Neuroprotection of dexmedetomidine against propofol-induced neuroapoptosis partly mediated by PI3K/Akt pathway in hippocampal neurons of fetal ratPI3K/Akt 信号通路部分参与了右美托咪定对异丙酚诱导的胎鼠海马神经元凋亡的保护作用
Journal of Zhejiang University-SCIENCE B(2017)
Abstract
The aim was to investigate how the PI3K/Akt pathway is involved in the protection of dexmedetomidine against propofol. The hippocampal neurons from fetal rats were separated and cultured in a neurobasal medium. Cell viability was assayed by 3-(4,5-dimethylthiazol-2-yl)-2,5-diphenyltetrazolium bromide (MTT) assay. Then neurons were pretreated with different concentrations of dexmedetomidine before 100 μmol/L propofol was added. Akt, phospho-Akt (p-Akt), Bad, phospho-Bad (p-Bad), and Bcl-xL were detected by Western blot. Also, neurons were pretreated with dexmedetomidine alone or given the inhibitor LY294002 before dexmedetomidine pretreatment, and then propofol was added for 3 h. The results demonstrated that propofol decreased the cell viability and the expression of p-Akt and p-Bad proteins, increased the level of Bad, and reduced the ratio of Bcl-xL/Bad. Dexmedetomidine pretreatment could reverse these effects. The enhancement of p-Akt and p-Bad induced by dexmedetomidine was prevented by LY294002. These results showed that dexmedetomidine potently protected the developing neuron and this protection may be partly mediated by the PI3K/Akt pathway.
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Key words
Dexmedetomidine,Propofol,Neuroapoptosis,PI3K/Akt,R614.1,右美托咪定,异丙酚,神经凋亡,PI3K/Akt
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