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ArticleFrontiers in neuroscience2019

Topical Administration of a Soluble TNF Inhibitor Reduces Infarct Volume After Focal Cerebral Ischemia in Mice.

Minna Yli-Karjanmaa, Bettina Hjelm Clausen, Matilda Degn, Hans Gram Novrup, Ditte Gry Ellman, Peter Toft-Jensen, David E Szymkowski, Allan Stensballe, Morten Meyer, Roberta Brambilla and 1 more

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Article in Frontiers in neuroscience, 2019. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 24 papers.

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11 authors.

Minna Yli-KarjanmaaDepartment of Neurobiology Research, Institute of Molecular Medicine, University of Southern Denmark, Odense, Denmark.
Bettina Hjelm ClausenDepartment of Neurobiology Research, Institute of Molecular Medicine, University of Southern Denmark, Odense, Denmark.
Matilda DegnPediatric Oncology Laboratory, Department of Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine, University Hospital Rigshospitalet, Copenhagen, Denmark.
Hans Gram NovrupDepartment of Neurobiology Research, Institute of Molecular Medicine, University of Southern Denmark, Odense, Denmark.
Ditte Gry EllmanDepartment of Neurobiology Research, Institute of Molecular Medicine, University of Southern Denmark, Odense, Denmark.
Peter Toft-JensenDepartment of Neurobiology Research, Institute of Molecular Medicine, University of Southern Denmark, Odense, Denmark.
David E SzymkowskiXencor Inc., Monrovia, CA, United States.
Allan StensballeDepartment of Health Science and Technology, University of Aalborg, Aalborg, Denmark.
Morten MeyerDepartment of Neurobiology Research, Institute of Molecular Medicine, University of Southern Denmark, Odense, Denmark.
Roberta BrambillaDepartment of Neurobiology Research, Institute of Molecular Medicine, University of Southern Denmark, Odense, Denmark.
Kate Lykke LambertsenDepartment of Neurobiology Research, Institute of Molecular Medicine, University of Southern Denmark, Odense, Denmark.

Funding

Molecular mechanisms of the protective function of oligodendroglial TNFR2: a new therapeutic target in neuro-immune diseaseR01NS094522 · NINDS · UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI SCHOOL OF MEDICINE · PI BRAMBILLA, ROBERTA · 2015 to 2019
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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundTumor necrosis factor, which exists both as a soluble (solTNF) and a transmembrane (tmTNF) protein, plays an important role in post-stroke inflammation. The objective of the present study was to test the effect of topical versus intracerebroventricular administration of XPro1595 (a solTNF inhibitor) and etanercept (a solTNF and tmTNF inhibitor) compared to saline on output measures such as infarct volume and post-stroke inflammation in mice.

methodsAdult male C57BL/6 mice were treated topically (2.5 mg/ml/1μl/h for 3 consecutive days) or intracerebroventricularly (1.25 mg/kg/0.5 ml, once) with saline, XPro1595, or etanercept immediately after permanent middle cerebral artery occlusion (pMCAO). Mice were allowed to survive 1 or 3 days. Infarct volume, microglial and leukocyte profiles, and inflammatory markers were evaluated.

resultsWe found that topical, and not intracerebroventricular, administration of XPro1595 reduced infarct volume at both 1 and 3 days after pMCAO. Etanercept showed no effect. We observed no changes in microglial or leukocyte populations. XPro1595 increased gene expression of

conclusionOur data demonstrate that topical administration of XPro1595 for 3 consecutive days decreases infarct volumes after ischemic stroke, while modifying microglial activation and the inflammatory response post-stroke. This suggests that inhibitors of solTNF hold great promise for future neuroprotective treatment in ischemic stroke.

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behaviorcytokinesischemic strokemicroglial activationneuroprotection

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PMCPMC6692878

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