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Varma S, Sullivan K, DiCarlo J, Coromilas A, Staller K, Dougan M. The Development of Persistent Gastrointestinal Symptoms in Patients With Melanoma Who Have Had an Immune Checkpoint Inhibitor-Related Gastrointestinal Toxicity. Clin Transl Gastroenterol 2024:01720094-990000000-00288. [PMID: 38995215 DOI: 10.14309/ctg.0000000000000746] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/15/2024] [Accepted: 06/27/2024] [Indexed: 07/13/2024] Open
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INTRODUCTION Immune-related adverse events (irAE) secondary to immune checkpoint inhibitors (ICI) have gastrointestinal (GI) manifestations, including gastritis, enteritis, and/or colitis. The long-term sequelae of ICI-associated GI toxicities (GI-irAE), particularly the development of disorders of gut-brain interaction, are not well known. We characterized the incidence of persistent GI symptoms after GI-irAE. METHODS This is a retrospective study of adults with melanoma treated with ICI and diagnosed with GI-irAE at our institution from 2013 to 2021. All patients had endoscopic and histologic evidence of GI-irAE. The primary outcome was incidence of persistent GI symptoms (diarrhea, abdominal pain, bloating, constipation, fecal incontinence, nausea, vomiting) after resolution of GI-irAE. Hazard ratios evaluated the association between parameters and time to persistent GI symptoms. RESULTS One hundred four patients with melanoma (90% stage IV disease) and GI-irAE met inclusion criteria. Thirty-four percent received anti-cytotoxic T lymphocyte-associated protein-4 therapy, 33% anti-programmed death-1, and 34% dual therapy. Patients were treated for GI-irAE for an average of 9 ± 6 weeks. Twenty-eight (27%) patients developed persistent GI symptoms 1.6 ± 0.8 years after GI-irAE. The most common symptom was constipation (17%), followed by bloating (8%) and diarrhea (5%). Over 453 person-years, the incident rate was 6.2% per 100 person-years. Use of cytotoxic T lymphocyte-associated protein-4 single or dual therapy was associated with a 3.51× risk of persistent GI symptoms (95% confidence interval 1.20-10.23). DISCUSSION In this cohort of melanoma patients who experienced GI-irAE, 26% developed persistent GI symptoms, most frequently constipation. Future studies should characterize the GI sequelae after GI-irAE, which may shed light on disorders of gut-brain interaction pathogenesis and improve the lives of cancer survivors.
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- Sanskriti Varma
- Division of Gastroenterology, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
- Division of Gastroenterology, Massachusetts General Hospital, Center for Neurointestinal Health, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
- Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
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- Division of Gastroenterology, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
- Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
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- Division of Gastroenterology, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
- Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
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- Department of Dermatology, NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital, Columbia University Irving Medical Center, New York City, New York, USA
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- Division of Gastroenterology, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
- Division of Gastroenterology, Massachusetts General Hospital, Center for Neurointestinal Health, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
- Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
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- Division of Gastroenterology, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
- Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
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Waldstein KA, Ganama M, Varga SM, Tilley S, Hua X. Topical Adenosine Inhibits Inflammation and Mucus Production in Viral Acute Rhinosinusitis. Laryngoscope 2023; 133:2095-2103. [PMID: 36576070 PMCID: PMC10300229 DOI: 10.1002/lary.30541] [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: 10/17/2022] [Revised: 11/22/2022] [Accepted: 12/08/2022] [Indexed: 12/29/2022]
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OBJECTIVE Viral acute rhinosinusitis (ARS) is the leading cause of work and school absence and antibiotic over-prescription. There are limited treatment options available to ameliorate the symptoms caused by viral ARS. We have previously demonstrated that topical adenosine treatment enhances mucociliary clearance in the sino-nasal tract. Here, we assessed the therapeutic potential of topical adenosine in a mouse model of viral ARS. METHODS The effect of topical adenosine on inflammatory response and mucin gene expression was examined in a mouse model of viral ARS induced by respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) nasal-only infection. We also investigated the inflammatory effect of both endogenous and exogenous adenosine in the sino-nasal tract. RESULTS Topical adenosine significantly inhibited the expression of pro-inflammatory cytokines, goblet hyperplasia, mucin expression, and cell damage in the nose of mice with viral ARS. This treatment did not prolong virus clearance. This inhibitory effect was primarily mediated by the A2A adenosine receptor (AR). Although previous studies have shown that adenosine induces a robust inflammatory response in the lungs, neither endogenous nor exogenous adenosine produced inflammation in the sino-nasal tract. Instead, exogenous adenosine inhibited the baseline expression of TNF and IL-1β in the nose. Additionally, baseline expression of ARs was lower in the nose than that in the trachea and lungs. CONCLUSION We demonstrated that intranasal adenosine administration effectively decreased inflammation and mucus production in a mouse model of viral ARS. LEVEL OF EVIDENCE N/A Laryngoscope, 133:2095-2103, 2023.
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- Kody A. Waldstein
- Interdisciplinary Graduate Program in Immunology, University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA 52242, USA
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- Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA 52242, USA
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- Interdisciplinary Graduate Program in Immunology, University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA 52242, USA
- Department of Microbiology and Immunology, University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA 52242, USA
- Department of Pathology, University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA 52242, USA
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- Department of Medicine, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC 27514
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- Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA 52242, USA
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Cui QN, Stein LM, Fortin SM, Hayes MR. The role of glia in the physiology and pharmacology of glucagon-like peptide-1: implications for obesity, diabetes, neurodegeneration and glaucoma. Br J Pharmacol 2022; 179:715-726. [PMID: 34519040 PMCID: PMC8820182 DOI: 10.1111/bph.15683] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 14.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/04/2021] [Revised: 08/17/2021] [Accepted: 08/27/2021] [Indexed: 11/28/2022] Open
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The medical applications of glucagon-like peptide-1 receptor (GLP-1R) agonists is evergrowing in scope, highlighting the urgent need for a comprehensive understanding of the mechanisms through which GLP-1R activation impacts physiology and behaviour. A new area of research aims to elucidate the role GLP-1R signalling in glia, which play a role in regulating energy balance, glycemic control, neuroinflammation and oxidative stress. Once controversial, existing evidence now suggests that subsets of glia (e.g. microglia, tanycytes and astrocytes) and infiltrating macrophages express GLP-1Rs. In this review, we discuss the implications of these findings, with particular focus on the effectiveness of both clinically available and novel GLP-1R agonists for treating metabolic and neurodegenerative diseases, enhancing cognition and combating substance abuse. LINKED ARTICLES: This article is part of a themed issue on GLP1 receptor ligands (BJP 75th Anniversary). To view the other articles in this section visit http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/bph.v179.4/issuetoc.
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- Qi N. Cui
- Scheie Eye InstitutePhiladelphiaPennsylvaniaUSA
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- Department of Psychiatry, Perelman School of MedicineUniversity of PennsylvaniaPhiladelphiaPennsylvaniaUSA
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- Department of Psychiatry, Perelman School of MedicineUniversity of PennsylvaniaPhiladelphiaPennsylvaniaUSA
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- Department of Psychiatry, Perelman School of MedicineUniversity of PennsylvaniaPhiladelphiaPennsylvaniaUSA
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Nashawi M, Sheikh O, Battisha A, Ghali A, Chilton R. Neural tone and cardio-renal outcomes in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus: a review of the literature with a focus on SGLT2 inhibitors. Heart Fail Rev 2020; 26:643-652. [PMID: 33169337 DOI: 10.1007/s10741-020-10046-w] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 10/19/2020] [Indexed: 12/18/2022]
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Recent clinical trials involving the systemic effects of sodium-glucose cotransporter 2 inhibitors (SGLT2i) have revealed beneficial outcomes pertaining to the microvascular sequelae of type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) such as nephropathy, as well as macrovascular effects such as major adverse cardiovascular effects (MACE). Such findings have spurred the elevation of these agents to level A-tiers of recommendation within clinical guidelines addressing the management of complicated T2DM. While the mechanisms of SGLTi (-flozin drugs) are still being elucidated, a paucity of data exists within the literature appraising the role of neuromodulation and associated mechanisms in the aforementioned outcome studies. Given the role of the nervous system in orchestrating the pathologic processes that hamper cardio-renal status, insight into this topic offers an expanded perspective on T2DM. In this review we investigate the mechanisms by which SGLTi improve cardio-renal function in T2DM patients with emphases on neural tone and nervous system physiology.
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- Mouhamed Nashawi
- Division of Medicine-Cardiology, UT Health San Antonio, 7872, 7703 Floyd Curl Drive, San Antonio, TX, 78229, USA.
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- Division of Medicine-Cardiology, UT Health San Antonio, 7872, 7703 Floyd Curl Drive, San Antonio, TX, 78229, USA
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- Department of Internal Medicine, University of Massachusetts Medical School-Bay State, 759 Chestnut Street, Springfield, MA, 01199, USA
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- Division of Medicine-Cardiology, UT Health San Antonio, 7872, 7703 Floyd Curl Drive, San Antonio, TX, 78229, USA
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- Division of Medicine-Cardiology, UT Health San Antonio, 7872, 7703 Floyd Curl Drive, San Antonio, TX, 78229, USA
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O'Reilly ML, Tom VJ. Neuroimmune System as a Driving Force for Plasticity Following CNS Injury. Front Cell Neurosci 2020; 14:187. [PMID: 32792908 PMCID: PMC7390932 DOI: 10.3389/fncel.2020.00187] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/07/2020] [Accepted: 05/29/2020] [Indexed: 12/15/2022] Open
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Following an injury to the central nervous system (CNS), spontaneous plasticity is observed throughout the neuraxis and affects multiple key circuits. Much of this spontaneous plasticity can elicit beneficial and deleterious functional outcomes, depending on the context of plasticity and circuit affected. Injury-induced activation of the neuroimmune system has been proposed to be a major factor in driving this plasticity, as neuroimmune and inflammatory factors have been shown to influence cellular, synaptic, structural, and anatomical plasticity. Here, we will review the mechanisms through which the neuroimmune system mediates plasticity after CNS injury. Understanding the role of specific neuroimmune factors in driving adaptive and maladaptive plasticity may offer valuable therapeutic insight into how to promote adaptive plasticity and/or diminish maladaptive plasticity, respectively.
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- Micaela L O'Reilly
- Department of Neurobiology and Anatomy, Marion Murray Spinal Cord Research Center, Drexel University College of Medicine, Philadelphia, PA, United States
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- Department of Neurobiology and Anatomy, Marion Murray Spinal Cord Research Center, Drexel University College of Medicine, Philadelphia, PA, United States
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Recent studies have clarified the interaction between nervous systems and immunity regarding the manner in which local inflammation is regulated and systemic homeostasis is maintained. The cholinergic anti-inflammatory pathway (CAP) is a neuroimmune pathway activated by vagus nerve stimulation. Following afferent vagus nerve stimulation, signals are transmitted to immune cells in the spleen, including β2-adrenergic receptor-positive CD4-positive T cells and α7 nicotinic acetylcholine receptor-expressing macrophages. These immune cells release the neurotransmitters norepinephrine and acetylcholine, inducing a series of reactions that reduce proinflammatory cytokines, relieving inflammation. CAP contributes to various inflammatory diseases such as endotoxemia, rheumatoid arthritis, and inflammatory bowel disease. Moreover, emerging studies have revealed that vagus nerve stimulation ameliorates kidney damage in an animal model of acute kidney injury. These studies suggest that the link between the nervous system and kidneys is associated with the pathophysiology of kidney injury. Here, we review the current knowledge of the neuroimmune circuit and kidney disease, as well as potential for therapeutic strategies based on this knowledge for treating kidney disease in clinical settings.
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- Yasuna Nakamura
- Division of Nephrology and Endocrinology, The University of Tokyo Graduate School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan
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- Division of CKD Pathophysiology, The University of Tokyo Graduate School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan
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Rogers RC, Hasser EM, Hermann GE. Thrombin action on astrocytes in the hindbrain of the rat disrupts glycemic and respiratory control. Am J Physiol Regul Integr Comp Physiol 2020; 318:R1068-R1077. [PMID: 32320636 PMCID: PMC7311679 DOI: 10.1152/ajpregu.00033.2020] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/12/2020] [Revised: 03/30/2020] [Accepted: 04/21/2020] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
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Severe trauma can produce a postinjury "metabolic self-destruction" characterized by catabolic metabolism and hyperglycemia. The severity of the hyperglycemia is highly correlated with posttrauma morbidity and mortality. Although no mechanism has been posited to connect severe trauma with a loss of autonomic control over metabolism, traumatic injury causes other failures of autonomic function, notably, gastric stasis and ulceration ("Cushing's ulcer"), which has been connected with the generation of thrombin. Our previous studies established that proteinase-activated receptors (PAR1; "thrombin receptors") located on astrocytes in the autonomically critical nucleus of the solitary tract (NST) can modulate gastric control circuit neurons to cause gastric stasis. Hindbrain astrocytes have also been implicated as important detectors of low glucose or glucose utilization. When activated, these astrocytes communicate with hindbrain catecholamine neurons that, in turn, trigger counterregulatory responses (CRR). There may be a convergence between the effects of thrombin to derange hindbrain gastrointestinal control and the hindbrain circuitry that initiates CRR to increase glycemia in reaction to critical hypoglycemia. Our results suggest that thrombin acts within the NST to increase glycemia through an astrocyte-dependent mechanism. Blockade of purinergic gliotransmission pathways interrupted the effect of thrombin to increase glycemia. Our studies also revealed that thrombin, acting in the NST, produced a rapid, dramatic, and potentially lethal suppression of respiratory rhythm that was also a function of purinergic gliotransmission. These results suggest that the critical connection between traumatic injury and a general collapse of autonomic regulation involves thrombin action on astrocytes.
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- Richard C Rogers
- Autonomic Neurosciences Laboratory, Pennington Biomedical Research Center, Baton Rouge, Louisiana
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- Biomedical Sciences, Dalton Cardiovascular Research Center, University of Missouri, Columbia, Missouri
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- Autonomic Neurosciences Laboratory, Pennington Biomedical Research Center, Baton Rouge, Louisiana
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Hasegawa S, Inoue T, Inagi R. Neuroimmune interactions and kidney disease. Kidney Res Clin Pract 2019; 38:282-294. [PMID: 31422643 PMCID: PMC6727900 DOI: 10.23876/j.krcp.19.014] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/05/2019] [Revised: 05/28/2019] [Accepted: 06/02/2019] [Indexed: 12/15/2022] Open
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The autonomic nervous system plays critical roles in maintaining homeostasis in humans, directly regulating inflammation by altering the activity of the immune system. The cholinergic anti-inflammatory pathway is a well-studied neuroimmune interaction involving the vagus nerve. CD4-positive T cells expressing β2 adrenergic receptors and macrophages expressing the alpha 7 subunit of the nicotinic acetylcholine receptor in the spleen receive neurotransmitters such as norepinephrine and acetylcholine and are key mediators of the cholinergic anti-inflammatory pathway. Recent studies have demonstrated that vagus nerve stimulation, ultrasound, and restraint stress elicit protective effects against renal ischemia-reperfusion injury. These protective effects are induced primarily via activation of the cholinergic anti-inflammatory pathway. In addition to these immunological roles, nervous systems are directly related to homeostasis of renal physiology. Whole-kidney three-dimensional visualization using the tissue clearing technique CUBIC (clear, unobstructed brain/body imaging cocktails and computational analysis) has illustrated that renal sympathetic nerves are primarily distributed around arteries in the kidneys and denervated after ischemia-reperfusion injury. In contrast, artificial renal sympathetic denervation has a protective effect against kidney disease progression in murine models. Further studies are needed to elucidate how neural networks are involved in progression of kidney disease.
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- Sho Hasegawa
- Division of Nephrology and Endocrinology, University of Tokyo Graduate School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan.,Division of CKD Pathophysiology, University of Tokyo Graduate School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan
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- Division of CKD Pathophysiology, University of Tokyo Graduate School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan
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- Division of CKD Pathophysiology, University of Tokyo Graduate School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan
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Inoue T, Tanaka S, Rosin DL, Okusa MD. Bioelectronic Approaches to Control Neuroimmune Interactions in Acute Kidney Injury. Cold Spring Harb Perspect Med 2019; 9:a034231. [PMID: 30126836 PMCID: PMC6546041 DOI: 10.1101/cshperspect.a034231] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/17/2022]
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Recent studies have shown renal protective effects of bioelectric approaches, including ultrasound treatment, electrical vagus nerve stimulation, and optogenetic brainstem C1 neuron stimulation. The renal protection acquired by all three modalities was lost in splenectomized mice and/or α7 subunit of the nicotinic acetylcholine receptor-deficient mice. C1 neuron-mediated renal protection was blocked by β2-adrenergic receptor antagonist. These findings indicate that all three methods commonly, at least partially, activate the cholinergic anti-inflammatory pathway, a well-studied neuroimmune pathway. In this article, we summarize the current understanding of neuroimmune axis-mediated kidney protection in preclinical models of acute kidney injury by these three modalities. Examination of the differences among these three modalities might lead to a further elucidation of the neuroimmune axis involved in renal protection and is of interest for developing new therapeutic approaches.
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- Tsuyoshi Inoue
- Division of Nephrology and Center for Immunity, Inflammation, and Regenerative Medicine, University of Virginia Health System, Charlottesville, Virginia 22908
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- Division of Nephrology and Center for Immunity, Inflammation, and Regenerative Medicine, University of Virginia Health System, Charlottesville, Virginia 22908
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- Department of Pharmacology, University of Virginia Health System Charlottesville, Virginia 22908
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- Division of Nephrology and Center for Immunity, Inflammation, and Regenerative Medicine, University of Virginia Health System, Charlottesville, Virginia 22908
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Raikhelson KL, Kondrashina EA. Ademethionine in the treatment of fatigue in liver diseases: a systematic review. TERAPEVT ARKH 2019; 91:134-142. [DOI: 10.26442/00403660.2019.02.000130] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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Fatigue has a significant effect on the condition of patients with liver disease. Ademethionine is considered one of the most promising drugs for its treatment. Aim. To systematize the published data on the treatment of hepatogenic fatigue with аdemethionine. Materials and methods. Search was performed using databases PubMed, EMBASE, Embase®, Medline®, eLIBRARY.ru, published in 1952-2018. Results and discussion. 16 articles were found on the use of ademethionine in liver diseases and the assessment of the dynamics of the symptom of fatigue, including 1 double-blind, randomized, placebo-controlled study, 3 open randomized studies; most of the works were multicenter open observation programs. The studies included 3238 patients (of which 2820 were included in the final data analysis) and a wide range of liver diseases: alcoholic liver disease, nonalcoholic fatty liver disease, primary biliary cholangitis, primary sclerosing cholangitis, cirrhosis of different causes, viral hepatitis, drug-induced liver injury. Different doses, routes of administration of аdemethionine and the duration of the course were used. Conclusions. Ademethionine, regardless of the route of administration, is effective in the treatment of fatigue due to different liver disease in the short and long term. The dose-dependent effect of the drug and the possibility of maintaining post-effect after end of the treatment course should be assumed, but this requires further study in randomized clinical trials.
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Swain MG, Jones DEJ. Fatigue in chronic liver disease: New insights and therapeutic approaches. Liver Int 2019; 39:6-19. [PMID: 29935104 DOI: 10.1111/liv.13919] [Citation(s) in RCA: 43] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/09/2018] [Accepted: 06/20/2018] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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The management of fatigue associated with chronic liver disease is a complex and major clinical challenge. Although fatigue can complicate many chronic diseases, it is particularly common in diseases with an inflammatory component. Fatigue can have both peripheral (i.e., neuromuscular) and central (i.e., resulting from changes in neurotransmission within the brain) causes. However, fatigue in chronic liver disease has strong social/contextual components and is often associated with behavioural alterations including depression and anxiety. Given the increasing awareness of patient-reported outcomes as important components of treatment outcomes and clinical research, there is a growing need to better understand and manage this poorly understood yet debilitating symptom. Although several pathophysiological mechanisms for explaining the development of fatigue have been generated, our understanding of fatigue in patients with chronic liver disease remains incomplete. A better understanding of the pathways and neurotransmitter systems involved may provide specific directed therapies. Currently, the management of fatigue in chronic liver disease can involve a combined use of methods to beneficially alter behavioural components and pharmacological interventions, of which several treatments have potential for the improved management of fatigue in chronic liver disease. However, evidence and consensus are lacking on the best approach and the most appropriate biochemical target(s) whilst clinical trials to address this issue have been few and limited by small sample size. In this review, we outline current understanding of the impact of fatigue and related symptoms in chronic liver disease, discuss theories of pathogenesis, and examine current and emerging approaches to its treatment.
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- Mark G Swain
- Calgary Liver Unit, Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Cumming School of Medicine, University of Calgary, Calgary, AB, Canada
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- Institute of Cellular Medicine, University of Newcastle, Newcastle upon Tyne, UK
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Yamamoto K, Okui R, Yamatodani A. Effects of a histamine H 4 receptor antagonist on cisplatin-induced anorexia in mice. Neurosci Lett 2018; 676:103-107. [PMID: 29655943 DOI: 10.1016/j.neulet.2018.04.019] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/12/2018] [Revised: 04/07/2018] [Accepted: 04/10/2018] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Cancer chemotherapy often induces gastrointestinal symptoms such as anorexia, nausea, and vomiting. Antiemetic agents are effective in inhibiting nausea and vomiting, but patients still experience anorexia. We previously reported that chemotherapeutic agent-induced anorexia is associated with an increase of inflammatory cytokines. Other studies also reported that antagonism of the histamine H4 receptor is anti-inflammatory. In this study, we investigated the involvement of the H4 receptor in the development of chemotherapy-induced anorexia in mice. Cisplatin-induced anorexia occurred within 24 h of its administration and continued for 3 days. The early phase (day 1), but not the delayed phase (days 2 and 3), of anorexia was inhibited by the daily injection of a 5-HT3 receptor antagonist (granisetron). However, a corticosteroid (dexamethasone) or selective H4 receptor antagonist (JNJ7777120) abolished the delayed phases of anorexia. Cisplatin significantly increased TNF-α mRNA expression in the hypothalamus and spleen, and the period of expression increase paralleled the onset period of anorexia. In addition, pretreatment with JNJ7777120 completely inhibited the increased expression. These results suggest that TNF-α mRNA expression via H4 receptors may contribute to the development of cisplatin-induced anorexia, and that H4 receptor antagonists are potentially useful treatments.
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- Kouichi Yamamoto
- Department of Medical Science and Technology, Division of Health Sciences, Graduate School of Medicine, Osaka University, Yamadaoka 1-7, Suita, Osaka, 565-0871, Japan.
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- Department of Medical Science and Technology, Division of Health Sciences, Graduate School of Medicine, Osaka University, Yamadaoka 1-7, Suita, Osaka, 565-0871, Japan
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- Professor Emeritus, Osaka University, Yamadaoka 2-2, Suita, Osaka, 565-0871, Japan
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Okusa MD, Rosin DL, Tracey KJ. Targeting neural reflex circuits in immunity to treat kidney disease. Nat Rev Nephrol 2017; 13:669-680. [PMID: 28970585 PMCID: PMC6049817 DOI: 10.1038/nrneph.2017.132] [Citation(s) in RCA: 55] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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Neural pathways regulate immunity and inflammation via the inflammatory reflex and specific molecular targets can be modulated by stimulating neurons. Neuroimmunomodulation by nonpharmacological methods is emerging as a novel therapeutic strategy for inflammatory diseases, including kidney diseases and hypertension. Electrical stimulation of vagus neurons or treatment with pulsed ultrasound activates the cholinergic anti-inflammatory pathway (CAP) and protects mice from acute kidney injury (AKI). Direct innervation of the kidney, by afferent and efferent neurons, might have a role in modulating and responding to inflammation in various diseases, either locally or by providing feedback to regions of the central nervous system that are important in the inflammatory reflex pathway. Increased sympathetic drive to the kidney has a role in the pathogenesis of hypertension, and selective modulation of neuroimmune interactions in the kidney could potentially be more effective for lowering blood pressure and treating inflammatory kidney diseases than renal denervation. Use of optogenetic tools for selective stimulation of specific neurons has enabled the identification of neural circuits in the brain that modulate kidney function via activation of the CAP. In this Review we discuss evidence for a role of neural circuits in the control of renal inflammation as well as the therapeutic potential of targeting these circuits in the settings of AKI, kidney fibrosis and hypertension.
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- Mark D Okusa
- Division of Nephrology, Center for Immunity, Inflammation and Regenerative Medicine, PO Box 800133, 1300 Jefferson Park Avenue - West Complex, 5 th floor, Charlottesville, Virginia 22908-0133, USA
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- Department of Pharmacology, PO Box 800735, 1304 Jefferson Park Avenue, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, Virginia 22908-0735, USA
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- Center for Biomedical Science and Center for Bioelectronic Medicine, The Feinstein Institute for Medical Research, Northwell Health, 350 Community Drive, Manhasset, New York 11030, USA
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Inoue T, Tanaka S, Okusa MD. Neuroimmune Interactions in Inflammation and Acute Kidney Injury. Front Immunol 2017; 8:945. [PMID: 28848551 PMCID: PMC5552660 DOI: 10.3389/fimmu.2017.00945] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/15/2017] [Accepted: 07/24/2017] [Indexed: 01/17/2023] Open
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Inflammation contributes to the pathogenesis of a wide variety of disorders including kidney diseases. Recent advances have shown that neural pathways are able to regulate immunity and inflammation. The cholinergic anti-inflammatory pathway (CAP) is a well-studied neural circuit involving the vagus nerve that is thought to contribute to the response to inflammatory disorders. Expression of receptors for neurotransmitters is found in some immune cells, including β2 adrenergic receptors on CD4 T cells and alpha 7 subunit of the nicotinic acetylcholine (ACh) receptor on macrophages. Once nerves are activated, neurotransmitters such as norepinephrine and ACh are released at nerve terminals, and the neurotransmitters can activate immune cells located in close proximity to the nerve terminals. Thus, vagus nerve stimulation induces activation of immune cells, leading to an anti-inflammatory response. Recent studies demonstrate a non-pharmacological organ protective effect of electrical nerve stimulation, pulsed ultrasound treatment, or optogenetic C1 neuron activation. These modalities are thought to activate the CAP and attenuate inflammation. In this review, we will focus on the current understanding of the mechanisms regarding neuroimmune interactions with a particular focus on inflammation associated with kidney disease.
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- Tsuyoshi Inoue
- Division of Nephrology, Center for Immunity, Inflammation, and Regenerative Medicine, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA, United States
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- Division of Nephrology, Center for Immunity, Inflammation, and Regenerative Medicine, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA, United States
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- Division of Nephrology, Center for Immunity, Inflammation, and Regenerative Medicine, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA, United States
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Astrocytes Regulate GLP-1 Receptor-Mediated Effects on Energy Balance. J Neurosci 2016; 36:3531-40. [PMID: 27013681 DOI: 10.1523/jneurosci.3579-15.2016] [Citation(s) in RCA: 76] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/26/2015] [Accepted: 02/02/2016] [Indexed: 01/19/2023] Open
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UNLABELLED Astrocytes are well established modulators of extracellular glutamate, but their direct influence on energy balance-relevant behaviors is largely understudied. As the anorectic effects of glucagon-like peptide-1 receptor (GLP-1R) agonists are partly mediated by central modulation of glutamatergic signaling, we tested the hypothesis that astrocytic GLP-1R signaling regulates energy balance in rats. Central or peripheral administration of a fluorophore-labeled GLP-1R agonist, exendin-4, localizes within astrocytes and neurons in the nucleus tractus solitarius (NTS), a hindbrain nucleus critical for energy balance control. This effect is mediated by GLP-1R, as the uptake of systemically administered fluorophore-tagged exendin-4 was blocked by central pretreatment with the competitive GLP-1R antagonist exendin-(9-39). Ex vivo analyses show prolonged exendin-4-induced activation (live cell calcium signaling) of NTS astrocytes and neurons; these effects are also attenuated by exendin-(9-39), indicating mediation by the GLP-1R. In vitro analyses show that the application of GLP-1R agonists increases cAMP levels in astrocytes. Immunohistochemical analyses reveal that endogenous GLP-1 axons form close synaptic apposition with NTS astrocytes. Finally, pharmacological inhibition of NTS astrocytes attenuates the anorectic and body weight-suppressive effects of intra-NTS GLP-1R activation. Collectively, data demonstrate a role for NTS astrocytic GLP-1R signaling in energy balance control. SIGNIFICANCE STATEMENT Glucagon-like peptide-1 receptor (GLP-1R) agonists reduce food intake and are approved by the Food and Drug Administration for the treatment of obesity, but the cellular mechanisms underlying the anorectic effects of GLP-1 require further investigation. Astrocytes represent a major cellular population in the CNS that regulates neurotransmission, yet the role of astrocytes in mediating energy balance is largely unstudied. The current data provide novel evidence that astrocytes within the NTS are relevant for energy balance control by GLP-1 signaling. Here, we report that GLP-1R agonists activate and internalize within NTS astrocytes, while behavioral data suggest the pharmacological relevance of NTS astrocytic GLP-1R activation for food intake and body weight. These findings support a previously unknown role for CNS astrocytes in energy balance control by GLP-1 signaling.
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Navaneetharaja N, Griffiths V, Wileman T, Carding SR. A Role for the Intestinal Microbiota and Virome in Myalgic Encephalomyelitis/Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (ME/CFS)? J Clin Med 2016; 5:E55. [PMID: 27275835 PMCID: PMC4929410 DOI: 10.3390/jcm5060055] [Citation(s) in RCA: 37] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/18/2016] [Revised: 05/23/2016] [Accepted: 05/31/2016] [Indexed: 02/06/2023] Open
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Myalgic encephalomyelitis/chronic fatigue syndrome (ME/CFS) is a heterogeneous disorder of significant societal impact that is proposed to involve both host and environmentally derived aetiologies that may be autoimmune in nature. Immune-related symptoms of at least moderate severity persisting for prolonged periods of time are common in ME/CFS patients and B cell depletion therapy is of significant therapeutic benefit. The origin of these symptoms and whether it is infectious or inflammatory in nature is not clear, with seeking evidence of acute or chronic virus infections contributing to the induction of autoimmune processes in ME/CFS being an area of recent interest. This article provides a comprehensive review of the current evidence supporting an infectious aetiology for ME/CFS leading us to propose the novel concept that the intestinal microbiota and in particular members of the virome are a source of the "infectious" trigger of the disease. Such an approach has the potential to identify disease biomarkers and influence therapeutics, providing much-needed approaches in preventing and managing a disease desperately in need of confronting.
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- Navena Navaneetharaja
- The Gut Health and Food Safety Research Programme, The Institute of Food Research, University of East Anglia, Norwich NR4 7UA, UK.
- Norwich Medical School, University of East Anglia, Norwich NR4 7TJ, UK.
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- Norwich Medical School, University of East Anglia, Norwich NR4 7TJ, UK.
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- The Gut Health and Food Safety Research Programme, The Institute of Food Research, University of East Anglia, Norwich NR4 7UA, UK.
- Norwich Medical School, University of East Anglia, Norwich NR4 7TJ, UK.
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- The Gut Health and Food Safety Research Programme, The Institute of Food Research, University of East Anglia, Norwich NR4 7UA, UK.
- Norwich Medical School, University of East Anglia, Norwich NR4 7TJ, UK.
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Anti-Inflammatory Effects of Acupuncture Stimulation via the Vagus Nerve. PLoS One 2016; 11:e0151882. [PMID: 26991319 PMCID: PMC4798687 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0151882] [Citation(s) in RCA: 74] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/23/2015] [Accepted: 03/04/2016] [Indexed: 02/07/2023] Open
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Although acupuncture therapy is widely used in traditional Asian medicine for the treatment of diverse internal organ disorders, its underlying biological mechanisms are largely unknown. Here, we investigated the functional involvement of acupuncture stimulation (AS) in the regulation of inflammatory responses. TNF-α production in mouse serum, which was induced by lipopolysaccharide (LPS) administration, was decreased by manual acupuncture (MAC) at the zusanli acupoint (stomach36, ST36). In the spleen, TNF-α mRNA and protein levels were also downregulated by MAC and were recovered by using a splenic neurectomy and a vagotomy. c-Fos, which was induced in the nucleus tractus solitarius (NTS) and dorsal motor nucleus of the vagus nerve (DMV) by LPS and electroacupuncture (EAC), was further increased by focal administration of the AMPA receptor blocker CNQX and the purinergic receptor antagonist PPADS. TNF-α levels in the spleen were decreased by CNQX and PPADS treatments, implying the involvement of inhibitory neuronal activity in the DVC. In unanesthetized animals, both MAC and EAC generated c-Fos induction in the DVC neurons. However, MAC, but not EAC, was effective in decreasing splenic TNF-α production. These results suggest that the therapeutic effects of acupuncture may be mediated through vagal modulation of inflammatory responses in internal organs.
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Chemical sympathectomy attenuates inflammation, glycocalyx shedding and coagulation disorders in rats with acute traumatic coagulopathy. Blood Coagul Fibrinolysis 2015; 26:152-60. [PMID: 25325345 DOI: 10.1097/mbc.0000000000000211] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/23/2022]
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Acute traumatic coagulopathy (ATC) may trigger sympathoadrenal activation associated with endothelial damage and coagulation disturbances. Overexcitation of sympathetic nerve in this state would disrupt sympathetic-vagal balance, leading to autonomic nervous system dysfunction. The aim of this study was to evaluate the autonomic function in ATC and its influence on inflammation, endothelial and coagulation activation. Male Sprague-Dawley rats were randomly assigned to sham, ATC control (ATCC) and ATC with sympathectomy by 6-hydroxydopamine (ATCS) group. Sham animals underwent the same procedure without trauma and bleeding. Following trauma and hemorrhage, rats underwent heart rate variability (HRV) test, which predicts autonomic dysfunction through the analysis of variation in individual R-R intervals. Then, rats were euthanized at baseline, and at 0, 1 and 2 h after shock and blood gas, conventional coagulation test and markers of inflammation, coagulation, fibrinolysis, endothelial damage and catecholamine were measured. HRV showed an attenuation of total power and high frequency, along with a rise of low frequency and low frequency : high frequency ratio in the ATC rats, which both were reversed by sympathectomy in the ATCS group. Additionally, sympathetic denervation significantly suppressed the increase of proinflammatory cytokines, tumor necrosis factor-α and the fibrinolysis markers including tissue-type plasminogen activator and plasmin-antiplasmin complex. Serum catecholamine, soluble thrombomodulin and syndecan-1 were also effectively inhibited by sympathectomy. These data indicated that autonomic dysfunction in ATC involves both sympathetic activation and parasympathetic inhibition. Moreover, sympathectomy yielded anti-inflammatory, antifibrinolysis and endothelial protective effects in rats with ATC. The role of autonomic neuropathy in ATC should be explored further.
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Hanken K, Eling P, Hildebrandt H. The representation of inflammatory signals in the brain - a model for subjective fatigue in multiple sclerosis. Front Neurol 2014; 5:264. [PMID: 25566171 PMCID: PMC4263099 DOI: 10.3389/fneur.2014.00264] [Citation(s) in RCA: 56] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/04/2014] [Accepted: 11/24/2014] [Indexed: 01/23/2023] Open
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In multiple sclerosis (MS) patients, fatigue is rated as one of the most common and disabling symptoms. However, the pathophysiology underlying this fatigue is not yet clear. Several lines of evidence suggest that immunological factors, such as elevated levels of pro-inflammatory cytokines, may contribute to subjective fatigue in MS patients. Pro-inflammatory cytokines represent primary mediators of immune-to-brain-communication, modulating changes in the neurophysiology of the central nervous system. Recently, we proposed a model arguing that fatigue in MS patients is a subjective feeling, which is related to inflammation. Moreover, it implies that fatigue can be measured behaviorally only by applying specific cognitive tasks related to alertness and vigilance. In the present review, we focus on the subjective feeling of MS-related fatigue. We examine the hypothesis that the subjective feeling of MS-related fatigue may be a variant of inflammation-induced sickness behavior, resulting from cytokine-mediated activity changes within brain areas involved in interoception and homeostasis including the insula, the anterior cingulate, and the hypothalamus. We first present studies demonstrating a relationship between pro-inflammatory cytokines and subjective fatigue in healthy individuals, in people with inflammatory disorders, and particularly in MS patients. Subsequently, we discuss studies analyzing the impact of anti-inflammatory treatment on fatigue. In the next part of this review, we present studies on the transmission and neural representation of inflammatory signals, with a special focus on possible neural concomitants of inflammation-induced fatigue. We also present two of our studies on the relationship between local gray and white matter atrophy and fatigue in MS patients. Finally, we discuss some implications of our findings and future perspectives.
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- Katrin Hanken
- Department of Neurology, Klinikum Bremen-Ost , Bremen , Germany
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- Donders Institute for Brain, Cognition and Behaviour, Radboud University Nijmegen , Nijmegen , Netherlands
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Differential regulation of proinflammatory cytokine expression by mitogen-activated protein kinases in macrophages in response to intestinal parasite infection. Infect Immun 2014; 82:4789-801. [PMID: 25156742 DOI: 10.1128/iai.02279-14] [Citation(s) in RCA: 56] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/25/2022] Open
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Blastocystis is a common enteric protistan parasite that can cause acute, as well as chronic, infection and is associated with irritable bowel syndrome (IBS). However, the pathogenic status of Blastocystis infection remains unclear. In this study, we found that Blastocystis antigens induced abundant expression of proinflammatory cytokines, including interleukin 1β (IL-1β), IL-6, and tumor necrosis factor alpha (TNF-α), in mouse intestinal explants, in mouse colitis colon, and in macrophages. Further investigation utilizing RAW264.7 murine macrophages showed that Blastocystis treatment in RAW264.7 macrophages induced the activation of ERK, JNK, and p38, the three major groups of mammalian mitogen-activated protein (MAP) kinases that play essential roles in the expression of proinflammatory cytokines. ERK inhibition in macrophages significantly suppressed both mRNA and protein expression of IL-6 and TNF-α and mRNA expression of IL-1β. On the other hand, JNK inhibition resulted in reductions in both c-Jun and ERK activation and significant suppression of all three proinflammatory cytokines at both the mRNA and protein levels. Inhibition of p38 suppressed only IL-6 protein expression with no effect on the expression of IL-1β and TNF-α. Furthermore, we found that serine proteases produced by Blastocystis play an important role in the induction of ERK activation and proinflammatory cytokine expression by macrophages. Our study thus demonstrated for the first time that Blastocystis could induce the expression of various proinflammatory cytokines via the activation of MAP kinases and that infection with Blastocystis may contribute to the pathogenesis of inflammatory intestinal diseases through the activation of inflammatory pathways in host immune cells, such as macrophages.
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Daulatzai MA. Chronic functional bowel syndrome enhances gut-brain axis dysfunction, neuroinflammation, cognitive impairment, and vulnerability to dementia. Neurochem Res 2014; 39:624-44. [PMID: 24590859 DOI: 10.1007/s11064-014-1266-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 82] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/22/2013] [Revised: 02/10/2014] [Accepted: 02/25/2014] [Indexed: 12/15/2022]
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The irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) is a common chronic functional gastrointestinal disorder world wide that lasts for decades. The human gut harbors a diverse population of microbial organisms which is symbiotic and important for well being. However, studies on conventional, germ-free, and obese animals have shown that alteration in normal commensal gut microbiota and an increase in pathogenic microbiota-termed "dysbiosis", impact gut function, homeostasis, and health. Diarrhea, constipation, visceral hypersensitivity, and abdominal pain arise in IBS from the gut-induced dysfunctional metabolic, immune, and neuro-immune communication. Dysbiosis in IBS is associated with gut inflammation. Gut-related inflammation is pivotal in promoting endotoxemia, systemic inflammation, and neuroinflammation. A significant proportion of IBS patients chronically consume alcohol, non-steroidal anti-inflammatories, and fatty diet; they may also suffer from co-morbid respiratory, neuromuscular, psychological, sleep, and neurological disorders. The above pathophysiological substrate is underpinned by dysbiosis, and dysfunctional bidirectional "Gut-Brain Axis" pathways. Pathogenic gut microbiota-related systemic inflammation (due to increased lipopolysaccharide and pro-inflammatory cytokines, and barrier dysfunction), may trigger neuroinflammation enhancing dysfunctional brain regions including hippocampus and cerebellum. These as well as dysfunctional vago-vagal gut-brain axis may promote cognitive impairment. Indeed, inflammation is characteristic of a broad spectrum of neurodegenerative diseases that manifest demntia. It is argued that an awareness of pathophysiological impact of IBS and implementation of appropriate therapeutic measures may prevent cognitive impairment and minimize vulnerability to dementia.
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- Mak Adam Daulatzai
- Sleep Disorders Group, EEE Department, Melbourne School of Engineering, The University of Melbourne, Grattan Street, 3rd Floor, Room No. 344, Parkville, VIC, 3010, Australia,
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Holland RA, Leonard JJ, Kensey NA, Hannikainen PA, De Jonghe BC. Cisplatin induces neuronal activation and increases central AMPA and NMDA receptor subunit gene expression in mice. Physiol Behav 2014; 136:79-85. [PMID: 24582677 DOI: 10.1016/j.physbeh.2014.02.038] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/13/2013] [Revised: 02/17/2014] [Accepted: 02/23/2014] [Indexed: 10/25/2022]
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Although rats and mice do not vomit, these species are widely studied as models of energy balance and sickness behavior. Previous work has shown that rats exhibit similar neuroanatomical activation of brain and visceral afferent pathways following cisplatin chemotherapy compared to vomiting species. However, the neural response to cisplatin in mice is understudied. Here, food intake, body weight, and central c-Fos immunofluorescence were analyzed in the hindbrains of male C57BL/6 mice following IP saline or cisplatin (5mg/kg, and 20mg/kg doses). As glutamate receptor signaling is classically linked to inhibitory feeding pathways in the rodent, gene expression of selected α-Amino-3-hydroxy-5-methyl-4-isoxazolepropionic acid (AMPA) and N-methyl-d-aspartic acid (NMDA) receptor subunits were assessed in the dorsal vagal complex (DVC), parabrachial nucleus (PBN), amygdala, and bed nucleus of the stria terminalis (BNST). Our results show dose-dependent reductions in food intake and body weight following cisplatin treatment, as well as increases in cisplatin-induced c-Fos in the PBN and throughout the DVC. Quantitative PCR analysis shows cisplatin-induced increases in NMDA receptor subunit expression, particularly NR2B, in the DVC, PBN, BNST, and amygdala. In addition, upregulation of AMPA receptor subunits (GluA1 and/or GluA2) were observed in all regions examined except the amygdala. Taken together, these results suggest similar neural pathways mediating cisplatin effects in mice compared to other well-studied species, which are likely mediated by central upregulation of AMPA and NMDA receptors.
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- Ruby A Holland
- Dept. of Biobehavioral Health Sciences School of Nursing, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, 19104, United States
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- Dept. of Biobehavioral Health Sciences School of Nursing, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, 19104, United States
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- Dept. of Biobehavioral Health Sciences School of Nursing, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, 19104, United States
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- Dept. of Biobehavioral Health Sciences School of Nursing, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, 19104, United States
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- Dept. of Biobehavioral Health Sciences School of Nursing, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, 19104, United States.
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Anderson G, Berk M, Maes M. Biological phenotypes underpin the physio-somatic symptoms of somatization, depression, and chronic fatigue syndrome. Acta Psychiatr Scand 2014; 129:83-97. [PMID: 23952563 DOI: 10.1111/acps.12182] [Citation(s) in RCA: 77] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 06/19/2013] [Indexed: 12/26/2022]
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OBJECTIVE Somatization is a symptom cluster characterized by 'psychosomatic' symptoms, that is, medically unexplained symptoms, and is a common component of other conditions, including depression and myalgic encephalomyelitis/chronic fatigue syndrome (ME/CFS). This article reviews the data regarding the pathophysiological foundations of 'psychosomatic' symptoms and the implications that this has for conceptualization of what may more appropriately be termed physio-somatic symptoms. METHOD This narrative review used papers published in PubMed, Scopus, and Google Scholar electronic databases using the keywords: depression and chronic fatigue, depression and somatization, somatization and chronic fatigue syndrome, each combined with inflammation, inflammatory, tryptophan, and cell-mediated immune (CMI). RESULTS The physio-somatic symptoms of depression, ME/CFS, and somatization are associated with specific biomarkers of inflammation and CMI activation, which are correlated with, and causally linked to, changes in the tryptophan catabolite (TRYCAT) pathway. Oxidative and nitrosative stress induces damage that increases neoepitopes and autoimmunity that contribute to the immuno-inflammatory processes. These pathways are all known to cause physio-somatic symptoms, including fatigue, malaise, autonomic symptoms, hyperalgesia, intestinal hypermotility, peripheral neuropathy, etc. CONCLUSION Biological underpinnings, such as immune-inflammatory pathways, may explain, at least in part, the occurrence of physio-somatic symptoms in depression, somatization, or myalgic encephalomyelitis/chronic fatigue syndrome and thus the clinical overlap among these disorders.
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McGinnis WR, Audhya T, Edelson SM. Proposed toxic and hypoxic impairment of a brainstem locus in autism. INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH AND PUBLIC HEALTH 2013; 10:6955-7000. [PMID: 24336025 PMCID: PMC3881151 DOI: 10.3390/ijerph10126955] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/20/2013] [Revised: 11/07/2013] [Accepted: 11/11/2013] [Indexed: 01/15/2023]
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Electrophysiological findings implicate site-specific impairment of the nucleus tractus solitarius (NTS) in autism. This invites hypothetical consideration of a large role for this small brainstem structure as the basis for seemingly disjointed behavioral and somatic features of autism. The NTS is the brain's point of entry for visceral afference, its relay for vagal reflexes, and its integration center for autonomic control of circulatory, immunological, gastrointestinal, and laryngeal function. The NTS facilitates normal cerebrovascular perfusion, and is the seminal point for an ascending noradrenergic system that modulates many complex behaviors. Microvascular configuration predisposes the NTS to focal hypoxia. A subregion--the "pNTS"--permits exposure to all blood-borne neurotoxins, including those that do not readily transit the blood-brain barrier. Impairment of acetylcholinesterase (mercury and cadmium cations, nitrates/nitrites, organophosphates, monosodium glutamate), competition for hemoglobin (carbon monoxide, nitrates/nitrites), and higher blood viscosity (net systemic oxidative stress) are suggested to potentiate microcirculatory insufficiency of the NTS, and thus autism.
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- Woody R. McGinnis
- Autism Research Institute, 4182 Adams Avenue, San Diego, CA 92116, USA; E-Mail:
- Author to whom correspondence should be addressed; E-Mail: ; Tel.: +1-541-326-8822; Fax: +1-619-563-6840
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- Division of Endocrinology, Department of Medicine, New York University Medical School, New York, NY 10016, USA; E-Mail:
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- Autism Research Institute, 4182 Adams Avenue, San Diego, CA 92116, USA; E-Mail:
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Tumor necrosis factor-neuropeptide Y cross talk regulates inflammation, epithelial barrier functions, and colonic motility. Inflamm Bowel Dis 2013; 19:2535-46. [PMID: 24108115 PMCID: PMC4180268 DOI: 10.1097/01.mib.0000437042.59208.9f] [Citation(s) in RCA: 42] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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BACKGROUND Neuro-immune interactions play a significant role in regulating the severity of inflammation. Our previous work demonstrated that neuropeptide Y (NPY) is upregulated in the enteric nervous system during murine colitis and that NPY knockout mice exhibit reduced inflammation. Here, we investigated if NPY expression during inflammation is induced by tumor necrosis factor (TNF), the main proinflammatory cytokine. METHODS Using primary enteric neurons and colon explant cultures from wild type and NPY knockout (NPY(-/-)) mice, we determined if NPY knockdown modulates TNF release and epithelial permeability. Further, we assessed if NPY expression is inducible by TNF in enteric neuronal cells and mouse model of experimental colitis, using the TNF inhibitors-etanercept (blocks transmembrane and soluble TNF) and XPro1595 (blocks soluble TNF only). RESULTS We found that enteric neurons express TNF receptors (TNFR1 and R2). Primary enteric neurons from NPY(-/-) mice produced less TNF compared with wild type. Further, TNF activated NPY promoter in enteric neurons through phospho-c-Jun. NPY(-/-) mice had decreased intestinal permeability. In vitro, NPY increased epithelial permeability through phosphatidyl inositol-3-kinase (PI3-K)-induced pore-forming claudin-2. TNF inhibitors attenuated NPY expression in vitro and in vivo. TNF inhibitor-treated colitic mice exhibited reduced NPY expression and inflammation, reduced oxidative stress, enhanced neuronal survival, and improved colonic motility. XPro1595 had more protective effects on neuronal survival and motility compared with etanercept. CONCLUSIONS We demonstrate a novel TNF-NPY cross talk that modulates inflammation, barrier functions, and colonic motility during inflammation. It is also suggested that selective blocking of soluble TNF may be a better therapeutic option than using anti-TNF antibodies.
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Scalera A, Di Minno MND, Tarantino G. What does irritable bowel syndrome share with non-alcoholic fatty liver disease? World J Gastroenterol 2013; 19:5402-5420. [PMID: 24023483 PMCID: PMC3761093 DOI: 10.3748/wjg.v19.i33.5402] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/25/2013] [Accepted: 07/25/2013] [Indexed: 02/06/2023] Open
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Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) and irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) are two very common diseases in the general population. To date, there are no studies that highlight a direct link between NAFLD and IBS, but some recent reports have found an interesting correlation between obesity and IBS. A systematic PubMed database search was conducted highlighting that common mechanisms are involved in many of the local and systemic manifestations of NAFLD, leading to an increased cardiovascular risk, and IBS, leading to microbial dysbiosis, impaired intestinal barrier and altered intestinal motility. It is not known when considering local and systemic inflammation/immune system activation, which one has greater importance in NAFLD and IBS pathogenesis. Also, the nervous system is implicated. In fact, inflammation participates in the development of mood disorders, such as anxiety and depression, characteristics of obesity and consequently of NAFLD and, on the other hand, in intestinal hypersensitivity and dysmotility.
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Quinson N, Vitton V, Bouvier M, Grimaud JC, Abysique A. Effects of tumor necrosis factor α on leptin-sensitive intestinal vagal mechanoreceptors in the cat. Can J Physiol Pharmacol 2013; 91:941-50. [PMID: 24117262 DOI: 10.1139/cjpp-2013-0025] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/19/2022]
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The involvement of tumour necrosis factor α (TNF-α) in inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) has been established, and anti-TNF-α has been suggested as a therapeutic approach for the treatment of these pathologies. We studied the effects of TNF-α on leptin-sensitive intestinal vagal units to determine whether TNF-α exerts its effects through the intestinal vagal mechanoreceptors and to investigate its interactions with substances regulating food intake. The activity of intestinal vagal mechanoreceptors was recorded via microelectrodes implanted into the nodose ganglion in anesthetized cats. TNF-α (1 μg, i.a.) increased the discharge frequency of leptin-activated units (type 1 units; P < 0.05) and had no effect on the discharge frequency of leptin-inhibited units (type 2 units). When TNF-α was administered 20 min after sulfated cholecystokinin-8 (CCK), its excitatory effects on type 1 units were significantly enhanced (P < 0.0001) and type 2 units were significantly (P < 0.05) activated. Pre-treatment with Il-1ra (250 μg, i.a.) blocked the excitatory effects of TNF-α on type 1 units whereas the excitatory effects of TNF-α administration after CCK treatment on type 2 units were not modified. The activation of leptin-sensitive units by TNF-α may explain, at least in part, the weight loss observed in IBD.
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- Nathalie Quinson
- a Aix Marseille Université, Physiologie et Physiopathologie du Système Nerveux Somatomoteur et Neurovégétatif (PPSN, EA4674), Avenue Escadrille Normandie Niemen, 13397 Marseille Cedex 20, France
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TRAF1-C5 affects quality of life in patients with primary biliary cirrhosis. Clin Dev Immunol 2013; 2013:510547. [PMID: 23710202 PMCID: PMC3655458 DOI: 10.1155/2013/510547] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/06/2013] [Accepted: 04/06/2013] [Indexed: 12/15/2022]
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BACKGROUND Previous studies reported associations between specific alleles of non-HLA immunoregulatory genes and higher fatigue scores in patients with primary biliary cirrhosis (PBC). AIM To study the relationship between variables of health-related quality of life (HRQoL) and single nucleotide polymorphisms of TRAF1-C5, a member of the tumor necrosis factor receptor family. PATIENTS AND METHODS TRAF1-C5 gene polymorphisms, rs2900180 and rs3761847, were analysed in 120 Caucasian PBCs. The HRQoL was assessed with SF-36, PBC-40, and PBC-27 questionnaires. RESULTS We found a negative association between TT genotype of rs2900180 and SF-36's domains vitality (P < 0.05), mental health (P < 0.05), and mental component summary score (P < 0.05). GG homozygotes of rs3761847 had lower vitality (P < 0.05), mental health (P < 0.05), mental component summary score (P < 0.05) and impairment of social functioning (P < 0.01). Allelic analysis has shown that T allele of rs2900180 and G allele of rs3761847 related to SF-36's vitality (P < 0.05 and P < 0.01), social functioning (P < 0.05 and P < 0.05), mental health (P < 0.01 and P < 0.05), and mental component summary score (P < 0.01 and P < 0.05), respectively. Genotyping and allelic analysis did not reveal correlation with PBC-40 and PBC-27 domains. CONCLUSION The association between rs2900180 and rs3761847 polymorphisms and HRQoL variables indicates that TRAF1 is involved in the induction of impaired QoL in PBC.
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McDougal DH, Viard E, Hermann GE, Rogers RC. Astrocytes in the hindbrain detect glucoprivation and regulate gastric motility. Auton Neurosci 2013; 175:61-9. [PMID: 23313342 PMCID: PMC3951246 DOI: 10.1016/j.autneu.2012.12.006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/27/2012] [Revised: 12/15/2012] [Accepted: 12/15/2012] [Indexed: 01/22/2023]
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Glucoprivation is a strong signal for the initiation of gastrointestinal contractions. While this relationship between utilizable nutrient levels and gastric motility has been recognized for more than 100 years, the explanation of this phenomenon has remained incomplete. Using widely differing approaches, recent work has suggested that the hindbrain is responsible for this chemoreflex effect. Surprisingly, astrocytes may be the main glucodetector elements under hypoglycemic conditions. Our own work using in vitro live cell calcium imaging shows that astrocytes in the NST increase cytoplasmic calcium in a concentration dependent manner in reaction to reductions in glucose. This effect is reversed on restoration of normal glucose concentrations. In vivo single unit neurophysiological recordings show that brainstem neurons driving gastric motility are activated by glucoprivic stimuli. Studies in intact animals verify that both dorsal medullary and systemic glucoprivation significantly increases gastric motility. Astrocyte inactivation with fluorocitrate blocks the pro-motility effects of glucoprivation. Thus, it appears that intact astrocyte signaling may be essential to glucoregulatory control over gastric motility.
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- David H McDougal
- Laboratory for Autonomic Neuroscience, Pennington Biomedical Research Center, Baton Rouge, LA 70808, USA
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Riley TP, Neal-McKinney JM, Buelow DR, Konkel ME, Simasko SM. Capsaicin-sensitive vagal afferent neurons contribute to the detection of pathogenic bacterial colonization in the gut. J Neuroimmunol 2013; 257:36-45. [PMID: 23481698 DOI: 10.1016/j.jneuroim.2013.01.009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/24/2012] [Revised: 01/16/2013] [Accepted: 01/22/2013] [Indexed: 12/22/2022]
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Vagal activation can reduce inflammation and disease activity in various animal models of intestinal inflammation via the cholinergic anti-inflammatory pathway. In the current model of this pathway, activation of descending vagal efferents is dependent on a signal initiated by stimulation of vagal afferents. However, little is known about how vagal afferents are activated, especially in the context of subclinical or clinical pathogenic bacterial infection. To address this question, we first determined if selective lesions of capsaicin-sensitive vagal afferents altered c-Fos expression in the nucleus of the solitary tract (nTS) after mice were inoculated with either Campylobacter jejuni or Salmonella typhimurium. Our results demonstrate that the activation of nTS neurons by intraluminal pathogenic bacteria is dependent on intact, capsaicin sensitive vagal afferents. We next determined if inflammatory mediators could cause the observed increase in c-Fos expression in the nTS by a direct action on vagal afferents. This was tested by the use of single-cell calcium measurements in cultured vagal afferent neurons. We found that tumor necrosis factor alpha (TNFα) and lipopolysaccharide (LPS) directly activate cultured vagal afferent neurons and that almost all TNFα and LPS responsive neurons were sensitive to capsaicin. We conclude that activation of the afferent arm of the parasympathetic neuroimmune reflex by pathogenic bacteria in the gut is dependent on capsaicin sensitive vagal afferent neurons and that the release of inflammatory mediators into intestinal tissue can be directly sensed by these neurons.
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- T P Riley
- Programs in Neuroscience, Washington State University, Pullman, WA 99164, USA.
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Maes M, Twisk FNM, Ringel K. Inflammatory and cell-mediated immune biomarkers in myalgic encephalomyelitis/chronic fatigue syndrome and depression: inflammatory markers are higher in myalgic encephalomyelitis/chronic fatigue syndrome than in depression. PSYCHOTHERAPY AND PSYCHOSOMATICS 2013; 81:286-95. [PMID: 22832503 DOI: 10.1159/000336803] [Citation(s) in RCA: 65] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/27/2011] [Accepted: 01/20/2012] [Indexed: 01/24/2023]
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BACKGROUND Depression is an inflammatory disorder while many authors declare myalgic encephalomyelitis/chronic fatigue syndrome (ME/CFS) to be a functional disorder. The aim of the present study is to compare inflammatory and cell-mediated immune (CMI) responses between depression and ME/CFS. METHODS We measured two proinflammatory cytokines (PICs) in plasma, interleukin-1 (IL-1) and tumor necrosis factor-α (TNF-α), with enzyme-linked immunosorbent assays, and serum neopterin with a radioimmunoassay in controls, ME/CFS and depressive patients. RESULTS Plasma PICs were significantly higher in ME/CFS than in depression and higher in both patient groups than in controls. Increased PIC levels in depression were attributable to the presence of fatigue and physio-somatic symptoms. Serum neopterin did not differ significantly between depression and ME/CFS but was higher in both patient groups than in controls. The significant positive correlations between neopterin and either IL-1 or TNF-α were significantly greater in depression than in ME/CFS. CONCLUSIONS Since PICs cause depression-like behaviors and fatigue/malaise, we suggest that inflammation may play a role in the pathophysiology of ME/CFS and depression. Increased neopterin also seems to contribute to the pathophysiology of both disorders. This study has detected a shared 'pathway phenotype', i.e. disorders in inflammatory and CMI pathways, which underpins both ME/CFS and depression and, therefore, may explain the co-occurrence of both disorders. ME/CFS and depression are discriminated from each other by increased PICs in ME/CFS and differences in the immune cell communication networks.
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- Michael Maes
- Maes Clinics, TRIA, Bangkok, Thailand. dr.michaelmaes @ hotmail.com
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Maes M, Twisk FNM, Johnson C. Myalgic Encephalomyelitis (ME), Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (CFS), and Chronic Fatigue (CF) are distinguished accurately: results of supervised learning techniques applied on clinical and inflammatory data. Psychiatry Res 2012; 200:754-60. [PMID: 22521895 DOI: 10.1016/j.psychres.2012.03.031] [Citation(s) in RCA: 62] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/18/2011] [Accepted: 03/17/2012] [Indexed: 10/28/2022]
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There is much debate on the diagnostic classification of Myalgic Encephalomyelitis (ME), Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (CFS) and chronic fatigue (CF). Post-exertional malaise (PEM) is stressed as a key feature. This study examines whether CF and CFS, with and without PEM, are distinct diagnostic categories. Fukuda's criteria were used to diagnose 144 patients with chronic fatigue and identify patients with CFS and CF, i.e. those not fulfilling the Fukuda's criteria. PEM was rated by means of a scale with defined scale steps between 0 and 6. CFS patients were divided into those with PEM lasting more than 24h (labeled: ME) and without PEM (labeled: CFS). The 12-item Fibromyalgia and Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (FF) Rating Scale was used to measure severity of illness. Plasma interleukin-1 (IL-1), tumor necrosis factor (TNF)α, and lysozyme, and serum neopterin were employed as external validating criteria. Using fatigue, a subjective feeling of infection and PEM we found that ME, CFS, and CF were distinct categories. Patients with ME had significantly higher scores on concentration difficulties and a subjective experience of infection, and higher levels of IL-1, TNFα, and neopterin than patients with CFS. These biomarkers were significantly higher in ME and CFS than in CF patients. PEM loaded highly on the first two factors subtracted from the data set, i.e. "malaise-sickness" and "malaise-hyperalgesia". Fukuda's criteria are adequate to make a distinction between ME/CFS and CF, but ME/CFS patients should be subdivided into ME (with PEM) and CFS (without PEM).
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- Michael Maes
- Maes Clinics @ TRIA, Piyavate Hospital, 998 Rimklongsamsen Road, Bangkok 10310, Thailand.
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Arnett SV, Clark IA. Inflammatory fatigue and sickness behaviour - lessons for the diagnosis and management of chronic fatigue syndrome. J Affect Disord 2012; 141:130-42. [PMID: 22578888 DOI: 10.1016/j.jad.2012.04.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 35] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/06/2011] [Revised: 04/09/2012] [Accepted: 04/09/2012] [Indexed: 12/18/2022]
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Persistent and severe fatigue is a common part of the presentation of a diverse range of disease processes. There is a growing body of evidence indicating a common inflammatory pathophysiology underlying many conditions where fatigue is a primary patient concern, including chronic fatigue syndrome. This review explores current models of how inflammatory mediators act on the central nervous system to produce fatigue and sickness behaviour, and the commonality of these processes in conditions as diverse as surgical trauma, infection, various cancers, inflammatory bowel disease, connective tissue diseases and autoimmune diseases. We also discuss evidence indicating chronic fatigue syndrome may have important pathophysiological similarities with cytokine mediated sickness behaviour, and what lessons can be applied from sickness behaviour to chronic fatigue syndrome with regards to the diagnosis and management.
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- S V Arnett
- Research School of Biology, Australian National University, Australia.
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Previous studies from our laboratory illustrated the potential for stromal cell-derived factor one [CXCL12; also referred to as SDF-1] to act on its receptor [CXCR4] within the dorsal vagal complex [DVC] of the hindbrain to suppress gastric motility (Hermann et al., 2008). While CXCR4 receptors are essential for normal brain development, they also play a critical role in the proliferation of the HIV virus and initiation of metastatic cell growth in the brain. Anorexia, nausea, and failed autonomic regulation of gastrointestinal function are significant causes of morbidity and are contributory factors in the mortality associated with these disease states. The implication of our previous study was that CXCL12 caused gastric stasis by acting on gastric reflex circuit elements in the DVC. This hindbrain complex includes vagal afferent terminations in the solitary nucleus, neurons in the solitary nucleus (NST) and visceral efferent motorneurons in the dorsal motor nucleus (DMN) that are responsible for the regulation of digestive functions from the oral cavity to the transverse colon. In the current study, in vivo single-unit neurophysiological recordings from physiologically-identified NST and DMN components of the gastric accommodation reflex show that while injection of femtomole doses of CXCL12 onto NST or DMN neurons has no effect on their basal activity, CXCL12 amplifies the effect of gastric vagal mechanosensory input to activate the NST and, in turn, inhibit DMN motor activity.
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- Richard C Rogers
- Autonomic Neuroscience Laboratory, Pennington Biomedical Research Center, Louisiana State University System, 6400 Perkins Rd, Baton Rouge, LA 70808, United States
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Tumor necrosis factor activation of vagal afferent terminal calcium is blocked by cannabinoids. J Neurosci 2012; 32:5237-41. [PMID: 22496569 DOI: 10.1523/jneurosci.6220-11.2012] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/22/2022] Open
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The early proinflammatory cytokine tumor necrosis factor (TNF) is released in significant quantities by the activated immune system in response to infection, leukemia, autoimmune disorders, and radiation sickness. Nausea, emesis, and anorexia are common features of these disorders. TNF action on vagal afferent terminals in the brainstem is a likely cause of the malaise associated with these disorders. Our previous work has shown that TNF action to excite vagal afferents occurs as a result of sensitization of ryanodine channels in afferent nerve terminals. For millennia, cannabinoids (CB) have been used to combat the visceral malaise associated with chronic disease, although the mechanism of action has not been clear. Previous work in culture systems suggests that CB1 agonists can suppress neurotransmission by downregulating ryanodine channels through a protein kinase A (PKA)-dependent mechanism. Laser confocal calcium imaging methods were used to directly examine effects of CB1 cannabinoid agonists and TNF on visceral afferent signaling in the rat hindbrain. CB1 agonists blocked the effects of TNF to amplify vagal afferent responsiveness; blockade of PKA with H89 also eliminated the TNF amplification effect. These results help to explain the effectiveness of cannabinoids in blocking the malaise generated by TNF-releasing disease processes by opposing effects on ryanodine channels.
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Turovskaya MV, Turovsky EA, Zinchenko VP, Levin SG, Godukhin OV. Interleukin-10 modulates [Ca2+]i response induced by repeated NMDA receptor activation with brief hypoxia through inhibition of InsP3-sensitive internal stores in hippocampal neurons. Neurosci Lett 2012; 516:151-5. [DOI: 10.1016/j.neulet.2012.03.084] [Citation(s) in RCA: 31] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/12/2012] [Revised: 03/25/2012] [Accepted: 03/27/2012] [Indexed: 10/28/2022]
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Myers RR, Shubayev VI. The ology of neuropathy: an integrative review of the role of neuroinflammation and TNF-α axonal transport in neuropathic pain. J Peripher Nerv Syst 2012; 16:277-86. [PMID: 22176142 DOI: 10.1111/j.1529-8027.2011.00362.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
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This 2011 Peripheral Nerve Society plenary lecture reviews the role of axonal transport in neuroimmune communication following peripheral nerve injury, linking focal changes in Schwann cell activation and release of the proinflammatory cytokine tumor necrosis factor-alpha (TNF-α) with subsequent activation and sensitization of ascending sensory neurons and glia which culminate in the neuropathic pain state. New data demonstrate that axonally transported (biotinylated) TNF-α activates and localizes with dorsal horn astrocytes within 96 h after injection into sciatic nerve, and that glial fibrillary acidic protein (GFAP) activation in these glial cells is diminished in TNF receptor 1 knockout mice. The pathophysiology, neuropathology and molecular biology of Wallerian degeneration are also reviewed from a perspective that links it to upregulation of proinflammatory cytokines and the development of neuropathic pain states. Finally, insights into neuroimmune communication provide rationale for new therapy based on interference with the processes of Wallerian degeneration, cytokine signaling and TNF-α protein sequestration.
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- Robert R Myers
- Department of Anesthesiology, University of California, San Diego, La Jolla, CA 92093-0629, USA.
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Maes M, Twisk FNM, Kubera M, Ringel K, Leunis JC, Geffard M. Increased IgA responses to the LPS of commensal bacteria is associated with inflammation and activation of cell-mediated immunity in chronic fatigue syndrome. J Affect Disord 2012; 136:909-17. [PMID: 21967891 DOI: 10.1016/j.jad.2011.09.010] [Citation(s) in RCA: 71] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/29/2011] [Revised: 08/19/2011] [Accepted: 09/08/2011] [Indexed: 12/21/2022]
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BACKGROUND Myalgic Encephalomyelitis/Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (ME/CFS) is accompanied by a) systemic IgA/IgM responses against the lipopolysaccharides (LPS) of commensal bacteria; b) inflammation, e.g. increased plasma interleukin-(IL)1 and tumor necrosis factor (TNF)α; and c) activation of cell-mediated immunity (CMI), as demonstrated by increased neopterin. METHODS To study the relationships between the IgA/IgM responses to the LPS of microbiota, inflammation, CMI and the symptoms of ME/CFS we measured the IgA/IgM responses to the LPS of 6 different enterobacteria, serum IL-1, TNFα, neopterin, and elastase in 128 patients with ME/CFS and chronic fatigue (CF). Severity of symptoms was assessed by the Fibromyalgia and Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (FF) Rating Scale. RESULTS Serum IL-1, TNFα, neopterin and elastase are significantly higher in patients with ME/CFS than in CF patients. There are significant and positive associations between the IgA responses to LPS and serum IL-1, TNFα, neopterin and elastase. Patients with an abnormally high IgA response show increased serum IL-1, TNFα and neopterin levels, and higher ratings on irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) than subjects with a normal IgA response. Serum IL-1, TNFα and neopterin are significantly related to fatigue, a flu-like malaise, autonomic symptoms, neurocognitive disorders, sadness and irritability. CONCLUSIONS The findings show that increased IgA responses to commensal bacteria in ME/CFS are associated with inflammation and CMI activation, which are associated with symptom severity. It is concluded that increased translocation of commensal bacteria may be responsible for the disease activity in some ME/CFS patients.
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Maes M, Twisk FNM, Kubera M, Ringel K. Evidence for inflammation and activation of cell-mediated immunity in Myalgic Encephalomyelitis/Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (ME/CFS): increased interleukin-1, tumor necrosis factor-α, PMN-elastase, lysozyme and neopterin. J Affect Disord 2012; 136:933-9. [PMID: 21975140 DOI: 10.1016/j.jad.2011.09.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 105] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/23/2011] [Revised: 09/04/2011] [Accepted: 09/05/2011] [Indexed: 02/03/2023]
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BACKGROUND There is evidence that inflammatory pathways and cell-mediated immunity (CMI) play an important role in the pathophysiology of Myalgic Encephalomyelitis/Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (ME/CFS). Activation of inflammatory and CMI pathways, including increased levels of cytokines, is known to induce fatigue and somatic symptoms. Given the broad spectrum inflammatory state in ME/CFS, the aim of this study was to examine whether inflammatory and CMI biomarkers are increased in individuals with ME/CFS. METHODS In this study we therefore measured plasma interleukin-(IL)1, tumor necrosis factor (TNF)α, and PMN-elastase, and serum neopterin and lysozyme in 107 patients with ME/CFS, 37 patients with chronic fatigue (CF), and 20 normal controls. The severity of ME/CFS was measured with the Fibromyalgia and Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (FF) Rating Scale. RESULTS Serum IL-1, TNFα, neopterin and lysozyme are significantly higher in patients with ME/CFS than in controls and CF patients. Plasma PMN-elastase is significantly higher in patients with ME/CFS than in controls and CF patients and higher in the latter than in controls. Increased IL-1 and TNFα are significantly correlated with fatigue, sadness, autonomic symptoms, and a flu-like malaise; neopterin is correlated with fatigue, autonomic symptoms, and a flu-like malaise; and increased PMN-elastase is correlated with concentration difficulties, failing memory and a subjective experience of infection. CONCLUSIONS The findings show that ME/CFS is characterized by low-grade inflammation and activation of CMI. The results suggest that characteristic symptoms of ME/CFS, such as fatigue, autonomic symptoms and a flu-like malaise, may be caused by inflammatory mediators, e.g. IL-1 and TNFα.
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Galic MA, Riazi K, Pittman QJ. Cytokines and brain excitability. Front Neuroendocrinol 2012; 33:116-25. [PMID: 22214786 PMCID: PMC3547977 DOI: 10.1016/j.yfrne.2011.12.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 300] [Impact Index Per Article: 25.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/06/2011] [Revised: 12/07/2011] [Accepted: 12/15/2011] [Indexed: 01/21/2023]
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Cytokines are molecules secreted by peripheral immune cells, microglia, astrocytes and neurons in the central nervous system. Peripheral or central inflammation is characterized by an upregulation of cytokines and their receptors in the brain. Emerging evidence indicates that pro-inflammatory cytokines modulate brain excitability. Findings from both the clinical literature and from in vivo and in vitro laboratory studies suggest that cytokines can increase seizure susceptibility and may be involved in epileptogenesis. Cellular mechanisms that underlie these effects include upregulation of excitatory glutamatergic transmission and downregulation of inhibitory GABAergic transmission.
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- Michael A Galic
- Hotchkiss Brain Institute, Alberta Children's Hospital Research Institute, Department of Physiology and Pharmacology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Calgary, Health Sciences Centre, 3330 Hospital Dr. NW, Calgary, Alberta, Canada T2N 4N1
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Leonard B, Maes M. Mechanistic explanations how cell-mediated immune activation, inflammation and oxidative and nitrosative stress pathways and their sequels and concomitants play a role in the pathophysiology of unipolar depression. Neurosci Biobehav Rev 2011; 36:764-85. [PMID: 22197082 DOI: 10.1016/j.neubiorev.2011.12.005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 587] [Impact Index Per Article: 45.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/04/2011] [Revised: 11/24/2011] [Accepted: 12/10/2011] [Indexed: 12/17/2022]
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This paper reviews that cell-mediated-immune (CMI) activation and inflammation contribute to depressive symptoms, including anhedonia; anxiety-like behaviors; fatigue and somatic symptoms, e.g. illness behavior or malaise; and mild cognitive impairment (MCI). These effects are in part mediated by increased levels of pro-inflammatory cytokines (PICs), e.g. interleukin-1 (IL-1), IL-6 and tumor necrosis factor (TNF)α, and Th-1-derived cytokines, such as IL-2 and interferon (IFN)γ. Moreover, new pathways, i.e. concomitants and sequels of CMI activation and inflammation, were detected in depression: (1) Induction of indoleamine 2,3-dioxygenase (IDO) by IFNγ and some PICs is associated with depleted plasma tryptophan, which may interfere with brain 5-HT synthesis, and increased production of anxiogenic and depressogenic tryptophan catabolites. (2) Increased bacterial translocation may cause depression-like behaviors by activating the cytokine network, oxidative and nitrosative stress (O&NS) pathways and IDO. (3) Induction of O&NS causes damage to membrane ω3 PUFAs, functional proteins, DNA and mitochondria, and autoimmune responses directed against intracellular molecules that may cause dysfunctions in intracellular signaling. (4) Decreased levels of ω3 PUFAs and antioxidants, such as coenzyme Q10, glutathione peroxidase or zinc, are associated with an increased inflammatory potential; more oxidative damage; the onset of specific symptoms; and changes in the expression or functions of brain 5-HT and N-methyl-d-aspartate receptors. (5) All abovementioned factors cause neuroprogression, that is a combination of neurodegeneration, neuronal apoptosis, and lowered neurogenesis and neuroplasticity. It is concluded that depression may be the consequence of a complex interplay between CMI activation and inflammation and their sequels/concomitants which all together cause neuroprogression that further shapes the depression phenotype. Future research should employ high throughput technologies to collect genetic and gene expression and protein data from patients with depression and analyze these data by means of systems biology methods to define the dynamic interactions between the different cell signaling networks and O&NS pathways that cause depression.
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- Brian Leonard
- Pharmacology Department, National University of Ireland, Galway, Ireland
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Woodruff RT, Schorpp KM, Lawrenczyk AJ, Chakraborty T, Kusnecov AW. Effects of acute and repeated administration of Staphylococcal enterotoxin A on Morris water maze learning, corticosterone and hippocampal IL-1β and TNFα. Brain Behav Immun 2011; 25:938-46. [PMID: 20946950 PMCID: PMC4247754 DOI: 10.1016/j.bbi.2010.10.005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/16/2010] [Revised: 09/24/2010] [Accepted: 10/06/2010] [Indexed: 01/23/2023] Open
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Staphylococcal enterotoxin A (SEA) is a bacterial superantigen that induces pronounced T cell expansion and cytokine production. In addition, SEA activates the HPA axis and forebrain regions relevant to cognitive functions. Since learning-related cognitive changes have not been assessed in response to SEA, spatial learning in the Morris water maze (MWM) was determined in male C57BL/6J mice subjected to acute or repeated injections of 5μg SEA or Saline. Injections were given 2h prior to 4-5days of hidden platform sessions. Animals were then rested for 1month and given retraining without further injections. In addition, splenic IL-1β, IL-2 and TNFα, plasma corticosterone, and hippocampal IL-1β and TNFα were measured after the regimen of treatment used in the behavioral experiments. The results showed no learning impairment following acute or repeated SEA challenge. Moreover, when retested 1month later, and without further injections, the SEA group showed more rapid relearning of the MWM. This suggested that coincidental superantigenic T cell activation and training served to promote long-term improvement in recovery of learning. Furthermore, repeated SEA challenge continued to drive increases in plasma corticosterone, but with a compensatory reduction in hippocampal IL-1β. However, while hippocampal TNFα was reduced after acute and repeated SEA treatment, this was not statistically significant. In view of the importance of modest glucocorticoid elevations and hippocampal IL-1β in promoting contextual learning, the data point to the hypothesis that SEA promotes long-term plasticity by restraining disruptive increases in hippocampal IL-1β, and possibly TNFα, during learning.
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- Randall T. Woodruff
- Behavioral Neuroscience Program and Department of Psychology, Rutgers University, Piscataway, NJ 08854
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- Behavioral Neuroscience Program and Department of Psychology, Rutgers University, Piscataway, NJ 08854
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- Behavioral Neuroscience Program and Department of Psychology, Rutgers University, Piscataway, NJ 08854
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- Behavioral Neuroscience Program and Department of Psychology, Rutgers University, Piscataway, NJ 08854
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- Behavioral Neuroscience Program and Department of Psychology, Rutgers University, Piscataway, NJ 08854,Graduate Program in Toxicology, Rutgers University and University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey, Piscataway, NJ 08854
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Barnes MJ, Rogers RC, Van Meter MJ, Hermann GE. Co-localization of TRHR1 and LepRb receptors on neurons in the hindbrain of the rat. Brain Res 2010; 1355:70-85. [PMID: 20691166 DOI: 10.1016/j.brainres.2010.07.094] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/31/2010] [Revised: 07/24/2010] [Accepted: 07/27/2010] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
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We have reported a highly cooperative interaction between leptin and thyrotropin releasing hormone (TRH) in the hindbrain to generate thermogenic responses (Hermann et al., 2006) (Rogers et al., 2009). Identifying the locus in the hindbrain where leptin and TRH act synergistically to increase thermogenesis will be necessary before we can determine the mechanism(s) by which this interaction occurs. Here, we performed heat-induced epitope recovery techniques and in situ hybridization to determine if neurons or afferent fibers in the hindbrain possess both TRH type 1 receptor and long-form leptin receptor [TRHR1; LepRb, respectively]. LepRb receptors were highly expressed in the solitary nucleus [NST], dorsal motor nucleus of the vagus [DMN] and catecholaminergic neurons of the ventrolateral medulla [VLM]. All neurons that contained LepRb also contained TRHR1. Fibers in the NST and the raphe pallidus [RP] and obscurrus [RO] that possess LepRb receptors were phenotypically identified as glutamatergic type 2 fibers (vglut2). Fibers in the NST and RP that possess TRHR1 receptors were phenotypically identified as serotonergic [i.e., immunopositive for the serotonin transporter; SERT]. Co-localization of LepRb and TRHR1 was not observed on individual fibers in the hindbrain but these two fiber types co-mingle in these nuclei. These anatomical arrangements may provide a basis for the synergy between leptin and TRH to increase thermogenesis.
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- Maria J Barnes
- Laboratory of Autonomic Neuroscience, Pennington Biomedical Research Center, Louisiana State University System, Baton Rouge, LA 70808, USA
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Gaykema RPA, Daniels TE, Shapiro NJ, Thacker GC, Park SM, Goehler LE. Immune challenge and satiety-related activation of both distinct and overlapping neuronal populations in the brainstem indicate parallel pathways for viscerosensory signaling. Brain Res 2009; 1294:61-79. [PMID: 19646973 PMCID: PMC2748103 DOI: 10.1016/j.brainres.2009.07.076] [Citation(s) in RCA: 49] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/08/2009] [Revised: 07/21/2009] [Accepted: 07/22/2009] [Indexed: 01/26/2023]
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Caudal brainstem viscerosensory nuclei convey information about the body's internal state to forebrain regions implicated in feeding behavior and responses to immune challenge, and may modulate ingestive behavior following immune activation. Illness-induced appetite loss might be attributed to accentuated "satiety" pathways, activation of a distinct "danger channel" separate from satiety pathways, or both. To evaluate neural substrates that could mediate the effects of illness on ingestive behavior, we analyzed the pattern and phenotypes of medullary neurons responsive to consumption of a preferred food, sweetened milk, and to intraperitoneal lipopolysaccharide challenge that reduced sweetened milk intake. Brainstem sections were stained for c-Fos, dopamine beta-hydroxylase, phenylethanolamine-N-methyltransferase, and glucagon-like peptide-1 (GLP-1) immunoreactivity. Sweetened milk intake activated many neurons throughout the nucleus of the solitary tract (NTS), including A2 noradrenergic neurons in the caudal half of the NTS. LPS challenge activated a similar population of neurons in the NTS, in addition to rostral C2 adrenergic and mid-level A2 noradrenergic neurons in the NTS, many C1 and A1 neurons in the ventrolateral medulla, and in GLP-1 neurons in the dorsal medullary reticular nucleus. Increased numbers of activated GLP-1 neurons in the NTS were only associated with sweetened milk ingestion. Evidence for parallel processing was reflected in the parabrachial nucleus, where sweetened milk intake resulted in activation of the inner external lateral, ventrolateral and central medial portions, whereas LPS challenge induced c-Fos expression in the outer external lateral portions. Thus, signals generated in response to potentially dangerous physiological conditions seem to be propagated via specific populations of catecholaminergic neurons in the NTS and VLM, and likely include a pathway through the external lateral PBN. The data indicate that immune challenge engages multiple ascending neural pathways including both a distinct catecholaminergic "danger" pathway, and a possibly multimodal pathway derived from the NTS.
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- Ronald P A Gaykema
- Laboratory of Neuroimmunology and Behavior, Center for the Study of Complementary and Alternative Therapies, University of Virginia School of Nursing, P.O. Box 800782 Charlottesville, VA 22908-0782, USA
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Serrats J, Sawchenko PE. How T-cell-dependent and -independent challenges access the brain: vascular and neural responses to bacterial lipopolysaccharide and staphylococcal enterotoxin B. Brain Behav Immun 2009; 23:1038-52. [PMID: 19524662 PMCID: PMC2751606 DOI: 10.1016/j.bbi.2009.06.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/09/2009] [Revised: 05/30/2009] [Accepted: 06/08/2009] [Indexed: 12/12/2022] Open
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Bacterial lipopolysaccharide (LPS) is widely used to study immune influences on the CNS, and cerebrovascular prostaglandin (PG) synthesis is implicated in mediating LPS influences on some acute phase responses. Other bacterial products, such as staphylococcal enterotoxin B (SEB), impact target tissues differently in that their effects are T-lymphocyte-dependent, yet both LPS and SEB recruit a partially overlapping set of subcortical central autonomic cell groups. We sought to compare neurovascular responses to the two pathogens, and the mechanisms by which they may access the brain. Rats received iv injections of LPS (2 microg/kg), SEB (1mg/kg) or vehicle and were sacrificed 0.5-3h later. Both challenges engaged vascular cells as early 0.5h, as evidenced by induced expression of the vascular early response gene (Verge), and the immediate-early gene, NGFI-B. Cyclooxygenase-2 (COX-2) expression was detected in both endothelial and perivascular cells (PVCs) in response to LPS, but only in PVCs of SEB-challenged animals. The non-selective COX inhibitor, indomethacin (1mg/kg, iv), blocked LPS-induced activation in a subset of central autonomic structures, but failed to alter SEB-driven responses. Liposome mediated ablation of PVCs modulated the CNS response to LPS, did not affect the SEB-induced activational profile. By contrast, disruptions of interoceptive signaling by area postrema lesions or vagotomy (complete or hepatic) markedly attenuated SEB-, but not LPS-, stimulated central activational responses. Despite partial overlap in their neuronal and vascular response profiles, LPS and SEB appear to use distinct mechanisms to access the brain.
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- Jordi Serrats
- Laboratory of Neuronal Structure and Function, The Salk Institute for Biological Studies and The Clayton Medical Research Foundation, 10010 North Torrey Pines Road, La Jolla, CA 92037, USA
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Willette-Murphy K, Lee KA, Dodd M, West C, Aouizerat BE, Paul S, Swift P, Wara W, Miaskowski C. Relationship between sleep and physical activity in female family caregivers at the initiation of patients' radiation therapy. J Obstet Gynecol Neonatal Nurs 2009; 38:367-74. [PMID: 19538626 DOI: 10.1111/j.1552-6909.2009.01032.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022] Open
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OBJECTIVE To evaluate for differences in subjective and objective measures of sleep between physically active and inactive female family caregivers of oncology patients at the initiation of their spouses' radiation therapy and evaluate for differences in demographic, clinical, and symptom characteristics between women in the 2 activity groups. DESIGN Descriptive, cross-sectional study. SETTING Two radiation treatment centers. PARTICIPANTS Female family caregivers of patients who began radiation therapy for prostate, lung, or brain cancer. METHODS Women were categorized as inactive (n=38) or active (n=30) based on self-report ratings of activity over a period of 2 days. Activity groups were compared on demographic and clinical characteristics, self-reported measures of sleep and other symptoms, and objective measures of sleep using wrist actigraphy. RESULTS Inactive women had a higher number of comorbid conditions, lower levels of attentional function, less self-reported sleep time, a longer sleep onset latency, and a higher percentage of daytime sleep as measured by actigraphy compared with active women. CONCLUSIONS Inactivity in female family caregivers of oncology patients is associated with poorer self-reported sleep and decreased attentional function.
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DellaGioia N, Hannestad J. A critical review of human endotoxin administration as an experimental paradigm of depression. Neurosci Biobehav Rev 2009; 34:130-43. [PMID: 19666048 DOI: 10.1016/j.neubiorev.2009.07.014] [Citation(s) in RCA: 130] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/06/2009] [Revised: 07/22/2009] [Accepted: 07/24/2009] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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The syndrome called depression may represent the common final pathway at which different aetiopathogenic processes converge. One such aetiopathogenic process is innate immune system activation. Some depressed patients have increased levels of inflammatory cytokines and other immunologic abnormalities. It is not known whether immune system activation contributes to the pathogenesis of depressive symptoms. Supporting this possibility is the observation that in both rodents and humans, exogenous immune stimuli such as endotoxin can produce symptoms that resemble depression. A new approach to depression research would be to use immune stimuli to elicit depressive symptoms in humans. Here we review each of the symptoms elicited in humans by endotoxin administration, and compare this model to two other immune depression paradigms: interferon-alpha treatment and typhoid vaccine administration, to assess to what degree endotoxin administration represents a valid model of immune depression. We also review corresponding behavioral changes in rodents and the potential molecular pathways through which immune system activation produces each symptom.
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- Nicole DellaGioia
- Yale Department of Psychiatry, Clinical Neuroscience Research Unit, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, CT 06519, USA
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Hermann GE, Rogers RC. TNF activates astrocytes and catecholaminergic neurons in the solitary nucleus: implications for autonomic control. Brain Res 2009; 1273:72-82. [PMID: 19348788 PMCID: PMC2693276 DOI: 10.1016/j.brainres.2009.03.059] [Citation(s) in RCA: 34] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/11/2008] [Revised: 02/27/2009] [Accepted: 03/27/2009] [Indexed: 01/07/2023]
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Tumor necrosis factor [TNF] produces a profound anorexia associated with gastrointestinal stasis. Our work suggests that the principal site of action of TNF to cause this change in gastric function is via vagal afferents within the nucleus of the solitary tract [NST]. Excitation of these afferents presumably causes gastric stasis by activating downstream NST neurons that, in turn, suppress gastric motility via action on neurons in the dorsal motor nucleus of the vagus that project to the stomach. Results from our parallel studies on gastric vago-vagal reflexes suggest that noradrenergic neurons in the NST are particularly important to the generation of reflex gastroinhibition. Convergence of these observations led us to hypothesize that TNF action in the NST may preferentially affect putative noradrenergic neurons. The current study confirms our observations of a dose-dependent TNF activation of cells [as indicated by cFOS production] in the NST. The phenotypic identity of these TNF-activated neurons in the NST was approximately 29% tyrosine hydroxylase [TH]-positive [i.e., presumably noradrenergic neurons]. In contrast, less than 10% of the nitrergic neurons were activated after TNF exposure. Surprisingly, another 54% of the cFOS-activated cells in the NST were phenotypically identified to be astrocytes. Taken together with previous observations, the present results suggest that intense or prolonged vagal afferent activity [induced by visceral pathway activity, action of gut hormones or cytokines such as TNF] can alter local astrocyte immediate early gene expression that, in turn, can provoke long-term, perhaps permanent changes in the sensitivity of vagal-reflex circuitry.
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- Gerlinda E Hermann
- Laboratory of Autonomic Nervous System, Pennington Biomedical Research Center, 6400 Perkins Rd., Baton Rouge, LA 70808, USA.
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Valicenti-McDermott MD, McVicar K, Cohen HJ, Wershil BK, Shinnar S. Gastrointestinal symptoms in children with an autism spectrum disorder and language regression. Pediatr Neurol 2008; 39:392-8. [PMID: 19027584 DOI: 10.1016/j.pediatrneurol.2008.07.019] [Citation(s) in RCA: 53] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/07/2007] [Revised: 07/28/2008] [Accepted: 07/30/2008] [Indexed: 02/08/2023]
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Few studies have compared gastrointestinal problems in children with an autism spectrum disorder with and without a history of language regression. A cross-sectional study was conducted with structured interviews in 100 children with autism spectrum disorder, using a gastrointestinal questionnaire and a familial autoimmune questionnaire. By parental report, children with language regression more frequently exhibited an abnormal stool pattern (40% vs 12%, P = 0.006) and had an increased family history of celiac disease or inflammatory bowel disease (24% vs 0%, P = 0.001) and of rheumatoid arthritis (30% vs 11%, P = 0.03). Among 35 children with a family history of autoimmune disease, an abnormal stool pattern was reported more frequently in those with language regression (78% vs 15%, P = 0.001) than in those without. An association was observed between children with language regression, a family history of autoimmune disease, and gastrointestinal symptoms. Additional studies are needed to examine a possible shared autoimmune process.
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