C3/C3aR inhibition alleviates GMH-IVH-induced hydrocephalus by preventing microglia-astrocyte interactions in neonatal rats
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- DOI: 10.1016/j.neuropharm.2021.108927
C3/C3aR inhibition alleviates GMH-IVH-induced hydrocephalus by preventing microglia-astrocyte interactions in neonatal rats
Abstract
Activation of microglia and astrocytes following germinal matrix hemorrhage and intraventricular hemorrhage (GMH-IVH) plays a detrimental role in posthemorrhagic hydrocephalus (PHH). It is still unclear whether or how an interaction occurs between microglia and astrocytes in PHH. Here, we investigated the role of the C3/C3aR pathway in microglia and astrocyte interactions and whether C3/C3aR-targeted inhibition could alleviate PHH following GMH-IVH. A total of 152 Sprague-Dawley rats at postnatal day seven (P7) were enrolled in the study, and collagenase VII was used to induce GMH-IVH. Minocycline (45 mg/kg) was administered to inhibit microglial activation. Complement C3a peptide and C3aR antagonist (SB 290157, 10 mg/kg) were used to regulate the C3/C3aR pathway. As a result, the data demonstrated that periventricular C3aR+/Iba-1+ microglia and C3+/GFAP+ astrocytes were significantly increased in GMH-IVH pups at 28 days after surgery. Intranasal C3a peptide upregulated C3aR expression in microglia. Inhibition of microglia by minocycline decreased both C3+/GFAP+ astrocytes and the colocalization volume of Iba-1 and GFAP. In addition, intraperitoneally injected C3aRA alleviated the periventricular colocalization volume of microglia and astrocytes. Compared with vehicle-treated pups, the protein level of IL-1β, IL-6 and TNF-α in cerebral spinal fluid and brain tissue at 28 days following GMH-IVH were reduced in C3aRA-treated pups. Moreover, hydrocephalus was alleviated, and long-term cognitive ability were improved in the C3aRA-treated group. Our data presented simultaneous periventricular astrogliosis and microgliosis of pups following GMH-IVH and proved their potential interaction through the C3/C3aR pathway, indicating C3aRA as a potential pharmacological treatment of PHH in neonates.
Keywords: Astrocyte-microglia interaction; C3/C3aR; C3aRA; GMH-IVH; Hydrocephalus.
Copyright © 2021. Published by Elsevier Ltd.
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