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Zhang G, Yao Q, Long C, Yi P, Song J, Wu L, Wan W, Rao X, Lin Y, Wei G, Ying J, Hua F. Infiltration by monocytes of the central nervous system and its role in multiple sclerosis: reflections on therapeutic strategies. Neural Regen Res 2025; 20:779-793. [PMID: 38886942 DOI: 10.4103/nrr.nrr-d-23-01508] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/06/2023] [Accepted: 02/18/2024] [Indexed: 06/20/2024] Open
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Mononuclear macrophage infiltration in the central nervous system is a prominent feature of neuroinflammation. Recent studies on the pathogenesis and progression of multiple sclerosis have highlighted the multiple roles of mononuclear macrophages in the neuroinflammatory process. Monocytes play a significant role in neuroinflammation, and managing neuroinflammation by manipulating peripheral monocytes stands out as an effective strategy for the treatment of multiple sclerosis, leading to improved patient outcomes. This review outlines the steps involved in the entry of myeloid monocytes into the central nervous system that are targets for effective intervention: the activation of bone marrow hematopoiesis, migration of monocytes in the blood, and penetration of the blood-brain barrier by monocytes. Finally, we summarize the different monocyte subpopulations and their effects on the central nervous system based on phenotypic differences. As activated microglia resemble monocyte-derived macrophages, it is important to accurately identify the role of monocyte-derived macrophages in disease. Depending on the roles played by monocyte-derived macrophages at different stages of the disease, several of these processes can be interrupted to limit neuroinflammation and improve patient prognosis. Here, we discuss possible strategies to target monocytes in neurological diseases, focusing on three key aspects of monocyte infiltration into the central nervous system, to provide new ideas for the treatment of neurodegenerative diseases.
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- Guangyong Zhang
- Department of Anesthesiology, the Second Affiliated Hospital of Nanchang University, Nanchang, Jiangxi Province, China
- Key Laboratory of Anesthesiology of Jiangxi Province, Nanchang, Jiangxi Province, China
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- Department of Anesthesiology, the Second Affiliated Hospital of Nanchang University, Nanchang, Jiangxi Province, China
- Key Laboratory of Anesthesiology of Jiangxi Province, Nanchang, Jiangxi Province, China
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- Department of Anesthesiology, the Second Affiliated Hospital of Nanchang University, Nanchang, Jiangxi Province, China
- Key Laboratory of Anesthesiology of Jiangxi Province, Nanchang, Jiangxi Province, China
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- Department of Anesthesiology, the Second Affiliated Hospital of Nanchang University, Nanchang, Jiangxi Province, China
- Key Laboratory of Anesthesiology of Jiangxi Province, Nanchang, Jiangxi Province, China
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- Department of Anesthesiology, the Second Affiliated Hospital of Nanchang University, Nanchang, Jiangxi Province, China
- Key Laboratory of Anesthesiology of Jiangxi Province, Nanchang, Jiangxi Province, China
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- Department of Anesthesiology, the Second Affiliated Hospital of Nanchang University, Nanchang, Jiangxi Province, China
- Key Laboratory of Anesthesiology of Jiangxi Province, Nanchang, Jiangxi Province, China
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- Department of Anesthesiology, the Second Affiliated Hospital of Nanchang University, Nanchang, Jiangxi Province, China
- Key Laboratory of Anesthesiology of Jiangxi Province, Nanchang, Jiangxi Province, China
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- Department of Anesthesiology, the Second Affiliated Hospital of Nanchang University, Nanchang, Jiangxi Province, China
- Key Laboratory of Anesthesiology of Jiangxi Province, Nanchang, Jiangxi Province, China
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- Department of Anesthesiology, the Second Affiliated Hospital of Nanchang University, Nanchang, Jiangxi Province, China
- Key Laboratory of Anesthesiology of Jiangxi Province, Nanchang, Jiangxi Province, China
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- Department of Anesthesiology, the Second Affiliated Hospital of Nanchang University, Nanchang, Jiangxi Province, China
- Key Laboratory of Anesthesiology of Jiangxi Province, Nanchang, Jiangxi Province, China
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- Department of Anesthesiology, the Second Affiliated Hospital of Nanchang University, Nanchang, Jiangxi Province, China
- Key Laboratory of Anesthesiology of Jiangxi Province, Nanchang, Jiangxi Province, China
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- Department of Anesthesiology, the Second Affiliated Hospital of Nanchang University, Nanchang, Jiangxi Province, China
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Bedolla AM, McKinsey GL, Ware K, Santander N, Arnold TD, Luo Y. A comparative evaluation of the strengths and potential caveats of the microglial inducible CreER mouse models. Cell Rep 2024; 43:113660. [PMID: 38217856 PMCID: PMC10874587 DOI: 10.1016/j.celrep.2023.113660] [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: 04/14/2023] [Revised: 10/02/2023] [Accepted: 12/20/2023] [Indexed: 01/15/2024] Open
Abstract
The recent proliferation of new Cre and CreER recombinase lines provides researchers with a diverse toolkit to study microglial gene function. To determine how best to apply these lines in studies of microglial gene function, a thorough and detailed comparison of their properties is needed. Here, we examined four different microglial CreER lines (Cx3cr1YFP-CreER(Litt), Cx3cr1CreER(Jung), P2ry12CreER, and Tmem119CreER), focusing on (1) recombination specificity, (2) leakiness (the degree of tamoxifen-independent recombination in microglia and other cells), (3) the efficiency of tamoxifen-induced recombination, (4) extraneural recombination (the degree of recombination in cells outside of the CNS, particularly myelo/monocyte lineages), and (5) off-target effects in the context of neonatal brain development. We identify important caveats and strengths for these lines, which will provide broad significance for researchers interested in performing conditional gene deletion in microglia. We also provide data emphasizing the potential of these lines for injury models that result in the recruitment of splenic immune cells.
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- Alicia M Bedolla
- Department of Molecular and Cellular Biosciences, University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, OH 45229, USA; Neuroscience Graduate Program, University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, OH 45229, USA
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- Department of Pediatrics, University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, CA 94143, USA; Cardiovascular Research Institute, University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, CA 94158, USA
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- Department of Molecular and Cellular Biosciences, University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, OH 45229, USA
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- Instituto de Ciencias de la Salud, Universidad de O'Higgins, Rancagua, Chile
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- Department of Pediatrics, University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, CA 94143, USA; Cardiovascular Research Institute, University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, CA 94158, USA
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- Department of Molecular and Cellular Biosciences, University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, OH 45229, USA; Neuroscience Graduate Program, University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, OH 45229, USA; Immunology Graduate Program, Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center.
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Zhang A, Liu Y, Wang X, Xu H, Fang C, Yuan L, Wang K, Zheng J, Qi Y, Chen S, Zhang J, Shao A. Clinical Potential of Immunotherapies in Subarachnoid Hemorrhage Treatment: Mechanistic Dissection of Innate and Adaptive Immune Responses. Aging Dis 2023; 14:1533-1554. [PMID: 37196120 PMCID: PMC10529760 DOI: 10.14336/ad.2023.0126] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/07/2022] [Accepted: 01/26/2023] [Indexed: 05/19/2023] Open
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Subarachnoid hemorrhage (SAH), classified as a medical emergency, is a devastating and severe subtype of stroke. SAH induces an immune response, which further triggers brain injury; however, the underlying mechanisms need to be further elucidated. The current research is predominantly focused on the production of specific subtypes of immune cells, especially innate immune cells, post-SAH onset. Increasing evidence suggests the critical role of immune responses in SAH pathophysiology; however, studies on the role and clinical significance of adaptive immunity post-SAH are limited. In this present study, we briefly review the mechanistic dissection of innate and adaptive immune responses post-SAH. Additionally, we summarized the experimental studies and clinical trials of immunotherapies for SAH treatment, which may form the basis for the development of improved therapeutic approaches for the clinical management of SAH in the future.
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- Anke Zhang
- Department of Neurosurgery, The Second Affiliated Hospital, School of Medicine, Zhejiang University, China.
- Key Laboratory of Precise Treatment and Clinical Translational Research of Neurological Diseases, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, China.
- Clinical Research Center for Neurological Diseases of Zhejiang Province, Hangzhou, China.
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- Department of Neurosurgery, The Second Affiliated Hospital, School of Medicine, Zhejiang University, China.
- Key Laboratory of Precise Treatment and Clinical Translational Research of Neurological Diseases, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, China.
- Clinical Research Center for Neurological Diseases of Zhejiang Province, Hangzhou, China.
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- Department of Neurosurgery, The Second Affiliated Hospital, School of Medicine, Zhejiang University, China.
- Key Laboratory of Precise Treatment and Clinical Translational Research of Neurological Diseases, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, China.
- Clinical Research Center for Neurological Diseases of Zhejiang Province, Hangzhou, China.
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Shanghai General Hospital, School of Medicine, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, China.
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Shanghai General Hospital, School of Medicine, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, China.
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Shanghai General Hospital, School of Medicine, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, China.
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- Department of Neurosurgery, The Second Affiliated Hospital, School of Medicine, Zhejiang University, China.
- Key Laboratory of Precise Treatment and Clinical Translational Research of Neurological Diseases, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, China.
- Clinical Research Center for Neurological Diseases of Zhejiang Province, Hangzhou, China.
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- Department of Neurosurgery, The Second Affiliated Hospital, School of Medicine, Zhejiang University, China.
- Key Laboratory of Precise Treatment and Clinical Translational Research of Neurological Diseases, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, China.
- Clinical Research Center for Neurological Diseases of Zhejiang Province, Hangzhou, China.
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- Department of Neurosurgery, The Second Affiliated Hospital, School of Medicine, Zhejiang University, China.
- Key Laboratory of Precise Treatment and Clinical Translational Research of Neurological Diseases, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, China.
- Clinical Research Center for Neurological Diseases of Zhejiang Province, Hangzhou, China.
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- Department of Neurosurgery, The Second Affiliated Hospital, School of Medicine, Zhejiang University, China.
- Key Laboratory of Precise Treatment and Clinical Translational Research of Neurological Diseases, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, China.
- Clinical Research Center for Neurological Diseases of Zhejiang Province, Hangzhou, China.
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- Department of Neurosurgery, The Second Affiliated Hospital, School of Medicine, Zhejiang University, China.
- Key Laboratory of Precise Treatment and Clinical Translational Research of Neurological Diseases, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, China.
- Clinical Research Center for Neurological Diseases of Zhejiang Province, Hangzhou, China.
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- Department of Neurosurgery, The Second Affiliated Hospital, School of Medicine, Zhejiang University, China.
- Key Laboratory of Precise Treatment and Clinical Translational Research of Neurological Diseases, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, China.
- Clinical Research Center for Neurological Diseases of Zhejiang Province, Hangzhou, China.
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Ni R, Straumann N, Fazio S, Dean-Ben XL, Louloudis G, Keller C, Razansky D, Ametamey S, Mu L, Nombela-Arrieta C, Klohs J. Imaging increased metabolism in the spinal cord in mice after middle cerebral artery occlusion. PHOTOACOUSTICS 2023; 32:100532. [PMID: 37645255 PMCID: PMC10461215 DOI: 10.1016/j.pacs.2023.100532] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/12/2022] [Revised: 07/13/2023] [Accepted: 07/13/2023] [Indexed: 08/31/2023]
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Emerging evidence indicates crosstalk between the brain and hematopoietic system following cerebral ischemia. Here, we investigated metabolism and oxygenation in the spleen and spinal cord in a transient middle cerebral artery occlusion (tMCAO) model. Sham-operated and tMCAO mice underwent [18F]fluorodeoxyglucose (FDG)-positron emission tomography (PET) to assess glucose metabolism. Naïve, sham-operated and tMCAO mice underwent multispectral optoacoustic tomography (MSOT) assisted by quantitative model-based reconstruction and unmixing algorithms for accurate mapping of oxygenation patterns in peripheral tissues at 24 h after reperfusion. We found increased [18F]FDG uptake and reduced MSOT oxygen saturation, indicating hypoxia in the thoracic spinal cord of tMCAO mice compared with sham-operated mice but not in the spleen. Reduced spleen size was observed in tMCAO mice compared with sham-operated mice ex vivo. tMCAO led to an increase in the numbers of mature T cells in femoral bone marrow tissues, concomitant with a stark reduction in these cell subsets in the spleen and peripheral blood. The combination of quantitative PET and MSOT thus enabled observation of hypoxia and increased metabolic activity in the spinal cord of tMCAO mice at 24 h after occlusion compared to sham-operated mice.
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- Ruiqing Ni
- Institute for Regenerative Medicine, University of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
- Institute for Biomedical Engineering, Department of Information Technology and Electrical Engineering, University of Zurich & ETH Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
- Zentrum für Neurowissenschaften Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
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- Institute for Regenerative Medicine, University of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
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- Department of Medical Oncology and Hematology, University and University Hospital Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
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- Institute for Biomedical Engineering, Department of Information Technology and Electrical Engineering, University of Zurich & ETH Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
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- Institute for Biomedical Engineering, Department of Information Technology and Electrical Engineering, University of Zurich & ETH Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
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- Center for Radiopharmaceutical Sciences ETH, PSI and USZ, Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Department of Chemistry and Applied Biosciences, ETH Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
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- Institute for Biomedical Engineering, Department of Information Technology and Electrical Engineering, University of Zurich & ETH Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
- Zentrum für Neurowissenschaften Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
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- Center for Radiopharmaceutical Sciences ETH, PSI and USZ, Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Department of Chemistry and Applied Biosciences, ETH Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
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- Center for Radiopharmaceutical Sciences ETH, PSI and USZ, Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Department of Chemistry and Applied Biosciences, ETH Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
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- Department of Medical Oncology and Hematology, University and University Hospital Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
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- Institute for Biomedical Engineering, Department of Information Technology and Electrical Engineering, University of Zurich & ETH Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
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Niknam B, Baghaei K, Mahmoud Hashemi S, Hatami B, Reza Zali M, Amani D. Human Wharton's jelly mesenchymal stem cells derived-exosomes enriched by miR-124 promote an anti-fibrotic response in an experimental model of liver fibrosis. Int Immunopharmacol 2023; 119:110294. [PMID: 37167639 DOI: 10.1016/j.intimp.2023.110294] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/22/2022] [Revised: 04/30/2023] [Accepted: 05/03/2023] [Indexed: 05/13/2023]
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BACKGROUND Liver fibrosis is a significant challenge to global health that results in organ failure through inflammation and the release of fibrotic biomarkers. Due to the lack of effective treatments for liver fibrosis, anti-fibrotic and anti-inflammatory therapies are being developed. Since there has been an association between aberrant expression of miR-124 and liver disease progression, we investigated whether delivery of miR-124 through human Wharton's jelly mesenchymal stem cells derived-exosomes (hWJMSC-Exo) can improve liver fibrosis. METHODS We established a 6-week carbon tetrachloride (CCl4)-induced mouse model of liver fibrosis, then we administered hWJMSC-Exo and miR-124-3p-enriched exosomes (ExomiR-124) for three weeks. The extent of fibrosis and inflammation was assessed by histology, biochemistry, Real-time PCR, immunohistochemistry, and Enzyme-linked immunoassays (ELISA). The inflammatory status of the spleen was also investigated using flow cytometry. RESULTS Based on the gene and protein expression measurement of IL-6, IL-17, TGF-β, STAT3, α-SMA, and COL1, In vivo administration of Exo and ExomiR-124 effectively reduce collagen accumulation and inhibition of inflammation. Regarding histopathology findings, the therapeutic effect of ExomiR-124 against liver fibrosis was significantly greater than hWJMSC-Exo. In addition, we found that Exo and ExomiR-124 was capable of phenotype switching of splenic monocytes from inflammatory Ly6Chi to restorative Ly6Clo. CONCLUSIONS MSC-derived exosomes demonstrated anti-inflammatory effect via different aspects. Aside from the therapeutic approach, enrichment of exosomes as a nanocarrier by miR-124 revealed the down-regulation of STAT3, which plays a crucial role in liver fibrosis. The anti-inflammatory and anti-fibrotic properties of ExomiR-124 could be a promising option in liver fibrosis combination therapies.
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- Bahare Niknam
- Department of Immunology, School of Medicine, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
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- Gastroenterology and Liver Diseases Research Center, Research Institute for Gastroenterology and Liver Diseases, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran; Basic and Molecular Epidemiology of Gastrointestinal Disorders Research Center, Research Institute for Gastroenterology and Liver Diseases, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
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- Department of Immunology, School of Medicine, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran; Medical Nanotechnology and Tissue Engineering Research Center, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
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- Gastroenterology and Liver Diseases Research Center, Research Institute for Gastroenterology and Liver Diseases, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
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- Gastroenterology and Liver Diseases Research Center, Research Institute for Gastroenterology and Liver Diseases, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
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- Department of Immunology, School of Medicine, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
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Bedolla A, Mckinsey G, Ware K, Santander N, Arnold T, Luo Y. Finding the right tool: a comprehensive evaluation of microglial inducible cre mouse models. BIORXIV : THE PREPRINT SERVER FOR BIOLOGY 2023:2023.04.17.536878. [PMID: 37131606 PMCID: PMC10153116 DOI: 10.1101/2023.04.17.536878] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/04/2023]
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The recent proliferation of new Cre and CreER recombinase lines provides researchers with a diverse toolkit to study microglial gene function. To determine how best to apply these lines in studies of microglial gene function, a thorough and detailed comparison of their properties is needed. Here, we examined four different microglial CreER lines (Cx3cr1CreER(Litt), Cx3cr1CreER(Jung), P2ry12CreER, Tmem119CreER), focusing on (1) recombination specificity; (2) leakiness - degree of non-tamoxifen recombination in microglia and other cells; (3) efficiency of tamoxifen-induced recombination; (4) extra-neural recombination -the degree of recombination in cells outside the CNS, particularly myelo/monocyte lineages (5) off-target effects in the context of neonatal brain development. We identify important caveats and strengths for these lines which will provide broad significance for researchers interested in performing conditional gene deletion in microglia. We also provide data emphasizing the potential of these lines for injury models that result in the recruitment of splenic immune cells.
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- Alicia Bedolla
- Department of Molecular and Cellular Biosciences, University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, OH 45229, USA
- Neuroscience Graduate Program, University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, OH 45229, USA
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- Department of Pediatrics, University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, CA 94143, USA
- Cardiovascular Research Institute, University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, CA 94158, USA
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- Department of Molecular and Cellular Biosciences, University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, OH 45229, USA
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- Instituto de Ciencias de la Salud, Universidad de O´Higgins, Rancagua, Chile
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- Department of Pediatrics, University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, CA 94143, USA
- Cardiovascular Research Institute, University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, CA 94158, USA
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- Department of Molecular and Cellular Biosciences, University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, OH 45229, USA
- Neuroscience Graduate Program, University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, OH 45229, USA
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Clark GC, Elfsmark L, Armstrong S, Essex-Lopresti A, Gustafsson Å, Ryan Y, Moore K, Paszkiewicz K, Green AC, Hiscox JA, David J, Jonasson S. From "crisis to recovery": A complete insight into the mechanisms of chlorine injury in the lung. Life Sci 2022; 312:121252. [PMID: 36460096 DOI: 10.1016/j.lfs.2022.121252] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/05/2022] [Revised: 11/11/2022] [Accepted: 11/25/2022] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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Chlorine (Cl2) gas is a toxic industrial chemical (TIC) that poses a hazard to human health following accidental and/or intentional (e.g. terrorist) release. By using a murine model of sub-lethal Cl2 exposure we have examined the airway hyper responsiveness, cellular infiltrates, transcriptomic and proteomic responses of the lung. In the "crisis" phase at 2 h and 6 h there is a significant decreases in leukocytes within bronchoalveolar lavage fluid accompanied by an upregulation within the proteome of immune pathways ultimately resulting in neutrophil influx at 24 h. A flip towards "repair" in the transcriptome and proteome occurs at 24 h, neutrophil influx and an associated drop in the lung function persisting until 14 d post-exposure and subsequent "recovery" after 28 days. Collectively, this research provides new insights into the mechanisms of damage, early global responses and processes of repair induced in the lung following the inhalation of Cl2.
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- Graeme C Clark
- Chemical, Biological and Radiological Division, DSTL Porton Down, Salisbury SP4 0JQ, UK; Institute of Infection and Global Health, University of Liverpool, ic2 Building, Liverpool L3 5RF, UK.
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- Swedish Defence Research Agency, CBRN Defence and Security, Umeå, Sweden
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- Institute of Infection and Global Health, University of Liverpool, ic2 Building, Liverpool L3 5RF, UK
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- Chemical, Biological and Radiological Division, DSTL Porton Down, Salisbury SP4 0JQ, UK
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- Swedish Defence Research Agency, CBRN Defence and Security, Umeå, Sweden
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- Institute of Infection and Global Health, University of Liverpool, ic2 Building, Liverpool L3 5RF, UK
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- University of Exeter, University of Exeter, Geoffrey Pope Building, Stocker Road, Exeter EX4 4QD, UK
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- University of Exeter, University of Exeter, Geoffrey Pope Building, Stocker Road, Exeter EX4 4QD, UK
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- Chemical, Biological and Radiological Division, DSTL Porton Down, Salisbury SP4 0JQ, UK
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- Institute of Infection and Global Health, University of Liverpool, ic2 Building, Liverpool L3 5RF, UK
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- Chemical, Biological and Radiological Division, DSTL Porton Down, Salisbury SP4 0JQ, UK
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- Swedish Defence Research Agency, CBRN Defence and Security, Umeå, Sweden.
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Li S, Wang Y, Wu M, Younis MH, Olson AP, Barnhart TE, Engle JW, Zhu X, Cai W. Spleen-Targeted Glabridin-Loaded Nanoparticles Regulate Polarization of Monocyte/Macrophage (M o /M φ ) for the Treatment of Cerebral Ischemia-Reperfusion Injury. ADVANCED MATERIALS (DEERFIELD BEACH, FLA.) 2022; 34:e2204976. [PMID: 35973230 PMCID: PMC9594991 DOI: 10.1002/adma.202204976] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/01/2022] [Revised: 07/13/2022] [Indexed: 06/01/2023]
Abstract
During cerebral ischemia-reperfusion (I-R) injury, the infiltration of monocyte/macrophages (Mo /Mφ ) into the ischemic penumbra causes inflammatory damage but also regulates tissue repair in the penumbra. The regulation and balance of Mo /Mφ polarization is considered as a potential therapeutic target for treating cerebral I-R injury. Herein, these findings demonstrate that glabridin (Gla)-loaded nanoparticles (i.e., NPGla -5k) can effectively inhibit M1-polarization and enhance M2-polarization of Mo /Mφ . Positron emission tomography (PET) imaging shows that NPGla -5k can selectively accumulate in the spleen following intravenous injection. Spleen-targeted Cy5-NPGla -5k can co-localize with peripheral macrophages in the penumbra at 24 h after tail-vein injection. Interestingly, NPGla -5k treatment can reduce inflammatory damage, protect dying neurons, and improve nervous system function. The protective effect of spleen-targeted NPGla -5k against cerebral I-R injury in mice encourages an exploration of their use for clinical treatment of patients with cerebral I-R injury.
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- Shiyong Li
- Department of Neurosurgery, Second Affiliated Hospital of Nanchang University, Nanchang, 330006, China
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- Department of Neurology, Second Affiliated Hospital of Nanchang University, Nanchang, 330006, China
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Second Affiliated Hospital of Nanchang University, Nanchang, 330006, China
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- Departments of Radiology and Medical Physics, University of Wisconsin - Madison, Madison, WI, 53705, USA
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- Departments of Radiology and Medical Physics, University of Wisconsin - Madison, Madison, WI, 53705, USA
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- Departments of Radiology and Medical Physics, University of Wisconsin - Madison, Madison, WI, 53705, USA
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- Departments of Radiology and Medical Physics, University of Wisconsin - Madison, Madison, WI, 53705, USA
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Second Affiliated Hospital of Nanchang University, Nanchang, 330006, China
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- Departments of Radiology and Medical Physics, University of Wisconsin - Madison, Madison, WI, 53705, USA
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Wang J, Zhang J, Ye Y, Xu Q, Li Y, Feng S, Xiong X, Jian Z, Gu L. Peripheral Organ Injury After Stroke. Front Immunol 2022; 13:901209. [PMID: 35720359 PMCID: PMC9200619 DOI: 10.3389/fimmu.2022.901209] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/21/2022] [Accepted: 04/21/2022] [Indexed: 01/08/2023] Open
Abstract
Stroke is a disease with high incidence, mortality and disability rates. It is also the main cause of adult disability in developed countries. Stroke is often caused by small emboli on the inner wall of the blood vessels supplying the brain, which can lead to arterial embolism, and can also be caused by cerebrovascular or thrombotic bleeding. With the exception of recombinant tissue plasminogen activator (rt-PA), which is a thrombolytic drug used to recanalize the occluded artery, most treatments have been demonstrated to be ineffective. Stroke can also induce peripheral organ damage. Most stroke patients have different degrees of injury to one or more organs, including the lung, heart, kidney, spleen, gastrointestinal tract and so on. In the acute phase of stroke, severe inflammation occurs in the brain, but there is strong immunosuppression in the peripheral organs, which greatly increases the risk of peripheral organ infection and aggravates organ damage. Nonneurological complications of stroke can affect treatment and prognosis, may cause serious short-term and long-term consequences and are associated with prolonged hospitalization and increased mortality. Many of these complications are preventable, and their adverse effects can be effectively mitigated by early detection and appropriate treatment with various medical measures. This article reviews the pathophysiological mechanism, clinical manifestations and treatment of peripheral organ injury after stroke.
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- Jin Wang
- Central Laboratory, Renmin Hospital of Wuhan University, Wuhan, China.,Department of Anesthesia, Renmin Hospital of Wuhan University, Wuhan, China
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- Department of Stomatology, Renmin Hospital of Wuhan University, Wuhan, China
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- Central Laboratory, Renmin Hospital of Wuhan University, Wuhan, China.,Department of Anesthesia, Renmin Hospital of Wuhan University, Wuhan, China
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- Central Laboratory, Renmin Hospital of Wuhan University, Wuhan, China.,Department of Anesthesia, Renmin Hospital of Wuhan University, Wuhan, China
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- Central Laboratory, Renmin Hospital of Wuhan University, Wuhan, China.,Department of Anesthesia, Renmin Hospital of Wuhan University, Wuhan, China
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- Central Laboratory, Renmin Hospital of Wuhan University, Wuhan, China.,Department of Neurosurgery, Renmin Hospital of Wuhan University, Wuhan, China
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- Central Laboratory, Renmin Hospital of Wuhan University, Wuhan, China.,Department of Neurosurgery, Renmin Hospital of Wuhan University, Wuhan, China
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Renmin Hospital of Wuhan University, Wuhan, China
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- Central Laboratory, Renmin Hospital of Wuhan University, Wuhan, China.,Department of Anesthesia, Renmin Hospital of Wuhan University, Wuhan, China
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Zhou Y, Zhang Y, Cui M, Zhang Y, Shang X. Prognostic value of the systemic inflammation response index in patients with acute ischemic stroke. Brain Behav 2022; 12:e2619. [PMID: 35588444 PMCID: PMC9226852 DOI: 10.1002/brb3.2619] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/19/2021] [Revised: 04/21/2022] [Accepted: 04/27/2022] [Indexed: 11/12/2022] Open
Abstract
OBJECTIVES Inflammation plays an essential role in acute ischemic stroke (AIS). Recent studies have recognized the systemic inflammation response index (SIRI) as a useful index to indicate inflammation status and predict the prognosis of multiple diseases. However, the relationship between SIRI and AIS prognosis is unclear. Our study is aimed to investigate the association between SIRI and the prognosis of AIS. METHODS Our study prospectively recruited 287 consecutive patients with first-ever stroke within 72 h after stroke. Demographic and clinical information was collected at baseline. The functional prognosis was assessed 3 months after AIS using the modified Rankin Scale (mRS). A poor outcome was defined as mRS > 2. SIRI was calculated as neutrophil × monocyte/lymphocyte count. Univariate and multivariate analyses were introduced to identify the association between SIRI and AIS prognosis. Receiver operating characteristic curve and reclassification analyses were used to evaluate the predictive value of SIRI for AIS prognosis. RESULTS The patients with poor prognosis account for 27.5% of all participants. After fully adjusting for all covariates, each standard deviation increment of SIRI caused 58.9% additional risk for poor prognosis after AIS. When dividing SIRI into quartiles, the fourth quartile had a 6.152 times risk than the first quartile. Moreover, after adding SIRI into established clinical risk factors, AUC showed a significant improvement (0.829 vs. 0.790, p for comparison = .016). Consistently, category-free net reclassification index (NRI, 0.761, 95% CI: 0.517-1.004, p < .001) and integrated discrimination index (IDI, 0.093, 95% CI: 0.0512-0.134, p < .001) confirmed the improvement by SIRI to predict poor prognosis of AIS, CONCLUSION: SIRI is an independent prognostic indicator for AIS. Elevated SIRI is associated with poor functional outcome of AIS. Our findings suggest the usefulness of SIRI to refine the risk stratification of unfavorable prognosis of AIS.
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- Yaping Zhou
- Department of Neurology, The First Hospital of China Medical University, Shenyang, China.,Department of Rehabilitation Medicine, Affiliated Tenth People's Hospital of Tongji University, Shanghai Tenth People's Hospital, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Neurology, The First Hospital of China Medical University, Shenyang, China
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- Department of Neurology, The First Hospital of China Medical University, Shenyang, China
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- Department of Neurology, The First Hospital of China Medical University, Shenyang, China
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- Department of Neurology, The First Hospital of China Medical University, Shenyang, China
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Re-directing nanomedicines to the spleen: A potential technology for peripheral immunomodulation. J Control Release 2022; 350:60-79. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jconrel.2022.04.005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/14/2021] [Revised: 04/04/2022] [Accepted: 04/05/2022] [Indexed: 11/23/2022]
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Amantea D, La Russa D, Frisina M, Giordano F, Di Santo C, Panno ML, Pignataro G, Bagetta G. Ischemic Preconditioning Modulates the Peripheral Innate Immune System to Promote Anti-Inflammatory and Protective Responses in Mice Subjected to Focal Cerebral Ischemia. Front Immunol 2022; 13:825834. [PMID: 35359933 PMCID: PMC8962743 DOI: 10.3389/fimmu.2022.825834] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/30/2021] [Accepted: 02/21/2022] [Indexed: 11/26/2022] Open
Abstract
The development of tolerance triggered by a sublethal ischemic episode (preconditioning, PC) involves a complex crosstalk between neurons, astrocytes and microglia, although the role of the peripheral immune system in this context is largely unexplored. Here, we report that severe cerebral ischemia caused by transient middle cerebral artery occlusion (MCAo) in adult male mice elevates blood counts of inflammatory neutrophils and monocytes, and plasma levels of miRNA-329-5p. These inflammatory responses are prevented by ischemic PC induced by 15 min MCAo, 72h before the severe insult (1h MCAo). As compared with sham-operated animals, mice subjected to either ischemic PC, MCAo or a combination of both (PC+MCAo) display spleen contraction. However, protein levels of Ym1 (a marker of polarization of myeloid cells towards M2/N2 protective phenotypes) are elevated only in spleen from the experimental groups PC and PC+MCAo, but not MCAo. Conversely, Ym1 protein levels only increase in circulating leukocytes from mice subjected to 1h MCAo, but not in preconditioned animals, which is coincident with a dramatic elevation of Ym1 expression in the ipsilateral cortex. By immunofluorescence analysis, we observe that expression of Ym1 occurs in amoeboid-shaped myeloid cells, mainly representing inflammatory monocytes/macrophages and neutrophils. As a result of its immune-regulatory functions, ischemic PC prevents elevation of mRNA levels of the pro-inflammatory cytokine interleukin (IL)-1β in the ipsilateral cortex, while not affecting IL-10 mRNA increase induced by MCAo. Overall, the elevated anti-inflammatory/pro-inflammatory ratio observed in the brain of mice pre-exposed to PC is associated with reduced brain infarct volume and ischemic edema, and with amelioration of functional outcome. These findings reaffirm the crucial and dualistic role of the innate immune system in ischemic stroke pathobiology, extending these concepts to the context of ischemic tolerance and underscoring their relevance for the identification of novel therapeutic targets for effective stroke treatment.
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- Diana Amantea
- Department of Pharmacy, Health and Nutritional Sciences, University of Calabria, Rende (CS), Italy
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- Department of Pharmacy, Health and Nutritional Sciences, University of Calabria, Rende (CS), Italy
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- Department of Pharmacy, Health and Nutritional Sciences, University of Calabria, Rende (CS), Italy
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- Department of Pharmacy, Health and Nutritional Sciences, University of Calabria, Rende (CS), Italy
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- Department of Pharmacy, Health and Nutritional Sciences, University of Calabria, Rende (CS), Italy
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- Department of Pharmacy, Health and Nutritional Sciences, University of Calabria, Rende (CS), Italy
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- Department of Neuroscience, Reproductive and Odontostomatological Sciences, “Federico II” University, Naples, Italy
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- Department of Pharmacy, Health and Nutritional Sciences, University of Calabria, Rende (CS), Italy
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Przykaza Ł. Understanding the Connection Between Common Stroke Comorbidities, Their Associated Inflammation, and the Course of the Cerebral Ischemia/Reperfusion Cascade. Front Immunol 2021; 12:782569. [PMID: 34868060 PMCID: PMC8634336 DOI: 10.3389/fimmu.2021.782569] [Citation(s) in RCA: 60] [Impact Index Per Article: 20.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/24/2021] [Accepted: 10/29/2021] [Indexed: 01/13/2023] Open
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Despite the enormous progress in the understanding of the course of the ischemic stroke over the last few decades, a therapy that effectively protects neurovascular units (NVUs) and significantly improves neurological functions in stroke patients has still not been achieved. The reasons for this state are unclear, but it is obvious that the cerebral ischemia and reperfusion cascade is a highly complex phenomenon, which includes the intense neuroinflammatory processes, and comorbid stroke risk factors strongly worsen stroke outcomes and likely make a substantial contribution to the pathophysiology of the ischemia/reperfusion, enhancing difficulties in searching of successful treatment. Common concomitant stroke risk factors (arterial hypertension, diabetes mellitus and hyperlipidemia) strongly drive inflammatory processes during cerebral ischemia/reperfusion; because these factors are often present for a long time before a stroke, causing low-grade background inflammation in the brain, and already initially disrupting the proper functions of NVUs. Broad consideration of this situation in basic research may prove to be crucial for the success of future clinical trials of neuroprotection, vasculoprotection and immunomodulation in stroke. This review focuses on the mechanism by which coexisting common risk factors for stroke intertwine in cerebral ischemic/reperfusion cascade and the dysfunction and disintegration of NVUs through inflammatory processes, principally activation of pattern recognition receptors, alterations in the expression of adhesion molecules and the subsequent pathophysiological consequences.
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- Łukasz Przykaza
- Laboratory of Experimental and Clinical Neurosurgery, Mossakowski Medical Research Institute, Polish Academy of Sciences, Warsaw, Poland
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Liu Q, Sorooshyari SK. Quantitative and Correlational Analysis of Brain and Spleen Immune Cellular Responses Following Cerebral Ischemia. Front Immunol 2021; 12:617032. [PMID: 34194419 PMCID: PMC8238006 DOI: 10.3389/fimmu.2021.617032] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/13/2020] [Accepted: 04/15/2021] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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Stroke is a multiphasic process, and the initial ischemic phase of neuronal damage is followed by secondary innate and adaptive responses that unfold over days after stroke, offer a longer time frame of intervention, and represent a novel therapeutic target. Therefore, revealing the distinct functions of immune cells in both brain and periphery is important for identification of immunotherapeutic targets for stroke to extend the treatment time window. In this paper an examination of the cellular dynamics of the immune response in the central nervous system (CNS) and periphery provoked by cerebral ischemia is provided. New data is presented for the number of immune cells in brain and spleen of mice during the 7 days following middle cerebral artery occlusion (MCAO). A novel analysis of the correlation among various cell types in the brain and spleen following stroke is presented. It is found that the infiltrated macrophages in the ischemic hemisphere positively correlate with neutrophils which implies their synergic effect in migrating into the brain after stroke onset. It is noted that during infiltration of adaptive immune cells, the number of neutrophils correlate positively with T cells, which suggests neutrophils contribute to T cell infiltration in the stroked brain. Furthermore, the correlation among neurological deficit and various immune cells suggests that microglia and splenic adaptive immune cells (T and B cells) are protective while infiltrating peripheral myeloid cells (macrophage and neutrophils) worsen stroke outcome. Comprehension of such immune responses post cerebral ischemia is crucial for differentiating the drivers of outcomes and also predicting the stroke outcome.
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- Qingkun Liu
- Department of Neurology, School of Medicine, Stanford, CA, United States
- Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, NY, United States
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- Department of Integrative Biology, University of California, Berkeley, Berkeley, CA, United States
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CRIP1 expression in monocytes related to hypertension. Clin Sci (Lond) 2021; 135:911-924. [PMID: 33782695 DOI: 10.1042/cs20201372] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/20/2020] [Revised: 03/23/2021] [Accepted: 03/29/2021] [Indexed: 12/21/2022]
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Hypertension is a complex and multifactorial disorder caused by lifestyle and environmental factors, inflammation and disease-related genetic factors and is a risk factor for stroke, ischemic heart disease and renal failure. Although circulating monocytes and tissue macrophages contribute to the pathogenesis of hypertension, the underlying mechanisms are poorly understood. Cysteine rich protein 1 (CRIP1) is highly expressed in immune cells, and CRIP1 mRNA expression in monocytes associates with blood pressure (BP) and is up-regulated by proinflammatory modulation suggesting a link between CRIP1 and BP regulation through the immune system. To address this functional link, we studied CRIP1 expression in immune cells in relation to BP using a human cohort study and hypertensive mouse models. CRIP1 expression in splenic monocytes/macrophages and in circulating monocytes was significantly affected by angiotensin II (Ang II) in a BP-elevating dose (2 mg/kg/day). In the human cohort study, monocytic CRIP1 expression levels were associated with elevated BP, whereas upon differentiation of monocytes to macrophages this association along with the CRIP1 expression level was diminished. In conclusion, CRIP1-positive circulating and splenic monocytes seem to play an important role in hypertension related inflammatory processes through endogenous hormones such as Ang II. These findings suggest that CRIP1 may affect the interaction between the immune system, in particular monocytes, and the pathogenesis of hypertension.
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Sposato LA, Hilz MJ, Aspberg S, Murthy SB, Bahit MC, Hsieh CY, Sheppard MN, Scheitz JF. Post-Stroke Cardiovascular Complications and Neurogenic Cardiac Injury: JACC State-of-the-Art Review. J Am Coll Cardiol 2021; 76:2768-2785. [PMID: 33272372 DOI: 10.1016/j.jacc.2020.10.009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 109] [Impact Index Per Article: 36.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/27/2020] [Revised: 09/25/2020] [Accepted: 10/12/2020] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
Abstract
Over 1.5 million deaths worldwide are caused by neurocardiogenic syndromes. Furthermore, the consequences of deleterious brain-heart interactions are not limited to fatal complications. Cardiac arrhythmias, heart failure, and nonfatal coronary syndromes are also common. The brain-heart axis is implicated in post-stroke cardiovascular complications known as the stroke-heart syndrome, sudden cardiac death, and Takotsubo syndrome, among other neurocardiogenic syndromes. Multiple pathophysiological mechanisms with the potential to be targeted with novel therapies have been identified in the last decade. In the present state-of-the-art review, we describe recent advances in the understanding of anatomical and functional aspects of the brain-heart axis, cardiovascular complications after stroke, and a comprehensive pathophysiological model of stroke-induced cardiac injury.
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- Luciano A Sposato
- Heart & Brain Laboratory, Western University, London, Ontario, Canada; Departments of Clinical Neurological Sciences, Epidemiology and Biostatistics, and Anatomy and Cell Biology, Schulich School of Medicine and Dentistry, Western University, London, Ontario, Canada; Lawson Health Research Institute, London, Ontario, Canada; Robarts Research Institute, London, Ontario, Canada.
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- University of Erlangen-Nuremberg, Erlangen, Germany; Department of Neurology, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, New York
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- Department of Clinical Sciences, Division of Cardiovascular Medicine, Danderyd Hospital, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden
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- Clinical and Translational Neuroscience Unit, Department of Neurology, Feil Family Brain and Mind Research Institute, Weill Cornell Medicine, New York, New York. https://twitter.com/san_murthy
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- INECO Neurociencias Oroño, Rosario, Santa Fe, Argentina. https://twitter.com/ceciliabahit
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- Department of Neurology, Tainan Sin Lau Hospital, Tainan, Taiwan; School of Pharmacy, Institute of Clinical Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences, College of Medicine, National Cheng Kung University, Tainan, Taiwan. https://twitter.com/chengyanghsieh
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- Molecular and Clinical Sciences Research Institute, St George's, University of London, London, United Kingdom
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- Klinik für Neurologie mit Experimenteller Neurologie and Center for Stroke Research Berlin, Charité-Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Germany; German Center for Cardiovascular Research (Deutsches Zentrum für Herz-Kreislaufforschung), partner site Berlin, Charité-Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Germany; Berlin Institute of Health, Berlin, Germany. https://twitter.com/Jan_FriSch
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Park J, Kim JY, Kim YR, Huang M, Chang JY, Sim AY, Jung H, Lee WT, Hyun YM, Lee JE. Reparative System Arising from CCR2(+) Monocyte Conversion Attenuates Neuroinflammation Following Ischemic Stroke. Transl Stroke Res 2021; 12:879-893. [PMID: 33409730 PMCID: PMC8421302 DOI: 10.1007/s12975-020-00878-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/29/2020] [Revised: 10/20/2020] [Accepted: 11/16/2020] [Indexed: 01/22/2023]
Abstract
Monocytes recruitment from the blood to inflamed tissues following ischemic stroke is an important immune response to wound healing and tissue repair. Mouse monocytes can be endogenously divided into two distinct populations: pro-inflammatory or classical monocytes that express CCR2highCX3CR1low and circulate in blood, and anti-inflammatory or non-classical monocytes that express CCR2lowCX3CR1high and patrol locally. In this study of transgenic mice with functional CX3CR1GFP/+ or CX3CR1GFP/+-CCR2RFP/+, we found that CCR2highCX3CR1low monocytes recruited to the injured brain were cytokine-dependently converted into CCR2lowCX3CR1high macrophages, especially under the influence of IL-4 and IL-13, thereby attenuating the neuroinflammation following sterile ischemic stroke. The overall data suggest that (1) the regulation of monocyte-switching is one of the ultimate reparative strategies in ischemic stroke, and (2) the adaptation of monocytes in a locally inflamed milieu is vital to alleviating the effects of ischemic stroke through innate immunity.
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- Joohyun Park
- Department of Anatomy, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, Republic of Korea.,Brain Korea 21 Plus Project for Medical Science, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Anatomy, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Anatomy, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, Republic of Korea.,Brain Korea 21 Plus Project for Medical Science, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Anatomy, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, Republic of Korea.,Brain Korea 21 Plus Project for Medical Science, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Anatomy, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, Republic of Korea.,Brain Korea 21 Plus Project for Medical Science, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Anatomy, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, Republic of Korea.,Brain Korea 21 Plus Project for Medical Science, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Anatomy, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, Republic of Korea.,Brain Korea 21 Plus Project for Medical Science, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Anatomy, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Anatomy, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, Republic of Korea. .,Brain Korea 21 Plus Project for Medical Science, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, Republic of Korea.
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- Department of Anatomy, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, Republic of Korea. .,Brain Korea 21 Plus Project for Medical Science, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, Republic of Korea. .,Brain Research Institute, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, Republic of Korea.
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The role of peripheral monocytes and macrophages in ischemic stroke. Neurol Sci 2020; 41:3589-3607. [PMID: 33009963 DOI: 10.1007/s10072-020-04777-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 35] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/13/2020] [Accepted: 09/26/2020] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
Abstract
After acute ischemic stroke (AIS), peripheral monocytes infiltrate into the lesion site within 24 h, peak at 3 to 7 days, and then differentiate into macrophages. Traditionally, monocytes/macrophages (MMs) are thought to play a deleterious role in AIS. Depletion of MMs in the acute phase can alleviate brain injury induced by ischemia. However, several studies have shown that MMs have anti-inflammatory functions, participate in angiogenesis, phagocytose necrotic neurons, and promote neurovascular repair. Therefore, MMs play dual roles in ischemic stroke, depending mainly upon the MM microenvironment and the window of time post-stroke. Because activated microglia and MMs are similar in morphology and function, previous studies have often investigated them together. However, recent studies have used special methods to distinguish MMs from microglia and have found that MMs have properties which differ from microglia. Here, we review the unique role of MMs and the interaction between MMs and neurovascular units, including neurons, astrocytes, microglia, and microvessels. Future therapeutics targeting MMs should regulate the polarization and subset transformation of the MMs at different stages of AIS rather than comprehensively suppressing MM infiltration and differentiation. In addition, more studies are needed to elucidate the cellular and molecular mechanisms of MM subsets and polarization during ischemic stroke.
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Wang D, Liu F, Zhu L, Lin P, Han F, Wang X, Tan X, Lin L, Xiong Y. FGF21 alleviates neuroinflammation following ischemic stroke by modulating the temporal and spatial dynamics of microglia/macrophages. J Neuroinflammation 2020; 17:257. [PMID: 32867781 PMCID: PMC7457364 DOI: 10.1186/s12974-020-01921-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 98] [Impact Index Per Article: 24.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/15/2020] [Accepted: 08/10/2020] [Indexed: 12/26/2022] Open
Abstract
Background Resident microglia and macrophages are the predominant contributors to neuroinflammation and immune reactions, which play a critical role in the pathogenesis of ischemic brain injury. Controlling inflammatory responses is considered a promising therapeutic approach for stroke. Recombinant human fibroblast growth factor 21 (rhFGF21) presents anti-inflammatory properties by modulating microglia and macrophages; however, our knowledge of the inflammatory modulation of rhFGF21 in focal cerebral ischemia is lacking. Therefore, we investigated whether rhFGF21 improves ischemic outcomes in experimental stroke by targeting microglia and macrophages. Methods C57BL/6 mice were subjected to middle cerebral artery occlusion (MCAO) and randomly divided into groups that received intraperitoneal rhFGF21 or vehicle daily starting at 6 h after reperfusion. Behavior assessments were monitored for 14 days after MCAO, and the gene expression levels of inflammatory cytokines were analyzed via qRT-PCR. The phenotypic variation of microglia/macrophages and the presence of infiltrated immune cells were examined by flow cytometry and immunostaining. Additionally, magnetic cell sorting (MACS) in combination with fluorescence-activated cell sorting (FACS) was used to purify microglia and macrophages. Results rhFGF21 administration ameliorated neurological deficits in behavioral tests by regulating the secretion of pro-inflammatory and anti-inflammatory cytokines. rhFGF21 also attenuated the polarization of microglia/macrophages toward the M1 phenotype and the accumulation of peripheral immune cells after stroke, accompanied by a temporal evolution of the phenotype of microglia/macrophages and infiltration of peripheral immune cells. Furthermore, rhFGF21 treatment inhibited M1 polarization of microglia and pro-inflammatory cytokine expression through its actions on FGF receptor 1 (FGFR1) by suppressing nuclear factor-kappa B (NF-κB) and upregulating peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor-γ (PPAR-γ). Conclusions rhFGF21 treatment promoted functional recovery in experimental stroke by modulating microglia/macrophage-mediated neuroinflammation via the NF-κB and PPAR-γ signaling pathways, making it a potential anti-inflammatory agent for stroke treatment.
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- Dongxue Wang
- Department of Neurosurgery, First Affiliated Hospital of Wenzhou Medical University, Wenzhou, 325035, Zhejiang, China.,School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Wenzhou Medical University, Wenzhou, 325035, Zhejiang, China
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- School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Wenzhou Medical University, Wenzhou, 325035, Zhejiang, China
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- School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Wenzhou Medical University, Wenzhou, 325035, Zhejiang, China
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- School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Wenzhou Medical University, Wenzhou, 325035, Zhejiang, China
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- School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Wenzhou Medical University, Wenzhou, 325035, Zhejiang, China
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- School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Wenzhou Medical University, Wenzhou, 325035, Zhejiang, China
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- Department of Neurosurgery, First Affiliated Hospital of Wenzhou Medical University, Wenzhou, 325035, Zhejiang, China
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- Department of Neurosurgery, First Affiliated Hospital of Wenzhou Medical University, Wenzhou, 325035, Zhejiang, China. .,School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Wenzhou Medical University, Wenzhou, 325035, Zhejiang, China.
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- Department of Neurosurgery, First Affiliated Hospital of Wenzhou Medical University, Wenzhou, 325035, Zhejiang, China.
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Iadecola C, Buckwalter MS, Anrather J. Immune responses to stroke: mechanisms, modulation, and therapeutic potential. J Clin Invest 2020; 130:2777-2788. [PMID: 32391806 PMCID: PMC7260029 DOI: 10.1172/jci135530] [Citation(s) in RCA: 372] [Impact Index Per Article: 93.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/13/2022] Open
Abstract
Stroke is the second leading cause of death worldwide and a leading cause of disability. Most strokes are caused by occlusion of a major cerebral artery, and substantial advances have been made in elucidating how ischemia damages the brain. In particular, increasing evidence points to a double-edged role of the immune system in stroke pathophysiology. In the acute phase, innate immune cells invade brain and meninges and contribute to ischemic damage, but may also be protective. At the same time, danger signals released into the circulation by damaged brain cells lead to activation of systemic immunity, followed by profound immunodepression that promotes life-threatening infections. In the chronic phase, antigen presentation initiates an adaptive immune response targeted to the brain, which may underlie neuropsychiatric sequelae, a considerable cause of poststroke morbidity. Here, we briefly review these pathogenic processes and assess the potential therapeutic value of targeting immunity in human stroke.
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- Costantino Iadecola
- Feil Family Brain and Mind Research Institute, Weill Cornell Medicine, New York, New York, USA
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- Department of Neurology and Neurological Sciences, Stanford University Medical Center, Stanford, California, USA
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- Feil Family Brain and Mind Research Institute, Weill Cornell Medicine, New York, New York, USA
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Mai N, Prifti V, Kim M, Halterman MW. Characterization of neutrophil-neuronal co-cultures to investigate mechanisms of post-ischemic immune-mediated neurotoxicity. J Neurosci Methods 2020; 341:108782. [PMID: 32445795 DOI: 10.1016/j.jneumeth.2020.108782] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/26/2020] [Revised: 04/23/2020] [Accepted: 05/12/2020] [Indexed: 01/28/2023]
Abstract
BACKGROUND Immune-mediated reperfusion injury is a critical component of post-ischemic central nervous system (CNS) damage. In this context, the activation and recruitment of polymorphonuclear neutrophils (PMNs) to the CNS induces neurotoxicity in part through the release of degradative enzymes, cytokines, and reactive oxygen species. However, the extent to which close-range interactions between PMNs and neurons contribute to injury in this context has not been directly investigated. NEW METHOD We devised a co-culture model to investigate mechanisms of PMN-dependent neurotoxicity. Specifically, we established the effect of PMN dose, co-incident neuronal ischemia, lipopolysaccharide (LPS)-induced PMN priming, and the requirement for cell-cell contact on cumulative neuron damage. RESULTS AND COMPARISON TO EXISTING METHOD(S) Pre-exposure of day in vitro 10 primary cortical neurons to oxygen-glucose deprivation (OGD) enhanced PMN-dependent neuronal death. Likewise, LPS-induced priming of the PMN donor further increased PMN-induced toxicity in vitro compared to saline-injected controls. Compartmentalization of LPS-primed PMNs using net wells confirmed the requirement for close-range cell-cell interactions in the process of PMN-induced neuronal injury. Moreover, time-lapse imaging and quantitative neurite analyses implicate PMN-neurite interactions in this pathological response. These experiments establish a platform to investigate immune and neural factors that contribute to post-ischemic neurodegeneration. CONCLUSIONS Ischemic and immune priming enhance neurotoxicity in PMN-neuronal co-cultures. Moreover, cell-cell contact and neurite destruction are prominent features in the observed mechanism of post-ischemic neuronal death.
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- Nguyen Mai
- Department of Neurology, University of Rochester School of Medicine and Dentistry, Rochester NY 14642, United States.
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- Department of Neurology, University of Rochester School of Medicine and Dentistry, Rochester NY 14642, United States.
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- Department of Microbiology & Immunology, University of Rochester School of Medicine and Dentistry, Rochester NY 14642, United States.
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- Department of Neurology, University of Rochester School of Medicine and Dentistry, Rochester NY 14642, United States; Department of Neuroscience, University of Rochester School of Medicine and Dentistry, Rochester NY 14642, United States.
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Sun M, Brady RD, Wanrooy B, Mychasiuk R, Yamakawa GR, Casillas-Espinosa PM, Wong CHY, Shultz SR, McDonald SJ. Experimental traumatic brain injury does not lead to lung infection. J Neuroimmunol 2020; 343:577239. [PMID: 32302792 DOI: 10.1016/j.jneuroim.2020.577239] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/07/2020] [Revised: 03/23/2020] [Accepted: 04/08/2020] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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Traumatic brain injury (TBI) patients often experience post-traumatic infections, especially in the lung. Pulmonary infection is associated with unfavorable outcomes and increased mortality rates in TBI patients; however, our understanding of the underlying mechanisms is poor. Here we used a lateral fluid percussion injury (LFPI) model in rats to investigate whether TBI could lead to spontaneous lung infection. Analysis of bacterial load in lung tissue indicated no occurrence of spontaneous lung infection at 24 h, 48 h, and 7 d following LFPI. This may suggest that exogenous infectious agents play a crucial role in post-TBI infection in patients.
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- Mujun Sun
- Department of Neuroscience, Central Clinical School, Monash University, Melbourne, VIC 3004, Australia.
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- Department of Neuroscience, Central Clinical School, Monash University, Melbourne, VIC 3004, Australia; Department of Medicine, The University of Melbourne, Melbourne, VIC 3052, Australia.
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- Centre for Inflammatory Diseases, Department of Medicine, School of Clinical Sciences, Monash University, Melbourne, VIC 3168, Australia.
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- Department of Neuroscience, Central Clinical School, Monash University, Melbourne, VIC 3004, Australia.
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- Department of Neuroscience, Central Clinical School, Monash University, Melbourne, VIC 3004, Australia.
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- Department of Neuroscience, Central Clinical School, Monash University, Melbourne, VIC 3004, Australia; Department of Medicine, The University of Melbourne, Melbourne, VIC 3052, Australia.
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- Centre for Inflammatory Diseases, Department of Medicine, School of Clinical Sciences, Monash University, Melbourne, VIC 3168, Australia.
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- Department of Neuroscience, Central Clinical School, Monash University, Melbourne, VIC 3004, Australia; Department of Medicine, The University of Melbourne, Melbourne, VIC 3052, Australia.
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- Department of Neuroscience, Central Clinical School, Monash University, Melbourne, VIC 3004, Australia; Department of Physiology, Anatomy and Microbiology, School of Life Sciences, La Trobe University, Melbourne, VIC 3086, Australia.
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Charach G, Rogowski O, Karniel E, Charach L, Grosskopf I, Novikov I. Monocytes may be favorable biomarker and predictor of long-term outcome in patients with chronic heart failure: A cohort study. Medicine (Baltimore) 2019; 98:e17108. [PMID: 31567947 PMCID: PMC6756710 DOI: 10.1097/md.0000000000017108] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/08/2023] Open
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Although some studies found that an increased monocyte count is a predictive, short-term marker of unfavorable outcomes for patients with acute heart failure (HF), others have reported that monocytosis predicts prolonged survival.The current follow-up study aimed to identify different monocyte count patterns and their prognostic association with HF outcomes.Baseline blood samples for complete blood counts, differential counts, renal function tests, and lipid profiles of 303 chronic HF patients (average NYHA classification 2.8) were prospectively obtained to evaluate whether there is an association between monocyte count and clinical outcomes.Mean follow-up was 11.3 years (range 1 month to 16 years) and 111 (36.6%) patients died during follow-up. Mean monocyte count was 10.6 ± 5.5 and mean left ventricular ejection fraction (LVEF) was 36%. Patients with low monocyte counts (≤6%) had significantly lower survival rates than did those with monocyte counts 6.1% to 14%, or >14% (14.3% vs 70.2% vs. 88%, P < .001). Poorest survival was predicted for patients with NYHA class 3 to 4 and monocyte counts ≤6. Regression analysis showed that monocyte levels, NYHA class, and LVEF values were predictors of mortality, in decreasing importance.The total monocyte count was found to be an important prognostic factor that was inversely associated with predicted long-term mortality among patients with chronic HF. A low total monocyte count was strongly correlated with NYHA class and B-type natriuretic peptide levels, but no correlation was found with LVEF and oxidized low-density lipoproteins. It emerged as an independent risk factor for mortality in patients with chronic HF.
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- Gideon Charach
- Department of Internal Medicine C, Tel Aviv Sourasky Medical Center
- Department of Internal Medicine B, Meir Medical Center, Kfar Saba, affiliated with the Sackler School of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel
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- Department of Internal Medicine C, Tel Aviv Sourasky Medical Center
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- Department of Internal Medicine B, Meir Medical Center, Kfar Saba, affiliated with the Sackler School of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel
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- Department of Internal Medicine C, Tel Aviv Sourasky Medical Center
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- Department of Internal Medicine C, Tel Aviv Sourasky Medical Center
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- Department of Internal Medicine C, Tel Aviv Sourasky Medical Center
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Liu Q, Johnson EM, Lam RK, Wang Q, Bo Ye H, Wilson EN, Minhas PS, Liu L, Swarovski MS, Tran S, Wang J, Mehta SS, Yang X, Rabinowitz JD, Yang SS, Shamloo M, Mueller C, James ML, Andreasson KI. Peripheral TREM1 responses to brain and intestinal immunogens amplify stroke severity. Nat Immunol 2019; 20:1023-1034. [PMID: 31263278 PMCID: PMC6778967 DOI: 10.1038/s41590-019-0421-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 105] [Impact Index Per Article: 21.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/23/2018] [Accepted: 05/10/2019] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
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Stroke is a multiphasic process in which initial cerebral ischemia is followed by secondary injury from immune responses to ischemic brain components. Here we demonstrate that peripheral CD11b+CD45+ myeloid cells magnify stroke injury via activation of triggering receptor expressed on myeloid cells 1 (TREM1), an amplifier of proinflammatory innate immune responses. TREM1 was induced within hours after stroke peripherally in CD11b+CD45+ cells trafficking to ischemic brain. TREM1 inhibition genetically or pharmacologically improved outcome via protective antioxidant and anti-inflammatory mechanisms. Positron electron tomography imaging using radiolabeled antibody recognizing TREM1 revealed elevated TREM1 expression in spleen and, unexpectedly, in intestine. In the lamina propria, noradrenergic-dependent increases in gut permeability induced TREM1 on inflammatory Ly6C+MHCII+ macrophages, further increasing epithelial permeability and facilitating bacterial translocation across the gut barrier. Thus, following stroke, peripheral TREM1 induction amplifies proinflammatory responses to both brain-derived and intestinal-derived immunogenic components. Critically, targeting this specific innate immune pathway reduces cerebral injury.
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- Qingkun Liu
- Department of Neurology & Neurological Sciences, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, CA, USA
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- Department of Neurology & Neurological Sciences, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, CA, USA
- Department of Radiology, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, CA, USA
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, CA, USA
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- Department of Neurology & Neurological Sciences, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, CA, USA
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- Department of Neurology & Neurological Sciences, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, CA, USA
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- Department of Neurology & Neurological Sciences, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, CA, USA
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- Department of Neurology & Neurological Sciences, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, CA, USA
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- Lewis-Sigler Institute for Integrative Genomics, Princeton University, Princeton, NJ, USA
- Department of Chemistry, Princeton University, Princeton, NJ, USA
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- Department of Neurology & Neurological Sciences, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, CA, USA
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- Department of Neurology & Neurological Sciences, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, CA, USA
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- Department of Neurology & Neurological Sciences, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, CA, USA
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- Department of Neurology & Neurological Sciences, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, CA, USA
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- Department of Emergency Medicine, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, CA, USA
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- Lewis-Sigler Institute for Integrative Genomics, Princeton University, Princeton, NJ, USA
- Department of Chemistry, Princeton University, Princeton, NJ, USA
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- Department of Emergency Medicine, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, CA, USA
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, CA, USA
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- Department of Neurology & Neurological Sciences, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, CA, USA
- Department of Radiology, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, CA, USA
- Stanford Neuroscience Institute, Stanford University, Stanford, CA, USA
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- Department of Neurology & Neurological Sciences, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, CA, USA.
- Stanford Neuroscience Institute, Stanford University, Stanford, CA, USA.
- Stanford Immunology Program, Stanford University, Stanford, CA, USA.
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Wang J, Sui RX, Miao Q, Wang Q, Song LJ, Yu JZ, Li YH, Xiao BG, Ma CG. Effect of Fasudil on remyelination following cuprizone-induced demyelination. CNS Neurosci Ther 2019; 26:76-89. [PMID: 31124292 PMCID: PMC6930827 DOI: 10.1111/cns.13154] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/24/2018] [Revised: 04/29/2019] [Accepted: 05/07/2019] [Indexed: 01/24/2023] Open
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Background Multiple sclerosis is characterized by demyelination/remyelination, neuroinflammation, and neurodegeneration. Cuprizone (CPZ)‐induced toxic demyelination is an experimental animal model commonly used to study demyelination and remyelination in the central nervous system. Fasudil is one of the most thoroughly studied Rho kinase inhibitors. Methods Following CPZ exposure, the degree of demyelination in the brain of male C57BL/6 mice was assessed by Luxol fast blue, Black Gold II, myelin basic protein immunofluorescent staining, and Western blot. The effect of Fasudil on behavioral change was determined using elevated plus maze test and pole test. The possible mechanisms of Fasudil action were examined by immunohistochemistry, flow cytometry, ELISA, and dot blot. Results Fasudil improved behavioral abnormalities, inhibited microglia‐mediated neuroinflammation, and promoted astrocyte‐derived nerve growth factor and ciliary neurotrophic factor, which should contribute to protection and regeneration of oligodendrocytes. In addition, Fasudil inhibited the production of myelin oligodendrocyte glycoprotein antibody and the infiltration of peripheral CD4+ T cells and CD68+ macrophages, which appears to be related to the integrity of the blood‐brain barrier. Conclusion These results provide evidence for the therapeutic potential of Fasudil in CPZ‐induced demyelination. However, how Fasudil acts on microglia, astrocytes, and immune cells remains to be further explored.
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- Jing Wang
- Department of Neurology, First Affiliated Hospital, Shanxi Medical University, Taiyuan, China
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- The Key Research Laboratory of Benefiting Qi for Acting Blood Circulation Method to Treat Multiple Sclerosis of State Administration of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Shanxi University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Taiyuan, China
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- The Key Research Laboratory of Benefiting Qi for Acting Blood Circulation Method to Treat Multiple Sclerosis of State Administration of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Shanxi University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Taiyuan, China
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- The Key Research Laboratory of Benefiting Qi for Acting Blood Circulation Method to Treat Multiple Sclerosis of State Administration of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Shanxi University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Taiyuan, China
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- The Key Research Laboratory of Benefiting Qi for Acting Blood Circulation Method to Treat Multiple Sclerosis of State Administration of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Shanxi University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Taiyuan, China
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- Institute of Brain Science, Shanxi Datong University, Datong, China
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- Institute of Brain Science, Shanxi Datong University, Datong, China
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- Institute of Neurology, Huashan Hospital, Institutes of Brain Science and State Key Laboratory of Medical Neurobiology, Fudan University, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Neurology, First Affiliated Hospital, Shanxi Medical University, Taiyuan, China.,The Key Research Laboratory of Benefiting Qi for Acting Blood Circulation Method to Treat Multiple Sclerosis of State Administration of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Shanxi University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Taiyuan, China.,Institute of Brain Science, Shanxi Datong University, Datong, China
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Xiao W, Guo S, Chen L, Luo Y. The role of Interleukin-33 in the modulation of splenic T-cell immune responses after experimental ischemic stroke. J Neuroimmunol 2019; 333:576970. [PMID: 31146104 DOI: 10.1016/j.jneuroim.2019.576970] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/04/2019] [Revised: 05/20/2019] [Accepted: 05/20/2019] [Indexed: 12/26/2022]
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The splenic T-cell immune response to stroke has been identified as an important role in the progression of brain injury following ischemic stroke. Interleukin (IL)-33 as a novel cytokine of IL-1 family has been found to be protective for ischemic brain injury. Here, we determined the contribution of IL-33 to the T-cell immune responses in the spleen after experimental ischemic stroke. Mice were subjected to 30 min of middle cerebral artery occlusion (MCAO) for ischemic stroke induction. Recombinant mouse IL-33 (100 μg/kg) was pre-treated intraperitoneally at 30 min prior to MCAO, then the percentages of T cell subsets, related cytokines and transcription factors in the spleen tissues were measured. Intraperitoneal IL-33 pre-treatment may attenuate neurological deficit scores and infarct volumes after MCAO, which was accompanied by reduced IFN-γ+ T cells and increased Foxp3+ T cells in the spleen tissues. Meanwhile, IL-33 pre-treatment could decrease the production of IFN-γ and increase the secretion of IL-4, IL-10 and TGF-β from the spleen at 24 h after MCAO. Additionally, the mRNA level of the transcription factor T-bet was downregulated by IL-33, and the levels of GATA-3 and Foxp3 mRNA were upregulated. These results showed that the long-term protective mechanism of IL-33 in ischemic stroke may be partly associated to its modulation role for splenic T-cell immune responses through inhibiting Th1 response and promoting Treg response, suggesting that IL-33 may be a candidate treatment for human stroke via modulating the peripheral immune system following stroke.
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- Wei Xiao
- Department of Nephrology, The Central Hospital of Wuhan, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan 430014, China
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- Department of Laboratory Medicine, Zhongnan Hospital of Wuhan University, Wuhan 430071, China
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- School of Physical Education, Jianghan University, Wuhan 430056, China; Wuhan Institutes of Biomedical Sciences, Jianghan University, Wuhan 430056, China
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- Department of Laboratory Medicine, Zhongnan Hospital of Wuhan University, Wuhan 430071, China.
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Scott BNV, Sarkar T, Kratofil RM, Kubes P, Thanabalasuriar A. Unraveling the host's immune response to infection: Seeing is believing. J Leukoc Biol 2019; 106:323-335. [PMID: 30776153 PMCID: PMC6849780 DOI: 10.1002/jlb.4ri1218-503r] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/21/2018] [Revised: 01/25/2019] [Accepted: 01/29/2019] [Indexed: 12/16/2022] Open
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It has long been appreciated that understanding the interactions between the host and the pathogens that make us sick is critical for the prevention and treatment of disease. As antibiotics become increasingly ineffective, targeting the host and specific bacterial evasion mechanisms are becoming novel therapeutic approaches. The technology used to understand host‐pathogen interactions has dramatically advanced over the last century. We have moved away from using simple in vitro assays focused on single‐cell events to technologies that allow us to observe complex multicellular interactions in real time in live animals. Specifically, intravital microscopy (IVM) has improved our understanding of infection, from viral to bacterial to parasitic, and how the host immune system responds to these infections. Yet, at the same time it has allowed us to appreciate just how complex these interactions are and that current experimental models still have a number of limitations. In this review, we will discuss the advances in vivo IVM has brought to the study of host‐pathogen interactions, focusing primarily on bacterial infections and innate immunity.
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- Brittney N V Scott
- University of Calgary Department of Physiology and Pharmacology, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, Canada.,Calvin, Phoebe, and Joan Snyder Institute for Chronic Diseases, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, Canada
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- University of Calgary Department of Physiology and Pharmacology, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, Canada.,Calvin, Phoebe, and Joan Snyder Institute for Chronic Diseases, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, Canada
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- University of Calgary Department of Physiology and Pharmacology, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, Canada.,Calvin, Phoebe, and Joan Snyder Institute for Chronic Diseases, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, Canada
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- University of Calgary Department of Physiology and Pharmacology, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, Canada.,Calvin, Phoebe, and Joan Snyder Institute for Chronic Diseases, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, Canada
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- University of Calgary Department of Physiology and Pharmacology, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, Canada.,Calvin, Phoebe, and Joan Snyder Institute for Chronic Diseases, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, Canada.,Microbial Sciences, MedImmune/AstraZeneca LLC, Gaithersburg, Maryland, USA
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Tatebayashi K, Takagi T, Fujita M, Doe N, Nakagomi T, Matsuyama T, Yoshimura S. Adipose-derived stem cell therapy inhibits the deterioration of cerebral infarction by altering macrophage kinetics. Brain Res 2019; 1712:139-150. [PMID: 30721668 DOI: 10.1016/j.brainres.2019.01.037] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/17/2018] [Revised: 01/27/2019] [Accepted: 01/29/2019] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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INTRODUCTION We previously established a method to isolate and culture human adipose-derived stem cells (hADSCs) using fetal bovine serum and showed the therapeutic impact on cerebral infarction. Recently, we modified the culture method with the use of serum-free media for future clinical applications. This study aims to evaluate whether intravenous administration of hADSCs induced by the serum-free culture method would improve neurobehavioral deficits in mice with cerebral infarction. RESULTS Induced hADSCs possessed the characteristics of mesenchymal stem cells and withstood a freeze-thaw process. hADSC administration improved neurobehavioral deficits in MCAO-treated mice and suppressed brain atrophy at the chronic phase. Although hADSC administration did not affect serum cytokine profiles, it decreased the number of CD11b+ monocytes in the spleen. Concomitantly, hADSC administration increased the local accumulation of CD11b+CD163+ M2 macrophages into the border zone of the cerebral infarction at 4 days post-MCAO (the acute phase). DISCUSSION Our data indicate that the systemic administration of hADSCs can improve the neurobehavioral deficits that occur after cerebral infarction by modulating the acute immune response mediated by CD11b+CD163+ M2 macrophages in infarcted lesions.
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- Kotaro Tatebayashi
- Department of Neurosurgery, Hyogo College of Medicine, Nishinomiya, Hyogo, Japan
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Hyogo College of Medicine, Nishinomiya, Hyogo, Japan
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Hyogo College of Medicine, Nishinomiya, Hyogo, Japan; Department of Microbiology, Kindai University, Faculty of Medicine, Osaka-Sayama, Osaka, Japan.
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- Laboratory of Neurogenesis and CNS Repair, Hyōgo College of Medicine, Nishinomiya, Hyogo, Japan; General Education Center, Hyogo University of Health Sciences, Kobe, Hyogo, Japan
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- Institute for Advanced Medical Sciences, Hyogo College of Medicine, Nishinomiya, Hyogo, Japan
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- Institute for Advanced Medical Sciences, Hyogo College of Medicine, Nishinomiya, Hyogo, Japan
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Hyogo College of Medicine, Nishinomiya, Hyogo, Japan.
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Wang Z, He D, Zeng YY, Zhu L, Yang C, Lu YJ, Huang JQ, Cheng XY, Huang XH, Tan XJ. The spleen may be an important target of stem cell therapy for stroke. J Neuroinflammation 2019; 16:20. [PMID: 30700305 PMCID: PMC6352449 DOI: 10.1186/s12974-019-1400-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 29] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/16/2018] [Accepted: 01/07/2019] [Indexed: 12/21/2022] Open
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Stroke is the most common cerebrovascular disease, the second leading cause of death behind heart disease and is a major cause of long-term disability worldwide. Currently, systemic immunomodulatory therapy based on intravenous cells is attracting attention. The immune response to acute stroke is a major factor in cerebral ischaemia (CI) pathobiology and outcomes. Over the past decade, the significant contribution of the spleen to ischaemic stroke has gained considerable attention in stroke research. The changes in the spleen after stroke are mainly reflected in morphology, immune cells and cytokines, and these changes are closely related to the stroke outcomes. Autonomic nervous system (ANS) activation, release of central nervous system (CNS) antigens and chemokine/chemokine receptor interactions have been documented to be essential for efficient brain-spleen cross-talk after stroke. In various experimental models, human umbilical cord blood cells (hUCBs), haematopoietic stem cells (HSCs), bone marrow stem cells (BMSCs), human amnion epithelial cells (hAECs), neural stem cells (NSCs) and multipotent adult progenitor cells (MAPCs) have been shown to reduce the neurological damage caused by stroke. The different effects of these cell types on the interleukin (IL)-10, interferon (IFN), and cholinergic anti-inflammatory pathways in the spleen after stroke may promote the development of new cell therapy targets and strategies. The spleen will become a potential target of various stem cell therapies for stroke represented by MAPC treatment.
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- Zhe Wang
- Xiangtan Central Hospital, Clinical Practice Base of Central South University, Xiangtan, 411100, China.,Institute of Reproductive and Stem Cell Research, School of Basic Medical Science, Central South University, Changsha, 410000, China
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- Xiangtan Central Hospital, Clinical Practice Base of Central South University, Xiangtan, 411100, China
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- Xiangtan Central Hospital, Clinical Practice Base of Central South University, Xiangtan, 411100, China
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- Xiangtan Central Hospital, Clinical Practice Base of Central South University, Xiangtan, 411100, China
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- Xiangtan Central Hospital, Clinical Practice Base of Central South University, Xiangtan, 411100, China
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- Xiangtan Central Hospital, Clinical Practice Base of Central South University, Xiangtan, 411100, China
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- Xiangtan Central Hospital, Clinical Practice Base of Central South University, Xiangtan, 411100, China
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- Xiangtan Central Hospital, Clinical Practice Base of Central South University, Xiangtan, 411100, China
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- Xiangtan Central Hospital, Clinical Practice Base of Central South University, Xiangtan, 411100, China
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- Xiangtan Central Hospital, Clinical Practice Base of Central South University, Xiangtan, 411100, China.
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García-Culebras A, Durán-Laforet V, Peña-Martínez C, Ballesteros I, Pradillo JM, Díaz-Guzmán J, Lizasoain I, Moro MA. Myeloid cells as therapeutic targets in neuroinflammation after stroke: Specific roles of neutrophils and neutrophil-platelet interactions. J Cereb Blood Flow Metab 2018; 38:2150-2164. [PMID: 30129391 PMCID: PMC6282223 DOI: 10.1177/0271678x18795789] [Citation(s) in RCA: 80] [Impact Index Per Article: 13.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/15/2023]
Abstract
Ischemic brain injury causes a local inflammatory response, involving the activation of resident brain cells such as microglia and the recruitment of infiltrating immune cells. Increasing evidence supports that plasticity of the myeloid cell lineage is determinant for the specific role of these cells on stroke outcome, from initiation and maintenance to resolution of post-ischemic inflammation. The aim of this review is to summarize some of the key characteristics of these cells and the mechanisms for their recruitment into the injured brain through interactions with platelets, endothelial cells and other leukocytes. Also, we discuss the existence of different leukocyte subsets in the ischemic tissue and, specifically, the impact of different myeloid phenotypes on stroke outcome, with special emphasis on neutrophils and their interplay with platelets. Knowledge of these cellular phenotypes and interactions may pave the way to new therapies able to promote protective immune responses and tissue repair after cerebral ischemia.
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- Alicia García-Culebras
- 1 Departamento de Farmacología y Toxicología, Facultad de Medicina, Universidad Complutense de Madrid (UCM), Madrid, Spain.,2 Instituto de Investigación Hospital 12 de Octubre (i+12), Madrid, Spain.,3 Instituto Universitario de Investigación en Neuroquímica (IUIN), UCM, Madrid, Spain
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- 1 Departamento de Farmacología y Toxicología, Facultad de Medicina, Universidad Complutense de Madrid (UCM), Madrid, Spain.,2 Instituto de Investigación Hospital 12 de Octubre (i+12), Madrid, Spain.,3 Instituto Universitario de Investigación en Neuroquímica (IUIN), UCM, Madrid, Spain
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- 1 Departamento de Farmacología y Toxicología, Facultad de Medicina, Universidad Complutense de Madrid (UCM), Madrid, Spain.,2 Instituto de Investigación Hospital 12 de Octubre (i+12), Madrid, Spain.,3 Instituto Universitario de Investigación en Neuroquímica (IUIN), UCM, Madrid, Spain
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- 4 Centro Nacional de Investigaciones Cardiovasculares (CNIC), Madrid, Spain
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- 1 Departamento de Farmacología y Toxicología, Facultad de Medicina, Universidad Complutense de Madrid (UCM), Madrid, Spain.,2 Instituto de Investigación Hospital 12 de Octubre (i+12), Madrid, Spain.,3 Instituto Universitario de Investigación en Neuroquímica (IUIN), UCM, Madrid, Spain
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- 2 Instituto de Investigación Hospital 12 de Octubre (i+12), Madrid, Spain.,5 Servicio de Neurología, Hospital Universitario Doce de Octubre, Madrid, Spain
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- 1 Departamento de Farmacología y Toxicología, Facultad de Medicina, Universidad Complutense de Madrid (UCM), Madrid, Spain.,2 Instituto de Investigación Hospital 12 de Octubre (i+12), Madrid, Spain.,3 Instituto Universitario de Investigación en Neuroquímica (IUIN), UCM, Madrid, Spain
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- 1 Departamento de Farmacología y Toxicología, Facultad de Medicina, Universidad Complutense de Madrid (UCM), Madrid, Spain.,2 Instituto de Investigación Hospital 12 de Octubre (i+12), Madrid, Spain.,3 Instituto Universitario de Investigación en Neuroquímica (IUIN), UCM, Madrid, Spain
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Badner A, Hacker J, Hong J, Mikhail M, Vawda R, Fehlings MG. Splenic involvement in umbilical cord matrix-derived mesenchymal stromal cell-mediated effects following traumatic spinal cord injury. J Neuroinflammation 2018; 15:219. [PMID: 30075797 PMCID: PMC6091078 DOI: 10.1186/s12974-018-1243-0] [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] [Received: 02/16/2018] [Accepted: 06/28/2018] [Indexed: 01/05/2023] Open
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Background The spleen plays an important role in erythrocyte turnover, adaptive immunity, antibody production, and the mobilization of monocytes/macrophages (Mφ) following tissue injury. In response to trauma, the spleen initiates production of inflammatory cytokines, which in turn recruit immune cells to the inflamed tissue, exacerbating damage. Our previous work has shown that intravenous mesenchymal stromal cell (MSC) infusion has potent immunomodulatory effects following spinal cord injury (SCI), associated with the transplanted cells homing to and persisting within the spleen. Therefore, this work aimed to characterize the relationship between the splenic inflammatory response and SCI pathophysiology, emphasizing splenic involvement in MSC-mediated effects. Methods Using a rodent model of cervical clip-compression SCI, secondary tissue damage and functional recovery were compared between splenectomised rodents and those with a sham procedure. Subsequently, 2.5 million MSCs from the term human umbilical cord matrix cells (HUCMCs) were infused via tail vein at 1-h post-SCI and the effects were assessed in the presence or absence of a spleen. Results Splenectomy alone had no effect on lesion volume, hemorrhage, or inflammation. There was also no significant difference between the groups in functional recovery and those in lesion morphometry. Yet, while the infusion of HUCMCs reduced spinal cord hemorrhage and increased systemic levels of IL-10 in the presence of a spleen, these effects were lost with splenectomy. Further, HUCMC infusion was shown to alter the expression levels of splenic cytokines, suggesting that the spleen is an important target and site of MSC effects. Conclusions Our results provide a link between MSC function and splenic inflammation, a finding that can help tailor the cells/transplantation approach to enhance therapeutic efficacy. Electronic supplementary material The online version of this article (10.1186/s12974-018-1243-0) contains supplementary material, which is available to authorized users.
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- Anna Badner
- Division of Genetics and Development, Krembil Research Institute, University Health Network, 60 Leonard Ave, Toronto, Ontario, M5T 2S8, Canada.,Institute of Medical Science, University of Toronto, 1 King's College Circle, Toronto, Ontario, M5S 1A8, Canada
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- Division of Genetics and Development, Krembil Research Institute, University Health Network, 60 Leonard Ave, Toronto, Ontario, M5T 2S8, Canada
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- Division of Genetics and Development, Krembil Research Institute, University Health Network, 60 Leonard Ave, Toronto, Ontario, M5T 2S8, Canada.,Institute of Medical Science, University of Toronto, 1 King's College Circle, Toronto, Ontario, M5S 1A8, Canada
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- Division of Genetics and Development, Krembil Research Institute, University Health Network, 60 Leonard Ave, Toronto, Ontario, M5T 2S8, Canada
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- Division of Genetics and Development, Krembil Research Institute, University Health Network, 60 Leonard Ave, Toronto, Ontario, M5T 2S8, Canada
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- Division of Genetics and Development, Krembil Research Institute, University Health Network, 60 Leonard Ave, Toronto, Ontario, M5T 2S8, Canada. .,Institute of Medical Science, University of Toronto, 1 King's College Circle, Toronto, Ontario, M5S 1A8, Canada. .,Division of Neurosurgery, Toronto Western Hospital, 399 Bathurst St. Suite 4WW-449, Toronto, Ontario, M5T 2S8, Canada.
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Seifert HA, Offner H. The splenic response to stroke: from rodents to stroke subjects. J Neuroinflammation 2018; 15:195. [PMID: 29970193 PMCID: PMC6030736 DOI: 10.1186/s12974-018-1239-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 48] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/02/2018] [Accepted: 06/26/2018] [Indexed: 12/31/2022] Open
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Background Stroke is the fifth leading cause of death and the leading cause of long-term disability in the USA, costing $40.2 billion in direct and indirect costs. Globally, stroke is the second leading cause of death and has a higher prevalence in lower- and middle-income countries compared to high-income countries. The role of the spleen in stroke has been studied in rodent models of stroke and is seen as a major contributor to increased secondary neural injury after stroke. Splenectomy 2 weeks prior to ischemic and hemorrhagic stroke in mice and rats shows decreased infarct volumes. Additionally, the spleen decreases in size following stroke in rodents. Pro-inflammatory mediators are also increased in the spleen and subsequently the brain after stroke. These data in preclinical models of stroke have led stroke neurologists to look at the splenic response in stroke subjects. The outcomes of these studies suggest the spleen is responding in a similar manner in stroke subjects as it is in animal models of stroke. Conclusion Animal models demonstrating the detrimental role of the spleen in stroke are providing strong evidence of how the spleen is responding during stroke in human subjects. This indicates treatments targeting the splenic immune response in animals could provide useful targets and treatments for stroke subjects.
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- Hilary A Seifert
- Neuroimmunology Research R&D-31 Veterans Affairs Portland Health Care System, 3710 SW US Veterans Hospital Rd, Portland, OR, 97239, USA.,Department of Neurology, Oregon Health and Science University, Portland, OR, USA
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- Neuroimmunology Research R&D-31 Veterans Affairs Portland Health Care System, 3710 SW US Veterans Hospital Rd, Portland, OR, 97239, USA. .,Department of Neurology, Oregon Health and Science University, Portland, OR, USA. .,Department of Anesthesiology and Perioperative Medicine, Oregon Health and Science University, Portland, OR, USA.
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Lankford KL, Arroyo EJ, Nazimek K, Bryniarski K, Askenase PW, Kocsis JD. Intravenously delivered mesenchymal stem cell-derived exosomes target M2-type macrophages in the injured spinal cord. PLoS One 2018; 13:e0190358. [PMID: 29293592 PMCID: PMC5749801 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0190358] [Citation(s) in RCA: 149] [Impact Index Per Article: 24.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/19/2017] [Accepted: 12/13/2017] [Indexed: 02/06/2023] Open
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In a previous report we showed that intravenous infusion of bone marrow-derived mesenchymal stem cells (MSCs) improved functional recovery after contusive spinal cord injury (SCI) in the non-immunosuppressed rat, although the MSCs themselves were not detected at the spinal cord injury (SCI) site [1]. Rather, the MSCs lodged transiently in the lungs for about two days post-infusion. Preliminary studies and a recent report [2] suggest that the effects of intravenous (IV) infusion of MSCs could be mimicked by IV infusion of exosomes isolated from conditioned media of MSC cultures (MSCexos). In this study, we assessed the possible mechanism of MSCexos action on SCI by investigating the tissue distribution and cellular targeting of DiR fluorescent labeled MSCexos at 3 hours and 24 hours after IV infusion in rats with SCI. The IV delivered MSCexos were detected in contused regions of the spinal cord, but not in the noninjured region of the spinal cord, and were also detected in the spleen, which was notably reduced in weight in the SCI rat, compared to control animals. DiR "hotspots" were specifically associated with CD206-expressing M2 macrophages in the spinal cord and this was confirmed by co-localization with anti-CD63 antibodies labeling a tetraspanin characteristically expressed on exosomes. Our findings that MSCexos specifically target M2-type macrophages at the site of SCI, support the idea that extracellular vesicles, released by MSCs, may mediate at least some of the therapeutic effects of IV MSC administration.
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- Karen L. Lankford
- Department of Neurology, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, Connecticut, United States of America
- Center for Neuroscience Regeneration Research, VA Connecticut Healthcare System, West Haven, Connecticut, United States of America
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- Department of Neurology, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, Connecticut, United States of America
- Center for Neuroscience Regeneration Research, VA Connecticut Healthcare System, West Haven, Connecticut, United States of America
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- Department of Immunology, Jagiellonian University College of Medicine, Krakow; Poland
- Section of Allergy and Clinical Immunology, Department of Internal Medicine, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, Connecticut, United States of America
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- Department of Immunology, Jagiellonian University College of Medicine, Krakow; Poland
- Section of Allergy and Clinical Immunology, Department of Internal Medicine, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, Connecticut, United States of America
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- Section of Allergy and Clinical Immunology, Department of Internal Medicine, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, Connecticut, United States of America
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- Department of Neurology, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, Connecticut, United States of America
- Center for Neuroscience Regeneration Research, VA Connecticut Healthcare System, West Haven, Connecticut, United States of America
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Ren H, Liu X, Wang L, Gao Y. Lymphocyte-to-Monocyte Ratio: A Novel Predictor of the Prognosis of Acute Ischemic Stroke. J Stroke Cerebrovasc Dis 2017; 26:2595-2602. [PMID: 28847530 DOI: 10.1016/j.jstrokecerebrovasdis.2017.06.019] [Citation(s) in RCA: 81] [Impact Index Per Article: 11.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/17/2017] [Revised: 05/31/2017] [Accepted: 06/07/2017] [Indexed: 11/29/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Lymphocyte-to-monocyte ratio (LMR) is associated with diverse malignancies and cardiovascular diseases. However, it has not yet been identified whether LMR is correlated with stroke severity and prognosis. We aimed to explore the relationship between LMR and stroke severity, prognosis, and the predictive value of LMR on a 3-month functional outcome in patients with acute ischemic stroke (AIS). MATERIALS AND METHODS A total of 512 patients were enrolled in this study. Baseline demographic and clinical data of all patients were collected. Based on the LMR value on admission (>4.83, 2.97-4.83, <2.97), patients were divided into 3 groups. Moderate to severe stroke was defined as a National Institutes of Health Stroke Scale score of 6 or higher. Poor outcome was defined as a modified Rankin Scale score of 3 or higher. We used the Spearman rank correlation to evaluate the relationship between LMR and stroke severity. Binary logistic regression analysis was used to assess risk factors of stroke severity and prognosis. The receiver operating characteristic (ROC) curve was used to estimate the predictive value of LMR on prognosis. RESULTS LMR was inversely correlated with stroke severity (r = -.014, P = .019). Moreover, LMR was an independent protective factor of stroke severity (odds ratio [OR] .891, 95% confidence interval [CI] .815-.973, P = .010) and prognosis (OR .507, 95% CI .437-.590, P < .001). ROC indicated that an LMR lower than 2.99 predicted a poor outcome, with a sensitivity of 69.3% and a specificity of 86.6%. CONCLUSION A lower LMR on admission was independently associated with severe stroke and 3-month poor outcome in patients with AIS.
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- Hao Ren
- Department of Neurology, The Affiliated Hospital of Chengde Medical University, Chengde, China
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- Department of Neurology, The Affiliated Hospital of Chengde Medical University, Chengde, China
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- Department of Neurology, The Affiliated Hospital of Chengde Medical University, Chengde, China
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- Department of Neurology, The Affiliated Hospital of Chengde Medical University, Chengde, China.
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Liu H, Yu S, Peng Y, Chang X, Yu X. The protective effects of carboxyhemoglobin during the resuscitation from hemorrhagic shock in rats. Oncotarget 2017; 8:83619-83625. [PMID: 29137368 PMCID: PMC5663540 DOI: 10.18632/oncotarget.18768] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/02/2016] [Accepted: 03/21/2017] [Indexed: 12/22/2022] Open
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Aim This study was aimed to explore the effects of carboxyhemoglobin on reperfusion injury in hemorrhagic shock, as well as its action time and related mechanisms. Results CO-RBC group showed milder oxidative injury than O2-RBC group. CO reperfusion did not show advantages in functions of kidney and lung during resuscitation. The level of Bax was decreased in CO-RBC group, especially in early CO-RBC group. Moreover, the autophay-related gene Beclin-1 was down-regulated in CO-RBC and early CO-RBC groups. The inflammation was severer in CO-RBC resuscitation group. Materials and Methods The hemorrhagic shock model rats were randomly divided into: the hemorrhagic shock group (n = 6); the O2-red blood cells (O2-RBC) group (n = 6), perfused with O2-RBC 1 h after ischemia; CO-RBC group (n = 12), perfused with CO-RBC 1 h after ischemia; and early CO-RBC group (n = 12), perfused with CO-RBC 30 min after ischemia. The reperfusion injuries were evaluated through anti-reactive oxygen species (ROS), inflammatory action, organ function, cell apoptosis and autophagy. Conclusions Carboxyhemoglobin not only relieves the oxidative injury and inhibites apoptosis and autophagy, but also aggravates inflammatory reactions during reperfusion. The action time of carboxyhemoglobin may be an influencing factor for reperfusion outcomes.
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- Hongyu Liu
- Department of Neurosurgery, Chinese PLA General Hospital, Beijing 100853, China
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- Department of Endocrinology, Chinese PLA General Hospital, Beijing 100853, China
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- Key Laboratory of Cancer Center, Chinese PLA General Hospital, Beijing 100853, China
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- Department of Clinical Laboratory, Weihai Municipal Hospital, Weihai 264200, Shandong, China
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Chinese PLA General Hospital, Beijing 100853, China
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Yang B, Hamilton JA, Valenzuela KS, Bogaerts A, Xi X, Aronowski J, Mays RW, Savitz SI. Multipotent Adult Progenitor Cells Enhance Recovery After Stroke by Modulating the Immune Response from the Spleen. Stem Cells 2017; 35:1290-1302. [PMID: 28263009 DOI: 10.1002/stem.2600] [Citation(s) in RCA: 54] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/12/2016] [Revised: 01/06/2017] [Accepted: 01/24/2017] [Indexed: 02/03/2023]
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Stem cell therapy modulates not only the local microenvironment of the brain but also the systemic immune responses. We explored the impact of human multipotent adult progenitor cells (MAPC) modulating splenic activation and peripheral immune responses after ischemic stroke. Hundred twenty-six Long-Evans adult male rats underwent middle cerebral artery occlusion. Twenty-four hours later, they received IV MAPC or saline treatment. At 3 days after infusion, RNA was isolated from the injured cortex and spleen for microarray analysis. Spleen mass, splenocyte phenotype, and releasing cytokines were measured. Serum cytokines, MAPC biodistribution, brain lesion sizes and neurofunctional deficits were compared in rats treated with MAPC or saline with and without spleens. Stroked animals treated with MAPC exhibited genes that more closely resembled animals with sham surgery. Gene categories downregulated by MAPC included leukocyte activation, antigen presentation, and immune effector processing, associated with the signaling pathways regulated by TNF-α, IL-1β, IL-6, and IFN-γ within the brain. MAPC treatment restored spleen mass reduction caused by stroke, elevated Treg cells within the spleen, increased IL-10 and decreased IL-1β released by splenocytes. MAPC reduced IL-6 and IL-1β and upregulated IL-10 serum levels. Compared with saline, MAPC enhance stroke recovery in rats with intact spleens but had no effects in rats without spleens. MAPC restores expression of multiple genes and pathways involved in immune and inflammatory responses after stroke. Immunomodulation of the splenic response by the intravenous administration of MAPC may create a more favorable environment for brain repair after stroke. Stem Cells 2017;35:1290-1302.
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- Bing Yang
- Stroke Program, McGovern Medical School at UT-Health Houston, Houston, Texas, USA
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- Athersys, Cleveland, Ohio, USA.,Novartis Pharmaceutical Corp, East Hanover, New Jersey, USA
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- Stroke Program, McGovern Medical School at UT-Health Houston, Houston, Texas, USA
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- Stroke Program, McGovern Medical School at UT-Health Houston, Houston, Texas, USA
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- Stroke Program, McGovern Medical School at UT-Health Houston, Houston, Texas, USA
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- Stroke Program, McGovern Medical School at UT-Health Houston, Houston, Texas, USA
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Menasria R, Canivet C, Piret J, Gosselin J, Boivin G. Both Cerebral and Hematopoietic Deficiencies in CCR2 Result in Uncontrolled Herpes Simplex Virus Infection of the Central Nervous System in Mice. PLoS One 2016; 11:e0168034. [PMID: 27930721 PMCID: PMC5145225 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0168034] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/21/2016] [Accepted: 11/23/2016] [Indexed: 12/11/2022] Open
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CCR2 is a chemokine receptor expressed on the surface of blood leukocytes, particularly «Ly6Chi» inflammatory monocytes and microglia. Signaling through this receptor is thought to influence the immune activity of microglia as well as monocytes egress from the bone marrow (BM) and their trafficking into the central nervous system (CNS) in several neurological diseases. During experimental herpes simplex virus 1 (HSV-1) encephalitis (HSE), CCR2 deficiency has been reported to exacerbate the outcome of the disease. However, the precise contribution of CCR2 expressed in cells of the CNS or peripheral monocytes in the protection against HSE remains unclear. To dissect the differential role of CCR2 during HSE, chimeric mice with receptor deficiency in the brain or blood cells were generated by transplanting wild-type (WT) C57BL/6 or CCR2-/- BM-derived cells in CCR2-/- (WT→CCR2-/-) and WT (CCR2-/-→WT) mice, respectively. Our results indicate that following intranasal infection with 1.2x106 plaque forming units of HSV-1, CCR2 deficiency in hematopoietic cells and, to a lesser extent, in CNS exacerbates the outcome of HSE. Mortality rates of CCR2-/- (71.4%) and CCR2-/-→WT (57.1%) mice were significantly higher than that of WT (15.3%; P<0.01 and P<0.05, respectively) but the difference did not reach statistical significance for WT→CCR2-/- animals (42.8%; P = 0.16). Both peripheral and CNS deficiencies in CCR2 resulted in increased infectious viral titers and wider dissemination of HSV antigens in the brain as well as an overproduction of inflammatory cytokines and chemokines including IL-1β, IL-6, CCL2, CCL3 and CCL5. Furthermore, CCR2 deficiency in the hematopoietic system altered monocytes egress from the BM and their recruitment to the CNS, which may contribute to the failure in HSV-1 containment. Collectively, these data suggest that CCR2 expressed on cells of CNS and especially on peripheral monocytes is important for the control of HSV-1 replication and inflammatory environment during experimental HSE.
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- Rafik Menasria
- Research Center in Infectious Diseases, CHU of Quebec Research Center, Department of microbiology-immunology and infectious diseases, Faculty of Medicine, Laval University, Quebec City, QC, Canada
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- Research Center in Infectious Diseases, CHU of Quebec Research Center, Department of microbiology-immunology and infectious diseases, Faculty of Medicine, Laval University, Quebec City, QC, Canada
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- Research Center in Infectious Diseases, CHU of Quebec Research Center, Department of microbiology-immunology and infectious diseases, Faculty of Medicine, Laval University, Quebec City, QC, Canada
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- Laboratory of Innate Immunity, CHU of Quebec Research Center, Department of Molecular Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Laval University, Quebec City, QC, Canada
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- Research Center in Infectious Diseases, CHU of Quebec Research Center, Department of microbiology-immunology and infectious diseases, Faculty of Medicine, Laval University, Quebec City, QC, Canada
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Strecker JK, Schmidt A, Schäbitz WR, Minnerup J. Neutrophil granulocytes in cerebral ischemia - Evolution from killers to key players. Neurochem Int 2016; 107:117-126. [PMID: 27884770 DOI: 10.1016/j.neuint.2016.11.006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 63] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/06/2016] [Revised: 11/08/2016] [Accepted: 11/14/2016] [Indexed: 12/16/2022]
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Neutrophil granulocytes (or polymorphonuclear cells, PMNs) have long been considered as crude killing machines, particularly trained to attack bacterial or fungal pathogens in wounds or infected tissues. That perspective has fundamentally changed over the last decades, as PMNs have been shown to exert a livery exchange between other cells of the innate and adaptive immune system. PMNs do provide major immunomodulatory contribution during acute inflammation and subsequent clearance. Following sterile inflammation like cerebral ischemia, PMNs are among the first hematogenous cells attracted to the ischemic tissue. As inflammation is a crucial component within stroke pathophysiology, several studies regarding the role of PMNs following cerebral ischemia have been carried out. And indeed, recent research suggests a direct connection between PMNs' influx and brain damage severity. This review highlights the latest research regarding the close interconnection between PMNs and co-working cells following cerebral ischemia. We describe how PMNs are attracted to the site of injury and their tasks within the inflamed brain tissue and the periphery. We further report of new findings regarding the interaction of PMNs with resident microglia, immigrating macrophages and T cells after stroke. Finally, we discuss recent research results from experimental studies in the context with current clinical trials and point out potential new therapeutic applications that could emerge from this new knowledge on the action and interaction of PMNs following cerebral ischemia.
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- Jan-Kolja Strecker
- Department of Neurology, University of Münster, Albert-Schweitzer-Campus 1, Münster, Germany.
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- Department of Neurology, University of Münster, Albert-Schweitzer-Campus 1, Münster, Germany
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- Department of Neurology, University of Münster, Albert-Schweitzer-Campus 1, Münster, Germany
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Garcia-Bonilla L, Faraco G, Moore J, Murphy M, Racchumi G, Srinivasan J, Brea D, Iadecola C, Anrather J. Spatio-temporal profile, phenotypic diversity, and fate of recruited monocytes into the post-ischemic brain. J Neuroinflammation 2016; 13:285. [PMID: 27814740 PMCID: PMC5097435 DOI: 10.1186/s12974-016-0750-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 79] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/22/2016] [Accepted: 10/20/2016] [Indexed: 12/24/2022] Open
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Background A key feature of the inflammatory response after cerebral ischemia is the brain infiltration of blood monocytes. There are two main monocyte subsets in the mouse blood: CCR2+Ly6Chi “inflammatory” monocytes involved in acute inflammation, and CX3CR1+Ly6Clo “patrolling” monocytes, which may play a role in repair processes. We hypothesized that CCR2+Ly6Chi inflammatory monocytes are recruited in the early phase after ischemia and transdifferentiate into CX3CR1+Ly6Clo “repair” macrophages in the brain. Methods CX3CR1GFP/+CCR2RFP/+ bone marrow (BM) chimeric mice underwent transient middle cerebral artery occlusion (MCAo). Mice were sacrificed from 1 to 28 days later to phenotype and map subsets of infiltrating monocytes/macrophages (Mo/MΦ) in the brain over time. Flow cytometry analysis 3 and 14 days after MCAo in CCR2−/− mice, which exhibit deficient monocyte recruitment after inflammation, and NR4A1−/− BM chimeric mice, which lack circulating CX3CR1+Ly6Clo monocytes, was also performed. Results Brain mapping of CX3CR1GFP/+ and CCR2RFP/+ cells 3 days after MCAo showed absence of CX3CR1GFP/+ Mo/MΦ but accumulation of CCR2RFP/+ Mo/MΦ throughout the ischemic territory. On the other hand, CX3CR1+ cells accumulated 14 days after MCAo at the border of the infarct core where CCR2RFP/+ accrued. Whereas the amoeboid morphology of CCR2RFP/+ Mo/MΦ remained unchanged over time, CX3CR1GFP/+ cells exhibited three distinct phenotypes: amoeboid cells with retracted processes, ramified cells, and perivascular elongated cells. CX3CR1GFP/+ cells were positive for the Mo/MΦ marker Iba1 and phenotypically distinct from endothelial cells, smooth muscle cells, pericytes, neurons, astrocytes, or oligodendrocytes. Because accumulation of CX3CR1+Ly6Clo Mo/MΦ was absent in the brains of CCR2 deficient mice, which exhibit deficiency in CCR2+Ly6Chi Mo/MΦ recruitment, but not in NR4A1−/− chimeric mice, which lack of circulating CX3CR1+Ly6Clo monocytes, our data suggest a local transition of CCR2+Ly6Chi Mo/MΦ into CX3CR1+Ly6Clo Mo/MΦ phenotype. Conclusions CX3CR1+Ly6Clo arise in the brain parenchyma from CCR2+Ly6Chi Mo/MΦ rather than being de novo recruited from the blood. These findings provide new insights into the trafficking and phenotypic diversity of monocyte subtypes in the post-ischemic brain. Electronic supplementary material The online version of this article (doi:10.1186/s12974-016-0750-0) contains supplementary material, which is available to authorized users.
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- Lidia Garcia-Bonilla
- Feil Family Brain and Mind Research Institute, Weill Cornell Medicine, 407 East 61st Street RR409, New York, NY, 10065, USA
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- Feil Family Brain and Mind Research Institute, Weill Cornell Medicine, 407 East 61st Street RR409, New York, NY, 10065, USA
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- Feil Family Brain and Mind Research Institute, Weill Cornell Medicine, 407 East 61st Street RR409, New York, NY, 10065, USA
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- Feil Family Brain and Mind Research Institute, Weill Cornell Medicine, 407 East 61st Street RR409, New York, NY, 10065, USA
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- Feil Family Brain and Mind Research Institute, Weill Cornell Medicine, 407 East 61st Street RR409, New York, NY, 10065, USA
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- Feil Family Brain and Mind Research Institute, Weill Cornell Medicine, 407 East 61st Street RR409, New York, NY, 10065, USA
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- Feil Family Brain and Mind Research Institute, Weill Cornell Medicine, 407 East 61st Street RR409, New York, NY, 10065, USA
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- Feil Family Brain and Mind Research Institute, Weill Cornell Medicine, 407 East 61st Street RR409, New York, NY, 10065, USA
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- Feil Family Brain and Mind Research Institute, Weill Cornell Medicine, 407 East 61st Street RR409, New York, NY, 10065, USA.
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Wu W, Zhang J, Yang W, Hu B, Fallon MB. Role of splenic reservoir monocytes in pulmonary vascular monocyte accumulation in experimental hepatopulmonary syndrome. J Gastroenterol Hepatol 2016; 31:1888-1894. [PMID: 27029414 PMCID: PMC5132097 DOI: 10.1111/jgh.13388] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/12/2016] [Revised: 03/15/2016] [Accepted: 03/17/2016] [Indexed: 12/27/2022]
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BACKGROUND AND AIM Pulmonary monocyte infiltration plays a significant role in the development of angiogenesis in experimental hepatopulmonary syndrome (HPS) after common bile duct ligation (CBDL). Hepatic monocytes are also increased after CBDL, but the origins remain unclear. Splenic reservoir monocytes have been identified as a major source of monocytes that accumulate in injured tissues. Whether splenic monocytes contribute to monocyte alterations after CBDL is unknown. This study evaluates monocyte distributions and assesses effects of splenectomy on monocyte levels and pulmonary vascular and hepatic abnormalities in experimental HPS. METHODS Splenectomy was performed in CBDL animals. Monocyte levels in different tissues and circulation were assessed with CD68. Pulmonary alterations of HPS were evaluated with vascular endothelial growth factor-A (VEGF-A) levels, angiogenesis, and alveolar-arterial oxygen gradient (AaPO2 ). Liver abnormalities were evaluated with fibrosis (Sirius red), bile duct proliferation (CK-19), and enzymatic changes. RESULTS Monocyte levels increased in the lung and liver after CBDL and were accompanied by elevated circulating monocyte numbers. Splenectomy significantly decreased monocyte accumulation, VEGF-A levels, and angiogenesis in CBDL animal lung and improved AaPO2 levels. In contrast, hepatic monocyte levels, fibrosis, and functional abnormalities were further exacerbated by spleen removal. CONCLUSIONS Splenic reservoir monocytes are a major source for lung monocyte accumulation after CBDL, and spleen removal attenuates the development of experimental HPS. Liver monocytes may have different origins, and accumulation is exacerbated after depletion of splenic reservoir monocytes. Tissue specific monocyte alterations, influenced by the spleen reservoir, have a significant impact on pulmonary complications of liver disease.
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- Wei Wu
- Department of Geriatric Surgery, Xiangya HospitalCentral South UniversityChangshaHunanChina,Division of Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition, Department of Internal MedicineThe University of Texas Health Science Center at HoustonHoustonTexasUSA
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- Division of Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition, Department of Internal MedicineThe University of Texas Health Science Center at HoustonHoustonTexasUSA
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- Division of Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition, Department of Internal MedicineThe University of Texas Health Science Center at HoustonHoustonTexasUSA
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- Division of Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition, Department of Internal MedicineThe University of Texas Health Science Center at HoustonHoustonTexasUSA
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- Division of Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition, Department of Internal MedicineThe University of Texas Health Science Center at HoustonHoustonTexasUSA
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Francis M, Sun R, Cervelli JA, Choi H, Mandal M, Abramova EV, Gow AJ, Laskin JD, Laskin DL. Editor's Highlight: Role of Spleen-Derived Macrophages in Ozone-Induced Lung Inflammation and Injury. Toxicol Sci 2016; 155:182-195. [PMID: 27708193 DOI: 10.1093/toxsci/kfw192] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/24/2022] Open
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Macrophages and inflammatory mediators have been implicated in ozone toxicity. In these studies, we used splenectomized (SPX) mice to assess the contribution of splenic monocytes to pulmonary inflammation and injury induced by ozone. Cells and tissue were collected 24-72 h after exposure of mice to air or ozone (0.8 ppm, 3 h). Following ozone exposure, increased numbers of pro-inflammatory CD11b + Ly6CHi and anti-inflammatory CD11b + Ly6CLo monocytes were observed in spleens of control (CTL) mice. CD11b + Ly6CHi and MMP-9+ pro-inflammatory macrophages were also observed in lungs of CTL mice after ozone, along with CD11b + Ly6CLo and mannose receptor (MR)+ anti-inflammatory macrophages. This was accompanied by increased lung expression of proteins involved in monocyte/macrophage trafficking including CCL3, CCL4, CCR1, and AT1R. Splenectomy resulted in decreases in pro-inflammatory macrophages in the lung and down regulation of CCR2, CCL2, and CCL4, but increases in CD11b + Ly6CLo anti-inflammatory macrophages. CD11b+Ly6G+Ly6C+ granulocytic (G)- and monocytic (M)-myeloid derived suppressor cells (MDSC)s were also detected in the lungs and spleens of CTL mice; these increased after ozone exposure. Splenectomy was associated with a decrease in G-MDSCs in the lung, with no effect on M-MDSCs. Changes in lung macrophage subpopulations and MDSCs in SPX mice were correlated with reduced ozone toxicity, as measured by decreases in bronchoalveolar lavage protein content and reduced 4-hydroxynonenal expression in the lung. These data suggest that the spleen is a source of pro-inflammatory/cytotoxic macrophages that contribute to ozone-induced lung injury, inflammation, and oxidative stress.
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- Mary Francis
- Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology, Rutgers University Ernest Mario School of Pharmacy, Piscataway, New Jersey
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- Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology, Rutgers University Ernest Mario School of Pharmacy, Piscataway, New Jersey
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- Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology, Rutgers University Ernest Mario School of Pharmacy, Piscataway, New Jersey
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- Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology, Rutgers University Ernest Mario School of Pharmacy, Piscataway, New Jersey
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- Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology, Rutgers University Ernest Mario School of Pharmacy, Piscataway, New Jersey
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- Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology, Rutgers University Ernest Mario School of Pharmacy, Piscataway, New Jersey
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- Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology, Rutgers University Ernest Mario School of Pharmacy, Piscataway, New Jersey
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- Department of Environmental and Occupational Health, Rutgers University School of Public Health, Piscataway, New Jersey
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- Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology, Rutgers University Ernest Mario School of Pharmacy, Piscataway, New Jersey;
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Historically, the brain has been considered an immune-privileged organ separated from the peripheral immune system by the blood-brain barrier. However, immune responses do occur in the brain in neurological conditions in which the integrity of the blood-brain barrier is compromised, exposing the brain to peripheral antigens and endogenous danger signals. While most of the associated pathological processes occur in the central nervous system, it is now clear that peripheral immune cells, especially mononuclear phagocytes, that infiltrate into the injury site play a key role in modulating the progression of primary brain injury development. As inflammation is a necessary and critical component for the subsequent injury resolution process, understanding the contribution of mononuclear phagocytes on the regulation of inflammatory responses may provide novel approaches for potential therapies. Furthermore, predisposed comorbid conditions at the time of stroke cause the alteration of stroke-induced immune and inflammatory responses and subsequently influence stroke outcome. In this review, we summarize a role for microglia and monocytes/macrophages in acute ischemic stroke in the context of normal and metabolically compromised conditions.
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- Eunhee Kim
- Feil Family Brain and Mind Research Institute, Weill Cornell Medicine at Burke Medical Research Institute, White Plains, NY, 10605, USA
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- Feil Family Brain and Mind Research Institute, Weill Cornell Medicine at Burke Medical Research Institute, White Plains, NY, 10605, USA.
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Fan Y, Xiong X, Zhang Y, Yan D, Jian Z, Xu B, Zhao H. MKEY, a Peptide Inhibitor of CXCL4-CCL5 Heterodimer Formation, Protects Against Stroke in Mice. J Am Heart Assoc 2016; 5:JAHA.116.003615. [PMID: 27633389 PMCID: PMC5079025 DOI: 10.1161/jaha.116.003615] [Citation(s) in RCA: 32] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Background MKEY, a synthetic cyclic peptide inhibitor of CXCL4–CCL5 heterodimer formation, has been shown to protect against atherosclerosis and aortic aneurysm formation by mediating inflammation, but whether it modulates neuroinflammation and brain injury has not been studied. We therefore studied the role of MKEY in stroke‐induced brain injury in mice. Methods and Results MKEY was injected into mice after stroke with 60 minutes of middle cerebral artery occlusion. Infarct volume and neurological deficit scores were measured. Protein levels of CCL5 and its receptor CCR5 were detected by Western blot and fluorescence‐activated cell sorting (FACS), respectively. Numbers of microglia‐derived macrophages (MiMΦs) and monocyte‐derived MΦs (MoMΦs) in the brain, and their subsets, based on the surface markers CD45, CD11b, CCR2, CX3CR1, and Ly6C, were analyzed by FACS. MΦs and neutrophil infiltration in the ischemic brain were stained with CD68 and myeloperoxidase (MPO), respectively, and assessed by immunofluorescent confocal microscopy. The results showed that expressions of CCL5 and its receptor CCR5, were increased in the ischemic brain after stroke. MKEY injection significantly reduced infarct sizes and improved neurological deficit scores measured 72 hours after stroke. In addition, MKEY injection inhibited the number of MoMΦs, but not MiMΦs, in the ischemic brain. Furthermore, MKEY inhibited protein expression levels of Ly6C,CCR2, and CX3CR1 on MoMΦs. Lastly, the confocal study also suggests that the number of CD68‐positive MΦs and MPO‐positive neutrophils was inhibited by MKEY injection. Conclusions MKEY injection protects against stroke‐induced brain injury, probably by inhibiting MoMΦ‐mediated neuroinflammation.
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- Yifang Fan
- Department of Neurosurgery, Stanford University, Stanford, CA Department of Anesthesiology, Beijing Tiantan Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing, China
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Stanford University, Stanford, CA Department of Neurosurgery, Renmin Hospital of Wuhan University, Wuhan, Hubei, China
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Stanford University, Stanford, CA
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Stanford University, Stanford, CA
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Stanford University, Stanford, CA Department of Neurosurgery, Renmin Hospital of Wuhan University, Wuhan, Hubei, China
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- Department of Surgery, Stanford University, Stanford, CA
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Stanford University, Stanford, CA
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Amantea D, Certo M, Petrelli F, Bagetta G. Neuroprotective Properties of a Macrolide Antibiotic in a Mouse Model of Middle Cerebral Artery Occlusion: Characterization of the Immunomodulatory Effects and Validation of the Efficacy of Intravenous Administration. Assay Drug Dev Technol 2016; 14:298-307. [PMID: 27392039 DOI: 10.1089/adt.2016.728] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/26/2023] Open
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Repurposing the macrolide antibiotic azithromycin has recently been suggested as a promising neuroprotective strategy for the acute treatment of ischemic stroke. Here, we aim at further characterizing the immunomodulatory properties of intraperitoneal (i.p.) administration of this drug and, more importantly, at assessing whether neuroprotection can also be achieved by the more clinically relevant intravenous (i.v.) route of administration in a mouse model of focal cerebral ischemia induced by transient (30-min) middle cerebral artery occlusion (MCAo). A single i.p. injection of azithromycin (150 mg/kg) upon reperfusion prevented ischemia-induced spleen contraction and increased the number of MAC-1-immunopositive microglia/macrophages in the ischemic hemisphere 48 h after the insult. This was paralleled by an elevation of alternatively activated phenotypes (i.e., Ym1-immunopositive M2-polarized cells) and by a reduced expression of the pro-inflammatory marker myeloperoxidase. More importantly, i.v. administration of azithromycin upon reperfusion reduced MCAo-induced infarct volume and cerebral edema to an extent comparable to that obtained via the i.p. route. Although the i.p. route is often used for research purposes, it is impractical in the clinical setting; however, i.v. administration can easily be used in ischemic stroke patients who usually have i.v. access already established on hospital admission. The neuroprotective efficacy of the clinically relevant i.v. administration of azithromycin, together with its beneficial immunomodulatory properties reported in mice subjected to transient MCAo, suggests that this macrolide antibiotic can be effectively repurposed for the acute treatment of ischemic stroke. To this end, further work is needed to validate the efficacy of azithromycin in the clinical setting.
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- Diana Amantea
- 1 Section of Preclinical and Translational Pharmacology, Department of Pharmacy, Health and Nutritional Sciences, University of Calabria , Rende (CS), Italy
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- 1 Section of Preclinical and Translational Pharmacology, Department of Pharmacy, Health and Nutritional Sciences, University of Calabria , Rende (CS), Italy
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- 1 Section of Preclinical and Translational Pharmacology, Department of Pharmacy, Health and Nutritional Sciences, University of Calabria , Rende (CS), Italy
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- 1 Section of Preclinical and Translational Pharmacology, Department of Pharmacy, Health and Nutritional Sciences, University of Calabria , Rende (CS), Italy .,2 University Consortium for Adaptive Disorders and Head Pain (UCADH), Section of Neuropharmacology of Normal and Pathological Neuronal Plasticity, University of Calabria , Rende, Italy
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Vahidy FS, Parsha KN, Rahbar MH, Lee M, Bui TT, Nguyen C, Barreto AD, Bambhroliya AB, Sahota P, Yang B, Aronowski J, Savitz SI. Acute splenic responses in patients with ischemic stroke and intracerebral hemorrhage. J Cereb Blood Flow Metab 2016; 36:1012-21. [PMID: 26661179 PMCID: PMC4908620 DOI: 10.1177/0271678x15607880] [Citation(s) in RCA: 45] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/07/2015] [Accepted: 08/01/2015] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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Animal models provide evidence of spleen mediated post-stroke activation of the peripheral immune system. Translation of these findings to stroke patients requires estimation of pre-stroke spleen volume along with quantification of its day-to-day variation. We enrolled a cohort of 158 healthy volunteers and measured their spleen volume over the course of five consecutive days. We also enrolled a concurrent cohort of 158 stroke patients, measured initial spleen volume within 24 h of stroke symptom onset followed by daily assessments. Blood samples for cytokine analysis were collected from a subset of patients. Using data from healthy volunteers, we fit longitudinal quantile regression models to construct gender and body surface area based normograms of spleen volume. We quantified day-to-day variation and defined splenic contraction. Based on our criteria, approximately 40% of stroke patients experienced substantial post-stroke reduction in splenic volume. African Americans, older patients, and patients with past history of stroke have significantly higher odds of post-stroke splenic contraction. All measured cytokine levels were elevated in patients with splenic contraction, with significant differences for interferon gamma, interleukin 6, 10, 12, and 13. Our work provides reference standards for further work, validation of pre-clinical findings, and characterization of patients with post-stroke splenic contraction.
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- Farhaan S Vahidy
- Department of Neurology, Vascular Neurology Program, The University of Texas Medical School, University of Texas Health Science Center, Houston, TX, USA
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- Department of Neurology, Vascular Neurology Program, The University of Texas Medical School, University of Texas Health Science Center, Houston, TX, USA
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- Division of Clinical and Translational Sciences, Department of Internal Medicine, The University of Texas Medical School, University of Texas Health Science Center, Houston, TX, USA Division of Epidemiology, Human Genetics, and Environmental Sciences, School of Public Health, University of Texas Health Science Center, Houston, TX, USA
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- Division of Clinical and Translational Sciences, Department of Internal Medicine, The University of Texas Medical School, University of Texas Health Science Center, Houston, TX, USA
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- Department of Neurology, Vascular Neurology Program, The University of Texas Medical School, University of Texas Health Science Center, Houston, TX, USA
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- Department of Neurology, Vascular Neurology Program, The University of Texas Medical School, University of Texas Health Science Center, Houston, TX, USA
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- Department of Neurology, Vascular Neurology Program, The University of Texas Medical School, University of Texas Health Science Center, Houston, TX, USA
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- Department of Neurology, Vascular Neurology Program, The University of Texas Medical School, University of Texas Health Science Center, Houston, TX, USA
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- Department of Neurology, Vascular Neurology Program, The University of Texas Medical School, University of Texas Health Science Center, Houston, TX, USA
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- Department of Neurology, Vascular Neurology Program, The University of Texas Medical School, University of Texas Health Science Center, Houston, TX, USA
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- Department of Neurology, Vascular Neurology Program, The University of Texas Medical School, University of Texas Health Science Center, Houston, TX, USA
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- Department of Neurology, Vascular Neurology Program, The University of Texas Medical School, University of Texas Health Science Center, Houston, TX, USA
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The spleen as an extramedullary source of inflammatory cells responding to acetaminophen-induced liver injury. Toxicol Appl Pharmacol 2016; 304:110-20. [PMID: 27163765 DOI: 10.1016/j.taap.2016.04.019] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/26/2016] [Revised: 04/25/2016] [Accepted: 04/27/2016] [Indexed: 12/18/2022]
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Macrophages have been shown to play a role in acetaminophen (APAP)-induced hepatotoxicity, contributing to both pro- and anti-inflammatory processes. In these studies, we analyzed the role of the spleen as an extramedullary source of hepatic macrophages. APAP administration (300mg/kg, i.p.) to control mice resulted in an increase in CD11b(+) infiltrating Ly6G(+) granulocytic and Ly6G(-) monocytic cells in the spleen and the liver. The majority of the Ly6G(+) cells were also positive for the monocyte/macrophage activation marker, Ly6C, suggesting a myeloid derived suppressor cell (MDSC) phenotype. By comparison, Ly6G(-) cells consisted of 3 subpopulations expressing high, intermediate, and low levels of Ly6C. Splenectomy was associated with increases in mature (F4/80(+)) and immature (F4/80(-)) pro-inflammatory Ly6C(hi) macrophages and mature anti-inflammatory (Ly6C(lo)) macrophages in the liver after APAP; increases in MDSCs were also noted in the livers of splenectomized (SPX) mice after APAP. This was associated with increases in APAP-induced expression of chemokine receptors regulating pro-inflammatory (CCR2) and anti-inflammatory (CX3CR1) macrophage trafficking. In contrast, APAP-induced increases in pro-inflammatory galectin-3(+) macrophages were blunted in livers of SPX mice relative to control mice, along with hepatic expression of TNF-α, as well as the anti-inflammatory macrophage markers, FIZZ-1 and YM-1. These data demonstrate that multiple subpopulations of pro- and anti-inflammatory cells respond to APAP-induced injury, and that these cells originate from distinct hematopoietic reservoirs.
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The effects of melamine on humoral immunity with or without cyanuric acid in mice. Res Vet Sci 2016; 105:65-73. [DOI: 10.1016/j.rvsc.2016.01.016] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/01/2015] [Revised: 12/27/2015] [Accepted: 01/19/2016] [Indexed: 11/18/2022]
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Grosse GM, Schulz-Schaeffer WJ, Teebken OE, Schuppner R, Dirks M, Worthmann H, Lichtinghagen R, Maye G, Limbourg FP, Weissenborn K. Monocyte Subsets and Related Chemokines in Carotid Artery Stenosis and Ischemic Stroke. Int J Mol Sci 2016; 17:433. [PMID: 27023515 PMCID: PMC4848889 DOI: 10.3390/ijms17040433] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/30/2016] [Revised: 03/08/2016] [Accepted: 03/17/2016] [Indexed: 01/01/2023] Open
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Carotid stenosis (CS) is an important cause of ischemic stroke. However, reliable markers for the purpose of identification of high-risk, so-called vulnerable carotid plaques, are still lacking. Monocyte subsets are crucial players in atherosclerosis and might also contribute to plaque rupture. In this study we, therefore, aimed to investigate the potential role of monocyte subsets and associated chemokines as clinical biomarkers for vulnerability of CS. Patients with symptomatic and asymptomatic CS (n = 21), patients with cardioembolic ischemic strokes (n = 11), and controls without any cardiovascular disorder (n = 11) were examined. Cardiovascular risk was quantified using the Essen Stroke Risk Score (ESRS). Monocyte subsets in peripheral blood were measured by quantitative flow cytometry. Plaque specimens were histologically analyzed. Furthermore, plasma levels of monocyte chemotactic protein 1 (MCP-1) and fractalkine were measured. Intermediate monocytes (Mon2) were significantly elevated in symptomatic and asymptomatic CS-patients compared to controls. Mon2 counts positively correlated with the ESRS. Moreover, stroke patients showed an elevation of Mon2 compared to controls, independent of the ESRS. MCP-1 levels were significantly higher in patients with symptomatic than in those with asymptomatic CS. Several histological criteria significantly differed between symptomatic and asymptomatic plaques. However, there was no association of monocyte subsets or chemokines with histological features of plaque vulnerability. Due to the multifactorial influence on monocyte subsets, the usability as clinical markers for plaque vulnerability seems to be limited. However, monocyte subsets may be critically involved in the pathology of CS.
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- Gerrit M Grosse
- Department of Neurology, Hannover Medical School, 30625 Hannover, Germany.
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- Department of Vascular Surgery, Klinikum Peine, 31226 Peine, Germany.
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- Department of Neurology, Hannover Medical School, 30625 Hannover, Germany.
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- Department of Neurology, Hannover Medical School, 30625 Hannover, Germany.
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- Department of Neurology, Hannover Medical School, 30625 Hannover, Germany.
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- Department of Clinical Chemistry, Hannover Medical School, 30625 Hannover, Germany.
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- Department of Nephrology and Hypertension, Hannover Medical School, 30625 Hannover, Germany.
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- Department of Nephrology and Hypertension, Hannover Medical School, 30625 Hannover, Germany.
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- Department of Neurology, Hannover Medical School, 30625 Hannover, Germany.
- Center for Systems Neuroscience (ZSN), 30559 Hannover, Germany.
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The Role of Spleen-Derived Immune Cells in Ischemic Brain Injury. SPRINGER SERIES IN TRANSLATIONAL STROKE RESEARCH 2016. [DOI: 10.1007/978-3-319-32337-4_10] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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Kim JH, Choi JY, Kim SB, Uyangaa E, Patil AM, Han YW, Park SY, Lee JH, Kim K, Eo SK. CD11c(hi) Dendritic Cells Regulate Ly-6C(hi) Monocyte Differentiation to Preserve Immune-privileged CNS in Lethal Neuroinflammation. Sci Rep 2015; 5:17548. [PMID: 26626303 PMCID: PMC4667186 DOI: 10.1038/srep17548] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/26/2015] [Accepted: 11/02/2015] [Indexed: 12/31/2022] Open
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Although the roles of dendritic cells (DCs) in adaptive defense have been defined well, the contribution of DCs to T cell-independent innate defense and subsequent neuroimmunopathology in immune-privileged CNS upon infection with neurotropic viruses has not been completely defined. Notably, DC roles in regulating innate CD11b+Ly-6Chi monocyte functions during neuroinflammation have not yet been addressed. Using selective ablation of CD11chiPDCA-1int/lo DCs without alteration in CD11cintPDCA-1hi plasmacytoid DC number, we found that CD11chi DCs are essential to control neuroinflammation caused by infection with neurotropic Japanese encephalitis virus, through early and increased infiltration of CD11b+Ly-6Chi monocytes and higher expression of CC chemokines. More interestingly, selective CD11chi DC ablation provided altered differentiation and function of infiltrated CD11b+Ly-6Chi monocytes in the CNS through Flt3-L and GM-CSF, which was closely associated with severely enhanced neuroinflammation. Furthermore, CD11b+Ly-6Chi monocytes generated in CD11chi DC-ablated environment had a deleterious rather than protective role during neuroinflammation, and were more quickly recruited into inflamed CNS, depending on CCR2, thereby exacerbating neuroinflammation via enhanced supply of virus from the periphery. Therefore, our data demonstrate that CD11chi DCs provide a critical and unexpected role to preserve the immune-privileged CNS in lethal neuroinflammation via regulating the differentiation, function, and trafficking of CD11b+Ly-6Chi monocytes.
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- Jin Hyoung Kim
- College of Veterinary Medicine and Bio-Safety Research Institute, Chonbuk National University, Iksan 54596, Republic of Korea
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- College of Veterinary Medicine and Bio-Safety Research Institute, Chonbuk National University, Iksan 54596, Republic of Korea
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- College of Veterinary Medicine and Bio-Safety Research Institute, Chonbuk National University, Iksan 54596, Republic of Korea
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- College of Veterinary Medicine and Bio-Safety Research Institute, Chonbuk National University, Iksan 54596, Republic of Korea
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- College of Veterinary Medicine and Bio-Safety Research Institute, Chonbuk National University, Iksan 54596, Republic of Korea
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- College of Veterinary Medicine and Bio-Safety Research Institute, Chonbuk National University, Iksan 54596, Republic of Korea
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- College of Veterinary Medicine and Bio-Safety Research Institute, Chonbuk National University, Iksan 54596, Republic of Korea.,Department of Bioactive Material Sciences, Graduate School, Chonbuk National University, Jeonju 54896, Republic of Korea
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- College of Veterinary Medicine and Bio-Safety Research Institute, Chonbuk National University, Iksan 54596, Republic of Korea.,Department of Bioactive Material Sciences, Graduate School, Chonbuk National University, Jeonju 54896, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Pharmacology, Pusan National University, School of Medicine, Yangsan 50612, Republic of Korea
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- College of Veterinary Medicine and Bio-Safety Research Institute, Chonbuk National University, Iksan 54596, Republic of Korea.,Department of Bioactive Material Sciences, Graduate School, Chonbuk National University, Jeonju 54896, Republic of Korea
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