Pharmacological Inhibition of NHE1 Protein Increases White Matter Resilience and Neurofunctional Recovery after Ischemic Stroke

To date, recanalization interventions are the only available treatments for ischemic stroke patients; however, there are no effective therapies for reducing stroke-induced neuroinflammation. We recently reported that H+ extrusion protein Na+/H+ exchanger-1 (NHE1) plays an important role in stroke-induced inflammation and white matter injury. In this study, we tested the efficacy of two potent NHE1 inhibitors, HOE642 and Rimeporide, with a delayed administration regimen starting at 24 h post-stroke in adult C57BL/6J mice. Post-stroke HOE642 and Rimeporide treatments accelerated motor and cognitive function recovery without affecting the initial ischemic infarct, neuronal damage, or reactive astrogliosis. However, the delayed administration of NHE1 blockers after ischemic stroke significantly reduced microglial inflammatory activation while enhanced oligodendrogenesis and white matter myelination, with an increased proliferation and decreased apoptosis of the oligodendrocytes. Our findings suggest that NHE1 protein plays an important role in microglia-mediated inflammation and white matter damage. The pharmacological blockade of NHE1 protein activity reduced microglia inflammatory responses and enhanced oligodendrogenesis and white matter repair, leading to motor and cognitive function recovery after stroke. Our study reveals the potential of targeting NHE1 protein as a therapeutic strategy for ischemic stroke therapy.

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E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2023

Erschienen:

2023

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Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:24

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International journal of molecular sciences - 24(2023), 17 vom: 27. Aug.

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Metwally, Shamseldin Ayman Hassan [VerfasserIn]
Paruchuri, Satya Siri [VerfasserIn]
Yu, Lauren [VerfasserIn]
Capuk, Okan [VerfasserIn]
Pennock, Nicholas [VerfasserIn]
Sun, Dandan [VerfasserIn]
Song, Shanshan [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

7E3392891K
Anti-Arrhythmia Agents
Cariporide
Inflammation
Journal Article
Microglia
Myelination
Rimeporide
Slc9a1 protein, mouse
Sodium-Hydrogen Exchanger 1
White matter

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Date Completed 15.09.2023

Date Revised 15.09.2023

published: Electronic

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.3390/ijms241713289

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM361835884