Chronic unpredictable stress exacerbates surgery-induced sickness behavior and neuroinflammatory responses via glucocorticoids secretion in adult rats.

<h4>Methods</h4>Sprague-Dawley adult male rats (12-14 weeks old) were exposed to 14-day CUS and then subjected to partial hepatectomy 24 h after the last stress session. The rats were pretreated with an antagonist of the glucocorticoids (GCs) receptor RU486 (30 mg/kg, i.p.) 1 h prior to...

Full description

Saved in:
Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Na Wang, Hong Ma, Zhe Li, Yalei Gao, Xuezhao Cao, Yanhua Jiang, Yongjian Zhou, Sidan Liu
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2017-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:https://journals.plos.org/plosone/article/file?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0183077&type=printable
Tags: Add Tag
No Tags, Be the first to tag this record!
_version_ 1850229080953192448
author Na Wang
Hong Ma
Zhe Li
Yalei Gao
Xuezhao Cao
Yanhua Jiang
Yongjian Zhou
Sidan Liu
author_facet Na Wang
Hong Ma
Zhe Li
Yalei Gao
Xuezhao Cao
Yanhua Jiang
Yongjian Zhou
Sidan Liu
author_sort Na Wang
collection DOAJ
description <h4>Methods</h4>Sprague-Dawley adult male rats (12-14 weeks old) were exposed to 14-day CUS and then subjected to partial hepatectomy 24 h after the last stress session. The rats were pretreated with an antagonist of the glucocorticoids (GCs) receptor RU486 (30 mg/kg, i.p.) 1 h prior to stress exposure. The behavioral changes were evaluated with open field test and elevated plus-maze test. The hippocampal cytokines interleukin (IL)-1β and IL-6 were measured on postoperative days 1, 3 and 7. Ionized calcium binding adaptor protein (Iba)-1, microglial M2 phenotype marker Arg1, brain derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF) and CD200 were also examined at each time point.<h4>Results</h4>CUS exacerbated surgery-induced sickness behavior. Exposure to CUS alone failed to alter the levels of pro-inflammatory cytokines in the brain. However, CUS exaggerated surgery-induced pro-inflammatory cytokines expression (e.g. IL-1β and IL-6) and upregulated the levels of Iba-1 on postoperative days 1 and 3. An additional significant decreased BDNF, CD200 and a lower level of Arg1 were also observed in the stressed rats following surgical procedure. Pretreatment with RU486 blunted the potentiating effects of CUS on surgery-induced sickness behavior and neuroinflammatory responses.<h4>Conclusion</h4>Chronic unpredictable stress enhanced surgery-induced sickness behavior and neuroinflammatory responses. Stress-induced GCs played a pivotal role in enhancing surgery-induced neuroinflammatory processes by modulation of microglia functions.
format Article
id doaj-art-b4c257a71d6a4c39acdb0f2d4e17f419
institution OA Journals
issn 1932-6203
language English
publishDate 2017-01-01
publisher Public Library of Science (PLoS)
record_format Article
series PLoS ONE
spelling doaj-art-b4c257a71d6a4c39acdb0f2d4e17f4192025-08-20T02:04:20ZengPublic Library of Science (PLoS)PLoS ONE1932-62032017-01-01128e018307710.1371/journal.pone.0183077Chronic unpredictable stress exacerbates surgery-induced sickness behavior and neuroinflammatory responses via glucocorticoids secretion in adult rats.Na WangHong MaZhe LiYalei GaoXuezhao CaoYanhua JiangYongjian ZhouSidan Liu<h4>Methods</h4>Sprague-Dawley adult male rats (12-14 weeks old) were exposed to 14-day CUS and then subjected to partial hepatectomy 24 h after the last stress session. The rats were pretreated with an antagonist of the glucocorticoids (GCs) receptor RU486 (30 mg/kg, i.p.) 1 h prior to stress exposure. The behavioral changes were evaluated with open field test and elevated plus-maze test. The hippocampal cytokines interleukin (IL)-1β and IL-6 were measured on postoperative days 1, 3 and 7. Ionized calcium binding adaptor protein (Iba)-1, microglial M2 phenotype marker Arg1, brain derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF) and CD200 were also examined at each time point.<h4>Results</h4>CUS exacerbated surgery-induced sickness behavior. Exposure to CUS alone failed to alter the levels of pro-inflammatory cytokines in the brain. However, CUS exaggerated surgery-induced pro-inflammatory cytokines expression (e.g. IL-1β and IL-6) and upregulated the levels of Iba-1 on postoperative days 1 and 3. An additional significant decreased BDNF, CD200 and a lower level of Arg1 were also observed in the stressed rats following surgical procedure. Pretreatment with RU486 blunted the potentiating effects of CUS on surgery-induced sickness behavior and neuroinflammatory responses.<h4>Conclusion</h4>Chronic unpredictable stress enhanced surgery-induced sickness behavior and neuroinflammatory responses. Stress-induced GCs played a pivotal role in enhancing surgery-induced neuroinflammatory processes by modulation of microglia functions.https://journals.plos.org/plosone/article/file?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0183077&type=printable
spellingShingle Na Wang
Hong Ma
Zhe Li
Yalei Gao
Xuezhao Cao
Yanhua Jiang
Yongjian Zhou
Sidan Liu
Chronic unpredictable stress exacerbates surgery-induced sickness behavior and neuroinflammatory responses via glucocorticoids secretion in adult rats.
PLoS ONE
title Chronic unpredictable stress exacerbates surgery-induced sickness behavior and neuroinflammatory responses via glucocorticoids secretion in adult rats.
title_full Chronic unpredictable stress exacerbates surgery-induced sickness behavior and neuroinflammatory responses via glucocorticoids secretion in adult rats.
title_fullStr Chronic unpredictable stress exacerbates surgery-induced sickness behavior and neuroinflammatory responses via glucocorticoids secretion in adult rats.
title_full_unstemmed Chronic unpredictable stress exacerbates surgery-induced sickness behavior and neuroinflammatory responses via glucocorticoids secretion in adult rats.
title_short Chronic unpredictable stress exacerbates surgery-induced sickness behavior and neuroinflammatory responses via glucocorticoids secretion in adult rats.
title_sort chronic unpredictable stress exacerbates surgery induced sickness behavior and neuroinflammatory responses via glucocorticoids secretion in adult rats
url https://journals.plos.org/plosone/article/file?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0183077&type=printable
work_keys_str_mv AT nawang chronicunpredictablestressexacerbatessurgeryinducedsicknessbehaviorandneuroinflammatoryresponsesviaglucocorticoidssecretioninadultrats
AT hongma chronicunpredictablestressexacerbatessurgeryinducedsicknessbehaviorandneuroinflammatoryresponsesviaglucocorticoidssecretioninadultrats
AT zheli chronicunpredictablestressexacerbatessurgeryinducedsicknessbehaviorandneuroinflammatoryresponsesviaglucocorticoidssecretioninadultrats
AT yaleigao chronicunpredictablestressexacerbatessurgeryinducedsicknessbehaviorandneuroinflammatoryresponsesviaglucocorticoidssecretioninadultrats
AT xuezhaocao chronicunpredictablestressexacerbatessurgeryinducedsicknessbehaviorandneuroinflammatoryresponsesviaglucocorticoidssecretioninadultrats
AT yanhuajiang chronicunpredictablestressexacerbatessurgeryinducedsicknessbehaviorandneuroinflammatoryresponsesviaglucocorticoidssecretioninadultrats
AT yongjianzhou chronicunpredictablestressexacerbatessurgeryinducedsicknessbehaviorandneuroinflammatoryresponsesviaglucocorticoidssecretioninadultrats
AT sidanliu chronicunpredictablestressexacerbatessurgeryinducedsicknessbehaviorandneuroinflammatoryresponsesviaglucocorticoidssecretioninadultrats