PMID- 28342972 OWN - NLM STAT- MEDLINE DCOM- 20180326 LR - 20211204 IS - 1095-9564 (Electronic) IS - 1074-7427 (Linking) VI - 141 DP - 2017 May TI - Remodeling the Th1 polarized systemic environment contributes to neurogenesis and cognitive function via the Wnt7a pathway in neonatal mice. PG - 60-71 LID - S1074-7427(17)30034-5 [pii] LID - 10.1016/j.nlm.2017.03.002 [doi] AB - Neonatal Bacillus Calmette-Guerin (BCG) vaccination results in a positive effect on hippocampal neurogenesis and cognition. Serum cytokines are considered to be the chief culprit. In this study, serum from BCG-treated mice was identified as Th1 polarized serum. The serum showed an increased ratio of IFN-gamma to IL-4 and decreased levels of TNF-alpha and IL-6. After Th1 polarized serum was injected intraperitoneally into postnatal mice, the levels of cytokines and ratio of IFN-gamma to IL-4 in the serum and hippocampus of postnatal mice showed a similar alteration as those in Th1 polarized serum. This result indicated that the immune homeostatic milieu in postnatal mice was broken and the Th1 polarized systemic environment in the BCG-serum group was remodeled. The BCG-serum group displayed more BrdU(+)/DCX(+) cells, BrdU(+)/NeuN(+) cells, Nestin(+) cells and better cognitive abilities. In neural stem cells, the Wnt7a/beta-catenin signaling pathway was activated and exposure to the Wnt7a antagonist Dickkopf-1 inhibited BCG-serum-induced Wnt7a/beta-catenin signaling, neurogenesis and cognitive function. Additionally, BCG-serum was associated with elevations in hippocampal brain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF) levels, and BDNF expression in the BCG-serum group was offset by Dickkopf-1 treatment. By rebalancing the Th1 polarized systemic environment in neonatal mice, it is possible that treatment with BCG-serum promotes hippocampal neurogenesis and improves cognitive functions, which are associated with Wnt7a/beta-catenin-BDNF signaling. CI - Copyright (c) 2017 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved. FAU - Xu, YunLong AU - Xu Y AD - Department of Anatomy and Neurobiology, Zhongshan School of Medicine, Sun Yat-Sen University, Guangzhou 510080, PR China; South China Research Center for Acupuncture and Moxibustion, Medical College of Acu-Moxi and Rehabilitation, Guangzhou University of Chinese Medicine, Guangzhou 510006, PR China. FAU - He, Fen AU - He F AD - Department of Radiation Oncology, First Affiliated Hospital, Guangzhou Medical University, Guangzhou 510080, PR China. FAU - Qi, FangFang AU - Qi F AD - Department of Anatomy and Neurobiology, Zhongshan School of Medicine, Sun Yat-Sen University, Guangzhou 510080, PR China. FAU - Yang, Guangqi AU - Yang G AD - Department of Radiology, First Affiliated Hospital, Sun Yat-Sen University, Guangzhou 510080, PR China. FAU - Zheng, FuXiang AU - Zheng F AD - Institute of Human Virology, Zhongshan School of Medicine, Sun Yat-Sen University, Guangzhou 510080, PR China. FAU - Yang, JunHua AU - Yang J AD - Department of Anatomy and Neurobiology, Zhongshan School of Medicine, Sun Yat-Sen University, Guangzhou 510080, PR China. FAU - Wang, Xiao AU - Wang X AD - Department of Anatomy and Neurobiology, Zhongshan School of Medicine, Sun Yat-Sen University, Guangzhou 510080, PR China. FAU - Liu, JunXiu AU - Liu J AD - Department of Gynecology and Obstetrics, The First Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-Sun University, Guangzhou 510080, PR China. Electronic address: liujunxiu99@163.com. FAU - Zou, JunTao AU - Zou J AD - Department of Anatomy and Neurobiology, Zhongshan School of Medicine, Sun Yat-Sen University, Guangzhou 510080, PR China; Guangdong Province Key Laboratory of Brain Function and Disease, Zhongshan School of Medicine, Sun Yat-sen University, #74 Zhongshan 2nd Road, Guangzhou 510080, PR China. Electronic address: zoujunt@mail.sysu.edu.cn. LA - eng PT - Journal Article DEP - 20170322 PL - United States TA - Neurobiol Learn Mem JT - Neurobiology of learning and memory JID - 9508166 RN - 0 (Brain-Derived Neurotrophic Factor) RN - 0 (Dcx protein, mouse) RN - 0 (Dkk1 protein, mouse) RN - 0 (Doublecortin Protein) RN - 0 (Intercellular Signaling Peptides and Proteins) RN - 207137-56-2 (Interleukin-4) RN - 82115-62-6 (Interferon-gamma) SB - IM MH - Animals MH - Animals, Newborn MH - Brain-Derived Neurotrophic Factor/metabolism MH - Cognition/*physiology MH - Doublecortin Protein MH - Hippocampus/drug effects/*metabolism MH - Intercellular Signaling Peptides and Proteins/pharmacology MH - Interferon-gamma/blood MH - Interleukin-4/blood MH - Male MH - Maze Learning/physiology MH - Mice MH - Neural Stem Cells/physiology MH - Neurogenesis/*physiology MH - Spatial Memory/physiology MH - Th1 Cells/*physiology MH - Wnt Signaling Pathway/*physiology OTO - NOTNLM OT - BCG-serum OT - Cognitive function OT - Cytokine OT - Neurogenesis OT - T helper 1 OT - Wnt7a signaling pathway EDAT- 2017/03/28 06:00 MHDA- 2018/03/27 06:00 CRDT- 2017/03/27 06:00 PHST- 2016/04/28 00:00 [received] PHST- 2017/02/11 00:00 [revised] PHST- 2017/03/02 00:00 [accepted] PHST- 2017/03/28 06:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2018/03/27 06:00 [medline] PHST- 2017/03/27 06:00 [entrez] AID - S1074-7427(17)30034-5 [pii] AID - 10.1016/j.nlm.2017.03.002 [doi] PST - ppublish SO - Neurobiol Learn Mem. 2017 May;141:60-71. doi: 10.1016/j.nlm.2017.03.002. Epub 2017 Mar 22.