Brain tissue saving effects by single-dose intralesional administration of Neuroprotectin D1 on experimental focal penetrating brain injury in rats
Artikel i vetenskaplig tidskrift, 2019

Traumatic brain injury (TBI)is followed by a secondary inflammation in the brain. Neuroprotectin D1 (NPD1)is synthesized from docosahexaenoic acid (DHA)and has anti-inflammatory and antiapoptotic effects in experimental models of neurodegenerative disease and brain ischemia-reperfusion. It is not known whether intralesional administration of NPD1 ameliorates inflammation and cell death after severe TBI. We therefore investigated the effects of NPD1 following a severe form of focal penetrating TBI. A total of 30 male Sprague-Dawley rats weighing between 350 and 450 g were exposed to focal penetrating TBI or sham surgery. The rats were randomized to NPD1 treatment (50 ng intralesionally, immediately following TBI)or no treatment. The rats were sacrificed at 24 or 72 h. All subgroups consisted of 5 rats. Brains were removed, fresh frozen, cut in 14-µm coronal sections and subjected to Fluoro-Jade, TUNEL, MnSOD, 3-NT, COX-2, Ox-42 and NF-κB immuno-staining and lesion size analyses. NPD1 decreased the lesion area at 72 h compared to no treatment with a mean change 42% (NPD1 14.1 mm 2 ; no treatment 24.5 mm 2 )(p < 0.01). No difference was detected in markers for neuronal degeneration, apoptosis, anti-inflammatory or antioxidative enzymes, or immune cells. In conclusion, single-dose intralesional administration of NPD1 had brain tissue sparing effects after focal penetrating TBI, which may be beneficial in preventing brain tissue damage, making NPD1 a potential candidate for further clinical applications. Exact mechanisms of action could not be determined and it is possible that continuous or multiple administration regimens may increase efficacy in sequential preclinical studies.

Neuroprotectin D1

NPD1

Traumatic brain injury

Focal penetrating TBI

Författare

Rand Wilcox Vanden Berg

New York Presbyterian Hospital

Johan Davidsson

Personskadeprevention

Erik Lidin

Karolinska Institutet

Maria Angeria

Karolinska Institutet

M Risling

Karolinska Institutet

Mattias Günther

Karolinska Institutet

Journal of Clinical Neuroscience

0967-5868 (ISSN) 15322653 (eISSN)

Vol. 64 227-233

Ämneskategorier

Annan klinisk medicin

Neurovetenskaper

Neurologi

DOI

10.1016/j.jocn.2019.03.032

PubMed

30948313

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2019-07-02