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ArticleFrontiers in immunology2023

Pterostilbene attenuates microglial inflammation and brain injury after intracerebral hemorrhage in an OPA1-dependent manner.

Yang Wu, Qing Hu, Xiaoliang Wang, Hongbo Cheng, Jiegang Yu, Yang Li, Jianing Luo, Qingjiu Zhang, Jianliang Wu, Gengshen Zhang

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Article in Frontiers in immunology, 2023. 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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10 authors at 5 institutions in 1 country.

Yang WuDepartment of Neurosurgery, The Second Hospital of Hebei Medical University, Shijiazhuang, Hebei, China.
Qing HuDepartment of Neurosurgery, Tangdu Hospital, Air Force Medical University, Xi'an, Shaanxi, China.
Xiaoliang WangDepartment of Neurosurgery, The Second Hospital of Hebei Medical University, Shijiazhuang, Hebei, China.
Hongbo ChengDepartment of Neurosurgery, The Second Hospital of Hebei Medical University, Shijiazhuang, Hebei, China.
Jiegang YuDepartment of Neurosurgery, The Second Hospital of Hebei Medical University, Shijiazhuang, Hebei, China.
Yang LiDepartment of Neurosurgery, The General Hospital of Hebei Medical University, Shijiazhuang, Hebei, China.
Jianing LuoDepartment of Neurosurgery, West Theater General Hospital, Chengdu, Sichuan, China.
Qingjiu ZhangDepartment of Neurosurgery, The Second Hospital of Hebei Medical University, Shijiazhuang, Hebei, China.
Jianliang WuDepartment of Neurosurgery, The Second Hospital of Hebei Medical University, Shijiazhuang, Hebei, China.
Gengshen ZhangDepartment of Neurosurgery, The Second Hospital of Hebei Medical University, Shijiazhuang, Hebei, China.
Second Hospital of Hebei Medical University · CNHebei Medical University · CNAir Force Medical University · CNHebei General Hospital · CNSichuan University · CN

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Microglial activation and subsequent inflammatory responses are critical processes in aggravating secondary brain injury after intracerebral hemorrhage (ICH). Pterostilbene (3', 5'-dimethoxy-resveratrol) features antioxidant and anti-inflammation properties and has been proven neuroprotective. In this study, we aimed to explore whether Pterostilbene could attenuate neuroinflammation after experimental ICH, as well as underlying molecular mechanisms. Here, a collagenase-induced ICH in mice was followed by intraperitoneal injection of Pterostilbene (10 mg/kg) or vehicle once daily. PTE-treated mice performed significantly better than vehicle-treated controls in the neurological behavior test after ICH. Furthermore, our results showed that Pterostilbene reduced lesion volume and neural apoptosis, and alleviated blood-brain barrier (BBB) damage and brain edema. RNA sequencing and subsequent experiments showed that ICH-induced neuroinflammation and microglial proinflammatory activities were markedly suppressed by Pterostilbene treatment. With regard to the mechanisms, we identified that the anti-inflammatory effects of Pterostilbene relied on remodeling mitochondrial dynamics in microglia. Concretely, Pterostilbene reversed the downregulation of OPA1, promoted mitochondrial fusion, restored normal mitochondrial morphology, and reduced mitochondrial fragmentation and superoxide in microglia after OxyHb treatment. Moreover, conditionally deleting microglial OPA1 in mice largely countered the effects of Pterostilbene on alleviating microglial inflammation, BBB damage, brain edema and neurological impairment following ICH. In summary, we provided the first evidence that Pterostilbene is a promising agent for alleviating neuroinflammation and brain injury after ICH in mice, and uncovered a novel regulatory relationship between Pterostilbene and OPA1-mediated mitochondrial fusion.

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Brain EdemaBrain InjuriesAnimalsCerebral HemorrhageInflammationMiceMicrogliaNeuroinflammatory DiseasesStilbenes3,5-dimethoxy-4'-hydroxystilbenepterostilbeneStilbenesintracerebral hemorrhagemicrogliamitochondrianeuroinflammationOPA1pterostilbene

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PMID37614235
PMCPMC10442819
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