中国神经再生研究(英文版) ›› 2024, Vol. 19 ›› Issue (5): 1078-1083.doi: 10.4103/1673-5374.380910

• 原著:脑损伤修复保护与再生 • 上一篇    下一篇

P7C3-A20抑制过度自噬和细胞凋亡治疗创伤性脑损伤

  

  • 出版日期:2024-05-15 发布日期:2023-10-31
  • 基金资助:
    陆军军医大学优秀人才库重点扶持项目

P7C3-A20 treats traumatic brain injury in rats by inhibiting excessive autophagy and apoptosis

Zhiqing Yang1, Zhenchao Wang1, Xiaoqi Deng1, Lingxin Zhu1, Zhaomeng Song1, Changyu Cao1, Xinran Li1, 2, *   

  1. 1School of Life Science and Engineering, Foshan University, Foshan, Guangdong Province, China; 2Foshan University Veterinary Teaching Hospital, Foshan, Guangdong Province, China
  • Online:2024-05-15 Published:2023-10-31
  • Contact: Xinran Li, PhD, lixinran@fosu.edu.cn.
  • Supported by:
    This study was supported by National Natural Science Foundation of China, No. 32102745 (to XL).

摘要:

创伤性脑损伤可导致神经元的自噬和凋亡,3,6-二溴-BETA-氟-N-(3-甲氧基苯基)-9H-咔唑-9-丙胺(P7C3-A20)对缺血性脑卒中有神经保护作用,但对创伤性脑损伤是否有治疗作用及其可能的分子机制还不完全清楚。腹腔注射P7C3-A20后,可见改善创伤性脑损伤大鼠严重的神经功能和认知功能障碍,明显减轻大脑神经元损伤,抑制过度细胞凋亡和自噬。P7C3-A20还可明显降低创伤性脑损伤大鼠大脑自噬蛋白微管相关蛋白1轻链3-Ⅱ、凋亡相关蛋白Bcl-2/腺病毒E1B 19-kDa相互作用蛋白3和Bax的表达,并提高自噬蛋白泛素结合蛋白p62的表达。以上结果表明,P7C3-A20抑制大鼠创伤性脑损伤后大脑细胞过度的自噬与凋亡反应,发挥对大脑的神经保护作用,提示P7C3-A20可能是治疗创伤性脑损伤的一种有吸引力的策略。

https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2129-8147 (Xinran Li)

Abstract: Traumatic brain injury is a severe health problem leading to autophagy and apoptosis in the brain. 3,6-Dibromo-beta-fluoro-N-(3-methoxyphenyl)-9H-carbazole-9-propanamine (P7C3-A20) can be neuroprotective in various diseases, including ischemic stroke and neurodegenerative diseases. However, whether P7C3-A20 has a therapeutic effect on traumatic brain injury and its possible molecular mechanisms are unclear. Therefore, in the present study, we investigated the therapeutic effects of P7C3-A20 on traumatic brain injury and explored the putative underlying molecular mechanisms. We established a traumatic brain injury rat model using a modified weight drop method. P7C3-A20 or vehicle was injected intraperitoneally after traumatic brain injury. Severe neurological deficits were found in rats after traumatic brain injury, with deterioration in balance, walking function, and learning memory. Furthermore, hematoxylin and eosin staining showed significant neuronal cell damage, while terminal deoxynucleotidyl transferase mediated dUTP nick end labeling staining indicated a high rate of apoptosis. The presence of autolysosomes was observed using transmission electron microscope. P7C3-A20 treatment reversed these pathological features. Western blotting showed that P7C3-A20 treatment reduced microtubule-associated protein 1 light chain 3-II (LC3-II) autophagy protein, apoptosis-related proteins (namely, Bcl-2/adenovirus E1B 19-kDa-interacting protein 3 [BNIP3], and Bcl-2 associated x protein [Bax]), and elevated ubiquitin-binding protein p62 (p62) autophagy protein expression. Thus, P7C3-A20 can treat traumatic brain injury in rats by inhibiting excessive autophagy and apoptosis.

Key words: apoptosis, autophagy, cortex, hippocampus, motor function, P7C3-A20, traumatic brain injury