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ArticleAlzheimer's & dementia : the journal of the Alzheimer's Association2024

Anesthesia-induced hippocampal-cortical hyperactivity and tau hyperphosphorylation impair remote memory retrieval in Alzheimer's disease.

Kai Chen, Riya Gupta, Alejandro Martín-Ávila, Meng Cui, Zhongcong Xie, Guang Yang

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Article in Alzheimer's & dementia : the journal of the Alzheimer's Association, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 16 papers.

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

6 authors at 5 institutions in 1 country.

Kai ChenDepartment of Anesthesiology, Columbia University Irving Medical Center, New York, New York, USA.
Riya GuptaBarnard College of Columbia University, New York, New York, USA.
Alejandro Martín-ÁvilaNew York University School of Medicine, New York, New York, USA.
Meng CuiDepartment of Biology, Purdue University, West Lafayette, Indiana, USA.
Zhongcong XieGeriatric Anesthesia Research Unit, Department of Anesthesia, Critical Care and Pain Medicine, Massachusetts General Hospital and Harvard Medical School, Charlestown, Massachusetts, USA.
Guang YangDepartment of Anesthesiology, Columbia University Irving Medical Center, New York, New York, USA.
Columbia University Irving Medical Center · USColumbia University · USHarvard University · USNew York University · USPurdue University West Lafayette · US

Funding

Pathogenesis of Postoperative Cognitive DysfunctionR01AG041274 · NIA · UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS HLTH SCI CTR HOUSTON · PI Zhongcong Xie, Guang Yang · 2012 to 2026
$6.7M
Postoperative Delirium and Alzheimer's Disease Related DementiasR01AG062509 · NIA · MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL · PI XIE, ZHONGCONG · 2019 to 2023
$3.7M
The roles of anesthetics and neuroimmune interactions in postoperative cognitive dysfunctionR35GM131765 · NIGMS · COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY HEALTH SCIENCES · PI Guang Yang · 2019 to 2026
$3.4M
General Anesthesia and Alzheimer's Disease NeuropathogenesisRF1AG070761 · NIA · MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL · PI XIE, ZHONGCONG · 2020 to 2020
$1.9M
Optimization of Clear Optically Matched Panoramic Access Channel Technique (COMPACT) for large-scale deep-brain neurophotonic interfaceU01NS118302 · NINDS · PURDUE UNIVERSITY · PI CUI, MENG, YANG, GUANG · 2020 to 2025
$1.6M
Alzheimer's Association AARFD-17-533584NIA NIH HHS R01 AG041274NIA NIH HHS R01 AG062509NIA NIH HHS RF1 AG070761NIGMS NIH HHS R35 GM131765NIH HHS AG041274NIH HHS AG062509NIH HHS GM131765NIH HHS NS118302NINDS NIH HHS U01 NS118302
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

introductionAnesthesia often exacerbates memory recall difficulties in individuals with Alzheimer's disease (AD), but the underlying mechanisms remain unclear.

methodsWe used in vivo Ca

resultsOur study identified pyramidal neuron hyperactivity in the anterior cingulate cortex (ACC) as a significant contributor to anesthesia-induced remote memory impairment. This ACC hyperactivation arises from the disinhibition of local inhibitory circuits and increased excitatory inputs from the hippocampal CA1 region. Inhibiting hyperactivity in the CA1-ACC circuit improved memory recall after anesthesia. Moreover, anesthesia led to increased tau phosphorylation in the hippocampus, and inhibiting this hyperphosphorylation prevented ACC hyperactivity and subsequent memory impairment. DISCUSSION: Hippocampal-cortical hyperactivity plays a role in anesthesia-induced remote memory impairment. Targeting tau hyperphosphorylation shows promise as a therapeutic strategy to mitigate anesthesia-induced neural network dysfunction and retrograde amnesia in AD.

Indexed as

Alzheimer DiseaseAnesthesiaAnimalsHippocampusMemoryMemory DisordersMemory, Long-TermMiceAlzheimer's diseaseanesthesiaanterior cingulate cortexhippocampusremote memory

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PMID37695022
PMCPMC10843666
OpenAlexW4386592618

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