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

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,直到最近,这些化合物才被认为对治疗脑部疾病感兴趣。第二个具体目标是进一步确定此类化合物对脑部疾病的治疗益处的程度。 我们研究了一组统称为沙坦类药物或血管紧张素 II AT1 受体阻滞剂 (ARB) 的化合物。沙坦类药物是联苯衍生物,具有极好的安全性,广泛用于治疗心血管和代谢紊乱,因为它们可以拮抗血管紧张素 II 诱导的血管收缩和病理性细胞生长和纤维化,因为它们可以减少外周炎症,并且可以提高胰岛素敏感性。我们最初发现沙坦类药物可以减少高血压引起的脑血管炎症,后来我们发现沙坦类药物治疗可以减少啮齿动物模型中的脑缺血、压力和焦虑,并延长寿命。最近,我们确定沙坦类药物的有益作用包括显着改善大脑周围炎症的负面影响。我们的结论是,多种机制可能导致 ARB 治疗的主要神经保护作用,我们继续研究以进一步阐明这些机制。 在本财年,我们进一步阐明了沙坦类药物在大脑中的抗炎作用。我们假设至少部分中枢抗炎和神经保护作用是 ARB 对脑细胞直接作用的结果。 沙坦类药物的抗炎和神经保护作用(减少炎症诱导的转录因子活化 B 细胞核因子 kappa-轻链增强子 (NFkappaBalpha) 和激活蛋白 1 (AP-1) 的激活,诱导型一氧化氮合酶、环氧合酶 2 和烟酰胺腺嘌呤二核苷酸磷酸的表达 (NADPH) 氧化酶,减少过量一氧化氮、前列腺素 E2 和活性氧的产生,导致脑部炎症和神经元损伤)广泛存在于脑实质中。这表明沙坦类药物可能影响多种脑细胞类型。使用小胶质细胞、初级皮质神经元、初级小脑颗粒细胞和脑微血管内皮细胞培养物,我们发现 ARB 可以改善所有研究细胞类型的炎症。 ARB 对细菌内毒素脂多糖 (LPS)、过量谷氨酸和促炎细胞因子 IL-1β 具有神经保护作用。涉及的机制包括几种蛋白激酶的激活减少和转录因子 NFkappaBalpha 的激活减少。 我们假设沙坦类药物的主要抗炎和神经保护作用可能并非 AT1 受体抑制的唯一结果。在人循环单核细胞(表达很少 AT1 受体的细胞)中,沙坦类药物的抗炎作用部分依赖于过氧化物酶体增殖物激活受体 γ (PPARgamma) 的激活。我们发现一些沙坦类药物可能具有双重作用机制:与抑制 AT1 受体相关的抗高血压、抗生长和抗炎作用,以及代谢和抗炎作用,部分是直接 PPARgamma 激活的结果。我们现在证实,PPARγ 激活作为 ARB 的主要组成部分参与了 THP-1 细胞、缺乏显着 AT1 受体表达的大鼠皮质小胶质细胞的原代培养物以及 AT1A 受体敲除小鼠的小脑颗粒细胞中。这些结果表明,沙坦类药物的部分有益作用归因于独立于 AT1 受体刺激的机制。 另一项新发现是,在啮齿动物模型中施用 ARB 可显着保护大脑免受创伤性脑损伤。在该模型中,ARB 可以减小病变大小,减少神经元损伤并保护神经功能。这是首次证明 ARB 在创伤性脑损伤中具有神经保护作用。 我们的工作将不会继续,因为药理学科已于 2013 年 6 月 1 日关闭。

项目成果

期刊论文数量(21)
专著数量(0)
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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:
  • 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:
  • 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:
  • 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
In vivo Angiotensin II AT1 receptor blockade selectively inhibits LPS-induced innate immune response and ACTH release in rat pituitary gland.
  • DOI:
    10.1016/j.bbi.2009.04.012
  • 发表时间:
    2009-10
  • 期刊:
  • 影响因子:
    15.1
  • 作者:
    Sanchez-Lemus, Enrique;Benicky, Julius;Pavel, Jaroslav;Saavedra, Juan M.
  • 通讯作者:
    Saavedra, Juan M.
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Brain pathophysiology in SARS-CoV-2 disease
SARS-CoV-2 疾病的脑病理生理学
  • 批准号:
    10317394
  • 财政年份:
    2021
  • 资助金额:
    $ 49.47万
  • 项目类别:
Brain pathophysiology in SARS-CoV-2 disease
SARS-CoV-2 疾病的脑病理生理学
  • 批准号:
    10617754
  • 财政年份:
    2021
  • 资助金额:
    $ 49.47万
  • 项目类别:
Brain pathophysiology in SARS-CoV-2 disease
SARS-CoV-2 疾病的脑病理生理学
  • 批准号:
    10434951
  • 财政年份:
    2021
  • 资助金额:
    $ 49.47万
  • 项目类别:
Mechanistic studies on stress, brain inflammation and neuroprotection
压力、脑炎症和神经保护的机制研究
  • 批准号:
    8342121
  • 财政年份:
  • 资助金额:
    $ 49.47万
  • 项目类别:
Role Of Neuropeptides And Biogenic Amines In Stress And
神经肽和生物胺在压力和压力中的作用
  • 批准号:
    6507482
  • 财政年份:
  • 资助金额:
    $ 49.47万
  • 项目类别:
Role Of Neuropeptides And Biogenic Amines In Stress And
神经肽和生物胺在压力和压力中的作用
  • 批准号:
    6824171
  • 财政年份:
  • 资助金额:
    $ 49.47万
  • 项目类别:
Role Of Neuropeptides And Biogenic Amines In Stress and Brain Inflammation
神经肽和生物胺在压力和脑炎症中的作用
  • 批准号:
    7969333
  • 财政年份:
  • 资助金额:
    $ 49.47万
  • 项目类别:
Role Of Neuropeptides And Biogenic Amines In Stress and Brain Inflammation
神经肽和生物胺在压力和脑炎症中的作用
  • 批准号:
    7594528
  • 财政年份:
  • 资助金额:
    $ 49.47万
  • 项目类别:
Role Of Neuropeptides And Biogenic Amines In Stress and Brain Inflammation
神经肽和生物胺在压力和脑炎症中的作用
  • 批准号:
    7735135
  • 财政年份:
  • 资助金额:
    $ 49.47万
  • 项目类别:
ROLE OF NEUROPEPTIDES AND BIOGENIC AMINES IN STRESS AND BRAIN ISCHEMIA
神经肽和生物胺在压力和脑缺血中的作用
  • 批准号:
    6290596
  • 财政年份:
  • 资助金额:
    $ 49.47万
  • 项目类别:
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