Alzheimer's Disease and Related Dementias
Volume 10 - 2018 | https://doi.org/10.3389/fnagi.2018.00218
This article is part of the Research TopicThe Role of Glia in Alzheimer’s DiseaseView all 11 articles
Neuroimaging has become an unparalleled tool to understand the central nervous system (CNS) anatomy
While an altered immune function and microglia hyperactivation are common neuropathological features for many CNS disorders and neurodegenerative diseases
direct assessment of the role of microglial cells remains a challenging task
including magnetic resonance imaging (MRI)
positron emission tomography (PET) and single positron emission computed tomography (SPECT) are widely used for human clinical applications
and a variety of ligands are available to detect neuroinflammation
and minimally invasive multiphoton microcopy (MPM) provides high resolution detection of single microglia cells
we review in vivo real-time MPM approaches to assess microglia in preclinical studies
including individual cell responses in surveillance
protection and restoration of brain tissue integrity
as well as in different pathological situations
We focus on in vivo studies that assess the role of microglia in mouse models of Alzheimer’s disease (AD)
analyzing microglial motility and recruitment
as well as the role of microglia in anti-amyloid-β treatment
MPM provides a high contrast and high spatial resolution approach to follow microglia chronically in vivo in complex models
supporting MPM as a powerful tool for deep intravital tissue imaging
An ideal neuroimaging technique would provide spatial resolution to allow subcellular morphological and physiological studies
as well as high temporal resolution and sensitivity
Labeled ligands and tracers used should also be characterized to the extent that the metabolism of the compound does not interfere with the sensitivity or specificity of the ligand while being able to cross the blood-brain barrier
the half-life of radioactive compounds must be long enough to allow their quantification and provide a high signal-to-noise ratio
Preclinical SPECT resolution may also reach <1 mm and about 8–12 mm in the case of clinical SPECT (Khalil et al., 2011)
molecules labeled with positron emitting radionucleotides
the resulting emission of detected γ-rays are used to image and measure biochemical processes in vivo
the short half-lives of [15O] or [11C] require the on-site presence of a cyclotron to produce the radioisotopes
Techniques employing tomographic reconstruction are used to generate three-dimensional images and it is possible to measure metabolic processes
and explore brain pathophysiology as well as drug treatment responses
The administration of exogenous contrast media allows the measurement of biological processes in some occasions
it has been the development of multiphoton microscopy (MPM) that has significantly improved the possibility of deep (upto 1 mm)
chronic in vivo imaging at the subcellular level
Optical imaging precludes the need for radioactive ligands used in PET and SPECT and the large number of fluorescent ligands allows extremely diverse structural and functional readouts
The main disadvantages are that the approach is invasive and the fact that only a limited portion of the brain can be assessed
this is a very powerful approach for animal studies
MPM has been largely used as a reference technique to explore the central nervous system (CNS) morphology and function in preclinical studies that include neural network activity
immune system responses and the role of microglia
progressive pathology or cellular responses in different pathological situations
MPM is based on the probability that two or more low energy photons interact nearly simultaneously with a fluorescent molecule. This induces an electronic transition comparable to the absorption of one photon with double the energy. Then, a single photon is emitted by the excited fluorophore (Denk et al., 1990)
By reaching <1 μm spatial resolution
MPM allows cellular and subcellular discrimination without suffering from the slow image acquisition of MRI and PET
Representative images of cranial window implantation and imaging setup for real time in vivo brain imaging with minimally invasive multiphoton microcopy (MPM)
Cranial window surgeries have been performed with slightly different approaches and detailed protocols have been previously described (Mostany and Portera-Cailliau, 2008)
the stereotaxic frame and all surgical surfaces are disinfected
drill and glass coverslips are sterilized in a micro bead sterilizer
Small pieces (~1.5 mm2) of gel foam are soaked in sterile saline to be used during the surgical procedure
Animals are anesthetized with isoflurane: ~3% for induction
and ~1% for the surgery while continuously monitoring animal reflexes
Body temperature is maintained with a water recirculating blanket during the entire surgery-imaging procedure
the sedated animal is placed in a stereotaxic frame and eye ointment is applied to prevent dry eyes
The hair is trimmed in between the eyes from the neck to the eyes and the area is swapped with cotton tips dipped in iodopovidone and ethanol alternatively
Local anesthesia (lidocaine) is subcutaneously injected and anti-inflammatory drugs (corticoids or non-steroid anti-inflammatory drugs) can also be administered before commencing the surgery
With a scalpel and scissors the skin is opened and the muscles and periosteum are carefully removed to guarantee access to the cranium
Initial drilling is performed to mark the cranium area between Bregma and Lambda to be removed (~6 mm in diameter)
The skull is thinned in a circular pattern by careful drilling until it is almost detached
At this moment the area is removed with fine forceps and wet gel foam is gently applied to the brain surface to limit swelling and bleeding
fine forceps can be used to pull it gently from the craniotomy borders and leave it on the midline without damaging the leptomeningeal vessels
The coverslip (8 mm in diameter) is dipped in sterile saline
placed on top of the craniotomy and attached to the cranium with dental cement
the animal receives subcutaneous opioids (buprenorphine)
and acetaminophen is administered in the drinking water for the next three consecutive days
or allowed recover from the surgery for several days or weeks
A well-performed surgery leads to windows that allow longitudinal imaging for up to 1 year or even longer periods
giving them a much more complex role in brain homeostasis and function
Multiphoton in vivo tools for microglia imaging
due to the fact that many more cells proliferate in the close proximity of a dying cell
Real time in vivo multiphoton imaging of microglia in the cerebral cortex from CX3CR1-GFP mice
Representative images of sequential follow up of a control mouse and two mice after parenchyma laser ablation for 10 and 30 s
Microglia processes start going towards the lesion site as soon as 1 min after laser ablation and the processes continue extending towards the lesion 150 min later
Vessels (blue) are filled with Texas Red dextran 70 KD
green) and white arrows point to laser ablation sites
Scale bar 50 μm and insets 12 μm
All of these promising tools will help to evaluate microglial immunomodulation in physiological and pathological brain conditions
the positive role of microglial activation in removing Aβ can be compromised by the concomitant effect of an increased secretion of proinflammatory compounds that might be toxic for nearby neurons
Additional efforts are required to define the role of TREM2 in health and disease
In depth analysis of microglia dynamics showed that the number of microglia increases over a month
independent of the volume of senile plaques
While larger plaques were surrounded by larger microglia
the average microglia size appeared to be stable over time
Real time in vivo multiphoton imaging of microglia in the cerebral cortex from APP/PS1×CX3CR1-GFP mice
Representative images of microglia clusters around senile plaques (A,D)
senile plaques are labeled with methoxy-XO4 (red)
The scale bar is 50 μm and for the insets 10 μm
Recently, Füger et al. (2017) have also followed the natural history of microglia in an AD mouse model (CD11b-CreERT2;R26-tdTomato;APPPS1 mice)
These authors reported a higher microglia cell loss in AD mice (~20%) when compared with wildtype mice (~13%) at 10 months of age
They also showed that cell division of non-plaque-associated microglia was over three times more common than microglia loss in APP/PS1 animals
newly formed microglia were reported to move toward nearby amyloid plaques
Since the rates of plaque-associated microglia disappearance and proliferation were similar
the authors postulated that the increase in the numbers of microglia surrounding plaques
results from the proliferation of microglia in plaque-free areas
it cannot be ruled out that plaque-associated tdTomato-positive cells are derived
it seems that microglial motility and recruitment
with results depending on specific amyloid depositing transgenic mouse models
the effect seems to be limited to older PDAPP mice (14–17 months of age)
while no differences were observed in younger mice (3.5 months old)
suggesting that the microglial response is only detected when aggregated Aβ is present
it seems that senile plaques are a triggering factor to form microglia clusters and support the idea that while microglia do not seem to successfully clear plaques by themselves
they might be activated by anti-Aβ antibodies and contribute to Aβ clearance
the underlying mechanisms remain to be completely elucidated
the high spatial resolution and limited penetration of the MPM technique precludes whole brain imaging
significant training and expertise to successfully perform the surgeries
and the ability to image and reimage the brains of mice requires a significant investment
making it hard to detect whether the neuroinflammatory progress occurs early on or later during disease
which is a primary aim of the study of microglia in vivo
in vivo multiphoton imaging is a powerful approach to assess the role of microglia in AD
It allows structural and functional imaging of the living brain
Future studies exploiting this technique should be able to clearly delineate the normal and pathophysiological role of neuroinflammation in the brain
increasing our understanding of the cellular and molecular changes during progression of disease
All studies were conducted with approved protocols from the Massachusetts General Hospital Animal Care and Use Committee
and in compliance with NIH guidelines for the use of experimental animals or approved by the Animal Care and Use Committee of the University of Cadiz
in accordance with the Guidelines for Care and Use of experimental animals (European Commission Directive 2010/63/UE and Spanish Royal Decree53/2013)
CH-B drafted part of the manuscript and reviewed it
All authors contributed to and have approved the final manuscript
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Programa Estatal de I+D+I orientada a los Retos de la Sociedad (BFU 2016—75038-R)
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Bacskai BJ and Garcia-Alloza M (2018) In Vivo Imaging of Microglia With Multiphoton Microscopy
Received: 29 March 2018; Accepted: 26 June 2018; Published: 19 July 2018
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Jan 28 (EFE).- Chinese artificial intelligence startup DeepSeek has temporarily limited new user registrations after suffering “large-scale malicious attacks” just hours after triggering a sharp fall in US stocks
“Due to large-scale malicious attacks on DeepSeek’s services
we are temporarily limiting registrations to ensure continued service
Thanks for your understanding and support,” the company said on its status page
The platform is “investigating the issue” that has caused its web and application programming interface (API) services to operate with “degraded performance,” it added
DeepSeek has not yet specified the nature or origin of the attacks
launched in 2023 by a Chinese hedge fund and practically anonymous internationally until a few weeks ago
who said its sudden success should be a “wake-up call” for the US tech sector
Trump said he still expected American tech companies to master artificial intelligence
but acknowledged the challenge posed by DeepSeek
which was the most downloaded app on the Apple Store over the weekend
“The release of DeepSeek AI from a Chinese company should be a wake-up call for our industry,” the US president said Monday
The emergence of DeepSeek’s AI model caused the New York’s Nasdaq exchange to fall by more than 3 percent
hitting the technology giant Nvidia (-16.9 percent) in particular
which suffered the biggest one-day fall for a listed company in history
Analysts say DeepSeek is a threat to the market because of its commitment to open source and its low costs: its developers claim that the latest model was trained for only 55 days with a budget of less than $6 million
“Deepseek’s R1 is an impressive model
particularly around what they’re able to deliver for the price
We will obviously deliver much better models and also it’s legit invigorating to have a new competitor
We will pull up some releases,” OpenAI CEO Sam Altman said on X
the impact of DeepSeek was felt by other tech companies such as Broadcom (-17 percent)
Alphabet (-4.2 percent) and Microsoft (-2.14 percent)
as well as energy-related companies such as Constellation Energy (-21 percent) and Vistra (-30 percent)
with Chinese stock markets closed for the Lunar New Year
major Asian markets followed Wall Street’s lead and closed with losses
led by Tokyo’s Nikkei (-1.39 percent)
DeepSeek’s breakthrough came almost in parallel with the unveiling of the ‘Stargate Project’ in the US
which aims to invest around $500 billion over the next four years to build up to 20 new data centers to support AI initiatives in the country
Saint Thomas the Apostle: In the face of doubts
The priest Eugenio Bujalance offers Exaudi readers this article about Saint Thomas the Apostle
Today the Church celebrates the feast of Saint Thomas
The name Thomas in Aramaic means “twin” and the nickname by which the apostle “Didymus” was known in Greek has the same meaning
perhaps a fisherman and one of the first to leave everything to follow Jesus
his remains are found in the Ortona church dedicated to him
Many have tried to explain and understand why he is called by this nickname of the Twin
and he owes his celebrity to his questions and his doubts
When he returns to the place where the disciples were hidden
the disciples tell him: “We have seen the Lord” (Jn 20
he says: “If I do not see in his hands the sign of the nails
unless I put my finger in the hole of the nails and put my hand in his side
That is why he will also go down in posterity
Saint Thomas will also be the one who makes the most perfect profession of Faith when he says: “My Lord and my God” (Jn 20
I once read a meditation where he said that Thomas’s twin is each of us
and in each of the challenges that we face every day
It is not a sin to realize that some mysteries of our Faith are difficult to understand
nor is it a sin to accept that our understanding cannot fully understand everything
Newman said: “A thousand problems do not create a doubt” because questions
if they are the result of an involuntary doubt
are lawful as long as they are asked not to deny the truths of faith but to try to explain or understand them in order to then believe more and better
It is somewhat unfair to pigeonhole this apostle due to the weakness of his faith at a specific moment
in the Gospel of Saint John we see that he develops a questioning character
At the Last Supper Jesus announces his departure
Jesus answers: “I am the way and the truth and the life” (Jn 14:6)
Thomas does not want to be left with anything that he does not understand
he needs to know and understand what the path is that will take him to Jesus
when Jesus prepares to leave for Bethany at the time of the death of Lazarus
he is in danger and the disciples remind him: “Teacher
recently the Jews were trying to stone you” (Jn 11:8)
Thomas says to the other disciples: “Let us also go and die with him” (Jn 11:16)
Thomas reminds us that following Jesus means living his life
Thomas is associating himself with the very life of the Lord
in his life there were more acts of faith than doubts
Sometimes the same thing happens to us too
we need to feel safe in what we see and touch
Thomas’s tendency to disbelief is cured by touching the Lord
it is the mercy of the Lord that is made available to us
instead of responding according to our distrust
allows himself to be touched and performs a miracle
transforming the unbeliever into a believer
Who can say that he truly loves Christ if he does not strive to know Him better
how important it is to know and love what we believe in
May this feast of Saint Thomas grant us this miracle in our lives
let us thank the Lord because we are Believers
as many as there are who want to and cannot
it is good to entrust our doubts to a good spiritual director or a good priest in the confessional
to care for and increase the formation that feeds our Faith
May the Holy Spirit guide our faith at all times and make it grow so that we can come to firmly believe in the Lord like Saint Thomas
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This article is part of the Research TopicProgress of Translational Medicine in Alzheimer's DiseaseView all 14 articles
Alzheimer’s disease is the most common form of dementia
and epidemiological studies support that type 2 diabetes (T2D) is a major contributor
The relationship between both diseases and the fact that Alzheimer’s disease (AD) does not have a successful treatment support the study on antidiabetic drugs limiting or slowing down brain complications in AD
is currently being tested in patients with AD in the Evaluating Liraglutide in Alzheimer’s Disease (ELAD) clinical trial
the effects of LRGT on brain pathology when AD and T2D coexist have not been assessed
We have administered LRGT (500 μg/kg/day) to a mixed murine model of AD and T2D (APP/PS1xdb/db mice) for 20 weeks
We have evaluated metabolic parameters as well as the effects of LRGT on learning and memory
Postmortem analysis included assessment of brain amyloid-β and tau pathologies
as well as insulin and insulin-like growth factor 1 receptors
LRGT treatment reduced glucose levels in diabetic mice (db/db and APP/PS1xdb/db) after 4 weeks of treatment
LRGT also helped to maintain insulin levels after 8 weeks of treatment
While we did not detect any effects on cortical insulin or insulin-like growth factor 1 receptor m-RNA levels
LRGT significantly reduced brain atrophy in the db/db and APP/PS1xdb/db mice
LRGT treatment also rescued neuron density in the APP/PS1xdb/db mice in the proximity (p = 0.008) far from amyloid plaques (p < 0.001)
LRGT reduced amyloid plaque burden in the APP/PS1 animals (p < 0.001)
as well as Aβ aggregates levels (p = 0.046)
and tau hyperphosphorylation (p = 0.009) in the APP/PS1xdb/db mice
Spontaneous bleeding was also ameliorated in the APP/PS1xdb/db animals (p = 0.012)
and microglia burden was reduced in the proximity of amyloid plaques in the APP/PS1 and APP/PS1xdb/db mice (p < 0.001)
while microglia was reduced in areas far from amyloid plaques in the db/db and APP/PS1xdb/db mice (p < 0.001)
This overall improvement helped to rescue cognitive impairment in AD-T2D mice in the new object discrimination test (p < 0.001) and Morris water maze (p < 0.001)
our data support the role of LRGT in reduction of associated brain complications when T2D and AD occur simultaneously
as regularly observed in the clinical arena
supporting a two-way cross-talk between both pathologies
the mice received an initial dose of subcutaneous LRGT (25 μg/kg/day) that was increased to 50
and 500 μg/kg/day daily during the first week From day seven
500 μg/kg/day (133.3 nmol/Kg/day) of LRGT was administered to the mice daily for 20 weeks
T2D debuts at ≈6 weeks of age in db/db mice and by 26 weeks of age both AD and T2D are fully established in APP/PS1xdb/db mice
Therefore LRGT treatment commenced at 6 weeks of age an continued up to 26 weeks of age
Mice that did not receive LRGT received daily subcutaneous filtered PBS (vehicle)
In vivo experiments included 31–34 females and 37–40 males randomly assigned to the treatment to complete the groups (Control n = 9–10
Postmortem studies included 9–31 males and 11–26 females
to complete the experimental groups (Control n = 3–8
All experimental procedures were approved by the Animal Care and Use Committee of the University of Cadiz in accordance with the Guidelines for Care and Use of Experimental Animals (European Commission Directive 2010/63/UE and Spanish Royal Decree 53/2013)
and plasma insulin levels were determined before the commencement of the treatment and every 4 weeks until sacrifice at 26 weeks
Blood glucose levels were measured from nicked tails using the glucometer Optium Xceed (Abbott
blood was collected from the tail vein and placed in tubes with potassium-EDTA (Sarstedt
and plasma fraction was stored at –80°C until it was processed
Plasma insulin levels were measured using an ultrasensitive mouse enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) (Mercodia Inc.
Behavioral assessment commenced after 18 weeks of treatment with LRGT
The acquisition phase was assessed 12 days prior to sacrifice
The pool was a round tank of 90 cm in diameter and water temperature was 21 ± 2°C
The animals performed four trials/day for 4 days
Swimming commenced in each of the four virtual quadrants that the pool was divided in
The retention phase started 24 h after the acquisition phase was completed
and it consisted of a single trial with the platform removed
Time required to locate the platform in the acquisition phase
percentage of time spent in quadrant 2 during the retention phase
and swim speed were analyzed using the Smart software (Panlab
“What” was defined as the difference in time exploring familiar and recent objects
“where” was defined as the difference in time exploring displaced and non-displaced objects
and “when” was defined as the difference between time exploring familiar non-displaced objects and time exploring recent non-displaced objects
Motor coordination was assessed by the rotarod (Panlab Harvard Apparatus
An animal was placed on a horizontal rod (3 cm in diameter and 5.7 cm wide)
which is rotated around its longitudinal axis
and the animal must walk forward to remain upright and not fall off (the height to fall is 16 cm)
The animals were placed on the rod for 4 min at 4 revolutions per minute (rpm) for training purposes
the speed was increased from 4 to 40 rpm within 1 min
The time spent on the rod and the velocity when the animals fall was recorded
the sections were dehydrated in 70% ethanol for 15 min and then incubated in a cresyl violet (Sigma
tissue was fixed in 0.25% acetic acid in ethanol for 5 min
and subsequently in 100% ethanol and xylene for 2 min
Images were acquired with an optical Olympus Bx60 microscope with an Olympus DP71 camera
Adobe Photoshop Elements and Image J software were used to process the images and measure cortex and hippocampus sizes
Sections contiguous to those used for cresyl violet staining were incubated by Prussian blue iron staining and neutral red counterstaining as described previously (Desestret et al., 2009)
Images were acquired with an Olympus Bx60 (Olympus
Japan) microscope with an Olympus DP71 camera (Olympus
Japan) to assess the complete cortex and hippocampus
The images were analyzed using the Image J software to quantify hemorrhage burden in the cortex and hippocampus
The Image J software was used to analyze the number
and burden of Aβ deposits in the cortex and hippocampus
Soluble and insoluble Aβ40 and Aβ42 were quantified in the cortex and hippocampus with colorimetric ELISA kits (Wako, Osaka, Japan) (Aβ40, Ref. 294-62501; Aβ42, Ref. 290-62601) as described, with minor modifications (Infante-Garcia et al., 2017)
Tissue (5–10 mg) was homogenized in 50 μl of PierceTM IP Lysis Buffer (Thermo Fisher Scientific
87788) with HaltTM (Thermo Fisher Scientific
78440) phosphatase and protease inhibitor cocktail and centrifuged (14,500 rpm) for 12 min at 4°C
Soluble Aβ40 and Aβ42 levels were measured in supernatants
The resultant pellet was extracted with 50 μl of 70% formic acid and centrifuged at 14,500 rpm for 10 min
Insoluble fraction was neutralized and diluted 1:30 with 1M Tris (pH 11)
Human Aβ40 and Aβ42 provided in the kit were used for standard curves
Aβ aggregates were quantified using Human Amyloid β (82E1-specific) Aβ Oligomers Assay Kit (IBL
The cortex was homogenized (1/5 w/v) in Tris-buffered saline (TBS; 20 mM Tris-HCl
pH 7.5) containing HaltTM phosphatase and protease inhibitor cocktail
Homogenates were then centrifuged (14,500 rpm) for 60 min at 4°C
The supernatant was collected and diluted 1:2 with EIA buffer provided in the kit
All absorbances were measured spectrophotometrically at 450 nm (MQX200R2; Biotek Instruments
Total tau and tau phosphorylation levels were measured in cortical and hippocampal samples as described previously (Infante-Garcia et al., 2017)
Tissue was homogenized in PierceTM IP Lysis Buffer (Thermo Fisher Scientific
78440) phosphatase and protease inhibitor cocktail
The homogenates were sonicated and centrifuged at 4°C for 5 min at 15,000 g
and protein concentration was determined by Bradford protein assay (Bio-Rad
Proteins were separated on 10% acrylamide-bisacrylamide gels
followed by electrophoretic transfer to PVDF membranes (Bio-Rad
Membranes were then immersed in blocking buffer (Thermo Fisher Scientific
WB7050) for 1 h and incubated overnight at 4°C with mouse anti-phospho-tau antibody (1:1,000) (clon AT8) Thermo Fisher Scientific
Membranes were washed and then incubated with Secondary Antibody Solution Alk-Phos
Conjugated (Anti-Mouse) (Thermo Fisher Scientific
and a chemiluminescent inmunodetection system for mouse and rabbit primary antibodies (Invitrogen
and signal was detected using Novex AP Chemiluminescent Substrate (Thermo Fisher Scientific
the membranes were incubated with anti-total tau (1:1,000) (DAKO
Optical density was semi-quantified after normalizing to β-actin (Sigma
A5441) (1:1,000) using the Image J software
Phospho-tau/total tau ratios were represented as percentage of control values
RNA was isolated from the cortex using TRIzolTM (Invitrogen
15596026) following the instructions of the manufacturer and resuspended in purified nuclease-free water
The RNA was quantified using a BioTek SynergyTM Mx (BioTek Instruments
Complementary DNA (cDNA) was obtained from 500-ng RNA using iScriptTM cDNA Synthesis Kit (Bio-Rad Laboratories Inc.
USA) (Ref.1708890) on Techne Genius Thermal Cycler (Techne Ltd.
The 15-μl RT-qPCR reaction mix contained 7.5 μl 2X iTaqTM Universal SYBR® Green Supermix (Bio-Rad Laboratories Inc.
and rRNA18S) or 900 nmol (for IGF-I) of forward and reverse primers
The PCR thermal profile included 40 cycles of denaturation at 95°C for 10 s
annealing at temperature according to each set of primers (61°C for IR-varA
and 6–9 mice per group were included in the study
The mRNA level of rRNA18S was used as internal control
Relative quantification values of mRNA expression were calculated as 2–ΔΔCt with the comparative Ct method
internal control Ct values were subtracted from the gene-of-interest Ct values to derive a ΔCT value
The relative expression of the gene of interest was then evaluated using the expression 2−ΔΔCt
where the value for ΔΔCt was obtained by subtracting the ΔCt of the calibrator from each ΔCT
using the mean of the control (Control animals) as the calibrator
The oligonucleotide primers used in this study were designed by BLAST and were obtained from Merck KGaA (Madrid
Spain) for IR-varA (FW:TTTGTCCCCAGGCCATCC-RV:ATCTGGAAGTGTGAGTGTGG)
IR-varB (FW:AATGGTG CCGAGGACAGTA-RV:ATCTGGAAGTGTGAGTGTGG) and IGF-I (FW:CACAACTACTGCTCCAAAGACAAA-RV:TTTTC CGTCACCTCCTCCAC); rRNA18S (FW:CTCAACACGGGAA ACCTCAC-RV:CTCAACACGGGAAACCTCAC)
followed by Tukey’s b or Tamhane test
was performed when all the eight groups under study were compared
One-way ANOVA was also performed when only treated and untreated APP/PS1 and APP/PS1xdb/db mice were analyzed (Aβ levels
and neuronal curvature close to amyloid plaques)
Two-way ANOVA (groupXday) was performed to analyze the acquisition phase in the MWM test
The SPSS v.24 software was used for all the statistical analyses
One-way ANOVA for independent samples was performed for further analysis of individual days during acquisition in the MWM
When we analyzed glucose level evolution along treatment, we did not detect a significant groupXweek effect by two-way ANOVA for independent samples [F(35, 380) = 1.18, p = 0.227]. However, further assessment of individual days revealed that the LRGT treatment reduced glucose levels in diabetic mice (Figure 1A)
plasma glucose in the db/db mice and APP/PS1xdb/db crosses were significantly increased compared with the Control and APP/PS1 mice
This increase in non-fasting glucose levels was more severe in the APP/PS1xdb/db animals (p < 0.001)
glucose levels were significantly higher in the untreated db/db and APP/PS1xdb/db mice when compared with the LRGT-treated and untreated Control and APP/PS1xdb/db mice (p < 0.01)
Differences in glucose levels between the untreated diabetic (db/db and APP/PS1xdb/db mice) and non-diabetic mice were maintained up to week 26 (p < 0.01)
The LRGT treatment helped in limiting hyperglucemia in the db/db mice
and glucose levels reached control values by week 10 (after 4 weeks of LRGT treatment)
LRGT reduced non-fasting glucose levels in the APP/PS1xdb/db mice when compared with the untreated APP/SP1xdb/db animals by 10 weeks of age
and a similar profile was observed by 14 weeks of age
glucose levels in the APP/PS1xdb/db-LRGT mice were similar to those detected in the Control and APP/PS1 animals
Glycemic control was maintained in the db/db-LRGT and APP/PS1xdb/db-LRGT mice until the end of treatment (26 weeks of age)
Figure 1. Long-term liraglutide (LRTG) treatment ameliorates metabolic alterations in T2D and AD-T2D mice. (A) Non-fasting plasma glucose, (B) insulin, and (C) body weight were measured every 4 weeks in controls, APP/PS1, db/db and APP/PS1xdb/db mice treated with vehicle or LGRT 500 μg/kg for 20 weeks (from weeks 6 to 26) (complete statistical analysis included as a Supplementary Material)
(A) LRGT significantly reduced postprandial glucose levels in diabetic mice: (##p < 0.01 Control
Control; ††p < 0.01 Control
and APP/PS1xdb/db-LRGT; p < 0.001 vs
(B) Insulin levels were maintained by long-term LRGT treatment
immediately before the commencement of LRGT treatment
insulin levels were significantly increased in APP/PS1xdb/db mice (##p < 0.01 Control
(C) LRGT maintained body weight in APP/PS1-LRGT (##p < 0.01 vs
Data are representative of 5–12 animals
and differences were detected by one-way ANOVA followed by Tukey’s b or Tamhane test
When we analyzed insulin levels, we detected a significant groupXweek effect by two-way ANOVA for independent samples along treatment [F(35, 384) = 2.64, p < 0.01]. Further differences were observed among the groups when we analyzed individual weeks (Figure 1B)
basal insulin levels in untreated animals were increased in the db/db mice
although differences with the Control and APP/PS1 animals only reached statistical significance in the APP/PS1xdb/db mice (p < 0.01)
The fact that insulin levels were significantly increased in the APP/PS1xdb/db mice suggests an earlier metabolic compromise in the crossed model that requires an increase in pancreatic activity
statistical differences were observed in the db/db-LRGT and APP/PSxdb/db-LRGT mice when compared with the non-diabetic animals (Control and APP/PS1)
suggesting an increase in insulin production in the LRGT-treated mice that allows for better glycemic control (p < 0.01)
This situation was maintained from 14 to 26 weeks of age
and LRGT helped to increase insulin levels in the diabetic mice (db/db-LRGT and APP/PS1xb/db-LRGT) to control hyperglycemia
LRGT helped in maintaining the body weight of the APP/PS1xd/db mice
avoiding weight loss from week 22 until the end of the study (26 weeks)
As described previously, episodic memory was affected in the APP/PS1, db/db, and APP/PS1xdb/db mice in the new object discrimination test (Ramos-Rodriguez et al., 2015; Infante-Garcia et al., 2016), reaching statistical significance in the case of “what” and “where” paradigms when all the groups under study were compared (Figure 2A)
Differences reached statistical significance when the untreated APP/PS1xdb/db mice were compared in the “what” and “where” paradigms (p < 0.01)
the LRGT treatment counterbalanced this situation
and the APP/PS1xdb/db-LRGT mice performed like the Control mice in both paradigms
no differences were observed in any of the paradigms (distance traveled in the open field
and rotarod) when the db/db-LRGT or the APP/PS1xdb/db-LRGT mice were compared with the untreated db/db or the APP/PS1xdb/db animals
suggesting that the observed improvement in learning and memory is not due to changes in motor activity
Motor activity assessment on liraglutide (LRGT)-treated mice
Data are representative of five animals per group (308–920 neurons/group)
(F) Illustrative examples of SMI-312 (red) and TS (green) staining in the proximity of and far from amyloid plaques (yellow lines mark representative neurites)
(A) LRGT treatment reduced amyloid plaque burden in the cortex from APP/PS1 mice (**p < 0.01 vs
rest of the groups; ††p < 0.001 vs
No differences were observed in the hippocampus
LRGT treatment also reduced amyloid plaque size in the cortex from APP/PS1xdb/db mice (p < 0.01 vs
APP/PS1-LRGT; **p < 0.01 vs
(B) Illustrative image of TS (green) and 4G8 (red) staining of amyloid plaques in the cortex from all the groups studied
(C) No differences were observed when soluble Aβ40 or Aβ42 levels were analyzed in the cortex
Aβ aggregates were significantly reduced in APP/PS1xdb/db mice on LRGT treatment (†p = 0.046 vs
No statistical differences were observed in the hippocampus for soluble Aβ40 or Aβ42 levels
Insoluble Aβ40 (‡p = 0.026 vs
APP/PS1) and Aβ42 (‡p = 0.011 vs
APP/PS1) levels are reduced in APP/PS1xdb/db when compared with APP/PS1 animals
and LRGT treatment contributes to further reductions in the cortex
No differences were observed in the hippocampus for insoluble Aβ40 or Aβ42
Data are representative of 6–9 animals
(D) Tau phosphorylation was reduced in the cortex after LRGT treatment (††p = 0.009 vs
Differences did not reach statistical significance in the hippocampus
Data are representative of 3–11 mice
(E) Illustrative example of Western blot for phospho-tau
and β-actin in the cortex from all the groups studied
(A) LRGT treatment reduces hemorrhage burden in the cortex (†p = 0.012 vs
A similar profile was observed when we analyzed cortical hemorrhage density (††p < 0.001 vs
No differences were detected in the hippocampus when hemorrhage burden or density was analyzed
Data are representative of 3–5 mice (489–1,012 hemorrhages/group)
(B) Illustrative example of cortical hemorrhages stained with Prussian blue
Green arrows point at individual hemorrhages
(C) LRGT treatment reduced cortical microglia burden in APP/PS1 and APP/PS1xdb/db mice
in the proximity of amyloid plaques (**p < 0.01 vs
LRGT also reduced microglia burden in cortical amyloid plaque-free areas in diabetic mice (**p < 0.01 vs
No statistical differences were observed in the hippocampus close or far from amyloid plaques
Data are representative of five mice (cortex 572–748 ROIs/group; hippocampus 108–230
(D) Illustrative example of cortical immunostaining for Iba1 (microglia
Zoom-in images of representative regions are marked by white squares and presented next to the original image
(E) No differences were observed in the cortex when we analyzed IR-A
Data are representative of 6–9 mice
When we analyzed IR-A mRNA expression, we did not observe any differences in the cortex from any of the groups under study (Figure 5E). Similar outcomes were observed for IR-B or IGF-1R (Figure 5E)
reinforcing a neuroprotective role for LRGT in AD and T2D
our studies did not include functional analysis
Given the relevance Aβ pathology in AD
further studies would be required to fully characterize Aβ structures and to provide a full picture of changes observed when AD and T2D coexist
ultimately supporting a beneficial role of LRGT at the vascular level
Our results support a positive role for LRGT at central level when AD and T2D coexist, as usually observed in the clinic (Janson et al., 2004)
and cognitive impairment are significantly ameliorated
supporting the beneficial role of LRGT in the brain and clinical studies on patients with AD
The raw data supporting the conclusions of this article will be made available by the authors
without undue reservation upon reasonable request
The animal study was reviewed and approved by Junta de Andalucia (Guidelines for Care and Use of Experimental Animals
European Commission Directive 2010/63/UE and Spanish Royal Decree 53/2013) and the University of Cadiz Bioethics Committee
SL-L: design and critical revision of the manuscript for intellectual content
MG-A: study concept and design and drafting and critical revision of manuscript for intellectual content
All authors provided critical feedback and helped shape the research
Instituto de Investigacion Biomedica de la Provincia de Cadiz (INIBICA)
MG-A: Agencia Estatal de Investigación
Programa Estatal de Generación de Conocimiento y Fortalecimiento Científico y Tecnológico del Sistema de I + D + i y del Programa Estatal de I + D + i Orientada a los Retos de la Sociedad
del Plan Estatal de Investigación Científica y Técnica y de Innovación 2017-2020 (PID2020-115499RB-I0)
Programa Estatal de I + D + I orientada a los Retos de la Sociedad (BFU 2016-75038-R)
financed by the Agencia Estatal de Investigación (AEI) and the Fondo Europeo de Desarrollo Regional (FEDER)
Subvención para la financiación de la Investigación y la Innovación Biomédica y en Ciencias de la Salud en el Marco de la Iniciativa Territorial Integrada 2014–2020 para la Provincia de Cádiz
financed by the Fondo de Desarrollo Regional (FEDER) (PI-0008-2017)
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We thank the Animal Facility of the University of Cadiz and its personnel for their help and support
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On Sunday, January 8, the extraordinary concert of the Epiphany Gala of the Orquesta Filarmónica de Málaga, took place in Malaga, Spain, featuring Octavio J. Peidró on the podium, accompanied by the voices of soprano Paula Ramírez Álvarez and tenor Vicente Bujalance Leal (read more)
Our collaborator Reme Díaz attended the concert and leaves us this detailed summary
Among the musical traditions that come with the New Year
there are the family concerts around the Epiphany date
which take advantage of the holidays to bring music to the public not used to these events
And nothing better than starting the year (and finishing Christmas holidays) with a tribute to Walt Disney through a program with different soundtracks from the “dream factory”
performed by the Orquesta Filarmónica de Málaga (OFM) and conducted on this special occasion by Maestro Octavio J
in the main auditorium of the Malaga Trade Fair and Conference Center (FYCMA)
a great venue for conferences and exhibitions but not so good for hosting such a musical event
which was sold out with an audience of all ages (among which we could see many children dressed as their favorite Disney or Marvel characters)
and the lighting of the auditorium were unworthy of the wonderful work of the orchestra and the soloists
the soprano Paula Ramírez Álvarez and the tenor Vicente Bujalance Leal
We missed being able to enjoy the surround sound of the orchestra
especially at the beginning of the program where the first theme
could barely be heard at the back of the auditorium
The string instruments were almost canceled out by the brass section and percussion
which shows that even if they weren’t very experienced in this type of concerts
music excites us regardless of the age or the conditions of the venue
Strictly following the order of the program
the song Something There from Beauty and the Beast (with arrangements by the conductor
although the fantastic voices of the soloists were almost completely masked by the sound of the orchestra at its peak moments
we could enjoy the main theme from Pocahontas
masterfully performed by soprano Paula Ramírez
who gave the song (composed by Alan Menken and lyrics by Howard Ashman) her operatic style
This part of the concert reminded us of the selection of songs from the past Hollywood in Vienna tribute to Alan Menken
saving the differences in terms of the venue and the scenography
Courage from the original soundtrack by Jerry Goldsmith) was then performed by the OFM
though we would have loved to continue enjoying Paula’s voice singing Reflection
It didn’t take long for Paula to return to the stage
this time to thrill us with a moving interpretation of the theme God Help the Outcasts from the movie The Hunchback of Notre Dame
A film whose soundtrack (composed by Alan Menken and arranged for the concert by Octavio J
Peidró) is forgotten in many Disney tributes and which
we were happy to have on the program of this concert twice
since that almost at the end of it the duet Someday by Paula and Vicente was also performed
This soprano-tenor duet took over halfway through the concert to return to The Beauty and the Beast with the main theme
where they shone more as soloists than in the part in which they combined their voices
perhaps due to the more operatic range of Paula and the “Operetta” style of Vicente
It caught our attention that the program didn’t gather the themes of each movie
having jumps in their chronological order and even mixing animated films with live-action films from different periods and genres
Famous themes from movies such as Frozen or Tangled were missing as well
we were very excited to get the printed program
we could be able to consult the pieces and the information of the performers and keep a lovely memory of the concert
after a second duet from The Beauty and the Beast
the orchestra gave us one of the best musical moments of the evening with the performance of a wonderful symphonic suite from The Chronicles of Narnia
and where for the first time we noticed that the orchestra was able to shine brightly and where Maestro Octavio J
Peidró transmitted his energy with a vigorous and passionate conduction that made him even jump off the stage several times
The long-standing ovation with which the public responded was a good example of this
we returned to the animation of the 90s with Vicente Bujalance singing Go the Distance from the film Hercules
and we thought his powerful voice and lung capacity was on a level comparable to an elite athlete
the song Part of Your Word from The Little Mermaid was one of the most emotional moments of the night
hand in hand of course with soprano Paula Ramírez
soprano and tenor combined acting and singing with their wonderful voices and a lovely connection between them and the orchestra for the classic theme from Mary Poppins
arranged by Maestro Peidró from the very popular soundtrack composed by the Sherman brothers
The program closed with a demanding suite from Pirates of the Caribbean
where the orchestra brilliantly performed the different themes by Klaus Badelt
and where the director surprised us again with his ability to jump on the stage and his movements full of energy and passion
The audience answered with a standing ovation and Maestro Peidró thanked and greeted every member of the orchestra
We thought it was an excellent way to end the concert before “boarding” a new year
they surprised us with a suite that combined animation from the classic era
such as the theme I wanna be like you from The Jungle Book
with the soundtrack of Aladdin and the song Friend Like Me
Mary Poppins returned to cheer us up with the songs A Spoonful of Sugar and Supercalifragilísticoexpialidocious
where the audience sang and applauded encouraged by the conductor and amused by the sound of the orchestra
the concert came to an end after a long final ovation from the attendees
Despite the venue and the fact that the next day we returned to school or our work routines
for a couple of hours we were able to move to a magical world where dreams are the protagonists
A place where we were able to ask the Genie of the lamp that this new year should give us back the joy and illusion of when we were children
Discover a way to enjoy that music live in SoundTrackFest
Here you will find all the information you need to live your favorite Soundtracks and meet the Composers
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the potential association between infection by these viruses and febrile seizures in healthy children has not been investigated in depth
which led us to conduct a pilot study on the subject
The study included children aged 6 months to 5 years without neurologic disease that presented with febrile seizures to the paediatric emergency department of a tertiary care hospital in Madrid between April 2019 and April 2020
a year when there was evidence of circulation of EV and HPeV based on data from the department of microbiology of the hospital
Nasopharyngeal or rectal swabs were collected to perform polymerase chain reaction (PCR) tests for detection of EV and HPeV
PCR testing for detection of these viruses was also performed in CSF
We documented the development of convulsions in each patient after the initial visit to the emergency department for a 6-month follow-up period after the end of the recruitment period
The statistical analysis was performed with the software IBM® SPSS® Statistics 20
We analysed data for a total of 39 patients, and the PCR test was positive for EV or HPeV in 15 (38.5%; 13/39 for EV and 2/39 for HPeV). Fig. 1 and Table 1 summarise the main results of the study
treatment and outcomes and the 39 patients with febrile seizures by study group
This may suggest that seizures may have to do with an individual predisposition rather than a specific infection
it does not appear that the development of convulsive seizures in the context of EV or HPV infection is associated with an increased risk of recurring seizures compared to other aetiologies
and the results should be interpreted with caution
All the patients had favourable outcomes without neurologic sequelae
38.5% of the cases of febrile seizures were associated with infection by EV or HPeV (33.3% and 5.1%
so these viruses should be taken into account as potential triggers of febrile convulsive seizures
The main limitation of our study is that it was conducted in a single centre
and that it did not include every patient that met the inclusion criteria
Another important limitation is that few patients underwent lumbar puncture (n = 7)
especially in the group positive for EV (n = 1)
which limits the validity of our findings in this regard
the viruses were identified in nasopharyngeal and/or rectal swab samples
so it was not possible to establish with certainty that they were the aetiological agents involved in the infection
We consider that more studies with larger samples and longer follow-up are required to establish the course and recurrence of febrile seizures in patients with infection by EV and HPeV
Please cite this article as: García Sánchez P, de Ceano-Vivas la Calle M, Romero Gómez MP, García Bujalance S, Calvo Rey C. Asociacion de crisis febriles e infección por enterovirus y parechovirus humano en urgencias pediátricas: estudio piloto. An Pediatr (Barc). 2022;96:457–459.
These authors have contributed equally.
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African women are redefining their role in society
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Africa is home to a population of 1.4 billion people spread across hundreds of ethnic groups speaking more than a thousand languages
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Some African countries have made significant progress in terms of equality
Namibia and Ethiopia are also countries governed by women
Meanwhile, women in other African countries such as Burundi, the Central African Republic and Niger, considered the poorest and least developed in the world, seem to be stuck in prehistoric times. Not to mention the areas of the Democratic Republic of Congo, South SudanMozambique
where women are victims of forced displacement and sexual violence
the gap between women in urban and rural areas continues to be enormous
there is a growing incorporation of women into the labor force
traditional practices persist that limit their opportunities
African women play a fundamental role in the continent's development
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a special concert was held in Malaga (Spain)
where composer and conductor Arturo Díez Boscovich
led the Orquesta Filarmónica de Málaga (Philharmonic Orchestra of Malaga)
to premiere two works of his creation: the first one dedicated to the Soho Theater in Malaga and the second one dedicated to Don Quixote
Casares on guitar, with Pablo Bujalance responsible for the dramaturgy (read news)
and offers us this special article exclusively for SoundTrackFest
NOTE: SoundTrackFest would like to send a special thanks to Pablo Bujalance
for his dedication to leave us a few words about the event
When we talk about soundtracks we’re used to concerts with orchestra and
the “musical adventure for narrator and symphony orchestra of Don Quixote” we enjoyed last Friday February the 14th
2020 at the Auditorium Edgar Neville (Diputación de Málaga) was an amazing exercise of creativity where the soundtrack and the story blew the imagination of an almost complete venue
Despite the multiple references that cinema
television or animation has provided us for this archetype
the concert reversed that passive attitude of the spectator and converting them into an imaginary protagonist and companion of the “Knight of the sad figure”
And everything thanks to one of those rare symbiosis not frequently seen
gathering an extraordinary cast that overflowed talent on the stage: the masterful score and conducting of maestro Arturo Diez Boscovich
the impeccable artistic performance of the Philharmonic Orchestra of Malaga and the acclaimed Malaga-born guitarist Daniel Casares
the immeasurable acting of veteran voice actor Camilo García and
the adapted dramaturgy from Cervantes´s masterpiece by the hand of the great journalist and writer Pablo Bujalance
the first thing was not the text but the musical composition
presented in 2004 by Boscovich for a contest in the Italian city of Città di Castello
The requirement was to focus the work on Don Quixote and it ended winning the contest
Arturo had the idea of recovering it for symphonic orchestra with a narrator
In 2019 he finally decided to shape it and that was when he contacted the journalist to write the texts
“I started from the scenes that were already composed and then added others from myself
we adjusted everything to fit perfectly music and text
Everything inspired by the original Cervantes
the result has little to do with that Quixote of 2004”
the concert started with another soundtrack premiere
composed by Boscovich for the recently released Antonio Banderas project
An equally powerful and intimate score that reminds maestro John Williams and honors Banderas’ own spirit of effort and dedication until his dream is fulfilled
to achieve a dream defeated by the sanity of reality
Camilo García was in charge of the narration and of performing the rest of the characters (Don Quixote
The idea of having him there appeared at the beginning
as Pablo Bujalance tells us: “OFM (Philharmonic Orchestra of Malaga) proposed him to collaborate and he loved the idea
but he had never been with an orchestra on stage.” A privilege to see him act not only with the voice but with the expressiveness of his gestures
If we closed our eyes we could sometimes imagine Harrison Ford
Gerard Depardieu or even Christopher Lee’s Saruman in “The Lord of the Rings.” (NOTE: He’s the Spanish dubbing voice for those actors in the movies)
it was impossible to close our eyes and miss a second of the passionate conducting of Arturo Díez Boscovich or the great interpretation of the OFM and Daniel Casares
The texts were interspersed or sometimes overlapping with music
to narrate with words and musical notes the journey of Don Quixote
Don Quixote confuses a tavern with a grand castle
the composition evoked the epic greatness of the hero
the rough but faithful personality of Sancho
the painful madness or the love of Dulcinea
with references to film composers such as Miklós Rósza
Basil Poledouris or Spanish classical music such as Falla or Rodrigo
these references or tributes that are born of admiration
become a unique and unequaled work that nothing would have to envy those great music masters
This original experience culminated in a standing ovation from the audience
and demonstrating that film music DNA of Arturo
the OFM performed the “Malaga Soundtrack” that Boscovich composed in 2015 for the 18th edition of the “Malaga Festival
Spanish Cinema” as commissioned by one of its sponsors
An exciting and unique concert and a privilege to have such great artists gathered around the figure of Don Quixote. An idea at the height of the great dreams and ideals of the character immortalized by Cervantes, and that we hope it’s only the beginning since it has shown us that, in the theater and music scene, there is still much to say.
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Bangkok, Apr 1 (EFE).- With human features and a soft voice, presenter Natcha debuted Monday on Thai television and became the country’s first reporter created with artificial intelligence.
Natcha made her debut for the News Alert program on the Nation TV channel, donning a blue suit and reading the headlines on political information.
Natcha, identified by a banner as an “AI presenter,” will soon be accompanied by Nitchan, a second reporter also generated by artificial intelligence.
“AI reporters will help support the work of our editorial department, allowing (human) reporters more time to focus on gathering and verifying information,” Nation TV CEO Apirawee Pichayadecha announced last week.
The director of the Thai channel, part of the media conglomerate Nation Group, said the new AI reporters would also serve as ambassadors for the channel, one of the main networks in the country, and participate in other news events.
“The most important thing is that AI has no language barriers and can therefore provide unlimited information to viewers without any restrictions,” Apirawee said.
The use of presenters generated with artificial intelligence is booming, mainly in Asia.
In 2018, Chinese state news agency Xinhua put Qiu Hao on the air and made him the world’s pioneering AI presenter.
Other countries such as India, Bangladesh and Pakistan have since created presenters with AI in their main newscasts. EFE
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The germinal matrix-intraventricular hemorrhage (GM-IVH) is one of the most devastating complications of prematurity
The short- and long-term neurodevelopmental consequences after severe GM-IVH are a major concern for neonatologists
These kids are at high risk of psychomotor alterations and cerebral palsy; however
Erythropoietin (EPO) has been previously used to treat several central nervous system complications due to its role in angiogenesis
EPO is regularly used to reduce the number of transfusions in the preterm infant
EPO crosses the blood-brain barrier and EPO receptors are expressed in the human brain throughout development
we have administered intraventricular collagenase (Col) to P7 mice
as a model of GM-IVH of the preterm infant
we have characterized our animals in the short (14 days) and the long (70 days) term
EPO treatment significantly limited brain atrophy and ventricle enlargement
EPO also restored neuronal density and ameliorated dendritic spine loss
inflammation and small vessel bleeding were also reduced
resulting in the preservation of learning and memory abilities
as a feasible peripheral marker of GM-IVH-induced damage
our data support the positive effect of EPO treatment in our preclinical model of GM-IVH
A set of mice (10–12/group) were sacrificed at P14 to analyze the early effects of EPO and a second set (10–12/group) were aged up to P70 to assess the long-term effects of EPO treatment
Two weeks before sacrifice mice underwent behavioral assessment
Animals that died before the experiments were completed were not included in subsequent analyses
All animals were maintained in the Animal Facility of the University of Cadiz under 12 h light/dark cycles and controlled temperature (21 ± 2°C) with ad libitum access to food and water
All experimental procedures were approved by the University of Cadiz Bioethical Committee (Guidelines for Care and Use of Experimental Animals
European Commission Directive 2010/63/UE and Spanish Royal Decree 53/2013)
Rotarod (Ugo Basile Srl; Varese, Italia) was used to evaluate motor skills as described (Segado-Arenas et al., 2018)
Mice were placed in the cylinder 4 min at 4 rpm for habituation purposes
During the test speed was progressively increased from 4 to 60 rpm
and the time spent on the rotarod was recorded
A round pool (0.95 m in diameter) was filled with water (21 ± 1°C) and four equal virtual quadrants were indicated with geometric cues located in the walls. Experiments were run as previously described (Infante-Garcia et al., 2017)
The acquisition started starting 12 days before sacrifice and consisted of 4 trials/day for 4 days with the submerged platform in the virtual quadrant number 2
Time limit to locate the platform was 60 s/trial with an intertrial interval of 10 min
When the animal did not find the platform it was manually placed on it for 10 s
Retention 1 commenced 24 h after the finalization of the acquisition phase
and retention 2 was run 72 h after the end of the acquisition phase
Retention phases consisted in a single trial with the platform removed
Time required to locate the platform (acquisition)
percentage of time spent in quadrant 2 (retention) and swimming velocity were analyzed using Smart software
We analyzed brain morphology in 6 sections 1 mm apart (from 1.5 to −3.5 mm from Bregma). Sections were dehydrated in 70% ethanol for 15 min. They were stained with cresyl violet (Sigma, St. Louis, MO, United States) solution (0.5% w/v) for 10 min, as previously described (Ramos-Rodriguez et al., 2017)
Sections were then fixed sequentially in 0.25% acetic acid
Analysis was conducted blind to the experimental conditions
Images were acquired using an optical Olympus Bx60 microscope (Japan) with an attached Olympus DP71 camera and Cell F software (Olympus
Cortex and lateral ventricle sizes were measured using Adobe Photoshop and Image J software
Consecutive sections to those used for cresyl violet staining were used for Prussian blue iron staining and neutral red counterstaining to analyze the presence of hemorrhages (Infante-Garcia et al., 2015)
Hemorrhage burden (% of area covered by hemorrhages) was analyzed in the SVZ (up to 20 μm from the lateral ventricles)
the cortex and the hippocampus using ImageJ software
We quantified phopho-tau, total tau, phospo-Akt and total Akt levels in the striatum (including the SVZ), cortex and hippocampus from all animals under study. Samples were prepared as previously described (Infante-Garcia et al., 2016)
tissue was homogenized in lysis buffer (Cell Signaling
United States) with a protease/phosphatase inhibitor cocktail (Sigma
at 15000 g and 4 °C Bradford (Bio-Rad
Germany) protein assay was used for protein concentration in supernatants
followed by electrophoretic transfer to PVDF membranes (Schleicher & Schuell
Antibodies used included: phospho-tau clone AT8 (1:1000
phospho-Akt (Ser473) (1:1000) (Cell signaling
anti-total Akt antibody (1:2000) (cell signaling
United States) and anti-total tau antibody (1:1000) (DAKO
Optical density was semi-quantified after normalizing to β-actin (1:2,500,000) (Sigma
Data were represented as percentage of Control values
Plasma matrix metalloproteinase 9 (MMP9) and gelsolin levels were measured, as feasible markers of central damage, in the short (P14) and the long (P70) term. We used ELISA kits for MMP9 (R&D System Corp, MN, United States) and gelsolin (Cusabio Biotech Co., Wuhan, Hubei Province, China), following manufacturer’s indications as previously described (Segado-Arenas et al., 2018)
followed by Tuckey b test or Tamhane tests as required
No statistical differences were detected between Sham and Control groups
therefore all animals were combined in a single Control group
Two-way ANOVA was used to analyze the MWM test (groupXday) and neurites architecture (groupXradius)
SPSS v.15 software was used for all statistical analysis
EPO treatment significantly reduces GM-IVH cognitive impairment at P70
(A) Episodic memory is significantly impaired at P70 after inducing a GM-IVH
and EPO10 and EPO20 treatment counterbalances this limitation for “what” (**p < 0.01 vs
“where” (**p < 0.01 vs
Control) and “when” (**p < 0.01 vs
(B) Spatial memory was also impaired after Col lesions
when analyzed in the acquisition phase of the Morris water maze
while EPO treatments significantly reversed this situation on individual days (day 1: p = 0.496
(C) A similar profile was observed in the retention phase and EPO10 and EPO20 treatment significantly improved the time spent where the platform used to be located
Control + EPO20 and Col + EPO10) and 72 h (‡p = 0.025 vs
Control and Col + EPO20) after completing the acquisition phase
(D) Motor skills were not affected in rotarod (p = 0.962)
spontaneous motor activity (p = 0.917) and swimming velocity (p = 0.566)
No statistical differences were observed when EPO10 and EPO20 treatments were compared
and even though a slightly higher improvement was observed in the cortex from EPO10-treated animals at P70
an overall better response was observed after EPO20 treatments in all the other paradigms under study
as well as hemisection and ventricle sizes at P14 and P70
EPO treatment limits brain atrophy and neuronal alterations after induction of a GM-IVH with Col
(A) Ipsilateral hemisection size was reduced in P14 and P70 mice while EPO treatment limited this effect (P14: ‡‡p = 0.003 vs
Control + EPO10; P70: *p = 0.017 vs
Differences observed in the cortex did not reach statistical significance at P14 (p = 0.358)
although at P70 cortical compromise was ameliorated by EPO treatment (‡p = 0.014 vs
Significant ventricle enlargement was detected at P14 and EPO treatment reversed this effect (**p = 0.001 vs
rest of the groups) and a similar profile was observed at P70 (††p = 0.001 vs
(B) Illustrative example of cresyl violet staining showing the ipsilateral ventricle enlargement at P14 and P70
while ventricle size is maintained in mice treated with EPO
NeuN/DAPI ratio was reduced in the ipsilateral cortex and EPO treatment improved this situation (#p = 0.034 vs
A similar profile was observed at P70 (**p < 0.001 vs
The SVZ was also affected after Col lesions and EPO treatment significantly improved the NeuN/DAPI ratio both at P14 and P70 (P14: ††p = 0.002 vs
Control + EPO20 and Col + EPO20; P70: ††p = 0.002 vs
(D) Illustrative example of NeuN (red)/DAPI (blue) staining in the ipsilateral cortex and SVZ from mice with GM-IVH induced by Col
where a reduction in NeuN+cells can be observed
while more NeuN+cells are detected after EPO10 and EPO20 treatment
(E) Neuronal complexity was affected by Col lesions and EPO treatment significantly improved this effect at P14 (**p < 0.01 vs
Cont + EPO20; ‡‡p = 0.003 vs
Cont + EPO20; T̄T̄p < 0.01 vs
rest Control and Cont + EPO20) or P70 (**p < 0.01 vs
Control + EPO20; ††p < 0.01 vs
(F) Neuron curvature ratio was also impaired after Col lesions and EPO treatment significantly ameliorated this situation both at P14 (**p < 0.01 vs
rest of the groups) and P70 (**p < 0.01 vs
(G) Spine density compromise was also limited after EPO treatment in the ipsilateral hemispheres at P14 (**p < 0.01 vs
Control and Control + EPO10) and at P70 (**p < 0.01 vs
(H) Illustrative example of spines labeled by Golgi-Cox staining
A reduction in spine density is observed in mice after lesions with Col and this effect is limited by EPO10 and EPO20 treatment at P14 and P70
The hippocampus showed a similar trend (hemorrhage burden: P14 [F(5,124) = 2.79
rest of the groups]; P70 [F(5,103) = 13.01 ∗∗p < 0.01 vs
Control + EPO10 and Control + EPO20]; number of hemorrhages: P14 [F(5,124) = 2.33
Control + EPO20 and Col + EPO10] and P70 [F(5,116) = 15.80
Col + EPO20] and hemorrhage size: P14 [F(5,285) = 3.42
EPO treatment reduces vascular damage and inflammation after inducing a GM-IVH
(A) Hemorrhage burden was significantly increased in the SVZ after Col lesions and EPO10 and EP20 treatments reversed this effect
both in the short (P14) and the long term (P70) (P14: *p = 0.013 vs
rest of the groups and P70: **p < 0.01 vs
The number of individual hemorrhages was reduced after EPO treatment (P14: *p = 0.021 vs
rest of the groups; P70: **p < 0.01 vs
while individual hemorrhage size was not affected (P14: p = 0.169]; P70: p = 0.440]
When we analyzed the cortex we observed a similar profile and increased hemorrhage burden
was reduced by EPO treatment (P14: **p < 0.01 vs
due to a reduction in the number of individual hemorrhages after the treatment (P14: **p < 0.01 vs
rest of the groups; P70: ††p < 0.01 vs
while hemorrhage size was not affected (P14: p = 0.123; P70: p = 0.296)
increased hemorrhage burden in the ipsilateral side was reversed by EPO administration (P14: *p = 0.02 vs
The number of individual hemorrhages was reduced after the treatment (P14: †p = 0.046 vs
Control + EPO20 and Col + EPO10; and P70: **p < 0.01 vs
Col + EPO20) while hemorrhage size was not affected (P14: p = 0.005
no further differences detected; P70: p = 0.270)
(B) Illustrative images of cortical Prussian blue staining and Congo red counterstain for hemorrhages
Increased bleeding after Col lesions was reduced by EPO treatment both at P14 and P70
Green arrow point at individual cortical hemorrhages
Bottom panels show increased hemorrhage burden in the SVZ from Col-lesioned animals
(C) Microglia activation after Col lesions was reduced by EPO treatment at P14 and P70 in the SVZ (P14: ##p = 0.003 vs
Control and Control + EPO20; P70: **p < 0.01 vs
cortex (P14: ‡‡p < 0.01; P70: **p < 0.01 vs
Control) and hippocampus (P14: ‡‡p < 0.01 vs
Control + EPO10 and Control + EPO20; P70: p = 0.098)
(D) Illustrative example of microglia immunostaining for IBA-1 (green) in the SVZ and cortex from all groups under study
Increased microglia activation can be observed in Col-treated mice while EPO treatment significantly reduces this effect
EPO treatment reduces tau and Akt phosphorylation after Col lesions
(A) Increased tau phosphorylation after Col lesions was reduced after EPO treatment at P14 although differences did not reach statistical significance (striatum: p = 0.193; cortex: p = 0.922 and hippocampus: p = 0.504])
A similar profile was observed when we analyzed animals in the long term (P70) (striatum: #p = 0.023 vs Control + EPO20; cortex: p = 0.658 and hippocampus: p = 0.522)
(B) Illustrative example of phospho-tau/total tau striatum westerns blots at P14 and P70
showing an increased phosphorylation after Col lesions at P70
(C) Increased phosphor-Akt/total Akt ratios after Col lesions were reduced by EPO treatment in the ipsilateral hemisphere although differences did not reach statistical significance at P14 (striatum: p = 0.127; cortex: p = 0.552; hippocampus: p = 0.055) or at P70 (striatum: p = 0.931; cortex: p = 0.425; hippocampus: p = 0.475)
(D) Illustrative example of striatum phosphor-Akt/total Akt western blots at P14 and P70
Effect of EPO treatment on peripheral markers of GM-IVH
(A) EPO treatment does not affect MMP9 plasma levels at P14 (p = 0.633) or P70 (p = 0.453)
(B) EPO treatment restores plasma gelsolin levels after inducing a GM-IVH in the short term
while differences are no longer detected in the long term (P70) (P14 **p = 0.002 vs
we only observed a slight increase in phopho-Akt levels after inducing a GM-IVH
EPO treatment significantly restores plasma gelsolin levels
suggesting that its positive effects at central level are also detected in the periphery and reinforcing further studies on the utility of plasma gelsolin as a prognostic tool
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"Am I looking at you?" she asks before starting the interview
And she immediately laughs as she realises how strange the question sounds coming from someone who is blind
but I don't see you." Anyone or anything in front of her appears as a light since she lost her sight 20 years ago due to diabetes
portraying a unique Lady Macbeth in a play she produced herself and which is about to receive the Ángeles Rubio-Argüelles Award at the Festival de Teatro de Málaga
imagine if at the same time you have to count the steps from one place to another on the stage
listening to the sound of footsteps on a dry leaf that marks the space and following the carpet on the floor that shows you the way
Just "tricks" for her but superpowers for anyone else
makes her debut at the Malaga event this Sunday 26 January (7pm
admission 20 euros) with the premiere at the Teatro Echegaray of I
a play written by Pablo Bujalance and directed by Lorena Roncero
Inspired by true stories of homeless people
the director has imagined a queen without a crown
Her belongings fit in a dingy cart and her home is a bench in a park in Malaga
"This Lady Macbeth has been on the run since she allegedly escaped from a tower and arrived here with nothing," says the director from Espacio La Amarilla
The haughty 'lady' portrayed by Shakespeare is still there
but there is also the fragile woman that Bujalance now discovers
"She has had everything and now she has nothing
At other times she has been very strong but now she is afraid and very lonely," reflects Zira Williams
Her character constantly moves in this duality
between the signs that remain of the great lady she was and the wounds of a woman for whom even everyday things
And it is with this vulnerability that Esther Ruiz connects instantly
"Much more than with the Lady Macbeth of the castle
She is a strong woman who we are now taking to the terrain of fragility
of her reinvention since her early twenties
when blindness took her away from hairdressing for good
She then began to do what she had always wanted to do but never could because of life's obligations
even though she knew that at the time it would be much more difficult
not giving up." This in spite of her mobility problems and her occasional shortness of breath because of asthma
"Even if my legs are shaking at the end of the play because I can't do it any more
I'm going to be here until they throw me out
we also have difficult moments." And that's where the support network comes in
because "there's always someone to give you a hand." As she speaks
It's the first time they have worked together
but it seems like they have done it all their lives
The connection and affection between them is evident
which she is working on with Zira Williams Producciones
she has surrounded herself with a "great team." Pilar Esteban 'La Pili'
Eskarnia and Alessandra García provide the voice-over for the witches
The music of the play comes courtesy of Artesonao
Miguel Almanza has made the "teaser." Elisa Postigo
And Julián Navarro is her right-hand man in the production
"I would love to have someone else with me
Although there are many people who support us
highlighting the reality of small-scale theatre production
"It's that nowadays it's very difficult to start up a business
and she has taken it upon herself with a courage that is to be admired," adds Lorena Roncero
This is her second monologue and her second production (after her debut in 2021 with 'Manto')
"but this one is much more complicated." The text is for her the "biggest challenge"
"Then you get on the stage and you forget something
It's about letting your intuition guide you" she explains
For Lorena Roncero it is also a challenge and a "learning experience." "All the focus is on what she does
on respecting the text as much as possible and on accompanying her so that she shines"
the theatre festival will present her with the Ángeles Rubio-Argüelles Award after the performance
which recognises the work of women on stage
but what a beautiful thing I'm going to experience," she concludes
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