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. 2021 Oct;58(10):4828-4841.
doi: 10.1007/s12035-021-02444-4. Epub 2021 Jun 29.

Gut-Derived Exosomes Mediate Memory Impairment After Intestinal Ischemia/Reperfusion via Activating Microglia

Xiao-Dong Chen #  1 , Jin Zhao #  1 , Xiao Yang  1 , Bo-Wei Zhou  1 , Zhengzheng Yan  1 , Wei-Feng Liu  1 , Cai Li  2 , Ke-Xuan Liu  3
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Gut-Derived Exosomes Mediate Memory Impairment After Intestinal Ischemia/Reperfusion via Activating Microglia

Xiao-Dong Chen et al. Mol Neurobiol. 2021 Oct.

Abstract

Intestinal ischemia/reperfusion is a grave condition with high morbidity and mortality in perioperative and critical care settings and causes multiple organ injuries beyond the intestine, including brain injury. Exosomes act as intercellular communication carriers by the transmission of their cargo to recipient cells. Here, we investigate whether exosomes derived from the intestine contribute to brain injury after intestinal ischemia/reperfusion via interacting with microglia in the brain. Intestinal ischemia/reperfusion was established in male C57/BL mice by clamping the superior mesenteric artery for 30 min followed by reperfusion. The sham surgery including laparotomy and isolation of the superior mesenteric artery without occlusion was performed as control. Male C57 mouse was intracerebral ventricular injected with intestinal exosomes from mice of intestinal ischemia/reperfusion or sham surgery. Primary microglia were cocultured with intestinal exosomes; HT-22 cells were treated with intestinal exosomes or microglia conditioned media. Intestinal ischemia/reperfusion-induced microglial activation, neuronal loss, synaptic stability decline, and cognitive deficit. Intracerebral ventricular injection of intestinal exosomes from intestinal ischemia/reperfusion mice causes microglial activation, neuronal loss, synaptic stability decline, and cognitive impairment. Microglia can incorporate intestinal exosomes both in vivo and in vitro. Microglia activated by intestinal exosomes increases neuron apoptotic rate and decreases synaptic stability. This study indicates that intestinal exosomes mediate memory impairment after intestinal ischemia/reperfusion via activating microglia. Inhibiting exosome secretion or suppressing microglial activation can be a therapeutic target to prevent memorial impairment after intestinal ischemia/reperfusion.

Keywords: Cognitive dysfunction; Exosome; Intestinal ischemia/reperfusion; Microglia.

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