ArticleMolecular neurobiology2021
Elevation of miR-146a Inhibits BTG2/BAX Expression to Ameliorate Postoperative Cognitive Dysfunction Following Probiotics (VSL#3) Treatment.
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- Efficacy and safety of Shenmai injection and Shenfu injection on postoperative cognitive dysfunction: a systematic review and meta-analysis.Frontiers in pharmacology · 2026Pooled it
- The Role of Gut Microbiota-Derived Extracellular Vesicles in Post-Anesthesia Neuroinflammation and Cognitive Impairment.Journal of Korean Neurosurgical Society · 2026Review
- BTG2 knockdown attenuates oxygen-glucose deprivation/reoxygenation-induced injury and apoptosis in PC12 cells: an effect associated with MAPK pathway inhibition.Molecular biology reports · 2026Article
- Probiotic intervention mitigates radiation-induced intestinal injury by alleviating oxidative stress in a human gut-on-a-chip.Scientific reports · 2026Article
- Microbial modulators of the epigenome: probiotic regulation of MiRNAs and LncRNAs in health and disease and preventive medicine.Gut pathogens · 2026Review
- Relationships of oxidative stress, inflammation and gut microbiota with cognitive impairment in first-episode major depressive disorders: a pilot study in China.Frontiers in microbiology · 2026Article
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- Mechanism of the AMPK/SIRT1 pathway in gut dysbiosis-mediated postoperative cognitive dysfunction in aged mice.The international journal of neuropsychopharmacology · 2025Article
- Astrocytes Lingering at a Crossroads: Neuroprotection and Neurodegeneration in Neurocognitive Dysfunction.International journal of biological sciences · 2025Review
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- Role of gut microbiota in neuroinflammation: a focus on perioperative neurocognitive disorders.Frontiers in cellular and infection microbiology · 2025Review
- Emerging Insights into Postoperative Neurocognitive Disorders: The Role of Signaling Across the Gut-Brain Axis.Molecular neurobiology · 2024Review
- Ginsenoside Rg1: A Neuroprotective Natural Dammarane-Type Triterpenoid Saponin With Anti-Depressive Properties.CNS neuroscience & therapeutics · 2024Review
- Expression of microRNA induced by postoperative delirium-like behavior is associated with long-term default mode network disruption: Sequencing and a secondary analysis of resting-state fMRI data.CNS neuroscience & therapeutics · 2024Article
- Probiotics relieve perioperative postoperative cognitive dysfunction induced by cardiopulmonary bypass through the kynurenine metabolic pathway.Scientific reports · 2024Article
- CircRNAs and RNA-Binding Proteins Involved in the Pathogenesis of Cancers or Central Nervous System Disorders.Non-coding RNA · 2023Review
- Postoperative Delirium in Neurosurgical Patients: Recent Insights into the Pathogenesis.Brain sciences · 2022Review
- Dexmedetomidine attenuates hippocampal neuroinflammation in postoperative neurocognitive disorders by inhibiting microRNA-329-3p and activating the CREB1/IL1RA axis.Psychopharmacology · 2022Article
- Global trends in research on miRNA-microbiome interaction from 2011 to 2021: A bibliometric analysis.Frontiers in pharmacology · 2022Article
- Recent progress on the role of non-coding RNA in postoperative cognitive dysfunction.Frontiers in cellular neuroscience · 2022Review
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Abstract
It has been reported that the gut microbiome modulates postoperative cognitive dysfunction (POCD), and that administration of probiotics (VSL#3) may effectively relieve POCD. In this study, we aimed to identify the underlying mechanism of VSL#3 in POCD. A mouse model of POCD was constructed in adult male C57BL/6 mice, which were then treated with VSL#3. VSL#3 exerted a protective role against POCD and resultant neuronal apoptosis. The expression of miR-146a was found to be downregulated in hippocampal tissues of POCD mice, while VSL#3 could restore its expression. Loss- and gain-function approaches were conducted to determine the roles of microRNA (miR)-146a, B-cell translocation gene 2 (BTG2), and Bcl-2-associated X protein (Bax) in post-operative effects on cognitive function and neuronal apoptosis. The levels of reactive oxygen species (ROS), malondialdehyde (MDA), and superoxide dismutase (SOD) were measured to determine oxidative stress in brain tissue. The dual-luciferase reporter gene assay identified that miR-146a could target BTG2 and negatively regulate its expression. BTG2 knockdown suppressed neuronal apoptosis and contributed to shortened time of latency, prolonged time of mice spent in the target quadrant, and reduced oxidative stress through downregulating Bax expression. Finally, VSL#3 treatment upregulated the expression of miR-146a to block BTG2/Bax axis and consequently inhibited neuronal apoptosis and reduced oxidative stress in POCD mice. Taken together, the study suggested that miR-146a-mediated suppression of BTG2/Bax contributed to the protective role of probiotics treatment against POCD.
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