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ArticleJournal of cellular and molecular medicine2026

HIF-1α/Netrin-4 Axis Mediates RIPC-Induced Angiogenesis and Neurogenesis After Ischemic Stroke.

Zhaowei Feng, Zhenqian Liu, Siyu Tang, Meihua Pan, Kaishen Zhu, Yiwei Liu, Chunyu Wang, Ruiqin Yao, Xiue Wei, Haiyan Liu

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Zhaowei FengDepartment of Neurology, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Xuzhou Medical University, Xuzhou, Jiangsu Province, China.ORCID 0009-0003-2322-9297
Zhenqian LiuDepartment of Neurology, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Xuzhou Medical University, Xuzhou, Jiangsu Province, China.
Siyu TangXuzhou Key Laboratory of Neurobiology, Department of Cell Biology and Neurobiology, Xuzhou Medical University, Xuzhou, Jiangsu Province, China.
Meihua PanXuzhou Key Laboratory of Neurobiology, Department of Cell Biology and Neurobiology, Xuzhou Medical University, Xuzhou, Jiangsu Province, China.
Kaishen ZhuXuzhou Key Laboratory of Neurobiology, Department of Cell Biology and Neurobiology, Xuzhou Medical University, Xuzhou, Jiangsu Province, China.
Yiwei LiuXuzhou Key Laboratory of Neurobiology, Department of Cell Biology and Neurobiology, Xuzhou Medical University, Xuzhou, Jiangsu Province, China.
Chunyu WangBiology, College of Arts and Sciences, The Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio, USA.
Ruiqin YaoXuzhou Key Laboratory of Neurobiology, Department of Cell Biology and Neurobiology, Xuzhou Medical University, Xuzhou, Jiangsu Province, China.
Xiue WeiDepartment of Neurology, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Xuzhou Medical University, Xuzhou, Jiangsu Province, China.
Haiyan LiuDepartment of Neurology, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Xuzhou Medical University, Xuzhou, Jiangsu Province, China.

Funding

Jiangsu Commission of Health M2021027the National Natural Science Foundation of China 82471754The Open Research Project of Key Laboratory of Jiangsu Province Universities XZSYSKF2023027The Open Research Project of Key Laboratory of Jiangsu Province Universities XZSYSKF2025017Xuzhou City health Commission youth project XWKYHT20230029
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Abstract

Remote ischemic postconditioning (RIPC) confers neuroprotection in ischemic stroke partly via promoting angiogenesis and neurogenesis, but its precise molecular mechanisms remain unclear; here, we investigated the role of the secreted guidance protein Netrin-4 (NTN4) and its upstream regulator hypoxia-inducible factor 1α (HIF-1α) in mediating RIPC's reparative effects, using endothelial-specific Ntn4 knockout (KO) mice subjected to transient middle cerebral artery occlusion (MCAO) and RIPC, alongside in vitro assays with brain microvascular endothelial cells (BMECs) and neural stem cells (NSCs) and molecular interaction analyses, including DNA pull-down and chromatin immunoprecipitation (ChIP), finding that RIPC significantly upregulated NTN4 expression in the ischemic penumbra of MCAO mice, that endothelial-specific Ntn4 knockout abolished RIPC's protective effects-impairing neurological recovery, angiogenesis and neurogenesis, which were rescued by recombinant NTN4 administration, that NTN4 promoted BMEC proliferation and tube formation via an integrin β1-PI3K/AKT pathway while conditioned medium from Ntn4-overexpressing BMECs enhanced NSC neuronal differentiation through an integrin β1-MAPK/ERK axis, and that RIPC stabilised HIF-1α, which directly bound the Ntn4 promoter to drive its transcription, collectively establishing that RIPC orchestrates brain repair by stabilising HIF-1α to transcriptionally activate endothelial NTN4, which signals through integrin β1 to drive parallel PI3K/AKT and MAPK/ERK pathways for angiogenesis and neurogenesis, highlighting this axis as a key therapeutic target in stroke.

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AngiogenesisHypoxia-Inducible Factor 1, alpha SubunitIschemic StrokeNeovascularization, PhysiologicNeurogenesisAnimalsCell ProliferationEndothelial CellsMaleMiceMice, Inbred C57BLMice, KnockoutNeural Stem CellsSignal TransductionHypoxia-Inducible Factor 1, alpha Subunitangiogenesiscerebral ischemia/reperfusionHIF‐1αneurogenesisNTN4remote ischemic postconditioning

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PMCPMC13052010

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