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Pioglitazone attenuates mitochondrial dysfunction, cognitive impairment, cortical tissue loss, and inflammation following traumatic brain injury.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  20965168     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
Following traumatic brain injury (TBI) there is significant neuropathology which includes mitochondrial dysfunction, loss of cortical gray matter, microglial activation, and cognitive impairment. Previous evidence has shown that activation of the peroxisome proliferator-activated receptors (PPARs) provide neuroprotection following traumatic brain and spinal injuries. In the current study we hypothesized that treatment with the PPAR ligand Pioglitazone would promote neuroprotection following a rat controlled cortical impact model of TBI. Animals received a unilateral 1.5mm controlled cortical impact followed by administration of Pioglitazone at 10mg/kg beginning 15min after the injury and subsequently every 24h for 5days. Beginning 1day after the injury there was significant impairment in mitochondrial bioenergetic function which was attenuated by treatments with Pioglitazone at 15min and 24h (p<0.05). In an additional set of animals, cognitive function was assessed using the Morris Water Maze (MWM) and it was observed that over the course of 4days of testing the injury produced a significant increase in both latency (p<0.05) and distance (p<0.05) to the platform. Animals treated with Pioglitazone performed similarly to sham animals and did not exhibit any impairment in MWM performance. Sixteen days after the injury tissue sections through the lesion site were quantified to determine the size of the cortical lesion. Vehicle-treated animals had an average lesion size of 5.09±0.73mm(3) and treatment with Pioglitazone significantly reduced the lesion size by 55% to 2.27±0.27mm(3) (p<0.01). Co-administration of the antagonist T0070907 with Pioglitazone blocked the protective effect seen with administration of Pioglitazone by itself. Following the injury there was a significant increase in the number of activated microglia in the area of the cortex adjacent to the site of the lesion (p<0.05). Treatment with Pioglitazone prevented the increase in the number of activated microglia and no difference was observed between sham and Pioglitazone-treated animals. From these studies we conclude that following TBI Pioglitazone is capable ameliorating multiple aspects of neuropathology. These studies provide further support for the use of PPAR ligands, specifically Pioglitazone, for neuroprotection.
Authors:
Andrew Sauerbeck; Jianxin Gao; Ryan Readnower; Mei Liu; James R Pauly; Guoying Bing; Patrick G Sullivan
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Publication Detail:
Type:  Journal Article; Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't     Date:  2010-10-20
Journal Detail:
Title:  Experimental neurology     Volume:  227     ISSN:  1090-2430     ISO Abbreviation:  Exp. Neurol.     Publication Date:  2011 Jan 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  2011-01-10     Completed Date:  2011-02-04     Revised Date:  2012-04-30    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  0370712     Medline TA:  Exp Neurol     Country:  United States    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  128-35     Citation Subset:  IM    
Copyright Information:
2010 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.
Affiliation:
Department of Anatomy and Neurobiology, University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY 40536, USA. Adsaue2@uky.edu
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MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
Analysis of Variance
Animals
Antigens, CD11b / metabolism
Brain Injuries / complications,  pathology
Cerebral Cortex / drug effects*,  pathology
Cognition Disorders / drug therapy*,  etiology,  pathology
Disease Models, Animal
Encephalitis / drug therapy*,  etiology
Hypoglycemic Agents / therapeutic use*
Male
Maze Learning / drug effects
Mitochondria / drug effects
Mitochondrial Diseases / drug therapy*,  etiology
PPAR gamma / metabolism
Rats
Rats, Sprague-Dawley
Thiazolidinediones / therapeutic use*
Time Factors
Grant Support
ID/Acronym/Agency:
5 T 32 AG000242/AG/NIA NIH HHS; P30 NS051220/NS/NINDS NIH HHS; P30 NS051220-01/NS/NINDS NIH HHS; R01 NS048191-01/NS/NINDS NIH HHS; R01 NS062993/NS/NINDS NIH HHS; R01 NS062993/NS/NINDS NIH HHS; R01 NS062993-01A2/NS/NINDS NIH HHS; R01 NS48191/NS/NINDS NIH HHS; T32 AG000242-09/AG/NIA NIH HHS
Chemical
Reg. No./Substance:
0/Antigens, CD11b; 0/Hypoglycemic Agents; 0/PPAR gamma; 0/Thiazolidinediones; 111025-46-8/pioglitazone
Comments/Corrections
Comment In:
Exp Neurol. 2011 Jun;229(2):195-7   [PMID:  21316363 ]

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