PMID- 31187143 OWN - NLM STAT- PubMed-not-MEDLINE LR - 20230412 IS - 1096-0929 (Electronic) IS - 1096-0929 (Linking) VI - 171 IP - 1 DP - 2019 Sep 1 TI - Both GSK-3beta/CRMP2 and CDK5/CRMP2 Pathways Participate in the Protection of Dexmedetomidine Against Propofol-Induced Learning and Memory Impairment in Neonatal Rats. PG - 193-210 LID - 10.1093/toxsci/kfz135 [doi] AB - Dexmedetomidine has been reported to ameliorate propofol-induced neurotoxicity in neonatal animals. However, the underlying mechanism is still undetermined. Glycogen synthase kinase-3beta (GSK-3beta), cycline-dependent kinase-5 (CDK5), and Rho-kinase (RhoA) pathways play critical roles in neuronal development. The present study is to investigate whether GSK-3beta, CDK5, and RhoA pathways are involved in the neuroprotection of dexmedetomidine. Seven-day-old (P7) Sprague Dawley rats were anesthetized with propofol for 6 h. Dexmedetomidine at various concentrations were administered before propofol exposure. Neuroapoptosis, the neuronal proliferation, and the level of neurotransmitter in the hippocampus were evaluated. The effects of GSK-3beta inhibitor SB415286, CDK5 inhibitor roscovitine, or RhoA inhibitor Y276321 on propofol-induced neurotoxicity were assessed. Propofol-induced apoptosis in the hippocampal neurons and astrocytes, inhibited neuronal proliferation in the dentate gyrus region, down-regulated the level of gamma-aminobutyric acid and glutamate in the hippocampus, and impaired long-term cognitive function. These harmful effects were reduced by pretreatment with 50 mug.kg-1 dexmedetomidine. Moreover, propofol-activated GSK-3beta and CDK5 pathways, but not RhoA pathway, by reducing the phosphorylation of GSK-3beta (ser 9), increasing the expression of CDK5 activator P25 and increasing the phosphorylation of their target sites on collapsin response mediator protein 2 (CRMP2) shortly after exposure. These effects were reversed by pretreatment with 50 mug.kg-1 dexmedetomidine. Furthermore, SB415286 and roscovitine, not Y276321, attenuated the propofol-induced neuroapoptosis, brain cell proliferation inhibition, gamma-aminobutyric acid and glutamate downregulation, and learning and memory dysfunction. Our results indicate that dexmedetomidine reduces propofol-induced neurotoxicity and neurocognitive impairment via inhibiting activation of GSK-3beta/CRMP2 and CDK5/CRMP2 pathways in the hippocampus of neonatal rats. CI - (c) The Author(s) 2019. Published by Oxford University Press on behalf of the Society of Toxicology. All rights reserved. For permissions, please e-mail: journals.permissions@oup.com. FAU - Li, Junhua AU - Li J AUID- ORCID: 0000-0003-1245-3333 AD - Department of Anesthesiology, Sun Yat-sen Memorial Hospital, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, 510120, China. AD - Laboratory of RNA and Major Diseases of Brain and Hearts, Sun Yat-sen Memorial Hospital, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou 510120, China. FAU - Guo, Mingyan AU - Guo M AD - Department of Anesthesiology, Sun Yat-sen Memorial Hospital, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, 510120, China. AD - Laboratory of RNA and Major Diseases of Brain and Hearts, Sun Yat-sen Memorial Hospital, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou 510120, China. FAU - Liu, Yafang AU - Liu Y AD - Department of Anesthesiology, Sun Yat-sen Memorial Hospital, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, 510120, China. AD - Laboratory of RNA and Major Diseases of Brain and Hearts, Sun Yat-sen Memorial Hospital, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou 510120, China. FAU - Wu, Guiyun AU - Wu G AD - Department of Anesthesiology, Sun Yat-sen Memorial Hospital, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, 510120, China. FAU - Miao, Liping AU - Miao L AD - Department of Anesthesiology, Sun Yat-sen Memorial Hospital, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, 510120, China. FAU - Zhang, Jing AU - Zhang J AD - Department of Anesthesiology, Sun Yat-sen Memorial Hospital, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, 510120, China. FAU - Zuo, Zhiyi AU - Zuo Z AD - Department of Anesthesiology, University of Virginia Health System, Charlottesville, Virginia 22908-0710. FAU - Li, Yujuan AU - Li Y AD - Department of Anesthesiology, Sun Yat-sen Memorial Hospital, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, 510120, China. AD - Laboratory of RNA and Major Diseases of Brain and Hearts, Sun Yat-sen Memorial Hospital, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou 510120, China. AD - Guangdong Province Key Laboratory of Brain Function and Disease, Zhongshan School of Medicine, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou 510080, China. LA - eng PT - Journal Article PL - United States TA - Toxicol Sci JT - Toxicological sciences : an official journal of the Society of Toxicology JID - 9805461 SB - IM OTO - NOTNLM OT - collapsin response mediator protein 2 OT - cycline-dependent kinase-5 OT - dexmedetomedine OT - glycogen synthase kinase-3beta OT - neuroapoptosis OT - propofol EDAT- 2019/06/13 06:00 MHDA- 2019/06/13 06:01 CRDT- 2019/06/13 06:00 PHST- 2019/06/13 06:01 [medline] PHST- 2019/06/13 06:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2019/06/13 06:00 [entrez] AID - 5514061 [pii] AID - 10.1093/toxsci/kfz135 [doi] PST - ppublish SO - Toxicol Sci. 2019 Sep 1;171(1):193-210. doi: 10.1093/toxsci/kfz135.