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ArticleMolecular medicine reports2018

MicroRNA-188-3p is involved in sevoflurane anesthesia-induced neuroapoptosis by targeting MDM2.

Lei Wang, Mengliang Zheng, Shuishui Wu, Zhiqiang Niu

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Article in Molecular medicine reports, 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 16 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

16 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 23 citations in OpenAlex.

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

4 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Lei WangDepartment of Anesthesia, Cangzhou Central Hospital, Cangzhou, Hebei 061001, P.R. China.
Mengliang ZhengDepartment of Anesthesia, Cangzhou Central Hospital, Cangzhou, Hebei 061001, P.R. China.
Shuishui WuDepartment of Anesthesia, Cangzhou Central Hospital, Cangzhou, Hebei 061001, P.R. China.
Zhiqiang NiuDepartment of Anesthesia, Cangzhou Central Hospital, Cangzhou, Hebei 061001, P.R. China.
Cangzhou Central Hospital · CN

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Sevoflurane is a commonly used inhalation anesthetic. Sevoflurane-induced neuroapoptosis and cognitive impairments in animals are widely reported, however, the underlying molecular mechanisms remain largely unknown. The results of the present study demonstrated that sevoflurane anesthesia induced spatial memory impairments in rats, as determined by the Morris water maze test. Mechanistically, the current study demonstrated that sevoflurane administration significantly enhanced the expression of microRNA (miR)‑188‑3p. Furthermore, inhibition of miR‑188‑3p using lentiviral miR‑188‑3p inhibitors attenuated sevoflurane‑induced cognitive impairments in rats. The present study also demonstrated that miR‑188‑3p targeted MDM2 proto‑oncogene (MDM2) and negatively regulated the expression of MDM2, as determined by luciferase assays, reverse transcription‑quantitative polymerase chain reaction and western blot analysis. Furthermore, decreased abundance of MDM2 following transfection with miR‑188‑3p mimics was associated with increased stability of p53 protein. Suppression of p53 activity using the specific p53 inhibitor pifithrin‑α alleviated sevoflurane‑induced neuroapoptosis. These results indicate that the miR‑188‑3p‑MDM2‑p53 axis may have a critical role in sevoflurane‑induced cognitive dysfunction. Therefore, miR‑188‑3p may be a potential target for the treatment of sevoflurane‑induced cognitive impairment.

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Anesthetics, InhalationAnimalsAntagomirsApoptosisBenzothiazolesCell Line, TumorCognitive DysfunctionGene Expression RegulationGenes, ReporterHippocampusHumansLuciferasesMaleMaze LearningMethyl EthersMicroRNAsAnesthetics, InhalationAntagomirsBenzothiazolesLuciferasesMdm2 protein, ratMethyl EthersMicroRNAsOligoribonucleotidespifithrinProto-Oncogene Proteins c-mdm2SevofluraneTolueneTumor Suppressor Protein p53cognitive impairmentMDM2 proto‑oncogenemicroRNA‑188‑3pp53sevoflurane

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PMID29344658
PMCPMC5802194
OpenAlexW2783630744

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