TY - JOUR
T1 - Melatonin alleviates brain injury in mice subjected to cecal ligation and puncture via attenuating inflammation, apoptosis, and oxidative stress
T2 - the role of SIRT1 signaling
AU - Zhao, Lei
AU - An, Rui
AU - Yang, Yang
AU - Yang, Xiangmin
AU - Liu, Haixiao
AU - Yue, Liang
AU - Li, Xia
AU - Lin, Yan
AU - Reiter, Russel J.
AU - Qu, Yan
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2015 John Wiley & Sons A/S. Published by John Wiley & Sons Ltd.
PY - 2015/9/1
Y1 - 2015/9/1
N2 - Abstract Sepsis is a systemic inflammatory response to infection that causes severe neurological complications. Previous studies have suggested that melatonin is protective during sepsis. Additionally, silent information regulator 1 (SIRT1) was reported to be beneficial in sepsis. However, the role of SIRT1 signaling in the protective effect of melatonin against septic encephalopathy remains unclear. This study aimed to investigate the role of SIRT1 in the protective effect of melatonin. EX527, a SIRT1 inhibitor, was used to reveal the role of SIRT1 in melatonin's action. Cecal ligation and puncture or sham operation was performed in male C57BL/6J mice. Melatonin was administrated intraperitoneally (30 mg/kg). The survival rate of mice was recorded for the 7-day period following the sham or CLP operation. The blood-brain barrier (BBB) integrity, brain water content, levels of inflammatory cytokines (TNF-α, IL-1β, and HMGB1), and the level of oxidative stress (superoxide dismutase (SOD), catalase (CAT), and malondialdehyde (MDA)) and apoptosis were assessed. The expression of SIRT1, Ac-FoxO1, Ac-p53, Ac-NF-κB, Bcl-2, and Bax was detected by Western blot. The results suggested that melatonin improved survival rate, attenuated brain edema and neuronal apoptosis, and preserved BBB integrity. Melatonin decreased the production of TNF-α, IL-1β, and HMGB1. Melatonin increased the activity of SOD and CAT and decreased the MDA production. Additionally, melatonin upregulated the expression of SIRT1 and Bcl-2 and downregulated the expression of Ac-FoxO1, Ac-p53, Ac-NF-κB, and Bax. However, the protective effects of melatonin were abolished by EX527. In conclusion, our results demonstrate that melatonin attenuates sepsis-induced brain injury via SIRT1 signaling activation.
AB - Abstract Sepsis is a systemic inflammatory response to infection that causes severe neurological complications. Previous studies have suggested that melatonin is protective during sepsis. Additionally, silent information regulator 1 (SIRT1) was reported to be beneficial in sepsis. However, the role of SIRT1 signaling in the protective effect of melatonin against septic encephalopathy remains unclear. This study aimed to investigate the role of SIRT1 in the protective effect of melatonin. EX527, a SIRT1 inhibitor, was used to reveal the role of SIRT1 in melatonin's action. Cecal ligation and puncture or sham operation was performed in male C57BL/6J mice. Melatonin was administrated intraperitoneally (30 mg/kg). The survival rate of mice was recorded for the 7-day period following the sham or CLP operation. The blood-brain barrier (BBB) integrity, brain water content, levels of inflammatory cytokines (TNF-α, IL-1β, and HMGB1), and the level of oxidative stress (superoxide dismutase (SOD), catalase (CAT), and malondialdehyde (MDA)) and apoptosis were assessed. The expression of SIRT1, Ac-FoxO1, Ac-p53, Ac-NF-κB, Bcl-2, and Bax was detected by Western blot. The results suggested that melatonin improved survival rate, attenuated brain edema and neuronal apoptosis, and preserved BBB integrity. Melatonin decreased the production of TNF-α, IL-1β, and HMGB1. Melatonin increased the activity of SOD and CAT and decreased the MDA production. Additionally, melatonin upregulated the expression of SIRT1 and Bcl-2 and downregulated the expression of Ac-FoxO1, Ac-p53, Ac-NF-κB, and Bax. However, the protective effects of melatonin were abolished by EX527. In conclusion, our results demonstrate that melatonin attenuates sepsis-induced brain injury via SIRT1 signaling activation.
KW - SIRT1 signaling
KW - cecal ligation and puncture
KW - inflammation
KW - melatonin
KW - oxidative stress
KW - septic encephalopathy
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U2 - 10.1111/jpi.12254
DO - 10.1111/jpi.12254
M3 - Article
C2 - 26094939
AN - SCOPUS:84938417554
SN - 0742-3098
VL - 59
SP - 230
EP - 239
JO - Journal of pineal research
JF - Journal of pineal research
IS - 2
ER -