title: Pivotal role for beta-1 integrin in neurovascular remodelling after ischemic stroke.
abstract: beta1 integrin is a cell surface molecule that is critical for endothelial cell adhesion, migration and survival during angiogenesis. In the present study we employed in vivo and in vitro models to elucidate the role of beta1 integrin in vascular remodelling and stroke outcomes. At 24 h after cerebral ischemia and reperfusion (I/R), the ischemic cortex (ipsilateral area) exhibited modest beta1 integrin immunoreactivity and a robust increase was observed at 72 h. Double-label immunohistochemical analysis for beta1 integrin with neuronal (NeuN), microglial (Iba-1), astrocyte (GFAP), progenitor cell (Ng2) and blood vessel (collagen 4) markers showed that beta1 integrin expression only localized to blood vessels. In vitro studies using cultured endothelial cells and a beta1 integrin blocking antibody confirmed that beta1 integrin is required for endothelial cell migration, proliferation and blood vessel formation. In vivo studies in the cerebral I/R model using the beta1 integrin blocking antibody further confirmed that beta1 integrin signaling is involved in vascular formation and recovery following ischemic stroke. Finally, we found that beta1 integrin is critically involved in functional deficits and survival after a stroke. These results suggest that beta1 integrin plays important roles in neurovascular remodelling and functional outcomes following stroke, and that targeting the beta1 integrin signalling may provide a novel strategy for modulating angiogenesis in ischemic stroke and other pathological conditions.
authors.affiliation: Laboratory of Neurosciences, National Institute on Aging Intramural Research Program, Baltimore, MD 21224, USA.
authors.forename: Justin D
authors.initials: JD
authors.lastname: Lathia
authors.forename: Srinivasulu
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Chigurupati
authors.forename: John
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Thundyil
authors.forename: Pradeep K
authors.initials: PK
authors.lastname: Selvaraj
authors.forename: Mohamed R
authors.initials: MR
authors.lastname: Mughal
authors.forename: Trent M
authors.initials: TM
authors.lastname: Woodruff
authors.forename: Sic L
authors.initials: SL
authors.lastname: Chan
authors.forename: Vardan T
authors.initials: VT
authors.lastname: Karamyan
authors.forename: Mark P
authors.initials: MP
authors.lastname: Mattson
authors.forename: Thiruma V
authors.initials: TV
authors.lastname: Arumugam
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D000906:Antibodies / Q000494:pharmacology / Q000627:therapeutic use; D000941:Antigens / Q000378:metabolism; D001808:Blood Vessels / Q000378:metabolism*; D001921:Brain / Q000473:pathology; D002135:Calcium-Binding Proteins / Q000378:metabolism; D002460:Cell Line; D002465:Cell Movement / Q000187:drug effects / Q000502:physiology; D049109:Cell Proliferation / Q000187:drug effects / Q000941:ethics; D003094:Collagen / Q000378:metabolism; D004195:Disease Models, Animal; D042783:Endothelial Cells / Q000187:drug effects / Q000502:physiology; D005786:Gene Expression Regulation / Q000502:physiology*; D005904:Glial Fibrillary Acidic Protein / Q000378:metabolism; D020244:Infarction, Middle Cerebral Artery / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000378:metabolism* / Q000473:pathology / Q000503:physiopathology*; D016899:Interferon-beta / Q000276:immunology / Q000378:metabolism*; D008297:Male; D051379:Mice; D008810:Mice, Inbred C57BL; D008840:Microfilament Proteins; D009389:Neovascularization, Pathologic / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000378:metabolism*; D010751:Phosphopyruvate Hydratase / Q000378:metabolism; D011509:Proteoglycans / Q000378:metabolism; D015427:Reperfusion Injury / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000378:metabolism; D018709:Statistics, Nonparametric; D000099216:Chondroitin Sulfate Proteoglycan 4
chemical_list: D000906:Antibodies; D000941:Antigens; D002135:Calcium-Binding Proteins; D003094:Collagen; D005904:Glial Fibrillary Acidic Protein; D016899:Interferon-beta; D008840:Microfilament Proteins; D010751:Phosphopyruvate Hydratase; D011509:Proteoglycans; D000099216:Chondroitin Sulfate Proteoglycan 4; C491049:Aif1 protein, mouse