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CCR2 antagonism alters brain macrophage polarization and ameliorates cognitive dysfunction induced by traumatic brain injury

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Morganti, Josh M., Jopson, Timothy D., Liu, Sharon, Riparip, Lara-Kirstie, Guandique, Cristian K., Gupta, Nalin, Ferguson, Adam R., Rosi, Susanna·2015·The Journal of Neuroscience

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Traumatic brain injury (TBI) is a major risk factor for the development of multiple neurodegenerative diseases. With respect to the increasing prevalence of TBI, new therapeutic strategies are urgently needed that will prevent secondary damage to primarily unaffected tissue. Consistently, neuroinflammation has been implicated as a key mediator of secondary damage following the initial mechanical insult. Following injury, there is uncertainty regarding the role that accumulating CCR2 + macrophages play in the injury-induced neuroinflammatory sequelae and cognitive dysfunction. Using CX3CR1 GFP /+ CCR2 RFP /+ reporter mice, we show that TBI initiated a temporally restricted accumulation of peripherally derived CCR2 + macrophages, which were concentrated in the hippocampal formation, a region necessary for learning and memory. Multivariate analysis delineated CCR2 + macrophages' neuroinflammatory response while identifying a novel therapeutic treatment window. As a proof of concept, targeting CCR2 + macrophages with CCX872, a novel Phase I CCR2 selective antagonist, significantly reduced TBI-induced inflammatory macrophage accumulation. Concomitantly, there was a significant reduction in multiple proinflammatory and neurotoxic mediators with this treatment paradigm. Importantly, CCR2 antagonism resulted in a sparing of TBI-induced hippocampal-dependent cognitive dysfunction and reduced proinflammatory activation profile 1 month after injury. Thus, therapeutically targeting the CCR2 + subset of monocytes/macrophages may provide a new avenue of clinical intervention following TBI.

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Authors
Morganti, J. M., Jopson, T. D., Liu, S., Riparip, L.-K., Guandique, C. K., Gupta, N., Ferguson, A. R., & Rosi, S.
Affiliations
University of California, San Francisco (US)
Venue
The Journal of Neuroscience
Published
2015-01-14
Volume
35
Issue
2
Pages
748-760
ISSN
  • 0270-6474 (ISSN-L)
  • 1529-2401
OpenAlex
W2140178129
Cited by
253
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FWCI
19.74
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
Locations
  • Journal of Neuroscience (publishedVersion, cc-by-nc-sa)
  • PubMed Central (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
  • eScholarship (California Digital Library) (submittedVersion)
Funders
  • Alzheimer's Association (IIRG-11-202064)
  • National Institutes of Health
  • National Institute on Aging (R21AG042016)
  • National Cancer Institute (R01CA133216)
  • National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (R21NS087458, R01NS067092, F32NS090805)
Topics
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Neurology › Traumatic Brain Injury and Neurovascular Disturbances
  • Life Sciences › Neuroscience › Neurology › Neuroinflammation and Neurodegeneration Mechanisms
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Epidemiology › Traumatic Brain Injury Research
Keywords
traumatic brain injury, CCR2+ macrophages, macrophage polarization, neuroinflammation, cognitive impairment, hippocampus, monocytes, secondary injury, pro-inflammatory mediators
MeSH terms
CX3C Chemokine Receptor 1, Animals, Brain Injuries, Cognition, Female, Hippocampus, Macrophage Activation, Macrophages, Male, Mice, Inbred C57BL, Receptors, Chemokine, Mice, Receptors, CCR2

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