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Combined Blockade of Interleukin-1α and -1β Signaling Protects Mice from Cognitive Dysfunction after Traumatic Brain Injury.

Elizabeth A Newell, Brittany P Todd, Jolonda Mahoney, Andrew A Pieper, Polly J Ferguson, Alexander G Bassuk

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3 · Its place in the literature

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38 citing papers in PubMed, 60 citations in OpenAlex.

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  15. Interleukin-1 Receptor Antagonist as Therapy for Traumatic Brain Injury.Neurotherapeutics : the journal of the American Society for Experimental NeuroTherapeutics · 2023
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

6 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Elizabeth A NewellDepartment of Pediatrics, University of Iowa Carver College of Medicine, Iowa City, Iowa.
Brittany P ToddDepartment of Pediatrics, University of Iowa Carver College of Medicine, Iowa City, Iowa.
Jolonda MahoneyDepartment of Pediatrics, University of Iowa Carver College of Medicine, Iowa City, Iowa.
Andrew A PieperDepartment of Psychiatry, University of Iowa Carver College of Medicine, Iowa City, Iowa.
Polly J FergusonDepartment of Pediatrics, University of Iowa Carver College of Medicine, Iowa City, Iowa.
Alexander G BassukDepartment of Pediatrics, University of Iowa Carver College of Medicine, Iowa City, Iowa.
University of Iowa · US

Funding

Molecular and Cellular Research to Advance Childhood HealthK12HD027748 · NICHD · UNIVERSITY OF IOWA · PI ALEXANDER G BASSUK · 2002 to 2026
$9.2M
Genetic & immunologic etiology of chronic recurrent multifocal osteomyelitis-CRMOR01AR059703 · NIAMS · UNIVERSITY OF IOWA · PI BASSUK, ALEXANDER G, FERGUSON, POLLY J · 2010 to 2019
$3.5M
Exploring Novel Epilepsy PathwaysR01NS098590 · NINDS · UNIVERSITY OF IOWA · PI BASSUK, ALEXANDER G · 2016 to 2020
$2.8M
NIAMS NIH HHS R01 AR059703NICHD NIH HHS K12 HD027748NINDS NIH HHS R01 NS098590
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Diffuse activation of interleukin-1 inflammatory cytokine signaling after traumatic brain injury (TBI) elicits progressive neurodegeneration and neuropsychiatric dysfunction, and thus represents a potential opportunity for therapeutic intervention. Although interleukin (IL)-1α and IL-1β both activate the common type 1 IL-1 receptor (IL-1RI), they manifest distinct injury-specific roles in some models of neurodegeneration. Despite its potential relevance to treating patients with TBI, however, the individual contributions of IL-1α and IL-1β to TBI-pathology have not been previously investigated. To address this need, we applied genetic and pharmacologic approaches in mice to dissect the individual contributions of IL-1α, IL-β, and IL-1RI signaling to the pathophysiology of fluid percussion-mediated TBI, a model of mixed focal and diffuse TBI. IL-1RI ablation conferred a greater protective effect on brain cytokine expression and cognitive function after TBI than did individual IL-1α or IL-1β ablation. This protective effect was recapitulated by treatment with the drug anakinra, a recombinant naturally occurring IL-1RI antagonist. Our data thus suggest that broad targeting of IL-1RI signaling is more likely to reduce neuroinflammation and preserve cognitive function after TBI than are approaches that individually target IL-1α or IL-1β signaling.

Indexed as

Brain Injuries, TraumaticSignal TransductionAnimalsBehavior, AnimalCognitive DysfunctionDisease Models, AnimalInflammationInterleukin-1alphaInterleukin-1betaInterleukin 1 Receptor Antagonist ProteinMaleMiceMice, Inbred C57BLMice, KnockoutInterleukin-1alphaInterleukin-1betaInterleukin 1 Receptor Antagonist ProteinInflammationinterleukin-1traumatic brain injury

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PMID29662944
PMCPMC5898697
OpenAlexW2791654982

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