Acutely blocking excessive mitochondrial fission prevents chronic neurodegeneration after traumatic brain injury.
Cell Rep Med
; 5(9): 101715, 2024 Sep 17.
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ABSTRACT
Progression of acute traumatic brain injury (TBI) into chronic neurodegeneration is a major health problem with no protective treatments. Here, we report that acutely elevated mitochondrial fission after TBI in mice triggers chronic neurodegeneration persisting 17 months later, equivalent to many human decades. We show that increased mitochondrial fission after mouse TBI is related to increased brain levels of mitochondrial fission 1 protein (Fis1) and that brain Fis1 is also elevated in human TBI. Pharmacologically preventing Fis1 from binding its mitochondrial partner, dynamin-related protein 1 (Drp1), for 2 weeks after TBI normalizes the balance of mitochondrial fission/fusion and prevents chronically impaired mitochondrial bioenergetics, oxidative damage, microglial activation and lipid droplet formation, blood-brain barrier deterioration, neurodegeneration, and cognitive impairment. Delaying treatment until 8 months after TBI offers no protection. Thus, time-sensitive inhibition of acutely elevated mitochondrial fission may represent a strategy to protect human TBI patients from chronic neurodegeneration.
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01-internacional
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MEDLINE
Asunto principal:
Proteínas Mitocondriales
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Dinaminas
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Dinámicas Mitocondriales
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Lesiones Traumáticas del Encéfalo
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Mitocondrias
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Animals
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Humans
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Male
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En
Revista:
Cell Rep Med
Año:
2024
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Article
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Estados Unidos