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ArticleMolecular medicine reports2017

MRI detects protective effects of DAPT treatment with modulation of microglia/macrophages at subacute and chronic stages following cerebral ischemia.

Xiao-Zhu Hao, Jia-Qi Tian, Le-Kang Yin, Xiao-Xue Zhang, Chan-Chan Li, Xiao-Yuan Feng, Zhen-Wei Yao, Min Jiang, Yan-Mei Yang

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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 4 papers.

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9 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Xiao-Zhu HaoDepartment of Radiology, Huashan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai 200040, P.R. China.
Jia-Qi TianDepartment of Radiology, Huashan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai 200040, P.R. China.
Le-Kang YinDepartment of Radiology, Huashan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai 200040, P.R. China.
Xiao-Xue ZhangDepartment of Radiology, Huashan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai 200040, P.R. China.
Chan-Chan LiDepartment of Radiology, Huashan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai 200040, P.R. China.
Xiao-Yuan FengDepartment of Radiology, Huashan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai 200040, P.R. China.
Zhen-Wei YaoDepartment of Radiology, Huashan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai 200040, P.R. China.
Min JiangInstitutes of Science and State Key Laboratory of Medical Neurobiology, Fudan University, Shanghai 200032, P.R. China.
Yan-Mei YangDepartment of Radiology, Huashan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai 200040, P.R. China.
Huashan Hospital · CNFudan University · CN

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Notch homolog 1 (Notch 1) signaling is regarded as a potential therapeutic target for modulating the inflammatory response and exhibiting neuroprotective effects in cerebral injury following stroke. N-[N-(3,5-difluorophenacetyl)-1-alanyl]-S-phenylglycine t‑butylester (DAPT) efficiently inhibits activation of the Notch 1 signaling pathway in microglia and may protect brain tissue from ischemic damage. However, the temporal proliferation and morphological alterations of microglia/macrophages throughout progression of the disease, as well as the comprehensive alterations of the whole brain following DAPT treatment, remain to be elucidated. The present study evaluated the temporal proliferation and the morphological alterations of microglia/macrophages over the period of the subacute and chronic stages, in addition to dynamic alterations of brain tissue, using the magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) method, following DAPT treatment. Sprague‑Dawley rats (n=40) were subjected to 90 min of middle cerebral artery occlusion and were treated with DAPT (n=20) or acted as controls with no treatment (n=20). The two groups of rats underwent MRI scans prior to the induction of stroke symptoms and at 24 h, 7, 14, 21 and 28 days following the stroke. A total of five rats from each group were sacrificed at 7, 14, 21 and 28 days following induction of stroke. Compared with control rats, the MRI data of the ipsilateral striatum in treated rats revealed ameliorated brain edema at the subacute stage and recovered brain tissue at the chronic stage. In addition to this, treatment attenuated the round‑shape and promoted a ramified‑shape of microglia/macrophages. The present study confirmed the protective effect of DAPT treatment by dynamically monitoring the cerebral alterations and indicated the possibility of DAPT treatment to alter microglial characteristics to induce a protective effect, via inhibition of the Notch signaling pathway.

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Magnetic Resonance ImagingAnimalsBrain IschemiaDipeptidesImage Processing, Computer-AssistedMacrophagesMicrogliaProtective AgentsRatsReceptors, NotchSignal TransductionDipeptidesN-(N-(3,5-difluorophenacetyl)alanyl)phenylglycine tert-butyl esterProtective AgentsReceptors, Notch

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