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Query: UMLS:C0020672 (hypothermia)
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We have investigated different signaling molecules that could be activated by temperature acclimation and hypoxia, using an experimental approach consisting in submerging frogs in a water-filled box maintained at 2-4 degrees C at ambient oxygen levels or supplied with 98% N2:2% CO2 for normoxia or hypoxia conditions, respectively. The results obtained showed no significant changes in the expression of heat shock protein 70. The phosphorylation state of AMP-dependent activated protein kinase, the down-stream component of a protein kinase cascade that acts as an intracellular energy sensor, was significantly increased in both experimental conditions, showing higher values in the absence of oxygen. Similarly, the phosphorylation state of one of its known substrates, elongation factor 2, was also increased, consistent with the arrest of protein synthesis. These results point out an important role of this kinase, adjusting the rates of ATP-consuming and ATP-generating pathways, in the survival strategies to hypoxia and hypothermia.
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PMID:Activation of AMP-dependent protein kinase by hypoxia and hypothermia in the liver of frog Rana perezi. 1535 90

Though important for a variety of medical procedures, general anesthesia is not a problem free. Some anesthetics have been suggested to affect a number of signals, which are associated with memory consolidation and cognition. In the present study, we attempted to investigate the molecular mechanism of anesthesia-regulated processes. We found that under hypothermic condition, anesthetic of isoflurane enhances various signals expression in hippocampus, including Hspd1, Actb, Mgst1, THBS4, Syp, C1QC, Serpine, Plat, and Ngf, which were related to cellular stress, neural plasticity responses, and hippocampal injury. Importantly, isoflurane and propofol anesthesia reduced fibroblast growth factor (FGF2) and activity-regulated cytoskeleton-associated protein (Arc) expressions, enhanced glial fibrillary acidic protein (GFAP), Iba1 and phosphorylated-Eukaryotic elongation factor 2 (eEF2) levels as well as down-regulated mitogen-activated protein kinases (MAPKs) family members, including p38, ERK1/2 and JNK, in the hippocampus of animals. Moreover, the in vivo cold water swimming (CWS) experiment and in vitro hypothermic incubation of cells further confirmed our hypothesis that hypothermia is tightly linked to the reduction of FGF2 and Arc, augment of GFAP, Iba1 and p-eEF2, and the decreasing of MAPKs. Generally, our study provided new insights into the modulation of various signals by anesthesia-triggered hypothermia.
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PMID:Hypothermia induced by anesthesia regulates various signals expressions in the hippocampus of animals. 2893 23