AMD3100对局灶脑缺血/再灌注大鼠大脑皮质血管再生的影响

目的探讨AMD3100阻断SDF-1/CXCR4轴后,对局灶脑缺血/再灌注大鼠缺血半暗带血管再生的影响。方法将SD大鼠随机分为假手术组(S组)、模型组(IR组)、AMD3100组(IRA组)、生理盐水组(IRN组)。采用线栓法制备大鼠局灶脑缺血/再灌注模型,缺血2h后将IR、IRA和IRN组分为再灌注12h,1、3和7d四个亚组。HE染色观察局灶脑缺血/再灌注后大脑皮质病理变化。免疫组化法检测CD31在缺血半暗带表达。荧光定量PCR检测外周血中AC133mRNA表达。结果与IRN组比较,IRA 12h外周血中AC133mRNA显著升高,第1d升高达峰值(P0.01),IRA 3dAC133mRNA表达比IRA1d显著减少(P0.05);与IRN组比较,IRA组CD31阳性血管密度在第1d无显著变化(P0.05),第3和7d血管密度显著减少(P0.01);IRA 7d梗死区由大量坏死神经细胞和泡沫细胞填充,坏死较严重。结论持续注射AMD3100能动员干/祖细胞快速进入外周血,但可能抑制局灶脑缺血/再灌注大鼠缺血半暗带血管再生,加重梗死区坏死。     

Neuroprotective effects of VEGF administration after focal cerebral ischemia/reperfusion: dose response and time window

Administration of vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) has been shown to increase cerebral blood flow and reduce neurological damage after experimental ischemic brain injury. The purpose of this study was to examine the optimal dose and time window for the neuroprotective effect of VEGF when administrated after focal ischemia/reperfusion injury in rabbits. Focal cerebral ischemia/reperfusion was induced by the middle cerebral artery occlusion (MCAO) method. In a dose response experiment, low (1.25 ng/μL), middle (2.5 ng/μL) and high (5.0 ng/μL) doses of VEGF were administered 2h after MCAO by the route of perifocal region. The VEGF at a dose of middle (2.5 ng/μL) displayed excellent effects on neuroprotective efficacy for focal cerebral ischemia/reperfusion injury. In another experiment, 2.5 ng/μL VEGF was administered at times varying from 2 to 8h after MCAO. Infarct volume, water content and neurological deficits were significantly reduced when VEGF was given at 2 and 3h after injury. The protective effect was less when the same dose was given at the later times. Thus, the present findings indicated that VEGF reduced ischemic neuronal danger with a therapeutic time window within the first 3h of transient MCAO and may be useful in the treatment of acute ischemic stroke in humans.     

Upregulation of EMMPRIN after permanent focal cerebral ischemia

Elevated activities of matrix metalloproteinases (MMPs) following ischemic stroke have been shown to mediate ischemic injury as well as neurovascular remodeling. The extracellular MMP inducer (EMMPRIN) is a 58-kDa cell surface glycoprotein, which has been known to play a key regulatory role for MMP activities. The roles of EMMPRIN in stroke injury are not clearly understood. In this study, we investigated changes of EMMPRIN in a mouse model of permanent focal cerebral ischemia, and examined potential association between EMMPRIN and MMP-9 expression. Adult male CD-1 mice were subjected to permanent focal ischemia by intraluminal occlusion of the left middle cerebral artery (MCAO) under anesthesia. EMMPRIN expression was markedly upregulated in the peri-infarct area at 2-7 days after ischemia compared to the contralateral non-ischemic hemisphere by Western blot analysis. Immunofluorescent double staining demonstrated that EMMPRIN signals co-localized with vwF-positive endothelial cells and GFAP-positive peri-vascular astrocytes. In contrast, EMMPRIN signal did not co-localize with NeuN-positive neurons, or MPO-positive neutrophils. Dual fluorescent staining revealed that EMMPRIN co-localized with MMP-9. Our data also demonstrated that increased EMMPRIN expression correlated with increased MMP-9 levels in a temporal manner. In summary, we report for the first time that EMMPRIN expression was significantly increased in a mouse model of permanent focal cerebral ischemia. The spatial and temporal association between increased EMMPRIN expression and elevated MMP-9 levels suggest that EMMPRIN may modulate MMP-9 activity, and participate in neurovascular remodeling after ischemic stroke.     

缺血后适应对局灶性脑缺血/再灌注大鼠p38表达的影响

目的：探讨缺血后适应对大鼠局灶性脑缺血/再灌注损伤后p38表达的影响。方法：将30只雄性SD大鼠随机分为3组（n=10）：假手术组（sham组）、缺血/再灌注（I/R）组和缺血后适应（IP）组。利用TUNEL法观察神经细胞凋亡的变化,应用Westernblot检测大鼠局灶性脑I/R损伤后p38蛋白表达水平的变化。结果：大鼠脑缺血/再灌注后凋亡细胞数量和p38蛋白表达水平均显著升高,而IP组凋亡细胞数量和p38蛋白表达水平均显著低于IR组（P〈0.01）。结论：缺血后适应可抑制大鼠脑缺血/再灌注后细胞凋亡的发生,此作用可能与下调p38蛋白表达有关。     

The protective role of verbenalin in rat model of focal cerebral ischemia reperfusion

To investigate the protective mechanism of verbenalin on cerebral ischemia-reperfusion injury. Middle cerebral artery occlusion in the left hemisphere was induced in rats by filament insertion, and rat model of focal cerebral ischemia-reperfusion was established. The high, medium and low dose of verbenalin groups were injected in the tail vein of corresponding drugs 10?min before reperfusion, and submitted for 22?h of reperfusion after the operation. Mortality rate was then calculated, and neurological deficits of rats were scored. The serum of rats was got to determine the S-100β protein level, and the brain tissue was removed to determine the levels of Bax, Bcl-2, Caspase-3 and ATPase. TTC staining was performed on the brain tissue to calculate the percentage of cerebral infarct size. Changes in brain tissue morphology were observed. Rat model of focal cerebral ischemia-reperfusion was successfully replicated. In groups that have taken different doses of verbenalin, the mortality rate, neurological deficit score and the percentage of cerebral infarction size were significantly reduced, and the levels of Bax, Caspase-3, S-100β level of the serum in the brain tissue were also significantly reduced. Increases in the levels of Bcl-2 and ATPase in brain tissue and improvement of pathological damage of hippocampus and cortex were observed. Verbenalin can inhibit the expression of apoptosis genes, promote the expression of anti-apoptosis genes, improve brain microcirculation and energy metabolism, hence reducing cerebral ischemia-reperfusion injury.     

L-丝氨酸对大鼠脑缺血/再灌注损伤保护作用时间窗的实验研究

目的：研究L-丝氨酸对大鼠脑缺血/再灌注损伤保护作用的时间窗,并对其作用机制进行初探。方法：SD雄性大鼠随机分为假手术组、对照组、L-丝氨酸3h治疗组、6h治疗组、12h治疗组、24h治疗组。采用大脑中动脉栓塞（MCAO）建立大鼠局灶性脑缺血模型,2h后拔出栓线形成再灌注,各组分别于术后相应的时间点给予L-丝氨酸200mg/kg腹腔注射2次,对照组注射等剂量的生理盐水,所有动物再灌注后48h观测神经行为学评分、脑梗死体积。另取假手术组、对照组、L-丝氨酸6h治疗组,分别测定MCAO后脑内超氧化物歧化酶（SOD）活性、丙二醛（MDA）含量,炎症细胞因子TNF-α、IL-6水平以及观察细胞超微结构改变。结果：与对照组相比,术后3h、6h给予L-丝氨酸治疗能显著降低大鼠神经行为学评分,减少脑梗死体积（P〈0.01或P〈0.05）,12h仅能降低神经行为学评分（P〈0.05）,而24h与对照组间均无差异;L-丝氨酸能提高MCAO后脑内SOD活性,降低MDA以及TNF-α、IL-6的水平,同时改善细胞超微结构。结论：在一定时间窗内,L-丝氨酸对大鼠MCAO具有明显的神经保护作用,其机制可能与降低氧自由基损伤,减轻炎症反应有关。     

电针对局灶脑缺血／再灌注模型大鼠缺血海马区血管再生的影响及其机制

目的：探讨电针促进局灶脑缺血/再灌注后缺血海马区血管再生的机制。方法180只雄性SD大鼠随机分为假手术组、模型组、电针组、CXCR4特异性拮抗剂AMD3100药物组、AMD3100＋电针组。线栓法制备右侧局灶脑缺血/再灌注模型。取大鼠“百会”穴（ GV 20）及左侧“四关”穴（合谷LI 4/太冲LR 3）为电针穴位,刺激时间为30 min/d。采用逆转录聚合酶链反应法（ RT-PCR）检测各组缺血海马区SDF-1α、CXCR4 mRNA表达,免疫荧光双标法检测CD34＋VEGFR2＋EPCs源性血管的表达。结果与假手术组比较,模型组与电针组SDF-1α、CX-CR4 mRNA表达明显增高（P＜0.05）,其中电针组各时间点相对模型组增高更为显著（P＜0.05）。 AMD3100＋电针组缺血海马SDF-1α、CXCR4 mRNA表达在再灌注后1 d时明显高于电针组（ P＜0.05）,但后逐渐下降,7 d时明显低于电针组（ P＜0.01）。与模型组比较,电针组再灌注3 d、7 d海马CD34＋VEGFR2＋EPCs源性血管表达明显增多（ P＜0.05）。与电针组比较,AMD3100＋电针组再灌注后7 d CD34＋VEGFR2＋EPCs源性血管表达明显下降（ P＜0.01）。 CD34＋VEGFR2＋血管表达变化与SDF-1α的表达变化显著相关（R＝0.784,P＜0.01）。结论电针可通过上调局灶脑缺血/再灌注大鼠缺血海马区SDF-1α/CXCR4的表达,促进血管再生。     

孕酮对缺血／再灌注大鼠脑皮层水肿的影响

目的探讨孕酮(progesterone,PROG)对脑水肿的影响.方法48只大鼠随机分为6组即缺血/再灌(I/R)组,二甲基亚砜(DMSO)组,预防(pretreatment)组,防治(pre+posttreatment)组,治疗(posttreatment)组,地塞米松(DEXA)组.采用大鼠局灶性脑缺血/再灌注(I/R)模型,测定大脑中动脉阻塞(MCAO)24h后脑皮层水、钠、钾、钙含量.结果与DMSO组相比,应用PROG预防及防治组均能明显降低缺血皮层的H2O(P＜0.01)、Na+(P＜0.01)、Ca2+(P＜0.01)含量,升高K+(P＜0.01)含量,而治疗组虽能明显降低H2O(P＜0.05)、Na+(P＜0.01),但降低Ca2+(P>0.05)和升高K+(P＞0.05)的效果不显著.DEXA组的结果与PROG预防或防治组类似.结论用PROG预防或防治能显著减轻I/R引起的脑水肿.     

Involvement of free radicals in cerebral vascular reperfusion injury evaluated in a transient focal cerebral ischemia model of rat

Free radicals have been suggested to be largely involved in the genesis of ischemic brain damage, as shown in the protective effects of alpha-phenyl-N-tert-butyl nitrone (PBN), a spin trapping agent, against ischemic cerebral injury. In the present study, the effects of PBN as well as MCI-186, a newly-developed free radical scavenger, and oxypurinol, an inhibitor of xanthine oxidase, were evaluated in a rat transient middle cerebral aretery (MCA) occlusion model to clarify the possible role of free radicals in the reperfusion injury of brain. The volume of cerebral infarction, induced by 2-h occlusion and subsequent 2-h reperfusion of MCA in Fisher-344 rats, was evaluated. The administration of PBN (100 mg/kg) and MCI-186 (100 mg/kg) just before reperfusion of MCA significantly reduced the infarction volume. In contrast, oxypurinol (100 mg/kg) failed to show any preventive effect on the infarction. These results suggest that free radical formation is involved in the cerebral damage induced by ischemia-reperfusion of MCA, and that hydroxyl radical is responsible for the reperfusion injury after transient focal brain ischemia. It is also suggested that xanthine oxidase is not a major source of free radicals.     

Complement component 3 inhibition by an antioxidant is neuroprotective after cerebral ischemia and reperfusion in mice

Oxidative stress after stroke is associated with the inflammatory system activation in the brain. The complement cascade, especially the degradation products of complement component 3, is a key inflammatory mediator of cerebral ischemia. We have shown that pro‐inflammatory complement component 3 is increased by oxidative stress after ischemic stroke in mice using DNA array. In this study, we investigated whether up‐regulation of complement component 3 is directly related to oxidative stress after transient focal cerebral ischemia in mice and oxygen‐glucose deprivation in brain cells. Persistent up‐regulation of complement component 3 expression was reduced in copper/zinc‐superoxide dismutase transgenic mice, and manganese‐superoxide dismutase knock‐out mice showed highly increased complement component 3 levels after transient focal cerebral ischemia. Antioxidant N‐tert‐butyl‐α‐phenylnitrone treatment suppressed complement component 3 expression after transient focal cerebral ischemia. Accumulation of complement component 3 in neurons and microglia was decreased by N‐tert‐butyl‐α‐phenylnitrone, which reduced infarct volume and impaired neurological deficiency after cerebral ischemia and reperfusion in mice. Small interfering RNA specific for complement component 3 transfection showed a significant increase in brain cells viability after oxygen‐glucose deprivation. Our study suggests that the neuroprotective effect of antioxidants through complement component 3 suppression is a new strategy for potential therapeutic approaches in stroke.     

Effect of Sargentodoxa cuneata total phenolic acids on focal cerebral ischemia reperfusion injury rats model

Objective

Explore the possible protective effect of Sargentodoxa cuneata total phenolic acids on cerebral ischemia reperfusion injury rats.

Superoxide anion production during reperfusion is reduced by an antineutrophil antibody after prolonged cerebral ischemia

Neutrophils may be involved in the pathophysiology of reperfusion injury following cerebral ischemia. One potential mechanism of reperfusion injury by neutrophils is through production of the superoxide anion. We hypothesized that, due to progressive endothelial damage during ischemia, neutrophil activation would be more prominent after longer periods of ischemia prior to reperfusion. Thus, neutrophils would contribute more to pathological processes such as superoxide anion formation after longer than after shorter periods of ischemia. A reversible middle cerebral artery occlusion model in rats was employed and superoxide anion concentration was measured with a cytochrome c coated electrode placed on the cortical penumbral region. Occlusion times were varied from 60 min to 2 h, and neutrophils were inhibited with an antiCD18 antibody administered prior to occlusion. Neutrophil accumulation and reduction with antibody treatment was confirmed immunohistochemically. Superoxide anion (O₂^•−) concentration was detected during the hours following 60 min of occlusion, and increased further with 2 h of occlusion. Treatment with the antiCD18 antibody had no effect on O₂^•− concentration during reperfusion in the 60–90 min occlusion groups, but O₂^•− concentration was significantly lower in the antiCD18 antibody treated group than in the control group during reperfusion after 120 min of ischemia. The antibody also reduced cortical neutrophil accumulation in the 120 min ischemia group. These results indicate for the first time that superoxide production by neutrophils becomes more important with longer periods of ischemia, and other quantitatively less important sources of superoxide predominate with shorter periods of ischemia. This phenomenon may explain some of the variation seen between different models of ischemia with different durations of ischemia when targeting reactive oxygen species, and supports an approach to combination therapy to extend the therapeutic window and reduce the deleterious effects of reperfusion.     

Colonic healing after portal ischemia and reperfusion: an experimental study with oxidative stress biomarkers

Abstract

This experimental study aimed to evaluate colon healing after portal ischemia followed by reperfusion. Seventy male Wistar rats randomly distributed in four groups were used: Group 1, colonic anastomosis (n = 20); Group 2, portal ischemia-reperfusion (n = 20); Group 3, colonic anastomosis and portal ischemia-reperfusion (n = 20); and Group 4, control (n = 10). In the postoperative period, these rats were re-allocated into subgroups and lipid peroxidation and protein oxidation plasma levels were evaluated on days 1 and 5 by thiobarbituric acid reactive substances (TBARS) and slot-blotting assays, respectively. A segment of the right colon was also removed for collagen analysis. Both malondialdehyde (MDA) and protein carbonyl levels (oxidative markers of lipids and proteins) presented a significant increase after reperfusion in Group 3 on days 1 (P < 0.002) and 5 (P < 0.0001). In this same group, an extensive inflammatory process showing decreased fibroplasia was observed, with deficiency in collagen deposition on both sides of the anastomosis edges. Taken together, these results indicate that portal congestion followed by reperfusion induces an oxidative stress, which impaired the mechanism of colon anastomotic healing.     

Colonic healing after portal ischemia and reperfusion: an experimental study with oxidative stress biomarkers

This experimental study aimed to evaluate colon healing after portal ischemia followed by reperfusion. Seventy male Wistar rats randomly distributed in four groups were used: Group 1, colonic anastomosis (n = 20); Group 2, portal ischemia-reperfusion (n = 20); Group 3, colonic anastomosis and portal ischemia-reperfusion (n = 20); and Group 4, control (n = 10). In the postoperative period, these rats were re-allocated into subgroups and lipid peroxidation and protein oxidation plasma levels were evaluated on days 1 and 5 by thiobarbituric acid reactive substances (TBARS) and slot-blotting assays, respectively. A segment of the right colon was also removed for collagen analysis. Both malondialdehyde (MDA) and protein carbonyl levels (oxidative markers of lipids and proteins) presented a significant increase after reperfusion in Group 3 on days 1 (P < 0.002) and 5 (P < 0.0001). In this same group, an extensive inflammatory process showing decreased fibroplasia was observed, with deficiency in collagen deposition on both sides of the anastomosis edges. Taken together, these results indicate that portal congestion followed by reperfusion induces an oxidative stress, which impaired the mechanism of colon anastomotic healing.     

去甲二氢愈创木酸部分抑制大鼠局灶性脑缺血后炎症反应

本实验旨在观察去甲二氢愈创木酸(nordihydroguaiaretic acid,NDGA)对大鼠局灶性脑缺血后炎症细胞聚集的作用及其机制。在大鼠大脑中动脉阻塞30min后进行再灌注72h,在再灌注30min,2、24、48h时分别腹腔注射一次NDGA(5、10mg/kg)。再灌注72h后检测脑损伤、内源性IgG渗出、中性粒细胞和巨噬细胞/小胶质细胞聚集、细胞间黏附分子-1(intercellular adhesion molecule-1,ICAM-1)mRNA和蛋白表达,并在再灌注3h后检测脑内5-脂氧酶(5-lipoxygenase,5-LOX)的催化产物白三烯B4(leukotriene B4,LTB4)和半胱氨酰白三烯(cysteinyl leukotrienes,CysLTs)含量。结果显示:NDGA能显著改善脑损伤,减少内源性IgG渗出、中性粒细胞浸润、ICAM-1mRNA和蛋白表达,同时降低脑内LTB4和CysLTs含量,但对巨噬细胞/小胶质细胞聚集没有影响。上述结果提示,NDGA对脑缺血亚急性期炎症反应的抑制主要表现为减少中性粒细胞浸润,机制可能与抑制5-LOX激活有关。