单位:[1]Guangxi Med Univ, Dept Neurosurg, Canc Hosp, Nanning, Peoples R China[2]Zhejiang Univ, Affiliated Hosp 2, Sch Med, Dept Neurosurg, Hangzhou, Peoples R China[3]Burrell Coll Osteopath Med, Dept Biomed Sci, Las Cruces, NM USA[4]Loma Linda Univ, Dept Neurosurg, Loma Linda, CA 92350 USA[5]Loma Linda Univ, Dept Physiol & Pharmacol, Loma Linda, CA 92350 USA[6]Loma Linda Univ, Dept Anesthesiol, Loma Linda, CA 92350 USA[7]Guangxi Med Univ, Dept Rheumatism, Affiliated Hosp 1, Nanning, Peoples R China[8]Huazhong Univ Sci & Technol,Tongji Hosp,Tongji Med Coll,Dept Neurol,Wuhan,Peoples R China神经内科华中科技大学同济医学院附属同济医院神经科[9]Sichuan Univ, Dept Neurosurg, West China Hosp, Chengdu, Peoples R China四川大学华西医院[10]Cent South Univ, Dept Neurol, Xiangya Hosp 3, Changsha, Peoples R China
Background and Purpose: Neuronal pyroptosis is a type of regulated cell death triggered by proinflammatory signals. CCR5 (C-C chemokine receptor 5)-mediated inflammation is involved in the pathology of various neurological diseases. This study investigated the impact of CCR5 activation on neuronal pyroptosis and the underlying mechanism involving cAMP-dependent PKA (protein kinase A)/CREB (cAMP response element binding)/NLRP1 (nucleotide-binding domain leucine-rich repeat pyrin domain containing 1) pathway after experimental intracerebral hemorrhage (ICH). Methods: A total of 194 adult male CD1 mice were used. ICH was induced by autologous whole blood injection. Maraviroc (MVC)-a selective antagonist of CCR5-was administered intranasally 1 hour after ICH. To elucidate the underlying mechanism, a specific CREB inhibitor, 666-15, was administered intracerebroventricularly before MVC administration in ICH mice. In a set of naive mice, rCCL5 (recombinant chemokine ligand 5) and selective PKA activator, 8-Bromo-cAMP, were administered intracerebroventricularly. Short- and long-term neurobehavioral assessments, Western blot, Fluoro-Jade C, terminal deoxynucleotidyl transferase dUTP nick end labeling (TUNEL), and immunofluorescence staining were performed. Results: The brain expression of CCL5 (chemokine ligand 5), CCR5, PKA-C alpha (protein kinase A-C alpha), p-CREB (phospho-cAMP response element binding), and NLRP1 was increased, peaking at 24 hours after ICH. CCR5 was expressed on neurons, microglia, and astrocytes. MVC improved the short- and long-term neurobehavioral deficits and decreased neuronal pyroptosis in ipsilateral brain tissues at 24 hours after ICH, which were accompanied by increased PKA-C alpha and p-CREB expression, and decreased expression of NLRP1, ASC (apoptosis-associated speck-like protein containing a CARD), C-caspase-1, GSDMD (gasdermin D), and IL (interleukin)-1 beta/IL-18. Such effects of MVC were abolished by 666-15. At 24 hours after injection in naive mice, rCCL5 induced neurological deficits, decreased PKA-C alpha and p-CREB expression in the brain, and upregulated NLRP1, ASC, C-caspase-1, N-GSDMD, and IL-1 beta/IL-18 expression. Those effects of rCCL5 were reversed by 8-Bromo-cAMP. Conclusions: CCR5 activation promoted neuronal pyroptosis and neurological deficits after ICH in mice, partially through the CCR5/PKA/CREB/NLRP1 signaling pathway. CCR5 inhibition with MVC may provide a promising therapeutic approach in managing patients with ICH.
基金:
National Natural Science Foundation of China [82060225]; Guangxi Natural Science Foundation [2020JJA140117, 2018JJA140243]