reconstruction of the criminal event, and the timing of (gunshot) wounds of the brain. These methods will be indispensable for the preparation of future neuropathological expert reports addressing questions of type of injury, the consequent pathological symptoms, timing of the injury, and the cause of death.
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Oehmichen M, Woetzel F, Meissner C. Hypoxic-ischemic changes in SIDS brains as demonstrated by a reduction in MAP2-reactive neurons. Acta Neuropathol 2009; 117:267-74. [PMID: 19009302 DOI: 10.1007/s00401-008-0459-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/25/2008] [Revised: 11/03/2008] [Accepted: 11/07/2008] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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Sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS) is characterized by a lack of any known morphological or functional organ changes that could explain the lethal process. In the present study we investigated the hypothesis of an association between hypoxic/ischemic injury and SIDS deaths. In a previous study, we could demonstrate by quantitative immunohistochemistry a distinct drop in microtubule-associated protein (MAP2) reactivity in neurons of adult, human brains secondary to acute hypoxic-ischemic injuries. Here we applied the same method on sections of the frontal cortex and hippocampus of 41 brains of infants younger than 1 year of age. For each brain area 100 selected neurons were evaluated for their MAP2 reactivity in the different layers of the frontal cortex and in the different segments of the hippocampus. Three groups were compared: (1) SIDS victims (n = 17), (2) infants with hypoxia/ischemia (control group one; n = 14), (3) infants without hypoxic/ischemic injury (control group two; n = 10). The SIDS group and hypoxic/ischemic group exhibited a general reduction in the number of MAP2 reactive neurons in comparison with the non-hypoxic/ischemic injury group. The SIDS group also had a significantly lower (P < 0.05) number of reactive neurons in the CA2 and CA3 areas of the hippocampus than did control group two. No difference was detected between the SIDS group and control group one. The SIDS brains were thus found to display hypoxic/ischemic features without however providing evidence as to the cause of the oxygen reduction.
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Whole-body periodic acceleration reduces brain damage in a focal ischemia model. Neuroscience 2008; 158:1390-6. [PMID: 19135137 DOI: 10.1016/j.neuroscience.2008.12.005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/10/2008] [Revised: 11/21/2008] [Accepted: 12/03/2008] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
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Stroke is the second most common cause of death and major cause of disability worldwide. Actual treatment involves surgery and/or thrombolytic drugs, but there is an urgent need for new approaches. Periodic acceleration, a rocking headward to footward movement of the whole body, is a non-invasive method to induce pulsatile shear stress on the vascular endothelium eliciting an enhanced production and secretion of endothelium-derived products such as nitric oxide, prostacyclin, prostaglandin E2, tissue plasminogen activator (tPA), and adrenomedullin. All these products have been shown to protect the brain from ischemic injuries. A rat model of focal brain ischemia was treated with application of periodic acceleration for 3 h immediately after the onset of ischemia. Controls remained static for the same period of time. Brain damage was assessed by magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) and biochemical markers. A significant reduction in brain damage was observed, 7 days post-ischemia, in rocked rats when compared with the static controls, through MRI. Furthermore, rocked animals had significantly lower levels of Beclin 1 and fractin than their static counterparts, and some isoforms of nitric oxide synthase were regulated by periodic acceleration. Our results show that periodic acceleration may provide a novel, affordable, non-invasive therapeutic option for the treatment of stroke.
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Wang XL, Zhao YS, Yang YJ, Xie M, Yu XH. Therapeutic window of hyperbaric oxygen therapy for hypoxic-ischemic brain damage in newborn rats. Brain Res 2008; 1222:87-94. [PMID: 18582850 DOI: 10.1016/j.brainres.2008.05.016] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/09/2007] [Revised: 04/24/2008] [Accepted: 05/05/2008] [Indexed: 01/08/2023]
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Previous studies showed that hyperbaric oxygen (HBO) promoted cell proliferation in hypoxic-ischemic (HI) neonate rats. Neural stem cells (NSC) existed in the brain lifelong and can be activated. This study was undertaken to assess whether HBO treatment promoted the proliferation of NSC and repaired the brain damage regardless of when it is started, thus to explore the therapeutic window of HBO treatment. Seven-day-old Sprague-Dawley rats underwent left carotid ligation followed by 2 h of hypoxic stress (8% O(2) at 37 degrees C). Hyperbaric oxygen therapy was administered 3, 6, 12, 24, and 72 h after HI. 5-bromo-2'-deoxyurindine and 5-bromo-2'-deoxyuridine/nestin were detected by immunofluorescence and nestin was examined by western blot analysis 10 days after HI. T-maze forced alternation, the foot-fault test, and the radial arm maze were conducted at P 22 days (14 days after HI), P 30 days, and P 34 days. Thereafter, cerebral morphology was examined by Nissl-staining 28 days after HI. There were remarkable increases in the proliferation of neural stem cells in the HBO-treated group, 3, 6, 12, and 24 h after HI, as compared with the HIBD group. The HBO-treated group, 3, 6, and 12 h after HI, performed better in the behavioral test and had less neural loss in the hippocampal CA1 region as compared with the HIBD group. The therapeutic window for effective HBO treatment could be delayed up to 12 h after HIBD, while the effect decreased 24 h after HI.
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- Xiao-Li Wang
- Division of Neonatology, Department of Pediatrics, Xiang Ya Hospital, Central South University, 87 Xiang Ya Road, Changsha, PR China
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Mechanisms of microglia-mediated neurotoxicity in a new model of the stroke penumbra. J Neurosci 2008; 28:2221-30. [PMID: 18305255 DOI: 10.1523/jneurosci.5643-07.2008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 249] [Impact Index Per Article: 15.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022] Open
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After an ischemic stroke, neurons in the core are rapidly committed to die, whereas neuron death in the slowly developing penumbra is more amenable to therapeutic intervention. Microglia activation contributes to delayed inflammation, but because neurotoxic mechanisms in the penumbra are not well understood, we developed an in vitro model of microglia activation and propagated neuron killing. To recapitulate inflammatory triggers in the core, microglia were exposed to oxygen glucose-deprived neurons and astrocytes. To model the developing penumbra, the microglia were washed and allowed to interact with healthy naive neurons and astrocytes. We found that oxygen-glucose deprivation (OGD)-stressed neurons released glutamate, which activated microglia through their group II metabotropic glutamate receptors (mGluRs). Microglia activation involved nuclear factor kappaB (NF-kappaB), a transcription factor that promotes their proinflammatory functions. The activated microglia became neurotoxic, killing naive neurons through an apoptotic mechanism that was mediated by tumor necrosis factor-alpha (TNF-alpha), and involved activation of both caspase-8 and caspase-3. In contrast to some earlier models (e.g., microglia activation by lipopolysaccharide), neurotoxicity was not decreased by an inducible nitric oxide synthase (iNOS) inhibitor (S-methylisothiourea) or a peroxynitrite scavenger [5,10,15,20-tetrakis(N-methyl-4'-pyridyl)porphinato iron (III) chloride], and did not require p38 mitogen-activated protein kinase (MAPK) activation. The same microglia neurotoxic behavior was evoked without exposure to OGD-stressed neurons, by directly activating microglial group II mGluRs with (2S,2'R,3'R)-2-(2'3'-dicarboxycyclopropyl) glycine or glutamate, which stimulated production of TNF-alpha (not nitric oxide) and mediated TNF-alpha-dependent neurotoxicity through activation of NF-kappaB (not p38 MAPK). Together, these results support potential therapeutic strategies that target microglial group II mGluRs, TNFalpha overproduction, and NF-kappaB activation to reduce neuron death in the ischemic penumbra.
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Moussa CEH, Rusnak M, Hailu A, Sidhu A, Fricke ST. Alterations of striatal glutamate transmission in rotenone-treated mice: MRI/MRS in vivo studies. Exp Neurol 2008; 209:224-33. [PMID: 18028910 PMCID: PMC3466058 DOI: 10.1016/j.expneurol.2007.09.023] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/06/2007] [Revised: 08/23/2007] [Accepted: 09/19/2007] [Indexed: 12/21/2022]
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Animal models treated with agricultural chemicals, such as rotenone, reproduce several degenerative features of human central nervous system (CNS) diseases. Glutamate is the most abundant excitatory amino acid transmitter in the mammalian central nervous system and its transmission is implicated in a variety of brain functions including mental behavior and memory. Dysfunction of glutamate neurotransmission in the CNS has been associated with a number of human neurodegenerative diseases, either as a primary or as a secondary factor in the excitotoxic events leading to neuronal death. Since many human CNS disorders do not arise spontaneously in animals, characteristic functional changes have to be mimicked by toxic agents. Candidate environmental toxins bearing any direct or indirect effects on the pathogenesis of human disease are particularly useful. The present longitudinal Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) studies show, for the first time, significant variations in the properties of brain ventricles in a rotenone-treated (2 mg/kg) mouse model over a period of 4 weeks following 3 days of rotenone treatment. Histopathological analysis reveals death of stria terminalis neurons following this short period of rotenone treatment. Furthermore, in vivo voxel localized (1)H MR spectroscopy also shows for the first time significant bio-energetic and metabolic changes as well as temporal alterations in the levels of glutamate in the degenerating striatal region. These studies provide novel insights on the effects of environmental toxins on glutamate and other amino acid neurotransmitters in human neurodegenerative diseases.
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- Charbel E-H Moussa
- Laboratory of Molecular Neurochemistry, Department of Biochemistry, Molecular and Cell Biology, Georgetown University Medical Center, Washington, DC 20007, USA.
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Fontana ACK, de Oliveira Beleboni R, Wojewodzic MW, Ferreira Dos Santos W, Coutinho-Netto J, Grutle NJ, Watts SD, Danbolt NC, Amara SG. Enhancing glutamate transport: mechanism of action of Parawixin1, a neuroprotective compound from Parawixia bistriata spider venom. Mol Pharmacol 2007; 72:1228-37. [PMID: 17646426 DOI: 10.1124/mol.107.037127] [Citation(s) in RCA: 58] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/24/2022] Open
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Previous studies have shown that a compound purified from the spider Parawixia bistriata venom stimulates the activity of glial glutamate transporters and can protect retinal tissue from ischemic damage. To understand the mechanism by which this compound enhances transport, we examined its effects on the functional properties of glutamate transporters after solubilization and reconstitution in liposomes and in transfected COS-7 cells. Here, we demonstrate in both systems that Parawixin1 promotes a direct and selective enhancement of glutamate influx by the EAAT2 transporter subtype through a mechanism that does not alter the apparent affinities for the cosubstrates glutamate or sodium. In liposomes, we observed maximal enhancement by Parawixin1 when extracellular sodium and intracellular potassium concentrations are within physiological ranges. Moreover, the compound does not enhance the reverse transport of glutamate under ionic conditions that favor efflux, when extracellular potassium is elevated and the sodium gradient is reduced, nor does it alter the exchange of glutamate in the absence of internal potassium. These observations suggest that Parawixin1 facilitates the reorientation of the potassium-bound transporter, the rate-limiting step in the transport cycle, a conclusion further supported by experiments showing that Parawixin1 does not stimulate uptake by an EAAT2 transport mutant (E405D) defective in the potassium-dependent reorientation step. Thus, Parawixin1 enhances transport through a novel mechanism targeting a step in the transport cycle distinct from substrate influx or efflux and provides a basis for the design of new drugs that act allosterically on transporters to increase glutamate clearance.
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Bozlu G, Atici A, Turhan AH, Polat A, Nayci A, Okuyaz C, Taskinlar H. Platelet-activating factor antagonist (ABT-491) decreases neuronal apoptosis in neonatal rat model of hypoxic ischemic brain injury. Brain Res 2007; 1143:193-8. [PMID: 17320823 DOI: 10.1016/j.brainres.2007.01.094] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/30/2006] [Revised: 01/16/2007] [Accepted: 01/17/2007] [Indexed: 02/05/2023]
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Hypoxic ischemic brain injury (HIBI) is a common cause of neonatal mortality and morbidity. To date, no study has investigated the role of platelet-activating factor (PAF) antagonists on neuronal apoptosis in neonatal rat model of HIBI. In the present study, we evaluated the effect of a highly potent and selective PAF antagonist (ABT-491) on neuronal apoptosis in neonatal rat model of HIBI. Seven-day-old Wistar rat pups were subjected to right common carotid artery ligation and hypoxia (92% nitrogen and 8% oxygen) for 2 h. They were treated with ABT-491 or saline either immediately before or after hypoxia. In sham group animals, neither ligation, nor hypoxia was performed. Neuronal apoptosis was evaluated by the terminal-transferase mediated dUTP biotin nick-end-labeling (TUNEL) and caspase-3 staining methods. Administration of ABT-491 either before or after hypoxia resulted in significant reduction of the numbers of apoptotic cells in both hemispheres, when compared to saline treatment group. The numbers of apoptotic cells in right hemispheres in all groups were significantly higher than that in the left hemispheres. These results suggested that ABT-491, a highly potent and selective PAF antagonist, administration either before or after hypoxia reduces apoptosis and we propose that ABT-491 may be a novel approach in the treatment of HIBI.
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- Department of Pediatrics, Tarsus Devlet Hastanesi, Mersin, Turkey
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