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ArticleCell death & disease2017

RTN1-C mediates cerebral ischemia/reperfusion injury via ER stress and mitochondria-associated apoptosis pathways.

Lingli Gong, Yuewen Tang, Ran An, Muya Lin, Lijian Chen, Jian Du

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Article in Cell death & disease, 2017. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 126 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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126 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 267 citations in OpenAlex.

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5 · Who and what money

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6 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Lingli GongDepartment of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Anhui Medical University, Hefei 230032, China.
Yuewen TangDepartment of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Anhui Medical University, Hefei 230032, China.
Ran AnDepartment of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Anhui Medical University, Hefei 230032, China.
Muya LinDepartment of Anesthesiology, the First Affiliated Hospital of Anhui Medical University, Hefei, 230032, China.
Lijian ChenDepartment of Anesthesiology, the First Affiliated Hospital of Anhui Medical University, Hefei, 230032, China.
Jian DuDepartment of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Anhui Medical University, Hefei 230032, China.
Anhui Medical University · CNFirst Affiliated Hospital of Anhui Medical University · CN

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The reticulon family has been found to induce apoptosis, inhibit axon regeneration and regulate protein trafficking. However, little is known about the mechanisms of how reticulon proteins are involved in neuronal death-promoting processes during ischemia. Here, we report that the expression of Reticulon Protein 1-C (RTN1-C) was associated with the progression of cerebral ischemia/reperfusion (I/R) injury. Using a combination of rat middle cerebral artery occlusion (MCAO) stroke and oxygen-glucose deprivation followed by reoxygenation (OGD/R) models, we determined that the expression of RTN1-C was significantly increased during cerebral ischemic/reperfusion. RTN1-C overexpression induced apoptosis and increased the cell vulnerability to ischemic injury, whereas RTN1-C knockdown reversed ischemia-induced apoptosis and attenuated the vulnerability of OGD/R-treated neural cells. Mechanistically, we demonstrated that RTN1-C mediated OGD/R-induced apoptosis through ER stress and mitochondria-associated pathways. RTN1-C interacted with Bcl-xL and increased its localization in the ER, thus reducing the anti-apoptotic activity of Bcl-xL. Most importantly, knockdown of Rtn1-c expression in vivo attenuated apoptosis in MCAO rats and reduced the extent of I/R-induced brain injury, as assessed by infarct volume and neurological score. Collectively, these data support for the first time that RTN1-C may represent a novel candidate for therapies against cerebral ischemia/reperfusion injury.

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AnimalsApoptosisBrainBrain IschemiaEndoplasmic Reticulum StressGene Expression RegulationGene Knockdown TechniquesGlucoseInfarction, Middle Cerebral ArteryNerve Tissue ProteinsOxygenRatsRats, Sprague-DawleyReperfusion InjuryStrokeGlucoseNerve Tissue ProteinsOxygenRtn1 protein, rat

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PMID28981095
PMCPMC5680587
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