Cerebral ischemic injury is the main manifestation of stroke,and its incidence in stroke patients is 70–80%.Although ischemic stroke can be treated with tissue-type plasminogen activator,its time window of effectiven...Cerebral ischemic injury is the main manifestation of stroke,and its incidence in stroke patients is 70–80%.Although ischemic stroke can be treated with tissue-type plasminogen activator,its time window of effectiveness is narrow.Therefore,the incidence of paralysis,hypoesthesia,aphasia,dysphagia,and cognitive impairment caused by cerebral ischemia is high.Nerve tissue regeneration can promote the recovery of the aforementioned dysfunction.Neural stem cells can participate in the reconstruction of the damaged nervous system and promote the recovery of nervous function during self-repair of damaged brain tissue.Neural stem cell transplantation for ischemic stroke has been a hot topic for more than 10 years.This review discusses the treatment of ischemic stroke with neural stem cells,as well as the mechanisms of their involvement in stroke treatment.展开更多
Extremely low frequency electromagnetic fields(ELF-EMF) can improve the learning and memory impairment of rats with Alzheimer's disease, however, its effect on cerebral ischemia remains poorly understood.In this s...Extremely low frequency electromagnetic fields(ELF-EMF) can improve the learning and memory impairment of rats with Alzheimer's disease, however, its effect on cerebral ischemia remains poorly understood.In this study, we established rat models of middle cerebral artery occlusion/reperfusion.One day after modeling, a group of rats were treated with ELF-EMF(50 Hz, 1 mT) for 2 hours daily on 28 successive days.Our results showed that rats treated with ELF-EMF required shorter swimming distances and latencies in the Morris water maze test than those of untreated rats.The number of times the platform was crossed and the time spent in the target quadrant were greater than those of untreated rats.The number of BrdU~+/NeuN~+ cells, representing newly born neurons, in the hippocampal subgranular zone increased more in the treated than in untreated rats.Up-regulation in the expressions of Notch1, Hes1, and Hes5 proteins, which are the key factors of the Notch signaling pathway, was greatest in the treated rats.These findings suggest that ELF-EMF can enhance hippocampal neurogenesis of rats with cerebral ischemia, possibly by affecting the Notch signaling pathway.The study was approved by the Institutional Ethics Committee of Sichuan University, China(approval No.2019255A) on March 5, 2019.展开更多
Intermittent theta burst stimulation(iTBS),a time-saving and cost-effective repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation regime,has been shown to improve cognition in patients with Alzheimer’s disease(AD).However,the...Intermittent theta burst stimulation(iTBS),a time-saving and cost-effective repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation regime,has been shown to improve cognition in patients with Alzheimer’s disease(AD).However,the specific mechanism underlying iTBS-induced cognitive enhancement remains unknown.Previous studies suggested that mitochondrial functions are modulated by magnetic stimulation.Here,we showed that iTBS upregulates the expression of iron-sulfur cluster assembly 1(ISCA1,an essential regulatory factor for mitochondrial respiration)in the brain of APP/PS1 mice.In vivo and in vitro studies revealed that iTBS modulates mitochondrial iron-sulfur cluster assembly to facilitate mitochondrial respiration and function,which is required for ISCA1.Moreover,iTBS rescues cognitive decline and attenuates AD-type pathologies in APP/PS1 mice.The present study uncovers a novel mechanism by which iTBS modulates mitochondrial respiration and function via ISCA1-mediated iron-sulfur cluster assembly to alleviate cognitive impairments and pathologies in AD.We provide the mechanistic target of iTBS that warrants its therapeutic potential for AD patients.展开更多
基金supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China,No.0040205401797(to QG)the General Research Fund of China,No.15164216(to BWML)
文摘Cerebral ischemic injury is the main manifestation of stroke,and its incidence in stroke patients is 70–80%.Although ischemic stroke can be treated with tissue-type plasminogen activator,its time window of effectiveness is narrow.Therefore,the incidence of paralysis,hypoesthesia,aphasia,dysphagia,and cognitive impairment caused by cerebral ischemia is high.Nerve tissue regeneration can promote the recovery of the aforementioned dysfunction.Neural stem cells can participate in the reconstruction of the damaged nervous system and promote the recovery of nervous function during self-repair of damaged brain tissue.Neural stem cell transplantation for ischemic stroke has been a hot topic for more than 10 years.This review discusses the treatment of ischemic stroke with neural stem cells,as well as the mechanisms of their involvement in stroke treatment.
基金supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China,No.81201513 (to QG)。
文摘Extremely low frequency electromagnetic fields(ELF-EMF) can improve the learning and memory impairment of rats with Alzheimer's disease, however, its effect on cerebral ischemia remains poorly understood.In this study, we established rat models of middle cerebral artery occlusion/reperfusion.One day after modeling, a group of rats were treated with ELF-EMF(50 Hz, 1 mT) for 2 hours daily on 28 successive days.Our results showed that rats treated with ELF-EMF required shorter swimming distances and latencies in the Morris water maze test than those of untreated rats.The number of times the platform was crossed and the time spent in the target quadrant were greater than those of untreated rats.The number of BrdU~+/NeuN~+ cells, representing newly born neurons, in the hippocampal subgranular zone increased more in the treated than in untreated rats.Up-regulation in the expressions of Notch1, Hes1, and Hes5 proteins, which are the key factors of the Notch signaling pathway, was greatest in the treated rats.These findings suggest that ELF-EMF can enhance hippocampal neurogenesis of rats with cerebral ischemia, possibly by affecting the Notch signaling pathway.The study was approved by the Institutional Ethics Committee of Sichuan University, China(approval No.2019255A) on March 5, 2019.
基金supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(81901142)funds for key support objects of Third Military Medical University.
文摘Intermittent theta burst stimulation(iTBS),a time-saving and cost-effective repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation regime,has been shown to improve cognition in patients with Alzheimer’s disease(AD).However,the specific mechanism underlying iTBS-induced cognitive enhancement remains unknown.Previous studies suggested that mitochondrial functions are modulated by magnetic stimulation.Here,we showed that iTBS upregulates the expression of iron-sulfur cluster assembly 1(ISCA1,an essential regulatory factor for mitochondrial respiration)in the brain of APP/PS1 mice.In vivo and in vitro studies revealed that iTBS modulates mitochondrial iron-sulfur cluster assembly to facilitate mitochondrial respiration and function,which is required for ISCA1.Moreover,iTBS rescues cognitive decline and attenuates AD-type pathologies in APP/PS1 mice.The present study uncovers a novel mechanism by which iTBS modulates mitochondrial respiration and function via ISCA1-mediated iron-sulfur cluster assembly to alleviate cognitive impairments and pathologies in AD.We provide the mechanistic target of iTBS that warrants its therapeutic potential for AD patients.
