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ArticleChinese medical journal2019

Effect of adenovirus-mediated overexpression of PTEN on brain oxidative damage and neuroinflammation in a rat kindling model of epilepsy.

Zhi-Sheng Wu, Wen-Li Huang, Shu-Jie Gong

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Article in Chinese medical journal, 2019. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It has been retracted, and should not be counted. Cited by 6 papers.

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6 citing papers in PubMed, 14 citations in OpenAlex.

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5 · Who and what money

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3 authors at 2 institutions in 2 countries.

Zhi-Sheng WuDepartment of Neurology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Quanzhou, Fujian Medical University, Quanzhou, Fujian 362000, China.
Wen-Li Huang
Shu-Jie Gong
Agricultural Development Advisory Service (United Kingdom) · GBFujian Medical University · CN

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundEpilepsy is a chronic and severe neurological disorder. Phosphatase and tensin homolog deleted on chromosome ten (PTEN)-deficient mice exhibit learning and memory deficits and spontaneous epilepsy. The aim of this study was to investigate the role of PTEN in brain oxidative damage and neuroinflammation in a rat model of epilepsy.

methodsAn adenovirus (Ad)-PTEN vector was constructed, and status epilepticus (SE) was induced in 41 model rats using lithium chloride-pilocarpine. Thirty-six SE rats were then allocated into the Ad-PTEN, Ad-LacZ, and SE groups, those were administered intracerebroventricular injections of Ad-PTEN, Ad-enhanced green fluorescent protein, and phosphate buffer saline, respectively. The normal group was comprised of healthy Sprague-Dawley rats. Nissl staining was conducted to evaluate neuronal damage, and immunohistochemistry was conducted to observe the morphology of cells in the hippocampal CA1 region and the distribution of ionized calcium-binding adaptor molecule 1 (Iba1) and ED1 (rat homologue of human CD68). Levels of apoptosis-related proteins, inflammatory-related factors, and oxidative stress-related markers (reactive oxygen species [ROS], glutathione [GSH], superoxide dismutase [SOD], and malondialdehyde [MDA]) were measured. Comparisons between multiple groups were conducted using one-way analysis of variance (ANOVA), and pairwise comparisons after ANOVA were conducted using the Tukey multiple comparisons test.

resultsAfter SE induction, PTEN expression in the rat brain exhibited a four-fold decrease (P = 0.000) and the expression of both Iba1 and ED1 increased. Furthermore, significant neuronal loss, oxidative damage, and neuroinflammation were observed in the SE rat brain. After intracerebroventricular injection of Ad-PTEN, PTEN expression exhibited a three-fold increase (P = 0.003), and the expression of both Iba1 and ED1 decreased. Additionally, neurons were restored and neuronal apoptosis was inhibited. Furthermore, ROS and MDA levels decreased, GSH level and SOD activity increased, and neuroinflammation was reduced.

conclusionOur study demonstrated that brain oxidative damage and neuroinflammation in SE rats were ameliorated by intracerebroventricular injection of Ad-PTEN.

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AdenoviridaeAnalysis of VarianceAnimalsApoptosisBrainDisease Models, AnimalEpilepsyHippocampusImmunohistochemistryMalondialdehydeOxidative StressPilocarpinePTEN PhosphohydrolaseRatsRats, Sprague-DawleyReactive Oxygen SpeciesMalondialdehydePilocarpinePTEN PhosphohydrolasePten protein, ratReactive Oxygen Species

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PMCPMC6846256
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