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ArticlePsychopharmacology2025

Oxiracetam ameliorates neurological function after traumatic brain injury through competing endogenous RNA regulatory network.

Liyi Wang, Han Guo, Weidong Zhao, Jiahao Wang, Xuhua Cao

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Liyi WangHospital Infection-Control Department, The Second Hospital of Hebei Medical University, Shijiazhuang, Hebei Province, 050000, China.
Han GuoDepartment of Oral Medicine, The Second Hospital of Hebei Medical University, Shijiazhuang, Hebei Province, 050000, China.
Weidong ZhaoCollege of Basic Medicine, Hebei Medical University, Shijiazhuang, Hebei Province, 050000, China.
Jiahao WangCollege of Basic Medicine, Hebei Medical University, Shijiazhuang, Hebei Province, 050000, China.
Xuhua CaoDepartment of Neurosurgery, The Second Hospital of Hebei Medical University, No. 215 Heping West Road, Xinhua District, Shijiazhuang, Hebei Province, 050000, China. caoxuhua1985@163.com.

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Hebei Provincial Natural Science Foundation Biomedical Joint Fund Cultivation Project H2020206640
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Abstract

rationaleOxiracetam (ORC) has been demonstrated to improve neurological function resulting from traumatic brain injury (TBI).

objectivesThis study aims to explore the precise molecular mechanism of ORC in the treatment of TBI.

methodsTBI rat model was established and treated with ORC. Modified Garcia score, rotarod test and HE staining were employed to evaluate the neuroprotective effects of ORC. Subsequently, RNA-seq was conducted on the hippocampus of sham, TBI and ORC rats to identify differential expression (DE) lncRNAs and mRNAs. Functional analysis of DE lncRNAs and mRNAs was performed. The real-time quantitative polymerase chain reaction (qRT-PCR) was used to determine the expression of DE lncRNAs and DE mRNAs. Western blot was performed to explore important pathway in ceRNA networks.

resultsORC has been demonstrated to effectively improve neurological function in TBI rats. A total of 10 ORC-treated DE lncRNAs and 61 DE mRNAs were obtained. A co-expression network comprising 79 lncRNA-mRNA pairs associated with the treatment of ORC was constructed. Furthermore, an lncRNA-miRNA-mRNA regulated ceRNA network was constructed, comprising 15 mRNAs, 41 miRNAs and 10 lncRNAs. Functional enrichment, qRT-PCR, and Western blot analysis showed that ORC improve neurological function of TBI rats by regulating multiple signaling pathways, including the JAK-STAT/PI3K-Akt pathway, as well as affecting the expression of key genes Prlr, Cdkn1a, and Cldn1.

conclusionOur study reveals the mechanism of ORC therapy in TBI rats, which mainly relies on the regulation of the JAK-STAT/PI3K-Akt pathway and the influence on the expression of key genes Prlr, Cdkn1a, and Cldn1.

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Brain Injuries, TraumaticNeuroprotective AgentsPyrrolidinesAnimalsDisease Models, AnimalGene Regulatory NetworksHippocampusMaleMicroRNAsRatsRats, Sprague-DawleyRNA, Competitive EndogenousRNA, Long NoncodingRNA, MessengerSignal TransductionMicroRNAsNeuroprotective AgentsoxiracetamPyrrolidinesRNA, Competitive EndogenousRNA, Long NoncodingRNA, MessengerBioinformatics analysisCompeting endogenous RNAlncRNA-mRNA co-expression networkOxiracetamTraumatic brain injury

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