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Pathak D, Sriram K. Molecular Mechanisms Underlying Neuroinflammation Elicited by Occupational Injuries and Toxicants. Int J Mol Sci 2023; 24:ijms24032272. [PMID: 36768596 PMCID: PMC9917383 DOI: 10.3390/ijms24032272] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 15.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/30/2022] [Revised: 01/17/2023] [Accepted: 01/17/2023] [Indexed: 01/26/2023] Open
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Occupational injuries and toxicant exposures lead to the development of neuroinflammation by activating distinct mechanistic signaling cascades that ultimately culminate in the disruption of neuronal function leading to neurological and neurodegenerative disorders. The entry of toxicants into the brain causes the subsequent activation of glial cells, a response known as 'reactive gliosis'. Reactive glial cells secrete a wide variety of signaling molecules in response to neuronal perturbations and thus play a crucial role in the progression and regulation of central nervous system (CNS) injury. In parallel, the roles of protein phosphorylation and cell signaling in eliciting neuroinflammation are evolving. However, there is limited understanding of the molecular underpinnings associated with toxicant- or occupational injury-mediated neuroinflammation, gliosis, and neurological outcomes. The activation of signaling molecules has biological significance, including the promotion or inhibition of disease mechanisms. Nevertheless, the regulatory mechanisms of synergism or antagonism among intracellular signaling pathways remain elusive. This review highlights the research focusing on the direct interaction between the immune system and the toxicant- or occupational injury-induced gliosis. Specifically, the role of occupational injuries, e.g., trips, slips, and falls resulting in traumatic brain injury, and occupational toxicants, e.g., volatile organic compounds, metals, and nanoparticles/nanomaterials in the development of neuroinflammation and neurological or neurodegenerative diseases are highlighted. Further, this review recapitulates the recent advancement related to the characterization of the molecular mechanisms comprising protein phosphorylation and cell signaling, culminating in neuroinflammation.
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Inhibition of Calpain Attenuates Degeneration of Substantia Nigra Neurons in the Rotenone Rat Model of Parkinson's Disease. Int J Mol Sci 2022; 23:ijms232213849. [PMID: 36430329 PMCID: PMC9694996 DOI: 10.3390/ijms232213849] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/08/2022] [Revised: 11/02/2022] [Accepted: 11/07/2022] [Indexed: 11/12/2022] Open
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In the central nervous system (CNS), calcium homeostasis is a critical determinant of neuronal survival. Calpain, a calcium-dependent neutral protease, is widely expressed in the brain, including substantia nigra (SN) dopaminergic (DA) neurons. Though calpain is implicated in human Parkinson's disease (PD) and corresponding animal models, the roles of specific ubiquitous calpain isoforms in PD, calpain-1 and calpain-2, remain poorly understood. In this study, we found that both isoforms are activated in a nigrostriatal pathway with increased phosphorylated synuclein following the administration of rotenone in Lewis rats, but calpain isoforms played different roles in neuronal survival. Although increased expression of calpain-1 and calpain-2 were detected in the SN of rotenone-administered rats, calpain-1 expression was not altered significantly after treatment with calpain inhibitor (calpeptin); this correlated with neuronal survival. By contrast, increased calpain-2 expression in the SN of rotenone rats correlated with neuronal death, and calpeptin treatment significantly attenuated calpain-2 and neuronal death. Calpain inhibition by calpeptin prevented glial (astroglia/microglia) activation in rotenone-treated rats in vivo, promoted M2-type microglia, and protected neurons. These data suggest that enhanced expression of calpain-1 and calpain-2 in PD models differentially affects glial activation and neuronal survival; thus, the attenuation of calpain-2 may be important in reducing SN neuronal loss in PD.
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Trehalose-Carnosine Prevents the Effects of Spinal Cord Injury Through Regulating Acute Inflammation and Zinc(II) Ion Homeostasis. Cell Mol Neurobiol 2022; 43:1637-1659. [PMID: 36121569 PMCID: PMC10079760 DOI: 10.1007/s10571-022-01273-w] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/22/2021] [Accepted: 08/11/2022] [Indexed: 11/03/2022]
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Spinal cord injury (SCI) leads to long-term and permanent motor dysfunctions, and nervous system abnormalities. Injury to the spinal cord triggers a signaling cascade that results in activation of the inflammatory cascade, apoptosis, and Zn(II) ion homeostasis. Trehalose (Tre), a nonreducing disaccharide, and L-carnosine (Car), (β-alanyl-L-histidine), one of the endogenous histidine dipeptides have been recognized to suppress early inflammatory effects, oxidative stress and to possess neuroprotective effects. We report on the effects of the conjugation of Tre with Car (Tre-car) in reducing inflammation in in vitro and in vivo models. The in vitro study was performed using rat pheochromocytoma cells (PC12 cell line). After 24 h, Tre-car, Car, Tre, and Tre + Car mixture treatments, cells were collected and used to investigate Zn2+ homeostasis. The in vivo model of SCI was induced by extradural compression of the spinal cord at the T6-T8 levels. After treatments with Tre, Car and Tre-Car conjugate 1 and 6 h after SCI, spinal cord tissue was collected for analysis. In vitro results demonstrated the ionophore effect and chelating features of L-carnosine and its conjugate. In vivo, the Tre-car conjugate treatment counteracted the activation of the early inflammatory cascade, oxidative stress and apoptosis after SCI. The Tre-car conjugate stimulated neurotrophic factors release, and influenced Zn2+ homeostasis. We demonstrated that Tre-car, Tre and Car treatments improved tissue recovery after SCI. Tre-car decreased proinflammatory, oxidative stress mediators release, upregulated neurotrophic factors and restored Zn2+ homeostasis, suggesting that Tre-car may represent a promising therapeutic agent for counteracting the consequences of SCI.
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Katsipis G, Tzekaki EE, Tsolaki M, Pantazaki AA. Salivary GFAP as a potential biomarker for diagnosis of mild cognitive impairment and Alzheimer's disease and its correlation with neuroinflammation and apoptosis. J Neuroimmunol 2021; 361:577744. [PMID: 34655990 DOI: 10.1016/j.jneuroim.2021.577744] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/30/2021] [Revised: 09/17/2021] [Accepted: 10/06/2021] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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Glial fibrillary acidic protein (GFAP) is the main constituent of the astrocytic cytoskeleton, overexpressed during reactive astrogliosis-a hallmark of Alzheimer's Disease (AD). GFAP and established biomarkers of neurodegeneration, inflammation, and apoptosis have been determined in the saliva of amnestic-single-domain Mild Cognitive Impairment (MCI) (Ν = 20), AD (Ν = 20) patients, and cognitively healthy Controls (Ν = 20). Salivary GFAP levels were found significantly decreased in MCI and AD patients and were proven an excellent biomarker for discriminating Controls from MCI or AD patients. GFAP levels correlate with studied biomarkers and Aβ42, IL-1β, and caspase-8 are its main predictors.
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- Georgios Katsipis
- Laboratory of Biochemistry, Department of Chemistry, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, 54124 Thessaloniki, Greece; Center for Interdisciplinary Research and Innovation, Laboratory of Neurodegenerative Diseases (LND), 57001 Thermi, Thessaloniki, Greece
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- Laboratory of Biochemistry, Department of Chemistry, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, 54124 Thessaloniki, Greece; Center for Interdisciplinary Research and Innovation, Laboratory of Neurodegenerative Diseases (LND), 57001 Thermi, Thessaloniki, Greece
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- First Neurology Department, "AHEPA" University General Hospital of Thessaloniki, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, 54124 Thessaloniki, Greece; Greek Association of Alzheimer's Disease and Related Disorders - GAADRD, Greece; Center for Interdisciplinary Research and Innovation, Laboratory of Neurodegenerative Diseases (LND), 57001 Thermi, Thessaloniki, Greece
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- Laboratory of Biochemistry, Department of Chemistry, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, 54124 Thessaloniki, Greece; Center for Interdisciplinary Research and Innovation, Laboratory of Neurodegenerative Diseases (LND), 57001 Thermi, Thessaloniki, Greece.
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Plantier V, Sanchez-Brualla I, Dingu N, Brocard C, Liabeuf S, Gackière F, Brocard F. Calpain fosters the hyperexcitability of motoneurons after spinal cord injury and leads to spasticity. eLife 2019; 8:e51404. [PMID: 31815668 PMCID: PMC6927741 DOI: 10.7554/elife.51404] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/27/2019] [Accepted: 12/08/2019] [Indexed: 12/12/2022] Open
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Up-regulation of the persistent sodium current (INaP) and down-regulation of the potassium/chloride extruder KCC2 lead to spasticity after spinal cord injury (SCI). We here identified calpain as the driver of the up- and down-regulation of INaP and KCC2, respectively, in neonatal rat lumbar motoneurons. Few days after SCI, neonatal rats developed behavioral signs of spasticity with the emergence of both hyperreflexia and abnormal involuntary muscle contractions on hindlimbs. At the same time, in vitro isolated lumbar spinal cords became hyperreflexive and displayed numerous spontaneous motor outputs. Calpain-I expression paralleled with a proteolysis of voltage-gated sodium (Nav) channels and KCC2. Acute inhibition of calpains reduced this proteolysis, restored the motoneuronal expression of Nav and KCC2, normalized INaP and KCC2 function, and curtailed spasticity. In sum, by up- and down-regulating INaP and KCC2, the calpain-mediated proteolysis of Nav and KCC2 drives the hyperexcitability of motoneurons which leads to spasticity after SCI.
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- Vanessa Plantier
- Institut de Neurosciences de la Timone (UMR7289), Aix-Marseille Université and CNRSMarseilleFrance
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- Institut de Neurosciences de la Timone (UMR7289), Aix-Marseille Université and CNRSMarseilleFrance
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- Institut de Neurosciences de la Timone (UMR7289), Aix-Marseille Université and CNRSMarseilleFrance
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- Institut de Neurosciences de la Timone (UMR7289), Aix-Marseille Université and CNRSMarseilleFrance
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- Institut de Neurosciences de la Timone (UMR7289), Aix-Marseille Université and CNRSMarseilleFrance
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- Institut de Neurosciences de la Timone (UMR7289), Aix-Marseille Université and CNRSMarseilleFrance
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- Institut de Neurosciences de la Timone (UMR7289), Aix-Marseille Université and CNRSMarseilleFrance
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Su Y, Zong S, Wei C, Song F, Feng H, Qin A, Lian Z, Fu F, Shao S, Fang F, Wu T, Xu J, Liu Q, Zhao J. Salidroside promotes rat spinal cord injury recovery by inhibiting inflammatory cytokine expression and NF-κB and MAPK signaling pathways. J Cell Physiol 2019; 234:14259-14269. [PMID: 30656690 DOI: 10.1002/jcp.28124] [Citation(s) in RCA: 36] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/12/2018] [Accepted: 12/10/2018] [Indexed: 02/05/2023]
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Spinal cord injury (SCI) is a public health problem in the world. The SCI usually triggers an excessive inflammatory response that brings about a secondary tissue wreck leading to further cellular and organ dysfunction. Hence, there is great potential of reducing inflammation for therapeutic strategies of SCI. In this study, we aim to investigate if Salidroside (SAD) exerts an anti-inflammatory effect and promotes recovery of motor function on SCI through suppressing nuclear factor-κB (NF-κB) and the mitogen-activated protein kinase (MAPK) pathways. In vitro, real-time polymerase chain reaction (PCR) and enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) were used to examine the inhibitory effect of SAD on the expression and release of interleukin-1β (IL-1β), interleukin-6 (IL-6) and tumor necrosis factor-α (TNF-α) activated by lipopolysaccharide (LPS) in astrocytes. In addition, SAD was found to inhibit NF-κB, p38 and extracellular-regulated protein kinases (ERK) signaling pathways by western blot analysis. Further, in vivo study showed that SAD was able to improve hind limb motor function and reduce tissue damage accompanied by the suppressed expression of inflammatory cytokines IL-1β, IL-6, and TNF-α. Overall, SAD could reduce the inflammatory response and promote motor function recovery in rats after SCI by inhibiting NF-κB, p38, and ERK signaling pathways.
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- Yiji Su
- Research Centre for Regenerative Medicine, Guangxi Key Laboratory of Regenerative Medicine, The First Affiliated Hospital of Guangxi Medical University, Nanning, Guangxi, China
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- Department of Spine Osteopathia, The First Affiliated Hospital of Guangxi Medical University, Nanning, Guangxi, China
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- Research Centre for Regenerative Medicine, Guangxi Key Laboratory of Regenerative Medicine, The First Affiliated Hospital of Guangxi Medical University, Nanning, Guangxi, China
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- Research Centre for Regenerative Medicine, Guangxi Key Laboratory of Regenerative Medicine, The First Affiliated Hospital of Guangxi Medical University, Nanning, Guangxi, China
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- Research Centre for Regenerative Medicine, Guangxi Key Laboratory of Regenerative Medicine, The First Affiliated Hospital of Guangxi Medical University, Nanning, Guangxi, China
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- Research Centre for Regenerative Medicine, Guangxi Key Laboratory of Regenerative Medicine, The First Affiliated Hospital of Guangxi Medical University, Nanning, Guangxi, China
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- Department of Orthopedics, Second Affiliated Hospital, Shantou University Medical College, Shantou, Guangdong, China
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- Research Centre for Regenerative Medicine, Guangxi Key Laboratory of Regenerative Medicine, The First Affiliated Hospital of Guangxi Medical University, Nanning, Guangxi, China
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- Research Centre for Regenerative Medicine, Guangxi Key Laboratory of Regenerative Medicine, The First Affiliated Hospital of Guangxi Medical University, Nanning, Guangxi, China
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- Department of neurology, The Eighth People's Hospital of Nanning, Nanning, Guangxi, China
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- General dapartment Guangpo Town Central Hospital, Fangchenggang, Guangxi, China
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- Research Centre for Regenerative Medicine, Guangxi Key Laboratory of Regenerative Medicine, The First Affiliated Hospital of Guangxi Medical University, Nanning, Guangxi, China
- School of Biomedical Sciences, The University of Western Australia, Perth, WA, Australia
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- Research Centre for Regenerative Medicine, Guangxi Key Laboratory of Regenerative Medicine, The First Affiliated Hospital of Guangxi Medical University, Nanning, Guangxi, China
- School of Biomedical Sciences, The University of Western Australia, Perth, WA, Australia
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- Research Centre for Regenerative Medicine, Guangxi Key Laboratory of Regenerative Medicine, The First Affiliated Hospital of Guangxi Medical University, Nanning, Guangxi, China
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Tenza-Ferrer H, Magno LAV, Romano-Silva MA, da Silva JF, Gomez MV. Phα1β Spider Toxin Reverses Glial Structural Plasticity Upon Peripheral Inflammation. Front Cell Neurosci 2019; 13:306. [PMID: 31354431 PMCID: PMC6635560 DOI: 10.3389/fncel.2019.00306] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/07/2019] [Accepted: 06/24/2019] [Indexed: 01/03/2023] Open
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The incoming signals from injured sensory neurons upon peripheral inflammation are processed in the dorsal horn of spinal cord, where glial cells accumulate and play a critical role in initiating allodynia (increased pain in response to light-touch). However, how painful stimuli in the periphery engage glial reactivity in the spinal cord remains unclear. Here, we found that a hind paw inflammation induced by CFA produces robust morphological changes in spinal astrocytes and microglia compatible with the reactive phenotype. Strikingly, we discovered that a single intrathecal injection with venom peptides that inhibit calcium channels reversed all the glial pathological features of the peripheral inflammation. These effects were more apparent in rats treated with the Phα1β spider toxin (non-specific calcium channel antagonist) than ω-MVIIA cone snail toxin (selective N-type calcium channel antagonist). These data reveal for the first time a venom peptide acting on glial structural remodeling in vivo. We, therefore, suggest that calcium-dependent plasticity is an essential trigger for glial cells to initiate reactivity, which may represent a new target for the antinociceptive effects of Phα1β and ω-MVIIA toxins in inflammatory pain conditions.
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- Helia Tenza-Ferrer
- Centro de Tecnologia em Medicina Molecular, Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais (UFMG), Belo Horizonte, Brazil
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- Centro de Tecnologia em Medicina Molecular, Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais (UFMG), Belo Horizonte, Brazil
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- Centro de Tecnologia em Medicina Molecular, Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais (UFMG), Belo Horizonte, Brazil.,Departamento de Saúde Mental, Faculdade de Medicina, Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais, Belo Horizonte, Brazil
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- Centro de Tecnologia em Medicina Molecular, Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais (UFMG), Belo Horizonte, Brazil.,Laboratório de Toxinas, Instituto de Ensino e Pesquisa da Santa Casa de Belo Horizonte, Belo Horizonte, Brazil
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- Centro de Tecnologia em Medicina Molecular, Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais (UFMG), Belo Horizonte, Brazil.,Laboratório de Toxinas, Instituto de Ensino e Pesquisa da Santa Casa de Belo Horizonte, Belo Horizonte, Brazil
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Calpain-2 Regulates TNF-α Expression Associated with Neuropathic Pain Following Motor Nerve Injury. Neuroscience 2018; 376:142-151. [DOI: 10.1016/j.neuroscience.2018.02.023] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/05/2017] [Revised: 02/05/2018] [Accepted: 02/14/2018] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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Halford J, Shen S, Itamura K, Levine J, Chong AC, Czerwieniec G, Glenn TC, Hovda DA, Vespa P, Bullock R, Dietrich WD, Mondello S, Loo JA, Wanner IB. New astroglial injury-defined biomarkers for neurotrauma assessment. J Cereb Blood Flow Metab 2017; 37:3278-3299. [PMID: 28816095 PMCID: PMC5624401 DOI: 10.1177/0271678x17724681] [Citation(s) in RCA: 50] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/14/2016] [Revised: 05/01/2017] [Accepted: 05/25/2017] [Indexed: 01/08/2023]
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Traumatic brain injury (TBI) is an expanding public health epidemic with pathophysiology that is difficult to diagnose and thus treat. TBI biomarkers should assess patients across severities and reveal pathophysiology, but currently, their kinetics and specificity are unclear. No single ideal TBI biomarker exists. We identified new candidates from a TBI CSF proteome by selecting trauma-released, astrocyte-enriched proteins including aldolase C (ALDOC), its 38kD breakdown product (BDP), brain lipid binding protein (BLBP), astrocytic phosphoprotein (PEA15), glutamine synthetase (GS) and new 18-25kD-GFAP-BDPs. Their levels increased over four orders of magnitude in severe TBI CSF. First post-injury week, ALDOC levels were markedly high and stable. Short-lived BLBP and PEA15 related to injury progression. ALDOC, BLBP and PEA15 appeared hyper-acutely and were similarly robust in severe and mild TBI blood; 25kD-GFAP-BDP appeared overnight after TBI and was rarely present after mild TBI. Using a human culture trauma model, we investigated biomarker kinetics. Wounded (mechanoporated) astrocytes released ALDOC, BLBP and PEA15 acutely. Delayed cell death corresponded with GFAP release and proteolysis into small GFAP-BDPs. Associating biomarkers with cellular injury stages produced astroglial injury-defined (AID) biomarkers that facilitate TBI assessment, as neurological deficits are rooted not only in death of CNS cells, but also in their functional compromise.
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- Julia Halford
- Semel Institute for Neuroscience and Human Behavior, University of California, Los Angeles, CA, USA
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of California, Los Angeles, CA, USA
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- Semel Institute for Neuroscience and Human Behavior, University of California, Los Angeles, CA, USA
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- Semel Institute for Neuroscience and Human Behavior, University of California, Los Angeles, CA, USA
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- Semel Institute for Neuroscience and Human Behavior, University of California, Los Angeles, CA, USA
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of California, Los Angeles, CA, USA
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Brain Injury Research Center, Department of Molecular and Medical Pharmacology
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Brain Injury Research Center, Department of Molecular and Medical Pharmacology
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- Department of Neurology, UCLA-David Geffen School of Medicine, Los Angeles, CA, USA
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- Department of Neurological Surgery, Jackson Memorial Hospital, Miami, FL, USA
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- The Miami Project to Cure Paralysis, University of Miami-Miller School of Medicine, Miami, FL, USA
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- Department of Biomedical and Dental Sciences and Morphofunctional Imaging, University of Messina, Messina, Italy
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of California, Los Angeles, CA, USA
- Department of Biological Chemistry, UCLA Molecular Biology Institute, and UCLA/DOE Institute for Genomics and Proteomics, University of California, Los Angeles, CA, USA
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- Semel Institute for Neuroscience and Human Behavior, University of California, Los Angeles, CA, USA
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Plantier V, Brocard F. [Calpain as a new therapeutic target for treating spasticity after a spinal cord injury]. Med Sci (Paris) 2017; 33:629-636. [PMID: 28990565 DOI: 10.1051/medsci/20173306020] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/14/2022] Open
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After a spinal cord injury (SCI), patients develop spasticity, a motor disorder characterized by hyperreflexia and stiffness of muscles. Spasticity results from alterations in motoneurons with an upregulation of their persistent sodium current (I NaP), simultaneously with a disinhibition caused by a reduction of expression of chloride (Cl-) co-transporters KCC2. Until recently the origin of alterations was unknown. After reviewing pathophysiology of spasticity, the manuscript relates our recent work showing a tight relationship between the calpain-dependent proteolysis of voltage-gated sodium channels, the upregulation of I NaP and spasticity following SCI. We also discuss KCC2 as a substrate of calpains which may contribute to the disinhibition of motoneurons below the lesion. This led us to consider the proteolytic cleavage of both sodium channels and KCC2 as the upstream mechanism contributing to the development of spasticity after SCI.
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- Vanessa Plantier
- Équipe P3M, Institut de Neurosciences de la Timone, UMR7289, Aix Marseille Université et Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS), Marseille, France
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- Équipe P3M, Institut de Neurosciences de la Timone, UMR7289, Aix Marseille Université et Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS), Marseille, France
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Brocard C, Plantier V, Boulenguez P, Liabeuf S, Bouhadfane M, Viallat-Lieutaud A, Vinay L, Brocard F. Cleavage of Na+ channels by calpain increases persistent Na+ current and promotes spasticity after spinal cord injury. Nat Med 2016; 22:404-11. [DOI: 10.1038/nm.4061] [Citation(s) in RCA: 55] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/13/2015] [Accepted: 02/08/2016] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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Yang W, Li Q, Wang SY, Gao F, Qian WJ, Li F, Ji M, Sun XH, Miao Y, Wang Z. Cannabinoid receptor agonists modulate calcium channels in rat retinal müller cells. Neuroscience 2016; 313:213-24. [DOI: 10.1016/j.neuroscience.2015.11.039] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/19/2015] [Revised: 11/10/2015] [Accepted: 11/17/2015] [Indexed: 10/22/2022]
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Kim JH, Kwon SJ, Stankewich MC, Huh GY, Glantz SB, Morrow JS. Reactive protoplasmic and fibrous astrocytes contain high levels of calpain-cleaved alpha 2 spectrin. Exp Mol Pathol 2015; 100:1-7. [PMID: 26551084 DOI: 10.1016/j.yexmp.2015.11.005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/12/2015] [Accepted: 11/04/2015] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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Calpain, a family of calcium-dependent neutral proteases, plays important roles in neurophysiology and pathology through the proteolytic modification of cytoskeletal proteins, receptors and kinases. Alpha 2 spectrin (αII spectrin) is a major substrate for this protease family, and the presence of the αII spectrin breakdown product (αΙΙ spectrin BDP) in a cell is evidence of calpain activity triggered by enhanced intracytoplasmic Ca(2+) concentrations. Astrocytes, the most dynamic CNS cells, respond to micro-environmental changes or noxious stimuli by elevating intracytoplasmic Ca(2+) concentration to become activated. As one measure of whether calpains are involved with reactive glial transformation, we examined paraffin sections of the human cerebral cortex and white matter by immunohistochemistry with an antibody specific for the calpain-mediated αΙΙ spectrin BDP. We also performed conventional double immunohistochemistry as well as immunofluorescent studies utilizing antibodies against αΙΙ spectrin BDP as well as glial fibrillary acidic protein (GFAP). We found strong immunopositivity in selected protoplasmic and fibrous astrocytes, and in transitional forms that raise the possibility of some of fibrous astrocytes emerging from protoplasmic astrocytes. Immunoreactive astrocytes were numerous in brain sections from cases with severe cardiac and/or respiratory diseases in the current study as opposed to our previous study of cases without significant clinical conditions that failed to reveal such remarkable immunohistochemical alterations. Our study suggests that astrocytes become αΙΙ spectrin BDP immunopositive in various stages of activation, and that spectrin cleavage product persists even in fully reactive astrocytes. Immunohistochemistry for αΙΙ spectrin BDP thus marks reactive astrocytes, and highlights the likelihood that calpains and their proteolytic processing of spectrin participate in the morphologic and physiologic transition from resting protoplasmic astrocytes to reactive fibrous astrocytes.
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- Jung H Kim
- Department of Pathology, Yale Univ. School of Medicine, 310 Cedar Street, New Haven, CT 06510-8023, USA.
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- Department of Pathology, Yale Univ. School of Medicine, 310 Cedar Street, New Haven, CT 06510-8023, USA
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- Department of Pathology, Yale Univ. School of Medicine, 310 Cedar Street, New Haven, CT 06510-8023, USA
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- Department of Forensic Medicine, School of Medicine, Pusan National University, Pusan, Korea
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- Department of Pathology, Yale Univ. School of Medicine, 310 Cedar Street, New Haven, CT 06510-8023, USA
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- Department of Pathology, Yale Univ. School of Medicine, 310 Cedar Street, New Haven, CT 06510-8023, USA
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Talley Watts L, Shen Q, Deng S, Chemello J, Duong TQ. Manganese-Enhanced Magnetic Resonance Imaging of Traumatic Brain Injury. J Neurotrauma 2015; 32:1001-10. [PMID: 25531419 DOI: 10.1089/neu.2014.3737] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/12/2022] Open
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Calcium dysfunction is involved in secondary traumatic brain injury (TBI). Manganese-enhanced MRI (MEMRI), in which the manganese ion acts as a calcium analog and a MRI contrast agent, was used to study rats subjected to a controlled cortical impact. Comparisons were made with conventional T2 MRI, sensorimotor behavior, and immunohistology. The major findings were: (1) Low-dose manganese (29 mg/kg) yielded excellent contrast with no negative effects on behavior scores relative to vehicle; (2) T1-weighted MEMRI was hyperintense in the impact area at 1-3 h, hypointense on day 2, and markedly hypointense with a hyperintense area surrounding the core on days 7 and/or 14, in contrast to the vehicle group, which did not show a biphasic profile; (3) in the hyperacute phase, the area of hyperintense T1-weighted MEMRI was larger than that of T2 MRI; (4) glial fibrillary acidic protein staining revealed that the MEMRI signal void in the impact core and the hyperintense area surrounding the core on day 7 and/or 14 corresponded to tissue cavitation and reactive gliosis, respectively; (5) T2 MRI showed little contrast in the impact core at 2 h, hyperintense on day 2 (indicative of vasogenic edema), hyperintense in some animals but pseudonormalized in others on day 7 and/or 14; (6) behavioral deficit peaked on day 2. We concluded that MEMRI detected early excitotoxic injury in the hyperacute phase, preceding vasogenic edema. In the subacute phase, MEMRI detected contrast consistent with tissue cavitation and reactive gliosis. MEMRI offers novel contrasts of biological processes that complement conventional MRI in TBI.
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- Lora Talley Watts
- 1 Research Imaging Institute, University of Texas Health Science Center , San Antonio, Texas.,2 Department of Cellular and Structure Biology, University of Texas Health Science Center , San Antonio, Texas.,3 Department of Neurology, University of Texas Health Science Center , San Antonio, Texas
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- 1 Research Imaging Institute, University of Texas Health Science Center , San Antonio, Texas.,4 Department of Ophthalmology, University of Texas Health Science Center , San Antonio, Texas
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- 1 Research Imaging Institute, University of Texas Health Science Center , San Antonio, Texas
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- 1 Research Imaging Institute, University of Texas Health Science Center , San Antonio, Texas
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- 1 Research Imaging Institute, University of Texas Health Science Center , San Antonio, Texas.,4 Department of Ophthalmology, University of Texas Health Science Center , San Antonio, Texas.,5 South Texas Veterans Health Care System , San Antonio, Texas
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De Bock M, Decrock E, Wang N, Bol M, Vinken M, Bultynck G, Leybaert L. The dual face of connexin-based astroglial Ca(2+) communication: a key player in brain physiology and a prime target in pathology. BIOCHIMICA ET BIOPHYSICA ACTA-MOLECULAR CELL RESEARCH 2014; 1843:2211-32. [PMID: 24768716 DOI: 10.1016/j.bbamcr.2014.04.016] [Citation(s) in RCA: 66] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/31/2014] [Revised: 04/11/2014] [Accepted: 04/12/2014] [Indexed: 12/21/2022]
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For decades, studies have been focusing on the neuronal abnormalities that accompany neurodegenerative disorders. Yet, glial cells are emerging as important players in numerous neurological diseases. Astrocytes, the main type of glia in the central nervous system , form extensive networks that physically and functionally connect neuronal synapses with cerebral blood vessels. Normal brain functioning strictly depends on highly specialized cellular cross-talk between these different partners to which Ca(2+), as a signaling ion, largely contributes. Altered intracellular Ca(2+) levels are associated with neurodegenerative disorders and play a crucial role in the glial responses to injury. Intracellular Ca(2+) increases in single astrocytes can be propagated toward neighboring cells as intercellular Ca(2+) waves, thereby recruiting a larger group of cells. Intercellular Ca(2+) wave propagation depends on two, parallel, connexin (Cx) channel-based mechanisms: i) the diffusion of inositol 1,4,5-trisphosphate through gap junction channels that directly connect the cytoplasm of neighboring cells, and ii) the release of paracrine messengers such as glutamate and ATP through hemichannels ('half of a gap junction channel'). This review gives an overview of the current knowledge on Cx-mediated Ca(2+) communication among astrocytes as well as between astrocytes and other brain cell types in physiology and pathology, with a focus on the processes of neurodegeneration and reactive gliosis. Research on Cx-mediated astroglial Ca(2+) communication may ultimately shed light on the development of targeted therapies for neurodegenerative disorders in which astrocytes participate. This article is part of a Special Issue entitled: Calcium signaling in health and disease. Guest Editors: Geert Bultynck, Jacques Haiech, Claus W. Heizmann, Joachim Krebs, and Marc Moreau.
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- Marijke De Bock
- Department of Basic Medical Sciences, Physiology group, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Ghent University, B-9000 Ghent, Belgium
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- Department of Basic Medical Sciences, Physiology group, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Ghent University, B-9000 Ghent, Belgium.
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- Department of Basic Medical Sciences, Physiology group, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Ghent University, B-9000 Ghent, Belgium
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- Department of Basic Medical Sciences, Physiology group, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Ghent University, B-9000 Ghent, Belgium
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- Department of Toxicology, Center for Pharmaceutical Research, Faculty of Medicine and Pharmacy, Vrije Universiteit Brussel, B-1090 Brussels, Belgium
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- Department of Cellular and Molecular Medicine, Laboratory of Molecular and Cellular Signalling, KULeuven, Campus Gasthuisberg O/N-I bus 802, B-3000 Leuven, Belgium
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- Department of Basic Medical Sciences, Physiology group, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Ghent University, B-9000 Ghent, Belgium
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Diepenbroek M, Casadei N, Esmer H, Saido TC, Takano J, Kahle PJ, Nixon RA, Rao MV, Melki R, Pieri L, Helling S, Marcus K, Krueger R, Masliah E, Riess O, Nuber S. Overexpression of the calpain-specific inhibitor calpastatin reduces human alpha-Synuclein processing, aggregation and synaptic impairment in [A30P]αSyn transgenic mice. Hum Mol Genet 2014; 23:3975-89. [PMID: 24619358 DOI: 10.1093/hmg/ddu112] [Citation(s) in RCA: 81] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/07/2023] Open
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Lewy bodies, a pathological hallmark of Parkinson's disease (PD), contain aggregated alpha-synuclein (αSyn), which is found in several modified forms and can be discovered phosphorylated, ubiquitinated and truncated. Aggregation-prone truncated species of αSyn caused by aberrant cleavage of this fibrillogenic protein are hypothesized to participate in its sequestration into inclusions subsequently leading to synaptic dysfunction and neuronal death. Here, we investigated the role of calpain cleavage of αSyn in vivo by generating two opposing mouse models. We crossed into human [A30P]αSyn transgenic (i) mice deficient for calpastatin, a calpain-specific inhibitor, thus enhancing calpain activity (SynCAST(-)) and (ii) mice overexpressing human calpastatin leading to reduced calpain activity (SynCAST(+)). As anticipated, a reduced calpain activity led to a decreased number of αSyn-positive aggregates, whereas loss of calpastatin led to increased truncation of αSyn in SynCAST(-). Furthermore, overexpression of calpastatin decreased astrogliosis and the calpain-dependent degradation of synaptic proteins, potentially ameliorating the observed neuropathology in [A30P]αSyn and SynCAST(+) mice. Overall, our data further support a crucial role of calpains, particularly of calpain 1, in the pathogenesis of PD and in disease-associated aggregation of αSyn, indicating a therapeutic potential of calpain inhibition in PD.
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- Meike Diepenbroek
- Institute of Medical Genetics and Applied Genomics, University of Tuebingen, Tuebingen 72076, Germany
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- Institute of Medical Genetics and Applied Genomics, University of Tuebingen, Tuebingen 72076, Germany
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- Institute of Medical Genetics and Applied Genomics, University of Tuebingen, Tuebingen 72076, Germany
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- RIKEN Brain Science Institute, Laboratory for Proteolytic Neuroscience, Saitama 351-0198, Japan
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- RIKEN Brain Science Institute, Laboratory for Proteolytic Neuroscience, Saitama 351-0198, Japan
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- Department of Neurodegeneration, Hertie Institute for Clinical Brain Research, University Clinics Tübingen, 72076 Tuebingen, Germany
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- Center for Dementia Research, Nathan S. Kline Institute, 140 Old Orangeburg Road, Orangeburg, NY 10962, USA
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- Center for Dementia Research, Nathan S. Kline Institute, 140 Old Orangeburg Road, Orangeburg, NY 10962, USA
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- Laboratoire d'Enzymologie et Biochimie Structurales, Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique, 91198 Gif-sur-Yvette, France
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- Laboratoire d'Enzymologie et Biochimie Structurales, Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique, 91198 Gif-sur-Yvette, France
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- Functional Proteomics, Medizinisches Proteom-Center, Ruhr-University Bochum, 44780 Bochum, Germany and
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- Functional Proteomics, Medizinisches Proteom-Center, Ruhr-University Bochum, 44780 Bochum, Germany and
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- Department of Neurodegeneration, Hertie Institute for Clinical Brain Research, University Clinics Tübingen, 72076 Tuebingen, Germany
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- Department of Pathology and Department of Neurosciences, University of California-San Diego, 9500 Gilman Drive, La Jolla, CA 92003-0624, USA
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- Institute of Medical Genetics and Applied Genomics, University of Tuebingen, Tuebingen 72076, Germany,
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- Institute of Medical Genetics and Applied Genomics, University of Tuebingen, Tuebingen 72076, Germany, Department of Neurosciences, University of California-San Diego, 9500 Gilman Drive, La Jolla, CA 92003-0624, USA
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Kuo JC. Focal adhesions function as a mechanosensor. PROGRESS IN MOLECULAR BIOLOGY AND TRANSLATIONAL SCIENCE 2014; 126:55-73. [PMID: 25081614 DOI: 10.1016/b978-0-12-394624-9.00003-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/15/2022]
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Focal adhesions (FAs) are complex plasma membrane-associated macromolecular assemblies that engage with the surrounding extracellular matrix (ECM) via integrin receptors and physically connect with the actin cytoskeleton through the recruitment of numerous FA-associated proteins. FAs undergo a maturation process, which is known to be induced by biochemical or physical cues, to grow and change composition. Varying FA size, distribution, dynamics, and compositions during maturation process is required for transducing the specific signaling networks that reflect the requirements of a cell to sense, adapt, and response to a variety of the environments. While advances have been demonstrated in understanding how important FAs are in mediating various biological processes, less is known about how FA composition is regulated and coordinately transduces the specific signals in mediating the distinct biological outcomes, especially cell migration.
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- Jean-Cheng Kuo
- Institute of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, National Yang-Ming University, Taipei, Taiwan
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Gao K, Wang CR, Jiang F, Wong AYK, Su N, Jiang JH, Chai RC, Vatcher G, Teng J, Chen J, Jiang YW, Yu ACH. Traumatic scratch injury in astrocytes triggers calcium influx to activate the JNK/c-Jun/AP-1 pathway and switch on GFAP expression. Glia 2013; 61:2063-77. [PMID: 24123203 DOI: 10.1002/glia.22577] [Citation(s) in RCA: 99] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/07/2013] [Revised: 08/11/2013] [Accepted: 08/21/2013] [Indexed: 01/25/2023]
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Astrocyte activation is a hallmark of central nervous system injuries resulting in glial scar formation (astrogliosis). The activation of astrocytes involves metabolic and morphological changes with complex underlying mechanisms, which should be defined to provide targets for astrogliosis intervention. Astrogliosis is usually accompanied by an upregulation of glial fibrillary acidic protein (GFAP). Using an in vitro scratch injury model, we scratched primary cultures of cerebral cortical astrocytes and observed an influx of calcium in the form of waves spreading away from the wound through gap junctions. Using the calcium blocker BAPTA-AM and the JNK inhibitor SP600125, we demonstrated that the calcium wave triggered the activation of JNK, which then phosphorylated the transcription factor c-Jun to facilitate the binding of AP-1 to the GFAP gene promoter to switch on GFAP upregulation. Blocking calcium mobilization with BAPTA-AM in an in vivo stab wound model reduced GFAP expression and glial scar formation, showing that the calcium signal, and the subsequent regulation of downstream signaling molecules, plays an essential role in brain injury response. Our findings demonstrated that traumatic scratch injury to astrocytes triggered a calcium influx from the extracellular compartment and activated the JNK/c-Jun/AP-1 pathway to switch on GFAP expression, identifying a previously unreported signaling cascade that is important in astrogliosis and the physiological response following brain injury.
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- Kai Gao
- Neuroscience Research Institute, Key Laboratory for Neuroscience (Ministry of Education), Key Laboratory for Neuroscience (National Health and Family Planning Commission), Department of Neurobiology, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Health Science Center, Peking University, Beijing, China
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Takenaga M, Ishihara T, Ohta Y, Tokura Y, Hamaguchi A, Igarashi R, Mizushima T. Nano PGE1 promoted the recovery from spinal cord injury-induced motor dysfunction through its accumulation and sustained release. J Control Release 2010; 148:249-54. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jconrel.2010.08.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/20/2010] [Revised: 07/30/2010] [Accepted: 08/04/2010] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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Perez JL, Carrero I, Gonzalo P, Arevalo-Serrano J, Sanz-Anquela JM, Ortega J, Rodriguez M, Gonzalo-Ruiz A. Soluble oligomeric forms of beta-amyloid (Abeta) peptide stimulate Abeta production via astrogliosis in the rat brain. Exp Neurol 2009; 223:410-21. [PMID: 19879263 DOI: 10.1016/j.expneurol.2009.10.013] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/13/2009] [Revised: 09/29/2009] [Accepted: 10/17/2009] [Indexed: 10/20/2022]
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The aim of this study was to investigate the interaction between beta-amyloid (Abeta) peptide and astrogliosis in early stages of Abeta toxicity. In Wistar rats, anaesthetised with equitesine, a single microinjection of Abeta1-42 oligomers was placed into the retrosplenial cortex. Control animals were injected with Abeta42-1 peptide into the corresponding regions of cerebral cortex. Immunocytochemical analysis revealed an intense Abeta immunoreactivity (IR) at the level of Abeta1-42 injection site, increasing from the first 24 h to later (72 h) time point. Control injection showed a light staining surrounding the injection site. In Abeta oligomers-treated animals, Abeta-immunopositive product also accumulates in cortical cells, particularly in frontal and temporal cortices at an early (24 h) time point. Abeta-IR structures-like diffuse aggregates forms were also observed in hippocampus and in several cortical areas, increasing from the first 24 h to later (72 h) time point. In control animals no specific staining was seen neither in cortical cells nor in structures-like diffuse aggregates forms. Injections of Abeta oligomers also induce activation of astrocytes surrounding and infiltrating the injection site. Astrocyte activation is evidenced by morphological changes and upregulation of glial fibrillary acidic protein (GFAP). By GFAP immunoblotting we detected two immunopositive protein bands, at 50 and 48 kDa molecular mass. Confocal analysis also showed that GFAP co-localized with Abeta-IR material in a time-dependent manner. In conclusion, our results indicate that astrocyte activation might have a critical role in the mechanisms of Abeta-induced neurodegeneration, and that should be further studied as possible targets for therapeutic intervention in AD.
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- J L Perez
- Laboratory of Neuroanatomy, Institute of Neuroscience of Castilla and León, Valladolid University (Campus of Soria), Spain
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Bringmann A, Iandiev I, Pannicke T, Wurm A, Hollborn M, Wiedemann P, Osborne NN, Reichenbach A. Cellular signaling and factors involved in Müller cell gliosis: neuroprotective and detrimental effects. Prog Retin Eye Res 2009; 28:423-51. [PMID: 19660572 DOI: 10.1016/j.preteyeres.2009.07.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 486] [Impact Index Per Article: 32.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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Müller cells are active players in normal retinal function and in virtually all forms of retinal injury and disease. Reactive Müller cells protect the tissue from further damage and preserve tissue function by the release of antioxidants and neurotrophic factors, and may contribute to retinal regeneration by the generation of neural progenitor/stem cells. However, Müller cell gliosis can also contribute to neurodegeneration and impedes regenerative processes in the retinal tissue by the formation of glial scars. This article provides an overview of the neuroprotective and detrimental effects of Müller cell gliosis, with accounts on the cellular signal transduction mechanisms and factors which are implicated in Müller cell-mediated neuroprotection, immunomodulation, regulation of Müller cell proliferation, upregulation of intermediate filaments, glial scar formation, and the generation of neural progenitor/stem cells. A proper understanding of the signaling mechanisms implicated in gliotic alterations of Müller cells is essential for the development of efficient therapeutic strategies that increase the supportive/protective and decrease the destructive roles of gliosis.
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- Andreas Bringmann
- Department of Ophthalmology and Eye Hospital, University of Leipzig, Liebigstrasse 10-14, D-04103 Leipzig, Germany.
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Takenaga M, Ohta Y, Tokura Y, Hamaguchi A, Shudo K, Okano H, Igarashi R. The effect of Am-80, a synthetic retinoid, on spinal cord injury-induced motor dysfunction in rats. Biol Pharm Bull 2009; 32:225-31. [PMID: 19182380 DOI: 10.1248/bpb.32.225] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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The present study investigated the effect of 4[(5,6,7,8-tetrahydro-5,5,8,8,-tetramethyl-2-naphthalenyl)carbamoyl] benzoic acid (Am-80), a synthetic retinoid, on spinal cord injury (SCI) in rats. Treatment with Am-80 (orally and subcutaneously) significantly promoted recovery from SCI-induced motor dysfunction. On day 28 after injury, the lesion cavity was markedly reduced, while the expression of myelin basic protein (MBP; myelin), betaIIItubulin (neuron), and glial fibrillary acidic protein (GFAP; astrocyte) was increased, in comparison with SCI controls. Interestingly, expression of neurotrophin receptor, tyrosine kinase B (TrkB) was over 3-fold higher after Am-80 treatment than in SCI controls. A lot of TrkB-positive cells as well as brain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF)-positive ones were observed around the injured site. Am-80 (10 microM) combined with BDNF (100 ng/ml) promoted extensive neurite outgrowth and TrkB gene expression by cultured SH-SY5Y cells, as did all-trans retinoic acid (ATRA). Thymidine incorporation was dramatically suppressed, but there was little effect on cell viability. These findings suggest that Am-80 has the potential to be used for treating neurodegenerative disorders, including SCI. Its efficacy may be partly ascribed to promotion of cell viability and differentiation of neural stem cells through increased TrkB expression.
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- Mitsuko Takenaga
- Institute of Medical Science, St. Marianna University School of Medicine, Kawasaki, Japan.
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Çolak A, Karaoğlan A, Kaya M, Sağmanligil A, Akdemir O, Şahan E, Çelik Ö. Calpain inhibitor AK 295 inhibits calpain-induced apoptosis and improves neurologic function after traumatic spinal cord injury in rats. Neurocirugia (Astur) 2009. [DOI: 10.1016/s1130-1473(09)70163-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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Akdemir O, Uçankale M, Karaoğlan A, Barut Ş, Sağmanligil A, Bilguvar K, Çirakoğlu B, Şahan E, Çolak A. Therapeutic efficacy of SJA6017, a calpain inhibitor, in rat spinal cord injury. J Clin Neurosci 2008; 15:1130-6. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jocn.2007.08.011] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/22/2007] [Accepted: 08/22/2007] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
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Calpain-mediated signaling mechanisms in neuronal injury and neurodegeneration. Mol Neurobiol 2008; 38:78-100. [PMID: 18686046 DOI: 10.1007/s12035-008-8036-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 275] [Impact Index Per Article: 17.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/23/2008] [Accepted: 07/17/2008] [Indexed: 12/19/2022]
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Calpain is a ubiquitous calcium-sensitive protease that is essential for normal physiologic neuronal function. However, alterations in calcium homeostasis lead to persistent, pathologic activation of calpain in a number of neurodegenerative diseases. Pathologic activation of calpain results in the cleavage of a number of neuronal substrates that negatively affect neuronal structure and function, leading to inhibition of essential neuronal survival mechanisms. In this review, we examine the mechanistic underpinnings of calcium dysregulation resulting in calpain activation in the acute neurodegenerative diseases such as cerebral ischemia and in the chronic neurodegenerative diseases including Alzheimer's disease, Parkinson's disease, Huntington's disease, multiple sclerosis, prion-related encephalopathy, and amylotrophic lateral sclerosis. The premise of this paper is that analysis of the signaling and transcriptional consequences of calpain-mediated cleavage of its various substrates for any neurodegenerative disease can be extrapolated to all of the neurodegenerative diseases vulnerable to calcium dysregulation.
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Burgos M, Pastor MD, González JC, Martinez-Galan JR, Vaquero CF, Fradejas N, Benavides A, Hernández-Guijo JM, Tranque P, Calvo S. PKCɛ upregulates voltage-dependent calcium channels in cultured astrocytes. Glia 2007; 55:1437-48. [PMID: 17676593 DOI: 10.1002/glia.20555] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
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Astrocytes express voltage-gated calcium channels (VGCCs) that are upregulated in the context of the reactive astrogliosis occurring in several CNS pathologies. Moreover, the ability of selective calcium channel blockers to inhibit reactive astrogliosis has been revealed in a variety of experimental models. However, the functions and regulation of VGCC in astrocytes are still poorly understood. Interestingly, protein kinase C epsilon (PKCepsilon), one of the known regulators of VGCC in several cell types, induces in astrocytes a stellated morphology similar to that associated to gliosis. Thereby, here we explored the possible regulation of VGCC by adenovirally expressed PKCepsilon in astrocytes. We found that PKCepsilon potently increases the mRNA levels of two different calcium channel alpha(1) subunits, Ca(V)1.2 (L-type channel) and Ca(V)2.1 (P/Q-type channel). The mRNA upregulation was followed by a robust increase in the corresponding peptides. Moreover, the new calcium channels formed as a consequence of PKCepsilon activation are functional, since overexpression of constitutively-active PKCepsilon increased significantly the calcium current density in astrocytes. PKCepsilon raised currents carried by both L- and P/Q-type channels. However, the effect on the P/Q-type channel was more prominent since an increase of the relative contribution of this channel to the whole cell calcium current was observed. Finally, we found that PKCepsilon-induced stellation was significantly reduced by the specific L-type channel blocker nifedipine, indicating that calcium influx through VGCC mediates the change in astrocyte morphology induced by PKCepsilon. Therefore, here we describe a novel regulatory pathway involving VGCC that participates in PKCepsilon-dependent astrocyte activation.
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- M Burgos
- Unidad de Fisiología, Facultad de Medicina y Centro Regional de Investigaciones Biomedicas, Universidad de Castilla La Mancha, Albacete, Spain
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Bartoli M, Bourg N, Stockholm D, Raynaud F, Delevacque A, Han Y, Borel P, Seddik K, Armande N, Richard I. A mouse model for monitoring calpain activity under physiological and pathological conditions. J Biol Chem 2006; 281:39672-80. [PMID: 17056592 DOI: 10.1074/jbc.m608803200] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022] Open
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Calpains are Ca(2+)-dependent cysteine proteases known to be important for the regulation of cell functions and which aberrant activation causes cell death in a number of degenerative disorders. To provide a tool for monitoring the status of calpain activity in vivo under physiological and pathological conditions, we created a mouse model that expresses ubiquitously a fluorescent reporter consisting of eCFP and eYFP separated by a linker cleavable by the ubiquitous calpains. We named this mouse CAFI for calpain activity monitored by FRET imaging. Our validation studies demonstrated that the level of calpain activity correlates with a decrease in FRET (fluorescence resonance energy transfer) between the two fluorescent proteins. Using this model, we observed a small level of activity after denervation and fasting, a high level of activity during muscle regeneration and ischemia, and local activity in damaged myofibers after exercise. Finally, we crossed the CAFI mouse with the alpha-sarcoglycan-deficient model, demonstrating an increase of calpain activity at the steady state. Altogether, our results present evidence that CAFI mice could be a valuable tool in which to follow calpain activity at physiological levels and in disease states.
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- Marc Bartoli
- Généthon/CNRS-UMR8115, 1 rue de l'Internationale 91000 Evry, France
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Davies AL, Hayes KC, Shi R. Recombinant human TNFalpha induces concentration-dependent and reversible alterations in the electrophysiological properties of axons in mammalian spinal cord. J Neurotrauma 2006; 23:1261-73. [PMID: 16928184 DOI: 10.1089/neu.2006.23.1261] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/10/2023] Open
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Increased expression of the proinflammatory cytokine tumor necrosis factor-alpha (TNFalpha) and its soluble receptors is evident within the central nervous system (CNS) following traumatic brain injury and spinal cord injury. TNFalpha is integral to the acute inflammatory cascade that follows neurotrauma and has been shown to have both beneficial and detrimental properties. We examined the effects of varying concentrations (1-5000 ng/mL) of recombinant human TNFalpha (rhTNFalpha) on select electrophysiological properties of excised guinea pig spinal cord tissue. Pulsed electrical stimuli (0.33 Hz) were delivered to strips of isolated ventral white matter in a double sucrose gap chamber. Recordings were made of the compound action potential (CAP) and membrane potential before, during, and after bathing the tissue with rhTNFalpha for 30 min. Increasing concentrations of rhTNFalpha yielded progressively greater reductions in amplitude of the CAP that were temporally associated with depolarization of the resting compound membrane potential. These effects were largely reversed on washout of rhTNFalpha and were not present when heat-denatured rhTNFalpha was introduced. The results provide evidence that elevated concentrations of TNFalpha induce reversible depolarization of the compound membrane potential and reduction in CAP amplitude, sometimes to the point of extinction of the CAP, suggestive of impaired axonal conduction. These observations point to a new mechanism of immune-mediated central conduction deficit. Cytokine-induced alterations in membrane properties and axonal conduction may contribute to neurological deficits following CNS injury by compounding trauma-induced myelinopathy and axonopathy.
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- Andrew L Davies
- Neuroscience Program, University of Western Ontario, London, Ontario, Canada
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Gray BC, Skipp P, O'Connor VM, Perry VH. Increased expression of glial fibrillary acidic protein fragments and mu-calpain activation within the hippocampus of prion-infected mice. Biochem Soc Trans 2006; 34:51-4. [PMID: 16417481 DOI: 10.1042/bst0340051] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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Prion diseases are characteristically accompanied by marked astrocytic activation, which is initiated relatively early in the disease process. Using the intracerebrally injected ME7 strain of prion agent to model disease, we identified an expected increase in GFAP (glial fibrillary acidic protein) but additionally noted an accumulation of GFAP cleavage fragments in hippocampal homogenates. A time-dependent increase in hippocampal mu-calpain immunoreactivity within astrocytes suggests that its proteolytic activity may account for the cleavage of GFAP that is observed in the ME7 model. It may therefore contribute to the reactive gliosis that is characteristic of prion diseases.
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- B C Gray
- Neurosciences Group, School of Biological Sciences, University of Southampton, Southampton SO16 7PX, UK.
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Takenaga M, Ohta Y, Tokura Y, Hamaguchi A, Nakamura M, Okano H, Igarashi R. Lecithinized superoxide dismutase (PC-SOD) improved spinal cord injury-induced motor dysfunction through suppression of oxidative stress and enhancement of neurotrophic factor production. J Control Release 2006; 110:283-289. [PMID: 16332351 DOI: 10.1016/j.jconrel.2005.10.022] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/28/2005] [Revised: 10/25/2005] [Accepted: 10/31/2005] [Indexed: 10/25/2022]
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PC-SOD (lecithinized superoxide dismutase) is a derivative of human Cu, Zn-SOD conjugated with 4 molecules of lecithin, yet having the enzyme activity of scavenging superoxide anion (O2-). Intravenous administration of PC-SOD promoted the recovery from spinal cord injury (SCI)-induced motor dysfunction in a dose-dependent manner in rat model, when evaluated by BBB (Basso Beattie Bresnahan) score. Even when given at 24 h after SCI, PC-SOD (1 mg/kg) significantly improved motor dysfunction. Distribution study demonstrated that PC-SOD gradually accumulated to the injured site. Enzyme-linked immunoassay revealed that PC-SOD prevented quantitative loss of neurons, astrocytes, and oligodendrocytes. PC-SOD inhibited SCI-induced oxidative stress, such as the decrease of free sulfhydryl residue, acetylcholine esterase activity, and the increase of lipid peroxidation. PC-SOD increased the production of neuroprotective factors. HIF-1alpha gene expression increased following SCI, and PC-SOD further increased it. In conclusion, PC-SOD gradually accumulated and retained at the damaged site to scavenge excessive O2-, and suppressed neuronal death through reducing oxidative stress, increasing neuroprotective factor production and HIF-1alpha gene expression.
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- Mitsuko Takenaga
- Department of Frontier Medicine, Institute of Medical Science, St. Marianna University School of Medicine, 2-16-1 Sugao, Miyamae-ku, Kawasaki 216-8512, Japan.
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- Department of Frontier Medicine, Institute of Medical Science, St. Marianna University School of Medicine, 2-16-1 Sugao, Miyamae-ku, Kawasaki 216-8512, Japan
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- Department of Frontier Medicine, Institute of Medical Science, St. Marianna University School of Medicine, 2-16-1 Sugao, Miyamae-ku, Kawasaki 216-8512, Japan
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- Department of Frontier Medicine, Institute of Medical Science, St. Marianna University School of Medicine, 2-16-1 Sugao, Miyamae-ku, Kawasaki 216-8512, Japan
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- Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Keio University School of Medicine, 35 Shinano-cho, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo 160-8582, Japan
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- Department of Physiology, Keio University School of Medicine, 35 Shinano-cho, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo 160-8582, Japan
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- Department of Frontier Medicine, Institute of Medical Science, St. Marianna University School of Medicine, 2-16-1 Sugao, Miyamae-ku, Kawasaki 216-8512, Japan
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Calcium binding proteins in selective vulnerability of motor neurons. NEURODEGENER DIS 2005. [DOI: 10.1017/cbo9780511544873.007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] Open
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Yune TY, Lee SM, Kim SJ, Park HK, Oh YJ, Kim YC, Markelonis GJ, Oh TH. Manganese superoxide dismutase induced by TNF-beta is regulated transcriptionally by NF-kappaB after spinal cord injury in rats. J Neurotrauma 2005; 21:1778-94. [PMID: 15684769 DOI: 10.1089/neu.2004.21.1778] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/06/2023] Open
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Antioxidant enzymes including superoxide dismutase (SOD) may play a role in the mechanism by which cells counteract the deleterious effects of reactive oxygen species (ROS) after spinal cord injury (SCI). Cu/Zn and MnSOD are especially potent scavengers of superoxide anion and likely serve important cytoprotective roles against cellular damage. We investigated expression of SOD after SCI to address its role during the early stages of injury. MnSOD activity was increased 4 h after SCI and persisted at elevated levels up to 24-48 h; by contrast, Cu/ZnSOD activity was not changed. RT-PCR and Western blot analyses showed increased levels of MnSOD mRNA and protein, respectively, by 4 h and reached maximum levels by 24-48 h. Double immunostaining revealed that MnSOD protein was localized within neurons and oligodendrocytes. Tumor necrosis factor-alpha (TNF-alpha) was administered locally into uninjured spinal cords to examine potential mechanisms for MnSOD induction after injury. TNF-alpha administered exogenously increased MnSOD expression in uninjured spinal cords. Western blot and immunostaining also revealed that a transcription factor, NF-kappaB, was activated and translocated into the nuclei of neurons and oligodendrocytes. By contrast, administration of neutralizing antibody against TNF-alpha into injured spinal cords attenuated the increase in MnSOD expression and activation of NF-kappaB. Double immunostaining revealed that MnSOD was co-localized with NF-kappaB in neurons and oligodendrocytes after SCI. These results suggest that TNF-alpha may be an inducer of NF-kappaB activation and MnSOD expression after SCI and that MnSOD expression induced by TNF-alpha is likely mediated through activation of NF-kappaB.
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- Tae Y Yune
- Biomedical Research Center, Korea Institute of Science & Technology, Seoul, Korea.
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Wang X, Arcuino G, Takano T, Lin J, Peng WG, Wan P, Li P, Xu Q, Liu QS, Goldman SA, Nedergaard M. P2X7 receptor inhibition improves recovery after spinal cord injury. Nat Med 2004; 10:821-7. [PMID: 15258577 DOI: 10.1038/nm1082] [Citation(s) in RCA: 397] [Impact Index Per Article: 19.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/18/2004] [Accepted: 06/25/2004] [Indexed: 01/29/2023]
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Secondary injury exacerbates the extent of spinal cord insults, yet the mechanistic basis of this phenomenon has largely been unexplored. Here we report that broad regions of the peritraumatic zone are characterized by a sustained process of pathologic, high ATP release. Spinal cord neurons expressed P2X7 purine receptors (P2X7R), and exposure to ATP led to high-frequency spiking, irreversible increases in cytosolic calcium and cell death. To assess the potential effect of P2X7R blockade in ameliorating acute spinal cord injury (SCI), we delivered P2X7R antagonists OxATP or PPADS to rats after acute impact injury. We found that both OxATP and PPADS significantly improved functional recovery and diminished cell death in the peritraumatic zone. These observations demonstrate that SCI is associated with prolonged purinergic receptor activation, which results in excitotoxicity-based neuronal degeneration. P2X7R antagonists inhibit this process, reducing both the histological extent and functional sequelae of acute SCI.
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- Xiaohai Wang
- Department of Neurosurgery, Center for Aging and Developmental Biology, University of Rochester Medical Center, Rochester, New York 14642, USA
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Yune TY, Kim SJ, Lee SM, Lee YK, Oh YJ, Kim YC, Markelonis GJ, Oh TH. Systemic Administration of 17β-Estradiol Reduces Apoptotic Cell Death and Improves Functional Recovery following Traumatic Spinal Cord Injury in Rats. J Neurotrauma 2004; 21:293-306. [PMID: 15115604 DOI: 10.1089/089771504322972086] [Citation(s) in RCA: 103] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/17/2022] Open
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Recent evidence indicates that estrogen exerts neuroprotective effects in both brain injury and neurodegenerative diseases. We examined the protective effect of estrogen on functional recovery after spinal cord injury (SCI) in rats. 17beta-estradiol (3, 100, or 300 microg/kg) was administered intravenously 1-2 h prior to injury (pre-treatment), and animals were then subjected to a mild, weight-drop spinal cord contusion injury. Estradiol treatment significantly improved hind limb motor function as determined by the Basso-Beattie-Bresnahan (BBB) locomotor open field behavioral rating test. Fifteen to 30 days after SCI, BBB scores were significantly higher in estradiol-treated (100 microg/kg) rats when compared to vehicle-treated rats. Morphological analysis showed that lesion sizes increased progressively in either vehicle-treated or 17beta-estradiol-treated spinal cords. However, in response to treatment with 17beta-estradiol, the lesion size was significantly reduced 18-28 days after SCI when compared to vehicle-treated controls. Terminal deoxynucleotidyl transferase-mediated UTP nickend labeling (TUNEL) staining and DNA gel electrophoresis revealed that apoptotic cell death peaked 24-48 h after injury. Also, SCI induced a marked increase in activated caspase-3 in the spinal cord, evident by 4 h after injury. However, administration of 17beta-estradiol significantly reduced the SCI-induced increase in apoptotic cell death and caspase-3 activity after SCI. Furthermore, 17beta-estradiol significantly increased expression of the anti-apoptotic genes, bcl-2 and bcl-x, after SCI while expression of the pro-apoptotic genes, bad and bax, was not affected by drug treatment. Finally, intravenous administration of 17beta-estradiol (100 microg/kg) immediately after injury (post-treatment) also significantly improved hind limb motor function 19-30 days after SCI compared to vehicle-treated controls. These data suggest that after SCI, 17 beta-estradiol treatment improved functional recovery in the injured rat, in part, by reducing apoptotic cell death.
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- Tae Y Yune
- Biomedical Research Center, Korea Institute of Science & Technology, Seoul, Korea
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Bringmann A, Kohen L, Wolf S, Wiedemann P, Reichenbach A. Age-related decrease of potassium currents in glial (Müller) cells of the human retina. Can J Ophthalmol 2003; 38:464-8. [PMID: 14620033 DOI: 10.1016/s0008-4182(03)80024-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/15/2022]
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BACKGROUND Age-dependent alterations have been investigated far less in retinal glial cells than in retinal neurons. We investigated age-dependent alterations of inwardly rectifying potassium (Kir) currents in Müller glial cells of the human retina. METHODS Müller cells were isolated immediately post mortem from donors without a reported history of eye disease, and the amplitudes of Kir currents and of currents through high-voltage-activated (HVA) calcium channels were measured by whole-cell patch clamping. RESULTS The amplitude of the Kir currents was lower in the cells from donors older than 50 years than in the cells of younger donors; the decrease was strongly correlated with the donor's age (p < 0.001). The current amplitude in the cells from donors older than 60 years was about 40% lower than the amplitude in the cells from donors younger than 50 years. The amplitude of the HVA currents was greater in the cells from donors older than 55 years than in the cells from younger donors; the increase, up to about 500%, was strongly age-dependent (p < 0.001). INTERPRETATION The age-related decrease in Kir-current amplitude in Müller cells may reflect the neuron loss in the aged retina. Our findings also indicate that retinal glial cells have enhanced cytoplasmic calcium signals in the course of aging.
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- Andreas Bringmann
- Department of Ophthalmology, Eye Clinic, University of Leipzig, Medical Faculty, Leipzig, Germany.
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Inman DM, Steward O. Ascending sensory, but not other long-tract axons, regenerate into the connective tissue matrix that forms at the site of a spinal cord injury in mice. J Comp Neurol 2003; 462:431-49. [PMID: 12811811 DOI: 10.1002/cne.10768] [Citation(s) in RCA: 79] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/07/2022]
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Mice exhibit a unique wound healing response following spinal cord injury in which the lesion site fills in with a connective tissue matrix. Previous studies have revealed that axons grow into this matrix, but the source of the axons remained unknown. The present study assesses whether any of these axons were the result of long tract regeneration. C57Bl/6 mice received crush injuries and were allowed to survive for 6 weeks to 7 months. Biotinylated dextran amine (BDA) was injected into the somato-motor cortex to trace descending corticospinal tract (CST) axons, into the midbrain to label descending brainstem pathways including the rubrospinal and reticulospinal tracts, or into the L5 dorsal root ganglion to trace ascending projections of first-order sensory neurons. Spinal cords from other mice were prepared for immunocytochemistry using antibodies against neurofilament protein (NF), 5-HT to reveal descending serotonergic axons, calcitonin gene-related protein (CGRP) to reveal ascending sensory axons, and chondroitin sulfate proteoglycan (CSPG) to assess the distribution of molecules that are inhibitory to axon growth. NF immunostaining revealed axons in the connective tissue matrix at the lesion site, confirming previous studies that used protargol staining. CST axons did not enter the connective tissue matrix, but did sprout extensively in segments adjacent to the injury site. Rubrospinal and reticulospinal tract axons also did not grow into the lesion site. 5-HT-positive axons extended to the edge of the lesion, and a few axons followed astrocyte processes into the margins of the lesion site. In contrast to the other pathways, BDA-labeled ascending sensory axons did extend into and arborized extensively within the connective tissue matrix, although the subgroup of ascending axons that are positive for CGRP did not. These results indicate that the connective tissue matrix is permissive for regeneration of some classes of ascending sensory axons but not for other axonal systems.
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- Denise M Inman
- Reeve-Irvine Research Center, Department of Anatomy & Neurobiology, University of California at Irvine, Irvine, California 92697, USA
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Logan A, Berry M. Cellular and molecular determinants of glial scar formation. ADVANCES IN EXPERIMENTAL MEDICINE AND BIOLOGY 2003; 513:115-58. [PMID: 12575819 DOI: 10.1007/978-1-4615-0123-7_4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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- Ann Logan
- Molecular Neuroscience, Department of Medicine, Wolfson Research Laboratories, Queen Elizabeth Hospital, Edgbaston, Birmingham, B15 2TH, UK
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Ray SK, Hogan EL, Banik NL. Calpain in the pathophysiology of spinal cord injury: neuroprotection with calpain inhibitors. BRAIN RESEARCH. BRAIN RESEARCH REVIEWS 2003; 42:169-85. [PMID: 12738057 DOI: 10.1016/s0165-0173(03)00152-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 149] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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Spinal cord injury (SCI) evokes an increase in intracellular free Ca(2+) level resulting in activation of calpain, a Ca(2+)-dependent cysteine protease, which cleaves many cytoskeletal and myelin proteins. Calpain is widely expressed in the central nervous system (CNS) and regulated by calpastatin, an endogenous calpain-specific inhibitor. Calpastatin degraded by overactivation of calpain after SCI may lose its regulatory efficiency. Evidence accumulated over the years indicates that uncontrolled calpain activity mediates the degradation of many cytoskeletal and membrane proteins in the course of neuronal death and contributes to the pathophysiology of SCI. Cleavage of the key cytoskeletal and membrane proteins by calpain is an irreversible process that perturbs the integrity and stability of CNS cells leading to cell death. Calpain in conjunction with caspases, most notably caspase-3, can cause apoptosis of the CNS cells following trauma. Aberrant Ca(2+) homeostasis following SCI inevitably activates calpain, which has been shown to play a crucial role in the pathophysiology of SCI. Therefore, calpain appears to be a potential therapeutic target in SCI. Substantial research effort has been focused upon the development of highly specific inhibitors of calpain and caspase-3 for therapeutic applications. Administration of cell permeable and specific inhibitors of calpain and caspase-3 in experimental animal models of SCI has provided significant neuroprotection, raising the hope that humans suffering from SCI may be treated with these inhibitors in the near future.
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- Swapan K Ray
- Department of Neurology, Medical University of South Carolina, 96 Jonathan Lucas Street, Suite 309, P.O. Box 250606, Charleston, SC 29425, USA
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Yune TY, Chang MJ, Kim SJ, Lee YB, Shin SW, Rhim H, Kim YC, Shin ML, Oh YJ, Han CT, Markelonis GJ, Oh TH. Increased production of tumor necrosis factor-alpha induces apoptosis after traumatic spinal cord injury in rats. J Neurotrauma 2003; 20:207-19. [PMID: 12675973 DOI: 10.1089/08977150360547116] [Citation(s) in RCA: 106] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/21/2022] Open
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We showed previously that, after spinal cord injury (SCI), tumor necrosis factor-alpha (TNF-alpha) may serve as an external signal, initiating apoptosis in neurons and oligodendrocytes. To further characterize the apoptotic cascade initiated by TNF-alpha after SCI, we examined the expression of TNF-alpha, inducible nitric oxide (NO) synthase (iNOS), and the level of NO after SCI. Western blots and reverse transcription polymerase chain reactions showed an early upregulation of TNF-alpha after injury. A peak TNF-alpha expression was observed within 1 h of injury. By 4 h after injury, the expression of iNOS and the level of NO were markedly increased in the injured spinal cord. Terminal deoxynucleotidyl transferase-mediated deoxyuridine triphosphate-biotin nick end labeling (TUNEL)-positive cells were also first observed in the lesioned area 4 h after SCI. The largest number of TUNEL-positive cells was observed between 24-48 h after SCI. Injecting a neutralizing antibody against TNF-alpha into the lesion site after injury significantly reduced the expression of iNOS, the level of NO and the number of TUNEL-positive cells in the injured spinal cord. Injecting the NOS inhibitors, N(G)-monomethyl-L-arginine monoacetate and S-methylisothiourea sulfate, or an NO scavenger, carboxy-PTIO, into the lesion site also significantly reduced the level of NO and the degree of DNA laddering in the injured spinal cord. These data suggest that after SCI, apoptosis induced by TNF-alpha may be mediated in part by NO via upregulation of iNOS, induced in response to TNF-alpha.
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- Tae Y Yune
- Biomedical Research Center, KIST, Seoul, Korea
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Kálmán M. Glial reaction and reactive glia. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2003. [DOI: 10.1016/s1569-2558(03)31035-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/24/2023]
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Ray SK, Matzelle DD, Wilford GG, Hogan EL, Banik NL. Inhibition of calpain-mediated apoptosis by E-64 d-reduced immediate early gene (IEG) expression and reactive astrogliosis in the lesion and penumbra following spinal cord injury in rats. Brain Res 2001; 916:115-26. [PMID: 11597598 DOI: 10.1016/s0006-8993(01)02874-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 35] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/09/2023]
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Upregulation of calpain, a Ca(2+)-activated cysteine protease, has been implicated in apoptosis and tissue degeneration in spinal cord injury (SCI) that over time spreads from the site of injury to the surrounding regions. We examined calpain content and activity, regulation of immediate early genes (IEGs) such as c-jun and c-fos, reactive astrogliosis as the expression of glial fibrillary acidic protein (GFAP), and apoptosis-related features such as caspase-3 mRNA expression and internucleosomal DNA fragmentation in 1-cm long spinal cord segments (S1, distant rostral; S2, adjacent rostral; S3, lesion or injury; S4, adjacent caudal; and S5, distant caudal) following SCI in rats. Calpain content and production of 150 kD calpain-cleaved alpha-fodrin fragment, expression of IEGs, reactive astrogliosis, and apoptotic features were highly increased in the lesion (S3), moderately in adjacent areas (S2 and S4), and slightly in distant areas (S1 and S5) in SCI rats when compared to sham animals. Administration of the calpain-specific inhibitor E-64-d (1 mg/kg) to SCI rats continuously for 24 h inhibited calpain activity and other factors contributing to apoptosis in the lesion and surrounding areas, indicating that calpain played a key role in the pathophysiology of SCI. The results obtained from this animal model of SCI suggest that calpain inhibitor can provide neuroprotection in patients with SCI.
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- S K Ray
- Department of Neurology, Medical University of South Carolina, 96 Jonathan Lucas Street, Suite 309, P.O. Box 250606, Charleston, SC 29425, USA
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Ray SK, Matzelle DD, Wilford GG, Hogan EL, Banik NL. Cell death in spinal cord injury (SCI) requires de novo protein synthesis. Calpain inhibitor E-64-d provides neuroprotection in SCI lesion and penumbra. Ann N Y Acad Sci 2001; 939:436-49. [PMID: 11462799 DOI: 10.1111/j.1749-6632.2001.tb03655.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 36] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/22/2023]
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Degradation of cytoskeletal proteins by calpain, a Ca(2+)-dependent cysteine protease, may promote neuronal apoptosis in the lesion and surrounding areas following spinal cord injury (SCI). Clinically relevant moderate (40 g-cm force) SCI in rats was induced at T12 by a standardized weight-drop method. Internucleosomal DNA fragmentation or apoptosis in the lesion was inhibited by 24-h treatment of SCI rats with cycloheximide (1 mg/kg), indicating a requirement for de novo protein synthesis in this process. To prove an involvement of calpain activity in mediation of apoptosis in SCI, we treated SCI rats with a cell-permeable calpain inhibitor E-64-d (1 mg/kg). Following 24-h treatment, a 5-cm-long spinal cord section centered at the lesion was collected, and divided equally into five segments (1 cm each) to determine calpain activity, as shown by degradation of the 68-kD neurofilament protein (NFP), and apoptosis as indicated by internucleosomal DNA fragmentation. Neurodegeneration propagated from the site of injury to neighboring rostral and caudal regions. Both calpain activity and apoptosis were readily detectable in the lesion, and moderately so in neighboring areas of untreated SCI rats, whereas these were almost undetectable in E-64-d-treated SCI rats, and absent in sham animals. Results indicate that apoptosis in the SCI lesion and penumbra is prominently associated with calpain activity and is inhibited by the calpain inhibitor E-64-d providing neuroprotective benefit.
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- S K Ray
- Department of Neurology, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, South Carolina 29425, USA
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Altered Cellular Anatomy and Physiology of Acute Brain Injury and Spinal Cord Injury. Crit Care Nurs Clin North Am 2000. [DOI: 10.1016/s0899-5885(18)30077-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/23/2022]
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Lee YB, Yune TY, Baik SY, Shin YH, Du S, Rhim H, Lee EB, Kim YC, Shin ML, Markelonis GJ, Oh TH. Role of tumor necrosis factor-alpha in neuronal and glial apoptosis after spinal cord injury. Exp Neurol 2000; 166:190-5. [PMID: 11031095 DOI: 10.1006/exnr.2000.7494] [Citation(s) in RCA: 111] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/21/2022]
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We investigated the role of tumor necrosis factor (TNF)-alpha in the onset of neuronal and glial apoptosis after traumatic spinal cord crush injury in rats. A few TUNEL-positive cells were first observed within and surrounding the lesion area 4 h after injury, with the largest number observed 24-48 h after injury. Double-labeling of cells using cell type-specific markers revealed that TUNEL-positive cells were either neurons or oligodendrocytes. One hour after injury, an intense immunoreactivity to TNF-alpha was observed in neurons and glial cells in the lesion area, but also seen in cells several mm from the lesion site rostrally and caudally. The level of nitric oxide (NO) also significantly increased in the spinal cord 4 h after injury. The injection of a neutralizing antibody against TNF-alpha into the lesion site several min after injury significantly reduced both the level of NO observed 4 h thereafter as well as the number of apoptotic cells observed 24 h after spinal cord trauma. An inhibitor of nitric oxide synthase (NOS), N(G)-monomethyl-l-arginine acetate (l-NMMA), also reduced the number of apoptotic cells. This reduction of apoptotic cells was associated with a decrease in DNA laddering on agarose gel electrophoresis. These results suggest that: (i) TNF-alpha may function as an external signal initiating apoptosis in neurons and oligodendrocytes after spinal cord injury; and (ii) TNF-alpha-initiated apoptosis may be mediated in part by NO as produced by a NOS expressed in response to TNF-alpha.
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- Y B Lee
- Department of Anatomy and Neurobiology, University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland 21201, USA
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Wroblewski R, Roomans GM, Kozlova EN. Effects of dorsal root transection on morphology and chemical composition of degenerating nerve fibers and reactive astrocytes in the dorsal funiculus. Exp Neurol 2000; 164:236-45. [PMID: 10877934 DOI: 10.1006/exnr.2000.7429] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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The morphology and chemical (elemental) composition of the dorsal funiculus of the rat spinal cord were examined 1 and 7 days after unilateral transection (rhizotomy) of the L4 and L5 dorsal roots, using light and electron microscopy as well as X-ray microanalysis. Changes were observed only in the dorsal funiculus on the side of injury and included disintegration of the axonal cytoskeleton, enlargement of axonal mitochondria, and widening of the myelin lamellae of the injured axons. X-ray microanalysis demonstrated a significant increase in intraaxonal sodium at 1 day after injury. This increase was abolished at 7 days, but at this stage there was a significant lowering of potassium in axons and myelin sheaths and of phosphorus in myelin as well as a marked increase in calcium in the axoplasm of the degenerating axons. The nonneuronal cell compartment, largely composed of astrocytes, showed elevated sodium, chlorine, and calcium and lowered potassium levels. The changes in chemical composition paralleled an increase in immunoreactivity for the calcium-binding Mts1 (S100A4) protein, which is exclusively expressed by white matter astrocytes. The influx of calcium is likely to play a crucial role in the loss of axonal integrity after rhizotomy, while the alterations in potassium, and perhaps also phosphorus, may contribute to activation of the nonneuronal cells, including the up-regulation of Mts1 expression in astrocytes.
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- R Wroblewski
- Department of Medical Cell Biology, University of Uppsala, Sweden
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Lee YB, Du S, Rhim H, Lee EB, Markelonis GJ, Oh TH. Rapid increase in immunoreactivity to GFAP in astrocytes in vitro induced by acidic pH is mediated by calcium influx and calpain I. Brain Res 2000; 864:220-9. [PMID: 10802029 DOI: 10.1016/s0006-8993(00)02180-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 57] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
Abstract
In higher vertebrates, reactive gliosis resulting from injury to the central nervous system (CNS) is characterized by a rapid increase in immunoreactivity (IR) to glial fibrillary acidic protein (GFAP). Little is known about the extracellular signals that initiate the increase in GFAP-IR following CNS injury. We demonstrated recently [T.H. Oh, G.J. Markelonis, J.R. Von Visger, B. Baik, M.T. Shipley, Acidic pH rapidly increases immunoreactivity of glial fibrillary acidic protein in cultured astrocytes, Glia 13 (1995) 319-322] that a rapid increase in GFAP-IR can be evoked in mature astrocyte cultures by exposing the cells to an acidic medium. We investigated the intracellular pathway(s) involved in initiating increased GFAP-IR, a hallmark of reactive astrocytes. The increase in GFAP-IR produced by exposure to acidic medium was blocked by pretreatment with nickel ions, by such blockers of L-type calcium channels as nifedipine, verapamil and diltiazem, by calpain inhibitor I, or by the intracellular calcium chelator, BAPTA-AM. At physiological pH, treatment with the calcium ionophore, A23187, resulted in increased GFAP-IR which could be blocked by pretreatment with calpain inhibitor I. Astrocytes exposed to low pH exhibited a marked increase in a GFAP fragment with a molecular weight of 48 kDa. In astrocytes exposed to acidic medium, alpha-fodrin, a selective endogenous substrate of calpain, was also found to be hydrolyzed producing fragments with molecular weights of 120-150 kDa. As anticipated, pretreatment with calpain inhibitor I prevented the proteolytic degradation of both GFAP and alpha-fodrin in these samples. These results suggest that the initial increase in GFAP-IR after CNS injury appears to be linked to Ca(++) influx, and is mediated further by a proteolytic process that seemingly involves the activation of the calcium-dependent protease, calpain I.
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Affiliation(s)
- Y B Lee
- Department of Anatomy & Neurobiology, University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland, MD, USA.
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