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- Title
Caspase-1: A Promising Target for Preserving Blood–Brain Barrier Integrity in Acute Stroke.
- Authors
Ye, Xiaodong; Song, Guini; Huang, Shanshan; Liang, Qiming; Fang, Yongkang; Lian, Lifei; Zhu, Suiqiang
- Abstract
The blood–brain barrier (BBB) acts as a physical and biochemical barrier that plays a fundamental role in regulating the blood-to-brain influx of endogenous and exogenous components and maintaining the homeostatic microenvironment of the central nervous system (CNS). Acute stroke leads to BBB disruption, blood substances extravasation into the brain parenchyma, and the consequence of brain edema formation with neurological impairment afterward. Caspase-1, one of the evolutionary conserved families of cysteine proteases, which is upregulated in acute stroke, mainly mediates pyroptosis and compromises BBB integrity via lytic cellular death and inflammatory cytokines release. Nowadays, targeting caspase-1 has been proven to be effective in decreasing the occurrence of hemorrhagic transformation (HT) and in attenuating brain edema and secondary damages during acute stroke. However, the underlying interactions among caspase-1, BBB, and stroke still remain ill-defined. Hence, in this review, we are concerned about the roles of caspase-1 activation and its associated mechanisms in stroke-induced BBB damage, aiming at providing insights into the significance of caspase-1 inhibition on stroke treatment in the near future.
- Subjects
CASPASES; BLOOD-brain barrier; CYSTEINE proteinases; CEREBRAL edema; CENTRAL nervous system
- Publication
Frontiers in Molecular Neuroscience, 2022, Vol 15, p1
- ISSN
1662-5099
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.3389/fnmol.2022.856372