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Bommaraju S, Dhokne MD, Arun EV, Srinivasan K, Sharma SS, Datusalia AK. An insight into crosstalk among multiple signalling pathways contributing to the pathophysiology of PTSD and depressive disorders. Prog Neuropsychopharmacol Biol Psychiatry 2024; 131:110943. [PMID: 38228244 DOI: 10.1016/j.pnpbp.2024.110943] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/05/2023] [Revised: 01/08/2024] [Accepted: 01/10/2024] [Indexed: 01/18/2024]
Abstract
Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and depressive disorders represent two significant mental health challenges with substantial global prevalence. These are debilitating conditions characterized by persistent, often comorbid, symptoms that severely impact an individual's quality of life. Both PTSD and depressive disorders are often precipitated by exposure to traumatic events or chronic stress. The profound impact of PTSD and depressive disorders on individuals and society necessitates a comprehensive exploration of their shared and distinct pathophysiological features. Although the activation of the stress system is essential for maintaining homeostasis, the ability to recover from it after diminishing the threat stimulus is also equally important. However, little is known about the main reasons for individuals' differential susceptibility to external stressful stimuli. The solution to this question can be found by delving into the interplay of stress with the cognitive and emotional processing of traumatic incidents at the molecular level. Evidence suggests that dysregulation in these signalling cascades may contribute to the persistence and severity of PTSD and depressive symptoms. The treatment strategies available for this disorder are antidepressants, which have shown good efficiency in normalizing symptom severity; however, their efficacy is limited in most individuals. This calls for the exploration and development of innovative medications to address the treatment of PTSD. This review delves into the intricate crosstalk among multiple signalling pathways implicated in the development and manifestation of these mental health conditions. By unravelling the complexities of crosstalk among multiple signalling pathways, this review aims to contribute to the broader knowledge base, providing insights that could inform the development of targeted interventions for individuals grappling with the challenges of PTSD and depressive disorders.
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- Sumadhura Bommaraju
- Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology, National Institute of Pharmaceutical Education and Research (NIPER), Raebareli, Uttar Pradesh (UP) 226002, India
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- Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology, National Institute of Pharmaceutical Education and Research (NIPER), Raebareli, Uttar Pradesh (UP) 226002, India
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- Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology, National Institute of Pharmaceutical Education and Research (NIPER), Raebareli, Uttar Pradesh (UP) 226002, India
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- Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology, National Institute of Pharmaceutical Education and Research (NIPER), SAS Nagar, Punjab 160062, India
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- Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology, National Institute of Pharmaceutical Education and Research (NIPER), SAS Nagar, Punjab 160062, India
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- Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology, National Institute of Pharmaceutical Education and Research (NIPER), Raebareli, Uttar Pradesh (UP) 226002, India; Department of Regulatory Toxicology, National Institute of Pharmaceutical Education and Research (NIPER) Raebareli, Uttar Pradesh (UP) 226002, India.
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De Filippo R, Schmitz D. Synthetic surprise as the foundation of the psychedelic experience. Neurosci Biobehav Rev 2024; 157:105538. [PMID: 38220035 PMCID: PMC10839673 DOI: 10.1016/j.neubiorev.2024.105538] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/18/2023] [Revised: 01/03/2024] [Accepted: 01/05/2024] [Indexed: 01/16/2024]
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Psychedelic agents, such as LSD and psilocybin, induce marked alterations in consciousness via activation of the 5-HT2A receptor (5-HT2ARs). We hypothesize that psychedelics enforce a state of synthetic surprise through the biased activation of the 5-HTRs system. This idea is informed by recent insights into the role of 5-HT in signaling surprise. The effects on consciousness, explained by the cognitive penetrability of perception, can be described within the predictive coding framework where surprise corresponds to prediction error, the mismatch between predictions and actual sensory input. Crucially, the precision afforded to the prediction error determines its effect on priors, enabling a dynamic interaction between top-down expectations and incoming sensory data. By integrating recent findings on predictive coding circuitry and 5-HT2ARs transcriptomic data, we propose a biological implementation with emphasis on the role of inhibitory interneurons. Implications arise for the clinical use of psychedelics, which may rely primarily on their inherent capacity to induce surprise in order to disrupt maladaptive patterns.
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- Roberto De Filippo
- Charité-Universitätsmedizin Berlin, corporate member of Freie Universität Berlin, Humboldt-Universität Berlin, and Berlin Institute of Health, Neuroscience Research Center, 10117 Berlin, Germany.
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- Charité-Universitätsmedizin Berlin, corporate member of Freie Universität Berlin, Humboldt-Universität Berlin, and Berlin Institute of Health, Neuroscience Research Center, 10117 Berlin, Germany; German Center for Neurodegenerative Diseases (DZNE) Berlin, 10117 Berlin, Germany; Charité-Universitätsmedizin Berlin, corporate member of Freie Universität Berlin, Humboldt-Universität Berlin, and Berlin Institute of Health, Einstein Center for Neuroscience, 10117 Berlin, Germany; Charité-Universitätsmedizin Berlin, corporate member of Freie Universität Berlin, Humboldt-Universität Berlin, and Berlin Institute of Health, NeuroCure Cluster of Excellence, 10117 Berlin, Germany; Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, Bernstein Center for Computational Neuroscience, Philippstr. 13, 10115 Berlin, Germany
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Rahimi-Danesh M, Samizadeh MA, Sajadi AE, Rezvankhah T, Vaseghi S. Sex difference affects fear extinction but not lithium efficacy in rats following fear-conditioning with respect to the hippocampal level of BDNF. Pharmacol Biochem Behav 2024; 234:173675. [PMID: 37972713 DOI: 10.1016/j.pbb.2023.173675] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/29/2023] [Revised: 11/07/2023] [Accepted: 11/09/2023] [Indexed: 11/19/2023]
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In rodents, exposure to electrical shock and creating a strong fear memory using fear-conditioning model can induce PTSD-like behavior. In this study, we induced a fear-conditioning model in rats and investigated freezing (PTSD-like) behavior, 21 days after three shocks exposure (0.6 mA, 3 s, 30 seconds interval) in both male and female rats. Lithium was injected intraperitoneally (100 mg/kg) in three protocols: (1) 1 h after fear-conditioning (2) 1 h, 24 h, and 48 h after fear-conditioning (3), 1 h, 24 h, 48 h, 72 h, and 96 h after fear-conditioning. Extinction training (20 sounds without shocks, 75 dB, 3 s, 30 seconds interval) was performed in three protocols: (1) 1 h after fear-conditioning (one session), (2) 1 h, 24 h, and 48 h after fear-conditioning (three sessions), (3), 1 h, 24 h, 48 h, 72 h, and 96 h after fear-conditioning (five sessions). Forced swim test (FST) and hot plate were used to assess behavior. Results showed that lithium in all protocols had no effect on freezing behavior, FST, and pain subthreshold in all rats. Extinction training decreased freezing behavior, with more efficacy in females. In males, only 5-session training was effective, while in females all protocols were effective. Extinction training also altered pain perception and the results of FST, depending on the sessions and was different in males and females. Brain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF) mRNA level was increased in females following 3 and 5 sessions, and in males following 5 sessions extinction training. In conclusion, we suggested that there is a sex difference for the effect of extinction training on freezing behavior and BDNF mRNA level in a rat model of fear-conditioning.
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- Mehrsa Rahimi-Danesh
- Cognitive Neuroscience Lab, Medicinal Plants Research Center, Institute of Medicinal Plants, ACECR, Karaj, Iran
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- Cognitive Neuroscience Lab, Medicinal Plants Research Center, Institute of Medicinal Plants, ACECR, Karaj, Iran
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- Cognitive Neuroscience Lab, Medicinal Plants Research Center, Institute of Medicinal Plants, ACECR, Karaj, Iran
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- Cognitive Neuroscience Lab, Medicinal Plants Research Center, Institute of Medicinal Plants, ACECR, Karaj, Iran
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- Cognitive Neuroscience Lab, Medicinal Plants Research Center, Institute of Medicinal Plants, ACECR, Karaj, Iran; Medicinal Plants Research Center, Institute of Medicinal Plants, ACECR, Karaj, Iran.
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Zhang D, Wu L, Ma L, Wang J, Niu L, He P. Circular RNA DLGAP4 alleviates sevoflurane-induced neurotoxicity by regulating miR-9-5p/Sirt1/BDNF pathway. Exp Cell Res 2023; 433:113861. [PMID: 38000773 DOI: 10.1016/j.yexcr.2023.113861] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/08/2023] [Revised: 11/14/2023] [Accepted: 11/19/2023] [Indexed: 11/26/2023]
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BACKGROUND Sevoflurane is a widely used anesthetic in infants. However, long and repeated exposure to this drug can cause developmental neurotoxicity. This study aimed to investigate the role and mechanism of circular RNA DLGAP4 (circDLGAP4) in sevoflurane-induced neurotoxicity. METHODS Neonatal mice and mouse hippocampal neuronal cell line HT22 were used to construct sevoflurane-induced nerve injury models. The role of circDLGAP4 in sevoflurane-induced neurotoxicity was evaluated by gain-and/or loss-of-function methods. Pathological alterations in hippocampus were analyzed by hematoxylin-eosin and Tunel staining. Cell injury was assessed by cell viability and apoptosis, which was detected by CCK-8 and flow cytometry. The expression of circDLGAP4 and miR-9-5p was determined by real-time PCR. Sirt1 and BDNF levels were measured by Western blot. Productions of TNF-α and IL-6 were examined by ELISA. Dual-luciferase reporter assay and/or RNA pull-down assay were used to confirm the direct binding among circDLGAP4, miR-9-5p, and Sirt1. Rescue experiments were used to further verify the mechanism of circDLGAP4. RESULTS CircDLGAP4 expression was decreased by sevoflurane both in vivo and in vitro. Overexpression of circDLGAP4 elevated cell viability, reduced apoptosis and levels of TNF-α and IL-6, while circDLGAP4 knockdown showed the opposite effects in sevoflurane-induced HT22 cells. Mechanically, circDLGAP4 functioned via directly binding to and regulating miR-9-5p, followed by targeting the Sirt1/BDNF pathway. Additionally, circDLGAP4 upregulation relieved sevoflurane-induced nerve injury, reduced levels of TNF-α, IL-6 and miR-9-5p, but increased the expression of Sirt1 and BDNF in hippocampus. CONCLUSIONS Our studies found that circDLGAP4 relieved sevoflurane-induced neurotoxicity by sponging miR-9-5p to regulate Sirt1/BDNF pathway.
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- Dongying Zhang
- Department of Anesthesiology, Handan Central Hospital, Handan, 056001, Hebei, China
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- Department of Anesthesiology, Affiliated Hospital of Nantong University, Nantong, 226000, Jiangsu, China
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- Department of Anesthesiology, Handan Central Hospital, Handan, 056001, Hebei, China
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- Department of Anesthesiology, Handan Central Hospital, Handan, 056001, Hebei, China
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- Department of Anesthesiology, Fengfeng General Hospital, North China Medical and Health Group, Handan, 056002, Hebei, China
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- Department of Anesthesiology, Handan Central Hospital, Handan, 056001, Hebei, China.
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Hu X, Liu L, Wang Z, Sun Y, Li Z, Zhou G, Yue K, Wang L, Lian B, Lu G, Li C, Sun L. The potential role of GSK-3β signaling pathway for amelioration actions of ketamine on the PTSD rodent model. Brain Res Bull 2023; 200:110697. [PMID: 37392896 DOI: 10.1016/j.brainresbull.2023.110697] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/16/2023] [Revised: 06/26/2023] [Accepted: 06/28/2023] [Indexed: 07/03/2023]
Abstract
RATIONALE Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) is a complex, chronic psychiatric disorder typically triggered by life-threatening events and, as yet, lacks a specialized pharmacological treatment. The potential therapeutic role of ketamine, an N-methyl-D-aspartate receptor antagonist, in mitigating PTSD has been the subject of investigation. OBJECTIVE The aim of this study was to elucidate alterations in the glycogen synthase kinase-3β (GSK-3β) signaling pathway in response to ketamine intervention, using the single prolonged stress (SPS) model of PTSD at a molecular level. METHODS PTSD-like symptoms were simulated using the SPS model. Ketamine (10mg/kg) and GSK-3β antagonist SB216763 (5mg/kg) were then administered intraperitoneally. Stress-related behavior was evaluated through the open field test (OFT) and the elevated plus maze test (EMPT). Additionally, brain activity was analyzed using quantitative electroencephalography (qEEG). Changes in protein and mRNA expressions of glucocorticoid receptor (GR), brain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF), GSK-3β, phosphorylated ser-9 GSK-3β (p-GSK-3β), FK506 binding protein 5 (FKBP5), and corticotropin-releasing hormone (CRH) were assessed in the hypothalamus via western blot and qPCR. RESULTS SPS-exposed rats exhibited reduced distance and time spent in the center of the open arms, a pattern divergent from control rats. qEEG readings revealed SPS-induced increases in alpha power, low gamma and high gamma power. Furthermore, SPS triggered an upregulation in the protein and gene expression of GSK-3β, GR, BDNF, p-GSK-3β, and FKBP5, and downregulated CRH expression in the hypothalamus. Ketamine administration following the SPS procedure counteracted these changes by increasing the time spent in the center of the OFT, the distance traversed in the open arms of the EMPT, and mitigating SPS-induced alterations in cerebral cortex oscillations. Moreover, ketamine reduced the protein levels of GSK-3β, GR, p-GSK-3β, and altered the ratio of p-GSK-3β to GSK-3β. Gene expression of GSK-3β, GR, BDNF, and FKBP5 decreased in the SPS-Ket group compared to the SPS-Sal group. CONCLUSIONS Ketamine appeared to remediate the abnormal GSK-3β signaling pathway induced by SPS. These findings collectively suggest that ketamine could be a promising therapeutic agent for PTSD symptoms, working through the modulation of the GSK-3β signaling pathway.
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- Xinyu Hu
- School of Psychology, Weifang Medical University, 7166# Baotong West Street, Weifang 261053, China.
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- School of Psychology, Weifang Medical University, 7166# Baotong West Street, Weifang 261053, China.
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- School of Clinical Medicine, Weifang Medical University, 7166# Baotong West Street, Weifang, Shandong, 261053, PR China.
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- School of Clinical Medicine, Weifang Medical University, 7166# Baotong West Street, Weifang, Shandong, 261053, PR China.
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- School of Clinical Medicine, Weifang Medical University, 7166# Baotong West Street, Weifang, Shandong, 261053, PR China.
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- School of Psychology, Weifang Medical University, 7166# Baotong West Street, Weifang 261053, China.
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- Medical Imaging Center, Affiliated Hospital of Weifang Medical University, Weifang, 261035, PR China.
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- Clinical Competency Training Center, Medical experiment and training center, Weifang Medical University, 7166# Baotong West Street, Weifang Shandong, 261053, P. R. China.
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- Department of Bioscience and Technology, Weifang Medical University, 7166# Baotong West Street, Weifang, Shandong 261053, China.
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- School of Psychology, Weifang Medical University, 7166# Baotong West Street, Weifang 261053, China.
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- School of Psychology, Weifang Medical University, 7166# Baotong West Street, Weifang 261053, China.
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- School of Psychology, Weifang Medical University, 7166# Baotong West Street, Weifang 261053, China.
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On making (and turning adaptive to) maladaptive aversive memories in laboratory rodents. Neurosci Biobehav Rev 2023; 147:105101. [PMID: 36804263 DOI: 10.1016/j.neubiorev.2023.105101] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/06/2022] [Revised: 02/03/2023] [Accepted: 02/14/2023] [Indexed: 02/18/2023]
Abstract
Fear conditioning and avoidance tasks usually elicit adaptive aversive memories. Traumatic memories are more intense, generalized, inflexible, and resistant to attenuation via extinction- and reconsolidation-based strategies. Inducing and assessing these dysfunctional, maladaptive features in the laboratory are crucial to interrogating posttraumatic stress disorder's neurobiology and exploring innovative treatments. Here we analyze over 350 studies addressing this question in adult rats and mice. There is a growing interest in modeling several qualitative and quantitative memory changes by exposing already stressed animals to freezing- and avoidance-related tests or using a relatively high aversive training magnitude. Other options combine aversive/fearful tasks with post-acquisition or post-retrieval administration of one or more drugs provoking neurochemical or epigenetic alterations reported in the trauma aftermath. It is potentially instructive to integrate these procedures and incorporate the measurement of autonomic and endocrine parameters. Factors to consider when defining the organismic and procedural variables, partially neglected aspects (sex-dependent differences and recent vs. remote data comparison) and suggestions for future research (identifying reliable individual risk and treatment-response predictors) are discussed.
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Gu T, Xu C, Meng X, Gao D, Jiang G, Yin A, Liu Q, Zhang L. Sevoflurane Preconditioning Alleviates Posttraumatic Stress Disorder-Induced Apoptosis in the Hippocampus via the EZH2-Regulated Akt/mTOR Axis and Improves Synaptic Plasticity. J Mol Neurosci 2023; 73:225-236. [PMID: 36930428 DOI: 10.1007/s12031-023-02114-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/17/2023] [Accepted: 03/11/2023] [Indexed: 03/18/2023]
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Posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) is a persistent and severe psychological and mental disorder resulting from experiences of serious trauma or stress and is suffered by many individuals. Previous studies have shown that pretreatment with sevoflurane is efficient in reducing the incidence of PTSD. However, we require a more comprehensive understanding of the specific mechanisms by which sevoflurane works. Enhancer of zeste homolog 2 (EZH2) has been reported to be regulated by sevoflurane, and to improve patient cognition. In this study, we aimed to explore the mechanisms of sevoflurane and the role of EZH2 in PTSD cases. We explored the effects of sevoflurane and EPZ-6438 (inhibitor of EZH2) on rat behavior, followed by an investigation of EZH2 mRNA and protein expression. The effects of sevoflurane and EZH2 on neuronal survival were assessed by western blotting and TUNEL staining, while western blotting was used to examine the expression of PSD95 and the AKT/mTOR proteins. Sevoflurane preconditioning restored EZH2 expression and significantly inhibited apoptosis by regulating phosphorylation of the AKT/mTOR pathway. Synaptic plasticity was also significantly improved. These results suggest that pretreatment with sevoflurane could play an important role in PTSD prevention by regulating EZH2 expression.
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- Tingting Gu
- Department of Anesthesiology, Jinling Hospital, Medical School of Nanjing University, Nanjing, China
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- Department of Anesthesiology, Jinling Hospital, Medical School of Nanjing University, Nanjing, China
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- Department of Anesthesiology, Jinling Hospital, Medical College of Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, China
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- Department of Anesthesiology, Jinling Hospital, Medical School of Nanjing University, Nanjing, China
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- Department of Anesthesiology, Yancheng First Hospital, Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing University Medical School, Yancheng, China
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- Department of Anesthesiology, Jinling Hospital, Medical School of Nanjing University, Nanjing, China
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- Department of Anesthesiology, Jinling Hospital, Medical School of Nanjing University, Nanjing, China.
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- Department of Anesthesiology, Jinling Hospital, Medical School of Nanjing University, Nanjing, China. .,Department of Anesthesiology, Jinling Hospital, Medical College of Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, China.
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Landoni G, Belloni O, Russo G, Bonaccorso A, Carà G, Jabaudon M. Inhaled Sedation for Invasively Ventilated COVID-19 Patients: A Systematic Review. J Clin Med 2022; 11:jcm11092500. [PMID: 35566625 PMCID: PMC9105857 DOI: 10.3390/jcm11092500] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/01/2022] [Revised: 04/20/2022] [Accepted: 04/26/2022] [Indexed: 01/22/2023] Open
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Background: Volatile anesthetics were used as sedative agents in COVID-19 (Coronavirus Disease 2019) invasively ventilated patients for their potentially beneficial pharmacological effects and due to the temporary shortages of intravenous agents during the pandemic crisis. Methods: Online databases (PubMed, EMBASE, The Cochrane Central Register of Controlled Trial) and the “clinicaltrials.gov” website were searched for studies reporting the use of isoflurane, sevoflurane or desflurane. Results: We identified three manuscripts describing the beneficial effects of isoflurane on 41 COVID-19 patients with acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) in Germany (n = 2) and in the USA (n = 1), in terms of reduction in the use of opioids and other sedatives. We also found a case report of two patients with transient nephrogenic diabetes insipidus, which started after 6 and 8 days of sevoflurane sedation. We identified two randomized controlled trials (RCTs; 92 patients overall), two observational studies (238 patients) on the use of volatile anesthetics in COVID-19 patients that were completed but not yet published, and one RCT interrupted for a low recruitment ratio (19 patients) and thus not published. We also identified five ongoing RCTs on the use of inhaled sedation in ARDS, which are also likely to be recruiting COVID-19 patients and which have currently enrolled a total of >1643 patients. Conclusion: Isoflurane was the most frequently used volatile agent in COVID-19 patients and allowed a reduction in the use of other sedative and analgesic drugs. Randomized evidence is building up and will be useful to confirm or challenge these findings.
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- Giovanni Landoni
- Department of Anaesthesia and Intensive Care, IRCCS San Raffaele Scientific Institute, 20132 Milan, Italy; (O.B.); (G.R.); (A.B.); (G.C.)
- School of Medicine, Vita-Salute San Raffaele University, 20132 Milan, Italy
- Correspondence:
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- Department of Anaesthesia and Intensive Care, IRCCS San Raffaele Scientific Institute, 20132 Milan, Italy; (O.B.); (G.R.); (A.B.); (G.C.)
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- Department of Anaesthesia and Intensive Care, IRCCS San Raffaele Scientific Institute, 20132 Milan, Italy; (O.B.); (G.R.); (A.B.); (G.C.)
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- Department of Anaesthesia and Intensive Care, IRCCS San Raffaele Scientific Institute, 20132 Milan, Italy; (O.B.); (G.R.); (A.B.); (G.C.)
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- Department of Anaesthesia and Intensive Care, IRCCS San Raffaele Scientific Institute, 20132 Milan, Italy; (O.B.); (G.R.); (A.B.); (G.C.)
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- Department of Perioperative Medicine, CHU Clermont-Ferrand, F-63000 Clermont-Ferrand, France;
- GReD, Université Clermont Auvergne, CNRS, INSERM, F-63000 Clermont-Ferrand, France
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Li G, Wang Y, Cao F, Wang D, Zhou L, Jin Y. Sevoflurane Promotes Neurodegeneration Through Inflammasome Formation in APP/PS1 Mice. Front Neurosci 2021; 15:647136. [PMID: 34924922 PMCID: PMC8678053 DOI: 10.3389/fnins.2021.647136] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/29/2020] [Accepted: 10/22/2021] [Indexed: 12/20/2022] Open
Abstract
Sevoflurane (SEVO) is a highly fluorinated methyl isopropyl ether used as an inhalational anesthetic for general anesthesia. Previous studies have shown that SEVO may induce impaired memory and recognition ability and may be associated with neurodegenerative disease, e.g., Alzheimer’s disease (AD). However, the underlying mechanism remains unknown. Here, we used a mouse AD model, APP/PS1, to study the effects of SEVO on neurodegeneration occurring in AD. We found that SEVO exposure significantly impaired the spatial reference memory, sensorimotor, and cognitive function of the mice. Mechanistically, we found that SEVO induced formation of NOD-, LRR- and pyrin domain-containing protein 3 (NLRP3) inflammasome and its downstream caspase 1-mediated production of IL-1β and IL-18, which subsequently deactivated brain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF) to promote neurodegeneration. Together, these data suggest that NLRP3 inflammasome is essential for SEVO-induced AD.
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- Guohua Li
- Department of Anesthesiology, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Shandong First Medical University, Tai'an, China
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- Department of Anesthesiology, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Shandong First Medical University, Tai'an, China
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- Department of Orthopedics, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Shandong First Medical University, Tai'an, China
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- Department of Obstetrics, The Affiliated Hospital of Qingdao University, Qingdao, China
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- Department of Anesthesiology, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Shandong First Medical University, Tai'an, China
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- Department of Anesthesiology, The Second Hospital, Cheeloo College of Medicine, Shandong University, Jinan, China
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Regulation of CRMP2 by Cdk5 and GSK-3β participates in sevoflurane-induced dendritic development abnormalities and cognitive dysfunction in developing rats. Toxicol Lett 2021; 341:68-79. [PMID: 33548343 DOI: 10.1016/j.toxlet.2021.01.023] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/27/2020] [Revised: 01/18/2021] [Accepted: 01/31/2021] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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BACKGROUND General anesthetics such as sevoflurane interfere with dendritic development and synaptogenesis, resulting in cognitive impairment. The collapsin response mediator protein2 (CRMP2) plays important roles in dendritic development and synaptic plasticity and its phosphorylation is regulated by cycline dependent kinase-5 (Cdk5) and glycogen synthase kinase-3β (GSK-3β). Here we investigated whether Cdk5/CRMP2 or GSK-3β/CRMP2 pathway is involved in sevoflurane-induced developmental neurotoxicity. METHODS Rats at postnatal day 7 (PND7) were i.p. injected with Cdk5 inhibitor roscovitine, GSK-3β inhibitor SB415286 or saline 20 min. before exposure to 2.8% sevoflurane for 4 h. Western-blotting was applied to measure the expression of Cdk5/CRMP2 and GSK-3β/CRMP2 pathway proteins in the hippocampus 6 h after the sevoflurane exposure. When rats grew to adolescence (from PND25), they were tested for open-field and contextual fear conditioning, and then long term potentiation (LTP) from hippocampal slices was recorded, and morphology of pyramidal neuron was examined by Golgi staining and synaptic plasticity-related proteins expression in hippocampus were measured by western-blotting. In another batch of experiment, siRNA-CRMP2 or vehicle control was injected into hippocampus on PND5. RESULTS Sevoflurane activated Cdk5/CRMP2 and GSK-3β/CRMP2 pathways in the hippocampus of neonatal rats, reduced dendritic length, branches and the density of dendritic spine in pyramidal neurons. It also reduced the expressions of PSD-95, drebrin and synaptophysin in hippocampus, impaired memory ability of rats and inhibited LTP in hippocampal slices. All the impairment effects by sevoflurane were attenuated by pretreatment with inhibitor of Cdk5 or GSK-3β. Furthermore, rat transfected with siRNA-CRMP2 eliminated the neuroprotective effects of Cdk5 or GSK-3β blocker in neurobehavioral and LTP tests. CONCLUSION Cdk5/CRMP2 and GSK-3β/CRMP2 pathways participate in sevoflurane-induced dendritic development abnormalities and cognitive dysfunction in developing rats.
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Knox D, Della Valle R, Mohammadmirzaei N, Shultz B, Biddle M, Farkash A, Chamness M, Moulton E. PI3K-Akt Signaling in the Basolateral Amygdala Facilitates Traumatic Stress Enhancements in Fear Memory. Int J Neuropsychopharmacol 2020; 24:229-238. [PMID: 33151288 PMCID: PMC7968623 DOI: 10.1093/ijnp/pyaa083] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/22/2020] [Revised: 10/02/2020] [Accepted: 10/29/2020] [Indexed: 01/01/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND A core symptom of posttraumatic stress disorder is persistent fear memory, which can be defined as fear memory that is resistant to updating, inhibition, or extinction. posttraumatic stress disorder emerges after traumatic stress exposure, but neurobiological mechanisms via which traumatic stress leads to persistent fear memory are not well defined. Akt signaling within the amygdala (Amy) is enhanced with traumatic stress, and phosphatidylinositol kinase 3 (PI3K) activation of Akt within the basolateral Amy (BLA) has been implicated as critical to fear memory formation. These findings raise the possibility that traumatic stress enhances PI3K→Akt signaling in the BLA, which leads to persistent fear memory. METHODS To test this hypothesis, rats were exposed to traumatic stress using the single prolonged stress model, and changes in Akt phosphorylation were assayed in the Amy at 0 and 30 minutes after fear conditioning (FC). In a separate experiment, we inhibited PI3K→Akt signaling in the BLA prior to FC and observed the effect this had on acquisition, expression, and extinction of FC in stressed and control rats. RESULTS Enhanced Akt phosphorylation in the Amy at both time points was observed in stressed rats, but not in control rats. PI3K→Akt inhibition in the BLA had no effect on freezing in control rats but decreased freezing during extinction training and testing in stressed rats. CONCLUSION These findings suggest that PI3K→Akt signaling in the BLA could be a mechanism via which traumatic stress leads to fear memory that is resistant to extinction.
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- Dayan Knox
- Department of Psychological and Brain Sciences, University of Delaware, Newark, Delaware, USA,Correspondence: Dayan Knox, PhD, 217 Wolf Hall, Department of Psychological and Brain Sciences, University of Delaware, Newark, DE 19716 ()
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- Department of Psychological and Brain Sciences, University of Delaware, Newark, Delaware, USA
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- Department of Psychological and Brain Sciences, University of Delaware, Newark, Delaware, USA
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- Department of Psychological and Brain Sciences, University of Delaware, Newark, Delaware, USA
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- Department of Psychological and Brain Sciences, University of Delaware, Newark, Delaware, USA
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- Department of Psychological and Brain Sciences, University of Delaware, Newark, Delaware, USA
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- Department of Psychological and Brain Sciences, University of Delaware, Newark, Delaware, USA
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- Department of Psychological and Brain Sciences, University of Delaware, Newark, Delaware, USA
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Kaur H, Kaur R, Jaggi AS, Bali A. Beneficial role of central anticholinergic agent in preventing the development of symptoms in mouse model of post-traumatic stress disorder. J Basic Clin Physiol Pharmacol 2020; 31:jbcpp-2019-0196. [PMID: 32712590 DOI: 10.1515/jbcpp-2019-0196] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/16/2019] [Accepted: 04/18/2020] [Indexed: 11/15/2022]
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Objectives The present study was designed to investigate the effectiveness of trihexyphenidyl, a central anticholinergic drug, in preventing the post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) symptoms in a mouse model. Methods Mice were subjected to underwater trauma stress for 30 s on day 1 followed by three situational reminders (3rd, 7th and 14th day). Thereafter, the behavioral alterations including freezing behavior were noted on 21st day. The serum corticosterone levels were measured as a biochemical marker of trauma. Elevated plus maze test was done on day 1 and day 2 to assess the memory formation following exposure to trauma. Results Trauma and situational reminders were associated with a significant development of behavioral changes and freezing behavior on the 21st day. Moreover, there was also a significant decrease in the serum corticosterone levels. A single administration of trihexyphenidyl (2 and 5 mg/kg) significantly restored trauma associated-behavioral changes and serum corticosterone levels. Moreover, it significantly increased the transfer latency time on day 2 following stress exposure in comparison to normal mice suggesting the inhibition of memory formation during trauma exposure. Trihexyphenidyl also led to significant reduction in freezing behavior in response to situational reminders again suggesting the inhibition of formation of aversive fear memory. Conclusion The blockade of central muscarinic receptors may block the formation of aversive memory during the traumatic event, which may be manifested in form of decreased contextual fear response during situational reminders. Central anticholinergic agents may be potentially useful as prophylactic agents in preventing the development of PTSD symptoms.
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- Harpreet Kaur
- Department of Pharmacology, Akal College of Pharmacy and Technical Education, Mastuana Sahib, Sangrur, India
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- Department of Pharmacology, Akal College of Pharmacy and Technical Education, Mastuana Sahib, Sangrur, India
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences and Drug Research, Punjabi University, Patiala, India
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- Department of Pharmacology, Akal College of Pharmacy and Technical Education, Mastuana Sahib, Sangrur, India.,Department of Pharmacology, Central University of Punjab, Bathinda, India
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Zhao X, Jin Y, Li H, Jia Y, Wang Y. Sevoflurane impairs learning and memory of the developing brain through post-transcriptional inhibition of CCNA2 via microRNA-19-3p. Aging (Albany NY) 2019; 10:3794-3805. [PMID: 30540563 PMCID: PMC6326694 DOI: 10.18632/aging.101673] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/09/2018] [Accepted: 11/15/2018] [Indexed: 12/04/2022]
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The molecular mechanisms underlying sevoflurane (SEVO)-induced impairment of learning and memory remain unclear. Specifically, a role of microRNAs (miRNAs) in the control of the neuron proliferation in the developing brain exposed to SEVO has not been reported previously. Here, we studied the effects of SEVO exposure on the neural cell proliferation, and on the learning and memory of neonatal rats. We found that SEVO exposure significantly decreased neuron cell proliferation, reduced BDNF levels in brain, and impaired learning and memory of neonatal rats in Morris water maze test and Plus-Maze discriminative avoidance task (PM-DAT), likely through downregulation of CCNA2 protein. Next, we used bioinformatic tools to predict CCNA2-binding microRNAs (miRNAs), and found that miR-19-3p was upregulated in neurons exposed to SEVO. Moreover, miR-19-3p functionally inhibited the protein translation of CCNA2 in a human neural cell line, HCN-2. Furthermore, intracranial injection of adeno-associated virus carrying antisense of miR-19-3p under a CMV promoter into the neonatal rats significantly alleviated SEVO exposure-induced impairment of neuron cell proliferation, as well as the learning and memory of the rats. Together, our data suggest that SEVO-induced upregulation of miR-19-3p post-transcriptionally inhibits CCNA2, which contributes to the SEVO-associated impairment of learning and memory of the neonatal rats.
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- Xin Zhao
- Department of Anesthesiology, the Second Hospital of Shandong University, Jinan 250033, China
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- Department of Anesthesiology, the Second Hospital of Shandong University, Jinan 250033, China
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- Operating Room, Jinan Central Hospital, Affiliated to Shandong University, Jinan 250013, China
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- Department of Research, the Second Hospital of Shandong University, Jinan 250033, China
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- Department of Anesthesiology, Qianfoshan Hospital of Shandong Province, Affiliated to Shandong University, Jinan 250014, China
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Bian Y, Yang L, Zhao M, Li Z, Xu Y, Zhou G, Li W, Zeng L. Identification of Key Genes and Pathways in Post-traumatic Stress Disorder Using Microarray Analysis. Front Psychol 2019; 10:302. [PMID: 30873067 PMCID: PMC6403462 DOI: 10.3389/fpsyg.2019.00302] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/18/2018] [Accepted: 01/30/2019] [Indexed: 12/17/2022] Open
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Introduction: Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) is characterized by impaired fear extinction, excessive anxiety, and depression. However, the potential pathogenesis and cause of PTSD are not fully understood. Hence, the purpose of this study was to identify key genes and pathway involved in PTSD and reveal underlying molecular mechanisms by using bioinformatics analysis. Methods: The mRNA microarray expression profile dataset was retrieved and downloaded from the Gene Expression Omnibus (GEO) database. The differentially expressed genes (DEGs) were screened using GEO2R. Gene ontology (GO) was used for gene function annotations and Kyoto Encyclopedia of Genes and Genomes (KEGG) pathway was performed for enrichment analysis. Subsequently, protein-protein interaction (PPI) network and module analysis by the plugin MCODE were mapped by Cytoscape software. Finally, these key genes were verified in stress-exposed models by Real-Time quantitative (qRT-PCR). In addition, we performed text mining among the key genes and pathway with PTSD by using COREMINE. Results: A total of 1004 DEGs were identified. Gene functional annotations and enrichment analysis indicated that the most associated pathway was closely related to the Wnt signaling pathway. Using PPI network and module analysis, we identified a group of "seed" genes. These genes were further verified by qRT-PCR. In addition, text mining indicated that the altered CYP1A2, SYT1, and NLGN1 affecting PTSD might work via the Wnt signaling pathway. Conclusion: By using bioinformatics analysis, we identified a number of genes and relevant pathway which may represent key mechanisms associated with PTSD. However, these findings require verification in future experimental studies.
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- Yaoyao Bian
- School of Nursing, Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine, Nanjing, China
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- School of First Clinical Medicine, Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine, Nanjing, China.,Jingwen Library, Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine, Nanjing, China
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- School of First Clinical Medicine, Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine, Nanjing, China
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- Management School, Lancaster University, Lancaster, United Kingdom
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- School of Nursing, Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine, Nanjing, China
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- School of Nursing, Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine, Nanjing, China
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- Jingwen Library, Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine, Nanjing, China
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- School of First Clinical Medicine, Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine, Nanjing, China.,Jingwen Library, Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine, Nanjing, China
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Ji M, Xia J, Tang X, Yang J. Altered functional connectivity within the default mode network in two animal models with opposing episodic memories. PLoS One 2018; 13:e0202661. [PMID: 30226886 PMCID: PMC6143184 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0202661] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/15/2018] [Accepted: 08/07/2018] [Indexed: 12/31/2022] Open
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Memory enhancement and memory decline are two opposing cognitive performances commonly observed in clinical practice, yet the neural mechanisms underlying these two different phenomena remain poorly understood. Accumulating evidence has demonstrated that the default-mode network (DMN) is implicated in diverse cognitive, social, and affective processes. In the present study, we used the retrosplenial cortex as a seed region to study the functional connectivity within the DMN in two animal models with opposing episodic memories, of which memory enhancement was induced by footshocks to mimic posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and memory decline was induced by lipopolysaccharide (LPS) challenge to mimic sepsis-associated encephalopathy (SAE). Our results showed that LPS challenge and footshocks induced opposing episodic memories. With regard to the imaging data, there were significant differences in the functional connectivity between the retrosplenial cortex and the medial prefrontal cortex (mPFC), insular lobe, left piriform cortex, left sensory cortex, and right visual cortex among the three groups. Post-hoc comparisons showed the LPS group had a significantly increased functional connectivity between the retrosplenial cortex and mPFC as compared with the control group. Compared with the LPS group, the PTSD group displayed significantly decreased functional connectivity between the retrosplenial cortex and the right visual cortex, retrosplenial cortex, insular lobe, left piriform cortex, and left sensory cortex. In summary, our study suggests that there is a significant difference in the functional connectivity within the DMN between SAE and PTSD rats.
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- Muhuo Ji
- Department of Anesthesiology, Zhongda Hospital, Medical School, Southeast University, Nanjing, China
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- Department of Anesthesiology, Zhongda Hospital, Medical School, Southeast University, Nanjing, China
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- Department of Anesthesiology, Zhongda Hospital, Medical School, Southeast University, Nanjing, China
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- Department of Anesthesiology, Zhongda Hospital, Medical School, Southeast University, Nanjing, China
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Shao CZ, Xia KP. Sevoflurane anesthesia represses neurogenesis of hippocampus neural stem cells via regulating microRNA-183-mediated NR4A2 in newborn rats. J Cell Physiol 2018; 234:3864-3873. [PMID: 30191980 DOI: 10.1002/jcp.27158] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/31/2018] [Accepted: 07/10/2018] [Indexed: 12/23/2022]
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Sevoflurane has been commonly utilized in nonobstetric surgeries in pregnant women, and its impacts on fetal brain are still not completely known. Ectopic NR4A2 expression has been reported to be related with familial Parkinson disease, and through dual luciferase we found that NR4A2 is a target gene of microRNA-183 (miR-183). We proposed a hypothesis that miR-183 may participate in the process by targeting NR4A2 in neurons after sevoflurane anesthesia. To verify the effect of sevoflurane on hippocampal neural stem cells (NSCs) proliferation and differentiation, we conducted EdU assay and immunofluorescence staining. Next, for better understanding of the impact of miR-183, we altered the miR-183 expression using mimic and inhibitor. Meanwhile, the targeting relationship between miR-183 and NR4A2 was validated by a bioinformatics website and dual-luciferase reporter gene assay. Finally, expressions of miR-184, NR4A2, SRY (sex-determining region Y)-box 2 (Sox2), and brain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF) were determined and evaluated by reverse transcription quantitative polymerase chain reaction and western blot analysis. First, sevoflurane was determined a crucial factor in biological behaviors of hippocampal NSCs. Moreover, upregulated miR-183 expression by mimic inhibited the proliferation and differentiation of NSCs. Sevoflurane negatively regulated NR4A2 and Sox2 expressions but positively regulated miR-183 and BDNF expressions. Our findings revealed the underlying novel mechanism by which sevoflurane inhibits hippocampal NSC proliferation and differentiation through interaction with miR-183 and NR4A2. The study provides reliable reference for safe application of sevoflurane anesthesia in neonates.
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- Chang-Zhong Shao
- Department of Anesthesiology, Linyi People's Hospital Affiliated to Shandong University, Linyi, China
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- Department of Anesthesiology, Linyi People's Hospital Affiliated to Shandong University, Linyi, China
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Lisieski MJ, Eagle AL, Conti AC, Liberzon I, Perrine SA. Single-Prolonged Stress: A Review of Two Decades of Progress in a Rodent Model of Post-traumatic Stress Disorder. Front Psychiatry 2018; 9:196. [PMID: 29867615 PMCID: PMC5962709 DOI: 10.3389/fpsyt.2018.00196] [Citation(s) in RCA: 127] [Impact Index Per Article: 21.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/08/2017] [Accepted: 04/25/2018] [Indexed: 12/21/2022] Open
Abstract
Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) is a common, costly, and often debilitating psychiatric condition. However, the biological mechanisms underlying this disease are still largely unknown or poorly understood. Considerable evidence indicates that PTSD results from dysfunction in highly-conserved brain systems involved in stress, anxiety, fear, and reward. Pre-clinical models of traumatic stress exposure are critical in defining the neurobiological mechanisms of PTSD, which will ultimately aid in the development of new treatments for PTSD. Single prolonged stress (SPS) is a pre-clinical model that displays behavioral, molecular, and physiological alterations that recapitulate many of the same alterations observed in PTSD, illustrating its validity and giving it utility as a model for investigating post-traumatic adaptations and pre-trauma risk and protective factors. In this manuscript, we review the present state of research using the SPS model, with the goals of (1) describing the utility of the SPS model as a tool for investigating post-trauma adaptations, (2) relating findings using the SPS model to findings in patients with PTSD, and (3) indicating research gaps and strategies to address them in order to improve our understanding of the pathophysiology of PTSD.
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- Michael J Lisieski
- Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Neurosciences, Wayne State University School of Medicine, Detroit, MI, United States
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- Department of Physiology, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI, United States
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- Research and Development Service, John D. Dingell Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Detroit, MI, United States.,Department of Neurosurgery, Wayne State University School of Medicine, Detroit, MI, United States
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- Department of Psychiatry, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, United States.,Mental Health Service, Veterans Affairs Ann Arbor Healthcare System, Ann Arbor, MI, United States
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- Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Neurosciences, Wayne State University School of Medicine, Detroit, MI, United States
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Knox D, Stanfield BR, Staib JM, David NP, DePietro T, Chamness M, Schneider EK, Keller SM, Lawless C. Using c-Jun to identify fear extinction learning-specific patterns of neural activity that are affected by single prolonged stress. Behav Brain Res 2017; 341:189-197. [PMID: 29292158 DOI: 10.1016/j.bbr.2017.12.037] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/08/2017] [Revised: 12/08/2017] [Accepted: 12/28/2017] [Indexed: 01/15/2023]
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Neural circuits via which stress leads to disruptions in fear extinction is often explored in animal stress models. Using the single prolonged stress (SPS) model of post traumatic stress disorder and the immediate early gene (IEG) c-Fos as a measure of neural activity, we previously identified patterns of neural activity through which SPS disrupts extinction retention. However, none of these stress effects were specific to fear or extinction learning and memory. C-Jun is another IEG that is sometimes regulated in a different manner to c-Fos and could be used to identify emotional learning/memory specific patterns of neural activity that are sensitive to SPS. Animals were either fear conditioned (CS-fear) or presented with CSs only (CS-only) then subjected to extinction training and testing. C-Jun was then assayed within neural substrates critical for extinction memory. Inhibited c-Jun levels in the hippocampus (Hipp) and enhanced functional connectivity between the ventromedial prefrontal cortex (vmPFC) and basolateral amygdala (BLA) during extinction training was disrupted by SPS in the CS-fear group only. As a result, these effects were specific to emotional learning/memory. SPS also disrupted inhibited Hipp c-Jun levels, enhanced BLA c-Jun levels, and altered functional connectivity among the vmPFC, BLA, and Hipp during extinction testing in SPS rats in the CS-fear and CS-only groups. As a result, these effects were not specific to emotional learning/memory. Our findings suggest that SPS disrupts neural activity specific to extinction memory, but may also disrupt the retention of fear extinction by mechanisms that do not involve emotional learning/memory.
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- Dayan Knox
- Department of Psychological and Brain Sciences, University of Delaware, Newark, DE 19716, United States.
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- Center for Molecular and Behavioral Neuroscience, Rutgers University, Newark, NJ 07102, United States
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- Department of Neuroscience, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA 19104, United States
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- School of Public Policy and Administration, University of Delaware, Newark, DE 19716, United States
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- Department of Psychological and Brain Sciences, University of Delaware, Newark, DE 19716, United States
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- Department of Psychological and Brain Sciences, University of Delaware, Newark, DE 19716, United States
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- Department of Psychological and Brain Sciences, University of Delaware, Newark, DE 19716, United States
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- Department of Psychological and Brain Sciences, University of Delaware, Newark, DE 19716, United States
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- Department of Psychological and Brain Sciences, University of Delaware, Newark, DE 19716, United States
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Liu TJ, Zhang JC, Gao XZ, Tan ZB, Wang JJ, Zhang PP, Cheng AB, Zhang SB. Effect of sevoflurane on the ATPase activity of hippocampal neurons in a rat model of cerebral ischemia-reperfusion injury via the cAMP-PKA signaling pathway. Kaohsiung J Med Sci 2017; 34:22-33. [PMID: 29310813 DOI: 10.1016/j.kjms.2017.09.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/19/2017] [Revised: 09/05/2017] [Accepted: 09/13/2017] [Indexed: 01/01/2023] Open
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We aim to investigate the effects of sevoflurane on the ATPase activity of the hippocampal neurons in rats with cerebral ischemia-reperfusion injury (IRI) via the cyclic adenosine monophosphate (cAMP) and protein kinase A (PKA) signaling pathway. Sixty rats were assigned into the normal, model and sevoflurane groups (n = 20, the latter two groups were established as focal cerebral IRI models). The ATPase activity was detected using an ultramicro Na (+)-K (+)-ATP enzyme kit. Immunohistochemical staining was used to detect the positive protein expression of cAMP and PKA. The hippocampal neurons were assigned to the normal, IRI, IRI + sevoflurane, IRI + forskolin, IRI + H89 and IRI + sevoflurane + H89 groups. qRT-PCR and Western blotting were performed for the expressions of cAMP, PKA, cAMP-responsive element-binding protein (CREB) and brain derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF). The normal and sevoflurane groups exhibited a greater positive protein expression of cAMP and PKA than the model group. Compared with the normal group, the expressions of cAMP, PKA, CREB and BDNF all reduced in the IRI, model and IRI + H89 groups. The sevoflurane group showed higher cAMP, PKA, CREB and BDNF expressions than the model group. Compared with the IRI group, ATPase activity and expressions of cAMP, PKA, CREB and BDNF all increased in the normal, IRI + sevoflurane and IRI + forskolin groups but decreased in the IRI + H89 group. It suggests that sevoflurane could enhance ATPase activity in hippocampal neurons of cerebral IRI rats through activating cAMP-PKA signaling pathway.
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- Tie-Jun Liu
- Department of Anesthesia, The Affiliated Hospital of North China University of Science and Technology, Tangshan, PR China
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- Department of Urology Surgery, The Affiliated Hospital of North China University of Science and Technology, Tangshan, PR China
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- Department of Anesthesia, The Affiliated Hospital of North China University of Science and Technology, Tangshan, PR China
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- Department of Anesthesia, The Affiliated Hospital of North China University of Science and Technology, Tangshan, PR China
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- Department of Critical Care Medicine, The Affiliated Hospital of North China University of Science and Technology, Tangshan, PR China
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- Department of Respiratory Medicine, The Affiliated Hospital of North China University of Science and Technology, Tangshan, PR China
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- Department of Critical Care Medicine, The Affiliated Hospital of North China University of Science and Technology, Tangshan, PR China
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- Department of Anesthesia, The Affiliated Hospital of North China University of Science and Technology, Tangshan, PR China.
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Na KS, Kim EK, Park JT. Decreased plasma adiponectin among male firefighters with symptoms of post-traumatic stress disorder. J Affect Disord 2017; 221:254-258. [PMID: 28662456 DOI: 10.1016/j.jad.2017.06.015] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/13/2016] [Revised: 03/05/2017] [Accepted: 06/11/2017] [Indexed: 12/15/2022]
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BACKGROUND Recent studies have reported that adiponectin-mediated neuromolecular pathways are involved in fear extinction, implying that adiponectin may be an important biological marker for posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD). However, no study has investigated the association between adiponectin and patients with PTSD. METHODS We examined plasma adiponectin levels, high-sensitivity C-reactive protein (hs-CRP), and psychopathological factors using the Korean version of the Impact Event Scale-Revised (IES-R-K) and the Center for Epidemiologic Studies Depression Scale in 507 male firefighters. The PTSD symptom group was defined as those with a score of 25 or higher on the IES-R-K. Multiple logistic regression analysis was conducted to examine the covariates for the PTSD symptom group. RESULTS Out of 507 male firefighters, 139 (27.4%) had a score of 25 or more on the IES-R-K. The PTSD symptom group had lower plasma adiponectin levels than the controls. There was an inverse correlation between plasma adiponectin levels and PTSD severity. There was no correlation between adiponectin levels and depression. The adiponectin level was associated with the presence of PTSD symptom (odds ratio = 0.955, 95% CI = 0.920-0.991). LIMITATIONS A cross-sectional design and using self-rated instruments. CONCLUSIONS To the best of our knowledge, the results showed that decreased adiponectin-mediated activity is associated with PTSD. Future studies are necessary to identify the causative role of adiponectin for PTSD as well as any possible covariates.
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- Kyoung-Sa Na
- Department of Psychiatry, Gachon University Gil Medical Center, Incheon, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Occupational and Environmental Medicine, Korea Workers' Compensation & Welfare Service, Ansan, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Occupational and Environmental Medicine, Korea University Ansan Hospital, Ansan, Republic of Korea.
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Wang Y, Sawyer TW, Tse YC, Fan C, Hennes G, Barnes J, Josey T, Weiss T, Nelson P, Wong TP. Primary Blast-Induced Changes in Akt and GSK 3β Phosphorylation in Rat Hippocampus. Front Neurol 2017; 8:413. [PMID: 28868045 PMCID: PMC5563325 DOI: 10.3389/fneur.2017.00413] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/11/2017] [Accepted: 07/31/2017] [Indexed: 12/30/2022] Open
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Traumatic brain injury (TBI) due to blast from improvised explosive devices has been a leading cause of morbidity and mortality in recent conflicts in Iraq and Afghanistan. However, the mechanisms of primary blast-induced TBI are not well understood. The Akt signal transduction pathway has been implicated in various brain pathologies including TBI. In the present study, the effects of simulated primary blast waves on the phosphorylation status of Akt and its downstream effector kinase, glycogen synthase kinase 3β (GSK3β), in rat hippocampus, were investigated. Male Sprague-Dawley (SD) rats (350–400 g) were exposed to a single pulse shock wave (25 psi; ~7 ms duration) and sacrificed 1 day, 1 week, or 6 weeks after exposure. Total and phosphorylated Akt, as well as phosphorylation of its downstream effector kinase GSK3β (at serine 9), were detected with western blot analysis and immunohistochemistry. Results showed that Akt phosphorylation at both serine 473 and threonine 308 was increased 1 day after blast on the ipsilateral side of the hippocampus, and this elevation persisted until at least 6 weeks postexposure. Similarly, phosphorylation of GSK3β at serine 9, which inhibits GSK3β activity, was also increased starting at 1 day and persisted until at least 6 weeks after primary blast on the ipsilateral side. In contrast, p-Akt was increased at 1 and 6 weeks on the contralateral side, while p-GSK3β was increased 1 day and 1 week after primary blast exposure. No significant changes in total protein levels of Akt and GSK were observed on either side of the hippocampus at any time points. Immunohistochemical results showed that increased p-Akt was mainly of neuronal origin in the CA1 region of the hippocampus and once phosphorylated, the majority was translocated to the dendritic and plasma membranes. Finally, electrophysiological data showed that evoked synaptic N-methyl-d-aspartate (NMDA) receptor activity was significantly increased 6 weeks after primary blast, suggesting that increased Akt phosphorylation may enhance synaptic NMDA receptor activation, or that enhanced synaptic NMDA receptor activation may increase Akt phosphorylation.
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- Yushan Wang
- Defence Research and Development Canada, Suffield Research Centre, Medicine Hat, AB, Canada
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- Defence Research and Development Canada, Suffield Research Centre, Medicine Hat, AB, Canada
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- Department of Psychiatry, Douglas Mental Health University Institute, McGill University, Montreal, QC, Canada
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- Defence Research and Development Canada, Suffield Research Centre, Medicine Hat, AB, Canada
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- Defence Research and Development Canada, Suffield Research Centre, Medicine Hat, AB, Canada
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- Defence Research and Development Canada, Suffield Research Centre, Medicine Hat, AB, Canada
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- Defence Research and Development Canada, Suffield Research Centre, Medicine Hat, AB, Canada
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- Defence Research and Development Canada, Suffield Research Centre, Medicine Hat, AB, Canada
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- Defence Research and Development Canada, Suffield Research Centre, Medicine Hat, AB, Canada
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- Department of Psychiatry, Douglas Mental Health University Institute, McGill University, Montreal, QC, Canada
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Elucidating the functions of brain GSK3α: Possible synergy with GSK3β upregulation and reversal by antidepressant treatment in a mouse model of depressive-like behaviour. Behav Brain Res 2017; 335:122-127. [PMID: 28803855 DOI: 10.1016/j.bbr.2017.08.018] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/12/2017] [Revised: 07/21/2017] [Accepted: 08/07/2017] [Indexed: 01/03/2023]
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Glycogen synthase kinase 3 (GSK3) has been linked to the mechanisms of stress, mood regulation, and the effects of antidepressants. The functions of the GSK3β isoform have been extensively investigated, but little is known about the α-isoform, although they may functionally related. In a recently established modified swim test with a third delayed swim exposure, brain GSK3β mRNA expression positively correlated with floating behaviour on the third test. A two-week-long pretreatment regime with imipramine (7.5mg/kg/day) or thiamine (200mg/kg/day), which is known to have antidepressant properties, reduced the GSK3β over-expression and decreased floating behaviour on Day 5. GSK3α mRNA levels were measured in the hippocampus and prefrontal cortex on Days 1, 2 and 5. GSK3α expression was decreased in the prefrontal cortex on Day 2 and increased on Day 5. In this model, GSK3α mRNA changes were prevented by imipramine or thiamine treatment. There was a significant correlation between the expression of the two isoforms in the prefrontal cortex on Day 2 in untreated group. These results provide the first evidence for the potential involvement of GSK3α in depressive-like behaviours and as a target of anti-depressant therapy. Furthermore, the correlations suggest some cross-talk may exist between the two GSK3 isoforms.
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rTMS Ameliorates PTSD Symptoms in Rats by Enhancing Glutamate Transmission and Synaptic Plasticity in the ACC via the PTEN/Akt Signalling Pathway. Mol Neurobiol 2017; 55:3946-3958. [PMID: 28550530 DOI: 10.1007/s12035-017-0602-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/02/2017] [Accepted: 05/04/2017] [Indexed: 02/02/2023]
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Repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation (rTMS) is a novel physiological therapy that has been adopted to clinically treat psychiatric disorders. Our previous study indicated the potential therapeutic effect of rTMS on posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD). However, the exact molecular mechanism is elusive. Currently, using the single prolonged stress (SPS) rat model for PTSD, we investigated the glutamatergic transmission and neural plasticity changes in the anterior cingulate cortex (ACC) after SPS induction and explored the protective effects and mechanism of rTMS treatment. We found that high-frequency rTMS (HrTMS, 15 Hz) treatment significantly relieved the impaired glutamatergic receptors in the ACC after SPS treatment by significantly increasing NMDAR and AMPAR expression. Simultaneously, HrTMS blocked inhibited neuronal phosphatase and tensin homologue on chromosome 10 (PTEN)/Akt signalling in the ACC after SPS treatment by decreasing PTEN expression and increasing Akt phosphorylation, which is critically involved in the regulation of memory and synaptic plasticity. The PTEN inhibitors bpV and small interfering RNA and the Akt inhibitor wortmannin were stereotaxically administered to the ACC after SPS treatment to advance the mechanistic study. Analysis by Western blot, double immunofluorescence, Golgi staining and behavioural tests demonstrated that the effects of rTMS on PTEN/Akt activation, glutamatergic receptor expression, neuronal synaptic plasticity and PTSD-related behaviours induced by SPS treatment were enhanced by PTEN inhibition and blocked by Akt inhibition in the ACC. Our study provides convincing evidence for the effectiveness of rTMS treatment on PTSD and suggests that its potential mechanism involves remodelling neuronal synaptic plasticity via the PTEN/Akt signalling pathway.
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Wu Y, Luo X, Liu X, Liu D, Wang X, Guo Z, Zhu L, Tian Q, Yang X, Wang JZ. Intraperitoneal Administration of a Novel TAT-BDNF Peptide Ameliorates Cognitive Impairments via Modulating Multiple Pathways in Two Alzheimer's Rodent Models. Sci Rep 2015; 5:15032. [PMID: 26463268 PMCID: PMC4604491 DOI: 10.1038/srep15032] [Citation(s) in RCA: 40] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/28/2015] [Accepted: 09/02/2015] [Indexed: 12/11/2022] Open
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Although Alzheimer’s disease (AD) has been reported for more than 100 years, there is still a lack of effective cures for this devastating disorder. Among the various obstacles that hold back drug development, the blood-brain barrier (BBB) is one of them. Here, we constructed a novel fusion peptide by linking the active domain of brain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF) with an HIV-encoded transactivator of transcription (TAT) that has a strong membrane-penetrating property. After intraperitoneal injection, the eGFP-TAT could be robustly detected in different brain regions. By using scopolamine-induced rats and APPswe mice representing AD-like cholinergic deficits and amyloidosis, respectively, we found that intraperitoneal administration of the peptide significantly improved spatial memory with activation of the TrkB/ERK1/2/Akt pathway and restoration of several memory-associated proteins in both models. Administration of the peptide also modulated β-amyloid and tau pathologies in APPswe mice, and it increased the amount of M receptor with modulation of acetylcholinesterase in scopolamine-induced rats. We conclude that intraperitoneal administration of our TAT-BDNF peptide could efficiently target multiple molecular pathways in the brain and improve the cognitive functions in AD-like rodent models.
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Affiliation(s)
- Yuanyuan Wu
- Department of Pathophysiology, School of Basic Medicine and the Collaborative Innovation Center for Brain Science, Key Laboratory of Ministry of Education of China for Neurological Disorders, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan 430030, China.,Department of Anesthesiology, Wuhan Children Hospital, Wuhan 430030 China
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- Shenzhen/Guangzhou Kai-Tuo Biotech, Guangzhou, 510800, China
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- Department of Pathophysiology, School of Basic Medicine and the Collaborative Innovation Center for Brain Science, Key Laboratory of Ministry of Education of China for Neurological Disorders, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan 430030, China
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- Department of Pathophysiology, School of Basic Medicine and the Collaborative Innovation Center for Brain Science, Key Laboratory of Ministry of Education of China for Neurological Disorders, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan 430030, China
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- Department of Pathophysiology, School of Basic Medicine and the Collaborative Innovation Center for Brain Science, Key Laboratory of Ministry of Education of China for Neurological Disorders, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan 430030, China
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- Department of Pathophysiology, School of Basic Medicine and the Collaborative Innovation Center for Brain Science, Key Laboratory of Ministry of Education of China for Neurological Disorders, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan 430030, China
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- Department of Pathophysiology, School of Basic Medicine and the Collaborative Innovation Center for Brain Science, Key Laboratory of Ministry of Education of China for Neurological Disorders, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan 430030, China
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- Department of Pathophysiology, School of Basic Medicine and the Collaborative Innovation Center for Brain Science, Key Laboratory of Ministry of Education of China for Neurological Disorders, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan 430030, China
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- Key Laboratory of Modern Toxicology of Shenzhen, Shenzhen Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Shenzhen, 518055, China
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- Department of Pathophysiology, School of Basic Medicine and the Collaborative Innovation Center for Brain Science, Key Laboratory of Ministry of Education of China for Neurological Disorders, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan 430030, China.,Co-innovation Center of Neuroregeneration, Nantong 226001, China
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