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Glial fibrillary acidic protein levels are associated with global histone H4 acetylation after spinal cord injury in rats.

ABSTRACT: Emerging evidence has suggested global histone H4 acetylation status plays an important role in neural plasticity. For instance, the imbalance of this epigenetic marker has been hypothesized as a key factor for the development and progression of several neurological diseases. Likewise, astrocytic reactivity - a well-known process that markedly influences the tissue remodeling after a central nervous system injury - is crucial for tissue remodeling after spinal cord injury (SCI). However, the linkage between the above-mentioned mechanisms after SCI remains poorly understood. We sought to investigate the relation between both glial fibrillary acidic protein (GFAP) and S100 calcium-binding protein B (S100B) (astrocytic reactivity classical markers) and global histone H4 acetylation levels. Sixty-one male Wistar rats (aged ~3 months) were divided into the following groups: sham; 6 hours post-SCI; 24 hours post-SCI; 48 hours post-SCI; 72 hours post-SCI; and 7 days post-SCI. The results suggested that GFAP, but not S100B was associated with global histone H4 acetylation levels. Moreover, global histone H4 acetylation levels exhibited a complex pattern after SCI, encompassing at least three clearly defined phases (first phase: no changes in the 6, 24 and 48 hours post-SCI groups; second phase: increased levels in the 72 hours post-SCI group; and a third phase: return to levels similar to control in the 7 days post-SCI group). Overall, these findings suggest global H4 acetylation levels exhibit distinct patterns of expression during the first week post-SCI, which may be associated with GFAP levels in the perilesional tissue. Current data encourage studies using H4 acetylation as a possible biomarker for tissue remodeling after spinal cord injury.

SUBMITTER: de Menezes MF

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6183034 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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Glial fibrillary acidic protein levels are associated with global histone H4 acetylation after spinal cord injury in rats.

de Menezes Mayara Ferraz MF Nicola Fabrício F Vital da Silva Ivy Reichert IR Vizuete Adriana A Elsner Viviane Rostirola VR Xavier Léder Leal LL Gonçalves Carlos Alberto Saraiva CAS Netto Carlos Alexandre CA Mestriner Régis Gemerasca RG

Neural regeneration research 20181101 11

Emerging evidence has suggested global histone H4 acetylation status plays an important role in neural plasticity. For instance, the imbalance of this epigenetic marker has been hypothesized as a key factor for the development and progression of several neurological diseases. Likewise, astrocytic reactivity - a well-known process that markedly influences the tissue remodeling after a central nervous system injury - is crucial for tissue remodeling after spinal cord injury (SCI). However, the lin ...[more]

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Project description:Background and objectivesTraumatic spinal cord injury (SCI) is highly heterogeneous, and tools to better delineate pathophysiology and recovery are needed. Our objective was to profile the response of 2 biomarkers, neurofilament light (NF-L) and glial fibrillary acidic protein (GFAP), in the serum and CSF of patients with acute SCI to evaluate their ability to objectively characterize injury severity and predict neurologic recovery.MethodsBlood and CSF samples were obtained from prospectively enrolled patients with acute SCI through days 1-4 postinjury, and the concentration of NF-L and GFAP was quantified using Simoa technology. Neurologic assessments defined the ASIA Impairment Scale (AIS) grade and motor score (MS) at presentation and 6 months postinjury.ResultsOne hundred eighteen patients with acute SCI (78 AIS A, 20 AIS B, and 20 AIS C) were enrolled, with 113 (96%) completing 6-month follow-up. NF-L and GFAP levels were strongly associated between paired serum and CSF specimens, were both increased with injury severity, and distinguished among baseline AIS grades. Serum NF-L and GFAP were significantly (p = 0.02 to <0.0001) higher in AIS A patients who did not improve at 6 months, predicting AIS grade conversion with a sensitivity and specificity (95% CI) of 76% (61, 87) and 77% (55, 92) using NF-L and 72% (57, 84) and 77% (55, 92) using GFAP at 72 hours, respectively. Independent of clinical baseline assessment, a serum NF-L threshold of 170 pg/mL at 72 hours predicted those patients who would be classified as motor complete (AIS A/B) compared with motor incomplete (AIS C/D) at 6 months with a sensitivity of 87% (76, 94) and specificity of 84% (69, 94); a serum GFAP threshold of 13,180 pg/mL at 72 hours yielded a sensitivity of 90% (80, 96) and specificity of 84% (69, 94).DiscussionThe potential for NF-L and GFAP to classify injury severity and predict outcome after acute SCI will be useful for patient stratification and prognostication in clinical trials and inform communication of prognosis.Classification of evidenceThis study provides Class I evidence that higher serum NF-L and GFAP are associated with worse neurological outcome after acute SCI.Trial registration informationRegistered on ClinicalTrials.gov: NCT00135278 (March 2006) and NCT01279811 (January 2012).

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Glial fibrillary acidic protein levels are associated with global histone H4 acetylation after spinal cord injury in rats.

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Glial fibrillary acidic protein levels are associated with global histone H4 acetylation after spinal cord injury in rats.

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