Sustained administration of corticosterone at stress-like levels after stroke suppressed glial reactivity at sites of thalamic secondary neurodegeneration
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Article Title | Sustained administration of corticosterone at stress-like levels after stroke suppressed glial reactivity at sites of thalamic secondary neurodegeneration |
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ERA Journal ID | 15461 |
Article Category | Article |
Authors | Zalewska, Katarzyna, Pietrogrande, Giovanni, Ong, Lin Kooi, Abdolhoseini, Mahmoud, Kluge, Murielle, Johnson, Sarah J., Walker, Frederick R. and Nilsson, Michael |
Journal Title | Brain, Behavior, and Immunity |
Journal Citation | 69, pp. 210-222 |
Number of Pages | 13 |
Year | Mar 2018 |
Place of Publication | United States |
ISSN | 0889-1591 |
1090-2139 | |
Digital Object Identifier (DOI) | https://doi.org/10.1016/j.bbi.2017.11.014 |
Web Address (URL) | https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0889159117305159 |
Abstract | Secondary neurodegeneration (SND) is an insidious and progressive condition involving the death of neurons in regions of the brain that were connected to but undamaged by the initial stroke. Our group have published compelling evidence that exposure to psychological stress can significantly exacerbate the severity SND, a finding that has considerable clinical implications given that stroke-survivors often report experiencing high and unremitting levels of psychological stress. It may be possible to use one or more targeted pharmacological approaches to limit the negative effects of stress on the recovery process but in order to move forward with this approach the most critical stress signals have to be identified. Accordingly, in the current study we have directed our attention to examining the potential effects of corticosterone, delivered orally at stress-like levels. Our interest is to determine how similar the effects of corticosterone are to stress on repair and remodelling that is known to occur after stroke. The study involved 4 groups, sham and stroke, either administered corticosterone or normal drinking water. The functional impact was assessed using the cylinder task for paw asymmetry, grid walk for sensorimotor function, inverted grid for muscle strength and coordination and open field for anxiety-like behaviour. Biochemically and histologically, we considered disturbances in main cellular elements of the neurovascular unit, including microglia, astrocytes, neurons and blood vessels using both immunohistochemistry and western blotting. In short, we identified that corticosterone delivery after stroke results in significant suppression of key microglial and astroglial markers. No changes were observed on the vasculature and in neuronal specific markers. No changes were identified for sensorimotor function or anxiety-like behaviour. We did, however, observe a significant change in motor function as assessed using the inverted grid walk test. Collectively, these results suggest that pharmacologically targeting corticosterone levels in the future may be warranted but that such an approach is unlikely to limit all the negative effects associated with exposure to chronic stress. |
Keywords | Neurovascular unit; Corticosterone; Microglia; Astrocytes; Neurons; Stroke; Vessels |
ANZSRC Field of Research 2020 | 320903. Central nervous system |
310104. Cell neurochemistry | |
Public Notes | Files associated with this item cannot be displayed due to copyright restrictions. |
Byline Affiliations | University of Newcastle |
Hunter Medical Research Institute, Australia | |
NHMRC Centre of Research Excellence Stroke Rehabilitation and Brain Recovery, Australia |
https://research.usq.edu.au/item/y831w/sustained-administration-of-corticosterone-at-stress-like-levels-after-stroke-suppressed-glial-reactivity-at-sites-of-thalamic-secondary-neurodegeneration
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