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Amer K, Flikshteyn B, Lingiah V, Tafesh Z, Pyrsopoulos NT. Mechanisms of Disease and Multisystemic Involvement. Clin Liver Dis 2023; 27:563-579. [PMID: 37380283 DOI: 10.1016/j.cld.2023.03.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/30/2023]
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- Kamal Amer
- Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Department of Medicine, Rutgers University, 185 South Orange Avenue, MSB H Room - 538, Newark, NJ 07101-1709, USA
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- Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Department of Medicine, Rutgers University, 185 South Orange Avenue, MSB H Room - 538, Newark, NJ 07101-1709, USA
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- Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Department of Medicine, Rutgers University, 185 South Orange Avenue, MSB H Room - 538, Newark, NJ 07101-1709, USA
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- Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Department of Medicine, Rutgers University, 185 South Orange Avenue, MSB H Room - 53, Newark, NJ 07101-1709, USA
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- Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Department of Medicine, Rutgers University, 185 South Orange Avenue, MSB H Room - 536, Newark, NJ 07101-1709, USA.
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Paidas MJ, Cosio DS, Ali S, Kenyon NS, Jayakumar AR. Long-Term Sequelae of COVID-19 in Experimental Mice. Mol Neurobiol 2022; 59:5970-5986. [PMID: 35831558 PMCID: PMC9281331 DOI: 10.1007/s12035-022-02932-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/21/2022] [Accepted: 06/17/2022] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
Abstract
We recently reported acute COVID-19 symptoms, clinical status, weight loss, multi-organ pathological changes, and animal death in a murine hepatitis virus-1 (MHV-1) coronavirus mouse model of COVID-19, which were similar to that observed in humans with COVID-19. We further examined long-term (12 months post-infection) sequelae of COVID-19 in these mice. Congested blood vessels, perivascular cavitation, pericellular halos, vacuolation of neuropils, pyknotic nuclei, acute eosinophilic necrosis, necrotic neurons with fragmented nuclei, and vacuolation were observed in the brain cortex 12 months post-MHV-1 infection. These changes were associated with increased reactive astrocytes and microglia, hyperphosphorylated TDP-43 and tau, and a decrease in synaptic protein synaptophysin-1, suggesting the possible long-term impact of SARS-CoV-2 infection on defective neuronal integrity. The lungs showed severe inflammation, bronchiolar airway wall thickening due to fibrotic remodeling, bronchioles with increased numbers of goblet cells in the epithelial lining, and bronchiole walls with increased numbers of inflammatory cells. Hearts showed severe interstitial edema, vascular congestion and dilation, nucleated red blood cells (RBCs), RBCs infiltrating between degenerative myocardial fibers, inflammatory cells and apoptotic bodies and acute myocyte necrosis, hypertrophy, and fibrosis. Long-term changes in the liver and kidney were less severe than those observed in the acute phase. Noteworthy, the treatment of infected mice with a small molecule synthetic peptide which prevents the binding of spike protein to its respective receptors significantly attenuated disease progression, as well as the pathological changes observed post-long-term infection. Collectively, these findings suggest that COVID-19 may result in long-term, irreversible changes predominantly in the brain, lung, and heart.
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- Michael J. Paidas
- Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology and Reproductive Sciences, University of Miami Miller School of Medicine, 1120 NW 14th Street, Suite # 1154, Miami, FL 33136 USA
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- Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology and Reproductive Sciences, University of Miami Miller School of Medicine, 1120 NW 14th Street, Suite # 1154, Miami, FL 33136 USA
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- Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, University of Miami Miller School of Medicine, Miami, FL 33136 USA
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- Microbiology & Immunology and Biomedical Engineering, Diabetes Research Institute, University of Miami, Miami, FL USA
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- Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology and Reproductive Sciences, University of Miami Miller School of Medicine, 1120 NW 14th Street, Suite # 1154, Miami, FL 33136 USA
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Paidas MJ, Sampath N, Schindler EA, Cosio DS, Ndubizu CO, Shamaladevi N, Kwal J, Rodriguez S, Ahmad A, Kenyon NS, Jayakumar AR. Mechanism of Multi-Organ Injury in Experimental COVID-19 and Its Inhibition by a Small Molecule Peptide. Front Pharmacol 2022; 13:864798. [PMID: 35712703 PMCID: PMC9196045 DOI: 10.3389/fphar.2022.864798] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/28/2022] [Accepted: 04/20/2022] [Indexed: 12/11/2022] Open
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Severe disease from SARS-CoV-2 infection often progresses to multi-organ failure and results in an increased mortality rate amongst these patients. However, underlying mechanisms of SARS- CoV-2-induced multi-organ failure and subsequent death are still largely unknown. Cytokine storm, increased levels of inflammatory mediators, endothelial dysfunction, coagulation abnormalities, and infiltration of inflammatory cells into the organs contribute to the pathogenesis of COVID-19. One potential consequence of immune/inflammatory events is the acute progression of generalized edema, which may lead to death. We, therefore, examined the involvement of water channels in the development of edema in multiple organs and their contribution to organ dysfunction in a Murine Hepatitis Virus-1 (MHV-1) mouse model of COVID-19. Using this model, we recently reported multi-organ pathological abnormalities and animal death similar to that reported in humans with SARS-CoV-2 infection. We now identified an alteration in protein levels of AQPs 1, 4, 5, and 8 and associated oxidative stress, along with various degrees of tissue edema in multiple organs, which correlate well with animal survival post-MHV-1 infection. Furthermore, our newly created drug (a 15 amino acid synthetic peptide, known as SPIKENET) that was designed to prevent the binding of spike glycoproteins with their receptor(s), angiotensin- converting enzyme 2 (ACE2), and carcinoembryonic antigen-related cell adhesion molecule 1 (CEACAM1) (SARS-CoV-2 and MHV-1, respectively), ameliorated animal death and reversed altered levels of AQPs and oxidative stress post-MHV-1 infection. Collectively, our findings suggest the possible involvement of altered aquaporins and the subsequent edema, likely mediated by the virus-induced inflammatory and oxidative stress response, in the pathogenesis of COVID- 19 and the potential of SPIKENET as a therapeutic option.
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- Michael J. Paidas
- Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology and Reproductive Sciences, University of Miami Miller School of Medicine, Miami, FL, United States
- *Correspondence: Michael J. Paidas, ; Arumugam R. Jayakumar,
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- School of Chemical and Biotechnology, SASTRA Deemed University, Thanjavur, India
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- Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology and Reproductive Sciences, University of Miami Miller School of Medicine, Miami, FL, United States
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- Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology and Reproductive Sciences, University of Miami Miller School of Medicine, Miami, FL, United States
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- Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology and Reproductive Sciences, University of Miami Miller School of Medicine, Miami, FL, United States
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- Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology and Reproductive Sciences, University of Miami Miller School of Medicine, Miami, FL, United States
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- Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology and Reproductive Sciences, University of Miami Miller School of Medicine, Miami, FL, United States
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, Sylvester Cancer Center, University of Miami School of Medicine, Miami, FL, United States
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- Microbiology & Immunology and Biomedical Engineering, Diabetes Research Institute, University of Miami, Miami, FL, United States
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- Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology and Reproductive Sciences, University of Miami Miller School of Medicine, Miami, FL, United States
- *Correspondence: Michael J. Paidas, ; Arumugam R. Jayakumar,
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Ying X, Chen M, Zhang J, Sun CF, Zhou J. Serum sulfonylurea receptor-1 as a biomarker of clinical severity and prognosis in patients with traumatic brain injury. Clin Chim Acta 2022; 528:65-73. [PMID: 35092725 DOI: 10.1016/j.cca.2022.01.018] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/10/2022] [Revised: 01/21/2022] [Accepted: 01/24/2022] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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BACKGROUND Sulfonylurea receptor-1 (Sur1) plays an important role in acute brain injury. We determine whether serum Sur1 concentrations are associated with traumatic severity and clinical outcome after traumatic brain injury (TBI). METHODS Serum Sur1 concentrations were measured in 100 healthy controls and 138 patients with moderate to severe TBI. Glasgow coma scale (GCS) and Rotterdam computed tomography (CT) classification were recorded to assess traumatic severity. Glasgow outcome scale (GOS) score of 1-3 at posttraumatic 3 months was defined as an unfavorable outcome. RESULTS Serum Sur1 concentrations were markedly higher in patients than in controls. Serum Sur1 concentrations of patients were highly correlated with GCS score, Rotterdam CT classification and GOS score. Patients with unfavorable outcome displayed markedly higher serum Sur1 concentrations than those presenting with favorable outcome. Under receiver operating characteristic curve, serum Sur1 concentrations significantly distinguished patients at risk of unfavorable outcome. Serum Sur1 emerged as an independent predictor for unfavorable outcome. CONCLUSIONS Rising serum Sur1 concentrations are highly correlated with traumatic severity and are independently associated with poor prognosis after TBI, indicating that serum Sur1 may have the potential to be a useful prognostic biomarker of TBI.
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- Xiang Ying
- Department of Neurosurgery, Ningbo Medical Center Lihuili Hospital, 1111 Jiangnan Road, Ningbo 315040, Zhejiang Province, PR China
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Ningbo Medical Center Lihuili Hospital, 1111 Jiangnan Road, Ningbo 315040, Zhejiang Province, PR China
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Ningbo Medical Center Lihuili Hospital, 1111 Jiangnan Road, Ningbo 315040, Zhejiang Province, PR China
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Ningbo Medical Center Lihuili Hospital, 1111 Jiangnan Road, Ningbo 315040, Zhejiang Province, PR China
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Ningbo Medical Center Lihuili Hospital, 1111 Jiangnan Road, Ningbo 315040, Zhejiang Province, PR China.
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Jha RM, Rani A, Desai SM, Raikwar S, Mihaljevic S, Munoz-Casabella A, Kochanek PM, Catapano J, Winkler E, Citerio G, Hemphill JC, Kimberly WT, Narayan R, Sahuquillo J, Sheth KN, Simard JM. Sulfonylurea Receptor 1 in Central Nervous System Injury: An Updated Review. Int J Mol Sci 2021; 22:ijms222111899. [PMID: 34769328 PMCID: PMC8584331 DOI: 10.3390/ijms222111899] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/13/2021] [Revised: 10/25/2021] [Accepted: 10/26/2021] [Indexed: 12/17/2022] Open
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Sulfonylurea receptor 1 (SUR1) is a member of the adenosine triphosphate (ATP)-binding cassette (ABC) protein superfamily, encoded by Abcc8, and is recognized as a key mediator of central nervous system (CNS) cellular swelling via the transient receptor potential melastatin 4 (TRPM4) channel. Discovered approximately 20 years ago, this channel is normally absent in the CNS but is transcriptionally upregulated after CNS injury. A comprehensive review on the pathophysiology and role of SUR1 in the CNS was published in 2012. Since then, the breadth and depth of understanding of the involvement of this channel in secondary injury has undergone exponential growth: SUR1-TRPM4 inhibition has been shown to decrease cerebral edema and hemorrhage progression in multiple preclinical models as well as in early clinical studies across a range of CNS diseases including ischemic stroke, traumatic brain injury, cardiac arrest, subarachnoid hemorrhage, spinal cord injury, intracerebral hemorrhage, multiple sclerosis, encephalitis, neuromalignancies, pain, liver failure, status epilepticus, retinopathies and HIV-associated neurocognitive disorder. Given these substantial developments, combined with the timeliness of ongoing clinical trials of SUR1 inhibition, now, another decade later, we review advances pertaining to SUR1-TRPM4 pathobiology in this spectrum of CNS disease—providing an overview of the journey from patch-clamp experiments to phase III trials.
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- Ruchira M. Jha
- Department of Neurology, Barrow Neurological Institute and St. Joseph’s Hospital and Medical Center, Phoenix, AZ 85013, USA; (R.M.J.); (S.M.D.)
- Department of Translational Neuroscience, Barrow Neurological Institute and St. Joseph’s Hospital and Medical Center, Phoenix, AZ 85013, USA; (A.R.); (S.R.); (S.M.); (A.M.-C.)
- Department of Neurosurgery, Barrow Neurological Institute and St. Joseph’s Hospital and Medical Center, Phoenix, AZ 85013, USA; (J.C.); (E.W.)
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- Department of Translational Neuroscience, Barrow Neurological Institute and St. Joseph’s Hospital and Medical Center, Phoenix, AZ 85013, USA; (A.R.); (S.R.); (S.M.); (A.M.-C.)
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- Department of Neurology, Barrow Neurological Institute and St. Joseph’s Hospital and Medical Center, Phoenix, AZ 85013, USA; (R.M.J.); (S.M.D.)
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- Department of Translational Neuroscience, Barrow Neurological Institute and St. Joseph’s Hospital and Medical Center, Phoenix, AZ 85013, USA; (A.R.); (S.R.); (S.M.); (A.M.-C.)
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- Department of Translational Neuroscience, Barrow Neurological Institute and St. Joseph’s Hospital and Medical Center, Phoenix, AZ 85013, USA; (A.R.); (S.R.); (S.M.); (A.M.-C.)
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- Department of Translational Neuroscience, Barrow Neurological Institute and St. Joseph’s Hospital and Medical Center, Phoenix, AZ 85013, USA; (A.R.); (S.R.); (S.M.); (A.M.-C.)
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- Clinical and Translational Science Institute, School of Medicine, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA 15213, USA;
- Department of Critical Care Medicine, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA 15213, USA
- Department of Pediatrics, School of Medicine, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA 15213, USA
- Safar Center for Resuscitation Research, School of Medicine, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA 15213, USA
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Barrow Neurological Institute and St. Joseph’s Hospital and Medical Center, Phoenix, AZ 85013, USA; (J.C.); (E.W.)
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Barrow Neurological Institute and St. Joseph’s Hospital and Medical Center, Phoenix, AZ 85013, USA; (J.C.); (E.W.)
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- School of Medicine and Surgery, University of Milan-Bicocca, 20126 Milan, Italy;
- Neurointensive Care Unit, Department of Neuroscience, San Gerardo Hospital, ASST—Monza, 20900 Monza, Italy
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- Department of Neurology, University of California, San Francisco, CA 94143, USA;
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- Division of Neurocritical Care and Center for Genomic Medicine, Department of Neurology, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA 02114, USA;
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Donald and Barbara Zucker School of Medicine at Hofstra/Northwell, North Shore University Hospital, Manhasset, NY 11549, USA;
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- Neurotrauma and Neurosurgery Research Unit (UNINN), Vall d’Hebron Research Institute (VHIR), 08035 Barcelona, Spain;
- Neurotraumatology and Neurosurgery Research Unit, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona (UAB), 08193 Barcelona, Spain
- Department of Neurosurgery, Vall d’Hebron University Hospital, 08035 Barcelona, Spain
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- Division of Neurocritical Care and Emergency Neurology, Department of Neurology, School of Medicine, Yale University, New Haven, CT 06510, USA;
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- Department of Neurosurgery, University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD 21201, USA
- Department of Pathology, University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD 21201, USA
- Department of Physiology, University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD 21201, USA
- Correspondence:
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Jha RM, Raikwar SP, Mihaljevic S, Casabella AM, Catapano JS, Rani A, Desai S, Gerzanich V, Simard JM. Emerging therapeutic targets for cerebral edema. Expert Opin Ther Targets 2021; 25:917-938. [PMID: 34844502 PMCID: PMC9196113 DOI: 10.1080/14728222.2021.2010045] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/02/2021] [Accepted: 11/20/2021] [Indexed: 01/04/2023]
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INTRODUCTION Cerebral edema is a key contributor to death and disability in several forms of brain injury. Current treatment options are limited, reactive, and associated with significant morbidity. Targeted therapies are emerging based on a growing understanding of the molecular underpinnings of cerebral edema. AREAS COVERED We review the pathophysiology and relationships between different cerebral edema subtypes to provide a foundation for emerging therapies. Mechanisms for promising molecular targets are discussed, with an emphasis on those advancing in clinical trials, including ion and water channels (AQP4, SUR1-TRPM4) and other proteins/lipids involved in edema signaling pathways (AVP, COX2, VEGF, and S1P). Research on novel treatment modalities for cerebral edema [including recombinant proteins and gene therapies] is presented and finally, insights on reducing secondary injury and improving clinical outcome are offered. EXPERT OPINION Targeted molecular strategies to minimize or prevent cerebral edema are promising. Inhibition of SUR1-TRPM4 (glyburide/glibenclamide) and VEGF (bevacizumab) are currently closest to translation based on advances in clinical trials. However, the latter, tested in glioblastoma multiforme, has not demonstrated survival benefit. Research on recombinant proteins and gene therapies for cerebral edema is in its infancy, but early results are encouraging. These newer modalities may facilitate our understanding of the pathobiology underlying cerebral edema.
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- Ruchira M. Jha
- Department of Neurology, Barrow Neurological Institute and St. Joseph’s Hospital and Medical Center, Phoenix, AZ, USA
- Department of Neurobiology, Barrow Neurological Institute and St. Joseph’s Hospital and Medical Center, Phoenix, AZ, USA
- Department of Neurosurgery, Barrow Neurological Institute and St. Joseph’s Hospital and Medical Center, Phoenix, AZ, USA
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- Department of Neurobiology, Barrow Neurological Institute and St. Joseph’s Hospital and Medical Center, Phoenix, AZ, USA
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- Department of Neurobiology, Barrow Neurological Institute and St. Joseph’s Hospital and Medical Center, Phoenix, AZ, USA
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Barrow Neurological Institute and St. Joseph’s Hospital and Medical Center, Phoenix, AZ, USA
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- Department of Neurobiology, Barrow Neurological Institute and St. Joseph’s Hospital and Medical Center, Phoenix, AZ, USA
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- Department of Neurology, Barrow Neurological Institute and St. Joseph’s Hospital and Medical Center, Phoenix, AZ, USA
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- Department of Neurosurgery, University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore MD, USA
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- Department of Neurosurgery, University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore MD, USA
- Department of Pathology, University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore MD, USA
- Department of Physiology, University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore MD, USA
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Frozandeh F, Shahrokhi N, Khaksari M, Amiresmaili S, AsadiKaram G, Shahrokhi N, Iranpour M. Evaluation of the protective effect of curcumin on encephalopathy caused by intrahepatic and extrahepatic damage in male rats. IRANIAN JOURNAL OF BASIC MEDICAL SCIENCES 2021; 24:760-766. [PMID: 34630953 PMCID: PMC8487601 DOI: 10.22038/ijbms.2021.53171.11976] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/30/2020] [Accepted: 05/08/2021] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
Abstract
Objective(s): Along with increased intracranial pressure (ICP) and brain damage, brain edema is the most common cause of death in patients with hepatic encephalopathy. Curcumin can pass the blood-brain barrier and possesses anti-inflammatory and anti-oxidant properties. This study focuses on the curcumin protective effect on intrahepatic and extrahepatic damage in the brain. Materials and Methods: One hundred and forty-four male Albino N-Mary rats were randomly divided into 2 main groups: intrahepatic injury group and extrahepatic cholestasis group. In intra-hepatic injury group intrahepatic damage was induced by intraperitoneal (IP) injection of acetaminophen (500 mg/kg) [19] and included four subgroups: 1. Sham, 2. Acetaminophen (APAP), 3. Normal saline (Veh) which was used as curcumin solvent, and 4. Curcumin (CMN). In extrahepatic cholestasis group intrahepatic damage was caused by common bile duct litigation (BDL) and included four subgroups: 1. Sham, 2. BDL, 3. Vehicle (Veh), and 4. Curcumin (CMN). In both groups, 72 hr after induction of cholestasis, brain water content, blood-brain barrier permeability, serum ammonia, and histopathological indicators were examined and ICP was measured every 24 hr for three days. Results: The results showed that curcumin reduced brain edema, ICP, serum ammonia, and blood-brain barrier permeability after extrahepatic and intrahepatic damage. The maximum effect of curcumin on ICP was observed 72 hr after the injection. Conclusion: According to our findings, it seems that curcumin is an effective therapeutic intervention for treating encephalopathy caused by extrahepatic and intrahepatic damage.
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- Forouzan Frozandeh
- Physiology Research Center, Institute of Neuropharmacology, Kerman University of Medical Sciences, Kerman, Iran
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- Neuroscience Research Center, Institute of Neuropharmacology, Kerman University of Medical Sciences, Kerman, Iran
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- Endocrinology and Metabolism Research Center, Institute of Basic and Clinical Physiology Sciences, Kerman University of Medical Sciences, Kerman, Iran
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- Endocrinology and Metabolism Research Center, Institute of Basic and Clinical Physiology Sciences, Kerman University of Medical Sciences, Kerman, Iran
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- Medical School, Kerman University of Medical Sciences, Kerman, Iran
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- Pathology and Stem Cell Research Center, Kerman University of Medical Sciences, Kerman, Iran
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Claeys W, Van Hoecke L, Lefere S, Geerts A, Verhelst X, Van Vlierberghe H, Degroote H, Devisscher L, Vandenbroucke RE, Van Steenkiste C. The neurogliovascular unit in hepatic encephalopathy. JHEP Rep 2021; 3:100352. [PMID: 34611619 PMCID: PMC8476774 DOI: 10.1016/j.jhepr.2021.100352] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/30/2021] [Revised: 07/14/2021] [Accepted: 07/23/2021] [Indexed: 12/14/2022] Open
Abstract
Hepatic encephalopathy (HE) is a neurological complication of hepatic dysfunction and portosystemic shunting. It is highly prevalent in patients with cirrhosis and is associated with poor outcomes. New insights into the role of peripheral origins in HE have led to the development of innovative treatment strategies like faecal microbiota transplantation. However, this broadening of view has not been applied fully to perturbations in the central nervous system. The old paradigm that HE is the clinical manifestation of ammonia-induced astrocyte dysfunction and its secondary neuronal consequences requires updating. In this review, we will use the holistic concept of the neurogliovascular unit to describe central nervous system disturbances in HE, an approach that has proven instrumental in other neurological disorders. We will describe HE as a global dysfunction of the neurogliovascular unit, where blood flow and nutrient supply to the brain, as well as the function of the blood-brain barrier, are impaired. This leads to an accumulation of neurotoxic substances, chief among them ammonia and inflammatory mediators, causing dysfunction of astrocytes and microglia. Finally, glymphatic dysfunction impairs the clearance of these neurotoxins, further aggravating their effect on the brain. Taking a broader view of central nervous system alterations in liver disease could serve as the basis for further research into the specific brain pathophysiology of HE, as well as the development of therapeutic strategies specifically aimed at counteracting the often irreversible central nervous system damage seen in these patients.
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Key Words
- ABC, ATP-binding cassette
- ACLF, acute-on-chronic liver failure
- AD, acute decompensation
- ALF, acute liver failure
- AOM, azoxymethane
- AQP4, aquaporin 4
- Acute Liver Failure
- Ammonia
- BBB, blood-brain barrier
- BCRP, breast cancer resistance protein
- BDL, bile duct ligation
- Blood-brain barrier
- Brain edema
- CCL, chemokine ligand
- CCR, C-C chemokine receptor
- CE, cerebral oedema
- CLD, chronic liver disease
- CLDN, claudin
- CNS, central nervous system
- CSF, cerebrospinal fluid
- Cirrhosis
- Energy metabolism
- GS, glutamine synthetase
- Glymphatic system
- HE, hepatic encephalopathy
- HO-1, heme oxygenase 1
- IL-, interleukin
- MMP-9, matrix metalloproteinase 9
- MRP, multidrug resistance associated protein
- NGVU
- NGVU, neurogliovascular unit
- NKCC1, Na-K-2Cl cotransporter 1
- Neuroinflammation
- OCLN, occludin
- ONS, oxidative and nitrosative stress
- Oxidative stress
- P-gp, P-glycoprotein
- PCA, portacaval anastomosis
- PSS, portosystemic shunt
- S1PR2, sphingosine-1-phosphate receptor 2
- SUR1, sulfonylurea receptor 1
- Systemic inflammation
- TAA, thioacetamide
- TGFβ, transforming growth factor beta
- TJ, tight junction
- TNF, tumour necrosis factor
- TNFR1, tumour necrosis factor receptor 1
- ZO, zonula occludens
- mPT, mitochondrial pore transition
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- Wouter Claeys
- Hepatology Research Unit, Department of Internal Medicine and Paediatrics, Liver Research Center Ghent, Ghent University, Ghent, Belgium
- Barriers in Inflammation, VIB Center for Inflammation Research, Ghent, Belgium
- Department of Biomedical Molecular Biology, Ghent University, Ghent, Belgium
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- Barriers in Inflammation, VIB Center for Inflammation Research, Ghent, Belgium
- Department of Biomedical Molecular Biology, Ghent University, Ghent, Belgium
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- Hepatology Research Unit, Department of Internal Medicine and Paediatrics, Liver Research Center Ghent, Ghent University, Ghent, Belgium
- Gut-Liver Immunopharmacology Unit, Department of Basic and Applied Medical Sciences; Liver Research Center Ghent; Ghent University, Ghent, Belgium
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- Hepatology Research Unit, Department of Internal Medicine and Paediatrics, Liver Research Center Ghent, Ghent University, Ghent, Belgium
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- Hepatology Research Unit, Department of Internal Medicine and Paediatrics, Liver Research Center Ghent, Ghent University, Ghent, Belgium
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- Hepatology Research Unit, Department of Internal Medicine and Paediatrics, Liver Research Center Ghent, Ghent University, Ghent, Belgium
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- Hepatology Research Unit, Department of Internal Medicine and Paediatrics, Liver Research Center Ghent, Ghent University, Ghent, Belgium
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- Gut-Liver Immunopharmacology Unit, Department of Basic and Applied Medical Sciences; Liver Research Center Ghent; Ghent University, Ghent, Belgium
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- Barriers in Inflammation, VIB Center for Inflammation Research, Ghent, Belgium
- Department of Biomedical Molecular Biology, Ghent University, Ghent, Belgium
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- Antwerp University, Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Antwerp, Belgium
- Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Maria Middelares Hospital, Ghent, Belgium
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Sepehrinezhad A, Shahbazi A, Sahab Negah S, Joghataei MT, Larsen FS. Drug-induced-acute liver failure: A critical appraisal of the thioacetamide model for the study of hepatic encephalopathy. Toxicol Rep 2021; 8:962-970. [PMID: 34026559 PMCID: PMC8122178 DOI: 10.1016/j.toxrep.2021.04.011] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/26/2021] [Revised: 04/17/2021] [Accepted: 04/27/2021] [Indexed: 12/12/2022] Open
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Hepatic encephalopathy (HE) following acute and chronic liver failure is defined as a complex of neuropsychiatric abnormalities, such as discrete personal changes, sleep disorder, forgetfulness, confusion, and decreasing the level of consciousness to coma. The use and design of suitable animal models that represent clinical features and pathological changes of HE are valuable to map the molecular mechanisms that result in HE. Among different types of animal models, thioacetamide (TAA) has been used extensively for the induction of acute liver injury and HE. This agent is not directly hepatotoxic but its metabolites induce liver injury through the induction of oxidative stress and produce systemic inflammation similar to that seen in acute HE patients. In this short review article, we shortly review the most important pathological findings in animal models of acute HE following the administration of TAA.
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Key Words
- ALT, alanine aminotransferase
- AQP4, aquaporin 4 water channel
- AST, aspartate aminotransferase
- Acute liver failure
- Animal model
- B7, B7 molecules (CD80+CD86)
- BBB, blood-brain barrier
- CBF, cerebral blood flow
- CCL2, chemokine ligand 2
- CNS, central nervous system
- CTLA4, Cytotoxic T-lymphocyte-associated Protein 4
- CYP2E1, Cytochrome P450 family 2 subfamily E member 1
- GFAP, glial fibrillary acidic protein
- HE, hepatic encephalopathy
- Hepatic encephalopathy
- IL-6, interleukin 6
- IL-β, interleukin 1 β
- Iba1, ionized calcium-binding adaptor molecule 1
- JNK, c-Jun N-terminal kinase
- NAC, N-acetylcysteine
- NF-κB, nuclear factor κB
- OA, L-ornithine-l-aspartate
- ROS, reactive oxygen species
- TAA, thioacetamide
- TASO, thioacetamide sulfoxide
- TASO2, thioacetamide sulfdioxide
- TLR-2, toll-like receptor 2
- TLR-4, toll-like receptor 4
- TNFα, tumor necrosis factor α
- Thioacetamide
- Toxicity pathway
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- Ali Sepehrinezhad
- Department of Neuroscience, Faculty of Advanced Technologies in Medicine, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
- Neuroscience Research Center, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, Iran
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- Department of Neuroscience, Faculty of Advanced Technologies in Medicine, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
- Cellular and Molecular Research Center, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
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- Neuroscience Research Center, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, Iran
- Shefa Neuroscience Research Center, Khatam Alanbia Hospital, Tehran, Iran
- Department of Neuroscience, Faculty of Medicine, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, Iran
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- Department of Neuroscience, Faculty of Advanced Technologies in Medicine, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
- Cellular and Molecular Research Center, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
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- Department of Hepatology CA-3163, Rigshospitalet, Copenhagen University Hospital, Blegdamsvej 9, 2100, Copenhagen, Denmark
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Yao Y, Zhang Y, Liao X, Yang R, Lei Y, Luo J. Potential Therapies for Cerebral Edema After Ischemic Stroke: A Mini Review. Front Aging Neurosci 2021; 12:618819. [PMID: 33613264 PMCID: PMC7890111 DOI: 10.3389/fnagi.2020.618819] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/18/2020] [Accepted: 12/28/2020] [Indexed: 02/05/2023] Open
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Stroke is the leading cause of global mortality and disability. Cerebral edema and intracranial hypertension are common complications of cerebral infarction and the major causes of mortality. The formation of cerebral edema includes three stages (cytotoxic edema, ionic edema, and vasogenic edema), which involve multiple proteins and ion channels. A range of therapeutic agents that successfully target cerebral edema have been developed in animal studies, some of which have been assessed in clinical trials. Herein, we review the mechanisms of cerebral edema and the research progress of anti-edema therapies for use after ischemic stroke.
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- Yi Yao
- International Medical Center, Ward of General Practice and National Clinical Research Center for Geriatrics, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China
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- Department of Periodical Press and National Clinical Research Center for Geriatrics, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China
- Nursing Key Laboratory of Sichuan Province, Chengdu, China
- Chinese Evidence-Based Medicine Center, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China
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- International Medical Center, Ward of General Practice and National Clinical Research Center for Geriatrics, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China
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- International Medical Center, Ward of General Practice and National Clinical Research Center for Geriatrics, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China
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- International Medical Center, Ward of General Practice and National Clinical Research Center for Geriatrics, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China
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- International Medical Center, Ward of General Practice and National Clinical Research Center for Geriatrics, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China
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Pergakis M, Badjatia N, Simard JM. An update on the pharmacological management and prevention of cerebral edema: current therapeutic strategies. Expert Opin Pharmacother 2021; 22:1025-1037. [PMID: 33467932 DOI: 10.1080/14656566.2021.1876663] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/22/2022]
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Introduction: Cerebral edema is a common complication of multiple neurological diseases and is a strong predictor of outcome, especially in traumatic brain injury and large hemispheric infarction.Areas Covered: Traditional and current treatments of cerebral edema include treatment with osmotherapy or decompressive craniectomy at the time of clinical deterioration. The authors discuss preclinical and clinical models of a variety of neurological disease states that have identified receptors, ion transporters, and channels involved in the development of cerebral edema as well as modulation of these receptors with promising agents.Expert opinion: Further study is needed on the safety and efficacy of the agents discussed. IV glibenclamide has shown promise in preclinical and clinical trials of cerebral edema in large hemispheric infarct and traumatic brain injury. Consideration of underlying pathophysiology and pharmacodynamics is vital, as the synergistic use of agents has the potential to drastically mitigate cerebral edema and secondary brain injury thusly transforming our treatment paradigms.
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- Melissa Pergakis
- Program in Trauma Department of Neurology University of Maryland School of Medicine,Baltimore MD USA
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- Program in Trauma Department of Neurology University of Maryland School of Medicine,Baltimore MD USA
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- Department of Neurosurgery, University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, USA
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Jia W, Liu J, Hu R, Hu A, Tang W, Li L, Li J. Xiaochaihutang Improves the Cortical Astrocyte Edema in Thioacetamide-Induced Rat Acute Hepatic Encephalopathy by Activating NRF2 Pathway. Front Pharmacol 2020; 11:382. [PMID: 32372950 PMCID: PMC7179068 DOI: 10.3389/fphar.2020.00382] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/25/2019] [Accepted: 03/12/2020] [Indexed: 12/15/2022] Open
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Oxidative stress induced by high ammonia, which leads to astrocyte edema, is the key to acute hepatic encephalopathy (AHE). Nuclear factor erythroid 2-related factor 2 (NRF2) has been implicated in oxidative stress, but the mechanism of NRF2 against ammonia-induced astrocytes edema has not been fully studied. We confirmed that the NRF2 pathway is related to brain edema caused by AHE and found that Xiaochaihutang (XCHT) could effectively activate the NRF2 pathway to treat AHE. The model of AHE was established with thioacetamide (TAA) in rats. Rat behaviors were observed, brain water content, blood ammonia levels, glutamine synthetase (GS), malondialdehyde (MDA), and total superoxide dismutase (T-SOD) were determined after XCHT treatment. Furthermore, the expression of NRF2 pathway proteins and mRNA, glial fibrillary acidic protein (GFAP) and aquaporins 4 (AQP4) were examined. In order to determine whether XCHT has a direct effect on cerebral edema caused by high ammonia, we examined the effect of XCHT compound serum on cortical astrocytes in the presence of ammonia, through microscopic observation and immunofluorescence (IF). Results showed that AHE induced by TAA changed the behavior of the rats, and increased brain water content, blood ammonia levels, GS and MDA content meanwhile decreasing T-SOD, but these symptoms were improved by treatment with XCHT. XCHT protected brain edema by activating the NRF2 pathway and increasing the expression of downstream proteins and genes. Astrocytes treated with 5 mM ammonia also showed an increase in the AQP4 protein expression but a decrease in XCHT compound serum and ammonia-induced cell edema groups. This study demonstrates that the NRF2 pathway is involved in the brain edema in AHE, and XCHT may represent a useful prescription for the treatment of AHE.
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- Weiyi Jia
- Key Laboratory of Infectious Disease and Biosafety, and Provincial Department of Education, Zunyi Medical University, Zunyi, China.,Research Center for Medicine and Biology, Zunyi Medical University, Zunyi, China
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- Key Laboratory of Basic Pharmacology of Ministry of Education and Joint International Research Laboratory of Ethnocentric of Ministry of Education, Zunyi Medical University, Zunyi, China
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- Key Laboratory of Brain Science, Zunyi Medical University, Zunyi, China
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- Key Laboratory of Basic Pharmacology of Ministry of Education and Joint International Research Laboratory of Ethnocentric of Ministry of Education, Zunyi Medical University, Zunyi, China
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- Department of Pathophysiology, Basic Medical College, Zunyi Medical University, Zunyi, China
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- Department of Pathophysiology, Basic Medical College, Zunyi Medical University, Zunyi, China
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- Key Laboratory of Infectious Disease and Biosafety, and Provincial Department of Education, Zunyi Medical University, Zunyi, China.,Research Center for Medicine and Biology, Zunyi Medical University, Zunyi, China
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Liotta EM, Kimberly WT. Cerebral edema and liver disease: Classic perspectives and contemporary hypotheses on mechanism. Neurosci Lett 2020; 721:134818. [PMID: 32035166 DOI: 10.1016/j.neulet.2020.134818] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/04/2019] [Revised: 02/01/2020] [Accepted: 02/03/2020] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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Liver disease is a growing public health concern. Hepatic encephalopathy, the syndrome of brain dysfunction secondary to liver disease, is a frequent complication of both acute and chronic liver disease and cerebral edema (CE) is a key feature. While altered ammonia metabolism is a key contributor to hepatic encephalopathy and CE in liver disease, there is a growing appreciation that additional mechanisms contribute to CE. In this review we will begin by presenting three classic perspectives that form a foundation for a discussion of CE in liver disease: 1) CE is unique to acute liver failure, 2) CE in liver disease is only cytotoxic, and 3) CE in liver disease is primarily an osmotically mediated consequence of ammonia and glutamine metabolism. We will present each classic perspective along with more recent observations that call in to question that classic perspective. After highlighting these areas of debate, we will explore the leading contemporary mechanisms hypothesized to contribute to CE during liver disease.
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- Eric M Liotta
- Northwestern University-Feinberg School of Medicine, Department of Neurology, United States; Northwestern University-Feinberg School of Medicine, Department of Surgery, Division of Organ Transplantation, United States; Northwestern University Transplant Outcomes Research Collaboration, United States.
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Jha RM, Bell J, Citerio G, Hemphill JC, Kimberly WT, Narayan RK, Sahuquillo J, Sheth KN, Simard JM. Role of Sulfonylurea Receptor 1 and Glibenclamide in Traumatic Brain Injury: A Review of the Evidence. Int J Mol Sci 2020; 21:E409. [PMID: 31936452 PMCID: PMC7013742 DOI: 10.3390/ijms21020409] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/14/2019] [Revised: 12/28/2019] [Accepted: 01/03/2020] [Indexed: 02/07/2023] Open
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Cerebral edema and contusion expansion are major determinants of morbidity and mortality after TBI. Current treatment options are reactive, suboptimal and associated with significant side effects. First discovered in models of focal cerebral ischemia, there is increasing evidence that the sulfonylurea receptor 1 (SUR1)-Transient receptor potential melastatin 4 (TRPM4) channel plays a key role in these critical secondary injury processes after TBI. Targeted SUR1-TRPM4 channel inhibition with glibenclamide has been shown to reduce edema and progression of hemorrhage, particularly in preclinical models of contusional TBI. Results from small clinical trials evaluating glibenclamide in TBI have been encouraging. A Phase-2 study evaluating the safety and efficacy of intravenous glibenclamide (BIIB093) in brain contusion is actively enrolling subjects. In this comprehensive narrative review, we summarize the molecular basis of SUR1-TRPM4 related pathology and discuss TBI-specific expression patterns, biomarker potential, genetic variation, preclinical experiments, and clinical studies evaluating the utility of treatment with glibenclamide in this disease.
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- Ruchira M. Jha
- Departments of Critical Care Medicine, Neurology, Neurological Surgery, Clinical and Translational Science Institute, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA 15201, USA
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- School of Medicine and Surgery, University of Milan-Bicocca, 20121 Milan, Italy;
- Anaesthesia and Intensive Care, San Gerardo and Desio Hospitals, ASST-Monza, 20900 Monza, Italy
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- Department of Neurology, University of California, San Francisco, CA 94110, USA;
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- Division of Neurocritical Care and Center for Genomic Medicine, Department of Neurology, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA 02108, USA;
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- Department of Neurosurgery, North Shore University Hospital, Donald and Barbara Zucker School of Medicine at Hofstra/Northwell, Manhasset, NY 11030, USA;
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- Neurotrauma and Neurosurgery Research Unit (UNINN), Vall d′Hebron Research Institute (VHIR), 08001 Barcelona, Spain;
- Department of Neurosurgery, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona (UAB), 08001 Barcelona, Spain
- Department of Neurosurgery, Vall d′Hebron University Hospital, 08001 Barcelona, Spain
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- Division of Neurocritical Care and Emergency Neurology, Department of Neurology, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, CT 06501, USA;
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- Department of Neurosurgery, University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD 21201, USA
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Pergakis M, Badjatia N, Chaturvedi S, Cronin CA, Kimberly WT, Sheth KN, Simard JM. BIIB093 (IV glibenclamide): an investigational compound for the prevention and treatment of severe cerebral edema. Expert Opin Investig Drugs 2019; 28:1031-1040. [PMID: 31623469 DOI: 10.1080/13543784.2019.1681967] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
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Introduction: Brain swelling due to edema formation is a major cause of neurological deterioration and death in patients with large hemispheric infarction (LHI) and severe traumatic brain injury (TBI), especially contusion-TBI. Preclinical studies have shown that SUR1-TRPM4 channels play a critical role in edema formation and brain swelling in LHI and TBI. Glibenclamide, a sulfonylurea drug and potent inhibitor of SUR1-TRPM4, was reformulated for intravenous injection, known as BIIB093.Areas covered: We discuss the findings from Phase 2 clinical trials of BIIB093 in patients with LHI (GAMES-Pilot and GAMES-RP) and from a small Phase 2 clinical trial in patients with TBI. For the GAMES trials, we review data on objective biological variables, adjudicated edema-related endpoints, functional outcomes, and mortality which, despite missing the primary endpoint, supported the initiation of a Phase 3 trial in LHI (CHARM). For the TBI trial, we review data on MRI measures of edema and the initiation of a Phase 2 trial in contusion-TBI (ASTRAL).Expert opinion: Emerging clinical data show that BIIB093 has the potential to transform our management of patients with LHI, contusion-TBI and other conditions in which swelling leads to neurological deterioration and death.
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- Melissa Pergakis
- Department of Neurology, University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, USA
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- Department of Neurology, University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, USA
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- Department of Neurology, University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, USA
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- Department of Neurology, University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, USA
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- Division of Neurocritical Care and Center for Genomic Medicine, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA, USA
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- Division of Neurocritical Care, Department of Neurology, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, CT, USA
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- Department of Neurosurgery, University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, USA
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Bursting at the Seams: Molecular Mechanisms Mediating Astrocyte Swelling. Int J Mol Sci 2019; 20:ijms20020330. [PMID: 30650535 PMCID: PMC6359623 DOI: 10.3390/ijms20020330] [Citation(s) in RCA: 34] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/22/2018] [Revised: 01/10/2019] [Accepted: 01/11/2019] [Indexed: 01/31/2023] Open
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Brain swelling is one of the most robust predictors of outcome following brain injury, including ischemic, traumatic, hemorrhagic, metabolic or other injury. Depending on the specific type of insult, brain swelling can arise from the combined space-occupying effects of extravasated blood, extracellular edema fluid, cellular swelling, vascular engorgement and hydrocephalus. Of these, arguably the least well appreciated is cellular swelling. Here, we explore current knowledge regarding swelling of astrocytes, the most abundant cell type in the brain, and the one most likely to contribute to pathological brain swelling. We review the major molecular mechanisms identified to date that contribute to or mitigate astrocyte swelling via ion transport, and we touch upon the implications of astrocyte swelling in health and disease.
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Jayakumar AR, Norenberg MD. Hyperammonemia in Hepatic Encephalopathy. J Clin Exp Hepatol 2018; 8:272-280. [PMID: 30302044 PMCID: PMC6175739 DOI: 10.1016/j.jceh.2018.06.007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 54] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/16/2018] [Accepted: 06/10/2018] [Indexed: 12/12/2022] Open
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The precise mechanism underlying the neurotoxicity of Hepatic Encephalopathy (HE) is remains unclear. The dominant view has been that gut-derived nitrogenous toxins are not extracted by the diseased liver and thereby enter the brain. Among the various toxins proposed, the case for ammonia is most compelling. Events that lead to increased levels of blood or brain ammonia have been shown to worsen HE, whereas reducing blood ammonia levels alleviates HE. Clinical, pathological, and biochemical changes observed in HE can be reproduced by increasing blood or brain ammonia levels in experimental animals, while exposure of cultured astrocytes to ammonium salts reproduces the morphological and biochemical findings observed in HE. However, factors other than ammonia have recently been proposed to be involved in the development of HE, including cytokines and other blood and brain immune factors. Moreover, recent studies have questioned the critical role of ammonia in the pathogenesis of HE since blood ammonia levels do not always correlate with the level/severity of encephalopathy. This review summarizes the vital role of ammonia in the pathogenesis of HE in humans, as well as in experimental models of acute and chronic liver failure. It further emphasizes recent advances in the molecular mechanisms involved in the progression of neurological complications that occur in acute and chronic liver failure.
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Key Words
- AHE, Acute Hepatic Encephalopathy
- ALF, Acute Liver Failure
- CHE, Chronic Hepatic Encephalopathy
- CNS, Central Nervous System
- CSF, Cerebrospinal Fluid
- ECs, Endothelial Cells
- HE, Hepatic Encephalopathy
- IL, Interleukin
- LPS, Lipopolysaccharide
- MAPKs, Mitogen-Activated Protein Kinases
- NCX, Sodium-Calcium Exchanger
- NF-κB, Nuclear Factor-kappaB
- NHE, Sodium/Hydrogen Exchanger-1 or SLC9A1 (SoLute Carrier Family 9A1)
- SUR1, The Sulfonylurea Receptor 1
- TDP-43 and tau proteinopathies
- TDP-43, TAR DNA-Binding Protein, 43 kDa
- TLR, Toll-like Receptor
- TNF-α, Tumor Necrosis Factor-Alpha
- TSP-1, Thrombospondin-1
- ammonia
- hepatic encephalopathy
- inflammation
- matricellular proteins
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- A R Jayakumar
- General Medical Research, Neuropathology Section, R&D Service, Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Miami, FL 33125, United States
- South Florida VA Foundation for Research and Education Inc., Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Miami, FL 33125, United States
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- Department of Pathology, University of Miami School of Medicine, Miami, FL 33125, United States
- Department of Biochemistry & Molecular Biology, University of Miami School of Medicine, Miami, FL 33125, United States
- Department of Neurology and Neurological Surgery, University of Miami School of Medicine, Miami, FL 33125, United States
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Krawitz S, Lingiah V, Pyrsopoulos NT. Acute Liver Failure: Mechanisms of Disease and Multisystemic Involvement. Clin Liver Dis 2018; 22:243-256. [PMID: 29605064 DOI: 10.1016/j.cld.2018.01.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/31/2023]
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Acute liver failure is accompanied by a pathologic syndrome common to numerous different etiologies of liver injury. This acute liver failure syndrome leads to potentially widespread devastating end-organ consequences. Systemic dysregulation and dysfunction is likely propagated via inflammation as well as underlying hepatic failure itself. Decoding the mechanisms of the disease process and multisystemic involvement of acute liver failure offers potential for targeted treatment opportunities and improved clinical outcomes in this sick population.
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- Steven Krawitz
- Department of Medicine, Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Rutgers New Jersey Medical School, 185 South Orange Avenue, H-534, Newark, NJ 07103, USA.
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- Department of Medicine, Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Rutgers New Jersey Medical School, 185 South Orange Avenue, H-530, Newark, NJ 07103, USA
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- Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Department of Medicine, Rutgers New Jersey Medical School, 185 South Orange Avenue, H-536, Newark, NJ 07103, USA
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Dong T, Chen N, Ma X, Wang J, Wen J, Xie Q, Ma R. The protective roles of L-borneolum, D-borneolum and synthetic borneol in cerebral ischaemia via modulation of the neurovascular unit. Biomed Pharmacother 2018; 102:874-883. [PMID: 29728011 DOI: 10.1016/j.biopha.2018.03.087] [Citation(s) in RCA: 38] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/21/2018] [Revised: 03/14/2018] [Accepted: 03/14/2018] [Indexed: 11/25/2022] Open
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OBJECTIVE Borneol has been used to treat stroke in China since ancient times. In our previous research, we demonstrated the effect of borneol on cerebral ischaemia injury via meta-analysis. The neurovascular unit (NVU) is the structural basis of the preservation of the brain microenvironment and is believed to be a promising target in treating stroke. In this research, we explored the roles of three kinds of borneol, namely, L-borneolum (B1), D-borneolum (B2) and synthetic borneol (B3), in the NVU with permanent middle cerebral artery occluded (pMCAO) rats. METHODS The Longa scoring method was used to evaluate nerve function deficits in the pMCAO rats. Awakening time, brain water content, brain index and brain edema rate were also measured. TTC staining was used to calculate the cerebral infarction rate. The morphology of the ischaemia penumbra brain tissue was observed via HE staining, and the neuronal denatured cell index (DCI) was calculated. An enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) was used to determine the levels of vascular endothelial growth factor VEGF and TNF-α in the serum. Moreover, the ultrastructures of the neurons and of the blood-brain barrier (BBB) were observed using transmission electron microscopy. The expression levels of Claudin-5, Bcl-2 and Bax in the ischaemia penumbra of pMCAO rats were detected using real-time PCR and immunohistochemistry. RESULTS Pretreatment with B1, B2 and B3 delayed the recovery time (P < 0.01). B1 remarkably ameliorated neurological deficits 24 h after cerebral ischaemia (P < 0.05). Moreover, B1 and B3 were both able to ameliorate brain edema and the area of cerebral infarction. In addition, B1, B2 and B3 all increased serum VEGF levels and decreased serum TNF-α levels (P < 0.01). For the ultrastructure determination, the BBB and the nerve centre were significantly improved by B1, B2 and B3. The mechanistic exploration revealed that B2 and B3 protected the brain by reducing the Bax/Bcl-2 ratio (P < 0.05, P < 0.01, respectively). Immunohistochemistry suggested that B1, B2 and B3 could also enhance the expression of Claudin-5 (P < 0.01). CONCLUSION The three kinds of borneol demonstrated different protective effects on cerebral ischaemia injury. L-Borneolum displayed the most prominent anti-cerebral ischaemia effect among them. The mechanism was most likely executed via anti-apoptosis and anti-inflammation effects and maintenance of the stability of the BBB and TJs to comprehensively improve NVU function.
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- Taiwei Dong
- College of Pharmacy, Chengdu University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Chengdu 611137, China
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- College of Pharmacy, Chengdu University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Chengdu 611137, China
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- College of Pharmacy, Chengdu University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Chengdu 611137, China
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- College of Pharmacy, Chengdu University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Chengdu 611137, China.
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- College of Pharmacy, Chengdu University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Chengdu 611137, China
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- College of Pharmacy, Chengdu University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Chengdu 611137, China
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- College of Pharmacy, Chengdu University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Chengdu 611137, China
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Dai H, Jia G, Wang W, Liang C, Han S, Chu M, Mei X. Genistein inhibited ammonia induced astrocyte swelling by inhibiting NF-κB activation-mediated nitric oxide formation. Metab Brain Dis 2017; 32:841-848. [PMID: 28255863 DOI: 10.1007/s11011-017-9975-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/06/2016] [Accepted: 02/15/2017] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
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Our previous study has indicated the involvement of epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) transactivation in ammonia-induced astrocyte swelling, which represents a major pathogenesis of brain edema in hepatic encephalopathy. In this study, we examined the effect of genistein, a naturally occurred broad-spectrum protein tyrosine kinase (PTK) inhibitor, on ammonia-induced cell swelling. We found that genistein pretreatment significantly prevented ammonia-induced astrocyte swelling. Mechanistically, ammonia triggered EGFR/extracellular signal-regulated kinase (ERK) association and subsequent ERK phosphorylation were alleviated by genistein pretreatment. Moreover, ammonia-induced NF-κB nuclear location, iNOS expression, and consequent NO production were all prevented by AG1478 and genistein pretreatment. This study suggested that genistein could alleviate ammonia-induced astrocyte swelling, which may be, at least partly, related to its PTK-inhibiting activity and repression of NF-κB mediated iNOS-derived NO accumulation.
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- Hongliang Dai
- School of Nursing, Jinzhou Medical University, No. 40, Section 3, Songpo Road, Jinzhou, Liaoning, 121001, China.
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- Department of Physiology, Jinzhou Medical University, Jinzhou, Liaoning, 121001, People's Republic of China.
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- Department of Orthopedics, First Affiliated Hospital, Jinzhou Medical University, Jinzhou, Liaoning, 121001, People's Republic of China
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- School of Nursing, Jinzhou Medical University, No. 40, Section 3, Songpo Road, Jinzhou, Liaoning, 121001, China
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- School of Nursing, Jinzhou Medical University, No. 40, Section 3, Songpo Road, Jinzhou, Liaoning, 121001, China
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- School of Nursing, Jinzhou Medical University, No. 40, Section 3, Songpo Road, Jinzhou, Liaoning, 121001, China
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- Department of Orthopedics, First Affiliated Hospital, Jinzhou Medical University, Jinzhou, Liaoning, 121001, People's Republic of China.
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Lin Z, Huang H, Gu Y, Huang K, Hu Y, Ji Z, Wu Y, Wang S, Yang T, Pan S. Glibenclamide ameliorates cerebral edema and improves outcomes in a rat model of status epilepticus. Neuropharmacology 2017; 121:1-11. [PMID: 28412320 DOI: 10.1016/j.neuropharm.2017.04.016] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/05/2016] [Revised: 04/06/2017] [Accepted: 04/09/2017] [Indexed: 12/30/2022]
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Glibenclamide (GBC), a sulfonylurea receptor 1 blocker, emerges recently as a promising neuron protectant in various neurological disorders. This study aimed to determine whether GBC improves survival and neurological outcome of status epilepticus (SE). Male Sprague-Dawley rats successfully undergoing SE for 2.5 h (n = 134) were randomly assigned to GBC or vehicle group. Rats in the GBC group received a loading dose of 10 μg/kg of GBC, followed by 1.2 μg/6 h for 3 days, while same dose of vehicle was used as control. The 28-day survival rate in the GBC group (11/23) was significantly higher than that in the vehicle group (8/36). In addition, the frequency and duration of spontaneous recurrent seizures in SE rats were profoundly reduced by GBC but not by vehicle treatment. Moreover, cognitive impairment was observed in the SE rats at day 28, which was reversed by GBC treatment. Meanwhile, cerebral edema, as well as neuronal loss, was decreased in several brain areas in the GBC group. Additionally, on the molecular basis, the subunits of sulfonylurea receptor 1/transient receptor potential M4 (SUR1-TRPM4) heterodimer were both strongly upregulated after SE but partly suppressed by GBC treatment. Furthermore, gene knockdown of Trpm4 in SE rats reduced BBB disruption and neuronal loss, similar to the inhibitory effects with GBC treatment. Taken together, GBC treatment markedly improved survival and neurologic outcomes after SE. The salutary effects of GBC were correlated to the alleviation of cerebral edema and reduction in neurological injury via down-regulation of SUR1-TRPM4 channel.
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- Zhenzhou Lin
- Department of Neurology, Nanfang Hospital, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, China
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- Department of Neurology, Nanfang Hospital, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, China
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- Department of Neurology, Nanfang Hospital, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, China
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- Department of Neurology, Nanfang Hospital, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, China
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- Department of Neurology, Nanfang Hospital, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, China
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- Department of Neurology, Nanfang Hospital, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, China
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- Department of Neurology, Nanfang Hospital, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, China
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- Department of Neurology, Nanfang Hospital, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, China
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- Department of Neurology, Nanfang Hospital, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, China
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- Department of Neurology, Nanfang Hospital, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, China.
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Tsarenko SV, Dzyadz'ko AM, Rybalko SS. [Glibenclamide as a promising agent for prevention and treatment of cerebral edema]. ZHURNAL VOPROSY NEIROKHIRURGII IMENI N. N. BURDENKO 2017; 81:88-93. [PMID: 28665392 DOI: 10.17116/neiro201781388-93] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/07/2023]
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The article presents a review of the literature on the use of a fundamentally new technique for prevention and treatment of cerebral edema. A drug glibenclamide, which is used to treat type 2 diabetes mellitus, is able to reduce cerebral edema and neuronal damage as evidenced by the results of preclinical trials in rodents and the first results of drug application in patients. The article describes the mechanism of glibenclamide action and discusses the potential for its application.
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- S V Tsarenko
- Treatment and Rehabilitation Center, Moscow, Russia
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- Republican Scientific and Practical Center of Organ and Tissue Transplantation, Minsk, Republic of Belarus
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- Republican Scientific and Practical Center of Neurology and Neurosurgery, Minsk, Republic of Belarus
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Xu Z, Liu Y, Yang D, Yuan F, Ding J, Wang L, Qu M, Yang G, Tian H. Glibenclamide–sulfonylurea receptor 1 antagonist alleviates LPS-induced BV2 cell activation through the p38/MAPK pathway. RSC Adv 2017. [DOI: 10.1039/c7ra03042h] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022] Open
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We investigated the anti-neuroinflammatory activity and mechanism of glibenclamide, sulfonylurea receptor 1 (Sur1) antagonist, against LPS-induced microglial activationin vitro.
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- Zhiming Xu
- Department of Neurosurgery
- Shanghai Jiao Tong University Affiliated Sixth People's Hospital
- Shanghai
- China
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- Department of Neurosurgery
- Shanghai Jiao Tong University Affiliated Sixth People's Hospital
- Shanghai
- China
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- Department of Neurosurgery
- Shanghai Jiao Tong University Affiliated Sixth People's Hospital
- Shanghai
- China
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- Department of Neurosurgery
- Shanghai Jiao Tong University Affiliated Sixth People's Hospital
- Shanghai
- China
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- Department of Neurosurgery
- Shanghai Jiao Tong University Affiliated Sixth People's Hospital
- Shanghai
- China
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- Department of Neurology
- Ruijin Hospital
- Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine
- Shanghai
- China
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- Department of Neurology
- Ruijin Hospital
- Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine
- Shanghai
- China
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- Department of Neurology
- Ruijin Hospital
- Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine
- Shanghai
- China
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- Department of Neurosurgery
- Shanghai Jiao Tong University Affiliated Sixth People's Hospital
- Shanghai
- China
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Huang K, Wang Z, Gu Y, Hu Y, Ji Z, Wang S, Lin Z, Li X, Xie Z, Pan S. Glibenclamide Is Comparable to Target Temperature Management in Improving Survival and Neurological Outcome After Asphyxial Cardiac Arrest in Rats. J Am Heart Assoc 2016; 5:JAHA.116.003465. [PMID: 27413041 PMCID: PMC5015382 DOI: 10.1161/jaha.116.003465] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/20/2022]
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Background We previously have shown that glibenclamide (GBC), a sulfonylurea receptor 1–transient receptor potential M4 (SUR1‐TRPM4) channel inhibitor, improves survival and neurological outcome after asphyxial cardiac arrest and cardiopulmonary resuscitation (ACA/CPR). Here, we further compare the efficacy of GBC with target temperature management (TTM) and determine whether the efficacy of GBC is affected by TTM. Methods and Results Male Sprague‐Dawley rats (n=213) subjected to 10‐minute ACA/CPR were randomized to 4 groups after return of spontaneous circulation (ROSC): normothermia control (NT); GBC; TTM; and TTM+GBC. Survival, neurodeficit scores, histological injury, as well as the expressions of SUR1 and TRPM4 were evaluated. The 7‐day survival rate was 34.4% (11 of 32) in the NT group, 65% (13 of 20) in the GBC group, 50% (10 of 20) in the TTM group, and 70% (14 of 20) in the TTM+GBC group. Rats that received either GBC, TTM alone, or in combination showed less neurological deficit than NT control at 24, 48, and 72 hours and 7 days after ROSC. Moreover, TTM or GBC ameliorated neuronal degeneration and glial activation in the hippocampal CA1 region with similar efficacy, whereas the combination of them had a trend toward better effect. The subunits of SUR1‐TRPM4 heterodimers were both strongly upregulated after ACA/CPR and expressed in multiple types of brain cells, but partly suppressed by TTM. Conclusions GBC is comparable to TTM in improving survival and neurological outcome after ACA/CPR. When GBC is given along with TTM, less histological injury tended to be achieved.
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- Kaibin Huang
- Department of Neurology, Nanfang Hospital, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, China
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- Department of Neurology, Nanfang Hospital, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, China
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- Department of Neurology, Nanfang Hospital, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, China
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- Department of Neurology, Nanfang Hospital, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, China
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- Department of Neurology, Nanfang Hospital, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, China
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- Department of Neurology, Nanfang Hospital, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, China
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- Department of Neurology, Nanfang Hospital, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, China
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- Department of Neurology, Nanfang Hospital, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, China
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- Department of Neurology, Nanfang Hospital, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, China
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- Department of Neurology, Nanfang Hospital, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, China
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Xu ZM, Yuan F, Liu YL, Ding J, Tian HL. Glibenclamide Attenuates Blood-Brain Barrier Disruption in Adult Mice after Traumatic Brain Injury. J Neurotrauma 2016; 34:925-933. [PMID: 27297934 DOI: 10.1089/neu.2016.4491] [Citation(s) in RCA: 44] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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Glibenclamide is a hypoglycemic drug that is widely used for the treatment of diabetes mellitus type 2 (DM II), but it also plays a protective role following injury to the central nervous system (CNS). However, the precise mechanisms underlying its neuroprotective actions remain to be elucidated. Therefore, the present study evaluated the effects of glibenclamide on the blood-brain barrier (BBB) in a mouse model of traumatic brain injury (TBI). In the present study, 86 adult male C57BL/6 mice were exposed to a controlled cortical impact (CCI) injury and then received glibenclamide (10 μg) for 3 days. Tight junction (TJ) protein levels, BBB permeability, and tissue hemoglobin levels were evaluated following the CCI injury. Additionally, a biaxial stretch injury was applied to cell cultures of bEnd.3 cells using the Cell Injury Controller II system to explore the mechanisms by which glibenclamide inhibits apoptosis-signaling pathways. Compared with the control group, glibenclamide-treated mice exhibited decreases in brain water content (p < 0.05), tissue hemoglobin levels (p < 0.05), and Evans Blue extravasation (p < 0.01) after the CCI injury. Glibenclamide primarily attenuated apoptosis via the JNK/c-jun signaling pathway and resulted in an elevation of stretch injury-induced ZO-1 expression in bEnd.3 cells (p < 0.01).Glibenclamide downregulated the activity of the JNK/c-jun apoptosis-signaling pathway which, in turn, decreased apoptosis in endothelial cells (ECs). This may have prevented the disruption of the BBB in a mouse model of TBI.
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- Zhi-Ming Xu
- Department of Neurosurgery, Shanghai Jiao Tong University Affiliated Sixth People's Hospital, School of Medicine, Shanghai Jiao Tong University , Shanghai, China
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Shanghai Jiao Tong University Affiliated Sixth People's Hospital, School of Medicine, Shanghai Jiao Tong University , Shanghai, China
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Shanghai Jiao Tong University Affiliated Sixth People's Hospital, School of Medicine, Shanghai Jiao Tong University , Shanghai, China
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Shanghai Jiao Tong University Affiliated Sixth People's Hospital, School of Medicine, Shanghai Jiao Tong University , Shanghai, China
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Shanghai Jiao Tong University Affiliated Sixth People's Hospital, School of Medicine, Shanghai Jiao Tong University , Shanghai, China
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Stokum JA, Gerzanich V, Simard JM. Molecular pathophysiology of cerebral edema. J Cereb Blood Flow Metab 2016; 36:513-38. [PMID: 26661240 PMCID: PMC4776312 DOI: 10.1177/0271678x15617172] [Citation(s) in RCA: 356] [Impact Index Per Article: 44.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/11/2015] [Revised: 10/21/2015] [Accepted: 10/22/2015] [Indexed: 12/25/2022]
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Advancements in molecular biology have led to a greater understanding of the individual proteins responsible for generating cerebral edema. In large part, the study of cerebral edema is the study of maladaptive ion transport. Following acute CNS injury, cells of the neurovascular unit, particularly brain endothelial cells and astrocytes, undergo a program of pre- and post-transcriptional changes in the activity of ion channels and transporters. These changes can result in maladaptive ion transport and the generation of abnormal osmotic forces that, ultimately, manifest as cerebral edema. This review discusses past models and current knowledge regarding the molecular and cellular pathophysiology of cerebral edema.
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- Jesse A Stokum
- Department of Neurosurgery, University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, USA
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- Department of Neurosurgery, University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, USA
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- Department of Neurosurgery, University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, USA Department of Pathology, University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, USA Department of Physiology, University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, USA
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Methylene Blue Ameliorates Ischemia/Reperfusion-Induced Cerebral Edema: An MRI and Transmission Electron Microscope Study. ACTA NEUROCHIRURGICA. SUPPLEMENT 2016; 121:227-36. [PMID: 26463954 DOI: 10.1007/978-3-319-18497-5_41] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/04/2023]
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The neuroprotective effect of methylene blue (MB) has been identified against various brain disorders, including ischemic stroke. In the present study, we evaluated the effects of MB on postischemic brain edema using magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) and transmission electron microscopy (TEM). Adult male rats were subjected to transient focal cerebral ischemia induced by 1 h middle cerebral artery occlusion (MCAO), followed by reperfusion. MB was infused intravenously immediately after reperfusion (3 mg/kg) and again at 3 h post-occlusion (1.5 mg/kg). Normal saline was administered as vehicle control. Sequential MRIs, including apparent diffusion coefficient (ADC) and T2-weighted imaging (T2WI), were obtained at 0.5, 2.5, and 48 h after the onset of stroke. Separated groups of animals were sacrificed at 2.5 and 48 h after stroke for ultrastructural analysis by TEM. In addition, final lesion volumes were analyzed by triphenyltetrazolium chloride (TTC) staining at 48 h after stroke. Ischemic stroke induced ADC lesion volume at 0.5 h during MCAOs that were temporally recovered at 1.5 h after reperfusion. No significant difference in ADC-defined lesion was observed between vehicle and MB treatment groups. At 48 h after stroke, MB significantly reduced ADC lesion and T2WI lesion volume and attenuated cerebral swelling. Consistently, MB treatment significantly decreased TTC-defined lesion volume at 48 h after stroke. TEM revealed remarkable swollen astrocytes, astrocytic perivascular end-feet, and concurrent shrunken neurons in the penumbra at 2.5 and 48 h after MCAO. MB treatment attenuated astrocyte swelling, the perivascular astrocytic foot process, and endothelium and also alleviated neuron degeneration. This study demonstrated that MB could decrease postischemic brain edema and provided additional evidence that future clinical investigation of MB for the treatment of ischemic stroke is warrented.
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Osteopontin-Rac1 on Blood-Brain Barrier Stability Following Rodent Neonatal Hypoxia-Ischemia. ACTA NEUROCHIRURGICA. SUPPLEMENT 2016; 121:263-7. [PMID: 26463959 DOI: 10.1007/978-3-319-18497-5_46] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/26/2022]
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Osteopontin (OPN) is a neuroprotective molecule that is upregulated following rodent neonatal hypoxic-ischemic (nHI) brain injury. Because Rac1 is a regulator of blood-brain barrier (BBB) stability, we hypothesized a role for this in OPN signaling. nHI was induced by unilateral ligation of the right carotid artery followed by hypoxia (8 % oxygen for 2 h) in P10 Sprague-Dawley rat pups. Intranasal (iN) OPN was administered at 1 h post-nHI. Groups consisted of: (1) Sham, (2) Vehicle, (3) OPN, and (4) OPN + Rac1 inhibitor (NSC23766). Evans blue dye extravasation (BBB permeability) was quantified 24 h post-nHI, and brain edema at 48 h. Increased BBB permeability and brain edema following nHI was ameliorated in the OPN treatment group. However, those rat pups receiving OPN co-treatment with the Rac1 inhibitor experienced no improvement compared with vehicle. OPN protects the BBB following nHI, and this was reversed by Rac1 inhibitor (NSC23766).
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Lekic T, Hardy M, Fujii M, McBride DW, Zhang JH. Brain Volume Determination in Subarachnoid Hemorrhage Using Rats. ACTA NEUROCHIRURGICA. SUPPLEMENT 2016; 121:99-102. [PMID: 26463930 DOI: 10.1007/978-3-319-18497-5_17] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/04/2023]
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Brain edema is routinely measured using the wet-dry method. Volume, however, is the sum total of all cerebral tissues, including water. Therefore, volumetric change following injury may not be adequately quantified using percentage of edema. We thus tested the hypothesis that dried brains can be reconstituted with water and then re-measured to determine the actual volume. Subarachnoid hemorrhage (SAH) was induced by endovascular perforation in adult male Sprague-Dawley rats (n = 30). Animals were euthanized at 24 and 72 h after evaluation of neurobehavior for determination of brain water content. Dried brains were thereafter reconstituted with equal parts of water (lost from brain edema) and centrifuged to remove air bubbles. The total volume was quantified using hydrostatic (underwater) physics principles that 1 ml water (mass) = 1 cm(3) (volume). The amount of additional water needed to reach a preset level marked on 2-ml test tubes was added to that lost from brain edema, and from the brain itself, to determine the final volume. SAH significantly increased both brain water and volume while worsening neurological function in affected rats. Volumetric measurements demonstrated significant brain swelling after SAH, in addition to the brain edema approach. This modification of the "wet-dry" method permits brain volume determination using valuable post hoc dried brain tissue.
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- Tim Lekic
- Division of Physiology and Pharmacology, School of Medicine, Loma Linda, CA, USA
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- Division of Physiology and Pharmacology, School of Medicine, Loma Linda, CA, USA
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- Division of Physiology and Pharmacology, School of Medicine, Loma Linda, CA, USA
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- Division of Physiology and Pharmacology, School of Medicine, Loma Linda, CA, USA
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- Department of Neurosurgery, School of Medicine, Loma Linda, CA, USA. .,Department of Physiology and Pharmacology, Loma Linda University School of Medicine, 11041 Campus Street, Risley Hall Rm 219, Loma Linda, CA, 92354, USA.
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Nelson PT, Wang WX, Wilfred BR, Wei A, Dimayuga J, Huang Q, Ighodaro E, Artiushin S, Fardo DW. Novel human ABCC9/SUR2 brain-expressed transcripts and an eQTL relevant to hippocampal sclerosis of aging. J Neurochem 2015; 134:1026-39. [PMID: 26115089 DOI: 10.1111/jnc.13202] [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] [Received: 02/10/2015] [Revised: 05/19/2015] [Accepted: 06/09/2015] [Indexed: 01/08/2023]
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ABCC9 genetic polymorphisms are associated with increased risk for various human diseases including hippocampal sclerosis of aging. The main goals of this study were 1 > to detect the ABCC9 variants and define the specific 3' untranslated region (3'UTR) for each variant in human brain, and 2 > to determine whether a polymorphism (rs704180) associated with risk for hippocampal sclerosis of aging pathology is also associated with variation in ABCC9 transcript expression and/or splicing. Rapid amplification of ABCC9 cDNA ends (3'RACE) provided evidence of novel 3' UTR portions of ABCC9 in human brain. In silico and experimental studies were performed focusing on the single nucleotide polymorphism, rs704180. Analyses from multiple databases, focusing on rs704180 only, indicated that this risk allele is a local expression quantitative trait locus (eQTL). Analyses of RNA from human brains showed increased ABCC9 transcript levels in individuals with the risk genotype, corresponding with enrichment for a shorter 3' UTR which may be more stable than variants with the longer 3' UTR. MicroRNA transfection experiments yielded results compatible with the hypothesis that miR-30c causes down-regulation of SUR2 transcripts with the longer 3' UTR. Thus we report evidence of complex ABCC9 genetic regulation in brain, which may be of direct relevance to human disease. ABCC9 gene variants are associated with increased risk for hippocampal sclerosis of aging (HS-Aging--a prevalent brain disease with symptoms that mimic Alzheimer's disease). We describe novel ABCC9 variants in human brain, corresponding to altered 3'UTR length, which could lead to targeting by miR-30c. We also determined that the HS-Aging risk mutation is associated with variation in ABCC9 transcript expression.
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- Peter T Nelson
- Sanders-Brown Center on Aging, University of Kentucky, Lexington, Kentucky, USA.,Department of Pathology, University of Kentucky, Lexington, Kentucky, USA
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- Sanders-Brown Center on Aging, University of Kentucky, Lexington, Kentucky, USA
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- Sanders-Brown Center on Aging, University of Kentucky, Lexington, Kentucky, USA
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- Sanders-Brown Center on Aging, University of Kentucky, Lexington, Kentucky, USA
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- Sanders-Brown Center on Aging, University of Kentucky, Lexington, Kentucky, USA
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- Sanders-Brown Center on Aging, University of Kentucky, Lexington, Kentucky, USA
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- Sanders-Brown Center on Aging, University of Kentucky, Lexington, Kentucky, USA
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- Sanders-Brown Center on Aging, University of Kentucky, Lexington, Kentucky, USA
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- Sanders-Brown Center on Aging, University of Kentucky, Lexington, Kentucky, USA.,Department of Biostatistics, University of Kentucky, Lexington, Kentucky, USA
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Pathogenesis of brain edema and investigation into anti-edema drugs. Int J Mol Sci 2015; 16:9949-75. [PMID: 25941935 PMCID: PMC4463627 DOI: 10.3390/ijms16059949] [Citation(s) in RCA: 183] [Impact Index Per Article: 20.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/13/2015] [Revised: 04/15/2015] [Accepted: 04/27/2015] [Indexed: 12/18/2022] Open
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Brain edema is a potentially fatal pathological state that occurs after brain injuries such as stroke and head trauma. In the edematous brain, excess accumulation of extracellular fluid results in elevation of intracranial pressure, leading to impaired nerve function. Despite the seriousness of brain edema, only symptomatic treatments to remove edema fluid are currently available. Thus, the development of novel anti-edema drugs is required. The pathogenesis of brain edema is classified as vasogenic or cytotoxic edema. Vasogenic edema is defined as extracellular accumulation of fluid resulting from disruption of the blood-brain barrier (BBB) and extravasations of serum proteins, while cytotoxic edema is characterized by cell swelling caused by intracellular accumulation of fluid. Various experimental animal models are often used to investigate mechanisms underlying brain edema. Many soluble factors and functional molecules have been confirmed to induce BBB disruption or cell swelling and drugs targeted to these factors are expected to have anti-edema effects. In this review, we discuss the mechanisms and involvement of factors that induce brain edema formation, and the possibility of anti-edema drugs targeting them.
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Jayakumar AR, Rama Rao KV, Norenberg MD. Neuroinflammation in hepatic encephalopathy: mechanistic aspects. J Clin Exp Hepatol 2015; 5:S21-8. [PMID: 26041953 PMCID: PMC4442850 DOI: 10.1016/j.jceh.2014.07.006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 67] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/12/2014] [Accepted: 07/08/2014] [Indexed: 12/12/2022] Open
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Hepatic encephalopathy (HE) is a major neurological complication of severe liver disease that presents in acute and chronic forms. While elevated brain ammonia level is known to be a major etiological factor in this disorder, recent studies have shown a significant role of neuroinflammation in the pathogenesis of both acute and chronic HE. This review summarizes the involvement of ammonia in the activation of microglia, as well as the means by which ammonia triggers inflammatory responses in these cells. Additionally, the role of ammonia in stimulating inflammatory events in brain endothelial cells (ECs), likely through the activation of the toll-like receptor-4 and the associated production of cytokines, as well as the stimulation of various inflammatory factors in ECs and in astrocytes, are discussed. This review also summarizes the inflammatory mechanisms by which activation of ECs and microglia impact on astrocytes leading to their dysfunction, ultimately contributing to astrocyte swelling/brain edema in acute HE. The role of microglial activation and its contribution to the progression of neurobehavioral abnormalities in chronic HE are also briefly presented. We posit that a better understanding of the inflammatory events associated with acute and chronic HE will uncover novel therapeutic targets useful in the treatment of patients afflicted with HE.
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Key Words
- AHE, acute hepatic encephalopathy
- ALF, acute liver failure
- BBB, blood–brain barrier
- BDL, bile duct ligation
- COX2, cyclooxygenase-2
- ECs, endothelial cells
- FHF, fulminant hepatic failure
- HE, hepatic encephalopathy
- HO, hemoxygenase
- IL, interleukin
- LPS, lipopolysaccharide
- MAPK, mitogen-activated protein kinases
- NF-κB, nuclear factor-kappaB
- NOX, NADPH oxidase
- ONS, oxidative/nitrative stress
- PLA2, phospholipase-A2
- RONS, reactive oxygen and nitrogen species
- TLR, Toll-like receptor
- TNF-α, tumor necrosis factor-alpha
- Tg, transgenic
- WT, wild type
- ammonia
- cNOS, constitutive nitric oxide synthase
- hepatic encephalopathy
- iNOS, inducible nitric oxide synthase
- neuroinflammation
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- Laboratory of Neuropathology, Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Miami, FL, USA,Department of Pathology, University of Miami School of Medicine, Miami, FL, USA,Biochemistry & Molecular Biology, University of Miami School of Medicine, Miami, FL, USA,Address for correspondence: Michael D. Norenberg, Department of Pathology (D-33), PO Box 016960, University of Miami School of Medicine, Miami, FL 33101. Tel.: +1 305 575 7000x4018.
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Rama Rao KV, Jayakumar AR, Norenberg MD. Brain edema in acute liver failure: mechanisms and concepts. Metab Brain Dis 2014; 29:927-36. [PMID: 24567229 DOI: 10.1007/s11011-014-9502-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/07/2014] [Accepted: 02/05/2014] [Indexed: 12/18/2022]
Abstract
Brain edema and associated increase in intracranial pressure continue to be lethal complications of acute liver failure (ALF). Abundant evidence suggests that the edema in ALF is largely cytotoxic brought about by swelling of astrocytes. Elevated blood and brain ammonia levels have been strongly implicated in the development of the brain edema. Additionally, inflammation and sepsis have been shown to contribute to the astrocyte swelling/brain edema in the setting of ALF. We posit that ammonia initiates a number of signaling events, including oxidative/nitrative stress (ONS), the mitochondrial permeability transition (mPT), activation of the transcription factor (NF-κB) and signaling kinases, all of which have been shown to contribute to the mechanism of astrocyte swelling. All of these factors also impact ion-transporters, including Na(+), K(+), Cl(-) cotransporter and the sulfonylurea receptor 1, as well as the water channel protein aquaporin-4 resulting in a perturbation of cellular ion and water homeostasis, ultimately resulting in astrocyte swelling/brain edema. All of these events are also potentiated by inflammation. This article reviews contemporary knowledge regarding mechanisms of astrocyte swelling/brain edema formation which hopefully will facilitate the identification of therapeutic targets capable of mitigating the brain edema associated with ALF.
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Affiliation(s)
- Kakulavarapu V Rama Rao
- Department of Pathology, University of Miami Miller School of Medicine, PO Box 016960, Miami, FL, 33101, USA,
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Vemuganti R, Silva VR, Mehta SL, Hazell AS. Acute liver failure-induced hepatic encephalopathy s associated with changes in microRNA expression rofiles in cerebral cortex of the mouse [corrected]. Metab Brain Dis 2014; 29:891-9. [PMID: 24861182 PMCID: PMC8487459 DOI: 10.1007/s11011-014-9545-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/21/2014] [Accepted: 04/07/2014] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
Abstract
The mechanisms that promote brain dysfunction after acute liver failure (ALF) are not clearly understood. The small noncoding RNAs known as microRNAs (miRNAs) significantly control mRNA translation and thus normal and pathological functions in the mammalian body. To understand their significance in ALF, we currently profiled the expression of miRNAs in the cerebral cortex of mice sacrificed at coma stage following treatment with azoxymethane. Of the 470 miRNAs profiled using microarrays, 37 were significantly altered (20 up-and 17 down-regulated) in their expression in the ALF group compared to sham group. In silico analysis showed that the ALF-responsive miRNAs target on average 231 mRNAs/miRNA (range: 3 to 840 targets). Pathways analysis showed that many miRNAs altered after ALF target multiple mRNAs that are part of various biological and molecular pathways. Glutamatergic synapse, Wnt signaling, MAP-kinase signaling, axon guidance, PI3-kinase-AKT signaling, T-cell receptor signaling and ubiquitin-mediated proteolysis are the top pathways targeted by the ALF-sensitive miRNAs. At least 28 ALF-responsive miRNAs target each of the above pathways. We hypothesize that alterations in miRNAs and their down-stream mRNAs of signaling pathways might play a role in the induction and progression of neurological dysfunction observed during ALF.
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- Raghu Vemuganti
- Department of Neurological Surgery, University of Wisconsin, Madison, WI, USA
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- Departamento de Neurologia, Universidade Estadual de Campinas (UNICAMP), Campinas, SP, Brazil
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- Department of Neurological Surgery, University of Wisconsin, Madison, WI, USA
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- Department of Medicine, University of Montreal, Montreal, QC, Canada
- Departamento de Neurologia, Universidade Estadual de Campinas (UNICAMP), Campinas, SP, Brazil
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Sun D, Kahle KT. Dysregulation of diverse ion transport pathways controlling cell volume homoestasis contribute to neuroglial cell injury following ischemic stroke. Transl Stroke Res 2014; 5:1-2. [PMID: 24464825 PMCID: PMC3913849 DOI: 10.1007/s12975-014-0324-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/05/2014] [Accepted: 01/05/2014] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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- Dandan Sun
- Department of Neurology, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Pittsburgh, PA, 15217, USA,
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