实验性超负荷血糖大鼠脑缺血后脑毛细血管内皮细胞ICAM—1表 …

目的 了解超负荷血糖条件下,脑缺血后,脑毛细血管内皮细胞间粘附分子１（ＩＣＡＭ－１）表达的情况。方法 采用ＳＤ大鼠尾静脉注射链脲霉素,建立超负荷血糖模型。用免疫组化方法动态观察大鼠超负荷血糖１月条件下以尼龙线栓堵大鼠中动脉造成持续性局灶性脑缺血后不同时间,脑毛细血管内皮细胞ＩＣＡＭ－１的表达。结果 超负荷血糖１月脑缺血０．５小时ＩＣＡＭ－１的表达明显升高;１小时达高峰,表达范围弥漫整个缺血半球;缺     

大鼠脑缺血再灌注区ICAM—1的表达与粘附性变化的实验研究

目的:观察大鼠脑缺血再灌注后缺血区ＩＣＡＭ－１ｍＲＮＡ和蛋白的表达及白细胞和血管内皮细胞间粘附性的变化。方法:４０只Ｗｉｓｔａｒ大鼠分为正常组、假手术组和缺血２ｈ再灌注２、４、１２、２４、４８、９６ｈ组,原位杂交和兔疫组化法检测ＩＣＡＭ、１ ｍＲＮＡ和蛋白表达,超高速摄录像系统观察缺血区微血管内白细胞与内皮细胞间的粘附性变化。结果:缺血再灌注后局部脑组织ＩＣＡＭ－１ｍＲＮＡ和蛋白的表达以及微动脉内白细胞与内皮细胞间粘附性均明显增高。结论:脑缺血再灌注后ＩＣＡＭ－１表达增高,介导了白细胞与血管内皮细胞间的粘附增强,参与了缺血再灌注损伤。     

大鼠局灶性脑缺血再灌注后皮层ICAM-1表达增加

目的：研究大鼠局灶性脑缺血再灌注不同时相皮层 ＩＣＡＭ－１变化规律。方法：改良 Ｋｏｉｚｕｍｉ法建立 ＬＭＣＡＯ局灶性脑缺血再灌注模型;ＲＴ－ＰＣＲ和 Ｄｏｔ ｂｌｏｔｔｉｎｇ法分别检测 ＩＣＡＭ－１的转录和翻译水平变化。结果：缺血皮层 ＩＣＡＭ－１ｍＲＮＡ和 Ｉ－ＣＡＭ－１分别于缺血 ２ｈ和再灌注 ２ｈ显著升高,再灌注 １０和 ４６ｈ达高峰,持续 １周仍维持在较高水平。结论：ＩＣＡＭ－１在脑缺血再灌注时表达明显上调,介导白细胞和脑血管内皮细胞的粘附。ＩＣＡＭ－１ 将成为缺血性脑卒中治疗的新突破点。     

小鼠局灶性脑缺血模型中细胞间粘附分子-1表达升高

目的　白细胞可以导致缺血细胞损伤,内皮细胞上表达的细胞间粘附分子－１（ＩＣＡＭ－１）有利于白细胞迁移至组织。本研究目的是对小鼠大脑中动脉栓塞（ＭＣＡＯ）后脑内ＩＣＡＭ－１ 蛋白在组织中表达和含量进行检测。方法　通过对成年雄性ＣＤ－１ 小鼠使用血管腔内尼龙线栓塞术,造成０、３、６、１２、２４、４８ 和７２ ｈ 的持续性大脑中动脉栓塞。缺血程度由激光多普勒流量仪确定,缺血脑组织ＩＣＡＭ－１ 的阳性表达由免疫组化技术检测,并用免疫沉淀和Ｗｅｓｔｅｒｎ 印迹来定量。结果　在大脑中动脉栓塞后,小鼠缺血脑半球的表面脑血流量减少到基准值的９％ ～１５％ 。各组间大脑中动脉栓塞过程中的脑血流量无显著差异。免疫组化技术显示,缺血中心区和末影区都见ＩＣＡＭ－１ 阳性的微血管内皮细胞,从缺血中心到缺血边缘区微血管内皮细胞表达ＩＣＡＭ－１ 出现增高的趋势。免疫沉淀和Ｗｅｓｔｅｒｎ 印迹分析结果表明,缺血区ＩＣＡＭ－１的表达在大脑中动脉栓塞后３ ｈ 增高,６～１２ ｈ 达到高峰,并持续到７２ ｈ。结论　研究表明,在持续性大脑中动脉栓塞的小鼠中检测到ＩＣＡＭ－１ 表达明显升高,因为在持续局灶性大脑中动脉缺血后ＩＣＡＭ－１ 可介导白细胞和内皮细胞粘附,加速     

急性缺血性脑血管病患者血ICAM—1,VCAM—1,CD62p的改变？…

目的 探讨急性缺血性脑血管病患者中性粒细胞表面细胞间粘附分子（ＩＣＡＭ－１）、血管粘附分子（ＶＣＡＭ－１）和血小板Ｐ选择素（ＣＤ６２ｐ）的改变及其临床意义。方法应用流式细胞术测定１２１例缺血患者发病４８小时内ＩＣＡＭ－１、ＶＣＡＭ－１、ＣＤ６２ｐ的改变。结果 （１）各种急性脑缺血患者ＩＣＡＭ－１均较对照组升高，Ｐ〈０．０１）；脑血全形成和腔隙性脑梗死ＣＤ６２ｐ升高，Ｐ〈０．０５；脑血栓形成ＶＣＡＭ     

脑水肿时血脑屏障内皮细胞ICAM—1的表达及其对T淋巴细胞粘附的 …

本研究采用液氮冷冻Ｗｉｓｔａｒ大鼠一侧大脑制成血管源性脑水肿模型，将大鼠全脑沿冷冻中心制成冠状面冰冻切片，运用免疫组化染以观察脑水肿及对照组白质血脑屏障内皮细胞ＩＣＡＭ－１蛋白表达量的变化。对此进行图像分析，并将脑组织冰冻切片与大量Ｔ淋巴细胞悬液共同孵育后，常规ＨＥ染色、显微镜下观察，求出Ｔ淋巴细胞与血管壁的特异生附率，发现大鼠内皮细胞在正常情况下表达少量的ＩＣＡＭ－１蛋白分子，冷冻后３小时有明显     

脑缺血抗细胞间粘附分子—1抗体作用的实验研究

目的探讨抗细胞间粘附分子－１（ＩＣＡＭ－１）抗体保护神经元缺血性损伤的作用机制。方法分离培养鼠脑毛细血管内皮细胞（ＣＣＥＣ）和多形核白细胞（ＰＭＮ），利用微管吸吮技术，观察ＰＭＮ与ＣＣＥＣ间粘附力学特性的变化。结果脑缺血－再灌注后各时间点，ＰＭＮ与ＣＣＥＣ的粘附力和粘附应力均明显高于正常对照组和伪手术组（Ｐ＜０．０１）；加抗ＩＣＡＭ－１抗体后，细胞粘附力和粘附应力均明显下降（Ｐ＜０．０５或Ｐ＜０．０１）。结论脑缺血－再灌注损伤后抗ＩＣＡＭ－１抗体使ＰＭＮ与ＣＣＥＣ粘附力减小，粘附应力下降；抗粘附分子抗体将可能成为治疗缺血性脑血管疾病的一条新的有效途径     

细胞间粘附分子-1在慢性糖尿病大鼠局部脑缺血再灌流损伤中的作用

目的探讨ICAM-1在糖尿病脑缺血再灌流损伤中的作用.方法采用线栓法脑缺血再灌注模型,比较糖尿病及正常大鼠缺血再灌注后脑内ICAM-1的表达、炎性细胞浸润及梗塞大小.结果糖尿病大鼠缺血再灌注组脑组织受到的缺血损害明显重于正常缺血再灌注大鼠组;糖尿病缺血大鼠脑内微血管内皮细胞ICAM-1的表达以及炎性细胞浸润程度明显高于正常缺血对照组(P＜0.05).结论糖尿病可加重局灶性脑缺血再灌流损伤并增强炎性反应的程度.超负荷血糖条件下ICAM-l可能是加重糖尿病脑缺血再灌流损伤的机制之一.     

D1和D2受体拮抗剂对乙灶性脑缺血梗塞体积及脑血流的影响

目的 研究多巴胺（ＤＡ）Ｄ１受体拮抗剂ＳＣＨ－２３３９０和Ｄ２受体拮抗剂Ｅｔｉｃｌｏｐｒｉｄｅ对可逆性乙灶性脑缺血梗塞体积及皮层半暗带脑血流的影响。方法 采用激光多普勒脑血流计测量大鼠可逆性乙灶性脑缺血各时相皮层半暗带脑血流,并于缺血后２４小时断头取脑切片,ＴＴＣ染色,计算机图样分析系统测量脑梗塞体积。结果 Ｄ１受体拮抗剂ＳＣＨ－２３３９０可明显缩小局灶性脑缺血梗塞体积,改善缺血期各时相皮层半暗带     

大鼠脑缺血再灌注区ICAM-1表达与白细胞浸润的观察及丹参的影响

目的　观察细胞间粘附分子（ Ｉ Ｃ Ａ Ｍ１） 蛋白在大鼠脑缺血再灌注的不同时程脑组织中的表达与中性白细胞浸润程度的关系及丹参对它们的影响。方法　 Ｓ Ｄ大鼠分为３ 组：假手术组、对照组及丹参组。大脑中动脉缺血２ ｈ 再灌注２ ｈ 、１２ ｈ、２４ ｈ 、４８ ｈ 、７２ ｈ 、７ ｄ、１４ ｄ 后,分别进行 Ｉ Ｃ Ａ Ｍ１ 免疫组织化学及组织 Ｈ Ｅ染色。结果　在脑缺血再灌早期,脑微血管内皮细胞 Ｉ Ｃ Ａ Ｍ１ 免疫反应开始逐渐增加,再灌注４８ ｈ 达到高峰,再灌注１４ ｄ 接近正常水平,同时脑缺血区中性白细胞浸润也随之增加,在时程上与 Ｉ Ｃ Ａ Ｍ１ 表达同步。丹参组,再灌注４８ ｈ 后, Ｉ Ｃ Ａ Ｍ１ 免疫阳性血管数及中性白细胞的浸润比同时间对照组明显降低。结论　脑缺血 Ｉ Ｃ Ａ Ｍ１ 的表达与中性白细胞浸润密切相关,丹参能降低 Ｉ Ｃ Ａ Ｍ１ 的表达,抑制中性白细胞的浸润。     

超负荷血糖对脑缺血再灌注损伤大鼠脑细胞凋亡的研究

目的:探讨超负荷血糖对脑缺血再灌注损伤大鼠脑细胞凋亡及凋亡相关蛋白bax、bcl 2表达的影响。方法:用Wistar大鼠腹内注射链脲佐菌素,建立超负荷糖尿病大鼠模型,之后做大脑中动脉脑缺血再灌注模型。然后对大鼠进行脑梗死体积计算并且采用免疫组织化学方法检测超负荷血糖大鼠和正常大鼠脑缺血3h再灌注2 4hbax、bcl 2的表达,同时采用TUNEL法原位标记DNA片段,检测TUNEL阳性细胞的变化,并与假手术正常对照组比较。结果:超负荷血糖组梗死面积明显大于非超负荷血糖组;同时,前者bax的表达明显高于后者而bcl 2的表达则相反;糖尿病脑缺血再灌注损伤组TUNEL阳性细胞数明显高于非糖尿病脑缺血再灌注损伤和假手术对照组。结论:超负荷血糖加重了大鼠脑缺血再灌注损伤,超负荷血糖诱发的bax、bcl 2的表达异常促进了脑细胞的凋亡,可能是其加重脑缺血再灌注损伤的机制之一。     

超负荷血糖对鼠局灶性脑缺血侧皮质内皮抑素表达的影响

目的观察超负荷血糖对鼠局灶性脑缺血侧皮质区内皮抑素(endostatin)表达的影响,进一步探讨超负荷血糖加重脑缺血损伤的分子机制。方法用SD大鼠腹腔内注射链脲佐菌素首先建立糖尿病高血糖大鼠模型,继而应用栓线法建立永久性局灶性脑缺血模型。随机分为3大组:假手术组、脑缺血组和糖尿病脑缺血组。于缺血24h时间点行神经功能评分、TTC染色测梗死面积、TUNEL法检测细胞凋亡数目、免疫组化及Western blot检测ES表达,并进行图像分析。结果糖尿病脑缺血组的神经功能评分为(4.73±0.35)、梗死面积为(50.12±3.54)、细胞凋亡数为(26.22±2.35)、免疫组化检测ES为(99.35±3.25)及Western blot检测ES为(1.193±0.045)。脑缺血组的神经功能评分为(3.18±0.65)、梗死面积为(39.98±2.02)、细胞凋亡数为(17.28±1.01)、免疫组化检测ES为(113.17±1.35)及Western blot检测ES为(1.033±0.032)。与脑缺血组相比,糖尿病脑缺血组的神经功能评分、梗死面积、细胞凋亡数、ES蛋白表达均明显增加(P<0.05)。结论血管再生可能参与了超负荷血糖加重脑缺血损伤的过程,上调ES表达可能是超负荷血糖加重脑缺血损伤的机制之一。     

高血糖对大鼠局灶性脑缺血再灌注后神经细胞凋亡及caspase-9、caspase-3表达的影响

目的探讨高血糖对大鼠局灶性脑缺血再灌注后神经细胞凋亡及半胱氨酸天冬氨酸蛋白酶-9(caspase-9)、caspase-3表达的影响,进一步探讨其加重脑缺血损伤的作用机制。方法将30只雄性Sprague-Dawley(SD)大鼠随机分为3组:高血糖组、正常血糖组和假手术组。按体质量4g/kg给予大鼠尾静脉注射25%(质量浓度)的葡萄糖,造成大鼠高血糖状态;继而制作大脑中动脉阻塞脑缺血再灌注模型。于缺血2h再灌注24h进行神经功能评分,采用脱氧核糖核苷酸末端转移酶介导的dUTP缺口末端标记法(terminal-deoxy-nucleotidyl transferase mediated dUTP nick end labeling,TUNEL)检测大鼠脑组织细胞凋亡数,采用免疫组化染色检测大鼠脑组织caspase-9和caspase-3表达。结果 (1)高血糖组神经功能评分为(4.20±0.63)分,正常血糖组为(3.50±0.70)分,假手术组为0分。高血糖组及正常血糖组的神经功能评分较假手术组均显著增加(P<0.05),且高血糖组神经功能评分较正常血糖组增加(P<0.05)。(2)高血糖组凋亡细胞数为(16.30±3.30)个,正常血糖组为(14.60±3.27)个,假手术组为(0.50±0.53)个。高血糖组及正常血糖组的凋亡细胞数较假手术组增多(P<0.05),且高血糖组细胞凋亡数较正常血糖组增多(P<0.05)。(3)高血糖组caspase-9和caspase-3灰度值分别为114.30±3.83、111.50±3.17,正常血糖组分别为117.20±4.34、117.40±3.24,假手术组分别为146.20±1.98、146.80±0.74。高血糖组及正常血糖组的caspase-9和caspase-3表达水平较假手术组均增强(P<0.05),且高血糖组caspase-9和caspase-3表达水平较正常血糖组增强(P<0.05)。结论高血糖可增加缺血再灌注后脑神经细胞凋亡;caspase-9、caspase-3的激活及表达增强可能是高血糖加重脑缺血再灌注损伤的机制之一。     

超负荷血糖条件下大鼠脑缺血再灌注损伤及其MMP-2及MMP-9的表达

目的探讨超负荷血糖对脑缺血再灌注损伤大鼠MMP-2及MMP-9的表达影响。方法用Wistar大鼠腹腔内注射链脲佐菌素,建立超负荷糖尿病大鼠模型,之后做大脑中动脉脑缺血再灌注模型。然后对大鼠进行脑梗死体积计算,并采用免疫组织化学方法和原位杂交方法检测超负荷血糖大鼠和正常大鼠脑缺血3h再灌注6h、12h、24h、48h、96h、7d时MMP-9及MMP-9的表达,并与假手术正常对照组比较。结果超负荷血糖组梗死面积明显大于非超负荷血糖组;同时,前者MMP-2及MMP-9的表达明显高于后者。结论超负荷血糖加重了大鼠脑缺血再灌注损伤,超负荷血糖诱发的MMP-2及MMP-9的表达异常促进了脑缺血再灌注损伤的炎症机制,可能是其加重脑缺血再灌注损伤的机制之一。     

Retardation of fetal dendritic development induced by gestational hyperglycemia is associated with brain insulin/IGF-I signals

Hyperglycemia is an essential risk factor for mothers and fetuses in gestational diabetes. Clinical observation has indicated that the offspring of mothers with diabetes shows impaired somatosensory function and IQ. However, only a few studies have explored the effects of hyperglycemia on fetal brain development. Neurodevelopment is susceptible to environmental conditions. Thus, this study aims to investigate the effects of maternal hyperglycemia on fetal brain development and to evaluate insulin and insulin-like growth factor-I (IGF-I) signals in fetal brain under hyperglycemia or controlled hyperglycemia. At day 1 of pregnancy, gestational rats were intraperitoneally injected with streptozocin (60 mg/kg). Some of the hyperglycemic gestational rats were injected with insulin (20 IU, two times a day) to control hyperglycemia; the others were injected with saline of equal volume. The gestational rats were sacrificed at days 14, 16, and 18 of embryo development. The dendritic spines of subplate cortex neurons in the fetal brain were detected by Golgi–Cox staining. The mRNA levels of insulin receptors (IRs) and IGF-IR in the fetal brain were measured using qRT-PCR. The protein levels of synaptophysin, IR, and IGF-IR in the fetal brain were detected by western blot. No significant difference in fetal brain formation was observed between the maternal hyperglycemic group and insulin-treated group. By contrast, obvious retardation of dendritic development in the fetus was observed in the maternal hyperglycemic group. Similarly, synaptophysin expression was lower in the fetus of the maternal hyperglycemic group than in that of the insulin-treated group. The mRNA and protein expression levels of IRs in the fetal brain were higher in the hyperglycemic group than in the insulin-treated group. By contrast, the levels of IGF-IR in the brain were lower in the fetus of the maternal hyperglycemic group than in that of the insulin-treated group. These results suggested that maternal hyperglycemia can retard dendritic development in the fetal brain and that these changes partially resulted from abnormal insulin/IGF-I signaling in the fetal brain.     

白果内酯对高血糖大鼠脑缺血再灌注损伤的保护作用

目的 观察白果内酯对高血糖大鼠脑缺血再灌注损伤的保护作用及其可能机制.方法 采用50%的葡萄糖溶液腹腔注射(6 ml/kg)建立急性高血糖模型.采用线栓法建立大鼠脑缺血再灌注模型,按随机数字表方法将40只大鼠分为高血糖假手术组(假手术组),高血糖+缺血再灌注损伤组(模型组),高血糖+缺血再灌注损伤+白果内酯组(白果内酯组),白果内酯分三个剂量组(2.5,5,10 mg/kg),每组各8只.白果内酯组于术前3 d连续给予白果内酯腹腔注射,术前1 h再给予腹腔注射1次.脑缺血2 h,再灌注24 h后行神经功能缺损评分、脑梗死体积及脑含水量测定,同时测定脑组织中水通道蛋白-4(AQP4)mRNA的表达,超氧化物歧化酶(SOD)的活力,计算脑组织中丙二醛(MDA)的含量及去甲肾上腺素(NE)、多巴胺(DA)和5-羟色胺(5-HT)的表达.结果 白果内酯(5,10 mg/kg)组大鼠与模型组相比,神经功能缺损评分下降,脑梗死体积缩小,脑含水量降低,缺血侧脑组织中AQP4 mRNA的表达下调,SOD活力提高,MDA含量减低,NE、DA及5-HT的含量增加,差异均有统计学意义(P<0.05).结论 白果内酯对高血糖条件下的局灶性脑缺血再灌注损伤具有一定的保护作用.     

Induction of heat shock proteins by hyperglycemic cerebral ischemia

Hyperglycemia worsens the neuronal death induced by cerebral ischemia. A previous study demonstrated that diabetic hyperglycemia suppressed the expression of heat shock protein 70 (HSP70) in the liver. The objective of this study is to determine whether hyperglycemia exacerbates ischemic brain damage by suppressing the expression of heat shock proteins (HSPs) in the brain. Both normoglycemic and hyperglycemic rats were subjected to a transient global cerebral ischemia of 15 min and followed by 0.5, 1 and 3 h of reperfusion. The expression of stress-related genes and levels of HSP proteins were determined by DNA microarray, immunocytochemistry and Western blot analyses. The results showed that hyperglycemic ischemia upregulated the expressions of hsp70, hsp90A, hsp90B, heat shock cognate 71 kD protein (hsc70) and mthsp70. Protein levels of HSP70 and HSP60 were enhanced by hyperglycemia compared with normoglycemia. The results suggested that hyperglycemia-exacerbated ischemic brain damage is not mediated by the suppression of the HSPs. The increased levels of HSPs and mthsp70 suggest that the cell and the mitochondrion had strong stress responses to hyperglycemic ischemia.     

地塞米松对新生大鼠缺氧缺血性脑病脑组织细胞间黏附分子-1表达与白细胞浸润的影响

目的　研究地塞米松预处理对新生大鼠缺氧缺血性脑损伤时脑组织细胞间黏附分子 1(ICAM 1)的表达与白细胞浸润的影响。方法　将 4 8只新生大鼠制作成缺氧缺血性脑病 (HIE)模型 ,于制作模型前 2 4小时即分别予地塞米松预处理组和对照组大鼠腹腔内注射地塞米松 0 1mg/kg、生理盐水 10ml/kg。模型后2 4小时处死大鼠 ,分别进行脑组织ICAM 1免疫组织化学检测、白细胞计数及组织HE染色。结果　ICAM 1平均吸光度 :预处理组 (3 6 2± 1 2 1) ,对照组 (9 4 2± 2 6 5 ) (P <0 0 5 ) ;神经细胞损伤评分 :预处理组 (0 38±0 13) ,对照组 (1 6 3± 0 74 ) (P <0 0 0 1) ;白细胞浸润 :预处理组 (8 4± 1 7) ,对照组 (16 3± 4 6 ) (P <0 0 0 1)。结论　地塞米松预处理能减少HIE时脑组织的ICAM 1蛋白表达及白细胞浸润 ,能减轻脑组织损害程度     

Hyperglycemic but not normoglycemic global ischemia induces marked early intraneuronal expression of beta-amyloid precursor protein

Preischemic hyperglycemia is known to accentuate acute ischemic injury to neurons, microglia, and endothelia. In the present study, we used a monoclonal antibody to the N-terminal portion of beta-APP to examine how the immunoreactivity of this normal membrane glycoprotein is differentially influenced by transient cerebral ischemia when carried out under normoglycemic vs. hyperglycemic conditions. Anesthetized, physiologically regulated rats received 12.5 min of global forebrain ischemia by bilateral carotid artery occlusions plus systemic hypotension. Hyperglycemia was induced by intraperitoneal dextrose administration prior to ischemia. One or three days later, brains were examined by beta-APP immunohistochemistry. Ischemia under hyperglycemic conditions led to the robust, widespread intraneuronal expression of beta-APP immunoreactivity in neocortex, hippocampus, thalamus, and striatum of all 11 rats; this was most prominent at 24 h postischemia. Compared to rats with normoglycemic ischemia, numbers of beta-APP-immunopositive neurons in the parietal cortex of hyperglycemic rats were increased by 5.9 fold at 24 h, and by 10.6 fold at 3 days postischemia. beta-APP-immunopositive neurons in hyperglycemic rats often exhibited striking morphological alterations typical of ischemic necrosis; however, no beta-APP immunoreaction was observed in zones of frank infarction. Brains of normoglycemic rats (n=11), by contrast, showed only weak beta-APP immunostaining in occasional non-necrotic pyramidal neurons of parietal neocortex; no necrosis was present in thalamus. In sham-operated hyperglycemic rats, beta-APP immunostaining of thalamic neurons was somewhat increased at 24 h. Western analysis revealed that the hyperglycemia-induced intraneuronal overexpression of beta-APP was not associated with an overall increase in tissue levels. The results of this study demonstrate that transient forebrain ischemia under hyperglycemic conditions leads to the early intraneuronal expression of beta-APP within neuronal populations showing a heightened susceptibility to hyperglycemia-induced accentuation of ischemic injury. Our data suggest that beta-APP or its metabolites may be involved in the injury process.     

Preischemic hyperglycemia and postischemic alteration of rat brain pyruvate dehydrogenase activity

Transient cerebral ischemia in normoglycemic animals is followed by a decrease in glucose utilization, reflecting a postischemic cerebral metabolic depression and a reduction in the activity of the pyruvate dehydrogenase complex (PDHC). Preischemic hyperglycemia, which aggravates ischemic brain damage and invariably causes seizure, is known to further reduce cerebral metabolic rate. To investigate whether these effects are accompanied by changes in PDHC activity, the postischemic cerebral cortical activity of this enzyme was investigated in rats with preischemic hyperglycemia (plasma glucose 20-25 mM). The results were compared with those obtained in normoglycemic animals (plasma glucose 5-10 mM). The activated portion of PDHC and total PDHC activity were measured in neocortical samples as the rate of decarboxylation of [14C]pyruvate in crude brain mitochondrial homogenates after 5 min, 15 min, 1 h, 6 h, and 18 h of recirculation following 15 min of incomplete cerebral ischemia. In normoglycemic animals the fraction of activated PDHC, which rises abruptly during ischemia, was reduced to 19-25% during recirculation compared with 30% in sham-operated controls. In hyperglycemic rats the fraction of activated PDHC was higher during the first 15 min of recirculation. However, after 1 and 6 h of recirculation, the fraction was reduced to values similar to those measured in normoglycemic animals. Fifteen of 26 rats experienced early (1-4 h post ischemia) seizures in the recovery period. The PDHC activity appeared unchanged prior to these early postischemic seizures. We conclude that the accentuated depression of postischemic metabolic rate observed in hyperglycemic animals is not coupled to a corresponding postischemic depression of PDHC.(ABSTRACT TRUNCATED AT 250 WORDS)