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Role of CCL2 (MCP-1) in traumatic brain injury (TBI): evidence from severe TBI patients and CCL2-/- mice

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Semple, Bridgette D, Bye, Nicole, Rancan, Mario, Ziebell, Jenna M, Morganti-Kossmann, M Cristina·2010·Journal of Cerebral Blood Flow & Metabolism

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Cerebral inflammation involves molecular cascades contributing to progressive damage after traumatic brain injury (TBI). The chemokine CC ligand-2 (CCL2) (formerly monocyte chemoattractant protein-1, MCP-1) is implicated in macrophage recruitment into damaged parenchyma after TBI. This study analyzed the presence of CCL2 in human TBI, and further investigated the role of CCL2 in physiological and cellular mechanisms of secondary brain damage after TBI. Sustained elevation of CCL2 was detected in the cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) of severe TBI patients for 10 days after trauma, and in cortical homogenates of C57Bl/6 mice, peaking at 4 to 12 h after closed head injury (CHI). Neurological outcome, lesion volume, macrophage/microglia infiltration, astrogliosis, and the cerebral cytokine network were thus examined in CCL2-deficient (−/−) mice subjected to CHI. We found that CCL2−/− mice showed altered production of multiple cytokines acutely (2 to 24 h); however, this did not affect lesion size or cell death within the first week after CHI. In contrast, by 2 and 4 weeks, a delayed reduction in lesion volume, macrophage accumulation, and astrogliosis were observed in the injured cortex and ipsilateral thalamus of CCL2−/− mice, corresponding to improved functional recovery as compared with wild-type mice after CHI. Our findings confirm the significant role of CCL2 in mediating post-traumatic secondary brain damage.

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  • Genetic deletion of CCL2 attenuates lesion volume, reduces macrophage recruitment and astrogliosis, and improves functional outcome compared to controls after CHI.

    “Genetic deletion of CC ligand-2 (CCL2), the cognate ligand for CCR2, attenuates lesion volume, reduces macrophage recruitment and astrogliosis, and improves functional outcome compared to controls after CHI (60).”

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Authors
Semple, B. D., Bye, N., Rancan, M., Ziebell, J. M., & Morganti-Kossmann, M. C.
Affiliations
  • The Alfred Hospital (AU)
  • Triemli Hospital (CH)
Corresponding author
Morganti-Kossmann, M Cristina
Venue
Journal of Cerebral Blood Flow & Metabolism
Published
2009-12-23
Volume
30
Issue
4
Pages
769-782
ISSN
  • 0271-678X (ISSN-L)
  • 1559-7016
OpenAlex
W2159744238
Cited by
358
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FWCI
10.00
Type
journal article
Language
en
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  • Journal of Cerebral Blood Flow & Metabolism (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed Central (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
  • eCite Digital Repository (University of Tasmania) (submittedVersion)
  • Adelaide Research & Scholarship (AR&S) (University of Adelaide) (submittedVersion)
  • Figshare (submittedVersion)
Funders
Universitätsspital Zürich
Topics
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Neurology › Traumatic Brain Injury and Neurovascular Disturbances
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Epidemiology › Traumatic Brain Injury Research
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine › Automotive and Human Injury Biomechanics
Keywords
MCP-1, traumatic brain injury, chemokines, secondary brain injury, macrophage recruitment, microglia, astrocyte activation, cerebrospinal fluid biomarkers, closed head injury, neuroinflammation, lesion volume, functional recovery, cytokines
MeSH terms
Animals, Brain, Brain Injuries, Gliosis, Humans, Inflammation, Macrophages, Mice, Inbred C57BL, Biomarkers, Cytokines, Mice, Knockout, Chemokine CCL2, In Situ Nick-End Labeling, Mice, Receptors, CCR2

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