Ischemic preconditioning protects against ischemic brain injury  

作　　者：Xiao-meng Ma Mei Liu Ying-ying Liu Li-li Ma Ying Jiang Xiao-hong Chen 

机构地区：[1]Department of Neurology, the Third Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-sen University

出　　处：《Neural Regeneration Research》2016年第5期765-770,共6页中国神经再生研究（英文版）

基　　金：supported by grants from the National Natural Science Foundation of China,No.81071068;the Israel Science Foundation-the National Natural Science Foundation of China(Joint Program),No.813111290;the Natural Science Foundation of Guangdong Province in China,No.2014A030313172

摘　　要：In this study, we hypothesized that an increase in integrin αβand its co-activator vascular endothelial growth factor play important neuroprotective roles in ischemic injury. We performed ischemic preconditioning with bilateral common carotid artery occlusion for 5 minutes in C57BL/6J mice. This was followed by ischemic injury with bilateral common carotid artery occlusion for 30 minutes. The time interval between ischemic preconditioning and lethal ischemia was 48 hours. Histopathological analysis showed that ischemic preconditioning substantially diminished damage to neurons in the hippocampus 7 days after ischemia. Evans Blue dye assay showed that ischemic preconditioning reduced damage to the blood-brain barrier 24 hours after ischemia. This demonstrates the neuroprotective effect of ischemic preconditioning. Western blot assay revealed a significant reduction in protein levels of integrin αβ, vascular endothelial growth factor and its receptor in mice given ischemic preconditioning compared with mice not given ischemic preconditioning 24 hours after ischemia. These findings suggest that the neuroprotective effect of ischemic preconditioning is associated with lower integrin αβand vascular endothelial growth factor levels in the brain following ischemia.In this study, we hypothesized that an increase in integrin α_vβ_3 and its co-activator vascular endothelial growth factor play important neuroprotective roles in ischemic injury. We performed ischemic preconditioning with bilateral common carotid artery occlusion for 5 minutes in C57BL/6J mice. This was followed by ischemic injury with bilateral common carotid artery occlusion for 30 minutes. The time interval between ischemic preconditioning and lethal ischemia was 48 hours. Histopathological analysis showed that ischemic preconditioning substantially diminished damage to neurons in the hippocampus 7 days after ischemia. Evans Blue dye assay showed that ischemic preconditioning reduced damage to the blood-brain barrier 24 hours after ischemia. This demonstrates the neuroprotective effect of ischemic preconditioning. Western blot assay revealed a significant reduction in protein levels of integrin α_vβ_3, vascular endothelial growth factor and its receptor in mice given ischemic preconditioning compared with mice not given ischemic preconditioning 24 hours after ischemia. These findings suggest that the neuroprotective effect of ischemic preconditioning is associated with lower integrin α_vβ_3 and vascular endothelial growth factor levels in the brain following ischemia.

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分 类 号：R743[医药卫生—神经病学与精神病学]