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ArticleJournal of neuroinflammation2023

Smad7 in the hippocampus contributes to memory impairment in aged mice after anesthesia and surgery.

Changliang Liu, Jiahui Wu, Ming Li, Rui Gao, Xueying Zhang, Shixin Ye-Lehmann, Jiangning Song, Tao Zhu, Chan Chen

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Article in Journal of neuroinflammation, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 25 papers.

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Changliang Liu *Department of Anesthesiology, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China.
Jiahui Wu *Department of Anesthesiology, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China.
Ming LiDepartment of Anesthesiology, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China.
Rui GaoDepartment of Anesthesiology, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China.
Xueying ZhangDepartment of Anesthesiology, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China.
Shixin Ye-LehmannDiseases and Hormones of the Nervous System, University of Paris-Scalay Bicêtre Hosptial Bât. Grégory Pincus, 80 Rue du Gal Leclerc, Le Kremlin Bicêtre, 94276, CEDEX, Paris, France.
Jiangning SongMonash Biomedicine Discovery Institute and Monash Data Futures Institute, Monash University, VIC, Melbourne, Australia.
Tao ZhuDepartment of Anesthesiology, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China. xwtao.zhu@foxmail.com.
Chan ChenDepartment of Anesthesiology, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China. chenchan@scu.edu.cn.
West China Hospital of Sichuan University · CNSichuan University · CNMonash University · AUUniversité Paris Cité · FR

Funding

National Natural Science Foundation of China 81671062National Natural Science Foundation of China 82101259National Natural Science Foundation of China 82171185the China Postdoctoral Science Foundation 2020M683314The National Key R&D Program of China 2018YFC2001800the Post-Doctor Research Project 2020HXBH097
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Abstract

backgroundPostoperative cognitive dysfunction (POCD) is a common neurological complication following anesthesia and surgery. Increasing evidence has demonstrated that neuroinflammation caused by systemic inflammatory responses during the perioperative period is a key factor in the occurrence of POCD. In addition, SMAD family member 7 (Smad7) has been confirmed to play vital roles in the pathogenesis and treatment of inflammatory diseases, such as inflammatory bowel disease. However, whether Smad7 participates in the regulatory process of neuroinflammation and apoptosis in the development of POCD is still unknown.

methodsIn this study, a POCD mouse model was constructed by unilateral nephrectomy under anesthesia, and cognitive function was assessed using the fear conditioning test and open field test. The expression of Smad7 at the mRNA and protein levels in the hippocampus 3 days after surgery was examined by qRT-PCR, western blot and immunofluorescence assays. Furthermore, to identify whether the elevation of Smad7 in the hippocampus after unilateral nephrectomy contributes to cognitive impairment, the expression of Smad7 in the hippocampal CA1 region was downregulated by crossing Smad7

resultsThe results unequivocally revealed that elevated Smad7 in the hippocampal CA1 region significantly inhibited TGF-β signal transduction by blocking Smad2/3 phosphorylation, which enhanced neuroinflammation and apoptosis in the hippocampus and further led to learning and memory impairment after surgery.

conclusionsOur results revealed that Smad7 contributes to cognitive impairment after surgery by enhancing neuroinflammation and apoptosis in the hippocampus and might serve as a promising therapeutic target for the treatment of memory impairment after anesthesia surgery.

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AnesthesiaCognitive DysfunctionHippocampusPostoperative Cognitive ComplicationsAnimalsInflammationMemory DisordersMiceMice, Inbred C57BLNeuroinflammatory DiseasesRNA, MessengerSmad7 ProteinRNA, MessengerSmad7 ProteinApoptosisInflammationPostoperative cognitive dysfunctionSmad7TGF-β

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