胶质细胞源性神经营养因子对大鼠局灶脑缺血损伤的保护作用

目的 从胶质细胞源性神经营养因子(GDNF)对大鼠局灶脑缺血梗死灶、半胱氨酸蛋白酶(Caspase-3)表达、细胞凋亡等方面的影响,研究其对大鼠局灶脑缺血的作用及其机制。方法 健康雄性Wistar大鼠120只,随机分为GDNF组和生理盐水组,每组又分为假手术组、缺血oh、3h、6h、24h组,采用大脑中动脉线栓模型,于栓塞同时大鼠脑室内分别给予GDNF和生理盐水5μL。检测脑梗死体积百分比、Caspase-3的表达、细胞凋亡等改变。结果 GDNF组脑梗死体积比明显小于生理盐水组;神经元损伤明显轻于生理盐水组,特别是海马区神经元在GDNF组无明显损伤;GDNF组(Caspase-3表达和TUNEL染色阳性细胞数明显少于生理盐水组。结论 GDNF对大鼠局灶脑缺血有保护作用,抑制Caspase-3的表达和细胞凋亡是其保护机制之一。     

大鼠局灶性脑缺血预处理的抗细胞凋亡作用机制的研究

目的研究大鼠短暂局灶性脑缺血预处理对再次脑缺血神经细胞凋亡的保护作用,及bcl-2、bax与脑缺血耐受的关系.方法用开颅方法阻断大鼠大脑中动脉(MCA)20分钟,3天后再次阻断6小时.观察大鼠脑梗死体积及组织病理学改变,采用TUNEL法观察神经细胞凋亡状况,采用免疫组织化学方法观察bcl-2、bax蛋白表达的改变.结果与假预处理组和缺血组相比,预处理后缺血组梗死灶体积明显减小(均P＜0.01),半影区凋亡细胞数明显减少(P＜0.01),bax蛋白表达下降(P＜0.05),bcl-2蛋白表达显著上升(P＜0.01).结论 20分钟局灶性脑缺血预处理能够通过bcl-2表达增加及bax表达下降对再次脑缺血神经细胞起保护作用.     

丁苯肽软胶囊对大鼠局灶性脑缺血后梗死体积和神经元凋亡相关蛋白bcl-2,caspass-3表达的影响

目的 观察丁苯肽软胶囊(商品名:恩必普,NBP)对大鼠局灶性脑缺血后梗死体积和神经调亡相关蛋白bcl-2;Caspase-3表达的影响.方法 将SD大鼠随机分为缺血对照组、NBP大、中、小剂最组,采用大鼠大脑中动脉栓塞模型以及氯化三苯四唑(TTC)染色和免疫组织化学染色方法,在不同时间点观察各组大鼠脑梗死体积的变化,以及Bei-2、Caspase-3阳性细胞表达的不同.结果 在不同时间点各给药组大鼠的脑梗死体积小于缺血对照组,有统计学意义(P<0.05);各给药组大鼠bcl-2阳性细胞表达的数目均高于缺血对照组,而caspase-3阳性细胞表达数目则低于缺血对照组(P<0.05);NBP大、中剂量组有一定的量效关系.结论 NBP可减少脑梗死体积,在脑缺血损伤急性期可增加bcl-2的表达而减少Caspase-3的表达.     

缺血预处理上调TROY表达诱导大鼠局灶性脑缺血耐受

目的研究缺血预处理（IPC）对局灶性脑缺血的保护作用以及对TNFRSF expressed on the mouse embryo（TROY）表达的影响。方法33只雄性成年SD大鼠，随机分为预处理6h组（IVC-6组，11只）、预处理72h组（IPC-72组，11只）和缺血组（CI组，11只）。利用线栓法建立大脑中动脉栓塞（MCAO）致局灶性脑缺血模型。MCAO 10min作为IPC,IPC-6和IPC-72组分别在IPC后6h和72h制作短暂性局灶性脑缺血模型。再灌注24h后，对所有动物行神经功能缺损评分（NDS），并处死大鼠取脑，应用2％TTC染色测定梗死容积、TUNEL染色研究细胞凋亡情况和免疫组化观察TROY表达变化。结果与CI组比较，IPC-72组显著改善局灶性脑缺血24h后大鼠神经功能损害[两组评分分别为2（1．5-3），1（0—2）]，减少脑梗死容积[（299．33±70．98）mm^3，（69．25±47．66）mm^3]，抑制细胞凋亡和增强TROY的表达（阳性细胞数分别为42±11，87±17）（P〈0．01）。结论IPC对其后局灶性脑缺血有明显的保护作用．能诱导脑缺血耐受，可能与TROY表达上调相关。     

神经生长因子的脑保护作用与Caspase-3表达的相关性

目的 研究神经生长因子(NGF)的脑保护时间窗与半胱天冬酶-3(Caspase-3)表达的相关性.方法 采用兔局灶性脑缺血再灌注损伤模型,分别于再灌注后0h、1h、3h和6h将NGF立体定向导入梗死灶周,再灌注72h观察神经功能、梗死体积、灶周凋亡率和Caspase-3表达.结果 再灌注0h、1h和3 h灶周给予NGF,梗死体积分别较对照组下降50.1%、42.5%和35.2%,相应的灶周凋亡率及Caspase-3表达明显下降,神经功能恢复较好,用药越早越明显;再灌注6h给药,则无明显作用.相关分析显示梗死体积变化与Caspase-3表达具有明显相关性(P＜0.05).结论 NGF脑保护治疗时间窗与Caspase-3表达相关,抑制Caspase-3表达可能是NGF介导神经保护作用的机制之一.     

三七三醇皂苷对脑缺血再灌注大鼠的保护作用

目的 通过对局灶性脑缺血大鼠不同再灌注时段的动态观察．探讨三七三醇皂苷(PTS)对大鼠局灶性脑缺血／再灌注动物模型的神经行为学和脑梗死体积的保护作用。方法 采用改良的线栓法制备大脑中动脉阻塞(MACO)2h、再灌注不同时间段(3h、6h、12h、24h、48h、72h、7d)的大鼠短暂局灶性脑缺血模型。动物随机分假手术组、生理盐水对照组、三七三醇皂苷(PTS)组。用Zea Longa5分制评分和TTC染色法评价神经行为学和脑梗死体积。结果 神经行为学评分除72h组有明显改善外．其余各组与生理盐水对照组比较无显著性差异。脑梗死体积除再灌注3h、6h外．其余各组与生理盐水组比较差异均有显著性意义。结论 三七三醇皂苷对大鼠局灶性脑缺血及再灌注损伤有一定的保护作用。     

雌二醇对大鼠脑缺血再灌注损伤的保护作用

目的探讨雌二醇对大鼠局灶性脑缺血再灌注损伤的改善作用及其脑保护机制。方法线栓法建立大鼠局灶性脑缺血再灌注损伤模型，通过HE染色在光镜下观察神经细胞损伤变化，TTC染色测脑梗死体积．免疫组化法检测bel-2阳性表达。结果与脑缺血再灌注组相比，雌二醇用药组大鼠脑标本光镜下细胞损伤变性程度轻．脑梗死体积显著缩小（P〈0．01），bel-2阳性细胞数明显上升（P〈0．01）。结论雌二醇对大鼠局灶性脑缺血再灌注损伤有保护作用，雌二醇可通过促进bcl-2的上调发挥脑保护作用。     

粒细胞集落刺激因子对大鼠脑缺血再灌注损伤脑Caspase-3与细胞色素C表达的影响

目的探讨粒细胞集落刺激因子(G-CSF)在大鼠脑缺血再灌注损伤中的神经保护作用机制。方法将36只健康成年雄性SD大鼠随机分为假手术组、缺血再灌注组、G-CSF治疗组,每组12只。采用线栓法制作大鼠大脑中动脉缺血再灌注模型,于脑缺血2 h再灌注0 h及24 h给予G-CSF治疗组G-CSF(按体质量50μg/kg)腹部皮下注射,给予假手术组和缺血再灌注组等量生理盐水。采用Longa评分法进行神经功能评分,采用免疫组化法检测各组大鼠脑组织细胞色素C、半胱氨酸蛋白酶-3(Caspase-3)表达水平,应用原位末端转移酶标记(TUNEL)检测神经细胞凋亡情况,TTC染色检测脑梗死体积。结果假手术组大鼠未发现脑梗死病灶,细胞色素C和Caspase-3阳性细胞数及凋亡细胞亦少见。G-CSF治疗组细胞色素C、Caspase-3阳性细胞数及凋亡细胞数均较缺血再灌注组明显减少(P<0.01);缺血再灌注组和G-CSF治疗组均可见大脑中动脉供血区梗死灶,但G-CSF治疗组梗死灶较缺血再灌注组明显缩小(P<0.01),神经功能明显改善。结论 G-CSF对脑缺血再灌注损伤有神经保护作用,其作用机制可能通过阻断线粒体/细胞色素C途径抑制细胞凋亡。     

莱菔硫烷对大鼠局灶性脑缺血再灌注损伤的保护作用及机制研究

目的 探讨莱菔硫烷对大鼠局灶性脑缺血再灌注损伤的保护作用及机制.方法 采用线栓法制备大鼠大脑中动脉阻断局灶性脑缺血模型,分别于MCAO后1h腹腔注射莱菔硫烷2.5mg/kg、5mg/kg、10mg/kg.于缺血2h再灌注24h时进行神经行为缺损评分,TTC染色评价脑梗死体积,测定脑组织中超氧化物歧化酶(SOD)活力和丙二醛(MDA)含量.免疫荧光组织化学染色法检测黄核蛋白NQ01和脂质过氧化酶Prx6的表达.结果 莱菔硫烷给药组与对照组相比均能改善大鼠脑缺血再灌注后神经行为缺损评分,减少脑梗死体积.其中5mg/kg组能显著改善大鼠脑缺血再灌注后神经行为缺损评分,减少脑梗死体积,增强SOD活性,降低MDA含量.免疫荧光组织化学染色法提示NQ01和Prx6的表达明显增强.结论 莱菔硫烷对大鼠局灶性脑缺血再灌注损伤有神经保护作用,其机制可能与上调内源性抗氧化蛋白NQ01和Prx6的表达有关.     

短暂局灶预缺血对脑梗死大鼠脑肝细胞生长因子表达的影响

目的:探讨短暂局灶缺血预处理对脑梗死大鼠脑肝细胞生长因子(HGF)表达的影响及其意义。方法:采取线栓法建立局灶脑缺血模型,预处理组大鼠经10分钟短暂预缺血处理.24h后二次处理造成大脑中动脉闭塞,脑梗死组只在第二次处理造成大脑中动脉闭塞。单纯短暂缺血组只在第一次处理时缺血10分钟。各组均在末次处理24小时后用RT-PCR法检测HGF的表达。结果:单纯短暂预缺血组脑缺血边缘区几乎无HGF的表达.预处理组脑梗死边缘区HGF的表达较单纯脑梗死组HGF的表达增强。结论:短暂局灶缺血预处理引起脑梗死边缘区HGF的高表达可能与缺血耐受的产生有一定的关系,对脑缺血损伤组织的保护及修复可能有重要意义。     

尿激酶联合镁剂治疗大鼠急性脑梗死的实验研究

目的　观察尿激酶溶栓联合硫酸镁神经保护对大鼠急性脑梗死的疗效。方法　应用光化学诱导法建立大鼠大脑中动脉闭塞(MCAO)模型,分别于术后2 h、6 h和10 h 3 个时间点进行干预,每个时间点内再分为生理盐水对照组、尿激酶溶栓组、尿激酶加硫酸镁治疗组,术后24 h观察大鼠神经功能缺损评分及脑梗死体积的变化。结果　MCAO后2 h尿激酶溶栓组神经功能显著改善,梗死体积缩小(与生理盐水对照组相比,P<0.01),尿激酶加硫酸镁治疗组效果更好;MCAO后6 h、10 h尿激酶溶栓组与生理盐水对照组相比无显著性差异(P>0.05),而尿激酶加硫酸镁治疗组的神经功能缺损评分、脑梗死体积与生理盐水对照组及尿激酶溶栓组相比有显著差异(P<0.05或P<0.01)。结论　早期脑梗死特别是2 h内的超早期脑梗死应用尿激酶溶栓有效;加用镁剂进行神经保护可对尿激酶溶栓疗效产生协同作用,并可能扩大脑梗死溶栓治疗的时间窗。     

Neuroprotection in ischemic stroke--combination drug therapy and mild hypothermia in a rat model of permanent focal cerebral ischemia

We have recently demonstrated marked neuroprotective efficacy of a combination therapy with magnesium (calcium- and glutamate-antagonist), tirilazad (antioxidant) and mild hypothermia (MTH) in a rat model of transient focal cerebral ischemia. In the present study, we investigated MTH under conditions of permanent focal cerebral ischemia. In part I, 20 Sprague-Dawley rats were subjected to 6 h of permanent, laser-Doppler flowmetry (LDF) controlled middle cerebral artery occlusion (MCAO). Drugs were administered 30 min before and 1 h after MCAO. Hypothermia (33 degrees C) was maintained for 2 h. Infarct size was planimetrically determined after 6 h. In part II, 29 rats were assigned to the same treatment arms and subjected to 7 days of permanent MCAO. Neurological deficits and body weight were assessed daily. Infarct size was determined on day 7. In part I, MTH significantly reduced infarct formation by 52% after 6 h. In part II, high mortality within the first 3 days was observed in both groups. Treated animals showed a significantly better postoperative weight gain on day 7 and neurological recovery on days 6 and 7 compared to controls without significant differences in infarct volume. MTH seems to exert its neuroprotective properties even in a setting of permanent cerebral ischemia. High mortality and absence of infarct reduction after 7 days might be due to model limitations. Neurological recovery, the most important clinical outcome parameter, is significantly improved in 7-day survivors. Significant neuroprotection under conditions of permanent ischemia and former promising results in transient ischemia justify further investigations of MTH.     

Pinealectomy aggravates and melatonin administration attenuates brain damage in focal ischemia.

Large infarcts develop in pinealectomized rats subjected to middle cerebral artery occlusion, which was attributed to loss of antioxidant action of melatonin. However, melatonin also has vascular actions, and pinealectomy may induce hypertension. The authors investigated (1) whether hemodynamic factors contribute to infarct development in pinealectomized rats, (2) whether melatonin administration can reverse the unfavorable effect of pinealectomy on infarct formation, and (3) whether melatonin can reduce the infarct volume in nonpinealectomized rats subjected to focal transient ischemia (2 hours middle cerebral artery occlusion, 22 hours reperfusion). Rats were pinealectomized 3 months before ischemia to eliminate any possible action of pinealectomy-induced hypertension on stroke. Blood pressure and regional CBF values during ischemia and reperfusion were not significantly different between pinealectomized and sham-operated rats, suggesting that pinealectomy-induced increase in infarct was not related to hemodynamic factors. The infarct volume resumed to the level of sham-operated rats on melatonin administration. Injection of melatonin (4 mg/kg) before both ischemia and reperfusion reduced infarct volume by 40% and significantly improved neurologic deficit scores in pinealectomized as well as sham-operated rats subjected to middle cerebral artery occlusion. These data suggest that physiologic melatonin release as well as exogenously given melatonin has a neuroprotective action in focal cerebral ischemia.     

The effects of citicoline and lamotrigine alone and in combination following permanent middle cerebral artery occlusion in rats

The neuroprotective efficacies of citicoline and lamotrigine, alone and in combination, were investigated in experimental permanent focal ischemia. Seven groups of adult male rats underwent focal cerebral ischemia and were given the following treatments: placebo (P), low and high doses of citicoline (C250 and C500, 250 and 500 mg/kg/day i.p., respectively), low and high doses of lamotrigine (L50 and L100, 50 and 100 mg/kg/day p.o., respectively), and combination regimes of both drugs in low (C250 + L50) and high doses (C500 + L100). Citicoline, but not lamotrigine, exerted neuroprotective efficacy during this acute ischemic stroke model. The citicoline and lamotrigine combination did not provide a significant additive neuroprotective effect.     

Neuroprotection by 2-h postischemia administration of two free radical scavengers, alpha-phenyl-n-tert-butyl-nitrone (PBN) and N-tert-butyl-(2-sulfophenyl)-nitrone (S-PBN), in rats subjected to focal embolic cerebral ischemia

Oxygen free radical generation may have important secondary damaging effects after the onset of cerebral ischemia. Free radical scavengers have been used successfully in attenuating neuronal damage in the reperfusion period in transient forebrain ischemia. There are limited data on effectiveness in models of focal ischemia. Two free radical scavengers, alpha-phenyl-n-tert-butyl-nitrone (PBN) and N-tert-butyl-(2-sulfophenyl)-nitrone (S-PBN), have been shown to reduce oxidative-stress-induced neuronal injury. Whereas PBN has been demonstrated to reduce infarct volume in focal ischemia, neuroprotection has not been evaluated with S-PBN. The present study was designed to evaluate the neuroprotective effect of PBN and S-PBN compared to vehicle in a focal embolic middle cerebral artery (MCA) cerebral ischemia model in rats. Wistar rats were randomly divided into three groups (n = 10 each group). Animals in the control group received vehicle and those in the treatment groups were treated with PBN or S-PBN (both 100 mg/kg/day x 3 days, intraperitoneally) starting 2 h after the introduction of an autologous thrombus into the right-side MCA. The neurological outcome was observed and compared before and after treatment and between groups. The percentage of cerebral infarct volume was estimated from 2,3, 5-triphenyltetrazolium chloride stained coronal slices 72 h after the ischemic insult. Two-hour postischemia administration of PBN or S-PBN significantly improved neurobehavioral scores at 24 h following MCA embolization (both P < 0.01). The percentage of infarct volume for animals receiving vehicle was 32.8 +/- 9.4%. Two-hour delayed administration of PBN and S-PBN achieved a 35.4% reduction in infarct volume in treatment groups when compared with animals receiving vehicle (PBN vs control, 21.2 +/- 10.9% vs 32.8 +/- 9.4%; P < 0.05; S-PBN vs control, 21.2 +/- 13.1%, (P < 0.05). These data indicate that free radical generation may be involved in brain damage in this model and 2-h delayed postischemia treatment with PBN and S-PBN may have neuroprotective effects in focal cerebral ischemia. As S-PBN does not normally cross the blood-brain barrier, the neuroprotection evident in this study may be explained by entry into the brain via damaged vessels.     

Effect of mild hypothermia on focal cerebral ischemia. Review of experimental studies

The purposes of this review are to clarify the effect of hypothermia therapy on focal cerebral ischemia in rats, and to consider the relevancy of its application to human focal cerebral ischemia. Since 1990, 26 reports confirming the brain-protecting effect of hypothermia in rat focal cerebral ischemia models have been published. Seventy-four experimental groups in these 26 reports were classified as having transient middle cerebral arterial occlusion (MCAO) with mild hypothermia (group A; 43 groups), permanent MCAO with mild hypothermia (group B; 14 groups), permanent MCAO with deep hypothermia (group C; 8 groups) and transient or permanent MCAO with mild hyperthermia (group D; 9 groups). The results were evaluated as the % infarct volume change caused by hypothermia or hyperthermia compared with the infarct volume in normothermic animals. The effectiveness was confirmed in 36 (83%) of the 43 groups in group A, 10 (71%) of the 14 in group B, and six (75%) of the eight in group C. The infarct volume of eight of the nine groups in group D was markedly aggravated. The percent infarct volume change was 55.3% +/- 27.1% in group A, 57.6% +/- 24.7% in group B, 60.8% +/- 45.5% in group C, and 189.7% +/- 89.4% in group D. For effective reduction of the infarct volume, hypothermia should be started during ischemia or within 1 h, at latest, after the beginning of reperfusion in the rat transient MCAO model. However, it is not clear whether this neuroprotective effect of hypothermia can also be observed in the chronic stage, such as several months later. Keeping the body temperature normothermic in order to avoid mild hyperthermia seems to be rather important for not aggravating cerebral infarction. Clinical randomized studies on the efficacy of mild hypothermia for focal cerebral ischemia and sophisticated mild hypothermia therapy techniques are mandatory.     

THE EFFECTS OF CITICOLINE AND LAMOTRIGINE ALONE AND IN COMBINATION FOLLOWING PERMANENT MIDDLE CEREBRAL ARTERY OCCLUSION IN RATS

The neuroprotective efficacies of citicoline and lamotrigine, alone and in combination, were investigated in experimental permanent focal ischemia. Seven groups of adult male rats underwent focal cerebral ischemia and were given the following treatments: placebo (P), low and high doses of citicoline (C250 and C500, 250 and 500 mg/kg/day i.p., respectively), low and high doses of lamotrigine (L50 and L100, 50 and 100 mg/kg/day p.o., respectively), and combination regimes of both drugs in low (C250 + L50) and high doses (C500 + L100). Citicoline, but not lamotrigine, exerted neuroprotective efficacy during this acute ischemic stroke model. The citicoline and lamotrigine combination did not provide a significant additive neuroprotective effect     

巴曲酶、尿激酶联合应用对大鼠局灶性脑缺血再灌注损伤保护作用的研究

目的　探讨降纤、溶栓疗法联合应用对局灶性脑缺血再灌注损伤的保护作用。方法　采用线栓法制备大鼠局灶性脑缺血模型 (MCAO) ,分为尿激酶 (U K)、巴曲酶单药治疗组及巴曲酶与 UK合并用药治疗组和空白对照组 ,观察缺血 2 h再灌注后神经功能缺损评分、死亡率、梗死体积、组织病理学改变。结果　神经损伤及出血改变以 U K组为最重 (其中死亡 6只 ,出血 5只 ) ,空白组其次 (其中死亡 5只 ,出血 5只 ) ,巴曲酶单药治疗组及合并用药组均较前两组减轻 (其中巴曲酶单药治疗组死亡 4只 ,出血 2只 ,合并用药组的死亡及出血的例数均相同 ,各为死亡 3只 ,出血 5只 )。结论　巴曲酶与 U K联合应用对局灶性脑缺血再灌注损伤有保护作用 ;联合用药后对出血的影响较单一 U K治疗未见明显加重。巴曲酶可能具有减轻脑缺血 /再灌注损伤的神经保护作用 ,且使用安全。     

Hepatocyte growth factor reduces the infarct volume after transient focal cerebral ischemia in rats.

Hepatocyte growth factor (HGF) was originally discovered as a powerful mitogen for hepatocytes. HGF also has been reported to function as a neurotrophic factor as well as an angiogenetic factor. The present study examined the neuroprotective effect of HGF against transient focal cerebral ischemia in rats, in which an anti-apoptotic and an angiogenetic effect of HGF was assumed to contribute to the reduction of the infarct volume. The intraventricular administration of human recombinant HGF prevented neuronal death after 120 min of occlusion in the right middle cerebral artery and the bilateral common carotid arteries. HGF significantly reduced the infarct volume in a dose-dependent manner. In a separate series of experiments, we next histopathologically investigated both the anti-apoptotic effect on neurons and the angiogenetic effect of HGF. A large number of TUNEL positive neurons were observed in the inner boundary of the infarct area in both the control and the vehicle group whereas only a few TUNEL positive neurons were observed in the corresponding area in the HGF group. In the HGF group, Bcl-2 protein was obviously represented in surviving neurons subjected to ischemia. The number of the vascular lamina in HGF group were significantly higher than those in the vehicle group. These data suggest that HGF appears to have an ability to prevent apoptotic neuronal cell death while also possessing an angiogenetic effect in the central nervous system which was affected with transient focal cerebral ischemia.     

升压联合亚低温治疗对局灶性脑缺血再灌注的脑保护作用

目的　观察升压联合亚低温治疗对大鼠局灶性脑缺血再灌注的脑保护作用。方法　 32只大鼠随机分为对照组、升压组、亚低温组、升压 亚低温组 ,采用大鼠局灶性脑缺血再灌注模型 ,观察各组神经功能缺损评分和脑梗死体积。结果　升压组、亚低温组及升压 亚低温组神经功能缺损评分 (P <0 .0 5 )、脑梗死体积 (P <0 .0 1)均明显低于对照组 ;升压 亚低温组脑梗死体积明显低于升压组和亚低温组 (P <0 .0 5 )。结论　升压、亚低温对局灶性脑缺血再灌注损伤有明显脑保护作用 ,升压联合亚低温应用效果更佳