PMID- 37189781 OWN - NLM STAT- PubMed-not-MEDLINE LR - 20230519 IS - 2227-9059 (Print) IS - 2227-9059 (Electronic) IS - 2227-9059 (Linking) VI - 11 IP - 4 DP - 2023 Apr 12 TI - Isoflurane Conditioning Provides Protection against Subarachnoid Hemorrhage Induced Delayed Cerebral Ischemia through NF-kB Inhibition. LID - 10.3390/biomedicines11041163 [doi] LID - 1163 AB - Delayed cerebral ischemia (DCI) is the largest treatable cause of poor outcome after aneurysmal subarachnoid hemorrhage (SAH). Nuclear Factor Kappa-light-chain-enhancer of Activated B cells (NF-kB), a transcription factor known to function as a pivotal mediator of inflammation, is upregulated in SAH and is pathologically associated with vasospasm. We previously showed that a brief exposure to isoflurane, an inhalational anesthetic, provided multifaceted protection against DCI after SAH. The aim of our current study is to investigate the role of NF-kB in isoflurane-conditioning-induced neurovascular protection against SAH-induced DCI. Twelve-week-old wild type male mice (C57BL/6) were divided into five groups: sham, SAH, SAH + Pyrrolidine dithiocarbamate (PDTC, a selective NF-kB inhibitor), SAH + isoflurane conditioning, and SAH + PDTC with isoflurane conditioning. Experimental SAH was performed via endovascular perforation. Anesthetic conditioning was performed with isoflurane 2% for 1 h, 1 h after SAH. Three doses of PDTC (100 mg/kg) were injected intraperitoneally. NF-kB and microglial activation and the cellular source of NF-kB after SAH were assessed by immunofluorescence staining. Vasospasm, microvessel thrombosis, and neuroscore were assessed. NF-kB was activated after SAH; it was attenuated by isoflurane conditioning. Microglia was activated and found to be a major source of NF-kB expression after SAH. Isoflurane conditioning attenuated microglial activation and NF-kB expression in microglia after SAH. Isoflurane conditioning and PDTC individually attenuated large artery vasospasm and microvessel thrombosis, leading to improved neurological deficits after SAH. The addition of isoflurane to the PDTC group did not provide any additional DCI protection. These data indicate isoflurane-conditioning-induced DCI protection after SAH is mediated, at least in part, via downregulating the NF-kB pathway. FAU - Liu, Meizi AU - Liu M AUID- ORCID: 0000-0002-7633-3384 AD - Department of Anesthesiology, Department of Neurosurgery, Washington University in St. Louis, St. Louis, MO 63110, USA. FAU - Jayaraman, Keshav AU - Jayaraman K AUID- ORCID: 0000-0002-5227-7023 AD - Department of Anesthesiology, Department of Neurosurgery, Washington University in St. Louis, St. Louis, MO 63110, USA. FAU - Mehla, Jogender AU - Mehla J AD - Department of Anesthesiology, Department of Neurosurgery, Washington University in St. Louis, St. Louis, MO 63110, USA. FAU - Diwan, Deepti AU - Diwan D AD - Department of Anesthesiology, Department of Neurosurgery, Washington University in St. Louis, St. Louis, MO 63110, USA. FAU - Nelson, James W AU - Nelson JW AD - Department of Anesthesiology, Department of Neurosurgery, Washington University in St. Louis, St. Louis, MO 63110, USA. FAU - Hussein, Ahmed E AU - Hussein AE AD - Department of Anesthesiology, Department of Neurosurgery, Washington University in St. Louis, St. Louis, MO 63110, USA. FAU - Vellimana, Ananth K AU - Vellimana AK AD - Department of Anesthesiology, Department of Neurosurgery, Washington University in St. Louis, St. Louis, MO 63110, USA. FAU - Abu-Amer, Yousef AU - Abu-Amer Y AD - Department of Orthopedic Surgery and Cell Biology & Physiology, Shriners Hospital for Children, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO 63110, USA. FAU - Zipfel, Gregory J AU - Zipfel GJ AD - Department of Anesthesiology, Department of Neurosurgery, Washington University in St. Louis, St. Louis, MO 63110, USA. FAU - Athiraman, Umeshkumar AU - Athiraman U AUID- ORCID: 0000-0002-9086-0607 AD - Department of Anesthesiology, Department of Neurosurgery, Washington University in St. Louis, St. Louis, MO 63110, USA. LA - eng GR - K08NS125038/NH/NIH HHS/United States GR - NS091603/NH/NIH HHS/United States PT - Journal Article DEP - 20230412 PL - Switzerland TA - Biomedicines JT - Biomedicines JID - 101691304 PMC - PMC10135581 OTO - NOTNLM OT - NF-kB OT - aneurysmal subarachnoid hemorrhage OT - delayed cerebral ischemia OT - isoflurane OT - neuroprotection COIS- The authors declare no conflict of interest. EDAT- 2023/05/16 06:42 MHDA- 2023/05/16 06:43 PMCR- 2023/04/12 CRDT- 2023/05/16 01:11 PHST- 2023/02/27 00:00 [received] PHST- 2023/04/08 00:00 [revised] PHST- 2023/04/11 00:00 [accepted] PHST- 2023/05/16 06:43 [medline] PHST- 2023/05/16 06:42 [pubmed] PHST- 2023/05/16 01:11 [entrez] PHST- 2023/04/12 00:00 [pmc-release] AID - biomedicines11041163 [pii] AID - biomedicines-11-01163 [pii] AID - 10.3390/biomedicines11041163 [doi] PST - epublish SO - Biomedicines. 2023 Apr 12;11(4):1163. doi: 10.3390/biomedicines11041163.