PMID- 32014501 OWN - NLM STAT- MEDLINE DCOM- 20210618 LR - 20210618 IS - 1873-4596 (Electronic) IS - 0891-5849 (Linking) VI - 152 DP - 2020 May 20 TI - Echinacoside attenuates inflammatory response in a rat model of cervical spondylotic myelopathy via inhibition of excessive mitochondrial fission. PG - 697-714 LID - S0891-5849(19)31255-9 [pii] LID - 10.1016/j.freeradbiomed.2020.01.014 [doi] AB - Cervical spondylotic myelopathy (CSM) is a leading cause of spinal cord dysfunction with few treatment options. Although mitochondrial dynamics are linked to a wide range of pathological changes in neurodegenerative diseases, a connection between aberrant mitochondrial dynamics and CSM remains to be illuminated. In addition, mechanisms underlying the emerging anti-inflammatory and neuroprotective effects of echinacoside (ECH), the main active ingredient of Cistanche salsa, are poorly understood. We hypothesized that excessive mitochondrial fission plays a critical role in regulating inflammatory responses in CSM, and ECH might alleviate such responses by regulating mitochondrial dynamics. To this end, we assessed the effects of ECH and Mdivi-1, a selective inhibitor of dynamin-related protein (Drp1), in a rat model of chronic cervical cord compression and activated BV2 cells. Our results showed that rats with Mdivi-1 intervention had improved motor function compared with vehicle-treated rats. Indeed, Mdivi-1 treatment attenuated pro-inflammatory cytokine expression, as well as activation of the nod-like receptor family pyrin domain-containing 3 (NLRP3) inflammasome, nuclear transcription factor-kappaB (NF-kappaB), and Drp1 in lesions. Compared with vehicle-treated rats, compression sites of Mdivi-1-treated animals exhibited elongated mitochondrial morphologies and reduced reactive oxygen species (ROS). Similarly, ECH-treated rats exhibited neurological recovery and suppression of inflammatory response or related signals in the lesion area after treatment. Interestingly, ECH treatment partly reversed aberrant mitochondrial fragmentation and oxidative stress within the lesion area. In vitro data suggested that ECH suppressed activated microglia by modulating activation of the NLRP3 inflammasome and NF-kappaB signaling. Furthermore, we observed that ECH markedly inhibited Drp1 translocation onto mitochondria, whereby it regulated mitochondrial dynamics and ROS production, which act as regulators of NLRP3 inflammasome activation and NF-kappaB signaling. Thus, our findings reveal that mitochondrial dynamics modulate inflammatory responses during CSM. Moreover, ECH may attenuate neuroinflammation in rats subjected to chronic cervical cord compression by regulating Drp1-dependent mitochondrial fission and activation of downstream signaling. CI - Copyright (c) 2020 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved. FAU - Zhou, Longyun AU - Zhou L AD - Spine Disease Institute, Longhua Hospital, Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Shanghai, 200032, China; Key Laboratory of Theory and Therapy of Muscles and Bones, Ministry of Education, Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Shanghai, 200032, China; Rehabilitation Medicine College, Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Shanghai, 201203, China. FAU - Yao, Min AU - Yao M AD - Spine Disease Institute, Longhua Hospital, Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Shanghai, 200032, China; Key Laboratory of Theory and Therapy of Muscles and Bones, Ministry of Education, Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Shanghai, 200032, China. FAU - Tian, Zirui AU - Tian Z AD - Spine Disease Institute, Longhua Hospital, Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Shanghai, 200032, China; Key Laboratory of Theory and Therapy of Muscles and Bones, Ministry of Education, Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Shanghai, 200032, China. FAU - Song, Yongjia AU - Song Y AD - Spine Disease Institute, Longhua Hospital, Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Shanghai, 200032, China; Key Laboratory of Theory and Therapy of Muscles and Bones, Ministry of Education, Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Shanghai, 200032, China. FAU - Sun, Yueli AU - Sun Y AD - Spine Disease Institute, Longhua Hospital, Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Shanghai, 200032, China; Key Laboratory of Theory and Therapy of Muscles and Bones, Ministry of Education, Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Shanghai, 200032, China. FAU - Ye, Jie AU - Ye J AD - Department of Orthopedics and Traumatology, Longhua Hospital, Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Shanghai, 200032, China. FAU - Li, Gan AU - Li G AD - Spine Disease Institute, Longhua Hospital, Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Shanghai, 200032, China; Key Laboratory of Theory and Therapy of Muscles and Bones, Ministry of Education, Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Shanghai, 200032, China. FAU - Sng, Kim Sia AU - Sng KS AD - Spine Disease Institute, Longhua Hospital, Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Shanghai, 200032, China; Key Laboratory of Theory and Therapy of Muscles and Bones, Ministry of Education, Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Shanghai, 200032, China. FAU - Xu, Leqin AU - Xu L AD - Xiamen Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Fujian, 361009, China. FAU - Cui, Xuejun AU - Cui X AD - Spine Disease Institute, Longhua Hospital, Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Shanghai, 200032, China; Key Laboratory of Theory and Therapy of Muscles and Bones, Ministry of Education, Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Shanghai, 200032, China. Electronic address: 13917715524@139.com. FAU - Wang, Yongjun AU - Wang Y AD - Spine Disease Institute, Longhua Hospital, Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Shanghai, 200032, China; Key Laboratory of Theory and Therapy of Muscles and Bones, Ministry of Education, Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Shanghai, 200032, China. Electronic address: yjwang8888@126.com. LA - eng PT - Journal Article PT - Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't DEP - 20200131 PL - United States TA - Free Radic Biol Med JT - Free radical biology & medicine JID - 8709159 RN - 0 (Glycosides) RN - 0 (Inflammasomes) RN - EC 3.6.5.5 (Dynamins) RN - I04O1DT48T (echinacoside) SB - IM MH - Animals MH - Dynamins/genetics MH - Glycosides MH - Inflammasomes MH - *Mitochondrial Dynamics MH - Rats MH - *Spinal Cord Diseases OTO - NOTNLM OT - Cervical spondylotic myelopathy OT - Drp1 OT - ECH OT - Mdivi-1 OT - Mitochondrial dynamics OT - NLRP3 inflammasome COIS- Declaration of competing interest We declare that we have no conflicts of interest. EDAT- 2020/02/06 06:00 MHDA- 2021/06/22 06:00 CRDT- 2020/02/05 06:00 PHST- 2019/07/28 00:00 [received] PHST- 2019/12/27 00:00 [revised] PHST- 2020/01/14 00:00 [accepted] PHST- 2020/02/06 06:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2021/06/22 06:00 [medline] PHST- 2020/02/05 06:00 [entrez] AID - S0891-5849(19)31255-9 [pii] AID - 10.1016/j.freeradbiomed.2020.01.014 [doi] PST - ppublish SO - Free Radic Biol Med. 2020 May 20;152:697-714. doi: 10.1016/j.freeradbiomed.2020.01.014. Epub 2020 Jan 31.