PMID- 27693962 OWN - NLM STAT- MEDLINE DCOM- 20170213 LR - 20200310 IS - 1950-6007 (Electronic) IS - 0753-3322 (Linking) VI - 84 DP - 2016 Dec TI - Effects of activin A and its downstream ERK1/2 in oxygen and glucose deprivation after isoflurane-induced postconditioning. PG - 535-543 LID - S0753-3322(16)31047-2 [pii] LID - 10.1016/j.biopha.2016.09.075 [doi] AB - BACKGROUND: Isoflurane postconditioning (ISPOC) plays a neuroprotection role in the brain. Previous studies confirmed that isoflurane postconditioning can provide better protection than preconditioning in acute hypoxic-ischemic brain damage, such as acute craniocerebral trauma and ischemic stroke. Numerous studies have reported that activin A can protect rat's brain from cell injury. However, whether activin A and its downstream ERK1/2 were involved in isoflurane postconditioning-induced neuroprotection is unknown. METHODS: A total of 80 healthy Sprague-Dawley rats weighing 50-70g were randomly divided into 10 groups of 8: normal control, oxygen and glucose deprivation (OGD), 1.5% ISPOC, 3.0% ISPOC, 4.5% ISPOC, blocker of activin A (SB431542), blocker of ERK1/2 (U0126), 3.0% ISPOC+SB431542, 3.0% ISPOC+U0126, and vehicle (dimethyl sulfoxide(DMSO)) group. Blockers (SB431542 and U0126) were used in each concentration of isoflurane before OGD. Hematoxylin-eosin staining, 2,3,5-triphenyl tetrazolium chloride staining, and propidium iodide (PI) staining were conducted to assess the reliability in the brain slices. Immunofluorescence, Western blot, and quantitative real-time PCR(Q-PCR) were performed to validate the protein expression levels of activin A, Smad2/3, P-Smad2/3, ERK1/2, and phosphorylation ERK1/2 (P-ERK1/2). RESULTS: The number of damaged neurons and mean fluorescence intensity(MFI) of PI staining increased, but formazan generation, expression levels of activin A and P-ERK1/2 protein, and mRNA synthesis level of activin A decreased in the OGD group compared with the normal control group (p<0.05). The number of damaged neurons and MFI of PI staining decreased, but formazan production, expression levels of activin A, P-Smad2/3, and P-ERK1/2, and mRNA synthesis level of activin A increased significantly in the 1.5% ISPOC and 3.0% ISPOC groups (p<0.05) compared with the OGD group. The result in the 4.5% ISPOC group, was completely opposite to the 1.5% ISPOC and 3.0% ISPOC groups. The number of damage neuron and MFI of PI staining increased, but formazan production, expression levels of activin A, P-Smad2/3, and P-ERK1/2, and mRNA synthesis level of activin A decreased in the 4.5% ISPOC group. However, the expression levels of activin A, P-Smad2/3, and P-ERK1/2, and mRNA synthesis level of activin A in the 4.5% ISPOC group were higher than the OGD group (p<0.05). The other results were compared between the SB431542 group/the U0126 group and 3.0% ISPOC group. The MFI of PI staining increased, but the expression levels of activin A, P-Smad2/3, and P-ERK1/2 decreased (p<0.05). The expression level of ERK1/2 protein in all groups exhibited no change (p>0.05). CONCLUSION: Results of this study showed that 3.0% concentration of isoflurane postconditioning provided better neuroprotection than 1.5% and 4.5% concentrations of isoflurane. Activin A/Smad 2/3 and activin A/ERK1/2 signaling pathway may be involved in ISPOC-induced neuroprotection. CI - Copyright (c) 2016 Elsevier Masson SAS. All rights reserved. FAU - Wang, Qin AU - Wang Q AD - Department of Anesthesiology, First Affiliated Hospital, School of Medicine, Shihezi University, Shihezi 832002, China. Electronic address: 313111941@qq.com. FAU - Yin, Jiangwen AU - Yin J AD - Department of Anesthesiology, First Affiliated Hospital, School of Medicine, Shihezi University, Shihezi 832002, China. Electronic address: 313111941@qq.com. FAU - Wang, Sheng AU - Wang S AD - Department of Anesthesiology, First Affiliated Hospital, School of Medicine, Shihezi University, Shihezi 832002, China. Electronic address: iamsheng2006@163.com. FAU - Cui, Di AU - Cui D AD - Department of Anesthesiology, First Affiliated Hospital, School of Medicine, Shihezi University, Shihezi 832002, China. FAU - Lin, Hong AU - Lin H AD - Department of Anesthesiology, First Affiliated Hospital, School of Medicine, Shihezi University, Shihezi 832002, China. FAU - Ge, Mingyue AU - Ge M AD - Department of Anesthesiology, First Affiliated Hospital, School of Medicine, Shihezi University, Shihezi 832002, China. FAU - Dai, Zhigang AU - Dai Z AD - Department of Anesthesiology, First Affiliated Hospital, School of Medicine, Shihezi University, Shihezi 832002, China. FAU - Xie, Liping AU - Xie L AD - Department of Anesthesiology, First Affiliated Hospital, School of Medicine, Shihezi University, Shihezi 832002, China. FAU - Si, Junqiang AU - Si J AD - Department of Physiology, School of Medicine, Shihezi University and the Key Laboratory of Xinjiang Endemic and Ethnic Diseases, Shihezi 832002, China. FAU - Ma, Ketao AU - Ma K AD - Department of Physiology, School of Medicine, Shihezi University and the Key Laboratory of Xinjiang Endemic and Ethnic Diseases, Shihezi 832002, China. FAU - Li, Li AU - Li L AD - Department of Physiology, School of Medicine, Shihezi University and the Key Laboratory of Xinjiang Endemic and Ethnic Diseases, Shihezi 832002, China. FAU - Zhao, Lei AU - Zhao L AD - Department of Physiology, School of Medicine, Shihezi University and the Key Laboratory of Xinjiang Endemic and Ethnic Diseases, Shihezi 832002, China. LA - eng PT - Journal Article DEP - 20160928 PL - France TA - Biomed Pharmacother JT - Biomedicine & pharmacotherapy = Biomedecine & pharmacotherapie JID - 8213295 RN - 0 (Neuroprotective Agents) RN - 0 (Smad2 Protein) RN - 0 (Smad2 protein, rat) RN - 0 (Smad3 Protein) RN - 0 (Smad3 protein, rat) RN - 0 (inhibin beta A subunit) RN - 93443-12-0 (Inhibin-beta Subunits) RN - CYS9AKD70P (Isoflurane) RN - EC 2.7.11.24 (Mapk1 protein, rat) RN - EC 2.7.11.24 (Mitogen-Activated Protein Kinase 1) RN - EC 2.7.11.24 (Mitogen-Activated Protein Kinase 3) RN - IY9XDZ35W2 (Glucose) SB - IM MH - Animals MH - Cell Hypoxia MH - Cell Survival/drug effects MH - Cytoprotection MH - Dose-Response Relationship, Drug MH - Glucose/deficiency MH - Hippocampus/*drug effects/enzymology/pathology MH - Hypoxia-Ischemia, Brain/enzymology/pathology/*prevention & control MH - In Vitro Techniques MH - Inhibin-beta Subunits/genetics/*metabolism MH - Isoflurane/*pharmacology MH - Mitogen-Activated Protein Kinase 1/*metabolism MH - Mitogen-Activated Protein Kinase 3/*metabolism MH - Nerve Degeneration MH - Neurons/*drug effects/enzymology/pathology MH - Neuroprotective Agents/*pharmacology MH - Phosphorylation MH - Rats, Sprague-Dawley MH - Reperfusion Injury/enzymology/pathology/*prevention & control MH - Signal Transduction/drug effects MH - Smad2 Protein/metabolism MH - Smad3 Protein/metabolism MH - Time Factors OTO - NOTNLM OT - Activin A OT - Extracellular signal-regulated kinase 1/2 OT - Hypoxic-ischemic brain damage OT - Isoflurane postconditioning OT - Oxygen and glucose deprivation EDAT- 2016/10/04 06:00 MHDA- 2017/02/14 06:00 CRDT- 2016/10/04 06:00 PHST- 2016/07/12 00:00 [received] PHST- 2016/09/17 00:00 [revised] PHST- 2016/09/20 00:00 [accepted] PHST- 2016/10/04 06:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2017/02/14 06:00 [medline] PHST- 2016/10/04 06:00 [entrez] AID - S0753-3322(16)31047-2 [pii] AID - 10.1016/j.biopha.2016.09.075 [doi] PST - ppublish SO - Biomed Pharmacother. 2016 Dec;84:535-543. doi: 10.1016/j.biopha.2016.09.075. Epub 2016 Sep 28.