Prolonged sevoflurane exposure causes abnormal synapse development and dysregulates beta-neurexin and neuroligins in the hippocampus in neonatal rats

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BACKGROUND: The underlying molecular mechanisms of the excitatory/inhibitory (E/I) imbalance induced by sevoflurane exposure to neonates remain poorly understood. This study aimed to investigate the long-term effects of prolonged sevoflurane exposure to neonatal rats during the peak period of synaptogenesis on the changes of trans-synaptic neurexin-neuroligin interactions, synaptic ultrastructure in the hippocampus and cognition.

METHODS: A total of 30 rat pups at postnatal day (P) 7 was randomly divided into two groups: the control group (exposed to 30 % oxygen balanced with nitrogen) and the sevoflurane group (exposed to 2.5 % sevoflurane plus 30 % oxygen balanced with nitrogen) for 6 h. Neurocognitive behaviors were assessed with the Open field test at P23-25 and the Morris water maze test at P26-30. The expression of β-neurexin (β-NRX), N-methyl-d-aspartate receptor 2 subunit (NR2A and NR2B), neuroligin-1 (NLG-1), neuroligin-2 (NLG-2), postsynaptic density protein-95 (PSD-95), α1-subunit of the γ-aminobutyric acid A receptor (GABAAα1) and gephyrin in the hippocampus at P30 were measured by Western blot. The ultrastructure of synapses was examined under electron microscope.

RESULTS: Prolonged sevoflurane exposure at P7 resulted in cognitive deficiency in adolescence, as well as the downregulation of β-NRX, NR2A, NR2B, NLG-1, and PSD-95, and the upregulation of GABAAα1, NLG-2, and gephyrin in the hippocampal CA3 region. Sevoflurane anesthesia also increased the number of symmetric synapses in the hippocampus.

CONCLUSIONS: Prolonged sevoflurane exposure during the brain development leads to cognitive deficiency and disproportion of excitatory/inhibitory synapses which may be caused by dysregulated expression of synaptic adhesion molecules of β-NRX and neuroligins.

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E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2022

Erschienen:

2022

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:312

Enthalten in:

Journal of affective disorders - 312(2022) vom: 01. Sept., Seite 22-29

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Zhang, Wenhua [VerfasserIn]
Chen, Yanxin [VerfasserIn]
Qin, Jingwen [VerfasserIn]
Lu, Junming [VerfasserIn]
Fan, Yanting [VerfasserIn]
Shi, Ziwen [VerfasserIn]
Song, Xingrong [VerfasserIn]
Li, Chuanxiang [VerfasserIn]
Zhao, Tianyun [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

β-Neurexin
38LVP0K73A
Developing brain
Disks Large Homolog 4 Protein
Journal Article
N762921K75
Neuroligins
Neurotoxicity
Nitrogen
Oxygen
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
S88TT14065
Sevoflurane

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Date Completed 11.07.2022

Date Revised 25.07.2022

published: Print-Electronic

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1016/j.jad.2022.05.115

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM342130579