scholarly journals Neuroinflammation evoked by brain injury in a rat model of lacunar infarct

2020 ◽  
pp. 113531
Author(s):  
Sylwia Dabrowska ◽  
Anna Andrzejewska ◽  
Hanna Kozlowska ◽  
Damian Strzemecki ◽  
Miroslaw Janowski ◽  
...  
2020 ◽  
Vol 12 (1) ◽  
pp. 001-008
Author(s):  
Ting Liu ◽  
Xing-Zhi Liao ◽  
Mai-Tao Zhou

Abstract Background Brain edema is one of the major causes of fatality and disability associated with injury and neurosurgical procedures. The goal of this study was to evaluate the effect of ulinastatin (UTI), a protease inhibitor, on astrocytes in a rat model of traumatic brain injury (TBI). Methodology A rat model of TBI was established. Animals were randomly divided into 2 groups – one group was treated with normal saline and the second group was treated with UTI (50,000 U/kg). The brain water content and permeability of the blood–brain barrier were assessed in the two groups along with a sham group (no TBI). Expression of the glial fibrillary acidic protein, endthelin-1 (ET-1), vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF), and matrix metalloproteinase 9 (MMP-9) were measured by immunohistochemistry and western blot. Effect of UTI on ERK and PI3K/AKT signaling pathways was measured by western blot. Results UTI significantly decreased the brain water content and extravasation of the Evans blue dye. This attenuation was associated with decreased activation of the astrocytes and ET-1. UTI treatment decreased ERK and Akt activation and inhibited the expression of pro-inflammatory VEGF and MMP-9. Conclusion UTI can alleviate brain edema resulting from TBI by inhibiting astrocyte activation and ET-1 production.


2021 ◽  
Vol 341 ◽  
pp. 113698
Author(s):  
William T. O'Brien ◽  
Louise Pham ◽  
Rhys D. Brady ◽  
Jesse Bain ◽  
Glenn R. Yamakawa ◽  
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Author(s):  
Liying Cai ◽  
Feifei Hu ◽  
Wenwen Fu ◽  
Xiaofeng Yu ◽  
Weijie Zhong ◽  
...  

2021 ◽  
pp. 136134
Author(s):  
Hong Kuang ◽  
Tianhong Wang ◽  
Lei Liu ◽  
Chunhai Tang ◽  
Tao Li ◽  
...  

2018 ◽  
Vol 1688 ◽  
pp. 15-21 ◽  
Author(s):  
Di Li ◽  
Haibo Ni ◽  
Qin Rui ◽  
Rong Gao ◽  
Gang Chen

Resuscitation ◽  
2014 ◽  
Vol 85 (2) ◽  
pp. 299-305 ◽  
Author(s):  
Lu Yang ◽  
Xiaoyong Zhao ◽  
Meiyan Sun ◽  
Xude Sun ◽  
Linong Yao ◽  
...  

2017 ◽  
Vol 16 (6) ◽  
pp. 1299 ◽  
Author(s):  
Shan Jing ◽  
Piaopiao Ying ◽  
Xiaohua Hu ◽  
Ze Yu ◽  
Jianwei Sun ◽  
...  

2016 ◽  
Vol 14 (6) ◽  
pp. 5217-5222 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jian-Jun Gu ◽  
Jie-Bin Chen ◽  
Jian-He Zhang ◽  
Hao Zhang ◽  
Shou-Sen Wang

2021 ◽  
Vol 2 (1) ◽  
pp. 370-380
Author(s):  
Xue Li ◽  
Kevin Pierre ◽  
Zhihui Yang ◽  
Lynn Nguyen ◽  
Gabrielle Johnson ◽  
...  

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