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Justin Margret J, Jain SK. L-Cysteine Upregulates Testosterone Biosynthesis and Blood-Testis Barrier Genes in Cultured Human Leydig Cells and THP-1 Monocytes and Increases Testosterone Secretion in Human Leydig Cells. Biomolecules 2024; 14:1171. [PMID: 39334937 DOI: 10.3390/biom14091171] [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: 08/02/2024] [Revised: 08/28/2024] [Accepted: 09/16/2024] [Indexed: 09/30/2024] Open
Abstract
Leydig cells are the primary source of testosterone or androgen production in male mammals. The blood-testis barrier (BTB) maintains structural integrity and safeguards germ cells from harmful substances by blocking their entry into the seminiferous tubules. L-cysteine is essential to the production of glutathione, a powerful antioxidant crucial to protecting against oxidative stress-induced damage. Animal studies have demonstrated the protective effect of L-cysteine in preventing testicular damage caused by chemicals or radiation. This study examines whether L-cysteine enhances the expression of testosterone biosynthesis and the BTB genes in human Leydig cells and THP-1 monocytes. The Leydig cells and THP-1 monocytes were treated with L-cysteine for 24 h. RNA was extracted following treatment, and the gene expression was analyzed using quantitative RT-PCR. Testosterone levels in the cell supernatant were measured using an ELISA kit. L-cysteine treatment in Leydig cells significantly upregulated the expression of CYP11A1 (p = 0.03) and the BTB genes CLDN1 (p = 0.03), CLDN11 (p = 0.02), and TJP1 (p = 0.02). Similarly, L-cysteine significantly upregulated the expression of CYP11A1 (p = 0.03) and CYP19A1 (p < 0.01), and the BTB genes CLDN1 (p = 0.04), CLDN2 (p < 0.01), CLDN4 (p < 0.01), CLDN11 (p < 0.01), and TJP1 (p = 0.03) in THP-1 monocytes. Further, L-cysteine supplementation increased the testosterone secretion levels in human Leydig cells. The findings suggest that L-cysteine supplementation could be used as an adjuvant therapy to promote the integrity of the BTB genes, testosterone biosynthesis and secretion, and the maintenance of testicular functions, which in turn mitigates the risk of male infertility.
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- Jeffrey Justin Margret
- Department of Pediatrics, Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center, Shreveport, LA 71103, USA
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- Department of Pediatrics, Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center, Shreveport, LA 71103, USA
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Zhu J, Park S, Kim SH, Kim CH, Jeong KH, Kim WJ. Sirtuin 3 regulates astrocyte activation by reducing Notch1 signaling after status epilepticus. Glia 2024; 72:1136-1149. [PMID: 38406970 DOI: 10.1002/glia.24520] [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: 11/14/2023] [Revised: 01/31/2024] [Accepted: 02/15/2024] [Indexed: 02/27/2024]
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Sirtuin3 (Sirt3) is a nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide enzyme that contributes to aging, cancer, and neurodegenerative diseases. Recent studies have reported that Sirt3 exerts anti-inflammatory effects in several neuropathophysiological disorders. As epilepsy is a common neurological disease, in the present study, we investigated the role of Sirt3 in astrocyte activation and inflammatory processes after epileptic seizures. We found the elevated expression of Sirt3 within reactive astrocytes as well as in the surrounding cells in the hippocampus of patients with temporal lobe epilepsy and a mouse model of pilocarpine-induced status epilepticus (SE). The upregulation of Sirt3 by treatment with adjudin, a potential Sirt3 activator, alleviated SE-induced astrocyte activation; whereas, Sirt3 deficiency exacerbated astrocyte activation in the hippocampus after SE. In addition, our results showed that Sirt3 upregulation attenuated the activation of Notch1 signaling, nuclear factor kappa B (NF-κB) activity, and the production of interleukin-1β (IL1β) in the hippocampus after SE. By contrast, Sirt3 deficiency enhanced the activity of Notch1/NF-κB signaling and the production of IL1β. These findings suggest that Sirt3 regulates astrocyte activation by affecting the Notch1/NF-κB signaling pathway, which contributes to the inflammatory response after SE. Therefore, therapies targeting Sirt3 may be a worthy direction for limiting inflammatory responses following epileptic brain injury.
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- Jing Zhu
- Department of Neurology, Graduate School of Medical Science, Brain Korea 21 Project, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Neurology, Graduate School of Medical Science, Brain Korea 21 Project, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Pathology, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Severance Hospital, Seoul, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Pharmacology, Brain Korea 21 Project, Brain Research Institute, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, Republic of Korea
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- Epilepsy Research Institute, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Neurology, Gangnam Severance Hospital, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, Republic of Korea
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Su Q, Su C, Zhang Y, Guo Y, Liu Y, Liu Y, Yong VW, Xue M. Adjudin protects blood-brain barrier integrity and attenuates neuroinflammation following intracerebral hemorrhage in mice. Int Immunopharmacol 2024; 132:111962. [PMID: 38565042 DOI: 10.1016/j.intimp.2024.111962] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/18/2024] [Revised: 03/09/2024] [Accepted: 03/26/2024] [Indexed: 04/04/2024]
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Secondary brain injury exacerbates neurological dysfunction and neural cell death following intracerebral hemorrhage (ICH), targeting the pathophysiological mechanism of the secondary brain injury holds promise for improving ICH outcomes. Adjudin, a potential male contraceptive, exhibits neuroprotective effects in brain injury disease models, yet its impact in the ICH model remains unknown. In this study, we investigated the effects of adjudin on brain injury in a mouse ICH model and explored its underlying mechanisms. ICH was induced in male C57BL/6 mice by injecting collagenase into the right striatum. Mice received adjudin treatment (50 mg/kg/day) for 3 days before euthanization and the perihematomal tissues were collected for further analysis. Adjudin significantly reduced hematoma volume and improved neurological function compared with the vehicle group. Western blot showed that Adjudin markedly decreased the expression of MMP-9 and increased the expression of tight junctions (TJs) proteins, Occludin and ZO-1, and adherens junctions (AJs) protein VE-cadherin. Adjudin also decreased the blood-brain barrier (BBB) permeability, as indicated by the reduced albumin and Evans Blue leakage, along with a decrease in brain water content. Immunofluorescence staining revealed that adjudin noticeably reduced the infiltration of neutrophil, activation of microglia/macrophages, and reactive astrogliosis, accompanied by an increase in CD206 positive microglia/macrophages which exhibit phagocytic characteristics. Adjudin concurrently decreased the generation of proinflammatory cytokines, such as TNF-α and IL-1β. Additionally, adjudin increased the expression of aquaporin 4 (AQP4). Furthermore, adjudin reduced brain cell apoptosis, as evidenced by increased expression of anti-apoptotic protein Bcl-2, and decreased expression of apoptosis related proteins Bax, cleaved caspase-3 and fewer TUNEL positive cells. Our data suggest that adjudin protects against ICH-induced secondary brain injury and may serve as a potential neuroprotective agent for ICH treatment.
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- Qiuyang Su
- Department of Cerebrovascular Diseases, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, Henan, China; Academy of Medical Science, Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, Henan 450000, China
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- Department of Cerebrovascular Diseases, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, Henan, China; Academy of Medical Science, Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, Henan 450000, China
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- Department of Neurology, People's Hospital of Qianxinan Prefecture, Guizhou, China
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- Department of Cerebrovascular Diseases, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, Henan, China; Academy of Medical Science, Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, Henan 450000, China
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- Department of Cerebrovascular Diseases, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, Henan, China; Academy of Medical Science, Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, Henan 450000, China
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- Department of Cerebrovascular Diseases, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, Henan, China; Academy of Medical Science, Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, Henan 450000, China
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- Hotchkiss Brain Institute and Department of Clinical Neurosciences, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, Canada.
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- Department of Cerebrovascular Diseases, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, Henan, China; Academy of Medical Science, Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, Henan 450000, China.
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Rao GN, Jupudi S, Justin A. A Review on Neuroinflammatory Pathway Mediating Through Ang-II/AT1 Receptors and a Novel Approach for the Treatment of Cerebral Ischemia in Combination with ARB's and Ceftriaxone. Ann Neurosci 2024; 31:53-62. [PMID: 38584983 PMCID: PMC10996871 DOI: 10.1177/09727531231182554] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/13/2022] [Accepted: 05/16/2023] [Indexed: 04/09/2024] Open
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Background Ischemic stroke is one of the prevalent neurodegenerative disorders; it is generally characterized by sudden abruption of blood flow due to thromboembolism and vascular abnormalities, eventually impairing the supply of oxygen and nutrients to the brain for its metabolic needs. Oxygen-glucose deprived conditions provoke the release of excessive glutamate, which causes excitotoxicity. Summary Recent studies suggest that circulatory angiotensin-II (Ang-II) has an imperative role in initiating detrimental events through binding central angiotensin 1 (AT1) receptors. Insufficient energy metabolites and essential ions often lead to oxidative stress during ischemic reperfusion, which leads to the release of proinflammatory mediators such as interleukin-6 (IL-6), tumor necrosis factor-alpha (TNF-α), and cytokines like interleukin-18 (IL-18) and interleukin- 1beta (IL-1β). The transmembrane glutamate transporters, excitatory amino acid transporter-2 (EAAT-2), which express in astroglial cells, have a crucial role in the clearance of glutamate from its releasing site and convert glutamate into glutamine in normal circumstances of brain physiology. Key Message During cerebral ischemia, an impairment or dysfunction of EAAT-2 attributes the risk of delayed neuronal cell death. Earlier studies evidencing that angiotensin receptor blockers (ARB) attenuate neuroinflammation by inhibiting the Ang-II/AT1 receptor-mediated inflammatory pathway and that ceftriaxone ameliorates the excitotoxicity-induced neuronal deterioration by enhancing the transcription and expression of EAAT-2 via the nuclear transcriptional factor kappa-B (NF-kB) signaling pathway. The present review will briefly discuss the mechanisms involved in Ang-II/AT1-mediated neuroinflammation, ceftriaxone-induced EAAT-2 expression, and the repurposing hypothesis of the novel combination of ARBs and ceftriaxone for the treatment of cerebral ischemia.
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- Gaddam Narasimha Rao
- Department of Pharmacology, JSS College of Pharmacy, JSS Academy of Higher Education & Research, Ooty, Nilgiris, Tamil Nadu, India
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, JSS College of Pharmacy, JSS Academy of Higher Education & Research, Ooty, Nilgiris, Tamil Nadu, India
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- Department of Pharmacology, JSS College of Pharmacy, JSS Academy of Higher Education & Research, Ooty, Nilgiris, Tamil Nadu, India
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Dai Y, Dong J, Wu Y, Zhu M, Xiong W, Li H, Zhao Y, Hammock BD, Zhu X. Enhancement of the liver's neuroprotective role ameliorates traumatic brain injury pathology. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 2023; 120:e2301360120. [PMID: 37339206 PMCID: PMC10293829 DOI: 10.1073/pnas.2301360120] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/26/2023] [Accepted: 05/19/2023] [Indexed: 06/22/2023] Open
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Traumatic brain injury (TBI) is a pervasive problem worldwide for which no effective treatment is currently available. Although most studies have focused on the pathology of the injured brain, we have noted that the liver plays an important role in TBI. Using two mouse models of TBI, we found that the enzymatic activity of hepatic soluble epoxide hydrolase (sEH) was rapidly decreased and then returned to normal levels following TBI, whereas such changes were not observed in the kidney, heart, spleen, or lung. Interestingly, genetic downregulation of hepatic Ephx2 (which encodes sEH) ameliorates TBI-induced neurological deficits and promotes neurological function recovery, whereas overexpression of hepatic sEH exacerbates TBI-associated neurological impairments. Furthermore, hepatic sEH ablation was found to promote the generation of A2 phenotype astrocytes and facilitate the production of various neuroprotective factors associated with astrocytes following TBI. We also observed an inverted V-shaped alteration in the plasma levels of four EET (epoxyeicosatrienoic acid) isoforms (5,6-, 8,9-,11,12-, and 14,15-EET) following TBI which were negatively correlated with hepatic sEH activity. However, hepatic sEH manipulation bidirectionally regulates the plasma levels of 14,15-EET, which rapidly crosses the blood-brain barrier. Additionally, we found that the application of 14,15-EET mimicked the neuroprotective effect of hepatic sEH ablation, while 14,15-epoxyeicosa-5(Z)-enoic acid blocked this effect, indicating that the increased plasma levels of 14,15-EET mediated the neuroprotective effect observed after hepatic sEH ablation. These results highlight the neuroprotective role of the liver in TBI and suggest that targeting hepatic EET signaling could represent a promising therapeutic strategy for treating TBI.
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- Yongfeng Dai
- School of Basic Medical Science, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou510515, China
- Research Center for Brain Health, Pazhou Lab, Guangzhou510330, China
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- School of Basic Medical Science, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou510515, China
- Research Center for Brain Health, Pazhou Lab, Guangzhou510330, China
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- Research Center for Brain Health, Pazhou Lab, Guangzhou510330, China
- School of Psychology, Shenzhen University, Shenzhen518060, China
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- Research Center for Brain Health, Pazhou Lab, Guangzhou510330, China
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- School of Basic Medical Science, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou510515, China
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- Research Center for Brain Health, Pazhou Lab, Guangzhou510330, China
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- School of Basic Medical Science, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou510515, China
- Research Center for Brain Health, Pazhou Lab, Guangzhou510330, China
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- Department of Entomology and Nematology, University of California, Davis, CA95616
- University of California Davis Comprehensive Cancer Center, University of California, Davis, CA95616
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- School of Basic Medical Science, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou510515, China
- Research Center for Brain Health, Pazhou Lab, Guangzhou510330, China
- School of Psychology, Shenzhen University, Shenzhen518060, China
- School of Biology and Biological Engineering, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou510006, China
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Wang Y, Qin WY, Wang Q, Liu XN, Li XH, Ye XQ, Bai Y, Zhang Y, Liu P, Wang XL, Zhou YH, Shao ZB, Yuan HP. Young Sca-1 + bone marrow stem cell-derived exosomes preserve visual function via the miR-150-5p/MEKK3/JNK/c-Jun pathway to reduce M1 microglial polarization. J Nanobiotechnology 2023; 21:194. [PMID: 37322478 DOI: 10.1186/s12951-023-01944-w] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/24/2023] [Accepted: 05/29/2023] [Indexed: 06/17/2023] Open
Abstract
BACKGROUND Polarization of microglia, the resident retinal immune cells, plays important roles in mediating both injury and repair responses post-retinal ischemia-reperfusion (I/R) injury, which is one of the main pathological mechanisms behind ganglion cell apoptosis. Aging could perturb microglial balances, resulting in lowered post-I/R retinal repair. Young bone marrow (BM) stem cell antigen 1-positive (Sca-1+) cells have been demonstrated to have higher reparative capabilities post-I/R retinal injury when transplanted into old mice, where they were able to home and differentiate into retinal microglia. METHODS Exosomes were enriched from young Sca-1+ or Sca-1- cells, and injected into the vitreous humor of old mice post-retinal I/R. Bioinformatics analyses, including miRNA sequencing, was used to analyze exosome contents, which was confirmed by RT-qPCR. Western blot was then performed to examine expression levels of inflammatory factors and underlying signaling pathway proteins, while immunofluorescence staining was used to examine the extent of pro-inflammatory M1 microglial polarization. Fluoro-Gold labelling was then utilized to identify viable ganglion cells, while H&E staining was used to examine retinal morphology post-I/R and exosome treatment. RESULTS Sca-1+ exosome-injected mice yielded better visual functional preservation and lowered inflammatory factors, compared to Sca-1-, at days 1, 3, and 7 days post-I/R. miRNA sequencing found that Sca-1+ exosomes had higher miR-150-5p levels, compared to Sca-1- exosomes, which was confirmed by RT-qPCR. Mechanistic analysis found that miR-150-5p from Sca-1+ exosomes repressed the mitogen-activated protein kinase kinase kinase 3 (MEKK3)/JNK/c-Jun axis, leading to IL-6 and TNF-α downregulation, and subsequently reduced microglial polarization, all of which contributes to reduced ganglion cell apoptosis and preservation of proper retinal morphology. CONCLUSION This study elucidates a potential new therapeutic approach for neuroprotection against I/R injury, via delivering miR-150-5p-enriched Sca-1+ exosomes, which targets the miR-150-5p/MEKK3/JNK/c-Jun axis, thereby serving as a cell-free remedy for treating retinal I/R injury and preserving visual functioning.
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- Yuan Wang
- Department of Ophthalmology, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Harbin Medical University, Harbin, China
- Future Medical Laboratory, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Harbin Medical University, Harbin, China
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- Department of Ophthalmology, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Harbin Medical University, Harbin, China
- Future Medical Laboratory, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Harbin Medical University, Harbin, China
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- Department of Ophthalmology, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Harbin Medical University, Harbin, China
- Future Medical Laboratory, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Harbin Medical University, Harbin, China
- The Key Laboratory of Myocardial Ischemia, Harbin Medical University, Ministry Education, Harbin, China
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- Department of Ophthalmology, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Harbin Medical University, Harbin, China
- Future Medical Laboratory, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Harbin Medical University, Harbin, China
- The Key Laboratory of Myocardial Ischemia, Harbin Medical University, Ministry Education, Harbin, China
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- Department of Ophthalmology, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Harbin Medical University, Harbin, China
- Future Medical Laboratory, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Harbin Medical University, Harbin, China
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- Department of Ophthalmology, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Harbin Medical University, Harbin, China
- Future Medical Laboratory, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Harbin Medical University, Harbin, China
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- Department of Ophthalmology, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Harbin Medical University, Harbin, China
- Future Medical Laboratory, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Harbin Medical University, Harbin, China
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- Department of Ophthalmology, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Harbin Medical University, Harbin, China
- Future Medical Laboratory, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Harbin Medical University, Harbin, China
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- Department of Ophthalmology, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Harbin Medical University, Harbin, China
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- Department of Ophthalmology, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Harbin Medical University, Harbin, China
- Future Medical Laboratory, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Harbin Medical University, Harbin, China
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- Department of Ophthalmology, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Harbin Medical University, Harbin, China
- Future Medical Laboratory, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Harbin Medical University, Harbin, China
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- Department of Ophthalmology, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Harbin Medical University, Harbin, China.
- Future Medical Laboratory, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Harbin Medical University, Harbin, China.
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- Department of Ophthalmology, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Harbin Medical University, Harbin, China.
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Zhao Y, Gan L, Ren L, Lin Y, Ma C, Lin X. Factors influencing the blood-brain barrier permeability. Brain Res 2022; 1788:147937. [PMID: 35568085 DOI: 10.1016/j.brainres.2022.147937] [Citation(s) in RCA: 49] [Impact Index Per Article: 24.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/24/2021] [Revised: 04/28/2022] [Accepted: 05/03/2022] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
Abstract
The blood-brain barrier (BBB) is a dynamic structure that protects the brain from harmful blood-borne, endogenous and exogenous substances and maintains the homeostatic microenvironment. All constituent cell types play indispensable roles in the BBB's integrity, and other structural BBB components, such as tight junction proteins, adherens junctions, and junctional proteins, can control the barrier permeability. Regarding the need to exchange nutrients and toxic materials, solute carriers, ATP-binding case families, and ion transporter, as well as transcytosis regulate the influx and efflux transport, while the difference in localisation and expression can contribute to functional differences in transport properties. Numerous chemical mediators and other factors such as non-physicochemical factors have been identified to alter BBB permeability by mediating the structural components and barrier function, because of the close relationship with inflammation. In this review, we highlight recently gained mechanistic insights into the maintenance and disruption of the BBB. A better understanding of the factors influencing BBB permeability could contribute to supporting promising potential therapeutic targets for protecting the BBB and the delivery of central nervous system drugs via BBB permeability interventions under pathological conditions.
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- Yibin Zhao
- The Third Clinical Medical College, Zhejiang Chinese Medical University, Hangzhou, China; Department of Neurobiology and Acupuncture Research, Zhejiang Chinese Medical University, Hangzhou, China
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- The Third Clinical Medical College, Zhejiang Chinese Medical University, Hangzhou, China; Department of Neurobiology and Acupuncture Research, Zhejiang Chinese Medical University, Hangzhou, China
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- The Third Clinical Medical College, Zhejiang Chinese Medical University, Hangzhou, China; Department of Neurobiology and Acupuncture Research, Zhejiang Chinese Medical University, Hangzhou, China
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- The Third Clinical Medical College, Zhejiang Chinese Medical University, Hangzhou, China; Department of Neurobiology and Acupuncture Research, Zhejiang Chinese Medical University, Hangzhou, China
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- The Third Clinical Medical College, Zhejiang Chinese Medical University, Hangzhou, China; Department of Neurobiology and Acupuncture Research, Zhejiang Chinese Medical University, Hangzhou, China
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- The Third Clinical Medical College, Zhejiang Chinese Medical University, Hangzhou, China; Department of Neurobiology and Acupuncture Research, Zhejiang Chinese Medical University, Hangzhou, China.
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Zheng K, Zhang Y, Zhang C, Ye W, Ye C, Tan X, Xiong Y. PRMT8 Attenuates Cerebral Ischemia/Reperfusion Injury via Modulating Microglia Activation and Polarization to Suppress Neuroinflammation by Upregulating Lin28a. ACS Chem Neurosci 2022; 13:1096-1104. [PMID: 35275616 DOI: 10.1021/acschemneuro.2c00096] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/17/2022] Open
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Activation and polarization of microglia are involved in neuroinflammation and regulate ischemic stroke-associated brain injury. Protein arginine methyltransferase 8 functions as a regulatory component of hypoxic stress-induced neuroinflammation. The protective effect of protein arginine methyltransferase 8 (PRMT8) against ischemic stroke-associated brain injury through regulation of microglia activation and polarization was investigated. First, PRMT8 was downregulated in middle cerebral artery occlusion (MCAO)-induced mice and oxygen-glucose deprivation/reoxygenation (OGD/R)-induced SH-SY5Y. Injection with AAV-PRMT8 reduced infarct volumes in MCAO-induced mice. Moreover, injection with AAV-PRMT8 promoted neuronal survival and ameliorated histopathological changes in the brains of MCAO-induced mice. The neuronal apoptosis and neuroinflammation in MCAO-induced mice were suppressed by AAV-PRMT8 injection. Second, PRMT8 overexpression increased cell viability and suppressed the cell apoptosis and inflammation of OGD/R-induced SH-SY5Y. Third, injection with AAV-PRMT8 reduced almost 50% of CD86 + M1 microglia and enhanced about 20% of CD206 + M2 microglia. Furthermore, PRMT8 overexpression attenuated OGD/R-induced M1 phenotype polarization of BV2. Lastly, PRMT8 upregulated Lin28a and loss of Lin28a attenuated PRMT8 overexpression-induced increase in cell viability and decrease in cell apoptosis and inflammation of OGD/R-induced SH-SY5Y. In conclusion, PRMT8 promoted M2 phenotype polarization of microglia and suppressed neuronal apoptosis to ameliorate cerebral ischemia/reperfusion injury through upregulation of Lin28a.
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- Kuang Zheng
- Department of Neurosurgery, The First Affiliated Hospital of Wenzhou Medical University, Wenzhou, Zhejiang 325000, China
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- Department of Neurosurgery, The First Affiliated Hospital of Wenzhou Medical University, Wenzhou, Zhejiang 325000, China
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- Department of Neurosurgery, The First Affiliated Hospital of Wenzhou Medical University, Wenzhou, Zhejiang 325000, China
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- Department of Neurosurgery, The First Affiliated Hospital of Wenzhou Medical University, Wenzhou, Zhejiang 325000, China
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- Department of Neurosurgery, The First Affiliated Hospital of Wenzhou Medical University, Wenzhou, Zhejiang 325000, China
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- Department of Neurosurgery, The First Affiliated Hospital of Wenzhou Medical University, Wenzhou, Zhejiang 325000, China
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- Department of Neurosurgery, The First Affiliated Hospital of Wenzhou Medical University, Wenzhou, Zhejiang 325000, China
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Park S, Zhu J, Jeong KH, Kim WJ. Adjudin prevents neuronal damage and neuroinflammation via inhibiting mTOR activation against pilocarpine-induced status epilepticus. Brain Res Bull 2022; 182:80-89. [PMID: 35182690 DOI: 10.1016/j.brainresbull.2022.02.009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/05/2021] [Revised: 01/23/2022] [Accepted: 02/14/2022] [Indexed: 11/02/2022]
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Inflammatory responses in the brain play an etiological role in the development of epilepsy, suggesting that finding novel molecules for controlling neuroinflammation may have clinical value in developing the disease-modifying strategies for epileptogenesis. Adjudin, a multi-functional small molecule compound, has pleiotropic effects, including anti-inflammatory properties. In the present study, we aimed to investigate the effects of adjudin on pilocarpine-induced status epilepticus (SE) and its role in the regulation of reactive gliosis and neuroinflammation. SE was induced in male C57BL/6 mice that were then treated with adjudin (50mg/kg) for 3 days after SE onset. Immunofluorescence staining, terminal deoxynucleotidyl transferase dUTP nick end labeling staining, and western blot analysis were used to evaluate the effects of adjudin treatment in the hippocampus after SE. Our results showed that adjudin treatment significantly mitigated apoptotic cell death in the hippocampus after SE onset. Moreover, adjudin treatment suppressed SE-induced glial activation and activation of mammalian target of rapamycin signaling in the hippocampus. Concomitantly, adjudin treatment significantly reduced SE-induced inflammatory processes, as confirmed by changes in the expression of inflammatory mediators such as tumor necrosis factor-α, interleukin-1β, and arginase-1. In conclusion, these findings suggest that adjudin may serve as a potential neuroprotective agent for preventing pathological mechanisms implicated in epileptogenesis.
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- Soojin Park
- Department of Neurology, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, Republic of Korea; Brain Korea 21 Plus Project for Medical Science, Yonsei University, Seoul, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Neurology, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, Republic of Korea; Brain Korea 21 Plus Project for Medical Science, Yonsei University, Seoul, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Neurology, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, Republic of Korea; Epilepsy Research Institute, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, Republic of Korea.
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- Department of Neurology, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, Republic of Korea; Department of Neurology, Gangnam Severance Hospital, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, Republic of Korea.
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Dadgostar E, Rahimi S, Nikmanzar S, Nazemi S, Naderi Taheri M, Alibolandi Z, Aschner M, Mirzaei H, Tamtaji OR. Aquaporin 4 in Traumatic Brain Injury: From Molecular Pathways to Therapeutic Target. Neurochem Res 2022; 47:860-871. [PMID: 35088218 DOI: 10.1007/s11064-021-03512-w] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/16/2021] [Revised: 12/14/2021] [Accepted: 12/16/2021] [Indexed: 12/22/2022]
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Traumatic brain injury (TBI) is known as an acute degenerative pathology of the central nervous system, and has been shown to increase brain aquaporin 4 (AQP4) expression. Various molecular mechanisms affect AQP4 expression, including neuronal high mobility group box 1, forkhead box O3a, vascular endothelial growth factor, hypoxia-inducible factor-1 α (HIF-1 α) sirtuin 2, NF-κB, Malat1, nerve growth factor and Angiotensin II receptor type 1. In addition, inhibition of AQP4 with FK-506, MK-801 (indirectly by targeting N-methyl-D-aspartate receptor), inactivation of adenosine A2A receptor, levetiracetam, adjudin, progesterone, estrogen, V1aR inhibitor, hypertonic saline, erythropoietin, poloxamer 188, brilliant blue G, HIF-1alpha inhibitor, normobaric oxygen therapy, astaxanthin, epigallocatechin-3-gallate, sesamin, thaliporphine, magnesium, prebiotic fiber, resveratrol and omega-3, as well as AQP4 gene silencing lead to reduced edema upon TBI. This review summarizes current knowledge and evidence on the relationship between AQP4 and TBI, and the potential mechanisms involved.
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- Ehsan Dadgostar
- Behavioral Sciences Research Center, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Isfahan, Iran
- Student Research Committee, School of Medicine, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Isfahan, Iran
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- School of Medicine, Fasa University of Medical Sciences, Fasa, Iran
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
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- Tracheal Disease Research Center (TDRC), National Research Institute of Tuberculosis and Lung Diseases (NRITLD), Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
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- Students' Scientific Research Center (SSRC), Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
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- Anatomical Science Research Center, Institute for Basic Sciences, Kashan University of Medical Sciences, Kashan, Iran
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- Department of Molecular Pharmacology, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Bronx, NY, 10461, USA
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- Research Center for Biochemistry and Nutrition in Metabolic Diseases, Institute for Basic Sciences, Kashan University of Medical Sciences, Kashan, Iran.
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- Students' Scientific Research Center (SSRC), Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
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Lyu Z, Li Q, Yu Z, Chan Y, Fu L, Li Y, Zhang C. Yi-Zhi-Fang-Dai Formula Exerts Neuroprotective Effects Against Pyroptosis and Blood-Brain Barrier-Glymphatic Dysfunctions to Prevent Amyloid-Beta Acute Accumulation After Cerebral Ischemia and Reperfusion in Rats. Front Pharmacol 2022; 12:791059. [PMID: 34975487 PMCID: PMC8714930 DOI: 10.3389/fphar.2021.791059] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/07/2021] [Accepted: 11/29/2021] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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Background: The dysfunctional blood–brain barrier (BBB)–glymphatic system is responsible for triggering intracerebral amyloid-beta peptide (Aβ) accumulation and acts as the key link between ischemic stroke and dementia dominated by Alzheimer’s disease (AD). Recently, pyroptosis in cerebral ischemia and reperfusion (I/R) injury is demonstrated as a considerable mechanism causing BBB–glymphatic dysfunctions and Aβ acute accumulation in the brain. Targeting glial pyroptosis to protect BBB–glymphatic functions after cerebral I/R could offer a new viewpoint to prevent Aβ accumulation and poststroke dementia. Yi-Zhi-Fang-Dai formula (YZFDF) is an herbal prescription used to cure dementia with multiple effects of regulating inflammatory responses and protecting the BBB against toxic Aβ-induced damage. Hence, YZFDF potentially possesses neuroprotective effects against cerebral I/R injury and the early pathology of poststroke dementia, which evokes our current study. Objectives: The present study was designed to confirm the potential efficacy of YZFDF against cerebral I/R injury and explore the possible mechanism associated with alleviating Aβ acute accumulation. Methods: The models of cerebral I/R injury in rats were built by the method of middle cerebral artery occlusion/reperfusion (MCAO/R). First, neurological function assessment and cerebral infarct measurement were used for confirming the efficacy of YZFDF on cerebral I/R injury, and the optimal dosage (YZFDF-H) was selected to conduct the experiments, which included Western blotting detections of pyroptosis, Aβ1-42 oligomers, and NeuN, immunofluorescence observations of glial pyroptosis, aquaporin-4 (AQP-4), and Aβ locations, brain water content measurement, SMI 71 (a specific marker for BBB)/AQP-4 immunohistochemistry, and Nissl staining to further evaluate BBB–glymphatic functions and neuronal damage. Results: YZFDF obviously alleviated neurological deficits and cerebral infarct after cerebral I/R in rats. Furthermore, YZFDF could inactivate pyroptosis signaling via inhibiting caspase-1/11 activation and gasdermin D cleavage, ameliorate glial pyroptosis and neuroinflammation, protect against BBB collapse and AQP-4 depolarization, prevent Aβ acute accumulation and Aβ1-42 oligomers formation, and reduce neuronal damage and increase neurons survival after reperfusion. Conclusion: Our study indicated that YZFDF could exert neuroprotective effects on cerebral I/R injury and prevent Aβ acute accumulation in the brain after cerebral I/R associated with inhibiting neuroinflammation-related pyroptosis and BBB–glymphatic dysfunctions.
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- Zhongkuan Lyu
- Geriatrics Department of Chinese Medicine, Huadong Hospital Affiliated to Fudan University, Shanghai, China
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- Geriatrics Department of Chinese Medicine, Huadong Hospital Affiliated to Fudan University, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Shanghai Jiao Tong University Affiliated Sixth People's Hospital, Shanghai, China
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- Geriatrics Department of Chinese Medicine, Huadong Hospital Affiliated to Fudan University, Shanghai, China
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- Shanghai Key Laboratory of Clinical Geriatric Medicine, Huadong Hospital Affiliated to Fudan University, Shanghai, China
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- Geriatrics Department of Chinese Medicine, Huadong Hospital Affiliated to Fudan University, Shanghai, China
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- International Medical Center of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Haikou Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Haikou, China
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Lee S, Jeon YM, Jo M, Kim HJ. Overexpression of SIRT3 Suppresses Oxidative Stress-induced Neurotoxicity and Mitochondrial Dysfunction in Dopaminergic Neuronal Cells. Exp Neurobiol 2021; 30:341-355. [PMID: 34737239 PMCID: PMC8572659 DOI: 10.5607/en21021] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/22/2021] [Revised: 10/20/2021] [Accepted: 10/21/2021] [Indexed: 12/18/2022] Open
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Sirtuin 3 (SIRT3), a well-known mitochondrial deacetylase, is involved in mitochondrial function and metabolism under various stress conditions. In this study, we found that the expression of SIRT3 was markedly increased by oxidative stress in dopaminergic neuronal cells. In addition, SIRT3 overexpression enhanced mitochondrial activity in differentiated SH-SY5Y cells. We also showed that SIRT3 overexpression attenuated rotenone- or H2O2-induced toxicity in differentiated SH-SY5Y cells (human dopaminergic cell line). We further found that knockdown of SIRT3 enhanced rotenone- or H2O2-induced toxicity in differentiated SH-SY5Y cells. Moreover, overexpression of SIRT3 mitigated cell death caused by LPS/IFN-γ stimulation in astrocytes. We also found that the rotenone treatment increases the level of SIRT3 in Drosophila brain. We observed that downregulation of sirt2 (Drosophila homologue of SIRT3) significantly accelerated the rotenone-induced toxicity in flies. Taken together, these findings suggest that the overexpression of SIRT3 mitigates oxidative stress-induced cell death and mitochondrial dysfunction in dopaminergic neurons and astrocytes.
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- Shinrye Lee
- Dementia Research Group, Korea Brain Research Institute (KBRI), Daegu 41062, Korea
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- Dementia Research Group, Korea Brain Research Institute (KBRI), Daegu 41062, Korea
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- Dementia Research Group, Korea Brain Research Institute (KBRI), Daegu 41062, Korea
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- Dementia Research Group, Korea Brain Research Institute (KBRI), Daegu 41062, Korea
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Liu T, Zhang T, Nicolas M, Boussicault L, Rice H, Soldano A, Claeys A, Petrova I, Fradkin L, De Strooper B, Potier MC, Hassan BA. The amyloid precursor protein is a conserved Wnt receptor. eLife 2021; 10:69199. [PMID: 34515635 PMCID: PMC8437438 DOI: 10.7554/elife.69199] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/09/2021] [Accepted: 09/01/2021] [Indexed: 12/31/2022] Open
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The Amyloid Precursor Protein (APP) and its homologues are transmembrane proteins required for various aspects of neuronal development and activity, whose molecular function is unknown. Specifically, it is unclear whether APP acts as a receptor, and if so what its ligand(s) may be. We show that APP binds the Wnt ligands Wnt3a and Wnt5a and that this binding regulates APP protein levels. Wnt3a binding promotes full-length APP (flAPP) recycling and stability. In contrast, Wnt5a promotes APP targeting to lysosomal compartments and reduces flAPP levels. A conserved Cysteine-Rich Domain (CRD) in the extracellular portion of APP is required for Wnt binding, and deletion of the CRD abrogates the effects of Wnts on flAPP levels and trafficking. Finally, loss of APP results in increased axonal and reduced dendritic growth of mouse embryonic primary cortical neurons. This phenotype can be cell-autonomously rescued by full length, but not CRD-deleted, APP and regulated by Wnt ligands in a CRD-dependent manner.
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- Tengyuan Liu
- Paris Brain Institute - Institut du Cerveau, Sorbonne Université, Inserm, CNRS, Hôpital Pitié-Salpêtrière, Paris, France.,Doctoral School of Biomedical Sciences, Leuven, Belgium
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- Paris Brain Institute - Institut du Cerveau, Sorbonne Université, Inserm, CNRS, Hôpital Pitié-Salpêtrière, Paris, France.,Doctoral School of Biomedical Sciences, Leuven, Belgium
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- Doctoral School of Biomedical Sciences, Leuven, Belgium.,Center for Brain and Disease, Leuven, Belgium.,Center for Human Genetics, University of Leuven School of Medicine, Leuven, Belgium
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- Paris Brain Institute - Institut du Cerveau, Sorbonne Université, Inserm, CNRS, Hôpital Pitié-Salpêtrière, Paris, France
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- Center for Brain and Disease, Leuven, Belgium.,Center for Human Genetics, University of Leuven School of Medicine, Leuven, Belgium
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- Center for Brain and Disease, Leuven, Belgium.,Center for Human Genetics, University of Leuven School of Medicine, Leuven, Belgium
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- Center for Brain and Disease, Leuven, Belgium.,Center for Human Genetics, University of Leuven School of Medicine, Leuven, Belgium
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- Laboratory of Developmental Neurobiology, Department of Molecular Cell Biology, Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, Netherlands
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- Laboratory of Developmental Neurobiology, Department of Molecular Cell Biology, Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, Netherlands
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- Center for Brain and Disease, Leuven, Belgium.,UK Dementia Research institute at University College London, London, United Kingdom
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- Paris Brain Institute - Institut du Cerveau, Sorbonne Université, Inserm, CNRS, Hôpital Pitié-Salpêtrière, Paris, France
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- Paris Brain Institute - Institut du Cerveau, Sorbonne Université, Inserm, CNRS, Hôpital Pitié-Salpêtrière, Paris, France
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Mao Y, Qu Y, Wang Q. Cryptotanshinone reduces neurotoxicity induced by cerebral ischemia-reperfusion injury involving modulation of microglial polarization. Restor Neurol Neurosci 2021; 39:209-220. [PMID: 34219678 DOI: 10.3233/rnn-201070] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/03/2023]
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BACKGROUND The diterpenoid cryptotanshinone (CTS) has wide biological functions, including inhibition of tumor growth, inflammation and apoptosis. The present study aimed to explore the possible effect of CTS on cerebral ischemia/reperfusion (I/R) injury and the underlying mechanisms. METHODS Male C57BL/6J mice underwent transient middle cerebral artery occlusion (tMCAO) and murine microglia BV2 cells were challenged by Oxygen/glucose deprivation, to mimic I/R and ischemic/hypoxic and reperfusion (H/R) injury, respectively. CTS was administered 0.5 h (10 mg/kg) after the onset of MCAO or 2 h (20μM) post OGD. Infarct volume and neurological deficit were measured. Immunofluorescence, qPCR, and western blot, were performed to detect the expression of cytokines, apoptotic marker, and M1/M2 phenotype-specific genes. Flow cytometry was applied for M1/M2 subpopulation or Annexin V/PI apoptosis assessment. RESULTS CTS significantly reduced cerebral infarct volume, neurologic deficit scores, pro-inflammatory cytokine production (IL-6, TNF-α, and IL-1β), apoptotic protein expression (cleaved caspase-3) of mice after tMCAO challenge. Furthermore, CTS attenuated CD16+ M1-type and elevated CD206+ M2-type microglia in vivo or in vitro. CONCLUSIONS We propose that the neuroprotective effect of CTS in the I/R or H/R context are explained modulation of microglial polarization, suggesting therapeutic potential for cerebral ischemic stroke.
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- Yanfang Mao
- Department of Neurology, Liaocheng People's Hospital, Liaocheng, Shandong, China
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- Department of Neurology, Liaocheng People's Hospital, Liaocheng, Shandong, China
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- Department of Neurology, Liaocheng People's Hospital, Liaocheng, Shandong, China
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Qiu YM, Zhang CL, Chen AQ, Wang HL, Zhou YF, Li YN, Hu B. Immune Cells in the BBB Disruption After Acute Ischemic Stroke: Targets for Immune Therapy? Front Immunol 2021; 12:678744. [PMID: 34248961 PMCID: PMC8260997 DOI: 10.3389/fimmu.2021.678744] [Citation(s) in RCA: 151] [Impact Index Per Article: 50.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/11/2021] [Accepted: 05/31/2021] [Indexed: 12/15/2022] Open
Abstract
Blood-Brain Barrier (BBB) disruption is an important pathophysiological process of acute ischemic stroke (AIS), resulting in devastating malignant brain edema and hemorrhagic transformation. The rapid activation of immune cells plays a critical role in BBB disruption after ischemic stroke. Infiltrating blood-borne immune cells (neutrophils, monocytes, and T lymphocytes) increase BBB permeability, as they cause microvascular disorder and secrete inflammation-associated molecules. In contrast, they promote BBB repair and angiogenesis in the latter phase of ischemic stroke. The profound immunological effects of cerebral immune cells (microglia, astrocytes, and pericytes) on BBB disruption have been underestimated in ischemic stroke. Post-stroke microglia and astrocytes can adopt both an M1/A1 or M2/A2 phenotype, which influence BBB integrity differently. However, whether pericytes acquire microglia phenotype and exert immunological effects on the BBB remains controversial. Thus, better understanding the inflammatory mechanism underlying BBB disruption can lead to the identification of more promising biological targets to develop treatments that minimize the onset of life-threatening complications and to improve existing treatments in patients. However, early attempts to inhibit the infiltration of circulating immune cells into the brain by blocking adhesion molecules, that were successful in experimental stroke failed in clinical trials. Therefore, new immunoregulatory therapeutic strategies for acute ischemic stroke are desperately warranted. Herein, we highlight the role of circulating and cerebral immune cells in BBB disruption and the crosstalk between them following acute ischemic stroke. Using a robust theoretical background, we discuss potential and effective immunotherapeutic targets to regulate BBB permeability after acute ischemic stroke.
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- Department of Neurology, Union Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, China
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- Department of Neurology, Union Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, China
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Li T, Zhao J, Xie W, Yuan W, Guo J, Pang S, Gan WB, Gómez-Nicola D, Zhang S. Specific depletion of resident microglia in the early stage of stroke reduces cerebral ischemic damage. J Neuroinflammation 2021; 18:81. [PMID: 33757565 PMCID: PMC7986495 DOI: 10.1186/s12974-021-02127-w] [Citation(s) in RCA: 48] [Impact Index Per Article: 16.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/17/2020] [Accepted: 03/11/2021] [Indexed: 12/13/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Ischemia can induce rapid activation of microglia in the brain. As key immunocompetent cells, reactive microglia play an important role in pathological development of ischemic stroke. However, the role of activated microglia during the development of ischemia remains controversial. Thus, we aimed to investigate the function of reactive microglia in the early stage of ischemic stroke. METHODS A Rose Bengal photothrombosis model was applied to induce targeted ischemic stroke in mice. CX3CR1CreER:R26iDTR mice were used to specifically deplete resident microglia through intragastric administration of tamoxifen (Ta) and intraperitoneal injection of diphtheria toxin (DT). At day 3 after ischemic stroke, behavioral tests were performed. After that, mouse brains were collected for further histological analysis and detection of mRNA expression of inflammatory factors. RESULTS The results showed that specific depletion of microglia resulted in a significant decrease in ischemic infarct volume and improved performance in motor ability 3 days after stroke. Microglial depletion caused a remarkable reduction in the densities of degenerating neurons and inducible nitric oxide synthase positive (iNOS+) cells. Importantly, depleting microglia induced a significant increase in the mRNA expression level of anti-inflammatory factors TGF-β1, Arg1, IL-10, IL-4, and Ym1 as well as a significant decline of pro-inflammatory factors TNF-α, iNOS, and IL-1β 3 days after stroke. CONCLUSIONS These results suggest that activated microglia is an important modulator of the brain's inflammatory response in stroke, contributing to neurological deficit and infarct expansion. Modulation of the inflammatory response through the elimination of microglia at a precise time point may be a promising therapeutic approach for the treatment of cerebral ischemia.
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- Ting Li
- Gansu Key Laboratory of Biomonitoring and Bioremediation for Environmental Pollution, School of Life Sciences, Lanzhou University, No. 222 South Tianshui Road, Lanzhou, Gansu, 730000, People's Republic of China
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- Gansu Key Laboratory of Biomonitoring and Bioremediation for Environmental Pollution, School of Life Sciences, Lanzhou University, No. 222 South Tianshui Road, Lanzhou, Gansu, 730000, People's Republic of China
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- Gansu Key Laboratory of Biomonitoring and Bioremediation for Environmental Pollution, School of Life Sciences, Lanzhou University, No. 222 South Tianshui Road, Lanzhou, Gansu, 730000, People's Republic of China
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- Gansu Key Laboratory of Biomonitoring and Bioremediation for Environmental Pollution, School of Life Sciences, Lanzhou University, No. 222 South Tianshui Road, Lanzhou, Gansu, 730000, People's Republic of China
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- Gansu Key Laboratory of Biomonitoring and Bioremediation for Environmental Pollution, School of Life Sciences, Lanzhou University, No. 222 South Tianshui Road, Lanzhou, Gansu, 730000, People's Republic of China
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- Gansu Key Laboratory of Biomonitoring and Bioremediation for Environmental Pollution, School of Life Sciences, Lanzhou University, No. 222 South Tianshui Road, Lanzhou, Gansu, 730000, People's Republic of China
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- Molecular Neurobiology Program, The Kimmel Center for Biology and Medicine of the Skirball Institute, Department of Neuroscience and Physiology, New York University School of Medicine, New York, NY, 10016, USA.
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- Centre for Biological Sciences, University of Southampton, South Lab and Path Block, Mail Point 840 LD80C, Southampton General Hospital, Tremona Road, Southampton, SO16 6YD, UK.
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- Gansu Key Laboratory of Biomonitoring and Bioremediation for Environmental Pollution, School of Life Sciences, Lanzhou University, No. 222 South Tianshui Road, Lanzhou, Gansu, 730000, People's Republic of China.
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Li F, Gong X, Yang B. Geranylgeranylacetone ameliorated ischemia/reperfusion induced-blood brain barrier breakdown through HSP70-dependent anti-apoptosis effect. Am J Transl Res 2021; 13:102-114. [PMID: 33527011 PMCID: PMC7847529] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/03/2020] [Accepted: 10/17/2020] [Indexed: 06/12/2023]
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BACKGROUND Geranylgeranylacetone (GGA) has been recently reported to be centrally active after oral administration and protect against ischemic brain injury. This study was aimed to investigate the underlying mechanism of the protective effect of GGA. METHODS In this study, transient middle cerebral artery occlusion (tMCAO) was established. Neurological score and brain water content were adopted to investigate the role of GGA in vivo. Evans-blue (EB), western blot and immunofluorescence staining of tight junction proteins were performed to evaluate blood brain barrier (BBB) permeability. Inflammation response was assessed by immunofluorescence staining of MPO and Iba-1 and quantitative real-time polymerase chain reaction (qRT-PCR) of proinflammatory cytokines. In in vitro experiment, after oxygen-glucose deprivation (OGD), transepithelial electrical resistance (TEER) and endothelial cell monolayer permeability assay were conducted to examine the effects of GGA on barrier integrity. Furthermore, heat shock protein (HSP) 70 expression was knockdown by RNA interference in bEnd.3 cells to verify the involvement of HSP70 in the action of GGA. TEER, endothelial cell monolayer permeability, CCK8 and flow cytometry were performed. Expression of caspase-3 was detected by western blot and immunofluorescence staining. RESULTS Our results indicated that pretreatment with a single oral GGA dose (800 mg/kg) reduced the infarct volume and prevented the neurological impairments after tMCAO. Importantly, GGA ameliorated cerebral ischemia/reperfusion (I/R) induced BBB breakdown and rescued tight junction proteins (TJPs). GGA also profoundly decreased neutrophil infiltration, inhibited glial activation and reduced the expression of proinflammatory cytokines. Consistently, GGA significantly decreased OGD-induced BBB hyper-permeability in vitro. Consistent with the previous studies, GGA promoted HSP70 induction after I/R insult. Mechanistic study showed that GGA inhibited OGD-induced apoptosis of bEnd.3 cells. Genetic inhibition of HSP70 attenuated GGA's anti-apoptotic effect and reversed the protective effects of GGA.
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- Fazhao Li
- Department of General Surgery, 2nd Xiangya Hospital, Central South UniversityChangsha, Hunan Province, China
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- Department of Neurology, 2nd Xiangya Hospital, Central South UniversityChangsha, Hunan Province, China
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- Department of Neurology, 2nd Xiangya Hospital, Central South UniversityChangsha, Hunan Province, China
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Govindarajulu M, Ramesh S, Neel L, Fabbrini M, Buabeid M, Fujihashi A, Dwyer D, Lynd T, Shah K, Mohanakumar KP, Smith F, Moore T, Dhanasekaran M. Nutraceutical based SIRT3 activators as therapeutic targets in Alzheimer's disease. Neurochem Int 2021; 144:104958. [PMID: 33444675 DOI: 10.1016/j.neuint.2021.104958] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/15/2020] [Revised: 12/21/2020] [Accepted: 01/06/2021] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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Alzheimer's disease (AD) is the most common neurodegenerative disease, and its incidence is increasing worldwide with increased lifespan. Currently, there is no effective treatment to cure or prevent the progression of AD, which indicates the need to develop novel therapeutic targets and agents. Sirtuins, especially SIRT3, a mitochondrial deacetylase, are NAD-dependent histone deacetylases involved in aging and longevity. Accumulating evidence indicates that SIRT3 dysfunction is strongly associated with pathologies of AD, hence, therapeutic modulation of SIRT3 activity may be a novel application to ameliorate the pathologies of AD. Natural products commonly used in traditional medicine have wide utility and appear to have therapeutic benefits for the treatment of neurodegenerative diseases such as AD. The present review summarizes the currently available natural SIRT3 activators and their potentially neuroprotective molecular mechanisms of action that make them a promising agent in the treatment and management of neurodegenerative diseases such as AD.
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- Manoj Govindarajulu
- Department of Drug Discovery and Development, Harrison School of Pharmacy, Auburn University, AL 36849, USA
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- Department of Drug Discovery and Development, Harrison School of Pharmacy, Auburn University, AL 36849, USA
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- Department of Drug Discovery and Development, Harrison School of Pharmacy, Auburn University, AL 36849, USA
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- Department of Drug Discovery and Development, Harrison School of Pharmacy, Auburn University, AL 36849, USA
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- Clinical Pharmacy Department, College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences, Ajman University, United Arab Emirates
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- Department of Drug Discovery and Development, Harrison School of Pharmacy, Auburn University, AL 36849, USA
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- Department of Drug Discovery and Development, Harrison School of Pharmacy, Auburn University, AL 36849, USA
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- Department of Drug Discovery and Development, Harrison School of Pharmacy, Auburn University, AL 36849, USA
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- Department of Ophthalmology, D.Y. Patil Medical College and Research Hospital, Mumbai, India
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- Department of Drug Discovery and Development, Harrison School of Pharmacy, Auburn University, AL 36849, USA
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- Department of Drug Discovery and Development, Harrison School of Pharmacy, Auburn University, AL 36849, USA
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- Department of Drug Discovery and Development, Harrison School of Pharmacy, Auburn University, AL 36849, USA.
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Yan BC, Cao J, Liu J, Gu Y, Xu Z, Li D, Gao L. Dietary Fe 3O 4 Nanozymes Prevent the Injury of Neurons and Blood-Brain Barrier Integrity from Cerebral Ischemic Stroke. ACS Biomater Sci Eng 2020; 7:299-310. [PMID: 33346645 DOI: 10.1021/acsbiomaterials.0c01312] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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Cerebral ischemic stroke stimulates excessive reactive oxygen species, which lead to blood-brain-barrier disruption, neuron death, and aggravated cerebral infarction. Thus, it is critical to develop an antioxidant strategy for stroke treatment. Herein, we report a dietary strategy to promote stroke healing using iron oxide (Fe3O4) nanoparticles with intrinsic enzyme-like activities. We find that Fe3O4 nanozymes exhibit triple enzyme-like activities, peroxidase, catalase, and superoxide dismutase, thus potentially possessing the ability to regulate the ROS level. Importantly, intragastric administration of PEG-modified Fe3O4 nanozymes significantly reduces cerebral infarction and neuronal death in a rodent model following cerebral ischemic stroke. Ex vivo analysis shows that PEG-modified Fe3O4 nanozymes localize in the cerebral vasculature, ameliorate local redox state with decreased malondialdehyde and increased Cu/Zn SOD, and facilitate blood-brain-barrier recovery by elevating ZO-1 and Claudin-5 in the hippocampus. Altogether, our results suggest that dietary PEG-modified Fe3O4 nanozymes can facilitate blood-brain-barrier reconstruction and protect neurons following ischemic stroke.
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- Bing Chun Yan
- Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Integrated Traditional Chinese and Western Medicine for Prevention and Treatment of Senile Diseases, The Key Laboratory of Syndrome Differentiation and Treatment of Gastric Cancer of the State Administration of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Institute of Translational Medicine, Medical College, Yangzhou University, Yangzhou 225001, People's Republic of China.,Department of Neurology, Affiliated Hospital, Yangzhou University, Yangzhou 225001, PR China.,Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Zoonosis, Jiangsu Co-innovation Center for Prevention and Control of Important Animal Infectious Diseases and Zoonoses, Yangzhou 225009, PR China
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- Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Integrated Traditional Chinese and Western Medicine for Prevention and Treatment of Senile Diseases, The Key Laboratory of Syndrome Differentiation and Treatment of Gastric Cancer of the State Administration of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Institute of Translational Medicine, Medical College, Yangzhou University, Yangzhou 225001, People's Republic of China
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- Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Integrated Traditional Chinese and Western Medicine for Prevention and Treatment of Senile Diseases, The Key Laboratory of Syndrome Differentiation and Treatment of Gastric Cancer of the State Administration of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Institute of Translational Medicine, Medical College, Yangzhou University, Yangzhou 225001, People's Republic of China
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- Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Integrated Traditional Chinese and Western Medicine for Prevention and Treatment of Senile Diseases, The Key Laboratory of Syndrome Differentiation and Treatment of Gastric Cancer of the State Administration of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Institute of Translational Medicine, Medical College, Yangzhou University, Yangzhou 225001, People's Republic of China
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- Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Integrated Traditional Chinese and Western Medicine for Prevention and Treatment of Senile Diseases, The Key Laboratory of Syndrome Differentiation and Treatment of Gastric Cancer of the State Administration of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Institute of Translational Medicine, Medical College, Yangzhou University, Yangzhou 225001, People's Republic of China
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- Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Integrated Traditional Chinese and Western Medicine for Prevention and Treatment of Senile Diseases, The Key Laboratory of Syndrome Differentiation and Treatment of Gastric Cancer of the State Administration of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Institute of Translational Medicine, Medical College, Yangzhou University, Yangzhou 225001, People's Republic of China
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- CAS Engineering Laboratory for Nanozyme, Institute of BiophysicsChinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100101, P. R. China
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Kang R, Gamdzyk M, Lenahan C, Tang J, Tan S, Zhang JH. The Dual Role of Microglia in Blood-Brain Barrier Dysfunction after Stroke. Curr Neuropharmacol 2020; 18:1237-1249. [PMID: 32469699 PMCID: PMC7770642 DOI: 10.2174/1570159x18666200529150907] [Citation(s) in RCA: 51] [Impact Index Per Article: 12.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/17/2020] [Revised: 04/26/2020] [Accepted: 05/25/2020] [Indexed: 12/17/2022] Open
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It is well-known that stroke is one of the leading causes of death and disability all over the world. After a stroke, the blood-brain barrier subsequently breaks down. The BBB consists of endothelial cells surrounded by astrocytes. Microglia, considered the long-living resident immune cells of the brain, play a vital role in BBB function. M1 microglia worsen BBB disruption, while M2 microglia assist in repairing BBB damage. Microglia can also directly interact with endothelial cells and affect BBB permeability. In this review, we are going to discuss the mechanisms responsible for the dual role of microglia in BBB dysfunction after stroke.
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- Ruiqing Kang
- Department of Physiology and Pharmacology, Loma Linda University, School of Medicine, Loma Linda, CA, USA,Department of Neurology, Zhujiang Hospital, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, China
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- Department of Physiology and Pharmacology, Loma Linda University, School of Medicine, Loma Linda, CA, USA
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- Department of Physiology and Pharmacology, Loma Linda University, School of Medicine, Loma Linda, CA, USA
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- Department of Physiology and Pharmacology, Loma Linda University, School of Medicine, Loma Linda, CA, USA
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- Department of Neurology, Zhujiang Hospital, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, China
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- Department of Physiology and Pharmacology, Loma Linda University, School of Medicine, Loma Linda, CA, USA
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Gao L, Song Z, Mi J, Hou P, Xie C, Shi J, Li Y, Manaenko A. The Effects and Underlying Mechanisms of Cell Therapy on Blood-Brain Barrier Integrity After Ischemic Stroke. Curr Neuropharmacol 2020; 18:1213-1226. [PMID: 32928089 PMCID: PMC7770640 DOI: 10.2174/1570159x18666200914162013] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/30/2020] [Revised: 08/10/2020] [Accepted: 09/01/2020] [Indexed: 12/11/2022] Open
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Ischemic stroke is one of the main causes of mortality and disability worldwide. However, efficient therapeutic strategies are still lacking. Stem/progenitor cell-based therapy, with its vigorous advantages, has emerged as a promising tool for the treatment of ischemic stroke. The mechanisms involve new neural cells and neuronal circuitry formation, antioxidation, inflammation alleviation, angiogenesis, and neurogenesis promotion. In the past decades, in-depth studies have suggested that cell therapy could promote vascular stabilization and decrease blood-brain barrier (BBB) leakage after ischemic stroke. However, the effects and underlying mechanisms on BBB integrity induced by the engrafted cells in ischemic stroke have not been reviewed yet. Herein, we will update the progress in research on the effects of cell therapy on BBB integrity after ischemic stroke and review the underlying mechanisms. First, we will present an overview of BBB dysfunction under the ischemic condition and cells engraftment for ischemic treatment. Then, we will summarize and discuss the current knowledge about the effects and underlying mechanisms of cell therapy on BBB integrity after ischemic stroke. In particular, we will review the most recent studies in regard to the relationship between cell therapy and BBB in tissue plasminogen activator (t-PA)-mediated therapy and diabetic stroke.
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- Li Gao
- Department of Neurology, South Campus, Ren Ji Hospital, School of Medicine, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai 201112, China
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- Department of Neurology, South Campus, Ren Ji Hospital, School of Medicine, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai 201112, China
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- Department of Neurology, South Campus, Ren Ji Hospital, School of Medicine, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai 201112, China
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- Central Laboratory, South Campus, Ren Ji Hospital, School of Medicine, Shanghai Jiao Tong University,
Shanghai 201112, China
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- Departmeng of Neurology, Ren Ji Hospital, School of Medicine, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai 200127, China
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- Departmeng of Neurology, Nanjing First Hospital, Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing 210006, China
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- Department of Neurology, South Campus, Ren Ji Hospital, School of Medicine, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai 201112, China
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- Department of Neurology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing 400016, China,NHC Key Laboratory of Diagnosis and Treatment on Brain Functional Diseases, The First Affiliated Hospital of Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing 400016, China
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Yuan S, Liu KJ, Qi Z. Occludin regulation of blood-brain barrier and potential therapeutic target in ischemic stroke. Brain Circ 2020; 6:152-162. [PMID: 33210038 PMCID: PMC7646391 DOI: 10.4103/bc.bc_29_20] [Citation(s) in RCA: 52] [Impact Index Per Article: 13.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/06/2020] [Revised: 08/14/2020] [Accepted: 09/04/2020] [Indexed: 12/18/2022] Open
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Occludin is a key structural component of the blood–brain barrier (BBB) that has recently become an important focus of research in BBB damages. Many studies have demonstrated that occludin could regulate the integrity and permeability of the BBB. The function of BBB depends on the level of occludin protein expression in brain endothelial cells. Moreover, occludin may serve as a potential biomarker for hemorrhage transformation after acute ischemic stroke. In this review, we summarize the role of occludin in BBB integrity and the regulatory mechanisms of occludin in the permeability of BBB after ischemic stroke. Multiple factors have been found to regulate occludin protein functions in maintaining BBB permeability, such as Matrix metalloproteinas-mediated cleavage, phosphorylation, ubiquitination, and related inflammatory factors. In addition, various signaling pathways participate in regulating the occludin expression, including nuclear factor-kappa B, mitogen-activated protein kinase, protein kinase c, RhoK, and ERK1/2. Emerging therapeutic interventions for ischemic stroke targeting occludin are described, including normobaric hyperoxia, Chinese medicine, chemical drugs, genes, steroid hormones, small molecular peptides, and other therapies. Since occludin has been shown to play a critical role in regulating BBB integrity, further preclinical studies will help evaluate and validate occludin as a viable therapeutic target for ischemic stroke.
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- Shuhua Yuan
- Department of Research Laboratory in Brain Injury and Protection, Cerebrovascular Diseases Research Institute, Xuanwu Hospital of Capital Medical University, Beijing, China
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, College of Pharmacy, University of New Mexico Health Sciences Center, Albuquerque, NM, USA
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- Department of Research Laboratory in Brain Injury and Protection, Cerebrovascular Diseases Research Institute, Xuanwu Hospital of Capital Medical University, Beijing, China
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Guan X, Zhang H, Qin H, Chen C, Hu Z, Tan J, Zeng L. CRISPR/Cas9-mediated whole genomic wide knockout screening identifies mitochondrial ribosomal proteins involving in oxygen-glucose deprivation/reperfusion resistance. J Cell Mol Med 2020; 24:9313-9322. [PMID: 32618081 PMCID: PMC7417733 DOI: 10.1111/jcmm.15580] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/26/2019] [Revised: 05/18/2020] [Accepted: 06/13/2020] [Indexed: 01/06/2023] Open
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Recanalization therapy by intravenous thrombolysis or endovascular therapy is critical for the treatment of cerebral infarction. However, the recanalization treatment will also exacerbate acute brain injury and even severely threatens human life due to the reperfusion injury. So far, the underlying mechanisms for cerebral ischaemia-reperfusion injury are poorly understood and effective therapeutic interventions are yet to be discovered. Therefore, in the research, we subjected SK-N-BE(2) cells to oxygen-glucose deprivation/reperfusion (OGDR) insult and performed a pooled genome-wide CRISPR (clustered regularly interspaced short palindromic repeats)/Cas9 (CRISPR-associated protein 9) knockout screen to discover new potential therapeutic targets for cerebral ischaemia-reperfusion injury. We used Metascape to identify candidate genes which might involve in OGDR resistance. We found that the genes contributed to OGDR resistance were primarily involved in neutrophil degranulation, mitochondrial translation, and regulation of cysteine-type endopeptidase activity involved in apoptotic process and response to oxidative stress. We then knocked down some of the identified candidate genes individually. We demonstrated that MRPL19, MRPL32, MRPL52 and MRPL51 inhibition increased cell viability and attenuated OGDR-induced apoptosis. We also demonstrated that OGDR down-regulated the expression of MRPL19 and MRPL51 protein. Taken together, our data suggest that genome-scale screening with Cas9 is a reliable tool to analyse the cellular systems that respond to OGDR injury. MRPL19 and MRPL51 contribute to OGDR resistance and are supposed to be promising targets for the treatment of cerebral ischaemia-reperfusion damage.
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- Xinjie Guan
- Center for Medical GeneticsSchool of Life SciencesCentral South UniversityChangshaHunanChina
- Hunan Key Laboratory of Medical GeneticsCentral South UniversityChangshaHunanChina
- Hunan Key Laboratory of Animal Model for Human DiseasesCentral South UniversityChangshaHunanChina
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- Department of NeurologySecond Xiangya HospitalCentral South UniversityChangshaHunanChina
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- Department of NeurologySecond Xiangya HospitalCentral South UniversityChangshaHunanChina
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- Department of NeurologySecond Xiangya HospitalCentral South UniversityChangshaHunanChina
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- Department of NeurologySecond Xiangya HospitalCentral South UniversityChangshaHunanChina
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- Center for Medical GeneticsSchool of Life SciencesCentral South UniversityChangshaHunanChina
- Hunan Key Laboratory of Medical GeneticsCentral South UniversityChangshaHunanChina
- Hunan Key Laboratory of Animal Model for Human DiseasesCentral South UniversityChangshaHunanChina
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- Department of NeurologySecond Xiangya HospitalCentral South UniversityChangshaHunanChina
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Chen JL, Zhou X, Liu BL, Wei XH, Ding HL, Lin ZJ, Zhan HL, Yang F, Li WB, Xie JC, Su MZ, Liu XG, Zhou XF. Normalization of magnesium deficiency attenuated mechanical allodynia, depressive-like behaviors, and memory deficits associated with cyclophosphamide-induced cystitis by inhibiting TNF-α/NF-κB signaling in female rats. J Neuroinflammation 2020; 17:99. [PMID: 32241292 PMCID: PMC7118907 DOI: 10.1186/s12974-020-01786-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/16/2019] [Accepted: 03/25/2020] [Indexed: 01/01/2023] Open
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Background Bladder-related pain symptoms in patients with bladder pain syndrome/interstitial cystitis (BPS/IC) are often accompanied by depression and memory deficits. Magnesium deficiency contributes to neuroinflammation and is associated with pain, depression, and memory deficits. Neuroinflammation is involved in the mechanical allodynia of cyclophosphamide (CYP)-induced cystitis. Magnesium-L-Threonate (L-TAMS) supplementation can attenuate neuroinflammation. This study aimed to determine whether and how L-TAMS influences mechanical allodynia and accompanying depressive symptoms and memory deficits in CYP-induced cystitis. Methods Injection of CYP (50 mg/kg, intraperitoneally, every 3 days for 3 doses) was used to establish a rat model of BPS/IC. L-TAMS was administered in drinking water (604 mg·kg−1·day−1). Mechanical allodynia in the lower abdomen was assessed with von Frey filaments using the up-down method. Forced swim test (FST) and sucrose preference test (SPT) were used to measure depressive-like behaviors. Novel object recognition test (NORT) was used to detect short-term memory function. Concentrations of Mg2+ in serum and cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) were measured by calmagite chronometry. Western blot and immunofluorescence staining measured the expression of tumor necrosis factor-α/nuclear factor-κB (TNF-α/NF-κB), interleukin-1β (IL-1β), and N-methyl-d-aspartate receptor type 2B subunit (NR2B) of the N-methyl-d-aspartate receptor in the L6–S1 spinal dorsal horn (SDH) and hippocampus. Results Free Mg2+ was reduced in the serum and CSF of the CYP-induced cystitis rats on days 8, 12, and 20 after the first CYP injection. Magnesium deficiency in the serum and CSF correlated with the mechanical withdrawal threshold, depressive-like behaviors, and short-term memory deficits (STMD). Oral application of L-TAMS prevented magnesium deficiency and attenuated mechanical allodynia (n = 14) and normalized depressive-like behaviors (n = 10) and STMD (n = 10). The upregulation of TNF-α/NF-κB signaling and IL-1β in the L6–S1 SDH or hippocampus was reversed by L-TAMS. The change in NR2B expression in the SDH and hippocampus in the cystitis model was normalized by L-TAMS. Conclusions Normalization of magnesium deficiency by L-TAMS attenuated mechanical allodynia, depressive-like behaviors, and STMD in the CYP-induced cystitis model via inhibition of TNF-α/NF-κВ signaling and normalization of NR2B expression. Our study provides evidence that L-TAMS may have therapeutic value for treating pain and comorbid depression or memory deficits in BPS/IC patients.
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- Jia-Liang Chen
- Department of Urology, The Third Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-sen University, 600 W Tianhe Rd, Guangzhou, 510630, China
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- Pain Research Center and Department of Physiology, Zhongshan School of Medicine, Sun Yat-sen University, 74 Zhongshan Rd. 2, Guangzhou, 510080, China
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- Department of Urology, The Third Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-sen University, 600 W Tianhe Rd, Guangzhou, 510630, China
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- Pain Research Center and Department of Physiology, Zhongshan School of Medicine, Sun Yat-sen University, 74 Zhongshan Rd. 2, Guangzhou, 510080, China
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- Department of Urology, The Third Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-sen University, 600 W Tianhe Rd, Guangzhou, 510630, China
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- Department of Urology, The Third Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-sen University, 600 W Tianhe Rd, Guangzhou, 510630, China
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- Department of Urology, The Third Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-sen University, 600 W Tianhe Rd, Guangzhou, 510630, China
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- Department of Urology, The Third Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-sen University, 600 W Tianhe Rd, Guangzhou, 510630, China
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- Department of Urology, The Third Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-sen University, 600 W Tianhe Rd, Guangzhou, 510630, China
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- Department of Urology, The Third Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-sen University, 600 W Tianhe Rd, Guangzhou, 510630, China
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- Department of Rehabilitation, The Third Affiliated Hospital and Lingnan Hospital of the Sun Yat-sen University, 2693 Kaichuang Rd, Guangzhou, 510700, China
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- Pain Research Center and Department of Physiology, Zhongshan School of Medicine, Sun Yat-sen University, 74 Zhongshan Rd. 2, Guangzhou, 510080, China. .,Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Brain Function and Disease, 74 Zhongshan Rd. 2, Guangzhou, 510080, China.
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- Department of Urology, The Third Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-sen University, 600 W Tianhe Rd, Guangzhou, 510630, China.
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Yan S, Fang C, Cao L, Wang L, Du J, Sun Y, Tong X, Lu Y, Wu X. Protective effect of glycyrrhizic acid on cerebral ischemia/reperfusion injury via inhibiting HMGB1-mediated TLR4/NF-κB pathway. Biotechnol Appl Biochem 2019; 66:1024-1030. [PMID: 31545873 DOI: 10.1002/bab.1825] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/04/2019] [Accepted: 08/10/2019] [Indexed: 12/20/2022]
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Cerebral ischemia is caused by various disorders, such as stroke, myocardial infarction, or peripheral vascular disease. The purpose of this paper was to investigate the effects of glycyrrhizic acid (GA) on cerebral ischemia/reperfusion (I/R) injury. Middle cerebral artery occlusion was established to evaluate the effects of GA on cerebral ischemia. In this study, our results showed that GA could dramatically decrease cerebral edema, reduce the neurological deficits, and smaller brain infarct volume was found in the GA treatment group. In serum and brain tissue, GA also increased superoxide dismutase activity. In addition, in serum and brain tissue, GA also dramatically inhibited the secretion of inflammatory cytokines, including interleukin-1β (IL-1β), IL-6, and tumor necrosis factor-α. Moreover, GA inhibited the expressions of high-mobility group protein box-1 (HMGB1)-mediated TLR4/NF-κB pathway. Our data determined that GA may provide protective effect on the I/R-induced cerebral ischemia disease.
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- Sunhong Yan
- Department of Neurology, The Second Hospital of Anhui Medical University, Hefei, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Neurology, The Second Hospital of Anhui Medical University, Hefei, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Neurology, The Second Hospital of Anhui Medical University, Hefei, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Neurology, The Second Hospital of Anhui Medical University, Hefei, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Neurology, The Second Hospital of Anhui Medical University, Hefei, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Neurology, The Second Hospital of Anhui Medical University, Hefei, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Neurology, The Second Hospital of Anhui Medical University, Hefei, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Laboratory Medicine, The First Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Neurology, The Second Hospital of Anhui Medical University, Hefei, People's Republic of China
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Anfibatide Preserves Blood–Brain Barrier Integrity by Inhibiting TLR4/RhoA/ROCK Pathway After Cerebral Ischemia/Reperfusion Injury in Rat. J Mol Neurosci 2019; 70:71-83. [DOI: 10.1007/s12031-019-01402-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/03/2019] [Accepted: 08/27/2019] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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Lan XB, Wang Q, Yang JM, Ma L, Zhang WJ, Zheng P, Sun T, Niu JG, Liu N, Yu JQ. Neuroprotective effect of Vanillin on hypoxic-ischemic brain damage in neonatal rats. Biomed Pharmacother 2019; 118:109196. [PMID: 31310955 DOI: 10.1016/j.biopha.2019.109196] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/13/2019] [Revised: 07/01/2019] [Accepted: 07/02/2019] [Indexed: 12/25/2022] Open
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Neonatal hypoxic-ischemic brain damage (HIBD) is a leading cause of death and perpetual neurological dysfunction in neonates. Vanillin (Van), a natural phenolic compound with neuroprotective properties, exerts neuroprotection on a gerbil model of global ischemia by inhibiting oxidative damage. This study aimed to explore the potential neuroprotective roles of Van in neonatal rats suffering from hypoxic-ischemic (HI). An HI model of 7-day-old SD rats was induced by left carotid artery ligation followed by exposure to 8% oxygen (balanced with nitrogen) for 2.5 h at 37 °C. At 48 h after intraperitoneal injection with Van (20, 40, and 80 mg/kg) or saline, neurobehavioral function, cerebral infract volume, brain water content, and histomorphological changes were performed to evaluate brain injury. Transmission electron microscopy and immunoglobulin G (IgG) staining were conducted to evaluate the integrity of the blood-brain barrier (BBB). The levels of oxidative stress and tight junction proteins, as well as the activities of matrix metalloproteinases (MMPs), were also determined in the ipsilateral hemisphere. Results showed that Van post-treatment significantly ameliorated early neurobehavioral deficits, decreased infarct volume and brain edema, as well as attenuated histopathologic injury and IgG extravasation. Furthermore, Van markedly increased the activities of endogenous antioxidant enzymes and decreased malondialdehyde content. Meanwhile, the activation of MMP-2 and MMP-9 induced by HI was partially blocked by Van. Finally, Van obviously increased the expression of ZO-1, Occludin, and Claudin-5 compared with the HI group. Collectively, Van can provide neuroprotective effects against neonatal HIBD possibly by attenuating oxidative damage and preserving BBB integrity.
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- Xiao-Bing Lan
- Department of Pharmacology, Ningxia Medical University, Yinchuan, Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region 750004, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Pharmacology, Ningxia Medical University, Yinchuan, Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region 750004, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Pharmacology, Ningxia Medical University, Yinchuan, Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region 750004, People's Republic of China
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- Ningxia Key Laboratory of Craniocerebral Diseases of Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region, Ningxia Medical University, Yinchuan, Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region 750004, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Pharmacology, Ningxia Medical University, Yinchuan, Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region 750004, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Pharmacology, Ningxia Medical University, Yinchuan, Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region 750004, People's Republic of China
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- Ningxia Key Laboratory of Craniocerebral Diseases of Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region, Ningxia Medical University, Yinchuan, Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region 750004, People's Republic of China
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- Ningxia Key Laboratory of Craniocerebral Diseases of Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region, Ningxia Medical University, Yinchuan, Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region 750004, People's Republic of China.
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- Department of Pharmacology, Ningxia Medical University, Yinchuan, Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region 750004, People's Republic of China.
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- Department of Pharmacology, Ningxia Medical University, Yinchuan, Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region 750004, People's Republic of China; Ningxia Hui Medicine Modern Engineering Research Center and Collaborative Innovation Center, Ningxia Medical University, Yinchuan, Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region 750004, People's Republic of China.
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The Anti-Inflammatory Effects of CXCR5 in the Mice Retina following Ischemia-Reperfusion Injury. BIOMED RESEARCH INTERNATIONAL 2019; 2019:3487607. [PMID: 31355256 PMCID: PMC6637708 DOI: 10.1155/2019/3487607] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/29/2018] [Revised: 04/22/2019] [Accepted: 04/30/2019] [Indexed: 01/18/2023]
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Object Retinal ischemia-reperfusion (I/R) injury is a common pathological process in many ophthalmic diseases; there are no effective therapeutic approaches available currently. Increasing evidence indicates that microglia mediated neuroinflammation plays an important role in the retinal I/R injury. In this study, we aimed to investigate the roles of chemokine receptor CXCR5 in the pathological process of retinal I/R injury model. Method Retinal I/R injury model was established in CXCR5 knockout and wild mice by the acute elevation of intraocular pressure (AOH) for 60 minutes, and the eyes were harvested for further analyses. The cellular location of CXCR5 was detected by immunofluorescence staining; the expressions of CXCR5 and CXCL13 after I/R injury were analyzed by quantitative RT-PCR. The retinal microglia were detected as stained for Iba1 (+). Leakage of inflammatory cells was observed on the H&E stained cryosections. The protein expression and quantification of zonula occludens (ZO-1) were determined by Western blotting and densitometry. Capillary degeneration was identified on the intact retinal vasculatures prepared by trypsin digestion. Results The number of activated microglia marked by Iba1 antibody in the retina was increased after retinal I/R injury in both KO and WT mice, more significant in KO mice. The leakage of inflammatory cells was observed largely at 2 days after injury, but there was no or little leakage at 7 days. The number of inflammatory cells (mainly neutrophils) was greater in CXCR5 KO mice than in WT mice, mainly located under internal limiting membrane. CXCR5 deficiency led to more ZO-1 degradation in CXCR5 KO mice compared to C57BL6 WT mice 2 days after reperfusion. The cellular capillaries were also significantly increased in the KO mice compared to the WT mice. Conclusion Our findings suggest that the chemokine receptor CXCR5 may protect retina from ischemia-reperfusion injury by its anti-inflammatory effects. Thus, CXCR5 may be a promising therapeutic target for the treatment of retinal I/R injury.
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Wu X, Peng K, Huang H, Li Z, Xiang W, Deng W, Liu L, Li W, Zhang T. MiR-21b-3p protects NS2OY cells against oxygen-glucose deprivation/reperfusion-induced injury by down-regulating cyclooxygenase-2. Am J Transl Res 2019; 11:3007-3017. [PMID: 31217870 PMCID: PMC6556624] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/13/2018] [Accepted: 12/23/2018] [Indexed: 06/09/2023]
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Recent studies have shown abnormal expression levels of cyclooxygenase-2 (COX-2) and miR-21b-3p in cerebral ischemia-reperfusion (I/R) rat models. Decreased COX-2 expression could reduce brain injury and thus could be a target of miR-21b-3p according to the miRNA databases (miRDB) analysis. However, its functions and underlying mechanisms in I/R injury remain unclear. In our study, we have established an oxygen/glucose deprivation and reperfusion (OGD/R) model by using NS2OY cells. The expression of miR-21b-3p and COX-2 was determined by quantitative real-time PCR or Western blot, and the fluorescence intensities were detected by fluorescence in situ hybridization (FISH) or immunofluorescence. After transfection and OGD/R treatments, the functions of miR-21b-3p and COX-2 on cell viability and apoptosis were detected using cell-counting kit 8, Edu staining, flow cytometry and Hoechst staining, respectively. Finally, dual-luciferase reporter assay was used to explore the relationship between miR-21-b-3p and COX-2. The results have showed that COX-2 mRNA and protein expression were significantly increased; however, the expression of miR-21b-3p was remarkably reduced in NS2OY cells after OGD/R treatment. The changes were most remarkable in OGD 2 h/R24 group. Function analysis has showed that when NS2OY cells were exposed to OGD/R injury, overexpressed miR-21b-3p significantly downregulated COX-2 expression, increased cell viability and decreased apoptosis. In addition, knocking down the expression of COX-2 could also increase cell viability and decrease apoptosis. Dual-luciferase reporter assays showed miR-21b-3p as the target of 3'-UTR of COX-2. Therefore, we concluded that OGD/R-induced injury by down-regulating COX-2.
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- Xiaona Wu
- Department of Neurology, General Hospital of Southern Theater Command, PLAGuangzhou, Guangdong, People’s Republic of China
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- Department of Neurology, General Hospital of Southern Theater Command, PLAGuangzhou, Guangdong, People’s Republic of China
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- Department Two of Nerve Rehabilitation, Guangzhou General Hospital, Guangzhou Military RegionGuangzhou, Guangdong, People’s Republic of China
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- Department of Neurology, General Hospital of Southern Theater Command, PLAGuangzhou, Guangdong, People’s Republic of China
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- Department of Neurology, General Hospital of Southern Theater Command, PLAGuangzhou, Guangdong, People’s Republic of China
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- Department of Neurology, General Hospital of Southern Theater Command, PLAGuangzhou, Guangdong, People’s Republic of China
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- Department of Neurology, General Hospital of Southern Theater Command, PLAGuangzhou, Guangdong, People’s Republic of China
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- General Hospital of Northern Theater Command, PLAShenyang, Liaoning, People’s Republic of China
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- Department of Orthopaedics, General Hospital of Southern Theater Command, PLAGuangzhou, Guangdong, People’s Republic of China
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Shi YS, Zhang Y, Liu B, Li CB, Wu J, Li Y. Nomilin protects against cerebral ischemia–reperfusion induced neurological deficits and blood–brain barrier disruption via the Nrf2 pathway. Food Funct 2019; 10:5323-5332. [DOI: 10.1039/c9fo01481k] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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Oxidative stress is considered to play an important role in the cerebral ischemia–reperfusion injury.
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- Yu-Sheng Shi
- Key Laboratory of Biotechnology and Bioresources Utilization
- Educational of Minister
- College of Life Science
- Dalian Nationalities University
- Dalian 116600
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- Jiamusi College
- Heilongjiang University of Chinese Medicine
- Jiamusi 154007
- China
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- Jiamusi College
- Heilongjiang University of Chinese Medicine
- Jiamusi 154007
- China
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- Key Laboratory of Biotechnology and Bioresources Utilization
- Educational of Minister
- College of Life Science
- Dalian Nationalities University
- Dalian 116600
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- Key Laboratory of Biotechnology and Bioresources Utilization
- Educational of Minister
- College of Life Science
- Dalian Nationalities University
- Dalian 116600
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- Key Laboratory of Biotechnology and Bioresources Utilization
- Educational of Minister
- College of Life Science
- Dalian Nationalities University
- Dalian 116600
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Liu YL, Yuan F, Yang DX, Xu ZM, Jing Y, Yang GY, Geng Z, Xia WL, Tian HL. Adjudin Attenuates Cerebral Edema and Improves Neurological Function in Mice with Experimental Traumatic Brain Injury. J Neurotrauma 2018; 35:2850-2860. [PMID: 29860924 DOI: 10.1089/neu.2017.5397] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/07/2023] Open
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- Ying-liang Liu
- Department of Neurosurgery, Shanghai Jiao Tong University Affiliated Sixth People's Hospital, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Shanghai Jiao Tong University Affiliated Sixth People's Hospital, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Shanghai Jiao Tong University Affiliated Sixth People's Hospital, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Shanghai Jiao Tong University Affiliated Sixth People's Hospital, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Shanghai Jiao Tong University Affiliated Sixth People's Hospital, Shanghai, China
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- School of Biomedical Engineering and Med-X Research Institute, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Neurology, Shanghai Jiao Tong University Affiliated Sixth People's Hospital, Shanghai, China
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- School of Biomedical Engineering and Med-X Research Institute, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Shanghai Jiao Tong University Affiliated Sixth People's Hospital, Shanghai, China
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Duan J, Kang J, Qin W, Deng T, Liu H, Li B, Yu W, Gong S, Yang X, Chen M. Exposure to formaldehyde and diisononyl phthalate exacerbate neuroinflammation through NF-κB activation in a mouse asthma model. ECOTOXICOLOGY AND ENVIRONMENTAL SAFETY 2018; 163:356-364. [PMID: 30059880 DOI: 10.1016/j.ecoenv.2018.07.089] [Citation(s) in RCA: 32] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/29/2018] [Revised: 07/19/2018] [Accepted: 07/21/2018] [Indexed: 05/22/2023]
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Diisononyl phthalate (DINP) and formaldehyde both are associated with asthma and allergies. However, it is unclear about the adverse effect of DINP and formaldehyde exposure on the brain for asthma patients. Here, we determined the effect of DINP and/or formaldehyde exposure on neuroinflammation in brain by a murine asthma model and investigated the underlying mechanisms. Mice were exposed to formaldehyde and/or DINP and sensitization with ovalbumin. The results show that exposure to formaldehyde and/or DINP not only exacerbated allergic asthma-like symptoms, but also promoted neuroinflammation in brain. The incrassation of the airway wall and exacerbation of neuroinflammation were more obviously when mice were subjected to a combined exposure to DINP and formaldehyde. Exposure to DINP and/or formaldehyde enhances oxidative stress and the activation of NF-κB in the prefrontal cortex of mouse asthma model. Exposure to DINP and/or formaldehyde also induced an increase in IL-1β, IL-17, and NGF. Blocking oxidative stress by administering melatonin or inhibiting NF-κB activation by treatment with Dehydroxymethylepoxyquinomicin effectively prevented increasing the levels IL-1β, IL-17 and nerve growth factor. The data indicated that DINP and/or formaldehyde exposure promoted neuroinflammation in the brain through enhanced oxidative stress and activation of NF-κB in a mouse asthma model.
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- Jiufei Duan
- Hubei Key Laboratory of Genetic Regulation and Integrative Biology, School of Life Sciences, Central China Normal University, Wuhan 430079, Hubei, China
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- Hubei Key Laboratory of Genetic Regulation and Integrative Biology, School of Life Sciences, Central China Normal University, Wuhan 430079, Hubei, China
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- Hubei Key Laboratory of Genetic Regulation and Integrative Biology, School of Life Sciences, Central China Normal University, Wuhan 430079, Hubei, China
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- Hubei Key Laboratory of Genetic Regulation and Integrative Biology, School of Life Sciences, Central China Normal University, Wuhan 430079, Hubei, China
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- Joint International Lab of Green Buildings and Built Environments, Ministry of Education, Chongqing University, Chongqing 400045, China
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- Joint International Lab of Green Buildings and Built Environments, Ministry of Education, Chongqing University, Chongqing 400045, China
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- Joint International Lab of Green Buildings and Built Environments, Ministry of Education, Chongqing University, Chongqing 400045, China
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- Hubei Key Laboratory of Genetic Regulation and Integrative Biology, School of Life Sciences, Central China Normal University, Wuhan 430079, Hubei, China
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- Hubei Key Laboratory of Genetic Regulation and Integrative Biology, School of Life Sciences, Central China Normal University, Wuhan 430079, Hubei, China
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- Hubei Key Laboratory of Genetic Regulation and Integrative Biology, School of Life Sciences, Central China Normal University, Wuhan 430079, Hubei, China.
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Li Y, Zhu ZY, Huang TT, Zhou YX, Wang X, Yang LQ, Chen ZA, Yu WF, Li PY. The peripheral immune response after stroke-A double edge sword for blood-brain barrier integrity. CNS Neurosci Ther 2018; 24:1115-1128. [PMID: 30387323 PMCID: PMC6490160 DOI: 10.1111/cns.13081] [Citation(s) in RCA: 57] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/23/2018] [Revised: 10/09/2018] [Accepted: 10/09/2018] [Indexed: 02/07/2023] Open
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The blood‐brain barrier (BBB) is a highly regulated interface that separates the peripheral circulation and the brain. It plays a vital role in regulating the trafficking of solutes, fluid, and cells at the blood‐brain interface and maintaining the homeostasis of brain microenvironment for normal neuronal activity. Growing evidence has led to the realization that ischemic stroke elicits profound immune responses in the circulation and the activation of multiple subsets of immune cells, which in turn affect both the early disruption and the later repair of the BBB after stroke. Distinct phenotypes or subsets of peripheral immune cells along with diverse intracellular mechanisms contribute to the dynamic changes of BBB integrity after stroke. This review focuses on the interaction between the peripheral immune cells and the BBB after ischemic stroke. Understanding their reciprocal interaction may generate new directions for stroke research and may also drive the innovation of easy accessible immune modulatory treatment strategies targeting BBB in the pursuit of better stroke recovery.
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- Yan Li
- Department of Anesthesiology, Renji Hospital, School of Medicine, Shanghai Jiaotong University, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Anesthesiology, Renji Hospital, School of Medicine, Shanghai Jiaotong University, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Anesthesiology, Renji Hospital, School of Medicine, Shanghai Jiaotong University, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Anesthesiology, Renji Hospital, School of Medicine, Shanghai Jiaotong University, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Anesthesiology, Renji Hospital, School of Medicine, Shanghai Jiaotong University, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Anesthesiology, Renji Hospital, School of Medicine, Shanghai Jiaotong University, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Radiology, Renji Hospital, School of Medicine, Shanghai Jiaotong University, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Anesthesiology, Renji Hospital, School of Medicine, Shanghai Jiaotong University, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Anesthesiology, Renji Hospital, School of Medicine, Shanghai Jiaotong University, Shanghai, China
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Berberine attenuates ischemia-reperfusion injury through inhibiting HMGB1 release and NF-κB nuclear translocation. Acta Pharmacol Sin 2018; 39:1706-1715. [PMID: 30266998 DOI: 10.1038/s41401-018-0160-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 76] [Impact Index Per Article: 12.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/15/2023] Open
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Inflammatory damage plays an important role in cerebral ischemic pathogenesis and represents a new target for treatment of stroke. Berberine is a natural medicine with multiple beneficial biological activities. In this study, we explored the mechanisms underlying the neuroprotective action of berberine in mice subjected transient middle cerebral artery occlusion (tMCAO). Male mice were administered berberine (25, 50 mg/kg/d, intragastric; i.g.), glycyrrhizin (50 mg/kg/d, intraperitoneal), or berberine (50 mg/kg/d, i.g.) plus glycyrrhizin (50 mg/kg/d, intraperitoneal) for 14 consecutive days before tMCAO. The neurological deficit scores were evaluated at 24 h after tMCAO, and then the mice were killed to obtain the brain samples. We showed that pretreatment with berberine dose-dependently decreased the infarct size, neurological deficits, hispathological changes, brain edema, and inflammatory mediators in serum and ischemic cortical tissue. We revealed that pretreatment with berberine significantly enhanced uptake of 18F-fluorodeoxyglucose of ischemic hemisphere comparing with the vehicle group at 24 h after stroke. Furthermore, pretreatment with berberine dose-dependently suppressed the nuclear-to cytosolic translocation of high-mobility group box1 (HMGB1) protein, the cytosolic-to nuclear translocation of nuclear factor kappa B (NF-κB) and decreased the expression of TLR4 in ischemic cortical tissue. Moreover, co-administration of glycyrrhizin and berberine exerted more potent suppression on the HMGB1/TLR4/NF-κB pathway than berberine or glycyrrhizin administered alone. These results demonstrate that berberine protects the brain from ischemia-reperfusion injury and the mechanism may rely on its anti-inflammatory effects mediated by suppressing the activation of HMGB1/TLR4/NF-κB signaling.
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8e Protects against Acute Cerebral Ischemia by Inhibition of PI3Kγ-Mediated Superoxide Generation in Microglia. Molecules 2018; 23:molecules23112828. [PMID: 30384445 PMCID: PMC6278485 DOI: 10.3390/molecules23112828] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/29/2018] [Revised: 10/28/2018] [Accepted: 10/29/2018] [Indexed: 12/29/2022] Open
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The inflammatory response mediated by microglia plays a critical role in the progression of ischemic stroke. Phosphoinositide 3-kinase gamma (PI3Kγ) has been implicated in multiple inflammatory and autoimmune diseases, making it a promising target for therapeutic intervention. The aim of this study was to evaluate the efficacy of 8e, a hydrogen sulfide (H2S) releasing derivative of 3-n-butylphthalide (NBP), on brain damage and PI3Kγ signaling following cerebral ischemia injury. 8e significantly reduced sensorimotor deficits, focal infarction, brain edema and neural apoptosis at 72 h after transient middle cerebral artery occlusion (tMCAO). The NOX2 isoform of the NADPH oxidase family is considered a major enzymatic source of superoxide. We found that the release of superoxide, together with the expression of NOX2 subunits p47phox, p-p47phox, and the upstream PI3Kγ/AKT signaling were all down-regulated by 8e, both in the penumbral region of the rat brain and in the primary cultured microglia subjected to oxygen-glucose deprivation (OGD). With the use of siRNA and pharmacological inhibitors, we further demonstrated that 8e regulates the formation of superoxide in activated microglia through the PI3Kγ/AKT/NOX2 signaling pathway and subsequently prevents neuronal death in neighboring neurons. Our experimental data indicate that 8e is a potential candidate for the treatment of ischemic stroke and PI3Kγ-mediated neuroinflammation.
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He X, Liu Y, Lin X, Yuan F, Long D, Zhang Z, Wang Y, Xuan A, Yang GY. Netrin-1 attenuates brain injury after middle cerebral artery occlusion via downregulation of astrocyte activation in mice. J Neuroinflammation 2018; 15:268. [PMID: 30227858 PMCID: PMC6145326 DOI: 10.1186/s12974-018-1291-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/19/2018] [Accepted: 08/26/2018] [Indexed: 12/21/2022] Open
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Background Netrin-1 functions largely via combined receptors and downstream effectors. Evidence has shown that astrocytes express netrin-1 receptors, including DCC and UNC5H2. However, whether netrin-1 influences the function of astrocytes was previously unknown. Methods Lipopolysaccharide was used to stimulate the primary cultured astrocytes; interleukin release was used to track astrocyte activation. In vivo, shRNA and netrin-1 protein were injected in the mouse brain. Infarct volume, astrocyte activation, and interleukin release were used to observe the function of netrin-1 in neuroinflammation and brain injury after middle cerebral artery occlusion. Results Our results demonstrated that netrin-1 reduced lipopolysaccharide-induced interleukin-1β and interleukin-12β release in cultured astrocytes, and blockade of the UNC5H2 receptor with an antibody reversed this effect. Additionally, netrin-1 increased p-AKT and PPAR-γ expression in primary cultured astrocytes. In vivo studies showed that knockdown of netrin-1 increased astrocyte activation in the mouse brain after middle cerebral artery occlusion (p < 0.05). Moreover, injection of netrin-1 attenuated GFAP expression (netrin-1 0.27 ± 0.06 vs. BSA 0.62 ± 0.04, p < 0.001) and the release of interleukins and reduced infarct volume after brain ischemia (netrin-1 0.27 ± 0.06 vs. BSA 0.62 ± 0.04 mm3, p < 0.05). Conclusion Our results indicate that netrin-1 is an important molecule in regulating astrocyte activation and neuroinflammation in cerebral ischemia and provides a potential target for ischemic stroke therapy. Electronic supplementary material The online version of this article (10.1186/s12974-018-1291-5) contains supplementary material, which is available to authorized users.
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- Xiaosong He
- Key Laboratory of Neuroscience, the Second Affiliated Hospital Guangzhou Medical University, Guangzhou, China.,Department of Anatomy, School of Basic Medical Science, Guangzhou Medical University, Guangzhou, China
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- Department of Neurology, Changhai Hospital, Naval Military Medical University, Shanghai, China
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- Key Laboratory of Neuroscience, the Second Affiliated Hospital Guangzhou Medical University, Guangzhou, China.,Department of Anatomy, School of Basic Medical Science, Guangzhou Medical University, Guangzhou, China
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- Hailisheng Biomarine Research Institute, Zhoushan, China
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- Key Laboratory of Neuroscience, the Second Affiliated Hospital Guangzhou Medical University, Guangzhou, China.,Department of Anatomy, School of Basic Medical Science, Guangzhou Medical University, Guangzhou, China
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- Neuroscience and Neuroengineering Research Center, Med-X Research Institute and School of Biomedical Engineering, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, China
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- Neuroscience and Neuroengineering Research Center, Med-X Research Institute and School of Biomedical Engineering, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, China
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- Key Laboratory of Neuroscience, the Second Affiliated Hospital Guangzhou Medical University, Guangzhou, China. .,Department of Anatomy, School of Basic Medical Science, Guangzhou Medical University, Guangzhou, China. .,Department of Anatomy, Guangzhou Medical college, Guangzhou, 511546, China.
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- Neuroscience and Neuroengineering Research Center, Med-X Research Institute and School of Biomedical Engineering, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, China. .,Department of Neurology, Ruijin Hospital, School of Medicine, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, China. .,Med-X Research Institute and School of Biomedical Engineering, 1954 Hua-shan Road, Shanghai, 200030, China.
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Luo WD, Min JW, Huang WX, Wang X, Peng YY, Han S, Yin J, Liu WH, He XH, Peng BW. Vitexin reduces epilepsy after hypoxic ischemia in the neonatal brain via inhibition of NKCC1. J Neuroinflammation 2018; 15:186. [PMID: 29925377 PMCID: PMC6011387 DOI: 10.1186/s12974-018-1221-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/30/2018] [Accepted: 06/14/2018] [Indexed: 12/18/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Neonatal hypoxic-ischemic brain damage, characterized by tissue loss and neurologic dysfunction, is a leading cause of mortality and a devastating disease of the central nervous system. We have previously shown that vitexin has been attributed various medicinal properties and has been demonstrated to have neuroprotective roles in neonatal brain injury models. In the present study, we continued to reinforce and validate the basic understanding of vitexin (45 mg/kg) as a potential treatment for epilepsy and explored its possible underlying mechanisms. METHODS P7 Sprague-Dawley (SD) rats that underwent right common carotid artery ligation and rat brain microvascular endothelial cells (RBMECs) were used for the assessment of Na+-K+-Cl- co-transporter1 (NKCC1) expression, BBB permeability, cytokine expression, and neutrophil infiltration by western blot, q-PCR, flow cytometry (FCM), and immunofluorescence respectively. Furthermore, brain electrical activity in freely moving rats was recorded by electroencephalography (EEG). RESULTS Our data showed that NKCC1 expression was attenuated in vitexin-treated rats compared to the expression in the HI group in vivo. Oxygen glucose deprivation/reoxygenation (OGD) was performed on RBMECs to explore the role of NKCC1 and F-actin in cytoskeleton formation with confocal microscopy, N-(ethoxycarbonylmethyl)-6-methoxyquinolinium bromide, and FCM. Concomitantly, treatment with vitexin effectively alleviated OGD-induced NKCC1 expression, which downregulated F-actin expression in RBMECs. In addition, vitexin significantly ameliorated BBB leakage and rescued the expression of tight junction-related protein ZO-1. Furthermore, inflammatory cytokine and neutrophil infiltration were concurrently and progressively downregulated with decreasing BBB permeability in rats. Vitexin also significantly suppressed brain electrical activity in neonatal rats. CONCLUSIONS Taken together, these results confirmed that vitexin effectively alleviates epilepsy susceptibility through inhibition of inflammation along with improved BBB integrity. Our study provides a strong rationale for the further development of vitexin as a promising therapeutic candidate treatment for epilepsy in the immature brain.
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- Wen-di Luo
- Department of Physiology, Hubei Provincial Key Laboratory of Developmentally Originated Disorder, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Wuhan University, Hubei Donghu Rd 185#, Wuhan, 430071, Hubei, China
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- Department of Physiology, Hubei Provincial Key Laboratory of Developmentally Originated Disorder, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Wuhan University, Hubei Donghu Rd 185#, Wuhan, 430071, Hubei, China
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- Department of Pathology, Renmin Hospital, Wuhan University, Wuhan, China
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- Department of Physiology, Hubei Provincial Key Laboratory of Developmentally Originated Disorder, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Wuhan University, Hubei Donghu Rd 185#, Wuhan, 430071, Hubei, China
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- Department of Physiology, Hubei Provincial Key Laboratory of Developmentally Originated Disorder, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Wuhan University, Hubei Donghu Rd 185#, Wuhan, 430071, Hubei, China
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- Department of Pathophysiology, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Wuhan University, Wuhan, China
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- Department of Pathophysiology, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Wuhan University, Wuhan, China
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- Department of Immunology, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Wuhan University, Wuhan, China
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- Department of Pathophysiology, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Wuhan University, Wuhan, China
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- Department of Physiology, Hubei Provincial Key Laboratory of Developmentally Originated Disorder, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Wuhan University, Hubei Donghu Rd 185#, Wuhan, 430071, Hubei, China.
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Wu D, Lu W, Wei Z, Xu M, Liu X. Neuroprotective Effect of Sirt2-specific Inhibitor AK-7 Against Acute Cerebral Ischemia is P38 Activation-dependent in Mice. Neuroscience 2018; 374:61-69. [PMID: 29382550 DOI: 10.1016/j.neuroscience.2018.01.040] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/26/2017] [Revised: 12/29/2017] [Accepted: 01/18/2018] [Indexed: 01/08/2023]
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Cerebral ischemia is the most common cause of stroke with high morbidity, disability and mortality. Sirtuin-2 (Sirt2), a vitally important NAD+-dependent deacetylase which has been widely researched in central nervous system diseases, has also been identified as a promising treatment target using its specific inhibitors such as AK-7. In this study, we found that P38 was specifically activated after focal cerebral ischemic injury, and it was also significantly activated after AK-7 administration in a concentration-dependent manner in vitro and in vivo. AK-7 decreased the infarction volume remarkably and promoted the recovery of neurological function efficiently in the mice evaluated by behavior tests. In contrast, pP38 inhibition increased the infarct volume and exacerbated the symptoms of paralysis. Herein, we suggest AK-7 improves the outcome of brain ischemia in dependence on the P38 activation in mice, which may serve as a strategy for the treatment of stroke.
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- Danhong Wu
- Department of Neurology, The Affiliated Shanghai NO.10 People's Hospital, Nanjing Medical University, 301 Yanchang Road, Shanghai 200072, China; Department of Oncology, Shanghai 9th People's Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, 280 Mohe Road, Shanghai 201999, China; Department of Neurology, Shanghai Fifth People's Hospital, Fudan University, 801 Heqing Road, Shanghai 200240, China
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- Department of Oncology, Shanghai 9th People's Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, 280 Mohe Road, Shanghai 201999, China; Department of Neurology, Shanghai 9th People's Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, 280 Mohe Road, Shanghai 201999, China
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- Department of Neurology, Shanghai 9th People's Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, 280 Mohe Road, Shanghai 201999, China
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- Department of Oncology, Shanghai 9th People's Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, 280 Mohe Road, Shanghai 201999, China.
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- Department of Neurology, The Affiliated Shanghai NO.10 People's Hospital, Nanjing Medical University, 301 Yanchang Road, Shanghai 200072, China; Department of Neurology, Shanghai Tenth People's Hospital of Tongji University, 301 Yanchang Road, Shanghai 200072, China.
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Li J, Hu XS, Zhou FF, Li S, Lin YS, Qi WQ, Qi CF, Zhang X. Limb remote ischemic postconditioning protects integrity of the blood-brain barrier after stroke. Neural Regen Res 2018; 13:1585-1593. [PMID: 30127119 PMCID: PMC6126140 DOI: 10.4103/1673-5374.237122] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/05/2022] Open
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Integrity of the blood-brain barrier structure is essential for maintaining the internal environment of the brain. Development of cerebral infarction and brain edema is strongly associated with blood-brain barrier leakage. Therefore, studies have suggested that protecting the blood-brain barrier may be an effective method for treating acute stroke. To examine this possibility, stroke model rats were established by middle cerebral artery occlusion and reperfusion. Remote ischemic postconditioning was immediately induced by three cycles of 10-minute ischemia/10-minute reperfusion of bilateral hind limbs at the beginning of middle cerebral artery occlusion reperfusion. Neurological function of rat models was evaluated using Zea Longa’s method. Permeability of the blood-brain barrier was assessed by Evans blue leakage. Infarct volume and brain edema were evaluated using 2,3,5-triphenyltetrazolium chloride staining. Expression of matrix metalloproteinase-9 and claudin-5 mRNA was determined by real-time quantitative reverse transcription-polymerase chain reaction. Expression of matrix metalloproteinase-9 and claudin-5 protein was measured by western blot assay. The number of matrix metalloproteinase-9- and claudin-5-positive cells was analyzed using immunohistochemistry. Our results showed that remote ischemic postconditioning alleviated disruption of the blood-brain barrier, reduced infarct volume and edema, decreased expression of matrix metalloproteinase-9 mRNA and protein and the number of positive cells, increased expression of claudin-5 mRNA and protein and the number of positive cells, and remarkably improved neurological function. These findings confirm that by suppressing expression of matrix metalloproteinase-9 and claudin-5 induced by acute ischemia/reperfusion, remote ischemic postconditioning reduces blood-brain barrier injury, mitigates ischemic injury, and exerts protective effects on the brain.
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- Juan Li
- Experiment Technology Center of Preclinical Medicine of Chengdu Medical College, Chengdu, Sichuan Province, China
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- Experiment Technology Center of Preclinical Medicine of Chengdu Medical College, Chengdu, Sichuan Province, China
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- Experiment Technology Center of Preclinical Medicine of Chengdu Medical College, Chengdu, Sichuan Province, China
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- Experiment Technology Center of Preclinical Medicine of Chengdu Medical College, Chengdu, Sichuan Province, China
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- Experiment Technology Center of Preclinical Medicine of Chengdu Medical College, Chengdu, Sichuan Province, China
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- Experiment Technology Center of Preclinical Medicine of Chengdu Medical College, Chengdu, Sichuan Province, China
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- Department of Anatomy, Qinghai University, Xining, Qinghai Province, China
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- Experiment Technology Center of Preclinical Medicine of Chengdu Medical College, Chengdu, Sichuan Province, China
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Yang X, Geng K, Zhang J, Zhang Y, Shao J, Xia W. Sirt3 Mediates the Inhibitory Effect of Adjudin on Astrocyte Activation and Glial Scar Formation following Ischemic Stroke. Front Pharmacol 2017; 8:943. [PMID: 29311941 PMCID: PMC5744009 DOI: 10.3389/fphar.2017.00943] [Citation(s) in RCA: 29] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/12/2017] [Accepted: 12/11/2017] [Indexed: 12/16/2022] Open
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In response to stroke-induced injury, astrocytes can be activated and form a scar. Inflammation is an essential component for glial scar formation. Previous study has shown that adjudin, a potential Sirt3 activator, could attenuate lipopolysaccharide (LPS)- and stroke-induced neuroinflammation. To investigate the potential inhibitory effect and mechanism of adjudin on astrocyte activation, we used a transient middle cerebral artery occlusion (tMCAO) model with or without adjudin treatment in wild type (WT) and Sirt3 knockout (KO) mice and performed a wound healing experiment in vitro. Both our in vivo and in vitro results showed that adjudin reduced astrocyte activation by upregulating Sirt3 expression. In addition, adjudin treatment after stroke promoted functional and neurovascular recovery accompanied with the decreased area of glial scar in WT mice, which was blunted by Sirt3 deficiency. Furthermore, adjudin could increase Foxo3a and inhibit Notch1 signaling pathway via Sirt3. Both the suppression of Foxo3a and overexpression of N1ICD could alleviate the inhibitory effect of adjudin in vitro indicating that Sirt3-Foxo3a and Sirt3-Notch1 signaling pathways were involved in the inhibitory effect of adjudin in wound healing experiment.
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- Xiao Yang
- State Key Laboratory of Oncogenes and Related Genes, School of Biomedical Engineering, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Oncogenes and Related Genes, School of Biomedical Engineering, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Oncogenes and Related Genes, School of Biomedical Engineering, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Oncogenes and Related Genes, School of Biomedical Engineering, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Oncogenes and Related Genes, School of Biomedical Engineering, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Oncogenes and Related Genes, School of Biomedical Engineering, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, China
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Zhang T, Yang X, Liu T, Shao J, Fu N, Yan A, Geng K, Xia W. Adjudin-preconditioned neural stem cells enhance neuroprotection after ischemia reperfusion in mice. Stem Cell Res Ther 2017; 8:248. [PMID: 29115993 PMCID: PMC5678778 DOI: 10.1186/s13287-017-0677-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/09/2017] [Revised: 08/30/2017] [Accepted: 09/21/2017] [Indexed: 12/12/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Transplantation of neural stem cells (NSCs) has been proposed as a promising therapeutic strategy for the treatment of ischemia/reperfusion (I/R)-induced brain injury. However, existing evidence has also challenged this therapy on its limitations, such as the difficulty for stem cells to survive after transplantation due to the unfavorable microenvironment in the ischemic brain. Herein, we have investigated whether preconditioning of NSCs with adjudin, a small molecule compound, could enhance their survivability and further improve the therapeutic effect for NSC-based stroke therapy. METHOD We aimed to examine the effect of adjudin pretreatment on NSCs by measuring a panel of parameters after their transplantation into the infarct area of ipsilateral striatum 24 hours after I/R in mice. RESULTS We found that pretreatment of NSCs with adjudin could enhance the viability of NSCs after their transplantation into the stroke-induced infarct area. Compared with the untreated NSC group, the adjudin-preconditioned group showed decreased infarct volume and neurobehavioral deficiency through ameliorating blood-brain barrier disruption and promoting the expression and secretion of brain-derived neurotrophic factor. We also employed H2O2-induced cell death model in vitro and found that adjudin preconditioning could promote NSC survival through inhibition of oxidative stress and activation of Akt signaling pathway. CONCLUSION This study showed that adjudin could be used to precondition NSCs to enhance their survivability and improve recovery in the stroke model, unveiling the value of adjudin for stem cell-based stroke therapy.
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- Tingting Zhang
- School of Biomedical Engineering & Med-X Research Institute, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, China
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- School of Biomedical Engineering & Med-X Research Institute, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, China
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- School of Biomedical Engineering & Med-X Research Institute, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, China
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- School of Biomedical Engineering & Med-X Research Institute, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, China
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- School of Biomedical Engineering & Med-X Research Institute, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Neurology & Institute of Neurology, Rui Jin Hospital, School of Medicine, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Room 211, Med-X Research Institute, 1954 Huashan Road, Shanghai, 200030 China
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- School of Biomedical Engineering & Med-X Research Institute, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, China
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- School of Biomedical Engineering & Med-X Research Institute, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, China
- Department of Neurology & Institute of Neurology, Rui Jin Hospital, School of Medicine, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Room 211, Med-X Research Institute, 1954 Huashan Road, Shanghai, 200030 China
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Mechanisms of CNS Viral Seeding by HIV + CD14 + CD16 + Monocytes: Establishment and Reseeding of Viral Reservoirs Contributing to HIV-Associated Neurocognitive Disorders. mBio 2017; 8:mBio.01280-17. [PMID: 29066542 PMCID: PMC5654927 DOI: 10.1128/mbio.01280-17] [Citation(s) in RCA: 86] [Impact Index Per Article: 12.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/11/2022] Open
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HIV reservoirs persist despite antiretroviral therapy (ART) and are established within a few days after infection. Infected myeloid cells in the central nervous system (CNS) may contribute to the establishment of a CNS viral reservoir. The mature CD14+ CD16+ monocyte subset enters the CNS in response to chemokines, including CCL2. Entry of infected CD14+ CD16+ monocytes may lead to infection of other CNS cells, including macrophages or microglia and astrocytes, and to release of neurotoxic early viral proteins and additional cytokines. This contributes to neuroinflammation and neuronal damage leading to HIV-associated neurocognitive disorders (HAND) in ~50% of HIV-infected individuals despite ART. We examined the mechanisms of monocyte entry in the context of HIV infection and report for the first time that HIV+ CD14+ CD16+ monocytes preferentially transmigrate across the blood-brain barrier (BBB). The junctional proteins JAM-A and ALCAM and the chemokine receptor CCR2 are essential to their preferential transmigration across the BBB to CCL2. We show here that JAM-A and ALCAM are increased on HIV+ CD14+ CD16+ monocytes compared to their expression on HIVexp CD14+ CD16+ monocytes-cells that are uninfected but exposed to HIV, viral proteins, and inflammatory mediators. Antibodies against JAM-A and ALCAM and the novel CCR2/CCR5 dual inhibitor cenicriviroc prevented or significantly reduced preferential transmigration of HIV+ CD14+ CD16+ monocytes. This indicates that JAM-A, ALCAM, and CCR2 may be potential therapeutic targets to block entry of these infected cells into the brain and prevent or reduce the establishment and replenishment of viral reservoirs within the CNS.IMPORTANCE HIV infects different tissue compartments of the body, including the central nervous system (CNS). This leads to establishment of viral reservoirs within the CNS that mediate neuroinflammation and neuronal damage, contributing to cognitive impairment. Our goal was to examine the mechanisms of transmigration of cells that contribute to HIV infection of the CNS and to continued replenishment of CNS viral reservoirs, to establish potential therapeutic targets. We found that an HIV-infected subset of monocytes, mature HIV+ CD14+ CD16+ monocytes, preferentially transmigrates across the blood-brain barrier. This was mediated, in part, by increased junctional proteins JAM-A and ALCAM and chemokine receptor CCR2. We show that the CCR2/CCR5 dual inhibitor cenicriviroc and blocking antibodies against the junctional proteins significantly reduce, and often completely block, the transmigration of HIV+ CD14+ CD16+ monocytes. This suggests new opportunities to eliminate infection and seeding or reseeding of viral reservoirs within the CNS, thus reducing neuroinflammation, neuronal damage, and cognitive impairment.
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Liu X, Chen X, Zhu Y, Wang K, Wang Y. Effect of magnolol on cerebral injury and blood brain barrier dysfunction induced by ischemia-reperfusion in vivo and in vitro. Metab Brain Dis 2017; 32:1109-1118. [PMID: 28378105 DOI: 10.1007/s11011-017-0004-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 32] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/10/2016] [Accepted: 03/27/2017] [Indexed: 10/19/2022]
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Magnolol, a neolignan compound isolated from traditional Chinese medicine Magnolia officinalis, has a potentially therapeutic influence on ischemic stroke. Previous studies have demonstrated that cerebral ischemia-reperfusion (I-R) and blood-brain barrier (BBB) are involved in the pathogeneses of stroke. Therefore, in vivo and in vitro studies were designed to investigate the effects of magnolol on I-R-induced neural injury and BBB dysfunction. In cerebral I-R model of mice, cerebral infarct volumes, brain water content, and the exudation of Evans blue were significantly reduced by intravenous injection with magnolol at the doses of 1.4, 7.0, and 35.0 μg/kg. When primary cultured microglial cells were treated with 1 μg/ml lipopolysaccharide (LPS) plus increasing concentrations of magnolol, ranging from 0.01 to 10 μmol/L, magnolol could statistically inhibit LPS-induced NO release, TNF-α secretion, and expression of p65 subunit of NF-κB in the nucleus of microglial cells. In the media of brain microvascular endothelial cells (BMECs), oxygen and glucose deprivation-reperfusion (OGD-R) could remarkably lead to the elevation of TNF-α and IL-1β levels, while magnolol evidently reversed these effects. In BBB model in vitro, magnolol dose- and time-dependently declined BBB hyperpermeability induced by oxygen and glucose deprivation (OGD), OGD-R, and ephrin-A1 treatment. More importantly, magnolol could obviously inhibit phosphorylation of EphA2 (p-EphA2) not only in ephrin-A1-treated BMECs but also in cerebral I-R model of mice. In contrast to p-EphA2, magnolol significantly increased ZO-1 and occludin levels in BMECs subjected to OGD. Taken together, magnolol can protect neural damage from cerebral ischemia- and OGD-reperfusion, which may be associated with suppressing cerebral inflammation and improving BBB function.
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- Xiaoyan Liu
- Department of Molecular and Cellular Pharmacology, School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Peking University, Beijing, 100191, China
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- Department of Molecular and Cellular Pharmacology, School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Peking University, Beijing, 100191, China
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- Department of Molecular and Cellular Pharmacology, School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Peking University, Beijing, 100191, China
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- Department of Molecular and Cellular Pharmacology, School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Peking University, Beijing, 100191, China
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- Department of Molecular and Cellular Pharmacology, School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Peking University, Beijing, 100191, China.
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Shang W, Wei X, Ying W. Malate-aspartate shuttle inhibitor aminooxyacetic acid blocks lipopolysaccharides-induced activation of BV2 microglia. INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF PHYSIOLOGY, PATHOPHYSIOLOGY AND PHARMACOLOGY 2017; 9:58-63. [PMID: 28533892 PMCID: PMC5435673] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/02/2017] [Accepted: 02/06/2017] [Indexed: 06/07/2023]
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NADH shuttles, including malate-aspartate shuttle (MAS) and glycerol-3-phosphate shuttle, mediate the transfer of the reducing equivalents of cytosolic NADH into mitochondria. In our current study, we used BV2 microglia as a cellular model to determine the roles of NADH shuttles in lipopolysaccharides (LPS)-induced microglial activation. We found that aminooxyacetic acid (AOAA), a widely used MAS inhibitor, significantly attenuated LPS-induced increases in the levels of nitric oxide-a hallmarker of microglial activation. Our Western Blot assays also showed that AOAA blocked the LPS-induced increases in the protein levels of iNOS, TNF-α and COX-2. Furthermore, we found that AOAA decreased LPS-induced nuclear translocation of NF-κB. Collectively, our study has suggested that AOAA may be a new agent for inhibiting microglial activation. Our study has also suggested that MAS may be a novel target for modulating microglial activation under pathological conditions.
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- Wangsong Shang
- Med-X Research Institute and School of Biomedical Engineering, Shanghai Jiao Tong UniversityShanghai, China
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- Med-X Research Institute and School of Biomedical Engineering, Shanghai Jiao Tong UniversityShanghai, China
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- Med-X Research Institute and School of Biomedical Engineering, Shanghai Jiao Tong UniversityShanghai, China
- Institute of Neurology, Ruijin Hospital, School of Medicine, Shanghai Jiao Tong UniversityShanghai, China
- Collaborative Innovation Center of Genetics and DevelopmentShanghai, China
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Zhuang P, Wan Y, Geng S, He Y, Feng B, Ye Z, Zhou D, Li D, Wei H, Li H, Zhang Y, Ju A. Salvianolic Acids for Injection (SAFI) suppresses inflammatory responses in activated microglia to attenuate brain damage in focal cerebral ischemia. JOURNAL OF ETHNOPHARMACOLOGY 2017; 198:194-204. [PMID: 28087473 DOI: 10.1016/j.jep.2016.11.052] [Citation(s) in RCA: 44] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/11/2015] [Revised: 11/18/2016] [Accepted: 11/30/2016] [Indexed: 06/06/2023]
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BACKGROUND Inflammatory reactions induced by microglia in the brain play crucial roles in ischemia/reperfusion (I/R) cerebral injuries. Microglia activation has been shown to be closely related to TLR4/NF-κB signal pathways. Salvianolic acids for injection (SAFI) have been used in clinical practice to treat ischemic stroke with reported neuroprotective effects; however, the underlying mechanisms are still uncertain. OBJECTIVE AND METHODS First, we studied the effect of SAFI on inflammatory responses in LPS-stimulated BV-2 microglia. Then, to discover whether the beneficial in vitro effects of SAFI lead to in vivo therapeutic effects, an MCAO (Middle cerebral artery occlusion) rat model was further employed to elucidate the probable mechanism of SAFI in treating ischemic stroke. Rats in the SAFI group were given SAFI (23 or 46mg/kg) before I/R injury. RESULTS The results showed that SAFI treatment significantly decreased neuroinflammation and the infarction volume compared with the vehicle group. Activation of microglia cells was reduced, and TLR4/NF-κB signals, which were markedly inhibited by SAFI treatment in ischemic hemisphere, were accompanied by reduced expression and release of cytokines IL-1β and IL-6. CONCLUSION This study provides evidence that SAFI effectively protects the brain after cerebral ischemia, which may be caused by attenuating inflammation in microglia.
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- Pengwei Zhuang
- Chinese Materia Medica College, Tianjin University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Tianjin 300193, China; Tianjin State Key Laboratory of Modern Chinese Medicine, Tianjin University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Tianjin 300193, China; Tianjin JF-Pharmaland Technology Development Co., Ltd., Tianjin, China
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- Chinese Materia Medica College, Tianjin University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Tianjin 300193, China; Tianjin State Key Laboratory of Modern Chinese Medicine, Tianjin University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Tianjin 300193, China
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- Chinese Materia Medica College, Tianjin University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Tianjin 300193, China
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- Chinese Materia Medica College, Tianjin University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Tianjin 300193, China; Tianjin Key Laboratory of Safety Evaluation Enterprise of TCM Injections, Tianjin 300410, China; Tianjin Tasliy Pride Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd., Tianjin 300400, China
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- Tianjin State Key Laboratory of Modern Chinese Medicine, Tianjin University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Tianjin 300193, China
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- Tianjin Key Laboratory of Safety Evaluation Enterprise of TCM Injections, Tianjin 300410, China; Tianjin Tasliy Pride Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd., Tianjin 300400, China
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- Tianjin Key Laboratory of Safety Evaluation Enterprise of TCM Injections, Tianjin 300410, China; Tianjin Tasliy Pride Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd., Tianjin 300400, China
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- Tianjin Key Laboratory of Safety Evaluation Enterprise of TCM Injections, Tianjin 300410, China; Tianjin Tasliy Pride Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd., Tianjin 300400, China
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- Tianjin JF-Pharmaland Technology Development Co., Ltd., Tianjin, China
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- Tianjin JF-Pharmaland Technology Development Co., Ltd., Tianjin, China
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- Tianjin State Key Laboratory of Modern Chinese Medicine, Tianjin University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Tianjin 300193, China.
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- Tianjin Key Laboratory of Safety Evaluation Enterprise of TCM Injections, Tianjin 300410, China; Tianjin Tasliy Pride Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd., Tianjin 300400, China.
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Li Z, Ni C, Xia C, Jaw J, Wang Y, Cao Y, Xu M, Guo X. Calcineurin/nuclear factor-κB signaling mediates isoflurane-induced hippocampal neuroinflammation and subsequent cognitive impairment in aged rats. Mol Med Rep 2016; 15:201-209. [PMID: 27909728 PMCID: PMC5355741 DOI: 10.3892/mmr.2016.5967] [Citation(s) in RCA: 43] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/09/2015] [Accepted: 10/24/2016] [Indexed: 12/23/2022] Open
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It is known that inhaled anesthetics induce neuroinflammation and facilitate postoperative cognitive dysfunction (POCD) in aged individuals; however, the mechanisms by which they mediate these effects remain elusive. Inhalation of the isoflurane anesthetic leads to opening of the mitochondrial permeability transition pore and loss of mitochondrial membrane potential. Therefore, mitochondrial retrograde signaling, which is an adaptive mechanism that facilitates the transmission of signals from dysfunctional mitochondria to the nucleus to activate target gene expression, may be activated during isoflurane inhalation. Therefore, the present study was designed to investigate the role of mitochondrial retrograde signaling in isoflurane-induced hippocampal neuroinflammation and cognitive impairment in aged rats. As calcineurin (CaN) serves an important role in the initiation of mitochondrial retrograde signaling, and nuclear factor-κB (NF‑κB) is involved in CaN signaling, their effects on isoflurane‑induced hippocampal neuroinflammation and cognitive impairment were investigated. Reactive oxygen species and mitochondrial membrane potential fluorescence staining, western blotting, colorimetric analysis, ELISA, immunofluorescence and the Morris water maze test were used in the present study. The results indicate that isoflurane induced hippocampal mitochondrial dysfunction and activated CaN, which subsequently lead to the putative activation of NF‑κB. These resulted in the elevation of interleukin‑1β (IL‑1β) expression (a typical marker of neuroinflammation), and was associated with cognitive impairment in aged rats. In addition, CaN and NF‑κB inhibition attenuated isoflurane-induced neuroinflammation and subsequent cognitive impairment. In conclusion, the results of the present study demonstrate the role of mitochondrial retrograde signaling and associated protein factors in inhaled anesthetic-induced neuroinflammation and cognitive impairment. These protein factors may therefore present promising therapeutic targets for the prevention of POCD.
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- Zhengqian Li
- Department of Anesthesiology, Peking University Third Hospital, Beijing 100191, P.R. China
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- Department of Anesthesiology, Peking University Third Hospital, Beijing 100191, P.R. China
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- Department of Anesthesiology, Peking University Third Hospital, Beijing 100191, P.R. China
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- Department of General Surgery, Peking University Third Hospital, Beijing 100191, P.R. China
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- Department of Anesthesiology, Peking University Third Hospital, Beijing 100191, P.R. China
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- Department of Anesthesiology, Peking University Third Hospital, Beijing 100191, P.R. China
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- Department of Anesthesiology, Peking University Third Hospital, Beijing 100191, P.R. China
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- Department of Anesthesiology, Peking University Third Hospital, Beijing 100191, P.R. China
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Thromboxane A2 receptor antagonist SQ29548 reduces ischemic stroke-induced microglia/macrophages activation and enrichment, and ameliorates brain injury. Sci Rep 2016; 6:35885. [PMID: 27775054 PMCID: PMC5075919 DOI: 10.1038/srep35885] [Citation(s) in RCA: 33] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/06/2016] [Accepted: 10/07/2016] [Indexed: 01/17/2023] Open
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Thromboxane A2 receptor (TXA2R) activation is thought to be involved in thrombosis/hemostasis and inflammation responses. We have previously shown that TXA2R antagonist SQ29548 attenuates BV2 microglia activation by suppression of ERK pathway, but its effect is not tested in vivo. The present study aims to explore the role of TXA2R on microglia/macrophages activation after ischemia/reperfusion brain injury in mice. Adult male ICR mice underwent 90-min transient middle cerebral artery occlusion (tMCAO). Immediately and 24 h after reperfusion, SQ29548 was administered twice to the ipsilateral ventricle (10 μl, 2.6 μmol/ml, per dose). Cerebral infarction volume, inflammatory cytokines release and microglia/macrophages activation were measured using the cresyl violet method, quantitative polymerase chain reaction (qPCR), and immunofluorescence double staining, respectively. Expression of TXA2R was significantly increased in the ipsilateral brain tissue after ischemia/reperfusion, which was also found to co-localize with activated microglia/macrophages in the infarct area. Administration of SQ29548 inhibited microglia/macrophages activation and enrichment, including both M1 and M2 phenotypes, and attenuated ischemia-induced IL-1ß, IL-6, and TNF-α up-regulation and iNOS release. TXA2R antagonist SQ29548 inhibited ischemia-induced inflammatory response and furthermore reduced microglia/macrophages activation and ischemic/reperfusion brain injury.
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Cheng YH, Xia W, Wong EWP, Xie QR, Shao J, Liu T, Quan Y, Zhang T, Yang X, Geng K, Silvestrini B, Cheng CY. Adjudin--A Male Contraceptive with Other Biological Activities. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2016; 9:63-73. [PMID: 26510796 DOI: 10.2174/1872214809666151029113043] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/10/2015] [Revised: 10/28/2015] [Accepted: 10/28/2015] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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BACKGROUND Adjudin has been explored as a male contraceptive for the last 15 years since its initial synthesis in the late 1990s. More than 50 papers have been published and listed in PubMed in which its mechanism that induces exfoliation of germ cells from the seminiferous epithelium, such as its effects on actin microfilaments at the apical ES (ectoplasmic specialization, a testis-specific actin-rich anchoring junction) has been delineated. OBJECTIVE Recent studies have demonstrated that, besides its activity to induce germ cell exfoliation from the seminiferous epithelium to cause reversible infertility in male rodents, adjudin possesses other biological activities, which include anti-cancer, anti-inflammation in the brain, and anti-ototoxicity induced by gentamicin in rodents. Results of these findings likely spark the interest of investigators to explore other medical use of this and other indazole-based compounds, possibly mediated by the signaling pathway(s) in the mitochondria of mammalian cells following treatment with adjudin. In this review, we carefully evaluate these recent findings. METHODS Papers published and listed at www.pubmed.org and patents pertinent to adjudin and its related compounds were searched. Findings were reviewed and critically evaluated, and summarized herein. RESULTS Adjudin is a novel compound that possesses anti-spermatogenetic activity. Furthermore, it possesses anti-cancer, anti-inflammation, anti-neurodegeneration, and anti-ototoxicity activities based on studies using different in vitro and in vivo models. CONCLUSION Studies on adjudin should be expanded to better understand its biological activities so that it can become a useful drug for treatment of other ailments besides serving as a male contraceptive.
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- The Mary M. Wohlford Laboratory for Male Contraceptive Research, Center for Biomedical Research, Population Council, 1230 York Ave, New York, New York 10065, United States of America.
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Kong LL, Wang ZY, Hu JF, Yuan YH, Li H, Chen NH. Inhibition of chemokine-like factor 1 improves blood-brain barrier dysfunction in rats following focal cerebral ischemia. Neurosci Lett 2016; 627:192-8. [DOI: 10.1016/j.neulet.2016.06.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/02/2016] [Revised: 05/07/2016] [Accepted: 06/01/2016] [Indexed: 01/30/2023]
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Quan Y, Wang N, Chen Q, Xu J, Cheng W, Di M, Xia W, Gao WQ. SIRT3 inhibits prostate cancer by destabilizing oncoprotein c-MYC through regulation of the PI3K/Akt pathway. Oncotarget 2016; 6:26494-507. [PMID: 26317998 PMCID: PMC4694917 DOI: 10.18632/oncotarget.4764] [Citation(s) in RCA: 52] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/23/2015] [Accepted: 06/25/2015] [Indexed: 12/18/2022] Open
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SIRT3 is involved in aging-related diseases including cancer, but its role in prostate cancer and detailed regulatory function are not known. We found that SIRT3 was moderately down-regulated in prostate carcinomas. Overexpression of SIRT3 by lentiviral transfection inhibited prostate cancer growth both in vitro and in vivo, whereas knockdown of SIRT3 increased prostate tumor growth. Mechanistically, the tumor suppression effect of SIRT3 was achieved via its inhibition of the PI3K/Akt pathway. Notably, upregulation of SIRT3 suppressed the phosphorylation of Akt, leading to the ubiquitination and degradation of oncoprotein c-MYC; this could be attenuated by constitutive activation of PI3K/Akt signaling. Collectively, our results unveiled SIRT3's tumor suppressive function and the underlying mechanism in prostate cancer, which might provide therapeutic implications for the disease.
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- Yizhou Quan
- State Key Laboratory of Oncogenes and Related Genes, Renji-MedX Clinical Stem Cell Research Center, Ren Ji Hospital, School of Biomedical Engineering, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Oncogenes and Related Genes, Renji-MedX Clinical Stem Cell Research Center, Ren Ji Hospital, School of Biomedical Engineering, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Oncogenes and Related Genes, Renji-MedX Clinical Stem Cell Research Center, Ren Ji Hospital, School of Biomedical Engineering, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Oncogenes and Related Genes, Renji-MedX Clinical Stem Cell Research Center, Ren Ji Hospital, School of Biomedical Engineering, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Urology, First People's Hospital of Xiaoshan, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, China
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- Department of Pathology, First People's Hospital of Xiaoshan, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Oncogenes and Related Genes, Renji-MedX Clinical Stem Cell Research Center, Ren Ji Hospital, School of Biomedical Engineering, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Oncogenes and Related Genes, Renji-MedX Clinical Stem Cell Research Center, Ren Ji Hospital, School of Biomedical Engineering, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, China.,Collaborative Innovation Center of Systems Biomedicine, Shanghai, China
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