复方丹参对大鼠脑缺血再灌注后大脑皮层神经细胞凋亡和Bcl-2 mRNA表达的影响

为了探讨中药复方丹参对大鼠局灶性脑缺血再灌注后大脑皮层神经细胞凋亡及Bcl-2mRNA表达的影响和保护作用,本研究采用大脑中动脉内栓线阻断法(MCAO)造成局灶性脑缺血再灌注模型,应用原位末端标记(TUNEL)和原位杂交技术检测大鼠大脑皮层神经细胞凋亡和神经细胞Bcl-2mRNA的表达,并进行图像分析。结果显示:缺血再灌注组凋亡神经细胞主要位于缺血侧大脑皮层缺血边缘区(半暗区);缺血侧大脑皮层缺血边缘区神经细胞Bcl-2mRNA的表达在缺血再灌注2h后升高,随着缺血再灌注时间的延长逐渐增强;复方丹参保护组神经细胞Bcl-2mRNA的表达明显强于缺血再灌组(P<0.01),凋亡神经细胞数明显低于缺血再灌组(P<0.01)。上述结果说明复方丹参可通过上调神经细胞Bcl-2mRNA的表达,抑制神经细胞凋亡,减轻缺血再灌注对大鼠大脑皮层神经细胞的损伤。     

Effects and Mechanism of Action of Inducible Nitric Oxide Synthase on Apoptosis in a Rat Model of Cerebral Ischemia‐Reperfusion Injury

Inducible nitric oxide synthase (iNOS) is a key enzyme in regulating nitric oxide (NO) synthesis under stress, and NO has varying ability to regulate apoptosis. The aim of this study was to investigate the effects and possible mechanism of action of iNOS on neuronal apoptosis in a rat model of cerebral focal ischemia and reperfusion injury in rats treated with S‐methylisothiourea sulfate (SMT), a high‐selective inhibitor of iNOS. Seventy‐two male Sprague‐Dawley (SD) rats were randomly divided into three groups: the sham, middle cerebral artery occlusion (MCAO) + vehicle, and MCAO + SMT groups. Neurobehavioral deficits, infarct zone size, and cortical neuron morphology were evaluated through the modified Garcia scores, 2,3,5‐triphenyltetrazolium chloride (TTC), and Nissl staining, respectively. Brain tissues and serum samples were collected at 72 hr post‐reperfusion for immunohistochemical analysis, Western blotting, Terminal deoxynucleotidyl transferase‐mediated dUTP‐biotin Nick End Labeling assay (TUNEL) staining, and enzyme assays. The study found that inhibition of iNOS significantly attenuated the severity of the pathological changes observed as a result of ischemia‐reperfusion injury: SMT reduced NO content as well as total nitric oxide synthase (tNOS) and iNOS activities in both ischemic cerebral hemisphere and serum, improved neurobehavioral scores, reduced mortality, reduced the infarct volume ratio, attenuated morphological changes in cortical neurons, decreased the rate of apoptosis (TUNEL and caspase‐3‐positive), and increased phospho (p)‐AKT expression in ischemic penumbra. These results suggested that inhibition of iNOS might reduce the severity of ischemia‐reperfusion injury by inhibiting neuronal apoptosis via maintaining p‐AKT activity. Anat Rec, 299:246–255, 2016. © 2015 Wiley Periodicals, Inc.     

AngⅡ在脑缺血大鼠大脑皮质中的表达及依达拉奉对其干预的影响

目的:研究大鼠局灶性脑缺血后AngⅡ在脑组织中的表达变化规律及应用自由基清除剂-依达拉奉干预治疗对脑组织中AngⅡ表达的影响,探讨脑缺血后脑内AngⅡ表达的生物学作用及依达拉奉对缺血性脑损伤的保护作用。方法:采用微创开颅法建立大鼠大脑中动脉闭塞(MCAO)模型,分为正常对照组、假手术组、脑缺血组和药物干预组。应用免疫组织化学及尼氏染色方法分别观察脑缺血后和依达拉奉干预后AngⅡ在脑内的表达和神经元的变化。结果:在缺血半暗区可见大量AngⅡ阳性细胞,以缺血后1周数目最多,且免疫阳性反应最强,与对照组相比有显著性差异(P<0.05);尼氏染色显示,缺血半暗区可见大量变性坏死神经元,其中以1周组数量最多,与对照组相比有统计学意义(P<0.05);经依达拉奉干预后半暗区AngⅡ阳性细胞数量、光密度值及变性坏死神经元数量明显减少,与对照组比较有统计学差异,以治疗后3 d最为显著(P<0.01)。结论:①大鼠局灶性脑缺血后缺血半暗区AngⅡ表达增强,可能与缺血后神经元的病理变化有一定联系;②脑损伤后,依达拉奉可能通过抑制AngⅡ的表达而减少神经元的坏死,发挥脑保护作用。     

人参皂苷Rb1对大鼠脑缺血再灌注损伤中NAIP表达的影响

目的:观察人参皂苷Rb1对神经元凋亡抑制蛋白(neuronal apoptosis inhibitory protein,NAIP)在脑缺血再灌注损伤中表达的影响,探讨人参皂苷Rb1对缺血性脑病的防治机制.方法:线栓法阻断大鼠大脑中动脉2 h,再灌注3 h～5 d制备脑缺血再灌注模型,应用免疫组织化学方法标记NAIP阳性细胞,观察人参皂苷Rb1对NAIP阳性细胞数的影响.结果:缺血再灌注后,缺血半暗带内的NAIP阳性细胞表达增加,海马CA 1区等部位的NAIP阳性细胞数量也明显增加,而缺血中心区无NAIP阳性细胞的表达.实验对照组中NAIP阳性细胞数量随再灌注时间延长逐渐升高,12 h达到高峰,至5 d时NAIP阳性细胞数量表达低于正常水平.实验用药组中NAIP阳性细胞数量在2 d时达到高峰,且其高峰值明显高于实验对照组中的高峰值,后随再灌注时间的延长而逐渐下降,至5 d时仍处于较高水平.结论:脑缺血再灌注后,NAIP表达增加是脑组织对损伤的一种保护性反应,其对缺血区周围的神经细胞的保护作用更为明显.NAIP在脑组织中的表达具有一定的时间规律性,并且人参皂苷Rb1可能通过上调NAIP的表达发挥对受损脑组织的保护作用.     

黄芪对脑缺血再灌注损伤c-fos表达和细胞凋亡的影响

目的探讨黄芪注射液对大鼠局灶性脑缺血再灌注损伤后的保护作用。方法采用线栓法阻断大鼠一侧大脑中动脉(MCA)血流2h,再灌注24h制成局灶性脑缺血再灌注损伤模型。将24只Wistar雄性大鼠随机分成假手术组、缺血再灌注组、黄芪组。造模前1h时黄芪组给与黄芪200mg/kg腹腔注射。假手术组、缺血再灌注组给予等剂量生理盐水。再灌注24h后断头取脑、切片,进行HE染色、c-fos免疫组化染色和细胞凋亡检测。结果缺血2h再灌注24h后,黄芪组和缺血再灌注组大鼠缺血侧皮层可检测到细胞凋亡细胞,黄芪组凋亡细胞数明显少于缺血再灌注组,假手术组未见凋亡细胞;黄芪组和缺血再灌注组大鼠缺血侧皮层c-fos阳性细胞数均高于假手术组,与缺血再灌注组相比,黄芪组大鼠缺血侧皮层c-fos表达降低。结论黄芪可抑制缺血再灌注损伤后缺血侧皮质的细胞凋亡。     

大鼠局灶性脑缺血损伤神经元BCL-2、BAX及FOS蛋白的表达

为了了解ＢＣＬ ２,ＢＡＸ 及ＦＯＳ蛋白表达量的变化与局灶性脑缺血、再灌流损伤和功能恢复之间的关系,以大鼠单侧血管内栓线法建立局灶性脑缺血再灌流实验动物模型,采用免疫组织化学方法显示不同脑区在不同时相与病理分区中三种基因的表达变化,并以假手术动物脑区作对照。用Ｈ Ｅ 染色观察神经元的病理变化。结果表明：各脑区在缺血１．５ ｈ、再灌２４ ｈ 后三种基因的表达变化最明显。中心梗塞区神经元消失,无任何基因表达;梗塞边缘区神经元缺血变性较重,ＢＡＸ 表达较ＢＣＬ ２ 明显;缺血反应区神经元缺血变性较轻,ＢＣＬ ２ 表达较ＢＡＸ 明显。ＦＯＳ蛋白在缺血反应区内的表达较显著。ＢＡＸ 表达神经元的变性程度比ＢＣＬ ２ 者严重,ＦＯＳ蛋白表达的神经元核着色均匀,未显固缩和碎裂现象。以上结果提示,ＢＣＬ ２ 和ＢＡＸ 所代表的两类分子的比例可能最终决定细胞的死亡或存活的结局。损伤神经元ＦＯＳ蛋白的表达是对损伤刺激的早期反应。     

局灶性脑缺血后鼠脑组织tPA基因表达及其与细胞凋亡

目的 探讨局灶性脑缺血后组织型纤溶酶原激活物（tＰＡ）基因的表达及其与细胞凋亡的 关系。方法 用原位杂交和免疫组织化学方法检测tＰＡ基因在大鼠局灶性脑缺血（大脑中 动脉阻塞）后的表达,用ＴＵＮＥＬ法检测缺血不同时间的细胞凋亡状况。结果 脑缺血６h缺血中心部位的胶质细胞和梗死灶周边缺血半影区的神经元均观察到tＰＡ免疫反应性信号,在大脑皮层后肢体区、顶皮层区、海马区和齿状回可见凋亡细胞,但缺血１８h缺血侧神     

UCF-101对大鼠脑缺血再灌注损伤的神经保护作用

目的观察UCF-101对大鼠脑缺血再灌注损伤后神经元凋亡及Caspase-9蛋白表达的影响,探讨UCF-101对缺血性脑损伤的神经保护作用。方法随机将大鼠分为假手术组、缺血再灌注组及UCF-101处理组。采用线栓法建立Wistar大鼠大脑中动脉闭塞(MCAO)2h再灌注模型,于再灌注后24h取脑,采用TTC法测梗死体积,TUNEL法检测神经元凋亡,免疫组化法观察脑组织神经元Caspase-9蛋白的表达。结果假手术组未见梗死现象,与假手术组比较,缺血再灌注组脑组织凋亡细胞数和Caspase-9的表达均明显升高(P0.05)。与缺血再灌注组相比,UCF-101处理组梗死体积明显缩小(P0.05),UCF-101处理组脑组织凋亡细胞数和Caspase-9的表达均明显减少(P0.05)。结论 UCF-101可能通过下调脑组织神经元Caspase-9蛋白的表达,抑制神经元的凋亡而发挥神经保护作用。     

Genistein attenuates oxidative stress and neuronal damage following transient global cerebral ischemia in rat hippocampus

Oxidative stress is believed to contribute to neuronal damage induced by cerebral ischemia/reperfusion (I/R) injury. The present study was undertaken to evaluate the possible antioxidant neuroprotective effect of genistein against neuronal death in hippocampal CA1 neurons following transient global cerebral ischemia in the rat. Transient global cerebral ischemia was induced in male Sprague-Dawley rats by four-vessel-occlusion for 10min. At various times of reperfusion, the histopathological changes and the levels of mitochondria-generated reactive oxygen species (ROS), malondialdehyde (MDA), cytosolic cytochrome c and caspase-3 activity in hippocampus were measured. We found extensive neuronal death in the CA1 region at day 5 after I/R. The ischemic changes were preceded by increases in ROS generation and MDA concentration and followed by increased cytosolic cytochrome c, and subsequently caspase-3 activation and apoptosis. Treatment with genistein (15mg/kg, i.p.) significantly attenuated ischemia-induced neuronal death. Genistein administration also decreased ROS generation, MDA concentration and the apoptotic indices. These results suggest that genistein protects neurons from transient global cerebral I/R injury in rat hippocampus by attenuating oxidative stress, lipid peroxidation and the signaling cascade leading to apoptotic cell death.     

高血糖加重缺血性脑损伤

目的：探讨高血糖对脑缺血损伤的影响。方法：采用大鼠高血糖全脑缺血模型,用HE和TUNEL染色,对比检测脑细胞损伤和凋亡。结果：高血糖组在缺血再灌注后与血糖正常组相比,纹状皮质脑水肿和神经元变性、死亡明显加重;海马CA1区损伤神经元计数无显著性差异;海马CA3区损伤神经细胞数明显多于血糖正常组。TUNEL染色可见,在纹状皮质、海马CA1区和CA3区高血糖组和血糖正常组阳性细胞明显多于对照组;在缺血或再灌注后,正常血糖组和高血糖组的TUNEL阳性细胞数均无显著性差异。结论：高血糖可加重缺血引起的神经元损伤。     

氯化血红素预处理对全脑缺血/再灌注大鼠海马神经元的保护作用

目的 研究氯化血红素对大鼠全脑缺血/再灌注后海马神经元的保护作用。方法 84只雄性Wistar大鼠采用4血管闭塞法制造大鼠全脑缺血模型,观察不同剂量氯化血红素对大鼠全脑缺血/再灌注后海马CA1区神经元形态学的影响,并应用流式细胞仪检测海马神经元凋亡率。结果 氯化血红素预处理组与缺血/再灌组相比海马神经元凋亡率下降,海马CA1区锥体细胞组织学分级明显降低,神经元密度明显升高(p<0.05)。而氯化血红素治疗组与缺血/再灌组相比无统计学意义(p>0.05)。结论 氯化血红素预处理对大鼠全脑缺血/再灌注后海马CA1区锥体神经元具有明显的保护作用。     

Implication of cysteine proteases calpain, cathepsin and caspase in ischemic neuronal death of primates

Although more than 8000 papers of apoptosis are published annually, there are very few reports concerning necrosis in the past few years. A number of recent studies using lower species animals have suggested that the cornu Ammonis (CA) 1 neuronal death after brief global cerebral ischemia occurs by apoptosis, an active and genetically controlled cell suicide process. However, the studies of monkeys and humans rather support necrosis, the calpain-mediated release of lysosomal enzyme cathepsin after ischemia conceivably contributes to the cell degeneration of CA1 neurons. This paper provides an overview of recent developments in ischemic neuronal death, presents the cascade of the primate neuronal death with particular attentions to the cysteine proteases, and also indicates selective cathepsin inhibitors as a novel neuroprotectant. Furthermore, the possible interaction of calpain, cathepsin, and caspase in the cascade of ischemic neuronal death is discussed.     

Role of reactive oxygen species and protein kinase C in ischemic tolerance in the brain

It is now understood that the mechanisms leading to neuronal cell death after cerebral ischemia are highly complex. A well established fact in this field is that neurons continue to die over days and months after ischemia, and that reperfusion following cerebral ischemia contributes substantially to ischemic injury. It is now well accepted that central to ischemic/reperfusion-induced injury is what occurs to mitochondria hours to days following the ischemic insult. For many years, it has been established that reactive oxygen species (ROS) and reactive nitrogen species (RNS) promote lipid, protein, and DNA oxidation that affects normal cell physiology and eventually leads to neuronal demise. In addition to oxidation of neuronal molecules by ROS and RNS, a novel pathway for molecular modifications has risen from the concept that ROS can activate specific signal transduction pathways that, depending on the insult degree, can lead to either normal plasticity or pathology. Two examples of these pathways could explain why lethal ischemic insults lead to the translocation of protein kinase Cdelta (deltaPKC), which plays a role in apoptosis after cerebral ischemia, or why sublethal ischemic insults, such as in ischemic preconditioning, lead to the translocation of epsilonPKC, which plays a pivotal role in neuroprotection. A better understanding of the mechanisms by which ROS and/or RNS modulate key protein kinases that are involved in signaling pathways that lead to cell death and survival after cerebral ischemia will help devise novel therapeutic strategies.     

糖尿病大鼠脑缺血再灌后神经元损伤与细胞死亡

目的:研究脑缺血/再灌后迟发性神经元损伤的细胞死亡形式,以及在糖尿病作为附加因素时,对于神经细胞死亡的影响。方法:在糖尿病模型及中脑动脉阻塞(MCAO)/再灌模型的基础上,通过病理形态,FCM,TUNEL,琼脂糖凝胶电泳等检测手段对脑缺血及再灌后脑细胞死亡形式进行综合判定。结果:局灶脑缺血再灌损伤过程中既存在细胞坏死,又存在细胞凋亡。其凋亡的神经细胞主要分布在重度缺血区域的边缘(半影区)附近。缺血中心区主要表现为坏死。另外还证明了合并糖尿病组可明显加重缺血性脑损伤,而且与诱导半影区、中线区的细胞凋亡发生发展有密切关系。结论:局灶脑缺血/再灌后神经元损伤包括坏死与凋亡,中心区以前者为主,而半影区则以后者为主,二者具有紧密的内在联系。合并有糖尿病时,可以明显加重缺血再灌性脑损伤的进程。     

TRPM2 channel activation following in vitro ischemia contributes to male hippocampal cell death

Hippocampal CA1 neurons are particularly sensitive to ischemic damage, such as experienced following cardiac arrest and cardiopulmonary resuscitation. In recent years transient receptor potential M2 (TRPM2) channels have been identified as mediators of ischemic damage. We previously demonstrated that neuroprotective strategies targeting TRPM2 channels preferentially protect male cortical neurons from ischemic injury both in vitro and in vivo. It is important to determine the role of TRPM2 in ischemic injury of hippocampal neurons as this population of neurons are particularly sensitive to ischemic injury and are therapeutic targets. Here we report significantly decreased neuronal cell death following in vitro ischemia preferentially in male hippocampal neurons using TRPM2 inhibitors or knockdown of TRPM2 expression. Electrophysiological characterization of sex-stratified cultures shows similar levels of functional TRPM2 channel expression in male and female hippocampal neurons under basal conditions. In contrast, recordings made during reperfusion following in vitro ischemia revealed that TRPM2 channels are activated only in male neurons, resulting in rapid and complete depolarization. These findings provide strong evidence for TRPM2 as a target for protection against cerebral ischemia in male brain and helps define a molecular cell death pathway that is differentially engaged in male and female neurons.     

Delayed treatment with nimesulide reduces measures of oxidative stress following global ischemic brain injury in gerbils

Metabolism of arachidonic acid by cyclooxygenase is one of the primary sources of reactive oxygen species in the ischemic brain. Neuronal overexpression of cyclooxygenase-2 has recently been shown to contribute to neurodegeneration following ischemic injury. In the present study, we examined the possibility that the neuroprotective effects of the cyclooxygenase-2 inhibitor nimesulide would depend upon reduction of oxidative stress following cerebral ischemia. Gerbils were subjected to 5 min of transient global cerebral ischemia followed by 48 h of reperfusion and markers of oxidative stress were measured in hippocampus of gerbils receiving vehicle or nimesulide treatment at three different clinically relevant doses (3, 6 or 12 mg/kg). Compared with vehicle, nimesulide significantly (P<0.05) reduced hippocampal glutathione depletion and lipid peroxidation, as assessed by the levels of malondialdehyde (MDA), 4-hydroxy-alkenals (4-HDA) and lipid hydroperoxides levels, even when the treatment was delayed until 6 h after ischemia. Biochemical evidences of nimesulide neuroprotection were supported by histofluorescence findings using the novel marker of neuronal degeneration Fluoro-Jade B. Few Fluoro-Jade B positive cells were seen in CA1 region of hippocampus in ischemic animals treated with nimesulide compared with vehicle. These results suggest that nimesulide may protect neurons by attenuating oxidative stress and reperfusion injury following the ischemic insult with a wide therapeutic window of protection.     

Alterations of N-ethylmaleimide-sensitive atpase following transient cerebral ischemia

Neuronal repair following injury requires recruitment of large amounts of membranous proteins into synaptic and other cell membranes, which is carried out by the fusion of transport vesicles to their target membranes. A critical molecule responsible for assemblage of membranous proteins is N-ethylmaleimide-sensitive factor (NSF) which is an ATPase. To study whether NSF is involved in ischemic neurological deficits and delayed neuronal death, we investigated alterations of NSF after transient cerebral ischemia by means of biochemical methods, as well as confocal and electron microscopy. We found that transient cerebral ischemia induced depletion of free NSF and concomitantly relocalization of NSF into the Triton X-100-insoluble fraction including postsynaptic densities in CA1 neurons during the postischemic period. The NSF alterations are accompanied by accumulation of large quantities of intracellular vesicles in CA1 neurons that are undergoing delayed neuronal death after transient cerebral ischemia. Therefore, permanent depletion of free NSF and relocalization of NSF into the Triton X-100-insoluble fraction may disable the vesicle fusion machinery necessary for repair of synaptic injury, and ultimately leads to synaptic dysfunction and delayed neuronal death in CA1 neurons after transient cerebral ischemia.     

The effects of selenium against cerebral ischemia-reperfusion injury in rats

It is known that the brain tissue is extremely sensitive to ischemia-reperfusion (IR) injury and therefore, brain ischemia and consecutive reperfusion result in neural damage and apoptosis. The proinflammatory cytokines such as tumor necrosis factor alfa (TNF-α) and interleukin-1 beta (IL-1β) are produced during neurological disorders including cerebral ischemia. On the other hand, nerve growth factor (NGF), which is essential for the differentiation, survival and functions of neuronal cells in the central nervous system, regulate neuronal development through cell survival and cell death signaling. In the present study, we aimed to investigate the effect of selenium (Se) on prefrontal cortex and hippocampal damage in rats subjected to cerebral IR injury. Selenium was injected intraperitoneally at the doses of 0.625 mg/(kg day) after induction of IR injury. Prefrontal cortex and hippocampal damage was examined by cresyl-violet staining. Apostain and caspase-3 immune staining were used to detect apoptosis. TNF-α, IL-1β and NGF levels were also evaluated. Histopathological evaluation showed that treatment with selenium after ischemia significantly attenuated IR-induced neuronal death in prefrontal cortex and hippocampal CA1 regions of rats. Apoptotic cells stained with apostain and caspase-3 were significantly decreased in treatment group when compared with the IR group. Additionally, treatment with selenium decreased the TNF-α and IL-1β levels and increased the NGF levels in prefrontal cortex and hippocampal tissue of animals subjected to IR. The present results suggest that selenium is potentially a beneficial agent in treating IR-induced brain injury in rats.     

亚低温减少大鼠短暂性全脑缺血后皮质iNOS诱导的神经元凋亡

为研究亚低温对大鼠脑缺血再灌注后皮质iNOS表达、NO产生及神经元凋亡的影响及探讨亚低温的神经保护机制,用大鼠短暂全脑缺血模型,采用Nissl染色观察存活神经元、免疫组化法检测iNOS、硝酸还原酶法检测NOx-水平和TUNEL染色结合电子显微镜观察检测凋亡神经元。结果显示:常温缺血组额叶皮质iNOS表达、NOx-水平增高,出现凋亡神经元;低温缺血组iNOS表达、NOx-水平明显低于常温缺血组,未检测到凋亡神经元。上述结果提示,脑缺血后iNOS来源的NO参与了神经元的凋亡过程,亚低温可减少大鼠短暂性全脑缺血后iNOS诱导的神经元凋亡。