Aims: Hyperammonemic rats show peripheral inflammation, increased GABAergic neurotransmission and neuroinflammation in cerebellum and hippocampus which induce motor incoordination and cognitive impairment. Neuroinflammation enhances GABAergic neurotransmission in cerebellum by enhancing the TNFR1-glutaminase-GAT3 and TNFR1-CCL2-TrkB-KCC2 pathways. Golexanolone reduces GABA receptors potentiation by allopregnanolone. This work aimed to assess if treatment of hyperammonemic rats with golexanolone reduces peripheral inflammation and neuroinflammation and restores cognitive and motor function and to analyze underlying mechanisms.
Methods: Rats were treated with golexanolone and effects on peripheral inflammation, neuroinflammation, TNFR1-glutaminase-GAT3 and TNFR1-CCL2-TrkB-KCC2 pathways, and cognitive and motor function were analyzed.
Results: Hyperammonemic rats show increased TNFα and reduced IL-10 in plasma, microglia and astrocytes activation in cerebellum and hippocampus, and impaired motor coordination and spatial and short-term memories. Treating hyperammonemic rats with golexanolone reversed changes in peripheral inflammation, microglia and astrocytes activation and restored motor coordination and spatial and short-term memory. This was associated with reversal of the hyperammonemia-enhanced activation in cerebellum of the TNFR1-glutaminase-GAT3 and TNFR1-CCL2-TrkB-KCC2 pathways.
Conclusion: Reducing GABA receptors activation with golexanolone reduces peripheral inflammation and neuroinflammation and improves cognitive and motor function in hyperammonemic rats. The effects identified would also occur in patients with hepatic encephalopathy and, likely, in other pathologies associated with neuroinflammation.
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