Miao Zhang , Xinyi Wang , Chenyi Yang , Zixuan Wang , Huihui Liao , Lin Zhang , Xi Xin , Haiyun Wang
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However, karyopherin-β2 (Kapβ2), a nuclear import receptor, can specifically recognize hnRNPA2/B1 and alleviate the neurotoxicity caused by its accumulation in the cytoplasm.</div></div><div><h3>Methods</h3><div>In this study, to explore the role of hnRNPA2/B1 in PND and whether overexpression of Kapβ2 reduces hnRNPA2/B1 fibrillary tangle formation, we compared different anesthetics (3 % sevoflurane, 40 mg/kg/h propofol, and 9 % desflurane) to the incidence of PND, the integrity of hippocampal microstructure, as well as the distribution and function of hnRNPA2/B1 in a rat model of MCI after open reduction and internal fixation (ORIF) of tibial fractures by using Morris water maze (MWM), brain magnetic resonance diffusion tensor imaging (DTI), immunofluorescence staining, RT-qPCR, and western blot. Simultaneously, to assess the effect of Kapβ2 on cognitive function after sevoflurane+surgery, the most severe model for PND, Kapβ2 overexpressing adeno-associated virus was stereotactically injected in the hippocampus of rats.</div></div><div><h3>Results</h3><div>Sevoflurane induced severe hnRNPA2/B1 fibrillary tangles and cognitive decline. Kapβ2 overexpression reduced cytoplasmic hnRNPA2/B1 accumulation and attenuated cognitive impairment.</div></div><div><h3>Conclusions</h3><div>This study revealed the pathological mechanism of hnRNPA2/B1 cytoplasmic fibrillary tangle induced by anesthesia used in surgery to promote the occurrence of PND in MCI rats and restored the nuclear localization of hnRNPA2/B1 and neuronal function through the overexpression of Kapβ2, which provides a new idea for perioperative neuroprotection and rehabilitation in patients with MCI who have a high risk of conversion to dementia.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":12246,"journal":{"name":"Experimental Neurology","volume":"394 ","pages":"Article 115426"},"PeriodicalIF":4.2000,"publicationDate":"2025-08-12","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":"0","resultStr":"{\"title\":\"Kapβ2 attenuates post-anesthetic neurocognitive dysfunction by resolving HnRNPA2/B1 fibrillary tangles in a rat model of mild cognitive impairment\",\"authors\":\"Miao Zhang , Xinyi Wang , Chenyi Yang , Zixuan Wang , Huihui Liao , Lin Zhang , Xi Xin , Haiyun Wang\",\"doi\":\"10.1016/j.expneurol.2025.115426\",\"DOIUrl\":null,\"url\":null,\"abstract\":\"<div><h3>Background</h3><div>Patients with mild cognitive impairment (MCI) before surgery have a higher incidence of perioperative neurocognitive disorders (PND) and a higher rate of progression to dementia than those without MCI; however, the underlying mechanisms are unclear. Heterogeneous nuclear ribonucleoprotein A2/B1 (hnRNPA2/B1) is an RNA-binding protein (RBP) that forms fibrillary tangles via a steric zipper motif. Abnormal accumulation of HnRNPA2/B1 is strongly correlated with local neurodegeneration and cognitive impairment. 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Kapβ2 attenuates post-anesthetic neurocognitive dysfunction by resolving HnRNPA2/B1 fibrillary tangles in a rat model of mild cognitive impairment
Background
Patients with mild cognitive impairment (MCI) before surgery have a higher incidence of perioperative neurocognitive disorders (PND) and a higher rate of progression to dementia than those without MCI; however, the underlying mechanisms are unclear. Heterogeneous nuclear ribonucleoprotein A2/B1 (hnRNPA2/B1) is an RNA-binding protein (RBP) that forms fibrillary tangles via a steric zipper motif. Abnormal accumulation of HnRNPA2/B1 is strongly correlated with local neurodegeneration and cognitive impairment. However, karyopherin-β2 (Kapβ2), a nuclear import receptor, can specifically recognize hnRNPA2/B1 and alleviate the neurotoxicity caused by its accumulation in the cytoplasm.
Methods
In this study, to explore the role of hnRNPA2/B1 in PND and whether overexpression of Kapβ2 reduces hnRNPA2/B1 fibrillary tangle formation, we compared different anesthetics (3 % sevoflurane, 40 mg/kg/h propofol, and 9 % desflurane) to the incidence of PND, the integrity of hippocampal microstructure, as well as the distribution and function of hnRNPA2/B1 in a rat model of MCI after open reduction and internal fixation (ORIF) of tibial fractures by using Morris water maze (MWM), brain magnetic resonance diffusion tensor imaging (DTI), immunofluorescence staining, RT-qPCR, and western blot. Simultaneously, to assess the effect of Kapβ2 on cognitive function after sevoflurane+surgery, the most severe model for PND, Kapβ2 overexpressing adeno-associated virus was stereotactically injected in the hippocampus of rats.
Results
Sevoflurane induced severe hnRNPA2/B1 fibrillary tangles and cognitive decline. Kapβ2 overexpression reduced cytoplasmic hnRNPA2/B1 accumulation and attenuated cognitive impairment.
Conclusions
This study revealed the pathological mechanism of hnRNPA2/B1 cytoplasmic fibrillary tangle induced by anesthesia used in surgery to promote the occurrence of PND in MCI rats and restored the nuclear localization of hnRNPA2/B1 and neuronal function through the overexpression of Kapβ2, which provides a new idea for perioperative neuroprotection and rehabilitation in patients with MCI who have a high risk of conversion to dementia.
期刊介绍:
Experimental Neurology, a Journal of Neuroscience Research, publishes original research in neuroscience with a particular emphasis on novel findings in neural development, regeneration, plasticity and transplantation. The journal has focused on research concerning basic mechanisms underlying neurological disorders.