Corrigendum: Interferon-induced transmembrane protein 3 in the hippocampus: a potential novel target for the therapeutic effects of recombinant human brain natriuretic peptide on sepsis-associated encephalopathy.

[This corrects the article DOI: 10.3389/fnmol.2023.

Interferon-induced transmembrane protein 3 in the hippocampus: a potential novel target for the therapeutic effects of recombinant human brain natriuretic peptide on sepsis-associated encephalopathy.

Objective: This study aims to explore whether interferon-induced transmembrane protein 3 (IFITM3) is involved in recombinant human brain natriuretic peptide (rhBNP)-mediated effects on sepsis-induced cognitive dysfunction in mice.

Methods: The cellular localization and expression level of IFITM3 in the hippocampus were detected. The IFITM3 overexpression was achieved using an intracranial stereotactic system to inject an adeno-associated virus into the hippocampal CA1 region of mice.

Therapeutic effects of recombinant human brain natriuretic peptide on sepsis-associated encephalopathy in mice.

There is little information in the sepsis treatment guidelines on the prevention and treatment of cognitive dysfunction after sepsis. This study aimed to explore whether Recombinant human brain natriuretic peptide (rhBNP) has protective effects against sepsis-associated encephalopathy (SAE) in a mouse model. The results showed that 50 μg/kg of rhBNP significantly improved the 14-day survival of cecal ligation and puncture (CLP)-induced septic mice and mitigated cognitive dysfunction and anxiety.

Combined administration of a sedative dose sevoflurane and 60% oxygen reduces inflammatory responses to sepsis in animals and in human PMBCs.

Our study aims to investigate the effects of the inhalation of subanesthestic doses of sevoflurane combined with oxygen on sepsis. Male Sprague-Dawley rats or Male ICR/Km mice underwent caecal ligation and puncture (CLP) or intraperitoneal injection of lipopolysccharide (LPS) to induce sepsis, while sham rats were used as control. Then, rats were treated with the inhalation of sevoflurane in oxygen; and air or 100% oxygen was used as control.

Sub-anesthesia Dose of Isoflurane in 60% Oxygen Reduces Inflammatory Responses in Experimental Sepsis Models.

Background: Sepsis is a major cause of mortality in Intensive Care Units. Anesthetic dose isoflurane and 100% oxygen were proved to be beneficial in sepsis; however, their application in septic patients is limited because long-term hyperoxia may induce oxygen toxicity and anesthetic dose isoflurane has potential adverse consequences. This study was scheduled to find the optimal combination of isoflurane and oxygen in protecting experimental sepsis and its mechanisms.

Anesthetic isoflurane posttreatment attenuates experimental lung injury by inhibiting inflammation and apoptosis.

We investigated the effect of 1.4% isoflurane (ISO) on the development of inflammation and apoptosis caused by zymosan (ZY) in mice. We found that ZY-challenged mice exhibited significant body weight loss, markedly high mortality, and significant lung injury characterized by the deterioration of histopathology, histologic scores, and wet-to-dry ratio after ISO treatment.

MicroRNA regulation of STAT4 protein expression: rapid and sensitive modulation of IL-12 signaling in human natural killer cells.

IL-12 exerts several regulatory effects on natural killer (NK) cells by activating IL-12 signaling. IL-12 signaling is tightly auto-regulated to control its onset and termination, with prolonged IL-12 treatment resulting in IL-12 hyporesponsiveness. However, the mechanisms underlying IL-12 auto-regulation are still unclear.

[Effects of hydrogen gas inhalation on serum high mobility group box 1 levels in severe septic mice].

Objective: To investigate the effect of hydrogen gas inhalation on survival rate and serum high mobility group box 1 (HMGB1) levels in severe septic mice.

Methods: Severe sepsis was induced by cecal ligation and puncture (CLP) operation in mice.A total of 248 mice were randomly divided into four groups: sham operation group (sham), sham operation with hydrogen gas inhalation group (sham+H2), severe CLP group (severe CLP) and severe CLP with hydrogen gas inhalation group (severe CLP+H2).

CB1 cannabinoid receptor participates in the vascular hyporeactivity resulting from hemorrhagic shock in rats.

Background: Vascular hyporeactivity, which occurs in the terminal stage of hemorrhagic shock, is believed to be critical for treating hemorrhagic shock. The present study was designed to examine whether the CB1 cannabinoid receptor (CB1R) was involved in the development of vascular hyporeactivity in rats suffering from hemorrhagic shock.

Methods: Sixteen animals were randomly divided into two groups (n = 8 in each group): sham-operated (Sham) and hemorrhagic shock (HS) groups.

Severity of sepsis is correlated with the elevation of serum high-mobility group box 1 in rats.

Background: Sepsis is a leading cause of death in the intensive care units. The late inflammatory cytokine, high-mobility group box 1 (HMGB1), plays a critical role in sepsis. In the present study, we investigated the association between the serum HMGB1 levels and the severity of organ injury in the lipopolysaccharide-induced sepsis in rats.

[Neuroprotective effect of preconditioning with cannabinoid receptor agonist WIN 55, 212 - 2 on focal cerebral ischemia: experiment with rats].

Objective: To investigate the neuroprotective effect of preconditioning with cannabinoid (CB) receptor agonist WIN 55, 212 - 2 on focal cerebral ischemia.

Methods: Fifty male SD rats were randomly assigned to 5 equal groups: control group undergoing middle cerebral artery occlusion (MCAO) for 2 h only without any preconditioning; 3 WIN 55, 212 - 2 preconditioning groups (WIN1-3) injected intraperitoneally with WIN 55, 212 - 2 at the doses of 0.3, 1, and 3 mg/kg respectively 24 h before MCAO for 2 h, and DMSO group injected intraperitoneally with dimethyl sulfoxide (DMSO), solvent of WIN 55, 212 - 2 24 h before MCAO for 2 h.

Expression and regulation of the yggG gene of Escherichia coli.

Our previous study indicated that Era, a membrane-associated GTPase essential for the survival of Escherichia coli, binds with the product of the yggG gene. However, the expression, regulation, and function of the yggG gene have not been established. In this study, the transcript of the yggG gene was determined by analysis of the 5'-end of the yggG mRNA using 5'-RACE (5'-rapid amplification of cDNA ends) method.

Up-regulation of yggG promotes the survival of Escherichia coli cells containing Era-1 mutant protein.

Era is a highly conserved GTPase essential for bacterial growth. Using a digoxigenin-labeled Era protein to screen a phage expression library of Escherichia coli genomic DNA, yggG, a gene that encodes a putative zinc metalloprotease was isolated and characterized. The deduced amino acid sequence of YggG showed high degrees of similarity to some reported heat shock proteins.

Effect of dopamine and metaraminol on the renal function of patients with septic shock.

Background: Vasoactive drugs are often necessary for reversing hypotension in patients with severe infection. The standard for evaluating effects of vasoactive drugs should not only be based on the increase of arterial blood pressure, but also on the blood flow perfusion of internal organs. The effects of dopamine and metaraminol on the renal function of the patients with septic shock were investigated retrospectively in this study.

[Analysis of full-length molecule of human lipopolysaccharide responsed gene and its expression in four cell lines].

Aim: To clone full-length human lipopolysaccharide responsive gene(hlrp) and predict its function by bioinformatics analysis; to observe full-length hlrp protein and quantify its relative gene expression in four cell lines.

Methods: Total RNA was extracted from LPS-stimulated human embryonic kidney cells HEK293 and the full-length hlrp was obtained by RT-PCR. Function of hlrp was predicted by bioinformatics analysis with Internet and GenBank database.

[Effect of dopamine combined with norepinephrine on the renal function in patients with septic shock].

Objective: To investigate the effects of dopamine and norepinephrine on the renal function in the patients with septic shock.

Methods: Eighty-seven patients with septic shock were divided into three groups (group A, B, C) according to the biggest infusing rate of norepinephrine, with the infusing rate of 0.5 - 0.

[Cantharidin regulates intracellular ATP in G1/S-phase renal tubule epithelial cells].

Objective: To study the mechanism of cantharidin in protecting F-actin microfilaments from disruption by hypoxic damage by observing the effects of cantharidin on intracellular ATP metabolism in G(1)/S-phase renal tubule epithelial cells (RTECs).

Methods: G1-phase RTECs were divided into cantharidin-treated group, exposed to sodium cyanide (CN) and cantharidin, hypoxic-group with CN exposure and non-treated control group. ATP levels were measured in the 3 groups with high-performance liquid chromatography.