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Publication Name World Journal of Psychiatry
Manuscript ID 115567
Country China
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ISSN 2220-3206 (online)
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Category Psychiatry
Manuscript Type Review
Article Title Neuroimmune synapse and modulation by anesthetics: Inflammatory mechanisms and therapeutic perspectives for postoperative neurocognitive disorders
Manuscript Source Invited Manuscript
All Author List Yao Jie, Zhi-Wei Lai, Wen Zhou, You-Chun Li, Bao-Lin Zhong, Xin-Xing Zeng and Qiong Jiang
ORCID
Author(s) ORCID Number
Xin-Xing Zeng http://orcid.org/0009-0009-6483-5027
Qiong Jiang http://orcid.org/0009-0000-7623-2658
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Corresponding Author Qiong Jiang, Chief Physician, Department of Anesthesiology, Ganzhou People’s Hospital, No. 16 Meiguan Avenue, Ganzhou 341000, Jiangxi Province, China. m15979732601@163.com
Key Words Postoperative neurocognitive disorders; Neuroimmune synapse; Microglia-neuron interactions; Neuroinflammation; Anesthetic modulation; Complement system; Synaptic pruning
Core Tip This review reinterprets postoperative neurocognitive disorders through the concept of the neuroimmune synapse (NIS), the microglia, astrocyte, and neuron interface coordinating immune and neuronal signaling. We synthesize evidence on NIS pathways (CX3C chemokine ligand 1/CX3CR1, CD200/CD200R, complement, triggering receptor expressed on myeloid cells 2/DNAX activation protein of 12 kDa), show how anesthesia combined with surgical stress perturbs NIS function, and link aberrant microglial activation, excessive synaptic pruning, and hippocampal and prefrontal dysfunction to postoperative neurocognitive disorders. We further outline how distinct anesthetic classes modulate NIS structure and signaling, and propose testable interventions: Agent selection, multimodal analgesia, and targeting CX3CR1, triggering receptor expressed on myeloid cells 2, and complement to restore synaptic homeostasis.
Publish Date 2026-03-30 08:58
Citation

Jie Y, Lai ZW, Zhou W, Li YC, Zhong BL, Zeng XX, Jiang Q. Neuroimmune synapse and modulation by anesthetics: Inflammatory mechanisms and therapeutic perspectives for postoperative neurocognitive disorders. World J Psychiatry 2026; 16(4): 115567

URL https://www.wjgnet.com/2220-3206/full/v16/i4/115567.htm
DOI https://dx.doi.org/10.5498/wjp.v16.i4.115567
Full Article (PDF) WJP-16-115567-with-cover.pdf
Manuscript File 115567_Auto_Edited_091420.docx
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