Pharmacological inhibition of carbonic anhydrases with a positively charged pyridinium sulfonamide phenocopies the neuroprotective effects of Car9 genetic ablation in a murine setting of oxygen/glucose deprivation followed by re-oxygenation and is as
Carbonic anhydrases constitute a family of metalloenzymes vital for maintaining acid-base balance and regulating pH in physio-pathological processes. These findings suggest carbonic anhydrases as potential therapeutic targets for treating pH-associated disorders, including cerebral ischemia, to mitigate hypoxia- and reoxygenation-induced neuronal damage. A focus on carbonic anhydrase IX showed that ischemic stress altered subcellular distributions of this enzyme in rodent neuronal populations. Given the enzyme's canonical membrane localization, we implemented pharmacological inhibition using a membrane-impermeant sulfonamide inhibitor in neuronal models of brain ischemia. The treatments exerted neuroprotective effects on neurons from <i>Car9</i> knockout mice. Moreover, administration of the sulfonamide inhibitor to rats subjected to transient middle cerebral artery occlusion decreased infarct volumes and improved neurological deficits. Our results support the involvement of carbonic anhydrase IX in postischemic damage and pave the way for possible pharmacological interventions with selective inhibitors in the management of brain ischemia.
Authors
- Nicola Zambrano (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9395-3481)
- Lucio Annunziato (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8534-8270)
- Sara Amiranda (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3995-3864)
- Seppo Parkkila (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7323-8536)
- Giuseppe Mele (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4813-8618)
- Arianna Finizio (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0007-7080-0846)
- Valentina Tedeschi
- Tiziana Petrozziello (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5487-1667)
- Giuseppe Pignataro (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7290-4397)
- Serenella Anzilotti (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8729-0009)
- Mariangela Succoio (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9939-1619)
- Agnese Secondo (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5054-4098)
- Ornella Cuomo (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6459-2530)
- Giuseppina De Simone (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9783-5431)
Institutions
- Synlab Czech (Czechia) (CZ)
- Tampere University (FI)
- San Raffaele University of Rome (IT)
- Tampere University Hospital (FI)
- CEINGE Biotecnologie Avanzate Franco Salvatore (Italy) (IT)
- Tampere University (FI)
- Fimlab (Finland) (FI)
- Institute of Biostructure and Bioimaging (IT)
- University of Naples Federico II (IT)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Heliyon
- Published
- 2025-02-01
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.heliyon.2025.e42457
- Citations
- 1
- Primary Topic
- Enzyme function and inhibition
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.81
Funders
- Ministero dell’Istruzione, dell’Università e della Ricerca
- Ministero dell'Università e della Ricerca