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NEUROSCIENCE LETTERS
卷 498, 期 1, 页码 63-66出版社
ELSEVIER IRELAND LTD
DOI: 10.1016/j.neulet.2011.04.063
关键词
Neuroinflammation; Hippocampus; Memory; Fear conditioning; IL-1 beta; LPS; Surgery; POCD
资金
- Chelsea & Westminster Medical School
- Chelsea & Westminster Hospital Trust
- Fundacao para a Ciencia e Tecnologia
The activation of the immune system, by either lipopolysaccharide (LPS) administration or surgical trauma, has been shown to be capable of affecting hippocampal function, causing memory impairment. Here, we examined the extent to which LPS-induced infection may aggravate impairment of memory function following orthopaedic surgery. Hippocampal memory function impairment was assessed using fear-conditioning tasks, while IL-1 beta levels in plasma and hippocampus were measured using ELISA. LPS-induced inflammation disrupted hippocampal memory consolidation as evidenced by reduced contextual freezing time exhibited by infected mice. Likewise, surgery caused hippocampal-dependent memory impairment, which was associated with increased levels of IL-1 beta both in plasma and hippocampus. However, a sub-pyrogenic dose of LPS alone failed to impair memory function. This dose of LPS, when administered prior to surgery, exacerbated surgery-induced cognitive dysfunction as evidenced by further reduction of contextual freezing time. Also, it caused a concomitant additional increase in the levels of IL-1 beta in both plasma and hippocampus of those animals. Our data suggest that sub-clinical infection may sensitise the immune system augmenting the severity of post-operative cognitive dysfunction. (C) 2011 Elsevier Ireland Ltd. All rights reserved.
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