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Wang Z, Shen Y, Huang C, Wang Y, Zhang X, Guo F, Weng R, Ma X, Sun H. Astrocytes in the spinal cord contributed to acute stress-induced gastric damage via the gap junction protein CX43. Brain Res 2023; 1811:148395. [PMID: 37156321 DOI: 10.1016/j.brainres.2023.148395] [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: 02/15/2023] [Revised: 05/02/2023] [Accepted: 05/03/2023] [Indexed: 05/10/2023]
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Rat restraint water-immersion stress (RWIS) is a compound stress of high intensity and is widely used to study the pathological mechanisms of stress gastric ulcers. The spinal cord, as a part of the central nervous system, plays a dominant role in the gastrointestinal tract, but whether the spinal cord is involved in rat restraint water-immersion stress (RWIS)-induced gastric mucosal damage has not been reported. In this study, we examined the expression of spinal astrocytic glial fibrillary acidic protein (GFAP), neuronal c-Fos, connexin 43 (Cx43), and p-ERK1/2 during RWIS by immunohistochemistry and Western blotting. In addition, we intrathecally injected the astrocytic toxin L-a-aminoadipate (L-AA), gap junction blocker carbenoxolone (CBX), and ERK1/2 signaling pathway inhibitor PD98059 to explore the role of astrocytes in the spinal cord in RWIS-induced gastric mucosal damage and its possible mechanism in rats. The results showed that the expression of GFAP, c-Fos, Cx43, and p-ERK1/2 was significantly elevated in the spinal cord after RWIS. Intrathecal injection of both the astrocyte toxin L-AA and the gap junction blocker CBX significantly attenuated RWIS-induced gastric mucosal damage and decreased the activation of astrocytes and neurons induced in the spinal cord. Meanwhile, the ERK1/2 signaling pathway inhibitor PD98059 significantly inhibited gastric mucosal damage, gastric motility and RWIS-induced activation of spinal cord neurons and astrocytes. These results suggest that spinal astrocytes may regulate the RWIS-induced activation of neurons via CX43 gap junctions and play a critical role in RWIS-induced gastric mucosa damage through the ERK1/2 signaling pathway.
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- Zepeng Wang
- Key Laboratory of Animal Resistance Biology of Shandong Province, School of Life Science, Shandong Normal University, 88# Wenhua Road, Jinan 250014, China
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- Key Laboratory of Animal Resistance Biology of Shandong Province, School of Life Science, Shandong Normal University, 88# Wenhua Road, Jinan 250014, China
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- Key Laboratory of Animal Resistance Biology of Shandong Province, School of Life Science, Shandong Normal University, 88# Wenhua Road, Jinan 250014, China
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- Key Laboratory of Animal Resistance Biology of Shandong Province, School of Life Science, Shandong Normal University, 88# Wenhua Road, Jinan 250014, China
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- Key Laboratory of Animal Resistance Biology of Shandong Province, School of Life Science, Shandong Normal University, 88# Wenhua Road, Jinan 250014, China
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- Key Laboratory of Animal Resistance Biology of Shandong Province, School of Life Science, Shandong Normal University, 88# Wenhua Road, Jinan 250014, China
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- Key Laboratory of Animal Resistance Biology of Shandong Province, School of Life Science, Shandong Normal University, 88# Wenhua Road, Jinan 250014, China
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- Research Center of Basic Medicine, Central Hospital Affiliated to Shandong First Medical University, Jinan 250013, China
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- Key Laboratory of Animal Resistance Biology of Shandong Province, School of Life Science, Shandong Normal University, 88# Wenhua Road, Jinan 250014, China.
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Cui D, Jia S, Yu J, Li D, Li T, Liu Y, Chang J, Wang X, Liu X, Wang YF. Alleviation of Cerebral Infarction of Rats With Middle Cerebral Artery Occlusion by Inhibition of Aquaporin 4 in the Supraoptic Nucleus. ASN Neuro 2021; 12:1759091420960550. [PMID: 32985231 PMCID: PMC7545515 DOI: 10.1177/1759091420960550] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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In ischemic stroke, vasopressin hypersecretion is a critical factor of cerebral swelling and brain injury. To clarify neural mechanisms underlying ischemic stroke-evoked vasopressin hypersecretion, we observed the effect of unilateral permanent middle cerebral artery occlusion (MCAO) in rats on astrocytic plasticity and vasopressin neuronal activity in the supraoptic nucleus (SON) as well as their associated cerebral injuries. MCAO for 8 hr caused cerebral infarction in the MCAO side where water contents also increased. Immunohistochemical examination revealed that the percentage of phosphorylated extracellular signal-regulated protein kinase 1/2 (pERK1/2)-positive vasopressin neurons in the SON of MCAO side was significantly higher than that in non-MCAO side and in sham group. In the cortex, pERK1/2 and aquaporin 4 expressions increased significantly in the infarction area, while glial fibrillary acidic protein (GFAP) reduced significantly compared with the noninfarction side in brain cortex. Microinjection of N-(1,3,4-Thiadiazolyl)nicotinamide-020 [TGN-020, a specific blocker of aquaporin 4] into the SON blocked MCAO-evoked increases in pERK1/2 in the SON as well as the reduction of GFAP and the increase in pERK1/2 and aquaporin 4 in the infarction area of the cortex. Finally, oxygen and glucose deprivation reduced GFAP expression and the colocalization and molecular association of GFAP with aquaporin 4 in the SON in brain slices. These effects were blocked by TGN-020 and/or phloretin, a blocker of astrocytic volume-regulated anion channels. These findings indicate that blocking aquaporin 4 in the SON may reduce the activation of vasopressin neurons and brain injuries elicited by vasopressin during ischemic stroke.
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- Dan Cui
- Department of Physiology, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Harbin Medical University, Harbin, China
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- Department of Physiology, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Harbin Medical University, Harbin, China
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- Department of Physiology, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Harbin Medical University, Harbin, China
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- Department of Physiology, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Harbin Medical University, Harbin, China
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- Department of Physiology, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Harbin Medical University, Harbin, China
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- Department of Physiology, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Harbin Medical University, Harbin, China
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- The Seventh Affiliated Hospital, Sun Yat-sen Universtiy, Shenzhen, China
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- Department of Physiology, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Harbin Medical University, Harbin, China
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- Department of Physiology, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Harbin Medical University, Harbin, China
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- Department of Physiology, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Harbin Medical University, Harbin, China
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Gao W, Wang Z, Wang H, Li H, Huang C, Shen Y, Ma X, Sun H. Neurons and Astrocytes in Ventrolateral Periaqueductal Gray Contribute to Restraint Water Immersion Stress-Induced Gastric Mucosal Damage via the ERK1/2 Signaling Pathway. Int J Neuropsychopharmacol 2021; 24:666-676. [PMID: 34000028 PMCID: PMC8378083 DOI: 10.1093/ijnp/pyab028] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/18/2020] [Revised: 03/15/2021] [Accepted: 05/12/2021] [Indexed: 12/29/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND The restraint water immersion stress (RWIS) model includes both psychological and physical stimulation, which may lead to gastrointestinal disorders and cause gastric mucosal damage. The ventrolateral periaqueductal gray (VLPAG) contributes to gastrointestinal function, but whether it is involved in RWIS-induced gastric mucosal damage has not yet been reported. METHODS The expression of glial fibrillary acidic protein, neuronal c-Fos, and phosphorylated extracellular signal regulated kinase 1/2 in the VLPAG after RWIS was assessed using western blotting and immunocytochemical staining methods. Lateral ventricle injection of astrocytic toxin L-a-aminoadipate and treatment with extracellular signal-regulated kinase (ERK)1/2 signaling pathway inhibitor PD98059 were further used to study protein expression and distribution in the VLPAG after RWIS. RESULTS The expression of c-Fos, glial fibrillary acidic protein, and phosphorylated extracellular signal regulated kinase 1/2 in the VLPAG significantly increased following RWIS and peaked at 1 hour after RWIS. Lateral ventricle injection of the astrocytic toxin L-a-aminoadipate significantly alleviated gastric mucosal injury and decreased the activation of neurons and astrocytes. Treatment with the ERK1/2 signaling pathway inhibitor PD98059 obviously suppressed gastric mucosal damage as well as the RWIS-induced activation of neurons and astrocytes in the VLPAG. CONCLUSIONS These results suggested that activation of VLPAG neurons and astrocytes induced by RWIS through the ERK1/2 signaling pathway may play a critical role in RWIS-induced gastric mucosa damage.
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- Wenting Gao
- Key Laboratory of Animal Resistance Biology of Shandong Province, College of Life Science, Shandong Normal University, Jinan, China
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- Key Laboratory of Animal Resistance Biology of Shandong Province, College of Life Science, Shandong Normal University, Jinan, China
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- Key Laboratory of Animal Resistance Biology of Shandong Province, College of Life Science, Shandong Normal University, Jinan, China
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- Key Laboratory of Animal Resistance Biology of Shandong Province, College of Life Science, Shandong Normal University, Jinan, China
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- Key Laboratory of Animal Resistance Biology of Shandong Province, College of Life Science, Shandong Normal University, Jinan, China
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- Key Laboratory of Animal Resistance Biology of Shandong Province, College of Life Science, Shandong Normal University, Jinan, China
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- Research Center of Basic Medicine, Jinan Central Hospital, Cheeloo College of Medicine, Shandong University, Jinan, China,Correspondence: Xiaoli Ma, PhD, Jinan Central Hospital, Cheeloo College of Medicine, Shandong University ()
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- Key Laboratory of Animal Resistance Biology of Shandong Province, College of Life Science, Shandong Normal University, Jinan, China,Haiji Sun, PhD, College of Life Science, Shandong Normal University ()
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Melzer L, Freiman TM, Derouiche A. Rab6A as a Pan-Astrocytic Marker in Mouse and Human Brain, and Comparison with Other Glial Markers (GFAP, GS, Aldh1L1, SOX9). Cells 2021; 10:E72. [PMID: 33466322 PMCID: PMC7824777 DOI: 10.3390/cells10010072] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/12/2020] [Revised: 12/28/2020] [Accepted: 12/30/2020] [Indexed: 12/18/2022] Open
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Astrocytes contribute to many higher brain functions. A key mechanism in glia-to-neuron signalling is vesicular exocytosis; however, the identity of exocytosis organelles remains a matter of debate. Since vesicles derived from the trans-Golgi network (TGN) are not considered in this context, we studied the astrocyte TGN by immunocytochemistry applying anti-Rab6A. In mouse brain, Rab6A immunostaining is found to be unexpectedly massive, diffuse in all regions, and is detected preferentially and abundantly in the peripheral astrocyte processes, which is hardly evident without glial fibrillary acid protein (GFAP) co-staining. All cells positive for the astrocytic markers glutamine synthetase (GS), GFAP, aldehyde dehydrogenase 1 family member L1 (Aldh1L1), or SRY (sex determining region Y)-box 9 (SOX9) were Rab6A+. Rab6A is excluded from microglia, oligodendrocytes, and NG2 cells using cell type-specific markers. In human cortex, Rab6A labelling is very similar and associated with GFAP+ astrocytes. The mouse data also confirm the specific astrocytic labelling by Aldh1L1 or SOX9; the astrocyte-specific labelling by GS sometimes debated is replicated again. In mouse and human brain, individual astrocytes display high variability in Rab6A+ structures, suggesting dynamic regulation of the glial TGN. In summary, Rab6A expression is an additional, global descriptor of astrocyte identity. Rab6A might constitute an organelle system with a potential role of Rab6A in neuropathological and physiological processes.
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- Linda Melzer
- Institute of Anatomy II, Goethe-University, D-60590 Frankfurt am Main, Germany;
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Rostock University Medical Center, D-18055 Rostock, Germany;
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- Institute of Anatomy II, Goethe-University, D-60590 Frankfurt am Main, Germany;
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Cellular mechanisms and molecular signaling pathways in stress-induced anxiety, depression, and blood-brain barrier inflammation and leakage. Inflammopharmacology 2020; 28:643-665. [PMID: 32333258 DOI: 10.1007/s10787-020-00712-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 35] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/24/2020] [Accepted: 04/15/2020] [Indexed: 12/17/2022]
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Depression and anxiety are comorbid conditions in many neurological or psychopathological disorders. Stress is an underlying event that triggers development of anxiety and depressive-like behaviors. Recent experimental data indicate that anxiety and depressive-like behaviors occurring as a result of stressful situations can cause blood-brain barrier (BBB) dysfunction, which is characterized by inflammation and leakage. However, the underlying mechanisms are not completely understood. This paper sought to review recent experimental preclinical and clinical data that suggest possible molecular mechanisms involved in development of stress-induced anxiety and depression with associated BBB inflammation and leakage. Critical therapeutic targets and potential pharmacological candidates for treatment of stress-induced anxiety and depression with associated BBB dysfunctions are also discussed.
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Zhao DQ, Gong SN, Ma YJ, Zhu JP. Medial prefrontal cortex exacerbates gastric dysfunction of rats upon restraint water‑immersion stress. Mol Med Rep 2019; 20:2303-2315. [PMID: 31322177 PMCID: PMC6691265 DOI: 10.3892/mmr.2019.10462] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/28/2018] [Accepted: 06/04/2019] [Indexed: 12/11/2022] Open
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Restraint water-immersion stress (RWIS) can induce a gastric mucosal lesions within a few hours. The medial prefrontal cortex (mPFC) is involved in the RWIS process. The present study investigated the modulatory effects and molecular mechanisms of the mPFC on gastric function under an RWIS state. Male Wistar rats were divided into four groups; namely, the control, RWIS 4 h (RWIS for 4 h only), sham-operated and bilateral-lesioned (bilateral-lesioned mPFC) groups. The gastric erosion index (EI) and gastric motility (GM) were determined, and the proteomic profiles of the mPFC were assessed by isobaric tags for relative and absolute quantitation (iTRAQ) coupled with two-dimensional liquid chromatography and tandem mass spectrometry. Additionally, iTRAQ results were verified by western blot analysis. Compared with the RWIS 4 h group and the sham-control group, the bilateral-lesioned group exhibited a significantly lower EI (P<0.01). In the bilateral-lesioned group, RWIS led to a significant decrease in EI and GM. When comparing the control and RWIS 4 h groups, 129 dysregulated proteins were identified, of which 88 were upregulated and 41 were downregulated. Gene Ontology functional analysis demonstrated that 29 dysregulated proteins, including postsynaptic density protein 95, were directly associated with axon morphology, axon growth and synaptic plasticity. Ingenuity pathway analysis revealed that the dysregulated proteins were mainly involved in neurological disease signaling pathways, including the NF-κB and ERK signaling pathways. These data indicated that the presence of the mPFC exacerbates gastric mucosal injury in awake rats during RWIS. Although the quantitative proteomic analysis elucidated the nervous system molecular targets associated with the production of gastric mucosal lesions, such as the role of PSD95. The underlying molecular mechanisms of synaptic plasticity need to be further elucidated.
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- Dong-Qin Zhao
- Shandong Provincial Key Laboratory of Animal Resistance Biology, College of Life Sciences, Shandong Normal University, Jinan, Shandong 250014, P.R. China
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- Shandong Provincial Key Laboratory of Animal Resistance Biology, College of Life Sciences, Shandong Normal University, Jinan, Shandong 250014, P.R. China
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- Shandong Provincial Key Laboratory of Animal Resistance Biology, College of Life Sciences, Shandong Normal University, Jinan, Shandong 250014, P.R. China
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- Shandong Provincial Key Laboratory of Animal Resistance Biology, College of Life Sciences, Shandong Normal University, Jinan, Shandong 250014, P.R. China
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Fan F, Yang M, Geng X, Ma X, Sun H. Effects of Restraint Water-Immersion Stress-Induced Gastric Mucosal Damage on Astrocytes and Neurons in the Nucleus Raphe Magnus of Rats via the ERK1/2 Signaling Pathway. Neurochem Res 2019; 44:1841-1850. [PMID: 31119435 DOI: 10.1007/s11064-019-02818-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/18/2019] [Revised: 05/03/2019] [Accepted: 05/20/2019] [Indexed: 01/31/2023]
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Restraint water-immersion stress (RWIS) consists of psychological and physical stimulation, and it has been utilized in the research of gastric mucosal damage. It has been shown by previous studies that the nucleus raphe magnus (NRM) is closely involved in the gastrointestinal function, but its functions on the stress-induced gastric mucosal injury (SGMI) have not been thoroughly elucidated to date. Consequently, in this research, we aim to measure the expression of astrocytic glial fibrillary acidic protein (GFAP), neuronal c-Fos, and phosphorylation extracellular signal regulated kinase 1/2 (p-ERK1/2) in the process of RWIS with immunohistochemistry and western blot methods. What is more, we detect the relation between astrocytes and neurons throughout the stress procedure and explore the regulation of the ERK1/2 signaling pathway on the activity of astrocytes and neurons after RWIS. The results indicated that all three proteins expression multiplied following peaked 3 h substantially. The SMGI, astrocyte and neuron activity were affected after the astrocytotoxin L-A-aminohexanedioic acid (L-AA) and c-fos antisense oligonucleotide (ASO) injections. After the injection of PD98059, the gastric mucosal injury, astrocyte and neuron activity significantly fell off. These results suggested that RWIS-induced activity of astrocytes and neurons in the NRM may play a significant part in gastric mucosa damage via the ERK1/2 signaling pathway.
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- Fangcheng Fan
- Key Laboratory of Animal Resistance Biology of Shandong Province, College of Life Science, Shandong Normal University, Jinan, 250014, China
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- Qingdao No. 31 Middle School, Qingdao, 266041, China
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- Shandong Traditional Chinese Medicine University, Jinan, 250014, China
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- Central Laboratory, Jinan Central Hospital Affiliated to Shandong University, Jinan, 250013, China.
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- Key Laboratory of Animal Resistance Biology of Shandong Province, College of Life Science, Shandong Normal University, Jinan, 250014, China.
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Sun H, Zhao P, Liu W, Li L, Ai H, Ma X. Ventromedial hypothalamic nucleus in regulation of stress-induced gastric mucosal injury in rats. Sci Rep 2018; 8:10170. [PMID: 29977067 PMCID: PMC6033936 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-018-28456-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/11/2018] [Accepted: 06/22/2018] [Indexed: 01/22/2023] Open
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Previous studies showed that restraint water-immersion stress (RWIS) increases the expression of Fos protein in the ventromedial hypothalamic nucleus (VMH), indicating the VMH involving in the stress-induced gastric mucosal injury (SGMI). The present study was designed to investigate its possible neuro-regulatory mechanisms in rats receiving either VMH lesions or sham surgery. The model for SGMI was developed by restraint and water (21 ± 1 °C) immersion for 2 h. Gastric mucosal injury index, gastric motility, gastric acid secretion and Fos expression in the hypothalamus and brainstem were examined on the 15th postoperative day in RWIS rats. Gastric mucosal injury in VMH-lesioned rats was obviously aggravated compared to the control. Gastric acidity under RWIS was obviously higher in VMH-lesioned rats than that in sham rats. Meantime, the VMH-lesioned rats exhibited marked increases in the amplitude of gastric motility in the VMH lesions group after RWIS. In VMH-lesioned rats, Fos expression significantly increased in the dorsal motor nucleus of the vagus (DMV), the nucleus of the solitary tract (NTS), the area postrema (AP), the paraventricular nucleus (PVN) and the supraoptic nucleus (SON) in response to RWIS. These results indicate that VMH lesions can aggravate the stress-induced gastric mucosal injury through the VMH-dorsal vagal complex (DVC)-vagal nerve pathway.
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- Haiji Sun
- Key Laboratory of Animal Resistance Biology of Shandong Province, School of Life Science, Shandong Normal University, Jinan, 250014, China.
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- Key Laboratory of Animal Resistance Biology of Shandong Province, School of Life Science, Shandong Normal University, Jinan, 250014, China
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- Key Laboratory of Animal Resistance Biology of Shandong Province, School of Life Science, Shandong Normal University, Jinan, 250014, China
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- Key Laboratory of Animal Resistance Biology of Shandong Province, School of Life Science, Shandong Normal University, Jinan, 250014, China
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- Key Laboratory of Animal Resistance Biology of Shandong Province, School of Life Science, Shandong Normal University, Jinan, 250014, China
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- Central Laboratory, Jinan Central Hospital Affiliated to Shandong University, Jinan, 250013, China.
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Fan F, Li L, Liu W, Yang M, Ma X, Sun H. Astrocytes and neurons in locus coeruleus mediate restraint water immersion stress-induced gastric mucosal damage through the ERK1/2 signaling pathway. Neurosci Lett 2018; 675:95-102. [PMID: 29580882 DOI: 10.1016/j.neulet.2018.03.054] [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: 01/20/2018] [Revised: 03/20/2018] [Accepted: 03/22/2018] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
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Restraint water-immersion stress (RWIS) is considered to be a compound stress model that includes psychological and physical stimulation and may cause gastric mucosal damage. Studies have shown that locus coeruleus (LC) is involved in the gastrointestinal function, but whether it is involved in RWIS-induced gastric mucosal damage has not yet been reported. Here, we investigated the expression of glial fibrillary acidic protein (GFAP), c-Fos, and phosphorylation extracellular signal regulated kinase 1/2 (p-ERK1/2) in the LC after RWIS using immunocytochemical staining and western blotting in order to explore whether the ERK1/2 signaling pathway interacts with the neuron-astrocyte network in the LC during RWIS and whether it is involved in causing RWIS-induced gastric mucosal damage. Expression of c-Fos, GFAP, and p-ERK1/2 increased significantly following RWIS and peaked at 3 h after RWIS. After intracerebroventricular injection of c-Fos antisense oligodeoxynucleotides (ASO) and astrocytic toxin L-a-aminoadipate (L-AA), the gastric mucosal damage and the activation of neurons and astrocytes in the LC significantly decreased. Intracerebroventricular injection of ERK1/2 signaling pathway inhibitor PD98059 suppressed gastric mucosal damage as well as the RWIS-induced activation of neurons and astrocytes in the LC. Activation of LC neurons and astrocytes induced by RWIS through the ERK1/2 signaling pathway may play a critical role in RWIS-induced gastric mucosa damage.
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- Fangcheng Fan
- Key Laboratory of Animal Resistance Biology of Shandong Province, School of Life Science, Shandong Normal University, Jinan, 250014, China
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- Key Laboratory of Animal Resistance Biology of Shandong Province, School of Life Science, Shandong Normal University, Jinan, 250014, China
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- Key Laboratory of Animal Resistance Biology of Shandong Province, School of Life Science, Shandong Normal University, Jinan, 250014, China
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- Qingdao No.31 Middle School, Qingdao, 266041, China
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- Central Laboratory, Jinan Central Hospital Affiliated to Shandong University, Jinan, 250100, China.
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- Key Laboratory of Animal Resistance Biology of Shandong Province, School of Life Science, Shandong Normal University, Jinan, 250014, China.
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Central [CNS] and Peripheral [Gastric Tissue] Selective Monitoring of Somatostatin (SRIF) with Micro-Sensor and Voltammetry in Rats: Influence of Growth Factors (GH, EGF). BIOSENSORS-BASEL 2017; 7:bios7040053. [PMID: 29149074 PMCID: PMC5746776 DOI: 10.3390/bios7040053] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/05/2017] [Revised: 11/11/2017] [Accepted: 11/14/2017] [Indexed: 11/18/2022]
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Somatostatin (SRIF) is widely distributed throughout the body, and regulates the endocrine system via interactions with various hormones, including the pituitary growth hormone, the thyroid stimulating hormone and the majority of the hormones of the gastrointestinal tract. SRIF is present in the central nervous system (CNS), where it affects rates of neurotransmission, and is also reported to be active in the intestinal tract, with evidence that stressed rats present a significant decrease in antral somatostatin-like immunoreactivity (SLI). Analysis of SRIF has mainly been carried out by means of radioimmunoassay methods. Here, we propose the use of an electrochemical method, such as voltammetry, applied with carbon-based sensors and, in particular, the combination of differential pulse voltammetry with treated carbon fiber micro electrodes (DPV-µCFE) to facilitate the analysis of such peptidergic electro active hormones in the rat striatum and gastric tissue; the effect of growth hormone (GH) and epidermal growth factor (EGF), in particular, upon the SRIF signal has been studied in such tissues.
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Wang P, Qin D, Wang YF. Oxytocin Rapidly Changes Astrocytic GFAP Plasticity by Differentially Modulating the Expressions of pERK 1/2 and Protein Kinase A. Front Mol Neurosci 2017; 10:262. [PMID: 28860967 PMCID: PMC5559427 DOI: 10.3389/fnmol.2017.00262] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/01/2017] [Accepted: 07/31/2017] [Indexed: 12/23/2022] Open
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The importance of astrocytes to normal brain functions and neurological diseases has been extensively recognized; however, cellular mechanisms underlying functional and structural plasticities of astrocytes remain poorly understood. Oxytocin (OT) is a neuropeptide that can rapidly change astrocytic plasticity in association with lactation, as indicated in the expression of glial fibrillary acidic protein (GFAP) in the supraoptic nucleus (SON). Here, we used OT-evoked changes in GFAP expression in astrocytes of male rat SON as a model to explore the cellular mechanisms underlying GFAP plasticity. The results showed that OT significantly reduced the expression of GFAP filaments and proteins in SON astrocytes in brain slices. In lysates of the SON, OT receptors (OTRs) were co-immunoprecipitated with GFAP; vasopressin (VP), a neuropeptide structurally similar to OT, did not significantly change GFAP protein level; OT-evoked depolarization of astrocyte membrane potential was sensitive to a selective OTR antagonist (OTRA) but not to tetanus toxin, a blocker of synaptic transmission. The effects of OT on GFAP expression and on astrocyte uptake of Bauer-Peptide, an astrocyte-specific dye, were mimicked by isoproterenol (IPT; β-adrenoceptor agonist), U0126 or PD98059, inhibitors of extracellular signal-regulated protein kinase (ERK) 1/2 kinase and blocked by the OTRA or KT5720, a protein kinase A (PKA) inhibitor. The effect of OT on GFAP expressions and its association with these kinases were simulated by mSIRK, an activator of Gβγ subunits. Finally, suckling increased astrocytic expression of the catalytic subunit of PKA (cPKA) at astrocytic processes while increasing the molecular associations of GFAP with cPKA and phosphorylated ERK (pERK) 1/2. Upon the occurrence of the milk-ejection reflex, spatial co-localization of the cPKA with GFAP filaments further increased, which was accompanied with increased molecular association of GFAP with pERK 1/2 but not with cPKA. Thus, OT-elicited GFAP plasticity is achieved by sequential activation of ERK 1/2 and PKA via OTR signaling pathway in an antagonistic but coordinated manner.
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- Ping Wang
- School of Basic Medical Sciences, Harbin Medical UniversityHarbin, China
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- Department of Physiology, Shantou UniversityShantou, China
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- School of Basic Medical Sciences, Harbin Medical UniversityHarbin, China
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Zhang HH, Tao YN, Jiang MY, Wang J, Chen J, Xia CM, Shen LL, Wang MY, Zhu DN. The protective effects of electro-acupuncture in thoracic surgery on trauma stressed rats involve the rostral ventrolateral medulla and supraoptic nucleus. Brain Res Bull 2017; 134:183-188. [PMID: 28782569 DOI: 10.1016/j.brainresbull.2017.07.022] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/15/2017] [Revised: 05/20/2017] [Accepted: 07/31/2017] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
Abstract
The present study was designed to explore whether the rostral ventrolateral medulla (RVLM) and supraoptic nucleus (SON) were involved in the protective effects of electro-acupuncture (EA) in thoracic surgery on trauma-stressed rats. The rats were randomly divided into a non-stressed group (Control), surgical trauma-stressed group (Trauma), and Neiguan EA applied on the surgical trauma-stressed group (Trauma+EA-PC 6). RVLM neuron discharge was observed by using an in vivo electrophysiological method, and micro-dialysis combining high-performance liquid chromatography with fluorometric detection (HPLC-FD) was used to assess expression of amino acids in the RVLM. Immunohistochemical methods were used to assess c-Fos expression in SON neurons. The trauma of surgical stress was shown to dramatically increase the discharge frequency of RVLM neurons and promote the release of glutamate and taurine in the RVLM. The expression of c-Fos was also significantly increased in the SON of traumatized rats. EA application at Neiguan acupoints significantly suppressed trauma-induced increase of discharge frequency of the RVLM neurons, almost completely suppressed the trauma-induced increase of glutamate release but only very slightly reduced the trauma-enhanced taurine release, and inhibited the increase of c-Fos expression in these SON neurons of traumatized rats. These results indicate that Neiguan EA may improve cardiac function by modulating neurons in the RVLM and the SON in surgically traumatized rats. The taurine-mediated negative feedback may be involved in the protective effect of EA on cardiac function.
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Affiliation(s)
- Huan-Huan Zhang
- Cell Electrophysiology Laboratory, Wannan Medical College, Wuhu 241002, China; Department of Physiology and Pathophysiology, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Fudan University, Shanghai 200032, China
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- Cell Electrophysiology Laboratory, Wannan Medical College, Wuhu 241002, China
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- Department of Physiology and Pathophysiology, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Fudan University, Shanghai 200032, China
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- Department of Physiology and Pathophysiology, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Fudan University, Shanghai 200032, China
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- Department of Physiology and Pathophysiology, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Fudan University, Shanghai 200032, China
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- Department of Physiology and Pathophysiology, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Fudan University, Shanghai 200032, China
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- Department of Physiology and Pathophysiology, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Fudan University, Shanghai 200032, China
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- Cell Electrophysiology Laboratory, Wannan Medical College, Wuhu 241002, China.
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- Department of Physiology and Pathophysiology, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Fudan University, Shanghai 200032, China.
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