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ArticleDrug design, development and therapy2018

Sevoflurane post-conditioning attenuates traumatic brain injury-induced neuronal apoptosis by promoting autophagy via the PI3K/AKT signaling pathway.

Hefan He, Weifeng Liu, Yingying Zhou, Yibin Liu, Peiqing Weng, Yasong Li, Huangde Fu

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Article in Drug design, development and therapy, 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 39 papers.

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Hefan HeDepartment of Anesthesia, the Second Affiliated Hospital, Fujian Medical University, Quanzhou, Fujian, China.
Weifeng LiuDepartment of Anesthesia, the Second Affiliated Hospital, Fujian Medical University, Quanzhou, Fujian, China.
Yingying ZhouDepartment of Anesthesia, the Second Affiliated Hospital, Fujian Medical University, Quanzhou, Fujian, China.
Yibin LiuDepartment of Anesthesia, the Second Affiliated Hospital, Fujian Medical University, Quanzhou, Fujian, China.
Peiqing WengDepartment of Anesthesia, the Second Affiliated Hospital, Fujian Medical University, Quanzhou, Fujian, China.
Yasong LiDepartment of Neurosurgery, the Second Affiliated Hospital, Fujian Medical University, Quanzhou, Fujian, China.
Huangde FuDepartment of Neurosurgery, Affiliated Hospital of Youjiang Medical University for Nationalities, Baise, Guangxi, China.
Second Affiliated Hospital of Fujian Medical University · CNFujian Medical University · CNAffiliated Hospital of Youjiang Medical University for Nationalities · CN

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundSevoflurane post-conditioning exerts nerve-protective effects through inhibiting caspase-dependent neuronal apoptosis after a traumatic brain injury (TBI). Autophagy that is induced by the endoplasmic reticulum stress plays an important role in the secondary neurological dysfunction after a TBI. However, the relationship between autophagy and caspase-dependent apoptosis as well as the underlying nerve protection mechanism that occurs with sevoflurane post-conditioning following a TBI remains unclear.

methodsThe Feeney TBI model was used to induce brain injury in rats. Evaluation of the modified neurological severity scores, measurement of brain water content, Nissl staining, and terminal deoxynucleotidyl transferase dUTP nick end labeling assay were used to determine the neuroprotective effects of the sevoflurane post-conditioning. Both immunofluorescence and Western blot analyses were used to detect the expression of autophagy-related proteins microtubule-associated protein 1 light chain 3-II and Beclin-1, pro-apoptotic factors, as well as the activation of the phosphatidylinositide 3-kinase/protein kinase B (PI3K/AKT) signaling pathway within the lesioned cortex.

resultsAutophagy and neuronal apoptosis were activated in the lesioned cortex following the TBI. Sevoflurane post-conditioning enhanced early autophagy, suppressed neuronal apoptosis, and alleviated brain edema, which improved nerve function after a TBI (all

conclusionNeuronal apoptosis and the activation of autophagy were involved in the secondary neurological injury following a TBI. Sevoflurane post-conditioning weakened the TBI-induced neuronal apoptosis by regulating autophagy via PI3K/AKT signaling.

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AnimalsApoptosisBrain Injuries, TraumaticInjections, IntraperitonealMaleMethyl EthersNeuronsNeuroprotective AgentsPentobarbitalPhosphatidylinositol 3-KinasesProto-Oncogene Proteins c-aktRatsRats, Sprague-DawleySevofluraneSignal TransductionMethyl EthersNeuroprotective AgentsPentobarbitalPhosphatidylinositol 3-KinasesProto-Oncogene Proteins c-aktSevofluraneAKT signaling pathwayautophagycell apoptosisPI3Ksevoflurane post-conditioningtraumatic brain injury

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PMCPMC5868589
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