The Key Regulator of Necroptosis, RIP1 Kinase, Contributes to the Formation of Astrogliosis and Glial Scar in Ischemic Stroke
Open Access
- 24 February 2021
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Springer Science and Business Media LLC in Translational Stroke Research
- Vol. 12 (6), 991-1017
- https://doi.org/10.1007/s12975-021-00888-3
Abstract
Necroptosis initiation relies on the receptor-interacting protein 1 kinase (RIP1K). We recently reported that genetic and pharmacological inhibition of RIP1K produces protection against ischemic stroke-induced astrocytic injury. However, the role of RIP1K in ischemic stroke-induced formation of astrogliosis and glial scar remains unknown. Here, in a transient middle cerebral artery occlusion (tMCAO) rat model and an oxygen and glucose deprivation and reoxygenation (OGD/Re)-induced astrocytic injury model, we show that RIP1K was significantly elevated in the reactive astrocytes. Knockdown of RIP1K or delayed administration of RIP1K inhibitor Nec-1 down-regulated the glial scar markers, improved ischemic stroke-induced necrotic morphology and neurologic deficits, and reduced the volume of brain atrophy. Moreover, knockdown of RIP1K attenuated astrocytic cell death and proliferation and promoted neuronal axonal generation in a neuron and astrocyte co-culture system. Both vascular endothelial growth factor D (VEGF-D) and its receptor VEGFR-3 were elevated in the reactive astrocytes; simultaneously, VEGF-D was increased in the medium of astrocytes exposed to OGD/Re. Knockdown of RIP1K down-regulated VEGF-D gene and protein levels in the reactive astrocytes. Treatment with 400 ng/ml recombinant VEGF-D induced the formation of glial scar; conversely, the inhibitor of VEGFR-3 suppressed OGD/Re-induced glial scar formation. RIP3K and MLKL may be involved in glial scar formation. Taken together, these results suggest that RIP1K participates in the formation of astrogliosis and glial scar via impairment of normal astrocyte responses and enhancing the astrocytic VEGF-D/VEGFR-3 signaling pathways. Inhibition of RIP1K promotes the brain functional recovery partially via suppressing the formation of astrogliosis and glial scar. Graphical AbstractKeywords
Funding Information
- National Natural Science Foundation of China (82073841)
- The National Natural Science Foundation of China (81874311, 81473211, 81171104)
- the Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Neuropsychiatric Diseases (BM2013003)
- the Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Preventive and Translational Medicine for Geriatric Diseases
- the Priority Suzhou Science and Technology Development Projects (SYS2019065)
- Graduate Research and Innovation Projects of Jiangsu Province (KYCX18_2542)
- The graduate Research & Practice Innovation Program of Jiangsu Province (KYCX19_1972)
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