International conference «Actual approaches to the extremely preterm babies: International experience and Ukrainian realities» (Kyiv, Ukraine, March 5-6, 2013)
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Neuroprotection in preterm infants: hope or utopy?
1. Neuroprotection
in preterm infants:
hope or utopy?
Olivier BAUD, MD, PhD
INSERM U676
Children’s Hospital Robert Debré, Paris, France
The International Neonatology Conference, Kiev 6th march 2013
2. Brain damages neonates
Term
HIE
Stroke
Preterm
Intraventricular/parenchymal haemorrhage ↓
Cystic white matter damage ↓
Diffuse white matter damage ↑
Volpe, 2001, 2009
3. Non cystic PVL:
the “new” white matter damage
Mostly observed in very preterm infant: MRI
features detected near term
Risk factors: VLBW-ELBW, perinatal
infection/inflammation, postnatal steroids,
BPD
Associated with myelination defect,
involvement of SP neurons leading to
reduction in cortical volumes Nosarti et al., 2002
Inder et al., 1999
Woodward et al., 2006
4. Functional consequences of PVL
Motor deficit (Little)
Executive dyspraxia
Visual-perceptal impairment (optic
radiations)
Feeding and deglutition disorders
Cognitive impairment
Comportemental deficits (ADHD)
Psychiatric disorders (autism) +++
- Axonal damage (association and projection
fibers)
- Quantitative decrease of Oligodendrocytes
5. WMD and brain development
20 25 32 Post-conceptional weeks
Neuronal migration
astrocytogenesis
oligodendrogenesis
Axonal and dendritic growth
synaptogenesis
Programmed cell death
6. Perinatal brain lesions: a multiple
hit concept
Preterm labor
Inflammation Free radicals
Excitotoxicity
WMD
Repair
7. Main targets for neuroprotection in
preterm
NMDA AMPA
Mg2+
Melatonin
X X Topiramate
Epo
Xenon
glutamate
Melatonin
microglia iNO
Tetracyclines
X E2
Steroids
inflammation
X Oxidative stress
Tianeptine Melatonin
Quinolones X iNO
cytokines Growth factors
Cell therapy
Repair /plasticity
8. Shortcomings in neuroprotection of the
preterm brain
False candidate molecules
Not accurate design or preclinical model
Experimental biases
Wrong rationale/endpoints
Confounding variables (sex, T°C, care, stress…)
Methodological biases (power+++, variability…)
Responders vs non-responders
Sick vs healthy models
10. Melatonin and circadian rhythm
No rhythmic secretion in newborn
Claustrat et al. Restorative Neurology 1998
11. Melatonin (ROS+inflam+excito)
Perinatal oxidative stress excitotoxicity
Ctl RCIU
A B
* *
PBS
C D
Melatonin
* *
Husson et al., 2002
Olivier et al., 2009
12. Neuroprotective effects of Melatonin
in animal models
Mouse P5: excitotoxicity model
Periventricular white matter damage
Rat P7 : hypoxia-ischemia model
Learning disorders
Fetal sheep: ischemia model
Direct free radical scavenging
Mechanisms OLs maturation
Excitotoxicity modulation
Bouslama et al., 2007
Welin et al., 2007
Villapol et al., 2010
13. Melatonin as neuroprotectant for preterm infants:
a 3-steps proof-of-concept research program
Neuroprotection
3 animal models
of WM damage
Melatonin in Preterm
MELIP
Melatonin deficiency
1 Pharmacokinetic study
Optimal regimen of administration
2 Therapeutic trial
WM damage, MRI 40 GA
3
14. Magnesium sulfate (NMDA)
-NMDA receptors blocker
Mg2+ -Preclinical prevention of developing WM
-Safe for neonates but potential side
effects in mothers
-Demonstrated benefits (gross motor
dysfunction and CP) in preterm infants…
… but NNT = 63 mothers to save one CP!
-No effect in asphyxiated term infants
Marret et al., 1995
Crowther et al., 2003
Doyle et al., 2009
17. Inhaled NO & outcome of preterm
infants
- iNO was finally associated with a
lower incidence of brain damage in
preterm infants
- 2y outcome revealed a better MDI
- No side effect
- These data must be confirmed
Schreiber et al., 2003
Van Meurs et al., 2005
Mestan et al., 2005
18. NO, myelination
& neuroprotection
1200
Ctl iNO5 Ctl
1000 iNO20ppm
lesion size (µm)
*
800
***
600 ***
*
400
*
200
0
Ibo NMDA Will Ibo NMDA Will
• Inhaled NO enhances angiogenesis and myelination Cortical plate White matter
• Inhaled NO induces neuroprotection
Olivier et al., 2010
P7 P14 Pansiot et al. , 2011
23. Cerebral effects of Epo
Cellular effects Neuroprotective effects in human adults
↓ apoptosis ↓ lesion size of adult stroke
↑ angiogenesis ↓ handicap
↓ inflammation ↓ paraplegia after medullary
section
↓ excitotoxicity
↓ oxidative stress
Epo and neuroprotection in human neonates
↑ MDI
↓ CP after HIE
High doses safe in preterm Strunk et al., 2004
Zhu et al., Pediatrics, 2009
Brown et al., Pediatrics, 2009
25. Human Studies of Neuroprotectants
Treatment Mechanism Study Primary outcome
Hypothermia multiple many Proven benefits and NNT 6-8
EPO growth factor Jull et al., 2008 High dose EPO safe in ELGA
infants
iNO antioxidant Scheiber et al., 2006 - Lower incidence of severe
IVH/PVL in ELGA
Ballard et al., 2006 - Decreased neurodevelopmental
disability in ELGA
Melatonin antioxidant Gitto et al., 2004, - Anti-inflammatory effects and
2005, 2012 improves clinical outcome (BPD)
- Additional analgesic therapy
during procedural pain in LGA
Allopurinol antioxidant Clancy et al., 2001 - Neurocardiac protection in HLHS
infants
Benders et al., 2006 - Postnatal treatment had no effect
in HIE
Magnesium sulfate Anti-excitotoxic Doyle et al., cochrane Established neuroprotection in
2009 VLGA but NNT 63
Gonzalez and Ferriero, 2009
28. Umbilical cord-derived stem cells
Advantages
• rich source of various stem cells
• No potential ethical issues
• easily available with no harm to the infant or mother
• low immunogenicity
• international standards for sampling and storage
Limits
• Few and conflicting data on efficacy
• Major concerns in pre-clinical models (injection route, cell tracking,
variability…)
• Discrepancy between « emotional infatuation » and scientific reality
29. Neuroprotective mechanism(s) of
UCd stem cells
- Immuno-modulation of systemic and/or
local inflammation
- Enhancement of endogenous repair:
-growth factor
-apoptotic cell death
-endogenous stem cells?
- Marginal engraftment and
transdifferenciation
Van Velthoven et al., 2012
Dalous et al., 2012
31. Conclusion
Neuroprotection of the developing brain is feasible
Many pharmacological strategies based on better understood
physiopathology
Ongoing proof-of-concept studies :
Melatonin
EPO
iNO
…
Many new promising strategies in the pipeline
32. Aknowledgments
U676: NICU & Robert Debré:
C Charriaut-Marlangue V Biran
H Pham C Alberti
J Pansiot L Maury
G Loron
J Dalous
P Olivier
J Gallego
Supports:
P Gressens
INSERM
PremUP
PremUP foundation: IKARIA
D Evain-Brion Paris Diderot Univ
L Bordarier Mairie de Paris
ML Hamon