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Knox D, Parikh V. Basal forebrain cholinergic systems as circuits through which traumatic stress disrupts emotional memory regulation. Neurosci Biobehav Rev 2024; 159:105569. [PMID: 38309497 PMCID: PMC10948307 DOI: 10.1016/j.neubiorev.2024.105569] [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: 09/11/2023] [Revised: 01/25/2024] [Accepted: 01/29/2024] [Indexed: 02/05/2024]
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Contextual and spatial systems facilitate changes in emotional memory regulation brought on by traumatic stress. Cholinergic basal forebrain (chBF) neurons provide input to contextual/spatial systems and although chBF neurons are important for emotional memory, it is unknown how they contribute to the traumatic stress effects on emotional memory. Clusters of chBF neurons that project to the prefrontal cortex (PFC) modulate fear conditioned suppression and passive avoidance, while clusters of chBF neurons that project to the hippocampus (Hipp) and PFC (i.e. cholinergic medial septum and diagonal bands of Broca (chMS/DBB neurons) are critical for fear extinction. Interestingly, neither Hipp nor PFC projecting chMS/DBB neurons are critical for fear extinction. The retrosplenial cortex (RSC) is a contextual/spatial memory system that receives input from chMS/DBB neurons, but whether this chMS/DBB-RSC circuit facilitates traumatic stress effects on emotional memory remain unexplored. Traumatic stress leads to neuroinflammation and the buildup of reactive oxygen species. These two molecular processes may converge to disrupt chBF circuits enhancing the impact of traumatic stress on emotional memory.
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- Dayan Knox
- Department of Psychological and Brain Sciences, Behavioral Neuroscience Program, University of Delaware, Newark, DE, USA.
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- Department of Psychology, Neuroscience Program, Temple University, Philadelphia, PA, USA
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Cipriani R, Domerq M, Martín A, Matute C. Role of Microglia in Stroke. ADVANCES IN NEUROBIOLOGY 2024; 37:405-422. [PMID: 39207705 DOI: 10.1007/978-3-031-55529-9_23] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 09/04/2024]
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Ischemic stroke is a complex brain pathology caused by an interruption of blood supply to the brain. It results in neurological deficits which that reflect the localization and the size of the compromised brain area and are the manifestation of complex pathogenic events triggered by energy depletion. Inflammation plays a prominent role, worsening the injury in the early phase and influencing poststroke recovery in the late phase. Activated microglia are one of the most important cellular components of poststroke inflammation, appearing from the first few hours and persisting for days and weeks after stroke injury. In this chapter, we will discuss the nature of the inflammatory response in brain ischemia, the contribution of microglia to injury and regeneration after stroke, and finally, how ischemic stroke directly affects microglia functions and survival.
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- Achucarro Basque Center for Neuroscience, Leioa, Spain
- Departamento de Neurociencias, Universidad del País Vasco (UPV/EHU) and CIBERNED, Leioa, Spain
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- Achucarro Basque Center for Neuroscience, Leioa, Spain.
- Ikerbasque Basque Foundation for Science, Bilbao, Spain.
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- Achucarro Basque Center for Neuroscience, Leioa, Spain.
- Departamento de Neurociencias, Universidad del País Vasco (UPV/EHU) and CIBERNED, Leioa, Spain.
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Abou-El-Hassan H, Bernstock JD, Chalif JI, Yahya T, Rezende RM, Weiner HL, Izzy S. Elucidating the neuroimmunology of traumatic brain injury: methodological approaches to unravel intercellular communication and function. Front Cell Neurosci 2023; 17:1322325. [PMID: 38162004 PMCID: PMC10756680 DOI: 10.3389/fncel.2023.1322325] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/16/2023] [Accepted: 11/15/2023] [Indexed: 01/03/2024] Open
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The neuroimmunology of traumatic brain injury (TBI) has recently gained recognition as a crucial element in the secondary pathophysiological consequences that occur following neurotrauma. Both immune cells residing within the central nervous system (CNS) and those migrating from the periphery play significant roles in the development of secondary brain injury. However, the precise mechanisms governing communication between innate and adaptive immune cells remain incompletely understood, partly due to a limited utilization of relevant experimental models and techniques. Therefore, in this discussion, we outline current methodologies that can aid in the exploration of TBI neuroimmunology, with a particular emphasis on the interactions between resident neuroglial cells and recruited lymphocytes. These techniques encompass adoptive cell transfer, intra-CNS injection(s), selective cellular depletion, genetic manipulation, molecular neuroimaging, as well as in vitro co-culture systems and the utilization of organoid models. By incorporating key elements of both innate and adaptive immunity, these methods facilitate the examination of clinically relevant interactions. In addition to these preclinical approaches, we also detail an emerging avenue of research that seeks to leverage human biofluids. This approach enables the investigation of how resident and infiltrating immune cells modulate neuroglial responses after TBI. Considering the growing significance of neuroinflammation in TBI, the introduction and application of advanced methodologies will be pivotal in advancing translational research in this field.
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- Hadi Abou-El-Hassan
- Ann Romney Center for Neurologic Diseases, Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, United States
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, United States
- David H. Koch Institute for Integrative Cancer Research, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA, United States
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, United States
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- Ann Romney Center for Neurologic Diseases, Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, United States
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- Ann Romney Center for Neurologic Diseases, Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, United States
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- Ann Romney Center for Neurologic Diseases, Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, United States
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- Ann Romney Center for Neurologic Diseases, Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, United States
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Lantz MJ, Roberts AM, Delgado DD, Nichols RA. The neuroprotective N-terminal amyloid-β core hexapeptide reverses reactive gliosis and gliotoxicity in Alzheimer's disease pathology models. J Neuroinflammation 2023; 20:129. [PMID: 37245024 DOI: 10.1186/s12974-023-02807-9] [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: 12/27/2022] [Accepted: 05/16/2023] [Indexed: 05/29/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND Alzheimer's disease (AD) is a progressive neurodegenerative disorder characterized by accumulation of extracellular amyloid beta (Aβ) and intracellular neurofibrillary tangles, leading to chronic activation of astrocytes and microglia and persistent neuroinflammation. Aβ-linked activation of microglia and astrocytes leads to increased intracellular calcium and production of proinflammatory cytokines, impacting the progression of neurodegeneration. An N-terminal Aβ fragment (Aβ1-15) and a shorter hexapeptide core sequence within the N-Aβ fragment (N-Aβcore: Aβ10-15) have previously been shown to protect against Aβ-induced mitochondrial dysfunction, oxidative stress and apoptosis in neurons and rescue synaptic and spatial memory deficits in an APP/PSEN1 mouse model. Here, we hypothesized that the N-Aβ fragment and N-Aβcore are protective against Aβ-induced gliotoxicity, promoting a neuroprotective environment and potentially alleviating the characteristically persistent neuroinflammation present in AD. METHODS We treated ex vivo organotypic brain slice cultures from an aged familial AD mouse model, 5xFAD, with the N-Aβcore and used immunocytochemistry to assess the impact on astrogliosis and microgliosis and alterations in synaptophysin-positive puncta engulfed by microglia. Isolated neuron/glia cultures, mixed glial cultures or a microglial cell line were treated with oligomeric human Aβ at concentrations mimicking the pathogenic concentrations (μM) observed in AD in the absence or presence of the non-toxic N-terminal Aβ fragments. Resultant changes in synaptic density, gliosis, oxidative stress, mitochondrial dysfunction, apoptosis, and the expression and release of proinflammatory markers were then determined. RESULTS We demonstrate that the N-terminal Aβ fragments mitigated the phenotypic switch leading to astrogliosis and microgliosis induced by pathological concentrations of Aβ in mixed glial cultures and organotypic brain slice cultures from the transgenic 5xFAD mouse model, while protecting against Aβ-induced oxidative stress, mitochondrial dysfunction and apoptosis in isolated astrocytes and microglia. Moreover, the addition of the N-Aβcore attenuated the expression and release of proinflammatory mediators in microglial cells activated by Aβ and rescued microglia-mediated loss of synaptic elements induced by pathological levels of Aβ. CONCLUSIONS Together, these findings indicate the protective functions of the N-terminal Aβ fragments extend to reactive gliosis and gliotoxicity induced by Aβ, by preventing or reversing glial reactive states indicative of neuroinflammation and synaptic loss central to AD pathogenesis.
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- Megan J Lantz
- Department of Cell and Molecular Biology, University of Hawai'i at Mānoa, Honolulu, HI, USA
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- Department of Cell and Molecular Biology, University of Hawai'i at Mānoa, Honolulu, HI, USA
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- Department of Cell and Molecular Biology, University of Hawai'i at Mānoa, Honolulu, HI, USA
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- Department of Cell and Molecular Biology, University of Hawai'i at Mānoa, Honolulu, HI, USA.
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Wang Z, Song Y, Bai S, Xiang W, Zhou X, Han L, Zhu D, Guan Y. Imaging of microglia in post-stroke inflammation. Nucl Med Biol 2023; 118-119:108336. [PMID: 37028196 DOI: 10.1016/j.nucmedbio.2023.108336] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/25/2022] [Revised: 03/21/2023] [Accepted: 03/21/2023] [Indexed: 04/03/2023]
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Microglia constantly survey the central nervous system microenvironment and maintain brain homeostasis. Microglia activation, polarization and inflammatory response are of great importance in the pathophysiology of ischemic stroke. For exploring biochemical processes in vivo, positron emission tomography (PET) is a superior imaging tool. Translocator protein 18 kDa (TSPO), is a validated neuroinflammatory biomarker which is widely used to evaluate various central nervous system (CNS) pathologies in both preclinical and clinical studies. TSPO level can be elevated due to peripheral inflammatory cells infiltration and glial cells activation. Therefore, a clear understanding of the dynamic changes between microglia and TSPO is critical for interpreting PET studies and understanding the pathophysiology after ischemic stroke. Our review discusses alternative biological targets that have attracted considerable interest for the imaging of microglia activation in recent years, and the potential value of imaging of microglia in the assessment of stroke therapies.
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Costantini E, Carrarini C, Borrelli P, De Rosa M, Calisi D, Consoli S, D’Ardes D, Cipollone F, Di Nicola M, Onofrj M, Reale M, Bonanni L. Different peripheral expression patterns of the nicotinic acetylcholine receptor in dementia with Lewy bodies and Alzheimer's disease. Immun Ageing 2023; 20:3. [PMID: 36647139 PMCID: PMC9843938 DOI: 10.1186/s12979-023-00329-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/19/2022] [Accepted: 11/26/2022] [Indexed: 01/18/2023]
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BACKGROUND The diffuse distribution of nicotinic cholinergic receptors (nAChRs) in both brain and peripheral immune cells points out their involvement in several pathological conditions. Indeed, the deregulated function of the nAChR was previously correlated with cognitive decline and neuropsychiatric symptoms in Alzheimer's disease (AD) and Dementia with Lewy bodies (DLB). The evaluation in peripheral immune cells of nAChR subtypes, which could reflect their expression in brain regions, is a prominent investigation area. OBJECTIVES This study aims to evaluate the expression levels of both the nAChR subunits and the main known inflammatory cytokines in peripheral blood mononuclear cells (PBMCs) of patients with DLB and AD to better characterize their involvement in these two diseases. RESULTS Higher gene expression levels of TNFα, IL6 and IL1β were observed in DLB and AD patients in comparison with healthy controls (HC). In our cohort, a reduction of nAChRα4, nAChRβ2 and nAChRβ4 was detected in both DLB and AD with respect to HC. Considering nAChR gene expressions in DLB and AD, significant differences were observed for nAChRα3, nAChRα4, nAChRβ2 and nAChRβ4 between the two groups. Moreover, the acetylcholine esterase (AChE) gene expression was significantly higher in DLB than in AD. Correlation analysis points out the relation between different nAChR subtype expressions in DLB (nAChRβ2 vs nAChRα3; nAChRα4 vs nAChRα3) and AD (nAChRα4 vs nAChRα3; nAChRα4 vs nAChRβ4; nAChRα7 vs nAChRα3; nAChRα7 vs nAChRα4). CONCLUSIONS Different gene expressions of both pro-inflammatory cytokines and nAChR subtypes may represent a peripheral link between inflammation and neurodegeneration. Inflammatory cytokines and different nAChRs should be valid and accurate peripheral markers for the clinical diagnosis of DLB and AD. However, although nAChRs show a great biological role in the regulation of inflammation, no significant correlation was detected between nAChR subtypes and the examined cytokines in our cohort of patients.
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- E. Costantini
- grid.412451.70000 0001 2181 4941Department of Medicine and Aging Sciences, University “G. d’Annunzio”, Via dei Vestini, 66100 Chieti, Italy
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- grid.412451.70000 0001 2181 4941Department of Neuroscience, Imaging, and Clinical Sciences, “G. d’Annunzio” University of Chieti-Pescara, Chieti, Italy
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- grid.412451.70000 0001 2181 4941Department of Medical, Oral and Biotechnological Sciences, Laboratory of Biostatistics, University “G. d’Annunzio”, Via dei Vestini, 66100 Chieti, Italy
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- grid.412451.70000 0001 2181 4941Department of Neuroscience, Imaging, and Clinical Sciences, “G. d’Annunzio” University of Chieti-Pescara, Chieti, Italy
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- grid.412451.70000 0001 2181 4941Department of Neuroscience, Imaging, and Clinical Sciences, “G. d’Annunzio” University of Chieti-Pescara, Chieti, Italy
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- grid.412451.70000 0001 2181 4941Department of Neuroscience, Imaging, and Clinical Sciences, “G. d’Annunzio” University of Chieti-Pescara, Chieti, Italy
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- grid.412451.70000 0001 2181 4941Department of Medicine and Aging Sciences, University “G. d’Annunzio”, Via dei Vestini, 66100 Chieti, Italy
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- grid.412451.70000 0001 2181 4941Department of Medicine and Aging Sciences, University “G. d’Annunzio”, Via dei Vestini, 66100 Chieti, Italy
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- grid.412451.70000 0001 2181 4941Department of Medical, Oral and Biotechnological Sciences, Laboratory of Biostatistics, University “G. d’Annunzio”, Via dei Vestini, 66100 Chieti, Italy
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- grid.412451.70000 0001 2181 4941Department of Neuroscience, Imaging, and Clinical Sciences, “G. d’Annunzio” University of Chieti-Pescara, Chieti, Italy
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- grid.412451.70000 0001 2181 4941Department of Innovative Technologies in Medicine and Dentistry, University “G. d’Annunzio”, Via dei Vestini, 66100 Chieti, Italy
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- grid.412451.70000 0001 2181 4941Department of Medicine and Aging Sciences, University “G. d’Annunzio”, Via dei Vestini, 66100 Chieti, Italy
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Wang Q, Gou J, Guo S, Wei F, Han T, Lai R, Zhang D, Diao Y, Yin Y. Nicotine Activating α 4β 2 Nicotinic Acetylcholine Receptors to Suppress Neuroinflammation via JAK2-STAT3 Signaling Pathway in Ischemic Rats and Inflammatory Cells. Mol Neurobiol 2022; 59:3280-3293. [PMID: 35297011 DOI: 10.1007/s12035-022-02797-4] [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: 12/16/2021] [Accepted: 03/09/2022] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Nicotine plays a role in inhibiting inflammatory factors, which contributes to improving cognitive impairment by activating α4β2 nAChRs in ischemic rats, but the underlying mechanism has not been fully elucidated. Janus tyrosine kinase 2-signal transducer and activator of transcription 3 (JAK2-STAT3) signaling pathway is involved in cognitive improvement, and there seems to be a relationship between nAChRs and JAK2-STAT3 as well. The aim of this study is to explore the role of JAK2-STAT3 signaling pathway in nicotine-mediated anti-inflammatory effect. Nicotine, DHβE (the strongest competitive antagonist of α4β2 nAChRs), and AG490 (a specific JAK2-STAT3 blocker) were used to intervene and treat ischemic rats and HEK-293 T-hα4β2 cells. The Morris water maze (MWM) test and 2-[18F]-A-85380 PET imaging were performed to detect the cognitive function and α4β2 nAChRs density in ischemic rats. The results demonstrated that nicotine intervention increased the density of α4β2 nAChRs and improved cognitive impairment, but this effect was blocked by AG490, and the receptors were still upregulated. Essentially, when the JAK2-STAT3 signaling pathway was blocked, nicotine could only upregulate the expression of α4β2 nAChRs, but not improve the cognitive function. PCR and Western blot analysis further confirmed these results. The cell experiments also showed that nicotine could reduce inflammatory factors stimulated by LPS and upregulate the expression of pJAK2 and pSTAT3 in HEK-293 T-hα4β2 cells, while AG490 and DHβE reversed the effect of nicotine. To sum up, our work indicated that JAK2-STAT3 signaling pathway played an important role in nicotine-induced cognitive improvement by upregulating α4β2 nAChRs in ischemic rats.
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- Qi Wang
- Department of Nuclear Medicine, The First Hospital of China Medical University, Shenyang, 110001, China.,Department of Nuclear Medicine, The Fourth Hospital of China Medical University, Shenyang, 110032, China
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- Department of Nuclear Medicine, Xinhua Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Kongjiang Road 1665, Yangpu District, Shanghai City, 200092, China
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- Department of Nuclear Medicine, Xinhua Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Kongjiang Road 1665, Yangpu District, Shanghai City, 200092, China
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- Department of Nuclear Medicine, Xinhua Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Kongjiang Road 1665, Yangpu District, Shanghai City, 200092, China
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- Department of Nuclear Medicine, Chifeng Municipal Hospital, Inner Mongolia Medical University Chifeng Clinical College Of Medicine, Chifeng City, 024000, China
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- Department of Nuclear Medicine, Nanjing Drum Tower Hospital, Nanjing, 210008, China
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- Department of Nuclear Medicine, The First Hospital of China Medical University, Shenyang, 110001, China
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- Department of Nuclear Medicine, The First Hospital of China Medical University, Shenyang, 110001, China
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- Department of Nuclear Medicine, Xinhua Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Kongjiang Road 1665, Yangpu District, Shanghai City, 200092, China.
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Van Camp N, Lavisse S, Roost P, Gubinelli F, Hillmer A, Boutin H. TSPO imaging in animal models of brain diseases. Eur J Nucl Med Mol Imaging 2021; 49:77-109. [PMID: 34245328 PMCID: PMC8712305 DOI: 10.1007/s00259-021-05379-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 35] [Impact Index Per Article: 11.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/01/2021] [Accepted: 04/25/2021] [Indexed: 12/19/2022]
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Over the last 30 years, the 18-kDa TSPO protein has been considered as the PET imaging biomarker of reference to measure increased neuroinflammation. Generally assumed to image activated microglia, TSPO has also been detected in endothelial cells and activated astrocytes. Here, we provide an exhaustive overview of the recent literature on the TSPO-PET imaging (i) in the search and development of new TSPO tracers and (ii) in the understanding of acute and chronic neuroinflammation in animal models of neurological disorders. Generally, studies testing new TSPO radiotracers against the prototypic [11C]-R-PK11195 or more recent competitors use models of acute focal neuroinflammation (e.g. stroke or lipopolysaccharide injection). These studies have led to the development of over 60 new tracers during the last 15 years. These studies highlighted that interpretation of TSPO-PET is easier in acute models of focal lesions, whereas in chronic models with lower or diffuse microglial activation, such as models of Alzheimer's disease or Parkinson's disease, TSPO quantification for detection of neuroinflammation is more challenging, mirroring what is observed in clinic. Moreover, technical limitations of preclinical scanners provide a drawback when studying modest neuroinflammation in small brains (e.g. in mice). Overall, this review underlines the value of TSPO imaging to study the time course or response to treatment of neuroinflammation in acute or chronic models of diseases. As such, TSPO remains the gold standard biomarker reference for neuroinflammation, waiting for new radioligands for other, more specific targets for neuroinflammatory processes and/or immune cells to emerge.
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- Nadja Van Camp
- Université Paris-Saclay, CEA, CNRS, MIRCen, Laboratoire des Maladies Neurodégénératives, 92265, Fontenay-aux-Roses, France
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- Université Paris-Saclay, CEA, CNRS, MIRCen, Laboratoire des Maladies Neurodégénératives, 92265, Fontenay-aux-Roses, France
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- Université Paris-Saclay, CEA, CNRS, MIRCen, Laboratoire des Maladies Neurodégénératives, 92265, Fontenay-aux-Roses, France
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- Université Paris-Saclay, CEA, CNRS, MIRCen, Laboratoire des Maladies Neurodégénératives, 92265, Fontenay-aux-Roses, France
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- Department of Psychiatry, Yale School of Medicine, New Haven, CT, USA
- Department of Radiology & Biomedical Imaging, Yale School of Medicine, New Haven, CT, USA
- Department of Biomedical Engineering, Yale School of Engineering & Applied Science, New Haven, CT, USA
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- Division of Neuroscience and Experimental Psychology, School of Biological Sciences, Faculty of Brain and Mental Health, University of Manchester, M13 9PL, Manchester, UK.
- Wolfson Molecular Imaging Centre, University of Manchester, 27 Palatine Road, M20 3LJ, Manchester, UK.
- Geoffrey Jefferson Brain Research Centre, Manchester Academic Health Science Centre, Northern Care Alliance & University of Manchester, Manchester, UK.
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Song YS, Lee SH, Jung JH, Song IH, Park HS, Moon BS, Kim SE, Lee BC. TSPO Expression Modulatory Effect of Acetylcholinesterase Inhibitor in the Ischemic Stroke Rat Model. Cells 2021; 10:cells10061350. [PMID: 34072449 PMCID: PMC8227181 DOI: 10.3390/cells10061350] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/23/2021] [Revised: 05/24/2021] [Accepted: 05/26/2021] [Indexed: 12/21/2022] Open
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We performed in vivo PET imaging with 3-[18F]F-CP118,954 (1) for acetylcholinesterase (AChE) and [18F]fluoromethyl-PBR28-d2 (2) for translocator protein 18-kDa (TSPO) to investigate the inflammatory brain response after stroke. Imaging studies were performed in the middle cerebral artery occlusion (MCAO) Sprague-Dawley rat model for a period of three weeks. The percentage injected dose per tissue weight (%ID/g) of striatum of 1, and cortex of 2 were obtained, respectively. To trace the sequential inflammatory responses, AChE imaging of 1 was done on post-MCAO day 2, after giving cold PK-11195 for 1 day, and TSPO imaging of 2 was carried out on post-MCAO day 11, after giving donepezil for 10 days. AChE activity in the MCAO-lesioned side were significantly higher than that of the contralateral side on day one, and TSPO activity was highest on day 11. TSPO inhibitor, PK-11195 did not affect AChE activity on day two, while AChE inhibitor, donepezil significantly lowered TSPO binding on day 12. Our study demonstrates that AChE level is elevated in the early course of brain ischemia as a trigger for the inflammatory response, and TSPO level is elevated persistently throughout the post-ischemic injury in the brain. Also, the AChE inhibitor may be able to inhibit or delay neurotoxic inflammatory responses and serve as a beneficial treatment option.
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- Yoo Sung Song
- Department of Nuclear Medicine, Seoul National University Bundang Hospital, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seongnam 13620, Korea; (Y.S.S.); (S.H.L.); (J.H.J.); (I.H.S.); (H.S.P.)
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- Department of Nuclear Medicine, Seoul National University Bundang Hospital, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seongnam 13620, Korea; (Y.S.S.); (S.H.L.); (J.H.J.); (I.H.S.); (H.S.P.)
- Department of Transdisciplinary Studies, Graduate School of Convergence Science and Technology, Seoul National University, Seoul 08826, Korea
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- Department of Nuclear Medicine, Seoul National University Bundang Hospital, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seongnam 13620, Korea; (Y.S.S.); (S.H.L.); (J.H.J.); (I.H.S.); (H.S.P.)
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- Department of Nuclear Medicine, Seoul National University Bundang Hospital, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seongnam 13620, Korea; (Y.S.S.); (S.H.L.); (J.H.J.); (I.H.S.); (H.S.P.)
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- Department of Nuclear Medicine, Seoul National University Bundang Hospital, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seongnam 13620, Korea; (Y.S.S.); (S.H.L.); (J.H.J.); (I.H.S.); (H.S.P.)
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- Department of Nuclear Medicine, Ewha Womans University Seoul Hospital, Ewha Womans University College of Medicine, Seoul 07804, Korea;
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- Department of Nuclear Medicine, Seoul National University Bundang Hospital, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seongnam 13620, Korea; (Y.S.S.); (S.H.L.); (J.H.J.); (I.H.S.); (H.S.P.)
- Department of Molecular Medicine and Biopharmaceutical Sciences, Graduate School of Convergence Science and Technology, Seoul National University, Seoul 08826, Korea
- Center for Nanomolecular Imaging and Innovative Drug Development, Advanced Institutes of Convergence Technology, Suwon 16229, Korea
- Correspondence: (S.E.K.); (B.C.L.); Tel.: +82-31-787-7671 (S.E.K.); +82-31-787-2956 (B.C.L.)
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- Department of Nuclear Medicine, Seoul National University Bundang Hospital, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seongnam 13620, Korea; (Y.S.S.); (S.H.L.); (J.H.J.); (I.H.S.); (H.S.P.)
- Center for Nanomolecular Imaging and Innovative Drug Development, Advanced Institutes of Convergence Technology, Suwon 16229, Korea
- Correspondence: (S.E.K.); (B.C.L.); Tel.: +82-31-787-7671 (S.E.K.); +82-31-787-2956 (B.C.L.)
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Terpinskaya TI, Osipov AV, Kryukova EV, Kudryavtsev DS, Kopylova NV, Yanchanka TL, Palukoshka AF, Gondarenko EA, Zhmak MN, Tsetlin VI, Utkin YN. α-Conotoxins and α-Cobratoxin Promote, while Lipoxygenase and Cyclooxygenase Inhibitors Suppress the Proliferation of Glioma C6 Cells. Mar Drugs 2021; 19:md19020118. [PMID: 33669933 PMCID: PMC7956437 DOI: 10.3390/md19020118] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/03/2020] [Revised: 02/01/2021] [Accepted: 02/18/2021] [Indexed: 12/11/2022] Open
Abstract
Among the brain tumors, glioma is the most common. In general, different biochemical mechanisms, involving nicotinic acetylcholine receptors (nAChRs) and the arachidonic acid cascade are involved in oncogenesis. Although the engagement of the latter in survival and proliferation of rat C6 glioma has been shown, there are practically no data about the presence and the role of nAChRs in C6 cells. In this work we studied the effects of nAChR antagonists, marine snail α-conotoxins and snake α-cobratoxin, on the survival and proliferation of C6 glioma cells. The effects of the lipoxygenase and cyclooxygenase inhibitors either alone or together with α-conotoxins and α-cobratoxin were studied in parallel. It was found that α-conotoxins and α-cobratoxin promoted the proliferation of C6 glioma cells, while nicotine had practically no effect at concentrations below 1 µL/mL. Nordihydroguaiaretic acid, a nonspecific lipoxygenase inhibitor, and baicalein, a 12-lipoxygenase inhibitor, exerted antiproliferative and cytotoxic effects on C6 cells. nAChR inhibitors weaken this effect after 24 h cultivation but produced no effects at longer times. Quantitative real-time polymerase chain reaction showed that mRNA for α4, α7, β2 and β4 subunits of nAChR were expressed in C6 glioma cells. This is the first indication for involvement of nAChRs in mechanisms of glioma cell proliferation.
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- Tatiana I. Terpinskaya
- Institute of Physiology, National Academy of Sciences of Belarus, ul. Akademicheskaya, 28, 220072 Minsk, Belarus; (T.I.T.); (T.L.Y.); (A.F.P.)
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- Shemyakin-Ovchinnikov Institute of Bioorganic Chemistry, Russian Academy of Sciences, ul. Miklukho-Maklaya 16/10, 117997 Moscow, Russia; (A.V.O.); (E.V.K.); (D.S.K.); (N.V.K.); (E.A.G.); (M.N.Z.); (V.I.T.)
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- Shemyakin-Ovchinnikov Institute of Bioorganic Chemistry, Russian Academy of Sciences, ul. Miklukho-Maklaya 16/10, 117997 Moscow, Russia; (A.V.O.); (E.V.K.); (D.S.K.); (N.V.K.); (E.A.G.); (M.N.Z.); (V.I.T.)
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- Shemyakin-Ovchinnikov Institute of Bioorganic Chemistry, Russian Academy of Sciences, ul. Miklukho-Maklaya 16/10, 117997 Moscow, Russia; (A.V.O.); (E.V.K.); (D.S.K.); (N.V.K.); (E.A.G.); (M.N.Z.); (V.I.T.)
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- Shemyakin-Ovchinnikov Institute of Bioorganic Chemistry, Russian Academy of Sciences, ul. Miklukho-Maklaya 16/10, 117997 Moscow, Russia; (A.V.O.); (E.V.K.); (D.S.K.); (N.V.K.); (E.A.G.); (M.N.Z.); (V.I.T.)
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- Institute of Physiology, National Academy of Sciences of Belarus, ul. Akademicheskaya, 28, 220072 Minsk, Belarus; (T.I.T.); (T.L.Y.); (A.F.P.)
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- Institute of Physiology, National Academy of Sciences of Belarus, ul. Akademicheskaya, 28, 220072 Minsk, Belarus; (T.I.T.); (T.L.Y.); (A.F.P.)
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- Shemyakin-Ovchinnikov Institute of Bioorganic Chemistry, Russian Academy of Sciences, ul. Miklukho-Maklaya 16/10, 117997 Moscow, Russia; (A.V.O.); (E.V.K.); (D.S.K.); (N.V.K.); (E.A.G.); (M.N.Z.); (V.I.T.)
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- Shemyakin-Ovchinnikov Institute of Bioorganic Chemistry, Russian Academy of Sciences, ul. Miklukho-Maklaya 16/10, 117997 Moscow, Russia; (A.V.O.); (E.V.K.); (D.S.K.); (N.V.K.); (E.A.G.); (M.N.Z.); (V.I.T.)
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- Shemyakin-Ovchinnikov Institute of Bioorganic Chemistry, Russian Academy of Sciences, ul. Miklukho-Maklaya 16/10, 117997 Moscow, Russia; (A.V.O.); (E.V.K.); (D.S.K.); (N.V.K.); (E.A.G.); (M.N.Z.); (V.I.T.)
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- Shemyakin-Ovchinnikov Institute of Bioorganic Chemistry, Russian Academy of Sciences, ul. Miklukho-Maklaya 16/10, 117997 Moscow, Russia; (A.V.O.); (E.V.K.); (D.S.K.); (N.V.K.); (E.A.G.); (M.N.Z.); (V.I.T.)
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Schubert JJ, Veronese M, Fryer TD, Manavaki R, Kitzbichler MG, Nettis MA, Mondelli V, Pariante CM, Bullmore ET, Turkheimer FE. A Modest Increase in 11C-PK11195-Positron Emission Tomography TSPO Binding in Depression Is Not Associated With Serum C-Reactive Protein or Body Mass Index. BIOLOGICAL PSYCHIATRY: COGNITIVE NEUROSCIENCE AND NEUROIMAGING 2021; 6:716-724. [PMID: 33515765 PMCID: PMC8264953 DOI: 10.1016/j.bpsc.2020.12.017] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/21/2020] [Revised: 11/27/2020] [Accepted: 12/23/2020] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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Background Immune mechanisms have been implicated in the pathogenesis of depression. Translocator protein (TSPO)–targeted positron emission tomography (PET) has been used to assess neuroinflammation in major depressive disorder. We aimed to 1) test the hypothesis of significant case-control differences in TSPO binding in the anterior cingulate cortex, prefrontal cortex, and insula regions; and 2) explore the relationship between cerebral TSPO binding and peripheral blood C-reactive protein (CRP) concentration. Methods A total of 51 depressed subjects with Hamilton Depression Rating Scale score >13 (median 17; interquartile range, 16–22) and 25 healthy control subjects underwent dynamic brain 11C-PK11195 PET and peripheral blood immune marker characterization. Depressed subjects were divided into high CRP (>3 mg/L; n = 20) and low CRP (<3 mg/L; n = 31). Results Across the three regions, TSPO binding was significantly increased in depressed versus control subjects (η2p = .09; F1,71 = 6.97, p = .01), which was not influenced by body mass index. The case-control difference was greatest in the anterior cingulate cortex (d = 0.49; t74 = 2.00, p = .03) and not significant in the prefrontal cortex or insula (d = 0.27 and d = 0.36, respectively). Following CRP stratification, significantly higher TSPO binding was observed in low-CRP depression compared with controls (d = 0.53; t54 = 1.96, p = .03). These effect sizes are comparable to prior major depressive disorder case-control TSPO PET data. No significant correlations were observed between TSPO and CRP measures. Conclusions Consistent with previous findings, there is a modest increase in TSPO binding in depressed patients compared with healthy control subjects. The lack of a significant correlation between brain TSPO binding and blood CRP concentration or body mass index poses questions about the interactions between central and peripheral immune responses in the pathogenesis of depression.
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- Julia J Schubert
- Department of Neuroimaging, Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology and Neuroscience, King's College London, United Kingdom.
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- Department of Neuroimaging, Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology and Neuroscience, King's College London, United Kingdom
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- Department of Clinical Neurosciences, School of Clinical Medicine, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, United Kingdom; Wolfson Brain Imaging Centre, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, United Kingdom
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- Department of Radiology, School of Clinical Medicine, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, United Kingdom
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- Department of Psychiatry, School of Clinical Medicine, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, United Kingdom
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- Department of Psychological Medicine, Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology and Neuroscience, King's College London, United Kingdom; National Institute for Health and Research Biomedical Research Centre, South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust and King's College London, London, United Kingdom
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- Department of Psychological Medicine, Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology and Neuroscience, King's College London, United Kingdom; National Institute for Health and Research Biomedical Research Centre, South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust and King's College London, London, United Kingdom
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- Department of Psychological Medicine, Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology and Neuroscience, King's College London, United Kingdom; National Institute for Health and Research Biomedical Research Centre, South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust and King's College London, London, United Kingdom
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- Department of Psychiatry, School of Clinical Medicine, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, United Kingdom; Cambridgeshire and Peterborough NHS Foundation Trust, Cambridge, United Kingdom
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- Department of Neuroimaging, Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology and Neuroscience, King's College London, United Kingdom
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Gamage R, Wagnon I, Rossetti I, Childs R, Niedermayer G, Chesworth R, Gyengesi E. Cholinergic Modulation of Glial Function During Aging and Chronic Neuroinflammation. Front Cell Neurosci 2020; 14:577912. [PMID: 33192323 PMCID: PMC7594524 DOI: 10.3389/fncel.2020.577912] [Citation(s) in RCA: 69] [Impact Index Per Article: 17.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/30/2020] [Accepted: 09/07/2020] [Indexed: 12/12/2022] Open
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Aging is a complex biological process that increases the risk of age-related cognitive degenerative diseases such as dementia, including Alzheimer’s disease (AD), Lewy Body Dementia (LBD), and mild cognitive impairment (MCI). Even non-pathological aging of the brain can involve chronic oxidative and inflammatory stress, which disrupts the communication and balance between the brain and the immune system. There has been an increasingly strong connection found between chronic neuroinflammation and impaired memory, especially in AD. While microglia and astrocytes, the resident immune cells of the central nervous system (CNS), exerting beneficial effects during the acute inflammatory phase, during chronic neuroinflammation they can become more detrimental. Central cholinergic circuits are involved in maintaining normal cognitive function and regulating signaling within the entire cerebral cortex. While neuronal-glial cholinergic signaling is anti-inflammatory and anti-oxidative, central cholinergic neuronal degeneration is implicated in impaired learning, memory sleep regulation, and attention. Although there is evidence of cholinergic involvement in memory, fewer studies have linked the cholinergic anti-inflammatory and anti-oxidant pathways to memory processes during development, normal aging, and disease states. This review will summarize the current knowledge of cholinergic effects on microglia and astroglia, and their role in both anti-inflammatory and anti-oxidant mechanisms, concerning normal aging and chronic neuroinflammation. We provided details on how stimulation of α7 nicotinic acetylcholine (α7nACh) receptors can be neuroprotective by increasing amyloid-β phagocytosis, decreasing inflammation and reducing oxidative stress by promoting the nuclear factor erythroid 2-related factor 2 (Nrf2) pathways and decreasing the release of pro-inflammatory cytokines. There is also evidence for astroglial α7nACh receptor stimulation mediating anti-inflammatory and antioxidant effects by inhibiting the nuclear factor-κB (NF-κB) pathway and activating the Nrf2 pathway respectively. We conclude that targeting cholinergic glial interactions between neurons and glial cells via α7nACh receptors could regulate neuroinflammation and oxidative stress, relevant to the treatment of several neurodegenerative diseases.
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- Rashmi Gamage
- Department of Pharmacology, School of Medicine, Western Sydney University, Penrith, NSW, Australia
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- Department of Pharmacology, School of Medicine, Western Sydney University, Penrith, NSW, Australia
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- Department of Pharmacology, School of Medicine, Western Sydney University, Penrith, NSW, Australia
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- Department of Pharmacology, School of Medicine, Western Sydney University, Penrith, NSW, Australia
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- School of Science, Western Sydney University, Penrith, NSW, Australia
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- School of Medicine, Western Sydney University, Penrith, NSW, Australia
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- Department of Pharmacology, School of Medicine, Western Sydney University, Penrith, NSW, Australia
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Albertini G, Etienne F, Roumier A. Regulation of microglia by neuromodulators: Modulations in major and minor modes. Neurosci Lett 2020; 733:135000. [DOI: 10.1016/j.neulet.2020.135000] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/08/2019] [Revised: 04/15/2020] [Accepted: 04/16/2020] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
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Assessing the Effects of Cytoprotectants on Selective Neuronal Loss, Sensorimotor Deficit and Microglial Activation after Temporary Middle Cerebral Occlusion. Brain Sci 2019; 9:brainsci9100287. [PMID: 31652564 PMCID: PMC6827002 DOI: 10.3390/brainsci9100287] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/30/2019] [Revised: 10/18/2019] [Accepted: 10/20/2019] [Indexed: 01/21/2023] Open
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Although early reperfusion after stroke salvages the still-viable ischemic tissue, peri-infarct selective neuronal loss (SNL) can cause sensorimotor deficits (SMD). We designed a longitudinal protocol to assess the effects of cytoprotectants on SMD, microglial activation (MA) and SNL, and specifically tested whether the KCa3.1-blocker TRAM-34 would prevent SNL. Spontaneously hypertensive rats underwent 15 min middle-cerebral artery occlusion and were randomized into control or treatment group, which received TRAM-34 intraperitoneally for 4 weeks starting 12 h after reperfusion. SMD was assessed longitudinally using the sticky-label test. MA was quantified at day 14 using in vivo [11C]-PK111195 positron emission tomography (PET), and again across the same regions-of-interest template by immunofluorescence together with SNL at day 28. SMD recovered significantly faster in the treated group (p = 0.004). On PET, MA was present in 5/6 rats in each group, with no significant between-group difference. On immunofluorescence, both SNL and MA were present in 5/6 control rats and 4/6 TRAM-34 rats, with a non-significantly lower degree of MA but a significantly (p = 0.009) lower degree of SNL in the treated group. These findings document the utility of our longitudinal protocol and suggest that TRAM-34 reduces SNL and hastens behavioural recovery without marked MA blocking at the assessed time-points.
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Shi K, Tian DC, Li ZG, Ducruet AF, Lawton MT, Shi FD. Global brain inflammation in stroke. Lancet Neurol 2019; 18:1058-1066. [PMID: 31296369 DOI: 10.1016/s1474-4422(19)30078-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 447] [Impact Index Per Article: 89.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/14/2018] [Revised: 02/11/2019] [Accepted: 02/11/2019] [Indexed: 01/21/2023]
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Stroke, including acute ischaemic stroke and intracerebral haemorrhage, results in neuronal cell death and the release of factors such as damage-associated molecular patterns (DAMPs) that elicit localised inflammation in the injured brain region. Such focal brain inflammation aggravates secondary brain injury by exacerbating blood-brain barrier damage, microvascular failure, brain oedema, oxidative stress, and by directly inducing neuronal cell death. In addition to inflammation localised to the injured brain region, a growing body of evidence suggests that inflammatory responses after a stroke occur and persist throughout the entire brain. Global brain inflammation might continuously shape the evolving pathology after a stroke and affect the patients' long-term neurological outcome. Future efforts towards understanding the mechanisms governing the emergence of so-called global brain inflammation would facilitate modulation of this inflammation as a potential therapeutic strategy for stroke.
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- Kaibin Shi
- Tianjin Medical University General Hospital, Tianjin, China; Department of Neurology, and Department of Neurosurgery, Barrow Neurological Institute, St Joseph's Hospital and Medical Center, Phoenix, AZ, USA
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- China National Clinical Research Center for Neurological Diseases, Beijing Tiantan Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing, China; Tianjin Medical University General Hospital, Tianjin, China
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- Tianjin Medical University General Hospital, Tianjin, China
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- Department of Neurology, and Department of Neurosurgery, Barrow Neurological Institute, St Joseph's Hospital and Medical Center, Phoenix, AZ, USA
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- Department of Neurology, and Department of Neurosurgery, Barrow Neurological Institute, St Joseph's Hospital and Medical Center, Phoenix, AZ, USA
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- China National Clinical Research Center for Neurological Diseases, Beijing Tiantan Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing, China; Tianjin Medical University General Hospital, Tianjin, China.
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Huang TH, Lin YW, Huang CP, Chen JM, Hsieh CL. Short-term auricular electrical stimulation rapidly elevated cortical blood flow and promoted the expression of nicotinic acetylcholine receptor α4 in the 2 vessel occlusion rats model. J Biomed Sci 2019; 26:36. [PMID: 31078140 PMCID: PMC6511660 DOI: 10.1186/s12929-019-0526-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/12/2018] [Accepted: 04/23/2019] [Indexed: 01/14/2023] Open
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Background Vascular dementia is the second dementing illness after Alzheimer’s disease and caused by reduced blood flow to the brain, and affects cognitive abilities. Our previous study found that auricular electrical stimulation (ES) improved motor and learning impairment, and this phenomenon related with nicotinic acetylcholine receptor (nAChR) expressed cells. However, the underlying mechanism was not clear. In the present study, we investigated the effects of auricular ES on cortical blood flow (CBF) and acetylcholine (ACh) - nAChRs expressed cells. Methods Vascular dementia rat animal model was established by permanent occlusions of common carotid arteries with 6–0 nylon suture filament. At 21 day after surgery, motor impairment was confirmed by rotarod test. 15-Hz auricular ES were applied to the ears for 20 min and CBF was recorded at the mean time. The brains were immediately dissected for immunohistochemical stain and western blot analysis. Results Our results showed that 15-Hz auricular ES rapidly elevated CBF in the middle cerebral artery. The numbers of nAChR α4 immuno-positive cells and western blot levels were significally increased by 15-Hz auricular ES in the hippocampal CA2 output cortex. The numbers of choline acetyltransferase (ChAT) – a key enzyme for biosynthesis of ACh – immuno-positive cells and western blot levels had no significant differences. Conclusions The present data suggested that the 15-Hz auricular ES for 20 min rapidly elevated cortical blood flow, promoted the expression of nAChR α4, and would be beneficial for the treatment of Alzheimer type and vascular type dementia.
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- Tai-Hsiang Huang
- Graduate Institute of Acupuncture Science, College of Chinese Medicine, China Medical University, Taichung, 40402, Taiwan
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- Graduate Institute of Acupuncture Science, College of Chinese Medicine, China Medical University, Taichung, 40402, Taiwan.,Chinese Medicine Research Center, China Medical University, Taichung, 40402, Taiwan
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- Chinese Medicine Research Center, China Medical University, Taichung, 40402, Taiwan
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- Graduate Institute of Applied Science and Engineering, Fu Jen Catholic University, New Taipei City, 510, Taiwan
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- Chinese Medicine Research Center, China Medical University, Taichung, 40402, Taiwan. .,Graduate Institute of Integrated Medicine, College of Chinese Medicine, China Medical University, 91 Hsueh-Shih Road, Taichung, 40402, Taiwan. .,Department of Chinese Medicine, China Medical University Hospital, Taichung, 40447, Taiwan. .,Research Center for Chinese Medicine and Acupuncture, China Medical Univeristy, Taichung, 40402, Taiwan.
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PET Imaging of Crossed Cerebellar Diaschisis after Long-Term Cerebral Ischemia in Rats. CONTRAST MEDIA & MOLECULAR IMAGING 2018; 2018:2483078. [PMID: 30627057 PMCID: PMC6305055 DOI: 10.1155/2018/2483078] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/19/2018] [Accepted: 10/23/2018] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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Crossed cerebellar diaschisis (CCD) is a decrease of regional blood flow and metabolism in the cerebellar hemisphere contralateral to the injured brain hemisphere as a common consequence of stroke. Despite CCD has been detected in patients with stroke using neuroimaging modalities, the evaluation of this phenomenon in rodent models of cerebral ischemia has been scarcely evaluated so far. Here, we report the in vivo evaluation of CCD after long-term cerebral ischemia in rats using positron emission tomography (PET) imaging with 2-deoxy-2-[18F]fluoro-D-glucose ([18F]FDG). Imaging studies were combined with neurological evaluation to assess functional recovery. In the ischemic territory, imaging studies showed a significant decrease in glucose metabolism followed by a progressive recovery later on. Conversely, the cerebellum showed a contralateral hypometabolism from days 7 to 14 after reperfusion. Neurological behavior showed major impaired outcome at day 1 after ischemia followed by a significant recovery of the sensorimotor function from days 7 to 28 after experimental stroke. Taken together, these results suggest that the degree of CCD after cerebral ischemia might be predictive of neurological recovery.
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Högel H, Rissanen E, Vuorimaa A, Airas L. Positron emission tomography imaging in evaluation of MS pathology in vivo. Mult Scler 2018; 24:1399-1412. [DOI: 10.1177/1352458518791680] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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Positron emission tomography (PET) gives an opportunity to quantitate the expression of specific molecular targets in vivo and longitudinally in brain and thus enhances our possibilities to understand and follow up multiple sclerosis (MS)-related pathology. For successful PET imaging, one needs a relevant target molecule within the brain, to which a blood–brain barrier–penetrating specific radioligand will bind. 18-kDa translocator protein (TSPO)-binding radioligands have been used to detect activated microglial cells at different stages of MS, and remyelination has been measured using amyloid PET. Several PET ligands for the detection of other inflammatory targets, besides TSPO, have been developed but not yet been used for imaging MS patients. Finally, synaptic density evaluation has been successfully tested in human subjects and gives opportunities for the evaluation of the development of cortical and deep gray matter pathology in MS. This review will discuss PET imaging modalities relevant for MS today.
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- Heidi Högel
- Turku PET Centre, Turku University Hospital and University of Turku, Turku, Finland/Division of Clinical Neurosciences, Turku University Hospital and University of Turku, Turku, Finland
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- Turku PET Centre, Turku University Hospital and University of Turku, Turku, Finland/Division of Clinical Neurosciences, Turku University Hospital and University of Turku, Turku, Finland
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- Turku PET Centre, Turku University Hospital and University of Turku, Turku, Finland/Division of Clinical Neurosciences, Turku University Hospital and University of Turku, Turku, Finland
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- Turku PET Centre, Turku University Hospital and University of Turku, Turku, Finland/Division of Clinical Neurosciences, Turku University Hospital and University of Turku, Turku, Finland
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Miyajima N, Ito M, Rokugawa T, Iimori H, Momosaki S, Omachi S, Shimosegawa E, Hatazawa J, Abe K. Detection of neuroinflammation before selective neuronal loss appearance after mild focal ischemia using [ 18F]DPA-714 imaging. EJNMMI Res 2018; 8:43. [PMID: 29884977 PMCID: PMC5993708 DOI: 10.1186/s13550-018-0400-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/08/2018] [Accepted: 05/23/2018] [Indexed: 12/13/2022] Open
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Background Translocator protein (TSPO) imaging can be used to detect neuroinflammation (including microglial activation) after acute cerebral infarction. However, longitudinal changes of TSPO binding after mild ischemia that induces selective neuronal loss (SNL) without acute infarction are not well understood. Here, we performed TSPO imaging with [18F]DPA-714 to determine the time course of neuroinflammation and SNL after mild focal ischemia. Results Mild focal ischemia was induced by middle cerebral artery occlusion (MCAO) for 20 min. In MCAO rats without acute infarction investigated by 2, 3, 5-triphenyltetrazolium chloride (TTC) staining, in vitro ARG revealed a significant increase of [18F]DPA-714 binding in the ipsilateral striatum compared with that in the contralateral side at 1, 2, 3, and 7 days after MCAO. Increased [18F]DPA-714 binding was observed in the cerebral cortex penumbra, reaching maximal values at 7 days after MCAO. Activation of striatal microglia and astrocytes was observed with immunohistochemistry of ionized calcium binding adaptor molecule 1 (Iba1) and glial fibrillary acidic protein (GFAP) at 2, 3, and 7 days after MCAO. SNL was investigated with Nissl staining and neuronal nuclei (NeuN) immunostaining and observed in the ischemic core region of the striatum on days 3 and 7 after MCAO. We confirmed that total distribution volume of [18F]DPA-714 in the ipsilateral striatum was significantly increased at 2 and 7 days after MCAO using positron emission tomography (PET). Conclusions [18F]DPA-714 binding measured with in vitro ARG was increased before SNL appeared, and this change was detected by in vivo PET. These findings suggest that TSPO PET imaging might be useful for detection of neuroinflammation leading to SNL after focal ischemia.
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- Natsumi Miyajima
- Translational Research Unit, Biomarker R&D Department, Shionogi & Co., Ltd., Osaka, 5610825, Japan.
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- Translational Research Unit, Biomarker R&D Department, Shionogi & Co., Ltd., Osaka, 5610825, Japan
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- Translational Research Unit, Biomarker R&D Department, Shionogi & Co., Ltd., Osaka, 5610825, Japan
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- Department of Applied Chemistry and Analysis, Research Laboratory for Development, Shionogi & Co., Ltd., Osaka, Japan
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- Translational Research Unit, Biomarker R&D Department, Shionogi & Co., Ltd., Osaka, 5610825, Japan
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- Department of medical affairs, Shionogi & Co., Ltd., Osaka, Japan
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- Department of Molecular Imaging in Medicine, Osaka University Graduate School of Medicine, Osaka, Japan.,Department of Nuclear Medicine and Tracer Kinetics, Osaka University Graduate School of Medicine, Osaka, Japan.,PET Molecular Imaging Center, Osaka University Graduate School of Medicine, Osaka, Japan
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- Department of Nuclear Medicine and Tracer Kinetics, Osaka University Graduate School of Medicine, Osaka, Japan.,PET Molecular Imaging Center, Osaka University Graduate School of Medicine, Osaka, Japan
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- Translational Research Unit, Biomarker R&D Department, Shionogi & Co., Ltd., Osaka, 5610825, Japan
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Martín A, Domercq M, Matute C. Inflammation in stroke: the role of cholinergic, purinergic and glutamatergic signaling. Ther Adv Neurol Disord 2018; 11:1756286418774267. [PMID: 29774059 PMCID: PMC5949933 DOI: 10.1177/1756286418774267] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/01/2018] [Accepted: 03/26/2018] [Indexed: 12/27/2022] Open
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The inflammatory response is a major factor in stroke pathophysiology and contributes to secondary neuronal damage in both acute and chronic stages of the ischemic injury. Recent work in experimental cerebral ischemia has demonstrated the involvement of neurotransmitter signaling in the modulation of neuroinflammation. The present review discusses recent findings on the therapeutic potential and diagnostic perspectives of cholinergic, purinergic and glutamatergic receptors and transporters in experimental stroke. It provides evidence of the role of neurotransmission signaling as a promising inflammatory biomarker in stroke. Finally, recent molecular imaging studies using positron emission tomography of cholinergic receptors and glutamatergic transporters are outlined along with their potential as novel anti-inflammatory therapy to reduce the outcome of cerebral ischemia.
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- Abraham Martín
- Experimental Molecular Imaging, Molecular Imaging Unit, CIC biomaGUNE, Pº Miramon 182, San Sebastian, Spain
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- Department of Neurosciences, University of the Basque Country, Barrio Sarriena s/n, Leioa, Spain Achucarro Basque Center for Neuroscience-UPV/EHU, Zamudio, Spain Instituto de Salud Carlos III, Centro de Investigación Biomédica en Red de Enfermedades Neurodegenerativas (CIBERNED), Leioa, Spain
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- Department of Neurosciences, University of the Basque Country, Barrio Sarriena s/n, Leioa, Spain Achucarro Basque Center for Neuroscience-UPV/EHU, Zamudio, Spain Instituto de Salud Carlos III, Centro de Investigación Biomédica en Red de Enfermedades Neurodegenerativas (CIBERNED), Leioa, Spain
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Zinnhardt B, Wiesmann M, Honold L, Barca C, Schäfers M, Kiliaan AJ, Jacobs AH. In vivo imaging biomarkers of neuroinflammation in the development and assessment of stroke therapies - towards clinical translation. Theranostics 2018; 8:2603-2620. [PMID: 29774062 PMCID: PMC5956996 DOI: 10.7150/thno.24128] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/01/2017] [Accepted: 01/31/2018] [Indexed: 01/01/2023] Open
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Modulation of the inflammatory microenvironment after stroke opens a new avenue for the development of novel neurorestorative therapies in stroke. Understanding the spatio-temporal profile of (neuro-)inflammatory imaging biomarkers in detail thereby represents a crucial factor in the development and application of immunomodulatory therapies. The early integration of quantitative molecular imaging biomarkers in stroke drug development may provide key information about (i) early diagnosis and follow-up, (ii) spatio-temporal drug-target engagement (pharmacodynamic biomarker), (iii) differentiation of responders and non-responders in the patient cohort (inclusion/exclusion criteria; predictive biomarkers), and (iv) the mechanism of action. The use of targeted imaging biomarkers for may thus allow clinicians to decipher the profile of patient-specific inflammatory activity and the development of patient-tailored strategies for immunomodulatory and neuro-restorative therapies in stroke. Here, we highlight the recent developments in preclinical and clinical molecular imaging biomarkers of neuroinflammation (endothelial markers, microglia, MMPs, cell labeling, future developments) in stroke and outline how imaging biomarkers can be used in overcoming current translational roadblocks and attrition in order to advance new immunomodulatory compounds within the clinical pipeline.
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- Bastian Zinnhardt
- European Institute for Molecular Imaging (EIMI), Westfälische Wilhelms University Münster, Münster, Germany
- EU 7 th FP Programme “Imaging Inflammation in Neurodegenerative Diseases (INMiND)”
- Cells in Motion (CiM) Cluster of Excellence, University of Münster, Münster, Germany
- PET Imaging in Drug Design and Development (PET3D)
- Department of Nuclear Medicine, Universitätsklinikum Münster, Münster, Germany
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- Department of Anatomy, Radboud university medical center, Donders Institute for Brain, Cognition & Behaviour, Nijmegen, The Netherlands
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- European Institute for Molecular Imaging (EIMI), Westfälische Wilhelms University Münster, Münster, Germany
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- European Institute for Molecular Imaging (EIMI), Westfälische Wilhelms University Münster, Münster, Germany
- PET Imaging in Drug Design and Development (PET3D)
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- European Institute for Molecular Imaging (EIMI), Westfälische Wilhelms University Münster, Münster, Germany
- Cells in Motion (CiM) Cluster of Excellence, University of Münster, Münster, Germany
- Department of Nuclear Medicine, Universitätsklinikum Münster, Münster, Germany
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- Department of Anatomy, Radboud university medical center, Donders Institute for Brain, Cognition & Behaviour, Nijmegen, The Netherlands
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- European Institute for Molecular Imaging (EIMI), Westfälische Wilhelms University Münster, Münster, Germany
- EU 7 th FP Programme “Imaging Inflammation in Neurodegenerative Diseases (INMiND)”
- Cells in Motion (CiM) Cluster of Excellence, University of Münster, Münster, Germany
- PET Imaging in Drug Design and Development (PET3D)
- Department of Geriatrics, Johanniter Hospital, Evangelische Kliniken, Bonn, Germany
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Colás L, Domercq M, Ramos-Cabrer P, Palma A, Gómez-Vallejo V, Padro D, Plaza-García S, Pulagam KR, Higuchi M, Matute C, Llop J, Martín A. In vivo imaging of Α7 nicotinic receptors as a novel method to monitor neuroinflammation after cerebral ischemia. Glia 2018. [PMID: 29528142 DOI: 10.1002/glia.23326] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/20/2023]
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In vivo positron emission tomography (PET) imaging of nicotinic acetylcholine receptors (nAChRs) is a promising tool for the imaging evaluation of neurologic and neurodegenerative diseases. However, the role of α7 nAChRs after brain diseases such as cerebral ischemia and its involvement in inflammatory reaction is still largely unknown. In vivo and ex vivo evaluation of α7 nAChRs expression after transient middle cerebral artery occlusion (MCAO) was carried out using PET imaging with [11 C]NS14492 and immunohistochemistry (IHC). Pharmacological activation of α7 receptors was evaluated with magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), [18 F]DPA-714 PET, IHC, real time polymerase chain reaction (qPCR) and neurofunctional studies. In the ischemic territory, [11 C]NS14492 signal and IHC showed an expression increase of α7 receptors in microglia and astrocytes after cerebral ischemia. The role played by α7 receptors on neuroinflammation was supported by the decrease of [18 F]DPA-714 binding in ischemic rats treated with the α7 agonist PHA 568487 at day 7 after MCAO. Moreover, compared with non-treated MCAO rats, PHA-treated ischemic rats showed a significant reduction of the cerebral infarct volumes and an improvement of the neurologic outcome. PHA treatment significantly reduced the expression of leukocyte infiltration molecules in MCAO rats and in endothelial cells after in vitro ischemia. Despite that, the activation of α7 nAChR had no influence to the blood brain barrier (BBB) permeability measured by MRI. Taken together, these results suggest that the nicotinic α7 nAChRs play a key role in the inflammatory reaction and the leukocyte recruitment following cerebral ischemia in rats.
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- Lorena Colás
- Experimental Molecular Imaging, Molecular Imaging Unit, CIC biomaGUNE, P° Miramon 182, San Sebastian, Spain
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- Department of Neurosciences, University of the Basque Country, Barrio Sarriena s/n, 48940 Leioa, Spain, Achucarro Basque Center for Neuroscience-UPV/EHU, 48170 Zamudio, Spain and Instituto de Salud Carlos III, Centro de Investigación Biomédica en Red de Enfermedades Neurodegenerativas (CIBERNED), Leioa, 48940, Spain
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- Magnetic Resonance Imaging, Molecular Imaging Unit, CIC biomaGUNE, P° Miramon 182, San Sebastian, Spain.,Ikerbasque, Basque Foundation for Science, Bilbao, Spain
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- Department of Neurosciences, University of the Basque Country, Barrio Sarriena s/n, 48940 Leioa, Spain, Achucarro Basque Center for Neuroscience-UPV/EHU, 48170 Zamudio, Spain and Instituto de Salud Carlos III, Centro de Investigación Biomédica en Red de Enfermedades Neurodegenerativas (CIBERNED), Leioa, 48940, Spain
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- Radiochemistry and Nuclear Imaging, Molecular Imaging Unit, CIC biomaGUNE, P° Miramon 182, San Sebastian, Spain
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- Magnetic Resonance Imaging, Molecular Imaging Unit, CIC biomaGUNE, P° Miramon 182, San Sebastian, Spain
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- Magnetic Resonance Imaging, Molecular Imaging Unit, CIC biomaGUNE, P° Miramon 182, San Sebastian, Spain
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- Radiochemistry and Nuclear Imaging, Molecular Imaging Unit, CIC biomaGUNE, P° Miramon 182, San Sebastian, Spain
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- National Institute of Radiological Sciences, National Institutes for Quantum and Radiological Science and Technology, Chiba, Japan
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- Department of Neurosciences, University of the Basque Country, Barrio Sarriena s/n, 48940 Leioa, Spain, Achucarro Basque Center for Neuroscience-UPV/EHU, 48170 Zamudio, Spain and Instituto de Salud Carlos III, Centro de Investigación Biomédica en Red de Enfermedades Neurodegenerativas (CIBERNED), Leioa, 48940, Spain
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- Radiochemistry and Nuclear Imaging, Molecular Imaging Unit, CIC biomaGUNE, P° Miramon 182, San Sebastian, Spain
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- Experimental Molecular Imaging, Molecular Imaging Unit, CIC biomaGUNE, P° Miramon 182, San Sebastian, Spain
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Kalejaiye O, Getachew B, Ferguson CL, Taylor RE, Tizabi Y. Alcohol-Induced Increases in Inflammatory Cytokines Are Attenuated by Nicotine in Region-Selective Manner in Male Rats. JOURNAL OF DRUG AND ALCOHOL RESEARCH 2017; 6:236036. [PMID: 29416901 PMCID: PMC5798246 DOI: 10.4303/jdar/236036] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/29/2022]
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BACKGROUND Heavy use of alcohol is commonly associated with heavy smoking (nicotine intake). Although many factors, including mood effects of these two drugs may contribute to their co-use, the exact neurobiological underpinnings are far from clear. It is well known that chronic alcohol exposure induces neuroinflammation that may precipitate depressive-like behavior, which is considered an important factor in alcohol relapse. Nicotine, on the other hand, possesses anti-inflammatory and antidepressant effects. PURPOSE In this study, we sought to determine which proinflammatory markers may be associated with the depressogenic effects of chronic alcohol and whether nicotine pretreatment may normalize these changes. STUDY DESIGN For this purpose, we treated adult male Wistar rats with alcohol (1.0 g/kg, IP), nicotine (0.3 mg/kg, IP) or their combination once daily for 14 days. Two prominent proinflammatory cytokines (IL-1β and TNF-α) in two primary brain regions, namely the hippocampus and frontal cortex that are intimately involved in mood regulation, were evaluated. RESULTS Chronic alcohol resulted in increases in both cytokines in both regions as determined by Western blot. Nicotine completely blocked alcohol-induced effects in the hippocampus, but not in the frontal cortex. These data suggest that nicotine may mitigate the inflammatory effects of alcohol in brain-selective region. Hence, the previously observed depressogenic effects of alcohol and the antidepressant effects of nicotine may at least be partially mediated through manipulations of proinflammatory cytokines in the hippocampus. CONCLUSION These findings suggest possible therapeutic potential of anti-inflammatory cytokines in combating alcohol-induced depression and/or relapse.
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- Olubukola Kalejaiye
- Department of Pharmacology, College of Medicine, Howard University, Washington, DC 20059, USA
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- Department of Pharmacology, College of Medicine, Howard University, Washington, DC 20059, USA
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- Department of Pharmacology, College of Medicine, Howard University, Washington, DC 20059, USA
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- Department of Pharmacology, College of Medicine, Howard University, Washington, DC 20059, USA
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- Department of Pharmacology, College of Medicine, Howard University, Washington, DC 20059, USA
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Tronel C, Largeau B, Santiago Ribeiro MJ, Guilloteau D, Dupont AC, Arlicot N. Molecular Targets for PET Imaging of Activated Microglia: The Current Situation and Future Expectations. Int J Mol Sci 2017; 18:ijms18040802. [PMID: 28398245 PMCID: PMC5412386 DOI: 10.3390/ijms18040802] [Citation(s) in RCA: 91] [Impact Index Per Article: 13.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/31/2017] [Revised: 03/15/2017] [Accepted: 03/28/2017] [Indexed: 12/13/2022] Open
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Microglia, as cellular mediators of neuroinflammation, are implicated in the pathogenesis of a wide range of neurodegenerative diseases. Positron emission tomography (PET) imaging of microglia has matured over the last 20 years, through the development of radiopharmaceuticals targeting several molecular biomarkers of microglial activation and, among these, mainly the translocator protein-18 kDa (TSPO). Nevertheless, current limitations of TSPO as a PET microglial biomarker exist, such as low brain density, even in a neurodegenerative setting, expression by other cells than the microglia (astrocytes, peripheral macrophages in the case of blood brain barrier breakdown), genetic polymorphism, inducing a variation for most of TSPO PET radiopharmaceuticals’ binding affinity, or similar expression in activated microglia regardless of its polarization (pro- or anti-inflammatory state), and these limitations narrow its potential interest. We overview alternative molecular targets, for which dedicated radiopharmaceuticals have been proposed, including receptors (purinergic receptors P2X7, cannabinoid receptors, α7 and α4β2 nicotinic acetylcholine receptors, adenosine 2A receptor, folate receptor β) and enzymes (cyclooxygenase, nitric oxide synthase, matrix metalloproteinase, β-glucuronidase, and enzymes of the kynurenine pathway), with a particular focus on their respective contribution for the understanding of microglial involvement in neurodegenerative diseases. We discuss opportunities for these potential molecular targets for PET imaging regarding their selectivity for microglia expression and polarization, in relation to the mechanisms by which microglia actively participate in both toxic and neuroprotective actions in brain diseases, and then take into account current clinicians’ expectations.
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- Claire Tronel
- INSERM U930, Université François Rabelais de Tours, 10 boulevard Tonnelé, 37032 Tours, France.
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- INSERM U930, Université François Rabelais de Tours, 10 boulevard Tonnelé, 37032 Tours, France.
- CHRU de Tours, 37044 Tours, France.
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- INSERM U930, Université François Rabelais de Tours, 10 boulevard Tonnelé, 37032 Tours, France.
- CHRU de Tours, 37044 Tours, France.
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- INSERM U930, Université François Rabelais de Tours, 10 boulevard Tonnelé, 37032 Tours, France.
- CHRU de Tours, 37044 Tours, France.
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- INSERM U930, Université François Rabelais de Tours, 10 boulevard Tonnelé, 37032 Tours, France.
- CHRU de Tours, 37044 Tours, France.
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Dupont AC, Largeau B, Santiago Ribeiro MJ, Guilloteau D, Tronel C, Arlicot N. Translocator Protein-18 kDa (TSPO) Positron Emission Tomography (PET) Imaging and Its Clinical Impact in Neurodegenerative Diseases. Int J Mol Sci 2017; 18:ijms18040785. [PMID: 28387722 PMCID: PMC5412369 DOI: 10.3390/ijms18040785] [Citation(s) in RCA: 119] [Impact Index Per Article: 17.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/31/2017] [Revised: 03/31/2017] [Accepted: 04/04/2017] [Indexed: 02/06/2023] Open
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In vivo exploration of activated microglia in neurodegenerative diseases is achievable by Positron Emission Tomography (PET) imaging, using dedicated radiopharmaceuticals targeting the translocator protein-18 kDa (TSPO). In this review, we emphasized the major advances made over the last 20 years, thanks to TSPO PET imaging, to define the pathophysiological implication of microglia activation and neuroinflammation in neurodegenerative diseases, including Parkinson’s disease, Huntington’s disease, dementia, amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, multiple sclerosis, and also in psychiatric disorders. The extent and upregulation of TSPO as a molecular biomarker of activated microglia in the human brain is now widely documented in these pathologies, but its significance, and especially its protective or deleterious action regarding the disease’s stage, remains under debate. Thus, we exposed new and plausible suggestions to enhance the contribution of TSPO PET imaging for biomedical research by exploring microglia’s role and interactions with other cells in brain parenchyma. Multiplex approaches, associating TSPO PET radiopharmaceuticals with other biomarkers (PET imaging of cellular metabolism, neurotransmission or abnormal protein aggregates, but also other imaging modalities, and peripheral cytokine levels measurement and/or metabolomics analysis) was considered. Finally, the actual clinical impact of TSPO PET imaging as a routine biomarker of neuroinflammation was put into perspective regarding the current development of diagnostic and therapeutic strategies for neurodegenerative diseases.
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- Anne-Claire Dupont
- CHRU Tours, 2 Boulevard Tonnellé, 37044 Tours, France.
- Institut National de la Santé et de la Recherche Médicale U930, 10 Boulevard Tonnellé, 37032 Tours, France.
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- CHRU Tours, 2 Boulevard Tonnellé, 37044 Tours, France.
- Institut National de la Santé et de la Recherche Médicale U930, 10 Boulevard Tonnellé, 37032 Tours, France.
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- CHRU Tours, 2 Boulevard Tonnellé, 37044 Tours, France.
- Institut National de la Santé et de la Recherche Médicale U930, 10 Boulevard Tonnellé, 37032 Tours, France.
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- Institut National de la Santé et de la Recherche Médicale U930, 10 Boulevard Tonnellé, 37032 Tours, France.
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- CHRU Tours, 2 Boulevard Tonnellé, 37044 Tours, France.
- Institut National de la Santé et de la Recherche Médicale U930, 10 Boulevard Tonnellé, 37032 Tours, France.
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Zhang Q, Lu Y, Bian H, Guo L, Zhu H. Activation of the α7 nicotinic receptor promotes lipopolysaccharide-induced conversion of M1 microglia to M2. Am J Transl Res 2017; 9:971-985. [PMID: 28386326 PMCID: PMC5375991] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/28/2016] [Accepted: 01/17/2017] [Indexed: 06/07/2023]
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The α7 subtype of the nicotinic acetylcholine receptor (α7 nAChR) plays an essential role in the cholinergic anti-inflammatory pathway that regulates macrophage/microglia function in inflammation. Similar to M1 and M2 macrophages, M1 and M2 microglia exhibit pro-inflammation and anti-inflammation properties, respectively. In the present study, we analyzed function-associated phenotypes to detect the transformation of microglia with activation of α7 nAChRs. We used lentivirus-mediated shRNA to knockdown the expression of α7 nAChR in BV-2 microglia incubated with lipopolysaccharides (LPS, 0.1 μg/mL) and measured the acetylcholine (Ach, 1 μg/mL)-mediated release of cytokines, such as IL-1β, IL-4, IL-6, and IL-10, in the culture supernatant via radioimmunoassay. After stimulation with Ach, the expression of typical biomarkers for different microglia phenotypes, Iba-1 and Arg-1, was determined by cellular immunofluorescence. Furthermore, the expression of signaling molecules, including p38, JAK2/STAT3, PI3K/Akt and miR-124, was analyzed via western blotting and real-time PCR. We found that Ach inhibited LPS-induced IL-1β and IL-6 elevation and promoted IL-4 and IL-10 production and that knockdown of the α7 nAChR abolished these effects of Ach. In addition, Ach decreased LPS-induced Iba-1 expression and increased Arg-1 levels in an α7 nAChR-dependent manner. The LPS-inhibited activation of JAK2/STAT3 and PI3K/Akt was also rescued by Ach, an effect that was blocked by knockdown of the α7 nAChR. In contrast, Ach triggered the phosphorylation of JAK2 and STAT3 that was otherwise inactivated by LPS in BV-2 cells. Finally, the levels of miR-124 and downstream targets C/EBPα and PU.1 were significantly enhanced in LPS-treated BV-2 microglia, and the effect of Ach on this signaling pathway was blocked by α7 nAChR knockdown as expected. Overall, our data demonstrate that activation ofα7 nAChRs inhibits the transformation of M1 microglia and promotes the M2 phenotype, contributing to the modulation of vagus nerve neuroinflammation during several central nervous system diseases.
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- Qichun Zhang
- Jiangsu Collaborative Innovation Center of Chinese Medicinal Resources Industrialization, Nanjing University of Chinese MedicineNanjing 210023, PR China
- Jiangsu Botanical Medicine Refine Engineering Research Center, Nanjing University of Chinese MedicineNanjing 210023, PR China
- Department of Pharmacology, School of Pharmacy, Nanjing University of Chinese MedicineNanjing 210023, PR China
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- Department of Pharmacology, School of Pharmacy, Nanjing University of Chinese MedicineNanjing 210023, PR China
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- Department of Pharmacology, School of Pharmacy, Nanjing University of Chinese MedicineNanjing 210023, PR China
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- Jiangsu Collaborative Innovation Center of Chinese Medicinal Resources Industrialization, Nanjing University of Chinese MedicineNanjing 210023, PR China
- Jiangsu Botanical Medicine Refine Engineering Research Center, Nanjing University of Chinese MedicineNanjing 210023, PR China
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- Jiangsu Collaborative Innovation Center of Chinese Medicinal Resources Industrialization, Nanjing University of Chinese MedicineNanjing 210023, PR China
- Jiangsu Botanical Medicine Refine Engineering Research Center, Nanjing University of Chinese MedicineNanjing 210023, PR China
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Nakano Y, Yamashita T, Li Q, Sato K, Ohta Y, Morihara R, Hishikawa N, Abe K. Time-dependent change of in vivo optical imaging of oxidative stress in a mouse stroke model. J Neurosci Res 2017; 95:2030-2039. [PMID: 28276088 DOI: 10.1002/jnr.24047] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/01/2016] [Revised: 12/26/2016] [Accepted: 02/13/2017] [Indexed: 12/24/2022]
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Nuclear factor erythroid 2-related factor 2 (Nrf2) plays a pivotal role in cellular defense against oxidative stress damage after ischemic stroke. In the present study, we examined the time-dependent change of in vivo optical imaging of oxidative stress after stroke with Keap1-dependent oxidative stress detector (OKD) mice. OKD mice were subjected to transient middle cerebral artery occlusion (tMCAO) for 45 min, and in vivo optical signals were detected during the pre-operative period, 12 h, 1 d, 3 d, and 7 d after tMCAO. Ex vivo imaging was performed immediately after obtaining in vivo optical signals at 1 d after tMCAO. Immunohistochemical analyses and infarct volume were also examined after in vivo imaging at each period. The in vivo signals showed a peak at 1 d after tMCAO that was slightly correlated to infarct volume. The strong ex vivo signals, which were detected in the peri-ischemic area, corresponded to endogenous Nrf2 expression. Moreover, endogenous Nrf2 expression was detected mainly in neurons followed by oligodendrocytes and pericytes, but only slightly in astrocytes, microglia, endothelial cells. The present study successfully demonstrated the temporal change of in vivo imaging of oxidative stress after tMCAO, which is consistent with strong expression of endogenous Nrf2 in the peri-ischemic area with a similar time course. © 2017 Wiley Periodicals, Inc.
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- Yumiko Nakano
- Department of Neurology, Okayama University Graduate School of Medicine, Dentistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Okayama, Japan
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- Department of Neurology, Okayama University Graduate School of Medicine, Dentistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Okayama, Japan
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- Department of Neurology, Okayama University Graduate School of Medicine, Dentistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Okayama, Japan
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- Department of Neurology, Okayama University Graduate School of Medicine, Dentistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Okayama, Japan
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- Department of Neurology, Okayama University Graduate School of Medicine, Dentistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Okayama, Japan
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- Department of Neurology, Okayama University Graduate School of Medicine, Dentistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Okayama, Japan
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- Department of Neurology, Okayama University Graduate School of Medicine, Dentistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Okayama, Japan
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- Department of Neurology, Okayama University Graduate School of Medicine, Dentistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Okayama, Japan
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Pottier G, Gómez-Vallejo V, Padro D, Boisgard R, Dollé F, Llop J, Winkeler A, Martín A. PET imaging of cannabinoid type 2 receptors with [ 11C]A-836339 did not evidence changes following neuroinflammation in rats. J Cereb Blood Flow Metab 2017; 37:1163-1178. [PMID: 28079433 PMCID: PMC5363492 DOI: 10.1177/0271678x16685105] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/23/2023]
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Cannabinoid type 2 receptors (CB2R) have emerged as promising targets for the diagnosis and therapy of brain pathologies. However, no suitable radiotracers for accurate CB2R mapping have been found to date, limiting the investigation of the CB2 receptor expression using positron emission tomography (PET) imaging. In this work, we report the evaluation of the in vivo expression of CB2R with [11C]A-836339 PET after cerebral ischemia and in two rat models of neuroinflammation, first by intrastriatal LPS and then by AMPA injection. PET images and in vitro autoradiography showed a lack of specific [11C]A-836339 uptake in these animal models demonstrating the limitation of this radiotracer to image CB2 receptor under neuroinflammatory conditions. Further, using immunohistochemistry, the CB2 receptor displayed a modest expression increase after cerebral ischemia, LPS and AMPA models. Finally, [18F]DPA-714-PET and immunohistochemistry demonstrated decreased neuroinflammation by a selective CB2R agonist, JWH133. Taken together, these findings suggest that [11C]A-836339 is not a suitable radiotracer to monitor in vivo CB2R expression by using PET imaging. Future studies will have to investigate alternative radiotracers that could provide an accurate binding to CB2 receptors following brain inflammation.
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- Geraldine Pottier
- 1 Imagerie Moléculaire In Vivo, Inserm, CEA, Univ. Paris Sud, CNRS, Université Paris Saclay, CEA - Service Hospitalier Frédéric Joliot, Orsay, France
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- 3 Magnetic Resonance Imaging, CIC biomaGUNE, San Sebastian, Spain
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- 1 Imagerie Moléculaire In Vivo, Inserm, CEA, Univ. Paris Sud, CNRS, Université Paris Saclay, CEA - Service Hospitalier Frédéric Joliot, Orsay, France
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- 1 Imagerie Moléculaire In Vivo, Inserm, CEA, Univ. Paris Sud, CNRS, Université Paris Saclay, CEA - Service Hospitalier Frédéric Joliot, Orsay, France
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- 2 Radiochemistry and Nuclear Imaging, CIC biomaGUNE, San Sebastian, Spain
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- 1 Imagerie Moléculaire In Vivo, Inserm, CEA, Univ. Paris Sud, CNRS, Université Paris Saclay, CEA - Service Hospitalier Frédéric Joliot, Orsay, France
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- 4 Molecular Imaging Unit, CIC biomaGUNE, San Sebastian, Spain
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PURPOSE OF REVIEW This article provides an overview of the recent literature regarding the application of in-vivo brain imaging techniques to animal models of ischemic stroke. RECENT FINDINGS Major breakthroughs concerned the effects of sensory stimulation on neuronal function, local hemodynamics, and tissue outcome in the hyperacute phase of stroke; the novel application to stroke of hybrid scanners allowing simultaneous PET and magnetic resonance; the refinements of magnetic resonance-based oxygen imaging, allowing to map the ischemic penumbra in a completely noninvasive way; the implementation of new PET ligands to selectively map poststroke neuronal death and neuroinflammation; and the use of novel mesoscale imaging techniques to demonstrate the major role of interhemispheric connectivity in poststroke plasticity and functional recovery. SUMMARY The array of techniques to map in vivo the key pathophysiological brain processes involved in stroke is currently enlarging at an amazing pace. This is paralleled by ever-increasing sophistication in postprocessing tools. The combination of techniques allowing simultaneous access to several variables is particularly powerful as it affords unprecedented insights into the intimate processes underlying the tissue and neuronal changes that follow a stroke. These major leaps forward will hopefully lead to therapeutic breakthroughs aiming at improving functional outcome after stroke.
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Domercq M, Szczupak B, Gejo J, Gómez-Vallejo V, Padro D, Gona KB, Dollé F, Higuchi M, Matute C, Llop J, Martín A. PET Imaging with [(18)F]FSPG Evidences the Role of System xc(-) on Brain Inflammation Following Cerebral Ischemia in Rats. Am J Cancer Res 2016; 6:1753-67. [PMID: 27570548 PMCID: PMC4997234 DOI: 10.7150/thno.15616] [Citation(s) in RCA: 38] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/22/2016] [Accepted: 05/18/2016] [Indexed: 01/31/2023] Open
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In vivo Positron Emission Tomography (PET) imaging of the cystine-glutamate antiporter (system xc-) activity with [18F]FSPG is meant to be an attractive tool for the diagnosis and therapy evaluation of brain diseases. However, the role of system xc- in cerebral ischemia and its involvement in inflammatory reaction has been scarcely explored. In this work, we report the longitudinal investigation of the neuroinflammatory process following transient middle cerebral artery occlusion (MCAO) in rats using PET with [18F]FSPG and the translocator protein (TSPO) ligand [18F]DPA-714. In the ischemic territory, [18F]FSPG showed a progressive binding increase that peaked at days 3 to 7 and was followed by a progressive decrease from days 14 to 28 after reperfusion. In contrast, [18F]DPA-714 evidenced maximum binding uptake values over day 7 after reperfusion. Ex vivo immnunohistochemistry confirmed the up-regulation of system xc- in microglial cells and marginally in astrocytes. Inhibition of system xc- with sulfasalazine and S-4-CPG resulted in increased arginase (anti-inflammatory M2 marker) expression at day 7 after ischemia, together with a decrease in TSPO and microglial M1 proinflammatory markers (CCL2, TNF and iNOS) expression. Taken together, these results suggest that system xc- plays a key role in the inflammatory reaction underlying experimental stroke.
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Albrecht DS, Granziera C, Hooker JM, Loggia ML. In Vivo Imaging of Human Neuroinflammation. ACS Chem Neurosci 2016; 7:470-83. [PMID: 26985861 DOI: 10.1021/acschemneuro.6b00056] [Citation(s) in RCA: 133] [Impact Index Per Article: 16.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/06/2023] Open
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Neuroinflammation is implicated in the pathophysiology of a growing number of human disorders, including multiple sclerosis, chronic pain, traumatic brain injury, and amyotrophic lateral sclerosis. As a result, interest in the development of novel methods to investigate neuroinflammatory processes, for the purpose of diagnosis, development of new therapies, and treatment monitoring, has surged over the past 15 years. Neuroimaging offers a wide array of non- or minimally invasive techniques to characterize neuroinflammatory processes. The intent of this Review is to provide brief descriptions of currently available neuroimaging methods to image neuroinflammation in the human central nervous system (CNS) in vivo. Specifically, because of the relatively widespread accessibility of equipment for nuclear imaging (positron emission tomography [PET]; single photon emission computed tomography [SPECT]) and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), we will focus on strategies utilizing these technologies. We first provide a working definition of "neuroinflammation" and then discuss available neuroimaging methods to study human neuroinflammatory processes. Specifically, we will focus on neuroimaging methods that target (1) the activation of CNS immunocompetent cells (e.g. imaging of glial activation with TSPO tracer [(11)C]PBR28), (2) compromised BBB (e.g. identification of MS lesions with gadolinium-enhanced MRI), (3) CNS-infiltration of circulating immune cells (e.g. tracking monocyte infiltration into brain parenchyma with iron oxide nanoparticles and MRI), and (4) pathological consequences of neuroinflammation (e.g. imaging apoptosis with [(99m)Tc]Annexin V or iron accumulation with T2* relaxometry). This Review provides an overview of state-of-the-art techniques for imaging human neuroinflammation which have potential to impact patient care in the foreseeable future.
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- Neuro-Immunology,
Neurology Division, Department of Clinical Neurosciences, Centre Hospitalier
Universitaire Vaudois and University of Lausanne, CH-1011 Lausanne, Switzerland
- LTS5, Ecole
Polytechnique
Fédérale de Lausanne, CH-1015 Lausanne, Switzerland
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Janssen B, Vugts DJ, Funke U, Molenaar GT, Kruijer PS, van Berckel BNM, Lammertsma AA, Windhorst AD. Imaging of neuroinflammation in Alzheimer's disease, multiple sclerosis and stroke: Recent developments in positron emission tomography. Biochim Biophys Acta Mol Basis Dis 2015; 1862:425-41. [PMID: 26643549 DOI: 10.1016/j.bbadis.2015.11.011] [Citation(s) in RCA: 58] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/17/2015] [Revised: 10/09/2015] [Accepted: 11/19/2015] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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Neuroinflammation is thought to play a pivotal role in many diseases affecting the brain, including Alzheimer's disease, multiple sclerosis and stroke. Neuroinflammation is characterised predominantly by microglial activation, which can be visualised using positron emission tomography (PET). Traditionally, translocator protein 18kDa (TSPO) is the target for imaging of neuroinflammation using PET. In this review, recent preclinical and clinical research using PET in Alzheimer's disease, multiple sclerosis and stroke is summarised. In addition, new molecular targets for imaging of neuroinflammation, such as monoamine oxidases, adenosine receptors and cannabinoid receptor type 2, are discussed. This article is part of a Special Issue entitled: Neuro Inflammation edited by Helga E. de Vries and Markus Schwaninger.
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- Bieneke Janssen
- Department of Radiology & Nuclear Medicine, VU University Medical Center, Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
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- Department of Radiology & Nuclear Medicine, VU University Medical Center, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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- Department of Radiology & Nuclear Medicine, VU University Medical Center, Amsterdam, The Netherlands; BV Cyclotron VU, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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- Department of Radiology & Nuclear Medicine, VU University Medical Center, Amsterdam, The Netherlands; BV Cyclotron VU, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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- Department of Radiology & Nuclear Medicine, VU University Medical Center, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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- Department of Radiology & Nuclear Medicine, VU University Medical Center, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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- Department of Radiology & Nuclear Medicine, VU University Medical Center, Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
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