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ArticleGlia2017

Astrocyte-specific insulin-like growth factor-1 gene transfer in aging female rats improves stroke outcomes.

Andre K Okoreeh, Shameena Bake, Farida Sohrabji

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Article in Glia, 2017. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 37 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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37citing papers in PubMed, 1 pooled it
2.3field-weighted citation impact, top 12% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

37 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 55 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. Lentivirus- or AAV-mediated gene therapy interventions in ischemic stroke: A systematic review of preclinicalJournal of cerebral blood flow and metabolism : official journal of the International Society of Cerebral Blood Flow and Metabolism · 2022
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  2. AAV-Based Gene Therapy: Opportunities, Risks, and Scale-Up Strategies.International journal of molecular sciences · 2025
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  6. A role for astrocytic insulin-like growth factor I receptors in the response to ischemic insult.Journal of cerebral blood flow and metabolism : official journal of the International Society of Cerebral Blood Flow and Metabolism · 2024
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  11. Research progress on the roles of neurovascular unit in stroke-induced immunosuppression.Zhejiang da xue xue bao. Yi xue ban = Journal of Zhejiang University. Medical sciences · 2023
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  19. Preclinical and clinical evidence of IGF-1 as a prognostic marker and acute intervention with ischemic stroke.Journal of cerebral blood flow and metabolism : official journal of the International Society of Cerebral Blood Flow and Metabolism · 2021
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

3 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Andre K OkoreehWomen's Health in Neuroscience Program, Neuroscience and Experimental Therapeutics, Texas A&M College of Medicine, Bryan, Texas, 77807.
Shameena BakeWomen's Health in Neuroscience Program, Neuroscience and Experimental Therapeutics, Texas A&M College of Medicine, Bryan, Texas, 77807.
Farida SohrabjiWomen's Health in Neuroscience Program, Neuroscience and Experimental Therapeutics, Texas A&M College of Medicine, Bryan, Texas, 77807.ORCID 0000-0002-6960-3411
Texas A&M Health Science Center · US

Funding

Epigenetics of the Aging Astrocyte: Implications for StrokeR01AG042189 · NIA · TEXAS A&M UNIVERSITY HEALTH SCIENCE CTR · PI Farida Sohrabji · 2011 to 2026
$3.1M
Neuroprotection in the Aging Female BrainR01NS074895 · NINDS · TEXAS A&M UNIVERSITY HEALTH SCIENCE CTR · PI SOHRABJI, FARIDA · 2011 to 2015
$1.7M
Neuroprotection in the aging female brainR56NS074895 · NINDS · TEXAS A&M UNIVERSITY HEALTH SCIENCE CTR · PI SOHRABJI, FARIDA · 2017 to 2017
$520k
NIA NIH HHS R01 AG042189NINDS NIH HHS R01 NS074895NINDS NIH HHS R56 NS074895
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Middle aged female rats sustain larger stroke infarction and disability than younger female rats. This older group also shows age-related reduction of insulin like growth factor (IGF)-1 in serum and in astrocytes, a cell type necessary for poststroke recovery. To determine the impact of astrocytic IGF-1 for ischemic stroke, these studies tested the hypothesis that gene transfer of IGF-1 to astrocytes will improve stroke outcomes in middle aged female rats. Middle aged (10-12 month old), acyclic female rats were injected with recombinant adeno-associated virus serotype 5 (AAV5) packaged with the coding sequence of the human (h)IGF-1 gene downstream of an astrocyte-specific promoter glial fibrillary acidic protein (GFAP) (AAV5-GFP-hIGF-1) into the striatum and cortex. The AAV5-control consisted of an identical shuttle vector construct without the hIGF-1 gene (AAV5-GFAP-control). Six to eight weeks later, animals underwent transient (90 min) middle cerebral artery occlusion via intraluminal suture. While infarct volume was not altered, AAV5-GFAP-hIGF-1 treatment significantly improved blood pressure and neurological score in the early acute phase of stroke (2 days) and sensory-motor performance at both the early and late (5 days) acute phase of stroke. AAV5-GFAP-hIGF-1 treatment also reduced circulating serum levels of GFAP, a biomarker for blood brain barrier permeability. Flow cytometry analysis of immune cells in the brain at 24 hr poststroke showed that AAV5-GFAP-hIGF-1 altered the type of immune cells trafficked to the ischemic hemisphere, promoting an anti-inflammatory profile. Collectively, these studies show that targeted enhancement of IGF-1 in astrocytes of middle-aged females improves stroke-induced behavioral impairment and neuroinflammation.

Indexed as

AgingAnimalsAntigens, CDAstrocytesBlood PressureBody WeightBrain InfarctionDisease Models, AnimalExcitatory Amino Acid Transporter 1FemaleGait Disorders, NeurologicHand StrengthInfarction, Middle Cerebral ArteryInsulin-Like Growth Factor IMovementNeurologic ExaminationAntigens, CDExcitatory Amino Acid Transporter 1IGF1 protein, humanInsulin-Like Growth Factor ISlc1a3 protein, ratblood brain barrierM1/M2 activationmiddle cerebral artery occlusionsensory motor tasks

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PMID28317235
PMCPMC5432389
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