Activation of the annexin 1 counter-regulatory circuit affords protection in the mouse brain microcirculation Felicity N. E. Gavins * , Jesmond Dalli * , Roderick J. Flower * , D. Neil Granger † and Mauro Perretti * ,1 * William Harvey Research Institute, Charterhouse Square, London, UK, and † Louisiana State University Medical School, Shreveport, Louisiana, USA 1 Correspondence: The William Harvey Research Institute, Barts and The London, Charterhouse Sq., London, EC1M 6BQ, UK. E-mail: m.perretti@qmul.ac.uk The purpose of this study was to investigate the role of the homeostatic antiinflammatory axis centered on annexin 1 (AnxA1) in cerebral microvascular dysfunction and tissue injury associated with middle cerebral artery (MCA) occlusion and reperfusion. Intravital fluorescence microscopy was used to visualize the mouse cerebral microcirculation: AnxA1 null mice exhibited more white blood cell adhesion in cerebral venules than their wild-type counterparts, and this was accompanied by a larger cerebral infarct vol and worse neurological score. All parameters were rescued by delivery of human recombinant AnxA1. To further explore these findings using pharmacological tools, the effect of a short AnxA1 peptidomimetic was tested. When given during the reperfusion phase, peptide Ac2–26 produced similar cerebroprotection, which was associated with a marked attenuation of cell adhesion and markers of inflammation as measured in tissue homogenates. The pharmacological effects of peptide Ac2–26 occurred via receptors of the formyl-peptide receptor (FPR) family, most likely FPR-rs2, as deduced by displacement assays with transfected cells and in vivo experiments with transgenic mice and receptor antagonists. Our findings indicate that the endogenous antiinflammatory circuit centered on AnxA1 produces significant cerebral protection, and that these properties might have therapeutic potential for stroke treatment.—Gavins, F. N. E., Dalli, J., Flower, R. J., Granger, D. N., Perretti, M. Activation of the annexin 1 counter-regulatory circuit affords protection in the mouse brain microcirculation Key Words: endogenous anti-inflammation • intravital microscopy
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Activation of the annexin 1 counter-regulatory circuit affords protection in the mouse brain microcirculation
Gavins, Felicity N. E.; Dalli, Jesmond; Flower, Roderick J.; Granger, D. Neil; Perretti, Mauro
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, Volume 21 (8): 1751
Fed of American Socs for Experimental Biology – Jun 1, 2007
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