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Lee J, Kang CG, Park CR, Hong IK, Kim DY. The neuroprotective effects of pregabalin after cerebral ischemia by occlusion of the middle cerebral artery in rats. Exp Ther Med 2020; 21:165. [PMID: 33456532 PMCID: PMC7792490 DOI: 10.3892/etm.2020.9596] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/22/2020] [Accepted: 12/03/2020] [Indexed: 01/03/2023] Open
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Activation of presynaptic voltage-gated calcium channels and glutamate release serves a central role in neuronal necrosis after cerebral ischemia. Pregabalin binds to the α2-δ subunit of voltage-gated calcium channels and results in reduced glutamate release. The aim of the current study was to evaluate the effect of pregabalin on cerebral outcome following cerebral ischemia using an established rat model. Male Sprague-Dawley rats were randomized to receive oral administration of 5 mg/kg pregabalin for 1 day (PD1 group) or 5 days (PD5 group), or an equal amount of normal saline for 1 day (SD1 group) or 5 days (SD5 group) after 1 day of middle cerebral artery occlusion (MCAO) and reperfusion. Behavioral tests were assessed at postoperative days 1 and 7. Cerebral infarct volume was measured using a brain MRI scan on days 1 and 7 following surgery. Using immunohistochemistry to detect brain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF), histologic examinations of perilesional cortex and ipsilateral hippocampus were performed at postoperative day 7. BDNF-positive immunostaining was more abundant in the perilesional cortex of mice of the PD1 group compared with mice of the SD1 group (P=0.001). In the ipsilateral hippocampus, greater BDNF-positive staining was present in the PD5 group compared with the SD5 group (P=0.04). No statistically significant differences were indicated for behavioral tests or cerebral infarct volume between the PD1 and SD1 groups or the PD5 and SD5 groups. In conclusion, treatment with pregabalin beneficially impacts BDNF expression and histologic cerebral outcome in rats after cerebral ischemia.
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- Junekyung Lee
- Department of Rehabilitation Medicine, Hallym University Dongtan Sacred Heart Hospital, Hallym University College of Medicine, Hwaseong, Gyeonggi-do 18450, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Rehabilitation Medicine, Asan Medical Center, University of Ulsan College of Medicine, Seoul 05505, Republic of Korea
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- Asan Institute for Life Sciences, Asan Medical Center, University of Ulsan College of Medicine, Seoul 05505, Republic of Korea
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- Asan Institute for Life Sciences, Asan Medical Center, University of Ulsan College of Medicine, Seoul 05505, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Rehabilitation Medicine, Asan Medical Center, University of Ulsan College of Medicine, Seoul 05505, Republic of Korea
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BACKGROUND Pregabalin is a gamma-aminobutyric acid analog that binds to the α2-δ subunits of the pre-synaptic voltage-dependent calcium channels of nerves with a high affinity and selectivity. In this study, the retinal teratogenic potential of pregabalin was investigated in a chick embryo model. MATERIALS AND METHODS Fertilised chicken eggs were divided into groups for administration with different doses of pregabalin. All eggs were opened on the 10th day of incubation. The embryos were dissected and the effects of pregabalin on the retina were investigated histopathologically, morphometrically, and immunohistochemically (Caspase-3). RESULTS There was no statistically significant difference between the low dose pregabalin, control, or vehicle control groups in terms of the number of retina layers and retinal thickness. Medium and high dose pregabalin caused a statistically significant decrease in the number of retina layers, as well as sensory retinal and pigment epithelium layer thicknesses. The outer nuclear and outer plexiform layer did not form in the group administered a medium dose. Similarly, the outer nuclear, outer plexiform, inner nuclear, and inner plexiform layer did not form in the high-dose group. No statistically significant difference was observed between the groups in terms of cellular damage and Caspase-3 expression. CONCLUSION The use of pregabalin during pregnancy compromises retinal development in a dose-dependent manner. The use of pregabalin in pregnancy causes the aforementioned defects in this system and it may have developmental effects that needs to be further evaluated.
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- Ilke Evrim Secinti
- Department of Pathology, School of Medicine, Hatay Mustafa Kemal University, Hatay, Turkey
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KARACA Ö, PINAR HU, ÖZGÜR AF, KULAKSIZOĞLU S, DOĞAN R. The effect of pregabalin on tourniquet-induced ischemia-reperfusion injury: a prospective randomized study. Turk J Med Sci 2019; 49:1693-1700. [PMID: 31655508 PMCID: PMC7518663 DOI: 10.3906/sag-1902-230] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/27/2019] [Accepted: 08/28/2019] [Indexed: 12/25/2022] Open
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Background/aim The aim of this study was to investigate the efficacy of pregabalin on ischemia-reperfusion injuries. Materials and methods Fifty-four patients were randomly assigned into 2 groups. A 150-mg tablet of pregabalin was given the night before and then 1 h before the operation for patients in Group P (pregabalin group, n = 27). A placebo was given to patients in Group C (control group, n = 27) at the same times. After combined spinal-epidural anesthesia was performed, venous blood samples were taken before tourniquet inflation (t1), just before tourniquet deflation (t2), and 20 min after tourniquet deflation (t3) for the analysis of total antioxidant status (TAS), total oxidant status (TOS), catalase (CAT), and ischemia-modified albumin (IMA). Results There was no significant difference in TAS levels between the groups for the t3 period. However, the TAS in Group P was significantly higher in the t3 period than the t2 period (mean ± SD, 0.46 ± 0.1 vs. 0.38 ± 0.2 mmol of Trolox equivalent/L, respectively; P < 0.05). The CAT level in the t3 period was significantly higher in Group P than Group C (mean ± SD, 53.04 ± 32.1 vs. 35.46 ± 17.2 µmol/formaldehyde, respectively; P < 0.05). In the t3 period, the TOS was significantly lower in Group P than Group C (mean ± SD, 11.97 ± 5 vs. 18.29 ± 9.9 pg/mL, respectively; P < 0.05). The TOS in Group P was significantly lower in the t3 period than the t2 period (mean ± SD, 11.97 ± 5 vs. 18.98 ± 10.7 pg/mL, respectively; P < 0.0001). Conclusion Pregabalin has no marked antioxidant activity, but it contributes to the antioxidant defense system of an organism.
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- Ömer KARACA
- Department of Anesthesiology and Reanimation, Private Anıt Hospital, KonyaTurkey
- * To whom correspondence should be addressed. E-mail:
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- Department of Anesthesiology and Reanimation, School of Medicine, Başkent University, KonyaTurkey
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- Department of Orthopedics and Traumatology, School of Medicine, Başkent University, KonyaTurkey
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- Department of Biochemistry, School of Medicine, Başkent University, KonyaTurkey
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- Department of Anesthesiology and Reanimation, Çanakkale State Hospital, ÇanakkaleTurkey
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Ma Q, Zhang Z, Shim JK, Venkatraman TN, Lascola CD, Quinones QJ, Mathew JP, Terrando N, Podgoreanu MV. Annexin A1 Bioactive Peptide Promotes Resolution of Neuroinflammation in a Rat Model of Exsanguinating Cardiac Arrest Treated by Emergency Preservation and Resuscitation. Front Neurosci 2019; 13:608. [PMID: 31258464 PMCID: PMC6587399 DOI: 10.3389/fnins.2019.00608] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/01/2019] [Accepted: 05/28/2019] [Indexed: 12/19/2022] Open
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Neuroinflammation initiated by damage-associated molecular patterns, including high mobility group box 1 protein (HMGB1), has been implicated in adverse neurological outcomes following lethal hemorrhagic shock and polytrauma. Emergency preservation and resuscitation (EPR) is a novel method of resuscitation for victims of exsanguinating cardiac arrest, shown in preclinical studies to improve survival with acceptable neurological recovery. Sirtuin 3 (SIRT3), the primary mitochondrial deacetylase, has emerged as a key regulator of metabolic and energy stress response pathways in the brain and a pharmacological target to induce a neuronal pro-survival phenotype. This study aims to examine whether systemic administration of an Annexin-A1 bioactive peptide (ANXA1sp) could resolve neuroinflammation and induce sirtuin-3 regulated cytoprotective pathways in a novel rat model of exsanguinating cardiac arrest and EPR. Adult male rats underwent hemorrhagic shock and ventricular fibrillation, induction of profound hypothermia, followed by resuscitation and rewarming using cardiopulmonary bypass (EPR). Animals randomly received ANXA1sp (3 mg/kg, in divided doses) or vehicle. Neuroinflammation (HMGB1, TNFα, IL-6, and IL-10 levels), cerebral cell death (TUNEL, caspase-3, pro and antiapoptotic protein levels), and neurologic scores were assessed to evaluate the inflammation resolving effects of ANXA1sp following EPR. Furthermore, western blot analysis and immunohistochemistry were used to interrogate the mechanisms involved. Compared to vehicle controls, ANXA1sp effectively reduced expression of cerebral HMGB1, IL-6, and TNFα and increased IL-10 expression, which were associated with improved neurological scores. ANXA1sp reversed EPR-induced increases in expression of proapoptotic protein Bax and reduction in antiapoptotic protein Bcl-2, with a corresponding decrease in cerebral levels of cleaved caspase-3. Furthermore, ANXA1sp induced autophagic flux (increased LC3II and reduced p62 expression) in the brain. Mechanistically, these findings were accompanied by upregulation of the mitochondrial protein deacetylase Sirtuin-3, and its downstream targets FOXO3a and MnSOD in ANXA1sp-treated animals. Our data provide new evidence that engaging pro-resolving pharmacological strategies such as Annexin-A1 biomimetic peptides can effectively attenuate neuroinflammation and enhance the neuroprotective effects of EPR after exsanguinating cardiac arrest.
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- Qing Ma
- Systems Modeling of Perioperative Organ Injury Laboratory, Department of Anesthesiology, Duke University, Durham, NC, United States
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- Neuroinflammation and Cognitive Outcomes Laboratory, Department of Anesthesiology, Duke University, Durham, NC, United States.,Center for Translational Pain Medicine, Duke University, Durham, NC, United States
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- Department of Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, South Korea
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- Departments of Radiology and Neurobiology, Duke University, Durham, NC, United States.,Duke-UNC Brain Imaging and Analysis Center, Duke University, Durham, NC, United States
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- Systems Modeling of Perioperative Organ Injury Laboratory, Department of Anesthesiology, Duke University, Durham, NC, United States
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- Department of Anesthesiology, Duke University, Durham, NC, United States
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- Neuroinflammation and Cognitive Outcomes Laboratory, Department of Anesthesiology, Duke University, Durham, NC, United States.,Center for Translational Pain Medicine, Duke University, Durham, NC, United States
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- Systems Modeling of Perioperative Organ Injury Laboratory, Department of Anesthesiology, Duke University, Durham, NC, United States
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Liu M, Zeng Q, Li Y, Liu G, Ji B. Neurologic recovery after deep hypothermic circulatory arrest in rats: A description of a long‐term survival model without blood priming. Artif Organs 2019; 43:551-560. [PMID: 30536407 DOI: 10.1111/aor.13407] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/08/2018] [Revised: 10/25/2018] [Accepted: 11/29/2018] [Indexed: 02/04/2023]
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- Mingyue Liu
- Department of Cardiopulmonary Bypass, State Key Laboratory of Cardiovascular Medicine, Fuwai Hospital, National Center for Cardiovascular Disease Chinese Academy of Medical Science and Peking Union Medical College Beijing China
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- Department of Cardiopulmonary Bypass, State Key Laboratory of Cardiovascular Medicine, Fuwai Hospital, National Center for Cardiovascular Disease Chinese Academy of Medical Science and Peking Union Medical College Beijing China
- Department of Anesthesiology Beijing Jishuitan Hospital Beijing China
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- Department of Cardiopulmonary Bypass, State Key Laboratory of Cardiovascular Medicine, Fuwai Hospital, National Center for Cardiovascular Disease Chinese Academy of Medical Science and Peking Union Medical College Beijing China
- Department of Cardiac Surgery, Lanzhou University Second Hospital Lanzhou University Lanzhou China
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- Department of Cardiopulmonary Bypass, State Key Laboratory of Cardiovascular Medicine, Fuwai Hospital, National Center for Cardiovascular Disease Chinese Academy of Medical Science and Peking Union Medical College Beijing China
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- Department of Cardiopulmonary Bypass, State Key Laboratory of Cardiovascular Medicine, Fuwai Hospital, National Center for Cardiovascular Disease Chinese Academy of Medical Science and Peking Union Medical College Beijing China
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Jiang X, Gu T, Liu Y, Wang C, Shi E, Zhang G, Xiu Z. Protection of the rat brain from hypothermic circulatory arrest injury by a chipmunk protein. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2018; 156:525-536. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jtcvs.2018.02.048] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/11/2017] [Revised: 02/06/2018] [Accepted: 02/14/2018] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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Jiang X, Gu T, Liu Y, Gao S, Shi E, Zhang G. Chipmunk Brain Is Resistant to Injury from Deep Hypothermic Circulatory Arrest During Cardiopulmonary Bypass. Ther Hypothermia Temp Manag 2018; 9:118-127. [PMID: 30036167 DOI: 10.1089/ther.2018.0013] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/12/2022] Open
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Chipmunk as a food-storing hibernator naturally undergoes hibernation that is linked to great changes in systemic physiology and could protect the central nervous system during drastically reduced cerebral blood flow and low temperature in hibernation. Deep hypothermic circulatory arrest (DHCA) is associated with neurological dysfunction. We aim to test whether the euthermic chipmunk is resistant to injury from DHCA. Sprague-Dawley (SD) rats were used in a positive control. Ten euthermic chipmunks and 10 rats were subjected to 60-minute DHCA. Sham rats and chipmunks received cannulations. The blood samples after surgery were extracted to measure the tumor necrosis factor-alpha (TNF-α) and interleukin-6 (IL-6) level. The levels of opioid receptor delta 1 (OPRD1), mature brain-derived neurotrophic factor (m-BDNF), precursor of BDNF (pro-BDNF), TrkB, GRB2, Erk, p-Erk, P38, Bcl-2, P75NTR, TRAF6, JNK, P53, Bax, and Caspase3 of the hippocampus were analyzed at 24 hours after surgery. The brain of chipmunks and rats were fixed for histopathological assessment. In the DHCA rat group, the levels of TNF-α and IL-6 were greater (p < 0.05) compared with DHCA chipmunks. In the DHCA chipmunk group, the levels of OPRD1, mature BDNF/pro-BDNF, TrkB-FL/TrkB-T1, Bcl-2, and p-Erk/Erk of hippocampus were higher than DHCA rats. The levels of GRB2, P75NTR, TRAF6, P53, Bax, and Caspase3 in DHCA chipmunks were lower than DHCA rats. The histopathological assessment showed that the injury in DHCA rat group was more severe than the DHCA chipmunk group. Euthermic chipmunks were greatly tolerant to global cerebral injury during DHCA. Different isoforms of BDNF might be involved in the resistant strategy.
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- Xuan Jiang
- Department of Cardiac Surgery, First Affiliated Hospital, China Medical University, Shenyang, China
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- Department of Cardiac Surgery, First Affiliated Hospital, China Medical University, Shenyang, China
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- Department of Cardiac Surgery, First Affiliated Hospital, China Medical University, Shenyang, China
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- Department of Cardiac Surgery, First Affiliated Hospital, China Medical University, Shenyang, China
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- Department of Cardiac Surgery, First Affiliated Hospital, China Medical University, Shenyang, China
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- Department of Cardiac Surgery, First Affiliated Hospital, China Medical University, Shenyang, China
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Shamsi Meymandi M, Soltani Z, Sepehri G, Amiresmaili S, Farahani F, Moeini Aghtaei M. Effects of pregabalin on brain edema, neurologic and histologic outcomes in experimental traumatic brain injury. Brain Res Bull 2018; 140:169-175. [PMID: 29730418 DOI: 10.1016/j.brainresbull.2018.05.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/06/2018] [Revised: 04/27/2018] [Accepted: 05/02/2018] [Indexed: 01/08/2023]
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Brain edema and increased intracranial pressure (ICP) are among the main causes of neurological disturbance and mortality following traumatic brain injury (TBI). Since pregabalin neuroprotective effects have been shown, this study was performed to evaluate the possible neuroprotective effects of pregabalin in experimental TBI of male rats. Adult male Wistar rats were divided into 4 groups: sham, vehicle, pregabalin 30 mg/kg and pregabalin 60 mg/kg. TBI was induced in vehicle and pregabalin groups by Marmarou method. Pregabalin was administered 30 min after TBI. Sham and vehicle groups received saline. Brain water and Evans blue content and histopathological changes were evaluated 24, 5 and 24 h after TBI, respectively. The ICP and neurological outcomes (veterinary coma scale, VCS) were recorded before, 1 h and 24 h post TBI. The results showed a significant reduction in brain water content and ICP, and a significant increase in VCS of pregabalin group (60 mg/kg) as compared to vehicle group (P < 0.05). Also, pregabalin reduced brain edema and apoptosis score as compared to vehicle group. Post TBI pregabalin administration revealed a delayed but significant improvement in ICP and neurological outcomes in experimental TBI. The underlying mechanism(s) was not determined and needs further investigation.
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- Manzumeh Shamsi Meymandi
- Neuroscience Research Center, Neuropharmacology Institute, Kerman University of Medical Sciences, Kerman, Iran; Stem Cell Research Center, Kerman School of Medical, Kerman University of Medical Sciences, Kerman, Iran
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- Endocrinology and Metabolism Research Center, Institute of Basic and Clinical Physiology Sciences, Kerman University of Medical Sciences, Kerman, Iran,; Physiology and Pharmacology Department, Kerman Medical School, Kerman University of Medical Sciences, Kerman, Iran,.
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- Neuroscience Research Center, Neuropharmacology Institute, Kerman University of Medical Sciences, Kerman, Iran
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- Physiology and Pharmacology Department, Kerman Medical School, Kerman University of Medical Sciences, Kerman, Iran
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Skvarc DR, Berk M, Byrne LK, Dean OM, Dodd S, Lewis M, Marriott A, Moore EM, Morris G, Page RS, Gray L. Post-Operative Cognitive Dysfunction: An exploration of the inflammatory hypothesis and novel therapies. Neurosci Biobehav Rev 2017; 84:116-133. [PMID: 29180259 DOI: 10.1016/j.neubiorev.2017.11.011] [Citation(s) in RCA: 190] [Impact Index Per Article: 27.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/18/2017] [Revised: 10/16/2017] [Accepted: 11/20/2017] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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Post-Operative Cognitive Dysfunction (POCD) is a highly prevalent condition with significant clinical, social and financial impacts for patients and their communities. The underlying pathophysiology is becoming increasingly understood, with the role of neuroinflammation and oxidative stress secondary to surgery and anaesthesia strongly implicated. This review aims to describe the putative mechanisms by which surgery-induced inflammation produces cognitive sequelae, with a focus on identifying potential novel therapies based upon their ability to modify these pathways.
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- David R Skvarc
- School of Psychology, Deakin University, Melbourne, Australia; Deakin University, Innovations in Mental and Physical Health and Clinical Treatment (IMPACT) Strategic Research Centre, Barwon Health, Geelong, Australia.
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- Deakin University, Innovations in Mental and Physical Health and Clinical Treatment (IMPACT) Strategic Research Centre, Barwon Health, Geelong, Australia; Deakin University, School of Medicine, Geelong, Australia; Orygen, The National Centre of Excellence in Youth Mental Health, The Department of Psychiatry and the Florey Institute of Neuroscience and Mental Health, The University of Melbourne, Parkville, Australia.
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- School of Psychology, Deakin University, Melbourne, Australia.
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- Deakin University, Innovations in Mental and Physical Health and Clinical Treatment (IMPACT) Strategic Research Centre, Barwon Health, Geelong, Australia; Deakin University, School of Medicine, Geelong, Australia; Orygen, The National Centre of Excellence in Youth Mental Health, The Department of Psychiatry and the Florey Institute of Neuroscience and Mental Health, The University of Melbourne, Parkville, Australia
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- Deakin University, Innovations in Mental and Physical Health and Clinical Treatment (IMPACT) Strategic Research Centre, Barwon Health, Geelong, Australia; Deakin University, School of Medicine, Geelong, Australia
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- School of Psychology, Deakin University, Melbourne, Australia; Aged Psychiatry Service, Caulfield Hospital, Alfred Health, Caulfield, Australia
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- Department of Anaesthesia, Perioperative Medicine & Pain Management, Barwon Health, Geelong, Australia; Deakin University, Innovations in Mental and Physical Health and Clinical Treatment (IMPACT) Strategic Research Centre, Barwon Health, Geelong, Australia; Deakin University, School of Medicine, Geelong, Australia; Orygen, The National Centre of Excellence in Youth Mental Health, The Department of Psychiatry and the Florey Institute of Neuroscience and Mental Health, The University of Melbourne, Parkville, Australia
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- Department of Anaesthesia, Perioperative Medicine & Pain Management, Barwon Health, Geelong, Australia; Deakin University, Innovations in Mental and Physical Health and Clinical Treatment (IMPACT) Strategic Research Centre, Barwon Health, Geelong, Australia
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- Deakin University, School of Medicine, Geelong, Australia; Department of Orthopaedics, Barwon Health, Geelong, Australia
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- Deakin University, School of Medicine, Geelong, Australia.
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Zhang Z, Ma Q, Shah B, Mackensen GB, Lo DC, Mathew JP, Podgoreanu MV, Terrando N. Neuroprotective Effects of Annexin A1 Tripeptide after Deep Hypothermic Circulatory Arrest in Rats. Front Immunol 2017; 8:1050. [PMID: 28912778 PMCID: PMC5582068 DOI: 10.3389/fimmu.2017.01050] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/26/2017] [Accepted: 08/14/2017] [Indexed: 01/01/2023] Open
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Resolution agonists, including lipid mediators and peptides such as annexin A1 (ANXA1), are providing novel approaches to treat inflammatory conditions. Surgical trauma exerts a significant burden on the immune system that can affect and impair multiple organs. Perioperative cerebral injury after cardiac surgery is associated with significant adverse neurological outcomes such as delirium and postoperative cognitive dysfunction. Using a clinically relevant rat model of cardiopulmonary bypass (CPB) with deep hypothermic circulatory arrest (DHCA), we tested the pro-resolving effects of a novel bioactive ANXA1 tripeptide (ANXA1sp) on neuroinflammation and cognition. Male rats underwent 2 h CPB with 1 h DHCA at 18°C, and received vehicle or ANXA1sp followed by timed reperfusion up to postoperative day 7. Immortalized murine microglial cell line BV2 were treated with vehicle or ANXA1sp and subjected to 2 h oxygen–glucose deprivation followed by timed reoxygenation. Microglial activation, cell death, neuroinflammation, and NF-κB activation were assessed in tissue samples and cell cultures. Rats exposed to CPB and DHCA had evident neuroinflammation in various brain areas. However, in ANXA1sp-treated rats, microglial activation and cell death (apoptosis and necrosis) were reduced at 24 h and 7 days after surgery. This was associated with a reduction in key pro-inflammatory cytokines due to inhibition of NF-κB activation in the brain and systemically. Treated rats also had improved neurologic scores and shorter latency in the Morris water maze. In BV2 cells treated with ANXA1sp, similar protective effects were observed including decreased pro-inflammatory cytokines and cell death. Notably, we also found increased expression of ANXA1, which binds to NF-κB p65 and thereby inhibits its transcriptional activity. Our findings provide evidence that treatment with a novel pro-resolving ANXA1 tripeptide is neuroprotective after cardiac surgery in rats by attenuating neuroinflammation and may prevent postoperative neurologic complications.
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- Zhiquan Zhang
- Department of Anesthesiology, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC, United States
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- Department of Anesthesiology, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC, United States
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- Center for Drug Discovery, Department of Neurobiology, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC, United States
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- Department of Anesthesiology & Pain Medicine, University of Washington Medical Center, Seattle, WA, United States
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- Center for Drug Discovery, Department of Neurobiology, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC, United States
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- Department of Anesthesiology, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC, United States
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- Department of Anesthesiology, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC, United States
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- Department of Anesthesiology, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC, United States.,Center for Translational Pain Medicine, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC, United States
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Song Y, Jun JH, Shin EJ, Kwak YL, Shin JS, Shim JK. Effect of pregabalin administration upon reperfusion in a rat model of hyperglycemic stroke: Mechanistic insights associated with high-mobility group box 1. PLoS One 2017; 12:e0171147. [PMID: 28152042 PMCID: PMC5289503 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0171147] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/08/2016] [Accepted: 01/15/2017] [Indexed: 01/04/2023] Open
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Hyperglycemia, which reduces the efficacy of treatments and worsens clinical outcomes, is common in stroke. Ability of pregabalin to reduce neuroexcitotoxicity may provide protection against stroke, even under hyperglycemia. We investigated its protective effect against hyperglycemic stroke and its possible molecular mechanisms. Male Wistar rats administered dextrose to cause hyperglycemia, underwent middle cerebral artery occlusion for 1 h and subsequent reperfusion. Rats were treated with an intraperitoneal injection of 30 mg/kg pregabalin or an equal amount of normal saline at the onset of reperfusion (n = 16 per group). At 24 h after reperfusion, neurological deficit, infarct volume, and apoptotic cell count were assessed. Western blot analysis was performed to determine protein expression of high-mobility group box 1 (HMGB1), toll-like receptor-4 (TLR-4), phosphorylated nuclear factor-kappa B (p-NF-κB), interleukin-1beta (IL-1β), tumor necrosis factor-alpha (TNF-α), phosphorylated inducible and endothelial nitric oxide synthase (p-iNOS, p-eNOS), Bcl-2, Bax, Cytochrome C, and caspase-3 in the brain. Pregabalin-treated rats showed significantly improved neurological function (31% decrease in score), reduced infarct size (by 33%), fewer apoptotic cells (by 63%), and lower expression levels of HMGB1, TLR4, p-NF-κB, IL-1β, and TNF- α, compared with control rats. Decreased p-iNOS and increased p-eNOS expressions were also observed. Expression of Bax, Cytochrome C, and cleaved caspase-3/caspase3 was significantly downregulated, while Bcl-2 expression was increased by pregabalin treatment. Pregabalin administration upon reperfusion decreased neuronal death and improved neurological function in hyperglycemic stroke rats. Cogent mechanisms would include attenuation of HMGB1/TLR-4-mediated inflammation and favorable modulation of the NOS.
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- Young Song
- Department of Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seodaemun-gu, Seoul, Republic of Korea
- Anesthesia and Pain Research Institute, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seodaemun-gu, Seoul, Republic of Korea
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- Anesthesia and Pain Research Institute, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seodaemun-gu, Seoul, Republic of Korea
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- Anesthesia and Pain Research Institute, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seodaemun-gu, Seoul, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seodaemun-gu, Seoul, Republic of Korea
- Anesthesia and Pain Research Institute, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seodaemun-gu, Seoul, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Microbiology, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seodaemun-gu, Seoul, Republic of Korea
- Brain Korea 21 PLUS for Medical Science, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seodaemun-gu, Seoul, Republic of Korea
- Severance Biomedical Science Institute and Institute for Immunology and Immunological Diseases, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seodaemun-gu, Seoul, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seodaemun-gu, Seoul, Republic of Korea
- Anesthesia and Pain Research Institute, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seodaemun-gu, Seoul, Republic of Korea
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Marwaha L, Bansal Y, Singh R, Saroj P, Sodhi RK, Kuhad A. Niflumic acid, a TRPV1 channel modulator, ameliorates stavudine-induced neuropathic pain. Inflammopharmacology 2016; 24:319-334. [PMID: 27757590 DOI: 10.1007/s10787-016-0285-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/08/2016] [Accepted: 09/21/2016] [Indexed: 12/27/2022]
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TRP channels have been discovered as a specialized group of somatosensory neurons involved in the detection of noxious stimuli. Desensitization of TRPV1 located on dorsal root and trigeminal ganglia exhibits analgesic effect and makes it potential therapeutic target for treatment of neuropathic pain. With this background, the present study was aimed to investigate the protective effect of niflumic acid, a TRPV1 modulator, on stavudine (STV)-induced neuropathic pain in rats. Stavudine (50 mg/kg) was administered intravenously via tail vein in rats to induce neuropathic pain. Various behavioral tests were performed to access neuropathic pain (hyperalgesia and allodynia) on 7th, 14th, 21st, and 28th days. Electrophysiology (motor nerve conduction velocity; MNCV) and biochemical estimations were conducted after 28th day. Niflumic acid (10, 15, and 20 mg/kg) was administered intraperitoneally and evaluated against behavioral, electrophysiological (MNCV), and biochemical alterations in stavudine-treated rats. Pregabalin (30 mg/kg) was taken as reference standard and administered intraperitoneally. Four weeks after stavudine injection, rats developed behavioral, electrophysiological (MNCV), and biochemical (oxidative, nitrosative stress, and inflammatory cytokines, TRPV1) alterations. Niflumic acid restored core and associated symptoms of peripheral neuropathy by suppressing oxidative-nitrosative stress, inflammatory cytokines (TNF-α, IL-1β) and TRPV1 level in stavudine-induced neuropathic pain in rats. Pharmacological efficacy of niflumic acid (20 mg/kg) was equivalent to pregabalin (30 mg/kg). In conclusion, niflumic acid attenuates STV-induced behavioral, electrophysiological and biochemical alterations by manipulating TRP channel activity in two manners: (1) direct antagonistic action against TRPV1 channels and (2) indirect inhibition of TRP channels by blocking oxidative and inflammatory surge. Therefore, NA can be developed as a potential pharmacotherapeutic adjunct for antiretroviral drug-induced neuropathy.
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Affiliation(s)
- Lovish Marwaha
- Pharmacology Research Laboratory, University Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences, UGC-Centre of Advanced Study, Punjab University, Chandigarh, 160 014, India
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- Pharmacology Research Laboratory, University Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences, UGC-Centre of Advanced Study, Punjab University, Chandigarh, 160 014, India
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- Pharmacology Research Laboratory, University Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences, UGC-Centre of Advanced Study, Punjab University, Chandigarh, 160 014, India
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- Pharmacology Research Laboratory, University Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences, UGC-Centre of Advanced Study, Punjab University, Chandigarh, 160 014, India
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- Pharmacology Research Laboratory, University Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences, UGC-Centre of Advanced Study, Punjab University, Chandigarh, 160 014, India
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- Pharmacology Research Laboratory, University Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences, UGC-Centre of Advanced Study, Punjab University, Chandigarh, 160 014, India.
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Neuregulin 1 Attenuates Neuronal Apoptosis Induced by Deep Hypothermic Circulatory Arrest Through ErbB4 Signaling in Rats. J Cardiovasc Pharmacol 2016; 66:551-7. [PMID: 26647012 DOI: 10.1097/fjc.0000000000000303] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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Mounting evidence suggests that neurological injury occurs after deep hypothermic circulatory arrest (DHCA), a protocol widely used in surgery for congenital heart diseases and aortic repair. Neuregulin 1 (NRG1), a neurotrophic factor highly expressed in the central nervous system, is crucial for neuronal survival. However, whether NRG1 is protective against apoptosis induced by DHCA is still unclear, as are the putative mechanisms involved. In this study, exogenous human NRG1 pretreatment (2.5 and 3.75 ng/kg, intracarotid injection) significantly inhibited neuronal apoptosis in DHCA-treated male rats, and notably, endogenous NRG1 expression was also increased. Bcl-2, as well as phosphorylated phosphatidylinositol-3-kinase, Akt, and cAMP-response element binding protein, were all increased, resulting in phosphorylation and subsequent activation of the ErbB4 receptor. Finally, expression of the apoptosis-related protein cleaved-caspase-3 was decreased, resulting in the inhibition of neuronal apoptosis induced by DHCA. Thus, our data indicate that NRG1 treatment inhibited DHCA-induced neuronal apoptosis by activating ErbB4 signaling, providing a potential therapeutic pathway for the prevention of neurological injury induced by DHCA.
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Wang Y, Gu T, Shi E, Yu L, Wang C, Zhang Y, Fang Q. Inhibition of microRNA-29c protects the brain in a rat model of prolonged hypothermic circulatory arrest. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2015; 150:675-84.e1. [PMID: 26254749 DOI: 10.1016/j.jtcvs.2015.04.062] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/09/2015] [Revised: 03/26/2015] [Accepted: 04/02/2015] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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OBJECTIVE We sought to investigate the cerebroprotection of a novel microRNA mechanism by targeting peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor gamma coactivator 1-alpha in a rat model of prolonged deep hypothermia circulatory arrest. METHODS The right carotid artery and jugular vein of male Sprague-Dawley rats were cannulated for cardiopulmonary bypass. Circulatory arrest was conducted for 60 minutes when the pericranial temperature was cooled to 18°C. The sham group received the surgical procedure without cardiopulmonary bypass and deep hypothermia circulatory arrest; the deep hypothermia circulatory arrest group received cardiopulmonary bypass and deep hypothermia circulatory arrest; lentivirus control vector or lentiviral vector containing antagomiR-29c was given to the deep hypothermia circulatory arrest + vector group or the deep hypothermia circulatory arrest + antagomiR-29c group by intracerebroventricular administration 5 days before cardiopulmonary bypass (n = 8, for each of the 4 groups). Neurologic function was evaluated by the modified hole board test and beam balance task during 14 postoperative days. Expressions of caspase-3, peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor gamma coactivator 1-alpha, and miR-29c in the hippocampus were measured by Western blot and quantitative reverse transcription polymerase chain reaction. Malondialdehyde was measured using the Malondialdehyde Assay Kit (Beyotime, Jiangsu, China). RESULTS Pretreatment with antagomiR-29c significantly decreased the expression of microRNA-29c and increased the expression of peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor gamma coactivator 1-alpha in the hippocampus (P < .05 vs deep hypothermia circulatory arrest group). The level of malondialdehyde in the hippocampus was lower in the deep hypothermia circulatory arrest + antagomiR-29c group (P < .05 vs deep hypothermia circulatory arrest group). The neurologic functions were markedly protected in rats pretreated with antagomiR-29c as evidenced by improvement of vestibulomotor and cognitive performance during the early postoperative period. In the deep hypothermia circulatory arrest + antagomiR-29c group, histologic scores of the hippocampus were improved and the level of caspase-3 in the hippocampus was lower (P < .05 vs deep hypothermia circulatory arrest group). CONCLUSIONS Inhibition of miR-29c attenuates neurologic injuries induced by prolonged deep hypothermia circulatory arrest through a peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor gamma coactivator 1-alpha pathway.
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- Yongchao Wang
- Department of Cardiac Surgery, First Affiliated Hospital, China Medical University, Shenyang, China
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- Department of Cardiac Surgery, First Affiliated Hospital, China Medical University, Shenyang, China.
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- Department of Cardiac Surgery, First Affiliated Hospital, China Medical University, Shenyang, China
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- Department of Cardiac Surgery, First Affiliated Hospital, China Medical University, Shenyang, China
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- Department of Cardiac Surgery, First Affiliated Hospital, China Medical University, Shenyang, China
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- Department of Cardiac Surgery, First Affiliated Hospital, China Medical University, Shenyang, China
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- Department of Cardiac Surgery, First Affiliated Hospital, China Medical University, Shenyang, China
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Calikoglu C, Aytekin H, Akgül O, Akgül MH, Gezen AF, Akyuz F, Cakir M. Effect of pregabalin in preventing secondary damage in traumatic brain injury: an experimental study. Med Sci Monit 2015; 21:813-20. [PMID: 25785578 PMCID: PMC4374647 DOI: 10.12659/msm.893887] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/04/2023] Open
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Background In this study we aimed to explore the effects of pregabalin on a traumatic brain injury model in rats. Material/Methods This study included 40 adult male Sprague-Dawley rats randomized into 4 groups, each of which contained equal numbers of animals. The control group had no head trauma and thus was not treated. The trauma group had head trauma but was not treated. The pregabalin group had no head trauma but was treated by pregabalin. The trauma + pregabalin group had head trauma treated with pregabalin. The biopsy samples taken from the study animals were histopathologically examined for the presence of edema, inflammation, and neuronal damage. Results All animals in the trauma group had edema, inflammation, and neuronal damage. Four subjects in the control group, 6 in the pregabalin group, and 4 in the trauma + pregabalin group had edema; inflammation was present in 1 subject in the control group, 3 subjects in the pregabalin group, and 3 subjects in the trauma + pregabalin group; neuronal damage existed in 1 subject in the control group, 1 subject in the pregabalin group, and 6 subjects in the trauma + pregabalin group. The trauma group had significantly higher edema and neuronal damage scores than the other groups. Similarly, inflammation was significantly more prevalent in the trauma group than the control and trauma + pregabalin groups. Conclusions The results of the present study indicated anti-edema, anti-inflammatory, and neuroprotective effects of pregabalin in an experimental head trauma model in rats. Pregabalin may thus be beneficial in humans with acute TBI by relieving concomitant edema and inflammation.
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- Cagatay Calikoglu
- Department of Neurosurgery, Atatürk University, Faculty of Medicine, Erzurum, Turkey
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Private Anadolu Hostpital, Zonguldak, Turkey
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Düzce State Hospital, Düzce, Turkey
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Atatürk University, Faculty of Medicine, Erzurum, Turkey
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