Project description:Transplantation of neural stem cells (NSCs) has been proved to promote functional rehabilitation of brain lesions including ischemic stroke. However, the therapeutic effects of NSC transplantation is limited by the low survival and differentiation rates of NSCs due to the harsh environment in the brain after ischemic stroke. Here, we employed NSCs derived from human induced pluripotent stem cells (iPSCs) together with exosomes extracted from NSCs to treat cerebral ischemia induced by middle cerebral artery occlusion/reperfusion (MCAO/R) in mice. The results showed that NSC-derived exosomes significantly reduced the inflammatory response, alleviated oxidative stress after NSC transplantation, and facilitated NSCs differentiation in vivo. The combination of NSCs with exosomes ameliorated the injury of brain tissue including cerebral infarct, neuronal death and glial scarring, and promoted the motor function recovery. To explore the underlying mechanisms, we analyzed the miRNA profiles of NSC-derived exosomes and the potential downstream genes. Our study provided the rationale for the clinical application of NSC-derived exosomes as a supportive adjuvant for NSC transplantation after stroke.
Project description:Transplantation of neural stem cells (NSCs) has been proved to promote functional rehabilitation of brain lesions including ischemic stroke. However, the therapeutic effects of NSC transplantation are limited by the low survival and differentiation rates of NSCs due to the harsh environment in the brain after ischemic stroke. Here, we employed NSCs derived from human induced pluripotent stem cells together with exosomes extracted from NSCs to treat cerebral ischemia induced by middle cerebral artery occlusion/reperfusion in mice. The results showed that NSC-derived exosomes significantly reduced the inflammatory response, alleviated oxidative stress after NSC transplantation, and facilitated NSCs differentiation in vivo. The combination of NSCs with exosomes ameliorated the injury of brain tissue including cerebral infarction, neuronal death, and glial scarring, and promoted the recovery of motor function. To explore the underlying mechanisms, we analyzed the miRNA profiles of NSC-derived exosomes and the potential downstream genes. Our study provided the rationale for the clinical application of NSC-derived exosomes as a supportive adjuvant for NSC transplantation after stroke.
Project description:Acid sphingomyelinase (ASM) inhibitors, which are clinically used as anti-depressants for ~60 years, have recently been shown to enhance stroke recovery in rodents. Using mice and cerebral microvascular endothelial cells exposed to ischemia/reperfusion (I/R) we show that the antidepressants amitriptyline, fluoxetine and desipramine induce angiogenesis in an ASM-dependent way by releasing small extracellular vesicles (sEVs) from endothelial cells, which have bona fide characteristics of exosomes and which, similar to sEVs released during I/R, promote angiogenesis. Post-I/R, ASM inhibition elicits a profound brain remodeling response with increased blood-brain barrier integrity, reduced brain leukocyte infiltrates and increased neuronal survival. The ASM inhibitor-mediated release of sEVs has disclosed an elegant target, via which stroke recovery can be amplified. Key words: Antidepressant, ceramide, exosome, focal cerebral ischemia, middle cerebral artery occlusion, sphingomyelin, stroke recovery
Project description:profiling gene transcription in a mouse model of permanent focal cerebral ischemia that was induced by middle cerebral artery occlusion (MCAO)
Project description:We obtained the profiles of neuronal phosphoproteome after cerebral ischemia and reperfusion by isolating mice hippocampus. Hippocampus combined from either nine sham or nine focal cerebral ischemia 1.5 h and reperfusion 24 h (IR) mice were lysed, digested, labeled with different TMT tags, then pooled and analyzed by LC/LC-MS/MS. In total, we quantified 7,865 phosphopeptides,179 phosphorylation sites of 129 proteins were upregulated and 843 phosphorylation sites of 494 proteins were downregulated in hippocampus during cerebral ischemia 2 h compare with sham operation.
Project description:To reveal the effects of Buyang Huanwu Decoction on circRNA-miRNA-mRNA transcriptional network of rats with cerebral ischemia, explore its molecular mechanism for the treatment of cerebral ischemia.
Project description:We obtained the profiles of neuronal phosphoproteome after cerebral ischemia onset by isolating mice hippocampus. Hippocampus combined from either ten sham or ten focal cerebral ischemia 2 h mice were lysed, digested, labeled with different TMT tags, then pooled and analyzed by LC/LC-MS/MS. Five percent of the pool was used for whole proteome analysis, and the remaining 95% was subjected to phosphoproteome profiling. In total, we quantified 5,174 proteins and 9,062 phosphopeptides. Interesting, 21 proteins were upregulated and 7 proteins were downregulated in hippocampus lysates of cerebral ischemia 2 h relative to sham base on fold change. S100a9, Alpha-2-HS-glycoprotein (Ahsg), Fibrinogen beta chain (Fga) and Complement Component C3(c3) are the top significantly changed, which were highly consistent with previous reports in cerebral ischemia injury. Using wolfpsort software to analysis the Subcellular Location, 57% of detected proteins were location to extracellular, 15% were cytoplasmic protein, another 11% were transport to nucleus, and the others were location to plasma membranes (10%), mitochondria (4%) and endoplasmic reticulum (3%). Moreover,184 phosphorylation sites of 135 proteins were upregulated and 689 phosphorylation sites of 420 proteins were downregulated in hippocampus during cerebral ischemia 2 h compare with sham operation. Employing wolfpsort software analysis the subcellular location, 50% of phosphorylated proteins were location to nucleus, 26% were cytoplasmic protein, another 16% were transport to plasma membranes, and the others were location to mitochondria (4%), extracellular (3%) and cytoskeleton (1%). Motif analysis showed that 85% were belongs to serine-type phosphorylation, about 14 were threonine-type phosphorylation and 1% were tyrosine-type phosphorylation.
Project description:To reveal the molecular signatures of XingNaoKaiQiao acupuncture on the Cerebral cortex of rats with cerebral ischemia/reperfusion injury, we performed bulk RNA sequencing.
Project description:To reveal the alterations of mRNA profile in cerebral ischemia-reperfusion injury in rat. The SD rats were used to established the middle cerebral artery occlusion and reperfusion (MCAO/R) model. RNA-seq were performed to identify differences in gene expression.
Project description:Stroke places a huge burden on society today, and great of studies were devoted for seeking safe and effective therapeutic strategy to improve the prognosis of stroke. Plasma exosome has exhibited its therapeutic potential against ischemia and reperfusion injury via ameliorating inflammation. To enhance therapeutic potential in patients with ischemic injury, we isolated exosomes from melatonin pretreated rat plasma and assessed the neurological protective effect in a rat model of focal cerebral ischemia. Treatment with melatonin enhanced plasma exosome therapeutic effect against ischemia induced inflammatory response and inflammasome mediated pyroptosis. In addition, we confirmed ischemic stroke induced pyroptotic cell death mainly occurred in microglia, while administration of melatonin treated exosome further effectively decreased infract volume and improved function recovery via regulation of TLR-4/NF-κB signaling pathway. Finally, the altered miRNAs profile in melatonin treated plasma exosomes demonstrated the regulatory mechanisms. This study suggests plasma exosome with melatonin pretreatment might be a more effective strategy for patients with ischemic brain injury. Further exploration of key molecules in plasma exosome may devote more therapeutic value for cerebral ischemic injury.