Research Paper Volume 12, Issue 22 pp 23146—23164

pSynGAP1 disturbance-mediated hippocampal oscillation network impairment might contribute to long-term neurobehavioral abnormities in sepsis survivors

Yong Wang1, , Hua Wei1, , Jianhua Tong1, , Muhuo Ji1, , Jianjun Yang1, ,

  • 1 Department of Anesthesiology, Pain and Perioperative Medicine, The First Affiliated Hospital of Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, China

Received: January 8, 2020       Accepted: August 17, 2020       Published: November 16, 2020      

https://doi.org/10.18632/aging.104080
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Abstract

Although more patients survive sepsis and are increasingly discharged from the hospital, they often experience long-term cognitive and psychological impairment with significant socioeconomic impact. However, the pathophysiological mechanisms have not been fully elucidated. In the present study, we showed that LPS induced long-term neurobehavioral abnormities, as reflected by significantly decreased freezing time to context and sucrose preference. Using a high-throughput quantitative proteomic screen, we showed that phosphorylation of synaptic GTPase-activating protein 1 (pSynGAP1) was identified as the hub of synaptic plasticity and was significantly decreased following LPS exposure. This decreased pSynGAP was associated with significantly lower theta and gamma oscillations in the CA1 of the hippocampus. Notably, restoration of pSynGAP1 by roscovitine was able to reverse most of these abnormities. Taken together, our study suggested that pSynGAP1 disturbance-mediated hippocampal oscillation network impairment might play a critical role in long-term neurobehavioral abnormities of sepsis survivors.

Abbreviations

LPS: lipopolysaccharide; AD: Alzheimer’s Disease; iTRAQ: isobaric tagging for relative and absolute quantitation; LC-MS: liquid chromatography-mass spectrometry; CLP: cecal ligation and puncture; pSynGAP1: phosphorylation of synaptic GTPase-activating protein 1; GO: Gene ontology; PPI: protein–protein interaction; CNS: central nervous system; LFP: local field potentials.