Abstract
Traumatic Brain injury-induced disturbances in mitochondrial fission-and-fusion dynamics have been linked to the onset and propagation of neuroinflammation and neurodegeneration. However, cell-type-specific contributions and crosstalk between neurons, microglia, and astrocytes in mitochondria-driven neurodegeneration after brain injury remain undefined. We developed a human three-dimensional in vitro triculture tissue model of a contusion injury composed of neurons, microglia, and astrocytes and examined the contributions of mitochondrial dysregulation to neuroinflammation and progression of injury-induced neurodegeneration. Pharmacological studies presented here suggest that fragmented mitochondria released by microglia are a key contributor to secondary neuronal damage progression after contusion injury, a pathway that requires astrocyte-microglia crosstalk. Controlling mitochondrial dysfunction thus offers an exciting option for developing therapies for TBI patients.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 496 |
| Journal | Cell Death and Disease |
| Volume | 14 |
| Issue number | 8 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - 3 Aug 2023 |
| Externally published | Yes |
Keywords
- Humans
- Neuroinflammatory Diseases
- Inflammation/metabolism
- Brain/metabolism
- Brain Injuries, Traumatic/metabolism
- Contusions/metabolism
- Mitochondria/metabolism
- Microglia/metabolism
- Astrocytes/metabolism