期刊
BRAIN RESEARCH BULLETIN
卷 124, 期 -, 页码 278-285出版社
PERGAMON-ELSEVIER SCIENCE LTD
DOI: 10.1016/j.brainresbull.2016.06.002
关键词
Ghrelin; Sepsis; Cecal ligation and puncture; PI3K/Akt signaling
资金
- Tianjin Municipal Natural Science Foundation [13JCYBJC36400]
- Tianjin Municipal Health Bureau Science Foundation [2011KE113]
- Key Specialty of Clinical Medicine in Tianjin Medical University General Hospital [303070900501]
Brain injury has been reported to occur in sepsis and can lead to high mortality among septic patients. Previous studies suggest that ghrelin is protective for the brain, but whether ghrelin protects brain from sepsis remains unclear. Therefore, the aim of this study is to investigate the protective effect of ghrelin against sepsis-induced brain injury. Cecal ligation and puncture was performed in male C57BL/6J mice to establish the sepsis model. Ghrelin was administrated intraperitoneally at a dose of 80 mu g/kg. The blood brain barrier (BBB) integrity, brain water content, inflammatory cytokines (TNF-alpha and IL-1 beta), oxidative stress (SOD and MDA) and neuronal apoptosis were assessed. In addition, the expression levels of Akt, phospho-Akt (Ser473) (p-Akt), Bcl-2 and Bax were detected by Western blot. Our results suggested that ghrelin attenuated brain edema, neuronal apoptosis and enhanced BBB integrity. Ghrelin decreased the production of TNF-alpha and IL-1 beta. Ghrelin increased the activity of SOD and decreased MDA production. Additionally, ghrelin increased the expression of p-Akt and Bcl-2 and decreased the Bax expression. The protective effects of ghrelin mentioned above were abolished by LY294002 (LY), a PI3K inhibitor. In conclusion, our results demonstrate that ghrelin attenuates brain injury in sepsis via PI3K/Akt signaling activation. (C) 2016 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.
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