Effect of different concentrations of lithium chloride on p-GSK-3β content in a model of ischemic stroke

Author(s):  
Р.А. Черпаков ◽  
А.Н. Кузовлев ◽  
Д.Г. Макаревич ◽  
А.В. Лобанов ◽  
А.В. Ершов ◽  
...  

Введение. В современном мире проблема инсультов постепенно выходит на лидирующие позиции. Отсутствие эффективных медикаментозных методов коррекции острого нарушения мозгового кровообращения приводит к необходимости поиска новых препаратов с нейропротекторным потенциалом, способных если не предотвратить, то значимо минимизировать последствия и тяжесть ишемического инсульта. Цель исследования - оценка влияния различных доз хлорида лития на фосфорилирование GSK-3β и выживаемость животных на модели ишемического инсульта. Методика. В исследовании были использованы беспородные крысы - самцы, разделённые на 5 групп: ложнооперированные (n=9), контрольная группа (ишемический инсульт с введением раствора NaCl 0,9% в объеме, эквивалентном вводимым лекарственным средствам в других группах, n=5), и группы с введением хлорида лития в дозах 4,2 мг/кг (n=5), 21 мг/кг (n=5) и 63 мг/кг (n=5). Ишемический инсульт моделировали по методу Лонга. По истечении 7 сут от начала эксперимента животные подвергались гуманной эвтаназии с извлечением головного мозга и дальнейшим определением уровня фосфорилированной формы GSK-3β (p-GSK-3β) методом вестерн-блоттинга. Нейропротекторный эффект солей лития реализуется благодаря прямому ингибированию ключевой киназы аптотического механизма клеточной сигнализации - гликоген-синтазы киназы-3β (GSK-3β) с переводом её в фосфорилированую форму (p-GSK-3β). На 7-е сут также был проведен анализ показателей летальности в группах. Для множественных сравнений рассчитывали критический уровень значимости при использовании поправки Бонферрони. Результат. Хлорид лития в дозе 4,2 мг/кг оказывал минимальное влияние как на уровень p-GSK-3β (p=0,8), так и на летальность по отношению к контрольной группе (p>0,017). Доза 21 мг/кг, в свою очередь, значимо повышала уровень p-GSK-3β (p=0,008), но не снижала летальность (p>0,017) по отношению к группе контроля. При использовании дозировки 63 мг/кг уровень p-GSK-3β был максимально приближен к группе ложнооперированных животных (p=0,007), а летальность на 7 сут была значимо ниже (p>0,017). Заключение. Хлорид лития обладает отчётливым дозозависимым нейропротекторным эффектом. Нейропротекторный эффект солей лития реализуется благодаря прямому ингибированию ключевой киназы аптотического механизма клеточной сигнализации - гликоген-синтазы киназы-3β (GSK-3β) с переводом её в фосфорилированую форму (p-GSK-3β) Реализация нейропротекторного эффекта данного препарата потенциально способна улучшить прогнозы течения ишемического инсульта. Background. Ischemic stroke is becoming a major medical concern worldwide. Reasons for this include the aging population, which experiences an increasing frequency of cardiovascular problems. Additionally, social factors, e.g., smoking, fatigue, substance abuse, lead to strokes in young and middle-aged people. The lack of effective medical methods for correcting acute cerebral circulatory disorders underscores the need for new drugs whose neuroprotective potential can prevent or significantly minimize the consequences and severity of ischemic stroke. Aim. To evaluate the effect of different doses of lithium chloride on GSK-3ß phosphorylation and on animal survival in a model of ischemic stroke. Methods. 29 male rats were divided into five groups: Sham-operated (n=9); control, ischemic stroke with administration of a volume of 0.9% NaCl solution equivalent to the volume of the administered drugs in other groups (n=5); and groups with administration of lithium chloride at doses of 4.2 mg/kg (n=5), 21 mg/kg (n=5), and 63 mg/kg (n=5). Ischemic stroke was produced by the Long method. After 7 days, the animals were subjected to humane euthanasia. The brain was excised, and the phosphorylated form of GSK-3β (p-GSK-3β) was measured by Western blotting. The neuroprotective effect of lithium salts occurs due to a direct inhibition of the key kinase of the apoptotic mechanism of cell signaling, glycogen-synthase kinase (GSK-3β), that is transformed into a phosphorylated form. Also, the group mortality rates were analyzed on day 7. For multiple comparisons, a critical level of significance was calculated using the Bonferroni correction. Results. Lithium chloride, 4.2 mg/kg, had a minimal effect on both p-GSK-3ß (p=0.8) and mortality compared to the control group (p>0.017). A dose of 21 mg/kg significantly increased p-GSK-3ß (p=0.008), but did not reduce mortality (p>0.017), relative to the control group. At a dose of 63 mg/kg, p-GSK-3ß was similar to that of the sham operated animals (p=0.007), and the mortality on day 7 was significantly lower (p>0.017). Conclusion. Lithium chloride produces a dose-dependent, neuroprotective effect. This protective effect occurs due to a direct inhibition of the key kinase of the apoptotic mechanism of cell signaling, glycogen-synthase kinase (GSK-3β), that is transformed into a phosphorylated form. This neuroprotection is potentially able to improve the prognosis of ischemic stroke.

2019 ◽  
Vol 97 (6) ◽  
pp. 702-708 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ting Wang ◽  
Yu-Mei Duan ◽  
Qiao Fu ◽  
Tao Liu ◽  
Jin-Cheng Yu ◽  
...  

Hemorrhagic transformation (HT) is a devastating complication for patients with acute ischemic stroke (AIS) who are treated with tissue plasminogen activator (tPA). HT is associated with high morbidity and mortality, but no effective treatments are currently available to reduce the risk of HT. Therefore, methods to prevent HT are urgently needed. In this study, we used IM-12, an inhibitor of glycogen synthase kinase 3β (GSK-3β), to evaluate the role of the Wnt–β-catenin signaling pathway in recombinant tPA (rtPA)-induced HT. Sprague–Dawley rats were subjected to a middle cerebral artery occlusion (MCAO) model of ischemic stroke, and then were either administered rtPA, rtPA combined with IM-12, or the vehicle at 4 h after stroke was induced. Our results indicate that rats subjected to HT had more severe neurological deficits, brain edema, and blood–brain barrier (BBB) breakdown, and had a greater infarction volume than the control group. Rats treated with IM-12 had improved outcomes compared with those of rats treated with rtPA alone. Moreover, IM-12 increased the protein expression of β-catenin and downstream proteins while suppressing the expression of GSK-3β. These results suggest that IM-12 reduces rtPA-induced HT and attenuates BBB disruption, possibly through activation of the Wnt–β-catenin signaling pathway, and provides a potential therapeutic strategy for preventing tPA-induced HT after AIS.


2019 ◽  
Vol 15 (3) ◽  
pp. 73-82 ◽  
Author(s):  
I. V. Ostrova ◽  
O. A. Grebenchikov ◽  
N. V. Golubeva

Lithium chloride, which is used for the treatment of bipolar disorders, has a neuroprotective effect in conditions associated with acute and chronic circulatory disorders.The purpose of the study: to investigate the efficacy of lithium chloride for the prevention of post-resuscitation death of hippocampal neurons during the post-resuscitation period.Material and methods. Cardiac arrest for 10 minutes was evoked in mature male rats by intrathoracic clumping of the vascular bundle of the heart, followed by resuscitation. 40 mg/kg or 20 mg/kg of 4,2% lithium chloride (LiCl) was injected intraperitoneally 1 hour before cardiac arrest, on the 1st and 2nd day after resuscitation (n=9). Untreated animals received equivalent doses of saline (n=9). Rats after a sham surgery served as a reference group (n=10). The number of viable neurons in the CA1 and CA3/CA4 fields of the hippocampus was estimated in slides stained with cresyl violet by day 6 or 7 postresuscitation. In a separate series of experiments, at the same terms, we studied the effect of lithium chloride on the protein content of GSK3β (glycogen synthase kinase) in brain tissue using Western-Blot analysis.Results. Histological assay showed that a 10-minute cardiac arrest resulted in a decrease in the number of viable neurons in the hippocampal CA1 field — by 37.5% (P0.001), in the CA3/CA4 field — by 12.9% (P0.05) vs. the reference group. Lithium treatment increased the number of viable neurons in resuscitated rats — in the CA1 field by 37% (P<0.01), in the CA3/CA4 field — by 11.5% (P0.1) vs. the untreated animals. It was found that lithium caused an increase in phosphorylated form of GSK3β: by 180% vs. the reference group (P[1]0.05), and by 150% vs. the untreated animals (P0.05).Conclusion. Lithium treatment leads to a pronounced neuroprotection in the neuronal populations of the hippocampus post-resuscitation. This effect may be due to an increase in the content of the phosphorylated form of GSK3β protein. The results indicate a high potential of lithium for the prevention and treatment of neurodegenerative disorders caused by a temporary arrest of blood circulation. 


2020 ◽  
Vol 2020 ◽  
pp. 1-10
Author(s):  
Jingjin Li ◽  
Chonglong Shi ◽  
Zhengnian Ding ◽  
Wenjie Jin

Postoperative cognitive dysfunction (POCD) is a common postoperative central nervous system complication, especially in the elderly. It has been consistently reported that the pathological process of this clinical syndrome is related to neuroinflammation and microglial proliferation. Glycogen synthase kinase 3β (GSK-3β) is a widely expressed kinase with distinct functions in different types of cells. The role of GSK-3β in regulating innate immune activation has been well documented, but as far as we know, its role in POCD has not been fully elucidated. Lithium chloride (LiCl) is a widely used inhibitor of GSK-3β, and it is also the main drug for the treatment of bipolar disorder. Prophylactic administration of lithium chloride (2 mM/kg) can inhibit the expression of proinflammatory mediators in the hippocampus, reduce the hippocampal expression of NF-κB, and increase both the downregulation of M1 microglial-related genes (inducible nitric oxide synthase and CD86) and upregulation of M2 microglial-related genes (IL-10 and CD206), to alleviate the cognitive impairment caused by orthopedic surgery. In vitro, LiCl reversed LPS-induced production of proinflammatory mediators and M1 polarization of microglia. To sum up these results, GSK-3β is a key contributor to POCD and a potential target of neuroprotective strategies.


2016 ◽  
Vol 94 (2) ◽  
pp. 138-143
Author(s):  
Ludmila A. Belova ◽  
V. V. Mashin ◽  
V. V. Abramova ◽  
A. N. Proshin ◽  
A. N. Ovsyannikova

Aim. To study the neuroprotective effect of a repeated course of low dose cortexin therapy on the quality of life in the early rehabilitative period after hemispheric ischemic stroke (IS). Materials and methods. 90 patients were divided into group 1 treated with cortexin (10 mg i/m twice daily (morning and afternoon) in addition to basal treatment, group 2 given the repeated course of the same treatment, and control group (basal therapy alone). The standard SF-36 questionnaire was used to assess the quality of life. Results. Treatment of patients following acute hemispheric ischemic stroke with cortexin (10 mg i/m twice daily) and the repeated course of the same treatment after 10 days resulted in the accelerated and more complete normalization of the quality of life in the early rehabilitation petriod (starting from days 21-27 days after the onset of disease) than in the patients given a single course of cortexin therapy or basal treatment alone.


2021 ◽  
Vol 9 (4) ◽  
pp. 564-572
Author(s):  
A. N. Kuzovlev ◽  
A. I. Shpichko ◽  
I. A. Ryzhkov ◽  
O. A. Grebenchikov ◽  
A. K. Shabanov ◽  
...  

Relevance. The increase in the number of severe brain injuries due to stroke and traumatic brain injury determines the need to study and develop effective strategies for neuroprotection. The article highlights new mechanisms of the neuroprotective action of the inhalation anesthetic xenon based on the data of our own experimental studies.Aim of study. To assess the effect of anesthesia with xenon at a concentration of 0.5 MAC (minimum alveolar concentration) on the phosphorylation of glycogen synthase kinase 3β (GSK-3β) and the content of antioxidant defense enzymes in the rat brain.Material and methods. The effect of inhalation anesthesia with xenon on the phosphorylation of the GSK-3β enzyme in comparison with lithium chloride, as well as on the content of heme oxygenase, catalase, and Mn-superoxide dismutase in rat brain homogenates was studied by immunoblotting.Results. The use of xenon at a concentration of 0.5 MAA causes an almost twofold increase in the content of the phosphorylated form of the GSK-3β enzyme in comparison with the control (p<0.05) and significantly increases the pool of antioxidant defense enzymes: heme oxygenase by 50% (p <0.05) and Mn-superoxide dismutase by 60% (p<0.05).Conclusion. The conducted experimental study revealed new molecular mechanisms of action of the inhalation anesthetic xenon. The effect of xenon on the pool of enzymes involved in the protection of the brain from oxidative distress was found. The data obtained indicate the prospects for using xenon and require further research in this direction. The use of xenon at a concentration of 50 vol.% (0.5 MAA) for 30 minutes does not affect the content of the glycogen synthase-3β enzyme, at the same time causing an almost twofold increase in its phosphorylated form, the glycogen synthase-3β enzyme, and is accompanied by a significant increase the content of heme oxygenase, Mn-superoxide dismutase and a slight increase in the content of catalase in rat brain homogenates. Thus, the results of the study suggest that one of the possible mechanisms of the neuroprotective effect of xenon is the phosphorylation of glycogen synthase-3β, which prevents the opening of the mitochondrial pore, inhibiting the death of mitochondria-mediated apoptosis of neurons and increasing the level of antioxidant protection in them.


2019 ◽  
Vol 39 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Wei Wu ◽  
Xingxing Liu ◽  
Longfei Han

Abstract To evaluate the role of glycogen synthase kinase-3β (GSK-3β) in the apoptosis of cardiomyocytes in diabetic cardiomyopathy (DCM). Diabetes mellitus (DM) in rats was induced by intraperitoneal injection of 1% streptozotocin (STZ), and lithium chloride (LiCl) was used to decrease the expression of GSK-3β. Hematoxylin/eosin (HE) staining and the terminal deoxyribonucleotide transferase-mediated dUTP-digoxigenin nick end labeling (TUNEL) assay was conducted to evaluate the pathological injury and apoptosis of cardiomyocytes respectively. Western blot was applied to detect the protein expressions of Cleaved-caspase 3, caspase 3, Bax and Bcl-2 in rat cardiomyocytes. Real-time polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) was applied to detect the gene expressions of phosphoinositide 3-kinases (PI3K), Akt, and GSK-3β in rat cardiomyocytes. DM-induced cardiomyocyte injuries, which were presented as capillary basement membrane thickening, interstitial fibrosis, cardiomyocyte hypertrophy and necrosis in HE staining and increased apoptosis detected by TUNEL assay. When comparing with the control group, the mRNA expression of PI3K and Akt in DM group obviously decreased but the mRNA expression of GSK-3β obviously elevated (P < 0.05). In addition, the ratio of Cleaved-caspase 3/caspase 3 and Bax/Bcl-2 were notably increased in DM group compared with control group (P < 0.05). LiCl, as an inhibitor of GSK-3 apparently reduced the expression of GSK-3β mRNA (P < 0.05) but not the PI3K and Akt comparing with the DM group. LiCl also attenuated the myocardial injury and apoptosis induced by DM. The myocardial injury induced by DM is associated with the up-regulation of GSK-3β. LiCl inhibited the expression of GSK-3β and myocardial apoptosis in diabetic myocardium.


2021 ◽  
Vol 12 (1) ◽  
pp. 669-675
Author(s):  
Vishal Kumar Vishwakarma ◽  
Tarique Mahmood Ansari ◽  
Prabhat Kumar Upadhyay ◽  
Ritesh Kumar Srivastav ◽  
Farogh Ahsan ◽  
...  

High risks of cardiovascular diseases in women are associated with low estrogen levels. Ischemic preconditioning (IPC) exhibits protection in the heart by Glycogen synthase kinase-3β (GSK-3β) phosphorylation that inhibits the mPTP opening, and this protective action of IPC is attenuated by estrogen deficiency. An experiment was performed on female Wistar rats with/without ovariectomy (OVX). Isolated rat heart was attached with perfusion assembly. Infract size, coronary flow, LDH, CKMB and histopathology were estimated. Sham control group decreased the LDH, CKMB and infract size in normal rat heart. The IPC mediated protection of heart was attenuated in OVX rat heart. Inhibition of GSK-3β is found to enhance the threshold of mPTP opening during reperfusion. The treatment with atractyloside stuck significantly the protection of heart of IPC in normal and OVX rat heart. These observations show that downregulation of GSK-3β through an impaired opening of mPTP during reperfusion and GSK-3β might be potential adjuvant to IPC against cardiac injury in OVX challenged rats.  


Blood ◽  
2008 ◽  
Vol 112 (11) ◽  
pp. 251-251 ◽  
Author(s):  
Loredana Santo ◽  
Sonia Vallet ◽  
Teru Hideshima ◽  
Diana Cirstea ◽  
Samantha Pozzi ◽  
...  

Abstract Cyclin dependent kinases (CDKs) and their cyclin complexes play a crucial role in cell cycle control and transcriptional regulation. In multiple myeloma (MM), the abnormal activation of different CDKs and their cyclin partners, especially CDK4/cyclin D1 and CDK6/Cyclin D2, mediate uncontrolled cell cycle progression. Therefore CDKs represent promising novel therapeutic targets for MM. Additionally the cytokine dependent PI3K/Akt signaling pathway mediates growth, survival, drug resistance, migration and cell cycle regulation in MM. Activated Akt in turn phosphorylates downstream target molecules like glycogen synthase kinase (GSK)-3 β impacting growth and survival. Here we investigated the preclinical activity of a novel small-molecule multi-CDK inhibitor, AT7519 in MM. In vitro kinase assays demonstrated more potent inhibition of CDK 1, 2, 4, 5 and 9 compared to CDK 3, 6, and 7. AT7519 also demonstrated potent inhibitory activity against GSK-3 β. No significant inhibitory effects against other kinases were observed. We next investigated the growth inhibitory effect of AT7519 on MM cell lines. Maximal cytotoxicity was observed in 48 hour culture with IC50 values ranging from 0.5μM (MM.1S, U266) to 4 μM (MM1R). AT7519 was also effective against primary tumor cells from MM patients with no significant cytotoxicity noted in peripheral blood mononuclear cells from healthy volunteers. To delineate the underlying mechanism of cytotoxicity induced by AT7519, cell cycle analysis using PI staining in MM.1S cell line was performed. No significant accumulation of cells in a particular phase of cell cycle was noted; however, AT7519 showed an increased sub-G1 population, indicative of apoptosis, which was confirmed by Annexin V+PI+ staining and associated with caspase-8-9 and -3 cleavage. Importantly, we found that AT7519 markedly inhibited phosphorylation (serine 2 and serine 5 sites) of the carboxyl terminal domain of RNA polymerase II (RNA pol II) within 6 hours of treatment. Non-cell cycle CDKs including CDK9 are responsible for phosphorylation and activation of RNA pol II. Similarly, AT7519 also inhibited phosphorylation of GSK-3β while no significant effects on CDK expression levels were evident at early time points. To investigate whether there was a correlation between inhibition of phosphorylation of GSK-3β and RNA pol II, MM.1S cells were cultured with α-amanitin, a specific inhibitor of RNA pol II. Although phosphorylation of RNA pol II was significantly inhibited, phosphorylation of GSK-3β was not altered by amanitin (10 μM for up to 24 hours). These results suggest that GSK-3β and RNA pol II dephosphorylation at serine 2 and serine 5 may be two independent mechanisms by which AT7519 induces apoptosis in MM cells. Ongoing studies are confirming the role of GSK-3 β in AT7519 induced cytotoxicity of MM cells. Finally, the in vivo efficacy of AT7519 was examined using a xenograft mouse model of human MM. Mice treated with AT7519 demonstrated slower tumor growth compared to the control group without adverse effects. Moreover, AT7519 resulted in a significant prolongation in median overall survival in treated mice (40 days in the treatment group versus 27.5 days in the control cohort, p = 0.0324). In conclusion, these results show significant anti-MM activity of AT7519, and provide the rationale for its clinical evaluation in MM.


2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Rofida A. Saleh ◽  
Tarek F. Eissa ◽  
Dalaal M. Abdallah ◽  
Muhammed A. Saad ◽  
Hanan S. El-Abhar

AbstractPeganum harmala (P. harmala) is a folk medicinal herb used in the Sinai Peninsula (Egypt) as a remedy for central disorders. The main constituents, harmine and harmaline, have displayed therapeutic efficacy against Alzheimer’s disease (AD); however, the P. harmala potential on sensitizing central insulin to combat AD remains to be clarified. An AD-like rat model was induced by aluminum chloride (AlCl3; 50 mg/kg/day for six consecutive weeks; i.p), whereas a methanolic standardized P. harmala seed extract (187.5 mg/kg; p.o) was given to AD rats starting 2 weeks post AlCl3 exposure. Two additional groups of rats were administered either the vehicle to serve as the normal control or the vehicle + P. harmala seed extract to serve as the P. harmala control group. P. harmala enhanced cognition appraised by Y-maze and Morris water maze tests and improved histopathological structures altered by AlCl3. Additionally, it heightened the hippocampal contents of glucagon-like peptide (GLP)-1 and insulin, but abated insulin receptor substrate-1 phosphorylation at serine 307 (pS307-IRS-1). Besides, P. harmala increased phosphorylated Akt at serine 473 (pS473-Akt) and glucose transporter type (GLUT)4. The extract also curtailed the hippocampal content of beta amyloid (Aβ)42, glycogen synthase (GSK)-3β and phosphorylated tau. It also enhanced Nrf2, while reduced lipid peroxides and replenished glutathione. In conclusion, combating insulin resistance by P. harmala is a novel machinery in attenuating the insidious progression of AD by enhancing both insulin and GLP-1 trajectories in the hippocampus favoring GLUT4 production.


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