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ArticleJournal of neuroinflammation2019

NDP-MSH binding melanocortin-1 receptor ameliorates neuroinflammation and BBB disruption through CREB/Nr4a1/NF-κB pathway after intracerebral hemorrhage in mice.

Xuan Wu, Siming Fu, Yun Liu, Hansheng Luo, Feng Li, Yiying Wang, Meng Gao, Yuan Cheng, Zongyi Xie

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Article in Journal of neuroinflammation, 2019. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 53 papers.

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9 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Xuan WuDepartment of Neurosurgery, The Second Affiliated Hospital, Chongqing Medical University, 76th Linjiang Road, Yuzhong District, Chongqing, 400010, China.
Siming FuDepartment of Neurosurgery, The Second Affiliated Hospital, Chongqing Medical University, 76th Linjiang Road, Yuzhong District, Chongqing, 400010, China.
Yun LiuDepartment of Neurosurgery, The Second Affiliated Hospital, Chongqing Medical University, 76th Linjiang Road, Yuzhong District, Chongqing, 400010, China.
Hansheng LuoDepartment of Neurosurgery, The Second Affiliated Hospital, Chongqing Medical University, 76th Linjiang Road, Yuzhong District, Chongqing, 400010, China.
Feng LiDepartment of Neurosurgery, The Second Affiliated Hospital, Chongqing Medical University, 76th Linjiang Road, Yuzhong District, Chongqing, 400010, China.
Yiying WangDepartment of Human Anatomy, Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing, 400016, China.
Meng GaoDepartment of Human Anatomy, Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing, 400016, China.
Yuan ChengDepartment of Neurosurgery, The Second Affiliated Hospital, Chongqing Medical University, 76th Linjiang Road, Yuzhong District, Chongqing, 400010, China.
Zongyi XieDepartment of Neurosurgery, The Second Affiliated Hospital, Chongqing Medical University, 76th Linjiang Road, Yuzhong District, Chongqing, 400010, China. zyxieneuro2013@yahoo.com.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-2991-1732
Dalian Medical University · CNChongqing Medical University · CN

Funding

Kuanren Talents Program of the second affiliated hospital of Chongqing Medical University 201959National Natural Science Foundation of China 81771961
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundNeuroinflammation and blood-brain barrier (BBB) disruption are two vital mechanisms of secondary brain injury following intracerebral hemorrhage (ICH). Recently, melanocortin-1 receptor (Mc1r) activation by Nle4-D-Phe7-α-MSH (NDP-MSH) was shown to play a neuroprotective role in an experimental autoimmune encephalomyelitis (EAE) mouse model. This study aimed to investigate whether NDP-MSH could alleviate neuroinflammation and BBB disruption after experimental ICH, as well as the potential mechanisms of its neuroprotective roles.

methodsTwo hundred and eighteen male C57BL/6 mice were subjected to autologous blood-injection ICH model. NDP-MSH, an agonist of Mc1r, was administered intraperitoneally injected at 1 h after ICH insult. To further explore the related protective mechanisms, Mc1r small interfering RNA (Mc1r siRNA) and nuclear receptor subfamily 4 group A member 1 (Nr4a1) siRNA were administered via intracerebroventricular (i.c.v) injection before ICH induction. Neurological test, BBB permeability, brain water content, immunofluorescence staining, and Western blot analysis were implemented.

resultsThe Expression of Mc1r was significantly increased after ICH. Mc1r was mainly expressed in microglia, astrocytes, and endothelial cells following ICH. Treatment with NDP-MSH remarkably improved neurological function and reduced BBB disruption, brain water content, and the number of microglia in the peri-hematoma tissue after ICH. Meanwhile, the administration of NDP-MSH significantly reduced the expression of p-NF-κB p65, IL-1β, TNF-α, and MMP-9 and increased the expression of p-CREB, Nr4a1, ZO-1, occludin, and Lama5. Inversely, the knockdown of Mc1r or Nr4a1 abolished the neuroprotective effects of NDP-MSH.

conclusionsTaken together, NDP-MSH binding Mc1r attenuated neuroinflammation and BBB disruption and improved neurological deficits, at least in part through CREB/Nr4a1/NF-κB pathway after ICH.

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alpha-MSHAnimalsBlood-Brain BarrierBrainCerebral HemorrhageCyclic AMP Response Element-Binding ProteinMaleMiceMice, Inbred C57BLNF-kappa BNuclear Receptor Subfamily 4, Group A, Member 1Protein BindingReceptor, Melanocortin, Type 1Signal Transductionalpha-MSHCreb1 protein, mouseCyclic AMP Response Element-Binding ProteinMSH, 4-Nle-7-Phe-alpha-NF-kappa BNr4a1 protein, mouseNuclear Receptor Subfamily 4, Group A, Member 1Receptor, Melanocortin, Type 1Blood-brain barrierIntracerebral hemorrhageMc1rNDP-MSHNeuroinflammationNr4a1

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