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ArticleBiomedicines2024

Elovanoids, a Novel Class of Lipid Mediators, Are Neuroprotective in a Traumatic Brain Injury Model in Rats.

Nicolas G Bazan, Andre Obenaus, Larissa Khoutorova, Pranab K Mukherjee, Bokkyoo Jun, Rostyslav Semikov, Ludmila Belayev

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Nicolas G BazanNeuroscience Center of Excellence, School of Medicine, LSU Health New Orleans, New Orleans, LA 70112, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-9243-5444
Andre ObenausDivision of Biomedical Sciences, University of California Riverside, Riverside, CA 92507, USA.ORCID 0000-0003-0081-6950
Larissa KhoutorovaNeuroscience Center of Excellence, School of Medicine, LSU Health New Orleans, New Orleans, LA 70112, USA.
Pranab K MukherjeeNeuroscience Center of Excellence, School of Medicine, LSU Health New Orleans, New Orleans, LA 70112, USA.
Bokkyoo JunNeuroscience Center of Excellence, School of Medicine, LSU Health New Orleans, New Orleans, LA 70112, USA.
Rostyslav SemikovNeuroscience Center of Excellence, School of Medicine, LSU Health New Orleans, New Orleans, LA 70112, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-1013-2395
Ludmila BelayevNeuroscience Center of Excellence, School of Medicine, LSU Health New Orleans, New Orleans, LA 70112, USA.

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Abstract

backgroundIn the United States, traumatic brain injury (TBI) contributes significantly to mortality and morbidity. Elovanoids (ELVs), a novel class of homeostatic lipid mediators we recently discovered and characterized, have demonstrated neuroprotection in experimental stroke models but have never been tested after TBI.

methodsA moderate fluid-percussion injury (FPI) model was used on male rats that were treated with ELVs by intravenous (IV) or intranasal (IN) delivery. In addition, using liquid chromatography-mass spectrometry (LC-MS/MS), we examined whether ELVs could be detected in brain tissue after IN delivery.

resultsELVs administered intravenously 1 h after FPI improved behavior on days 2, 3, 7, and 14 by 20, 23, 31, and 34%, respectively, and preserved hippocampal CA3 and dentate gyrus (DG) volume loss compared to the vehicle. Whole-brain tractography revealed that ELV-IV treatment increased corpus callosum white matter fibers at the injury site. In comparison to treatment with saline on days 2, 3, 7, and 14, ELVs administered intranasally at 1 h and 24 h after FPI showed improved neurological scores by 37, 45, 41, and 41%. T2-weighted imaging (T2WI) abnormalities, such as enlarged ventricles and cortical thinning, were reduced in rats treated by ELV-IN delivery compared to the vehicle. On day 3, ELVs were detected in the striatum and ipsilateral cortex of ELV-IN-treated rats.

conclusionWe have demonstrated that both ELV-IN and ELV-IV administration offer high-grade neuroprotection that can be selectively supplied to the brain. This discovery may lead to innovative therapeutic targets for secondary injury cascade prevention following TBI.

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diffusion tensor imagingfluid-percussion injuryomega-3 fatty acidsT2 mappingwhite matter

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PMCPMC11591722

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