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ArticleJournal of biological engineering2020

Superoxide dismutase reduces monosodium glutamate-induced injury in an organotypic whole hemisphere brain slice model of excitotoxicity.

Rick Liao, Thomas R Wood, Elizabeth Nance

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Article in Journal of biological engineering, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 22 papers.

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22citing papers in PubMed
1.9field-weighted citation impact, top 16% of its field
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3 · Its place in the literature

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22 citing papers in PubMed, 33 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

3 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Rick Liao1Department of Chemical Engineering, University of Washington, 3781 Okanogan Lane NE, Seattle, WA 98195 USA.
Thomas R Wood2Department of Pediatrics, University of Washington, Seattle, WA USA.
Elizabeth Nance1Department of Chemical Engineering, University of Washington, 3781 Okanogan Lane NE, Seattle, WA 98195 USA.ORCID 0000-0001-7167-7068
University of Washington · US

Funding

XENOBIOTIC BIOTRANSFORMATION AND DISPOSITIONP30ES007033 · NIEHS · UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON · PI Nicole Ann Errett · 1995 to 2026
$42.5M
Quantitative 3D imaging of in situ nanoparticle movement and cellular behavior during neuroinflammationR35GM124677 · NIGMS · UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON · PI NANCE, ELIZABETH A · 2017 to 2022
$2.5M
NIEHS NIH HHS P30 ES007033NIGMS NIH HHS R35 GM124677
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundKnowledge of glutamate excitotoxicity has increased substantially over the past few decades, with multiple proposed pathways involved in inflicting damage. We sought to develop a monosodium glutamate (MSG) exposed ex vivo organotypic whole hemisphere (OWH) brain slice model of excitotoxicity to study excitotoxic processes and screen the efficacy of superoxide dismutase (SOD).

resultsThe OWH model is a reproducible platform with high cell viability and retained cellular morphology. OWH slices exposed to MSG induced significant cytotoxicity and downregulation of neuronal excitation-related gene expression. The OWH brain slice model has enabled us to isolate and study components of excitotoxicity, distinguishing the effects of glutamate excitation, hyperosmolar stress, and inflammation. We find that extracellularly administered SOD is significantly protective in inhibiting cell death and restoring healthy mitochondrial morphology. SOD efficacy suggests that superoxide scavenging is a promising therapeutic strategy in excitotoxic injury.

conclusionsUsing OWH brain slice models, we can obtain a better understanding of the pathological mechanisms of excitotoxic injury, and more rapidly screen potential therapeutics.

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8-hydroxy-2-deoxyguanosineAntioxidantEx vivoHyperosmolar stressMitochondriaNeuroinflammationOxidative stressPeroxynitrite

Identifiers

PMID32042309
PMCPMC7001228
OpenAlexW3005604560

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