General anesthesia severely affects the metabolites in the brain.Glycogen,principally stored in astrocytes and providing the short-term delivery of substrates to neurons,has been implicated as an affected molecule.How...General anesthesia severely affects the metabolites in the brain.Glycogen,principally stored in astrocytes and providing the short-term delivery of substrates to neurons,has been implicated as an affected molecule.However,whether glycogen plays a pivotal role in modulating anesthesia-arousal remains unclear.Here,we demonstrated that isoflurane-anesthetized mice exhibited dynamic changes in the glycogen levels in various brain regions.Glycogen synthase(GS)and glycogen phosphorylase(GP),key enzymes of glycogen metabolism,showed increased activity after isoflurane exposure.Upon blocking glycogenolysis with 1,4-dideoxy-1,4-imino-Darabinitol(DAB),a GP antagonist,we found a prolonged time of emergence from anesthesia and an enhancedδfrequency in the EEG(electroencephalogram).In addition,augmented expression of glycogenolysis genes in glycogen phosphorylase,brain(Pygb)knock-in(PygbH11/H11)mice resulted in delayed induction of anesthesia,a shortened emergence time,and a lower ratio of EEG-δ.Our findings revealed a role of brain glycogen in regulating anesthesiaarousal,providing a potential target for modulating anesthesia.展开更多
基金the Major Program of the National Natural Science Foundation of China(81590954)the International Cooperation and Exchange of the National Natural Science Foundation of China(81420108013)the State Key Program of National Natural Science Foundation of China(81730032)。
文摘General anesthesia severely affects the metabolites in the brain.Glycogen,principally stored in astrocytes and providing the short-term delivery of substrates to neurons,has been implicated as an affected molecule.However,whether glycogen plays a pivotal role in modulating anesthesia-arousal remains unclear.Here,we demonstrated that isoflurane-anesthetized mice exhibited dynamic changes in the glycogen levels in various brain regions.Glycogen synthase(GS)and glycogen phosphorylase(GP),key enzymes of glycogen metabolism,showed increased activity after isoflurane exposure.Upon blocking glycogenolysis with 1,4-dideoxy-1,4-imino-Darabinitol(DAB),a GP antagonist,we found a prolonged time of emergence from anesthesia and an enhancedδfrequency in the EEG(electroencephalogram).In addition,augmented expression of glycogenolysis genes in glycogen phosphorylase,brain(Pygb)knock-in(PygbH11/H11)mice resulted in delayed induction of anesthesia,a shortened emergence time,and a lower ratio of EEG-δ.Our findings revealed a role of brain glycogen in regulating anesthesiaarousal,providing a potential target for modulating anesthesia.
