Hypothermia modulates myeloid cell polarization in neonatal hypoxic–ischemic brain injury

Abstract Background Neonatal encephalopathy due to hypoxia–ischemia (HI) is a leading cause of death and disability in term newborns. Therapeutic hypothermia (HT) is the only recommended therapy. However, 30% still suffer from neurological deficits. Inflammation is a major hallmark of HI pathophysio...

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Autores principales: Marina Seitz, Christian Köster, Mark Dzietko, Hemmen Sabir, Meray Serdar, Ursula Felderhoff-Müser, Ivo Bendix, Josephine Herz
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spelling oai:doaj.org-article:dc0842632fe94009894064e0856deb1b2021-11-14T12:38:17ZHypothermia modulates myeloid cell polarization in neonatal hypoxic–ischemic brain injury10.1186/s12974-021-02314-91742-2094https://doaj.org/article/dc0842632fe94009894064e0856deb1b2021-11-01T00:00:00Zhttps://doi.org/10.1186/s12974-021-02314-9https://doaj.org/toc/1742-2094Abstract Background Neonatal encephalopathy due to hypoxia–ischemia (HI) is a leading cause of death and disability in term newborns. Therapeutic hypothermia (HT) is the only recommended therapy. However, 30% still suffer from neurological deficits. Inflammation is a major hallmark of HI pathophysiology with myeloid cells being key players, participating either in progression or in resolution of injury-induced inflammation. In the present study, we investigated the impact of HT on the temporal and spatial dynamics of microglia/macrophage polarization after neonatal HI in newborn mice. Methods Nine-day-old C57BL/6 mice were exposed to HI through occlusion of the right common carotid artery followed by 1 h hypoxia. Immediately after HI, animals were cooled for 4 h or kept at physiological body core temperature. Analyses were performed at 1, 3 and 7 days post HI. Brain injury, neuronal cell loss, apoptosis and microglia activation were assessed by immunohistochemistry. A broad set of typical genes associated with classical (M1) and alternative (M2) myeloid cell activation was analyzed by real time PCR in ex vivo isolated CD11b+ microglia/macrophages. Purity and composition of isolated cells was determined by flow cytometry. Results Immediate HT significantly reduced HI-induced brain injury and neuronal loss 7 days post HI, whereas only mild non-significant protection from HI-induced apoptosis and neuronal loss were observed 1 and 3 days after HI. Microglia activation, i.e., Iba-1 immunoreactivity peaked 3 days after HI and was not modulated by HT. However, ex vivo isolated CD11b+ cells revealed a strong upregulation of the majority of M1 but also M2 marker genes at day 1, which was significantly reduced by HT and rapidly declined at day 3. HI induced a significant increase in the frequency of peripheral macrophages in sorted CD11b+ cells at day 1, which deteriorated until day 7 and was significantly decreased by HT. Conclusion Our data demonstrate that HT-induced neuroprotection is preceded by acute suppression of HI-induced upregulation of inflammatory genes in myeloid cells and decreased infiltration of peripheral macrophages, both representing potential important effector mechanisms of HT.Marina SeitzChristian KösterMark DzietkoHemmen SabirMeray SerdarUrsula Felderhoff-MüserIvo BendixJosephine HerzBMCarticleMicrogliaMacrophagesNeonatal hypoxia–ischemiaHypothermiaMyeloid cell polarizationM1 M2 polarizationNeurology. Diseases of the nervous systemRC346-429ENJournal of Neuroinflammation, Vol 18, Iss 1, Pp 1-16 (2021)
institution DOAJ
collection DOAJ
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topic Microglia
Macrophages
Neonatal hypoxia–ischemia
Hypothermia
Myeloid cell polarization
M1 M2 polarization
Neurology. Diseases of the nervous system
RC346-429
spellingShingle Microglia
Macrophages
Neonatal hypoxia–ischemia
Hypothermia
Myeloid cell polarization
M1 M2 polarization
Neurology. Diseases of the nervous system
RC346-429
Marina Seitz
Christian Köster
Mark Dzietko
Hemmen Sabir
Meray Serdar
Ursula Felderhoff-Müser
Ivo Bendix
Josephine Herz
Hypothermia modulates myeloid cell polarization in neonatal hypoxic–ischemic brain injury
description Abstract Background Neonatal encephalopathy due to hypoxia–ischemia (HI) is a leading cause of death and disability in term newborns. Therapeutic hypothermia (HT) is the only recommended therapy. However, 30% still suffer from neurological deficits. Inflammation is a major hallmark of HI pathophysiology with myeloid cells being key players, participating either in progression or in resolution of injury-induced inflammation. In the present study, we investigated the impact of HT on the temporal and spatial dynamics of microglia/macrophage polarization after neonatal HI in newborn mice. Methods Nine-day-old C57BL/6 mice were exposed to HI through occlusion of the right common carotid artery followed by 1 h hypoxia. Immediately after HI, animals were cooled for 4 h or kept at physiological body core temperature. Analyses were performed at 1, 3 and 7 days post HI. Brain injury, neuronal cell loss, apoptosis and microglia activation were assessed by immunohistochemistry. A broad set of typical genes associated with classical (M1) and alternative (M2) myeloid cell activation was analyzed by real time PCR in ex vivo isolated CD11b+ microglia/macrophages. Purity and composition of isolated cells was determined by flow cytometry. Results Immediate HT significantly reduced HI-induced brain injury and neuronal loss 7 days post HI, whereas only mild non-significant protection from HI-induced apoptosis and neuronal loss were observed 1 and 3 days after HI. Microglia activation, i.e., Iba-1 immunoreactivity peaked 3 days after HI and was not modulated by HT. However, ex vivo isolated CD11b+ cells revealed a strong upregulation of the majority of M1 but also M2 marker genes at day 1, which was significantly reduced by HT and rapidly declined at day 3. HI induced a significant increase in the frequency of peripheral macrophages in sorted CD11b+ cells at day 1, which deteriorated until day 7 and was significantly decreased by HT. Conclusion Our data demonstrate that HT-induced neuroprotection is preceded by acute suppression of HI-induced upregulation of inflammatory genes in myeloid cells and decreased infiltration of peripheral macrophages, both representing potential important effector mechanisms of HT.
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author Marina Seitz
Christian Köster
Mark Dzietko
Hemmen Sabir
Meray Serdar
Ursula Felderhoff-Müser
Ivo Bendix
Josephine Herz
author_facet Marina Seitz
Christian Köster
Mark Dzietko
Hemmen Sabir
Meray Serdar
Ursula Felderhoff-Müser
Ivo Bendix
Josephine Herz
author_sort Marina Seitz
title Hypothermia modulates myeloid cell polarization in neonatal hypoxic–ischemic brain injury
title_short Hypothermia modulates myeloid cell polarization in neonatal hypoxic–ischemic brain injury
title_full Hypothermia modulates myeloid cell polarization in neonatal hypoxic–ischemic brain injury
title_fullStr Hypothermia modulates myeloid cell polarization in neonatal hypoxic–ischemic brain injury
title_full_unstemmed Hypothermia modulates myeloid cell polarization in neonatal hypoxic–ischemic brain injury
title_sort hypothermia modulates myeloid cell polarization in neonatal hypoxic–ischemic brain injury
publisher BMC
publishDate 2021
url https://doaj.org/article/dc0842632fe94009894064e0856deb1b
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