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ANNALS OF NEUROLOGY
Volume 70, Issue 6, Pages 986-995Publisher
WILEY-BLACKWELL
DOI: 10.1002/ana.22664
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- National Multiple Sclerosis Society
- NIH/NINDS [NS052189, NS066361]
- Research Council Medicine [2010/2459]
- Karolinska Funds
- Fernstrom Foundation
- Department of Anesthesia, University of California at San Francisco
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Objective: Cognitive decline accompanies acute illness and surgery, especially in the elderly. Surgery engages the innate immune system that launches a systemic inflammatory response that, if unchecked, can cause multiple organ dysfunction. We sought to understand the mechanisms whereby the brain is targeted by the inflammatory response and how this can be resolved. Methods: C57BL/6J, Ccr2(RFP/+)Cx3cr1(GFP/+), Ikk(F/F) mice and LysM-Cre/Ikk(F/F) mice underwent stabilized tibial fracture operation under analgesia and general anesthesia. Separate cohorts of mice were tested for systemic and hippocampal inflammation, integrity of the blood-brain barrier (BBB), and cognition. The putative resolving effects of the cholinergic pathway on these postoperative responses were also studied. Results: Peripheral surgery disrupts the BBB via release of tumor necrosis factor-alpha (TNF alpha), which facilitates the migration of macrophages into the hippocampus. Macrophage-specific deletion of Ikappa B kinase (IKK)beta, a central coordinator of TNF alpha signaling through activation of nuclear factor (NF) kappa B, prevents BBB disruption and macrophage infiltration in the hippocampus following surgery. Activation of the alpha 7 subtype of nicotinic acetylcholine receptors, an endogenous inflammation-resolving pathway, prevents TNF alpha-induced NF-kappa B activation, macrophage migration into the hippocampus, and cognitive decline following surgery. Interpretation: These data reveal the mechanisms for bidirectional communication between the brain and immune system following aseptic trauma. Pivotal molecular mechanisms can be targeted to prevent and/or resolve postoperative neuroinflammation and cognitive decline. ANN NEUROL 2011; 70: 986-995
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