Brain Trauma, Glucocorticoids and Neuroinflammation: History
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Brain injury is a common cause of death and disability for people of all ages worldwide. Depending on the biomechanics, brain lesions may occur both in areas of the brain directly adjacent to the place of force application and in remote areas [4]. The mechanisms of hippocampal damage are of particular importance, since they underlie late complications of traumatic brain injury (TBI), such as epilepsy, depression and cognitive impairment. The mechanisms of reorganization of neuronal networks in the hippocampus include long-lasting chronic neuroinflammation and secondary damage to the nervous tissue. Responses and disturbances of the hypothalamic–pituitary–adrenal (HPA) axis may play a critical role in late post-traumatic pathology, in particular by modulation of synaptic activity and neuroinflammation in the hippocampus.

  • brain trauma
  • glucocorticoids
  • corticosterone
  • cortisol
  • stress
  • neuroinflammation

1. TBI, Its Late Consequences and the Hippocampus

Post-traumatic epilepsy (PTE) is a severe complication of traumatic brain injury (TBI). It occurs in 10–20% of patients after TBI [1]. About 57% of patients with PTE suffer from medial temporal lobe epilepsy diagnosed by the semiology of epileptic seizures, signs on the EEG and MRI [2]. Histological analysis reveals a specific epilepsy-related pathology of the hippocampus, hippocampal sclerosis, in at least half of these patients [3]. The main risk factors for PTE include the severity of injury, subdural, intracerebral hematomas and early seizures [1][4][5][6][7].
Major depressive disorder development after TBI is quite frequent. Over 50% of patients met major depression disorder criteria at least once, the disease being associated with poorer health-related quality of life [8]. Pathological changes in the hippocampus may represent a basis for post-traumatic depression [9], and, taking into account the common pathophysiological mechanisms, depression is considered the main comorbid pathology for epilepsy [10]. Interestingly, anxiety and depression in patients can be diagnosed before the diagnosis of epilepsy [11], thus confirming common bases of disease mechanisms but not a unidirectional causal relationship between depression and epilepsy.
The mechanisms of late TBI complications and reorganization of neuronal networks in the hippocampus include long-lasting chronic neuroinflammation and secondary damage to the nervous tissue [12]. The causes of chronic neuroinflammation development and circuit reorganization are obviously complicated and, so far, remain obscure. Recent data suggest that disturbance in the HPA axis function plays a critical role in late post-traumatic pathology.

2. HPA Axis in Patients with TBI

HPA axis (Figure 1) is the main neuroendocrine system of the organism implementing stress response and controlling adaptive mechanisms at different levels, from subcellular to the whole organism [13][14][15]. Normally, physiological stress is realized due to HPA action and release of glucocorticoids (GCs). Clinical studies of cortisol-dependent damage in TBI are limited, and the data are scarce and contradictory. Different groups report that cortisol level after TBI is decreased [16] or increased [17][18]. TBI is an acute physiological stress and is expected to increase cortisol levels, at least in TBI patients with preserved HPA axis function. However, some patients with TBI develop dysfunction of the anterior or posterior pituitary gland, which, in turn, leads to secondary hypocorticism (a decrease in cortisol levels due to a decrease in the production of pituitary adrenocorticotropic hormone, ACTH). Agha et al. [19] showed that ACTH and cortisol production after stimulation by glucagon in patients with TBI may be normal or reduced. In patients with a reduced response, the basal cortisol level after TBI was also decreased, but in patients with a normal response, it was increased. The risk factors for adrenal insufficiency and a decreased cortisol level in the acute period of TBI are basal skull fractures, hypotension and the use of propofol [20]. Hydrocortisone replacement therapy may be associated with a favorable neurologic outcome after TBI, suggesting the involvement of corticosteroids in the consequences of brain trauma [21]. In general, signs of mild TBI, including absence of amnesia and a higher Glasgow coma scale score, are associated with higher cortisol levels [22], while the severity of coma positively correlates with acute cortisol level (within 6 h after TBI) [18]. On the contrary, during the first 3 days after TBI, the cortisol level is higher in patients with lower Glasgow coma scale score and predicts mortality [23].
Figure 1. Hypothalamic–pituitary–adrenal (HPA) axis. Neuroendocrine response to stress includes the reaction of HPA axis: the release of hypothalamic corticotropin-releasing hormone (CRH), which stimulates the release of adrenocorticotropic hormone (ACTH) from the pituitary gland and, finally, the release of glucocorticoids (GCs) from the adrenal glands (corticosterone in most rodents; cortisol in humans). GCs enter the blood circulation, implementing both peripheral and central action via specific receptors in almost all organs and tissues, including the brain. The prefrontal cortex, hippocampus and amygdala control the activity of the hypothalamus, thus regulating the HPA axis [13][14][15].
The time course of cortisol level during the first weeks after TBI also depends on the initial HPA axis state. In patients with stressful events prior to brain injury, cortisol levels were significantly decreased, as compared with patients without stress before TBI [24], indicating stress-induced HPA dysfunction. In patients without stressful events before TBI, HPA function was preserved, and GC levels increased. Chronic HPA disturbances in patients with TBI are studied even less. In mild TBI, hair cortisol did not diverge before and months after TBI, its level reflecting individual coping with stress in general [25]. However, HPA dysregulation was shown two years after TBI, when hypocortisolemia and low diurnal GCs variability were detected [26]. Another study reported normal cortisol and circadian variations for two years after mild-to-moderate TBI, even with the presence of depression [27].

3. Neuroinflammation and TBI

Both primary and secondary mechanisms of brain damage discussed above are associated with neuroinflammatory response. Neuroinflammation is one of the essential mechanisms of brain damage modulated by GCs. Under normal conditions, microglial activity and cytokine release are intimately associated with neuroplasticity and memory; however, uncontrolled excessive neuroinflammation leads to cell death and further progression of brain pathology [28]. In pathological conditions, microglia play a crucial role in the expression of both pro-inflammatory (IL-1ß, IL-6, TNFα) and anti-inflammatory (IL-4, IL-10) cytokines, chemokines, as well as molecular fragments associated with damage (DAMP, damage-associated molecular patterns, such as HMGB1, ATP, S100ß). These substances enable microglial modulation of cyclooxygenase-2 and the components of the complement system [29]. Cytokines produced by inflammatory cells are released within minutes after TBI and alter the functioning of glutamate and GABAergic receptors, as well as potential-dependent ion channels, inhibit the reuptake of glutamate by astrocytes and provoke an increase in extracellular K+. Thus, cytokines can participate in hypersynchronization of neurons and the occurrence of epileptiform activity [30], as well as contribute to further neurodegeneration [31]. Microglial activation also occurs in remote areas of the brain, microglial properties and cytokine profile changing over time [32].
In the area of TBI, neutrophils and other cells of the immune system are recruited as well. These cells, along with glia, take part in the production of cytokines, chemokines, free radicals, prostaglandins and components of the complement system. The profile of peripheral immune system cells changes over time. Neutrophils first appear in the focus of injury; after 3–5 days they are replaced by mononuclear leukocytes and, to a lesser degree, by T cells, dendritic cells and natural killers [29]. The peripheral immune system is also activated. It has been shown that 1 day after TBI, the number of CD4+ and CD8+ T cells in rat spleen increases, indicating an activation of adaptive immunity. Suppression of adaptive immunity improves TBI outcomes [33]. Thus, autoimmune mechanisms are involved in the development of post-traumatic pathology [29], though their role has not been studied in detail yet.
Astrocytic gliosis in the neocortex develops about 1 week after TBI and, in the long-term period of injury astrogliosis, serves as an important histopathological marker of hippocampal sclerosis [34][35][36]. Astrocyte dysfunction may be involved in increasing the excitability of neurons and circuit reorganization via several mechanisms. Astrocytes normally participate in the utilization of extracellular K+ (due to active transport into the cell and distribution through the astrocyte system) and utilization/metabolism of glutamate. Changes in K+ homeostasis and an increase in its concentration lead to a decrease in neuronal excitability threshold, while impairment of glutamate utilization results in an increase in its toxic effects. In addition, astrocytes play an important role in water homeostasis of the brain [37] and form the brain glymphatic system involved in the development and resorption of edema, transport of metabolites and immune cells [38].
The transition from acute activation of the brain immune system to chronic neuroinflammation in TBI is the subject of quite a few studies [12][39][40]. Chronic neuroinflammation caused by TBI induces progressive edema and neurodegeneration associated with cognitive and emotional disorders [41]. The first week after TBI is an important time interval, day 7 being considered a borderline between acute and chronic post-traumatic changes. It is noteworthy that edema resorption and the early development of astrogliosis in the focus of direct impact to the neocortex was shown 7 days after TBI [34][35][36].

4. Neuroinflammation and GCs

Chronic neuroinflammation is a recognized consequence of chronic stress; its definitive association with GCs is rigorously discussed but still remains obscure [42]. The available data indicate dual effects of GCs, both anti- and pro-inflammatory. Suppression of inflammation is among the well-established systemic effects of GCs. This ability of GCs is widely used in clinical practice for treatment of inflammatory and autoimmune diseases. The activation of GRs and MRs in peripheral tissues results in inhibition of immune cell activity and induction of apoptosis in lymphocytes [43]. GCs also inhibit inflammation via several other mechanisms, including inhibition of tissue infiltration by cells from the blood, inhibition of cytokine expression, changes of lymphocyte functioning and others [42]. In the brain, GCs realize either pro- or anti-inflammatory properties depending on the degree and duration of exposure, external factors preceding injury, injury characteristics and the specific brain region [15][42][44].
The order and time period between GC increase and immune challenge may be important for the effects of GCs on neuroinflammation (Figure 2). This was confirmed in a study with administration of GCs and lipopolysaccharide (LPS, immunogenic component of Gram-negative bacteria) in a different order [45]. If GCs were injected prior to LPS (2 and 24 h), they potentiated pro-neuroinflammatory effects (TNFa, IL-1b, IL-6 expression). In contrast, GCs injected 1 h after LPS had an anti-inflammatory action in the brain. LPS injection directly into the hippocampus of the stressed animals also increased the number of reactive microglial cells and expression of pro-inflammatory cytokines [46] as compared to non-stressed animals. The second factor affecting GCs action is the duration of their exposure (Figure 2). Many groups have demonstrated that chronic stress is definitely a pro-inflammatory condition [42]. Chronic stress potentiated LPS-induced activation of several pro-inflammatory pathways, including nuclear factor kappa B (NF-κB) [47], and increased basal activation of other intracellular pathways, such as ERK1/2, p38, SAPK/JNK and AKT [48].
Figure 2. Effects of GCs on neuroinflammation depend on time of damage [42][45][49][50]. Timing of GCs exposure is critical for its pro- or anti-inflammatory action in the brain.
The interaction between GCs and the inflammatory mechanisms seems really intricate. Dexamethasone injected directly into the rat hippocampus was able to induce weak neuroinflammation but, when applied during LPS-induced neuroinflammation, evoked differential effects on pro-inflammatory cytokines expression [51]. Systemic administration of dexamethasone for 3 weeks in mice, mimicking chronic stress, induced depressive-like behavior and glucocorticoid resistance, a potential priming factor enhancing inflammatory response [52]. After ten days of corticosterone exposure in adrenalectomized rats, GCs, in a dose-dependent manner, primed microglia to pro-inflammatory stimuli by gene expression associated with inflammation (NLRP3, Iba-1, MHCII and NF-κB), thus potentiating microglial pro-inflammatory response to LPS [53]. Interestingly, diffuse TBI also primes microglia and promotes depressive-like behavior after secondary LPS-induced inflammatory challenge 1 month after trauma [54].
Recent information about relationships between inflammation, GCs and TBI is scarce. CS increased 1 hour after TBI, and its level negatively correlated with the number of peripheral T cells, confirming the anti-inflammatory effect of GCs [55]. The number of circulating T cells positively correlated with TBI core infiltration and destructive neuroinflammatory response in the brain.
Using the lateral fluid percussion model of TBI, the researchers showed CS elevation in the blood and the hippocampus on day 3 after TBI [49][50]. The correlations between CS and neuroinflammatory response in the hippocampus were time dependent and vague. On day 3, the blood CS level negatively correlated with microglial cell count in the hippocampus. In contrast, on day 7 after TBI, when CS almost returned to baseline, noticeable and bilateral microglial activation was detected. The levels of IL-1β in the contralateral hippocampus positively correlated with CS in the same region. These results may reflect an early anti-inflammatory and latter pro-inflammatory effect of CS in TBI (Figure 3).
Figure 3. Local and systemic effects of TBI ([49][50]). Based on (1) selectivity and distant character of hippocampal damage, (2) lack of specificity to the type of primary impact leading to distant hippocampal damage and (3) involvement of both ipsilateral and contralateral hippocampus in models of unilateral primary neocortical injury, it can be assumed that there are common CS-dependent mechanisms underlying selective death of hippocampal neurons and chronic neuroinflammation.
Since GCs modulate the secondary mechanisms of damage, the HPA axis state during trauma is also an important factor for GC action. On the one hand, the time course of cortisol levels after TBI depends on the initial HPA state; in patients experiencing stressful events before brain injury, acute cortisol levels significantly decreased during the acute period of TBI [24]. Thus, patients with previously activated HPA demonstrate impaired stress reactivity. This may defeat the positive effects of GCs (early anti-inflammatory action) and enhance negative ones (e.g., enhancement of excitotoxicity). On the other hand, moderate stress may increase the resistance of neurons to brain insults and protect from further excitotoxic damage; the expression of cytokines and neurotrophic factors may underlie the protective effects of mild stress [56].

This entry is adapted from the peer-reviewed paper 10.3390/biomedicines10051139

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