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Borges JMP, de Jesus LB, Dos Santos Souza C, da Silva VDA, Costa SL, de Fátima Dias Costa M, El-Bachá RS. Astrocyte Reaction to Catechol-Induced Cytotoxicity Relies on the Contact with Microglia Before Isolation. Neurotox Res 2022; 40:973-994. [PMID: 35708826 DOI: 10.1007/s12640-022-00528-0] [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: 01/09/2022] [Revised: 05/26/2022] [Accepted: 05/31/2022] [Indexed: 10/18/2022]
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Astrocytes preserve the brain microenvironment homeostasis in order to protect other brain cells, mainly neurons, against damages. Glial cells have specific functions that are important in the context of neuronal survival in different models of central nervous system (CNS) diseases. Microglia are among these cells, secreting several molecules that can modulate astrocyte functions. Although 1,2-dihydroxybenzene (catechol) is a neurotoxic monoaromatic compound of exogenous origin, several endogenous molecules also present the catechol group. This study compared two methods to obtain astrocyte-enriched cultures from newborn Wistar rats of both sexes. In the first technique (P1), microglial cells began to be removed early 48 h after primary mixed glial cultures were plated. In the second one (P2), microglial cells were late removed 7 to 10 days after plating. Both cultures were exposed to catechol for 72 h. Catechol was more cytotoxic to P1 cultures than to P2, decreasing cellularity and changing the cell morphology. Microglial-conditioned medium (MCM) protected P1 cultures and inhibited the catechol autoxidation. P2 cultures, as well as P1 in the presence of 20% MCM, presented long, dense, and fibrillary processes positive for glial fibrillary acidic protein, which retracted the cytoplasm when exposed to catechol. The Ngf and Il1beta transcription increased in P1, meanwhile astrocytes expressed more Il10 in P2. Catechol decreased Bdnf and Il10 in P2 cultures, and it decreased the expression of Il1beta in both conditions. A prolonged contact with microglia before isolation of astrocyte-enriched cultures modifies astrocyte functions and morphology, protecting these cells against catechol-induced cytotoxicity.
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- Julita Maria Pereira Borges
- Department of Biochemistry and Biophysics, Institute of Health Sciences, Federal University of Bahia (UFBA), 40.110-902, Salvador, Bahia (BA), Brazil. .,Department of Science and Technology, Southwest Bahia State University (UESB), 45.208-409, Jequie, BA, Brazil.
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- Department of Biochemistry and Biophysics, Institute of Health Sciences, Federal University of Bahia (UFBA), 40.110-902, Salvador, Bahia (BA), Brazil
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- Department of Biochemistry and Biophysics, Institute of Health Sciences, Federal University of Bahia (UFBA), 40.110-902, Salvador, Bahia (BA), Brazil
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- Department of Biochemistry and Biophysics, Institute of Health Sciences, Federal University of Bahia (UFBA), 40.110-902, Salvador, Bahia (BA), Brazil
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- Department of Biochemistry and Biophysics, Institute of Health Sciences, Federal University of Bahia (UFBA), 40.110-902, Salvador, Bahia (BA), Brazil
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- Department of Biochemistry and Biophysics, Institute of Health Sciences, Federal University of Bahia (UFBA), 40.110-902, Salvador, Bahia (BA), Brazil
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- Department of Biochemistry and Biophysics, Institute of Health Sciences, Federal University of Bahia (UFBA), 40.110-902, Salvador, Bahia (BA), Brazil.
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Zhou H, Gao F, Yang X, Lin T, Li Z, Wang Q, Yao Y, Li L, Ding X, Shi K, Liu Q, Bao H, Long Z, Wu Z, Vassar R, Cheng X, Li R, Shen Y. Endothelial BACE1 Impairs Cerebral Small Vessels via Tight Junctions and eNOS. Circ Res 2022; 130:1321-1341. [PMID: 35382554 DOI: 10.1161/circresaha.121.320183] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 13.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
Abstract
BACKGROUND Cerebral small vessel injury, including loss of endothelial tight junctions, endothelial dysfunction, and blood-brain barrier breakdown, is an early and typical pathology for Alzheimer disease, cerebral amyloid angiopathy, and hypertension-related cerebral small vessel disease. Whether there is a common mechanism contributing to these cerebrovascular alterations remains unclear. Studies have shown an elevation of BACE1 (β-site amyloid precursor protein cleaving enzyme 1) in cerebral vessels from cerebral amyloid angiopathy or Alzheimer disease patients, suggesting that vascular BACE1 may involve in cerebral small vessel injury. METHODS To understand the contribution of vascular BACE1 to cerebrovascular impairments, we combined cellular and molecular techniques, mass spectrometry, immunostaining approaches, and functional testing to elucidate the potential pathological mechanisms. RESULTS We observe a 3.71-fold increase in BACE1 expression in the cerebral microvessels from patients with hypertension. Importantly, we discover that an endothelial tight junction protein, occludin, is a completely new substrate for endothelial BACE1. BACE1 cleaves occludin with full-length occludin reductions and occludin fragment productions. An excessive cleavage by elevated BACE1 induces membranal accumulation of caveolin-1 and subsequent caveolin-1-mediated endocytosis, resulting in lysosomal degradation of other tight junction proteins. Meanwhile, membranal caveolin-1 increases the binding to eNOS (endothelial nitric oxide synthase), together with raised circulating Aβ (β-amyloid peptides) produced by elevated BACE1, leading to an attenuation of eNOS activity and resultant endothelial dysfunction. Furthermore, the initial endothelial damage provokes chronic reduction of cerebral blood flow, blood-brain barrier leakage, microbleeds, tau hyperphosphorylation, synaptic loss, and cognitive impairment in endothelial-specific BACE1 transgenic mice. Conversely, inhibition of aberrant BACE1 activity ameliorates tight junction loss, endothelial dysfunction, and memory deficits. CONCLUSIONS Our findings establish a novel and direct relationship between endothelial BACE1 and cerebral small vessel damage, indicating that abnormal elevation of endothelial BACE1 is a new mechanism for cerebral small vessel disease pathogenesis.
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- Haoyue Zhou
- Institute on Aging and Brain Disorders, The First Affiliated Hospital of USTC and Neurodegenerative Disorder Research Center, Division of Life Sciences and Medicine, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei. (H.Z., F.G., X.Y., T.L., Z. Li, Q.W., H.B., Z. Long, Z.W., Y.S.)
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- Institute on Aging and Brain Disorders, The First Affiliated Hospital of USTC and Neurodegenerative Disorder Research Center, Division of Life Sciences and Medicine, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei. (H.Z., F.G., X.Y., T.L., Z. Li, Q.W., H.B., Z. Long, Z.W., Y.S.)
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- Institute on Aging and Brain Disorders, The First Affiliated Hospital of USTC and Neurodegenerative Disorder Research Center, Division of Life Sciences and Medicine, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei. (H.Z., F.G., X.Y., T.L., Z. Li, Q.W., H.B., Z. Long, Z.W., Y.S.)
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- Institute on Aging and Brain Disorders, The First Affiliated Hospital of USTC and Neurodegenerative Disorder Research Center, Division of Life Sciences and Medicine, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei. (H.Z., F.G., X.Y., T.L., Z. Li, Q.W., H.B., Z. Long, Z.W., Y.S.)
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- Institute on Aging and Brain Disorders, The First Affiliated Hospital of USTC and Neurodegenerative Disorder Research Center, Division of Life Sciences and Medicine, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei. (H.Z., F.G., X.Y., T.L., Z. Li, Q.W., H.B., Z. Long, Z.W., Y.S.)
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- Institute on Aging and Brain Disorders, The First Affiliated Hospital of USTC and Neurodegenerative Disorder Research Center, Division of Life Sciences and Medicine, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei. (H.Z., F.G., X.Y., T.L., Z. Li, Q.W., H.B., Z. Long, Z.W., Y.S.)
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- Department of Neurosurgery, The First Affiliated Hospital of USTC, Division of Life Sciences and Medicine, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei. (Y.Y.)
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- Wadsworth Center, New York State Department of Health, Albany (L.L., X.D.)
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- Wadsworth Center, New York State Department of Health, Albany (L.L., X.D.).,Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology, College of Pharmacy, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ (X.D.)
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- Tianjin Medical University General Hospital, China (K.S., Q.L.)
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- Tianjin Medical University General Hospital, China (K.S., Q.L.)
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- Institute on Aging and Brain Disorders, The First Affiliated Hospital of USTC and Neurodegenerative Disorder Research Center, Division of Life Sciences and Medicine, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei. (H.Z., F.G., X.Y., T.L., Z. Li, Q.W., H.B., Z. Long, Z.W., Y.S.)
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- Institute on Aging and Brain Disorders, The First Affiliated Hospital of USTC and Neurodegenerative Disorder Research Center, Division of Life Sciences and Medicine, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei. (H.Z., F.G., X.Y., T.L., Z. Li, Q.W., H.B., Z. Long, Z.W., Y.S.)
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- Institute on Aging and Brain Disorders, The First Affiliated Hospital of USTC and Neurodegenerative Disorder Research Center, Division of Life Sciences and Medicine, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei. (H.Z., F.G., X.Y., T.L., Z. Li, Q.W., H.B., Z. Long, Z.W., Y.S.)
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- Department of Cell Biology, Medical School, Department of Neurology, Feinberg School of Medicine Northwestern University, Chicago, IL (R.V.)
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- Department of Neurology, National Clinical Research Center for Aging and Medicine, Huashan Hospital, State Key Laboratory of Medical Neurobiology, Fudan University, Shanghai, China (X.C.)
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- The National Clinical Research Center for Mental Disorders & Beijing Key Laboratory of Mental Disorders, Beijing Anding Hospital, Capital Medical University, China. (R.L.).,Advanced Innovation Center for Human Brain Protection, Capital Medical University, China. (R.L.).,Beijing Institute for Brain Disorders, Capital Medical University, China. (R.L.)
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- Institute on Aging and Brain Disorders, The First Affiliated Hospital of USTC and Neurodegenerative Disorder Research Center, Division of Life Sciences and Medicine, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei. (H.Z., F.G., X.Y., T.L., Z. Li, Q.W., H.B., Z. Long, Z.W., Y.S.).,Center for Excellence in Brain Science and Intelligence Technology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai, China (Y.S.)
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Yongyue Z, Yang S, Li Z, Rongjin Z, Shumin W. Functional Brain Imaging Based on the Neurovascular Unit for Evaluating Neural Networks after Strok. ADVANCED ULTRASOUND IN DIAGNOSIS AND THERAPY 2022. [DOI: 10.37015/audt.2022.210033] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/05/2022] Open
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Ahn Y, An JH, Yang HJ, Lee DG, Kim J, Koh H, Park YH, Song BS, Sim BW, Lee HJ, Lee JH, Kim SU. Human Blood Vessel Organoids Penetrate Human Cerebral Organoids and Form a Vessel-Like System. Cells 2021; 10:cells10082036. [PMID: 34440805 PMCID: PMC8393185 DOI: 10.3390/cells10082036] [Citation(s) in RCA: 42] [Impact Index Per Article: 14.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/09/2021] [Revised: 07/30/2021] [Accepted: 08/05/2021] [Indexed: 01/19/2023] Open
Abstract
Vascularization of tissues, organoids and organ-on-chip models has been attempted using endothelial cells. However, the cultured endothelial cells lack the capacity to interact with other somatic cell types, which is distinct from developing vascular cells in vivo. Recently, it was demonstrated that blood vessel organoids (BVOs) recreate the structure and functions of developing human blood vessels. However, the tissue-specific adaptability of BVOs had not been assessed in somatic tissues. Herein, we investigated whether BVOs infiltrate human cerebral organoids and form a blood-brain barrier. As a result, vascular cells arising from BVOs penetrated the cerebral organoids and developed a vessel-like architecture composed of CD31+ endothelial tubes coated with SMA+ or PDGFR+ mural cells. Molecular markers of the blood-brain barrier were detected in the vascularized cerebral organoids. We revealed that BVOs can form neural-specific blood-vessel networks that can be maintained for over 50 days.
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- Yujin Ahn
- Futuristic Animal Resource and Research Center (FARRC), Korea Research Institute of Bioscience and Biotechnology (KRIBB), Ochang 28116, Korea; (Y.A.); (J.-H.A.); (H.-J.Y.); (D.G.L.); (J.K.); (H.K.); (Y.-H.P.); (B.-S.S.); (B.-W.S.)
- Department of Functional Genomics, KRIBB School of Bioscience, Korea University of Science and Technology, Daejeon 34113, Korea
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- Futuristic Animal Resource and Research Center (FARRC), Korea Research Institute of Bioscience and Biotechnology (KRIBB), Ochang 28116, Korea; (Y.A.); (J.-H.A.); (H.-J.Y.); (D.G.L.); (J.K.); (H.K.); (Y.-H.P.); (B.-S.S.); (B.-W.S.)
- Department of Functional Genomics, KRIBB School of Bioscience, Korea University of Science and Technology, Daejeon 34113, Korea
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- Futuristic Animal Resource and Research Center (FARRC), Korea Research Institute of Bioscience and Biotechnology (KRIBB), Ochang 28116, Korea; (Y.A.); (J.-H.A.); (H.-J.Y.); (D.G.L.); (J.K.); (H.K.); (Y.-H.P.); (B.-S.S.); (B.-W.S.)
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- Futuristic Animal Resource and Research Center (FARRC), Korea Research Institute of Bioscience and Biotechnology (KRIBB), Ochang 28116, Korea; (Y.A.); (J.-H.A.); (H.-J.Y.); (D.G.L.); (J.K.); (H.K.); (Y.-H.P.); (B.-S.S.); (B.-W.S.)
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- Futuristic Animal Resource and Research Center (FARRC), Korea Research Institute of Bioscience and Biotechnology (KRIBB), Ochang 28116, Korea; (Y.A.); (J.-H.A.); (H.-J.Y.); (D.G.L.); (J.K.); (H.K.); (Y.-H.P.); (B.-S.S.); (B.-W.S.)
- Department of Medical Life Sciences, College of Medicine, The Catholic University of Korea, Seoul 06591, Korea
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- Futuristic Animal Resource and Research Center (FARRC), Korea Research Institute of Bioscience and Biotechnology (KRIBB), Ochang 28116, Korea; (Y.A.); (J.-H.A.); (H.-J.Y.); (D.G.L.); (J.K.); (H.K.); (Y.-H.P.); (B.-S.S.); (B.-W.S.)
- Department of Functional Genomics, KRIBB School of Bioscience, Korea University of Science and Technology, Daejeon 34113, Korea
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- Futuristic Animal Resource and Research Center (FARRC), Korea Research Institute of Bioscience and Biotechnology (KRIBB), Ochang 28116, Korea; (Y.A.); (J.-H.A.); (H.-J.Y.); (D.G.L.); (J.K.); (H.K.); (Y.-H.P.); (B.-S.S.); (B.-W.S.)
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- Futuristic Animal Resource and Research Center (FARRC), Korea Research Institute of Bioscience and Biotechnology (KRIBB), Ochang 28116, Korea; (Y.A.); (J.-H.A.); (H.-J.Y.); (D.G.L.); (J.K.); (H.K.); (Y.-H.P.); (B.-S.S.); (B.-W.S.)
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- Futuristic Animal Resource and Research Center (FARRC), Korea Research Institute of Bioscience and Biotechnology (KRIBB), Ochang 28116, Korea; (Y.A.); (J.-H.A.); (H.-J.Y.); (D.G.L.); (J.K.); (H.K.); (Y.-H.P.); (B.-S.S.); (B.-W.S.)
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- College of Medicine and Medical Research Institute, Chungbuk National University, Cheongju 28644, Korea;
- Research Institute, eBiogen Inc., Seoul 04785, Korea
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- Department of Functional Genomics, KRIBB School of Bioscience, Korea University of Science and Technology, Daejeon 34113, Korea
- National Primate Research Center (NPRC), Korea Research Institute of Bioscience and Biotechnology (KRIBB), Ochang 28116, Korea
- Correspondence: (J.-H.L.); (S.-U.K.); Tel.: +82-43-240-6312 (J.-H.L.); +82-43-240-6321 (S.-U.K.); Fax: +82-43-240-6309 (S.-U.K.)
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- Futuristic Animal Resource and Research Center (FARRC), Korea Research Institute of Bioscience and Biotechnology (KRIBB), Ochang 28116, Korea; (Y.A.); (J.-H.A.); (H.-J.Y.); (D.G.L.); (J.K.); (H.K.); (Y.-H.P.); (B.-S.S.); (B.-W.S.)
- Department of Functional Genomics, KRIBB School of Bioscience, Korea University of Science and Technology, Daejeon 34113, Korea
- Correspondence: (J.-H.L.); (S.-U.K.); Tel.: +82-43-240-6312 (J.-H.L.); +82-43-240-6321 (S.-U.K.); Fax: +82-43-240-6309 (S.-U.K.)
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Hill LK, Hoang DM, Chiriboga LA, Wisniewski T, Sadowski MJ, Wadghiri YZ. Detection of Cerebrovascular Loss in the Normal Aging C57BL/6 Mouse Brain Using in vivo Contrast-Enhanced Magnetic Resonance Angiography. Front Aging Neurosci 2020; 12:585218. [PMID: 33192479 PMCID: PMC7606987 DOI: 10.3389/fnagi.2020.585218] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/20/2020] [Accepted: 09/11/2020] [Indexed: 12/28/2022] Open
Abstract
Microvascular rarefaction, or the decrease in vascular density, has been described in the cerebrovasculature of aging humans, rats, and, more recently, mice in the presence and absence of age-dependent diseases. Given the wide use of mice in modeling age-dependent human diseases of the cerebrovasculature, visualization, and quantification of the global murine cerebrovasculature is necessary for establishing the baseline changes that occur with aging. To provide in vivo whole-brain imaging of the cerebrovasculature in aging C57BL/6 mice longitudinally, contrast-enhanced magnetic resonance angiography (CE-MRA) was employed using a house-made gadolinium-bearing micellar blood pool agent. Enhancement in the vascular space permitted quantification of the detectable, or apparent, cerebral blood volume (aCBV), which was analyzed over 2 years of aging and compared to histological analysis of the cerebrovascular density. A significant loss in the aCBV was detected by CE-MRA over the aging period. Histological analysis via vessel-probing immunohistochemistry confirmed a significant loss in the cerebrovascular density over the same 2-year aging period, validating the CE-MRA findings. While these techniques use widely different methods of assessment and spatial resolutions, their comparable findings in detected vascular loss corroborate the growing body of literature describing vascular rarefaction aging. These findings suggest that such age-dependent changes can contribute to cerebrovascular and neurodegenerative diseases, which are modeled using wild-type and transgenic laboratory rodents.
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- Lindsay K. Hill
- Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, NYU Tandon School of Engineering, Brooklyn, NY, United States
- Department of Radiology, Center for Advanced Imaging Innovation and Research (CAI2R), NYU Grossman School of Medicine, New York, NY, United States
- Department of Radiology, Bernard and Irene Schwartz Center for Biomedical Imaging, NYU Grossman School of Medicine, New York, NY, United States
- Department of Biomedical Engineering, SUNY Downstate Medical Center, Brooklyn, NY, United States
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- Department of Radiology, Center for Advanced Imaging Innovation and Research (CAI2R), NYU Grossman School of Medicine, New York, NY, United States
- Department of Radiology, Bernard and Irene Schwartz Center for Biomedical Imaging, NYU Grossman School of Medicine, New York, NY, United States
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- Department of Pathology, NYU Grossman School of Medicine, New York, NY, United States
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- Department of Pathology, NYU Grossman School of Medicine, New York, NY, United States
- Department of Neurology, NYU Grossman School of Medicine, New York, NY, United States
- Department of Psychiatry, NYU Grossman School of Medicine, New York, NY, United States
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- Department of Neurology, NYU Grossman School of Medicine, New York, NY, United States
- Department of Psychiatry, NYU Grossman School of Medicine, New York, NY, United States
- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Pharmacology, NYU Grossman School of Medicine, New York, NY, United States
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- Department of Radiology, Center for Advanced Imaging Innovation and Research (CAI2R), NYU Grossman School of Medicine, New York, NY, United States
- Department of Radiology, Bernard and Irene Schwartz Center for Biomedical Imaging, NYU Grossman School of Medicine, New York, NY, United States
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Amtul Z, Najdat AN, Hill DJ, Arany EJ. Differential temporal and spatial post-injury alterations in cerebral cell morphology and viability. J Comp Neurol 2020; 529:421-433. [PMID: 32447764 DOI: 10.1002/cne.24955] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/08/2020] [Revised: 05/04/2020] [Accepted: 05/15/2020] [Indexed: 01/05/2023]
Abstract
Combination of ischemia and β-amyloid (Aβ) toxicity has been shown to simultaneously increase neuro-inflammation, endogenous Aβ deposition, and neurodegeneration. However, studies on the evolution of infarct and panorama of cellular degeneration as a synergistic or overlapping mechanism between ischemia and Aβ toxicity are lacking. Here, we compared fluorojade B (FJB) and hematoxylin and eosin (H&E) stains primarily to examine the chronology of infarct, and the viability and morphological changes in neuroglia and neurons located in different brain regions on d1, d7, and d28 post Aβ toxicity and endothelin-1 induced ischemia (ET1) in rats. We demonstrated a regional difference in cellular degeneration between cortex, corpus callosum, striatum, globus pallidus, and thalamus after cerebral injury. Glial cells in the cortex and corpus callosum underwent delayed FJB staining from d7 to d28, but neurons in cortex disappeared within the first week of cerebral injury. Striatal lesion core and globus pallidus of Aβ + ET1 rats showed extensive degeneration of neuronal cells compared with ET1 rats alone starting from d1. Differential and exacerbated expressions of cyclooxygenase-2 might be the cause of excessive neuronal demise in the striatum of Aβ + ET1 rats. Such an investigation may improve our understanding to identify and manipulate a critical therapeutic window post comorbid injury.
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- Zareen Amtul
- Department of Anatomy and Cell Biology, University of Western Ontario, London, Canada
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- Department of Biology, University of Western Ontario, London, Canada
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- Departments of Medicine, Physiology, and Pharmacology, and Pediatrics, University of Western Ontario, London, Canada.,Lawson Health Research Institute, London, Ontario, Canada
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- Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, University of Western Ontario, London, Canada
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Amtul Z, Frías C, Randhawa J, Hill DJ, Arany EJ. The spatial cerebral damage caused by larger infarct and β-amyloid toxicity is driven by the anatomical/functional connectivity. J Comp Neurol 2020; 528:48-60. [PMID: 31265125 DOI: 10.1002/cne.24738] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/11/2019] [Revised: 06/04/2019] [Accepted: 06/18/2019] [Indexed: 11/07/2022]
Abstract
Large cerebral infarctions are major predictors of death and severe disability from stroke. Conversely, data concerning these types of infarctions and the affected adjacent brain circuits are scarce. It remains to be determined if the co-morbid concurrence of large infarct and β-amyloid (Aβ) toxicity can precipitate the early development of dementia. Here, we described a dose-dependent effect of a unilateral striatal injection of vasoconstrictive endothelin-1 (ET-1) along with Aβ toxicity on CNS pathogenesis; driven by the anatomical and functional networks within a brain circuit. After 21 days of treatment, a high dose (60 pmol) of ET-1 (E60) alone caused the greatest increase in neuroinflammation, mainly in the ipsilateral striatum and distant regions with synaptic links to the striatal lesion such as white matter (subcortical white matter, corpus callosum, internal capsule, anterior commissure), gray matter (globus pallidus, thalamus), and cortices (cingulate, motor, somatosensory, entorhinal). The combined E60 + Aβ treatment also extended perturbation in the contralateral hemisphere of these rats, such as increased deposition of amyloid precursor protein fragments associated with the appearance of degenerating cells and the leakage of laminin from the basement membrane across a compromised blood-brain barrier. However, the cerebral damage induced by the 6 pmol ET-1 (E6), Aβ and E6 + Aβ rats was not detrimental enough to injure the complete network. The appreciation of the causal interactions among distinct anatomical units in the brain after ischemia and Aβ toxicity will help in the design of effective and alternative therapeutics that may disassociate the synergistic or additive association between the infarcts and Aβ toxicity.
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- Zareen Amtul
- Department of Anatomy and Cell Biology, University of Western Ontario, London, Ontario, Canada
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- Department of Anatomy and Cell Biology, University of Western Ontario, London, Ontario, Canada
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- Department of Biology, University of Western Ontario, London, Ontario, Canada
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- Department of Medicine, Physiology, and Pharmacology, and Pediatrics, University of Western Ontario, London, Ontario, Canada.,Lawson Health Research Institute, London, Ontario, Canada
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- Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, University of Western Ontario, London, Ontario, Canada
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Developing Trojan horses to induce, diagnose and suppress Alzheimer’s pathology. Pharmacol Res 2019; 149:104471. [DOI: 10.1016/j.phrs.2019.104471] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/08/2019] [Revised: 09/17/2019] [Accepted: 09/30/2019] [Indexed: 01/05/2023]
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Role of Delayed Neuroglial Activation in Impaired Cerebral Blood Flow Restoration Following Comorbid Injury. Cell Mol Neurobiol 2019; 40:369-380. [DOI: 10.1007/s10571-019-00735-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/16/2019] [Accepted: 09/04/2019] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
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Sprowls SA, Arsiwala TA, Bumgarner JR, Shah N, Lateef SS, Kielkowski BN, Lockman PR. Improving CNS Delivery to Brain Metastases by Blood-Tumor Barrier Disruption. Trends Cancer 2019; 5:495-505. [PMID: 31421906 PMCID: PMC6703178 DOI: 10.1016/j.trecan.2019.06.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 62] [Impact Index Per Article: 12.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/24/2019] [Revised: 06/07/2019] [Accepted: 06/21/2019] [Indexed: 01/13/2023]
Abstract
Brain metastases encompass nearly 80% of all intracranial tumors. A late stage diagnosis confers a poor prognosis, with patients typically surviving less than 2 years. Poor survival can be equated to limited effective treatment modalities. One reason for the failure rates is the presence of the blood-brain barrier (BBB) and blood-tumor barrier (BTB) that limit the access of potentially effective chemotherapeutics to metastatic lesions. Strategies to overcome these barriers include new small molecule entities capable of crossing into the brain parenchyma, novel formulations of existing chemotherapies, and disruptive techniques. Here, we review BBB physiology and BTB pathophysiology. Additionally, we review the limitations of routinely practiced therapies and three current methods being explored for BBB/BTB disruption for improved delivery of chemotherapy to brain tumors.
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- Samuel A. Sprowls
- Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, School of Pharmacy, West Virginia University HSC, Morgantown, West Virginia 26506
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, School of Pharmacy, West Virginia University HSC, Morgantown, West Virginia 26506
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, School of Pharmacy, West Virginia University HSC, Morgantown, West Virginia 26506
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, School of Pharmacy, West Virginia University HSC, Morgantown, West Virginia 26506
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, School of Pharmacy, West Virginia University HSC, Morgantown, West Virginia 26506
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, School of Pharmacy, West Virginia University HSC, Morgantown, West Virginia 26506
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, School of Pharmacy, West Virginia University HSC, Morgantown, West Virginia 26506
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Aleithe S, Blietz A, Mages B, Hobusch C, Härtig W, Michalski D. Transcriptional Response and Morphological Features of the Neurovascular Unit and Associated Extracellular Matrix After Experimental Stroke in Mice. Mol Neurobiol 2019; 56:7631-7650. [PMID: 31089963 PMCID: PMC6815284 DOI: 10.1007/s12035-019-1604-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/28/2018] [Accepted: 04/10/2019] [Indexed: 12/18/2022]
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Experimental stroke studies yielded insights into single reactions of the neurovascular unit (NVU) and associated extracellular matrix (ECM). However, the extent of simultaneous processes caused by ischemia and their underlying transcriptional changes are still poorly understood. Strictly following the NVU and ECM concept, this study explored transcriptional responses of cellular and non-cellular components as well as their morphological characteristics following ischemia. Mice were subjected to 4 or 24 h of unilateral middle cerebral artery occlusion. In the neocortex and the striatum, cytoskeletal and glial elements as well as blood-brain barrier and ECM components were analyzed using real-time PCR. Western blot analyses allowed characterization of protein levels and multiple immunofluorescence labeling enabled morphological assessment. Out of 37 genes analyzed, the majority exhibited decreased mRNA levels in ischemic areas, while changes occurred as early as 4 h after ischemia. Down-regulated mRNA levels were predominantly localized in the neocortex, such as the structural elements α-catenin 2, N-cadherin, β-catenin 1, and βIII-tubulin, consistently decreasing 4 and 24 h after ischemia. However, a few genes, e.g., claudin-5 and Pcam1, exhibited increased mRNA levels after ischemia. For several components such as βIII-tubulin, N-cadherin, and β-catenin 1, matching transcriptional and immunofluorescence signals were obtained, whereas a few markers including neurofilaments exhibited opposite directions. In conclusion, the variety in gene regulation emphasizes the complexity of interactions within the ischemia-affected NVU and ECM. These data might help to focus future research on a set of highly sensitive elements, which might prospectively facilitate neuroprotective strategies beyond the traditional single target perspective.
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- Susanne Aleithe
- Department of Neurology, University of Leipzig, Liebigstr. 20, 04103, Leipzig, Germany.
- University of Leipzig, Liebigstr. 19, 04103, Leipzig, Germany.
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- Department of Neurology, University of Leipzig, Liebigstr. 20, 04103, Leipzig, Germany
- University of Leipzig, Liebigstr. 19, 04103, Leipzig, Germany
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- Department of Neurology, University of Leipzig, Liebigstr. 20, 04103, Leipzig, Germany
- Institute of Anatomy, University of Leipzig, Liebigstr. 13, 04103, Leipzig, Germany
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- Institute of Anatomy, University of Leipzig, Liebigstr. 13, 04103, Leipzig, Germany
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- University of Leipzig, Liebigstr. 19, 04103, Leipzig, Germany
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- Department of Neurology, University of Leipzig, Liebigstr. 20, 04103, Leipzig, Germany.
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Amtul Z, Yang J, Lee TY, Cechetto DF. Pathological Changes in Microvascular Morphology, Density, Size and Responses Following Comorbid Cerebral Injury. Front Aging Neurosci 2019; 11:47. [PMID: 30971910 PMCID: PMC6445844 DOI: 10.3389/fnagi.2019.00047] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/23/2018] [Accepted: 02/19/2019] [Indexed: 12/14/2022] Open
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Aberrations in brain microcirculation and the associated increase in blood-brain-barrier (BBB) permeability in addition to neuroinflammation and Aβ deposition observed in Alzheimer’s disease (AD) and ischemia have gained considerable attention recently. However, the role of microvascular homeostasis as a pathogenic substrate to disturbed microperfusion as well as an overlapping etiologic mechanism between AD and ischemia has not been thoroughly explored. In this study, we employ temporal histopathology of cerebral vasculature in a rat model of β-amyloid (Aβ) toxicity and endothelin-1 induced-ischemia (ET1) to investigate the panorama of cerebral pathology and the protein expression on d1, d7, and d28 post-injury. The combination of Aβ and ET1 pathological states leads to an alteration in microvascular anatomy, texture, diameter, density, and protein expression, in addition to disturbed vessel-matrix-connections, inter-compartmental water exchange and basement membrane profile within the lesion epicenter localized in the striatum of Aβ+ET1 brains compared to Aβ and ET1 rats. We conclude that the neural microvascular network, in addition to the neural tissue, is not only sensitive to structural deterioration but also serves as an underlying vascular etiology between ischemia and AD pathologies. Such investigation can provide prospects to appreciate the interrelationships between structure and responses of cerebral microvasculature and to provide a venue for vascular remodeling as a new treatment strategy.
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- Zareen Amtul
- Department of Anatomy and Cell Biology, University of Western Ontario, London, ON, Canada
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- Robarts Research Institute, University of Western Ontario, London, ON, Canada
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- Robarts Research Institute, University of Western Ontario, London, ON, Canada
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- Department of Anatomy and Cell Biology, University of Western Ontario, London, ON, Canada
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Spatial Dynamics of Vascular and Biochemical Injury in Rat Hippocampus Following Striatal Injury and Aβ Toxicity. Mol Neurobiol 2018; 56:2714-2727. [DOI: 10.1007/s12035-018-1225-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/14/2018] [Accepted: 07/05/2018] [Indexed: 01/09/2023]
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Chen H, Zhu G, Liu N, Li Y, Xia Y. Applications and development of permeability imaging in ischemic stroke. Exp Ther Med 2018; 16:2203-2207. [PMID: 30186459 DOI: 10.3892/etm.2018.6454] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/07/2016] [Accepted: 01/06/2017] [Indexed: 12/17/2022] Open
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Brain permeability imaging techniques are specific for the assessment of blood-brain barrier integrity. The present review article primarily focuses on the application of permeability imaging in cases of ischemic stroke. The permeability maps may be used to predict future hemorrhagic transformation in patients following acute ischemic stroke, that have been treated with tissue plasminogen activator (tPA) or recanalization therapy. The permeability imaging would help make the clinical decision to administer tPA following acute ischemic stroke or not, which is not only due to the current 3-4.5 h time window. Additionally, permeability imaging may also be used to evaluate the collateral circulation in the perfusion and permeability of the ischemic area of the brain.
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- Hui Chen
- Department of Neurology, Military General Hospital of Beijing PLA, Beijing 100700, P.R. China
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- Department of Neurology, Military General Hospital of Beijing PLA, Beijing 100700, P.R. China
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- Department of Neurology, Military General Hospital of Beijing PLA, Beijing 100700, P.R. China
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- Department of Neurology, Military General Hospital of Beijing PLA, Beijing 100700, P.R. China
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- Department of Critical Care Medicine, Yantai Yuhuangding Hospital, Yantai, Shandong 264000, P.R. China
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Dipyridamole plus Triflusal versus Triflusal Alone in Infarct Reduction after Middle Cerebral Artery Occlusion. J Stroke Cerebrovasc Dis 2018; 27:1283-1287. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jstrokecerebrovasdis.2017.12.013] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/23/2017] [Revised: 11/16/2017] [Accepted: 12/11/2017] [Indexed: 01/26/2023] Open
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Amtul Z, Hill DJ, Arany EJ, Cechetto DF. Altered Insulin/Insulin-Like Growth Factor Signaling in a Comorbid Rat model of Ischemia and β-Amyloid Toxicity. Sci Rep 2018; 8:5136. [PMID: 29572520 PMCID: PMC5865153 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-018-22985-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/25/2017] [Accepted: 02/06/2018] [Indexed: 02/06/2023] Open
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Ischemic stroke and diabetes are vascular risk factors for the development of impaired memory such as dementia and/or Alzheimer's disease. Clinical studies have demonstrated that minor striatal ischemic lesions in combination with β-amyloid (Aβ) load are critical in generating cognitive deficits. These cognitive deficits are likely to be associated with impaired insulin signaling. In this study, we examined the histological presence of insulin-like growth factor-I (IGF-1) and insulin receptor substrate (IRS-1) in anatomically distinct brain circuits compared with morphological brain damage in a co-morbid rat model of striatal ischemia (ET1) and Aβ toxicity. The results demonstrated a rapid increase in the presence of IGF-1 and IRS-1 immunoreactive cells in Aβ + ET1 rats, mainly in the ipsilateral striatum and distant regions with synaptic links to the striatal lesion. These regions included subcortical white matter, motor cortex, thalamus, dentate gyrus, septohippocampal nucleus, periventricular region and horizontal diagonal band of Broca in the basal forebrain. The alteration in IGF-1 and IRS-1 presence induced by ET1 or Aβ rats alone was not severe enough to affect the entire brain circuit. Understanding the causal or etiologic interaction between insulin and IGF signaling and co-morbidity after ischemia and Aβ toxicity will help design more effective therapeutics.
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- Zareen Amtul
- Department of Anatomy and Cell Biology, University of Western Ontario, London, N6A 5C1, Canada.
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- Departments of Medicine, Physiology and Pharmacology, and Pediatrics, University of Western Ontario, London, N6A 5C1, Canada
- Lawson Health Research Institute, London, Ontario, N6A 4V2, Canada
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- Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, University of Western Ontario, London, N6A 5C1, Canada
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- Department of Anatomy and Cell Biology, University of Western Ontario, London, N6A 5C1, Canada
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Cell Type-Specific Mechanisms in the Pathogenesis of Ischemic Stroke: The Role of Apoptosis Signal-Regulating Kinase 1. OXIDATIVE MEDICINE AND CELLULAR LONGEVITY 2018; 2018:2596043. [PMID: 29743976 PMCID: PMC5883936 DOI: 10.1155/2018/2596043] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/14/2017] [Revised: 02/10/2018] [Accepted: 02/22/2018] [Indexed: 12/19/2022]
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Stroke has become a more common disease worldwide. Despite great efforts to develop treatment, little is known about ischemic stroke. Cerebral ischemia activates multiple cascades of cell type-specific pathomechanisms. Ischemic brain injury consists of a complex series of cellular reactions in various cell types within the central nervous system (CNS) including platelets, endothelial cells, astrocytes, neutrophils, microglia/macrophages, and neurons. Diverse cellular changes after ischemic injury are likely to induce cell death and tissue damage in the brain. Since cells in the brain exhibit different functional roles at distinct time points after injury (acute/subacute/chronic phases), it is difficult to pinpoint genuine roles of cell types after brain injury. Many experimental studies have shown the association of apoptosis signal-regulating kinase 1 (ASK1) with cellular pathomechanisms after cerebral ischemia. Blockade of ASK1, by either pharmacological or genetic manipulation, leads to reduced ischemic brain injury and subsequent neuroprotective effects. In this review, we present the cell type-specific pathophysiology of the early phase of ischemic stroke, the role of ASK1 suggested by preclinical studies, and the potential use of ASK suppression, either by pharmacologic or genetic suppression, as a promising therapeutic option for ischemic stroke recovery.
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Amtul Z, Yang J, Nikolova S, Lee TY, Bartha R, Cechetto DF. The Dynamics of Impaired Blood-Brain Barrier Restoration in a Rat Model of Co-morbid Injury. Mol Neurobiol 2018; 55:8071-8083. [PMID: 29508280 DOI: 10.1007/s12035-018-0904-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/13/2017] [Accepted: 01/10/2018] [Indexed: 12/31/2022]
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Defect in brain microperfusion is increasingly recognized as an antecedent event to Alzheimer's disease (AD) and ischemia. Nevertheless, studies on the role of impaired microperfusion as a pathological trigger to neuroinflammation, Aβ deposition as well as blood-brain barrier (BBB) disruption, and the etiological link between AD and ischemia are lacking. In this study, we employ in vivo sequential magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) and computed tomography (CT) imaging in a co-morbid rat model of β-amyloid toxicity (Aβ) and ischemia (ET1) with subsequent histopathology of striatal lesion core and penumbra at 1, 7, and 28 days post injury. Within 24 h, cerebral injury resulted in increased BBB permeability due to the dissolution of β-dystroglycan (β-DG) and basement membrane laminin by active matrix metalloproteinase9 (MMP9). As a result, net flow of circulating IgG down a hydrostatic gradient into the parenchyma led to vasogenic edema and impaired perfusion, thus increasing the apparent hyperintensity in true fast imaging with steady-state free precession (true FISP) imaging and acute hypoperfusion in CT. This was followed by a slow recruitment of reactive astroglia to the affected brain and depolarization of aquaporin4 (AQP4) expression resulting in cytotoxic edema-in an attempt to resolve vasogenic edema. On d28, functional BBB was restored in ET1 rats as observed by astrocytic MMP9 release, β-DG stabilization, and new vessel formation. This was confirmed by reduced hyperintensity on true FISP imaging and normalized cerebral blood flow in CT. While, Aβ toxicity alone was not detrimental enough, Aβ+ET1 rats showed delayed differential expression of MMP9, late recruitment of astroglial cells, protracted loss of AQP4 depolarization, and thus delayed BBB restoration and cerebral perfusion.
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- Zareen Amtul
- Department of Anatomy and Cell Biology, University of Western Ontario, London, ON, N6A 5C1, Canada.
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- Centre for Functional and Metabolic Mapping, Robarts Research Institute, University of Western Ontario, London, ON, N6A 5K7, Canada
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- Centre for Functional and Metabolic Mapping, Robarts Research Institute, University of Western Ontario, London, ON, N6A 5K7, Canada
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- Centre for Functional and Metabolic Mapping, Robarts Research Institute, University of Western Ontario, London, ON, N6A 5K7, Canada
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- Centre for Functional and Metabolic Mapping, Robarts Research Institute, University of Western Ontario, London, ON, N6A 5K7, Canada.,Department of Medical Biophysics, University of Western Ontario, London, ON, N6A 3K7, Canada
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- Department of Anatomy and Cell Biology, University of Western Ontario, London, ON, N6A 5C1, Canada
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Chen H, Liu N, Li Y, Chen F, Zhu G. Permeability imaging in cerebrovascular diseases: applications and progress in research. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2016. [DOI: 10.1186/s40809-016-0015-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/03/2023]
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Why therapies for Alzheimer's disease do not work: Do we have consensus over the path to follow? Ageing Res Rev 2016; 25:70-84. [PMID: 26375861 DOI: 10.1016/j.arr.2015.09.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/03/2015] [Accepted: 09/09/2015] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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Alzheimer's disease (AD) represents a personal tragedy of enormous magnitude, which imposes a daunting worldwide challenge for health-care providers and society as well. In last five decades, global research in clinics and laboratories has illuminated many features of this sinister and eventually fatal disease. Notwithstanding this development, the Alzheimer's research apparently has come across a phase of disappointment and a little reservation about the direction to follow. Persistently distressing controversies and a significant number of missing facts shed further uncertainty about the path forward. A detailed description of some of the main controversies in AD research may assist the field towards finding a resolution. Here I reviewed some alarming concerns or controversies related to these primary issues and emphasized on a possible mechanism to settle them.
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Lucke-Wold BP, Logsdon AF, Smith KE, Turner RC, Alkon DL, Tan Z, Naser ZJ, Knotts CM, Huber JD, Rosen CL. Bryostatin-1 Restores Blood Brain Barrier Integrity following Blast-Induced Traumatic Brain Injury. Mol Neurobiol 2015; 52:1119-1134. [PMID: 25301233 PMCID: PMC5000781 DOI: 10.1007/s12035-014-8902-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 53] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/29/2014] [Accepted: 09/24/2014] [Indexed: 02/08/2023]
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Recent wars in Iraq and Afghanistan have accounted for an estimated 270,000 blast exposures among military personnel. Blast traumatic brain injury (TBI) is the 'signature injury' of modern warfare. Blood brain barrier (BBB) disruption following blast TBI can lead to long-term and diffuse neuroinflammation. In this study, we investigate for the first time the role of bryostatin-1, a specific protein kinase C (PKC) modulator, in ameliorating BBB breakdown. Thirty seven Sprague-Dawley rats were used for this study. We utilized a clinically relevant and validated blast model to expose animals to moderate blast exposure. Groups included: control, single blast exposure, and single blast exposure + bryostatin-1. Bryostatin-1 was administered i.p. 2.5 mg/kg after blast exposure. Evan's blue, immunohistochemistry, and western blot analysis were performed to assess injury. Evan's blue binds to albumin and is a marker for BBB disruption. The single blast exposure caused an increase in permeability compared to control (t = 4.808, p < 0.05), and a reduction back toward control levels when bryostatin-1 was administered (t = 5.113, p < 0.01). Three important PKC isozymes, PKCα, PKCδ, and PKCε, were co-localized primarily with endothelial cells but not astrocytes. Bryostatin-1 administration reduced toxic PKCα levels back toward control levels (t = 4.559, p < 0.01) and increased the neuroprotective isozyme PKCε (t = 6.102, p < 0.01). Bryostatin-1 caused a significant increase in the tight junction proteins VE-cadherin, ZO-1, and occludin through modulation of PKC activity. Bryostatin-1 ultimately decreased BBB breakdown potentially due to modulation of PKC isozymes. Future work will examine the role of bryostatin-1 in preventing chronic neurodegeneration following repetitive neurotrauma.
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- Brandon P Lucke-Wold
- Department of Neurosurgery, West Virginia University School of Medicine, Morgantown, WV, 26506, USA
- The Center for Neuroscience, West Virginia University School of Medicine, Morgantown, WV, 26506, USA
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- The Center for Neuroscience, West Virginia University School of Medicine, Morgantown, WV, 26506, USA
- Department of Basic Pharmaceutical Sciences, West Virginia University School of Pharmacy, Morgantown, WV, 26506, USA
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- The Center for Neuroscience, West Virginia University School of Medicine, Morgantown, WV, 26506, USA
- Department of Basic Pharmaceutical Sciences, West Virginia University School of Pharmacy, Morgantown, WV, 26506, USA
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- Department of Neurosurgery, West Virginia University School of Medicine, Morgantown, WV, 26506, USA
- The Center for Neuroscience, West Virginia University School of Medicine, Morgantown, WV, 26506, USA
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- Blanchette Rockefeller Neurosciences Institute, Morgantown, WV, 26506, USA
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- Department of Neurosurgery, West Virginia University School of Medicine, Morgantown, WV, 26506, USA
- The Center for Neuroscience, West Virginia University School of Medicine, Morgantown, WV, 26506, USA
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- Department of Neurosurgery, West Virginia University School of Medicine, Morgantown, WV, 26506, USA
- The Center for Neuroscience, West Virginia University School of Medicine, Morgantown, WV, 26506, USA
- Office of Professional Studies in Health Sciences, Drexel University College of Medicine, Philadelphia, PA, 19102, USA
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- Department of Neurosurgery, West Virginia University School of Medicine, Morgantown, WV, 26506, USA
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- The Center for Neuroscience, West Virginia University School of Medicine, Morgantown, WV, 26506, USA
- Department of Basic Pharmaceutical Sciences, West Virginia University School of Pharmacy, Morgantown, WV, 26506, USA
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- Department of Neurosurgery, West Virginia University School of Medicine, Morgantown, WV, 26506, USA.
- The Center for Neuroscience, West Virginia University School of Medicine, Morgantown, WV, 26506, USA.
- Department of Neurosurgery, West Virginia University School of Medicine, One Medical Center Drive, Suite 4300, Health Sciences Center, PO Box 9183, Morgantown, WV, 26506-9183, USA.
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Amtul Z, Whitehead SN, Keeley RJ, Bechberger J, Fisher AL, McDonald RJ, Naus CC, Munoz DG, Cechetto DF. Comorbid rat model of ischemia and β-amyloid toxicity: striatal and cortical degeneration. Brain Pathol 2014; 25:24-32. [PMID: 24725245 DOI: 10.1111/bpa.12149] [Citation(s) in RCA: 29] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/20/2013] [Accepted: 04/02/2014] [Indexed: 12/23/2022] Open
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Levels of cerebral amyloid, presumably β-amyloid (Abeta), toxicity and the incidence of cortical and subcortical ischemia increases with age. However, little is known about the severe pathological condition and dementia that occur as a result of the comorbid occurrence of this vascular risk factor and Abeta toxicity. Clinical studies have indicated that small ischemic lesions in the striatum are particularly important in generating dementia in combination with minor amyloid lesions. These cognitive deficits are highly likely to be caused by changes in the cortex. In this study, we examined the viability and morphological changes in microglial and neuronal cells, gap junction proteins (connexin43) and neuritic/axonal retraction (Fer Kinase) in the striatum and cerebral cortex using a comorbid rat model of striatal injections of endothelin-1 (ET1) and Abeta toxicity. The results demonstrated ventricular enlargement, striatal atrophy, substantial increases in β-amyloid, ramified microglia and increases in neuritic retraction in the combined models of stroke and Abeta toxicity. Changes in connexin43 occurred equally in both groups of Abeta-treated rats, with and without focal ischemia. Although previous behavioral tests demonstrated impairment in memory and learning, the visual discrimination radial maze task did not show significant difference, suggesting the cognitive impairment in these models is not related to damage to the dorsolateral striatum. These results suggest an insight into the relationship between cortical/striatal atrophy, pathology and functional impairment.
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- Zareen Amtul
- CIHR Group on Vascular Cognitive Impairment, Department of Anatomy and Cell Biology, Western University, London, ON, Canada
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