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ArticleJournal of neuroinflammation2018

Role of MCP-1 and CCR2 in ethanol-induced neuroinflammation and neurodegeneration in the developing brain.

Kai Zhang, Haiping Wang, Mei Xu, Jacqueline A Frank, Jia Luo

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Article in Journal of neuroinflammation, 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 57 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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57citing papers in PubMed, 1 pooled it
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57 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 109 citations in OpenAlex.

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Kai ZhangDepartment of Pharmacology and Nutritional Sciences, University of Kentucky College of Medicine, 132 Health Sciences Research Building, 1095 Veterans Drive, Lexington, KY, 40536, USA.
Haiping WangDepartment of Pharmacology and Nutritional Sciences, University of Kentucky College of Medicine, 132 Health Sciences Research Building, 1095 Veterans Drive, Lexington, KY, 40536, USA.
Mei XuDepartment of Pharmacology and Nutritional Sciences, University of Kentucky College of Medicine, 132 Health Sciences Research Building, 1095 Veterans Drive, Lexington, KY, 40536, USA.
Jacqueline A FrankDepartment of Pharmacology and Nutritional Sciences, University of Kentucky College of Medicine, 132 Health Sciences Research Building, 1095 Veterans Drive, Lexington, KY, 40536, USA.
Jia LuoDepartment of Pharmacology and Nutritional Sciences, University of Kentucky College of Medicine, 132 Health Sciences Research Building, 1095 Veterans Drive, Lexington, KY, 40536, USA. jialuo888@uky.edu.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-6968-3618
University of Kentucky · US

Funding

GSK3BETA, A MEDIATOR OF ETHANOL NEUROTOXICITYR01AA015407 · NIAAA · WEST VIRGINIA UNIVERSITY · PI JIA LUO · 2005 to 2026
$6.2M
ALCOHOL AND BREAST CANCERR01AA017226 · NIAAA · WEST VIRGINIA UNIVERSITY · PI LUO, JIA · 2008 to 2024
$5.2M
Thiamine deficiency and alcohol-induced neurodegenerationI01BX001721 · VA · VA MEDICAL CENTER - LEXINGTON, KY · PI LUO, JIA · 2014 to 2022
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BLRD VA I01 BX001721National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism AA015407National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism AA017226NIAAA NIH HHS R01 AA015407NIAAA NIH HHS R01 AA017226U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs BX001721
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundNeuroinflammation and microglial activation have been implicated in both alcohol use disorders (AUD) and fetal alcohol spectrum disorders (FASD). Chemokine monocyte chemoattractant protein 1 (MCP-1) and its receptor C-C chemokine receptor type 2 (CCR2) are critical mediators of neuroinflammation and microglial activation. FASD is the leading cause of mental retardation, and one of the most devastating outcomes of FASD is the loss of neurons in the central nervous system (CNS). The underlying molecular mechanisms, however, remain unclear. We hypothesize that MCP-1/CCR2 signaling mediates ethanol-induced neuroinflammation and microglial activation, which exacerbates neurodegeneration in the developing brain.

methodsC57BL/6 mice and mice deficient of MCP-1 (MCP-1

resultsEthanol-induced microglial activation, neuroinflammation, and a drastic increase in the mRNA and protein levels of MCP-1. Treatment of Bindarit (MCP-1 synthesis inhibitor) and RS504393 (CCR2 antagonist) significantly reduced ethanol-induced microglia activation/neuroinflammation, and neuroapoptosis in the developing brain. MCP-1

conclusionMCP-1/CCR2 signaling played an important role in ethanol-induced microglial activation/neuroinflammation and neurodegeneration in the developing brain. The effects may be mediated by the interaction among MCP-1/CCR2 signaling, TLR4, and GSK3β.

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BrainAnimalsAnimals, NewbornAnti-Inflammatory AgentsBenzoxazinesCaspase 3Cells, CulturedCentral Nervous System DepressantsChemokine CCL2Disease Models, AnimalEncephalitisEthanolGene Expression Regulation, DevelopmentalIndazolesMiceMice, Inbred C57BLAnti-Inflammatory AgentsBenzoxazinesbindaritCaspase 3Ccl2 protein, mouseCcr2 protein, mouseCentral Nervous System DepressantsChemokine CCL2EthanolIndazolesPropionatesReceptors, CCR2RS 504393Spiro CompoundsAlcohol abuseApoptosisChemokinesDevelopmentGliaNeurodegeneration

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PMID29976212
PMCPMC6034273
OpenAlexW2875834840

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