PMID- 29171783 OWN - NLM STAT- MEDLINE DCOM- 20180813 LR - 20181113 IS - 2058-7384 (Electronic) IS - 0394-6320 (Print) IS - 0394-6320 (Linking) VI - 30 IP - 4 DP - 2017 Dec TI - Hyperhomocysteinemia-induced autophagy and apoptosis with downregulation of hairy enhancer of split 1/5 in cortical neurons in mice. PG - 371-382 LID - 10.1177/0394632017740061 [doi] AB - It has been reported that hyperhomocysteinemia (HHcy) is associated with neurodegenerative and cardiovascular diseases. However, little is known about brain histomorphology, neuronal organelles, and hairy enhancer of split ( hes) expression under HHcy. In this study, non-HHcy and HHcy induced by high-methionine diet in apolipoprotein E-deficient (Apo E(-/-)) mice were comparatively investigated. The histomorphology, ultrastructure, autophagosomes, apoptosis, and expression of proteins, HES1, HES5 and P62, were designed to assess the effects of HHcy on brain. The results showed that compared to the non-HHcy mice, the HHcy group had an increase in autophagosomes, vacuolization in mitochondria, and neuron apoptosis; treatment with folate and vitamin B(12) reduced the extent of these lesions. However, the elementary histomorphology, the numbers of cortical neurons, and Nissl bodies had no significant difference between the HHcy and the non-HHcy groups or the group treated with folate and vitamin B(12). Immunohistochemistry and immunofluorescence demonstrated a decrease in HES1- or HES5-positive neurons in the HHcy group when compared to the non-HHcy groups, wild-type, and Apo E(-/-) controls, or the HHcy mice with folate and vitamin B(12) supplement. Western blots showed that HHcy induced a decreased expression of HES1 and HES5, or P62, in which the expression of HES1 and P62 was elevated by treating with folate and vitamin B(12) supplement. These results suggest that HHcy-enhanced brain damage is associated with increased autophagy and neuronal apoptosis in Apo E(-/-) mice, in which downregulation of hes1 and hes5 is involved. FAU - Zhang, Jing-Wen AU - Zhang JW AD - 1 Key Laboratory of Biomedical Information Engineering of Ministry of Education and Institute of Immunopathology, Medical School, Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an, China. AD - 2 School of Basic Medical Science, Ningxia Key Laboratory of Cerebrocranial Diseases-Incubation Base of National Key Laboratory, Ningxia Medical University, Yinchuan, China. FAU - Yan, Ru AU - Yan R AD - 2 School of Basic Medical Science, Ningxia Key Laboratory of Cerebrocranial Diseases-Incubation Base of National Key Laboratory, Ningxia Medical University, Yinchuan, China. AD - 3 Heart Centre, General Hospital of Ningxia Medical University, Yinchuan, China. FAU - Tang, Yu-Sheng AU - Tang YS AD - 2 School of Basic Medical Science, Ningxia Key Laboratory of Cerebrocranial Diseases-Incubation Base of National Key Laboratory, Ningxia Medical University, Yinchuan, China. FAU - Guo, Yong-Zhen AU - Guo YZ AD - 2 School of Basic Medical Science, Ningxia Key Laboratory of Cerebrocranial Diseases-Incubation Base of National Key Laboratory, Ningxia Medical University, Yinchuan, China. FAU - Chang, Yue AU - Chang Y AD - 2 School of Basic Medical Science, Ningxia Key Laboratory of Cerebrocranial Diseases-Incubation Base of National Key Laboratory, Ningxia Medical University, Yinchuan, China. FAU - Jing, Li AU - Jing L AD - 2 School of Basic Medical Science, Ningxia Key Laboratory of Cerebrocranial Diseases-Incubation Base of National Key Laboratory, Ningxia Medical University, Yinchuan, China. FAU - Wang, Yi-Li AU - Wang YL AD - 1 Key Laboratory of Biomedical Information Engineering of Ministry of Education and Institute of Immunopathology, Medical School, Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an, China. FAU - Zhang, Jian-Zhong AU - Zhang JZ AD - 2 School of Basic Medical Science, Ningxia Key Laboratory of Cerebrocranial Diseases-Incubation Base of National Key Laboratory, Ningxia Medical University, Yinchuan, China. AD - 4 Department of Pathology, Ningxia Medical University, Yinchuan, China. LA - eng PT - Journal Article DEP - 20171124 PL - England TA - Int J Immunopathol Pharmacol JT - International journal of immunopathology and pharmacology JID - 8911335 RN - 0 (Basic Helix-Loop-Helix Transcription Factors) RN - 0 (Repressor Proteins) RN - 0 (Transcription Factor HES-1) RN - 0LVT1QZ0BA (Homocysteine) RN - 148591-48-4 (HES5 protein, human) RN - 149348-15-2 (HES1 protein, human) SB - IM MH - Animals MH - Apoptosis MH - Autophagy MH - Basic Helix-Loop-Helix Transcription Factors/*metabolism MH - Down-Regulation MH - Frontal Lobe/metabolism/ultrastructure MH - Homocysteine/blood MH - Hyperhomocysteinemia/blood/*metabolism MH - Male MH - Mice, Inbred C57BL MH - Mice, Knockout, ApoE MH - Microscopy, Electron, Transmission MH - Neurons/*metabolism/ultrastructure MH - Repressor Proteins/*metabolism MH - Transcription Factor HES-1/*metabolism PMC - PMC5806807 OTO - NOTNLM OT - apoptosis OT - autophagy OT - hairy enhancer of split OT - homocysteine OT - neuron COIS- Declaration of conflicting interests: The author(s) declared no potential conflicts of interest with respect to the research, authorship, and/or publication of this article. EDAT- 2017/11/25 06:00 MHDA- 2018/08/14 06:00 PMCR- 2017/12/01 CRDT- 2017/11/25 06:00 PHST- 2017/11/25 06:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2018/08/14 06:00 [medline] PHST- 2017/11/25 06:00 [entrez] PHST- 2017/12/01 00:00 [pmc-release] AID - 10.1177_0394632017740061 [pii] AID - 10.1177/0394632017740061 [doi] PST - ppublish SO - Int J Immunopathol Pharmacol. 2017 Dec;30(4):371-382. doi: 10.1177/0394632017740061. Epub 2017 Nov 24.