PMID- 26200444 OWN - NLM STAT- MEDLINE DCOM- 20160713 LR - 20181202 IS - 1878-1519 (Electronic) IS - 1569-9048 (Linking) VI - 218 DP - 2015 Nov TI - Efficacy of atorvastatin on hippocampal neuronal damage caused by chronic intermittent hypoxia: Involving TLR4 and its downstream signaling pathway. PG - 57-63 LID - S1569-9048(15)30019-7 [pii] LID - 10.1016/j.resp.2015.07.006 [doi] AB - Hippocampal neuronal damage is critical for the initiation and progression of neurocognitive impairment accompanied obstructive sleep apnea syndrome (OSAS). Toll-like receptor 4 (TLR4) plays an important role in the development of several hippocampus-related neural disorders. Atorvastatin was reported beneficially regulates TLR4. Here, we examined the effects of atorvastatin on hippocampal injury caused by chronic intermittent hypoxia (CIH), the most characteristic pathophysiological change of OSAS. Mice were exposed to intermittent hypoxia with or without atorvastatin for 4 weeks. Cell damage, the expressions of TLR4 and its two downstream factors myeloid differentiation factor 88 (MYD88) and TIR-domain-containing adapter-inducing interferon-beta (TRIF), inflammatory agents (tumor necrosis factor alpha and interleukin 1beta), and the oxidative stress (superoxide dismutase and malondialdehyde) were determined. Atorvastatin decreased the neural injury and the elevation of TLR4, MyD88, TRIF, pro-inflammatory cytokines and oxidative stress caused by CIH. Our study suggests that atorvastatin may attenuate CIH induced hippocampal neuronal damage partially via TLR4 and its downstream signaling pathway. CI - Copyright (c) 2015 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved. FAU - Deng, Yan AU - Deng Y AD - Department of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine, Tongji Hospital, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, No.1095 Jiefang Ave, Wuhan 430030, China. FAU - Yuan, Xiao AU - Yuan X AD - Department of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine, Tongji Hospital, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, No.1095 Jiefang Ave, Wuhan 430030, China. FAU - Guo, Xue-ling AU - Guo XL AD - Department of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine, Tongji Hospital, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, No.1095 Jiefang Ave, Wuhan 430030, China. FAU - Zhu, Die AU - Zhu D AD - Department of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine, Tongji Hospital, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, No.1095 Jiefang Ave, Wuhan 430030, China. FAU - Pan, Yue-ying AU - Pan YY AD - Department of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine, Tongji Hospital, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, No.1095 Jiefang Ave, Wuhan 430030, China. FAU - Liu, Hui-guo AU - Liu HG AD - Department of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine, Tongji Hospital, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, No.1095 Jiefang Ave, Wuhan 430030, China. Electronic address: hgliu@tjh.tjmu.edu.cn. LA - eng PT - Journal Article PT - Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't DEP - 20150719 PL - Netherlands TA - Respir Physiol Neurobiol JT - Respiratory physiology & neurobiology JID - 101140022 RN - 0 (IL1B protein, mouse) RN - 0 (Interleukin-1beta) RN - 0 (Myd88 protein, mouse) RN - 0 (Myeloid Differentiation Factor 88) RN - 0 (Neuroprotective Agents) RN - 0 (Tlr4 protein, mouse) RN - 0 (Toll-Like Receptor 4) RN - 0 (Tumor Necrosis Factor-alpha) RN - 4Y8F71G49Q (Malondialdehyde) RN - A0JWA85V8F (Atorvastatin) RN - EC 1.15.1.1 (Superoxide Dismutase) SB - IM MH - Animals MH - Atorvastatin/*pharmacology MH - Chronic Disease MH - Disease Models, Animal MH - Hippocampus/*drug effects/pathology/physiopathology MH - Hypoxia/drug therapy/pathology/physiopathology MH - Interleukin-1beta/metabolism MH - Male MH - Malondialdehyde/metabolism MH - Mice, Inbred C57BL MH - Myeloid Differentiation Factor 88/metabolism MH - Neurons/*drug effects/pathology/physiology MH - Neuroprotective Agents/*pharmacology MH - Random Allocation MH - Signal Transduction/drug effects MH - Sleep Apnea, Obstructive/*drug therapy/pathology/physiopathology MH - Superoxide Dismutase/metabolism MH - Toll-Like Receptor 4/*metabolism MH - Tumor Necrosis Factor-alpha/metabolism OTO - NOTNLM OT - Atorvastatin OT - Hippocampus OT - Intermittent hypoxia OT - Neuroinflammation OT - Sleep apnea OT - Toll-like receptor 4 EDAT- 2015/07/23 06:00 MHDA- 2016/07/14 06:00 CRDT- 2015/07/23 06:00 PHST- 2015/04/07 00:00 [received] PHST- 2015/07/16 00:00 [revised] PHST- 2015/07/16 00:00 [accepted] PHST- 2015/07/23 06:00 [entrez] PHST- 2015/07/23 06:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2016/07/14 06:00 [medline] AID - S1569-9048(15)30019-7 [pii] AID - 10.1016/j.resp.2015.07.006 [doi] PST - ppublish SO - Respir Physiol Neurobiol. 2015 Nov;218:57-63. doi: 10.1016/j.resp.2015.07.006. Epub 2015 Jul 19.