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Li H, Zhou B, Liao P, Liao D, Yang L, Wang J, Liu J, Jiang R, Chen L. Prolonged exposure of neonatal mice to sevoflurane leads to hyper-ramification in microglia, reduced contacts between microglia and synapses, and defects in adult behavior. Front Neurol 2023; 14:1142739. [PMID: 37025197 PMCID: PMC10072331 DOI: 10.3389/fneur.2023.1142739] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/12/2023] [Accepted: 02/24/2023] [Indexed: 04/08/2023] Open
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Background Prolonged exposure to general anesthetics during development is known to cause neurobehavioral abnormalities, but the cellular and molecular mechanisms involved are unclear. Microglia are the resident immune cells in the central nervous system and play essential roles in normal brain development. Materials and methods In the study, postnatal day 7 (P7) C57BL/6 mice were randomly assigned to two groups. In the sevoflurane (SEVO), mice were exposed to 2.5% sevoflurane for 4 h. In the control group, mice were exposed to carrier gas (30% O2/70% N2) for 4 h. Fixed brain slices from P14 to P21 mice were immunolabeled for ionized calcium-binding adapter molecule 1 (IBA-1) to visualize microglia. The morphological analysis of microglia in the somatosensory cortex was performed using ImageJ and Imaris software. Serial block face scanning electron microscopy (SBF-SEM) was performed to assess the ultrastructure of the microglia and the contacts between microglia and synapse in P14 and P21 mice. The confocal imaging of brain slices was performed to assess microglia surveillance in resting and activated states in P14 and P21 mice. Behavioral tests were used to assess the effect of microglia depletion and repopulation on neurobehavioral abnormalities caused by sevoflurane exposure. Results The prolonged exposure of neonatal mice to sevoflurane induced microglia hyper-ramification with an increase in total branch length, arborization area, and branch complexity 14 days after exposure. Prolonged neonatal sevoflurane exposure reduced contacts between microglia and synapses, without affecting the surveillance of microglia in the resting state or responding to laser-induced focal brain injury. These neonatal changes in microglia were associated with anxiety-like behaviors in adult mice. Furthermore, microglial depletion before sevoflurane exposure and subsequent repopulation in the neonatal brain mitigated anxiety-like behaviors caused by sevoflurane exposure. Conclusion Our experiments indicate that general anesthetics may harm the developing brain, and microglia may be an essential target of general anesthetic-related developmental neurotoxicity.
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- Hong Li
- Department of Anesthesiology, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China
- Laboratory of Anesthesia and Critical Care Medicine, National-Local Joint Engineering Research Centre of Translational Medicine of Anesthesiology, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China
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- Department of Anesthesiology, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China
- Laboratory of Anesthesia and Critical Care Medicine, National-Local Joint Engineering Research Centre of Translational Medicine of Anesthesiology, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China
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- Laboratory of Anesthesia and Critical Care Medicine, National-Local Joint Engineering Research Centre of Translational Medicine of Anesthesiology, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China
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- Laboratory of Anesthesia and Critical Care Medicine, National-Local Joint Engineering Research Centre of Translational Medicine of Anesthesiology, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China
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- Laboratory of Anesthesia and Critical Care Medicine, National-Local Joint Engineering Research Centre of Translational Medicine of Anesthesiology, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China
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- Laboratory of Anesthesia and Critical Care Medicine, National-Local Joint Engineering Research Centre of Translational Medicine of Anesthesiology, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China
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- Department of Anesthesiology, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China
- Laboratory of Anesthesia and Critical Care Medicine, National-Local Joint Engineering Research Centre of Translational Medicine of Anesthesiology, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China
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- Department of Anesthesiology, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China
- Laboratory of Anesthesia and Critical Care Medicine, National-Local Joint Engineering Research Centre of Translational Medicine of Anesthesiology, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China
- *Correspondence: Ruotian Jiang,
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- Department of Anesthesiology, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China
- Laboratory of Anesthesia and Critical Care Medicine, National-Local Joint Engineering Research Centre of Translational Medicine of Anesthesiology, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China
- Lingmin Chen,
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Zhong L, Ma X, Niu Y, Zhang L, Xue Z, Yan J, Jiang H. Sevoflurane exposure may cause dysplasia of dendritic spines and result in fine motor dysfunction in developing mouse through the PI3K/AKT/mTOR pathway. Front Neurosci 2022; 16:1006175. [PMID: 36248658 PMCID: PMC9554089 DOI: 10.3389/fnins.2022.1006175] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/11/2022] [Accepted: 09/08/2022] [Indexed: 12/03/2022] Open
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Sevoflurane has become one of the most widely used volatile anesthetics in pediatric surgery. However, sevoflurane exposure may interfere with dendritic development and synaptogenesis, resulting in brain function impairment. The PI3K/AKT/mTOR pathway plays an important role in dendritic development and synaptic plasticity. Here we investigated whether sevoflurane exposure would affect the morphological proportions of dendritic spines in developing mouse and explored the role of the change of plasticity of dendritic spines in sevoflurane-induced neurodevelopmental toxicity. The related signaling pathway was also examined. C57BL/6 mice at postnatal day (PND) 7 were exposed to 2% sevoflurane for 3 h. The PI3k/AKT/mTOR agonist IGF-1 or the mTOR phosphorylation inhibitor KU0063794 was intraperitoneally injected 30 min before sevoflurane or O2 exposure at PND7. Hippocampi were harvested 6 h after sevoflurane exposure. Western blotting was applied to measure the protein expression of PI3K/AKT/mTOR pathway phosphorylation. At PND14, brains from all groups were harvested for Golgi staining, and the morphology of dendritic spines of hippocampal neurons was observed by an oil immersion lens. When the mice grew to adolescence (PND48), fine motor function was measured by the Beam walking test. Here we showed that exposure to 2% sevoflurane for 3 h decreased the proportion of thin dendritic spines and increased the proportion of mushroom dendritic spines, but not changed the density of the dendritic spines. Sevoflurane exposure also suppressed the phosphorylation of the PI3K/AKT/mTOR pathway in immature mice hippocampi, and eventually led to long-term fine motor dysfunction. Meanwhile, IGF-1 pretreatment could rescue and KU0063794 pretreatment could aggravate the impairment induced by sevoflurane. In conclusion, sevoflurane exposure may cause a change of proportions of the types of dendritic spines through impacting the phosphorylation expression of the PI3K/AKT/mTOR pathway, and eventually led to long-term fine motor dysfunction in developing mouse.
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Robinson EJ, Lyne TC, Blaise BJ. Safety of general anaesthetics on the developing brain: are we there yet? BJA OPEN 2022; 2:100012. [PMID: 37588272 PMCID: PMC10430845 DOI: 10.1016/j.bjao.2022.100012] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/09/2021] [Accepted: 04/11/2022] [Indexed: 08/18/2023]
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Thirty years ago, neurotoxicity induced by general anaesthetics in the developing brain of rodents was observed. In both laboratory-based and clinical studies, many conflicting results have been published over the years, with initial data confirming both histopathological and neurodevelopmental deleterious effects after exposure to general anaesthetics. In more recent years, animal studies using non-human primates and new human cohorts have identified some specific deleterious effects on neurocognition. A clearer pattern of neurotoxicity seems connected to exposure to repeated general anaesthesia. The biochemistry involved in this neurotoxicity has been explored, showing differential effects of anaesthetic drugs between the developing and developed brains. In this narrative review, we start with a comprehensive description of the initial concerning results that led to recommend that any non-essential surgery should be postponed after the age of 3 yr and that research into this subject should be stepped up. We then focus on the neurophysiology of the developing brain under general anaesthesia, explore the biochemistry of the observed neurotoxicity, before summarising the main scientific and clinical reports investigating this issue. We finally discuss the GAS trial, the importance of its results, and some potential limitations that should not undermine their clinical relevance. We finally suggest some key points that could be shared with parents, and a potential research path to investigate the biochemical effects of general anaesthesia, opening up perspectives to understand the neurocognitive effects of repetitive exposures, especially in at-risk children.
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- Emily J. Robinson
- School of Population Health and Environmental Sciences, King's College London, London, UK
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- Center for the Developing Brain, School of Biomedical Engineering and Imaging Sciences, King's College London, St. Thomas' Hospital, London, UK
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- Center for the Developing Brain, School of Biomedical Engineering and Imaging Sciences, King's College London, St. Thomas' Hospital, London, UK
- Department of Paediatric Anaesthetics, Evelina London Children's Hospital, Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust, London, UK
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Sun M, Xie Z, Zhang J, Leng Y. Mechanistic insight into sevoflurane-associated developmental neurotoxicity. Cell Biol Toxicol 2022; 38:927-943. [PMID: 34766256 PMCID: PMC9750936 DOI: 10.1007/s10565-021-09677-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/21/2021] [Accepted: 10/21/2021] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
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With the development of technology, more infants receive general anesthesia for surgery, other interventions, or clinical examination at an early stage after birth. However, whether general anesthetics can affect the function and structure of the developing infant brain remains an important, complex, and controversial issue. Sevoflurane is the most-used anesthetic in infants, but this drug is potentially neurotoxic. Short or single exposure to sevoflurane has a weak effect on cognitive function, while long or repeated exposure to general anesthetics may cause cognitive dysfunction. This review focuses on the mechanisms by which sevoflurane exposure during development may induce long-lasting undesirable effects on the brain. We review neural cell death, neural cell damage, impaired assembly and plasticity of neural circuits, tau phosphorylation, and neuroendocrine effects as important mechanisms for sevoflurane-induced developmental neurotoxicity. More advanced technologies and methods should be applied to determine the underlying mechanism(s) and guide prevention and treatment of sevoflurane-induced neurotoxicity. 1. We discuss the mechanisms underlying sevoflurane-induced developmental neurotoxicity from five perspectives: neural cell death, neural cell damage, assembly and plasticity of neural circuits, tau phosphorylation, and neuroendocrine effects.
2. Tau phosphorylation, IL-6, and mitochondrial dysfunction could interact with each other to cause a nerve damage loop.
3. miRNAs and lncRNAs are associated with sevoflurane-induced neurotoxicity.
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- Mingyang Sun
- The First School of Clinical Medicine, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou, Gansu People’s Republic of China 730000 ,Department of Anesthesiology and Perioperative Medicine, Center for Clinical Single Cell Biomedicine, Henan Provincial People’s Hospital, People’s Hospital of Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, Henan People’s Republic of China 450003
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- Department of Anesthesia, Critical Care and Pain Medicine, Massachusetts General Hospital and Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA USA
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- Department of Anesthesiology and Perioperative Medicine, Center for Clinical Single Cell Biomedicine, Henan Provincial People’s Hospital, People’s Hospital of Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, Henan People’s Republic of China 450003
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- Day Surgery Center, The First Hospital of Lanzhou University, Lanzhou, Gansu People’s Republic of China 730000
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Tian M, Wang Y, Liu D, Zhao X. Docosahexaenoic acid supplementation alleviates behavioral memory impairment caused via repeated administration of sevoflurane in aged rats. Exp Ther Med 2021; 23:46. [PMID: 34934425 PMCID: PMC8652387 DOI: 10.3892/etm.2021.10968] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/16/2020] [Accepted: 10/13/2021] [Indexed: 11/05/2022] Open
Abstract
Elderly patients often need repeated surgical intervention, so it is important to determine the impact of repeated exposure to anesthetics on learning and memory. Docosahexaenoic acid (DHA) is considered to be an essential nutrient for maintaining brain health. The aim of the present study was to explore the potential effects of DHA on memory impairment induced by repeated sevoflurane anesthesia in aged rats. A total of 54 Sprague Dawley aged rats (18 months) were randomly divided into the following six groups: i) Control group; ii) sevoflurane group (Sev, 2.5% for 5 min); iii) DHA group (3 g/kg); iv) Sev + DHA (0.3 g/kg) group; v) Sev + DHA (1 g/kg) group; and vi) Sev + DHA (3 g/kg) group. Morris water maze experiment was performed to evaluate the learning and memory ability of the rats following treatment. H&E staining was used to observe any histological changes. Superoxide dismutase, malondialdehyde and glutathione peroxidase levels were detected using ELISA. Immunohistochemistry and western blotting were used to determine nuclear factor erythroid-2-related factor 2 (Nrf2) and heme oxygenase 1 (HO-1) protein expression levels. Following repeated sevoflurane anesthesia, rats exhibited a prolonged escape latency. The number of times rats crossed the platform and the time spent in the target quadrant were also significantly reduced by repeated sevoflurane anesthesia. However, rats treated with Sev + DHA exhibited a reduced escape latency, whilst the number of times they crossed the platform and the time spent in the target quadrant increased compared with Sev treatment alone. Histopathological examination revealed that DHA treatment ameliorated the disordered neuron arrangement, deep staining of the neuronal nucleus pyknosis and cell edema observed in the brain tissue induced by repeated sevoflurane anesthesia. Furthermore, the protein expression levels of Nrf2 and HO-1 were demonstrated to be significantly increased in rats treated with DHA and exposed to repeated sevoflurane anesthesia compared with those in untreated rats that underwent repeated sevoflurane anesthesia. In conclusion, the present study revealed that DHA exerted protective effects against impairments in learning and memory induced by repeated sevoflurane anesthesia in aged rats, which may be associated with the Nrf2/HO-1 signaling pathway.
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- Ming Tian
- Department of Anesthesiology, The Affiliated Yantai Yuhuangding Hospital of Qingdao University, Yantai, Shandong 264000, P.R. China
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- Department of Anesthesiology, The Affiliated Yantai Yuhuangding Hospital of Qingdao University, Yantai, Shandong 264000, P.R. China
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- Department of Anesthesiology, The Affiliated Yantai Yuhuangding Hospital of Qingdao University, Yantai, Shandong 264000, P.R. China
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- Department of Anesthesiology, The Affiliated Yantai Yuhuangding Hospital of Qingdao University, Yantai, Shandong 264000, P.R. China
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Schüttler C, Münster T, Gall C, Trollmann R, Schüttler J. General Anesthesia in the First 36 Months of Life–a Study of Cognitive Performance in Children Aged 7-11 Years (ANFOLKI-36). DEUTSCHES ARZTEBLATT INTERNATIONAL 2021; 118:835-841. [PMID: 34743788 DOI: 10.3238/arztebl.m2021.0355] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/28/2021] [Revised: 03/28/2021] [Accepted: 10/04/2021] [Indexed: 01/20/2023]
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BACKGROUND Experimental data have shown that the developing brain is especially vulnerable to exogenous noxious substances. The potential effects of anesthetic drugs on brain growth and development are a matter of concern. Clinical studies of children who underwent general anesthesia in their earliest years can make a major contribution to our understanding of the effects of anesthetic drugs on infants and toddlers (i.e., children under age 5). METHODS Children born at term during the years 2007-2011 who were exposed to general anesthesia before their third birthday were included in the study. Data on general anesthesia were retrospectively evaluated, and the overall intelligence quotient (IQ) was determined prospectively as the primary target parameter. Children who had not been exposed to general anesthesia were recruited as a control group. The non-inferiority threshold was set at a difference of 5 IQ points out of a consideration of clinical relevance. RESULTS 430 complete data sets were available from exposed children and 67 from members of the control group. The exposed group achieved a mean IQ score of 108.2, with a 95% confidence interval of [107; 109.4]; the corresponding values in the control group were 113 [110; 116.1]. Both groups achieved a mean score that was higher than the expected 100 points. After adjustment for age, socioeconomic status, and sex, the difference between the two groups was 2.9 points [0.2; 5.6], indicating a significantly better outcome in the control group than in the exposed group. The non-inferiority threshold of 5 IQ points was within the confidence interval; thus, non-inferiority was not demonstrated. CONCLUSION The fact that both groups achieved a higher IQ score than the expected 100 points may be attributable, at least in part, to the restriction of the study to children born at term. The results indicate that general anesthesia in early childhood is not associated with markedly reduced intelligence in later years, although non-inferiority could not be demonstrated.
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Wei X, Xu S, Chen L. LncRNA Neat1/miR-298-5p/Srpk1 Contributes to Sevoflurane-Induced Neurotoxicity. Neurochem Res 2021; 46:3356-3364. [PMID: 34524595 DOI: 10.1007/s11064-021-03436-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/01/2021] [Revised: 08/20/2021] [Accepted: 08/20/2021] [Indexed: 01/02/2023]
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Sevoflurane is a widely used volatile anesthetic, that can cause long-term neurotoxicity and learning and memory impairment. Long non-coding RNAs (lncRNAs) have been demonstrated to function as key mediators in neurotoxicity. This study aimed to investigate the effects of lncRNA Neat1 on sevoflurane-induced neurotoxicity. The expression of Neat1, miR-298-5p, and Srpk1 was measured by RT-qPCR. Cell viability, cell apoptosis, inflammation markers, and reactive oxygen species (ROS) generation were examined by CCK-8, TUNEL, ELISA, and the ROS kit. The interaction between miR-298-5p and Neat1 or Srpk1 was confirmed by luciferase reporter assay. In our study, it was found that sevoflurane aggravated neurotoxicity through inhibiting cell viability and enhancing cell apoptosis, neuroinflammation, and ROS generation. Neat1 was up-regulated in sevoflurane-treated HT22 cells, and Neat1 knockdown improved sevoflurane-mediated neurotoxicity. Through the exploration of the ceRNA mechanism, we found that Neat1 bound with miR-298-5p, and Srpk1 was a direct target gene of miR-298-5p. Finally, rescue assays proved that up-regulation of Srpk1 reversed the effects of Neat1 knockdown on neurotoxicity. In conclusion, our study revealed that lncRNA Neat1 facilitated sevoflurane-stimulated neurotoxicity by sponging miR-298-5p to up-regulate Srpk1. These findings might provide novel insights into the treatment of sevoflurane-induced neurotoxicity.
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- Xiang Wei
- Department of Anesthesiology, Second Affiliated Hospital of Naval Medical University, No. 415, Fengyang Road, Huangpu District, 200003, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Anesthesiology, Second Affiliated Hospital of Naval Medical University, No. 415, Fengyang Road, Huangpu District, 200003, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Anesthesiology, Second Affiliated Hospital of Naval Medical University, No. 415, Fengyang Road, Huangpu District, 200003, Shanghai, China.
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Platholi J, Hemmings HC. Effects of general anesthetics on synaptic transmission and plasticity. Curr Neuropharmacol 2021; 20:27-54. [PMID: 34344292 PMCID: PMC9199550 DOI: 10.2174/1570159x19666210803105232] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/07/2021] [Revised: 07/26/2021] [Accepted: 08/02/2021] [Indexed: 11/22/2022] Open
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General anesthetics depress excitatory and/or enhance inhibitory synaptic transmission principally by modulating the function of glutamatergic or GABAergic synapses, respectively, with relative anesthetic agent-specific mechanisms. Synaptic signaling proteins, including ligand- and voltage-gated ion channels, are targeted by general anesthetics to modulate various synaptic mechanisms, including presynaptic neurotransmitter release, postsynaptic receptor signaling, and dendritic spine dynamics to produce their characteristic acute neurophysiological effects. As synaptic structure and plasticity mediate higher-order functions such as learning and memory, long-term synaptic dysfunction following anesthesia may lead to undesirable neurocognitive consequences depending on the specific anesthetic agent and the vulnerability of the population. Here we review the cellular and molecular mechanisms of transient and persistent general anesthetic alterations of synaptic transmission and plasticity.
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- Jimcy Platholi
- Cornell University Joan and Sanford I Weill Medical College Ringgold standard institution - Anesthesiology New York, New York. United States
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- Cornell University Joan and Sanford I Weill Medical College Ringgold standard institution - Anesthesiology New York, New York. United States
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Dendritic spine remodeling and plasticity under general anesthesia. Brain Struct Funct 2021; 226:2001-2017. [PMID: 34061250 PMCID: PMC8166894 DOI: 10.1007/s00429-021-02308-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/11/2021] [Accepted: 05/22/2021] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Ever since its first use in surgery, general anesthesia has been regarded as a medical miracle enabling countless life-saving diagnostic and therapeutic interventions without pain sensation and traumatic memories. Despite several decades of research, there is a lack of understanding of how general anesthetics induce a reversible coma-like state. Emerging evidence suggests that even brief exposure to general anesthesia may have a lasting impact on mature and especially developing brains. Commonly used anesthetics have been shown to destabilize dendritic spines and induce an enhanced plasticity state, with effects on cognition, motor functions, mood, and social behavior. Herein, we review the effects of the most widely used general anesthetics on dendritic spine dynamics and discuss functional and molecular correlates with action mechanisms. We consider the impact of neurodevelopment, anatomical location of neurons, and their neurochemical profile on neuroplasticity induction, and review the putative signaling pathways. It emerges that in addition to possible adverse effects, the stimulation of synaptic remodeling with the formation of new connections by general anesthetics may present tremendous opportunities for translational research and neurorehabilitation.
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Ririe DG, Eisenach JC, Martin TJ. A Painful Beginning: Early Life Surgery Produces Long-Term Behavioral Disruption in the Rat. Front Behav Neurosci 2021; 15:630889. [PMID: 34025368 PMCID: PMC8131510 DOI: 10.3389/fnbeh.2021.630889] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/18/2020] [Accepted: 03/29/2021] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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Early life surgery produces peripheral nociceptive activation, inflammation, and stress. Early life nociceptive input and inflammation have been shown to produce long-term processing changes that are not restricted to the dermatome of injury. Additionally stress has shown long-term effects on anxiety, depression, learning, and maladaptive behaviors including substance abuse disorder and we hypothesized that early life surgery would have long-term effects on theses complex behaviors in later life. In this study surgery in the rat hindpaw was performed to determine if there are long-term effects on anxiety, depression, audiovisual attention, and opioid reward behaviors. Male animals received paw incision surgery and anesthesia or anesthesia alone (sham) at postnatal day 6. At 10 weeks after surgery, open field center zone entries were decreased, a measure of anxiety (n = 20) (P = 0.03) (effect size, Cohen's d = 0.80). No difference was found in the tail suspension test as a measure of depression. At 16-20 weeks, attentional performance in an operant task was similar between groups at baseline and decreased with audiovisual distraction in both groups (P < 0.001) (effect size, η2 = 0.25), but distraction revealed a persistent impairment in performance in the surgery group (n = 8) (P = 0.04) (effect size, η2 = 0.13). Opioid reward was measured using heroin self-administration at 16-24 weeks. Heroin intake increased over time in both groups during 24-h free access (P < 0.001), but was greater in the surgery group (P = 0.045), with a significant interaction between time and treatment (P < 0.001) (effect size, Cohen f 2 = 0.36). These results demonstrate long-term disruptions in complex behaviors from surgical incision under anesthesia. Future studies to explore sex differences in early life surgery and the attendant peripheral neuronal input, stress, and inflammation will be valuable to understand emerging learning deficits, anxiety, attentional dysfunction, and opioid reward and their mechanisms. This will be valuable to develop optimal approaches to mitigate the long-term effects of surgery in early life.
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- Douglas G Ririe
- Pain Mechanisms Lab, Department of Anesthesiology, Wake Forest School of Medicine, Winston-Salem, NC, United States
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- Pain Mechanisms Lab, Department of Anesthesiology, Wake Forest School of Medicine, Winston-Salem, NC, United States
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- Pain Mechanisms Lab, Department of Anesthesiology, Wake Forest School of Medicine, Winston-Salem, NC, United States
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Tong D, Ma Z, Su P, Wang S, Xu Y, Zhang LM, Wu Z, Liu K, Zhao P. Sevoflurane-Induced Neuroapoptosis in Rat Dentate Gyrus Is Activated by Autophagy Through NF-κB Signaling on the Late-Stage Progenitor Granule Cells. Front Cell Neurosci 2020; 14:590577. [PMID: 33384584 PMCID: PMC7769878 DOI: 10.3389/fncel.2020.590577] [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: 08/02/2020] [Accepted: 11/12/2020] [Indexed: 12/20/2022] Open
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OBJECTIVE The mechanisms by which exposure of the late-stage progenitor cells to the anesthesia sevoflurane alters their differentiation are not known. We seek to query whether the effects of sevoflurane on late-stage progenitor cells might be regulated by apoptosis and/or autophagy. METHODS To address the short-term impact of sevoflurane exposure on granule cell differentiation, we used 5-bromo-2-deoxyuridine (BrdU) to identify the labeled late-stage progenitor granule cells. Male or female rats were exposed to 3% sevoflurane for 4 h when the labeled granule cells were 2 weeks old. Differentiation of the BrdU-labeled granule cells was quantified 4 and 7 days after exposure by double immunofluorescence. The expression of apoptosis and autophagy in hippocampal dentate gyrus (DG) was determined by western blot and immunofluorescence. Western blot for the expression of NF-κB was used to evaluate the mechanism. Morris water maze (MWM) test was performed to detect cognitive function in the rats on postnatal 28-33 days. RESULTS Exposure to sevoflurane decreased the differentiation of the BrdU-labeled late-stage progenitor granule cells, but increased the expression of caspase-3, autophagy, and phosphorylated-P65 in the hippocampus of juvenile rats and resulted in cognitive deficiency. These damaging effects of sevoflurane could be mitigated by inhibitors of autophagy, apoptosis, and NF-κB. The increased apoptosis could be alleviated by pretreatment with the autophagy inhibitor 3-MA, and the increased autophagy and apoptosis could be reduced by pretreatment with NF-κB inhibitor BAY 11-7085. CONCLUSION These findings suggest that a single, prolonged sevoflurane exposure could impair the differentiation of late-stage progenitor granule cells in hippocampal DG and cause cognitive deficits possibly via apoptosis activated by autophagy through NF-κB signaling. Our results do not preclude the possibility that the affected differentiation and functional deficits may be caused by depletion of the progenitors pool.
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- Dongyi Tong
- Department of Anesthesiology, Shengjing Hospital of China Medical University, Shenyang, China
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- Department of Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery, Shengjing Hospital of China Medical University, Shenyang, China
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- Medical Research Center, Shengjing Hospital of China Medical University, Benxi, China
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- Department of Rehabilitation Medicine, The First Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, China
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- Department of Anesthesiology, Shengjing Hospital of China Medical University, Shenyang, China
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- Department of Anesthesiology, Cangzhou Central Hospital, Cangzhou, China
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- Department of Anesthesiology, Shengjing Hospital of China Medical University, Shenyang, China
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- Department of Anesthesiology, Shengjing Hospital of China Medical University, Shenyang, China
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- Department of Anesthesiology, Shengjing Hospital of China Medical University, Shenyang, China
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Zhang X, Kong Y, He G, Zhou Z. Neonatal exposure to ketamine disrupts developmental synapse unsilencing and predisposes adult mice for stressor-evoked anxiety. Neuropharmacology 2020; 180:108300. [PMID: 32910951 DOI: 10.1016/j.neuropharm.2020.108300] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/05/2020] [Revised: 08/05/2020] [Accepted: 09/04/2020] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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Accumulating evidence suggests long-lasting impairments in brain development and cognition caused by neonatal exposure to general anesthetics. To date, very little is known about potential abnormal psychiatric manifestations attributable to neonatal anesthesia. In this study, we used ketamine to induce anesthesia in neonatal mice. By applying mild stressors one day before behavioral tests, we found that adult mice exhibit significant anxiety-like behaviors that were indistinguishable at basal level. Recruitment of AMPA (a-amino-3-hydroxy-5-methyl-4-isoxazolepropionic acid) type glutamate receptors into silent synapses is a prominent cellular process during neonatal neurodevelopment. We found that exposure to ketamine significantly disrupted synapse unsilencing, and impaired the expression of unsilencing-mediated long-term potentiation (LTP). Pharmacologically enhancement of neural activities by AMPAkine drug CX546 [1-(1,4-benzodioxan-6-ylcarbonyl) piperidine] effectively rescued disrupted developmental synapse unsilencing and LTP at neonatal age, and prevented stressor-evoked anxiety-like behaviors in adult mice. Together, our results indicate that neonatal exposure to ketamine may predispose individuals for psychiatric conditions via disrupting synapse unsilencing, and potentiation of neural activities during the anesthesia-recovery period may be an effective approach to manage adverse effects on brain development. This article is part of the special issue on 'Stress, Addiction and Plasticity'.
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- Xiaoyun Zhang
- The Key Laboratory of Developmental Genes and Human Disease, Ministry of Education, Institute of Life Sciences, Southeast University, Nanjing, China; Shanghai Key Laboratory of Psychotic Disorders, Shanghai Mental Health Center, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China.
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- The Key Laboratory of Developmental Genes and Human Disease, Ministry of Education, Institute of Life Sciences, Southeast University, Nanjing, China; Shanghai Key Laboratory of Psychotic Disorders, Shanghai Mental Health Center, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China; Shanghai Institute of Materia Medica, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai, China
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- Shanghai Key Laboratory of Psychotic Disorders, Shanghai Mental Health Center, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China
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- Shanghai Key Laboratory of Psychotic Disorders, Shanghai Mental Health Center, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China; Shanghai Institute of Materia Medica, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai, China; Co-innovation Center of Neuroregeneration, Nantong University, Nantong, China.
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Ho H, Fowle A, Coetzee M, Greger IH, Watson JF. An inhalation anaesthesia approach for neonatal mice allowing streamlined stereotactic injection in the brain. J Neurosci Methods 2020; 342:108824. [PMID: 32569783 PMCID: PMC7369625 DOI: 10.1016/j.jneumeth.2020.108824] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/06/2020] [Revised: 06/17/2020] [Accepted: 06/18/2020] [Indexed: 12/30/2022]
Abstract
BACKGROUND Investigating brain function requires tools and techniques to visualise, modify and manipulate neuronal tissue. One powerful and popular method is intracerebral injection of customised viruses, allowing expression of exogenous transgenes. This technique is a standard procedure for adult mice, and is used by laboratories worldwide. Use of neonatal animals in scientific research allows investigation of developing tissues and enables long-term study of cell populations. However, procedures on neonatal mice are more challenging, due to the lack of reliable methods and apparatus for anaesthesia of these animals. NEW METHOD Here, we report an inhalation-based protocol for anaesthesia of neonatal (P0-2) mice and present a custom 3D-printed apparatus for maintenance of anaesthesia during surgical procedures. Our optimised method of anaesthesia enables a rapid method of stereotactic injection in neonatal mice for transduction of brain tissue. RESULTS AND COMPARISON WITH EXISTING METHODS This approach significantly enhances animal welfare and facilitates wider and simpler use of neonatal rodents in scientific research. We demonstrate this procedure for targeted labelling of specific brain regions, and in vivo modification of tissue prior to organotypic culture. CONCLUSIONS Our protocol for reliable delivery of inhalational anaesthetics can be readily adopted by any laboratory and will enable safer use of neonatal rodents across a diverse spectrum of scientific disciplines. Application to stereotactic injections allows a rapid and efficient method for modification of brain tissue.
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- Hinze Ho
- MRC Laboratory of Molecular Biology, Cambridge, CB2 0QH, United Kingdom
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- MRC Laboratory of Molecular Biology, Cambridge, CB2 0QH, United Kingdom
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- MRC Laboratory of Molecular Biology, Cambridge, CB2 0QH, United Kingdom
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- MRC Laboratory of Molecular Biology, Cambridge, CB2 0QH, United Kingdom.
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- MRC Laboratory of Molecular Biology, Cambridge, CB2 0QH, United Kingdom.
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Ju X, Cui J, Lee Y, Park S, Hong B, Yoo S, Kim YH, Ko Y, Lim C, Lee SY, Kweon GR, Heo JY, Chung W. Increasing the interval between repeated anesthetic exposures reduces long-lasting synaptic changes in late post-natal mice. J Neurochem 2020; 156:76-87. [PMID: 32639632 DOI: 10.1111/jnc.15121] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/27/2020] [Revised: 06/21/2020] [Accepted: 07/03/2020] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
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While recent studies strongly suggest that a single, short anesthetic exposure does not affect neurodevelopment, the effects of multiple exposures remain unclear. Unfortunately, studying "multiple exposures" is challenging as it is an extremely heterogeneous descriptor comprising diverse factors. One potentially important, but unrecognized factor is the interval between anesthetic exposures. In order to evaluate the significance of interval, we exposed post-natal day 16, 17 mice to three sevoflurane exposures (2.5%, 1 hr) with short (2 hr) or long (24 hr) intervals. Changes in synaptic transmission, plasticity, protein expression, and behavior were assessed in male and female mice. We discovered that short-interval exposures induced a female-dependent decrease in miniature inhibitory post-synaptic current (mIPSC) frequency 5 days after the last exposure (control: 18.44 ± 2.86 Hz, sevoflurane:14.65 ± 4.54 Hz). Short-interval sevoflurane exposed mice also displayed long-term behavioral deficits at adult age (hypoactivity, anxiety). These behavioral changes were consistent with the sex-dependent changes in inhibitory transmission, as they were more robust in female mice. Although there was no change in learning and memory, short-interval sevoflurane exposures also impaired LTP in a non-sex-dependent manner (control: 171.10 ± 26.90%, sevoflurane: 149.80 ± 26.48 %). Most importantly, we were unable to find long-lasting consequences in mice that received long-interval sevoflurane exposures. Our study provides novel insights regarding the significance of the interval between multiple exposures, and also suggests that the neurotoxic effects of multiple anesthetic exposures may be reduced by simply increasing the interval between each exposure.
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- Xianshu Ju
- Department of Medical Science, Chungnam National University School of Medicine, Daejeon, South Korea.,Department of Biochemistry, Chungnam National University School of Medicine, Daejeon, South Korea.,Infection Control Convergence Research Center, Chungnam National University, Daejeon, South Korea
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- Department of Medical Science, Chungnam National University School of Medicine, Daejeon, South Korea.,Department of Biochemistry, Chungnam National University School of Medicine, Daejeon, South Korea.,Infection Control Convergence Research Center, Chungnam National University, Daejeon, South Korea
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- Department of Medical Science, Chungnam National University School of Medicine, Daejeon, South Korea.,Department of Biochemistry, Chungnam National University School of Medicine, Daejeon, South Korea.,Infection Control Convergence Research Center, Chungnam National University, Daejeon, South Korea
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- Department of Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine, Chungnam National University Hospital, Daejeon, South Korea
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- Department of Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine, Chungnam National University Hospital, Daejeon, South Korea.,Department of Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine, Chungnam National University School of Medicine, Daejeon, South Korea
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- Department of Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine, Chungnam National University Hospital, Daejeon, South Korea
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- Department of Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine, Chungnam National University Hospital, Daejeon, South Korea.,Department of Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine, Chungnam National University School of Medicine, Daejeon, South Korea
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- Department of Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine, Chungnam National University Hospital, Daejeon, South Korea.,Department of Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine, Chungnam National University School of Medicine, Daejeon, South Korea
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- Department of Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine, Chungnam National University Hospital, Daejeon, South Korea.,Department of Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine, Chungnam National University School of Medicine, Daejeon, South Korea
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- Department of Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine, Chungnam National University Hospital, Daejeon, South Korea.,Department of Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine, Chungnam National University School of Medicine, Daejeon, South Korea
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- Department of Medical Science, Chungnam National University School of Medicine, Daejeon, South Korea.,Department of Biochemistry, Chungnam National University School of Medicine, Daejeon, South Korea
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- Department of Medical Science, Chungnam National University School of Medicine, Daejeon, South Korea.,Department of Biochemistry, Chungnam National University School of Medicine, Daejeon, South Korea
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- Department of Medical Science, Chungnam National University School of Medicine, Daejeon, South Korea.,Department of Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine, Chungnam National University Hospital, Daejeon, South Korea.,Department of Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine, Chungnam National University School of Medicine, Daejeon, South Korea
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Liu X, Ji J, Zhao GQ. General anesthesia affecting on developing brain: evidence from animal to clinical research. J Anesth 2020; 34:765-772. [PMID: 32601887 PMCID: PMC7511469 DOI: 10.1007/s00540-020-02812-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 29] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/31/2019] [Accepted: 06/06/2020] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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As the recent update of General anaesthesia compared to spinal anaesthesia (GAS) studies has been published in 2019, together with other clinical evidence, the human studies provided an overwhelming mixed evidence of an association between anaesthesia exposure in early childhood and later neurodevelopment changes in children. Pre-clinical studies in animals provided strong evidence on how anaesthetic and sedative agents (ASAs) causing neurotoxicity in developing brain and deficits in long-term cognitive functions. However pre-clinical results cannot translate to clinical practice directly. Three well designed large population-based human studies strongly indicated that a single brief exposure to general anesthesia (GAs) is not associated with any long-term neurodevelopment deficits in children's brain. Multiple exposure might cause decrease in processing speed and motor skills of children. However, the association between GAs and neurodevelopment in children is still inconclusive. More clinical studies with larger scale observations, randomized trials with longer duration exposure of GAs and follow-ups, more sensitive outcome measurements, and strict confounder controls are needed in the future to provide more conclusive and informative data. New research area has been developed to contribute in finding solutions for clinical practice as attenuating the neurotoxic effect of ASAs. Xenon and Dexmedetomidine are already used in clinical setting as neuroprotection and anaesthetic sparing-effect, but more research is still needed.
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- Xinyue Liu
- Department of Anesthesiology, China-Japan Union Hospital of Jilin University, Changchun, China
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- Department of Anesthesiology, China-Japan Union Hospital of Jilin University, Changchun, China
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- Department of Anesthesiology, China-Japan Union Hospital of Jilin University, Changchun, China.
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Li T, Huang Z, Wang X, Zou J, Tan S. Role of the GABAA receptors in the long-term cognitive impairments caused by neonatal sevoflurane exposure. Rev Neurosci 2020; 30:869-879. [PMID: 31145696 DOI: 10.1515/revneuro-2019-0003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/05/2019] [Accepted: 03/29/2019] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
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Sevoflurane is a widely used inhalational anesthetic in pediatric surgeries, which is considered reasonably safe and reversible upon withdrawal. However, recent preclinical studies suggested that peri-neonatal sevoflurane exposure may cause developmental abnormalities in the brain. The present review aimed to present and discuss the accumulating experimental data regarding the undesirable effects of sevoflurane on brain development as revealed by the laboratory studies. First, we summarized the long-lasting side effects of neonatal sevoflurane exposure on cognitive functions. Subsequently, we presented the structural changes, namely, neuroapoptosis, neurogenesis and synaptogenesis, following sevoflurane exposure in the immature brain. Finally, we also discussed the potential mechanisms underlying subsequent cognitive impairments later in life, which are induced by neonatal sevoflurane exposure and pointed out potential strategies for mitigating sevoflurane-induced long-term cognitive impairments. The type A gamma-amino butyric acid (GABAA) receptor, the main targets of sevoflurane, is excitatory rather than inhibitory in the immature neurons. The excitatory effects of the GABAA receptors have been linked to increased neuroapoptosis, elevated serum corticosterone levels and epigenetic modifications following neonatal sevoflurane exposure in rodents, which might contribute to sevoflurane-induced long-term cognitive abnormalities. We proposed that the excitatory GABAA receptor-mediated HPA axis activity might be a novel mechanism underlying sevoflurane-induced long-term cognitive impairments. More studies are needed to investigate the effectiveness and mechanisms by targeting the excitatory GABAA receptor as a prevention strategy to alleviate cognitive deficits induced by neonatal sevoflurane exposure in future.
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- Tao Li
- Grade 2015 of Clinical Medicine, Hunan Province Cooperative Innovation Center for Molecular Target New Drug Study, Hengyang Medical College, University of South China, Hengyang 421001, Hunan Province, China
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- Department of Histology and Embryology, Institute of Clinical Anatomy & Reproductive Medicine, Hengyang Medical College, University of South China, Hengyang 421001, Hunan Province, China
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- Grade 2015 of Clinical Medicine, Hunan Province Cooperative Innovation Center for Molecular Target New Drug Study, Hengyang Medical College, University of South China, Hengyang 421001, Hunan Province, China
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- Department of Parasitology, Hunan Provincial Key Laboratory for Special Pathogens Prevention and Control, Hunan Province Cooperative Innovation Center for Molecular Target New Drug Study, Hengyang Medical College, University of South China, Hengyang 421001, Hunan Province, China
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- Department of Histology and Embryology, Institute of Clinical Anatomy & Reproductive Medicine, Hengyang Medical College, University of South China, Hengyang 421001, Hunan Province, China
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Walters JL, Chelonis JJ, Fogle CM, Ferguson SA, Sarkar S, Paule MG, Talpos JC. Acetyl-l-carnitine does not prevent neurodegeneration in a rodent model of prolonged neonatal anesthesia. Neurotoxicol Teratol 2020; 80:106891. [PMID: 32376384 DOI: 10.1016/j.ntt.2020.106891] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/11/2019] [Revised: 04/27/2020] [Accepted: 04/29/2020] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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Many studies have shown that prolonged or repeated use of general anesthesia early in life can cause an increase in neurodegeneration and lasting changes in behavior. While short periods of general anesthesia appear to be safe, there is a concern about the neurotoxic potential of prolonged or repeated general anesthesia in young children. Unfortunately, the use of general anesthesia in children cannot be avoided. It would be a great benefit to develop a strategy to reduce or reverse anesthesia mitigated neurotoxicity. The mechanisms behind anesthesia related neurotoxicity are unknown, but evidence suggests that mitochondrial dysfunction and abnormal energy utilization are involved. Recent research suggests that a class of compounds known as carnitines may be effective at preventing anesthesia related neurotoxicity by influencing fatty acid metabolism in the mitochondria. However, it is unknown if carnitines can provide protection against changes in behavior associated with early life exposure to anesthesia. Accordingly, we evaluated the neuroprotective potential of acetyl-l-carnitine in 7-day old rats. Rat pups were exposed to 6 h of general anesthesia with sevoflurane or a control condition, with and without acetyl-l-carnitine. The oxygenation level of animals was continuously monitored during sevoflurane exposure, and any animal showing signs of hypoxia was removed from the study. Animals exposed to sevoflurane showed clear signs of neurodegeneration 2 h after sevoflurane exposure. The hippocampus, cortex, thalamus, and caudate putamen all had elevated levels of Fluoro-Jade C staining. Despite the elevated levels of Fluoro-Jade C, few behavioral changes were observed in an independent cohort of animals treated with sevoflurane. Furthermore, acetyl-l-carnitine had little impact on levels of Fluoro-Jade C staining in animals treated with sevoflurane. These data suggest that acetyl-l-carnitine may offer little protection again anesthesia related neurotoxicity in fully oxygenated animals.
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Hypoxia, hypercarbia, and mortality reporting in studies of anaesthesia-related neonatal neurodevelopmental delay in rodent models. Eur J Anaesthesiol 2020; 37:70-84. [DOI: 10.1097/eja.0000000000001105] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/30/2022]
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Maloney SE, Creeley CE, Hartman RE, Yuede CM, Zorumski CF, Jevtovic-Todorovic V, Dikranian K, Noguchi KK, Farber NB, Wozniak DF. Using animal models to evaluate the functional consequences of anesthesia during early neurodevelopment. Neurobiol Learn Mem 2019; 165:106834. [PMID: 29550366 PMCID: PMC6179938 DOI: 10.1016/j.nlm.2018.03.014] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/15/2017] [Revised: 02/16/2018] [Accepted: 03/13/2018] [Indexed: 12/15/2022]
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Fifteen years ago Olney and colleagues began using animal models to evaluate the effects of anesthetic and sedative agents (ASAs) on neurodevelopment. The results from ongoing studies indicate that, under certain conditions, exposure to these drugs during development induces an acute elevated apoptotic neurodegenerative response in the brain and long-term functional impairments. These animal models have played a significant role in bringing attention to the possible adverse effects of exposing the developing brain to ASAs when few concerns had been raised previously in the medical community. The apoptotic degenerative response resulting from neonatal exposure to ASAs has been replicated in many studies in both rodents and non-human primates, suggesting that a similar effect may occur in humans. In both rodents and non-human primates, significantly increased levels of apoptotic degeneration are often associated with functional impairments later in life. However, behavioral deficits following developmental ASA exposure have not been consistently reported even when significantly elevated levels of apoptotic degeneration have been documented in animal models. In the present work, we review this literature and propose a rodent model for assessing potential functional deficits following neonatal ASA exposure with special reference to experimental design and procedural issues. Our intent is to improve test sensitivity and replicability for detecting subtle behavioral effects, and thus enhance the translational significance of ASA models.
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- Susan E Maloney
- Department of Psychiatry, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO, USA; Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities Research Center, Washington University, St. Louis, MO, USA
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- Department of Psychology, The State University of New York at Fredonia, Fredonia, NY 14063, USA
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- Department of Psychology, Loma Linda University, 11130 Anderson St., Loma Linda, CA 92354, USA
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- Department of Psychiatry, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO, USA; Department of Neurology, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO, USA
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- Department of Psychiatry, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO, USA; Taylor Family Institute for Innovative Psychiatric Research, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO, USA
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- Department of Neuroscience, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO, USA
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- Department of Psychiatry, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO, USA; Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities Research Center, Washington University, St. Louis, MO, USA
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- Department of Psychiatry, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO, USA; Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities Research Center, Washington University, St. Louis, MO, USA
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- Department of Psychiatry, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO, USA; Taylor Family Institute for Innovative Psychiatric Research, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO, USA; Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities Research Center, Washington University, St. Louis, MO, USA.
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Maternal exposure to volatile anesthetics induces IL-6 in fetal brains and affects neuronal development. Eur J Pharmacol 2019; 863:172682. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ejphar.2019.172682] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/19/2019] [Revised: 09/10/2019] [Accepted: 09/19/2019] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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General anesthetic neurotoxicity in the young: Mechanism and prevention. Neurosci Biobehav Rev 2019; 107:883-896. [PMID: 31606415 DOI: 10.1016/j.neubiorev.2019.10.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/11/2019] [Revised: 08/27/2019] [Accepted: 10/04/2019] [Indexed: 12/17/2022]
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General anesthesia (GA) is usually considered to safely induce a reversible unconscious state allowing surgery to be performed without pain. A growing number of studies, in particular pre-clinical studies, however, demonstrate that general anesthetics can cause neuronal death and even long-term neurological deficits. Herein, we report our literature review and meta-analysis data of the neurological outcomes after anesthesia in the young. We also review available mechanistic and epigenetic data of GA exposure related to cognitive impairment per se and the potential preventive strategies including natural herbal compounds to attenuate those side effects. In summary, anesthetic-induced neurotoxicity may be treatable and natural herbal compounds and other medications may have great potential for such use but warrants further study before clinical applications can be initiated.
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Exposure of Developing Brain to General Anesthesia: What Is the Animal Evidence? Anesthesiology 2019; 128:832-839. [PMID: 29271804 DOI: 10.1097/aln.0000000000002047] [Citation(s) in RCA: 73] [Impact Index Per Article: 14.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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Recently, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration issued an official warning to all practicing physicians regarding potentially detrimental behavioral and cognitive sequelae of an early exposure to general anesthesia during in utero and in early postnatal life. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration concern is focused on children younger than three years of age who are exposed to clinically used general anesthetics and sedatives for three hours or longer. Although human evidence is limited and controversial, a large body of scientific evidence gathered from several mammalian species demonstrates that there is a potential foundation for concern. Considering this new development in public awareness, this review focuses on nonhuman primates because their brain development is the closest to humans in terms of not only timing and duration, but in terms of complexity as well. The review compares those primate findings to previously published work done with rodents.
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Zhao Y, Ai Y. Overexpression of lncRNA Gm15621 alleviates apoptosis and inflammation response resulting from sevoflurane treatment through inhibiting miR-133a/Sox4. J Cell Physiol 2019; 235:957-965. [PMID: 31264218 DOI: 10.1002/jcp.29011] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/09/2018] [Accepted: 05/28/2019] [Indexed: 12/20/2022]
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Sevoflurane is the most widely used anesthetic administered by inhalation. Exposure to sevoflurane can elicit learning deficits and abnormal cognitive disorder. In this study, we investigated the function of long noncoding RNA (lncRNA) Gm15621. Primary hippocampal neuron cells were used to analyze the function of lncRNA Gm15621 in vitro. The tunel, inflammation markers, and cell survival rates were detected to evaluate the function of lncRNA Gm15621. Dual-luciferase reporter assay was used to identify the interaction between microRNA 133a and Gm15621. We found that lncRNA Gm15621 located in the cytoplasm. The expression of lncRNA Gm15621 was decreased with the development of sevoflurane exposure. Overexpression of lncRNA Gm15621 significantly reduced the apoptosis and cell survival rates. The inflammation response was also attenuated in lncRNA Gm15621 overexpressed group. The dual-luciferase assay revealed that miR-133a was the direct target of lncRNA Gm15621. In addition, we also found that Sox4 was a downstream target of miR-133a and lncRNA Gm15621 exerted its biological functions by regulating the expression of Sox4. In summary, our findings revealed that lncRNA Gm15621 ameliorated the sevoflurane-induced neurotoxicity and the important role of Gm15621/miR-133a/Sox4 axis in cognitive disorder.
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- Yanling Zhao
- Department of Anesthesiology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, Henan, China
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- Department of Anesthesiology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, Henan, China
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Scientific studies in animal models have demonstrated the neurotoxic effects of anesthetic and sedative drugs on the developing brain. Human studies, however, have been limited and less conclusive. The implications for clinical care remain unclear, and there is a critical need for further research on anesthetic toxicity to ensure safe anesthesia practices for infants and children. The sixth PANDA Symposium organized a session on "Engaging Stakeholders to Support Research" to facilitate dialog around improving communication and collaboration among stakeholders and to promote coordinated research efforts. Key stakeholders include patients, families, clinicians, researchers, community organizations, and federal agencies. This article provides an overview of an online platform called the Family Talkboard, a novel method which is destined to enhance patient outreach, engagement, and quality improvement, as well as outcomes research.
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Early Developmental Exposure to Repetitive Long Duration of Midazolam Sedation Causes Behavioral and Synaptic Alterations in a Rodent Model of Neurodevelopment. J Neurosurg Anesthesiol 2019; 31:151-162. [PMID: 30767941 DOI: 10.1097/ana.0000000000000541] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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There is a large body of preclinical literature suggesting that exposure to general anesthetic agents during early life may have harmful effects on brain development. Patients in intensive care settings are often treated for prolonged periods with sedative medications, many of which have mechanisms of action that are similar to general anesthetics. Using in vivo studies of the mouse hippocampus and an in vitro rat cortical neuron model we asked whether there is evidence that repeated, long duration exposure to midazolam, a commonly used sedative in pediatric intensive care practice, has the potential to cause lasting harm to the developing brain. We found that mice that underwent midazolam sedation in early postnatal life exhibited deficits in the performance on Y-maze and fear-conditioning testing at young adult ages. Labeling with a nucleoside analog revealed a reduction in the rate of adult neurogenesis in the hippocampal dentate gyrus, a brain region that has been shown to be vulnerable to developmental anesthetic neurotoxicity. In addition, using immunohistochemistry for synaptic markers we found that the number of presynaptic terminals in the dentate gyrus was reduced, while the number of excitatory postsynaptic terminals was increased. These findings were replicated in a midazolam sedation exposure model in neurons in culture. We conclude that repeated, long duration exposure to midazolam during early development has the potential to result in persistent alterations in the structure and function of the brain.
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Sevoflurane induces cognitive impairment in young mice via autophagy. PLoS One 2019; 14:e0216372. [PMID: 31107909 PMCID: PMC6527218 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0216372] [Citation(s) in RCA: 33] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/18/2019] [Accepted: 04/18/2019] [Indexed: 11/19/2022] Open
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Background Anesthesia may induce neurotoxicity and neurocognitive impairment in young mice. However, the underlying mechanism remains largely to be determined. Meanwhile, autophagy is involved in brain development and contributes to neurodegenerative diseases. We, therefore, set out to determine the effects of sevoflurane on autophagy in the hippocampus of young mice and on cognitive function in the mice. Methods Six day-old mice received 3% sevoflurane, for two hours daily, on postnatal days (P) 6, 7 and 8. We then decapitated the mice and harvested the hippocampus of the young mice at P8. The level of LC3, the ratio of LC3-II to LC3-I, and SQSTM1/p62 level associated with the autophagy in the hippocampus of the mice were assessed by using Western blotting. We used different groups of mice for behavioral testing via the Morris Water Maze from P31 to P37. Results The anesthetic sevoflurane increased the level of LC3-II and ratio of LC3-II/LC3-I, decreased the p62 level in the hippocampus of the young mice, and induced cognitive impairment in the mice. 3-Methyladenine, the inhibitor of autophagy, attenuated the activation of autophagy and ameliorated the cognitive impairment induced by sevoflurane in the young mice. Conclusion These data showed that sevoflurane anesthesia might induce cognitive impairment in the young mice via activation of autophagy in the hippocampus of the young mice. These findings from the proof of concept studies have established a system and suggest the role of autophagy in anesthesia neurotoxicity and cognitive impairment in the young mice, pending further investigation.
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Wang Y, Wu Y, Li T, Wang X, Zhu C. Iron Metabolism and Brain Development in Premature Infants. Front Physiol 2019; 10:463. [PMID: 31105583 PMCID: PMC6494966 DOI: 10.3389/fphys.2019.00463] [Citation(s) in RCA: 37] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/30/2018] [Accepted: 04/04/2019] [Indexed: 12/12/2022] Open
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Iron is important for a remarkable array of essential functions during brain development, and it needs to be provided in adequate amounts, especially to preterm infants. In this review article, we provide an overview of iron metabolism and homeostasis at the cellular level, as well as its regulation at the mRNA translation level, and we emphasize the importance of iron for brain development in fetal and early life in preterm infants. We also review the risk factors for disrupted iron metabolism that lead to high risk of developing iron deficiency and subsequent adverse effects on neurodevelopment in preterm infants. At the other extreme, iron overload, which is usually caused by excess iron supplementation in iron-replete preterm infants, might negatively impact brain development or even induce brain injury. Maintaining the balance of iron during the fetal and neonatal periods is important, and thus iron status should be monitored routinely and evaluated thoroughly during the neonatal period or before discharge of preterm infants so that iron supplementation can be individualized.
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- Yafeng Wang
- Department of Neonatology (NICU), Children’s Hospital Affiliated Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, China
- Henan Key Laboratory of Child Brain Injury, Institute of Neuroscience and Third Affiliated Hospital of Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, China
- Department of Clinical Neuroscience, Center for Brain Repair and Rehabilitation, Institute of Neuroscience and Physiology, University of Gothenburg, Gothenburg, Sweden
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- Henan Key Laboratory of Child Brain Injury, Institute of Neuroscience and Third Affiliated Hospital of Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, China
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- Department of Neonatology (NICU), Children’s Hospital Affiliated Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, China
- Henan Key Laboratory of Child Brain Injury, Institute of Neuroscience and Third Affiliated Hospital of Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, China
- Department of Clinical Neuroscience, Center for Brain Repair and Rehabilitation, Institute of Neuroscience and Physiology, University of Gothenburg, Gothenburg, Sweden
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- Henan Key Laboratory of Child Brain Injury, Institute of Neuroscience and Third Affiliated Hospital of Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, China
- Department of Physiology, Sahlgrenska Academy, Institute of Neuroscience and Physiology, University of Gothenburg, Gothenburg, Sweden
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- Henan Key Laboratory of Child Brain Injury, Institute of Neuroscience and Third Affiliated Hospital of Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, China
- Department of Clinical Neuroscience, Center for Brain Repair and Rehabilitation, Institute of Neuroscience and Physiology, University of Gothenburg, Gothenburg, Sweden
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Sun Z, Satomoto M, Adachi YU, Makita K. Blood-brain barrier disruption caused by neonatal sevoflurane-induced depends on exposure time and is reversible in mice. Korean J Anesthesiol 2019; 72:389-391. [PMID: 30744308 PMCID: PMC6676031 DOI: 10.4097/kja.d.19.00029] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/01/2019] [Accepted: 02/11/2019] [Indexed: 11/10/2022] Open
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- Zhongliang Sun
- Department of Anesthesiology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Dalian Medical University, Dalian, China, Japan
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- Department of Anesthesiology, Toho University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Anesthesiology, Graduate School of Medicine, Nagoya University, Aichi, Japan
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- Department of Anesthesiology, Sasaki Foundation Kyoundo Hospital, Tokyo, Japan
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Gao X, Ming J, Liu S, Lai B, Fang F, Cang J. Sevoflurane enhanced the clearance of Aβ1-40 in hippocampus under surgery via up-regulating AQP-4 expression in astrocyte. Life Sci 2019; 221:143-151. [PMID: 30763576 DOI: 10.1016/j.lfs.2019.02.024] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/31/2018] [Revised: 01/24/2019] [Accepted: 02/10/2019] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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The neurotoxicity of anesthetics on developing brain has been a focused issue for years. However, controversy exists between human and animal studies and surgery may be a potential reason for this. The discovery of glymphatic system, a pathway eliminating soluble substance from central nervous system (CNS), together with recent evidence that surgery-induced Aβ increase contributes to cognition dysfunction made us rethink about the influence of anesthetics on cognitive function. The function of glymphatic system was proved to be enhanced by sleep and sedation, so we assumed that under clinical situation Aβ1-40 whose accumulation played important role in cognitive dysfunction was increased by surgery and eliminated from CNS by glymphatic system. The function of glymphatic system is facilitated by aquaporin-4 (AQP-4), a water channel expressed in highly polarized manor in astrocytic endfeet, whose transcription is regulated by nuclear factor of activated T cells 5 (NFAT5). Our results suggest that under brief operation and sevoflurane exposure, surgery may be the main cause of Aβ increase and sevoflurane increase the elimination of Aβ by up-regulating AQP-4 which is the key component in glymphatic system.
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- Xuan Gao
- Department of Anesthesiology, Zhongshan Hospital, Fudan University, 180 Fenglin Rd, Shanghai 200032, China
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- Department of Anesthesiology, Zhongshan Hospital, Fudan University, 180 Fenglin Rd, Shanghai 200032, China
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- Department of Anesthesiology, Zhongshan Hospital, Fudan University, 180 Fenglin Rd, Shanghai 200032, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Medical Neurobiology, School of Basic Medical Sciences and Institutes of Brain Science, Fudan University, China
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- Department of Anesthesiology, Zhongshan Hospital, Fudan University, 180 Fenglin Rd, Shanghai 200032, China.
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- Department of Anesthesiology, Zhongshan Hospital, Fudan University, 180 Fenglin Rd, Shanghai 200032, China.
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Lee JR, Lin EP, Hofacer RD, Upton B, Lee SY, Ewing L, Joseph B, Loepke AW. Alternative technique or mitigating strategy for sevoflurane-induced neurodegeneration: a randomized controlled dose-escalation study of dexmedetomidine in neonatal rats. Br J Anaesth 2019; 119:492-505. [PMID: 28969315 DOI: 10.1093/bja/aex219] [Citation(s) in RCA: 35] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 06/17/2017] [Indexed: 12/26/2022] Open
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Background Brain injury in newborn animals from prolonged anaesthetic exposure has raised concerns for millions of children undergoing anaesthesia every yr. Alternative anaesthetic techniques or mitigating strategies are urgently needed to ameliorate potentially harmful effects. We tested dexmedetomidine, both as a single agent alternative technique and as a mitigating adjuvant for sevoflurane anaesthesia. Methods Neonatal rats were randomized to three injections of dexmedetomidine (5, 25, 50, or 100 µg kg -1 every 2 h), or 6 h of 2.5% sevoflurane as a single agent without or with dexmedetomidine (1, 5, 10, or 20 µg kg -1 every 2 h). Heart rate, oxygen saturation, level of consciousness, and response to pain were assessed. Cell death was quantified in several brain regions. Results Dexmedetomidine provided lower levels of sedation and pain control than sevoflurane. Exposure to either sevoflurane or dexmedetomidine alone did not cause mortality, but the combination of 2.5% sevoflurane and dexmedetomidine in doses exceeding 1 µg kg -1 did. Sevoflurane increased apoptosis in all brain regions; supplementation with dexmedetomidine exacerbated neuronal injury, potentially as a result of ventilatory or haemodynamic compromise. Dexmedetomidine by itself increased apoptosis only in CA2/3 and the ventral posterior nucleus, but not in prefrontal cortex, retrosplenial cortex, somatosensory cortex, subiculum, lateral dorsal thalamic nucleaus, or hippocampal CA1. Conclusions We confirm previous findings of sevoflurane-induced neuronal injury. Dexmedetomidine, even in the highest dose, did not cause similar injury, but provided lesser degrees of anaesthesia and pain control. No mitigation of sevoflurane-induced injury was observed with dexmedetomidine supplementation, suggesting that future studies should focus on anaesthetic-sparing effects of dexmedetomidine, rather than injury-preventing effects.
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- J-R Lee
- Department of Anesthesiology, Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati, OH, USA.,Department of Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul 120-752, Korea
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- Department of Anesthesiology, Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati, OH, USA
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- Department of Anesthesiology, Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati, OH, USA.,Program in Neuroscience, University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, OH, USA
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- Department of Anesthesiology, Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati, OH, USA.,Medical Scientist Training Program, University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, OH, USA
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- Department of Anesthesiology, Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati, OH, USA
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- Department of Anesthesiology, Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati, OH, USA
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- Department of Anesthesiology, Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati, OH, USA
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- Department of Anesthesiology, Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati, OH, USA.,Program in Neuroscience, University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, OH, USA.,Departments of Anesthesiology and Pediatrics, University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, OH, USA.,Department of Anesthesiology and Critical Care Medicine, Division of Cardiac Anesthesiology, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia and University of Pennsylvania Perelman School of Medicine, Philadelphia, PA, USA
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O'Farrell RA, Foley AG, Buggy DJ, Gallagher HC. Neurotoxicity of Inhalation Anesthetics in the Neonatal Rat Brain: Effects on Behavior and Neurodegeneration in the Piriform Cortex. Anesthesiol Res Pract 2018; 2018:6376090. [PMID: 30018637 PMCID: PMC6029509 DOI: 10.1155/2018/6376090] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/30/2017] [Accepted: 05/08/2018] [Indexed: 11/17/2022] Open
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There is concern that clinical use of anesthetic drugs may cause neurotoxicity in the developing brain and subsequent abnormal neurobehavior. We therefore evaluated neurotoxic effects of inhalation anesthetics in the neonatal rat brain, using in vivo histological and neurobehavioral outcomes. Wistar rats (n=79, postnatal day 15) were subjected to a clinically relevant single exposure of urethane, isoflurane, sevoflurane, or placebo, without surgery. At 48 h and 96 h, behavioral parameters were recorded and the animals were sacrificed. In cryosectioned brains, total cells and dying cells in layer II of the piriform cortex were counted using unbiased stereology. At 48 h, cell numbers in layer II of the piriform cortex of all drug-treated animals were reduced versus controls (p=0.01). The effect persisted at 96 h in isoflurane- and urethane-exposed animals. Piriform cortical layer II neurons undergoing degeneration, detected histologically by pyknotic nuclei and eosinophilic cytoplasm, were increased in the animals treated with isoflurane (1.9 ± 0.7 at 96 h) and urethane (2.4 ± 0.8 at 96 h) versus sevoflurane (0.8 ± 0.3 at 96 h) and controls (0.9 ± 0.2 at 96 h). Sevoflurane- and isoflurane-treated animals exhibited increased activity and decreased suckling compared with controls, and sevoflurane-exposed animals also displayed increased rearing behavior at both timepoints.
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- Rachel A. O'Farrell
- Department of Anaesthesia, Mater Misericordiae University Hospital, Eccles Street, Dublin 7, Ireland
- School of Medicine, Conway Institute, University College Dublin, Belfield, Dublin 4, Ireland
- Bon Secours Hospital, Glasnevin, Dublin 9, Ireland
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- Berand Neuropharmacology, NovaUCD, University College Dublin, Belfield Innovation Park, Dublin 4, Ireland
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- Department of Anaesthesia, Mater Misericordiae University Hospital, Eccles Street, Dublin 7, Ireland
- School of Medicine, Conway Institute, University College Dublin, Belfield, Dublin 4, Ireland
- Outcomes Research Consortium, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, OH, USA
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- School of Medicine, Conway Institute, University College Dublin, Belfield, Dublin 4, Ireland
- UCD-Mater Clinical Research Centre, Eccles Street, Dublin 7, Ireland
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Shen FY, Song YC, Guo F, Xu ZD, Li Q, Zhang B, Ma YQ, Zhang YQ, Lin R, Li Y, Liu ZQ. Cognitive Impairment and Endoplasmic Reticulum Stress Induced by Repeated Short-Term Sevoflurane Exposure in Early Life of Rats. Front Psychiatry 2018; 9:332. [PMID: 30116207 PMCID: PMC6083612 DOI: 10.3389/fpsyt.2018.00332] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [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: 04/14/2018] [Accepted: 07/02/2018] [Indexed: 12/15/2022] Open
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Sevoflurane is one of the most commonly used volatile anaesthetics for children, but the safety of prolonged or repeated clinical use of sevoflurane in infants or children is controversial. Here, we investigated the effects of sevoflurane on rats in early life and the time scale of those effects. Our behavioral results indicated that repeated short-term exposure of new-born rats to sevoflurane caused learning and memory impairment, while a single exposure of rats to sevoflurane was relatively safe. Further mechanistic investigation revealed that repeated sevoflurane exposure impaired long-term potentiation (LTP), downregulated the expression of certain synaptogenesis-related proteins (GluR1, PSD95) and upregulated proteins related to endoplasmic reticulum (ER) stress in the hippocampus. An ER stress inhibitor, tauroursodeoxycholic acid (TUDCA), reversed the changes in the levels of synaptic plasticity proteins. Our results provide new evidence for the clinical concerns regarding repeated sevoflurane anesthesia.
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- Fu-Yi Shen
- Department of Anesthesiology, Shanghai First Maternity and Infant Hospital, Tongji University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Anesthesiology, Shanghai First Maternity and Infant Hospital, Tongji University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China
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- Key Laboratory of Receptor Research, Shanghai Institute of Materia Medica, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Anesthesiology, Shanghai First Maternity and Infant Hospital, Tongji University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Anesthesiology, Shanghai First Maternity and Infant Hospital, Tongji University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Anesthesiology, Shanghai First Maternity and Infant Hospital, Tongji University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China.,Key Laboratory of Receptor Research, Shanghai Institute of Materia Medica, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai, China.,University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China
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- Key Laboratory of Receptor Research, Shanghai Institute of Materia Medica, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai, China.,University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China
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- Department of Anesthesiology, Shanghai First Maternity and Infant Hospital, Tongji University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Anesthesiology, Shanghai First Maternity and Infant Hospital, Tongji University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China
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- Key Laboratory of Receptor Research, Shanghai Institute of Materia Medica, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Anesthesiology, Shanghai First Maternity and Infant Hospital, Tongji University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China
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Yu Y, Zhang P, Yan J, Sun Y, Wu X, Xi S, Zhang L, Sun Y, Hu R, Jiang H. Sevoflurane induces cognitive impairments via the MiR-27b/LIMK1-signaling pathway in developing rats. Inhal Toxicol 2017; 28:731-738. [PMID: 27973945 DOI: 10.1080/08958378.2016.1266532] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/06/2023]
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Exposure to sevoflurane in neonatal rats could induce learning deficits and abnormal social behaviors, but the specific molecular mechanism is unknown. Postnatal day-7 SD rats were treated with 3% sevoflurane plus 30% oxygen/air or 30% oxygen/air. As the rats grew, the Morris water maze (MWM) and fear conditioning tests were performed to evaluate cognitive function, while the expression of LIMK1 was analyzed by western blot. Luciferase reporter assay was performed to investigate the interaction between LIMK1 and miR-27b. The expression of miR-27b was measured by real-time polymerase chain reaction (PCR) after exposure to sevoflurane. Once the miR-27b inhibitor was transfected into the neurons, the expression of LIMK1 was analyzed by real-time PCR and western blot. Exposure to sevoflurane in neonatal rats induced memory and learning impairments according to the MWM and fear conditioning tests. Sevoflurane increased the expression of miR-27b and reduced the expression of LIMK1 in the brain tissues of rats compared to the control group. The results of the luciferase reporter assay showed that LIMK1 was a direct target of miR-27b. In the primary neurons, the inhibition of miR-27b could reverse the down-regulating effects of sevoflurane on LIMK1 expression. We suggest that sevoflurane-induced learning and memory impairments in rats might be mediated via the miR-27b-LIMK1-signaling pathway.
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- Yue Yu
- a Department of Anaesthesiology , Shanghai Ninth People's Hospital, School of Medicine, Shanghai Jiao Tong University , Shanghai , China
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- a Department of Anaesthesiology , Shanghai Ninth People's Hospital, School of Medicine, Shanghai Jiao Tong University , Shanghai , China
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- a Department of Anaesthesiology , Shanghai Ninth People's Hospital, School of Medicine, Shanghai Jiao Tong University , Shanghai , China
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- a Department of Anaesthesiology , Shanghai Ninth People's Hospital, School of Medicine, Shanghai Jiao Tong University , Shanghai , China
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- a Department of Anaesthesiology , Shanghai Ninth People's Hospital, School of Medicine, Shanghai Jiao Tong University , Shanghai , China
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- a Department of Anaesthesiology , Shanghai Ninth People's Hospital, School of Medicine, Shanghai Jiao Tong University , Shanghai , China
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- a Department of Anaesthesiology , Shanghai Ninth People's Hospital, School of Medicine, Shanghai Jiao Tong University , Shanghai , China
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- a Department of Anaesthesiology , Shanghai Ninth People's Hospital, School of Medicine, Shanghai Jiao Tong University , Shanghai , China
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- a Department of Anaesthesiology , Shanghai Ninth People's Hospital, School of Medicine, Shanghai Jiao Tong University , Shanghai , China
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- a Department of Anaesthesiology , Shanghai Ninth People's Hospital, School of Medicine, Shanghai Jiao Tong University , Shanghai , China
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Schilling J, Kassan A, Mandyam C, Pearn M, Voong A, Grogman G, Risbrough V, Niesman I, Patel H, Patel P, Head B. Inhibition of p75 neurotrophin receptor does not rescue cognitive impairment in adulthood after isoflurane exposure in neonatal mice. Br J Anaesth 2017; 119:465-471. [PMID: 28969308 PMCID: PMC6172965 DOI: 10.1093/bja/aew299] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 07/17/2016] [Indexed: 11/14/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Isoflurane is widely used for anaesthesia in humans. Isoflurane exposure of rodents prior to post-natal day 7 (PND7) leads to widespread neurodegeneration in laboratory animals. Previous data from our laboratory suggest an attenuation of apoptosis with the p75 neurotrophin receptor (p75NTR) inhibitor TAT-Pep5. We hypothesized that isoflurane toxicity leads to behavioural and cognitive abnormalities and can be rescued with pre-anaesthesia administration of TAT-Pep5. METHODS Neonatal mouse pups were pretreated with either TAT-Pep5 (25 μl, 10 μM i.p.) or a scrambled control peptide (TAT-ctrl; 25 μl, 10 μM i.p.) prior to isoflurane exposure (1.4%; 4 h) or control ( n = 15-26/group). Three to 5 months after exposure, behavioural testing and endpoint assays [brain volume (stereology) and immunoblotting] were performed. RESULTS No significant difference was observed in open field, T-maze, balance beam or wire-hanging testing. The Barnes maze revealed a significant effect of isoflurane ( P = 0.019) in errors to find the escape tunnel during the day 5 probe trial, a finding indicative of impaired short-term spatial memory. No difference was found for brain volumes or protein expression. TAT-Pep5 treatment did not reverse the effects of isoflurane on neurocognitive behaviour. CONCLUSION A single isoflurane exposure to early post-natal mice caused a hippocampal-dependent memory deficit that was not prevented by pre-administration of TAT-Pep5, although TAT-Pep5, an inhibitor of p75NTR, has been shown to reduce isoflurane-induced apoptosis. These findings suggest that neuronal apoptosis is not requisite for the development of cognitive deficits in the adults attendant with neonatal anaesthetic exposure.
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- J.M. Schilling
- Department of Anesthesiology, Veterans Affairs San Diego Healthcare System, 3350 La Jolla Village Drive, San Diego, CA 92161, USA
- Department of Anesthesiology, School of Medicine, University of California, San Diego, 9500 Gilman Dr, La Jolla, CA 92093, USA
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- Department of Anesthesiology, Veterans Affairs San Diego Healthcare System, 3350 La Jolla Village Drive, San Diego, CA 92161, USA
- Department of Anesthesiology, School of Medicine, University of California, San Diego, 9500 Gilman Dr, La Jolla, CA 92093, USA
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- Department of Anesthesiology, Veterans Affairs San Diego Healthcare System, 3350 La Jolla Village Drive, San Diego, CA 92161, USA
- Skaggs School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences, School of Medicine, University of California, San Diego, La Jolla, CA, USA
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- Department of Anesthesiology, Veterans Affairs San Diego Healthcare System, 3350 La Jolla Village Drive, San Diego, CA 92161, USA
- Department of Anesthesiology, School of Medicine, University of California, San Diego, 9500 Gilman Dr, La Jolla, CA 92093, USA
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- Department of Anesthesiology, Veterans Affairs San Diego Healthcare System, 3350 La Jolla Village Drive, San Diego, CA 92161, USA
- Department of Anesthesiology, School of Medicine, University of California, San Diego, 9500 Gilman Dr, La Jolla, CA 92093, USA
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- Department of Anesthesiology, Veterans Affairs San Diego Healthcare System, 3350 La Jolla Village Drive, San Diego, CA 92161, USA
- Department of Anesthesiology, School of Medicine, University of California, San Diego, 9500 Gilman Dr, La Jolla, CA 92093, USA
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- Departments of Psychiatry and Anesthesiology, University of California, San Diego, La Jolla, CA, USA
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- Department of Cellular & Molecular Medicine—Sanford Consortium for Regenerative Medicine, University of California, San Diego, La Jolla, CA, USA
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- Department of Anesthesiology, Veterans Affairs San Diego Healthcare System, 3350 La Jolla Village Drive, San Diego, CA 92161, USA
- Department of Anesthesiology, School of Medicine, University of California, San Diego, 9500 Gilman Dr, La Jolla, CA 92093, USA
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- Department of Anesthesiology, Veterans Affairs San Diego Healthcare System, 3350 La Jolla Village Drive, San Diego, CA 92161, USA
- Department of Anesthesiology, School of Medicine, University of California, San Diego, 9500 Gilman Dr, La Jolla, CA 92093, USA
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- Department of Anesthesiology, Veterans Affairs San Diego Healthcare System, 3350 La Jolla Village Drive, San Diego, CA 92161, USA
- Department of Anesthesiology, School of Medicine, University of California, San Diego, 9500 Gilman Dr, La Jolla, CA 92093, USA
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Vutskits L, Xie Z. Lasting impact of general anaesthesia on the brain: mechanisms and relevance. Nat Rev Neurosci 2017; 17:705-717. [PMID: 27752068 DOI: 10.1038/nrn.2016.128] [Citation(s) in RCA: 328] [Impact Index Per Article: 46.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/19/2022]
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General anaesthesia is usually considered to safely induce a reversible brain state allowing the performance of surgery under optimal conditions. An increasing number of clinical and experimental observations, however, suggest that anaesthetic drugs, especially when they are administered at the extremes of age, can trigger long-term morphological and functional alterations in the brain. Here, we review available mechanistic data linking general-anaesthesia exposure to impaired cognitive performance in both young and mature nervous systems. We also provide a critical appraisal of the translational value of animal models and highlight the important challenges that need to be addressed to strengthen the link between laboratory work and clinical investigations in the field of anaesthesia-neurotoxicity research.
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- Laszlo Vutskits
- Department of Anesthesiology, Pharmacology and Intensive Care, University Hospitals of Geneva, 4 rue Gabrielle-Perret-Gentil, 1205 Geneva 4, Switzerland.,Department of Basic Neuroscience, University of Geneva Medical School, 1 rue Michel Servet, 1211 Geneva 4, Switzerland
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- Department of Anesthesia, Critical Care and Pain Medicine, Massachusetts General Hospital and Harvard Medical School, 149 13th Street, Room 4310, Charlestown, Massachusetts 02129, USA
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Rosenholm M, Paro E, Antila H, Võikar V, Rantamäki T. Repeated brief isoflurane anesthesia during early postnatal development produces negligible changes on adult behavior in male mice. PLoS One 2017; 12:e0175258. [PMID: 28380075 PMCID: PMC5381906 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0175258] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/11/2017] [Accepted: 03/22/2017] [Indexed: 01/26/2023] Open
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Brain development is a complex process regulated by genetic programs and activity-dependent neuronal connectivity. Anesthetics profoundly alter neuronal excitability, and anesthesia during early brain development has been consistently associated with neuroapoptosis, altered synaptogenesis, and persistent behavioral abnormalities in experimental animals. However, the depth, and even more the duration and developmental time point(s) of exposure to anesthesia determine the neuropathological and long-term behavioral consequences of anesthetics. Here, we have investigated adulthood phenotypic changes induced by repeated but brief (30 min) isoflurane anesthesia delivered during two distinct developmental periods in male mice. A set of animals were subjected to anesthesia treatments at postnatal days 7, 8 and 9 (P7-9) when the animals are susceptible to anesthesia-induced neuroapoptosis and reduced synaptogenesis. To control the potential influence of (handling) stress, a separate group of animals underwent repeated maternal separations of similar durations. Another set of animals were exposed to the same treatments at postnatal days 15, 16 and 17 (P15-17), a developmental time period when anesthetics have been shown to increase synaptogenesis. Starting from postnatal week 9 the mouse phenotype was evaluated using a battery of behavioral tests that assess general locomotor activity (home cage activity, open field), learning and memory (water maze) and depression- (saccharin preference, forced swim test), anxiety- (light-dark box, stress-induced hyperthermia) and schizophrenia- (nesting, prepulse inhibition) related endophenotypes. Apart from mild impairment in spatial navigation memory, exposure to anesthesia treatments during P7-9 did not bring obvious behavioral alterations in adult animals. Importantly, maternal separation during the same developmental period produced a very similar phenotype during the water maze. Mice exposed to anesthesia during P15-17 showed mild hyperactivity and risk-taking behavior in adulthood, but were otherwise normal. We conclude that significantly longer administration periods are needed in order for early-life repeated exposures to anesthetics to produce behavioral alterations in adult mice.
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- Marko Rosenholm
- Laboratory of Neurotherapeutics, Division of Physiology and Neuroscience, Faculty of Biological and Environmental Sciences, Department of Biosciences, University of Helsinki, Finland
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- Laboratory of Neurotherapeutics, Division of Physiology and Neuroscience, Faculty of Biological and Environmental Sciences, Department of Biosciences, University of Helsinki, Finland
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- Neuroscience Center, Helsinki Institute of Life Science, University of Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland
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- Neuroscience Center, Helsinki Institute of Life Science, University of Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland
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- Laboratory of Neurotherapeutics, Division of Physiology and Neuroscience, Faculty of Biological and Environmental Sciences, Department of Biosciences, University of Helsinki, Finland
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Walters JL, Paule MG. Review of preclinical studies on pediatric general anesthesia-induced developmental neurotoxicity. Neurotoxicol Teratol 2017; 60:2-23. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ntt.2016.11.005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 59] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/19/2016] [Revised: 11/16/2016] [Accepted: 11/16/2016] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
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Earley MA, Pham LT, April MM. Scoping review: Awareness of neurotoxicity from anesthesia in children in otolaryngology literature. Laryngoscope 2017; 127:1930-1937. [DOI: 10.1002/lary.26485] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 11/28/2016] [Indexed: 01/13/2023]
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- Marisa A. Earley
- Department of Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery; Division of Pediatric Otolaryngology, New York University, New York University; New York New York U.S.A
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- Department of Anesthesia; Division of Pediatric Anesthesia, New York University; New York New York U.S.A
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- Department of Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery; Division of Pediatric Otolaryngology, New York University; New York New York U.S.A
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Chung W, Ryu MJ, Heo JY, Lee S, Yoon S, Park H, Park S, Kim Y, Kim YH, Yoon SH, Shin YS, Lee WH, Ju X, Kweon GR, Ko Y. Sevoflurane Exposure during the Critical Period Affects Synaptic Transmission and Mitochondrial Respiration but Not Long-term Behavior in Mice. Anesthesiology 2017; 126:288-299. [DOI: 10.1097/aln.0000000000001470] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/22/2022]
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Abstract
Background
Anesthesia during the synaptogenic period induces dendritic spine formation, which may affect neurodevelopment. The authors, therefore, evaluated whether changes in synaptic transmission after dendritic spine formation induced by sevoflurane were associated with long-term behavioral changes. The effects of sevoflurane on mitochondrial function were also assessed to further understand the mechanism behind spinogenesis.
Methods
Postnatal day 16 to 17 mice were exposed to sevoflurane (2.5% for 2 h), and synaptic transmission was measured in the medial prefrontal cortex 6 h or 5 days later. The expression of postsynaptic proteins and mitochondrial function were measured after anesthesia. Long-term behavioral changes were assessed in adult mice.
Results
Sevoflurane increased the expression of excitatory postsynaptic proteins in male and female mice (n = 3 to 5 per group). Sevoflurane exposure in male mice transiently increased miniature excitatory postsynaptic current frequency (control: 8.53 ± 2.87; sevoflurane: 11.09 ± 2.58) but decreased miniature inhibitory postsynaptic current frequency (control: 10.18 ± 4.66; sevoflurane: 6.88 ± 2.15). Unexpectedly, sevoflurane increased miniature inhibitory postsynaptic current frequency (control: 1.81 ± 1.11; sevoflurane: 3.56 ± 1.74) in female mice (neurons, n = 10 to 21 per group). Sevoflurane also increased mitochondrial respiration in male mice (n = 5 to 8 per group). However, such changes from anesthesia during the critical period did not induce long-term behavioral consequences. Values are presented as mean ± SD.
Conclusions
Sevoflurane exposure during the critical period induces mitochondrial hyperactivity and transient imbalance of excitatory/inhibitory synaptic transmission, without long-lasting behavioral consequences. Further studies are needed to confirm sexual differences and to define the role of mitochondrial activity during anesthesia-induced spine formation.
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- Woosuk Chung
- From the Department of Anesthesia and Pain Medicine, Chungnam National University, Daejeon, South Korea (W.C., S.L., S.Y., S.P., Y.H.K., S.H.Y., Y.S.S., W.H.L., Y.K.); Departments of Biochemistry (M.J.R., J.Y.H., G.R.K.) and Medical Science (J.Y.H., X.J.), Chungnam National University School of Medicine, Daejeon, South Korea; and Departments of Biological Sciences (H.P.) and Biomedical Sciences (
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- From the Department of Anesthesia and Pain Medicine, Chungnam National University, Daejeon, South Korea (W.C., S.L., S.Y., S.P., Y.H.K., S.H.Y., Y.S.S., W.H.L., Y.K.); Departments of Biochemistry (M.J.R., J.Y.H., G.R.K.) and Medical Science (J.Y.H., X.J.), Chungnam National University School of Medicine, Daejeon, South Korea; and Departments of Biological Sciences (H.P.) and Biomedical Sciences (
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- From the Department of Anesthesia and Pain Medicine, Chungnam National University, Daejeon, South Korea (W.C., S.L., S.Y., S.P., Y.H.K., S.H.Y., Y.S.S., W.H.L., Y.K.); Departments of Biochemistry (M.J.R., J.Y.H., G.R.K.) and Medical Science (J.Y.H., X.J.), Chungnam National University School of Medicine, Daejeon, South Korea; and Departments of Biological Sciences (H.P.) and Biomedical Sciences (
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- From the Department of Anesthesia and Pain Medicine, Chungnam National University, Daejeon, South Korea (W.C., S.L., S.Y., S.P., Y.H.K., S.H.Y., Y.S.S., W.H.L., Y.K.); Departments of Biochemistry (M.J.R., J.Y.H., G.R.K.) and Medical Science (J.Y.H., X.J.), Chungnam National University School of Medicine, Daejeon, South Korea; and Departments of Biological Sciences (H.P.) and Biomedical Sciences (
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- From the Department of Anesthesia and Pain Medicine, Chungnam National University, Daejeon, South Korea (W.C., S.L., S.Y., S.P., Y.H.K., S.H.Y., Y.S.S., W.H.L., Y.K.); Departments of Biochemistry (M.J.R., J.Y.H., G.R.K.) and Medical Science (J.Y.H., X.J.), Chungnam National University School of Medicine, Daejeon, South Korea; and Departments of Biological Sciences (H.P.) and Biomedical Sciences (
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- From the Department of Anesthesia and Pain Medicine, Chungnam National University, Daejeon, South Korea (W.C., S.L., S.Y., S.P., Y.H.K., S.H.Y., Y.S.S., W.H.L., Y.K.); Departments of Biochemistry (M.J.R., J.Y.H., G.R.K.) and Medical Science (J.Y.H., X.J.), Chungnam National University School of Medicine, Daejeon, South Korea; and Departments of Biological Sciences (H.P.) and Biomedical Sciences (
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- From the Department of Anesthesia and Pain Medicine, Chungnam National University, Daejeon, South Korea (W.C., S.L., S.Y., S.P., Y.H.K., S.H.Y., Y.S.S., W.H.L., Y.K.); Departments of Biochemistry (M.J.R., J.Y.H., G.R.K.) and Medical Science (J.Y.H., X.J.), Chungnam National University School of Medicine, Daejeon, South Korea; and Departments of Biological Sciences (H.P.) and Biomedical Sciences (
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- From the Department of Anesthesia and Pain Medicine, Chungnam National University, Daejeon, South Korea (W.C., S.L., S.Y., S.P., Y.H.K., S.H.Y., Y.S.S., W.H.L., Y.K.); Departments of Biochemistry (M.J.R., J.Y.H., G.R.K.) and Medical Science (J.Y.H., X.J.), Chungnam National University School of Medicine, Daejeon, South Korea; and Departments of Biological Sciences (H.P.) and Biomedical Sciences (
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- From the Department of Anesthesia and Pain Medicine, Chungnam National University, Daejeon, South Korea (W.C., S.L., S.Y., S.P., Y.H.K., S.H.Y., Y.S.S., W.H.L., Y.K.); Departments of Biochemistry (M.J.R., J.Y.H., G.R.K.) and Medical Science (J.Y.H., X.J.), Chungnam National University School of Medicine, Daejeon, South Korea; and Departments of Biological Sciences (H.P.) and Biomedical Sciences (
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- From the Department of Anesthesia and Pain Medicine, Chungnam National University, Daejeon, South Korea (W.C., S.L., S.Y., S.P., Y.H.K., S.H.Y., Y.S.S., W.H.L., Y.K.); Departments of Biochemistry (M.J.R., J.Y.H., G.R.K.) and Medical Science (J.Y.H., X.J.), Chungnam National University School of Medicine, Daejeon, South Korea; and Departments of Biological Sciences (H.P.) and Biomedical Sciences (
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- From the Department of Anesthesia and Pain Medicine, Chungnam National University, Daejeon, South Korea (W.C., S.L., S.Y., S.P., Y.H.K., S.H.Y., Y.S.S., W.H.L., Y.K.); Departments of Biochemistry (M.J.R., J.Y.H., G.R.K.) and Medical Science (J.Y.H., X.J.), Chungnam National University School of Medicine, Daejeon, South Korea; and Departments of Biological Sciences (H.P.) and Biomedical Sciences (
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- From the Department of Anesthesia and Pain Medicine, Chungnam National University, Daejeon, South Korea (W.C., S.L., S.Y., S.P., Y.H.K., S.H.Y., Y.S.S., W.H.L., Y.K.); Departments of Biochemistry (M.J.R., J.Y.H., G.R.K.) and Medical Science (J.Y.H., X.J.), Chungnam National University School of Medicine, Daejeon, South Korea; and Departments of Biological Sciences (H.P.) and Biomedical Sciences (
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- From the Department of Anesthesia and Pain Medicine, Chungnam National University, Daejeon, South Korea (W.C., S.L., S.Y., S.P., Y.H.K., S.H.Y., Y.S.S., W.H.L., Y.K.); Departments of Biochemistry (M.J.R., J.Y.H., G.R.K.) and Medical Science (J.Y.H., X.J.), Chungnam National University School of Medicine, Daejeon, South Korea; and Departments of Biological Sciences (H.P.) and Biomedical Sciences (
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- From the Department of Anesthesia and Pain Medicine, Chungnam National University, Daejeon, South Korea (W.C., S.L., S.Y., S.P., Y.H.K., S.H.Y., Y.S.S., W.H.L., Y.K.); Departments of Biochemistry (M.J.R., J.Y.H., G.R.K.) and Medical Science (J.Y.H., X.J.), Chungnam National University School of Medicine, Daejeon, South Korea; and Departments of Biological Sciences (H.P.) and Biomedical Sciences (
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- From the Department of Anesthesia and Pain Medicine, Chungnam National University, Daejeon, South Korea (W.C., S.L., S.Y., S.P., Y.H.K., S.H.Y., Y.S.S., W.H.L., Y.K.); Departments of Biochemistry (M.J.R., J.Y.H., G.R.K.) and Medical Science (J.Y.H., X.J.), Chungnam National University School of Medicine, Daejeon, South Korea; and Departments of Biological Sciences (H.P.) and Biomedical Sciences (
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Li L, Wang H, Han X. Oral health-related quality of life in pediatric patients under general anesthesia: A prospective study. Medicine (Baltimore) 2017; 96:e5596. [PMID: 28079793 PMCID: PMC5266155 DOI: 10.1097/md.0000000000005596] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/26/2022] Open
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Our goal was to evaluate how dental treatments under general anesthesia (GA) affect the quality of life by a prospective pair-matched design. Pediatric patients, who had received dental treatments under GA, were enrolled and were asked to complete the Early Childhood Oral Health Impact Scale (ECOHIS) before the treatment and 1 month after the treatment. To shield the observed impacts, a pair-matched control group was performed. Patients in the control group were also required to complete the ECOHIS at these different points in time. In both groups, the items of troubled sleep and oral/dental pain scored highest, whereas avoiding smiling or laughing and avoiding talking scored lowest before the treatment. The total mean score in the 2 groups was 13.1 and 13.7, respectively, and there was no significant statistical difference (P > 0.05). However, the total mean score was 1.9 in the experimental group after the treatment and smaller compared with the control group (1.9 vs. 4.7, P < 0.001). The majority of the items in both groups had an apparent effect size and the total mean effect in the experimental group was greater than that in the control group (85.5% vs. 65.7%, P < 0.001). Therefore, dental treatment under GA could provide better quality of life restoration compared with treatment over multiple visits.
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Kang E, Berg DA, Furmanski O, Jackson WM, Ryu YK, Gray CD, Mintz CD. Neurogenesis and developmental anesthetic neurotoxicity. Neurotoxicol Teratol 2016; 60:33-39. [PMID: 27751818 DOI: 10.1016/j.ntt.2016.10.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/05/2016] [Revised: 10/05/2016] [Accepted: 10/07/2016] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
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The mechanism by which anesthetics might act on the developing brain in order to cause long term deficits remains incompletely understood. The hippocampus has been identified as a structure that is likely to be involved, as rodent models show numerous deficits in behavioral tasks of learning that are hippocampal-dependent. The hippocampus is an unusual structure in that it is the site of large amounts of neurogenesis postnatally, particularly in the first year of life in humans, and these newly generated neurons are critical to the function of this structure. Intriguingly, neurogenesis is a major developmental event that occurs during postulated windows of vulnerability to developmental anesthetic neurotoxicity across the different species in which it has been studied. In this review, we examine the evidence for anesthetic effects on neurogenesis in the early postnatal period and ask whether neurogenesis should be studied further as a putative mechanism of injury. Multiple anesthetics are considered, and both in vivo and in vitro work is presented. While there is abundant evidence that anesthetics act to suppress neurogenesis at several different phases, evidence of a causal link between these effects and any change in learning behavior remains elusive.
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- Eunchai Kang
- Institute for Cell Engineering, The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD 21205, USA; Department of Neurology, The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD 21205, USA
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- Institute for Cell Engineering, The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD 21205, USA; Department of Neurology, The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD 21205, USA
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- Department of Anesthesiology, The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD 21205, USA
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- Department of Anesthesiology, Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons, New York, NY, USA
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- School of Medicine, Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons, New York, NY, USA
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- Department of Anesthesiology, The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD 21205, USA
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- Department of Anesthesiology, The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD 21205, USA.
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Liu JR, Yuki K, Baek C, Han XH, Soriano SG. Dexmedetomidine-Induced Neuroapoptosis Is Dependent on Its Cumulative Dose. Anesth Analg 2016; 123:1008-17. [PMID: 27529322 DOI: 10.1213/ane.0000000000001527] [Citation(s) in RCA: 34] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/05/2022]
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Drobish JK, Gan ZS, Cornfeld AD, Eckenhoff MF. From the Cover: Volatile Anesthetics Transiently Disrupt Neuronal Development in Neonatal Rats. Toxicol Sci 2016; 154:309-319. [PMID: 27562558 DOI: 10.1093/toxsci/kfw164] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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Volatile anesthetics can cause neuronal and glial toxicity in the developing mammalian brain, as well as long-term defects in learning and memory. The goals of this study were to compare anesthetics using a clinically relevant exposure paradigm, and to assess the anesthetic effects on hippocampal development and behavior. Our hypothesis was that volatile anesthetics disrupt hippocampal development, causing neurobehavioral defects later in life. Bromodeoxyuridine (BrdU) was administered to rats on postnatal day (P)1, and the rats were exposed to volatile anesthetics (isoflurane, sevoflurane, or desflurane) for 2 h on P2. On days P7 and P14, the BrdU-labeled cells were quantified in the hippocampal dentate gyrus using immunohistochemical assays and fluorescent microscopy. Caspase-3 positive cells were quantified on P2 to evaluate apoptosis. The remaining animals underwent behavioral testing at ages 6 weeks and 6 months, using the Morris Water Maze. Significantly fewer BrdU-positive cells were detected in the hippocampal dentate gyrus in both isoflurane and desflurane-treated animals compared with controls at P7, but there were no changes in cell numbers after sevoflurane exposure. Cell counts for all three anesthetics compared with controls were equivalent at P14. Isoflurane or desflurane exposure yielded slight differences in the behavioral tests at 6 weeks, but no differences at 6 months post-exposure. We conclude that a single 2-h exposure at P2 to either isoflurane or desflurane causes a transient disruption of hippocampal neuronal development with no significant detectable long-term effects on learning and memory, whereas the same exposure to sevoflurane has no effects.
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- Julie K Drobish
- Department of Anesthesiology and Critical Care, University of Pennsylvania Perelman School of Medicine, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19104
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- Department of Anesthesiology and Critical Care, University of Pennsylvania Perelman School of Medicine, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19104
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- Department of Anesthesiology and Critical Care, University of Pennsylvania Perelman School of Medicine, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19104
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- Department of Anesthesiology and Critical Care, University of Pennsylvania Perelman School of Medicine, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19104
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Anesthetic Neurotoxicity Meets Big Data. Anesthesiology 2016; 125:263-5. [DOI: 10.1097/aln.0000000000001207] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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Xiao H, Liu B, Chen Y, Zhang J. Learning, memory and synaptic plasticity in hippocampus in rats exposed to sevoflurane. Int J Dev Neurosci 2015; 48:38-49. [PMID: 26612208 DOI: 10.1016/j.ijdevneu.2015.11.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 90] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/07/2015] [Revised: 11/01/2015] [Accepted: 11/10/2015] [Indexed: 12/30/2022] Open
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PURPOSE Developmental exposure to volatile anesthetics has been associated with cognitive deficits at adulthood. Rodent studies have revealed impairments in performance in learning tasks involving the hippocampus. However, how the duration of anesthesia exposure impact on hippocampal synaptic plasticity, learning, and memory is as yet not fully elucidated. METHODS On postnatal day 7(P7), rat pups were divided into 3 groups: control group (n=30), 3% sevoflurane treatment for 1h (Sev 1h group, n=30) and 3% sevoflurane treatment for 6h (Sev 6h group, n=28). Following anesthesia, synaptic vesicle-associated proteins and dendrite spine density and synapse ultrastructure were measured using western blotting, Golgi staining, and transmission electron microscopy (TEM) on P21. In addition, the effects of sevoflurane treatment on long-term potentiation (LTP) and long-term depression (LTD), two molecular correlates of memory, were studied in CA1 subfields of the hippocampus, using electrophysiological recordings of field potentials in hippocampal slices on P35-42. Rats' neurocognitive performance was assessed at 2 months of age, using the Morris water maze and novel-object recognition tasks. RESULTS Our results showed that neonatal exposure to 3% sevoflurane for 6h results in reduced spine density of apical dendrites along with elevated expression of synaptic vesicle-associated proteins (SNAP-25 and syntaxin), and synaptic ultrastructure damage in the hippocampus. The electrophysiological evidence indicated that hippocampal LTP, but not LTD, was inhibited and that learning and memory performance were impaired in two behavioral tasks in the Sev 6h group. In contrast, lesser structural and functional damage in the hippocampus was observed in the Sev 1h group. CONCLUSION Our data showed that 6-h exposure of the developing brain to 3% sevoflurane could result in synaptic plasticity impairment in the hippocampus and spatial and nonspatial hippocampal-dependent learning and memory deficits. In contrast, shorter-duration exposure (1h) results in less damage. These results provide further evidences that duration of anesthesia exposure could have differential effects on neuronal plasticity and neurocognitive performance.
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- Hongyan Xiao
- Department of Anesthesiology, Huashan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai, China.
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- Department of Anesthesiology, Huashan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai, China.
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- Department of Anesthesiology, Huashan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai, China.
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- Department of Anesthesiology, Huashan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai, China.
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