期刊
GLIA
卷 69, 期 2, 页码 281-295出版社
WILEY
DOI: 10.1002/glia.23888
关键词
astrocytes; blood-brain barrier; brain edema; ischemic stroke; N-myc downstream-regulated gene 2
资金
- Beijing Municipal Science & Technology Commission [Z181100001718002]
- National Natural Science Foundation of China [81730032, 81671184, 81701072, 81801138]
The lack of NDRG2 leads to severe brain edema and astrocyte swelling, but alleviation can be achieved by restoring the expression of Na+-K+-ATPase beta 1. Upregulation of NDRG2 by lentiviral constructs protects the brain from ischemic edema.
Brain edema is a grave complication of brain ischemia and is the main cause of herniation and death. Although astrocytic swelling is the main contributor to cytotoxic edema, the molecular mechanism involved in this process remains elusive.N-myc downstream-regulated gene 2(NDRG2), a well-studied tumor suppressor gene, is mainly expressed in astrocytes in mammalian brains. Here, we found that NDRG2 deficiency leads to worsened cerebral edema, imbalanced Na(+)transfer, and astrocyte swelling after ischemia. We also found that NDRG2 deletion in astrocytes dramatically changed the expression and distribution of aquaporin-4 and Na+-K+-ATPase beta 1, which are strongly associated with cell polarity, in the ischemic brain. Brain edema and astrocyte swelling were significantly alleviated by rescuing the expression of astrocytic Na+-K+-ATPase beta 1 in NDRG2-knockout mouse brains. In addition, the upregulation of astrocytic NDRG2 by lentiviral constructs notably attenuated brain edema, astrocytic swelling, and blood-brain barrier destruction. Our results indicate a particular role of NDRG2 in maintaining astrocytic polarization to facilitate Na(+)and water transfer balance and to protect the brain from ischemic edema. These findings provide insight into NDRG2 as a therapeutic target in cerebral edema.
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