title: Minocycline Prevents the Impairment of Hippocampal Long-Term Potentiation in the Septic Mouse.
abstract: Sepsis-associated encephalopathy is a major complication during sepsis, and an effective treatment remains unknown. Although minocycline (MINO) has neuroprotective effects and is an attractive candidate for treating sepsis-associated encephalopathy, the effect of MINO on synaptic plasticity during sepsis is still unclear. In the present study, we investigated the effects of MINO on long-term potentiation (LTP) in the hippocampus in a cecal ligation and puncture (CLP) mouse model. We divided mice into four groups; sham + vehicle, sham + MINO (60 mg/kg, i.p. for 3 consecutive days before slice preparation), CLP + vehicle, and CLP + MINO. We tested LTP in the CA1 region of the hippocampus, using slices taken 24 h after surgery. Because MINO is also anti-inflammatory, LTP was analyzed following 30 min of IL-1 receptor antagonist (IL-1ra) perfusion. The endotoxin level in the blood was increased at 24 h after CLP operations regardless of MINO administrations, and LTP in the CLP + vehicle group mice was severely impaired (P < 0.05). High doses of MINO prevented the LTP impairment during sepsis in the CLP + MINO group. Interleukin (IL)-1ra administration ameliorated LTP impairment only in the CLP + vehicle group (P < 0.05); it had no additional effects on LTP in the CLP + MINO group. In conclusion, we have provided the first evidence that MINO prevents impaired LTP related to sepsis-induced encephalopathy in the mouse hippocampus, and that mechanisms associated with IL-1 receptor activity may be involved.
authors.affiliation: *Department of Anesthesiology and Critical Care Medicine, Hokkaido University Graduate School of Medicine, Sapporo, Japan †Emergency and Critical Care Center, Hokkaido University Hospital, Sapporo, Japan.
authors.forename: Koji
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Hoshino
authors.forename: Mineji
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Hayakawa
authors.forename: Yuji
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Morimoto
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001927:Brain Diseases / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000378:metabolism / Q000473:pathology / Q000503:physiopathology; D006624:Hippocampus / Q000378:metabolism / Q000473:pathology / Q000503:physiopathology; D017774:Long-Term Potentiation / Q000187:drug effects*; D008297:Male; D051379:Mice; D008911:Minocycline / Q000494:pharmacology*; D018805:Sepsis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000378:metabolism / Q000473:pathology / Q000503:physiopathology
chemical_list: D008911:Minocycline