PMID- 37653222 OWN - NLM STAT- MEDLINE DCOM- 20240214 LR - 20240214 IS - 1559-1182 (Electronic) IS - 0893-7648 (Linking) VI - 61 IP - 2 DP - 2024 Feb TI - Asiaticoside Attenuates Blood-Spinal Cord Barrier Disruption by Inhibiting Endoplasmic Reticulum Stress in Pericytes After Spinal Cord Injury. PG - 678-692 LID - 10.1007/s12035-023-03605-3 [doi] AB - The blood-spinal cord barrier (BSCB) plays a vital role in the recovery of spinal cord function after spinal cord injury (SCI). Pericytes, pluripotent members of the neurovascular unit (NVU), receive signals from neighboring cells and are critical for maintaining CNS function. Therapeutic targets for the BSCB include endothelial cells (ECs) and glial cells, but few drugs target pericytes. This study was designed to explore whether asiaticoside has a positively effect on pericytes and the integrity of the BSCB. In this study, we found that asiaticoside could inhibit the loss of junction proteins just 1 day after SCI in vivo, but our in vitro study showed no significant differences in the expression of endothelial junction proteins between the control and asiaticoside treatment groups. We also found that asiaticoside could inhibit endoplasmic reticulum (ER) stress and pericyte apoptosis, which might be associated with the inhibition of junction protein reduction in ECs. Thus, we investigated the interactions between pericytes and ECs. Our results showed that asiaticoside could decrease the release of matrix metalloproteinase (MMP)-9 in pericytes and therefore upregulate the expression of junction proteins in ECs. Furthermore, the protective effect of asiaticoside on pericytes is related to the inhibition of ER stress via the MAPK signaling pathway. Taken together, our results demonstrate that asiaticoside treatment inhibits BSCB disruption and enhances functional recovery after SCI. CI - (c) 2023. The Author(s), under exclusive licence to Springer Science+Business Media, LLC, part of Springer Nature. FAU - Hu, Zhenxin AU - Hu Z AD - Department of Orthopedics, The First Affiliated Hospital of Dalian Medical University, Dalian, 116011, China. FAU - Wu, Tingting AU - Wu T AD - The First Clinical Medical College, Wenzhou Medical University, Wenzhou, 325035, China. FAU - Zhou, Ziheng AU - Zhou Z AD - The First Clinical Medical College, Wenzhou Medical University, Wenzhou, 325035, China. FAU - Zhang, Yu AU - Zhang Y AD - Cixi Biomedical Research Institute, Wenzhou Medical University, Ningbo, 315302, China. FAU - Chen, Qiyue AU - Chen Q AD - The First Clinical Medical College, Wenzhou Medical University, Wenzhou, 325035, China. FAU - Yao, Hanbing AU - Yao H AD - The First Clinical Medical College, Wenzhou Medical University, Wenzhou, 325035, China. FAU - Ji, Mengchu AU - Ji M AD - The First Clinical Medical College, Wenzhou Medical University, Wenzhou, 325035, China. FAU - Shen, Ge AU - Shen G AD - The First Clinical Medical College, Wenzhou Medical University, Wenzhou, 325035, China. FAU - Dong, Chenling AU - Dong C AD - The First Clinical Medical College, Wenzhou Medical University, Wenzhou, 325035, China. FAU - Shi, Chengge AU - Shi C AD - The First Clinical Medical College, Wenzhou Medical University, Wenzhou, 325035, China. FAU - Huang, Zhixian AU - Huang Z AD - The First Clinical Medical College, Wenzhou Medical University, Wenzhou, 325035, China. FAU - Jiang, Nizhou AU - Jiang N AD - Department of Orthopedics, The First Affiliated Hospital of Dalian Medical University, Dalian, 116011, China. FAU - Han, Nan AU - Han N AD - Department of Ultrasonography, The First Affiliated Hospital of Dalian Medical University, Dalian, 116011, China. 14134442@qq.com. FAU - Tian, Xiliang AU - Tian X AUID- ORCID: 0000-0001-9703-2743 AD - Department of Orthopedics, The First Affiliated Hospital of Dalian Medical University, Dalian, 116011, China. tianxiliang1983@163.com. LA - eng GR - 81403229/Innovative Research Group Project of the National Natural Science Foundation of China/ PT - Journal Article DEP - 20230901 PL - United States TA - Mol Neurobiol JT - Molecular neurobiology JID - 8900963 RN - PKO39VY215 (asiaticoside) RN - 0 (Triterpenes) SB - IM MH - Rats MH - Animals MH - Humans MH - *Pericytes/metabolism MH - Endothelial Cells/metabolism MH - Rats, Sprague-Dawley MH - Spinal Cord/metabolism MH - *Spinal Cord Injuries/metabolism MH - Blood-Brain Barrier/metabolism MH - Endoplasmic Reticulum Stress MH - *Triterpenes OTO - NOTNLM OT - Asiaticoside OT - Blood-spinal cord barrier OT - Endoplasmic reticulum stress OT - Pericytes OT - Spinal cord injury EDAT- 2023/09/01 00:41 MHDA- 2024/02/12 15:44 CRDT- 2023/08/31 23:37 PHST- 2022/11/25 00:00 [received] PHST- 2023/08/16 00:00 [accepted] PHST- 2024/02/12 15:44 [medline] PHST- 2023/09/01 00:41 [pubmed] PHST- 2023/08/31 23:37 [entrez] AID - 10.1007/s12035-023-03605-3 [pii] AID - 10.1007/s12035-023-03605-3 [doi] PST - ppublish SO - Mol Neurobiol. 2024 Feb;61(2):678-692. doi: 10.1007/s12035-023-03605-3. Epub 2023 Sep 1.