scholarly journals Visualization of Protein Aggregation in Nerve Cells After Ischemia/Reperfusion by Ubiquitin Immunohistochemistry and Impregnative Nauta Method

2004 ◽  
Vol 47 (3) ◽  
pp. 209-211
Author(s):  
Eva Mechírová ◽  
Iveta Domoráková ◽  
Marianna Feriková

Using ubiquitin immunohistochemistry and impregnative Nauta method we demonstrated that ubiquitin positivity and Nauta positivity in the neurons affected with ischemic injury in the lumbosacral spinal cord of rabbits and dogs may be of the same origin. Increased number of ubiquitin-positive aggregates was found in the cytoplasm of neurons in the intermediate zone and lamina IX of ventral horns of spinal cord in rabbits after 30 min of ischemia followed by 24 h lasting reperfusion. Nauta-positive, flocculent, intracytoplasmic, dark clusters appeared in the same localization in the canine lumbosacral spinal cord neurons after 30 min of ischemia and 24 h of reperfusion. Ubiquitin aggregates and Nauta-positive dark clusters in the injured spinal cord neurons could be the first light microscopic signs of slow neuronal death following spinal cord ischemia and reperfusion.

2009 ◽  
Vol 29 (6-7) ◽  
pp. 991-998 ◽  
Author(s):  
Eva Mechírová ◽  
Iveta Domoráková ◽  
Marianna Danková ◽  
Viera Danielisová ◽  
Jozef Burda

2020 ◽  
Vol 2020 ◽  
pp. 1-22
Author(s):  
Changjiang Gu ◽  
Linwei Li ◽  
Yifan Huang ◽  
Dingfei Qian ◽  
Wei Liu ◽  
...  

Ischemia-reperfusion injury is the second most common injury of the spinal cord and has the risk of neurological dysfunction and paralysis, which can seriously affect patient quality of life. Salidroside (Sal) is an active ingredient extracted from Herba Cistanche with a variety of biological attributes such as antioxidant, antiapoptotic, and neuroprotective activities. Moreover, Sal has shown a protective effect in ischemia-reperfusion injury of the liver, heart, and brain, but its effect in ischemia-reperfusion injury of the spinal cord has not been elucidated. Here, we demonstrated for the first time that Sal pretreatment can significantly improve functional recovery in mice after spinal cord ischemia-reperfusion injury and significantly inhibit the apoptosis of neurons both in vivo and in vitro. Neurons have a high metabolic rate, and consequently, mitochondria, as the main energy-supplying suborganelles, become the main injury site of spinal cord ischemia-reperfusion injury. Mitochondrial pathway-dependent neuronal apoptosis is increasingly confirmed by researchers; therefore, Sal’s effect on mitochondria naturally attracted our attention. By means of a range of experiments both in vivo and in vitro, we found that Sal can reduce reactive oxygen species production through antioxidant stress to reduce mitochondrial permeability and mitochondrial damage, and it can also enhance the PINK1-Parkin signaling pathway and promote mitophagy to eliminate damaged mitochondria. In conclusion, our results show that Sal is beneficial to the protection of spinal cord neurons after ischemia-reperfusion injury, mainly by reducing apoptosis associated with the mitochondrial-dependent pathway, among which Sal’s antioxidant and autophagy-promoting properties play an important role.


2015 ◽  
Vol 36 (1) ◽  
pp. 373-383 ◽  
Author(s):  
Bo Fang ◽  
Xiao-Qian Li ◽  
Bo Bi ◽  
Wen-Fei Tan ◽  
Gang Liu ◽  
...  

Background/Aims: Dexmedetomidine has beneficial effects on ischemia reperfusion (I/R) injury to the spinal cord, but the underlying mechanisms are not fully understood. This study investigated the effects and possible mechanisms of dexmedetomidine on blood-spinal cord barrier (BSCB) disruption induced by spinal cord I/R injury. Methods: Rats were intrathecally pretreated with dexmedetomidine or PBS control 30 minutes before undergoing 14-minute occlusion of aortic arch. Hind-limb motor function was assessed using Tarlov criteria, and motor neurons in the ventral gray matter were counted by histological examination. The permeability of the BSCB was examined using Evans blue (EB) as a vascular tracer. The spinal cord edema was evaluated using the wet-dry method. The expression and localization of matrix metalloproteinase-9 (MMP-9), Angiopoietin-1 (Ang1) and Tie2 were assessed by western blot, real-time polymerase chain reaction, and immunofluorescence. Results: Intrathecal preconditioning with dexmedetomidine minimized the neuromotor dysfunction and histopathological deficits, and attenuated EB extravasation after spinal cord I/R injury. In addition, dexmedetomidine preconditioning suppressed I/R-induced increase in MMP-9. Finally, Dexmedetomidine preconditioning enhanced the Ang1-Tie2 system activity after spinal cord I/R injury. Conclusions: Dexmedetomidine preconditioning stabilized the BSCB integrity against spinal cord I/R injury by inhibition of MMP-9, and enhancing the Ang1-Tie2 system.


2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Cheng Wu ◽  
Qinghua Zhu ◽  
Yi Yao ◽  
Zhaoyang Shi ◽  
Chaojie Jin ◽  
...  

Background: Spinal cord ischemia/reperfusion injury (SCIRI) is usually caused by spinal surgery or aortic aneurysm surgery and can eventually lead to paralysis or paraplegia and neurological dysfunction. Exosomes are considered as one of the most promising therapeutic strategies for SCIRI as they can pass the blood-spinal barrier. Previous studies have proved that exosomes secreted by osteocytes have a certain slowing effect on SCIRI. Aim: We aimed to explore the effect of osteoblast secreted exosomes on SCIRI. Methods: Firstly, neurons and osteoblasts were co-cultured under different conditions. GEO database was utilized to detect the expression of miR-23a-3p in osteoblast exosomes. SCIRI cells were treated with exosomes, and the detection was taken to prove whether miR-23a-3p could slow the progression of SCIRI. Downstream gene and the potential regulatory mechanism were explored through database and functional experiments. Results: MiR-23a-3p was highly expressed in exosomes and it slowed down the process of SCIRI. Downstream mRNA KLF3 could bind to miR-23a-3p and was highly expressed in IRI. Moreover, CCNL2 was regulated by KLF3 and was highly expressed in IRI. Rescue experiments verified that miR-23a-3p suppressed the transcription of CCNL2 by targeting KLF3. Conclusion: Exosome miR-23a-3p from osteoblast alleviates SCIRI by down-regulating KLF3-activated CCNL2 transcription.


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