<bold>Background: </bold>The blood-cerebrospinal fluid barrier (BCSFB) comprises the choroid plexus epithelia. It is important for brain development, maintenance, function, and especially for maintaining immune homeostasis in the cerebrospinal fluid (CSF). Although previous studies have shown that the peripheral immune function of the body is impaired upon exposure to microgravity, no studies have reported changes in immune cells and cytokines in the CSF that reflect neuroimmune status. The purpose of this study is to investigate the alterations in cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) immune homeostasis induced by microgravity and its mechanisms. This research is expected to provide basic data for brain protection of astronauts during spaceflight. <bold>Methods: </bold>The proportions of immune cells in the CSF and peripheral blood (PB) of SMG rats were analyzed using flow cytometry. Immune function was evaluated by measuring cytokine concentrations using the Luminex method. The histomorphology and ultrastructure of the choroid plexus epithelia were determined. The concentrations of intercellular junction proteins in choroid plexus epithelial cells, including vascular endothelial-cadherin (VE-cadherin), zonula occludens 1 (ZO-1), Claudin-1 and occludin, were detected using western blotting and immunofluorescence staining to characterize BCSFB injury. <bold>Results: </bold>We found that SMG caused significant changes in the proportion of CD4 and CD8 T cells in the CSF and a significant increase in the levels of cytokines (GRO/KC, IL-18, MCP-1, and RANTES). In the PB, there was a significant decrease in the proportion of T cells and NKT cells and a significant increase in cytokine levels (GRO/KC, IL-18, MCP-1, and TNF-alpha). Additionally, we observed that the trends in immune markers in the PB and CSF were synchronized within specific SMG durations, suggesting that longer SMG periods (>= 21 days) have a more pronounced impact on immune markers. Furthermore, 21d-SMG resulted in ultrastructural disruption and downregulated expression of intercellular junction proteins in rat choroid plexus epithelial cells. <bold>Conclusions: </bold>We found that SMG disrupts the BCSFB and affects the CSF immune homeostasis. This study provides new insights into the health protection of astronauts during spaceflight
基金:
Chinese Medicine Education Association,
Grant/Award Number: 2022KTZ002; Science
Foundation of AMHT, Grant/Award Numbers:
2021YK22, 2021YK23,
2022YK11:2022YK21, 2022YK24:2022YK29;
National Natural Science Foundation of China,
Grant/Award Number: 12326613; Open
Research Fund of State Key Laboratory of
Digital Medical Engineering, Grant/Award
Number: 2023-K12; The scientific research
fund of aerospace center hospital,
Grant/Award Number: YN202304:YN202416
第一作者机构:[1]Capital Med Univ, Beijing Tong Ren Hosp, Beijing 100730, Peoples R China[2]Aerosp Ctr Hosp, Aerosp Med Ctr, Beijing 100049, Peoples R China[3]Aerosp Ctr Hosp, Dept Neurol, Beijing, Peoples R China
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通讯机构:[1]Capital Med Univ, Beijing Tong Ren Hosp, Beijing 100730, Peoples R China[2]Aerosp Ctr Hosp, Aerosp Med Ctr, Beijing 100049, Peoples R China[4]Peking Univ, Inst Med Technol, Hlth Sci Ctr, Beijing, Peoples R China[*1]Aerospace Medical Center, Aerospace Center Hospital, Beijing 100049, China[*2]Beijing Tong Ren Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing 100730, China.
推荐引用方式(GB/T 7714):
Yang Jing,Cui Yaoyuan,Zhao Juan,et al.Simulated microgravity-induced dysregulation of cerebrospinal fluid immune homeostasis by disrupting the blood-cerebrospinal fluid barrier[J].BRAIN AND BEHAVIOR.2024,14(9):doi:10.1002/brb3.3648.
APA:
Yang, Jing,Cui, Yaoyuan,Zhao, Juan,Tang, Shiyi,Wang, Anqing...&Wang, Jiawei.(2024).Simulated microgravity-induced dysregulation of cerebrospinal fluid immune homeostasis by disrupting the blood-cerebrospinal fluid barrier.BRAIN AND BEHAVIOR,14,(9)
MLA:
Yang, Jing,et al."Simulated microgravity-induced dysregulation of cerebrospinal fluid immune homeostasis by disrupting the blood-cerebrospinal fluid barrier".BRAIN AND BEHAVIOR 14..9(2024)