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ArticleStroke and vascular neurology2024

APE1 regulates mitochondrial DNA damage repair after experimental subarachnoid haemorrhage in vivo and in vitro.

Kun Dai, Zongqi Wang, Bixi Gao, Longyuan Li, Feng Gu, Xinyu Tao, Wanchun You, Zhong Wang

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Article in Stroke and vascular neurology, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 9 papers.

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Kun Dai *Department of Neurosurgery & Brain and Nerve Research Laboratory, First Affiliated Hospital of Soochow University, Suzhou, Jiangsu, China.
Zongqi Wang *Department of Neurosurgery & Brain and Nerve Research Laboratory, First Affiliated Hospital of Soochow University, Suzhou, Jiangsu, China.
Bixi GaoDepartment of Neurosurgery & Brain and Nerve Research Laboratory, First Affiliated Hospital of Soochow University, Suzhou, Jiangsu, China.
Longyuan LiDepartment of Neurosurgery & Brain and Nerve Research Laboratory, First Affiliated Hospital of Soochow University, Suzhou, Jiangsu, China.
Feng GuDepartment of Neurosurgery & Brain and Nerve Research Laboratory, First Affiliated Hospital of Soochow University, Suzhou, Jiangsu, China.
Xinyu TaoDepartment of Neurosurgery & Brain and Nerve Research Laboratory, First Affiliated Hospital of Soochow University, Suzhou, Jiangsu, China.
Wanchun You *Department of Neurosurgery & Brain and Nerve Research Laboratory, First Affiliated Hospital of Soochow University, Suzhou, Jiangsu, China wangz8761@163.com wcyou@suda.edu.cn.
Zhong Wang *Department of Neurosurgery & Brain and Nerve Research Laboratory, First Affiliated Hospital of Soochow University, Suzhou, Jiangsu, China wangz8761@163.com wcyou@suda.edu.cn.ORCID 0009-0006-4215-9337
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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundSubarachnoid haemorrhage (SAH) can result in a highly unfavourable prognosis. In recent years, the study of SAH has focused on early brain injury (EBI), which is a crucial progress that contributes to adverse prognosis. SAH can lead to various complications, including mitochondrial dysfunction and DNA damage. Apurinic/apyrimidinic endonuclease 1 (APE1) is an essential protein with multifaceted functionality integral to DNA repair and redox signalling. However, the role of APE1 in mitochondrial DNA damage repair after SAH is still unclear.

methodsOur study involved an in vivo endovascular perforation model in rats and an in vitro neuron oxyhaemoglobin intervention. Then, the effects of APE1 on mitochondrial DNA damage repair were analysed by western blot, immunofluorescence, quantitative real-time PCR, mitochondrial bioenergetics measurement and neurobehavioural experiments.

resultsWe found that the level of APE1 decreased while the mitochondria DNA damage and neuronal death increased in a rat model of SAH. Overexpression of APE1 improved short-term and long-term behavioural impairment in rats after SAH. In vitro, after primary neurons exposed to oxyhaemoglobin, APE1 expression significantly decreased along with increased mitochondrial DNA damage, a reduction in the subunit of respiratory chain complex levels and subsequent respiratory chain dysfunction. Overexpression of APE1 relieved energy metabolism disorders in the mitochondrial of neurons and reduced neuronal apoptosis.

conclusionIn conclusion, APE1 is involved in EBI after SAH by affecting mitochondrial apoptosis via the mitochondrial respiratory chain. APE1 may potentially play a vital role in the EBI stage after SAH, making it a critical target for treatment.

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Behavior, AnimalDisease Models, AnimalDNA-(Apurinic or Apyrimidinic Site) LyaseDNA DamageDNA, MitochondrialDNA RepairEnergy MetabolismMitochondriaNeuronsOxyhemoglobinsRats, Sprague-DawleySubarachnoid HemorrhageAnimalsCells, CulturedMaleTime FactorsApex1 protein, ratDNA-(Apurinic or Apyrimidinic Site) LyaseDNA, MitochondrialOxyhemoglobinsstrokesubarachnoid

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