TY - JOUR TI - Irisin reprograms microglia through activation of STAT6 and prevents cognitive dysfunction after surgery in mice EP - 91 AV - public Y1 - 2025/03// KW - Anesthesia; Surgery; Dementia; Postoperative cognitive dysfunction (POCD); Irisin; Microglia; Hippocampus; Neuroinflammation ID - discovery10203970 N2 - Postoperative cognitive dysfunction (POCD) is common in the aged population and associated with poor clinical outcomes. Irisin, an endogenous molecule that mediates the beneficial effects of exercise, has shown neuroprotective potential in several models of neurological diseases. Here we show that preoperative serum level of irisin is reduced in dementia patients over the age of 70. Comprehensive proteomics analysis reveals that deletion of irisin affects the nervous and immune systems, and reduces the expression of complement proteins. Systemically administered irisin penetrates the blood?brain barrier in mice, targets the microglial integrin ?V?5 receptor, activates signal transducer and activator of transcription 6 (STAT6), induces microglia reprogramming to the M2 phenotype, and improves immune microenvironment in LPS-induced neuroinflammatory mice. Finally, prophylactic administration of irisin prevents POCD-like behavior, particularly early cognitive dysfunction. Our findings provide new insights into the direct regulation of the immune microenvironment by irisin, and reveal that recombinant irisin holds great promise as a novel therapy for preventing POCD and other neuroinflammatory disorders. PB - ACADEMIC PRESS INC ELSEVIER SCIENCE N1 - Copyright © 2024 The Author(s). Published by Elsevier Inc. This is an open access article under the CC BY license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). SP - 68 VL - 125 JF - Brain, Behavior, and Immunity A1 - Wang, Jiaxin A1 - Gao, Shuaixin A1 - Fu, Su A1 - Li, Yawei A1 - Su, Li A1 - Li, Xiaoman A1 - Wu, Guanghao A1 - Jiangi, Jiankuo A1 - Zhao, Zifang A1 - Yang, Chaojuan A1 - Wang, Xiaoyi A1 - Cui, Kun A1 - Sun, Xiaoyan A1 - Qi, Xuetao A1 - Wang, Cheng A1 - Sun, Haojie A1 - Shao, Shan A1 - Tian, Yue A1 - Gong, Tingting A1 - Luo, Jianyuan A1 - Zheng, Jie A1 - Cui, Shuang A1 - Liao, Feifei A1 - Liu, Fengyu A1 - Wang, Dongxin A1 - Wong, Catherine CL A1 - Yi, Ming A1 - Wan, You SN - 0889-1591 UR - https://doi.org/10.1016/j.bbi.2024.12.019 ER -