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lüll Uncoupled Endothelial Nitric Oxide Synthase Enhances p-Tau in Chronic Traumatic Encephalopathy Mouse Model Shin N; Kim HG; Shin HJ; Kim S; Kwon HH; Baek H; Yi MH; Zhang E; Kim JJ; Hong J; Lee SY; Lee W; Triantafillu UL; Kim CS; Kim Y; Kim DWAntioxid Redox Signal 2019[May]; 30 (13): 1601-1620AIMS: Chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE) is a progressive neurodegenerative disease thought to be caused by repetitive traumatic brain injury (TBI) and subconcussive injuries. While hyperphosphorylation of tau (p-Tau), which is attributed to astrocytic tangles (ATs) and neurofibrillary tangles, is known to be involved in CTE, there are limited neuropathological or molecular data. By utilizing repetitive mild TBI (rmTBI) mouse models, our aim was to examine the pathological changes of CTE-associated structures, specifically the ATs. RESULTS: Our rmTBI mouse models showed symptoms of depressive behavior and memory deficit, alongside an increased p-Tau expression in their neurons and astrocytes in both the hippocampus and cortex. rmTBI induced oxidative stress in endothelial cells and nitric oxide (NO) generation in astrocytes, which were mediated by hypoxia and increased hypoxia-inducible factor 1-alpha (HIF1alpha). There was also correlated decreased regional cerebral tissue perfusion units, mild activation of astrocytes and NFkappaB phosphorylation, increased expression of inducible nitric oxide synthase (iNOS), increased endothelial nitric oxide synthase (eNOS) uncoupling with decreased tetrahydrobiopterin, and increased expression of nitrotyrosine, NADPH oxidase 2 (Nox2)/nuclear factor (erythroid-derived 2) factor 2 (Nrf2) signaling proteins. Combined, these effects induced peroxynitrite formation and hyperphosphorylation of tau in the hippocampus and cortex toward the formation of ATs. INNOVATION: Our model features molecular pathogenesis events of CTE with clinically relevant latency periods. In particular, this is the first demonstration of an increased astrocytic iNOS expression in an in vivo model. CONCLUSION: We propose a novel mechanism of uncoupled eNOS and NO contribution to Tau phosphorylation and AT formation in rmTBI brain, toward an increased molecular understanding of the pathophysiology of human CTE.|Animals[MESH]|Astrocytes/metabolism[MESH]|Brain/metabolism[MESH]|Chronic Traumatic Encephalopathy/etiology/*metabolism[MESH]|Disease Models, Animal[MESH]|Gene Expression[MESH]|Hippocampus/metabolism[MESH]|Hypoxia/metabolism[MESH]|Mice[MESH]|Microglia/metabolism[MESH]|NF-kappa B/metabolism[MESH]|Neurons/metabolism[MESH]|Nitric Oxide Synthase Type III/genetics/*metabolism[MESH]|Oxidation-Reduction[MESH]|Phosphorylation[MESH]|tau Proteins/genetics/*metabolism[MESH] |