Mechanisms of fibrinogen trans-activation of the EGFR/Ca2+ signaling axis to regulate mitochondrial transport and energy transfer and inhibit axonal regeneration following cerebral ischemia.
Shengqiang Zhou, Bo Li, Dahua Wu, Yanjun Chen, Wen Zeng, Jia Huang, Lingjuan Tan, Guo Mao, Fang Liu
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Abstract
Ischemic stroke results in inhibition of axonal regeneration but the roles of fibrinogen (Fg) in neuronal signaling and energy crises in experimental stroke are under-investigated. We explored the mechanism of Fg modulation of axonal regeneration and neuronal energy crisis after cerebral ischemia using a permanent middle cerebral artery occlusion (MCAO) rat model and primary cortical neurons under low glucose-low oxygen. Behavioral tests assessed neurological deficits; immunofluorescence, immunohistochemistry, and Western-blot analyzed Fg and protein levels. Fluo-3/AM fluorescence measured free Ca2+ and ATP levels were gauged via specific assays and F560nm/F510nm ratio calculations. Mito-Tracker Green labeled mitochondria and immunoprecipitation studied protein interactions. Our comprehensive study revealed that Fg inhibited axonal regeneration post-MCAO as indicated by reduced GAP43 expression along with elevated free Ca2+, both suggesting an energy crisis. Fg impeded mitochondrial function and mediated impairment through the EGFR/Ca2+ axis by trans-activating EGFR via integrin αvβ3 interaction. These results indicate that the binding of Fg with integrin αvβ3 leads to the trans-activation of the EGFR/Ca2+ signaling axis thereby disrupting mitochondrial energy transport and axonal regeneration and exacerbating the detrimental effects of ischemic neuronal injury.
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Journal of Neuropathology & Experimental Neurology is the official journal of the American Association of Neuropathologists, Inc. (AANP). The journal publishes peer-reviewed studies on neuropathology and experimental neuroscience, book reviews, letters, and Association news, covering a broad spectrum of fields in basic neuroscience with an emphasis on human neurological diseases. It is written by and for neuropathologists, neurologists, neurosurgeons, pathologists, psychiatrists, and basic neuroscientists from around the world. Publication has been continuous since 1942.