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ArticlebioRxiv : the preprint server for biology2025

A paradigm shift of SERPINA3N in neurobehavioral development and brain injury.

Meina Zhu, Bhabotosh Barman, Chengda Guo, Rohini Murali, Jane Joseph, Fuzheng Guo

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Article in bioRxiv : the preprint server for biology, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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5 · Who and what money

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6 authors.

Meina ZhuDepartment of Neurology, School of Medicine, University of California, Davis; Institute for Pediatric Regenerative Medicine (IPRM), Shriners Hospital, School of Medicine, University of California, Davis.
Bhabotosh BarmanDepartment of Neurology, School of Medicine, University of California, Davis; Institute for Pediatric Regenerative Medicine (IPRM), Shriners Hospital, School of Medicine, University of California, Davis.
Chengda GuoDepartment of Neurology, School of Medicine, University of California, Davis; Institute for Pediatric Regenerative Medicine (IPRM), Shriners Hospital, School of Medicine, University of California, Davis.
Rohini MuraliDepartment of Neurology, School of Medicine, University of California, Davis; Institute for Pediatric Regenerative Medicine (IPRM), Shriners Hospital, School of Medicine, University of California, Davis.
Jane JosephDepartment of Neurology, School of Medicine, University of California, Davis; Institute for Pediatric Regenerative Medicine (IPRM), Shriners Hospital, School of Medicine, University of California, Davis.
Fuzheng GuoDepartment of Neurology, School of Medicine, University of California, Davis; Institute for Pediatric Regenerative Medicine (IPRM), Shriners Hospital, School of Medicine, University of California, Davis.

Funding

The curious case of PARP1 in CNS myelin formation and repairR01NS123165 · NINDS · UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA AT DAVIS · PI Fuzheng Guo · 2022 to 2026
$2.5M
Glial HIFa: mechanisms and implications in hypoxia/ischemia-induced oligodendroglial pathologyR01NS123080 · NINDS · UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA AT DAVIS · PI GUO, FUZHENG · 2021 to 2025
$2.3M
SOX2-regulated astrocyte homeostasis and pathophysiologyR01NS134887 · NINDS · UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA AT DAVIS · PI Fuzheng Guo · 2024 to 2026
$1.8M
Using genetic approaches to explore the role of group I PAKs in developmental myelination of the mammalian CNSR21NS125464 · NINDS · UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA AT DAVIS · PI GUO, FUZHENG · 2022 to 2022
$439k
NINDS NIH HHS R01 NS123080NINDS NIH HHS R01 NS123165NINDS NIH HHS R01 NS134887NINDS NIH HHS R21 NS125464
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Murine serine protease inhibitor clade A member 3N (SERPINA3N) and its human ortholog SERPINA3 are dysregulated in neurological disorders. SERPINA3N has been proposed as a protective factor, enhancing neurobehavioral development under homeostasis and mitigating neuronal/glial and vascular damage under neurological conditions. Here, we employed powerful, non-invasive genetic tools to revisit the concept of SERPINA3N in brain development and injury. Brain-specific SERPINA3N overexpression neither alters neuronal or glial development nor improves cognitive ability under homeostasis. In stark contrast, SERPINA3N drives a pro-inflammatory response to brain injury and exacerbates blood-brain barrier dysfunction. Its overexpression promotes neurodegeneration through apoptosis-mediated neuronal loss and disrupts oligodendroglial differentiation and myelination following neonatal brain injury. Collectively, our findings challenge the prevailing paradigm of SERPINA3N in neurodevelopment and injury, revealing that while SERPINA3N is dispensable for neurobehavioral development, it aggravates neural injury and vascular damage under pathological conditions.

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PMID41000849
PMCPMC12458410

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