大鼠脑创伤后神经元型和诱生型一氧化氮合酶的相互影响

目的 探讨大鼠创伤性颅脑损伤(traumatic brain injury,TBI)后神经元型一氧化氮合酶(nNOS)及诱生型一氧化氮合酶(iNOS)之间相瓦影响的作用机制.方法 雄性Wistar大鼠250只采用成组设计方法分成假手术组、创伤组、7-硝基吲唑(7-NI)治疗组、氨基胍(AG)治疗组、AG和7-NI联合治疗组共5组,用Marmarou方法造成大鼠TBI,伤后1,3,6,12 h、1,3,7,14 d采用免疫组织化学检测海马CAI区nNOS和iNOS蛋白表达情况.结果 各组nNOS表达在伤后6 h均达高峰,各组高峰值差异无统计学意义(P>0.05),在伤后12 h 7-NI治疗组与创伤组差异无统计学意义(P>0.05),AG治疗组与联合治疗组高于创伤组(P<0.05).各组iNOS表达在伤后3 d达高峰,各治疗组高峰值均低于创伤组(P<0.05).结论 大鼠TBI后nNOS和iNOS之间通过NO的反馈机制相互影响,nNOS活性的增强是iNOS表达的始动因子之一,iNOS活性增强可以下调nNOS的表达.

Interaction between neuronal nitric oxide synthase and inducible nitric oxide synthase after traumatic brain injury in rats

Objective To study the mechanism of interaction between neuronal nitric oxide syn-thase (nNOS) and inducible nitric oxide synthase (iNOS) following traumatic brain injury (TBI) in rats. Methods A total of 250 male Wistar rats were randomly divided into five groups, ie, sham oper-ation group, trauma group, 7-nitroindazole (7-NI) treatment group, aminoguanidine (AG) treatment group and combined AG and 7-NI treatment group. Severe closed TBI was made by using Marmarou meth-od. Protein expressions of nNOS and iNOS in hippocampus CAI were detected by means of immunohisto-chemical staining at 1,3, 6, 12 hours and at days 1,3, 7 and 14 after TBI. Results The expression of nNOS reached a peak at 6 hour after injury in all groups, with no statistical difference between groups (P > 0. 05), when there was no statistical difference between 7-NI treatment group and trauma group (P > 0. 05) but statistical difference in AG treatment group and combined AG and 7-NI treatment group compared with trauma group at 12 hours after TBI (P <0.05). The expression of iNOS reached maximal level at day 3 after TBI, with lower level in 7-NI group, AG treatment group and combined AG and 7-NI treatment group compared with trauma group (P < 0.05). Conclusions After TBI, nNOS interacts with iNOS by means of the feedback of nitric oxide. The enhanced expression of nNOS is initial factor for increase of iNOS expression, which can down regulate the expression of iNOS.