毛喉素在大鼠脑损伤后血脑屏障损害中的作用

目的 探讨提高细胞内cAMP制剂毛喉素在脑损伤后血脑屏障损害中的作用.方法 雄性SD大鼠60只按随机数字表分为正常对照组、假手术组、脑损伤组和毛喉素治疗组,每组15只.后2组大鼠采用改进的自由落体硬膜外撞击方法制作脑损伤模型,治疗组大鼠于伤后0.5 h腹腔注射毛喉素,伤后24 h处死大鼠(处死前1 h静脉注射20 g/L伊文氏蓝),应用荧光显微镜观察伊文氏蓝的渗出,分光光度计恻定脑组织伊文氏蓝的含量.结果 正常对照组和假手术组大鼠损伤组织周围伊文氏蓝无明显渗出,脑损伤组伊文氏蓝大量渗出,治疗组与脑损伤组比较,伊文氏蓝渗出明显减少;脑损伤组大鼠左侧皮质、海马和右侧皮质、海马伊文氏蓝含量明显高于正常对照组和假手术组,差异有统计学意义(P＜0.05);毛喉素治疗组左侧皮质伊文氏蓝含量明显低于脑损伤组,但仍高于正常对照组,差异有统计学意义(P＜0.05).结论 提高细胞内cAMP制剂毛喉素能明显阻止血脑屏障开放.

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Objective To explore the role of forskolin, a reagent elevating the cellular content of cAMP, in blood-brain barrier (BBB) damage in rats after cerebral injury damage. Methods Sixty male SD rats were equally randomized into normal control group, sham-operated group, injured group and forskolin treatment group. Rat models of cerebral injury in the later 2 groups were induced by the improved device of Feeney weight-dropping. Foskolin treatment group was peritoneally administered forskolin 5 mg/kg 0.5 h after the brain injury. Twenty g/L Evens blue was given through intravenous injection 23 h after the injury; all the rats were sacrificed 24 h after the injury. The permeation of Evens blue was observed qualitatively with a fluorescence microscope and measured quantitatively with a spectrophotometer. Results No obvious permeation of Evens blue was noted in the surrounding areas of the damaged tissue of normal controls and sham-operated group; Evans blue significantly permeated in the injured group; as compared with that in the injured group, the permeation of Evens blue was significantly decreased in the forskolin treatment group (P＜0.05). The level of Evens blue in the cortex and hippocampus of both side of the brain in the injured group was significantly higher that that in the normal controls and sham-operated group (P＜0.05); the level of Evens blue in the cortex of the left side of the brain in the forskolin treatment group was significantly lower that that in the injured group, but obviously higher than that in the normal controls and sham-operated group (P＜0.05).Conclusion Forskolin, the reagent elevating the cellular content of cAMP, can significantly prevent BBB opening.     

缺血后处理对大鼠脑缺血再灌注后紧密连接的保护作用及ZO-1蛋白表达的影响

目的观察缺血后处理对脑缺血再灌注后紧密连接的保护作用及相关蛋白ZO-1表达的影响。方法 45只Wistar雄性大鼠随机分为假手术(Sham)组、缺血再灌注(I/R)组、缺血后处理(IP)组。采用线栓法建立大鼠大脑中动脉缺血模型,脑缺血2 h后,I/R组予再灌注,IP组给予缺血后处理之后予再灌注。于脑缺血再灌注后24 h行TTC染色观察脑梗死体积,应用电镜观察紧密连接蛋白结构改变,Western blot观察ZO-1蛋白表达的变化。结果 IP组脑梗死体积明显小于I/R组,与Sham组相比,I/R组血脑屏障紧密连接开放,ZO-1蛋白表达明显减少;与I/R组比较,IP组紧密连接开放程度减轻及ZO-1表达增加。结论缺血后处理减小脑梗死体积;缺血后处理能够减轻紧密连接破坏,其保护机制可能与ZO-1蛋白表达增加有关。     

缺氧预处理对创伤性脑损伤大鼠 Claudin5 表达及血脑屏障通透性的影响

目的探讨缺氧预处理对创伤性脑损伤大鼠脑组织紧密连接蛋白Claudin-5的表达及血-脑屏障通透性的影响。方法204只大鼠随机分为创伤性脑损伤组（T组）96例,缺氧预处理后脑损伤组（H组）96例及对照组12例。T组行自由落体撞击法建立大鼠创伤性脑损伤模型,H组给予3d缺氧预处理后,同法致脑损伤,两组大鼠于伤后1h、4h、8h、12h、24h、3d、7d、14d断头处死。采用干湿重法测脑组织含水量：Real—timePCR和Westernblot检测各组大鼠挫伤区周围脑组织Claudin-5mRNA及蛋白表达变化;IgG法检测血一脑屏障通透性变化。结果T组和H组伤后1hClaudin-5mRNA及蛋白表达开始降低,8～12h降至最低点,1d开始上升,直至伤后14d渐趋于对照组水平;其中H组各时间点Claudin-5mRNA及蛋白表达均高于T组。T组各时间点血一脑屏障通透性及脑组织含水量均明显高于H组（P〈0．05）,且两组均高于对照组（P〈0．05）。结论缺氧预处理可在创伤性脑损伤早期上调紧密连接蛋白Claudin-5的表达,维持血-脑屏障完整性,减轻脑水肿。     

脑出血后血脑屏障紧密连接蛋白occludin的表达变化

目的 探讨脑出血后血脑屏障微血管内皮细胞间紧密连接蛋白occludin的表达变化. 方法 将SD雄性大鼠按随机数字表法分为正常对照组和脑出血组,再按时间因素将脑出血组分为出血后6h、24h、48h、72h、7d、14d6个亚组.采用脑内注入自体血法制作脑出血模型.HE染色观察脑出血后血肿周围脑组织的形态学改变;透射电镜观察脑出血后血肿周围紧密连接的超微结构改变;免疫荧光染色检测脑出血后血肿周围紧密连接蛋白occludin的表达分布状况;定量RT-PCR检测脑出血后血肿周围脑组织中occludin mRNA的表达状况. 结果 与正常对照组相比,脑出血组血肿周围脑组织出现水肿,在48 h左右尤为明显,局部可见明显脑细胞坏死及炎细胞浸润.脑出血后血肿周围紧密连接发生明显破坏,内皮细胞间出现裂隙.免疫荧光染色结果显示:正常对照组紧密连接蛋白occludin呈强阳性表达.脑出血后6hoccludin的表达即开始下降,呈阳性表达;脑出血后24～72h occludin的表达维持在较低水平,呈弱阳性表达.定量RT-PCR结果显示:脑出血后血肿周围脑组织中occludin mRNA相对含量明显降低,在6～72 h持续维持在较低水平,与正常对照组比较差异均有统计学意义(P＜0.05). 结论 脑出血发生后,紧密连接蛋白occludin 的表达下降,这可能是脑出血发生后血脑屏障破坏及脑水肿发生发展的重要分子基础之一.     

人脑挫裂伤早期周围组织AQP4表达及血脑屏障超微结构观察

目的观察人脑挫裂伤后AQP4和血脑屏障超微结构在脑水肿形成中不同时间点的变化特征,探讨脑水肿的形成机制。方法取脑挫裂伤区组织标本60例(观察组),10例非功能区正常脑组织标本(对照组)。采用免疫组化和图像分析技术测定正常组及观察组伤后2～72 h相应时间点水肿区AQP4的表达水平,同时观察脑水肿含水量,血脑屏障指数,血脑屏障超微结构的变化。结果与正常组相比较,脑挫裂伤组在伤后2 h后AQP4表达开始增加(P<0.05),6 h、8 h、12 h明显增加(P<0.01),24～72 h达到最高(P<0.01)。AQP4表达与脑含水量的变化趋于一致(r=0.912,P<0.01);血脑屏障(BBB)指数与脑含水量的变化趋于一致(r=0.877,P<0.01);水通道蛋白4表达与BBB指数呈显著正相关(r=0.908,P<0.01)。伤后早期血脑屏障结构即发生改变,随后血脑屏障结构被明显破坏,24 h、72 h血脑屏障破坏最为严重。结论脑挫裂伤后AQP4表达明显增强,BBB的通透性增加,提示AQP4在损伤后脑水肿的形成过程中起重要作用。     

糖尿病对脑缺血大鼠细胞间黏附分子-1表达及脑组织和血-脑屏障损害的影响

目的:探讨糖尿病对脑缺血大鼠细胞间黏附分子-1(ICAM-1)表达及脑组织和血-脑屏障(BBB)损害的影响.方法:120只雄性SD大鼠,随机分为糖尿病组、正常对照组、糖尿病伴脑缺血组和脑缺血组,每组30只大鼠.后两组又分为脑缺血1h、3h、6h、12h、24h亚组,每亚组6只大鼠.用链脲佐菌素腹腔注射制作糖尿病大鼠模型,用线栓法制作局灶性脑缺血模型.ICAM-1mRNA的表达水平用逆转录PCR检测,分别用TTC染色法和伊文思蓝注射法检测大鼠脑梗死体积及BBB破坏的程度.结果:脑缺血组各时间点亚组缺血侧脑组织ICAM-1mRNA表达均显著高于正常对照组(均P<0.05);糖尿病伴脑缺血组各时间点亚组ICAM-1mRNA表达均明显高于脑缺血组(均P<0.05).糖尿病伴脑缺血组大鼠脑梗死体积及BBB开放程度均明显大于脑缺血组(均P<0.05).结论:糖尿病使脑缺血大鼠ICAM-1表达上调,并可加重脑组织及BBB损害,提示ICAM-1表达上调可能是糖尿病加重脑缺血损伤的机制之一.     

Relationship of gelatinases-tight junction proteins and blood-brain barrier permeability in the early stage of cerebral ischemia and reperfusion

Gelatinases matrix metalloproteinase-2 and matrix metalloproteinase-9 have been shown to mediate claudin-5 and occludin degradation, and play an important regulatory role in blood-brain barrier permeability. This study established a rat model of 1.5-hour middle cerebral artery occlusion with reperfusion. Protein expression levels of claudin-5 and occludin gradually decreased in the early stage of reperfusion, which corresponded to the increase of the gelatinolytic activity of matrix metalloproteinase-2 and matrix metalloproteinase-9. In addition, rats that received treatment with matrix metalloproteinase inhibitor N-[(2R)-2-(hydroxamidocarbonylmethyl)-4-methylpenthanoyl]-L- tryptophan methylamide (GM6001) showed a significant reduction in Evans blue leakage and an inhibition of claudin-5 and occludin protein degradation in striatal tissue. These data indicate that matrix metalloproteinase-2 and matrix metalloproteinase-9-mediated claudin-5 and occludin degradation is an important reason for blood-brain barrier leakage in the early stage of reperfusion. The leakage of the blood-brain barrier was present due to gelatinases-mediated degradation of claudin-5 and occludin proteins. We hypothesized that the timely closure of the structural component of the blood-brain barrier (tight junction proteins) is of importance.     

Degradation of chondroitin sulfate proteoglycans potentiates transplant-mediated axonal remodeling and functional recovery after spinal cord injury in adult rats

Transplantation of growth-permissive cells or tissues was used to bridge a lesion cavity and induce axonal growth in experimental spinal cord injury (SCI). Axonal interactions between host and transplant may be affected by upregulation of inhibitory chondroitin sulfate proteoglycans (CSPGs) following various transplantation strategies. The extent of axonal growth and functional recovery after transplantation of embryonic spinal cord tissue decreases in adult compared to neonatal host. We hypothesized that CSPGs contribute to the decrease in the extent to which transplant supports axonal remodeling and functional recovery. Expression of CSPGs increased after overhemisection SCI in adult rats but not in neonates. Embryonic spinal cord transplant was surrounded by CSPGs deposited in host cord, and the interface between host and transplant seemed to contain a large amount of CSPGs. Intrathecally delivered chondroitinase ABC (C'ase) improved recovery of distal forelimb usage and skilled motor behavior after C4 overhemisection injury and transplantation in adults. This behavioral recovery was accompanied by an increased amount of raphespinal axons growing into the transplant, and raphespinal innervation to the cervical motor region was promoted by C'ase plus transplant. Moreover, C'ase increased the number of transplanted neurons that grew axons to the host cervical enlargement, suggesting that degradation of CSPGs supports remodeling not only of host axons but also axons from transplanted neurons. Our results suggest that CSPGs constitute an inhibitory barrier to prevent axonal interactions between host and transplant in adults, and degradation of the inhibitory barrier can potentiate transplant-mediated axonal remodeling and functional recovery after SCI.     

黄体酮对脑缺血再灌注大鼠紧密连接蛋白ZO-1和occludin表达的影响

目的探讨黄体酮对大鼠局灶性脑缺血再灌注后血脑屏障紧密连接蛋白ZO-1、occludin表达及血脑屏障通透性的影响。 方法将42只健康雄性SD大鼠按随机数字表法分为假手术组（6只）和缺血再灌注组,后者再按再灌注时间分为缺血2h再灌注3h、6h、12h、24 h、48 h及72h组（各6只）。缺血再灌注组用线栓法制备成大鼠大脑中动脉缺血再灌注模型。采用荧光分光光度法测定缺血侧脑组织中伊文氏蓝(EB)含量来评价血脑屏障的通透性,Western blotting法检测脑组织ZO-1和occludin的表达。取EB漏出最多组的时间点,增设黄体酮干预组和溶剂对照组（各6只）,与相同时间点的缺血再灌注组比较,观察黄体酮对ZO-1、occludin表达及血脑屏障通透性的影响。 结果 缺血2h再灌注3h时脑组织EB含量开始增加,再灌注24 h时达高峰;ZO-1、occludin的表达在缺血2h再灌注3h时开始下降,再灌注24 h时达最低。黄体酮干预组EB含量明显低于缺血2h再灌注24 h组,差异有统计学意义(P＜0.05)。黄体酮干预组ZO-1和occludin的表达水平均明显高于缺血2h再灌注24 h组,差异有统计学意义(P＜0.05)。 结论 黄体酮町抑制缺血再灌注大鼠紧密连接蛋白ZO-1和occludin表达的降低,从而起到保护血脑屏障的作用。     

Rapid upregulation of caspase-3 in rat spinal cord after injury: mRNA, protein, and cellular localization correlates with apoptotic cell death

Although the precise mechanisms explaining loss of, and failure to regain, function after spinal cord injury are unknown, there is increasing interest in the role of "secondary cell death." One prevalent theme in cell loss in other regions of the CNS involves apoptosis executed by the intracellular caspase proteases. A recent study demonstrated that spinal cord injury rapidly increased the activation of caspase-3. Our previous studies demonstrated peak apoptosis in three of four cellular compartments 3 days after controlled contusion in the rat. We have extended these analyses to include enzyme and substrate studies of caspase subfamilies both in rostral and in caudal adjacent segments compared to the lesion site. Although presumed activation of programmed proenzyme is considered the mechanism for enhanced caspases, our novel analyses were designed to detect upregulation of gene expression. We surveyed traumatically injured spinal cord for caspase family messages with a modified differential mRNA display approach and found that the caspase-3 (CASP3) message was present and upregulated severalfold after injury. Our results clearly demonstrate that cell death in the spinal cord occurs after posttranslational activation of caspases that follow, at least for caspase-3, initial upregulation of CASP3 mRNA levels.     

Upregulated protein O-GlcNAcylation promoted functional and structural recovery of the contused spinal cord injury in rats by Thiamet-G treatment

ABSTRACT

Objectives-Elevated protein O-GlcNAcylation could benefit cell survival and promote organ functional recovery. Thiamet-G (O-GlcNAcase inhibitor) could upregulate protein O-GlcNAcylation level to improve dyskinesia in models of neurodegenerative diseases without any obvious detrimental side-effects. Therefore, we conducted this study to investigate the effects of protein O-GlcNAcylation upregulation by Thiamet-G on the spinal cord injury (SCI) in rats. Methods-We randomly assigned 74 rats to three groups: sham-operated group (Sham) with no lesion (n = 22), injured control group (SCI+SS) with saline solution (n = 26), and Thiamet-G treated group (SCI+Thiamet-G) (n = 26). We assessed Locomotor behavior using the Basso, Beattice, and Bresnahan (BBB) scale and evaluated histopathological alterations by morphometry and histochemistry. We also assessed potential inflammatory effects by microglia/macrophages immunohistochemistry, and potential apoptosis effects by caspase-3 western blot. Results-Thiamet-G treatment improved hindlimb motor functional recovery by inducing elevated protein O-GlcNAcylation, and mitigated the severity, reduced the lesion size and promoted the structural recovery of the injured spinal cord. Thiamet-G treatment also inhibited microglia/macrophages infiltration at the injury sites and the caspase-3 mediated apoptosis pathway. Discussion-We conclude that Thiamet-G induced elevated protein O-GlcNAcylation to ameliorate acute SCI, which could provide a potential novel therapeutic approach for SCI treatment.