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ArticleJournal of neuroinflammation2023

Recombinant Slit2 suppresses neuroinflammation and Cdc42-mediated brain infiltration of peripheral immune cells via Robo1-srGAP1 pathway in a rat model of germinal matrix hemorrhage.

Qian Li, Lei Huang, Yan Ding, Prativa Sherchan, Wenjie Peng, John H Zhang

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Article in Journal of neuroinflammation, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 8 papers.

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8 citing papers in PubMed, 14 citations in OpenAlex.

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6 authors at 3 institutions in 2 countries.

Qian LiDepartment of Pediatrics, Army Medical Center, Army Medical University, 10 Changjiang Access Rd, Yuzhong District, Chongqing, 400042, China.
Lei HuangDepartment of Physiology and Pharmacology, School of Medicine, Loma Linda University, 11041 Campus Street, Loma Linda, CA, 92354, USA.
Yan DingDepartment of Physiology and Pharmacology, School of Medicine, Loma Linda University, 11041 Campus Street, Loma Linda, CA, 92354, USA.
Prativa SherchanDepartment of Physiology and Pharmacology, School of Medicine, Loma Linda University, 11041 Campus Street, Loma Linda, CA, 92354, USA.
Wenjie PengDepartment of Pediatrics, Army Medical Center, Army Medical University, 10 Changjiang Access Rd, Yuzhong District, Chongqing, 400042, China.
John H ZhangDepartment of Physiology and Pharmacology, School of Medicine, Loma Linda University, 11041 Campus Street, Loma Linda, CA, 92354, USA. johnzhang3910@yahoo.com.
Loma Linda University · USChildren's Hospital of Chongqing Medical University · CNDaping Hospital · CN

Funding

Harness Germinal Matrix HemorrhageR01NS078755 · NINDS · LOMA LINDA UNIVERSITY · PI ZHANG, JOHN H · 2012 to 2016
$1.7M
NINDS NIH HHS R01 NS078755
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundGerminal matrix hemorrhage (GMH) is a devastating neonatal stroke, in which neuroinflammation is a critical pathological contributor. Slit2, a secreted extracellular matrix protein, plays a repulsive role in axon guidance and leukocyte chemotaxis via the roundabout1 (Robo1) receptor. This study aimed to explore effects of recombinant Slit2 on neuroinflammation and the underlying mechanism in a rat model of GMH.

methodsGMH was induced by stereotactically infusing 0.3 U of bacterial collagenase into the germinal matrix of 7-day-old Sprague Dawley rats. Recombinant Slit2 or its vehicle was administered intranasally at 1 h after GMH and daily for 3 consecutive days. A decoy receptor recombinant Robo1 was co-administered with recombinant Slit2 after GMH. Slit2 siRNA, srGAP1 siRNA or the scrambled sequences were administered intracerebroventricularly 24 h before GMH. Neurobehavior, brain water content, Western blotting, immunofluorescence staining and Cdc42 activity assays were performed.

resultsThe endogenous brain Slit2 and Robo1 expressions were increased after GMH. Robo1 was expressed on neuron, astrocytes and infiltrated peripheral immune cells in the brain. Endogenous Slit2 knockdown by Slit2 siRNA exacerbated brain edema and neurological deficits following GMH. Recombinant Slit2 (rSlit2) reduced neurological deficits, proinflammatory cytokines, intercellular adhesion molecules, peripheral immune cell markers, neuronal apoptosis and Cdc42 activity in the brain tissue after GMH. The anti-neuroinflammation effects were reversed by recombinant Robo1 co-administration or srGAP1 siRNA.

conclusionsRecombinant Slit2 reduced neuroinflammation and neuron apoptosis after GMH. Its anti-neuroinflammation effects by suppressing onCdc42-mediated brain peripheral immune cells infiltration was at least in part via Robo1-srGAP1 pathway. These results imply that recombinant Slit2 may have potentials as a therapeutic option for neonatal brain injuries.

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Nerve Tissue ProteinsSignal TransductionAnimalsBrainCerebral HemorrhageGTPase-Activating ProteinsNeuroinflammatory DiseasesRatsRats, Sprague-DawleyReceptors, ImmunologicRNA, Small InterferingGTPase-Activating ProteinsNerve Tissue ProteinsReceptors, ImmunologicRNA, Small InterferingsrGAP1 protein, ratApoptosisGerminal matrix hemorrhageNeuroinflammationRatRobo1–srGAP1Slit2

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