Occludin degradation makes brain microvascular endothelial cells more vulnerable to reperfusion injury in vitro.

Journal of Neurochemistry
Yuan ZhangWenlan Liu

Abstract

Intracerebral hemorrhage is the most dangerous complication in tPA thrombolytic therapy for ischemic stroke, which occurs as a consequence of endothelial cell death at the blood-brain barrier (BBB) during thrombolytic reperfusion. We have previously shown that cerebral ischemia-induced rapid occludin degradation and BBB disruption. Here we demonstrated an important role of occludin degradation in facilitating the evolution of ischemic endothelial cells toward death. Cultured brain microvascular endothelial cells (bEnd.3 cells) were exposed to oxygen-glucose deprivation (OGD) or incubated with occludin siRNA or occludin AAV to achieve an occludin deficiency or over-expression status before exposing to reoxygenation (R) or TNF-α treatment. Cell death was assessed by measuring lactate dehydrogenase release, TUNEL staining, and flow cytometry analysis. Inhibition of OGD-induced occludin degradation with SB-3CT or over-expression of occludin with occludin AAV both significantly attenuated OGD/R-induced apoptosis and pyroptosis in bEnd.3 cells. Consistently, knockdown of occludin with siRNA potentiated TNF-α-induced apoptosis, supporting an important role of occludin integrity in endothelial cell survival. Similar results were observ...Continue Reading

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