• Eur Rev Med Pharmacol Sci · Jan 2017

    NF-κB/P65 signaling pathway: a potential therapeutic target in postoperative cognitive dysfunction after sevoflurane anesthesia.

    • J-W Zheng, B Meng, X-Y Li, B Lu, G-R Wu, and J-P Chen.
    • Department of Anesthesiology, Ningbo No. 2 Hospital, Ningbo, China. junpingche@163.com.
    • Eur Rev Med Pharmacol Sci. 2017 Jan 1; 21 (2): 394-407.

    ObjectiveThis study aimed to explore the role of NF-κB/P65 signaling pathway in postoperative cognitive dysfunction (POCD) after sevoflurane anesthesia.Materials And MethodsA total of 120 male Sprague-Dawley (SD) rats were selected and assigned into five groups (24 rats in each group): the control, sevoflurane, sevoflurane + splenectomy, pyrrolidine dithiocarbamate (PDTC, a specific inhibitor of NF-κB), and sevoflurane + splenectomy + PDTC groups. Electrocardiogram (ECoG) and behavior changes of rats were monitored before and after anesthesia/operation. Ionized calcium-binding adapter molecules 1 (Iba-1) in the hippocampal zones were observed by immunofluorescence staining. Blood-brain barrier (BBB) permeability was determined by immunohistochemistry. The mRNA and protein expressions of NF-κB/P65 signaling pathway-related proteins and inflammatory cytokines were detected by qRT-PCR assay and Western blotting.ResultsDuring the anesthesia/operation, the vital signs of rats were stable, but the ECoG in the sevoflurane and sevoflurane + splenectomy groups mainly presented slow waves. The ECoG arousal response in the sevoflurane + splenectomy + PDTC group was observed. At 24 h after the anesthesia/operation, the expressions of NF-κB and P65 in the hippocampal zone, the expressions of IκBα and inflammatory cytokines (IL-1β, IL-6 and TNF-α), the expression of Iba-1 in rat hippocampal dentate gyrus (DG) zone and CA3 zone, and the permeability of BBB were significantly increased and the behavior of rats changed dramatically (all p < 0.05), while PDTC treatments could eliminate these changes induced by the anesthesia/operation (all p < 0.05). No changes were observed in the expressions of NF-κB, P65, IκBα, Iba-1 and inflammatory cytokines (IL-1β, IL-6 and TNF-α), and the permeability of BBB and the behavior of rats in the sevoflurane and the PDTC groups (all p > 0.05).ConclusionsThese results suggest that the inhibition of NF-κB/P65 signaling pathway may relieve POCD after sevoflurane anesthesia.

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