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To investigate the protective effect of microRNA-181b (miR-181b) on aged rats with sepsis-induced hippocampus injury in vivo.Seventy-five male healthy old Sprague-Dawley (SD) rats were randomly divided into five groups (n = 15) using a random number table: sham operation group (Sham group), sepsis group [cecal ligation and puncture (CLP) group], miR-181b Agomir+CLP group (Ag+CLP group), miR-181b Antagomir+CLP group (An+CLP group) and normal saline (NS) control group (NS+CLP group). Rats sepsis model was reproduced by CLP, and in Sham group, the cecum of rats was separated only after abdominal operation without ligation or perforation. The rats in Ag+CLP group were given miR-181b Agomir 10 μL via lateral ventricle at 24 hours before CLP, the rats in An+CLP group were given 10 μL miR-181b Antagomir, and those in NS+CLP group were given 10 μL NS. At 6, 12, 24 hours after CLP, 5 rats of each group were sacrificed randomly, and hippocampus were harvested. The expression of miR-181b in hippocampus was determined by real-time fluorescence quantitative reverse transcription-polymerase chain reaction (RT-qPCR). The expression of nuclear factor-ΚB p65 (NF-ΚB p65) was determined by Western Blot. The contents of interleukin-1β (IL-1β) and tumor necrosis factor-α (TNF-α) were determined by enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA).Compared with Sham group, the expression of miR-181b in hippocampus of CLP group was significantly decreased at 6 hours after CLP (2The expression of hippocampal miR-181b was significantly decreased in septic rats. Up-regulation of miR-181b could inhibit the activation of NF-ΚB signal pathway and the release of the inflammatory cytokine IL-1β and TNF-α stimulated by sepsis, and alleviate the inflammatory reaction and hippocampus injury in rat with sepsis. |
