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CNS Neurosci Ther. 2024 Mar;30(3):e14681. doi: 10.1111/cns.14681.
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BACKGROUND: Peroxiredoxin 2 (Prx2), an intracellular protein that regulates redox reactions, released from red blood cells is involved in inflammatory brain injury after intracerebral hemorrhage (ICH). Toll-like receptor 4 (TLR4) may be crucial in this process. This study investigated the role of the Prx2-TLR4 inflammatory axis in brain injury following experimental ICH in mice.
METHODS: First, C57BL/6 mice received an intracaudate injection of autologous arterial blood or saline and their brains were harvested on day 1 to measure Prx2 levels. Second, mice received an intracaudate injection of either recombinant mouse Prx2 or saline. Third, the mice were co-injected with autologous arterial blood and conoidin A, a Prx2 inhibitor, or vehicle. Fourth, the mice received a Prx2 injection and were treated with TAK-242, a TLR4 antagonist, or saline (intraperitoneally). Behavioral tests, magnetic resonance imaging, western blot, immunohistochemistry/immunofluorescence staining, and RNA sequencing (RNA-seq) were performed.
RESULTS: Brain Prx2 levels were elevated after autologous arterial blood injection. Intracaudate injection of Prx2 caused brain swelling, microglial activation, neutrophil infiltration, neuronal death, and neurological deficits. Co-injection of conoidin A attenuated autologous arterial blood-induced brain injury. TLR4 was expressed on the surface of microglia/macrophages and neutrophils and participated in Prx2-induced inflammation. TAK-242 treatment attenuated Prx2-induced inflammation and neurological deficits.
CONCLUSIONS: Prx2 can cause brain injury following ICH through the TLR4 pathway, revealing the Prx2-TLR4 inflammatory axis as a potential therapeutic target.
PMID:38516845 | DOI:10.1111/cns.14681
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