Abstract
AbstractThe level of microRNA-9-5p (miRNA-9-5p) in brain tissues is significantly changed in the chronic phase after traumatic brain injury (TBI). However, the effect of miRNA-9-5p on brain function after TBI has not been elucidated. In this study, we used a controlled cortical impact (CCI) model to induce TBI in Sprague–Dawley rats. Brain microvascular endothelial cells (BMECs), astrocytes, and neurons were extracted from immature Sprague–Dawley rats and cocultured to reconstruct the neurovascular unit (NVU) in vitro. The results showed that downregulation of miRNA-9-5p in the chronic phase contributed to neurological function recovery by promoting astrocyte proliferation and increasing the release of astrocyte-derived neurotrophic factors around injured brain tissues after TBI. A dual-luciferase reporter assay validated that miRNA-9-5p was a post-transcriptional modulator of thrombospondin 2 (Thbs-2), and downregulation of miRNA-9-5p promoted Thbs-2 expression in astrocytes. Furthermore, we verified that Thbs-2 can promote Notch pathway activation by directly binding to Jagged and Notch. Through in vitro experiments, we found that the expression of synaptic proteins and the number of synaptic bodies were increased in neurons in the NVU, which was constructed using astrocytes pretreated with miRNA-9-5p inhibitor. Moreover, we also found that downregulation of miRNA-9-5p promoted Thbs-2 expression in astrocytes, which activated the Notch/cylindromatosis/transforming growth factor-β-activated kinase 1 pathway in neurons and promoted the expression of synaptic proteins, including post-synaptic density protein 95 and synaptotagmin. Based on these results, miRNA-9-5p may be a new promising prognostic marker and treatment target for TBI.
Funder
Health and Family Planning Commission of Wuhan Municipality
Health and Family Planning Commission of Hubei Province
National Natural Science Foundation of China
Capital Foundation of Medical Development
Publisher
Springer Science and Business Media LLC
Subject
Cancer Research,Cell Biology,Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience,Immunology
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