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ArticleJournal of neuroinflammation2022

Factor VII, EPCR, aPC Modulators: novel treatment for neuroinflammation.

Valery Golderman, Marina Ben-Shimon, Nicola Maggio, Amir Dori, Shany Guly Gofrit, Shani Berkowitz, Lamis Qassim, Avital Artan-Furman, Talya Zeimer, Joab Chapman and 1 more

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Article in Journal of neuroinflammation, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 8 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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8citing papers in PubMed, 1 pooled it
1.8field-weighted citation impact, top 14% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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3 · Its place in the literature

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8 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 12 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

11 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Valery GoldermanDepartment of Neurology, The Chaim Sheba Medical Center, 52621, Ramat Gan, Israel.
Marina Ben-ShimonDepartment of Neurology, The Chaim Sheba Medical Center, 52621, Ramat Gan, Israel.
Nicola MaggioDepartment of Neurology, The Chaim Sheba Medical Center, 52621, Ramat Gan, Israel.
Amir DoriDepartment of Neurology, The Chaim Sheba Medical Center, 52621, Ramat Gan, Israel.
Shany Guly GofritDepartment of Neurology, The Chaim Sheba Medical Center, 52621, Ramat Gan, Israel.
Shani BerkowitzDepartment of Neurology, The Chaim Sheba Medical Center, 52621, Ramat Gan, Israel.
Lamis QassimDepartment of Neurology, The Chaim Sheba Medical Center, 52621, Ramat Gan, Israel.
Avital Artan-FurmanDepartment of Neurology, The Chaim Sheba Medical Center, 52621, Ramat Gan, Israel.
Talya ZeimerDepartment of Neurology, The Chaim Sheba Medical Center, 52621, Ramat Gan, Israel.
Joab ChapmanDepartment of Neurology, The Chaim Sheba Medical Center, 52621, Ramat Gan, Israel.
Efrat Shavit-SteinDepartment of Neurology, The Chaim Sheba Medical Center, 52621, Ramat Gan, Israel. efrat.shavit.stein@gmail.com.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-3373-8397
Tel Aviv University · ILSheba Medical Center · IL

Funding

Kamin research program grant 62309
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundInflammation and coagulation are linked and pathogenic in neuroinflammatory diseases. Protease-activated receptor 1 (PAR1) can be activated both by thrombin, inducing increased inflammation, and activated protein C (aPC), inducing decreased inflammation. Modulation of the aPC-PAR1 pathway may prevent the neuroinflammation associated with PAR1 over-activation.

methodsWe synthesized a group of novel molecules based on the binding site of FVII/aPC to the endothelial protein C receptor (EPCR). These molecules modulate the FVII/aPC-EPCR pathway and are therefore named FEAMs-Factor VII, EPCR, aPC Modulators. We studied the molecular and behavioral effects of a selected FEAM in neuroinflammation models in-vitro and in-vivo.

resultsIn a lipopolysaccharide (LPS) induced in-vitro model, neuroinflammation leads to increased thrombin activity compared to control (2.7 ± 0.11 and 2.23 ± 0.13 mU/ml, respectively, p = 0.01) and decreased aPC activity (0.57 ± 0.01 and 1.00 ± 0.02, respectively, p < 0.0001). In addition, increased phosphorylated extracellular regulated kinase (pERK) (0.99 ± 0.13, 1.39 ± 0.14, control and LPS, p < 0.04) and protein kinase B (pAKT) (1.00 ± 0.09, 2.83 ± 0.81, control and LPS, p < 0.0002) levels indicate PAR1 overactivation, which leads to increased tumor necrosis factor-alpha (TNF-α) level (1.00 ± 0.04, 1.35 ± 0.12, control and LPS, p = 0.02). In a minimal traumatic brain injury (mTBI) induced neuroinflammation in-vivo model in mice, increased thrombin activity, PAR1 activation, and TNF-α levels were measured. Additionally, significant memory impairment, as indicated by a lower recognition index in the Novel Object Recognition (NOR) test and Y-maze test (NOR: 0.19 ± 0.06, -0.07 ± 0.09, p = 0.03. Y-Maze: 0.50 ± 0.03, 0.23 ± 0.09, p = 0.02 control and mTBI, respectively), as well as hypersensitivity by hot-plate latency (16.6 ± 0.89, 12.8 ± 0.56 s, control and mTBI, p = 0.01), were seen. FEAM prevented most of the molecular and behavioral negative effects of neuroinflammation in-vitro and in-vivo, most likely through EPCR-PAR1 interactions.

conclusionFEAM is a promising tool to study neuroinflammation and a potential treatment for a variety of neuroinflammatory diseases.

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Protein CReceptor, PAR-1AnimalsEndothelial Protein C ReceptorFactor VIIInflammationLipopolysaccharidesMiceNeuroinflammatory DiseasesSignal TransductionThrombinTumor Necrosis Factor-alphaEndothelial Protein C ReceptorFactor VIILipopolysaccharidesProtein CReceptor, PAR-1ThrombinTumor Necrosis Factor-alphaaPCCoagulationLPSMicrogliamTBINeuroinflammationThrombin

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PMID35690769
PMCPMC9187898
OpenAlexW4282939347

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