PMID- 26526810 OWN - NLM STAT- MEDLINE DCOM- 20180212 LR - 20181203 IS - 1365-2990 (Electronic) IS - 0305-1846 (Linking) VI - 42 IP - 7 DP - 2016 Dec TI - 14,15-epoxyeicosatrienoic acid promotes production of brain derived neurotrophic factor from astrocytes and exerts neuroprotective effects during ischaemic injury. PG - 607-620 LID - 10.1111/nan.12291 [doi] AB - AIMS: 14,15-Epoxyeicosatrienoic acid (14,15-EET) is abundantly expressed in brain and exerts protective effects against ischaemia. 14,15-EET is hydrolysed by soluble epoxide hydrolase (sEH). sEH(-/-) mice show a higher level of 14,15-EET in the brain. Astrocytes play a pivotal role in neuronal survival under ischaemic conditions. However, it is unclear whether the neuroprotective effect of 14,15-EET is associated with astrocytes. METHODS: A mouse model of focal cerebral ischaemia was induced by middle cerebral artery occlusion. Oxygen-glucose deprivation/reoxygenation (OGD/R) was performed on cultured murine astrocytes, neurons and a human cell line. Cell viabilities were measured by 3-(4, 5-dimethyl-2-thiazolyl)-2, 5-diphenyl-2H-tetrazolium bromide (MTT) assay. The mRNA expressions were quantified by real-time PCR. Brain derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF) concentration was measured by ELISA. Protein expressions were quantified by Western blotting. BDNF and peroxisome proliferators-activated receptor gamma (PPAR-gamma) expressions were analysed by confocal microscopy. RESULTS: Decreased infarct volumes, elevated BDNF expression and increased numbers of BDNF/GFAP Glial Fibrillary Acidic Protein double-positive cells were observed in the ischaemic penumbra of sEH(-/-) mice. The decreased infarct volumes of sEH(-/-) mice were diminished by intracerebroventricular injection of a blocker of BDNF receptor. 14,15-EET increases BDNF expression and cell viability of murine astrocytes and U251 cells by BDNF-TrkB Tyrosine receptor kinase-B-extracellular signal-regulated kinase 1/2 signalling during OGD/R. 14,15-EET protects neurons from OGD/R by stimulating the production of astrocyte-derived BDNF. 14,15-EET stimulates the production of astrocyte-derived BDNF through PPAR-gamma/p-cAMP-response element binding protein signal pathways. CONCLUSIONS: Our study demonstrates the importance of 14,15-EET-mediated production of astrocyte-derived BDNF for enhancing viability of astrocytes and protecting neurons from the ischaemic injury and provides insights into the mechanism by which 14,15-EET is involved in neuroprotection. CI - (c) 2015 British Neuropathological Society. FAU - Yuan, L AU - Yuan L AD - Department of Physiology and Pathophysiology, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Peking University Health Science Center, Beijing, China. FAU - Liu, J AU - Liu J AD - Department of Physiology and Pathophysiology, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Peking University Health Science Center, Beijing, China. FAU - Dong, R AU - Dong R AD - Department of Physiology and Pathophysiology, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Peking University Health Science Center, Beijing, China. FAU - Zhu, J AU - Zhu J AD - Department of Physiology and Pathophysiology, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Peking University Health Science Center, Beijing, China. FAU - Tao, C AU - Tao C AD - Department of Physiology and Pathophysiology, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Peking University Health Science Center, Beijing, China. FAU - Zheng, R AU - Zheng R AD - Department of Anatomy, Histology and Embryology, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Peking University Health Science Center, Beijing, China. FAU - Zhu, S AU - Zhu S AD - Department of Physiology and Pathophysiology, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Peking University Health Science Center, Beijing, China. LA - eng PT - Journal Article DEP - 20160106 PL - England TA - Neuropathol Appl Neurobiol JT - Neuropathology and applied neurobiology JID - 7609829 RN - 0 (Brain-Derived Neurotrophic Factor) RN - 0 (Neuroprotective Agents) RN - 81276-03-1 (14,15-epoxy-5,8,11-eicosatrienoic acid) RN - EC 3.3.2.- (Epoxide Hydrolases) RN - FC398RK06S (8,11,14-Eicosatrienoic Acid) SB - IM MH - 8,11,14-Eicosatrienoic Acid/*analogs & derivatives/metabolism MH - Animals MH - Astrocytes/drug effects/*metabolism MH - Brain Ischemia/*metabolism/*prevention & control MH - Brain-Derived Neurotrophic Factor/*metabolism MH - Cell Line, Tumor MH - Cell Survival MH - Epoxide Hydrolases/genetics MH - Humans MH - MAP Kinase Signaling System MH - Male MH - Mice, Inbred C57BL MH - Mice, Knockout MH - Neuroprotective Agents/*metabolism MH - Signal Transduction OTO - NOTNLM OT - 14,15-epoxyeicosatrienoic acid OT - astrocyte OT - brain derived neurotrophic factor OT - cerebral ischaemia OT - extracellular signal-regulated kinase 1/2 OT - peroxisome proliferators-activated receptor gamma EDAT- 2015/11/04 06:00 MHDA- 2018/02/13 06:00 CRDT- 2015/11/04 06:00 PHST- 2015/04/09 00:00 [received] PHST- 2015/10/09 00:00 [revised] PHST- 2015/10/27 00:00 [accepted] PHST- 2015/11/04 06:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2018/02/13 06:00 [medline] PHST- 2015/11/04 06:00 [entrez] AID - 10.1111/nan.12291 [doi] PST - ppublish SO - Neuropathol Appl Neurobiol. 2016 Dec;42(7):607-620. doi: 10.1111/nan.12291. Epub 2016 Jan 6.