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Peri-Microvascular Glycogen and Lactate Regulate Capillary Constrictions and Ischemia Outcome in Mice.

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Authors: Gokhan Uruk1, Buket Donmez‐Demir1, Sinem Yilmaz‐Ozcan1, Canan Cakir‐Aktas1, Aslihan Taskiran‐Sag1, Gokce Gurler1, Jordi Duran2,3, Joan J. Guinovart3, Otto Baba4, Tsuyoshi Morita4, Hulya Karatas1, Turgay Dalkara1,5, Muge Yemisci1,5
  1. Institute of Neurological Sciences and Psychiatry Hacettepe University Ankara Turkey
  2. Institut Químic de Sarrià (IQS) Universitat Ramon Llull (URL) Barcelona Spain
  3. Institute for Research in Biomedicine (IRB Barcelona) Barcelona Spain
  4. Oral and Maxillofacial Anatomy Tokushima University Graduate School Tokushima Japan
  5. Department of Neurology, Faculty of Medicine Hacettepe University Ankara Turkey
Journal: Journal of neurochemistry, volume 170, issue 4, article e70430
Dates: received 15 December 2024; accepted 24 March 2026; published online 16 April 2026; in print April 2026
Type: Research article · Language: English
License: CC BY
Identifiers: DOI 10.1111/jnc.70430 · PMID 41989058 · PMCID PMC13085847 · OpenAlex W7154630763
Open access: hybrid, a free copy (OpenAlex)
Status: code on request
Categories: mouse (organism), stroke (population), cellular / molecular (subfield)
Methods: Statistics, fMRI & imaging
Keywords: CD13‐positive pericyte, glycogen, ischemic stroke, L‐lactate, microcirculation
MeSH: Brain Ischemia*, Capillaries*, Cerebrovascular Circulation*, Glycogen*, Lactic Acid*, Microvessels*, Vasoconstriction*, Animals, Arabinose, Imino Furanoses, Male, Mice, Mice, Inbred C57BL, Mice, Knockout, Microcirculation, Sugar Alcohols (* major topic)
Topic: Barrier Structure and Function Studies (Neurology, Neuroscience), according to OpenAlex
Funding: Hacettepe Üniversitesi (THD‐2017‐14025, TDK‐2019‐17652)
Citations: not cited yet (Europe PMC); 61 references in the paper
Research resources: GPR81 Antibody RRID:AB_10001932, MCT12 Polyclonal antibody RRID:AB_10693621, Hexokinase 2 Polyclonal antibody RRID:AB_11182717, PDGFR‐β RRID:AB_1269704, RRID:AB_1500696, GYS‐1 RRID:AB_2279563, RRID:AB_2340379, RRID:AB_2340760, RRID:AB_2340845, RRID:AB_2536527, Each signal was normalized to Beta‐actin RRID:AB_2539914, Beta‐Actin RRID:AB_2608409, MCT1 Polyclonal antibody RRID:AB_2878645, GFAP RRID:AB_304558, RRID:AB_3095476, NG2 RRID:AB_91789, #:000664 RRID:IMSR_JAX:000664, RRID:IMSR_JAX:034608

Abstract

Ischemic stroke results in sudden blood flow cessation, thus unmet energy requirements. Glycogen stored around peri‐microvascular astrocyte end‐feet may mediate capillary contractility and cerebral blood flow alterations. Under glucose‐deprived and hypoxic conditions, lactate derived from these glycogen stores may serve as an emergency fuel to sustain tissue perfusion during an acute period of ischemic stroke. To elucidate the impact of glycogen utilization on brain microcirculation, both 1,4‐dideoxy‐1,4‐imino‐d‐arabinitol hydrochloride (DAB) administered to wild‐type (WT) intracerebroventricularly (i.c.v.), and central nervous system and astrocyte‐specific glycogen synthase‐1 knock‐out (GYS1Nestin‐KO and GYS1Gfap‐KO) mice were used. We assessed regional cerebral blood flow changes in vivo, pericyte‐associated microvascular constrictions, semi‐quantitative peri‐microvascular glycogen levels, and lactate transporters ex vivo. Experiments revealed that both pharmacological and genetic manipulations of glycogen metabolism also resulted in severely compromised blood flow dynamics and higher infarct volumes after stroke. Disrupted cerebral glycogen utilization induced CD13‐positive pericyte‐associated microvascular constrictions, which were highly correlated with peri‐microvascular periodic acid Schiff (PAS), IV58B6, and ESG1A9 intensity levels. Lastly, intravenous (i.v.) D/L‐lactate and i.c.v. L‐lactate administration reversed microvascular constrictions while glycogen phosphorylase inhibition potently reduced microvascular monocarboxylate transporter‐1 (MCT1) coverage. In conclusion, disrupted glycogen utilization causes ischemic‐like microvascular constrictions, increases susceptibility to brain ischemia, and is reversible with systemic lactate administration. Understanding the role of glycogen and lactate metabolism at the neurogliovascular level in the brain may provide novel insight into the pathophysiology and therapeutic opportunities of cerebrovascular disorders.

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All aggregated data supporting the findings of this study are included in the main text, figures, or supporting information. Primary data (including images and spreadsheets) are available from the corresponding author upon reasonable written request. This study does not report any original code. Additional information related to this work is available from the corresponding author upon request.

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Data and Code Availability

All summarized data are in the main text, figures, or supporting information. Primary data (e.g., images, spreadsheets) and the original MATLAB code for spatiotemporal regional cerebral blood flow (rCBF) measurements via pseudo‐colored maps are available upon request from the lead contact. Preprint of this manuscript was uploaded on bioRxiv; August 26, 2022; https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/2022.08.24.505172v1. Reagent or Resource Source Identifier Antibodies Lycopersicon esculentum (Tomato) Lectin (LEL, TL), DyLight 488 Vector Labs Cat. No:Cat. No: DL‐1174‐1, RRID: N/A Aminopeptidase N/CD13 Antibody Acris Antibodies GmBH Cat. No:Cat. No: AM26636AF‐N, RRID: N/A NG2 Millipore Cat. No:Cat. No: AB5320, RRID: AB_91789 PDGFR‐β Abcam Cat. No:Cat. No: ab69506, RRID: AB_1269704 GYS‐1 Cell Signaling Technologies Cat. No:Cat. No: 3893, RRID: AB_2279563 Beta‐Actin ThermoFisher Scientific Cat. No: PA1‐183, RRID: AB_2608409 GFAP Abcam Cat. No: ab4674, RRID: AB_304558 MCT1 Polyclonal antibody Proteintech Cat. No: 20139‐1‐AP, RRID: AB_2878645 MCT12 Polyclonal antibody Proteintech Cat. No: 20553‐1‐AP, RRID: AB_10693621 Hexokinase 2 Polyclonal antibody Proteintech Cat. No: 22029‐1‐AP, RRID: AB_11182717 GPR81 Antibody Novus Biologicals Cat. No: NLS2095, RRID: AB_10001932 IV58B6 courtesy of Dr. Otto Baba N/A ESG1A9 courtesy of Dr. Hitoshi Ashida N/A AffiniPure F(ab’)2 Fragment Donkey Anti‐Mouse IgM Jackson Immunoresearch Cat. No: 715‐006‐020, RRID: AB_2340760 Alexa Fluor 488 AffiniPure Donkey Anti‐Mouse IgM Jackson Immunoresearch Cat. No: 715‐545‐140, RRID: AB_2340845 Alexa Fluor 488 conjugated Goat anti‐Rabbit IgG (H&L) ThermoFisher Scientific Cat. No: A‐11008, RRID: N/A Alexa Fluor 594 conjugated Goat anti‐Rabbit IgG (H&L) ThermoFisher Scientific Cat. No: A‐11012, RRID: N/A Alexa Fluor 647 AffiniPure Donkey Anti‐Chicken IgY (IgG) (H + L) Jackson Immunoresearch Cat. No: 703‐605‐155, RRID: AB_2340379 Alexa Fluor 568 AffiniPure Donkey Anti‐Rat IgG (H + L) Jackson Immunoresearch Cat. No: 712‐575‐153, RRID: AB_3095476 Goat anti‐Mouse IgG (H + L) Cross‐Adsorbed Secondary Antibody, HRP ThermoFisher Scientific Cat. No: G‐21040, RRID: AB_2536527 Goat anti‐Rabbit IgG (H + L) Cross‐Adsorbed Secondary Antibody, HRP ThermoFisher Scientific Cat. No: G‐21234, RRID: AB_1500696 Chemicals, peptides, and recombinant proteins DAB (1,4‐dideoksi‐1,4‐imino‐d‐arabinitol hydrochloride) Sigma‐Aldrich Cat. No: D1542 Sodium D‐lactate Sigma‐Aldrich Cat. No: 71716 Sodium L‐lactate Sigma‐Aldrich Cat. No: 71718 Chloral hydrate Sigma‐Aldrich Cat. No: 05–2650 Periodic acid Sigma‐Aldrich Cat. No: 375810 Schiff's reagent Merck Cat. No: 3952016 Dimedone (5,5‐Dimethyl‐1,3‐cyclohexanedione) Sigma‐Aldrich Cat. No: D153303 TRIS‐buffered saline (TBS, 10X) pH 7.4 ThermoFisher Cat. No: J60764.K2 RIPA Lysis and Extraction Buffer Sigma‐Aldrich Cat. No: 89900 Triton‐X 100 Sigma‐Aldrich Cat. No: X100 Tween‐20 Sigma‐Aldrich Cat. No: P1379 Halt Protease and Phosphatase Inhibitor Cocktail (100X) ThermoFisher Cat. No: 78440 NuPAGE Bis‐Tris Mini Protein Gels, 4%–12%, 1.0–1.5 mm ThermoFisher Cat. No: NP0322BOX NuPAGE MOPS SDS Running Buffer (20X) ThermoFisher Cat. No: NP0001 PVDF Transfer Membranes ThermoFisher Cat. No: 88518 VECTASHIELD PLUS Antifade Mounting Medium with DAPI (H‐2000) Vector Labs Cat. No: H‐2000, RRID: N/A Experimental models: Organisms/strains Swiss Albino mice Jackson Laboratories Strain #:034608 RRID:IMSR_JAX:034608 C57Bl/6 wild‐type (WT) mice Jackson Laboratories Strain: #:000664 RRID: IMSR_JAX:000664 GYS1Nestin‐KO mice Courtesy of Dr. Duran and Dr. Guinovart N/A GYS1Gfap‐KO mice Software and algorithms ImageJ/Fiji NIH https://imagej.net/software/fiji/ Prism‐ GraphPad Dotmatics https://www.graphpad.com/scientific‐software/prism/www.graphpad.com/scientific‐software/prism/ (https://www.graphpad.com/scientific-software/prism/www.graphpad.com/scientific-software/prism/) Endnote 20 Clarivate https://endnote.com/?language=en Adobe Photoshop Adobe https://www.adobe.com/products/photoshop.html/ Adobe Illustrator Adobe https://www.adobe.com/products/illustrator.html/

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Uruk, G., Donmez‐Demir, B., Yilmaz‐Ozcan, S., Cakir‐Aktas, C., Taskiran‐Sag, A., Gurler, G., Duran, J., Guinovart, J. J., Baba, O., Morita, T., Karatas, H., Dalkara, T., & Yemisci, M. (2026). Peri-Microvascular Glycogen and Lactate Regulate Capillary Constrictions and Ischemia Outcome in Mice. Journal of neurochemistry, 170(4), e70430. https://doi.org/10.1111/jnc.70430

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@article{uruk2026peri,
author = {Uruk, Gokhan and Donmez‐Demir, Buket and Yilmaz‐Ozcan, Sinem and Cakir‐Aktas, Canan and Taskiran‐Sag, Aslihan and Gurler, Gokce and Duran, Jordi and Guinovart, Joan J. and Baba, Otto and Morita, Tsuyoshi and Karatas, Hulya and Dalkara, Turgay and Yemisci, Muge},
title = {{Peri-Microvascular Glycogen and Lactate Regulate Capillary Constrictions and Ischemia Outcome in Mice}},
journal = {Journal of neurochemistry},
year = {2026},
month = apr,
volume = {170},
number = {4},
pages = {e70430},
publisher = {Wiley},
issn = {0022-3042},
doi = {10.1111/jnc.70430},
url = {https://doi.org/10.1111/jnc.70430},
pmid = {41989058},
pmcid = {PMC13085847}
}

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AU - Donmez‐Demir, Buket
AU - Yilmaz‐Ozcan, Sinem
AU - Cakir‐Aktas, Canan
AU - Taskiran‐Sag, Aslihan
AU - Gurler, Gokce
AU - Duran, Jordi
AU - Guinovart, Joan J.
AU - Baba, Otto
AU - Morita, Tsuyoshi
AU - Karatas, Hulya
AU - Dalkara, Turgay
AU - Yemisci, Muge
TI - Peri-Microvascular Glycogen and Lactate Regulate Capillary Constrictions and Ischemia Outcome in Mice
T2 - Journal of neurochemistry
J2 - J Neurochem
PY - 2026
DA - 2026/04/01
VL - 170
IS - 4
SP - e70430
SN - 0022-3042
PB - Wiley
DO - 10.1111/jnc.70430
UR - https://doi.org/10.1111/jnc.70430
LA - en
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