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Leavy A, Phelan J, Jimenez-Mateos EM. Contribution of microglia to the epileptiform activity that results from neonatal hypoxia. Neuropharmacology 2024; 253:109968. [PMID: 38692453 DOI: 10.1016/j.neuropharm.2024.109968] [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: 02/22/2024] [Revised: 04/13/2024] [Accepted: 04/22/2024] [Indexed: 05/03/2024]
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Microglia are described as the immune cells of the brain, their immune properties have been extensively studied since first described, however, their neural functions have only been explored over the last decade. Microglia have an important role in maintaining homeostasis in the central nervous system by surveying their surroundings to detect pathogens or damage cells. While these are the classical functions described for microglia, more recently their neural functions have been defined; they are critical to the maturation of neurons during embryonic and postnatal development, phagocytic microglia remove excess synapses during development, a process called synaptic pruning, which is important to overall neural maturation. Furthermore, microglia can respond to neuronal activity and, together with astrocytes, can regulate neural activity, contributing to the equilibrium between excitation and inhibition through a feedback loop. Hypoxia at birth is a serious neurological condition that disrupts normal brain function resulting in seizures and epilepsy later in life. Evidence has shown that microglia may contribute to this hyperexcitability after neonatal hypoxia. This review will summarize the existing data on the role of microglia in the pathogenesis of neonatal hypoxia and the plausible mechanisms that contribute to the development of hyperexcitability after hypoxia in neonates. This article is part of the Special Issue on "Microglia".
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- Aisling Leavy
- Discipline of Physiology, School of Medicine, Trinity College Dublin, The University of Dublin, Dublin, Ireland
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- Discipline of Physiology, School of Medicine, Trinity College Dublin, The University of Dublin, Dublin, Ireland
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- Discipline of Physiology, School of Medicine, Trinity College Dublin, The University of Dublin, Dublin, Ireland.
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Abdelhafez M, Ahmed K, Ahmed N, Ismail M, Mohd Daud MNB, Ping NPT, Eldiasty A, Amri MFB, Jeffree MS, Kadir F, pg Baharuddin DM, Bolong MFB, Hayati F, BtAzizan N, Sumpat D, Syed Abdul Rahim SS, Abdel Malek EH. Psychiatric illness and pregnancy: A literature review. Heliyon 2023; 9:e20958. [PMID: 37954333 PMCID: PMC10632674 DOI: 10.1016/j.heliyon.2023.e20958] [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] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/21/2023] [Revised: 10/09/2023] [Accepted: 10/12/2023] [Indexed: 11/14/2023] Open
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Background Women of reproductive age frequently suffer from psychiatric disorders. The risk of developing anxiety, bipolar, and depressive disorders is especially significant during the perinatal period. Objectives This article aims to identify and discuss the different psychiatric conditions that might affect pregnant women and update the mother's carers about the recent and updated bidirectional relationship between psychiatric disease and adverse pregnancy outcomes, As well as the most updates in diagnostic and management strategies. Methods A thorough analysis of the literature was conducted using database searches in EMBASE, Science Direct, Google Scholar, Scopus, and PubMed to obtain the objectives and aim of the study. Results The presence of maternal mental illness during pregnancy has been linked to preterm delivery, newborn hypoglycemia, poor neurodevelopmental outcomes, and disturbed attachment. Placental anomalies, small-for-gestational-age foetuses, foetal discomfort, and stillbirth are among more undesirable perinatal outcomes. Conclusions Pregnancy-related psychiatric disorders are frequent. The outcomes for pregnant women, infants, and women's health are all improved by proper diagnosis and treatment of psychiatric problems.
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- MohsenM.A. Abdelhafez
- Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Universiti Malaysia Sabah, Malaysia
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- Department of Dermatology, Helios Saint Johannes Klinikum, Duisburg, Germany
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- Department of Orthodontics, Faculty of Dental and Oral Surgery, Ahram Canadian University, Egypt
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- Owner and Leading Clinician, Ulti Care Dental Clinics, Cairo, Egypt
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- Family Medicine Unit, Department of Public Health Medicine, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Universiti Malaysia Sabah, Malaysia
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- Department of Medicine, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Universiti Malaysia Sabah, Malaysia
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- Department of Dermatology, Helios Saint Johannes Klinikum, Duisburg, Germany
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- Department of Pathology and Microbiology, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Universiti Malaysia Sabah, Malaysia
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- Department of Public Health Medicine, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Universiti Malaysia Sabah, Malaysia
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- Department of Emergency Medicine, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Universiti Malaysia Sabah, Malaysia
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Universiti Malaysia Sabah, Malaysia
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- Department of Emergency Medicine, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Universiti Malaysia Sabah, Malaysia
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- Department of Surgery, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Universiti Malaysia Sabah, Kota Kinabalu, Malaysia
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- Department of Clinical Pathology, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Universiti Malaysia Sabah, Malaysia
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- Department of Medicine, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Universiti Malaysia Sabah, Malaysia
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Universiti Malaysia Sabah, Malaysia
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Zhang M, Cui Y, Zhu W, Yu J, Cheng Y, Wu X, Zhang J, Xin W, Yu Y, Sun H. Attenuation of the mutual elevation of iron accumulation and oxidative stress may contribute to the neuroprotective and anti-seizure effects of xenon in neonatal hypoxia-induced seizures. Free Radic Biol Med 2020; 161:212-223. [PMID: 33075502 DOI: 10.1016/j.freeradbiomed.2020.09.030] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/28/2020] [Revised: 09/20/2020] [Accepted: 09/21/2020] [Indexed: 12/21/2022]
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Previous studies have suggested that xenon inhalation has neuroprotective and antiepileptic effects; however, the underlying mechanisms involved remain unclear. This study aimed to investigate the possible xenon inhalation mechanisms involved in the neuroprotection and antiepileptic effects. A neonatal hypoxic C57BL/6J mouse model was used for the experiments. Immediately after hypoxia treatment, the treatment group inhaled a xenon mixture (70% xenon/21% oxygen/9% nitrogen) for 60 min, while the hypoxia group inhaled a non-xenon mixture (21% oxygen/79% nitrogen) for 60 min. Seizure activity was recorded at designated time points using electroencephalography. Oxidative stress levels, iron levels, neuronal injury, and learning and memory functions were also studied. The results showed that hypoxia increased the levels of iron, oxidative stress, mitophagy, and neurodegeneration, which were accompanied by seizures and learning and memory disorders. In addition, our results confirmed that xenon treatment significantly attenuated the hypoxia-induced seizures and cognitive defects in neonatal C57 mice. Moreover, the increased levels of iron, oxidative stress, mitophagy, and neuronal injury were reduced in xenon-treated mice. This study confirms the significant protective effects of a xenon mixture on hypoxia-induced damage in neonatal mice. Furthermore, our results suggest that reducing oxidative stress levels and iron accumulation may be the underlying mechanisms of xenon activity. Studying the protective mechanisms of xenon will advance its applications in potential therapeutic strategies.
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- Mengdi Zhang
- School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Binzhou Medical University, Yantai, 264003, China
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- School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Binzhou Medical University, Yantai, 264003, China
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- Institute of Radiation Medicine, Shandong Academy of Medical Sciences, Shandong First Medical University, Jinan, 250062, China
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- School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Binzhou Medical University, Yantai, 264003, China
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- School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Binzhou Medical University, Yantai, 264003, China
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- School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Binzhou Medical University, Yantai, 264003, China
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- School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Binzhou Medical University, Yantai, 264003, China
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- School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Binzhou Medical University, Yantai, 264003, China
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- School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Binzhou Medical University, Yantai, 264003, China
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- School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Binzhou Medical University, Yantai, 264003, China.
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Farfán N, Carril J, Redel M, Zamorano M, Araya M, Monzón E, Alvarado R, Contreras N, Tapia-Bustos A, Quintanilla ME, Ezquer F, Valdés JL, Israel Y, Herrera-Marschitz M, Morales P. Intranasal Administration of Mesenchymal Stem Cell Secretome Reduces Hippocampal Oxidative Stress, Neuroinflammation and Cell Death, Improving the Behavioral Outcome Following Perinatal Asphyxia. Int J Mol Sci 2020; 21:ijms21207800. [PMID: 33096871 PMCID: PMC7589575 DOI: 10.3390/ijms21207800] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/31/2020] [Revised: 10/11/2020] [Accepted: 10/14/2020] [Indexed: 12/11/2022] Open
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Perinatal Asphyxia (PA) is a leading cause of motor and neuropsychiatric disability associated with sustained oxidative stress, neuroinflammation, and cell death, affecting brain development. Based on a rat model of global PA, we investigated the neuroprotective effect of intranasally administered secretome, derived from human adipose mesenchymal stem cells (MSC-S), preconditioned with either deferoxamine (an hypoxia-mimetic) or TNF-α+IFN-γ (pro-inflammatory cytokines). PA was generated by immersing fetus-containing uterine horns in a water bath at 37 °C for 21 min. Thereafter, 16 μL of MSC-S (containing 6 μg of protein derived from 2 × 105 preconditioned-MSC), or vehicle, were intranasally administered 2 h after birth to asphyxia-exposed and control rats, evaluated at postnatal day (P) 7. Alternatively, pups received a dose of either preconditioned MSC-S or vehicle, both at 2 h and P7, and were evaluated at P14, P30, and P60. The preconditioned MSC-S treatment (i) reversed asphyxia-induced oxidative stress in the hippocampus (oxidized/reduced glutathione); (ii) increased antioxidative Nuclear Erythroid 2-Related Factor 2 (NRF2) translocation; (iii) increased NQO1 antioxidant protein; (iv) reduced neuroinflammation (decreasing nuclearNF-κB/p65 levels and microglial reactivity); (v) decreased cleaved-caspase-3 cell-death; (vi) improved righting reflex, negative geotaxis, cliff aversion, locomotor activity, anxiety, motor coordination, and recognition memory. Overall, the study demonstrates that intranasal administration of preconditioned MSC-S is a novel therapeutic strategy that prevents the long-term effects of perinatal asphyxia.
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- Nancy Farfán
- Molecular & Clinical Pharmacology Program, ICBM, Faculty of Medicine University of Chile, Santiago 8380453, Chile; (N.F.); (J.C.); (M.R.); (M.Z.); (M.A.); (E.M.); (R.A.); (M.E.Q.); (Y.I.); (M.H.-M.)
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- Molecular & Clinical Pharmacology Program, ICBM, Faculty of Medicine University of Chile, Santiago 8380453, Chile; (N.F.); (J.C.); (M.R.); (M.Z.); (M.A.); (E.M.); (R.A.); (M.E.Q.); (Y.I.); (M.H.-M.)
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- Molecular & Clinical Pharmacology Program, ICBM, Faculty of Medicine University of Chile, Santiago 8380453, Chile; (N.F.); (J.C.); (M.R.); (M.Z.); (M.A.); (E.M.); (R.A.); (M.E.Q.); (Y.I.); (M.H.-M.)
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- Molecular & Clinical Pharmacology Program, ICBM, Faculty of Medicine University of Chile, Santiago 8380453, Chile; (N.F.); (J.C.); (M.R.); (M.Z.); (M.A.); (E.M.); (R.A.); (M.E.Q.); (Y.I.); (M.H.-M.)
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- Molecular & Clinical Pharmacology Program, ICBM, Faculty of Medicine University of Chile, Santiago 8380453, Chile; (N.F.); (J.C.); (M.R.); (M.Z.); (M.A.); (E.M.); (R.A.); (M.E.Q.); (Y.I.); (M.H.-M.)
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- Molecular & Clinical Pharmacology Program, ICBM, Faculty of Medicine University of Chile, Santiago 8380453, Chile; (N.F.); (J.C.); (M.R.); (M.Z.); (M.A.); (E.M.); (R.A.); (M.E.Q.); (Y.I.); (M.H.-M.)
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- Molecular & Clinical Pharmacology Program, ICBM, Faculty of Medicine University of Chile, Santiago 8380453, Chile; (N.F.); (J.C.); (M.R.); (M.Z.); (M.A.); (E.M.); (R.A.); (M.E.Q.); (Y.I.); (M.H.-M.)
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- Department of Neuroscience, Faculty of Medicine, University of Chile, Santiago 8380453, Chile; (N.C.); (J.L.V.)
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- School of Pharmacy, Faculty of Medicine, Universidad Andres Bello, Santiago 8370149, Chile;
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- Molecular & Clinical Pharmacology Program, ICBM, Faculty of Medicine University of Chile, Santiago 8380453, Chile; (N.F.); (J.C.); (M.R.); (M.Z.); (M.A.); (E.M.); (R.A.); (M.E.Q.); (Y.I.); (M.H.-M.)
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- Center for Regenerative Medicine, Faculty of Medicine-Clínica Alemana, Universidad del Desarrollo, Santiago 7710162, Chile;
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- Department of Neuroscience, Faculty of Medicine, University of Chile, Santiago 8380453, Chile; (N.C.); (J.L.V.)
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- Molecular & Clinical Pharmacology Program, ICBM, Faculty of Medicine University of Chile, Santiago 8380453, Chile; (N.F.); (J.C.); (M.R.); (M.Z.); (M.A.); (E.M.); (R.A.); (M.E.Q.); (Y.I.); (M.H.-M.)
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- Molecular & Clinical Pharmacology Program, ICBM, Faculty of Medicine University of Chile, Santiago 8380453, Chile; (N.F.); (J.C.); (M.R.); (M.Z.); (M.A.); (E.M.); (R.A.); (M.E.Q.); (Y.I.); (M.H.-M.)
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- Molecular & Clinical Pharmacology Program, ICBM, Faculty of Medicine University of Chile, Santiago 8380453, Chile; (N.F.); (J.C.); (M.R.); (M.Z.); (M.A.); (E.M.); (R.A.); (M.E.Q.); (Y.I.); (M.H.-M.)
- Department of Neuroscience, Faculty of Medicine, University of Chile, Santiago 8380453, Chile; (N.C.); (J.L.V.)
- Correspondence: ; Tel.: +56-229786788
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Liang D, Fan F, Ding W, Fang Y, Hu L, Lei B, Zhang M. Increased Seizure Susceptibility for Rats Subject to Early Life Hypoxia Might Be Associated with Brain Dysfunction of NRG1-ErbB4 Signaling in Parvalbumin Interneurons. Mol Neurobiol 2020; 57:5276-85. [PMID: 32870492 DOI: 10.1007/s12035-020-02100-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/02/2020] [Accepted: 08/25/2020] [Indexed: 10/23/2022]
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Neuregulin 1 (NRG1)-induced activation of ErbB4 in parvalbumin (PV) inhibitory interneurons is reported to serve as a critical endogenous negative-feedback mechanism to repress brain epileptogenesis. Here, we investigated the seizure susceptibility and the role of NRG1-ErbB4 signaling in PV interneurons in the suppression of epileptic seizures for rats subject to early life hypoxia. Neonatal postnatal day 5 (P5) rats were exposed to intermittent hypoxia (IH) or control (CON) room air for 10 days. In the prefrontal cortex (PFC) of P54 rats, we determined the impact of neonatal IH exposures on the expression of PV, NRG1, ErbB4, and phosphorylated ErbB4 (p-ErbB4) during the seizure induction. Seizure susceptibility tests with the common convulsant agent pentylenetetrazole (PEN) at P54 revealed that rats subject to neonatal hypoxia exposure developed faster and more serious epileptic seizures. Neonatal IH exposures (1) decreased the number of PV cells in the PFC of P54 rats; (2) interrupted the expression of NRG1 gene; and (3) altered the activity of NRG1 on PV interneurons in the PFC after the seizure induction. Intracerebroventricular delivery of exogenous NRG1 before seizure induction by PEN significantly reduced the seizure susceptibility for neonatal IH-exposed rats. The ErbB4 inhibitor AG1478 inhibited the exogenous NRG1's effects on seizure susceptibility. Environmental enrichment (EE) rescued the abovementioned pathophysiological alterations and significantly attenuated the epileptic seizures after the seizure induction for neonatal IH-exposed rats. Our study indicated early life hypoxia exposure might increase the seizure susceptibility for rats and contribute to pathophysiological dysfunction of NRG1-ErbB4 signaling in PV interneurons in the suppression of epileptic seizures. EE might attenuate the increased seizure susceptibility for neonatal IH-exposed rats through rescuing pathophysiological alterations of NRG1-ErbB4 signaling in PV interneurons.
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Sun L, Ye R, Liang R, Xing F. Treadmill running attenuates neonatal hypoxia induced adult depressive symptoms and promoted hippocampal neural stem cell differentiation via modulating AMPK-mediated mitochondrial functions. Biochem Biophys Res Commun 2019; 523:514-521. [PMID: 31898970 DOI: 10.1016/j.bbrc.2019.12.036] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/10/2019] [Accepted: 12/06/2019] [Indexed: 12/24/2022]
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Neonatal hypoxia can induce the persisting brain dysfunctions and subsequently result in the behavioral abnormalities in adulthood. Improving mitochondrial functions were suggested as the effective strategy for brain functional recovery. In this study, we tested the effects of physical exercise, a well-established way benefits mitochondrion, for its functions to prevent hypoxia induced adult behavioral dysfunctions and the underlying molecular mechanism. Mice was induced with hypoxia and treadmill running were then administrated until the adulthood. The treadmill running resulted in the improved behavioral performance in depressive and anxiety tests together with the enhancement of hippocampal neurogenesis. We then detected treadmill running restored the mitochondrial morphology in adult neural stem cells (NSCs) as well as the ATP production in hippocampal tissue. In addition, activity of AMPK, which playing key roles in regulating mitochondrial functions, was also elevated by treadmill running. Blockage of AMPK with selective inhibitor compound C prohibited effects of treadmill running in attenuating neonatal hypoxia induced neurogenic impairment and antidepressant behavioral deficits in adulthood. In conclusion, treadmill running could prevent neonatal hypoxia induced adult antidepressant dysfunctions and neurogenic dampening via AMPK-mediated mitochondrial regulation.
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- Lina Sun
- College of PE and Sport, Beijing Normal University, Beijing, China.
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- College of PE and Sport, Beijing Normal University, Beijing, China
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- College of PE and Sport, Beijing Normal University, Beijing, China
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- College of PE and Sport, Beijing Normal University, Beijing, China
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Sukhanova IA, Sebentsova EA, Khukhareva DD, Vysokikh MY, Bezuglov VV, Bobrov MY, Levitskaya NG. Early-life N-arachidonoyl-dopamine exposure increases antioxidant capacity of the brain tissues and reduces functional deficits after neonatal hypoxia in rats. Int J Dev Neurosci 2019; 78:7-18. [PMID: 31369794 DOI: 10.1016/j.ijdevneu.2019.06.007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/15/2019] [Revised: 05/16/2019] [Accepted: 06/21/2019] [Indexed: 12/17/2022] Open
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Perinatal hypoxia-ischemia is one of the most common causes of perinatal brain injury and subsequent neurological disorders in children. The aim of this work was to evaluate the potential antioxidant and neuroprotective effects of N-arachidonoyl-dopamine (NADA) in the model of acute neonatal hypoxia (ANH) in rat pups. Male and female Wistar rats were exposed to a hypoxic condition (8% oxygen for 120 min) at postnatal day 2 (P2). Transcription factor HIF1-α and glutathione peroxidases GPx2 and GPx4 gene expression was increased in rat brains in the hypoxic group compared to control 1.5 h but not 4 days after ANH. There were no post-hypoxic changes in reduced (GSH) and oxidised (GSSG) glutathione levels in the brain of rat pups 1.5 h and 4 d after hypoxia. Hypoxic rats displayed retarded performance in the righting reflex and the negative geotaxis tests. ANH resulted in increased ambulation in Open field test and impaired retention in the Barnes maze task under stressful conditions as compared with the control group. Treatment with NADA significantly attenuated the delayed development of sensorimotor reflexes and stress-evoked disruption of memory retention in hypoxic rats but had no effect on the hypoxia-induced hyperactivity. In rats exposed to hypoxia, treatment with NADA decreased GPx2 gene expression and increased GSH/GSSG ratio in whole brains 1.5 h after ANH. These results suggest that the long-lasting beneficial effects of NADA on hypoxia-induced neurobehavioural deficits are mediated, at least in part, by its antioxidant properties.
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Skarga-Bandurova I, Biloborodova T, Nesterov M. Extracting Interesting Rules from Gestation Course Data for Early Diagnosis of Neonatal Hypoxia. J Med Syst 2018; 43:8. [PMID: 30506331 DOI: 10.1007/s10916-018-1125-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/05/2018] [Accepted: 11/20/2018] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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The topic of neonatal hypoxia is of paramount importance to anyone who cares during pregnancy and childbirth. Modern medicine associates this pathology with severe problems in the prenatal period. Underlying diseases of the mother during pregnancy, her anamnesis of life are the leading causes of complications in the newborn. Nevertheless, patterns of fetal hypoxia and neonatal hypoxia, as well as mechanisms of hypoxic-ischemic encephalopathy in newborns, remains poorly known and require further research. This study is focused on finding risk factors related to the chronic fetal hypoxia and defining a group of signs for diagnosing neonatal hypoxia. The real data of 186 pregnant women at the gestation age from 12 to 38 weeks were analyzed. A methodology for discovering interesting associations in gestation course data is proposed. Technique for association rules mining and rules selection by the neonatal hypoxia under study is discussed. The rules suggest that a strong relationship exists between the specific sets of attributes and the diagnosis. As a result, we set up a profile of the pregnant woman with a high likelihood of hypoxia of the newborn that would be beneficial to medical professionals.
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- Volodymyr Dahl East Ukrainian National University, Severodonetsk, Ukraine
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Sukhanova IA, Sebentsova EA, Khukhareva DD, Manchenko DM, Glazova NY, Vishnyakova PA, Inozemtseva LS, Dolotov OV, Vysokikh MY, Levitskaya NG. Gender-dependent changes in physical development, BDNF content and GSH redox system in a model of acute neonatal hypoxia in rats. Behav Brain Res 2018; 350:87-98. [PMID: 29753727 DOI: 10.1016/j.bbr.2018.05.008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/28/2017] [Revised: 04/17/2018] [Accepted: 05/08/2018] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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Perinatal hypoxia-ischaemia is one of the leading factors that negatively influence the development of the central nervous system. Our aim was to investigate the effects of sex on the outcomes of acute neonatal hypoxia (ANH) in rat pups. Male and female Wistar rats were exposed to a hypoxic condition (8% oxygen for 120 min) at postnatal day 2 (P2). Immediately after ANH an increase in HIF1-α gene expression was observed in the rat brains, independently of sex. Brain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF) and glutathione peroxidase-4 gene expression was increased in female animals only. Hypoxic pups of both sexes showed a decreased reduced/oxidised glutathione (GSH/GSSG) ratio in the blood and only males had an increased GSH content in the whole brain immediately after hypoxia. Furthermore, an increased BDNF content in the brain was found in both male and female rat pups at 0 h and in serum 4 h after hypoxia, but at 4 h after hypoxia only males had an increased BDNF level in the brain. Only hypoxic males displayed retarded performance in the righting reflex, but in a negative geotaxis test hypoxic pups of both sexes had an increased turnaround time. Moreover, hypoxic female but not male pups demonstrated less weight gain than control littermates for the entire observation period (until P18). These results demonstrate that ANH at P2 leads to both molecular and physiological impairments in a sex-specific manner and the described model could be used to represent mild hypoxic brain damage in very preterm infants.
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- Iu A Sukhanova
- Lomonosov Moscow State University, Biology Faculty, Moscow, Russia; Federal State Budget Institution 'Research Centre for Obstetrics Gynaecology and Perinatology' Ministry of Healthcare and Social Development of the Russian Federation, Moscow, Russia.
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- Institute of Molecular Genetics, Russian Academy of Science, Moscow, Russia
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- Lomonosov Moscow State University, Biology Faculty, Moscow, Russia
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- Lomonosov Moscow State University, Biology Faculty, Moscow, Russia
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- Institute of Molecular Genetics, Russian Academy of Science, Moscow, Russia
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- Federal State Budget Institution 'Research Centre for Obstetrics Gynaecology and Perinatology' Ministry of Healthcare and Social Development of the Russian Federation, Moscow, Russia
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- Institute of Molecular Genetics, Russian Academy of Science, Moscow, Russia
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- Institute of Molecular Genetics, Russian Academy of Science, Moscow, Russia
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- Federal State Budget Institution 'Research Centre for Obstetrics Gynaecology and Perinatology' Ministry of Healthcare and Social Development of the Russian Federation, Moscow, Russia
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- Lomonosov Moscow State University, Biology Faculty, Moscow, Russia; Institute of Molecular Genetics, Russian Academy of Science, Moscow, Russia
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Cerullo P, Brancaccio P, Anzilotti S, Vinciguerra A, Cuomo O, Fiorino F, Severino B, Di Vaio P, Di Renzo G, Annunziato L, Pignataro G. Acute and long-term NCX activation reduces brain injury and restores behavioral functions in mice subjected to neonatal brain ischemia. Neuropharmacology 2018; 135:180-191. [PMID: 29551690 DOI: 10.1016/j.neuropharm.2018.03.017] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/02/2017] [Revised: 03/10/2018] [Accepted: 03/14/2018] [Indexed: 01/05/2023]
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Hypoxic-ischemic encephalopathy (HI) accounts for the majority of developmental, motor and cognitive deficits in children, leading to life-long neurological impairments. Since the plasmamembrane sodium/calcium exchanger (NCX) plays a fundamental role in maintaining ionic homeostasis during adult brain ischemia, in the present work we aimed to demonstrate (1)the involvement of NCX in the pathophysiology of neonatal HI and (2)a possible NCX-based pharmacological intervention. HI was induced in neonatal mice at postnatal day 7(P7) by unilateral cut of the right common carotid artery, followed by 60 min exposure to 8%O2. Expression profiles of NCX isoforms from embryos stage to adulthood was evaluated in the hippocampus of hypoxic-ischemic and control mice. To assess the effect of NCX pharmacological stimulation, brain infarct volume was evaluated in brain sections, obtained at several time intervals after systemic administration of the newly synthesized NCX activator neurounina. Moreover, the long term effect of NCX activation was evaluated in adult mice (P60) subjected to neonatal HI and daily treated with neurounina for three weeks. Hypoxic-ischemic insult induced a reduction of NCX1 and NCX3 expression starting from day 7 until day 60. Notably, 8 weeks after HI induction in P7 mice, NCX pharmacological stimulation not only reduced infarct volume but improved also motor behaviour, spatial and visual memory. The present study highlights the significant role of NCX in the evolution of neonatal brain injury and in the learning and memory processes that are impaired in mice injured in the neonatal period.
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- Pierpaolo Cerullo
- Division of Pharmacology, Department Neuroscience, School of Medicine, Federico II University of Naples, Via Pansini, 5, 80131, Naples, Italy
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- Division of Pharmacology, Department Neuroscience, School of Medicine, Federico II University of Naples, Via Pansini, 5, 80131, Naples, Italy
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- Division of Pharmacology, Department Neuroscience, School of Medicine, Federico II University of Naples, Via Pansini, 5, 80131, Naples, Italy
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- Division of Pharmacology, Department Neuroscience, School of Medicine, Federico II University of Naples, Via Pansini, 5, 80131, Naples, Italy
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- Department Pharmacy, School of Medicine, Federico II University of Naples, Via Montesano, 80131, Naples, Italy
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- Department Pharmacy, School of Medicine, Federico II University of Naples, Via Montesano, 80131, Naples, Italy
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- Department Pharmacy, School of Medicine, Federico II University of Naples, Via Montesano, 80131, Naples, Italy
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- Division of Pharmacology, Department Neuroscience, School of Medicine, Federico II University of Naples, Via Pansini, 5, 80131, Naples, Italy
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- Division of Pharmacology, Department Neuroscience, School of Medicine, Federico II University of Naples, Via Pansini, 5, 80131, Naples, Italy.
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Herrera-Marschitz M, Perez-Lobos R, Lespay-Rebolledo C, Tapia-Bustos A, Casanova-Ortiz E, Morales P, Valdes JL, Bustamante D, Cassels BK. Targeting Sentinel Proteins and Extrasynaptic Glutamate Receptors: a Therapeutic Strategy for Preventing the Effects Elicited by Perinatal Asphyxia? Neurotox Res 2018; 33:461-473. [PMID: 28844085 PMCID: PMC5766721 DOI: 10.1007/s12640-017-9795-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/26/2017] [Revised: 08/04/2017] [Accepted: 08/07/2017] [Indexed: 12/29/2022]
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Perinatal asphyxia (PA) is a relevant cause of death at the time of labour, and when survival is stabilised, associated with short- and long-term developmental disabilities, requiring inordinate care by health systems and families. Its prevalence is high (1 to 10/1000 live births) worldwide. At present, there are few therapeutic options, apart from hypothermia, that regrettably provides only limited protection if applied shortly after the insult.PA implies a primary and a secondary insult. The primary insult relates to the lack of oxygen, and the secondary one to the oxidative stress triggered by re-oxygenation, formation of reactive oxygen (ROS) and reactive nitrogen (RNS) species, and overactivation of glutamate receptors and mitochondrial deficiencies. PA induces overactivation of a number of sentinel proteins, including hypoxia-induced factor-1α (HIF-1α) and the genome-protecting poly(ADP-ribose) polymerase-1 (PARP-1). Upon activation, PARP-1 consumes high amounts of ATP at a time when this metabolite is scarce, worsening in turn the energy crisis elicited by asphyxia. The energy crisis also impairs ATP-dependent transport, including glutamate re-uptake by astroglia. Nicotinamide, a PARP-1 inhibitor, protects against the metabolic cascade elicited by the primary stage, avoiding NAD+ exhaustion and the energetic crisis. Upon re-oxygenation, however, oxidative stress leads to nuclear translocation of the NF-κB subunit p65, overexpression of the pro-inflammatory cytokines IL-1β and TNF-α, and glutamate-excitotoxicity, due to impairment of glial-glutamate transport, extracellular glutamate overflow, and overactivation of NMDA receptors, mainly of the extrasynaptic type. This leads to calcium influx, mitochondrial impairment, and inactivation of antioxidant enzymes, increasing further the activity of pro-oxidant enzymes, thereby making the surviving neonate vulnerable to recurrent metabolic insults whenever oxidative stress is involved. Here, we discuss evidence showing that (i) inhibition of PARP-1 overactivation by nicotinamide and (ii) inhibition of extrasynaptic NMDA receptor overactivation by memantine can prevent the short- and long-term consequences of PA. These hypotheses have been evaluated in a rat preclinical model of PA, aiming to identify the metabolic cascades responsible for the long-term consequences induced by the insult, also assessing postnatal vulnerability to recurrent oxidative insults. Thus, we present and discuss evidence demonstrating that PA induces long-term changes in metabolic pathways related to energy and oxidative stress, priming vulnerability of cells with both the neuronal and the glial phenotype. The effects induced by PA are region dependent, the substantia nigra being particularly prone to cell death. The issue of short- and long-term consequences of PA provides a framework for addressing a fundamental issue referred to plasticity of the CNS, since the perinatal insult triggers a domino-like sequence of events making the developing individual vulnerable to recurrent adverse conditions, decreasing his/her coping repertoire because of a relevant insult occurring at birth.
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- Mario Herrera-Marschitz
- Programme of Molecular & Clinical Pharmacology, ICBM, Faculty of Medicine, University of Chile, Av. Independencia, PO Box 8389100, 1027 Santiago, Chile
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- Programme of Molecular & Clinical Pharmacology, ICBM, Faculty of Medicine, University of Chile, Av. Independencia, PO Box 8389100, 1027 Santiago, Chile
- Escuela de Tecnologia Medica, Facultad de Medicina, Universidad Andres Bello, PO Box 8370146, Santiago, Chile
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- Programme of Molecular & Clinical Pharmacology, ICBM, Faculty of Medicine, University of Chile, Av. Independencia, PO Box 8389100, 1027 Santiago, Chile
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- Programme of Molecular & Clinical Pharmacology, ICBM, Faculty of Medicine, University of Chile, Av. Independencia, PO Box 8389100, 1027 Santiago, Chile
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- Programme of Molecular & Clinical Pharmacology, ICBM, Faculty of Medicine, University of Chile, Av. Independencia, PO Box 8389100, 1027 Santiago, Chile
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- Programme of Molecular & Clinical Pharmacology, ICBM, Faculty of Medicine, University of Chile, Av. Independencia, PO Box 8389100, 1027 Santiago, Chile
- Faculty of Sciences, University of Chile, Santiago, Chile
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- Programme of Molecular & Clinical Pharmacology, ICBM, Faculty of Medicine, University of Chile, Av. Independencia, PO Box 8389100, 1027 Santiago, Chile
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- Department of Neuroscience, Faculty of Medicine, University of Chile, Santiago, Chile
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León RL, Zaban NB, Schamberger MS, Ho CY, Mietzsch U. Cyanosis and Stroke due to Functional Cor Triatriatum Dexter in a Neonate. Neonatology 2018; 113:231-234. [PMID: 29316539 DOI: 10.1159/000485829] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/08/2017] [Accepted: 11/28/2017] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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Small remnants of the right valve of the sinus venosus are commonly found in adults, but the incidence and risk associated with these embryonic remnants in neonates are not well studied. The following report describes a cyanotic neonate with a large Eustachian valve remnant creating a functional cor triatriatum dexter who was initially diagnosed with persistent pulmonary hypertension of the newborn. The cyanosis in this infant improved over the first postnatal week with conservative management, but she suffered multifocal subcortical stroke, likely related to her intracardiac shunt. The clinical presentation and questions regarding long-term management of this rare diagnosis are explored.
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- Rachel L León
- Division of Neonatology, Department of Pediatrics, Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, IN, USA
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Dunn R, Queenan BN, Pak DTS, Forcelli PA. Divergent effects of levetiracetam and tiagabine against spontaneous seizures in adult rats following neonatal hypoxia. Epilepsy Res 2017; 140:1-7. [PMID: 29227795 DOI: 10.1016/j.eplepsyres.2017.12.006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/10/2017] [Revised: 10/09/2017] [Accepted: 12/02/2017] [Indexed: 01/03/2023]
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Animal models are valuable tools for screening novel therapies for patients who suffer from epilepsy. However, a wide array of models are necessary to cover the diversity of human epilepsies. In humans, neonatal hypoxia (or hypoxia-ischemia) is one of the most common causes of epilepsy early in life. Hypoxia-induced seizures (HS) during the neonatal period can also lead to spontaneous seizures in adulthood. This phenomenon, i.e., early-life hypoxia leading to adult epilepsy - is also seen in experimental models, including rats. However, it is not known which anti-seizure medications are most effective at managing adult epilepsy resulting from neonatal HS. Here, we examined the efficacy of three anti-seizure medications against spontaneous seizures in adult rats with a history of neonatal HS: (1) phenobarbital (PHB), the oldest epilepsy medicine still in use today; (2) levetiracetam (LEV); and (3) tiagabine (TGB). Both LEV and TGB are relatively new anticonvulsant drugs that are ineffective in traditional seizure models, but strikingly effective in other models. We found that PHB and LEV decreased seizures in adult rats with a history of HS, whereas TGB exacerbated seizures. These divergent drug effects indicate that the HS model may be useful for differentiating the clinical efficacy of putative epilepsy therapies.
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- Raymond Dunn
- Department of Pharmacology and Physiology, United States
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- Department of Pharmacology and Physiology, United States; Interdisciplinary Program in Neuroscience, Georgetown University, Washington DC, United States; Neuroscience Research Institute, Department of Mechanical Engineering; Department of Physics, University sof California, Santa Barbara, Santa Barbara, CA, United States
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- Department of Pharmacology and Physiology, United States; Interdisciplinary Program in Neuroscience, Georgetown University, Washington DC, United States.
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- Department of Pharmacology and Physiology, United States; Department of Neuroscience, United States; Interdisciplinary Program in Neuroscience, Georgetown University, Washington DC, United States.
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Perez-Lobos R, Lespay-Rebolledo C, Tapia-Bustos A, Palacios E, Vío V, Bustamante D, Morales P, Herrera-Marschitz M. Vulnerability to a Metabolic Challenge Following Perinatal Asphyxia Evaluated by Organotypic Cultures: Neonatal Nicotinamide Treatment. Neurotox Res 2017; 32:426-43. [PMID: 28631256 DOI: 10.1007/s12640-017-9755-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/24/2022]
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The hypothesis of enhanced vulnerability following perinatal asphyxia was investigated with a protocol combining in vivo and in vitro experiments. Asphyxia-exposed (AS) (by 21 min water immersion of foetuses containing uterine horns) and caesarean-delivered control (CS) rat neonates were used at P2-3 for preparing triple organotypic cultures (substantia nigra, neostriatum and neocortex). At DIV 18, cultures were exposed to different concentrations of H2O2 (0.25-45 mM), added to the culture medium for 18 h. After a 48-h recovery period, the cultures were either assessed for cell viability or for neurochemical phenotype by confocal microscopy. Energy metabolism (ADP/ATP ratio), oxidative stress (GSH/GSSG) and a modified ferric reducing/antioxidant power assay were applied to homogenates of parallel culture series. In CS cultures, the number of dying cells was similar in substantia nigra, neostriatum and neocortex, but it was several times increased in AS cultures evaluated under the same conditions. A H2O2 challenge led to a concentration-dependent increase in cell death (>fourfold after 0.25 mM of H2O2) in CS cultures. In AS cultures, a significant increase in cell death was only observed after 0.5 mM of H2O2. At higher than 1 mM of H2O2 (up to 45 mM), cell death increased several times in all cultures, but the effect was still more prominent in CS than in AS cultures. The cell phenotype of dying/alive cells was investigated in formalin-fixed cultures exposed to 0 or 1 mM of H2O2, co-labelling for TUNEL (apoptosis), MAP-2 (neuronal phenotype), GFAP (astroglial phenotype) and TH (tyrosine hydroxylase; for dopamine phenotype), counterstaining for DAPI (nuclear staining), also evaluating the effect of a single dose of nicotinamide (0.8 nmol/kg, i.p. injected in 100 μL, 60 min after delivery). Perinatal asphyxia produced a significant increase in the number of DAPI/TUNEL cells/mm3, in substantia nigra and neostriatum. One millimolar of H202 increased the number of DAPI/TUNEL cells/mm3 by ≈twofold in all regions of CS and AS cultures, an effect that was prevented by neonatal nicotinamide treatment. In substantia nigra, the number of MAP-2/TH-positive cells/mm3 was decreased in AS compared to CS cultures, also by 1 mM of H202, both in CS and AS cultures, prevented by nicotinamide. In agreement, the number of MAP-2/TUNEL-positive cells/mm3 was increased by 1 mM H2O2, both in CS (twofold) and AS (threefold) cultures, prevented by nicotinamide. The number of MAP-2/TH/TUNEL-positive cells/mm3 was only increased in CS (>threefold), but not in AS (1.3-fold) cultures. No TH labelling was observed in neostriatum, but 1 mM of H2O2 produced a strong increase in the number of MAP-2/TUNEL-positive cells/mm3, both in CS (>2.9-fold) and AS (>fourfold), decreased by nicotinamide. In neocortex, H2O2 increased the number of MAP-2/TUNEL-positive cells/mm3, both in CS and AS cultures (≈threefold), decreased by nicotinamide. The ADP/ATP ratio was increased in AS culture homogenates (>sixfold), compared to CS homogenates, increased by 1 mM of H202, both in CS and AS homogenates. The GSH/GSSG ratio was significantly decreased in AS, compared to CS cultures. One millimolar of H2O2 decreased that ratio in CS and AS homogenates. The present results demonstrate that perinatal asphyxia induces long-term changes in metabolic pathways related to energy and oxidative stress, priming cell vulnerability with both neuronal and glial phenotype. The observed effects were region dependent, being the substantia nigra particularly prone to cell death. Nicotinamide administration in vivo prevented the deleterious effects observed after perinatal asphyxia in vitro, a suitable pharmacological strategy against the deleterious consequences of perinatal asphyxia.
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Tapia-Bustos A, Perez-Lobos R, Vío V, Lespay-Rebolledo C, Palacios E, Chiti-Morales A, Bustamante D, Herrera-Marschitz M, Morales P. Modulation of Postnatal Neurogenesis by Perinatal Asphyxia: Effect of D 1 and D 2 Dopamine Receptor Agonists. Neurotox Res 2016; 31:109-121. [PMID: 27638511 DOI: 10.1007/s12640-016-9669-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/04/2016] [Revised: 09/06/2016] [Accepted: 09/08/2016] [Indexed: 01/18/2023]
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Perinatal asphyxia (PA) is associated to delayed cell death, affecting neurocircuitries of basal ganglia and hippocampus, and long-term neuropsychiatric disabilities. Several compensatory mechanisms have been suggested to take place, including cell proliferation and neurogenesis. There is evidence that PA can increase postnatal neurogenesis in hippocampus and subventricular zone (SVZ), modulated by dopamine, by still unclear mechanisms. We have studied here the effect of selective dopamine receptor agonists on cell death, cell proliferation and neurogenesis in organotypic cultures from control and asphyxia-exposed rats. Hippocampus and SVZ sampled at 1-3 postnatal days were cultured for 20-21 days. At day in vitro (DIV) 19, cultures were treated either with SKF38393 (10 and 100 µM, a D1 agonist), quinpirole (10 µM, a D2 agonist) or sulpiride (10 μM, a D2 antagonist) + quinpirole (10 μM) and BrdU (10 μM, a mitosis marker) for 24 h. At DIV 20-21, cultures were processed for immunocytochemistry for microtubule-associated protein-2 (MAP-2, a neuronal marker), and BrdU, evaluated by confocal microscopy. Some cultures were analysed for cell viability at DIV 20-21 (LIVE/DEAD kit). PA increased cell death, cell proliferation and neurogenesis in hippocampus and SVZ cultures. The increase in cell death, but not in cell proliferation, was inhibited by both SKF38393 and quinpirole treatment. Neurogenesis was increased by quinpirole, but only in hippocampus, in cultures from both asphyxia-exposed and control-animals, effect that was antagonised by sulpiride, leading to the conclusion that dopamine modulates neurogenesis in hippocampus, mainly via D2 receptors.
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- A Tapia-Bustos
- Programme of Molecular & Clinical Pharmacology, ICBM, Medical Faculty, University of Chile, Av. Independencia 1027, PO Box 8389100, Santiago, Chile
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- Programme of Molecular & Clinical Pharmacology, ICBM, Medical Faculty, University of Chile, Av. Independencia 1027, PO Box 8389100, Santiago, Chile
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- Programme of Molecular & Clinical Pharmacology, ICBM, Medical Faculty, University of Chile, Av. Independencia 1027, PO Box 8389100, Santiago, Chile
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- Programme of Molecular & Clinical Pharmacology, ICBM, Medical Faculty, University of Chile, Av. Independencia 1027, PO Box 8389100, Santiago, Chile
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- Programme of Molecular & Clinical Pharmacology, ICBM, Medical Faculty, University of Chile, Av. Independencia 1027, PO Box 8389100, Santiago, Chile
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- Programme of Molecular & Clinical Pharmacology, ICBM, Medical Faculty, University of Chile, Av. Independencia 1027, PO Box 8389100, Santiago, Chile
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- Programme of Molecular & Clinical Pharmacology, ICBM, Medical Faculty, University of Chile, Av. Independencia 1027, PO Box 8389100, Santiago, Chile
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- Programme of Molecular & Clinical Pharmacology, ICBM, Medical Faculty, University of Chile, Av. Independencia 1027, PO Box 8389100, Santiago, Chile.,Biomedical Neuroscience Institute, BNI, ICBM, Medical Faculty, University of Chile, Santiago, Chile
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- Programme of Molecular & Clinical Pharmacology, ICBM, Medical Faculty, University of Chile, Av. Independencia 1027, PO Box 8389100, Santiago, Chile. .,Biomedical Neuroscience Institute, BNI, ICBM, Medical Faculty, University of Chile, Santiago, Chile.
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Xiao J, Huang Y, Li X, Li L, Yang T, Huang L, Yang L, Jiang H, Li H, Li F. TNP-ATP is Beneficial for Treatment of Neonatal Hypoxia-Induced Hypomyelination and Cognitive Decline. Neurosci Bull 2016; 32:99-107. [PMID: 26769489 DOI: 10.1007/s12264-015-0003-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/13/2015] [Accepted: 11/17/2015] [Indexed: 12/15/2022] Open
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Our previous study together with other investigations have reported that neonatal hypoxia or ischemia induces long-term cognitive impairment, at least in part through brain inflammation and hypomyelination. However, the detailed mechanisms are not fully understood. Here, we used a rodent model of neonatal hypoxia by subjecting postnatal day 0 (P0) rat pups to systemic hypoxia (3.5 h). We found that neonatal hypoxia increased the glutamate content and initiated inflammatory responses at 4 h and 1 day after hypoxia, caused hypomyelination in the corpus callosum, and impaired hippocampus-dependent learning and memory when assessed 30-60 days after hypoxia. Interestingly, much of the hypoxia-induced brain damage was ameliorated by treatment with the ATP analogue 2',3'-0-(2,4,6-trinitrophenyl)-adenosine 5'-triphosphate (TNP-ATP; blocks all ionotropic P2X1-7 receptors), whereas treatment with pyridoxalphosphate-6-azophenyl-2',4'-disulphonic acid (PPADS; inhibits P2X1-3 and P2X5-7 receptors) was less neuroprotective. Our data indicated that activation of ionotropic ATP receptors might be partially, if not fully, involved in glutamate deregulation, neuroinflammation, hypomyelination, and cognitive dysfunction after neonatal hypoxia.
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- Jie Xiao
- Department of Pathology and Pathophysiology, School of Basic Medical Science, Kunming Medical University, Kunming, 650500, China
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- Department of Pathology and Pathophysiology, School of Basic Medical Science, Kunming Medical University, Kunming, 650500, China
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- Department of Pathology and Pathophysiology, School of Basic Medical Science, Kunming Medical University, Kunming, 650500, China
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- Department of Pathology and Pathophysiology, School of Basic Medical Science, Kunming Medical University, Kunming, 650500, China
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- Department of Pathology and Pathophysiology, School of Basic Medical Science, Kunming Medical University, Kunming, 650500, China
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- Department of Pathology and Pathophysiology, School of Basic Medical Science, Kunming Medical University, Kunming, 650500, China
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- Department of Pathology and Pathophysiology, School of Basic Medical Science, Kunming Medical University, Kunming, 650500, China
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- Department of Pathology and Pathophysiology, School of Basic Medical Science, Kunming Medical University, Kunming, 650500, China
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- Department of Pathology and Pathophysiology, School of Basic Medical Science, Kunming Medical University, Kunming, 650500, China
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- Department of Pathology and Pathophysiology, School of Basic Medical Science, Kunming Medical University, Kunming, 650500, China.
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Yang Q, Sun M, Ramchandran R, Raj JU. IGF-1 signaling in neonatal hypoxia-induced pulmonary hypertension: Role of epigenetic regulation. Vascul Pharmacol 2015; 73:20-31. [PMID: 25921925 DOI: 10.1016/j.vph.2015.04.005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 38] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/22/2014] [Revised: 03/21/2015] [Accepted: 04/17/2015] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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Pulmonary hypertension is a fatal disease characterized by a progressive increase in pulmonary artery pressure accompanied by pulmonary vascular remodeling and increased vasomotor tone. Although some biological pathways have been identified in neonatal hypoxia-induced pulmonary hypertension (PH), little is known regarding the role of growth factors in the pathogenesis of PH in neonates. In this study, using a model of hypoxia-induced PH in neonatal mice, we demonstrate that the growth factor insulin-like growth factor-1 (IGF-1), a potent activator of the AKT signaling pathway, is involved in neonatal PH. After exposure to hypoxia, IGF-1 signaling is activated in pulmonary endothelial and smooth muscle cells in vitro, and the IGF-1 downstream signal pAKT(S473) is upregulated in lungs of neonatal mice. We found that IGF-1 regulates ET-1 expression in pulmonary endothelial cells and that IGF-1 expression is regulated by histone deacetylases (HDACs). In addition, there is a differential cytosine methylation site in the IGF-1 promoter region in response to neonatal hypoxia. Moreover, inhibition of HDACs with apicidin decreases neonatal hypoxia-induced global DNA methylation levels in lungs and specific cytosine methylation levels around the pulmonary IGF-1 promoter region. Finally, HDAC inhibition with apicidin reduces chronic hypoxia-induced activation of IGF-1/pAKT signaling in lungs and attenuates right ventricular hypertrophy and pulmonary vascular remodeling. Taken together, we conclude that IGF-1, which is epigenetically regulated, is involved in the pathogenesis of pulmonary hypertension in neonatal mice. This study implicates a novel HDAC/IGF-1 epigenetic pathway in the regulation of hypoxia-induced PH and warrants further study of the role of IGF-1 in neonatal pulmonary hypertensive disease.
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- Qiwei Yang
- Department of Pediatrics, University of Illinois College of Medicine, Chicago, IL, United States.
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- Department of Pediatrics, University of Illinois College of Medicine, Chicago, IL, United States
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- Department of Pediatrics, University of Illinois College of Medicine, Chicago, IL, United States
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- Department of Pediatrics, University of Illinois College of Medicine, Chicago, IL, United States; Children's Hospital of the University of Illinois, Chicago, IL, United States
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