Inhibiting the interaction between apoptosis-inducing factor and cyclophilin A prevents brain injury in neonatal mice after hypoxia-ischemia.
Administration, Intranasal
Animals
Animals, Newborn
Apoptosis
/ drug effects
Apoptosis Inducing Factor
/ antagonists & inhibitors
CA1 Region, Hippocampal
/ drug effects
Caspases
/ physiology
Cell Death
/ drug effects
Cyclophilins
/ antagonists & inhibitors
Female
Gray Matter
/ pathology
Hypoxia-Ischemia, Brain
/ pathology
Male
Mice
Mice, Inbred C57BL
Neuroprotective Agents
/ pharmacology
Organelle Biogenesis
Sex Characteristics
White Matter
/ pathology
Apoptosis-inducing factor
Blocking peptide
Brain injury
Cyclophilin A
Hypoxia-ischemia
Immature brain
Journal
Neuropharmacology
ISSN: 1873-7064
Titre abrégé: Neuropharmacology
Pays: England
ID NLM: 0236217
Informations de publication
Date de publication:
07 2020
07 2020
Historique:
received:
01
10
2019
revised:
07
03
2020
accepted:
02
04
2020
pubmed:
12
4
2020
medline:
29
6
2021
entrez:
12
4
2020
Statut:
ppublish
Résumé
The interaction between apoptosis-inducing factor (AIF) and cyclophilin A (CypA) has been shown to contribute to caspase-independent apoptosis. Blocking the AIF/CypA interaction protects against glutamate-induced neuronal cell death in vitro, and the purpose of this study was to determine the in vivo effect of an AIF/CypA interaction blocking peptide (AIF(370-394)-TAT) on neonatal mouse brain injury after hypoxia-ischemia (HI). The pups were treated with AIF (370-394)-TAT peptide intranasally prior to HI. Brain injury was significantly reduced at 72 h after HI in the AIF(370-394)-TAT peptide treatment group compared to vehicle-only treatment for both the gray matter and the subcortical white matter, and the neuroprotection was more pronounced in males than in females. Neuronal cell death was evaluated in males at 8 h and 24 h post-HI, and it was decreased significantly in the CA1 region of the hippocampus and the nucleus habenularis region after AIF(370-394)-TAT treatment. Caspase-independent apoptosis was decreased in the cortex, striatum, and nucleus habenularis after AIF(370-394)-TAT treatment, but no significant change was found on caspase-dependent apoptosis as indicated by the number of active caspase-3-labeled cells. Further analysis showed that both AIF and CypA nuclear accumulation were decreased after treatment with the AIF(370-394)-TAT peptide. These results suggest that AIF(370-394)-TAT inhibited AIF/CypA translocation to the nucleus and reduced HI-induced caspase-independent apoptosis and brain injury in young male mice, suggesting that blocking AIF/CypA might be a potential therapeutic target for neonatal brain injury.
Identifiants
pubmed: 32277944
pii: S0028-3908(20)30156-8
doi: 10.1016/j.neuropharm.2020.108088
pii:
doi:
Substances chimiques
Apoptosis Inducing Factor
0
Neuroprotective Agents
0
Caspases
EC 3.4.22.-
Cyclophilins
EC 5.2.1.-
Types de publication
Journal Article
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
Langues
eng
Sous-ensembles de citation
IM
Pagination
108088Informations de copyright
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