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ArticleCellular and molecular neurobiology2019

Inhibition of Reactive Astrocytes with Fluorocitrate Ameliorates Learning and Memory Impairment Through Upregulating CRTC1 and Synaptophysin in Ischemic Stroke Rats.

Xinyu Zhang, Xianzhi Shen, Jiali Dong, Wen-Cao Liu, Min Song, Yanyun Sun, Hui Shu, Clare-Louise Towse, Wenlan Liu, Chun-Feng Liu and 1 more

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Article in Cellular and molecular neurobiology, 2019. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 29 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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1 · What the graph read from it

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3 · Its place in the literature

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29 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 42 citations in OpenAlex.

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  6. Targeting angiogenesis and white matter repair for enhanced functional recovery after acute ischemic stroke: A focus on the roles of glial cells.Journal of cerebral blood flow and metabolism : official journal of the International Society of Cerebral Blood Flow and Metabolism · 2026
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  13. CRTC1 is a potential target to delay aging-induced cognitive deficit by protecting the integrity of the blood-brain barrier via inhibiting inflammation.Journal of cerebral blood flow and metabolism : official journal of the International Society of Cerebral Blood Flow and Metabolism · 2023
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  18. Rodent Models of Post-Stroke Dementia.International journal of molecular sciences · 2022
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

11 authors at 3 institutions in 2 countries.

Xinyu ZhangDepartment of Neurology and Suzhou Clinical Research Center of Neurological Disease, Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Neuropsychiatric Diseases, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Soochow University, Institute of Neuroscience, Soochow University, Suzhou, China.
Xianzhi ShenDepartment of Neurology and Suzhou Clinical Research Center of Neurological Disease, Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Neuropsychiatric Diseases, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Soochow University, Institute of Neuroscience, Soochow University, Suzhou, China.
Jiali DongDepartment of Neurology and Suzhou Clinical Research Center of Neurological Disease, Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Neuropsychiatric Diseases, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Soochow University, Institute of Neuroscience, Soochow University, Suzhou, China.
Wen-Cao LiuDepartment of Emergency, Shanxi Provincial People's Hospital, Taiyuan, China.
Min SongDepartment of Neurology and Suzhou Clinical Research Center of Neurological Disease, Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Neuropsychiatric Diseases, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Soochow University, Institute of Neuroscience, Soochow University, Suzhou, China.
Yanyun SunDepartment of Neurology and Suzhou Clinical Research Center of Neurological Disease, Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Neuropsychiatric Diseases, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Soochow University, Institute of Neuroscience, Soochow University, Suzhou, China.
Hui ShuDepartment of Neurology and Suzhou Clinical Research Center of Neurological Disease, Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Neuropsychiatric Diseases, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Soochow University, Institute of Neuroscience, Soochow University, Suzhou, China.
Clare-Louise TowseSchool of Chemistry and Biosciences, University of Bradford, Bradford, BD7 1DP, UK.
Wenlan LiuThe Central Laboratory, Shenzhen Second People's Hospital, Shenzhen University 1st Affiliated Hospital, Shenzhen University School of Medicine, Shenzhen, 518035, China. wlliu@szu.edu.cn.
Chun-Feng LiuDepartment of Neurology and Suzhou Clinical Research Center of Neurological Disease, Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Neuropsychiatric Diseases, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Soochow University, Institute of Neuroscience, Soochow University, Suzhou, China. liuchunfeng@suda.edu.cn.
Xinchun JinDepartment of Neurology and Suzhou Clinical Research Center of Neurological Disease, Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Neuropsychiatric Diseases, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Soochow University, Institute of Neuroscience, Soochow University, Suzhou, China. xinchunjin@gmail.com.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-5351-7914
Soochow University · CNShanxi Medical University · CNUniversity of Bradford · GB

Funding

National Natural Science Foundation of China 81671145
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Ischemic stroke often causes motor and cognitive deficits. Deregulated glia gap junction communication, which is reflected by increased protein levels of glial fibrillary acidic protein (GFAP) and connexin 43 (Cx43), has been observed in ischemic hippocampus and has been associated with cognitive impairment in animal stroke models. Here, we tested the hypothesis that reactive astrocytes-mediated loss of synaptophysin (SYP) and CREB-regulated transcription coactivator 1 (CRTC1) contribute to dysfunction in glia gap junction communication and memory impairment after ischemic stroke. Male Sprague-Dawley rats were subjected to a 90-min middle cerebral artery occlusion (MCAO) with 7-day reperfusion. Fluorocitrate (1 nmol), the reversible inhibitor of the astrocytic tricarboxylic acid cycle, was injected into the right lateral ventricle of MCAO rats once every 2 days starting immediately before reperfusion. The Morris water maze was used to assess memory in conjunction with western blotting and immunostaining to detect protein expression and distribution in the hippocampus. Our results showed that ischemic stroke caused significant memory impairment accompanied by increased protein levels of GFAP and Cx43 in hippocampal tissue. In addition, the levels of several key memory-related important proteins including SYP, CRTC1, myelin basic protein and high-mobility group-box-1 were significantly reduced in the hippocampal tissue. Of note, inhibition of reactive astrocytes with fluorocitrate was shown to significantly reverse the above noted changes induced by ischemic stroke. Taken together, our findings demonstrate that inhibiting reactive astrocytes with fluorocitrate immediately before reperfusion may protect against ischemic stroke-induced memory impairment through the upregulation of CRTC1 and SYP.

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AnimalsAstrocytesBrain IschemiaCitratesConnexin 43Glial Fibrillary Acidic ProteinHippocampusHMGB1 ProteinLearningMaleMemory DisordersMotor ActivityMyelin Basic ProteinRats, Sprague-DawleyStrokeSynaptophysinCitratesConnexin 43Crtc1 protein, ratfluorocitrateGlial Fibrillary Acidic ProteinHMGB1 ProteinMyelin Basic ProteinSynaptophysinTranscription FactorsCRTC1Cx43FluorocitrateIschemic strokeMemoryReactive astrocytes

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