PMID- 25131447 OWN - NLM STAT- MEDLINE DCOM- 20150602 LR - 20140929 IS - 1095-953X (Electronic) IS - 0969-9961 (Linking) VI - 71 DP - 2014 Nov TI - Interplay between brain stem angiotensins and monocyte chemoattractant protein-1 as a novel mechanism for pressor response after ischemic stroke. PG - 292-304 LID - S0969-9961(14)00234-4 [pii] LID - 10.1016/j.nbd.2014.08.005 [doi] AB - Pressor response after stroke commonly leads to early death or susceptibility to stroke recurrence, and detailed mechanisms are still lacking. We assessed the hypothesis that the renin-angiotensin system contributes to pressor response after stroke by differential modulation of the pro-inflammatory chemokine monocyte chemoattractant protein-1 (MCP-1) in the rostral ventrolateral medulla (RVLM), a key brain stem site that maintains blood pressure. We also investigated the beneficial effects of a novel renin inhibitor, aliskiren, against stroke-elicited pressor response. Experiments were performed in male adult Sprague-Dawley rats. Stroke induced by middle cerebral artery occlusion elicited significant pressor response, accompanied by activation of angiotensin II (Ang II)/type I receptor (AT1R) and AT2R signaling, depression of Ang-(1-7)/MasR and Ang IV/AT4R cascade, alongside augmentation of MCP-1/C-C chemokine receptor 2 (CCR2) signaling and neuroinflammation in the RVLM. Stroke-elicited pressor response was significantly blunted by antagonism of AT1R, AT2R or MCP-1/CCR2 signaling, and eliminated by applying Ang-(1-7) or Ang IV into the RVLM. Furthermore, stroke-activated MCP-1/CCR2 signaling was enhanced by AT1R and AT2R activation, and depressed by Ang-(1-7)/MasR and Ang IV/AT4R cascade. Aliskiren inhibited stroke-elicited pressor response via downregulating MCP-1/CCR2 activity and reduced neuroinflammation in the RVLM; these effects were potentiated by Ang-(1-7) or Ang IV. We conclude that whereas Ang II/AT1R or Ang II/AT2R signaling in the brain stem enhances, Ang-(1-7)/MasR or Ang IV/AT4R antagonizes pressor response after stroke by differential modulations of MCP-1 in the RVLM. Furthermore, combined administration of aliskiren and Ang-(1-7) or Ang IV into the brain stem provides more effective amelioration of stroked-induced pressor response. CI - Copyright (c) 2014 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved. FAU - Chang, Alice Y W AU - Chang AY AD - Center for Translational Research in Biomedical Sciences, Kaohsiung Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Kaohsiung, Taiwan, ROC; Department of Physiology, National Cheng Kung University, Tainan, Taiwan, ROC; Department of Pharmacology, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung, Taiwan, ROC; Department of Biological Science, National Sun Yat-sen University, Kaohsiung, Taiwan, ROC. Electronic address: aywchang@mail.ncku.edu.tw. FAU - Li, Faith C H AU - Li FC AD - Center for Translational Research in Biomedical Sciences, Kaohsiung Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Kaohsiung, Taiwan, ROC. FAU - Huang, Chi-Wei AU - Huang CW AD - Department of Biological Science, National Sun Yat-sen University, Kaohsiung, Taiwan, ROC; Department of Neurology, Kaohsiung Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Kaohsiung, Taiwan, ROC. FAU - Wu, Julie C C AU - Wu JC AD - Center for Translational Research in Biomedical Sciences, Kaohsiung Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Kaohsiung, Taiwan, ROC. FAU - Dai, Kuang-Yu AU - Dai KY AD - Center for Translational Research in Biomedical Sciences, Kaohsiung Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Kaohsiung, Taiwan, ROC. FAU - Chen, Chang-Han AU - Chen CH AD - Center for Translational Research in Biomedical Sciences, Kaohsiung Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Kaohsiung, Taiwan, ROC. FAU - Li, Shau-Hsuan AU - Li SH AD - Department of Hematology and Oncology, Kaohsiung Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Kaohsiung, Taiwan, ROC. FAU - Su, Chia-Hao AU - Su CH AD - Center for Translational Research in Biomedical Sciences, Kaohsiung Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Kaohsiung, Taiwan, ROC. FAU - Wu, Re-Wen AU - Wu RW AD - Department of Orthopedics, Kaohsiung Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Kaohsiung, Taiwan, ROC. LA - eng PT - Journal Article PT - Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't DEP - 20140812 PL - United States TA - Neurobiol Dis JT - Neurobiology of disease JID - 9500169 RN - 0 (Angiotensins) RN - 0 (Chemokine CCL2) RN - 0 (Nerve Tissue Proteins) RN - 0 (RNA, Messenger) SB - IM MH - Analysis of Variance MH - Angiotensins/genetics/*metabolism MH - Animals MH - Blood Pressure/*physiology MH - Brain Ischemia/complications MH - Brain Stem/*metabolism MH - Chemokine CCL2/genetics/*metabolism MH - Disease Models, Animal MH - Gene Expression Regulation/*physiology MH - Heart Rate/physiology MH - Male MH - Nerve Tissue Proteins/genetics/metabolism MH - Neurologic Examination MH - RNA, Messenger/metabolism MH - Rats MH - Rats, Sprague-Dawley MH - Stroke/etiology/metabolism/*pathology OTO - NOTNLM OT - Aliskiren OT - Angiotensin isoforms and receptors OT - Ischemic stroke OT - Middle cerebral artery occlusion OT - Monocyte chemoattractant protein-1 OT - Neuroinflammation OT - Pressor response after stroke OT - Rostral ventrolateral medulla EDAT- 2014/08/19 06:00 MHDA- 2015/06/03 06:00 CRDT- 2014/08/19 06:00 PHST- 2014/01/04 00:00 [received] PHST- 2014/07/03 00:00 [revised] PHST- 2014/08/02 00:00 [accepted] PHST- 2014/08/19 06:00 [entrez] PHST- 2014/08/19 06:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2015/06/03 06:00 [medline] AID - S0969-9961(14)00234-4 [pii] AID - 10.1016/j.nbd.2014.08.005 [doi] PST - ppublish SO - Neurobiol Dis. 2014 Nov;71:292-304. doi: 10.1016/j.nbd.2014.08.005. Epub 2014 Aug 12.