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Update on Inflammatory Biomarkers and Treatments in Ischemic Stroke

Aldo Bonaventura, Luca Liberale, Alessandra Vecchié and 4 more

International Journal of Molecular Sciences · 2016 · Review · CC BY

doi:10.3390/ijms17121967

Abstract

After an acute ischemic stroke (AIS), inflammatory processes are able to concomitantly induce both beneficial and detrimental effects. In this narrative review, we updated evidence on the inflammatory pathways and mediators that are investigated as promising therapeutic targets. We searched for papers on PubMed and MEDLINE up to August 2016. The terms searched alone or in combination were: ischemic stroke, inflammation, oxidative stress, ischemia reperfusion, innate immunity, adaptive immunity, autoimmunity. Inflammation in AIS is characterized by a storm of cytokines, chemokines, and Damage-Associated Molecular Patterns (DAMPs) released by several cells contributing to exacerbate the tissue injury both in the acute and reparative phases. Interestingly, many biomarkers have been studied, but none of these reflected the complexity of systemic immune response. Reperfusion therapies showed a good efficacy in the recovery after an AIS. New therapies appear promising both in pre-clinical and clinical studies, but still need more detailed studies to be translated in the ordinary clinical practice. In spite of clinical progresses, no beneficial long-term interventions targeting inflammation are currently available. Our knowledge about cells, biomarkers, and inflammatory markers is growing and is hoped to better evaluate the impact of new treatments, such as monoclonal antibodies and cell-based therapies.

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1. Introduction

1The World Health Organization defined “stroke” as a clinical syndrome characterized by a rapid onset of focal (or global in the case of coma) cerebral deficit lasting more than 24 h or leading to death, due to a vascular ischemic cause. Ischemic stroke (IS) accounts for the majority of strokes and includes cryptogenic, lacunae, and thromboembolic strokes and it occurs usually when the blood supply to an area of the brain is interrupted. Classical risk factors include age, cigarette smoking, diabetes, hypertension, and obesity. Prone-to-embolism diseases, such as cardiac valve disease and atrial fibrillation, increase the risk for IS, with the latter representing the most frequent condition. In IS, inflammation plays a pivotal role exerting both beneficial and detrimental effects (Figure 1). In fact, activation of resident cells, such as microglia, astrocytes, and endothelial cells is neuroprotective and promotes brain regeneration and recovery, whilst the recruitment of immune cells expressing inflammatory mediators and leading to blood-brain barrier (BBB) disruption is responsible for neuronal death, brain edema, and hemorrhagic transformation. The sudden blockage of blood flow to the brain causes tissue hypoxia and triggers an inflammatory cascade leading to impairment of ion homeostasis, neuronal excitotoxicity, intracellular calcium overload, free radical generation, and lipid peroxidation ultimately determining neuronal injury. The aim of the therapy is to mechanically or pharmacologically restore the blood flow as soon as possible to limit tissue damage. However, strangely, blood restoration is often associated with an exacerbation of tissue injury and a deep inflammatory response called “reperfusion injury”. In this narrative review, based on papers found on PubMed and MEDLINE up to August 2016 (searched terms: ischemic stroke, inflammation, oxidative stress, ischemia reperfusion, innate immunity, adaptive immunity, autoimmunity; articles were also found through searches of reference lists and the authors’ files), we have updated the evidence regarding inflammatory cells, biomarkers, and pathways during and after an IS and speculate about new, potential therapeutic perspectives in order to reduce the detrimental effects carried by ischemia/reperfusion (I/R) in the brain following an IS.

2. Inflammatory Cells Involved in Post-Ischemic Brain Injury and Repair

2The ischemic and reperfusion periods are both characterized by pathophysiological alterations, involving the modulation of inflammatory cell function. In the following sub-paragraphs, we will update evidence on the major inflammatory cell subsets.

2.1. Neutrophils

3Already few hours after the stroke onset, the number of circulating polymorphonuclear neutrophils (PMNs) rise in a stroke severity-dependent manner as a result of different mechanisms: an increased release from the bone marrow and spleen reserves, an enhanced production, and a reduced apoptosis. PMN rolling and adhesion have been described early after stroke onset in arterial vessels of the brain due to the up-regulation of circulating and endothelial chemoattractants and adhesion molecules. Early adhesion molecule-mediated PMN migration through brain vessels and parenchymal infiltration at ischemia site is now under discussion. Recently, in experimental models and in human specimens it has been demonstrated that during the acute phase of reperfusion, PMNs are not found in the ischemic parenchyma, but remain in the neurovascular unit (NVU) and in the leptomeningeal spaces. Here, they are attracted by accumulated signals released by ischemic brain in the interstitial fluid and then drained through perivascular spaces of cortical arterioles toward leptomeninges. Accordingly, in vitro, ischemia alone was not able to induce PMN migration through BBB. Only after prolonged ischemia (12 h), PMNs have been detected in cortical infarcted parenchyma.

4Innate immune system answers to the cerebral damage through PMN activation attempting beneficial effects (e.g., contributing to resolution of inflammation, scar formation, and neo-angiogenesis), but in this way contributing to BBB impairment and cerebral edema (Figure 2). PMN accumulation in the damaged tissue correlates with stroke severity and worst stroke outcome. Activated PMNs enhance ischemic damage mainly through three mechanisms, such as reactive oxygen species (ROS) and protease production, cytokine-mediated enhanced inflammation, and complement activation. On the basis of these findings, several studies tried to improve stroke outcomes by blocking PMN activation and recruitment, reducing their adhesion to endothelial cells or blocking mediators of BBB damage. The complex relationship between PMNs, ischemic stroke, reperfusion injury, and the augmented infective risk following anti-neutrophil treatment explain the high rate of treatment failure and discrepancies hanging over these attempts.

2.2. Microglial Cells and Circulating Monocytes/Macrophages

5Soon after IS onset, microglia (including Brain Res.ident macrophages) is activated and enhances circulating monocyte recruitment by releasing pro-inflammatory mediators, such as tumor necrosis factor (TNF)-α, nitric oxide (NO), and superoxide (Figure 2). Among different possible microglia-activating stimuli, released adenosine triphosphate from damaged cells seems to play an important role in animal models. Microglia activation exerts both beneficial and detrimental effects on stroke outcomes. Once activated, in fact, resident macrophages can polarize toward different phenotypes in response to local ischemic milieu ranging from classically activated, pro-inflammatory macrophages type 1 (M1) to alternatively activated macrophages type 2 (M2), which are mainly involved in the resolution of inflammation and tissue healing (Figure 2). On the other hand, microglia inhibition in experimental models of brain injury leads to contradicting results in terms of neuronal survival.

6In contrast to early microglial response, monocyte-derived macrophages from bloodstream reach the damaged site most abundantly 3–7 days after ischemia onset during the chronic phase of IS. Early after brain injury, an increased number of total monocytes in the blood circulation has been described in humans. About different subtypes, classical monocyte subset (CD14++ CD16−) significantly increased, while the non-classical monocyte subset (CD14+ CD16++) significantly decreased. Progression and severity of brain ischemia directly correlate with CD14++ CD16− increase and CD14+ CD16++ reduction. As already known in another model, the splenic monocyte reserves were critical in the pathophysiology of brain infarction. Although different studies reported that splenectomy or spleen irradiation reduced ischemic cerebral injury in animal models, some concerns rise from a work by Kim and colleagues. In this study, spleen contraction after brain injury was accompanied by decreased number of Ly-6Chigh and Ly-6Clow subsets in the spleen and temporally coincided with respective increases in the ischemic brain. Despite the reduced accumulation of both subsets in injured brain, splenectomy failed to reduce infarct size and swelling. Subset-specific studies and more homogeneity in stroke model (e.g., permanent vs. transient artery occlusion) are needed to fully address spleen function in brain infarction.

7Peripheral monocyte heterogeneity corresponds to the presence of different macrophage subsets in the infarcted parenchyma, where these cells can shift from a phenotype to another depending on the local milieu. Although exact contribution of different cellular subsets on lesion evolution is still elusive, the early monocyte recruitment at stroke hemisphere has been demonstrated to mainly involve pro-inflammatory Lys6Chigh cells. Once in the cerebral tissue, these cells were shown to differentiate into anti-inflammatory patrolling monocytes. Moreover, selective depletion of Lys6Chigh was associated with increased hemorrhagic transformations through the rupture of neo-vessels within infarct peripheral zone. Accordingly, Chu and co-workers recently demonstrated that pro-inflammatory monocytes infiltrating ischemic lesion were able to differentiate into M2 anti-inflammatory monocyte-derived macrophages, inducing the same translation to adjacent monocyte-derived macrophages or microglia. A deeper spatial, temporal, and functional characterization of different mononuclear cell subtypes is needed to provide more clear translational evidences guiding future potential interventions.

2.3. T and B Lymphocytes

8Antigen-specific and antigen-independent mechanisms were shown to activate T lymphocyte-mediated response after an IS. T cells have been also detected in the infarction boundary zones early within 24 h after reperfusion, then they accumulate until day 7 and decrease in number after 14 days. Among different T lymphocyte subsets, both CD4+ and CD8+ seem to play a harmful role in the infarcted parenchyma (Figure 2). Moreover, Shichita and colleagues showed in a murine stroke model that interleukin (IL)-17 plays an important role in the delayed phase of I/R injury during which apoptotic neuronal death occurs in the penumbra. γδ T cells have been identified as the main source of this cytokine. Similarly, also human infarcted brain showed high levels of IL-17. Thus, γδ T cells and IL-17 are interesting therapeutic targets to reduce neuronal death in I/R brain injury.

9T regulatory (Treg) cells were suggested to play an opposite role from other T cells subsets. These cells are important regulators of immune homeostasis through direct interaction with other cells and production of anti-inflammatory cytokines, such as IL-10 and transforming growth factor (TGF)-β. The selective depletion of Treg cells was associated with an increase in infarct size and behavioral deficits after brain ischemia in an experimental model of stroke, whilst beneficial effects of Treg cells were mediated by IL-10 via abrogation of interferon (IFN)-γ-mediated pathways (Figure 2).

10B cell effects on I/R brain injury are mainly related to autoantibody production as detailed in the following paragraphs. Regulatory B cells showed the capacity to reduce inflammation and neurological deficits in a murine stroke model, while abrogation of this cell subset was accompanied by an enhanced brain infiltration by different leukocyte subpopulations (Figure 2).

3.1. Cytokines

11A variety of cytokines triggers the inflammatory response to ischemic brain injury. The most important, pro-inflammatory cytokines are TNF-α, IL-1, and IL-6, which were detected within the brain, the cerebrospinal fluid (CSF), and the blood of patients suffering from acute IS and are responsible for the extension of the infarct zone in animal models. Many studies demonstrated that cytokine-mediated effects on ischemic area are strictly related to a huge increase of their levels, considering that infarcts reach their final volume many hours before cytokines peak. It is very interesting to underline that even smaller increases in cytokine levels were shown to impact on the tissue injury evolution. TNF-α owns a dual role: it can both exacerbate and reduce infarct evolution. TNF-α blocking with specific monoclonal antibodies confers neuroprotection. On the other hand, TNF-α produced by microglial cells was protective on ischemic neurons.

12IL-1 is a pro-inflammatory cytokine, which exists in two forms, IL-1α and IL-1β. Both forms signal through the IL-1 receptor type I, which can be competitively blocked by the receptor antagonist (IL-1Ra). Both IL-1α and IL-1β levels are elevated in the first hours following an IS. IL-1α is mainly secreted by microglia, while IL-1β is released by different compartments of the NVU. It is surprising to note that IL-1 is not directly toxic, but it is able to activate astrocytes and endothelium favoring astrogliosis, release of chemokines, activation of metalloproteinase (MMP)-9, and release of vascular cell adhesion molecule (VCAM)-1 and intercellular adhesion molecule (ICAM)-1.

13IL-10 and TGF-β behave as anti-inflammatory cytokines, favoring the tissue recovery. In particular, IL-10 was demonstrated to act as a down-regulator of the negative effects carried by pro-inflammatory cytokines modulating neuronal vulnerability to excitotoxicity induced by ischemia. Blood levels of TGF-β increased the day after IS and remained elevated in astrocytes and microglia/macrophages for at least one week in animal models.

14With regard to cytokine levels in CSF and bloodstream, the peak of TNF-α in CSF at 24 h after IS correlated with clinical outcomes. Other studies also indicated that increased levels at 6 h correlated with stroke severity. On the contrary, IL-1β levels were increased in CSF after 6 h, but they did not correlate with infarct size or clinical outcome. In the bloodstream, data on TNF-α and IL-1β levels were controversial.

15The high heterogeneity of results on cytokine levels indicates that systemic inflammation has a poor clinical value to predict IS clinical evolution.

3.2. Chemokines

16The three most relevant chemokines that might play a pathophysiological role after IS are: stromal cell-derived factor (SDF)-1, also known as C-X-C motif chemokine (CXCL)12; fractalkine, also known as C-X3-C motif chemokine ligand (CX3CL)1; and monocyte chemoattractant protein (MCP)-1, also known as C-C motif chemokine ligand (CCL)2.

17The blockade of CXCL12 binding to its receptor (C-X-C chemokine receptor type 4) was demonstrated to reduce inflammation and infarct size in animal models. In particular, leukocyte infiltration and cytokine release were markedly reduced and BBB disruption was also limited. Besides, in animal models CXCL12 expression demonstrated to be useful for the recovery. CXCL12 was also shown to promote bone marrow-derived cell targeting to injured cells and improve local blood flow facilitating post-ischemic brain recovery.

18Results from IS models demonstrated that the abrogation of the binding between CX3CL1 and its receptor (CX3CR1) on microglial cells leads to a reduced post-ischemic damage in terms of excitotoxicity, ROS release, BBB disruption, and leukocyte infiltration. However, other studies highlighted beneficial effects correlating high plasmatic concentrations of CX3CL1 and good clinical outcomes. Interestingly, Rosito and co-workers proposed that the release of chemokines, such as CX3CL1, CXCL16, and CCL2 affects neurons, microglia, and astrocytes during brain ischemia. These molecules might be considered as endogenous self-protective compounds limiting the cell damage in the ischemic penumbra.

19Antagonism and neutralization of the binding between CCL2 and its receptor (CCR2) was associated with a decrease in leukocyte infiltration within the infarcted area and a BBB impairment. Strecker and colleagues hypothesized that the reduced permeability of BBB in Ccl2-knockout mice could be linked to transcriptional effects of CCL2 on BBB-related genes, such as occludin, zonula occludens-1, and zonula occludens-2. CCL2/CCR2 interaction was demonstrated to stop the hemorrhagic transformation via the recruitment of bone marrow-derived monocytes/macrophages and especially by preserving the integrity of the NVU via a TGF-β-triggered pathway. Moreover, CCL2 was found to promote the migration of neuroblasts from neurogenic regions to ischemic damaged areas. As for other chemokines, CCL2 owns detrimental properties, too. Indeed, CCL2 is involved in the recruitment of inflammatory cells exacerbating the brain injury.

3.3. Reactive Oxygen Species

20After an IS, the up-regulation of antioxidant enzymes was not described to efficiently counteract the huge increase in reactive oxygen species (ROS) generation. This redox unbalance triggers early inflammatory responses, involving both microglial and neuronal cells, as well as circulating leukocytes (Figure 3). ROS are essential mediators in the inflammatory environment whose major source is nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide phosphate hydrogen oxidase (NOX) together with immune cells infiltrating ischemic tissue. ROS generation stimulates ischemic neurons to release in turn additional ROS via other enzyme systems. Different isoforms of NOX have been described in mammalians, which are the NOXs (NOX1-, NOX2-, NOX3-, NOX4-, and NOX5-containing oxidases) and the dual oxidases (DUOX1- and DUOX2-containing enzymes).

21NOX1 and NOX2 showed to enhance vascular pathology, while NOX4 contributed to vascular protection. NOX1- and NOX2-derived ROS contribute to vascular disease mainly because of NO inactivation and oxidative damage. In fact, ROS are responsible for the inactivation of NO mediated by superoxide and also for the formation of peroxynitrite, causing irreversible damages to macromolecules, such as DNA, proteins, and lipids. Moreover, peroxynitrite can interact with the endothelial nitric oxide synthase (eNOS) cofactor, tetrahydrobiopterin; in the absence of tetrahydrobiopterin, eNOS is enzymatically uncoupled and generates superoxide, contributing to increase the oxidative stress. NOX2 deletion in mice was demonstrated to reduce the infarct size and the effect might involve both circulating neutrophils and Brain Res.ident cells. The vasoprotective effect of NOX4 is not yet fully understood, but it might depend on the production of hydrogen peroxide. This product does not react with NO at the same manner as superoxide (produced by NOX1 and NOX2) and consequently does alter significantly its bioavailability. Moreover, NOX4 is considered an important signaling mediator capable to modify the function of some proteins by reversibly oxidizing reactive cysteine residues. Finally, NOX4 overexpression was demonstrated to augment eNOS expression and activity in a catalase-dependent way promoting angiogenesis and recovery from hypoxia. Nevertheless, post-stroke inhibition of NOX4 in mice has proved to be exceptionally neuroprotective, resulting in improved long-term neurological functions and reduced mortality.

22Through a variety of upstream molecules, ROS activated different pathways leading to dual actions, either detrimental or beneficial. Once generated, ROS can cause microvascular occlusion and cross the vessel wall reacting with macromolecules finally leading to lipid peroxidation, protein oxidation, and DNA damage. The phagocytic burst triggered by ROS is also responsible for the derangement of BBB explaining the typical post-ischemic complications, such as brain edema and hemorrhagic transformation. Neutrophils release a relevant amount of hydroxyl radical, which is blocked by hyperbaric oxygenation and by oxidant scavenger. ROS of neutrophil origin are responsible for I/R injury; hydroxyl radical is able to sensitize the mitochondrial permeability transition pore activity enhancing calcium overload leading to the blocking of the mitochondrial respiratory chain and finally to neuronal death. Moreover, ROS are directly responsible for neuronal cell apoptosis via different inflammatory pathways as displayed in Figure 2. Microglial cells can generate ROS via NOX1 and NOX2 activation. Astrocytes can reduce oxidative stress by the activation of the nuclear factor-erythroid 2-related factor 2-dependent pathway. Finally, brain microvascular cells are capable of releasing ROS and triggering BBB dysfunction by lipid peroxidation.

3.4. Damage-Associated Molecular Patterns (DAMPs)

23These endogenous molecules are released from injured cells after the ischemic trigger and induce the activation of Toll-like receptors (TLRs) and some others, such as receptor for advanced glycation end products (RAGE), and c-type lectin receptors, finally amplifying inflammatory mediator expression and tissue damage. Mitochondrial DNA released by ischemic neurons is detected from immune cells as DAMPs and is capable to activate TLR9. Mitochondrial DAMPs include formyl peptides and mitochondrial DNA itself and are able to activate human neutrophils through formyl peptide receptor-1 and TLR9. Moreover, they stimulate neutrophil calcium influx and phosphorylation of MAPK, allowing neutrophil migration and degranulation both in vitro and in vivo. Maeda and colleagues demonstrated that intact mitochondria are released from cells undergoing necroptosis induced by TNF-α. Human macrophages and dendritic cells have been shown to overwhelm mitochondria from necroptotic cells leading to macrophage secretion of cytokines and dendritic cell maturation. Self RNA and DNA alongside with the LL37 peptide are able to activate an immune response through TLR7 and TLR9; TLR7 was also associated with a greater deterioration in IS with regard to TLR9. Both purines and their receptors, such as the P2Y receptor G protein-coupled receptor 17, are to be considered danger signals activating responses to tissue damage. Also adenosine triphosphate can stimulate the activation of inflammasomes, whose activation leads to the amplification of post-ischemic injury and finally to neuronal death.

24During lipid peroxidation, final products are yielded, such as phosphatidylcholine, malondialdehyde, and 4-hydroxynonenal. They are reactive aldehydes forming covalent adducts with primary amines of proteins and amino groups of lipids, such as phosphatidylethanolamine, thereby leading to the so-called oxidation-specific epitopes (OSEs). OSEs are usually recognized by different receptors in a hapten-specific manner activating adaptive immunity responses and for this reason have been proposed as a new type of DAMPs. Phospholipids after oxidization have been considered DAMPs; they are CD36 ligand and have been described to promote inflammation via TLR2 in ischemic brain. Oxidized phospholipids can also activate the inflammasome and two different pathways both ROS-dependent and ROS-independent have been implicated.

25High mobility group box 1 (HMGB1) and peroxiredoxin (Prx) family proteins are two relevant DAMPs involved in brain ischemia. Typically, HMGB1 was described at the very early phases of stroke, whilst Prx was found at the subacute phase, mainly in the penumbral area. HMGB1 is a nuclear protein functioning as nucleosome stabilizer and transcription-factor like-protein. HMGB1 is actively secreted by macrophages, dendritic cells, and natural killer cells after acetylation through a mechanism partially depending on lipopolysaccharide (LPS)-mediated signaling through the TLR4-CD14 complex, TNF-α, and TGF-β. HMGB1 can also be passively released by necrotic cells following an injurious stimulus. HMGB1 is used to interact with RAGE on endothelial cells, activating them and increasing VCAM-1, ICAM-1, and E-selection expression, thus facilitating neutrophil and monocyte adhesion to the endothelium and further neutrophil recruitment. However, RAGE expression by endothelial cells can promote leukocyte recruitment through myeloid cells by the β2-integrin macrophage receptor 1 (CD11b). Also activated macrophages express HMGB1 facilitating their recruitment by binding RAGE at cell surface membrane. HMGB1-RAGE signaling pathway has been confirmed as a critical player after brain injury as its inhibition was shown to improve the systemic metabolic and behavioral consequences of brain ischemia and reduce mortality without affecting the size of brain lesions. Interestingly, Hu and co-workers investigated the HMGB1-RAGE pathway in diabetic rats, showing its increase in brain ischemia together with a decreased functional outcome. Nonetheless, the injection of bone marrow stromal cells significantly reduced the expression of HMGB1 and RAGE and enhanced functional outcome, as confirmed by in vitro data.

26Prx has been explained to own two opposing functions, both inside and outside brain cells. Ischemia increases Prx expression inside neural cells, favoring the survival of these cells by the ROS catabolism. When ischemic stress finally ends in necrosis, Prx is released from necrotic cells into the extracellular compartment and strongly stimulates macrophage infiltration via TLR2 and TLR4 inducing the inflammatory cytokine expression and the following ischemic injury. Over 24 h after stroke onset, IL-23 induces IL-17 production from T cells aggravating ischemic damage. In this view, HMGB1 can be considered a hyperacute DAMP, whereas Prx could act as secondary DAMP in the acute phase of stroke.

27S100A8, S100A9, and cold-inducible RNA binding protein were described as DAMPs, even if with a lesser relevance, through the activation of TLR2, TLR4, and RAGE. Heat shock protein gp96 is an endoplasmic reticulum chaperone for cell-surface TLR and was also considered as DAMP.

3.5. Autoantibodies

28Very little is known about autoantibodies in the setting of IS. Most autoantibodies produced after a central nervous system (CNS) injury are considered “natural” autoantibodies that could bind CNS antigens. In fact, B1 cells are able to synthesize immunoglobulin (Ig)M autoantibodies binding multiple antigens with low affinity, which are responsible for the clearing of aging and damaged cells. Moreover, natural IgM autoantibodies have been described to improve re-myelination and block neuronal apoptosis in animal models of multiple sclerosis. Many autoantigens and autoantibodies have been taught to cause or exacerbate neuronal injury during brain diseases. A possible explanation for the production of autoantibodies following IS can derive from the neurological damage induced by ischemia triggering a secondary immune response toward injured tissues or their components. The prerequisite for antibodies to contribute to brain damage is the access to CNS, which could occur during events accounting for a dysfunction of BBB, such as IS, hypertensive crisis, or lacunar stroke. Bornstein and co-workers showed that autoantibodies to specific antigen, such as neurofilaments (NF) but not to the ubiquitous antigen cardiolipin rose significantly in the first three months following an IS. This would be possible because antibodies toward brain-specific antigens could be preferentially induced after IS on the basis of a different degree of immunologic tolerance. The clinical relevance of antibodies to NF is not fully understood, but they have been demonstrated to play a role in the development of human primary degenerative dementia, so that a similar role could be played in the stroke-induced dementia. Antibodies binding to subunits (NR2A/2B) of N-methyl-d-aspartate receptor, too, have been found to be increased in patients with IS and transient ischemic attack. Interestingly, Kimura and colleagues showed a significant correlation between anti-heat shock protein (Hsp) 60 antibody titer and the severity of white matter hyperintensities on brain magnetic resonance, suggesting a potential role for Hsp60 as an active factor underlying cerebral small-vessel disease. Myelin basic protein (MBP) is a myelin-associated protein found in oligodendrocytes. A powerful immune response toward MBP was triggered by Th1 lymphocytes following an IS and was demonstrated to correlate with a poor clinical outcome at 90 days, even when adjusted for National Institute of Health Stroke Scale (NIHSS) score and age. Shibata and colleagues evaluated Ig titers in patients with IS, noting that stroke was associated with a quick decrease in the titer of anti-tetanus toxoid IgG antibodies; that patients with white matter disease showed higher IgG antibodies titers to MBP and proteolipid protein; and finally confirmed the above-mentioned findings by Becker and co-workers, showing worse long-term outcome in association with high antibody titers to MBP. This latter evidence is very interesting suggesting the real possibility that some antibodies do play a pivotal role in the pathophysiology of IS.

3.6. Miscellaneous: Osteoprotegerin, Adipokines, and Osteopontin

29Osteoprotegerin (OPG) is a secreted protein binding to receptor activator of nuclear factor-κB ligand (RANKL) and inhibits RANK/RANKL pathway. The OPG/RANK/RANKL axis plays a role in bone metabolism and arterial calcification deposition. Furthermore, it is expressed in different immune cells suggesting an involvement in inflammation regulation. OPG plasma levels are higher in patients with IS compared with healthy individuals. Moreover, OPG levels are positively correlated with stroke severity and worse prognosis. Guldiken and co-workers pointed out a difference in OPG levels between IS subtypes, being significantly more elevated in large-vessel disease than in small-vessel disease group.

30Adipokines were shown to play a central role in vascular inflammation and seem to be involved in the pathophysiology of several cardiovascular events, even in IS. Serum levels of adiponectin and leptin had differential association patterns with IS subtypes. In a recent study by our group, leptin levels increased rapidly after an IS. According to a previous study, our group was able to suggest a neuroprotective effect of leptin in terms of clinical and radiological outcomes in humans. These clinical observations were supported by experiments using a rodent model of IS, in which microglia and macrophages of the penumbra were shown to release leptin. Leptin may reduce cerebral injury after ischemia throughout other already identified mechanisms. Firstly, leptin administration increased glucose uptake in neurons by the activation of phosphatidylinositol 3-kinase (PI3K)/Akt signaling pathway. Secondly, an increase in neurogenesis and angiogenesis in the perilesion cortex was observed after leptin treatment. Thirdly, leptin was found to reduce oxidative stress caused by the overproduction of ROS after reperfusion. After peripheral leptin administration, an increase in the level of anti-apoptotic Bcl-2 protein and a decrease in the level of pro-apoptotic caspase-3 protein were seen.

31Also adiponectin (APN) seems to have a neuroprotective role after IS. In a prospective study by Efstathiou and co-workers, patients with lower APN levels showed worse outcomes after IS irrespective of the presence of other adverse factors. On the other hand, APN levels were inversely correlated with the extent of infarcted area. In animal models, APN overexpression reduced cortical atrophy after an IS and increased focal angiogenesis by promoting adenosine monophosphate-activated protein kinase signaling. Finally, APN overexpression was demonstrated to improve neurobehavioral outcomes, even in aged mice.

32Osteopontin (OPN) is a secreted glycoprotein involved in the bone turnover and metabolism. However, in the last decades, it has been investigated for its pro-inflammatory activity in chronic inflammatory and cardiovascular diseases. Several clinical studies on IS patients found a positive correlation between OPN plasma levels and adverse long-term outcomes in terms of neurological disabilities and infarct volume. Although an active role of OPN in post-ischemic injury was suggested, some in vivo and in vitro studies indicate a neuroprotective effect. OPN was shown to reduce ischemic cell death by the phosphorylation of Akt and the activation of PI3K/Akt pathway. In a recent study, the main source of OPN expression has been identified in monocytes/macrophages infiltrating the infarct border area. Indeed, OPN was shown to play a role in astrocyte polarization toward the lesion core, a key phase for BBB repair and resolution of vasogenic edema.

4.1. Clinical Evidence

33As early diagnostic accuracy of brain computed tomography scan is only about 85%, many studies in the last few years attempted at investigating the prognostic ability of inflammatory biomarkers toward IS diagnosis as well as response to treatment and prognosis. However, an individual biomarker validated for clinical use has not been identified yet. To be clinical useful an IS biomarker must be sensitive to early ischemia and relatively specific for the brain. A good diagnostic biomarker should also distinguish between different IS etiologies and exclude other conditions mimicking stroke, such as hypoglycemia, focal seizures, migraine, and psychogenic diseases. Furthermore, specific challenges regarding biomarkers of central nervous tissue include the penetration of BBB and the lack of correlation between functional symptoms and volume (as opposed to location) of injured tissue. According to pathophysiological processes underlying IS, potential inflammatory biomarkers may be classified as released by: (i) astroglial activation and neuronal injury (Table 1); (ii) systemic inflammatory response (Table 2); (iii) dysfunctional endothelium (Table 3) (Figure 4).

34BBB breakdown after IS allows the permeability of proteins released by astrocytes and neurons into the bloodstream. Therefore, the measurement of these proteins might potentially be useful as specific biomarker of IS (Table 1). Among them, the release of calcium-binding proteins S100B has been traditionally ascribed to astrocyte dysfunction, but recent studies rather indicate a role as a marker of BBB injury. Serum levels of S100B increase at 8–10 h from symptom onset, reach the peak after 72 h and then drop in levels at 96 h. However, a recent meta-analysis of 10 pooled case-control studies failed to validate S100B as diagnostic marker of IS. Instead, S100B was shown to predict hemorrhagic transformation (HT) and long-term functional outcome. Lipid peroxidation and oxidative stress have been described as early events of neuroinflammation and then investigated as prognostic markers of IS. The thiobarbituric acid reactive substances (TBARS) and the direct assay of malonildyaldeide (MDA) have been identified as predictors of poor neurological outcome. However, TBARS and MDA lack of specificity and their measurement is highly imprecise, likely resulting in an overestimation of oxidative stress. Furthermore, the reliability of redox balance assay is weakened by confounding factors (lifestyle, comorbidity, drug administration) and methodological limitations involving sample handling, storage, and preparation. The intracytoplasmic glycolytic enzyme neuron-specific enolase (NSE) and the heart-type fatty acid binding protein (H-FABP) are characterized by great specificity for brain tissue and early rise during the first 3 h after the symptom onset. However, the diagnostic accuracy of NSE and H-FEBP is affected by a low sensitivity and their use is not recommended in clinical practice. NSE also correlated with stroke severity at admission and HT, whereas data on long-term outcomes are controversial.

35Inflammatory molecules secreted by NVU may be released in the bloodstream, thus activating the immune system. Therefore, also systemic inflammatory mediators may contribute to IS diagnosis and risk stratification (Table 2). Increased C-reactive protein (CRP) concentration represents a well-known predictor of first/recurrent cerebrovascular events, but whether it also serves as a prognostic factor has not yet been established. Early increase of CRP occurs in IS and in many other inflammatory conditions as well, thus reflecting the low specificity of this biomarker. Furthermore, various studies suggested a potential role of CRP as predictor of worse neurological outcome, but this evidence remains controversial. In this regard, a recent systematic review from 46 studies recognized CRP as independent predictor of long-term functional outcome in only 13 studies. The high variability in the study design and the lack of classification/discrimination over clinical variables further challenge the clinical use of CRP, at least as single biomarker. Noteworthy, procalcitonin showed better accuracy in predicting 1-year mortality after IS as compared to CRP. As this association was confirmed even after adjusting for stroke severity, it seems that procalcitonin may provide additional general prognostic information. Indeed, procalcitonin was demonstrated to correlate with IS severity at admission as well as to predict worse long-term neurological outcome. Similarly, the predictive value of cytokine release remains to be fully understood. Up-regulation of TNF-α, IL-1β, IL-6, and IL-10 has been largely investigated in experimental studies, whereas over time variations in human serum have been described in several cohorts. However, data on peripheral cytokine release are extremely variable, likely due to the difference in IS severity, location, age, co-morbidities, and systemic inflammatory status at admission. Furthermore, this variability is of paramount importance in case-control study design. According to those limitations, IL-6 has been suggested as promising biomarker of short- and long-term worse neurological outcome in different studies. However, a recent meta-analysis pooling 24 longitudinal studies emphasized the low prognostic accuracy of IL-6. Interestingly, IL-6 has also been shown to predict the occurrence of infection in patients suffering from an IS. Conversely, the anti-inflammatory cytokine IL-10 showed a different time course, characterized by a delayed increase over 72 h post-IS. Consistent with experimental evidence, high levels of IL-10 has been recently associated to good functional outcome, but also an increased risk of post-IS infections has been described. Despite those promising evidence, the assay of single inflammatory mediator does not reflect the heterogeneity and complexity of systemic immune response. Rather, development of panels including different biomarkers might be more representative and then useful for clinical practice. Furthermore, few studies have assessed the time line of cytokine release and how their balance affects neurological outcome. Understanding this balance might be critical for better defining the time window for cytokine assay.

36Only recently the impact of neutrophil degranulation has been investigated. Inzitari and co-workers first indicated the pre- and post-thrombolysis variations of serum MMP-9 as predictor of HT and worse long-term outcome, defined as death and poor modified Rankin scale score. More recently, our research group confirmed the neutrophil burst induced by thrombolysis, also linking the neutrophil release of MMP-9, MMP-8, and myeloperoxidase (MPO) to the occurrence of HT in the first day after IS.

37As athero-thrombotic disease, both coagulation/fibrinolysis cascade and endothelial dysfunction contribute to IS pathophysiology. Especially D-dimer was effective in identifying IS etiology and showed good prognostic accuracy as predictor of short- and long-term worse outcome. Similar results were also reported for E-selectin and VCAM-1, but those data required further validation in additional large-cohort studies.

4.2. New Candidate Inflammatory Biomarkers

38The release of endogenous alarmins—also referred to as DAMPs—from necrotic cerebral cells has been indicated as early promoter of local and systemic inflammatory cascade. Among them, several studies in the last years investigated the HMGB1 in human stroke patients as a pro-inflammatory biomarker (Table 4). Persistent increase of serum HMGB1 occurs early after IS and lasts over 30 days. HMGB1 correlates with circulating leukocytes and promotes the release of inflammatory mediators.

39Similarly, adipocytokines recently emerged as inflammatory mediators potentially associated with the risk of stroke, but whether they have a role in stroke pathophysiology has not yet been established. In two studies, APN failed to predict long-term outcome, but was shown to correlated with IS etiology and short-term neurological disability. Instead, our research group highlighted the potential role of leptin/APN ratio as potential strategy for prediction of early HT and long-term worse outcome.

5. Anti-Inflammatory Treatments in IS: Evidence from Pre-Clinical Studies

40As inflammatory and immune-mediated mechanisms of neuronal injury have received greater attention, many drugs have been developed or tested if used in other settings (Figure 5). Several treatments modulating inflammatory and immune responses to brain ischemia have entered pre-clinical trials with different and sometimes contrasting results (Table 5).

5.1. IL-1Ra

41IL-1 has been shown to play a central role in brain injury since long time. Beneficial effects of IL-1Ra in stroke are not fully cleared, but existing data suggest neuroprotective and vasculoprotective effects. In particular, neuroprotective effects are greater after co-administration with excitotoxins in the rat brain, whilst vasculoprotective effects are mainly linked to the prevention of BBB impairment and the blocking of neutrophil migration.

42Treatment with recombinant IL-1Ra in rats with permanent middle cerebral artery occlusion (MCAO) was described to be protective, both after central and peripheral administration. In a temporary MCAO model of rats, the intra-cerebroventricular injection of the anti-IL-1β antibody was also found to limit the ischemic injury. Interestingly, delayed administration of IL-1Ra in rats was noted to reduce infarct volume after permanent MCAO, as peripheral administration did, too. Transgenic mice further increased the evidence of an essential role for IL-1 in stroke; in fact, the genetic deletion of IL-1α and IL-1β in rodents assured a marked reduction in lesion volume during brain ischemia in experimental stroke. The first meta-analysis and systematic review on IL-1Ra effectiveness in IS dates back to 2009, confirming protective effects and underscoring the lack of studies using systemic administration, delayed treatment, and animals with important comorbidities. These concerns were addressed and IL-1Ra after delayed subcutaneous administration in corpulent rats confirmed its efficacy. Apart from corpulent rats, those with pneumonia or treated with LPS and aged animals were tested, but these comorbidities did not alter the heterogeneity, the efficacy of IL-1Ra being maintained; nevertheless, the efficacy must still be tested in animals with hypertension and other than rodents. IL-1Ra was also demonstrated to enter the brain parenchyma at therapeutic doses after systemic administration both after transient and permanent MCAO in rats, providing long-term functional recovery. Interestingly, IL-1Ra was recently confirmed to maintain its protective effects for more than 20 years. Finally, three phase II randomized clinical trials (RCTs) have been completed, one is still ongoing, and another is planned to start in 2018; no phase III trials are currently under development. The two completed studies showed it is well tolerated and no safety concerns were highlighted. Current phase II trials in the United Kingdom are investigating subcutaneous IL-1Ra, which maintained its efficacy.

5.2. Statins

43Since long time, statins were demonstrated to exert neuro-protective effects on ischemic brain by the selective up-regulation of eNOS. Prophylactic therapy with statins increased cerebral blood flow, reduced infarct size, and enhanced clinical outcomes in normocholesterolemic mice. The blood flow and neuroprotective effects of statins did not take place in eNOS-deficient mice, indicating that improved eNOS activity by statins represents the main mechanism of neuroprotection. In stroke-prone spontaneously hypertensive rats chronically treated with cerivastatin, the incidence and the size of stroke were significantly reduced as well as stroke-associated symptoms and early mortality; interestingly, statin treatment significantly decreased superoxide production from non-stroke parenchyma of brain and infiltration of inflammatory cells to injured tissues, confirming the neuroprotective effects of this drug class. These findings were confirmed also with mevastatin and rosuvastatin upregulating eNOS and enhancing cerebral blood flow. Moreover, in a mouse model of embolic focal ischemia after long-term (14 days) simvastatin, atorvastatin or vehicle treatment, ischemic lesion volume and neurologic deficits were significantly decreased by both simvastatin and atorvastatin, which increased eNOS and tissue-type plasminogen activator (t-PA) mRNA levels without changes in mRNA levels of plasminogen activator inhibitor-1. While in eNOS knockout mice atorvastatin was shown to reduce the volume of ischemic injury and enhance neurologic outcomes after arterial embolic occlusion, statins were not protective in t-PA knockout mice, confirming the beneficial effects of statins in IS by both eNOS and t-PA. Atorvastatin and simvastatin were described to enhance functional outcomes and brain plasticity in IS rats. In particular, atorvastatin treatment exhibited significant increases in vascular endothelial growth factor, cyclic guanosine monophosphate, synaptophysin and stimulated angiogenesis, endogenous cell proliferation, and neurogenesis, indicating an essential role for atorvastatin in inducing post-stroke brain plasticity. Treatment with simvastatin in rats after MCAO blocked the increase in brain infarct volume after 24 h and induced a consistent reduction after 48 h; the same beneficial effect was observed when simvastatin was administered before the induction of focal ischemia and confirmed by magnetic resonance imaging (MRI). The neuroprotective effects of simvastatin were coupled to an increase in eNOS immunoreactivity found in simvastatin-treated rat brain. In simvastatin-pre-treated cultured human brain microvascular endothelial cells (BMECs) then subjected to oxygen glucose deprivation (OGD), the expression of MMP-2 was reduced, whilst MMP-9 synthesis rate was low and unaffected by simvastatin treatment. Tissue inhibitor metalloproteinase (TIMP)-1 and TIMP-2 gene expression and protein secretion were both strongly induced, demonstrating the positive effect of simvastatin on MMP metabolism in human BMECs and experimental stroke. A systematic review and meta-analysis by Baryan and co-workers confirmed the neuroprotective effects of statins in animal post-stroke recovery in terms of both reduction of infarct size and improvement of neurological outcome. A more recent meta-analysis involving non-industry-sponsored preclinical studies confirmed the previous data, showing that the effect of statins was significantly larger for studies sponsored by non-industry sources than studies sponsored by industry.

5.3. Fingolimod (FTY720)

44Fingolimod is a sphingosine 1-phosphate receptor analogue preventing lymphocyte way out from lymphoid organs. Studies on mouse models showed that fingolimod was able to decrease cerebral lymphocyte infiltration, limit the hemorrhagic transformation and the BBB breakdown, and reduce the levels of ICAM-1, IFN-γ, and IL-17. A systematic review advised to consider with caution fingolimod as a potential drug for IS as more good quality experimental studies evaluating its safety as well as its efficacy in old animals mimicking human comorbidities were needed. Induction of lymphocytopenia and reduction of microvascular thrombosis seemed to be the main mechanisms of action of fingolimod.

5.4. Donepezil

45Donepezil is a central acetylcholinesterase inhibitor. In different animal models, donepezil was demonstrated to decrease ischemic injury probably via the nicotinic acetylcholine-receptor signaling and the Kv2.1 potassium channels. Other neuroprotective properties of donepezil have been described, such as the attenuation of the excitotoxic damage induced by membrane depolarization, the improvement of cognitive dysfunction after chronic cerebral hypoperfusion, and the reduction of systemic inflammatory responses via the blocking of cytokine release and cyclooxygenase-2 expression in the brain.

5.5. Citalopram

46Citalopram is a selective serotonin re-uptake inhibitor mainly used as antidepressant drug. In mice, citalopram was demonstrated to improve neurovascular regeneration and functional recovery following IS. The main explanation of these effects could be its anti-inflammatory effects, as demonstrated in a focal brain ischemia rat model in which citalopram was able to down-regulate various inflammatory cytokines, such as IL-1β and TNF-α. Delayed degeneration of dopaminergic neurons following brain ischemia was demonstrated to be reversed by citalopram. Citalopram was described to reduce glutamate and d-serine release from LPS-activated microglia leading to an improvement in the survival of OGD-injured cortical neurons.

5.6. Natalizumab (Anti-CD49d Antibody)

47Natalizumab is a humanized monoclonal antibody recognizing the α4 integrin currently used in multiple sclerosis and Crohn’s disease. In 2001, for the first time, beneficial effects of anti-CD49 d antibody both before or immediately after MCAO were reported showing a reduction of the volume of the ischemic lesion and an improvement of the neurological outcome. In stroke models, very late antigen (VLA)-4 blockade before or after 3 h after induction of cerebral ischemia was found to improve the outcome because of a reduced lymphocyte invasion in the brain and neurotoxic cytokine production. Furthermore, VLA-4 inhibition resulted in a reduction of the post-ischemic VCAM-1 up-regulation. These findings supported the concept that invading T cells via their humoral secretion (IFN-γ) and cytotoxic mechanisms (perforin) played a pivotal role in the pathways leading to delayed post-ischemic tissue injury. On the contrary, Langhauser and colleagues demonstrated that pharmacological inhibition of the VLA-4/VCAM-1 axis with anti-CD49d antibody in experimental stroke failed and raised doubts on the effectiveness of anti-CD49d as a stroke treatment. Different studies supported the pathogenic role of infiltrating T-cells as their blockage could be a turning point for the neuroprotective effects of anti-CD49d antibody without considering other cell types as possible relevant players. For this reason, Neumann and colleagues showed that the beneficial effects of post-stroke anti-CD49d therapy could be brought by the inhibition of both neutrophils and lymphocytes trafficking into the brain parenchyma. Llovera and co-workers performed a preclinical randomized controlled multicenter trial in order to evaluate the efficacy of anti-CD49d treatment and found different effects according to different stroke models. In particular, the blockage of CD49d decreased infarct size in animals suffering from permanent MCAO, but did not influence the lesion in animals suffering from a transient MCAO.

5.7. Cyclosporine A

48Cyclosporine A owns immunosuppressive activity, but can also reduce infarct size in animal models of brain ischemia, markedly ameliorating delayed neuronal damage as it passes the BBB, maybe with the involvement of calcineurin. Cyclosporine A was demonstrated to block the way of the nuclear factor of activated T cell family group of transcription factors to the nucleus leading to a specific inhibition of IL production in T cells. In rodent models, cyclosporine A was found to reduce ischemic cerebral lesions, ROS production, and cerebral vasospasm following subarachnoid hemorrhage. Moreover, cyclosporine A was described to block T-cell activation and cytokine production.

5.8. Edaravone (MCI-186)

49Edaravone is an antioxidant and ROS scavenger. In a rat transient focal ischemia model, edaravone showed a minor infarct volume and edema compared with control group after 24 h from stroke. Besides, it was able to decrease IL-1β and MMP-9 levels as well as many others, such as fractalkine, IL-1α, IL-1Ra, IL-6, IL-10, macrophage inhibitory protein (MIP)-1α and MIP-3α. These beneficial effects in terms of infarct volume and hemorrhagic transformation decrease were demonstrated also in IS rats with hyperglycemia. Edaravone was found to greatly accelerate thrombolysis by alteplase in an experimental thrombosis model. In another experimental thrombotic stroke, Sun and colleagues found that t-PA at 0.5 or 1 h reduced infarction volume showing both synergistic and additive benefits with edaravone treatment. The acute, combined treatment led to more than 50% mortality reduction, nearly 80% infarct size decrease, strong white-matter protection, vascular reperfusion improvement, oxidative stress, inflammatory cytokine, and matrix metalloproteinase activity reduction. In a rodent model of stroke, tempol and edaravone were tested to evaluate the extent of glutamate and aspartate release. Tempol, but not edaravone, reduced the amino acid release by 60%–80% as well as an intra-cerebroventricular injection of tempol, but not edaravone, decreased infarction size by nearly 50% improving neurobehavioral outcomes. Interestingly, in vitro assays demonstrated that tempol was superior in eliminating superoxide anion, whilst edaravone was more efficient in scavenging hydrogen peroxide, hydroxyl radical, and peroxynitrite. In a rat model of transient cerebral I/R, the combination of edaravone and borneol significantly improved ischemic injury demonstrating a synergistic effect, which led to reduced levels of pro-inflammatory mediators and free radicals. This combination showed a therapeutic time window of 6 h in the present model and significantly ameliorated injury also in permanent ischemia model. Surprisingly, the combination triggered long-term effect, such as improvement in elemental vital signs, sensorimotor functions, and spatial cognition.

6. Anti-Inflammatory Treatments in IS: Evidence from Clinical Trials

50In light of the beneficial effects of some anti-inflammatory treatments experimented in animal models, some of these compounds were tested in humans in phase II or III clinical trials in the setting of IS (Table 6).

6.1. IL1-Ra

51Anakinra is the recombinant form of human IL-1Ra and has a half-life of 5–6 h. In a phase II RCT, patients within 6 h of the onset of symptoms of IS were randomized to anakinra or placebo intravenously by a 100 mg loading dose over 60 s, followed by a 2 mg/kg/h infusion over 72 h. Neutrophil and total white cell counts, CRP, and IL-6 concentrations were lower in anakinra-treated patients; moreover, among patients with cortical infarcts, clinical outcomes at 3 months in the anakinra-treated group were better than in placebo-treated. Over the follow-up period, no adverse events were recorded. In secondary analyses, Smith and colleagues investigated whether the administration of IL-1Ra to patients with IS affected innate cellular immune responses. Induction of TNF-α, IL-1β, IL-6, IL-8, and IL-10 by LPS was significantly reduced in patients at admission, prior to treatment with anakinra or placebo, with respect to controls. While in the placebo group the cytokine induction remained suppressed over the entire week of follow-up, in anakinra-treated patients the suppression of this induction was reversed. The authors concluded that IL-1Ra might be able to reverse peripheral innate immune suppression in the acute phase of IS by blocking IL-1-correlated pathways. Currently, the Subcutaneous interleukin-1 receptor antagonist (SC IL-1RA) in Stroke Study, a phase II RCT, is investigating the effects of anakinra subcutaneously in the setting of IS (available at: http://www.isrctn.com/ISRCTN74236229). The recruitment started in November 2013 and ended in April 2016 with participants receiving anakinra subcutaneously twice daily for 72 h or placebo; the first injection of IL-1Ra was given within 6 h from stroke onset with 5 more doses at 12 h intervals for 3 days. The primary endpoint was to evaluate the reduction in inflammatory biomarker levels between 6 h and 5–7 days after stroke. Finally, canakinumab is a human monoclonal antibody selectively targeting IL-1β with a half-life of 21–28 days, which promisingly gains great interest as treatment for IS patients.

6.2. Statins

52Beneficial effects of statins in atherosclerosis are by now well known. Beyond cholesterol lowering, statins have been shown to own many anti-inflammatory and antioxidant activities by modulating inflammatory pathways involving kinase phosphorylation and protein prenylation. In a post hoc analysis of the Scandinavian Simvastatin Survival Study, simvastatin was demonstrated to reduce by 30% the rate of strokes and transient ischemic attacks. Pravastatin was found to reduce by nearly 30% stroke incidence after myocardial infarction, with a reduction involving all kind of strokes and a similar treatment effect when adjusted for age, sex, history of hypertension, cigarette smoking, diabetes, left ventricular ejection fraction, and baseline cholesterol and triglyceride levels. In a more recent study, simvastatin was tested in the acute phase of IS (3–12 h from symptom onset) showing improvement in neurological scales at several time-points, even if no clear mechanism was found due to the lack of effect on analyzed biomarkers (IL-6, IL-8, IL-10, MCP-1, ICAM-1, VCAM-1, CRP, selectins, and TNF-α). Collins and co-workers showed that simvastatin 40 mg daily was highly effective in reducing the rate of ischemic strokes in patients with cerebrovascular disease or another occlusive arterial disease or diabetes; the reduction in stroke occurrence was significant by the end of the second year. Recently, Montaner and co-workers did not show any improvement in neurological or functional outcome when patients were treated with simvastatin. In addition, in this study, the combination therapy of simvastatin with tPA in acute IS was proven to be safe, showing low rates of bleeding complications. In the Anglo-Scandinavian Cardiac Outcomes Trial-Lipid Lowering Arm, 19,342 hypertensive patients with normal lipids and at least three cardiovascular risk factors were administered atorvastatin 10 mg daily or placebo, but the trial was early stopped after 3.3 years because of great benefits in the treatment arm, that is a 27% reduction of fatal and non-fatal strokes. In the Stroke Prevention by Aggressive Reduction in Cholesterol Levels trial, patients with recent stroke or transient ischemic attack without known coronary heart disease were administered atorvastatin 80 mg daily showing a reduction in stroke incidence and overall cardiovascular events, by 16% and 10% respectively, despite a small increase in the incidence of hemorrhagic stroke. The Long Term Intervention with Pravastatin in Ischemic Stroke Study included patients with myocardial infarction/unstable angina and an initial total cholesterol of 155 to 270 mg/dL under pravastatin 40 mg daily or placebo. After a 6 year-follow-up, pravastatin demonstrated a 23% relative reduction in risk from non-hemorrhagic stroke. In the Myocardial Ischemia Reduction with Aggressive Cholesterol Lowering sub-study, intensive treatment with atorvastatin over 16 weeks in patients with acute coronary syndromes was found to decrease the overall stroke rate by half without causing hemorrhagic stroke. The PROspective Study of Pravastatin in the Elderly at Risk trial and the GREek Atorvastatin and Coronary-heart-disease Evaluation trial showed more weak results. In a predetermined pooled analysis of almost 2000 patients with evidence of atherosclerosis and elevated lipid levels, pravastatin was found to reduce by 62% the stroke rate. In the JUPITER trial, apparently healthy people without hyperlipidemia and with elevated high-sensitivity CRP levels were administered rosuvastatin 20 mg daily highlighting a significant reduction in the incidence of major cardiovascular events (33% reduction in the primary end point); in particular, the effect for stroke was very consistent (hazard ratio 0.52, 95% confidence interval 0.34–0.79, p = 0.002) and was observed in all subgroups evaluated. Recently, rosuvastatin 20 mg daily demonstrated to have poor effects in reducing the recurrence of IS in statin-naïve patients. No difference between rosuvastatin and placebo was found for the frequency of new ischemic lesions and infarct volume growth at 5 days on MRI, although hemorrhagic complications occurred less frequently in the rosuvastatin group. Premorbid statin users have been shown both less frequent plaque enhancement and lower enhancement volume, which is a marker of plaque instability. Interestingly, lower degree of plaque enhancement together with antecedent statin use were mainly correlated to a higher frequency of non-embolic lesion pattern, suggesting that statin therapy could reduce large cortical infarcts by stabilizing intracranial atherosclerotic plaque. Moreover, the proportion of IS due to plaque rupture was lower among premorbid statin users. Unfortunately, no evaluation was done with regard to the impact of statins on the reduction of the incidence of IS in patients with intracranial atherosclerosis and no clinical improvement was highlighted among premorbid statin-treated patients at 90 days after IS. Many observations demonstrated that pre-treatment with statins improves stroke outcome at 90 days and this benefit is evident across all the stroke subtypes, as confirmed by the meta-analysis by Biffi et al., especially in patients with small vessel stroke disease, and Ní Chróinín et al.. As further proof of it, patients discontinuing statins even for short periods have been described to have a worse outcome and increased mortality.

53The systematic review by Squizzato and co-workers concluded that data from RCTs were insufficient to consider statins as safe and effective drugs for IS. A more recent systematic review by Hong et al. dealt with different aspects of statin treatment in IS. Although no evidence of a benefit from statin treatment globally emerged from RCTs, the available data provided some interesting elements. First of all, pre-stroke statin therapy was confirmed to be beneficial in terms of reduced ischemic brain damage at the onset, functional outcome, and short-term mortality. Secondly, immediate post-stroke statin treatment could reduce functional disability and short-term mortality and supported the worsening of the outcome in case of withdrawal; the effect on short-term mortality could be related to the prevention of recurrent ischemic brain events. Thirdly, patients treated with thrombolysis gained a better outcome if treated with statins in spite of a certain increase in hemorrhagic complications. For this reason, some concerns have been raised by neurologists for statin use in IS patients undergoing thrombolysis. The meta-analysis by Hong et al. showed an increased risk for hemorrhagic transformation, as shown before, but also confirmed an improvement of the functional outcome with statin therapy, in contrast with previous meta-analyses, concluding that statins are not to be considered a contraindication for thrombolysis.

6.3. Fingolimod (FTY720)

54Oral fingolimod (FTY720) is currently under investigation in a phase II randomized, open-label study including patients within 72 h of IS or spontaneous intracranial hemorrhage (available at: https://clinicaltrials.gov/ct2/show/NCT02002390). Primary outcome measures were clinical improvement up to 90 days, while secondary outcome measures were change in image and in immunology function up to 90 days. Considering the side effects of fingolimod, such as infections and cardiac rhythm alterations, the translational use of this drug could be limited in IS patients.

6.4. Donepezil

55Exploiting the promising effects of donepezil in pre-clinical studies, the Mayo Acute Stroke Trial for Enhancing Recovery was designed to test the safety and tolerability of donepezil within 24 h from IS. Donepezil was demonstrated to be safe and well tolerated with no treatment-related serious adverse events registered. Moreover, donepezil was shown to lead to cognitive improvements maybe through the increase in basal forebrain cholinergic systems, but these results are needed to be considered with caution in absence of a placebo-controlled comparison group. Donepezil was successfully tested as therapeutic choice for the treatment of Wernicke aphasia following a recent infarction in the right middle cerebral artery in a 53-year woman. Donepezil has been proven effective in the re-organization of the cognitive neural network in patients with post-stroke cognitive impairment using functional MRI by increasing the activation of pre-frontal areas, inferior frontal lobes, and the left inferior parietal lobe.

6.5. Citalopram

56TALOS is an ongoing, multicentre, randomized- and placebo-controlled, double-blind trial of citalopram in patients with IS comparing citalopram 10–40 mg daily and placebo within 7 days of first IS over a 6-month follow-up period (available at: https://clinicaltrials.gov/ct2/show/NCT01937182). The primary end point includes a composite outcome with vascular death, transient ischemic attack/stroke, and myocardial infarction and a functional outcome at 6 months evaluated by the modified Rankin scale. The secondary end point includes vascular mortality, all-cause death, stroke, bleeding, cognitive and organic cerebral impairment, post-stroke depression, pathological crying, and lesion size. No result is yet available, even if the restriction to first-ever stroke and the exclusion of patients with dementia could reduce the translational impact of this work.

6.6. Natalizumab (Anti-CD49d Antibody)

57The ACTION trial (available at: https://clinicaltrials.gov/ct2/show/NCT01955707) is a multicenter, double-blind, placebo- and randomized-controlled study to evaluate the safety and efficacy of intravenous natalizumab on the reduction of infarct volume in IS. The final results were recently disclosed at the International Stroke Conference in Los Angeles in February 2016 showing the safety of this therapy. In IS patients, a single dose of natalizumab (300 mg intravenously) between 0 and 9 h did not change infarct volume from baseline to day 5 on MRI, but surprisingly functional outcomes measured by modified Rankin scale and Barthel index improved at day 90.

6.7. Cyclosporine A

58The Neuroprotection Impact of Cyclosporine A in Cerebral Infarction (available at: https://clinicaltrials.gov/ct2/show/NCT01527240) is a phase II study testing a single dose of cyclosporine A intravenously versus placebo on MRI infarct volume at 30 days in thrombolysed patients within 4.5 h from stroke symptom onset; the trial was completed but no result is still available. In a phase II, pilot study, cyclosporine A intravenously (2.0 mg/kg) combined with thrombolysis was evaluated in 127 IS patients. The primary end point was infarct volume on MRI at 30 days, whilst secondary end points were infarct volume according to the site of occlusion and recanalization after thrombolysis. Cyclosporin A demonstrated to be safe but failed to reduce the final infarct size; only in the subgroup of patients with proximal occlusion and successful recanalization, cyclosporine A did reduce infarct volume.

6.8. Edaravone (MCI-186)

59Currently, MCI-186 is the one neuroprotectant candidate approved for the treatment of IS patients in Japan, but its use is restricted as grade B recommendation by Japanese guidelines. This recommendation was based on a small Japanese RCT including edaravone 30 mg twice daily within a 72 h window. Edaravone 30 mg twice daily was compared to ozagrel and showed non-inferiority in terms of functional outcomes in a multicenter, phase 4 randomized, open-label trial. Edaravone was tested in an European double-blind, placebo-controlled RCT using two dosing regimens (loading dose 0.08 mg/kg + 0.2 mg/kg/h infusion or loading dose 0.16 mg/kg + 0.4 mg/kg/h infusion). No concerns on safety and tolerability were raised and therapeutic range was reached consistently during the infusion period. Edaravone was found to abrogate MMP-9 levels in patients with IS. As previously found in experimental models, in diabetic patients edaravone showed to significantly decrease NIHSS and Barthel index; moreover, the incidence of hemorrhage transformation, pulmonary infection, recurrent stroke, and seizures was markedly reduced. In light of pre-clinical evidence, the combined therapy with recombinant t-PA and edaravone improved the recanalization rate, reduced the intracranial hemorrhage incidence, and ameliorated functional prognosis.

7. Conclusions

60IS remains a great burden in modern society. Despite great clinical progresses having been made in recent years in order to improve diagnosis and treatment, beneficial long-term interventions, especially with regard to recovery, are still not available. We now know that the abrupt, dramatic inflammatory response immediately following IS can be evaluated as central or peripheral based on the brain or peripheral tissue origin. In recent years, our knowledge about macrophages has grown considerably as we now can consider M1 and M2 macrophage responses in the post-ischemic period. The spleen has gained great attention as a reservoir of inflammatory cells and cytokines released in the bloodstream following IS. Apart from widely known cytokines, chemokines, DAMPs, and autoantibodies as well as OPG and OPN represent important inflammatory mediators in the ischemic milieu and need to be considered in a therapeutic perspective. In addition to old therapies, such as statins, new treatments are being introduced, such as monoclonal antibodies, fingolimod, cyclosporine A, and edavarone showing promising results in pre-clinical studies and partly in phase 2 and 3 studies; nevertheless, much more efforts are needed. Notably, even if still under investigation, cell-based therapies may potentially become useful for other neurological diseases other than stroke. Bone marrow, human umbilical cord blood, and neural cells as well as adipose tissue-derived stromal cells could be therapeutic targets for the future, exploiting common mechanisms, such as paracrine release and immunomodulation. We also need to increase our knowledge about currently known mediators, such as cytokines, given that the current approach is based on blocking of pro-inflammatory cytokines or supplement of anti-inflammatory cytokines. Further trials are suggested in order to obtain more information on cytokine profile in order to appropriately select therapy according to each patient. Finally, inflammation is also needed for appropriate post-stroke recovery. Therefore, the potential risk of abrogating inflammation might per se raise some concerns on the safety of this therapeutic strategy. Future clinical studies investigating these aspects are welcomed.

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Inflammatory mechanisms in ischemic stroke: therapeutic approaches · 2009
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Kaspar J.W., Niture S.K., Jaiswal A.K. Nrf2:INrf2 (Keap1) signaling in oxidative stress. Free Radic. Biol. Med. 2009;47:1304-1309.
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Ceruti S., Villa G., Genovese T., Mazzon E., Longhi R., Rosa P., Bramanti P., Cuzzocrea S., Abbracchio M.P. The P2Y-like receptor GPR17 as a sensor of damage and a new potential target in spinal cord injury. Brain. 2009;132:2206-2218.
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