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Chen T, Wei W, Yu J, Xu S, Zhang J, Li X, Chen J. The Progression of Pathophysiology of Moyamoya Disease. Neurosurgery 2023; 93:502-509. [PMID: 36912514 DOI: 10.1227/neu.0000000000002455] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/02/2022] [Accepted: 01/17/2023] [Indexed: 03/14/2023] Open
Abstract
Moyamoya disease (MMD) is a chronic steno-occlusive cerebrovascular disease that often leads to hemorrhagic and ischemic strokes; however, its etiology remains elusive. Surgical revascularization by either direct or indirect bypass techniques to restore cerebral hypoperfusion is the treatment of choice to date. This review aims to provide an overview of the current advances in the pathophysiology of MMD, including the genetic, angiogenic, and inflammatory factors related to disease progression. These factors may cause MMD-related vascular stenosis and aberrant angiogenesis in complex manners. With a better understanding of the pathophysiology of MMD, nonsurgical approaches that target the pathogenesis of MMD may be able to halt or slow the progression of this disease.
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- Tongyu Chen
- Department of Neurosurgery, Zhongnan Hospital of Wuhan University, Wuhan , Hubei Province , China
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Zhongnan Hospital of Wuhan University, Wuhan , Hubei Province , China
- Brain Research Center, Zhongnan Hospital of Wuhan University, Wuhan , Hubei Province , China
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Zhongnan Hospital of Wuhan University, Wuhan , Hubei Province , China
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Zhongnan Hospital of Wuhan University, Wuhan , Hubei Province , China
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Zhongnan Hospital of Wuhan University, Wuhan , Hubei Province , China
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Zhongnan Hospital of Wuhan University, Wuhan , Hubei Province , China
- Brain Research Center, Zhongnan Hospital of Wuhan University, Wuhan , Hubei Province , China
- Sino-Italian Ascula Brain Science Joint Laboratory, Zhongnan Hospital of Wuhan University, Wuhan , Hubei Province , China
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Zhongnan Hospital of Wuhan University, Wuhan , Hubei Province , China
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Ferrà-Cañellas MDM, Munar-Bestard M, Floris I, Ramis JM, Monjo M, Garcia-Sureda L. A Sequential Micro-Immunotherapy Medicine Increases Collagen Deposition in Human Gingival Fibroblasts and in an Engineered 3D Gingival Model under Inflammatory Conditions. Int J Mol Sci 2023; 24:10484. [PMID: 37445663 DOI: 10.3390/ijms241310484] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/05/2023] [Revised: 06/06/2023] [Accepted: 06/16/2023] [Indexed: 07/15/2023] Open
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Periodontal therapies use immune mediators, but their side effects can increase with dosage. Micro-immunotherapy (MI) is a promising alternative that employs immune regulators at low and ultralow doses to minimize adverse effects. In this study, the effects of 5 capsules and the entire 10-capsule sequence of the sequential MI medicine (MIM-seq) were tested in two in vitro models of periodontitis. Firstly, human gingival fibroblasts (hGFs) exposed to interleukin (IL)-1β to induce inflammation were treated with five different capsules of MIM-seq for 3 days or with MIM-seq for 24 days. Subsequently, MIM-seq was analyzed in a 3D model of human tissue equivalent of gingiva (GTE) under the same inflammatory stimulus. Simultaneously, a non-IL-1β-treated control and a vehicle were included. The effects of the treatments on cytotoxicity, collagen deposition, and the secreted levels of IL-1α, IL-6, prostaglandin E2 (PGE2), matrix metalloproteinase-1 (MMP-1), and tissue inhibitor of metalloproteinases-1 (TIMP-1) were evaluated. None of the tested items were cytotoxic. The complete sequence of MIM-seq decreased PGE2 release and restored collagen deposition levels induced by IL-1β treatment in hGFs exposed to IL-1β. MIM-seq treatment restored collagen production levels in both models. These promising preclinical findings suggest that MIM-seq should be further investigated for periodontitis treatment.
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- Maria Del Mar Ferrà-Cañellas
- Group of Cell Therapy and Tissue Engineering, Research Institute on Health Sciences (IUNICS), University of the Balearic Islands, 07122 Palma de Mallorca, Spain
- Preclinical Research Department, Labo'Life España, 07330 Consell, Spain
- Balearic Islands Health Research Institute (IdISBa), 07122 Palma de Mallorca, Spain
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- Group of Cell Therapy and Tissue Engineering, Research Institute on Health Sciences (IUNICS), University of the Balearic Islands, 07122 Palma de Mallorca, Spain
- Balearic Islands Health Research Institute (IdISBa), 07122 Palma de Mallorca, Spain
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- Preclinical Research Department, Labo'Life France, 44000 Nantes, France
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- Group of Cell Therapy and Tissue Engineering, Research Institute on Health Sciences (IUNICS), University of the Balearic Islands, 07122 Palma de Mallorca, Spain
- Balearic Islands Health Research Institute (IdISBa), 07122 Palma de Mallorca, Spain
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- Group of Cell Therapy and Tissue Engineering, Research Institute on Health Sciences (IUNICS), University of the Balearic Islands, 07122 Palma de Mallorca, Spain
- Balearic Islands Health Research Institute (IdISBa), 07122 Palma de Mallorca, Spain
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Mineharu Y, Nakamura Y, Sato N, Kamata T, Oichi Y, Fujitani T, Funaki T, Okuno Y, Miyamoto S, Koizumi A, Harada KH. Increased abundance of Ruminococcus gnavus in gut microbiota is associated with moyamoya disease and non-moyamoya intracranial large artery disease. Sci Rep 2022; 12:20244. [PMID: 36424438 PMCID: PMC9691692 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-022-24496-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/09/2022] [Accepted: 11/16/2022] [Indexed: 11/27/2022] Open
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Moyamoya disease (MMD) is a rare cerebrovascular disease endemic in East Asia. The p.R4810K mutation in RNF213 gene confers a risk of MMD, but other factors remain largely unknown. We tested the association of gut microbiota with MMD. Fecal samples were collected from 27 patients with MMD, 7 patients with non-moyamoya intracranial large artery disease (ICAD) and 15 control individuals with other disorders, and 16S rRNA were sequenced. Although there was no difference in alpha diversity or beta diversity between patients with MMD and controls, the cladogram showed Streptococcaceae was enriched in patient samples. The relative abundance analysis demonstrated that 23 species were differentially abundant between patients with MMD and controls. Among them, increased abundance of Ruminococcus gnavus > 0.003 and decreased abundance of Roseburia inulinivorans < 0.002 were associated with higher risks of MMD (odds ratio 9.6, P = 0.0024; odds ratio 11.1, P = 0.0051). Also, Ruminococcus gnavus was more abundant and Roseburia inulinivorans was less abundant in patients with ICAD than controls (P = 0.046, P = 0.012). The relative abundance of Ruminococcus gnavus or Roseburia inulinivorans was not different between the p.R4810K mutant and wildtype. Our data demonstrated that gut microbiota was associated with both MMD and ICAD.
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- Yohei Mineharu
- Department of Neurosurgery, Kyoto University Graduate School of Medicine, Kyoto, Japan.
- Department of Artificial Intelligence in Healthcare and Medicine, Kyoto University Graduate School of Medicine, 54 Shogoin Kawahara-Cho, Sakyo, Kyoto, 606-8507, Japan.
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- Department of Health and Environmental Sciences, Kyoto University Graduate School of Medicine, Yoshida Konoe-cho, Sakyo, Kyoto, 606-8501, Japan
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- Department of Biomedical Data Intelligence, Kyoto University Graduate School of Medicine, Kyoto, Japan
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Kyoto University Graduate School of Medicine, Kyoto, Japan
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Kyoto University Graduate School of Medicine, Kyoto, Japan
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- Department of Health and Environmental Sciences, Kyoto University Graduate School of Medicine, Yoshida Konoe-cho, Sakyo, Kyoto, 606-8501, Japan
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Kyoto University Graduate School of Medicine, Kyoto, Japan
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- Department of Artificial Intelligence in Healthcare and Medicine, Kyoto University Graduate School of Medicine, 54 Shogoin Kawahara-Cho, Sakyo, Kyoto, 606-8507, Japan
- Department of Biomedical Data Intelligence, Kyoto University Graduate School of Medicine, Kyoto, Japan
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Kyoto University Graduate School of Medicine, Kyoto, Japan
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- Social Health Medicine Welfare Laboratory, Public Interest Incorporated Association Kyoto Hokenkai, Kyoto, Japan
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- Department of Health and Environmental Sciences, Kyoto University Graduate School of Medicine, Yoshida Konoe-cho, Sakyo, Kyoto, 606-8501, Japan.
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Yasaka M, Yamaguchi T, Ogata J. Moyamoya Disease. Stroke 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/b978-0-323-69424-7.00040-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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Ma W, Cui C, Feng S, Li G, Han G, Liu J, Qin X, Hu Y, Wang M, Zhang L, Jin F. Platelet-to-Lymphocyte Ratio and Neutrophil-to-Lymphocyte Ratio in Patients With Newly Diagnosed Moyamoya Disease: A Cross-Sectional Study. Front Neurol 2021; 12:631454. [PMID: 34899551 PMCID: PMC8660107 DOI: 10.3389/fneur.2021.631454] [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: 11/20/2020] [Accepted: 10/19/2021] [Indexed: 11/17/2022] Open
Abstract
Inflammation has been proven to be one of the key factors in the pathogenesis of moyamoya disease (MMD). Platelet-to-lymphocyte ratio (PLR) and neutrophil-to-lymphocyte ratio (NLR) are cheap and reliable biomarkers of inflammation. Nevertheless, evidence regarding the relationship among PLR and NLR in patients with MMD is limited. The focus of this subject was to explore the relationship between PLR and NLR in patients with newly diagnosed MMD. Patients and methods: A cross-sectional study was performed including 261 patients with diagnosed MMD for the first time who were enrolled from our hospital, from 24 March 2013 to 24 December 2018. The clinical characteristics were collected for each patient. Univariate analysis, smooth curve fitting and multivariate piecewise linear regression were showed. Results: The mean levels or median values (interquartile range) of PLR and NLR were 146.979 ± 51.203 and 2.241 (1.589–2.984), respectively. A significant positive correlation between PLR and NLR levels (P < 0.001) was showed by the univariate analysis. Furthermore, a non-linear relationship was detected between PLR and NLR by smooth curve fitting after adjusting for potential confounders. A multivariate piecewise linear regression model revealed a significant positive correlation between PLR and NLR when the PLR level was lower than 219.82 (β 0.012, 95% CI 0.005, 0.019; P = 0.001). PLR was also significantly positively associated with NLR when PLR concentrations were >219.82 (β 0.098, 95% CI 0.069, 0.128; P < 0.001). Conclusion: There seemed to be a positive association between PLR and NLR in patients with MMD. This may help to further explain the role of inflammation in the occurrence and progress of MMD.
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- Wenyuan Ma
- Clinical Medical College, Jining Medical University, Jining, China
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- Shandong Provincial Key Laboratory of Stem Cells and Neuro-Oncology, Department of Neurosurgery, Affiliated Hospital of Jining Medical University, Jining, China
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- Shandong Provincial Key Laboratory of Stem Cells and Neuro-Oncology, Department of Neurosurgery, Affiliated Hospital of Jining Medical University, Jining, China
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- Shandong Provincial Key Laboratory of Stem Cells and Neuro-Oncology, Department of Neurosurgery, Affiliated Hospital of Jining Medical University, Jining, China
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- Shandong Provincial Key Laboratory of Stem Cells and Neuro-Oncology, Department of Neurosurgery, Affiliated Hospital of Jining Medical University, Jining, China
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- Shandong Provincial Key Laboratory of Stem Cells and Neuro-Oncology, Department of Neurosurgery, Affiliated Hospital of Jining Medical University, Jining, China
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- Shandong Provincial Key Laboratory of Stem Cells and Neuro-Oncology, Department of Neurosurgery, Affiliated Hospital of Jining Medical University, Jining, China
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- Shandong Provincial Key Laboratory of Stem Cells and Neuro-Oncology, Department of Neurosurgery, Affiliated Hospital of Jining Medical University, Jining, China
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- Clinical Medical College, Jining Medical University, Jining, China
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- Clinical Medical College, Jining Medical University, Jining, China
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- Shandong Provincial Key Laboratory of Stem Cells and Neuro-Oncology, Department of Neurosurgery, Affiliated Hospital of Jining Medical University, Jining, China
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Wohlrab F, Bauknecht C, Meisel C, Dreier JP. A case of neonatal onset multisystem inflammatory disease supporting a role of interleukin-1β in moyamoya syndrome. NEUROLOGY-NEUROIMMUNOLOGY & NEUROINFLAMMATION 2021; 8:e1-3. [PMID: 33109682 PMCID: PMC7713718 DOI: 10.1212/nxi.0000000000000910] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/23/2020] [Accepted: 08/24/2020] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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- Felix Wohlrab
- From the Department of Neurology (F.W., J.P.D.), Department of Neuroradiology (C.B.), Institute of Medical Immunology (C.M.), Department of Experimental Neurology (J.P.D.), Center for Stroke Research Berlin (J.P.D.), Charité-Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Corporate Member of Freie Universität Berlin, Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, and Berlin Institute of Health; Bernstein Center for Computational Neuroscience Berlin (J.P.D.); and Einstein Center for Neurosciences Berlin (J.P.D.), Berlin, Germany
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- From the Department of Neurology (F.W., J.P.D.), Department of Neuroradiology (C.B.), Institute of Medical Immunology (C.M.), Department of Experimental Neurology (J.P.D.), Center for Stroke Research Berlin (J.P.D.), Charité-Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Corporate Member of Freie Universität Berlin, Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, and Berlin Institute of Health; Bernstein Center for Computational Neuroscience Berlin (J.P.D.); and Einstein Center for Neurosciences Berlin (J.P.D.), Berlin, Germany
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- From the Department of Neurology (F.W., J.P.D.), Department of Neuroradiology (C.B.), Institute of Medical Immunology (C.M.), Department of Experimental Neurology (J.P.D.), Center for Stroke Research Berlin (J.P.D.), Charité-Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Corporate Member of Freie Universität Berlin, Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, and Berlin Institute of Health; Bernstein Center for Computational Neuroscience Berlin (J.P.D.); and Einstein Center for Neurosciences Berlin (J.P.D.), Berlin, Germany
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- From the Department of Neurology (F.W., J.P.D.), Department of Neuroradiology (C.B.), Institute of Medical Immunology (C.M.), Department of Experimental Neurology (J.P.D.), Center for Stroke Research Berlin (J.P.D.), Charité-Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Corporate Member of Freie Universität Berlin, Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, and Berlin Institute of Health; Bernstein Center for Computational Neuroscience Berlin (J.P.D.); and Einstein Center for Neurosciences Berlin (J.P.D.), Berlin, Germany.
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Association of Brain-Gut Peptides with Inflammatory Cytokines in Moyamoya Disease. Mediators Inflamm 2020; 2020:5847478. [PMID: 32410857 PMCID: PMC7204157 DOI: 10.1155/2020/5847478] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/19/2019] [Revised: 02/28/2020] [Accepted: 04/06/2020] [Indexed: 01/06/2023] Open
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Systemic inflammation has been shown to play a pivotal role in the pathogenesis of moyamoya disease (MMD). Brain-gut peptides exhibit regulatory effects in the secretion of proinflammatory cytokines. To investigate the association between brain-gut peptides and inflammation in the occurrence of MMD, 41 patients with MMD, as well as 74 age- and sex-matched healthy individuals were enrolled. The levels of four brain-gut peptides (vasoactive intestinal polypeptide (VIP), cholecystokinin (CCK), somatostatin (SST), substance P (SP)) and three proinflammatory cytokines (interleukin-1β (IL-1β), tumor necrosis factor-α (TNF-α), IL-12) in the serum and cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) were measured using the enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay. The associations between brain-gut peptides and proinflammatory cytokines were estimated according to the multiple linear regression and correlation analyses. MMD patients exhibited significantly lower levels of VIP, CCK, and SST and higher levels of IL-1β, TNF-α, and IL-12 in the serum compared with healthy controls. Multiple logistic regression analysis showed that decreased VIP, CCK, and SST levels were independent predictors of the occurrence of MMD. Negative correlations were observed between the VIP and proinflammatory cytokines, including IL-1β, TNF-α, and IL-12 (serum vs. CSF). Significant negative correlations were also found between CCK and IL-1β, as well as IL-12 (serum vs. CSF). SST was negatively correlated with IL-1β and TNF-α in the serum and IL-1β only in the CSF. In addition, the levels of VIP, CCK, SST, and proinflammatory cytokines IL-1β and TNF-α in the serum were correlated with those measured in the CSF. Collectively, lower levels of VIP, CCK, and SST may be associated with the pathogenesis of MMD and act as clinically useful biomarkers along with the levels of proinflammatory cytokines.
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Sun SJ, Zhang JJ, Li ZW, Xiong ZW, Wu XL, Wang S, Shu K, Chen JC. Histopathological features of middle cerebral artery and superficial temporal artery from patients with moyamoya disease and enlightenments on clinical treatment. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2016; 36:871-875. [PMID: 27924520 DOI: 10.1007/s11596-016-1677-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/11/2016] [Revised: 07/18/2016] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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The histopathological features of the middle cerebral artery (MCA) and superficial temporal artery (STA) from moyamoya disease (MMD) and their relationships with gender, age, angiography stage were explored. The causes and the clinical significance of vasculopathy of STA were also discussed. The clinical data and specimens of MCA and STA from 30 MMD patients were collected. Twelve samples of MCA and STA from non-MMD patients served as control group. Histopathological examination was then performed by measuring the thickness of intima and media, and statistical analysis was conducted. The MCA and STA specimens from MMD group had apparently thicker intima and thinner media than those from the control group. There was no significant pathological difference between the hemorrhage group and non-hemorrhage group, and between the males and females in MMD patients. Neither the age nor the digital subtraction angiography (DSA) stage was correlated with the thickness of intima in MCA and STA. MMD is a systemic vascular disease involving both intracranial and extracranial vessels. Preoperative external carotid arteriography, especially super-selective arteriography of the STA, benefits the selection of donor vessel.
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- Shou-Jia Sun
- Department of Neurosurgery, Tongji Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, 430030, China
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Tongji Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, 430030, China.,Department of Neurosurgery, Zhongnan Hospital, Wuhan University, Wuhan, 430071, China
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Zhongnan Hospital, Wuhan University, Wuhan, 430071, China
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Tongji Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, 430030, China.,Department of Neurosurgery, Zhongnan Hospital, Wuhan University, Wuhan, 430071, China
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Tongji Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, 430030, China.,Department of Neurosurgery, Zhongnan Hospital, Wuhan University, Wuhan, 430071, China
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Tongji Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, 430030, China
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Tongji Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, 430030, China
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Tongji Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, 430030, China. .,Department of Neurosurgery, Zhongnan Hospital, Wuhan University, Wuhan, 430071, China.
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Zhang JJ, Xiong ZW, Wang S, Sun SJ, Wang H, Wu XL, Wang L, Zhang HQ, You C, Wang Y, Chen JC. Significance of cyclooxygenase-2 elevation in middle cerebral artery for patients with hemorrhagic moyamoya disease. JOURNAL OF HUAZHONG UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY. MEDICAL SCIENCES = HUA ZHONG KE JI DA XUE XUE BAO. YI XUE YING DE WEN BAN = HUAZHONG KEJI DAXUE XUEBAO. YIXUE YINGDEWEN BAN 2016; 36:181-185. [PMID: 27072959 DOI: 10.1007/s11596-016-1563-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/10/2015] [Revised: 02/20/2016] [Indexed: 10/22/2022]
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The etiology and pathogenesis of moyamoya disease (MMD) remain elusive. Some inflammatory proteins, such as cyclooxygenase (COX)-2, are believed to be implicated in the development of MMD. So far, the relationship between COX-2 and MMD is poorly understood and reports on the intracranial vessels of MMD patients are scanty. In this study, tiny pieces of middle cerebral artery (MCA) and superficial temporal artery (STA) from 13 MMD patients were surgically harvested. The MCA and STA samples from 5 control patients were also collected by using the same technique. The expression of COX-2 was immunohistochemically detected and the average absorbance (A) of positively-stained areas was measured. High-level COX-2 expression was found in all layers of the MCA samples from all 5 hemorrhagic MMD patients, while positive but weak expression of COX-2 was observed only in the endothelial layer of the MCA samples from most ischemic MMD patients (6/8, 75%). The average A values of COX-2 in the hemorrhagic MMD patients were substantially higher than those in their ischemic counterparts (t=4.632, P=0.001). There was no significant difference in the COX-2 expression among the "gender" groups, or "radiographic grade" groups, or "lesion location" groups (P>0.05 for all). The COX-2 expression was detected neither in the MCA samples from the controls nor in all STA specimens. Our results suggested that COX-2 was up-regulated in the MCA of MMD patients, especially in hemorrhagic MMD patients. We are led to speculate that COX-2 may be involved in the pathogenesis of MMD and even contribute to the hemorrhagic stroke of MMD patients.
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- Jian-Jian Zhang
- Department of Neurosurgery, Zhongnan Hospital of Wuhan University, Wuhan, 430071, China.,Department of Neurosurgery, Tongji Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, 430030, China
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Zhongnan Hospital of Wuhan University, Wuhan, 430071, China.,Department of Neurosurgery, Tongji Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, 430030, China
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Tongji Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, 430030, China
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Tongji Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, 430030, China
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Tongji Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, 430030, China
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Tongji Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, 430030, China
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Tongji Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, 430030, China
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Tongji Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, 430030, China
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Tongji Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, 430030, China
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Tongji Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, 430030, China
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Zhongnan Hospital of Wuhan University, Wuhan, 430071, China. .,Department of Neurosurgery, Tongji Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, 430030, China.
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Moyamoya Disease. Stroke 2016. [DOI: 10.1016/b978-0-323-29544-4.00040-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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Houkin K, Ito M, Sugiyama T, Shichinohe H, Nakayama N, Kazumata K, Kuroda S. Review of past research and current concepts on the etiology of moyamoya disease. Neurol Med Chir (Tokyo) 2013; 52:267-77. [PMID: 22688062 DOI: 10.2176/nmc.52.267] [Citation(s) in RCA: 55] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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Research on moyamoya disease has progressed remarkably in the past several decades. Indeed, many new facts concerning the epidemiology of the disease have been revealed and surgical treatments have been drastically improved. However, despite extensive research, the mechanism of moyamoya disease is still unknown. Consequently, the cardinal treatment of this disease has not yet been developed. For further clarification of its etiology, innovative studies are therefore indispensable. The aim of this paper is to review research on the pathogenesis of moyamoya disease to identify milestones in the direction of its true solution. Many hypotheses of the pathogenesis of moyamoya disease have been proposed in the past half century, including infection (viral and bacterial), autoimmune disorders, proteins abnormality, and gene abnormality. Some of these are now considered to be historical achievements. Others, however, can be still subjected to contemporary research. Currently, several genetic abnormalities are considered to offer the most probable hypothesis. In addition, interesting papers have been presented on the role of the endothelial progenitor cell on the pathogenesis of moyamoya disease. Intuitively, however, it appears that a single theory cannot always explain the pathogenesis of this disease adequately. In other words, the complex mechanism of several factors may comprehensively explain the formation of moyamoya disease. The "double hit hypothesis" is probably the best explanation for the complicated pathology and epidemiology of this disease.
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- Kiyohiro Houkin
- Department of Neurosurgery, Hokkaido University Graduate School of Medicine, Sapporo, Hokkaido, Japan.
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Hwang JW, Yang HM, Lee H, Lee HK, Jeon YT, Kim JE, Lim YJ, Park HP. Predictive factors of symptomatic cerebral hyperperfusion after superficial temporal artery-middle cerebral artery anastomosis in adult patients with moyamoya disease. Br J Anaesth 2012; 110:773-9. [PMID: 23274781 DOI: 10.1093/bja/aes470] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/14/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Symptomatic cerebral hyperperfusion (SCH) is a potential complication after superficial temporal artery-middle cerebral artery (STA-MCA) anastomosis in patients with moyamoya disease. This retrospective study was designed to determine factors associated with SCH after STA-MCA anastomosis in adult moyamoya patients. METHODS Eighty-two adult moyamoya patients undergoing STA-MCA anastomosis between July 2005 and December 2010 were enrolled. Laboratory data such as haemoglobin and white blood cell (WBC) count, preoperative (patient characteristic data, initial clinical manifestation, the angiographic staging), intraoperative (surgical time, the operative side, anaesthetic technique, fluid balance, arterial pressure, arterial partial pressure of carbon dioxide, the lowest haematocrit, and intraoperative transfusion), and postoperative (arterial pressure, Acute Physiology and Chronic Health Evaluation II score) data were collected and used as predictable factors for postoperative SCH, in which a focal intense increase in cerebral blood flow at the anastomosis site was shown in postoperative single-photon emission computed tomography. RESULTS Among 82 patients with 99 surgeries, 39 patients (47 sides, 47%) suffered from transient neurological deterioration due to SCH from 1 to 9 days after operation (median: 2 days), which was sustained for 1-14 days (median: 7 days). The operation on the dominant hemisphere [odds ratio (OR), 5.09; 95% confidence interval (CI), 2.07-12.54, P<0.001] was an independent risk factor for SCH. Also, WBC count on postoperative day 1 was significantly correlated with SCH (OR 1.19; 95%CI, 1.02-1.38, P=0.029). CONCLUSIONS The operation on the dominant hemisphere and increased postoperative WBC count may be associated with SCH after STA-MCA anastomosis in adult-onset moyamoya patients.
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- J W Hwang
- Department of Anaesthesiology and Pain Medicine, Seoul National University Bundang Hospital, Seongnam, Republic of Korea
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Shoukat S, Itrat A, Taqui AM, Zaidi M, Kamal AK. Moyamoya disease: a clinical spectrum, literature review and case series from a tertiary care hospital in Pakistan. BMC Neurol 2009; 9:15. [PMID: 19368734 PMCID: PMC2678270 DOI: 10.1186/1471-2377-9-15] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/29/2008] [Accepted: 04/15/2009] [Indexed: 11/25/2022] Open
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Background Moyamoya is a rare cerebrovascular disease of unknown etiology. The data on moyamoya disease from Pakistan is sparse. We report a case series of 13 patients who presented with moyamoya disease to a tertiary care hospital in Pakistan with a national referral base. Methods We conducted a retrospective review of thirteen patients who presented to The Aga Khan University and diagnosed with "Moyamoya Disease" during the period 1988 – 2006. These patients were identified from existing hospital database via ICD-9 codes. A predesigned questionnaire containing information about clinical presentation, management and neuroimaging was administered to all identified patients. Results There were seven males and six females. Mean age at presentation was 16.5 years and a female predominance was found in the pediatric age group (n = 10, 71.4%). Stroke (n = 11, 84.2%) was the most common presentation with motor deficit being the universal cortical symptom. Fever was a common symptom in the lower age groups (n = 4, 51.7%). Cerebral Angiography and Magnetic Resonance Angiography showed bilateral involvement of the vessels in eleven patients while unilateral in two. Subarachnoid and interventricular haemorrhage appeared in 2(15.4%) adults. Twelve (92.3%) patients were discharged as independent with minor deficits regardless of therapeutic modality. Only three (23.0%) patients underwent surgery whereas the remaining were managed conservatively. Conclusion Physicians when dealing with childhood strokes and characteristic deficits in adult population should consider Moyamoya disease.
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- Sana Shoukat
- Department of Medicine, Aga Khan University, Karachi, Pakistan.
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Clément N, Gueguen M, Glorian M, Blaise R, Andréani M, Brou C, Bausero P, Limon I. Notch3 and IL-1beta exert opposing effects on a vascular smooth muscle cell inflammatory pathway in which NF-kappaB drives crosstalk. J Cell Sci 2008; 120:3352-61. [PMID: 17881497 DOI: 10.1242/jcs.007872] [Citation(s) in RCA: 47] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/24/2022] Open
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Atherogenesis begins with the transfer of monocytes from the lumen to the intimal layer of arteries. The paracrine activity acquired by these monocytes shifts vascular smooth muscle cells from a contractile-quiescent to a secretory-proliferative phenotype, allowing them to survive and migrate in the intima. Transformed and relocated, they also start to produce and/or secrete inflammatory enzymes, converting them into inflammatory cells. Activation of the Notch pathway, a crucial determinant of cell fate, regulates some of the new features acquired by these cells as it triggers vascular smooth muscle cells to grow and inhibits their death and migration. Here, we evaluate whether and how the Notch pathway regulates the cell transition towards an inflammatory or de-differentiated state. Activation of the Notch pathway by the notch ligand Delta1, as well as overexpression of the active form of Notch3, prevents this phenomenon [initiated by interleukin 1beta (IL-1beta)], whereas inhibiting the Notch pathway enhances the transition. IL-1beta decreases the expression of Notch3 and Notch target genes. As shown by using an IkappaBalpha-mutated form, the decrease of Notch3 signaling elements occurs subsequent to dissociation of the NF-kappaB complex. These results demonstrate that the Notch3 pathway is attenuated through NF-kappaB activation, allowing vascular smooth muscle cells to switch into an inflammatory state.
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MESH Headings
- Amyloid Precursor Protein Secretases/antagonists & inhibitors
- Amyloid Precursor Protein Secretases/metabolism
- Animals
- Aorta/anatomy & histology
- Aorta/metabolism
- Biomarkers/metabolism
- Cell Communication/physiology
- Cells, Cultured
- Dinoprostone/metabolism
- Gene Expression Regulation
- Humans
- Immunoglobulin J Recombination Signal Sequence-Binding Protein/genetics
- Immunoglobulin J Recombination Signal Sequence-Binding Protein/metabolism
- Inflammation/metabolism
- Interleukin-1beta/genetics
- Interleukin-1beta/metabolism
- Male
- Muscle Contraction/physiology
- Muscle, Smooth, Vascular/cytology
- Muscle, Smooth, Vascular/metabolism
- Myocytes, Smooth Muscle/cytology
- Myocytes, Smooth Muscle/metabolism
- NF-kappa B/metabolism
- Phospholipases A2/metabolism
- Rats
- Rats, Wistar
- Receptor, Notch3
- Receptors, Notch/genetics
- Receptors, Notch/metabolism
- Signal Transduction/physiology
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- Nathalie Clément
- UMR 7079 de Physiologie et Physiopathologie, Université Pierre et Marie Curie, CNRS, 7 quai Saint-Bernard 75252 Paris, France
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Takagi Y, Kikuta KI, Nozaki K, Fujimoto M, Hayashi J, Imamura H, Hashimoto N. Expression of hypoxia-inducing factor-1 alpha and endoglin in intimal hyperplasia of the middle cerebral artery of patients with Moyamoya disease. Neurosurgery 2007; 60:338-45; discussion 345. [PMID: 17290185 DOI: 10.1227/01.neu.0000249275.87310.ff] [Citation(s) in RCA: 51] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/19/2022] Open
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OBJECTIVE Moyamoya disease (MMD) is a cerebrovascular occlusive disease characterized by progressive stenosis or occlusion at the distal ends of the bilateral internal arteries. In MMD, intimal hyperplasia was previously reported to be found in autopsy samples. In this study focusing on the mechanism of remodeling of the intracranial arterial walls of patients with MMD, we surgically collected tiny pieces of the wall of the middle cerebral artery (MCA) from patients with MMD and analyzed them using histological and immunohistochemical methods. METHODS Twelve patients underwent surgical procedures for treatment of standard indications of MMD at Kyoto University Hospital. Specimens of MCA were obtained from MMD patients during the surgical procedures. Nine MCA samples were also obtained in the same way from control patients. The samples were analyzed by immunohistochemical methods. RESULTS MCA specimens from MMD patients had a thicker intima than those from the control group. In MMD samples, the immunoreactivity indicating hypoxia-inducing factor-1alpha was higher in the endothelium and intima; endoglin expression was also higher in the endothelium. No vascular endothelial growth factor immunoreactivity was detectable in the MMD samples. In addition, transforming growth factor-beta3 immunoreactivity was also detected and was co-localized with that of hypoxia-inducing factor-1alpha and endoglin, mainly in the endothelium. CONCLUSION Our results indicate that the MCA specimens from MMD patients had thicker intimal walls than the specimens from control patients. In addition, hypoxia-inducing factor-1alpha and endoglin were overexpressed in the intima of the MCA of MMD patients.
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- Yasushi Takagi
- Department of Neurosurgery, Kyoto University Graduate School of Medicine, Kyoto, Japan.
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Takagi Y, Kikuta KI, Nozaki K, Hashimoto N. Histological Features of Middle Cerebral Arteries From Patients Treated for Moyamoya Disease. Neurol Med Chir (Tokyo) 2007; 47:1-4. [PMID: 17245006 DOI: 10.2176/nmc.47.1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 99] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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Moyamoya disease (MMD) is a cerebrovascular occlusive disease characterized by progressive stenosis or occlusion at the distal ends of the bilateral internal carotid arteries. Vascular structural changes were previously detected using postmortem specimens. This study investigated 35 specimens of the middle cerebral artery (MCA) from 25 patients undergoing surgical treatment for MMD. Six MCA samples were also obtained from six control subjects. Histological examination showed that MCA specimens from patients with MMD had significantly thinner media and thicker intima than control specimens. In addition, abnormal findings of the internal elastic lamina and eosin-positive deposits in the intima were detected. Medial thinness and intimal hyperplasia occurred in the MCA of patients with MMD.
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- Yasushi Takagi
- Department of Neurosurgery, Kyoto University Graduate School of Medicine, Kyoto, Japan.
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Clément N, Glorian M, Raymondjean M, Andréani M, Limon I. PGE2 amplifies the effects of IL-1beta on vascular smooth muscle cell de-differentiation: a consequence of the versatility of PGE2 receptors 3 due to the emerging expression of adenylyl cyclase 8. J Cell Physiol 2006; 208:495-505. [PMID: 16741924 DOI: 10.1002/jcp.20673] [Citation(s) in RCA: 29] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/07/2022]
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Transition of vascular smooth muscle cells from a contractile/quiescent to a secretory/proliferative phenotype is one of the critical steps in atherosclerosis and is instigated by pro-inflammatory cytokines released from macrophages that have infiltrated into the vascular wall. In most inflammatory diseases, cell activation induced by these compounds leads to a massive production of type E2 prostaglandin (PGE2) which often takes over and even potentiates the pro-inflammatory cytokine-related effects. To evaluate PGE2 incidence on atheroma plaque development, we investigated whether and how this compound could enhance the dedifferentiation of smooth muscle cells initially induced by interleukin-1beta (IL-1beta). To address this issue, we took advantage of vascular smooth muscle cells in primary culture and tracked two markers: PLA2 secretion and alpha-actin filament disorganization. In such a context, we found that PGE2 synergizes with IL-1beta to further enhance the phenotype transition of smooth muscle cells, through cAMP-protein kinase A. As indicated by pharmacological studies, the full PGE2-dependent potentiation of IL-1beta induced PLA2 secretion is associated with a change of regulation exerted by the subtypes 3 G(i)-coupled PGE2 receptors toward adenylyl cyclase(s) activated by the subtype 4 G(s)-linked PGE2 receptor. Whereas on contractile cells, stimulated subtypes 3 inhibit type 4-dependent PLA2 secretion, this negative regulation is switched to positive on IL-1beta-treated cells. Using real time PCR, pharmacological tools and small interfering RNA (siRNA), we demonstrated that the different integration of PGE2 signals depends on the upregulation of calcium/calmodulin stimulable adenylyl cyclase 8.
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- Adenylyl Cyclases/genetics
- Adenylyl Cyclases/metabolism
- Animals
- Aorta, Thoracic
- Cell Differentiation/drug effects
- Cell Differentiation/physiology
- Cells, Cultured
- Cyclic AMP/metabolism
- Dinoprostone/pharmacology
- Drug Synergism
- Gene Expression Regulation, Enzymologic/drug effects
- Interleukin-1/pharmacology
- Male
- Muscle, Smooth, Vascular/cytology
- Muscle, Smooth, Vascular/drug effects
- Muscle, Smooth, Vascular/physiology
- Phospholipases A/genetics
- Phospholipases A/metabolism
- Phospholipases A2
- RNA, Small Interfering/genetics
- Rats
- Receptors, Prostaglandin E/classification
- Receptors, Prostaglandin E/genetics
- Reverse Transcriptase Polymerase Chain Reaction
- Transcription, Genetic/drug effects
- Vasoconstriction/drug effects
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- Nathalie Clément
- UMR 7079 CNRS, Université Pierre et Marie Curie (UPMC-Paris 6), Paris, France
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Takagi Y, Kikuta KI, Sadamasa N, Nozaki K, Hashimoto N. Caspase-3-dependent Apoptosis in Middle Cerebral Arteries in Patients with Moyamoya Disease. Neurosurgery 2006; 59:894-900; discussion 900-1. [PMID: 17038954 DOI: 10.1227/01.neu.0000232771.80339.15] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/19/2022] Open
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OBJECTIVE Moyamoya disease (MMD) is a cerebrovascular occlusive disease characterized by progressive stenosis or occlusion at the distal ends of bilateral internal arteries. In MMD, a decreased number of medial smooth muscle cells in these vessels was previously reported. In this study focusing on the mechanism of remodeling in intracranial arterial walls of patients with MMD, we first collected tiny pieces of the wall of the middle cerebral artery (MCA) from patients with MMD and then analyzed them by immunohistochemical methods. METHODS Ten patients underwent surgical procedures for the treatment of standard indications of MMD at Kyoto University Hospital. Specimens of MCA were obtained from these MMD patients during the surgical procedures. MCA samples were also obtained in the same way from control patients. The samples were analyzed by immunohistochemical methods. RESULTS MCA specimens from MMD patients had a thinner media than control specimens. Immunoreactivities indicating single-stranded DNA and cleaved caspase-3 were higher in MMD samples than in control ones and were located in the smooth muscle cells of the media. CONCLUSION Our results indicate that apoptosis, as evidenced by activated caspase-3, occurred in the media of the MCA of MMD patients. Thus, the MCA specimens from MMD patients had thinner vascular walls than specimens from controls.
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- Yasushi Takagi
- Department of Neurosurgery, Kyoto University, Graduate School of Medicine, Kyoto, Japan.
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Waguespack RW, Cochran A, Belknap JK. Expression of the cyclooxygenase isoforms in the prodromal stage of black walnut-induced laminitis in horses. Am J Vet Res 2005; 65:1724-9. [PMID: 15631041 DOI: 10.2460/ajvr.2004.65.1724] [Citation(s) in RCA: 64] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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OBJECTIVE To compare the levels of mRNA expression of cycooxygenase (COX)-1 and COX-2 in the digital laminae of normal horses and horses in the developmental stages of laminitis experimentally induced by administration of black walnut extract (BWE). SAMPLE POPULATION Samples of mRNA extracted from the digital laminae of 5 control horses and 5 horses at the onset of leukopenia after administration of BWE. PROCEDURE Specimens of laminae were collected from anesthetized horses prior to euthanasia. Expression of COX-1 and COX-2 mRNA in laminae of control and affected horses was evaluated via real-time quantitative polymerase chain reaction techniques. RESULTS Expression of COX-2 mRNA was significantly increased in the BWE-treated group, compared with that in control horses. In contrast to COX-2 regulation, COX-1 mRNA expression was not significantly different between groups. Interestingly, despite consistent clinical signs such as leukopenia in all BWE-treated horses, distinct differences in COX-2 mRNA expression were detected among those 5 horses (compared with values for control horses, the increase in COX-2 mRNA expression ranged from no increase to a 30-fold increase). CONCLUSIONS AND CLINICAL RELEVANCE Results indicated that there was a significant upregulation of COX-2 mRNA expression during the developmental stages of laminitis, with no significant change in expression of the COX-1 isoform. These data appear to provide support for aggressive use of nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs in horses at risk for laminitis; further investigation into the clinical value of selective COX-2 inhibitors for treatment of laminitis in horses appears to be warranted.
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- R Wayne Waguespack
- Department of Clinical Science, College of Veterinary Medicine, Auburn University, Auburn, AL 36849, USA
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Tan EK, Chan LL, Yu GX, Rumpel H, Wilder-Smith E, Wong MC. Vascular parkinsonism in moyamoya: microvascular biopsy and imaging correlates. Ann Neurol 2004; 54:836-40. [PMID: 14681896 DOI: 10.1002/ana.10783] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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We highlight the first case to our knowledge of vascular parkinsonism with angiographic moyamoya and functional imaging correlates. In addition, transmission electron microscopy of the cutaneous vasculature revealed the mean smooth muscle cell layer of the terminal arterioles to be significantly higher compared with ischemic stroke patients classified by vascular risk factors. Smooth muscle cell thickness was also greater in those with small vessel and large vessel strokes compared with cardioembolic strokes. The marked cutaneous arteriolar smooth muscle cell hypertrophy may be a useful surrogate marker for those at risk of developing angiographic moyamoya.
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- Eng-King Tan
- Department of Neurology, Singapore General Hospital, Outram Road, Singapore 169608, Republic of Singapore.
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Antonio V, Janvier B, Brouillet A, Andreani M, Raymondjean M. Oxysterol and 9-cis-retinoic acid stimulate the group IIA secretory phospholipase A2 gene in rat smooth-muscle cells. Biochem J 2003; 376:351-60. [PMID: 12882648 PMCID: PMC1223770 DOI: 10.1042/bj20030098] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/10/2003] [Revised: 07/09/2003] [Accepted: 07/28/2003] [Indexed: 01/26/2023]
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The inflammation that occurs during rheumatoid arthritis or atherosclerosis is characterized by the release of large amounts of sPLA(2) (group IIA secretory phospholipase A(2)). We have shown previously that the sPLA(2) promoter in SMC (smooth-muscle cells) is activated by interleukin-1beta and cAMP-signalling pathways, through the interplay of multiple transcription factors [Antonio, Brouillet, Janvier, Monne, Bereziat, Andreani, and Raymondjean (2002) Biochem. J. 368, 415-424]. In the present study, we have investigated the regulation of sPLA(2) gene expression in rat aortic SMCs by oxysterols. We found that oxysterol ligands that bind to the LXR (liver X receptor), including 25-HC (25-hydroxycholesterol) and 22( R )-HC, cause the accumulation of sPLA(2) mRNA and an increased enzyme activity. Transient transfection experiments demonstrated that the sPLA(2) promoter is synergistically activated by 22( R )-HC in combination with 9- cis -retinoic acid, a ligand for the LXR heterodimeric partner RXR (retinoid X receptor). Promoter activity was also increased in a sterol-responsive fashion when cells were co-transfected with LXRalpha/RXRalpha or LXRbeta/RXRalpha. Mutagenesis studies and gel mobility-shift assays revealed that LXR/RXR heterodimers regulate sPLA(2) transcription directly, by interacting with a degenerated LXRE (LXR response element) at position [-421/-406] of the sPLA(2) promoter. Chromatin immunoprecipitation revealed the in vivo occupancy of LXR on the sPLA(2) promoter. In addition, the orphan nuclear receptor LRH-1 (liver receptor homologue-1) potentiated the sterol-dependent regulation of the sPLA(2) promoter by binding to an identified promoter element (TCAAGGCTG). Finally, we have demonstrated that oxysterols act independent of interleukin-1beta and cAMP pathways to activate the sPLA(2) promoter. In the present study, we have identified a new pathway activating sPLA(2) gene expression in SMCs.
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MESH Headings
- Alitretinoin
- Animals
- Cells, Cultured
- Cyclic AMP/metabolism
- DNA-Binding Proteins
- Enzyme Induction
- Group II Phospholipases A2
- Hydroxycholesterols/pharmacology
- Interleukin-1/pharmacology
- Liver X Receptors
- Muscle, Smooth, Vascular/cytology
- Muscle, Smooth, Vascular/drug effects
- Muscle, Smooth, Vascular/enzymology
- Orphan Nuclear Receptors
- Phospholipases A/biosynthesis
- Phospholipases A/genetics
- Phospholipases A/metabolism
- Phospholipases A2
- Promoter Regions, Genetic
- RNA, Messenger/biosynthesis
- Rats
- Receptors, Cytoplasmic and Nuclear/metabolism
- Receptors, Retinoic Acid/metabolism
- Response Elements
- Retinoid X Receptors
- Transcription Factors/metabolism
- Transcriptional Activation
- Tretinoin/pharmacology
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- Valérie Antonio
- UMR (Unité Mixte de Recherche 7079) Physiologie et Physiopathologie, Université Pierre et Marie Curie, Case courrier 256, Bâtiment A, 5èmeétage, 7 quai St Bernard, 75252 Paris cedex 05, France
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Soriano SG, Cowan DB, Proctor MR, Scott RM. Levels of Soluble Adhesion Molecules Are Elevated in the Cerebrospinal Fluid of Children with Moyamoya Syndrome. Neurosurgery 2002. [DOI: 10.1227/00006123-200203000-00022] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/19/2022] Open
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Soriano SG, Cowan DB, Proctor MR, Scott RM. Levels of soluble adhesion molecules are elevated in the cerebrospinal fluid of children with moyamoya syndrome. Neurosurgery 2002; 50:544-9. [PMID: 11841722 DOI: 10.1097/00006123-200203000-00022] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/26/2022] Open
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OBJECTIVE The pathogenesis of moyamoya syndrome is unknown; however, previous studies suggested an inflammatory component. Because adhesion molecules mediate inflammation during cerebral ischemia, we measured the levels of soluble isoforms of the endothelial adhesion molecules vascular cell adhesion molecule Type 1, intercellular adhesion molecule Type 1, and E-selectin in serum and cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) samples from children with moyamoya syndrome. METHODS Serum and CSF samples were obtained from children with moyamoya syndrome (n = 20) and patients with congenital spinal deformities (n = 20). Soluble vascular cell adhesion molecule Type 1, intercellular adhesion molecule Type 1, and E-selectin levels were measured in enzyme-linked immunoassays. The correlation between the levels of soluble adhesion molecules and the Suzuki angiographic classification was analyzed. CSF/serum albumin index values were also measured, to determine the integrity of the blood-brain barrier. RESULTS Compared with the control group, children with moyamoya syndrome exhibited significantly elevated CSF levels of soluble vascular cell adhesion molecule Type 1, intercellular adhesion molecule Type 1, and E-selectin. The albumin index for the moyamoya group was 9, which was significantly higher than that for the control group. However, there were no differences in the serum levels of the three soluble adhesion molecules and no correlations between age, Suzuki classification, and serum and CSF levels of adhesion molecules. CONCLUSION Our study demonstrates increased CSF levels of soluble endothelial adhesion molecules, suggesting that children with moyamoya syndrome have ongoing central nervous system inflammation, with slight impairment of the blood-brain barrier. These soluble adhesion molecules may be clinically useful as indicators of this inflammatory process and may provide some insight into this enigmatic disease process.
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- Sulpicio G Soriano
- Department of Anesthesia Anesthesia and Critical Care Laboratory, Children's Hospital and Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts 02115, USA.
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Fontaine GL, Belknap JK, Allen D, Moore JN, Kroll DL. Expression of interleukin-1beta in the digital laminae of horses in the prodromal stage of experimentally induced laminitis. Am J Vet Res 2001; 62:714-20. [PMID: 11341391 DOI: 10.2460/ajvr.2001.62.714] [Citation(s) in RCA: 80] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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OBJECTIVE To study expression of interleukin-1beta (IL-1beta) in the digital laminae of horses in the prodromal stage of experimentally induced laminitis. ANIMALS 8 healthy adult horses with no signs of laminitis. PROCEDURES Black walnut extract was administered via nasogastric tube to 4 horses, and water was administered to the remaining 4 (controls). Complete blood counts and physical examinations were performed every 30 minutes after administration of black walnut extract or water. General anesthesia was induced when total WBC count decreased by 30% in horses given the black walnut extract and 3 hours after water administration in control horses. The left forefoot was perfusion fixed with neutral-buffered 10% formalin, and paraffin-embedded sections of the digit were used for in situ hybridization with an equine-specific IL-1beta probe. RESULTS IL-1beta mRNA expression was observed in perivascular cells of the small laminar venules and capillaries in all 4 horses given black walnut extract and in interstitial cells remote from the microvasculature in 1 of the 4. Other cellular components of the laminar tissue and cellular components of the digital arterioles and veins did not exhibit IL-1beta mRNA expression. Expression of IL-1beta mRNA was not detected in laminae from control horses. CONCLUSIONS AND CLINICAL RELEVANCE Results suggest that IL-1beta mRNA is expressed by perivascular cells in the laminar tissues of horses in the prodromal stage of experimentally induced laminitis. This provides evidence of an inflammatory process during the prodromal stage of laminitis, indicating that local digital proinflammatory cytokine expression may be an initiating factor in laminitis.
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- G L Fontaine
- Department of Large Animal Surgery and Medicine, College of Veterinary Medicine, Auburn University, AL 36849, USA
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Lim JW, Kim H, Kim KH. Nuclear factor-kappaB regulates cyclooxygenase-2 expression and cell proliferation in human gastric cancer cells. J Transl Med 2001; 81:349-60. [PMID: 11310828 DOI: 10.1038/labinvest.3780243] [Citation(s) in RCA: 143] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/13/2023] Open
Abstract
Nuclear factor-kappaB (NF-kappaB) is a transcriptional regulator of inducible expression of genes including cyclooxygenase-2 (COX-2), regulating cell proliferation. NF-kappaB is kept silent in the cytoplasm via interaction with the inhibitory protein IkappaBalpha and transmigrated into the nucleus upon activation. However, constitutive NF-kappaB has been found in the nucleus of some cancer cells. We investigated the role of NF-kappaB in COX-2 expression and cell proliferation in human gastric cancer AGS cells. AGS cells were treated with antisense oligodeoxynucleotide (AS ODN) or sense oligodeoxynucleotide (S ODN) for the NF-kappaB subunit p50, or they were transfected with a mutated IkappaBalpha gene (MAD-3 mutant) or a control vector, pcDNA-3. AGS cells were treated with COX-2 inhibitors such as indomethacine and NS-398 or prostaglandin E2. mRNA expression for COX-2, and protein levels for p50, IkappaBalpha, and COX-2 were determined by reverse transcription polymerase chain reaction and Western blot analysis. The NF-kappaB levels were examined by electrophoretic mobility shift assay. Thromboxane B2 (TXB2) and 6-keto-prostaglandin F1alpha (6-keto-PGF1alpha) levels were determined by enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay. Cell proliferation was assessed by viable cell counting, [3H] thymidine incorporation, and colony formation. The nuclear level of p50 decreased in AGS cells treated with AS ODN. The IkappaBa mutant was observed in cells transfected with the mutated IkappaBa gene. NF-kappaB was inhibited in cells treated with AS ODN or transfected with the mutated IkappaBalpha gene, compared with the cells treated with S ODN or transfected with control vector. Cell proliferation, mRNA expression and protein level of COX-2, and production of TXB2 and 6-keto-PGF1alpha were inhibited in cells treated with AS ODN or transfected with the mutated IkappaBalpha gene, which had lower NF-kappaB levels than cells treated with S ODN or transfected with control vector. COX-2 inhibitors suppressed cell proliferation and production of TXB2 and 6-keto-PGF1alpha, in a dose-dependant manner. Prostaglandin E2 prevented the inhibition of proliferation in cells treated with AS ODN or transfected with the mutated IkappaBalpha gene. In conclusion, NF-kappaB mediates COX-2 expression, which may be related to cell proliferation, in human gastric cancer cells.
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Affiliation(s)
- J W Lim
- Department of Pharmacology and Institute of Gastroenterology, Brain Korea 21 Project for Medical Sciences, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul
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