Inflammation-Mediated Angiogenesis in Ischemic Stroke

Zhu, Hua; Zhang, Yonggang; Zhong, Yi; Ye, Yingze; Hu, Xinyao; Gu, Lijuan; Xiong, Xiaoxing

doi:10.3389/fncel.2021.652647

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“…Therefore, the definite effect of STAT3 on CIRI needs to be further studied. A limitation of this work is that we mainly focused on the antiinflammatory effect of Rux rather than its other roles, such as its angiogenic effect after IS through which it rescues cerebral ischemia injury; this could be investigated by measuring the expression of other cytokines downstream of JAK2/STAT3, G-CFS cytokines, growth factors and VEGF (46). In that case, the efficacy of Rux in the MCAO mouse model might be attributed to its pleiotropic actions.…”

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Janus Kinase Inhibition Ameliorates Ischemic Stroke Injury and Neuroinflammation Through Reducing NLRP3 Inflammasome Activation via JAK2/STAT3 Pathway Inhibition

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BackgroundInflammatory responses play a multiphase role in the pathogenesis of cerebral ischemic stroke (IS). Ruxolitinib (Rux), a selective oral JAK 1/2 inhibitor, reduces inflammatory responses via the JAK2/STAT3 pathway. Based on its anti-inflammatory and immunosuppressive effects, we hypothesized that it may have a protective effect against stroke. The aim of this study was to investigate whether inhibition of JAK2 has a neuroprotective effect on ischemic stroke and to explore the potential molecular mechanisms.MethodsRux, MCC950 or vehicle was applied to middle cerebral artery occlusion (MCAO) mice in vivo and an oxygen-glucose deprivation/reoxygenation (OGD/R) model in vitro. After 3 days of reperfusion, neurological deficit scores, infarct volume and brain water content were assessed. Immunofluorescence staining and western blots were used to measure the expression of NLRP3 inflammasome components. The infiltrating cells were investigated by flow cytometry. Proinflammatory cytokines were assessed by RT-qPCR. The expression of the JAK2/STAT3 pathway was measured by western blots. Local STAT3 deficiency in brain tissue was established with a lentiviral vector carrying STAT3 shRNA, and chromatin immunoprecipitation (ChIP) assays were used to investigate the interplay between NLRP3 and STAT3 signaling.ResultsRux treatment improved neurological scores, decreased the infarct size and ameliorated cerebral edema 3 days after stroke. In addition, immunofluorescence staining and western blots showed that Rux application inhibited the expression of proteins related to the NLRP3 inflammasome and phosphorylated STAT3 (P-STAT3) in neurons and microglia/macrophages. Furthermore, Rux administration inhibited the expression of proinflammatory cytokines, including TNF-α, IFN-γ, HMGB1, IL-1β, IL-2, and IL-6, suggesting that Rux may alleviate IS injury by inhibiting proinflammatory reactions via JAK2/STAT3 signaling pathway regulation. Infiltrating macrophages, B, T, cells were also reduced by Rux. Local STAT3 deficiency in brain tissue decreased histone H3 and H4 acetylation on the NLRP3 promoter and NLRP3 inflammasome component expression, indicating that the NLRP3 inflammasome may be directly regulated by STAT3 signaling. Rux application suppressed lipopolysaccharide (LPS)-induced NLRP3 inflammasome secretion and JAK2/STAT3 pathway activation in the OGD/R model in vitro.ConclusionJAK2 inhibition by Rux in MCAO mice decreased STAT3 phosphorylation, thus inhibiting the expression of downstream proinflammatory cytokines and the acetylation of histones H3 and H4 on the NLRP3 promoter, resulting in the downregulation of NLRP3 inflammasome expression.

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Janus Kinase Inhibition Ameliorates Ischemic Stroke Injury and Neuroinflammation Through Reducing NLRP3 Inflammasome Activation via JAK2/STAT3 Pathway Inhibition

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“…Post-stroke angiogenesis can provide the vascular niche, which is required for the survival and migration of newborn neurons ( Palmer et al, 2000 ). Of note, microglia exert crucial impacts on angiogenesis following stroke ( Zhu et al, 2021 ). VEGF secreted from anti-inflammatory microglia is known to promote angiogenesis following ischemic stroke ( Xie et al, 2013 ).…”

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New Insights Into the Roles of Microglial Regulation in Brain Plasticity-Dependent Stroke Recovery

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Stroke remains the leading cause of long-term disability worldwide with significant long-term sequelae. However, there is no highly effective treatment to enhance post-stroke recovery despite extensive efforts in exploring rehabilitative therapies. Neurorehabilitation is recognized as the cornerstone of functional restoration therapy in stroke, where treatments are focused on neuroplastic regulation to reverse neural structural disruption and improve neurofunctional networks. Post-stroke neuroplasticity changes begin within hours of symptom onset and reaches a plateau by 3 to 4 weeks within the global brain in animal studies. It plays a determining role in spontaneous stroke recovery. Microglia are immediately activated following cerebral ischemia, which has been found both proximal to the primary ischemic injury and at the remote brain regions which have functional connections to the primary injury area. Microglia exhibit different activation profiles based on the microenvironment and adaptively switch their phenotypes in a spatiotemporal manner in response to brain injuries. Microglial activation coincides with neuroplasticity after stroke, which provides the fundamental base for the microglia-mediated inflammatory responses involved in the entire neural network rewiring and brain repair. Microglial activation exerts important effects on spontaneous recovery after stroke, including structural and functional reestablishment of neurovascular networks, neurogenesis, axonal remodeling, and blood vessel regeneration. In this review, we focus on the crosstalk between microglial activation and endogenous neuroplasticity, with a special focus on the plastic alterations in the whole brain network and their implications for structural and functional restoration after stroke. We then summarize recent advances in the impacts of microglial phenotype polarization on brain plasticity, trying to discuss the potential efficacy of microglia-based extrinsic restorative interventions in promoting post-stroke recovery.

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“…PIMREG was also reported to promote the aggressiveness of BRCA through disrupting the NF-κB/IκBα negative feedback loop ( Jiang et al, 2019 ). It is worth noting that the activation of NF-κB has been proved to be involved in the macrophage polarization and inflammatory cytokines ( Ye et al, 2019 ; Zhu et al, 2021 ). In addition, PIMREG is known to regulate Th17 differentiation and inflammation-associated cancer by activating STAT3 ( Xu Z.S.…”

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Pan-Cancer Analysis of PIMREG as a Biomarker for the Prognostic and Immunological Role

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Phosphatidylinositol binding clathrin assembly protein interacting mitotic regulator (PIMREG) localizes to the nucleus and can significantly elevate the nuclear localization of clathrin assembly lymphomedullary leukocythemia gene. Although there is some evidence to support an important action for PIMREG in the occurrence and development of certain cancers, currently no pan-cancer analysis of PIMREG is available. Therefore, we intended to estimate the prognostic predictive value of PIMREG and to explore its potential immune function in 33 cancer types. By using a series of bioinformatics approaches, we extracted and analyzed datasets from Oncomine, The Cancer Genome Atlas, Cancer Cell Lineage Encyclopedia (CCLE) and the Human Protein Atlas (HPA), to explore the underlying carcinogenesis of PIMREG, including relevance of PIMREG to prognosis, microsatellite instability (MSI), tumor mutation burden (TMB), tumor microenvironment (TME) and infiltration of immune cells in various types of cancer. Our findings indicate that PIMREG is highly expressed in at least 24 types of cancer, and is negatively correlated with prognosis in major cancer types. In addition, PIMREG expression was correlated with TMB in 24 cancers and with MSI in 10 cancers. We revealed that PIMREG is co-expressed with genes encoding major histocompatibility complex, immune activation, immune suppression, chemokine and chemokine receptors. We also found that the different roles of PIMREG in the infiltration of different immune cell types in different tumors. PIMREG can potentially influence the etiology or pathogenesis of cancer by acting on immune-related pathways, chemokine signaling pathway, regulation of autophagy, RIG-I like receptor signaling pathway, antigen processing and presentation, FC epsilon RI pathway, complement and coagulation cascades, T cell receptor pathway, NK cell mediated cytotoxicity and other immune-related pathways. Our study suggests that PIMREG can be applied as a prognostic marker in a variety of malignancies because of its role in tumorigenesis and immune infiltration.

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Inflammation-Mediated Angiogenesis in Ischemic Stroke

Cited by 67 publications

References 150 publications

Janus Kinase Inhibition Ameliorates Ischemic Stroke Injury and Neuroinflammation Through Reducing NLRP3 Inflammasome Activation via JAK2/STAT3 Pathway Inhibition

Janus Kinase Inhibition Ameliorates Ischemic Stroke Injury and Neuroinflammation Through Reducing NLRP3 Inflammasome Activation via JAK2/STAT3 Pathway Inhibition

New Insights Into the Roles of Microglial Regulation in Brain Plasticity-Dependent Stroke Recovery

Pan-Cancer Analysis of PIMREG as a Biomarker for the Prognostic and Immunological Role

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