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ArticleMolecular medicine reports2017

EphA4 may contribute to microvessel remodeling in the hippocampal CA1 and CA3 areas in a mouse model of temporal lobe epilepsy.

Li Feng, Yi Shu, Qian Wu, Tiantian Liu, Hongyu Long, Huan Yang, Yi Li, Bo Xiao

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Article in Molecular medicine reports, 2017. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 10 papers.

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8 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.

Li FengDepartment of Neurology, Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, Hunan 410008, P.R. China.
Yi ShuDepartment of Neurology, The Second Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, Hunan 410011, P.R. China.
Qian WuDepartment of Neurology, First Affiliated Hospital of Kunming Medical University, Kunming, Yunnan 650032, P.R. China.
Tiantian LiuDepartment of Neurology, Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, Hunan 410008, P.R. China.
Hongyu LongDepartment of Neurology, Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, Hunan 410008, P.R. China.
Huan YangDepartment of Neurology, Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, Hunan 410008, P.R. China.
Yi LiDepartment of Neurology, Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, Hunan 410008, P.R. China.
Bo XiaoDepartment of Neurology, Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, Hunan 410008, P.R. China.
Central South University · CNFirst Affiliated Hospital of Kunming Medical University · CNXiangya Hospital Central South University · CN

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Unclustered and pre-clustered ephrin-A5-Fc have identical anti-epileptic effects in the dentate gyrus of hippocampus in a mouse model of temporal lobe epilepsy (TLE), and act through alleviating ephrin receptor A4 (EphA4)‑mediated neurogenesis and angiogenesis. However, the effects of ephrin‑A5‑Fcs on EphA4 and angiogenesis in Cornu Ammonis (CA)1 and CA3 areas remain unclear. In the present study, male C57BL/6 mice underwent pilocarpine‑induced TLE. The expression of EphA4 and ephrin‑A5 proteins was analyzed by immunohistochemistry, and the mean density and diameter of platelet endothelial cell adhesion molecule‑1‑labeled microvessels in CA1 and CA3 were calculated in the absence or presence of two types of ephrin‑A5‑Fc intrahippocampal infusion. Microvessels perpendicular to the pyramidal cell layer decreased; however, microvessels that traversed the layer increased, and became distorted and fragmented. The mean densities and diameters of microvessels gradually increased and remained greater than those in the control group at 56 days post‑status epilepticus (SE). The upregulation of EphA4 and ephrin‑A5 proteins began at 7 days and was maintained until 28 days, subsequently decreasing slightly at 56 days post‑SE. Blockade of EphA4 by unclustered‑ephrin‑A5‑Fc effected a reduction in the mean density and mean diameter of microvessels in the CA1 and CA3 areas; conversely, activation of EphA4 by clustered‑ephrin‑A5‑Fc induced an increase in these values. Ephrin‑A5 ligand binding to EphA4 receptor may contribute to angiogenesis during epileptogenesis in the hippocampal CA1 and CA3 areas.

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AnimalsCA1 Region, HippocampalCA3 Region, HippocampalDisease Models, AnimalEphrin-A5Epilepsy, Temporal LobeHippocampusMaleMice, Inbred C57BLMicrovesselsReceptor, EphA4Ephrin-A5Receptor, EphA4

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PMID27959424
PMCPMC5355650
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