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CNS NEUROSCIENCE & THERAPEUTICS
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WILEY
DOI: 10.1111/cns.14299
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bovine serum albumin; glutamate carboxypeptidase II (GCPII); glutamate carboxypeptidase III (GCPIII); glutamate excitotoxicity; learning and memory; microglia; N-acetylaspartylglutamate (NAAG); traumatic brain injury
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In this study, it was found that deletion of GCPII can reduce glutamate production, protect neurons from damage, and improve cognitive function, while deletion of GCPIII has no significant neuroprotective effect. In addition, there is no significant difference in the neuroprotective effect between the combination of GCPII and GCPIII deletion and GCPII deletion alone.
Main ProblemN-acetylaspartylglutamate (NAAG) has neuroprotective effects in traumatic brain injury (TBI) by activating metabotropic glutamate receptor 3 (mGluR3) and reducing glutamate release. Glutamate carboxypeptidase II (GCPII) is the primary enzyme responsible for the hydrolysis of NAAG. It remains unclear whether glutamate carboxypeptidase III (GCPIII), a homolog of GCPII, can partially compensate for GCPII's function. MethodsGCPII(-/-), GCPIII(-/-), and GCPII/III-/- mice were generated using CRISPR/Cas9 technology. Mice brain injury model was established through moderate controlled cortical impact (CCI). The relationship between GCPII and GCPIII was explored by analyzing injury response signals in the hippocampus and cortex of mice with different genotypes at the acute (1 day) and subacute (7 day) phase after TBI. ResultsIn this study, we found that deletion of GCPII reduced glutamate production, excitotoxicity, and neuronal damage and improved cognitive function, but GCPIII deletion had no significant neuroprotective effect. Additionally, there was no significant difference in the neuroprotective effect between the combination of GCPII and GCPIII deletion and GCPII deletion alone. ConclusionThese results suggest that GCPII inhibition may be a therapeutic option for TBI, and that GCPIII may not act as a complementary enzyme to GCPII in this context.
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