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ArticleJournal of neuroinflammation2018

Netrin-1 attenuates brain injury after middle cerebral artery occlusion via downregulation of astrocyte activation in mice.

Xiaosong He, Yanqun Liu, Xiaohong Lin, Falei Yuan, Dahong Long, Zhijun Zhang, Yongting Wang, Aiguo Xuan, Guo-Yuan Yang

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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 16 papers.

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9 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.

Xiaosong HeKey Laboratory of Neuroscience, the Second Affiliated Hospital Guangzhou Medical University, Guangzhou, China.
Yanqun LiuDepartment of Neurology, Changhai Hospital, Naval Military Medical University, Shanghai, China.
Xiaohong LinKey Laboratory of Neuroscience, the Second Affiliated Hospital Guangzhou Medical University, Guangzhou, China.
Falei YuanHailisheng Biomarine Research Institute, Zhoushan, China.
Dahong LongKey Laboratory of Neuroscience, the Second Affiliated Hospital Guangzhou Medical University, Guangzhou, China.
Zhijun ZhangNeuroscience and Neuroengineering Research Center, Med-X Research Institute and School of Biomedical Engineering, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, China.
Yongting WangNeuroscience and Neuroengineering Research Center, Med-X Research Institute and School of Biomedical Engineering, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, China.
Aiguo XuanKey Laboratory of Neuroscience, the Second Affiliated Hospital Guangzhou Medical University, Guangzhou, China. xag2005@sohu.com.
Guo-Yuan YangNeuroscience and Neuroengineering Research Center, Med-X Research Institute and School of Biomedical Engineering, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, China. gyyang0626@163.com.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-3105-9307
Second Affiliated Hospital of Guangzhou Medical University · CNShanghai Jiao Tong University · CNSecond Military Medical University · CN

Funding

Guangdong Natural Science Foundation Q17056016NSFC 81371305NSFC 81501014NSFC 81501029Science and Technology Planning Project of Guangdong Province 2017A020211009
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundNetrin-1 functions largely via combined receptors and downstream effectors. Evidence has shown that astrocytes express netrin-1 receptors, including DCC and UNC5H2. However, whether netrin-1 influences the function of astrocytes was previously unknown.

methodsLipopolysaccharide was used to stimulate the primary cultured astrocytes; interleukin release was used to track astrocyte activation. In vivo, shRNA and netrin-1 protein were injected in the mouse brain. Infarct volume, astrocyte activation, and interleukin release were used to observe the function of netrin-1 in neuroinflammation and brain injury after middle cerebral artery occlusion.

resultsOur results demonstrated that netrin-1 reduced lipopolysaccharide-induced interleukin-1β and interleukin-12β release in cultured astrocytes, and blockade of the UNC5H2 receptor with an antibody reversed this effect. Additionally, netrin-1 increased p-AKT and PPAR-γ expression in primary cultured astrocytes. In vivo studies showed that knockdown of netrin-1 increased astrocyte activation in the mouse brain after middle cerebral artery occlusion (p < 0.05). Moreover, injection of netrin-1 attenuated GFAP expression (netrin-1 0.27 ± 0.06 vs. BSA 0.62 ± 0.04, p < 0.001) and the release of interleukins and reduced infarct volume after brain ischemia (netrin-1 0.27 ± 0.06 vs. BSA 0.62 ± 0.04 mm

conclusionOur results indicate that netrin-1 is an important molecule in regulating astrocyte activation and neuroinflammation in cerebral ischemia and provides a potential target for ischemic stroke therapy.

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AnimalsAstrocytesBrainCells, CulturedDown-RegulationInfarction, Middle Cerebral ArteryInterleukinsLipopolysaccharidesMiceNetrin-1InterleukinsLipopolysaccharidesNetrin-1AstrocyteBrainInflammationIschemiaNetrin-1UNC5H2

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