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Mader S, Brimberg L, Vo A, Strohl JJ, Crawford JM, Bonnin A, Carrión J, Campbell D, Huerta TS, La Bella A, Berlin R, Dewey SL, Hellman M, Eidelberg D, Dujmovic I, Drulovic J, Bennett JL, Volpe BT, Huerta PT, Diamond B. In utero exposure to maternal anti-aquaporin-4 antibodies alters brain vasculature and neural dynamics in male mouse offspring. Sci Transl Med 2022; 14:eabe9726. [PMID: 35442708 PMCID: PMC9973562 DOI: 10.1126/scitranslmed.abe9726] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/06/2023]
Abstract
The fetal brain is constantly exposed to maternal IgG before the formation of an effective blood-brain barrier (BBB). Here, we studied the consequences of fetal brain exposure to an antibody to the astrocytic protein aquaporin-4 (AQP4-IgG) in mice. AQP4-IgG was cloned from a patient with neuromyelitis optica spectrum disorder (NMOSD), an autoimmune disease that can affect women of childbearing age. We found that embryonic radial glia cells in neocortex express AQP4. These cells are critical for blood vessel and BBB formation through modulation of the WNT signaling pathway. Male fetuses exposed to AQP4-IgG had abnormal cortical vasculature and lower expression of WNT signaling molecules Wnt5a and Wnt7a. Positron emission tomography of adult male mice exposed in utero to AQP4-IgG revealed increased blood flow and BBB leakiness in the entorhinal cortex. Adult male mice exposed in utero to AQP4-IgG had abnormal cortical vessels, fewer dendritic spines in pyramidal and stellate neurons, and more S100β+ astrocytes in the entorhinal cortex. Behaviorally, they showed impairments in the object-place memory task. Neural recordings indicated that their grid cell system, within the medial entorhinal cortex, did not map the local environment appropriately. Collectively, these data implicate in utero binding of AQP4-IgG to radial glia cells as a mechanism for alterations of the developing male brain and adds NMOSD to the conditions in which maternal IgG may cause persistent brain dysfunction in offspring.
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Affiliation(s)
- Simone Mader
- The Feinstein Institutes for Medical Research, Northwell Health, Manhasset NY 11030, USA.,Institute of Clinical Neuroimmunology, Biomedical Center of the Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich, Munich 82152, Germany.,Corresponding author
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- The Feinstein Institutes for Medical Research, Northwell Health, Manhasset NY 11030, USA
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- The Feinstein Institutes for Medical Research, Northwell Health, Manhasset NY 11030, USA
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- The Feinstein Institutes for Medical Research, Northwell Health, Manhasset NY 11030, USA.,Department of Molecular Medicine, Zucker School of Medicine at Hofstra/Northwell, Manhasset, NY 11030, USA
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- Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, Northwell Health, Manhasset, NY 11030, USA
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- Department of Physiology and Neurosciences, Zilkha Neurogenetic Institute, University of Southern California, Keck School of Medicine, Los Angeles, CA 90033, USA
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- The Feinstein Institutes for Medical Research, Northwell Health, Manhasset NY 11030, USA
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- The Feinstein Institutes for Medical Research, Northwell Health, Manhasset NY 11030, USA
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- The Feinstein Institutes for Medical Research, Northwell Health, Manhasset NY 11030, USA.,Department of Molecular Medicine, Zucker School of Medicine at Hofstra/Northwell, Manhasset, NY 11030, USA
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- The Feinstein Institutes for Medical Research, Northwell Health, Manhasset NY 11030, USA
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- The Feinstein Institutes for Medical Research, Northwell Health, Manhasset NY 11030, USA
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- The Feinstein Institutes for Medical Research, Northwell Health, Manhasset NY 11030, USA
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- The Feinstein Institutes for Medical Research, Northwell Health, Manhasset NY 11030, USA
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- The Feinstein Institutes for Medical Research, Northwell Health, Manhasset NY 11030, USA
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- Clinical Center of Serbia University School of Medicine, Belgrade, 11000, Serbia.,Department of Neurology, University of North Carolina, School of Medicine, Chapel Hill, NC 27517, USA
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- Clinical Center of Serbia University School of Medicine, Belgrade, 11000, Serbia
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- Department of Neurology and Ophthalmology, Programs in Neuroscience and Immunology, University of Colorado Denver, School of Medicine, Denver, CO 80045, USA
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- The Feinstein Institutes for Medical Research, Northwell Health, Manhasset NY 11030, USA
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- The Feinstein Institutes for Medical Research, Northwell Health, Manhasset NY 11030, USA.,Department of Molecular Medicine, Zucker School of Medicine at Hofstra/Northwell, Manhasset, NY 11030, USA
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- The Feinstein Institutes for Medical Research, Northwell Health, Manhasset NY 11030, USA
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Strohl JJ, Gallagher JT, Gómez PN, Glynn JM, Huerta PT. Framework for automated sorting of neural spikes from Neuralynx-acquired tetrode recordings in freely-moving mice. Bioelectron Med 2021; 7:17. [PMID: 34809706 PMCID: PMC8609830 DOI: 10.1186/s42234-021-00079-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/23/2021] [Accepted: 10/21/2021] [Indexed: 11/25/2022] Open
Abstract
BACKGROUND Extracellular recording represents a crucial electrophysiological technique in neuroscience for studying the activity of single neurons and neuronal populations. The electrodes capture voltage traces that, with the help of analytical tools, reveal action potentials ('spikes') as well as local field potentials. The process of spike sorting is used for the extraction of action potentials generated by individual neurons. Until recently, spike sorting was performed with manual techniques, which are laborious and unreliable due to inherent operator bias. As neuroscientists add multiple electrodes to their probes, the high-density devices can record hundreds to thousands of neurons simultaneously, making the manual spike sorting process increasingly difficult. The advent of automated spike sorting software has offered a compelling solution to this issue and, in this study, we present a simple-to-execute framework for running an automated spike sorter. METHODS Tetrode recordings of freely-moving mice are obtained from the CA1 region of the hippocampus as they navigate a linear track. Tetrode recordings are also acquired from the prelimbic cortex, a region of the medial prefrontal cortex, while the mice are tested in a T maze. All animals are implanted with custom-designed, 3D-printed microdrives that carry 16 electrodes, which are bundled in a 4-tetrode geometry. RESULTS We provide an overview of a framework for analyzing single-unit data in which we have concatenated the acquisition system (Cheetah, Neuralynx) with analytical software (MATLAB) and an automated spike sorting pipeline (MountainSort). We give precise instructions on how to implement the different steps of the framework, as well as explanations of our design logic. We validate this framework by comparing manually-sorted spikes against automatically-sorted spikes, using neural recordings of the hippocampus and prelimbic cortex in freely-moving mice. CONCLUSIONS We have efficiently integrated the MountainSort spike sorter with Neuralynx-acquired neural recordings. Our framework is easy to implement and provides a high-throughput solution. We predict that within the broad field of bioelectronic medicine, those teams that incorporate high-density neural recording devices to their armamentarium might find our framework quite valuable as they expand their analytical footprint.
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- Joshua J. Strohl
- Laboratory of Immune & Neural Networks, Institute of Molecular Medicine, Feinstein Institutes for Medical Research, Northwell Health, Manhasset, New York, USA, 350 Community Drive, Manhasset, NY 11030 USA
- Department of Molecular Medicine, Zucker School of Medicine at Hofstra/Northwell, 500 Hofstra Blvd, Hempstead, NY 11549 USA
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- Laboratory of Immune & Neural Networks, Institute of Molecular Medicine, Feinstein Institutes for Medical Research, Northwell Health, Manhasset, New York, USA, 350 Community Drive, Manhasset, NY 11030 USA
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- Laboratory of Immune & Neural Networks, Institute of Molecular Medicine, Feinstein Institutes for Medical Research, Northwell Health, Manhasset, New York, USA, 350 Community Drive, Manhasset, NY 11030 USA
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- Laboratory of Immune & Neural Networks, Institute of Molecular Medicine, Feinstein Institutes for Medical Research, Northwell Health, Manhasset, New York, USA, 350 Community Drive, Manhasset, NY 11030 USA
- Department of Molecular Medicine, Zucker School of Medicine at Hofstra/Northwell, 500 Hofstra Blvd, Hempstead, NY 11549 USA
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- Laboratory of Immune & Neural Networks, Institute of Molecular Medicine, Feinstein Institutes for Medical Research, Northwell Health, Manhasset, New York, USA, 350 Community Drive, Manhasset, NY 11030 USA
- Department of Molecular Medicine, Zucker School of Medicine at Hofstra/Northwell, 500 Hofstra Blvd, Hempstead, NY 11549 USA
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Zarfeshani A, Carroll KR, Volpe BT, Diamond B. Cognitive Impairment in SLE: Mechanisms and Therapeutic Approaches. Curr Rheumatol Rep 2021; 23:25. [PMID: 33782842 DOI: 10.1007/s11926-021-00992-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 01/20/2021] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
Abstract
A wide range of patients with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) suffer from cognitive dysfunction (CD) which severely impacts their quality of life. However, CD remains underdiagnosed and poorly understood. Here, we discuss current findings in patients and in animal models. Strong evidence suggests that CD pathogenesis involves known mechanisms of tissue injury in SLE. These mechanisms recruit brain resident cells, in particular microglia, into the pathological process. While systemic immune activation is critical to central nervous system injury, the current focus of therapy is the microglial cell and not the systemic immune perturbation. Further studies are critical to examine additional potential therapeutic targets and more specific treatments based on the cause and progress of the disease.
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- Aida Zarfeshani
- Institute of Molecular Medicine, Feinstein Institutes for Medical Research, 350 Community Drive, Manhasset, NY, 11030, USA
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- Institute of Molecular Medicine, Feinstein Institutes for Medical Research, 350 Community Drive, Manhasset, NY, 11030, USA
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- Institute of Molecular Medicine, Feinstein Institutes for Medical Research, 350 Community Drive, Manhasset, NY, 11030, USA
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- Institute of Molecular Medicine, Feinstein Institutes for Medical Research, 350 Community Drive, Manhasset, NY, 11030, USA.
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Chan K, Nestor J, Huerta TS, Certain N, Moody G, Kowal C, Huerta PT, Volpe BT, Diamond B, Wollmuth LP. Lupus autoantibodies act as positive allosteric modulators at GluN2A-containing NMDA receptors and impair spatial memory. Nat Commun 2020; 11:1403. [PMID: 32179753 PMCID: PMC7075964 DOI: 10.1038/s41467-020-15224-w] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/10/2019] [Accepted: 02/21/2020] [Indexed: 12/21/2022] Open
Abstract
Patients with Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) experience various peripheral and central nervous system manifestations including spatial memory impairment. A subset of autoantibodies (DNRAbs) cross-react with the GluN2A and GluN2B subunits of the NMDA receptor (NMDAR). We find that these DNRAbs act as positive allosteric modulators on NMDARs with GluN2A-containing NMDARs, even those containing a single GluN2A subunit, exhibiting a much greater sensitivity to DNRAbs than those with exclusively GluN2B. Accordingly, GluN2A-specific antagonists provide greater protection from DNRAb-mediated neuronal cell death than GluN2B antagonists. Using transgenic mice to perturb expression of either GluN2A or GluN2B in vivo, we find that DNRAb-mediated disruption of spatial memory characterized by early neuronal cell death and subsequent microglia-dependent pathologies requires GluN2A-containing NMDARs. Our results indicate that GluN2A-specific antagonists or negative allosteric modulators are strong candidates to treat SLE patients with nervous system dysfunction.
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- Kelvin Chan
- Graduate Program in Neuroscience, Stony Brook University, Stony Brook, NY, 11794-5230, USA
- Medical Scientist Training Program (MSTP), Stony Brook University, Stony Brook, NY, 11794-5230, USA
- Department of Neurobiology & Behavior, Stony Brook University, Stony Brook, NY, 11794-5230, USA
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- Donald & Barbara Zucker School of Medicine, Hofstra University, Hempstead, NY, 11549, USA
- Center for Autoimmune, Musculoskeletal and Hematopoietic Diseases, Feinstein Institute for Medical Research, Northwell Health, Manhasset, NY, 11030, USA
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- Donald & Barbara Zucker School of Medicine, Hofstra University, Hempstead, NY, 11549, USA
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- Department of Neurobiology & Behavior, Stony Brook University, Stony Brook, NY, 11794-5230, USA
- Graduate Program in Molecular and Cellular Pharmacology, Stony Brook University, Stony Brook, NY, 11794-5230, USA
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- Department of Neurobiology & Behavior, Stony Brook University, Stony Brook, NY, 11794-5230, USA
- Graduate Program in Molecular and Cellular Pharmacology, Stony Brook University, Stony Brook, NY, 11794-5230, USA
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- Center for Autoimmune, Musculoskeletal and Hematopoietic Diseases, Feinstein Institute for Medical Research, Northwell Health, Manhasset, NY, 11030, USA
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- Donald & Barbara Zucker School of Medicine, Hofstra University, Hempstead, NY, 11549, USA
- Center for Autoimmune, Musculoskeletal and Hematopoietic Diseases, Feinstein Institute for Medical Research, Northwell Health, Manhasset, NY, 11030, USA
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- Center for Biomedical Science, Feinstein Institute for Medical Research, Northwell Health, Manhasset, NY, 11030, USA
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- Center for Autoimmune, Musculoskeletal and Hematopoietic Diseases, Feinstein Institute for Medical Research, Northwell Health, Manhasset, NY, 11030, USA.
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- Department of Neurobiology & Behavior, Stony Brook University, Stony Brook, NY, 11794-5230, USA.
- Department of Biochemistry & Cell Biology, Stony Brook University, Stony Brook, NY, 11794-5230, USA.
- Center for Nervous System Disorders, Stony Brook University, Stony Brook, NY, 11794-5230, USA.
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Jacob A, Wang P. Alcohol Intoxication and Cognition: Implications on Mechanisms and Therapeutic Strategies. Front Neurosci 2020; 14:102. [PMID: 32116535 PMCID: PMC7029710 DOI: 10.3389/fnins.2020.00102] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/23/2019] [Accepted: 01/27/2020] [Indexed: 12/23/2022] Open
Abstract
Binge alcohol drinking is highly prevalent in young adults and results in 30% deaths per year in young males. Binge alcohol drinking or acute alcohol intoxication is a risk factor for developing alcohol use disorder (AUD). Three FDA approved drugs are currently in use as therapy for AUD; however, all of them have contra-indications and limitations. Structural brain imaging studies in alcoholics have shown defects in the brain regions involved in memory, cognition and emotional processing. Positron emission tomography (PET) using radiotracers (e.g., 18FDG) and measuring brain glucose metabolism have demonstrated diagnostic and prognostic utility in evaluating patients with cognitive impairment. Using PET imaging, only a few exclusive human studies have addressed the relationship between alcohol intoxication and cognition. Those studies indicate that alcohol intoxication causes reduction in brain activity. Consistent with prior findings, a recent study by us showed that acute alcohol intoxication reduced brain activity in the cortical and subcortical regions including the temporal lobe consisting the hippocampus. Additionally, we have observed a strong correlation between reduction in metabolic activity and spatial cognition impairment in the hippocampus after binge alcohol exposure. We have also demonstrated the involvement of a stress response protein, cold inducible RNA binding protein (CIRP), as a potential mechanistic mediator in acute alcohol intoxication. In this review, we will first discuss in detail prior human PET imaging studies on alcohol intoxication as well as our recent study on acute alcohol intoxication, and review the existing literature on potential mechanisms of acute alcohol intoxication-induced cognitive impairment and therapeutic strategies to mitigate these impairments. Finally, we will highlight the importance of studying brain regions as part of a brain network in delineating the mechanism of acute alcohol intoxication-induced cognitive impairment to aid in the development of therapeutics for such indication.
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- Asha Jacob
- Center for Immunology and Inflammation, The Feinstein Institutes for Medical Research, Northwell Health, Manhasset, NY, United States
- Department of Molecular Medicine, Donald and Barbara Zucker School of Medicine at Hofstra/Northwell, Hempstead, NY, United States
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- Center for Immunology and Inflammation, The Feinstein Institutes for Medical Research, Northwell Health, Manhasset, NY, United States
- Department of Molecular Medicine, Donald and Barbara Zucker School of Medicine at Hofstra/Northwell, Hempstead, NY, United States
- Department of Surgery, Donald and Barbara Zucker School of Medicine at Hofstra/Northwell, Hempstead, NY, United States
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Jacob A, Ma Y, Nasiri E, Ochani M, Carrion J, Peng S, Brenner M, Huerta PT, Wang P. Extracellular cold inducible RNA-binding protein mediates binge alcohol-induced brain hypoactivity and impaired cognition in mice. Mol Med 2019; 25:24. [PMID: 31146675 PMCID: PMC6543653 DOI: 10.1186/s10020-019-0092-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/18/2019] [Accepted: 05/15/2019] [Indexed: 02/06/2023] Open
Abstract
BACKGROUND Alcohol abuse affects the brain regions responsible for memory, coordination and emotional processing. Binge alcohol drinking has shown reductions in brain activity, but the molecular targets have not been completely elucidated. We hypothesized that brain cells respond to excessive alcohol by releasing a novel inflammatory mediator, called cold inducible RNA-binding protein (CIRP), which is critical for the decreased brain metabolic activity and impaired cognition. METHODS Male wild type (WT) mice and mice deficient in CIRP (CIRP-/-) were studied before and after exposure to binge alcohol level by assessment of relative brain glucose metabolism with fluorodeoxyglucose (18FDG) and positron emission tomography (PET). Mice were also examined for object-place memory (OPM) and open field (OF) tasks. RESULTS Statistical Parametric Analysis (SPM) of 18FDG-PET uptake revealed marked decreases in relative glucose metabolism in distinct brain regions of WT mice after binge alcohol. Regional analysis (post hoc) revealed that while activity in the temporal (secondary visual) and limbic (entorhinal/perirhinal) cortices was decreased in WT mice, relative glucose metabolic activity was less suppressed in the CIRP-/- mice. Group and condition interaction analysis revealed differing responses in relative glucose metabolism (decrease in WT mice but increase in CIRP-/- mice) after alcohol in brain regions including the hippocampus and the cortical amygdala where the percent changes in metabolic activity correlated with changes in object discrimination performance. Behaviorally, alcohol-treated WT mice were impaired in exploring a repositioned object in the OPM task, and were more anxious in the OF task, whereas CIRP-/- mice were not impaired in these tasks. CONCLUSION CIRP released from brain cells could be responsible for regional brain metabolic hypoactivity leading to cognitive impairment under binge alcohol conditions.
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- Asha Jacob
- Immunology and Inflammation, Institute of Molecular Medicine, The Feinstein Institutes for Medical Research, Northwell Health, Manhasset, NY, USA. .,Department of Molecular Medicine, Donald and Barbara Zucker School of Medicine at Hofstra/Northwell, Hempstead, NY, USA.
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- Center for Neurosciences, Institute of Molecular Medicine, The Feinstein Institutes for Medical Research, Northwell Health, Manhasset, NY, USA
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- Laboratory of Immune & Neural Networks, Institute of Molecular Medicine, The Feinstein Institutes for Medical Research, Northwell Health, Manhasset, NY, USA
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- Immunology and Inflammation, Institute of Molecular Medicine, The Feinstein Institutes for Medical Research, Northwell Health, Manhasset, NY, USA
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- Center for Neurosciences, Institute of Molecular Medicine, The Feinstein Institutes for Medical Research, Northwell Health, Manhasset, NY, USA
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- Center for Neurosciences, Institute of Molecular Medicine, The Feinstein Institutes for Medical Research, Northwell Health, Manhasset, NY, USA
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- Immunology and Inflammation, Institute of Molecular Medicine, The Feinstein Institutes for Medical Research, Northwell Health, Manhasset, NY, USA.,Department of Molecular Medicine, Donald and Barbara Zucker School of Medicine at Hofstra/Northwell, Hempstead, NY, USA
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- Laboratory of Immune & Neural Networks, Institute of Molecular Medicine, The Feinstein Institutes for Medical Research, Northwell Health, Manhasset, NY, USA.,Department of Molecular Medicine, Donald and Barbara Zucker School of Medicine at Hofstra/Northwell, Hempstead, NY, USA
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- Immunology and Inflammation, Institute of Molecular Medicine, The Feinstein Institutes for Medical Research, Northwell Health, Manhasset, NY, USA. .,Departments of Surgery and Molecular Medicine, Donald and Barbara Zucker School of Medicine at Hofstra/Northwell, Hempstead, NY, USA.
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Corbett BF, You JC, Zhang X, Pyfer MS, Tosi U, Iascone DM, Petrof I, Hazra A, Fu CH, Stephens GS, Ashok AA, Aschmies S, Zhao L, Nestler EJ, Chin J. ΔFosB Regulates Gene Expression and Cognitive Dysfunction in a Mouse Model of Alzheimer's Disease. Cell Rep 2018; 20:344-355. [PMID: 28700937 DOI: 10.1016/j.celrep.2017.06.040] [Citation(s) in RCA: 67] [Impact Index Per Article: 11.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/28/2016] [Revised: 03/15/2017] [Accepted: 06/15/2017] [Indexed: 12/12/2022] Open
Abstract
Alzheimer's disease (AD) is characterized by cognitive decline and 5- to 10-fold increased seizure incidence. How seizures contribute to cognitive decline in AD or other disorders is unclear. We show that spontaneous seizures increase expression of ΔFosB, a highly stable Fos-family transcription factor, in the hippocampus of an AD mouse model. ΔFosB suppressed expression of the immediate early gene c-Fos, which is critical for plasticity and cognition, by binding its promoter and triggering histone deacetylation. Acute histone deacetylase (HDAC) inhibition or inhibition of ΔFosB activity restored c-Fos induction and improved cognition in AD mice. Administration of seizure-inducing agents to nontransgenic mice also resulted in ΔFosB-mediated suppression of c-Fos, suggesting that this mechanism is not confined to AD mice. These results explain observations that c-Fos expression increases after acute neuronal activity but decreases with chronic activity. Moreover, these results indicate a general mechanism by which seizures contribute to persistent cognitive deficits, even during seizure-free periods.
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- Brian F Corbett
- Department of Neuroscience and Farber Institute for Neurosciences, Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, PA 19107, USA
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- Department of Neuroscience and Farber Institute for Neurosciences, Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, PA 19107, USA
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- Department of Neuroscience and Farber Institute for Neurosciences, Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, PA 19107, USA
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- Department of Neuroscience and Farber Institute for Neurosciences, Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, PA 19107, USA
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- Department of Neuroscience and Farber Institute for Neurosciences, Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, PA 19107, USA
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- Department of Neuroscience and Farber Institute for Neurosciences, Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, PA 19107, USA
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- Department of Neuroscience and Farber Institute for Neurosciences, Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, PA 19107, USA
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- Department of Neuroscience and Farber Institute for Neurosciences, Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, PA 19107, USA
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- Department of Neuroscience and Farber Institute for Neurosciences, Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, PA 19107, USA; Department of Neuroscience, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX 77030, USA
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- Department of Neuroscience, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX 77030, USA
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- Department of Neuroscience and Farber Institute for Neurosciences, Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, PA 19107, USA
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- Department of Neuroscience and Farber Institute for Neurosciences, Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, PA 19107, USA
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- Department of Neuroscience and Farber Institute for Neurosciences, Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, PA 19107, USA
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- Fishberg Department of Neuroscience and Friedman Brain Institute, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, NY 10029, USA
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- Department of Neuroscience and Farber Institute for Neurosciences, Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, PA 19107, USA; Department of Neuroscience, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX 77030, USA.
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Crestani AP, Sierra RO, Machado A, Haubrich J, Scienza KM, de Oliveira Alvares L, Quillfeldt JA. Hippocampal plasticity mechanisms mediating experience-dependent learning change over time. Neurobiol Learn Mem 2018; 150:56-63. [PMID: 29501525 DOI: 10.1016/j.nlm.2018.02.020] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/18/2017] [Revised: 01/02/2018] [Accepted: 02/19/2018] [Indexed: 01/15/2023]
Abstract
The requirement of NMDA receptor (NMDAR) activity for memory formation is well described. However, the plasticity mechanisms for memory can be modified by experience, such that a future similar learning becomes independent of NMDARs. This effect has often been reported in learning events conducted with a few days interval. In this work, we asked whether the NMDAR-independency is permanent or the brain regions and plasticity mechanisms of experience-dependent learning may change over time. Considering that contextual memories undergo a gradual reorganization over time, becoming progressively independent from the hippocampus and dependent upon cortical regions, we investigated the brain regions mediating a new related learning conducted at a remote time-point, when the first memory was already cortically established. First, we demonstrated that anterior cingulate cortex was not able to support a learning subsequent to a previous systems-level consolidated memory; it did require at least one functional subregion of the hippocampus (ventral or dorsal). Moreover, after replicating findings showing that a few days interval between trainings induces a NMDAR-independent learning, we managed to show that a learning following a longer interval once again becomes dependent on NMDARs in the hippocampus. These findings suggest that while the previous memory grows independent from the hippocampus over time, an experience-dependent learning following a systems-consolidated memory once again engages the hippocampus and a NMDAR-dependent plasticity mechanism.
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- Ana Paula Crestani
- Psychobiology and Neurocomputation Lab, Biophysics Department, Bioscience Institute, Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul, Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil; Neurosciences Graduate Program, Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul, Porto Alegre, Brazil
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- Psychobiology and Neurocomputation Lab, Biophysics Department, Bioscience Institute, Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul, Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil; Neurosciences Graduate Program, Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul, Porto Alegre, Brazil
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- Psychobiology and Neurocomputation Lab, Biophysics Department, Bioscience Institute, Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul, Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil; Neurosciences Graduate Program, Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul, Porto Alegre, Brazil
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- Psychobiology and Neurocomputation Lab, Biophysics Department, Bioscience Institute, Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul, Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil; Neurosciences Graduate Program, Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul, Porto Alegre, Brazil
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- Psychobiology and Neurocomputation Lab, Biophysics Department, Bioscience Institute, Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul, Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil; Neurosciences Graduate Program, Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul, Porto Alegre, Brazil
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- Neurosciences Graduate Program, Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul, Porto Alegre, Brazil; Neurobiology of Memory Lab, Biophysics Department, Bioscience Institute, Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul, Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil
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- Psychobiology and Neurocomputation Lab, Biophysics Department, Bioscience Institute, Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul, Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil; Neurosciences Graduate Program, Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul, Porto Alegre, Brazil.
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We present a succinct review of our approach to study the interactions between the DNA-reactive antibodies that cross-react with the GluN2A and GluN2B subunits of the N-methyl-D-aspartate receptor, denoted DNRABs, and their brain targets in subjects with neuropsychiatric systemic lupus erythematosus (NPSLE). We have analyzed the DNRAB-based brain symptomatology in mouse models of NPSLE by using an integrative neuroscience approach, which includes behavioral assessment coupled with electrophysiological studies of neural networks and synaptic connections in target brain regions, such as the CA1 region of the hippocampus. Our results suggest a framework for understanding the interactions between immune factors and neural networks.
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- Patricio T Huerta
- Laboratory of Immune and Neural Networks, Feinstein Institute for Medical Research, 350 Community Drive, Manhasset, NY, 11030, USA.
- Department of Molecular Medicine, Hofstra North Shore LIJ Medical School, Hempstead, NY, USA.
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- Laboratory of Immune and Neural Networks, Feinstein Institute for Medical Research, 350 Community Drive, Manhasset, NY, 11030, USA
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- Laboratory of Immune and Neural Networks, Feinstein Institute for Medical Research, 350 Community Drive, Manhasset, NY, 11030, USA
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- Laboratory of Immune and Neural Networks, Feinstein Institute for Medical Research, 350 Community Drive, Manhasset, NY, 11030, USA
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Chang EH, Volpe BT, Mackay M, Aranow C, Watson P, Kowal C, Storbeck J, Mattis P, Berlin R, Chen H, Mader S, Huerta TS, Huerta PT, Diamond B. Selective Impairment of Spatial Cognition Caused by Autoantibodies to the N-Methyl-D-Aspartate Receptor. EBioMedicine 2015; 2:755-64. [PMID: 26286205 PMCID: PMC4534689 DOI: 10.1016/j.ebiom.2015.05.027] [Citation(s) in RCA: 60] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/08/2015] [Revised: 05/26/2015] [Accepted: 05/27/2015] [Indexed: 12/13/2022] Open
Abstract
Patients with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) experience cognitive abnormalities in multiple domains including processing speed, executive function, and memory. Here we show that SLE patients carrying antibodies that bind DNA and the GluN2A and GluN2B subunits of the N-methyl-d-aspartate receptor (NMDAR), termed DNRAbs, displayed a selective impairment in spatial recall. Neural recordings in a mouse model of SLE, in which circulating DNRAbs penetrate the hippocampus, revealed that CA1 place cells exhibited a significant expansion in place field size. Structural analysis showed that hippocampal pyramidal cells had substantial reductions in their dendritic processes and spines. Strikingly, these abnormalities became evident at a time when DNRAbs were no longer detectable in the hippocampus. These results suggest that antibody-mediated neurocognitive impairments may be highly specific, and that spatial cognition may be particularly vulnerable to DNRAb-mediated structural and functional injury to hippocampal cells that evolves after the triggering insult is no longer present.
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Key Words
- AP, alkaline phosphatase
- BBB, blood–brain barrier
- BDI, Beck depression index
- C3, C4, complements 3 and 4, respectively
- CA1 place cell
- CA1, cornus ammonis area 1 of the hippocampus
- CNS, central nervous system
- CSF, cerebrospinal fluid
- DMARD, disease-modifying drugs
- DNRAb, anti-DNA antibody reactive to the GluN2A and GluN2B subunits of the NMDAR
- DWEYS, amino acid consensus sequence (D/E, W, D/E, Y, S/G) for DNRAb binding
- FA, Freund's adjuvant
- HC, healthy control
- HEK-293T, human embryonic kidney 293 T cell
- Hippocampus
- IgG, immunoglobulin G
- LPS, lipopolysaccharide
- Lupus
- MAP, multi-antigenic polylysine backbone
- Mouse lupus model
- NMDAR, N-methyl-d-aspartate receptor
- NOR, novel object recognition
- NPSLE, neuropsychiatric lupus
- Neuropsychiatric lupus
- OPM, object place memory
- SELENA, safety of estrogens in lupus erythematosus national assessment
- SLE, systemic lupus erythematosus
- SLEDAI, systemic lupus erythematosus disease activity index
- SLICCDI, systemic lupus international collaborating clinics damage index
- dsDNA, double stranded DNA
- i.p, intraperitoneally
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Affiliation(s)
- Eric H Chang
- Laboratory of Immune & Neural Networks, Feinstein Institute for Medical Research, North Shore LIJ Health System, Manhasset, NY 11030, USA
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- Laboratory of Functional Neuroanatomy, Feinstein Institute for Medical Research, North Shore LIJ Health System, Manhasset, NY 11030, USA ; Department of Molecular Medicine, Hofstra North Shore-LIJ School of Medicine, Manhasset, NY 11030, USA
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- Autoimmune & Musculoskeletal Disease Center, Feinstein Institute for Medical Research, North Shore LIJ Health System, Manhasset, NY 11030, USA
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- Autoimmune & Musculoskeletal Disease Center, Feinstein Institute for Medical Research, North Shore LIJ Health System, Manhasset, NY 11030, USA
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- Department of Psychology, Queens College, Flushing, NY 11367, USA
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- Autoimmune & Musculoskeletal Disease Center, Feinstein Institute for Medical Research, North Shore LIJ Health System, Manhasset, NY 11030, USA
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- Department of Psychology, Queens College, Flushing, NY 11367, USA
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- Susan and Leonard Feinstein Center for Neurosciences, Feinstein Institute for Medical Research, North Shore LIJ Health System, Manhasset, NY 11030, USA
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- Laboratory of Functional Neuroanatomy, Feinstein Institute for Medical Research, North Shore LIJ Health System, Manhasset, NY 11030, USA
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- School of Biological Sciences, Lee Kong Chian School of Medicine, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore 637551, Singapore
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- Autoimmune & Musculoskeletal Disease Center, Feinstein Institute for Medical Research, North Shore LIJ Health System, Manhasset, NY 11030, USA
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- Laboratory of Immune & Neural Networks, Feinstein Institute for Medical Research, North Shore LIJ Health System, Manhasset, NY 11030, USA
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- Laboratory of Immune & Neural Networks, Feinstein Institute for Medical Research, North Shore LIJ Health System, Manhasset, NY 11030, USA ; Autoimmune & Musculoskeletal Disease Center, Feinstein Institute for Medical Research, North Shore LIJ Health System, Manhasset, NY 11030, USA ; Department of Molecular Medicine, Hofstra North Shore-LIJ School of Medicine, Manhasset, NY 11030, USA
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- Autoimmune & Musculoskeletal Disease Center, Feinstein Institute for Medical Research, North Shore LIJ Health System, Manhasset, NY 11030, USA ; Department of Molecular Medicine, Hofstra North Shore-LIJ School of Medicine, Manhasset, NY 11030, USA
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