| Literature DB >> 18344992 |
Zhihui Zhong1, Rashid Deane, Zarina Ali, Margaret Parisi, Yuriy Shapovalov, M Kerry O'Banion, Konstantin Stojanovic, Abhay Sagare, Severine Boillee, Don W Cleveland, Berislav V Zlokovic.
Abstract
We report here that amyotrophic lateral sclerosis-linked superoxide dismutase 1 (SOD1) mutants with different biochemical characteristics disrupted the blood-spinal cord barrier in mice by reducing the levels of the tight junction proteins ZO-1, occludin and claudin-5 between endothelial cells. This resulted in microhemorrhages with release of neurotoxic hemoglobin-derived products, reductions in microcirculation and hypoperfusion. SOD1 mutant-mediated endothelial damage accumulated before motor neuron degeneration and the neurovascular inflammatory response occurred, indicating that it was a central contributor to disease initiation.Entities:
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Year: 2008 PMID: 18344992 PMCID: PMC2895310 DOI: 10.1038/nn2073
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Nat Neurosci ISSN: 1097-6256 Impact factor: 24.884