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Mechanistic studies on stress, brain inflammation and neuroprotection

压力、脑炎症和神经保护的机制研究

基本信息

批准号：
8745697
负责人：
JUAN M SAAVEDRA
金额：
$ 49.47万
依托单位：
NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF MENTAL HEALTH
依托单位国家：
美国
项目类别：
财政年份：
资助国家：
美国
起止时间：
至
项目状态：
未结题

来源：
https://reporter.nih.gov/project-details/8745697
关键词：
Aging Aging-Related Process Agonist Alzheimer&apos s Disease Angiotensin II Animal Model Anti-Inflammatory Agents Anti-inflammatory Antihypertensive Agents Anxiety B-Lymphocytes Behavior Biological Psychiatry Blood - brain barrier anatomy Brain Brain Diseases Brain Ischemia Cardiovascular Diseases Cardiovascular system Cell Culture Techniques Cells Cerebrum Cessation of life Characteristics Consensus Diabetes Mellitus Dinoprostone Disease Encephalitis Endothelial Cells Endotoxins Enhancers Equilibrium Fibrosis Functional disorder Genetic Predisposition to Disease Glutamates Goals Growth Human Hypertension Infiltration Inflammation Inflammatory Knockout Mice Lead Lesion Light Lipopolysaccharides Longevity Mental Depression Metabolic Metabolic Diseases Microglia Modeling Mood Disorders NADP Names Nervous System Physiology Neurodegenerative Disorders Neuronal Injury Neurons Nitric Oxide Nuclear Oxidases Oxidation-Reduction PPAR gamma Pathologic Processes Peripheral Permeability Pharmacology Play Post-Traumatic Stress Disorders Pre-Clinical Model Production Protein Kinase Proteins Rattus Reactive Oxygen Species Receptor Activation Receptor Inhibition Reporting Research Rodent Model Role Safety Staging Stress System Therapeutic Therapeutic Effect Time Toxin Transcription Factor AP-1 Traumatic Brain Injury Work allostasis allostatic load biological adaptation to stress brain cell brain circulation brain disorder therapy cell growth cell injury cell type cerebrovascular cyclooxygenase 2 cytokine diphenyl granule cell human NOS2A protein improved insulin sensitivity interest monocyte neuroprotection novel pathogen receptor receptor expression response therapeutic effectiveness transcription factor vasoconstriction

项目摘要

Our first specific aim is to clarify the mechanisms involved in the beneficial effects of compounds which have not, until very recently, been considered of interest to the therapy of brain disorders. The second specific aim is to further establish the extent of therapeutic benefits of such compounds in diseases of the brain. We study a group of compounds collectively named sartans, or Angiotensin II AT1 receptor blockers (ARBs). Sartans are biphenyl derivatives with an excellent margin of safety, extensively used to treat cardiovascular and metabolic disorders because they antagonize Angiotensin II-induced vasoconstriction and pathological cellular growth and fibrosis, because they reduce peripheral inflammation and because they improve insulin sensitivity. Following our initial finding that sartans decrease hypertension-induced cerebrovascular inflammation, we later discovered that sartan treatment reduces brain ischemia, stress, and anxiety, and increases lifespan in rodent models. More recently, we established that the beneficial effects of sartans include a major amelioration of the negative effects of peripheral inflammation in the brain. Our conclusion was that several mechanisms may be responsible for the major neuroprotective effects of ARB treatment, and we continued studies to further clarify such mechanisms. During the current fiscal year, we advanced on the clarification of the anti-inflammatory effects of sartans in the brain. We hypothesized that at least part of the central anti-inflammatory and neuroprotective effects were the consequence of direct actions of ARBs on brain cells. The anti-inflammatory and neuroprotective effects of sartans (decline in inflammation-induced activation of the transcription factors nuclear factor kappa-light-chain-enhancer of activated B cells (NFkappaBalpha) and activator protein-1 (AP-1), expression of inducible nitric oxide synthase, cyclooxygenase-2 and nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide phosphate (NADPH) oxidase, reduction in the production of excess nitric oxide, prostaglandin E2, and reactive oxygen species leading to brain inflammation and neuronal injury) are widespread in the brain parenchyma. This suggested that sartans may influence multiple brain cell types. Using microglia, primary cortical neuron, primary cerebellar granule cell, and cerebral microvascular endothelial cell cultures, we discovered that ARBs ameliorate inflammation in all cell types studied. ARB neuroprotective effects were demonstrated against the bacterial endotoxin lipopolysaccharide (LPS), against excess glutamate and against the pro-inflammatory cytokine IL-1beta. Mechanisms involved include decreased activation of several protein kinases and reduced activation of the transcription factor NFkappaBalpha. We hypothesized that the major anti-inflammatory and neuroprotective effects of sartans may not be the exclusive result of AT1 receptor inhibition. In human circulating monocytes, cells expressing very few AT1 receptors, the anti-inflammatory effects of sartans were partially dependent on peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor gamma (PPARgamma) activation. We have found that some sartans may have dual mechanisms of action: anti-hypertensive, anti-growth and anti-inflammatory effects related to their inhibition of AT1 receptors, and metabolic and anti-inflammatory effects, partially the consequence of direct PPARgamma activation. We now confirm that participation of PPARgamma activation as a major component of ARB effects in THP-1 cells, in primary cultures of rat cortical microglia devoid of significant AT1 receptor expression, and in cerebellar granule cells from AT1A receptor knock-out mice. These results suggest that part of the beneficial effects of sartans are due to mechanisms independent of AT1 receptor stimulation. An additional novel finding is that ARB administration in a rodent model significantly protects the brain from traumatic brain injury. ARBs decrease lesion size, reduce neuronal injury and protect neurological function in this model. This is the first demonstration of the neuroprotective effect of ARBs in traumatic brain injury. Our work will not continue because the Section on Pharmacology was closed June 1st, 2013.

我们的第一个具体目标是阐明化合物有益作用的机制，这些化合物直到最近才被认为对脑部疾病的治疗感兴趣。第二个具体目标是进一步确定这些化合物对脑部疾病的治疗益处的程度。

项目成果

期刊论文数量（21）

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Blockade of brain angiotensin II AT1 receptors ameliorates stress, anxiety, brain inflammation and ischemia: Therapeutic implications.

DOI：
10.1016/j.psyneuen.2010.10.001
发表时间：
2011-01
期刊：
PSYCHONEUROENDOCRINOLOGY
影响因子：
3.7
作者：
Saavedra, Juan M.;Sanchez-Lemus, Enrique;Benicky, Julius
通讯作者：
Benicky, Julius

Endogenous angiotensinergic system in neurons of rat and human trigeminal ganglia.

DOI：
10.1016/j.regpep.2009.02.002
发表时间：
2009-04-10
期刊：
REGULATORY PEPTIDES
影响因子：
0
作者：
Imboden, Hans;Patil, Jaspal;Nussberger, Juerg;Nicoud, Francoise;Hess, Benno;Ahmed, Nermin;Schaffner, Thomas;Wellner, Maren;Mueller, Dominik;Inagami, Tadashi;Senbonmatsu, Takaaki;Pavel, Jaroslav;Saavedra, Juan M.
通讯作者：
Saavedra, Juan M.

A peripherally administered, centrally acting angiotensin II AT2 antagonist selectively increases brain AT1 receptors and decreases brain tyrosine hydroxylase transcription, pituitary vasopressin and ACTH.

DOI：
10.1016/j.brainres.2008.11.006
发表时间：
2009-01-23
期刊：
Brain research
影响因子：
2.9
作者：
Macova M;Pavel J;Saavedra JM
通讯作者：
Saavedra JM

Angiotensin II AT1 blockade reduces the lipopolysaccharide-induced innate immune response in rat spleen

DOI：
10.1152/ajpregu.90962.2008
发表时间：
2009-05-01
期刊：
AMERICAN JOURNAL OF PHYSIOLOGY-REGULATORY INTEGRATIVE AND COMPARATIVE PHYSIOLOGY
影响因子：
2.8
作者：
Sanchez-Lemus, Enrique;Benicky, Julius;Saavedra, Juan M.
通讯作者：
Saavedra, Juan M.

In vivo Angiotensin II AT1 receptor blockade selectively inhibits LPS-induced innate immune response and ACTH release in rat pituitary gland.