Title UTJECAJ PONAVLJAJUĆE BLAGE TRAUMATSKE OZLJEDE
MOZGA NA REGULACIJU
TAR DNK-VEZUJUĆEG PROTEINA 43, NEUROPATOLOGIJU
I FUNKCIONALNE ISHODE U MIŠA
Title (english) INFLUENCE OF REPETITIVE MILD TRAUMATIC BRAIN
INJURY ON THE TAR DNA-BINDING PROTEIN 43
REGULATION, NEUROPATHOLOGY
AND FUNCTIONAL OUTCOMES IN MICE
Author Jelena Rajič Bumber
Mentor Gordana Župan (mentor)
Committee member Vlatka Sotošek Tokmadžić (predsjednik povjerenstva)
Committee member Dubravka Švob Štrac (član povjerenstva)
Committee member Tanja Ćelić (član povjerenstva)
Committee member Gordana Župan (član povjerenstva)
Granter University of Rijeka Faculty of Medicine (Department of Pharmacology) Rijeka
Defense date and country 2021, Croatia
Scientific / art field, discipline and subdiscipline BIOMEDICINE AND HEALTHCARE Basic Medical Sciences Pharmacology
Universal decimal classification (UDC ) 61 - Medical sciences
Abstract Ciljevi istraživanja: u modelu ponavljajuće blage traumatske ozljede mozga (engl. mild
traumatic brain injury, mTBI), u miševa divljeg i TDP-43 transgeničnog tipa, istražiti
regulaciju TAR DNK vezujućeg proteina 43 (engl. TAR DNA binding protein-43, TDP-43) u
frontalnom korteksu, hipokampusu i leđnoj moždini, potom odrediti i usporediti pojavnost i
opseg neurodegeneracije i aktivacije glija stanica u velikom mozgu i leđnoj moždini, te proučiti
motoričke vještine, promjene raspoloženja i kognicije.
Materijal i metode: Metodom pada utega učinjene su dvije ozljede mozga dnevno
tijekom pet uzastopnih dana. Razine izražaja proteina od interesa u citoplazmatskim i
nuklearnim frakcijama određene su metodom Western blotinga. Imunohistokemijskim
analizama praćen je subcelularni smještaj i lokalizacija TDP-43 u različitim tipovima stanica
kao i razina glioze. Fluoro-Jade C bojanjem određene su pojavnost i opseg neurodegeneracije.
Korišteni su različiti testovi ponašanja i motoričkih funkcija.
Rezultati: U frontalnom korteksu miševa divljeg tipa pronađena je translokacija TDP43 u citoplazmu stanica, dominantno neurona, te prekomjeran izražaj njegovih pojedinih
patoloških oblika prvog ili trećeg dana dok je u leđnoj moždini zabilježeno povišenje ekspresije
fosforiliranog TDP-43 prvog, a u hipokampusu sniženje razine izražaja TDP-43 trećeg dana
nakon posljednje mTBI. Šest mjeseci nakon ozljeda, povećan izražaj TDP-43 i njegovog
fragmenta TDP-35 detektiran je u leđnoj moždini, a sniženje razine TDP-35 u hipokampusu.
Ponavljajuća mTBI nije prouzročila dodatnu disregulaciju proteina u istraživanim strukturama
i vremenskim točkama u TDP-43 transgeničnih miševa. Neurodegeneracija i glioza zamijećene
su u optičkom traktu životinja oba genotipa, a u transgeničnih miševa ove promjene bile su
značajno veće sedmog dana nakon posljednje traume u usporedbi s vrijednostima u životinja
divljeg tipa. Motorički deficit zabilježen je trećeg posttraumatskog dana u miševa oba genotipa,
te u pojedinim kroničnim vremenskim točkama u životinja divljeg tipa. Ponavljajuća mTBI nije
utjecala na kognitivne funkcije i raspoloženje miševa divljeg i TDP-43 transgeničnog tipa.
Zaključak: Ponavljajuća mTBI uzrokuje različitu regulaciju TDP-43 u pojedinim
strukturama središnjeg živčevlja miševa divljeg tipa, a ne utječe na dodatnu disregulaciju
proteina u transgeničnih životinja tijekom prvog tjedna i šest mjeseci nakon posljednje ozljede.
Također, uzrokuje neurodegenerativne i upalne promjene u optičkom traktu, te sporadične
promjene motoričkih vještina, a ne utječe na kogniciju i raspoloženje pokusnih životinja.
Abstract (english) Objectives: To investigate, in the model of repetitive mild traumatic brain injury
(mTBI) in wild-type and TDP-43 transgenic mice, the regulation of TAR DNA binding protein
43 (TDP-43) in the frontal cortex, hippocampus, and spinal cord, then to evaluate and compare
the incidence and extent of neurodegeneration and glial cells activation in the cerebrum and
spinal cord, and to study motor skills, mood changes, and cognition.
Material and methods: Two brain injuries were done daily for five consecutive days
with the weight drop method. The levels of expression of the proteins of interest in cytoplasmic
and nuclear fractions were determined by Western blotting. With immunohistochemical
analyzes, the subcellular site and localization of TDP-43 in different cell types, as well as gliosis
levels were examined. Fluoro-Jade C staining was used to determine the incidence and the
extent of neurodegeneration. Various tests of behavior and motor functions were used.
Results: In the frontal cortex of wild-type mice, translocation of TDP-43 into the
cytoplasm of cells, predominantly neurons, and the overexpression of its pathological forms on
the first or third day were found, while in the spinal cord increased expression of phosphorylated
TDP-43 on the first day, and a decrease in TDP-43 expression in the hippocampus on the third
day after the last mTBI were noticed. Six months after the injury, increased expression of TDP43 and its fragment TDP-35 were detected in the spinal cord, and a decrease in TDP-35 levels
was observed in the hippocampus. Repetitive mTBI did not cause additional protein
dysregulation in the studied structures and time points in TDP-43 transgenic mice.
Neurodegeneration and gliosis were observed in the optic tract of animals of both genotypes,
and in transgenic mice, these changes were significantly more pronounced on the seventh day
after the last trauma compared to the values in wild-type animals. The motor deficit was noticed
on the third post-traumatic day in mice of both genotypes, and at some chronic time points in
wild-type animals. Repetitive mTBI did not affect the cognitive functions and mood of wildand TDP-43 transgenic-type mice.
Conclusion: Repetitive mTBI causes different regulation of TDP-43 in individual
central nervous system structures of wild-type mice, and does not affect additional protein
dysregulation in transgenic animals during the first week and six months after the last injury. It
also causes neurodegenerative and inflammatory changes in the optic tract, and sporadic
changes in motor skills, and does not affect the cognition and mood of the animals.
Keywords
miševi
motoričke vještine
neurodegeneracija
neuroglija
ponašanje
potres mozga
TDP-43 proteinopatije
Keywords (english)
Behavior
Brain Concussion
Mice
Motor Skills
Nerve Degeneration
Neuroglia
TDP-43 Proteinopathies
Language croatian
URN:NBN urn:nbn:hr:184:913238
Promotion 2022
Project Number: IP-2016-06-4602 Title: Blaga repetitivna traumatska ozljeda mozga: model za istraživanje neuropatologije i neuroupale posredovane s TDP-43 Title: Mild repetitive traumatic brain injury: a model-system to study TDP-43-mediated neuropathology and neuroinflammation Acronym: TDP-43repTBI Leader: Gordana Župan Jurisdiction: Croatia Funder: HRZZ Funding stream: IP
Study programme Title: Biomedicine Postgraduate (doctoral) study programme Study programme type: university Study level: postgraduate Academic / professional title: doktor/doktorica znanosti, područje biomedicine i zdravstvo (doktor/doktorica znanosti, područje biomedicine i zdravstvo)
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