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Clarke MT, Remesal L, Lentz L, Tan DJ, Young D, Thapa S, Namuduri SR, Borges B, Kirn G, Valencia J, Lopez ME, Lui JH, Shiow LR, Dindot S, Villeda S, Sanders SJ, MacKenzie TC. Prenatal delivery of a therapeutic antisense oligonucleotide achieves broad biodistribution in the brain and ameliorates Angelman syndrome phenotype in mice. Mol Ther 2024; 32:935-951. [PMID: 38327047 DOI: 10.1016/j.ymthe.2024.02.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/24/2023] [Revised: 11/20/2023] [Accepted: 02/02/2024] [Indexed: 02/09/2024] Open
Abstract
Angelman syndrome (AS), an early-onset neurodevelopmental disorder characterized by abnormal gait, intellectual disabilities, and seizures, occurs when the maternal allele of the UBE3A gene is disrupted, since the paternal allele is silenced in neurons by the UBE3A antisense (UBE3A-AS) transcript. Given the importance of early treatment, we hypothesized that prenatal delivery of an antisense oligonucleotide (ASO) would downregulate the murine Ube3a-AS, resulting in increased UBE3A protein and functional rescue. Using a mouse model with a Ube3a-YFP allele that reports on-target ASO activity, we found that in utero, intracranial (IC) injection of the ASO resulted in dose-dependent activation of paternal Ube3a, with broad biodistribution. Accordingly, in utero injection of the ASO in a mouse model of AS also resulted in successful restoration of UBE3A and phenotypic improvements in treated mice on the accelerating rotarod and fear conditioning. Strikingly, even intra-amniotic (IA) injection resulted in systemic biodistribution and high levels of UBE3A reactivation throughout the brain. These findings offer a novel strategy for early treatment of AS using an ASO, with two potential routes of administration in the prenatal window. Beyond AS, successful delivery of a therapeutic ASO into neurons has implications for a clinically feasible prenatal treatment for numerous neurodevelopmental disorders.
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- Maria T Clarke
- Department of Surgery, University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, California, USA; The Eli and Edythe Broad Center of Regeneration Medicine and Stem Cell Research, San Francisco, California, USA; Center for Maternal-Fetal Precision Medicine, University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, California, USA
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- Department of Anatomy, University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, California, USA
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- Department of Surgery, University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, California, USA; The Eli and Edythe Broad Center of Regeneration Medicine and Stem Cell Research, San Francisco, California, USA; Center for Maternal-Fetal Precision Medicine, University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, California, USA
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- Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, UCSF Weill Institute for Neurosciences, University of California, San Francisco, California, USA; Institute for Molecular and Cell Biology, Agency for Science, Technology and Research, 138632, Singapore, Singapore
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- BioMarin Pharmaceutical, San Rafael, California, USA
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- Department of Surgery, University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, California, USA; The Eli and Edythe Broad Center of Regeneration Medicine and Stem Cell Research, San Francisco, California, USA; Center for Maternal-Fetal Precision Medicine, University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, California, USA
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- Department of Surgery, University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, California, USA; The Eli and Edythe Broad Center of Regeneration Medicine and Stem Cell Research, San Francisco, California, USA; Center for Maternal-Fetal Precision Medicine, University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, California, USA
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- Department of Surgery, University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, California, USA; The Eli and Edythe Broad Center of Regeneration Medicine and Stem Cell Research, San Francisco, California, USA; Center for Maternal-Fetal Precision Medicine, University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, California, USA
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- Department of Surgery, University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, California, USA; The Eli and Edythe Broad Center of Regeneration Medicine and Stem Cell Research, San Francisco, California, USA
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- BioMarin Pharmaceutical, San Rafael, California, USA
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- Department of Veterinary Pathobiology, School of Veterinary Medicine & Biomedical Sciences, Texas A&M University, College Station, Texas, USA
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- The Eli and Edythe Broad Center of Regeneration Medicine and Stem Cell Research, San Francisco, California, USA; Department of Anatomy, University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, California, USA
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- Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, UCSF Weill Institute for Neurosciences, University of California, San Francisco, California, USA; Institute of Developmental and Regenerative Medicine, Department of Paediatrics, University of Oxford, Oxford OX3 7TY, United Kingdom
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- Department of Surgery, University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, California, USA; The Eli and Edythe Broad Center of Regeneration Medicine and Stem Cell Research, San Francisco, California, USA; Center for Maternal-Fetal Precision Medicine, University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, California, USA.
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Babey ME, Krause WC, Herber CB, Chen K, Nikkanen J, Rodriquez R, Zhang X, Castro-Navarro F, Wang Y, Villeda S, Lane NE, Scheller EL, Chan CKF, Ambrosi TH, Ingraham HA. Brain-Derived CCN3 Is An Osteoanabolic Hormone That Sustains Bone in Lactating Females. bioRxiv 2023:2023.08.28.554707. [PMID: 37693376 PMCID: PMC10491109 DOI: 10.1101/2023.08.28.554707] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 09/12/2023]
Abstract
In lactating mothers, the high calcium (Ca 2+ ) demand for milk production triggers significant bone resorption. While estrogen would normally counteract excessive bone loss and maintain sufficient bone formation during this postpartum period, this sex steroid drops precipitously after giving birth. Here, we report that brain-derived CCN3 (Cellular Communication Network factor 3) secreted from KISS1 neurons of the arcuate nucleus (ARC KISS1 ) fills this void and functions as a potent osteoanabolic factor to promote bone mass in lactating females. Using parabiosis and bone transplant methods, we first established that a humoral factor accounts for the female-specific, high bone mass previously observed by our group after deleting estrogen receptor alpha (ER α ) from ARC KISS1 neurons 1 . This exceptional bone phenotype in mutant females can be traced back to skeletal stem cells (SSCs), as reflected by their increased frequency and osteochondrogenic potential. Based on multiple assays, CCN3 emerged as the most promising secreted pro-osteogenic factor from ARC KISS1 neurons, acting on mouse and human SSCs at low subnanomolar concentrations independent of age or sex. That brain-derived CCN3 promotes bone formation was further confirmed by in vivo gain- and loss-of-function studies. Notably, a transient rise in CCN3 appears in ARC KISS1 neurons in estrogen-depleted lactating females coincident with increased bone remodeling and high calcium demand. Our findings establish CCN3 as a potentially new therapeutic osteoanabolic hormone that defines a novel female-specific brain-bone axis for ensuring mammalian species survival.
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Villeda S, Brown-Borg H, Anderson R. Neurobiology of Aging: New Insights From Across the Research Spectrum. J Gerontol A Biol Sci Med Sci 2023; 78:869-871. [PMID: 37264524 PMCID: PMC10465077 DOI: 10.1093/gerona/glad110] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/03/2023] Open
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- Saul Villeda
- Department of Anatomy, University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, California, USA
- Bakar Aging Research Institute, San Francisco, California, USA
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- Department of Biomedical Sciences, University of North Dakota, Grand Forks, North Dakota, USA
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- Department of Medicine, SMPH, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, Wisconsin, USA
- GRECC William S Middleton Memorial Veterans Hospital, Madison, Wisconsin, USA
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Chow LS, Gerszten RE, Taylor JM, Pedersen BK, van Praag H, Trappe S, Febbraio MA, Galis ZS, Gao Y, Haus JM, Lanza IR, Lavie CJ, Lee CH, Lucia A, Moro C, Pandey A, Robbins JM, Stanford KI, Thackray AE, Villeda S, Watt MJ, Xia A, Zierath JR, Goodpaster BH, Snyder M. Reply to 'Lactate as a major myokine and exerkine'. Nat Rev Endocrinol 2022; 18:713. [PMID: 35915255 DOI: 10.1038/s41574-022-00726-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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- Lisa S Chow
- Division of Diabetes Endocrinology and Metabolism, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN, USA.
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- Division of Cardiovascular Medicine, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Boston, MA, USA
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- Department of Pathology, McAllister Heart Institute, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC, USA
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- Centre of Inflammation and Metabolism/Centre for PA Research (CIM/CFAS), Rigshospitalet, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Stiles-Nicholson Brain institute and Charles E. Schmidt College of Medicine, Florida Atlantic University, Jupiter, FL, USA
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- Human Performance Laboratory, Ball State University, Muncie, IN, USA
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- Monash Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Monash University, Parkville, Victoria, Australia
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- Division of Cardiovascular Sciences, National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD, USA
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- Division of Cardiovascular Sciences, National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD, USA
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- School of Kinesiology, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, USA
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- Division of Endocrinology, Nutrition, and Metabolism, Mayo Clinic College of Medicine and Science, Rochester, MN, USA
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- Division of Cardiovascular Diseases, John Ochsner Heart and Vascular Institute, Ochsner Clinical School-the University of Queensland School of Medicine, New Orleans, LA, USA
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- Department of Molecular Metabolism, Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, Boston, MA, USA
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- Faculty of Sport Sciences, Universidad Europea de Madrid, Madrid, Spain
- Research Institute Hospital 12 de Octubre ('imas12'), Madrid, Spain
- CIBER en Fragilidad y Envejecimiento Saludable (CIBERFES), Madrid, Spain
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- Institute of Metabolic and Cardiovascular Diseases, Team MetaDiab, Inserm UMR1297, Toulouse, France
- Toulouse III University - Paul Sabatier (UPS), Toulouse, France
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- Department of Internal Medicine, UT Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX, USA
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- Division of Cardiovascular Medicine, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Boston, MA, USA
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- Department of Physiology and Cell Biology, Dorothy M. Davis Heart and Lung Research Institute, The Ohio State University College of Medicine, Columbus, OH, USA
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- National Centre for Sport and Exercise Medicine, School of Sport, Exercise and Health Sciences, Loughborough University, Loughborough, UK
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- Department of Anatomy, University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, CA, USA
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- Department of Anatomy and Physiology, School of Biomedical Sciences, The University of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
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- Division of Diabetes, Endocrinology, & Metabolic Diseases, National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD, USA
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- Department of Molecular Medicine and Surgery, Section for Integrative Physiology, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden
- Novo Nordisk Foundation Center for Basic Metabolic Research, Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Department of Genetics, Stanford School of Medicine, Stanford, CA, USA.
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Luo J, Nguyen A, Villeda S, Zhang H, Ding Z, Lindsey D, Bieri G, Castellano JM, Beaupre GS, Wyss-Coray T. Corrigendum: Long-Term Cognitive Impairments and Pathological Alterations in a Mouse Model of Repetitive Mild Traumatic Brain Injury. Front Neurol 2022; 13:730576. [PMID: 35847232 PMCID: PMC9277579 DOI: 10.3389/fneur.2022.730576] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/25/2021] [Accepted: 04/25/2022] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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- Jian Luo
- Department of Neurology and Neurological Sciences, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, CA, USA
- Center for Tissue Regeneration, Repair and Restoration, VA Palo Alto Health Care System, Palo Alto, CA, USA
- *Correspondence: Jian Luo
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- Department of Neurology and Neurological Sciences, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, CA, USA
- Center for Tissue Regeneration, Repair and Restoration, VA Palo Alto Health Care System, Palo Alto, CA, USA
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- Department of Neurology and Neurological Sciences, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, CA, USA
- Center for Tissue Regeneration, Repair and Restoration, VA Palo Alto Health Care System, Palo Alto, CA, USA
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- Department of Neurology and Neurological Sciences, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, CA, USA
- Center for Tissue Regeneration, Repair and Restoration, VA Palo Alto Health Care System, Palo Alto, CA, USA
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- Department of Neurology and Neurological Sciences, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, CA, USA
- Center for Tissue Regeneration, Repair and Restoration, VA Palo Alto Health Care System, Palo Alto, CA, USA
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- Center for Tissue Regeneration, Repair and Restoration, VA Palo Alto Health Care System, Palo Alto, CA, USA
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- Department of Neurology and Neurological Sciences, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, CA, USA
- Center for Tissue Regeneration, Repair and Restoration, VA Palo Alto Health Care System, Palo Alto, CA, USA
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- Department of Neurology and Neurological Sciences, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, CA, USA
- Center for Tissue Regeneration, Repair and Restoration, VA Palo Alto Health Care System, Palo Alto, CA, USA
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- Center for Tissue Regeneration, Repair and Restoration, VA Palo Alto Health Care System, Palo Alto, CA, USA
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- Department of Neurology and Neurological Sciences, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, CA, USA
- Center for Tissue Regeneration, Repair and Restoration, VA Palo Alto Health Care System, Palo Alto, CA, USA
- Tony Wyss-Coray
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Chow LS, Gerszten RE, Taylor JM, Pedersen BK, van Praag H, Trappe S, Febbraio MA, Galis ZS, Gao Y, Haus JM, Lanza IR, Lavie CJ, Lee CH, Lucia A, Moro C, Pandey A, Robbins JM, Stanford KI, Thackray AE, Villeda S, Watt MJ, Xia A, Zierath JR, Goodpaster BH, Snyder MP. Exerkines in health, resilience and disease. Nat Rev Endocrinol 2022; 18:273-289. [PMID: 35304603 PMCID: PMC9554896 DOI: 10.1038/s41574-022-00641-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 231] [Impact Index Per Article: 115.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 01/27/2022] [Indexed: 12/16/2022]
Abstract
The health benefits of exercise are well-recognized and are observed across multiple organ systems. These beneficial effects enhance overall resilience, healthspan and longevity. The molecular mechanisms that underlie the beneficial effects of exercise, however, remain poorly understood. Since the discovery in 2000 that muscle contraction releases IL-6, the number of exercise-associated signalling molecules that have been identified has multiplied. Exerkines are defined as signalling moieties released in response to acute and/or chronic exercise, which exert their effects through endocrine, paracrine and/or autocrine pathways. A multitude of organs, cells and tissues release these factors, including skeletal muscle (myokines), the heart (cardiokines), liver (hepatokines), white adipose tissue (adipokines), brown adipose tissue (baptokines) and neurons (neurokines). Exerkines have potential roles in improving cardiovascular, metabolic, immune and neurological health. As such, exerkines have potential for the treatment of cardiovascular disease, type 2 diabetes mellitus and obesity, and possibly in the facilitation of healthy ageing. This Review summarizes the importance and current state of exerkine research, prevailing challenges and future directions.
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- Lisa S Chow
- Division of Diabetes Endocrinology and Metabolism, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN, USA.
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- Division of Cardiovascular Medicine, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Boston, MA, USA
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- Department of Pathology, McAllister Heart Institute, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC, USA
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- Centre of Inflammation and Metabolism/Centre for PA Research (CIM/CFAS), Rigshospitalet, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Stiles-Nicholson Brain institute and Charles E. Schmidt College of Medicine, Florida Atlantic University, Jupiter, FL, USA
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- Human Performance Laboratory, Ball State University, Muncie, IN, USA
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- Monash Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Monash University, Parkville, Victoria, Australia
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- Division of Cardiovascular Sciences, National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD, USA
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- Division of Cardiovascular Sciences, National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD, USA
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- School of Kinesiology, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, USA
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- Division of Endocrinology, Nutrition, and Metabolism, Mayo Clinic College of Medicine and Science, Rochester, MN, USA
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- Division of Cardiovascular Diseases, John Ochsner Heart and Vascular Institute, Ochsner Clinical School-the University of Queensland School of Medicine, New Orleans, LA, USA
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- Department of Molecular Metabolism, Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, Boston, MA, USA
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- Faculty of Sport Sciences, Universidad Europea de Madrid, Madrid, Spain
- Research Institute Hospital 12 de Octubre ('imas12'), Madrid, Spain
- CIBER en Fragilidad y Envejecimiento Saludable (CIBERFES), Madrid, Spain
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- Institute of Metabolic and Cardiovascular Diseases, Team MetaDiab, Inserm UMR1297, Toulouse, France
- Toulouse III University-Paul Sabatier (UPS), Toulouse, France
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- Department of Internal Medicine, UT Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX, USA
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- Division of Cardiovascular Medicine, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Boston, MA, USA
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- Department of Physiology and Cell Biology, Dorothy M. Davis Heart and Lung Research Institute, The Ohio State University College of Medicine, Columbus, OH, USA
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- National Centre for Sport and Exercise Medicine, School of Sport, Exercise and Health Sciences, Loughborough University, Loughborough, UK
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- Department of Anatomy, University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, CA, USA
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- Department of Anatomy and Physiology, School of Biomedical Sciences, The University of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
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- Division of Diabetes, Endocrinology, & Metabolic Diseases, National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD, USA
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- Department of Molecular Medicine and Surgery, Section for Integrative Physiology, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden
- Novo Nordisk Foundation Center for Basic Metabolic Research, Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Department of Genetics, Stanford School of Medicine, Stanford, CA, USA.
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Abstract
Aging drives cellular and cognitive impairments in the adult brain. It is imperative to gain mechanistic insight into what drives aging phenotypes in the brain in order to maintain, and even restore, functional integrity in the elderly. We, and others, have shown that systemic manipulations - such as heterochronic parabiosis (in which a young and old circulatory system are joined) and administration of young blood or exercise induced blood factors - can reverse age-related impairments in regenerative, synaptic and inflammatory processes, as well as rescue cognitive faculties in the aged brain. These studies have revealed an age-dependent bi-directionality in the influence of the systemic environment indicating pro-youthful factors in young blood elicit rejuvenation while pro-aging factors in old blood drive aging. It has been proposed that introducing pro-youthful factors or mitigating the effect of pro-aging factors may provide effective strategies to rejuvenate aging phenotypes in the brain. Despite this potential, much is unknown as to the systemic and molecular mechanisms regulating pro-youthful and pro-aging effects of blood-borne factors. I will discuss work from my research group that begins to provide mechanistic insight into the systemic and molecular drivers promoting rejuvenation in the aging brain.
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- Saul Villeda
- University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, California, United States
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Nguyen QH, Witt RG, Wang B, Eikani C, Shea J, Smith LK, Boyle G, Cadaoas J, Sper R, MacKenzie JD, Villeda S, MacKenzie TC. Tolerance induction and microglial engraftment after fetal therapy without conditioning in mice with Mucopolysaccharidosis type VII. Sci Transl Med 2021; 12:12/532/eaay8980. [PMID: 32102934 DOI: 10.1126/scitranslmed.aay8980] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/29/2019] [Accepted: 01/28/2020] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
Abstract
Mucopolysaccharidosis type VII (MPS7) is a lysosomal storage disorder (LSD) resulting from mutations in the β-glucuronidase gene, leading to multiorgan dysfunction and fetal demise. While postnatal enzyme replacement therapy (ERT) and hematopoietic stem cell transplantation have resulted in some phenotypic improvements, prenatal treatment might take advantage of a unique developmental window to penetrate the blood-brain barrier or induce tolerance to the missing protein, addressing two important shortcomings of postnatal therapy for multiple LSDs. We performed in utero ERT (IUERT) at E14.5 in MPS7 mice and improved survival of affected mice to birth. IUERT penetrated brain microglia, whereas postnatal administration did not, and neurological testing (after IUERT plus postnatal administration) showed decreased microglial inflammation and improved grip strength in treated mice. IUERT prevented antienzyme antibody development even after multiple repeated postnatal challenges. To test a more durable treatment strategy, we performed in utero hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (IUHCT) using congenic CX3C chemokine receptor 1-green fluorescent protein (CX3CR1-GFP) mice as donors, such that donor-derived microglia are identified by GFP expression. In wild-type recipients, hematopoietic chimerism resulted in microglial engraftment throughout the brain without irradiation or conditioning; the transcriptomes of donor and host microglia were similar. IUHCT in MPS7 mice enabled cross-correction of liver Kupffer cells and improved phenotype in multiple tissues. Engrafted microglia were seen in chimeric mice, with decreased inflammation near donor microglia. These results suggest that fetal therapy with IUERT and/or IUHCT could overcome the shortcomings of current treatment strategies to improve phenotype in MPS7 and other LSDs.
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- Quoc-Hung Nguyen
- Eli and Edythe Broad Center of Regeneration Medicine, University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, CA 94143, USA.,Department of Surgery, University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, CA 94143, USA
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- Eli and Edythe Broad Center of Regeneration Medicine, University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, CA 94143, USA.,Department of Surgery, University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, CA 94143, USA
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- Eli and Edythe Broad Center of Regeneration Medicine, University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, CA 94143, USA.,Department of Surgery, University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, CA 94143, USA
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- Eli and Edythe Broad Center of Regeneration Medicine, University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, CA 94143, USA.,Department of Surgery, University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, CA 94143, USA
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- Eli and Edythe Broad Center of Regeneration Medicine, University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, CA 94143, USA.,Department of Anatomy, University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, CA 94143, USA
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- Department of Anatomy, University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, CA 94143, USA.,Biomedical Sciences Graduate Program, University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, CA 94143, USA
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- Eli and Edythe Broad Center of Regeneration Medicine, University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, CA 94143, USA.,Department of Surgery, University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, CA 94143, USA
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- Department of Radiology, University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, CA 94143, USA
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- Eli and Edythe Broad Center of Regeneration Medicine, University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, CA 94143, USA.,Department of Anatomy, University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, CA 94143, USA
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- Eli and Edythe Broad Center of Regeneration Medicine, University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, CA 94143, USA. .,Department of Surgery, University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, CA 94143, USA.,Center for Maternal-Fetal Precision Medicine, University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, CA 94143, USA
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Nguyen QH, Witt RG, Bowen W, Eikani C, Shea J, Smith LK, Boyle G, Cadaoas J, Sper R, MacKenzie JD, Villeda S, MacKenzie TC. O27: MICROGLIAL CORRECTION AFTER FETAL THERAPY WITHOUT CONDITIONING IN MICE WITH MUCOPOLYSACCHARIDOSIS TYPE VII. Br J Surg 2021. [DOI: 10.1093/bjs/znab117.027] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/14/2022]
Abstract
Abstract
Introduction
Mucopolysaccharidosis type 7 (MPS7) is a lysosomal storage disorder typically fatal in utero. Postnatal enzyme replacement therapy (ERT) to replace missing glucuronidase (GUS) does not penetrate the blood-brain barrier (BBB). We investigated whether in utero ERT (IUERT) specifically targets brain microglia (natural GUS storehouses and key brain inflammation mediators) and whether in utero hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (IUHSCT) results in microglial engraftment as a strategy for permanent correction.
Methods
We performed IUERT by injecting GUS into MPS7 fetuses mid-gestation, and analyzed tissue homogenates (via colorimetric substrate) and brain microglia (via flow cytometry) for enzyme activity after 4-7 days. We performed IUHSCT by transplanting HSCs mid-gestation from CX3CR1-GFP donors. We examined blood, bone marrow, and brain for engraftment. We assessed brain inflammation by staining for CD68. We performed RNA sequencing to characterize engrafted microglia.
Results
IUERT resulted in detectable brain GUS activity. Flow cytometry showed that GUS activity after IUERT was near wild-type levels, and brains harvested in adulthood had decreased inflammation via CD68 immunohistochemistry. IUHSCT resulted in multilineage engraftment of hematopoietic cells in blood and bone. Confocal microscopy revealed multifocal engraftment of donor-derived microglia. RNA sequencing indicated that engrafted microglia were nearly identical to endogenous microglia. MPS7 chimeras had evidence of reduced brain inflammation near donor microglia.
Conclusion
Both IUERT and IUHSCT are complementary treatment modalities that can penetrate the BBB and ameliorate neurologic manifestations of diseases such as MPS7. These results lay the foundation for future studies using in utero molecular therapies for MPS7 as well as other storage disorders.
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- Quoc-Hung Nguyen
- Eli and Edythe Broad Center of Regeneration Medicine, University of California, San Francisco, CA 94143, USA
- Department of Surgery, University of California, San Francisco, CA 94143, USA
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- Eli and Edythe Broad Center of Regeneration Medicine, University of California, San Francisco, CA 94143, USA
- Department of Surgery, University of California, San Francisco, CA 94143, USA
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- Eli and Edythe Broad Center of Regeneration Medicine, University of California, San Francisco, CA 94143, USA
- Department of Surgery, University of California, San Francisco, CA 94143, USA
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- Eli and Edythe Broad Center of Regeneration Medicine, University of California, San Francisco, CA 94143, USA
- Department of Surgery, University of California, San Francisco, CA 94143, USA
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- Eli and Edythe Broad Center of Regeneration Medicine, University of California, San Francisco, CA 94143, USA
- Department of Anatomy, University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, CA 94143, USA
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- Department of Anatomy, University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, CA 94143, USA
- Biomedical Sciences Graduate Program, University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, California 94143, USA
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- Eli and Edythe Broad Center of Regeneration Medicine, University of California, San Francisco, CA 94143, USA
- Department of Surgery, University of California, San Francisco, CA 94143, USA
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- Department of Radiology, University of California, San Francisco, CA 94143, USA
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- Eli and Edythe Broad Center of Regeneration Medicine, University of California, San Francisco, CA 94143, USA
- Department of Anatomy, University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, CA 94143, USA
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- Eli and Edythe Broad Center of Regeneration Medicine, University of California, San Francisco, CA 94143, USA
- Department of Surgery, University of California, San Francisco, CA 94143, USA
- Center for Maternal-Fetal Precision Medicine, University of California, San Francisco, CA 94143, USA
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- Saul Villeda
- University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, California, United States
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A growing body of work has shown that systemic manipulations, such as heterochronic parabiosis and young blood administration, can partially reverse age-related cellular impairments and loss of cognitive faculties in the aged brain. These studies have revealed an age-dependent bi-directionality in the influence of the systemic environment indicating anti-aging factors in young blood elicit rejuvenation while pro-aging factors in old blood drive aging. It has been proposed that introducing anti-aging factors or mitigating the effect of pro-aging factors may provide effective strategies to rejuvenate aging phenotypes. Despite this potential, much is unknown as to the systemic and molecular mechanisms regulating anti-aging and pro-aging effects of blood-borne factors. I will discuss work from my research group that begins to provide mechanistic insight into the systemic and molecular drivers promoting rejuvenation in the aging brain.
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- Saul Villeda
- University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, California, United States
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Nguyen QHL, Witt RG, Wang B, Shea J, Villeda S, Mackenzie TC. Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation Using a Non-Toxic Regimen to Ablate the Fetal Bone Marrow Niche Enables Engraftment of Brain Microglial Cells. J Am Coll Surg 2018. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jamcollsurg.2018.07.517] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/28/2022]
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Lee J, Schneider C, Liang H, Ricardo-Gonzalez R, Nussbaum J, Smith L, Villeda S, Locksley R. 1021 Origin of type 2 innate lymphoid cells in the skin. J Invest Dermatol 2018. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jid.2018.03.1033] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
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Zhang Y, Roth TL, Gray EE, Chen H, Rodda LB, Liang Y, Ventura P, Villeda S, Crocker PR, Cyster JG. Migratory and adhesive cues controlling innate-like lymphocyte surveillance of the pathogen-exposed surface of the lymph node. eLife 2016; 5. [PMID: 27487469 PMCID: PMC5017864 DOI: 10.7554/elife.18156] [Citation(s) in RCA: 59] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/24/2016] [Accepted: 07/30/2016] [Indexed: 12/19/2022] Open
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Lymph nodes (LNs) contain innate-like lymphocytes that survey the subcapsular sinus (SCS) and associated macrophages for pathogen entry. The factors promoting this surveillance behavior have not been defined. Here, we report that IL7RhiCcr6+ lymphocytes in mouse LNs rapidly produce IL17 upon bacterial and fungal challenge. We show that these innate-like lymphocytes are mostly LN resident. Ccr6 is required for their accumulation near the SCS and for efficient IL17 induction. Migration into the SCS intrinsically requires S1pr1, whereas movement from the sinus into the parenchyma involves the integrin LFA1 and its ligand ICAM1. CD169, a sialic acid-binding lectin, helps retain the cells within the sinus, preventing their loss in lymph flow. These findings establish a role for Ccr6 in augmenting innate-like lymphocyte responses to lymph-borne pathogens, and they define requirements for cell movement between parenchyma and SCS in what we speculate is a program of immune surveillance that helps achieve LN barrier immunity. DOI:http://dx.doi.org/10.7554/eLife.18156.001 The lymphatic system is a network of vessels and a vital part of our immune system. Amongst other things, the lymphatic system carries microbes that have entered the body – for example via to a cut or mosquito bite – to small, oval-shaped organs called lymph nodes. The lymph nodes are packed with immune cells that can be activated to help fight off infections, however certain microbes actually replicate inside the lymph nodes themselves. Lymph nodes protect themselves from these infections by having some pre-armed immune cells that are ready to respond rapidly as soon as an invading microbe is detected. These cells, referred to as innate-like lymphocytes, position themselves at the exposed surfaces of the lymph node – the locations where microbes are most likely to enter the organ. However, it was not known which cues caused these immune cells to assemble and remain at these locations. Zhang et al. now reveal that a signaling molecule called CCL20 attracts the innate-like lymphocytes to the lymph node’s exposed surfaces, while a protein known as CD169 helps to securely attach the innate-like lymphocytes in place. Further experiments then confirmed that positioning the innate-like lymphocytes at this location made mice more able to fight off the disease-causing bacterium Staphyloccus aureus. Unexpectedly, Zhang et al. also found that innate-like lymphocytes can move from the surfaces of lymph node through to the underlying tissue. This unusual migratory behavior might allow the lymphocytes to search a larger area for the infectious microbes, though further studies are needed to test this hypothesis. Future studies are also likely to focus on elucidating how the innate-like lymphocytes recognize different types of invaders, and how their activity keeps the lymph nodes healthy. DOI:http://dx.doi.org/10.7554/eLife.18156.002
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- Yang Zhang
- Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Howard Hughes Medical Institute, University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, United States
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- Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Howard Hughes Medical Institute, University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, United States
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- Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Howard Hughes Medical Institute, University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, United States
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- Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Howard Hughes Medical Institute, University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, United States
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- Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Howard Hughes Medical Institute, University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, United States
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- Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Howard Hughes Medical Institute, University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, United States
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- The Eli and Edythe Broad Center of Regeneration Medicine and Stem Cell Research, University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, United States
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- The Eli and Edythe Broad Center of Regeneration Medicine and Stem Cell Research, University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, United States
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- Division of Cell Signalling and Immunology, University of Dundee, Dundee, United Kingdom.,College of Life Sciences, University of Dundee, Dundee, United Kingdom
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- Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Howard Hughes Medical Institute, University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, United States
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Luo J, Nguyen A, Villeda S, Zhang H, Ding Z, Lindsey D, Bieri G, Castellano JM, Beaupre GS, Wyss-Coray T. Long-term cognitive impairments and pathological alterations in a mouse model of repetitive mild traumatic brain injury. Front Neurol 2014; 5:12. [PMID: 24550885 PMCID: PMC3912443 DOI: 10.3389/fneur.2014.00012] [Citation(s) in RCA: 92] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/21/2013] [Accepted: 01/17/2014] [Indexed: 11/23/2022] Open
Abstract
Mild traumatic brain injury (mTBI, also referred to as concussion) accounts for the majority of all traumatic brain injuries. The consequences of repetitive mTBI have become of particular concern for individuals engaged in certain sports or in military operations. Many mTBI patients suffer long-lasting neurobehavioral impairments. In order to expedite pre-clinical research and therapy development, there is a need for animal models that reflect the long-term cognitive and pathological features seen in patients. In the present study, we developed and characterized a mouse model of repetitive mTBI, induced onto the closed head over the left frontal hemisphere with an electromagnetic stereotaxic impact device. Using GFAP-luciferase bioluminescence reporter mice that provide a readout of astrocyte activation, we observed an increase in bioluminescence relative to the force delivered by the impactor after single impact and cumulative effects of repetitive mTBI. Using the injury parameters established in the reporter mice, we induced a repetitive mTBI in wild-type C57BL/6J mice and characterized the long-term outcome. Animals received repetitive mTBI showed a significant impairment in spatial learning and memory when tested at 2 and 6 months after injury. A robust astrogliosis and increased p-Tau immunoreactivity were observed upon post-mortem pathological examinations. These findings are consistent with the deficits and pathology associated with mTBI in humans and support the use of this model to evaluate potential therapeutic approaches.
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- Jian Luo
- Department of Neurology and Neurological Sciences, Stanford University School of Medicine , Stanford, CA , USA ; Center for Tissue Regeneration, Repair and Restoration, VA Palo Alto Health Care System , Palo Alto, CA , USA
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- Department of Neurology and Neurological Sciences, Stanford University School of Medicine , Stanford, CA , USA ; Center for Tissue Regeneration, Repair and Restoration, VA Palo Alto Health Care System , Palo Alto, CA , USA
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- Department of Neurology and Neurological Sciences, Stanford University School of Medicine , Stanford, CA , USA ; Center for Tissue Regeneration, Repair and Restoration, VA Palo Alto Health Care System , Palo Alto, CA , USA
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- Department of Neurology and Neurological Sciences, Stanford University School of Medicine , Stanford, CA , USA ; Center for Tissue Regeneration, Repair and Restoration, VA Palo Alto Health Care System , Palo Alto, CA , USA
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- Department of Neurology and Neurological Sciences, Stanford University School of Medicine , Stanford, CA , USA ; Center for Tissue Regeneration, Repair and Restoration, VA Palo Alto Health Care System , Palo Alto, CA , USA
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- Center for Tissue Regeneration, Repair and Restoration, VA Palo Alto Health Care System , Palo Alto, CA , USA
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- Department of Neurology and Neurological Sciences, Stanford University School of Medicine , Stanford, CA , USA ; Center for Tissue Regeneration, Repair and Restoration, VA Palo Alto Health Care System , Palo Alto, CA , USA
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- Department of Neurology and Neurological Sciences, Stanford University School of Medicine , Stanford, CA , USA ; Center for Tissue Regeneration, Repair and Restoration, VA Palo Alto Health Care System , Palo Alto, CA , USA
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- Center for Tissue Regeneration, Repair and Restoration, VA Palo Alto Health Care System , Palo Alto, CA , USA
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- Department of Neurology and Neurological Sciences, Stanford University School of Medicine , Stanford, CA , USA ; Center for Tissue Regeneration, Repair and Restoration, VA Palo Alto Health Care System , Palo Alto, CA , USA
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Luo J, Elwood F, Britschgi M, Villeda S, Zhang H, Ding Z, Zhu L, Alabsi H, Getachew R, Narasimhan R, Wabl R, Fainberg N, James ML, Wong G, Relton J, Gambhir SS, Pollard JW, Wyss-Coray T. Colony-stimulating factor 1 receptor (CSF1R) signaling in injured neurons facilitates protection and survival. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2013; 210:157-72. [PMID: 23296467 PMCID: PMC3549715 DOI: 10.1084/jem.20120412] [Citation(s) in RCA: 178] [Impact Index Per Article: 16.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
Abstract
Colony-stimulating factor 1 and IL-34 protect against and partially reverse neurodegeneration in mice in part via promoting CREB signaling. Colony-stimulating factor 1 (CSF1) and interleukin-34 (IL-34) are functional ligands of the CSF1 receptor (CSF1R) and thus are key regulators of the monocyte/macrophage lineage. We discovered that systemic administration of human recombinant CSF1 ameliorates memory deficits in a transgenic mouse model of Alzheimer’s disease. CSF1 and IL-34 strongly reduced excitotoxin-induced neuronal cell loss and gliosis in wild-type mice when administered systemically before or up to 6 h after injury. These effects were accompanied by maintenance of cAMP responsive element–binding protein (CREB) signaling in neurons rather than in microglia. Using lineage-tracing experiments, we discovered that a small number of neurons in the hippocampus and cortex express CSF1R under physiological conditions and that kainic acid–induced excitotoxic injury results in a profound increase in neuronal receptor expression. Selective deletion of CSF1R in forebrain neurons in mice exacerbated excitotoxin-induced death and neurodegeneration. We conclude that CSF1 and IL-34 provide powerful neuroprotective and survival signals in brain injury and neurodegeneration involving CSF1R expression on neurons.
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- Jian Luo
- Department of Neurology and Neurological Sciences, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, CA 94305, USA
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Increasing the amount of physical activity has been observed to ameliorate the progression of Alzheimer's disease (AD), as well as enhance neurogenesis. Choi et al. in this issue of Neuron report that the expression of Presenilin 1 (PS1) variants, responsible for the early onset of familial AD, are capable of mitigating the regenerative effects associated with increased activity and environmental enrichment likely through changes in resident microglia and their secreted factors.
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- Saul Villeda
- Department of Neurology and Neurological Sciences, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, CA 94305, USA
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