IMR Press / JIN / Volume 22 / Issue 6 / DOI: 10.31083/j.jin2206171
Open Access Original Research
Kv1.3 Blockade Alleviates White Matter Injury through Reshaping M1/M2 Phenotypes via the NF-κB Signaling Pathway after Intracerebral Hemorrhage
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1 Department of Neurosurgery and Key Laboratory of Neurotrauma, Southwest Hospital, Third Military Medical University (Army Medical University), 400038 Chongqing, China
2 Department of Neurology, Southwest Hospital, Third Military Medical University (Army Medical University), 400038 Chongqing, China
3 Department of Emergency, Affiliated Hospital of Zunyi Medical University, 563000 Zunyi, Guizhou, China
4 Department of Fundamental Medicine, Chengdu University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, 611137 Chengdu, Sichuan, China
5 Institute of Pathology and Southwest Cancer Center, Southwest Hospital, Third Military Medical University (Army Medical University), 400038 Chongqing, China
*Correspondence: fenghua8888@vip.163.com (Hua Feng); neuroyin@163.com (Yi Yin); hongfei0723@163.com (Hongfei Ge)
J. Integr. Neurosci. 2023, 22(6), 171; https://doi.org/10.31083/j.jin2206171
Submitted: 25 March 2023 | Revised: 18 April 2023 | Accepted: 25 April 2023 | Published: 5 December 2023
Copyright: © 2023 The Author(s). Published by IMR Press.
This is an open access article under the CC BY 4.0 license.
Abstract

Background: White matter injury (WMI) in basal ganglia usually induces long-term disability post intracerebral hemorrhage (ICH). Kv1.3 is an ion channel expressed in microglia and induces neuroinflammation after ICH. Here, we investigated the functions and roles of Kv1.3 activation-induced inflammatory response in WMI and the Kv1.3 blockade effect on microglia polarization after ICH. Methods: Mice ICH model was constructed by autologous blood injection. The expression of Kv1.3 was measured using immunoblot, real-time quantitative polymerase chain reaction (RT-qPCR), and immunostaining assays. Then, the effect of administration of 5-(4-Phenoxybutoxy) psoralen (PAP-1), a selectively pharmacological Kv1.3 blocker, was investigated using open field test (OFT) and basso mouse score (BMS). RT-qPCR, immunoblot, and enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) were taken to elucidate the expression of pro-inflammatory or anti-inflammatory factors around hematoma. PAP-1’s function in regulating microglia polarization was investigated using immunoblot, RT-qPCR, and immunostaining assays. The downstream PAP-1 signaling pathway was determined by RT-qPCR and immunoblot. Results: Kv1.3 expression was increased in microglia around the hematoma significantly after ICH. PAP-1 markedly improved neurological outcomes and the WMI by reducing pro-inflammatory cytokine accumulation and upregulating anti-inflammatory factors. Mechanistically, PAP-1 reduces NF-κB p65 and p50 activation, thus facilitating microglia polarization into M2-like microglia, which exerts this beneficial effect. Conclusions: PAP-1 reduced pro-inflammatory cytokines accumulation and increased anti-inflammatory factors by facilitating M2-like microglia polarization via the NF-κB signaling pathway. Thus, the current study shows that the Kv1.3 blockade is capable of ameliorating WMI by facilitating M2-like phenotype microglia polarization after ICH.

Keywords
intracerebral hemorrhage
Kv1.3
microglia
PAP-1
neuroinflammation
Funding
82271424/National Natural Science Foundation of China
81802509/National Natural Science Foundation of China
82001321/National Natural Science Foundation of China
2022NSCQ-MSX4518/Natural Science Foundation of Chongqing
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