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低强度聚焦超声刺激改善血管性痴呆大鼠的工作记忆功能障碍 改善神经元环境。

Low-Intensity Focused Ultrasound Stimulation Ameliorates Working Memory Dysfunctions in Vascular Dementia Rats Improving Neuronal Environment.

作者信息

Wang Faqi, Wang Qian, Wang Ling, Ren Jing, Song Xizi, Tian Yutao, Zheng Chenguang, Yang Jiajia, Ming Dong

机构信息

Academy of Medical Engineering and Translational Medicine, Tianjin University, Tianjin, China.

College of Precision Instruments and Optoelectronics Engineering, Tianjin University, Tianjin, China.

出版信息

Front Aging Neurosci. 2022 Feb 21;14:814560. doi: 10.3389/fnagi.2022.814560. eCollection 2022.

Abstract

Working memory impairment is one of the remarkable cognitive dysfunctions induced by vascular dementia (VD), and it is necessary to explore an effective treatment. Recently, low-intensity focused ultrasound stimulation (LIFUS) has been found notable neuroprotective effects on some neurological diseases, including VD. However, whether it could ameliorate VD-induced working memory impairment was still not been clarified. The purpose of this study was to address this issue and the underlying mechanism. We established VD rat model using the bilateral common carotid artery occlusion (BCCAO) and applied the LIFUS (center frequency = 0.5 MHz; I = 500 mW/cm, 10 mins/day) to bilateral medial prefrontal cortex (mPFC) for 2 weeks since 2 weeks after the surgery. The main results showed that the LIFUS could significantly improve the performance of VD rats in the specific working memory tasks (delayed nonmatch-to-sample task and step-down task), which might be associated with the improved synaptic function. We also found the improvement in the cerebral blood flow (CBF) and reduced neuroinflammation in mPFC after LIFUS treatment indicated by the inhibition of Toll-like receptor (TLR4)/nuclear factor kappa B (NF-κB) pathway and the decrease of proinflammatory cytokines. The amelioration of CBF and neuroinflammation may promote the living environment of the neurons in VD which then contribute to the survival of neurons and the improvement in synaptic function. Taken together, our findings indicate that LIFUS targeted mPFC can effectively ameliorate reward-based spatial working memory and fear working memory dysfunctions induced by VD restoring the living environment, survivability, and synaptic functions of the neurons in mPFC of VD rats. This study adds to the evidence that LIFUS could become a promising and non-invasive treatment strategy for the clinical treatment of central nervous system diseases related to cognitive impairments in the future.

摘要

工作记忆损害是血管性痴呆(VD)所致的显著认知功能障碍之一,因此有必要探索有效的治疗方法。最近,低强度聚焦超声刺激(LIFUS)已被发现对包括VD在内的一些神经系统疾病具有显著的神经保护作用。然而,其是否能改善VD所致的工作记忆损害仍未明确。本研究的目的是解决这一问题及其潜在机制。我们采用双侧颈总动脉闭塞(BCCAO)建立VD大鼠模型,并在手术后2周开始,对双侧内侧前额叶皮质(mPFC)应用LIFUS(中心频率 = 0.5 MHz;I = 500 mW/cm²,每天10分钟),持续2周。主要结果表明,LIFUS可显著改善VD大鼠在特定工作记忆任务(延迟非匹配样本任务和逐步下降任务)中的表现,这可能与突触功能改善有关。我们还发现,LIFUS治疗后mPFC的脑血流量(CBF)增加,神经炎症减轻,这表现为Toll样受体(TLR4)/核因子κB(NF-κB)通路受到抑制以及促炎细胞因子减少。CBF和神经炎症的改善可能促进VD中神经元的生存环境,进而有助于神经元存活和突触功能改善。综上所述,我们的研究结果表明,靶向mPFC的LIFUS可有效改善VD所致的基于奖赏的空间工作记忆和恐惧工作记忆功能障碍,恢复VD大鼠mPFC中神经元的生存环境、生存能力和突触功能。本研究进一步证明,LIFUS未来可能成为治疗与认知障碍相关的中枢神经系统疾病的一种有前景的非侵入性治疗策略。

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