Objective(s) Erythropoietin has been shown to exert neuroprotective effects in a variety of CNS injury models. Elevation of serum S100β, as a glial damage marker and myelin basic protein (MBP) has been reported to occur in acute carbon monoxide (CO) poisoning. The aim of this study was to evaluate the effect of erythropoietin (EPO) on serum S100β and MBP levels after CO poisoning in rats. Mat...

There is a need to develop animal models to study postoperative delirium. Inattention is one of the symptoms of delirium. Increases in the levels of α-synuclein and S100β have been reported to be associated with delirium. Therefore, we set out to determine the effects of surgery plus general anesthesia on the behavioral changes (including loss of attention) in mice and on the levels of α-synucl...

1986). It is due to the duplication of a critical region of chromosome 21 involving a potentially large number of genes (Epstein, 1987). The roles these genes may play in human neurodegenerative diseases are mainly unknown. To dissect the effects of these genes one may apply single gene manipulation molecular techniques. Transgenic technology, for instance, allows one to express a candidate gen...

UNLABELLED Postoperative cognitive dysfunction (POCD) is a multifactorial adverse event most frequently in elderly patients. This study evaluated the effect of dexamethasone on POCD incidence after noncardiac and nonneurologic surgery. METHODS One hundred and forty patients (ASA I-II; age 60-87 years) took part in a prospective phase III, double blind, randomized study involving the administr...

Background. Ulinastatin, identified as a urinary trypsin inhibitor, has been widely used in patients with inflammatory disorders. However, little is known about its effect on postoperative cognitive dysfunction (POCD). The aim of our current work is to review the current body of literature. Methods. A systematic literature search in PubMed and EMBASE was performed to identify randomized control...

This study aimed to observe the protective effects of sufentanil pretreatment on rat cerebral injury during cardiopulmonary bypass (CPB) and to explore the underlying mechanism. Twenty-four male adult Sprague Dawley (SD) rats were divided into 4 groups. Then, the rat CPB model was established. A 14G trocar was inserted into the atrium dextrum. For rats in S1 and S5 groups, sufentanil (1 µgKg(-1...

Established therapies for cerebral ischemia-reperfusion injury are currently limited. The urinary trypsin inhibitor ulinastatin (UTI) is considered cytoprotective against ischemia-reperfusion injury in internal organs through its anti-inflammatory activity. We aimed to investigate the neuroprotective effects of UTI on learning and memory of rats after cerebral ischemia-reperfusion injury. Rats ...

The serotonin transporter (SERT) ensures the recapture of serotonin and is the pharmacological target of selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor (SSRI) antidepressants. We show that SERT is a target of microRNA-16 (miR-16). miR-16 is expressed at higher levels in noradrenergic than in serotonergic cells; its reduction in noradrenergic neurons causes de novo SERT expression. In mice, chronic trea...

Abstract Background To investigate the expressions of glial fibrillary acidic protein (GFAP), neuron-specific enolase (NSE) and S100β their diagnostic values for sepsis-associated encephalopathy (SAE). Methods One hundred patients with sepsis treated from August 2021 to 2022 were included. They assigned a group (n=65) an SAE (n=35), while 50 healthy volunteers physically examined in same period...

this study aimed to observe the protective effects of sufentanil pretreatment on rat cerebral injury during cardiopulmonary bypass (cpb) and to explore the underlying mechanism. twenty-four male adult sprague dawley (sd) rats were divided into 4 groups. then, the rat cpb model was established. a 14g trocar was inserted into the atrium dextrum. for rats in s1 and s5 groups, sufentanil (1 µg•kg-1...