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Maïza A, Hamoudi R, Mabondzo A. Targeting the Multiple Complex Processes of Hypoxia-Ischemia to Achieve Neuroprotection. Int J Mol Sci 2024; 25:5449. [PMID: 38791487 PMCID: PMC11121719 DOI: 10.3390/ijms25105449] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/14/2024] [Revised: 05/06/2024] [Accepted: 05/12/2024] [Indexed: 05/26/2024] Open
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Hypoxic-ischemic encephalopathy (HIE) is a major cause of newborn brain damage stemming from a lack of oxygenated blood flow in the neonatal period. Twenty-five to fifty percent of asphyxiated infants who develop HIE die in the neonatal period, and about sixty percent of survivors develop long-term neurological disabilities. From the first minutes to months after the injury, a cascade of events occurs, leading to blood-brain barrier (BBB) opening, neuronal death and inflammation. To date, the only approach proposed in some cases is therapeutic hypothermia (TH). Unfortunately, TH is only partially protective and is not applicable to all neonates. This review synthesizes current knowledge on the basic molecular mechanisms of brain damage in hypoxia-ischemia (HI) and on the different therapeutic strategies in HI that have been used and explores a major limitation of unsuccessful therapeutic approaches.
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- Auriane Maïza
- CEA, DMTS, SPI, Neurovascular Unit Research & Therapeutic Innovation Laboratory, Paris-Saclay University, CEDEX 91191 Gif-sur-Yvette, France;
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- Center of Excellence of Precision Medicine, Research Institute for Medical and Health Sciences, University of Sharjah, Sharjah P.O. Box 27272, United Arab Emirates;
- College of Medicine, University of Sharjah, Sharjah P.O. Box 27272, United Arab Emirates
- Division of Surgery and Interventional Science, University College London, London NW3 2PF, UK
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- CEA, DMTS, SPI, Neurovascular Unit Research & Therapeutic Innovation Laboratory, Paris-Saclay University, CEDEX 91191 Gif-sur-Yvette, France;
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Htun Y, Nakamura S, Nakao Y, Mitsuie T, Ohta K, Arioka M, Yokota T, Inoue E, Inoue K, Tsuchiya T, Koyano K, Konishi Y, Miki T, Ueno M, Kusaka T. Conflicting findings on the effectiveness of hydrogen therapy for ameliorating vascular leakage in a 5-day post hypoxic-ischemic survival piglet model. Sci Rep 2023; 13:10486. [PMID: 37380745 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-023-37577-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/10/2022] [Accepted: 06/23/2023] [Indexed: 06/30/2023] Open
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Neonatal hypoxic-ischemic encephalopathy (HIE) is a major cause of morbidity and mortality in newborns in both high- and low-income countries. The important determinants of its pathophysiology are neural cells and vascular components. In neonatal HIE, increased vascular permeability due to damage to the blood-brain barrier is associated with seizures and poor outcomes in both translational and clinical studies. In our previous studies, hydrogen gas (H2) improved the neurological outcome of HIE and ameliorated the cell death. In this study, we used albumin immunohistochemistry to assess if H2 inhalation effectively reduced the cerebral vascular leakage. Of 33 piglets subjected to a hypoxic-ischemic insult, 26 piglets were ultimately analyzed. After the insult, the piglets were grouped into normothermia (NT), H2 ventilation (H2), therapeutic hypothermia (TH), and H2 combined with TH (H2-TH) groups. The ratio of albumin stained to unstained areas was analyzed and found to be lower in the H2 group than in the other groups, although the difference was not statistically significant. In this study, H2 therapy did not significantly improve albumin leakage despite the histological images suggesting signs of improvement. Further investigations are warranted to study the efficacy of H2 gas for vascular leakage in neonatal HIE.
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- Yinmon Htun
- Department of Pediatrics, Faculty of Medicine, Kagawa University, 1750-1 Mikicho, Kitagun, Kagawa, 761-0793, Japan
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- Department of Pediatrics, Faculty of Medicine, Kagawa University, 1750-1 Mikicho, Kitagun, Kagawa, 761-0793, Japan
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- Department of Pediatrics, Faculty of Medicine, Kagawa University, 1750-1 Mikicho, Kitagun, Kagawa, 761-0793, Japan
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- Medical Engineering Equipment Management Center, Kagawa University Hospital, Kagawa University, 1750-1 Mikicho, Kitagun, Kagawa, 761-0793, Japan
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- Department of Anatomy and Neurobiology, Faculty of Medicine, Kagawa University, 1750-1 Mikicho, Kitagun, Kagawa, 761-0793, Japan
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- Maternal and Perinatal Center, Kagawa University Hospital, Kagawa University, 1750-1 Mikicho, Kitagun, Kagawa, 761-0793, Japan
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- Department of Pediatrics, Faculty of Medicine, Kagawa University, 1750-1 Mikicho, Kitagun, Kagawa, 761-0793, Japan
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- Department of Pediatrics, Faculty of Medicine, Kagawa University, 1750-1 Mikicho, Kitagun, Kagawa, 761-0793, Japan
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- Department of Pediatrics, Faculty of Medicine, Kagawa University, 1750-1 Mikicho, Kitagun, Kagawa, 761-0793, Japan
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- Department of Pediatrics, Faculty of Medicine, Kagawa University, 1750-1 Mikicho, Kitagun, Kagawa, 761-0793, Japan
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- Maternal and Perinatal Center, Kagawa University Hospital, Kagawa University, 1750-1 Mikicho, Kitagun, Kagawa, 761-0793, Japan
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- Department of Pediatrics, Faculty of Medicine, Kagawa University, 1750-1 Mikicho, Kitagun, Kagawa, 761-0793, Japan
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- Department of Anatomy and Neurobiology, Faculty of Medicine, Kagawa University, 1750-1 Mikicho, Kitagun, Kagawa, 761-0793, Japan
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- Department of Pathology and Host Defense, Faculty of Medicine, Kagawa University, 1750-1 Mikicho, Kitagun, Kagawa, 761-0793, Japan
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- Department of Pediatrics, Faculty of Medicine, Kagawa University, 1750-1 Mikicho, Kitagun, Kagawa, 761-0793, Japan.
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Ghozy S, Reda A, Varney J, Elhawary AS, Shah J, Murry K, Sobeeh MG, Nayak SS, Azzam AY, Brinjikji W, Kadirvel R, Kallmes DF. Neuroprotection in Acute Ischemic Stroke: A Battle Against the Biology of Nature. Front Neurol 2022; 13:870141. [PMID: 35711268 PMCID: PMC9195142 DOI: 10.3389/fneur.2022.870141] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/06/2022] [Accepted: 04/21/2022] [Indexed: 12/22/2022] Open
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Stroke is the second most common cause of global death following coronary artery disease. Time is crucial in managing stroke to reduce the rapidly progressing insult of the ischemic penumbra and the serious neurologic deficits that might follow it. Strokes are mainly either hemorrhagic or ischemic, with ischemic being the most common of all types of strokes. Thrombolytic therapy with recombinant tissue plasminogen activator and endovascular thrombectomy are the main types of management of acute ischemic stroke (AIS). In addition, there is a vital need for neuroprotection in the setting of AIS. Neuroprotective agents are important to investigate as they may reduce mortality, lessen disability, and improve quality of life after AIS. In our review, we will discuss the main types of management and the different modalities of neuroprotection, their mechanisms of action, and evidence of their effectiveness after ischemic stroke.
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- Sherief Ghozy
- Department of Neuroradiology, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, United States.,Nuffield Department of Primary Care Health Sciences and Department for Continuing Education (EBHC Program), Oxford University, Oxford, United Kingdom
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- Faculty of Medicine, Al-Azhar University, Cairo, Egypt
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- School of Medicine, American University of the Caribbean, Philipsburg, Sint Maarten
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- Medical Research Center, Kateb University, Kabul, Afghanistan
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- Faculty of Physical Therapy, Sinai University, Cairo, Egypt.,Faculty of Physical Therapy, Cairo University, Giza, Egypt
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- Department of Internal Medicine, NYC Health + Hospitals/Metropolitan, New York, NY, United States
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- Faculty of Medicine, October 6 University, Giza, Egypt
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Mayo Clinic Rochester, Rochester, MN, United States
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- Department of Neuroradiology, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, United States
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Pappas A, Shankaran S, McDonald SA, Carlo WA, Laptook AR, Tyson JE, Das A, Skogstrand K, Hougaard DM, Higgins RD. Blood Biomarkers and 6- to 7-Year Childhood Outcomes Following Neonatal Encephalopathy. Am J Perinatol 2022; 39:732-749. [PMID: 33038899 PMCID: PMC8765716 DOI: 10.1055/s-0040-1717072] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/13/2023]
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OBJECTIVE This study aimed to profile the cytokine/chemokine response from day 0 to 7 in infants (≥36 weeks of gestational age) with neonatal encephalopathy (NE) and to explore the association with long-term outcomes. STUDY DESIGN This was a secondary study of the Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD) Neonatal Research Network randomized controlled trial of whole body hypothermia for NE. Eligible infants with moderate-severe NE were randomized to cooling or normothermia. Blood spots were collected on days 0 to 1, 2 to 4, and 6 to 7. Twenty-four cytokines/chemokines were measured using a multiplex platform. Surviving infants underwent neurodevelopmental assessment at 6 to 7 years. Primary outcome was death or moderate-severe impairment defined by any of the following: intelligence quotient <70, moderate-severe cerebral palsy (CP), blindness, hearing impairment, or epilepsy. RESULTS Cytokine blood spots were collected from 109 participants. In total 99 of 109 (91%) were assessed at 6 to 7 years; 54 of 99 (55%) developed death/impairment. Neonates who died or were impaired had lower early regulated upon activation normal T cell expressed and secreted (RANTES) and higher day 7 monocyte chemotactic protein (MCP)-1 levels than neonates who survived without impairment. Though TNF-α levels had no association with death/impairment, higher day 0 to 1 levels were observed among neonates who died/developed CP. On multiple regression analysis adjusted for center, treatment group, sex, race, and level of hypoxic ischemic encephalopathy, higher RANTES was inversely associated with death/impairment (odds ratio (OR): 0.31, 95% confidence interval [CI]: 0.13-0.74), while day seven MCP-1 level was directly associated with death/impairment (OR: 3.70, 95% CI: 1.42-9.61). Targeted cytokine/chemokine levels demonstrated little variation with hypothermia treatment. CONCLUSION RANTES and MCP-1 levels in the first week of life may provide potential targets for future therapies among neonates with encephalopathy. KEY POINTS · Elevation of specific cytokines and chemokines in neonates with encephalopathy has been noted along with increased risk of neurodevelopmental impairment in infancy.. · Cytokine/chemokines at <7 days were assessed among neonates in a trial of hypothermia for HIE.. · Neonates who died or were impaired at 6 to 7 years following hypoxic-ischemic encephalopathy had lower RANTES and higher MCP-1 levels than those who survived without impairment..
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- Athina Pappas
- Department of Pediatrics, Wayne State University, Detroit, MI
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- Social, Statistical and Environmental Sciences Unit, RTI International, Research Triangle Park, NC
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- Department of Pediatrics, University of Alabama at Birmingham and Children’s Hospital of Alabama, Birmingham, AL
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- Department of Pediatrics, Women & Infant’s Hospital, Brown University, Providence, RI
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- Department of Pediatrics, University of Texas Medical School at Houston, Houston, TX
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- Social, Statistical and Environmental Sciences Unit, RTI International, Rockville, MD
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- Department for Congenital Disorders, Center for Neonatal Screening, Statens Serum Institut, Copenhagen
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- Department for Congenital Disorders, Center for Neonatal Screening, Statens Serum Institut, Copenhagen
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- Department of Global and Community Health, George Mason University, Fairfax, Virginia
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Peripheral immune cells and perinatal brain injury: a double-edged sword? Pediatr Res 2022; 91:392-403. [PMID: 34750522 PMCID: PMC8816729 DOI: 10.1038/s41390-021-01818-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/15/2021] [Revised: 08/24/2021] [Accepted: 09/14/2021] [Indexed: 01/07/2023]
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Perinatal brain injury is the leading cause of neurological mortality and morbidity in childhood ranging from motor and cognitive impairment to behavioural and neuropsychiatric disorders. Various noxious stimuli, including perinatal inflammation, chronic and acute hypoxia, hyperoxia, stress and drug exposure contribute to the pathogenesis. Among a variety of pathological phenomena, the unique developing immune system plays an important role in the understanding of mechanisms of injury to the immature brain. Neuroinflammation following a perinatal insult largely contributes to evolution of damage to resident brain cells, but may also be beneficial for repair activities. The present review will focus on the role of peripheral immune cells and discuss processes involved in neuroinflammation under two frequent perinatal conditions, systemic infection/inflammation associated with encephalopathy of prematurity (EoP) and hypoxia/ischaemia in the context of neonatal encephalopathy (NE) and stroke at term. Different immune cell subsets in perinatal brain injury including their infiltration routes will be reviewed and critical aspects such as sex differences and maturational stage will be discussed. Interactions with existing regenerative therapies such as stem cells and also potentials to develop novel immunomodulatory targets are considered. IMPACT: Comprehensive summary of current knowledge on the role of different immune cell subsets in perinatal brain injury including discussion of critical aspects to be considered for development of immunomodulatory therapies.
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Kurt A, Zenciroğlu A, Akduman H. The impact of therapeutic hypothermia on peripheral blood cell in newborns with hypoxic ischemic encephalopathy. BRAZ J PHARM SCI 2022. [DOI: 10.1590/s2175-97902022e181053] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022] Open
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Lespay-Rebolledo C, Tapia-Bustos A, Perez-Lobos R, Vio V, Casanova-Ortiz E, Farfan-Troncoso N, Zamorano-Cataldo M, Redel-Villarroel M, Ezquer F, Quintanilla ME, Israel Y, Morales P, Herrera-Marschitz M. Sustained Energy Deficit Following Perinatal Asphyxia: A Shift towards the Fructose-2,6-bisphosphatase (TIGAR)-Dependent Pentose Phosphate Pathway and Postnatal Development. Antioxidants (Basel) 2021; 11:74. [PMID: 35052577 PMCID: PMC8773255 DOI: 10.3390/antiox11010074] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/26/2021] [Revised: 12/22/2021] [Accepted: 12/27/2021] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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Labor and delivery entail a complex and sequential metabolic and physiologic cascade, culminating in most circumstances in successful childbirth, although delivery can be a risky episode if oxygen supply is interrupted, resulting in perinatal asphyxia (PA). PA causes an energy failure, leading to cell dysfunction and death if re-oxygenation is not promptly restored. PA is associated with long-term effects, challenging the ability of the brain to cope with stressors occurring along with life. We review here relevant targets responsible for metabolic cascades linked to neurodevelopmental impairments, that we have identified with a model of global PA in rats. Severe PA induces a sustained effect on redox homeostasis, increasing oxidative stress, decreasing metabolic and tissue antioxidant capacity in vulnerable brain regions, which remains weeks after the insult. Catalase activity is decreased in mesencephalon and hippocampus from PA-exposed (AS), compared to control neonates (CS), in parallel with increased cleaved caspase-3 levels, associated with decreased glutathione reductase and glutathione peroxidase activity, a shift towards the TIGAR-dependent pentose phosphate pathway, and delayed calpain-dependent cell death. The brain damage continues long after the re-oxygenation period, extending for weeks after PA, affecting neurons and glial cells, including myelination in grey and white matter. The resulting vulnerability was investigated with organotypic cultures built from AS and CS rat newborns, showing that substantia nigra TH-dopamine-positive cells from AS were more vulnerable to 1 mM of H2O2 than those from CS animals. Several therapeutic strategies are discussed, including hypothermia; N-acetylcysteine; memantine; nicotinamide, and intranasally administered mesenchymal stem cell secretomes, promising clinical translation.
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- Carolyne Lespay-Rebolledo
- Molecular & Clinical Pharmacology Program, ICBM, Faculty of Medicine, University of Chile, Santiago 8380453, Chile; (C.L.-R.); (R.P.-L.); (V.V.); (E.C.-O.); (N.F.-T.); (M.Z.-C.); (M.R.-V.); (M.E.Q.); (Y.I.)
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- School of Pharmacy, Faculty of Medicine, Universidad Andres Bello, Santiago 8370149, Chile;
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- Molecular & Clinical Pharmacology Program, ICBM, Faculty of Medicine, University of Chile, Santiago 8380453, Chile; (C.L.-R.); (R.P.-L.); (V.V.); (E.C.-O.); (N.F.-T.); (M.Z.-C.); (M.R.-V.); (M.E.Q.); (Y.I.)
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- Molecular & Clinical Pharmacology Program, ICBM, Faculty of Medicine, University of Chile, Santiago 8380453, Chile; (C.L.-R.); (R.P.-L.); (V.V.); (E.C.-O.); (N.F.-T.); (M.Z.-C.); (M.R.-V.); (M.E.Q.); (Y.I.)
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- Molecular & Clinical Pharmacology Program, ICBM, Faculty of Medicine, University of Chile, Santiago 8380453, Chile; (C.L.-R.); (R.P.-L.); (V.V.); (E.C.-O.); (N.F.-T.); (M.Z.-C.); (M.R.-V.); (M.E.Q.); (Y.I.)
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- Molecular & Clinical Pharmacology Program, ICBM, Faculty of Medicine, University of Chile, Santiago 8380453, Chile; (C.L.-R.); (R.P.-L.); (V.V.); (E.C.-O.); (N.F.-T.); (M.Z.-C.); (M.R.-V.); (M.E.Q.); (Y.I.)
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- Molecular & Clinical Pharmacology Program, ICBM, Faculty of Medicine, University of Chile, Santiago 8380453, Chile; (C.L.-R.); (R.P.-L.); (V.V.); (E.C.-O.); (N.F.-T.); (M.Z.-C.); (M.R.-V.); (M.E.Q.); (Y.I.)
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- Molecular & Clinical Pharmacology Program, ICBM, Faculty of Medicine, University of Chile, Santiago 8380453, Chile; (C.L.-R.); (R.P.-L.); (V.V.); (E.C.-O.); (N.F.-T.); (M.Z.-C.); (M.R.-V.); (M.E.Q.); (Y.I.)
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- Center for Regenerative Medicine, Faculty of Medicine-Clínica Alemana, Universidad del Desarrollo, Santiago 7710162, Chile;
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- Molecular & Clinical Pharmacology Program, ICBM, Faculty of Medicine, University of Chile, Santiago 8380453, Chile; (C.L.-R.); (R.P.-L.); (V.V.); (E.C.-O.); (N.F.-T.); (M.Z.-C.); (M.R.-V.); (M.E.Q.); (Y.I.)
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- Molecular & Clinical Pharmacology Program, ICBM, Faculty of Medicine, University of Chile, Santiago 8380453, Chile; (C.L.-R.); (R.P.-L.); (V.V.); (E.C.-O.); (N.F.-T.); (M.Z.-C.); (M.R.-V.); (M.E.Q.); (Y.I.)
- Center for Regenerative Medicine, Faculty of Medicine-Clínica Alemana, Universidad del Desarrollo, Santiago 7710162, Chile;
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- Molecular & Clinical Pharmacology Program, ICBM, Faculty of Medicine, University of Chile, Santiago 8380453, Chile; (C.L.-R.); (R.P.-L.); (V.V.); (E.C.-O.); (N.F.-T.); (M.Z.-C.); (M.R.-V.); (M.E.Q.); (Y.I.)
- Department of Neuroscience, Faculty of Medicine, University of Chile, Santiago 8380453, Chile
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- Molecular & Clinical Pharmacology Program, ICBM, Faculty of Medicine, University of Chile, Santiago 8380453, Chile; (C.L.-R.); (R.P.-L.); (V.V.); (E.C.-O.); (N.F.-T.); (M.Z.-C.); (M.R.-V.); (M.E.Q.); (Y.I.)
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Spiess DA, Campos RMP, Conde L, Didwischus N, Boltze J, Mendez-Otero R, Pimentel-Coelho PM. Subacute AMD3100 Treatment Is Not Efficient in Neonatal Hypoxic-Ischemic Rats. Stroke 2021; 53:586-594. [PMID: 34794335 DOI: 10.1161/strokeaha.120.033768] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE Despite the advances in treating neonatal hypoxic-ischemic encephalopathy (HIE) with induced hypothermia, the rates of severe disability are still high among survivors. Preclinical studies have indicated that cell therapies with hematopoietic stem/progenitor cells could improve neurological outcomes in HIE. In this study, we investigated whether the administration of AMD3100, a CXCR4 antagonist that mobilizes hematopoietic stem/progenitor cells into the circulation, has therapeutic effects in HIE. METHODS P10 Wistar rats of both sexes were subjected to right common carotid artery occlusion or sham procedure, and then were exposed to hypoxia for 120 minutes. Two subcutaneous injections of AMD3100 or vehicle were given on the third and fourth day after HIE. We first assessed the interindividual variability in brain atrophy after experimental HIE and vehicle treatment in a small cohort of rats. Based on this exploratory analysis, we designed and conducted an experiment to test the efficacy of AMD3100. Brain atrophy on day 21 after HIE was defined as the primary end point. Secondary efficacy end points were cognitive (T-water maze) and motor function (rotarod) on days 17 and 18 after HIE, respectively. RESULTS AMD3100 did not decrease the brain atrophy in animals of either sex. Cognitive impairments were not observed in the T-water maze, but male hypoxic-ischemic animals exhibited motor coordination deficits on the rotarod, which were not improved by AMD3100. A separate analysis combining data from animals of both sexes also revealed no evidence of the effectiveness of AMD3100 treatment. CONCLUSIONS These results indicate that the subacute treatment with AMD3100 does not improve structural and functional outcomes in a rat HIE model.
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- Daiane Aparecida Spiess
- Instituto de Biofísica Carlos Chagas Filho, Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil (D.A.S., R.M.P.C., L.C., R.M.-O., P.M.P.-C.)
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- Instituto de Biofísica Carlos Chagas Filho, Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil (D.A.S., R.M.P.C., L.C., R.M.-O., P.M.P.-C.).,Instituto Nacional de Ciência e Tecnologia em Medicina Regenerativa, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil (R.M.-O., P.M.P.-C.)
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- Instituto de Biofísica Carlos Chagas Filho, Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil (D.A.S., R.M.P.C., L.C., R.M.-O., P.M.P.-C.)
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- School of Life Sciences, University of Warwick, United Kingdom (N.D., J.B.)
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- School of Life Sciences, University of Warwick, United Kingdom (N.D., J.B.)
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- Instituto de Biofísica Carlos Chagas Filho, Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil (D.A.S., R.M.P.C., L.C., R.M.-O., P.M.P.-C.).,Instituto Nacional de Ciência e Tecnologia em Medicina Regenerativa, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil (R.M.-O., P.M.P.-C.)
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- Instituto de Biofísica Carlos Chagas Filho, Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil (D.A.S., R.M.P.C., L.C., R.M.-O., P.M.P.-C.)
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Rayasam A, Fukuzaki Y, Vexler ZS. Microglia-leucocyte axis in cerebral ischaemia and inflammation in the developing brain. Acta Physiol (Oxf) 2021; 233:e13674. [PMID: 33991400 DOI: 10.1111/apha.13674] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/30/2020] [Revised: 05/06/2021] [Accepted: 05/08/2021] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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Development of the Central Nervous System (CNS) is reliant on the proper function of numerous intricately orchestrated mechanisms that mature independently, including constant communication between the CNS and the peripheral immune system. This review summarizes experimental knowledge of how cerebral ischaemia in infants and children alters physiological communication between leucocytes, brain immune cells, microglia and the neurovascular unit (NVU)-the "microglia-leucocyte axis"-and contributes to acute and long-term brain injury. We outline physiological development of CNS barriers in relation to microglial and leucocyte maturation and the plethora of mechanisms by which microglia and peripheral leucocytes communicate during postnatal period, including receptor-mediated and intracellular inflammatory signalling, lipids, soluble factors and extracellular vesicles. We focus on the "microglia-leucocyte axis" in rodent models of most common ischaemic brain diseases in the at-term infants, hypoxic-ischaemic encephalopathy (HIE) and focal arterial stroke and discuss commonalities and distinctions of immune-neurovascular mechanisms in neonatal and childhood stroke compared to stroke in adults. Given that hypoxic and ischaemic brain damage involve Toll-like receptor (TLR) activation, we discuss the modulatory role of viral and bacterial TLR2/3/4-mediated infection in HIE, perinatal and childhood stroke. Furthermore, we provide perspective of the dynamics and contribution of the axis in cerebral ischaemia depending on the CNS maturational stage at the time of insult, and modulation independently and in consort by individual axis components and in a sex dependent ways. Improved understanding on how to modify crosstalk between microglia and leucocytes will aid in developing age-appropriate therapies for infants and children who suffered cerebral ischaemia.
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- Aditya Rayasam
- Department of Neurology University of California San Francisco San Francisco CA USA
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- Department of Neurology University of California San Francisco San Francisco CA USA
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- Department of Neurology University of California San Francisco San Francisco CA USA
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Molecular Mechanisms of Neuroimmune Crosstalk in the Pathogenesis of Stroke. Int J Mol Sci 2021; 22:ijms22179486. [PMID: 34502395 PMCID: PMC8431165 DOI: 10.3390/ijms22179486] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/30/2021] [Revised: 08/26/2021] [Accepted: 08/28/2021] [Indexed: 12/21/2022] Open
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Stroke disrupts the homeostatic balance within the brain and is associated with a significant accumulation of necrotic cellular debris, fluid, and peripheral immune cells in the central nervous system (CNS). Additionally, cells, antigens, and other factors exit the brain into the periphery via damaged blood–brain barrier cells, glymphatic transport mechanisms, and lymphatic vessels, which dramatically influence the systemic immune response and lead to complex neuroimmune communication. As a result, the immunological response after stroke is a highly dynamic event that involves communication between multiple organ systems and cell types, with significant consequences on not only the initial stroke tissue injury but long-term recovery in the CNS. In this review, we discuss the complex immunological and physiological interactions that occur after stroke with a focus on how the peripheral immune system and CNS communicate to regulate post-stroke brain homeostasis. First, we discuss the post-stroke immune cascade across different contexts as well as homeostatic regulation within the brain. Then, we focus on the lymphatic vessels surrounding the brain and their ability to coordinate both immune response and fluid homeostasis within the brain after stroke. Finally, we discuss how therapeutic manipulation of peripheral systems may provide new mechanisms to treat stroke injury.
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Microglia and Stem-Cell Mediated Neuroprotection after Neonatal Hypoxia-Ischemia. Stem Cell Rev Rep 2021; 18:474-522. [PMID: 34382141 PMCID: PMC8930888 DOI: 10.1007/s12015-021-10213-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 06/28/2021] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
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Neonatal hypoxia-ischemia encephalopathy (HIE) refers to a brain injury in term infants that can lead to death or lifelong neurological deficits such as cerebral palsy (CP). The pathogenesis of this disease involves multiple cellular and molecular events, notably a neuroinflammatory response driven partly by microglia, the brain resident macrophages. Treatment options are currently very limited, but stem cell (SC) therapy holds promise, as beneficial outcomes are reported in animal studies and to a lesser degree in human trials. Among putative mechanisms of action, immunomodulation is considered a major contributor to SC associated benefits. The goal of this review is to examine whether microglia is a cellular target of SC-mediated immunomodulation and whether the recruitment of microglia is linked to brain repair. We will first provide an overview on microglial activation in the rodent model of neonatal HI, and highlight its sensitivity to developmental age. Two complementary questions are then addressed: (i) do immune-related treatments impact microglia and provide neuroprotection, (ii) does stem cell treatment modulates microglia? Finally, the immune-related findings in patients enrolled in SC based clinical trials are discussed. Our review points to an impact of SCs on the microglial phenotype, but heterogeneity in experimental designs and methodological limitations hamper our understanding of a potential contribution of microglia to SC associated benefits. Thorough analyses of the microglial phenotype are warranted to better address the relevance of the neuroimmune crosstalk in brain repair and improve or advance the development of SC protocols in humans.
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Sutherland TC, Ricafrente A, Gomola K, O'Brien BA, Gorrie CA. Neonatal Rats Exhibit a Predominantly Anti-Inflammatory Response following Spinal Cord Injury. Dev Neurosci 2021; 43:18-26. [PMID: 33789288 DOI: 10.1159/000514612] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/14/2020] [Accepted: 01/20/2021] [Indexed: 11/19/2022] Open
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It has been reported that children may respond better than adults to a spinal cord injury (SCI) of similar severity. There are known biomechanical differences in the developing spinal cord that may contribute to this "infant lesion effect," but the underlying mechanisms are unknown. Using immunohistochemistry, we have previously demonstrated a different injury progression and immune cell response after a mild thoracic contusion SCI in infant rats, as compared to adult rats. Here, we investigated the acute inflammatory responses using flow cytometry and ELISA at 1 h, 24 h, and 1 week after SCI in neonatal (P7) and adult (9 weeks) rats, and locomotor recovery was examined for 6 weeks after injury. Adult rats exhibited a pronounced pro-inflammatory response characterized by neutrophils and M1-like macrophage infiltration and Th1 cytokine secretion. Neonatal rats exhibited a decreased pro-inflammatory response characterized by a higher proportion of M2-like macrophages and reduced Th1 cytokine responses, as compared to adults. These results suggest that the initial inflammatory response to SCI is predominantly anti-inflammatory in very young animals.
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- Theresa C Sutherland
- School of Life Sciences, University of Technology Sydney, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
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- School of Life Sciences, University of Technology Sydney, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
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- School of Life Sciences, University of Technology Sydney, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
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- School of Life Sciences, University of Technology Sydney, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
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- School of Life Sciences, University of Technology Sydney, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
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Mülling K, Fischer AJ, Siakaeva E, Richter M, Bordbari S, Spyra I, Köster C, Hermann DM, Gunzer M, Felderhoff-Müser U, Bendix I, Jablonska J, Herz J. Neutrophil dynamics, plasticity and function in acute neurodegeneration following neonatal hypoxia-ischemia. Brain Behav Immun 2021; 92:234-244. [PMID: 33333168 DOI: 10.1016/j.bbi.2020.12.012] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/27/2020] [Revised: 11/25/2020] [Accepted: 12/03/2020] [Indexed: 12/15/2022] Open
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Neonatal encephalopathy following hypoxia-ischemia (HI) is a major cause of long-term morbidity and mortality in children. Even though HI-induced neuroinflammation, involving infiltration of peripheral immune cells into the CNS has been associated with disease pathogenesis, the specific role of neutrophils is highly debated. Due to immaturity of the neonatal immune system, it has been assumed that neutrophils are less clinically relevant in neonatal HI-induced brain injury. In the present study, we demonstrate that neutrophils are rapidly activated in the neonatal brain after exposure to experimental HI, revealed by an enhanced proportion of CD86+ cells and an increased expression of CD11b compared to splenic and blood neutrophils. Furthermore, production of reactive oxygen species and the proportion of hyperactivated/aged (CXCR4+CD62L-) cells was enhanced in brain compared to peripheral neutrophils. Delayed neutrophil depletion, initiated 12 h after HI resulted in reduced cellular neurodegeneration, associated with reduced micro- and astroglial activation. In the present study, we uncovered a new complex switch of the phenotype in brain neutrophils, which may offer new possibilities for the development of selective therapeutic approaches by modulation of neutrophils in the early post-hypoxic disease phase.
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- Kerstin Mülling
- Department of Pediatrics I, Neonatology & Experimental Perinatal Neurosciences, University Hospital Essen, University Duisburg-Essen, Essen, Germany
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- Department of Pediatrics I, Neonatology & Experimental Perinatal Neurosciences, University Hospital Essen, University Duisburg-Essen, Essen, Germany
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- Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Translational Oncology, University Hospital Essen, University Duisburg-Essen, Essen, Germany
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- Department of Pediatrics I, Neonatology & Experimental Perinatal Neurosciences, University Hospital Essen, University Duisburg-Essen, Essen, Germany
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- Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Translational Oncology, University Hospital Essen, University Duisburg-Essen, Essen, Germany
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- Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Translational Oncology, University Hospital Essen, University Duisburg-Essen, Essen, Germany
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- Department of Pediatrics I, Neonatology & Experimental Perinatal Neurosciences, University Hospital Essen, University Duisburg-Essen, Essen, Germany
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- Department of Neurology, University Hospital Essen, University Duisburg-Essen, Essen, Germany
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- Institute for Experimental Immunology and Imaging, University Hospital Essen, University Duisburg-Essen, Essen, Germany; Leibniz-Institut für Analytische Wissenschaften-ISAS-e.V., Dortmund, Germany
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- Department of Pediatrics I, Neonatology & Experimental Perinatal Neurosciences, University Hospital Essen, University Duisburg-Essen, Essen, Germany
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- Department of Pediatrics I, Neonatology & Experimental Perinatal Neurosciences, University Hospital Essen, University Duisburg-Essen, Essen, Germany
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- Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Translational Oncology, University Hospital Essen, University Duisburg-Essen, Essen, Germany; German Cancer Consortium (DKTK) partner site Düsseldorf/Essen, Essen, Germany
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- Department of Pediatrics I, Neonatology & Experimental Perinatal Neurosciences, University Hospital Essen, University Duisburg-Essen, Essen, Germany.
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O'Dea MI, Kelly LA, McKenna E, Strickland T, Hurley TP, Butler J, Vavasseur C, El-Khuffash AF, Miletin J, Fallah L, White A, Wyse J, Molloy EJ. Altered Cytokine Endotoxin Responses in Neonatal Encephalopathy Predict MRI Outcomes. Front Pediatr 2021; 9:734540. [PMID: 34712631 PMCID: PMC8547258 DOI: 10.3389/fped.2021.734540] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/01/2021] [Accepted: 09/02/2021] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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Background: Neonatal encephalopathy (NE) is associated with adverse neurodevelopmental outcome and is linked with systemic inflammation. Pro-inflammatory and anti-inflammatory cytokines are known to play a role in the pathology of NE by activating innate immune cells. Methods: Eighty-seven infants were enrolled including 53 infants with NE of whom 52 received therapeutic hypothermia (TH) and 34 term infant healthy controls (TC). Whole blood sampling was performed in the first 4 days of life, and a 14-spot ELISA Multiplex Cytokine Array was carried out on baseline samples or after stimulation with lipopolysaccharide (LPS) as an additional inflammatory stimulus. The cytokine medians were examined for differences between infants with NE and healthy TC; and then short-term outcomes of Sarnat stage, seizures, and MRI brain were examined within the NE group. The potential of LPS stimulation to predict abnormal MRI was explored using receiver operating characteristic (ROC) curves. Results: At baseline, infants with NE had significantly higher levels of erythropoietin (Epo), interleukin (IL)-6, and IL-1ra and significantly lower vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) than had controls. All cytokines were increased after LPS stimulation in infants with NE with an excessive Epo and IL-1ra response than in controls. Infants with NE had lower IL-8, IL-2, IL-6, tumor necrosis factor (TNF)-α, granulocyte-macrophage colony-stimulating factor (GM-CSF), VEGF, and interferon (IFN)-γ than controls had following LPS. GM-CSF and IFN-γ, IL-1β, IL-1ra, and VEGF were higher on days 1-2 in NE infants with abnormal neuroimaging. GM-CSF, IFN-γ, and TNF-α levels with LPS stimulation were different upon stimulation between normal and abnormal neuroimaging. TNF-α is the only strong cytokine predictor both pre- and post-LPS stimulation of abnormal brain imaging. Conclusions: Altered cytokine responses are found in infants with NE vs. controls, and more significant differences are unmasked by the additional stimulus of LPS, which potentially improves the predictive power of these cytokines for the detection of abnormal MRIs. Infants with NE undergoing TH demonstrate both trained immunity and tolerance, and understanding these responses will facilitate adjunctive immunomodulatory treatments.
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- Mary Isabel O'Dea
- National Maternity Hospital, Dublin, Ireland.,Department of Pediatrics, School of Medicine, Trinity College Dublin, Dublin, Ireland.,Trinity Translational Medicine Institute, Trinity College Dublin, Dublin, Ireland.,Department of Paediatrics, Tallaght University Hospital, Dublin, Ireland.,Rotunda Hospital, Dublin, Ireland.,Our Lady's Children's Hospital (CHI), Crumlin, Ireland.,National Children's Research Centre (NCRC), Crumlin, Ireland.,Coombe Women and Infants University Hospital, Dublin, Ireland
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- Department of Pediatrics, School of Medicine, Trinity College Dublin, Dublin, Ireland.,Trinity Translational Medicine Institute, Trinity College Dublin, Dublin, Ireland.,Coombe Women and Infants University Hospital, Dublin, Ireland
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- Department of Pediatrics, School of Medicine, Trinity College Dublin, Dublin, Ireland.,Trinity Translational Medicine Institute, Trinity College Dublin, Dublin, Ireland
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- Department of Pediatrics, School of Medicine, Trinity College Dublin, Dublin, Ireland.,Trinity Translational Medicine Institute, Trinity College Dublin, Dublin, Ireland
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- National Maternity Hospital, Dublin, Ireland.,Department of Pediatrics, School of Medicine, Trinity College Dublin, Dublin, Ireland.,Trinity Translational Medicine Institute, Trinity College Dublin, Dublin, Ireland.,Department of Paediatrics, Tallaght University Hospital, Dublin, Ireland.,Rotunda Hospital, Dublin, Ireland.,Coombe Women and Infants University Hospital, Dublin, Ireland
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- Meso Scale Discovery, Rockville, MD, United States
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- Rotunda Hospital, Dublin, Ireland.,Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland, Dublin, Ireland
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- Coombe Women and Infants University Hospital, Dublin, Ireland.,Department of Paediatrics, University College Dublin, Dublin, Ireland
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- School of Computer Science and Statistics, Faculty of Engineering, Mathematics and Science, Trinity College Dublin, Dublin, Ireland
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- School of Computer Science and Statistics, Faculty of Engineering, Mathematics and Science, Trinity College Dublin, Dublin, Ireland
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- School of Computer Science and Statistics, Faculty of Engineering, Mathematics and Science, Trinity College Dublin, Dublin, Ireland
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- Department of Pediatrics, School of Medicine, Trinity College Dublin, Dublin, Ireland.,Trinity Translational Medicine Institute, Trinity College Dublin, Dublin, Ireland.,Department of Paediatrics, Tallaght University Hospital, Dublin, Ireland.,Our Lady's Children's Hospital (CHI), Crumlin, Ireland.,National Children's Research Centre (NCRC), Crumlin, Ireland.,Coombe Women and Infants University Hospital, Dublin, Ireland
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Yao HW, Kuan CY. Early neutrophil infiltration is critical for inflammation-sensitized hypoxic-ischemic brain injury in newborns. J Cereb Blood Flow Metab 2020; 40:2188-2200. [PMID: 31842667 PMCID: PMC7585929 DOI: 10.1177/0271678x19891839] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/27/2022]
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Neutrophils are the most abundant leukocytes and usually the first immune cell-type recruited to a site of infection or tissue damage. In asphyxiated neonates, elevated peripheral neutrophil counts are associated with poorer neurological outcomes. Induced neutropenia provides brain protection in animal models of neonatal hypoxic-ischemic (HI) injury, but the anti-neutrophil serum used in past studies heavily cross-reacts with monocytes, thus complicating the interpretation of results. Here we examined neutrophil influx and extravasation, and used a specific anti-Ly6G antibody for induced neutropenia against lipopolysaccharide (LPS)-pretreated HI injury in murine neonates, a model for inflammation-sensitized hypoxic-ischemic encephalopathy (HIE). As early as 6 h after the LPS/HI insult, the mRNAs for neutrophil-recruiting and mitogenic chemokines ascended in the ipsilateral hemisphere, coinciding with immuno-detection of neutrophils. However, neutrophils mainly resided within blood vessels, exhibiting signs for neutrophil extracellular traps (NETs), before 48 h post-LPS/HI. Prophylactic anti-Ly6G treatment blocked the brain infiltration of neutrophils, but not monocytes or lymphocytes, and markedly decreased LPS/HI-induced pro-inflammatory cytokines, matrix metalloproteinase 9 (MMP-9), and brain tissue loss. In contrast, anti-Ly6G treatment at 4 h post-LPS/HI failed to prevent the influx of neutrophils and brain damage. Together, these results suggest important pathological functions for early-arriving neutrophils in inflammation-sensitized HIE.
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- Hui-Wen Yao
- Department of Neuroscience and the Center for Brain Immunology and Glia (BIG), University of Virginia School of Medicine, Charlottesville, VA, USA
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- Department of Neuroscience and the Center for Brain Immunology and Glia (BIG), University of Virginia School of Medicine, Charlottesville, VA, USA
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Implications of metabolism-driven myeloid dysfunctions in cancer therapy. Cell Mol Immunol 2020; 18:829-841. [PMID: 33077904 PMCID: PMC7570408 DOI: 10.1038/s41423-020-00556-w] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/31/2020] [Accepted: 09/10/2020] [Indexed: 02/07/2023] Open
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Immune homeostasis is maintained by an adequate balance of myeloid and lymphoid responses. In chronic inflammatory states, including cancer, this balance is lost due to dramatic expansion of myeloid progenitors that fail to mature to functional inflammatory neutrophils, macrophages, and dendritic cells (DCs), thus giving rise to a decline in the antitumor effector lymphoid response. Cancer-related inflammation orchestrates the production of hematopoietic growth factors and cytokines that perpetuate recruitment and activation of myeloid precursors, resulting in unresolved and chronic inflammation. This pathologic inflammation creates profound alterations in the intrinsic cellular metabolism of the myeloid progenitor pool, which is amplified by competition for essential nutrients and by hypoxia-induced metabolic rewiring at the tumor site. Therefore, persistent myelopoiesis and metabolic dysfunctions contribute to the development of cancer, as well as to the severity of a broad range of diseases, including metabolic syndrome and autoimmune and infectious diseases. The aims of this review are to (1) define the metabolic networks implicated in aberrant myelopoiesis observed in cancer patients, (2) discuss the mechanisms underlying these clinical manifestations and the impact of metabolic perturbations on clinical outcomes, and (3) explore new biomarkers and therapeutic strategies to restore immunometabolism and differentiation of myeloid cells towards an effector phenotype to increase host antitumor immunity. We propose that the profound metabolic alterations and associated transcriptional changes triggered by chronic and overactivated immune responses in myeloid cells represent critical factors influencing the balance between therapeutic efficacy and immune-related adverse effects (irAEs) for current therapeutic strategies, including immune checkpoint inhibitor (ICI) therapy.
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Ophelders DR, Gussenhoven R, Klein L, Jellema RK, Westerlaken RJ, Hütten MC, Vermeulen J, Wassink G, Gunn AJ, Wolfs TG. Preterm Brain Injury, Antenatal Triggers, and Therapeutics: Timing Is Key. Cells 2020; 9:E1871. [PMID: 32785181 PMCID: PMC7464163 DOI: 10.3390/cells9081871] [Citation(s) in RCA: 49] [Impact Index Per Article: 12.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/08/2020] [Revised: 07/31/2020] [Accepted: 08/05/2020] [Indexed: 02/08/2023] Open
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With a worldwide incidence of 15 million cases, preterm birth is a major contributor to neonatal mortality and morbidity, and concomitant social and economic burden Preterm infants are predisposed to life-long neurological disorders due to the immaturity of the brain. The risks are inversely proportional to maturity at birth. In the majority of extremely preterm infants (<28 weeks' gestation), perinatal brain injury is associated with exposure to multiple inflammatory perinatal triggers that include antenatal infection (i.e., chorioamnionitis), hypoxia-ischemia, and various postnatal injurious triggers (i.e., oxidative stress, sepsis, mechanical ventilation, hemodynamic instability). These perinatal insults cause a self-perpetuating cascade of peripheral and cerebral inflammation that plays a critical role in the etiology of diffuse white and grey matter injuries that underlies a spectrum of connectivity deficits in survivors from extremely preterm birth. This review focuses on chorioamnionitis and hypoxia-ischemia, which are two important antenatal risk factors for preterm brain injury, and highlights the latest insights on its pathophysiology, potential treatment, and future perspectives to narrow the translational gap between preclinical research and clinical applications.
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- Daan R.M.G. Ophelders
- Department of Pediatrics, Maastricht University Medical Center, 6202 AZ Maastricht, The Netherlands; (D.R.M.G.O.); (R.G.); (L.K.); (R.K.J.); (R.J.J.W.); (M.C.H.)
- School for Oncology and Developmental Biology (GROW), Maastricht University, 6229 ER Maastricht, The Netherlands
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- Department of Pediatrics, Maastricht University Medical Center, 6202 AZ Maastricht, The Netherlands; (D.R.M.G.O.); (R.G.); (L.K.); (R.K.J.); (R.J.J.W.); (M.C.H.)
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- Department of Pediatrics, Maastricht University Medical Center, 6202 AZ Maastricht, The Netherlands; (D.R.M.G.O.); (R.G.); (L.K.); (R.K.J.); (R.J.J.W.); (M.C.H.)
- School for Mental Health and Neuroscience (MHeNS), Maastricht University, 6229 ER Maastricht, The Netherlands
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- Department of Pediatrics, Maastricht University Medical Center, 6202 AZ Maastricht, The Netherlands; (D.R.M.G.O.); (R.G.); (L.K.); (R.K.J.); (R.J.J.W.); (M.C.H.)
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- Department of Pediatrics, Maastricht University Medical Center, 6202 AZ Maastricht, The Netherlands; (D.R.M.G.O.); (R.G.); (L.K.); (R.K.J.); (R.J.J.W.); (M.C.H.)
- School for Oncology and Developmental Biology (GROW), Maastricht University, 6229 ER Maastricht, The Netherlands
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- Department of Pediatrics, Maastricht University Medical Center, 6202 AZ Maastricht, The Netherlands; (D.R.M.G.O.); (R.G.); (L.K.); (R.K.J.); (R.J.J.W.); (M.C.H.)
- School for Oncology and Developmental Biology (GROW), Maastricht University, 6229 ER Maastricht, The Netherlands
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- Department of Pediatric Neurology, Maastricht University Medical Center, 6202 AZ Maastricht, The Netherlands;
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- Department of Physiology, Faculty of Medical and Health Sciences, University of Auckland, Private bag 92019, Auckland 1023, New Zealand; (G.W.); (A.J.G.)
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- Department of Physiology, Faculty of Medical and Health Sciences, University of Auckland, Private bag 92019, Auckland 1023, New Zealand; (G.W.); (A.J.G.)
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- Department of Pediatrics, Maastricht University Medical Center, 6202 AZ Maastricht, The Netherlands; (D.R.M.G.O.); (R.G.); (L.K.); (R.K.J.); (R.J.J.W.); (M.C.H.)
- School for Oncology and Developmental Biology (GROW), Maastricht University, 6229 ER Maastricht, The Netherlands
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Mikrogeorgiou A, Chen Y, Lee BS, Bok R, Sheldon RA, Barkovich AJ, Xu D, Ferriero DM. A Metabolomics Study of Hypoxia Ischemia during Mouse Brain Development Using Hyperpolarized 13C. Dev Neurosci 2020; 42:49-58. [PMID: 32570236 DOI: 10.1159/000506982] [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: 09/11/2019] [Accepted: 02/28/2020] [Indexed: 12/24/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Hyperpolarized 13C spectroscopic magnetic resonance spectroscopy (MRS) is an advanced imaging tool that may provide important real-time information about brain metabolism. METHODS Mice underwent unilateral hypoxia-ischemia (HI) on postnatal day (P)10. Injured and sham mice were scanned at P10, P17, and P31. We used hyperpolarized 13C MRS to investigate the metabolic exchange of pyruvate to lactate in real time during brain development following HI. 13C-1-labeled pyruvate was hyperpolarized and injected into the tail vein through a tail-vein catheter. Chemical-shift imaging was performed to acquire spectral-spatial information of the metabolites in the brain. A voxel placed on each of the injured and contralateral hemispheres was chosen for comparison. The difference in pyruvate delivery and lactate to pyruvate ratio was calculated for each of the voxels at each time point. The normalized lactate level of the injured hemisphere was also calculated for each mouse at each of the scanning time points. RESULTS There was a significant reduction in pyruvate delivery and a higher lactate to pyruvate ratio in the ipsilateral (HI) hemisphere at P10. The differences decreased at P17 and disappeared at P31. The normalized lactate level in the injured hemisphere increased from P10 to P31 in both sham and HI mice without brain injury. CONCLUSION We describe a method for detecting and monitoring the evolution of HI injury during brain maturation which could prove to be an excellent biomarker of injury.
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- Department of Radiology and Biomedical Imaging, University of California, San Francisco, California, USA.,Joint UCSF/UC Berkeley Graduate Group in Bioengineering, San Francisco, California, USA
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- Department of Pediatrics, Asan Medical Center, University of Ulsan College of Medicine, Seoul, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Radiology and Biomedical Imaging, University of California, San Francisco, California, USA
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- Department of Neurology, University of California, San Francisco, California, USA
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- Department of Radiology and Biomedical Imaging, University of California, San Francisco, California, USA.,Department of Pediatrics, University of California, San Francisco, California, USA
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- Department of Radiology and Biomedical Imaging, University of California, San Francisco, California, USA, .,Joint UCSF/UC Berkeley Graduate Group in Bioengineering, San Francisco, California, USA,
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- Department of Neurology, University of California, San Francisco, California, USA
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Zera KA, Buckwalter MS. The Local and Peripheral Immune Responses to Stroke: Implications for Therapeutic Development. Neurotherapeutics 2020; 17:414-435. [PMID: 32193840 PMCID: PMC7283378 DOI: 10.1007/s13311-020-00844-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 47] [Impact Index Per Article: 11.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/11/2022] Open
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The immune response to stroke is an exciting target for future stroke therapies. Stroke is a leading cause of morbidity and mortality worldwide, and clot removal (mechanical or pharmacological) to achieve tissue reperfusion is the only therapy currently approved for patient use. Due to a short therapeutic window and incomplete effectiveness, however, many patients are left with infarcted tissue that stimulates inflammation. Although this is critical to promote repair, it can also damage surrounding healthy brain tissue. In addition, acute immunodepression and subsequent infections are common and are associated with worse patient outcomes. Thus, the acute immune response is a major focus of researchers attempting to identify ways to amplify its benefits and suppress its negative effects to improve short-term recovery of patients. Here we review what is known about this powerful process. This includes the role of brain resident cells such as microglia, peripherally activated cells such as macrophages and neutrophils, and activated endothelium. The role of systemic immune activation and subsequent immunodepression in the days after stroke is also discussed, as is the chronic immune responses and its effects on cognitive function. The biphasic role of inflammation, as well as complex timelines of cell production, differentiation, and trafficking, suggests that the relationship between the acute and chronic phases of stroke recovery is complex. Gaining a more complete understanding of this intricate process by which inflammation is initiated, propagated, and terminated may potentially lead to therapeutics that can treat a larger population of stroke patients than what is currently available. The immune response plays a critical role in patient recovery in both the acute and chronic phases after stroke. In patients, the immune response can be beneficial by promoting repair and recovery, and also detrimental by propagating a pro-inflammatory microenvironment. Thus, it is critical to understand the mechanisms of immune activation following stroke in order to successfully design therapeutics.
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- Kristy A Zera
- Department of Neurology and Neurological Sciences, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, CA, USA
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- Department of Neurology and Neurological Sciences, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, CA, USA.
- Wu Tsai Neurosciences Institute, Stanford University, Stanford, CA, USA.
- Department of Neurosurgery, Stanford Univeristy School of Medicine, Stanford, CA, USA.
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Zhang W, Zhu L, An C, Wang R, Yang L, Yu W, Li P, Gao Y. The blood brain barrier in cerebral ischemic injury – Disruption and repair. BRAIN HEMORRHAGES 2020. [DOI: 10.1016/j.hest.2019.12.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 36] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/18/2022] Open
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A Novel Standardized Cannabis sativa L. Extract and Its Constituent Cannabidiol Inhibit Human Polymorphonuclear Leukocyte Functions. Int J Mol Sci 2019; 20:ijms20081833. [PMID: 31013912 PMCID: PMC6515348 DOI: 10.3390/ijms20081833] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/14/2019] [Revised: 04/08/2019] [Accepted: 04/09/2019] [Indexed: 12/19/2022] Open
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Cannabis and cannabinoids offer significant therapeutic benefits for a wide scope of pathological conditions. Among them, the clinical issues rooted in inflammation stand out, nonetheless, the underlying mechanisms are not yet plainly understood. Circumstantial evidence points to polymorphonuclear leukocytes (PMN) as targets for the anti-inflammatory effects of cannabis. Therefore, we conducted this study to assess the effects of CM5, a novel Cannabis sativa L. extract standardized in 5% cannabidiol (CBD), on human PMN functions, including cell migration, oxidative metabolism and production of tumour necrosis factor (TNF)-α. We then sought to investigate whether such effects could be ascribed to its content in CBD. Cell migration was assessed by the Boyden chamber assay, oxidative metabolism by means of spectrofluorimetric measurement of reactive oxygen species (ROS) production, and TNF-α was measured by real time polymerase chain reaction (PCR) and enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA). Results show that both CM5 and CBD inhibit PMN migration, ROS and TNF-α production, indicating that CBD may be the main item responsible for the effects of CM5. CM5 is however more potent than CBD on cell migration and TNF-α production, and less effective on ROS production, suggesting that beyond CBD, other components of the cannabis plant may contribute to the biological effects of the extract. As a whole, such results support the use of cannabis standardized extract and CBD to stem inflammation; however, they also warrant in-depth investigation of the underlying cellular and molecular mechanisms to better exploit their therapeutic potential.
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Muballe KD, Sewani-Rusike CR, Longo-Mbenza B, Iputo J. Predictors of recovery in moderate to severe traumatic brain injury. J Neurosurg 2018; 131:1648-1657. [PMID: 30497133 DOI: 10.3171/2018.4.jns172185] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/10/2017] [Accepted: 04/05/2018] [Indexed: 11/06/2022]
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OBJECTIVE Traumatic brain injury (TBI) is a significant cause of morbidity and mortality worldwide. Clinical outcomes in TBI are determined by the severity of injury, which is dependent on the primary and secondary brain injury processes. Whereas primary brain injury lesions are related to the site of impact, secondary brain injury results from physiological changes caused by oxidative stress and inflammatory responses that occur after the primary insult. The aim of this study was to identify important clinical and biomarker profiles that were predictive of recovery after moderate to severe TBI. A good functional outcome was defined as a Glasgow Outcome Scale (GOS) score of ≥ 4. METHODS This was a prospective study of patients with moderate to severe TBI managed at the Nelson Mandela Academic Hospital during the period between March 2014 and March 2016. Following admission and initial management, the patient demographic data (sex, age) and admission Glasgow Coma Scale score were recorded. Oxidative stress and inflammatory biomarkers in blood and CSF were sampled on days 1-7. On day 14, only blood was sampled for the same biomarkers. The primary outcome was the GOS score-due to its simplicity, the GOS was used to assess clinical outcomes at day 90. Because of difficulty in performing regular follow-up due to the vastness of the region, difficult terrain, and long travel distances, a 3-month follow-up period was used to avoid default. RESULTS Sixty-four patients with Glasgow Coma Scale scores of ≤ 12 were seen and managed. Among the 56 patients who survived, 42 showed significant recovery (GOS score ≥ 4) at 3 months. Important predictors of recovery included antioxidant activity in the CSF (superoxide dismutase and total antioxidant capacity). CONCLUSIONS Recovery after TBI was dependent on the resolution of oxidative stress imbalance.
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- 3Public Health, Walter Sisulu University, Mthatha, Eastern Cape Province, South Africa
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Smith PLP, Mottahedin A, Svedin P, Mohn CJ, Hagberg H, Ek J, Mallard C. Peripheral myeloid cells contribute to brain injury in male neonatal mice. J Neuroinflammation 2018; 15:301. [PMID: 30376851 PMCID: PMC6208095 DOI: 10.1186/s12974-018-1344-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 34] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/13/2018] [Accepted: 10/23/2018] [Indexed: 12/22/2022] Open
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Background Neonatal brain injury is increasingly understood to be linked to inflammatory processes that involve specialised CNS and peripheral immune interactions. However, the role of peripheral myeloid cells in neonatal hypoxic-ischemic (HI) brain injury remains to be fully investigated. Methods We employed the Lys-EGFP-ki mouse that allows enhanced green fluorescent protein (EGFP)-positive mature myeloid cells of peripheral origin to be easily identified in the CNS. Using both flow cytometry and confocal microscopy, we investigated the accumulation of total EGFP+ myeloid cells and myeloid cell subtypes: inflammatory monocytes, resident monocytes and granulocytes, in the CNS for several weeks following induction of cerebral HI in postnatal day 9 mice. We used antibody treatment to curb brain infiltration of myeloid cells and subsequently evaluated HI-induced brain injury. Results We demonstrate a temporally biphasic pattern of inflammatory monocyte and granulocyte infiltration, characterised by peak infiltration at 1 day and 7 days after hypoxia-ischemia. This occurs against a backdrop of continuous low-level resident monocyte infiltration. Antibody-mediated depletion of circulating myeloid cells reduced immune cell accumulation in the brain and reduced neuronal loss in male but not female mice. Conclusion This study offers new insight into sex-dependent central-peripheral immune communication following neonatal brain injury and merits renewed interest in the roles of granulocytes and monocytes in lesion development. Electronic supplementary material The online version of this article (10.1186/s12974-018-1344-9) contains supplementary material, which is available to authorized users.
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- Peter L P Smith
- Institute of Neuroscience and Physiology, Department of Physiology, Sahlgrenska Academy, University of Gothenburg, Box 432, SE-405 30, Gothenburg, Sweden
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- Institute of Neuroscience and Physiology, Department of Physiology, Sahlgrenska Academy, University of Gothenburg, Box 432, SE-405 30, Gothenburg, Sweden
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- Institute of Neuroscience and Physiology, Department of Physiology, Sahlgrenska Academy, University of Gothenburg, Box 432, SE-405 30, Gothenburg, Sweden
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- Institute of Neuroscience and Physiology, Department of Physiology, Sahlgrenska Academy, University of Gothenburg, Box 432, SE-405 30, Gothenburg, Sweden
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- Institute of Neuroscience and Physiology, Department of Physiology, Sahlgrenska Academy, University of Gothenburg, Box 432, SE-405 30, Gothenburg, Sweden.,Institute of Clinical Sciences, Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Sahlgrenska Academy, University of Gothenburg, Gothenburg, Sweden
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- Institute of Neuroscience and Physiology, Department of Physiology, Sahlgrenska Academy, University of Gothenburg, Box 432, SE-405 30, Gothenburg, Sweden
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- Institute of Neuroscience and Physiology, Department of Physiology, Sahlgrenska Academy, University of Gothenburg, Box 432, SE-405 30, Gothenburg, Sweden.
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Lespay-Rebolledo C, Perez-Lobos R, Tapia-Bustos A, Vio V, Morales P, Herrera-Marschitz M. Regionally Impaired Redox Homeostasis in the Brain of Rats Subjected to Global Perinatal Asphyxia: Sustained Effect up to 14 Postnatal Days. Neurotox Res 2018; 34:660-676. [PMID: 29959728 DOI: 10.1007/s12640-018-9928-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/28/2018] [Revised: 06/12/2018] [Accepted: 06/14/2018] [Indexed: 12/30/2022]
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The present report evaluates the effect of global perinatal asphyxia on several parameters of oxidative stress and cell viability in rat brain tissue sampled at an extended neonatal period up to 14 days, a period characterised by intensive neuritogenesis, synaptogenesis, synaptic consolidation, pruning and delayed cell death. Perinatal asphyxia was induced by immersing foetus-containing uterine horns removed by a caesarean section from on term rat dams into a water bath at 37 °C for 21 min. Asphyxia-exposed and sibling caesarean-delivered foetuses were manually resucitated and nurtured by surrogate dams for 1 to 14 postnatal (P) days. Brain samples (mesencephalon, telencephalon and hippocampus) were assayed for glutathione (reduced and oxidated levels; spectrophotometry), tissue reducing capacity (potassium ferricyanide reducing assay, FRAP), catalase (the key enzyme protecting against oxidative stress and reactive oxygen species, Western blots and ELISA) and cleaved caspase-3 (the key executioner of apoptosis, Western blots) levels. It was found that global PA produced a regionally specific and sustained increase in GSSG/GSH ratio, a regionally specific decrease in tissue reducing capacity and a regionally and time specific decrease of catalase activity and increase of cleaved caspase-3 levels. The present study provides evidence for regionally impaired redox homeostasis in the brain of rats subjected to global PA, an effect observed up to P14, mainly affecting mesencephalon and hippocampus, suggesting a sustained oxidative stress after the posthypoxia period. The oxidative stress observed postnatally can in part be associated to a respiratory apneic-like deficit, since there was a statistically significant decrease in respiration frequency in AS compared to CS neonates, also up to P14, together with the signs of a decreased peripheral blood perfusion (pink-blue skin colour in AS, compared to the pink colour observed in all CS neonates). It is proposed that PA implies a long-term metabolic insult, triggered by the length of hypoxia, the resuscitation/reoxigenation manoevres, but also by the developmental stage of the affected brain regions, and the integrity of cardiovascular and respiratory physiological functions, which are fundamental for warrantying a proper development.
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- Carolyne Lespay-Rebolledo
- Programme of Molecular & Clinical Pharmacology, ICBM, Medical Faculty, University of Chile, Av. Independencia 1027, PO Box 8389100, Santiago, Chile
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- Programme of Molecular & Clinical Pharmacology, ICBM, Medical Faculty, University of Chile, Av. Independencia 1027, PO Box 8389100, Santiago, Chile
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- Programme of Molecular & Clinical Pharmacology, ICBM, Medical Faculty, University of Chile, Av. Independencia 1027, PO Box 8389100, Santiago, Chile
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- Programme of Molecular & Clinical Pharmacology, ICBM, Medical Faculty, University of Chile, Av. Independencia 1027, PO Box 8389100, Santiago, Chile
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- Programme of Molecular & Clinical Pharmacology, ICBM, Medical Faculty, University of Chile, Av. Independencia 1027, PO Box 8389100, Santiago, Chile
- Department Neuroscience, Medical Faculty, University of Chile, Santiago, Chile
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- Programme of Molecular & Clinical Pharmacology, ICBM, Medical Faculty, University of Chile, Av. Independencia 1027, PO Box 8389100, Santiago, Chile.
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Povroznik JM, Engler-Chiurazzi EB, Nanavati T, Pergami P. Absolute lymphocyte and neutrophil counts in neonatal ischemic brain injury. SAGE Open Med 2018; 6:2050312117752613. [PMID: 29375880 PMCID: PMC5777550 DOI: 10.1177/2050312117752613] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/16/2017] [Accepted: 12/12/2017] [Indexed: 11/29/2022] Open
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Objectives: This study aimed to identify differences in absolute neutrophils, lymphocytes, and neutrophil-to-lymphocyte ratio between neonates with two forms of ischemic brain injury, hypoxic-ischemic encephalopathy, and acute ischemic stroke, compared to controls. We also aimed to determine whether this neutrophil/lymphocyte response pattern is associated with disease severity or is a consequence of the effects of total-body cooling, an approved treatment for moderate-to-severe hypoxic-ischemic encephalopathy. Methods: A retrospective chart review of 101 neonates with hypoxic-ischemic encephalopathy + total-body cooling (n = 26), hypoxic-ischemic encephalopathy (n = 12), acute ischemic stroke (n = 15), and transient tachypnea of the newborn (n = 48) was conducted; transient tachypnea of the newborn neonates were used as the control group. Absolute neutrophil count and absolute lymphocyte count at three time-intervals (0–12, 12–36, and 36–60 h after birth) were collected, and neutrophil-to-lymphocyte ratio was calculated. Results: Hypoxic-ischemic encephalopathy + total-body cooling neonates demonstrated significant time-interval-dependent changes in absolute lymphocyte count and neutrophil-to-lymphocyte ratio levels compared to transient tachypnea of the newborn and acute ischemic stroke patients. Pooled analysis of absolute lymphocyte count for neonates with acute ischemic stroke and hypoxic-ischemic encephalopathy (not hypoxic-ischemic encephalopathy + total-body cooling) revealed that absolute lymphocyte count changes occurring at 0–12 h are likely due to disease progression, rather than total-body cooling treatment. Conclusion: These data suggest that the neutrophil/lymphocyte response is modulated following neonatal ischemic brain injury, representing a possible target for therapeutic intervention. However, initial severity of hypoxic-ischemic encephalopathy among these patients could also account for the observed changes in the immune response to injury. Thus, additional work to clarify the contributions of cooling therapy and disease severity to neutrophil/lymphocyte response following hypoxic-ischemic encephalopathy in neonates is warranted.
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- Jessica M Povroznik
- Center for Basic and Translational Stroke Research, West Virginia University, Morgantown, WV, USA.,Department of Physiology, Pharmacology & Neuroscience, West Virginia University, Morgantown, WV, USA
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- Center for Basic and Translational Stroke Research, West Virginia University, Morgantown, WV, USA.,Department of Physiology, Pharmacology & Neuroscience, West Virginia University, Morgantown, WV, USA
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- Center for Basic and Translational Stroke Research, West Virginia University, Morgantown, WV, USA.,Child Neurology, Department of Pediatrics, West Virginia University, Morgantown, WV, USA
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- Department of Neurology, Children's National Medical Center, Washington, DC, USA
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Li B, Concepcion K, Meng X, Zhang L. Brain-immune interactions in perinatal hypoxic-ischemic brain injury. Prog Neurobiol 2017; 159:50-68. [PMID: 29111451 PMCID: PMC5831511 DOI: 10.1016/j.pneurobio.2017.10.006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 144] [Impact Index Per Article: 20.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/19/2017] [Accepted: 10/26/2017] [Indexed: 01/07/2023]
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Perinatal hypoxia-ischemia remains the primary cause of acute neonatal brain injury, leading to a high mortality rate and long-term neurological deficits, such as behavioral, social, attentional, cognitive and functional motor deficits. An ever-increasing body of evidence shows that the immune response to acute cerebral hypoxia-ischemia is a major contributor to the pathophysiology of neonatal brain injury. Hypoxia-ischemia provokes an intravascular inflammatory cascade that is further augmented by the activation of resident immune cells and the cerebral infiltration of peripheral immune cells response to cellular damages in the brain parenchyma. This prolonged and/or inappropriate neuroinflammation leads to secondary brain tissue injury. Yet, the long-term effects of immune activation, especially the adaptive immune response, on the hypoxic-ischemic brain still remain unclear. The focus of this review is to summarize recent advances in the understanding of post-hypoxic-ischemic neuroinflammation triggered by the innate and adaptive immune responses and to discuss how these mechanisms modulate the brain vulnerability to injury. A greater understanding of the reciprocal interactions between the hypoxic-ischemic brain and the immune system will open new avenues for potential immunomodulatory therapy in the treatment of neonatal brain injury.
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- Bo Li
- The Lawrence D. Longo, MD Center for Perinatal Biology, Division of Pharmacology, Department of Basic Sciences, Loma Linda University School of Medicine, Loma Linda, CA 92350, USA.
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- The Lawrence D. Longo, MD Center for Perinatal Biology, Division of Pharmacology, Department of Basic Sciences, Loma Linda University School of Medicine, Loma Linda, CA 92350, USA
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- The Lawrence D. Longo, MD Center for Perinatal Biology, Division of Pharmacology, Department of Basic Sciences, Loma Linda University School of Medicine, Loma Linda, CA 92350, USA
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- The Lawrence D. Longo, MD Center for Perinatal Biology, Division of Pharmacology, Department of Basic Sciences, Loma Linda University School of Medicine, Loma Linda, CA 92350, USA
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Dietz RM, Wright CJ. Oxidative stress diseases unique to the perinatal period: A window into the developing innate immune response. Am J Reprod Immunol 2017; 79:e12787. [PMID: 29194835 DOI: 10.1111/aji.12787] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/25/2017] [Accepted: 10/31/2017] [Indexed: 12/15/2022] Open
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The innate immune system has evolved to play an integral role in the normally developing lung and brain. However, in response to oxidative stress, innate immunity, mediated by specific cellular and molecular programs and signaling, contributes to pathology in these same organ systems. Despite opposing drivers of oxidative stress, namely hyperoxia in neonatal lung injury and hypoxia/ischemia in neonatal brain injury, similar pathways-including toll-like receptors, NFκB and MAPK cascades-have been implicated in tissue damage. In this review, we consider recent insights into the innate immune response to oxidative stress in both neonatal and adult models to better understand hyperoxic lung injury and hypoxic-ischemic brain injury across development and aging. These insights support the development of targeted immunotherapeutic strategies to address the challenge of harnessing the innate immune system in oxidative stress diseases of the neonate.
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- Robert M Dietz
- Section of Neonatology, Department of Pediatrics, University of Colorado School of Medicine and Children's Hospital Colorado, Aurora, CO, USA
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- Section of Neonatology, Department of Pediatrics, University of Colorado School of Medicine and Children's Hospital Colorado, Aurora, CO, USA
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Ziemka-Nalecz M, Jaworska J, Zalewska T. Insights Into the Neuroinflammatory Responses After Neonatal Hypoxia-Ischemia. J Neuropathol Exp Neurol 2017; 76:644-654. [DOI: 10.1093/jnen/nlx046] [Citation(s) in RCA: 68] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/18/2022] Open
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Lai JCY, Rocha-Ferreira E, Ek CJ, Wang X, Hagberg H, Mallard C. Immune responses in perinatal brain injury. Brain Behav Immun 2017; 63:210-223. [PMID: 27865947 DOI: 10.1016/j.bbi.2016.10.022] [Citation(s) in RCA: 36] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/30/2016] [Revised: 10/28/2016] [Accepted: 10/30/2016] [Indexed: 12/13/2022] Open
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The perinatal period has often been described as immune deficient. However, it has become clear that immune responses in the neonate following exposure to microbes or as a result of tissue injury may be substantial and play a role in perinatal brain injury. In this article we will review the immune cell composition under normal physiological conditions in the perinatal period, both in the human and rodent. We will summarize evidence of the inflammatory responses to stimuli and discuss how neonatal immune activation, both in the central nervous system and in the periphery, may contribute to perinatal hypoxic-ischemic brain injury.
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- Jacqueline C Y Lai
- Institute of Neuroscience and Physiology, Sahlgrenska Academy, University of Gothenburg, Box 432, 405 30 Gothenburg, Sweden
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- Institute of Clinical Sciences, Sahlgrenska Academy, University of Gothenburg, Box 432, 405 30 Gothenburg, Sweden
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- Institute of Neuroscience and Physiology, Sahlgrenska Academy, University of Gothenburg, Box 432, 405 30 Gothenburg, Sweden
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- Institute of Neuroscience and Physiology, Sahlgrenska Academy, University of Gothenburg, Box 432, 405 30 Gothenburg, Sweden
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- Institute of Clinical Sciences, Sahlgrenska Academy, University of Gothenburg, Box 432, 405 30 Gothenburg, Sweden
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- Institute of Neuroscience and Physiology, Sahlgrenska Academy, University of Gothenburg, Box 432, 405 30 Gothenburg, Sweden.
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Karsy M, Brock A, Guan J, Taussky P, Kalani MYS, Park MS. Neuroprotective strategies and the underlying molecular basis of cerebrovascular stroke. Neurosurg Focus 2017; 42:E3. [DOI: 10.3171/2017.1.focus16522] [Citation(s) in RCA: 54] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/05/2023]
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Stroke is a leading cause of disability in the US. Although there has been significant progress in the area of medical and surgical thrombolytic technologies, neuroprotective agents to prevent secondary cerebral injury and to minimize disability remain limited. Only limited success has been reported in preclinical and clinical trials evaluating a variety of compounds. In this review, the authors discuss the most up-to-date information regarding the underlying molecular biology of stroke as well as strategies that aim to mitigate this complex signaling cascade. Results of historical research trials involving N-methyl-d-aspartate and α-amino-3-hydroxy-5-methyl-4-isoxazole propionate receptor antagonists, clomethiazole, antioxidants, citicoline, nitric oxide, and immune regulators have laid the groundwork for current progress. In addition, more recent studies involving therapeutic hypothermia, magnesium, albumin, glyburide, uric acid, and a variety of other treatments have provided more options. The use of neuroprotective agents in combination or with existing thrombolytic treatments may be one of many exciting areas of further development. Although past trials of neuroprotective agents in ischemic stroke have been limited, significant insights into mechanisms of stroke, animal models, and trial design have incrementally improved approaches for future therapies.
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Webster KM, Sun M, Crack P, O'Brien TJ, Shultz SR, Semple BD. Inflammation in epileptogenesis after traumatic brain injury. J Neuroinflammation 2017; 14:10. [PMID: 28086980 PMCID: PMC5237206 DOI: 10.1186/s12974-016-0786-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 172] [Impact Index Per Article: 24.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/03/2016] [Accepted: 12/28/2016] [Indexed: 01/02/2023] Open
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Background Epilepsy is a common and debilitating consequence of traumatic brain injury (TBI). Seizures contribute to progressive neurodegeneration and poor functional and psychosocial outcomes for TBI survivors, and epilepsy after TBI is often resistant to existing anti-epileptic drugs. The development of post-traumatic epilepsy (PTE) occurs in a complex neurobiological environment characterized by ongoing TBI-induced secondary injury processes. Neuroinflammation is an important secondary injury process, though how it contributes to epileptogenesis, and the development of chronic, spontaneous seizure activity, remains poorly understood. A mechanistic understanding of how inflammation contributes to the development of epilepsy (epileptogenesis) after TBI is important to facilitate the identification of novel therapeutic strategies to reduce or prevent seizures. Body We reviewed previous clinical and pre-clinical data to evaluate the hypothesis that inflammation contributes to seizures and epilepsy after TBI. Increasing evidence indicates that neuroinflammation is a common consequence of epileptic seizure activity, and also contributes to epileptogenesis as well as seizure initiation (ictogenesis) and perpetuation. Three key signaling factors implicated in both seizure activity and TBI-induced secondary pathogenesis are highlighted in this review: high-mobility group box protein-1 interacting with toll-like receptors, interleukin-1β interacting with its receptors, and transforming growth factor-β signaling from extravascular albumin. Lastly, we consider age-dependent differences in seizure susceptibility and neuroinflammation as mechanisms which may contribute to a heightened vulnerability to epileptogenesis in young brain-injured patients. Conclusion Several inflammatory mediators exhibit epileptogenic and ictogenic properties, acting on glia and neurons both directly and indirectly influence neuronal excitability. Further research is required to establish causality between inflammatory signaling cascades and the development of epilepsy post-TBI, and to evaluate the therapeutic potential of pharmaceuticals targeting inflammatory pathways to prevent or mitigate the development of PTE.
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- Kyria M Webster
- Department of Medicine (The Royal Melbourne Hospital), The University of Melbourne, Kenneth Myer Building, Melbourne Brain Centre, Royal Parade, Parkville, VIC, 3050, Australia
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- Department of Medicine (The Royal Melbourne Hospital), The University of Melbourne, Kenneth Myer Building, Melbourne Brain Centre, Royal Parade, Parkville, VIC, 3050, Australia
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- Department of Pharmacology and Therapeutics, The University of Melbourne, Parkville, VIC, 3050, Australia
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- Department of Medicine (The Royal Melbourne Hospital), The University of Melbourne, Kenneth Myer Building, Melbourne Brain Centre, Royal Parade, Parkville, VIC, 3050, Australia
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- Department of Medicine (The Royal Melbourne Hospital), The University of Melbourne, Kenneth Myer Building, Melbourne Brain Centre, Royal Parade, Parkville, VIC, 3050, Australia
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- Department of Medicine (The Royal Melbourne Hospital), The University of Melbourne, Kenneth Myer Building, Melbourne Brain Centre, Royal Parade, Parkville, VIC, 3050, Australia.
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Yıldız EP, Ekici B, Tatlı B. Neonatal hypoxic ischemic encephalopathy: an update on disease pathogenesis and treatment. Expert Rev Neurother 2016; 17:449-459. [PMID: 27830959 DOI: 10.1080/14737175.2017.1259567] [Citation(s) in RCA: 122] [Impact Index Per Article: 15.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
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INTRODUCTION Hypoxic ischemic encephalopathy (HIE) is the most important reason for morbidity and mortality in term-born infants. Understanding pathophysiology of the brain damage is essential for the early detection of patients with high risk for HIE and development of strategies for their treatments. Areas covered: This review discusses pathophysiology of the neonatal HIE and its treatment options, including hypothermia, melatonin, allopurinol, topiramate, erythropoietin, N-acetylcyctein, magnesium sulphate and xenon. Expert commentary: Several clinical studies have been performed in order to decrease the risk of brain injury due to difficulties in the early diagnosis and treatment, and to develop strategies for better long-term outcomes. Although currently standard treatment methods include therapeutic hypothermia for neonates with moderate to severe HIE, new supportive options are needed to enhance neuroprotective effects of the hypothermia, which should aim to reduce production of the free radicals and to have anti-inflammatory and anti-apoptotic actions.
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- b Department of Pediatric Neurology , Liv Hospital , Istanbul , Turkey
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- a Department of Pediatric Neurology , Istanbul University , Istanbul , Turkey
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Perinatal stroke leads to significant morbidity and long-term neurological and cognitive deficits. The pathophysiological mechanisms of brain damage depend on brain maturation at the time of stroke. To understand whether microglial cells limit injury after neonatal stroke by preserving neurovascular integrity, we subjected postnatal day 7 (P7) rats depleted of microglial cells, rats with inhibited microglial TGFbr2/ALK5 signaling, and corresponding controls, to transient middle cerebral artery occlusion (tMCAO). Microglial depletion by intracerebral injection of liposome-encapsulated clodronate at P5 significantly reduced vessel coverage and triggered hemorrhages in injured regions 24 h after tMCAO. Lack of microglia did not alter expression or intracellular redistribution of several tight junction proteins, did not affect degradation of collagen IV induced by the tMCAO, but altered cell types producing TGFβ1 and the phosphorylation and intracellular distribution of SMAD2/3. Selective inhibition of TGFbr2/ALK5 signaling in microglia via intracerebral liposome-encapsulated SB-431542 delivery triggered hemorrhages after tMCAO, demonstrating that TGFβ1/TGFbr2/ALK5 signaling in microglia protects from hemorrhages. Consistent with observations in neonatal rats, depletion of microglia before tMCAO in P9 Cx3cr1(GFP/+)/Ccr2(RFP/+) mice exacerbated injury and induced hemorrhages at 24 h. The effects were independent of infiltration of Ccr2(RFP/+) monocytes into injured regions. Cumulatively, in two species, we show that microglial cells protect neonatal brain from hemorrhage after acute ischemic stroke.
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Perinatal stroke leads to significant morbidity and long-term neurological and cognitive deficits. The pathophysiological mechanisms of brain damage depend on brain maturation at the time of stroke. To understand whether microglial cells limit injury after neonatal stroke by preserving neurovascular integrity, we subjected postnatal day 7 (P7) rats depleted of microglial cells, rats with inhibited microglial TGFbr2/ALK5 signaling, and corresponding controls, to transient middle cerebral artery occlusion (tMCAO). Microglial depletion by intracerebral injection of liposome-encapsulated clodronate at P5 significantly reduced vessel coverage and triggered hemorrhages in injured regions 24 h after tMCAO. Lack of microglia did not alter expression or intracellular redistribution of several tight junction proteins, did not affect degradation of collagen IV induced by the tMCAO, but altered cell types producing TGFβ1 and the phosphorylation and intracellular distribution of SMAD2/3. Selective inhibition of TGFbr2/ALK5 signaling in microglia via intracerebral liposome-encapsulated SB-431542 delivery triggered hemorrhages after tMCAO, demonstrating that TGFβ1/TGFbr2/ALK5 signaling in microglia protects from hemorrhages. Consistent with observations in neonatal rats, depletion of microglia before tMCAO in P9 Cx3cr1(GFP/+)/Ccr2(RFP/+) mice exacerbated injury and induced hemorrhages at 24 h. The effects were independent of infiltration of Ccr2(RFP/+) monocytes into injured regions. Cumulatively, in two species, we show that microglial cells protect neonatal brain from hemorrhage after acute ischemic stroke.
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Plasticity in the Neonatal Brain following Hypoxic-Ischaemic Injury. Neural Plast 2016; 2016:4901014. [PMID: 27047695 PMCID: PMC4800097 DOI: 10.1155/2016/4901014] [Citation(s) in RCA: 117] [Impact Index Per Article: 14.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/13/2015] [Revised: 01/12/2016] [Accepted: 02/07/2016] [Indexed: 12/03/2022] Open
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Hypoxic-ischaemic damage to the developing brain is a leading cause of child death, with high mortality and morbidity, including cerebral palsy, epilepsy, and cognitive disabilities. The developmental stage of the brain and the severity of the insult influence the selective regional vulnerability and the subsequent clinical manifestations. The increased susceptibility to hypoxia-ischaemia (HI) of periventricular white matter in preterm infants predisposes the immature brain to motor, cognitive, and sensory deficits, with cognitive impairment associated with earlier gestational age. In term infants HI causes selective damage to sensorimotor cortex, basal ganglia, thalamus, and brain stem. Even though the immature brain is more malleable to external stimuli compared to the adult one, a hypoxic-ischaemic event to the neonate interrupts the shaping of central motor pathways and can affect normal developmental plasticity through altering neurotransmission, changes in cellular signalling, neural connectivity and function, wrong targeted innervation, and interruption of developmental apoptosis. Models of neonatal HI demonstrate three morphologically different types of cell death, that is, apoptosis, necrosis, and autophagy, which crosstalk and can exist as a continuum in the same cell. In the present review we discuss the mechanisms of HI injury to the immature brain and the way they affect plasticity.
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Gesuete R, Stevens SL, Stenzel-Poore MP. Role of Circulating Immune Cells in Stroke and Preconditioning-Induced Protection. ACTA NEUROCHIRURGICA. SUPPLEMENT 2016; 121:39-44. [PMID: 26463920 DOI: 10.1007/978-3-319-18497-5_7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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Stroke activates an inflammatory response that results in the infiltration of peripheral immune cells into the ischemic area, contributing to exacerbation of tissue damage. However, evidence indicates that inflammatory cell infiltration can also promote neuroprotection through regulatory immune cells that mitigate injury. These immune regulatory cells may also be important mediators of neuroprotection associated with preconditioning, a phenomenon whereby small exposure to a potential harmful stimulus is able to induce protection against a subsequent ischemic event. The elucidation of mechanisms that allow these immune cells to confer neuroprotection is critical to developing new therapeutic strategies against acute stroke. In the present review, we discuss the dual role of peripheral immune cells in stroke-related brain injury and neuroprotection. Furthermore, we report new data from our laboratory that supports the important role of peripheral cells and their interaction with the brain endothelium for the establishment of the protective phenotype in preconditioning.
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- Raffaella Gesuete
- Department of Molecular Microbiology and Immunology, Oregon Health and Science University, Portland, OR, USA
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- Department of Molecular Microbiology and Immunology, Oregon Health and Science University, Portland, OR, USA
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- Department of Molecular Microbiology and Immunology, L220, Oregon Health and Science University, 3181 Sam Jackson Park Road, Portland, OR, 97239, USA.
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Mallard C, Vexler ZS. Modeling Ischemia in the Immature Brain: How Translational Are Animal Models? Stroke 2015; 46:3006-11. [PMID: 26272384 DOI: 10.1161/strokeaha.115.007776] [Citation(s) in RCA: 56] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/17/2015] [Accepted: 06/19/2015] [Indexed: 12/18/2022]
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- Carina Mallard
- From the Department of Physiology, Institute of Neuroscience and Physiology, Sahlgrenska Academy, University of Gothenburg, Sweden (C.M.); and Department of Neurology, University California San Francisco (Z.S.V.)
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- From the Department of Physiology, Institute of Neuroscience and Physiology, Sahlgrenska Academy, University of Gothenburg, Sweden (C.M.); and Department of Neurology, University California San Francisco (Z.S.V.).
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Hypoxic Preconditioning Suppresses Glial Activation and Neuroinflammation in Neonatal Brain Insults. Mediators Inflamm 2015; 2015:632592. [PMID: 26273140 PMCID: PMC4530271 DOI: 10.1155/2015/632592] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/20/2014] [Accepted: 03/03/2015] [Indexed: 12/20/2022] Open
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Perinatal insults and subsequent neuroinflammation are the major mechanisms of neonatal brain injury, but there have been only scarce reports on the associations between hypoxic preconditioning and glial activation. Here we use neonatal hypoxia-ischemia brain injury model in 7-day-old rats and in vitro hypoxia model with primary mixed glial culture and the BV-2 microglial cell line to assess the effects of hypoxia and hypoxic preconditioning on glial activation. Hypoxia-ischemia brain insult induced significant brain weight reduction, profound cell loss, and reactive gliosis in the damaged hemisphere. Hypoxic preconditioning significantly attenuated glial activation and resulted in robust neuroprotection. As early as 2 h after the hypoxia-ischemia insult, proinflammatory gene upregulation was suppressed in the hypoxic preconditioning group. In vitro experiments showed that exposure to 0.5% oxygen for 4 h induced a glial inflammatory response. Exposure to brief hypoxia (0.5 h) 24 h before the hypoxic insult significantly ameliorated this response. In conclusion, hypoxic preconditioning confers strong neuroprotection, possibly through suppression of glial activation and subsequent inflammatory responses after hypoxia-ischemia insults in neonatal rats. This might therefore be a promising therapeutic approach for rescuing neonatal brain injury.
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Eliwan HO, Watson RWG, Aslam S, Regan I, Philbin B, O'Hare FM, O'Neill A, Preston R, Blanco A, Grant T, Nolan B, Smith O, Molloy EJ. Neonatal brain injury and systemic inflammation: modulation by activated protein C ex vivo. Clin Exp Immunol 2015; 179:477-84. [PMID: 25204207 DOI: 10.1111/cei.12453] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 08/29/2014] [Indexed: 01/04/2023] Open
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Infection and inflammation can be antecedents of neonatal encephalopathy (NE) and increase the risk of neurological sequelae. Activated protein C (APC) has anti-coagulant and anti-inflammatory effects and provides neuroprotection in brain and spinal cord injury. We examined neutrophil and monocyte responses to lipopolysaccharide (LPS) in infants with NE compared with healthy adult and neonatal controls, and also studied the effect of APC. Whole blood was incubated with LPS and APC and Toll-like receptor (TLR)-4 (LPS recognition), CD11b expression (activation) and intracellular reactive oxygen intermediate (ROI; function) release from neutrophils and monocytes was examined by flow cytometry serially from days 1 to 7. We found a significant increase in neutrophil ROI in infants with NE on day 3 following LPS compared to neonatal controls and this augmented response was reduced significantly by APC. Neutrophil and monocyte CD11b expression was increased significantly on day 1 in infants with NE compared to neonatal controls. LPS-induced neutrophil TLR-4 expression was increased significantly in infants with NE on days 3 and 7 and was reduced by APC. LPS-induced monocyte TLR-4 was increased significantly in infants with NE on day 7. Neutrophil and monocyte activation and production of ROIs may mediate tissue damage in infants with NE. APC modified LPS responses in infants with NE. APC may reduce the inflammatory responses in NE and may ameliorate multi-organ dysfunction. Further study of the immunomodulatory effects of protein C may be warranted using mutant forms with decreased bleeding potential.
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- H O Eliwan
- Paediatrics, National Maternity Hospital, Dublin, Ireland; UCD School of Medicine and Medical Science and Conway Institute for Biomolecular and Biomedical Science, University College Dublin, Dublin, Ireland; National Children Research Centre, Dublin, Ireland; Paediatrics, Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland, Dublin, Ireland
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Moretti R, Pansiot J, Bettati D, Strazielle N, Ghersi-Egea JF, Damante G, Fleiss B, Titomanlio L, Gressens P. Blood-brain barrier dysfunction in disorders of the developing brain. Front Neurosci 2015; 9:40. [PMID: 25741233 PMCID: PMC4330788 DOI: 10.3389/fnins.2015.00040] [Citation(s) in RCA: 103] [Impact Index Per Article: 11.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/17/2014] [Accepted: 01/27/2015] [Indexed: 12/22/2022] Open
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Disorders of the developing brain represent a major health problem. The neurological manifestations of brain lesions can range from severe clinical deficits to more subtle neurological signs or behavioral problems and learning disabilities, which often become evident many years after the initial damage. These long-term sequelae are due at least in part to central nervous system immaturity at the time of the insult. The blood-brain barrier (BBB) protects the brain and maintains homeostasis. BBB alterations are observed during both acute and chronic brain insults. After an insult, excitatory amino acid neurotransmitters are released, causing reactive oxygen species (ROS)-dependent changes in BBB permeability that allow immune cells to enter and stimulate an inflammatory response. The cytokines, chemokines and other molecules released as well as peripheral and local immune cells can activate an inflammatory cascade in the brain, leading to secondary neurodegeneration that can continue for months or even years and finally contribute to post-insult neuronal deficits. The role of the BBB in perinatal disorders is poorly understood. The inflammatory response, which can be either acute (e.g., perinatal stroke, traumatic brain injury) or chronic (e.g., perinatal infectious diseases) actively modulates the pathophysiological processes underlying brain injury. We present an overview of current knowledge about BBB dysfunction in the developing brain during acute and chronic insults, along with clinical and experimental data.
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- Raffaella Moretti
- INSERM U1141, Robert Debre's Hospital Paris, France ; Université Paris Diderot, Sorbonne Paris Cité, UMRS 1141-PROTECT Paris, France ; PremUP Paris, France ; S. Maria della Misericordia Hospital, Università degli Studi di Udine Udine, Italy
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- INSERM U1141, Robert Debre's Hospital Paris, France ; Université Paris Diderot, Sorbonne Paris Cité, UMRS 1141-PROTECT Paris, France ; PremUP Paris, France
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- INSERM U1141, Robert Debre's Hospital Paris, France ; Université Paris Diderot, Sorbonne Paris Cité, UMRS 1141-PROTECT Paris, France ; PremUP Paris, France
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- Lyon Neurosciences Research Center, INSERM U1028, CNRS UMR5292 - Lyon University Lyon, France ; Brain-i Lyon, France
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- S. Maria della Misericordia Hospital, Università degli Studi di Udine Udine, Italy
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- INSERM U1141, Robert Debre's Hospital Paris, France ; Université Paris Diderot, Sorbonne Paris Cité, UMRS 1141-PROTECT Paris, France ; PremUP Paris, France ; Department of Division of Imaging Sciences and Biomedical Engineering, Centre for the Developing Brain, St. Thomas' Hospital London, UK
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- INSERM U1141, Robert Debre's Hospital Paris, France ; Université Paris Diderot, Sorbonne Paris Cité, UMRS 1141-PROTECT Paris, France ; PremUP Paris, France ; Pediatric Emergency Department, APHP, Robert Debré Hospital Paris, France
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- INSERM U1141, Robert Debre's Hospital Paris, France ; Université Paris Diderot, Sorbonne Paris Cité, UMRS 1141-PROTECT Paris, France ; PremUP Paris, France ; Department of Division of Imaging Sciences and Biomedical Engineering, Centre for the Developing Brain, St. Thomas' Hospital London, UK
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Rocha-Ferreira E, Hristova M. Antimicrobial peptides and complement in neonatal hypoxia-ischemia induced brain damage. Front Immunol 2015; 6:56. [PMID: 25729383 PMCID: PMC4325932 DOI: 10.3389/fimmu.2015.00056] [Citation(s) in RCA: 46] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/03/2014] [Accepted: 01/29/2015] [Indexed: 12/22/2022] Open
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Hypoxic-ischemic encephalopathy (HIE) is a clinical condition in the neonate, resulting from oxygen deprivation around the time of birth. HIE affects 1-5/1000 live births worldwide and is associated with the development of neurological deficits, including cerebral palsy, epilepsy, and cognitive disabilities. Even though the brain is considered as an immune-privileged site, it has innate and adaptive immune response and can produce complement (C) components and antimicrobial peptides (AMPs). Dysregulation of cerebral expression of AMPs and C can exacerbate or ameliorate the inflammatory response within the brain. Brain ischemia triggers a prolonged inflammatory response affecting the progression of injury and secondary energy failure and involves both innate and adaptive immune systems, including immune-competent and non-competent cells. Following injury to the central nervous system (CNS), including neonatal hypoxia-ischemia (HI), resident microglia, and astroglia are the main cells providing immune defense to the brain in a stimulus-dependent manner. They can express and secrete pro-inflammatory cytokines and therefore trigger prolonged inflammation, resulting in neurodegeneration. Microglial cells express and release a wide range of inflammation-associated molecules including several components of the complement system. Complement activation following neonatal HI injury has been reported to contribute to neurodegeneration. Astrocytes can significantly affect the immune response of the CNS under pathological conditions through production and release of pro-inflammatory cytokines and immunomodulatory AMPs. Astrocytes express β-defensins, which can chemoattract and promote maturation of dendritic cells (DC), and can also limit inflammation by controlling the viability of these same DC. This review will focus on the balance of complement components and AMPs within the CNS following neonatal HI injury and the effect of that balance on the subsequent brain damage.
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- Eridan Rocha-Ferreira
- Perinatal Brain Repair Group, Department of Maternal and Fetal Medicine, Institute for Women's Health, University College London , London , UK
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- Perinatal Brain Repair Group, Department of Maternal and Fetal Medicine, Institute for Women's Health, University College London , London , UK
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Bonestroo HJC, Heijnen CJ, Groenendaal F, van Bel F, Nijboer CH. Development of cerebral gray and white matter injury and cerebral inflammation over time after inflammatory perinatal asphyxia. Dev Neurosci 2015; 37:78-94. [PMID: 25634435 DOI: 10.1159/000368770] [Citation(s) in RCA: 32] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/23/2014] [Accepted: 10/01/2014] [Indexed: 11/19/2022] Open
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Antenatal inflammation is associated with increased severity of hypoxic-ischemic (HI) encephalopathy and adverse outcome in human neonates and experimental rodents. We investigated the effect of lipopolysaccharide (LPS) on the timing of HI-induced cerebral tissue loss and gray matter injury, white matter injury and integrity, and the cerebral inflammatory response. On postnatal day 9, mice underwent HI by unilateral carotid artery occlusion followed by systemic hypoxia which resulted in early neuronal damage (MAP2 loss) at 3 h that did not increase up to day 15. LPS injection 14 h before HI (LPS+HI) significantly and gradually aggravated MAP2 loss from 3 h up to day 15, resulting in an acellular cystic lesion. LPS+HI increased white matter damage, reduced myelination in the corpus callosum and increased white matter fiber coherency in the cingulum. The number of oligodendrocytes throughout the lineage (Olig2-positive) was increased whereas more mature myelinating (CNPase-positive) oligodendrocytes were strongly decreased after LPS+HI. LPS+HI induced an increased and prolonged expression of cerebral cytokines/chemokines compared to HI. Additionally, LPS+HI increased macrophage/microglia activation and influx of neutrophils in the brain compared to HI. This study demonstrates the sensitizing effect of LPS on neonatal HI brain injury for an extended time-frame up to 15 days postinsult. LPS before HI induced a gradual increase in gray and white matter deficits, including reduced numbers of more mature myelinating oligodendrocytes and a decrease in white matter integrity. Moreover, LPS+HI prolonged and intensified the cerebral inflammatory response, including cellular infiltration. In conclusion, as the timing of damage and/or involved pathways are changed when HI is preceded by inflammation, experimental therapies might require modifications in the time window, dosage or combinations of therapies for efficacious neuroprotection.
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- Hilde J C Bonestroo
- Laboratory of Neuroimmunology and Developmental Origins of Disease (NIDOD), University Medical Center Utrecht, Utrecht, The Netherlands
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Kratzer I, Chip S, Vexler ZS. Barrier mechanisms in neonatal stroke. Front Neurosci 2014; 8:359. [PMID: 25426016 PMCID: PMC4224076 DOI: 10.3389/fnins.2014.00359] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/26/2014] [Accepted: 10/20/2014] [Indexed: 12/13/2022] Open
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Clinical data continue to reveal that the incidence of perinatal stroke is high, similar to that in the elderly. Perinatal stroke leads to significant morbidity and severe long-term neurological and cognitive deficits, including cerebral palsy. Experimental models of cerebral ischemia in neonatal rodents have shown that the pathophysiology of perinatal brain damage is multifactorial. Cerebral vasculature undergoes substantial structural and functional changes during early postnatal brain development. Thus, the state of the vasculature could affect susceptibility of the neonatal brain to cerebral ischemia. In this review, we discuss some of the most recent findings regarding the neurovascular responses of the immature brain to focal arterial stroke in relation to neuroinflammation. We also discuss a possible role of the neonatal blood-CSF barrier in modulating inflammation and the long-term effects of early neurovascular integrity after neonatal stroke on angiogenesis and neurogenesis.
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- Ingrid Kratzer
- Department of Neurology, University of California San Francisco San Francisco, CA, USA
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- Department of Neurology, University of California San Francisco San Francisco, CA, USA
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- Department of Neurology, University of California San Francisco San Francisco, CA, USA
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Mechanisms of perinatal arterial ischemic stroke. J Cereb Blood Flow Metab 2014; 34:921-32. [PMID: 24667913 PMCID: PMC4050239 DOI: 10.1038/jcbfm.2014.41] [Citation(s) in RCA: 82] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/28/2013] [Revised: 12/30/2013] [Accepted: 01/02/2014] [Indexed: 01/21/2023]
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The incidence of perinatal stroke is high, similar to that in the elderly, and produces a significant morbidity and severe long-term neurologic and cognitive deficits, including cerebral palsy, epilepsy, neuropsychological impairments, and behavioral disorders. Emerging clinical data and data from experimental models of cerebral ischemia in neonatal rodents have shown that the pathophysiology of perinatal brain damage is multifactorial. These studies have revealed that, far from just being a smaller version of the adult brain, the neonatal brain is unique with a very particular and age-dependent responsiveness to hypoxia-ischemia and focal arterial stroke. In this review, we discuss fundamental clinical aspects of perinatal stroke as well as some of the most recent and relevant findings regarding the susceptibility of specific brain cell populations to injury, the dynamics and the mechanisms of neuronal cell death in injured neonates, the responses of neonatal blood-brain barrier to stroke in relation to systemic and local inflammation, and the long-term effects of stroke on angiogenesis and neurogenesis. Finally, we address translational strategies currently being considered for neonatal stroke as well as treatments that might effectively enhance repair later after injury.
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Doycheva DM, Hadley T, Li L, Applegate RL, Zhang JH, Tang J. Anti-neutrophil antibody enhances the neuroprotective effects of G-CSF by decreasing number of neutrophils in hypoxic ischemic neonatal rat model. Neurobiol Dis 2014; 69:192-9. [PMID: 24874543 DOI: 10.1016/j.nbd.2014.05.024] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/24/2014] [Revised: 04/09/2014] [Accepted: 05/17/2014] [Indexed: 01/09/2023] Open
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OBJECTIVES Neonatal hypoxia ischemia (HI) is an injury that can lead to neurological impairments such as behavioral and learning disabilities. Granulocyte-colony stimulating factor (G-CSF) has been demonstrated to be neuroprotective in ischemic stroke however it has also been shown to induce neutrophilia, ultimately exacerbating neuronal injury. Our hypothesis is that coadministration of anti-neutrophil antibody (Ab) with G-CSF will decrease blood neutrophil counts thereby reducing infarct volume and improving neurological function post HI brain injury. METHODS Rat pups were subjected to unilateral carotid artery ligation followed by 2.5h of hypoxia. Animals were randomly assigned to five groups: Sham (n=15), vehicle (HI, n=15), HI with G-CSF treatment (n=15), HI with G-CSF+Ab treatment (n=15), and HI with Ab treatment (n=15). Ab (325μg/kg) was administered intraperitoneally while G-CSF (50μg/kg) was administered subcutaneously 1h post HI followed by daily injections for 3 consecutive days. Animals were euthanized at 96h post HI for blood neutrophil counts and brain infarct volume measurements as well as at 5weeks for neurological function testing and brain weight measurements. Lung and spleen weights at both time points were further analyzed. RESULTS The G-CSF treatment group showed tendencies to reduce infarct volume and improve neurological function while significantly increasing neutrophil counts. On the other hand, the G-CSF+Ab group significantly reduced infarct volume, improved neurological function and decreased neutrophil counts. The Ab alone group showed reversal of the neuroprotective effects of the G-CSF+Ab group. No significant differences were found in peripheral organ weights between groups. CONCLUSION Our data suggest that coadministration of G-CSF with Ab not only prevented brain atrophy but also significantly improved neurological function by decreasing blood neutrophil counts. Hence the neuroprotective effects of G-CSF may be further enhanced if neutrophilia is avoided.
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- Desislava M Doycheva
- Department of Physiology & Pharmacology, Loma Linda University School of Medicine, Loma Linda, CA, USA
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- Department of Anaesthesiology, Loma Linda University School of Medicine, Loma Linda, CA, USA
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- Department of Physiology & Pharmacology, Loma Linda University School of Medicine, Loma Linda, CA, USA
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- Department of Anaesthesiology, Loma Linda University School of Medicine, Loma Linda, CA, USA
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- Department of Physiology & Pharmacology, Loma Linda University School of Medicine, Loma Linda, CA, USA; Department of Neurosurgery, Loma Linda University School of Medicine, Loma Linda, CA, USA
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- Department of Physiology & Pharmacology, Loma Linda University School of Medicine, Loma Linda, CA, USA.
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Liu F, Mccullough LD. Inflammatory responses in hypoxic ischemic encephalopathy. Acta Pharmacol Sin 2013; 34:1121-30. [PMID: 23892271 PMCID: PMC3764334 DOI: 10.1038/aps.2013.89] [Citation(s) in RCA: 172] [Impact Index Per Article: 15.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/22/2013] [Accepted: 06/16/2013] [Indexed: 12/22/2022] Open
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Inflammation plays a critical role in mediating brain injury induced by neonatal hypoxic ischemic encephalopathy (HIE). The mechanisms underlying inflammatory responses to ischemia may be shared by neonatal and adult brains; however, HIE exhibits a unique inflammation phenotype that results from the immaturity of the neonatal immune system. This review will discuss the current knowledge concerning systemic and local inflammatory responses in the acute and subacute stages of HIE. The key components of inflammation, including immune cells, adhesion molecules, cytokines, chemokines and oxidative stress, will be reviewed, and the differences between neonatal and adult inflammatory responses to cerebral ischemic injury will also be discussed.
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Järlestedt K, Rousset CI, Ståhlberg A, Sourkova H, Atkins AL, Thornton C, Barnum SR, Wetsel RA, Dragunow M, Pekny M, Mallard C, Hagberg H, Pekna M. Receptor for complement peptide C3a: a therapeutic target for neonatal hypoxic‐ischemic brain injury. FASEB J 2013; 27:3797-804. [DOI: 10.1096/fj.13-230011] [Citation(s) in RCA: 44] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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- Center for Brain Repair and RehabilitationDepartment of Clinical Neuroscience and RehabilitationInstitute of Neuroscience and PhysiologySahlgrenska AcademyUniversity of GothenburgGothenburgSweden
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- Center for Brain Repair and RehabilitationDepartment of Clinical Neuroscience and RehabilitationInstitute of Neuroscience and PhysiologySahlgrenska AcademyUniversity of GothenburgGothenburgSweden
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- Center for Brain Repair and RehabilitationDepartment of Clinical Neuroscience and RehabilitationInstitute of Neuroscience and PhysiologySahlgrenska AcademyUniversity of GothenburgGothenburgSweden
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- Department of MicrobiologyUniversity of AlabamaBirminghamAlabamaUSA
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- Research Center for Immunology and Autoimmune DiseasesInstitute of Molecular Medicine for the Prevention of Human DiseasesUniversity of Texas‐HoustonHoustonTexasUSA
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- Department of PharmacologyFaculty of Medical and Health SciencesThe University of AucklandAucklandNew Zealand
- The National Research Centre for Growth and DevelopmentFaculty of Medical and Health SciencesThe University of AucklandAucklandNew Zealand
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- Center for Brain Repair and RehabilitationDepartment of Clinical Neuroscience and RehabilitationInstitute of Neuroscience and PhysiologySahlgrenska AcademyUniversity of GothenburgGothenburgSweden
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- Perinatal CenterSahlgrenska AcademyUniversity of GothenburgGothenburgSweden
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- Perinatal CenterSahlgrenska AcademyUniversity of GothenburgGothenburgSweden
- Department of Obstetrics and GynecologySahlgrenska AcademyUniversity of GothenburgGothenburgSweden
- Centre for the Developing BrainKing's CollegeLondonUK
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- Center for Brain Repair and RehabilitationDepartment of Clinical Neuroscience and RehabilitationInstitute of Neuroscience and PhysiologySahlgrenska AcademyUniversity of GothenburgGothenburgSweden
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Bonestroo HJC, Nijboer CHA, van Velthoven CTJ, Kavelaars A, Hack CE, van Bel F, Heijnen CJ. Cerebral and hepatic inflammatory response after neonatal hypoxia-ischemia in newborn rats. Dev Neurosci 2013; 35:197-211. [PMID: 23689428 DOI: 10.1159/000346685] [Citation(s) in RCA: 44] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/16/2012] [Accepted: 12/19/2012] [Indexed: 11/19/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Neonatal encephalopathy induced by perinatal asphyxia is a serious condition associated with high mortality and morbidity. Inflammation after the insult is thought to contribute to brain injury. This inflammatory response to hypoxia-ischemia (HI) may not only occur in the brain but also in peripheral organs. The aim of the present study was to investigate the effect of neonatal HI on the inflammatory response in the liver in comparison to inflammation in the brain. METHODS HI was induced in P7 Wistar rats by unilateral carotid artery occlusion and hypoxia. Cytokine and chemokine mRNA levels were determined in the brain and liver by quantitative PCR. Polarization of brain macrophages to the M1/M2-like phenotype and infiltration of neutrophils were characterized by immunohistochemistry. RESULTS 3 h after HI, an upregulation of the proinflammatory cytokines TNF-α and IL-1β and anti-inflammatory IL-10 was observed in the ipsilateral hemisphere of the brain compared to mRNA levels in sham-operated animals. Additionally, cerebral CINC-1 and MCP-1 mRNA expressions were increased. We also observed increased numbers of macrophages/microglia of the M1-like phenotype as well as a small increase in granulocyte influx in the ipsilateral hemisphere. Conversely, in the liver 3 h after HI, a downregulation of TNF-α, IL-1β, and MCP-1 and a trend towards an upregulation of IL-10 were observed compared to mRNA levels of sham-operated animals. However, hepatic CINC-1 expression was increased compared to levels in sham-operated animals. Following systemic hypoxia only, no significant changes in the expression of TNF-α, CINC-1 or MCP-1 were observed in the liver compared to sham-operated littermates, except for an upregulation in hepatic IL-1β expression 3 h after hypoxia. Twenty-four hours after insult, cerebral ipsilateral TNF-α, MCP-1 and CINC-1 mRNA expression was still increased, together with an increase in TGF-β expression. Moreover, an increase in macrophages/microglia of the M1-like phenotype was observed together with the appearance of macrophages/microglia of the M2-like phenotype around the cerebral lesion as well as an increase in granulocyte influx in comparison to 3 h after HI. In the liver, 24 h after HI, cytokine and chemokine responses were similar to mRNA levels in sham-operated animals except for a decrease in IL-10 and MCP-1. CONCLUSION We describe for the first time that brain damage following neonatal HI induces an early downregulation of the proinflammatory response in the liver. HI induces an early proinflammatory response in the brain with a concomitant increase in influx of neutrophils and polarization of macrophages/microglia to the M1-like phenotype starting at 3 h and increasing up to 24 h after HI. The inflammatory state of the brain changes after 24 h, with an increase in the anti-inflammatory cytokine TGF-β together with the appearance of macrophages/microglia of the M2-like phenotype. The downregulation of proinflammatory cytokines in the liver is not due to systemic hypoxia only, but is induced by the cerebral damage.
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- H J C Bonestroo
- Laboratory of Neuroimmunology and Developmental Origins of Disease (NIDOD), University Medical Center Utrecht, Utrecht, The Netherlands
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Evaluation of acetylcholinesterase and adenosine deaminase activities in brain and erythrocytes and proinflammatory cytokine levels in rats submitted to neonatal hypoxia-ischemia model. Mol Cell Biochem 2013; 378:247-55. [DOI: 10.1007/s11010-013-1615-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/17/2012] [Accepted: 03/02/2013] [Indexed: 01/08/2023]
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Cerio FGD, Lara-Celador I, Alvarez A, Hilario E. Neuroprotective therapies after perinatal hypoxic-ischemic brain injury. Brain Sci 2013; 3:191-214. [PMID: 24961314 PMCID: PMC4061821 DOI: 10.3390/brainsci3010191] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/07/2013] [Revised: 02/13/2013] [Accepted: 02/22/2013] [Indexed: 12/29/2022] Open
Abstract
Hypoxic-ischemic (HI) brain injury is one of the main causes of disabilities in term-born infants. It is the result of a deprivation of oxygen and glucose in the neural tissue. As one of the most important causes of brain damage in the newborn period, the neonatal HI event is a devastating condition that can lead to long-term neurological deficits or even death. The pattern of this injury occurs in two phases, the first one is a primary energy failure related to the HI event and the second phase is an energy failure that takes place some hours later. Injuries that occur in response to these events are often manifested as severe cognitive and motor disturbances over time. Due to difficulties regarding the early diagnosis and treatment of HI injury, there is an increasing need to find effective therapies as new opportunities for the reduction of brain damage and its long term effects. Some of these therapies are focused on prevention of the production of reactive oxygen species, anti-inflammatory effects, anti-apoptotic interventions and in a later stage, the stimulation of neurotrophic properties in the neonatal brain which could be targeted to promote neuronal and oligodendrocyte regeneration.
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Affiliation(s)
- Felipe Goñi de Cerio
- Biotechnology Area, GAIKER Technology Centre, Parque Tecnológico de Zamudio Ed 202, 48170 Zamudio, Vizcaya, Spain.
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- Department of Cell Biology and Histology, School of Medicine and Dentistry, University of the Basque Country, 48949 Leioa, Bizkaia, Spain.
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- Department of Cell Biology and Histology, School of Medicine and Dentistry, University of the Basque Country, 48949 Leioa, Bizkaia, Spain.
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- Department of Cell Biology and Histology, School of Medicine and Dentistry, University of the Basque Country, 48949 Leioa, Bizkaia, Spain.
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