Pre-clinical assessment of Roflumilast therapy in a thoracic model of spinal cord injury
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Resumo: | The failure of axons to regenerate after a spinal cord injury (SCI) remains one of the greatest challenges in neuroscience. The initial mechanical trauma is followed by a secondary injury cascade, creating a hostile microenvironment, which not only is not permissive to regeneration but also leads to further damage. One of the most promising approaches for promoting axonal regeneration is to maintain the levels of cyclic adenosine monophosphate (cAMP), specifically by a phosphodiesterase-4 (PDE4) inhibitor expressed in neural tissues. Therefore, in our study, we evaluated the therapeutic effect of an FDA-approved PDE4 inhibitor, Roflumilast (Rof), in a thoracic contusion rat model. Results indicate that the treatment was effective in promoting functional recovery. Rof-treated animals showed improvements in both gross and fine motor function. Eight weeks post-injury, the animals significantly recovered by achieving occasional weight-supported plantar steps. Histological assessment revealed a significant decrease in cavity size, less reactive microglia, as well as higher axonal regeneration in treated animals. Molecular analysis revealed that IL-10 and IL-13 levels, as well as VEGF, were increased in the serum of Rof-treated animals. Overall, Roflumilast promotes functional recovery and supports neuroregeneration in a severe thoracic contusion injury model and may be important in SCI treatment. |
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Pre-clinical assessment of Roflumilast therapy in a thoracic model of spinal cord injuryRoflumilastSpinal cord injuryMotor recoveryRat modelThe failure of axons to regenerate after a spinal cord injury (SCI) remains one of the greatest challenges in neuroscience. The initial mechanical trauma is followed by a secondary injury cascade, creating a hostile microenvironment, which not only is not permissive to regeneration but also leads to further damage. One of the most promising approaches for promoting axonal regeneration is to maintain the levels of cyclic adenosine monophosphate (cAMP), specifically by a phosphodiesterase-4 (PDE4) inhibitor expressed in neural tissues. Therefore, in our study, we evaluated the therapeutic effect of an FDA-approved PDE4 inhibitor, Roflumilast (Rof), in a thoracic contusion rat model. Results indicate that the treatment was effective in promoting functional recovery. Rof-treated animals showed improvements in both gross and fine motor function. Eight weeks post-injury, the animals significantly recovered by achieving occasional weight-supported plantar steps. Histological assessment revealed a significant decrease in cavity size, less reactive microglia, as well as higher axonal regeneration in treated animals. Molecular analysis revealed that IL-10 and IL-13 levels, as well as VEGF, were increased in the serum of Rof-treated animals. Overall, Roflumilast promotes functional recovery and supports neuroregeneration in a severe thoracic contusion injury model and may be important in SCI treatment.This research was supported by Prémios Santa Casa Neurociências—Prize Melo e Castro for Spinal Cord Injury Research (MC-18-2021) and by national funds, through the Foundation for Science and Technology (FCT)—project PTDC/MED-FAR/29751/2017, project UIDB/50026/2020 and UIDP/50026/2020.We would like to acknowledge the financial support by the Foundation for Science and Technology to the following authors: RL (PD/BDE/127836/2016), JRC (SFRH/BD/145860/2019) and NAS (CEECIND/04794/2007). We would like to acknowledge the support of the ICVS Scien tific Microscopy Platform, members of the national infrastructure PPBI—Portuguese Platform of Bioimaging (PPBI-POCI-01-0145-FEDER-022122).Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing InstituteUniversidade do MinhoSousa, Carla S.Lima, Rui Augusto RibeiroCibrão, Jorge R.Gomes, Eduardo D.Fernandes, Luís S.Pinho, Tiffany SantosSilva, DeolindaCampos, Jonas OliveiraSalgado, António J.Silva, Nuno André Martins2023-05-212023-05-21T00:00:00Zinfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersioninfo:eu-repo/semantics/articleapplication/pdfhttps://hdl.handle.net/1822/85669engSousa, C.S.; Lima, R.; Cibrão, J.R.; Gomes, E.D.; Fernandes, L.S.; Pinho, T.S.; Silva, D.; Campos, J.; Salgado, A.J.; Silva, N.A. Pre-Clinical Assessment of Roflumilast Therapy in a Thoracic Model of Spinal Cord Injury. Pharmaceutics 2023, 15, 1556. https://doi.org/10.3390/pharmaceutics150515561999-492310.3390/pharmaceutics15051556https://www.mdpi.com/1999-4923/15/5/1556info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessreponame:Repositório Científico de Acesso Aberto de Portugal (Repositórios Cientìficos)instname:Agência para a Sociedade do Conhecimento (UMIC) - FCT - Sociedade da Informaçãoinstacron:RCAAP2023-12-23T01:37:23Zoai:repositorium.sdum.uminho.pt:1822/85669Portal AgregadorONGhttps://www.rcaap.pt/oai/openaireopendoar:71602024-03-19T20:09:59.515402Repositório Científico de Acesso Aberto de Portugal (Repositórios Cientìficos) - Agência para a Sociedade do Conhecimento (UMIC) - FCT - Sociedade da Informaçãofalse |
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Pre-clinical assessment of Roflumilast therapy in a thoracic model of spinal cord injury |
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Pre-clinical assessment of Roflumilast therapy in a thoracic model of spinal cord injury |
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Pre-clinical assessment of Roflumilast therapy in a thoracic model of spinal cord injury Sousa, Carla S. Roflumilast Spinal cord injury Motor recovery Rat model |
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Pre-clinical assessment of Roflumilast therapy in a thoracic model of spinal cord injury |
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Pre-clinical assessment of Roflumilast therapy in a thoracic model of spinal cord injury |
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Pre-clinical assessment of Roflumilast therapy in a thoracic model of spinal cord injury |
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Pre-clinical assessment of Roflumilast therapy in a thoracic model of spinal cord injury |
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Pre-clinical assessment of Roflumilast therapy in a thoracic model of spinal cord injury |
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Sousa, Carla S. |
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Sousa, Carla S. Lima, Rui Augusto Ribeiro Cibrão, Jorge R. Gomes, Eduardo D. Fernandes, Luís S. Pinho, Tiffany Santos Silva, Deolinda Campos, Jonas Oliveira Salgado, António J. Silva, Nuno André Martins |
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Lima, Rui Augusto Ribeiro Cibrão, Jorge R. Gomes, Eduardo D. Fernandes, Luís S. Pinho, Tiffany Santos Silva, Deolinda Campos, Jonas Oliveira Salgado, António J. Silva, Nuno André Martins |
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Universidade do Minho |
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Sousa, Carla S. Lima, Rui Augusto Ribeiro Cibrão, Jorge R. Gomes, Eduardo D. Fernandes, Luís S. Pinho, Tiffany Santos Silva, Deolinda Campos, Jonas Oliveira Salgado, António J. Silva, Nuno André Martins |
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Roflumilast Spinal cord injury Motor recovery Rat model |
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Roflumilast Spinal cord injury Motor recovery Rat model |
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The failure of axons to regenerate after a spinal cord injury (SCI) remains one of the greatest challenges in neuroscience. The initial mechanical trauma is followed by a secondary injury cascade, creating a hostile microenvironment, which not only is not permissive to regeneration but also leads to further damage. One of the most promising approaches for promoting axonal regeneration is to maintain the levels of cyclic adenosine monophosphate (cAMP), specifically by a phosphodiesterase-4 (PDE4) inhibitor expressed in neural tissues. Therefore, in our study, we evaluated the therapeutic effect of an FDA-approved PDE4 inhibitor, Roflumilast (Rof), in a thoracic contusion rat model. Results indicate that the treatment was effective in promoting functional recovery. Rof-treated animals showed improvements in both gross and fine motor function. Eight weeks post-injury, the animals significantly recovered by achieving occasional weight-supported plantar steps. Histological assessment revealed a significant decrease in cavity size, less reactive microglia, as well as higher axonal regeneration in treated animals. Molecular analysis revealed that IL-10 and IL-13 levels, as well as VEGF, were increased in the serum of Rof-treated animals. Overall, Roflumilast promotes functional recovery and supports neuroregeneration in a severe thoracic contusion injury model and may be important in SCI treatment. |
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Sousa, C.S.; Lima, R.; Cibrão, J.R.; Gomes, E.D.; Fernandes, L.S.; Pinho, T.S.; Silva, D.; Campos, J.; Salgado, A.J.; Silva, N.A. Pre-Clinical Assessment of Roflumilast Therapy in a Thoracic Model of Spinal Cord Injury. Pharmaceutics 2023, 15, 1556. https://doi.org/10.3390/pharmaceutics15051556 1999-4923 10.3390/pharmaceutics15051556 https://www.mdpi.com/1999-4923/15/5/1556 |
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