scholarly journals Novel bio-spectroscopic imaging reveals disturbed protein homeostasis and thiol redox with protein aggregation prior to hippocampal CA1 pyramidal neuron death induced by global brain ischemia in the rat

2015 ◽  
Vol 89 ◽  
pp. 806-818 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mark J. Hackett ◽  
Shari. E Smith ◽  
Sally Caine ◽  
Helen Nichol ◽  
Graham N. George ◽  
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Circulation ◽  
2007 ◽  
Vol 116 (suppl_16) ◽  
Author(s):  
Zhaoming Chen ◽  
James R Frederick ◽  
Matthew B Bevers ◽  
Lori P Ingleton ◽  
Marek Ma ◽  
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Introduction/Hypothesis: The delay in neurodegeneration after transient global brain ischemia offers a potentially broad therapeutic window for inhibiting molecular injury mechanisms. One such mechanism, calpain-mediated proteolysis, peaks between 24 and 72 hours after transient forebrain ischemia (TFI) in rats. This study tests the hypothesis that calpain inhibition is neuroprotective when initiated 22 hours after TFI. Methods: Male Long Evans rats (400 – 450 g) were anesthetized (halothane), mechanically ventilated, and instrumented for temperature and hemodynamic monitoring. Each underwent 10 minutes of TFI induced by reversible bilateral carotid occlusion and hypovolemic hypotension (MAP 30 mm Hg). Twenty-two hours after TFI, rats were block randomized (n=6/group) to receive either calpain inhibitor (CEP-3453 (Cephalon), 60 mg/kg IV bolus and 30 mg/kg IV infusion for 50 hours) or vehicle (normal saline IV bolus and infusion for 50 hours). Sham operated rats served as controls. Rats were euthanized 72 hours after injury and brains were processed for immunohistochemistry. Hippocampal CA1 sector calpain activity was analyzed by immunofluorescence using primary antibody that specifically detects calpain-cleaved alpha-spectrin (Ab38). Neurodegeneration was quantified by counting normal appearing Hoechst-stained neuronal nuclei in the hippocampal CA1 pyramidal layer. Ab38 immunofluorescence intensity and normal nuclei counts were compared between vehicle and CEP-3453 treatment groups using a two-tailed Student’s t-test (alpha error 0.05). Results: Baseline and post-injury hemodynamic parameters and temperature were not significantly different between vehicle and CEP-3453 treatment groups. Relative to sham operated controls, mean CA1 sector Ab38 immunofluorescence increased by 263 ± 281% in vehicle treated rats and 68 ± 147% in CEP-3453 treated rats (p=0.17). Normal CA1 pyramidal layer nuclei averaged 10 ± 12% of control in vehicle treated rats and 50 ± 42% of control in CEP-3453 treated rats (p=0.047). Conclusion: These results suggest a causal role for calpains in delayed post-ischemic neurodegeneration, and demonstrate a broad therapeutic window for calpain inhibition in this model of transient global brain ischemia.


2020 ◽  
Vol 19 (2) ◽  
pp. 59-66
Author(s):  
N. S. Shcherbak ◽  
G. Yu. Yukina ◽  
E. G. Sukhorukova ◽  
V. V. Thomson

Introduction. Ischemic postconditioning (IPostC) is a new concept in the brain protection strategy. Almost all researches in this area focus on the functioning and survival of neurons, while non-neuronal cells affected by IPostC remain unexplored. The aim is to study the IPostC effect on changes in microglia in the neocortex of Wistar rats after global brain ischemia during various periods of reperfusion. Materials and methods. Male Wistar rats were used as a model of a 10-minute global brain ischemia with a subsequent IPostC; the reperfusion-ischemia cycle was 15 s/15 s. In the early (2 days) and late (7 days) reperfusion periods, the number of morphologically unchanged neurons and Iba-1-positive nucleated microglyocytes in the occipital cortex was estimated. Results. It has been shown that global brain ischemia in rats leads to 25.9% (P<0.05) neuron death and an increase of 30.9% (P<0.05) in the number of Iba-1-positive microglia cells by the 2nd day of the reperfusion period in the occipital neocortex; by the 7th day of reperfusion, there was observed a neuron death significant increasing by 34.5% (P<0.05) and the number of Iba-1-positive microglia cells increasing of 65.2% (P<0.05) compared to similar indicators in sham-operated groups. The IPostC by 2 days of reperfusion was found to increase the number of unchanged neurons in the occipital region of the cerebral cortex by 18.3% (P<0.05), which is not accompanied by a significant change in the number of Iba-1-positive microglial cells; by 7 days of reperfusion the increase number of unchanged neurons was found to be 23.5% (P<0.05) in the analysed brain region , which is accompanied by a decrease in the number of Iba-1-positive microgliosis by 32.5% (P<0.05) comparing with similar indicators in groups without IPostC. Conlusions. The results of this work suggest that the cytoprotective effect of IPostC for neurons of the occipital neocortex of Wistar rats in the long-term reperfusion period is caused by blocking the infiltration of the ischemic brain region by both resident and recruited cells of the immune system.


2005 ◽  
Vol 25 (1_suppl) ◽  
pp. S507-S507 ◽  
Author(s):  
Takashi Shichita ◽  
Hiroaki Ooboshi ◽  
Yasuhiro Kumai ◽  
Masahiro Kumai ◽  
Junichi Takada ◽  
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Author(s):  
А.А. Соколовская ◽  
Э.Д. Вирюс ◽  
В.В. Александрин ◽  
А.С. Роткина ◽  
К.А. Никифорова ◽  
...  

Цель исследования. Ишемические повреждения головного мозга, являются одной из наиболее частой причин инвалидности и смертности во всем мире. Недавно была установлена роль апоптоза тромбоцитов в патофизиологии инсульта, однако его механизмы до сих пор остаются невыясненными. Несмотря на различные экспериментальные модели, направленные на мониторинг апоптоза тромбоцитов, результаты, относительно изучения и выявления апоптоза тромбоцитов при ишемии головного мозга у крыс, весьма немногочисленны. Цель исследования - анализ апоптоза тромбоцитов с помощью метода проточной цитофлуориметрии на модели глобальной ишемии мозга у крыс. Методика. В экспериментах использовано 6 крыс-самцов Вистар в возрасте от 5 до 6 мес., разделенных на 2 группы: интактный контроль (К) и глобальная ишемия головного мозга. Модель глобальной ишемии головного мозга у крыс воспроизводилась путём билатеральной окклюзии общих сонных артерий на фоне гипотензии. Уровень системного артериального давления снижали посредством кровопотери до 40-45 мм рт. ст. Суспензию тромбоцитов крыс получали методом гельфильтрации с использованием сефарозы 2B. Для анализа экстернализации фосфатидилсерина (ФС) тромбоциты крыс инкубировали с Аннексином V-PE в связывающем буфере. Для оценки митохондриального мембранного потенциала (ММП) тромбоциты инкубировали с катионным красителем JC-1. После инкубации образцы немедленно анализировали на проточном цитофлуориметре FACSCalibur (Becton Dickinson, США). Результаты. Согласно полученным данным, экстернализация ФС на тромбоцитах крыс, перенесших инсульт, была значительно выше (53,45 ± 4,21%), чем в контрольной группе крыс (5,27 ± 2,40%). Данный эффект подтверждается выраженной деполяризацией митохондриальных мембран (DYm). После экспериментальной ишемии мозга почти 40% тромбоцитов было деполяризовано. Заключение. Использованный в работе подбор методов и маркеров обеспечивает понимание механизмов апоптоза тромбоцитов как в экспериментальных, так и в клинических условиях. Полученные данные позволяют сделать заключение, что апоптоз тромбоцитов является одним из факторов развития глобальной ишемии головного мозга у крыс. Результаты могут быть использованы для понимания механизмов, участвующих в развитии ишемического повреждения, что, в свою очередь, может быть использовано при разработке новых терапевтических стратегий. Aim. Stroke is one of the most common causes of disability and mortality worldwide. Multiple experimental models of stroke have focused on monitoring of platelet apoptosis. However, studies on and detection of platelet apoptosis in rats with ischemic stroke are very scarce. We investigated platelet apoptosis in rats with global brain ischemia using flow cytometry. Methods. Experiments were carried out on healthy, adult Wistar male rats weighing 300-350 g. The rats were divided into the following 2 groups: intact rats and rats with global brain ischemia. Global brain ischemia was induced by two-vessel (2-VO) carotid occlusion in combination with hypotension. Systemic blood pressure was reduced by 40-45 mm Hg by inducing haemorrhage. Platelets were isolated by gel filtration on Sepharose 2B. For evaluation of phosphatidylserine (PS) externalization, platelets were incubated with Annexin V-PE and analyzed on FACSCalibur (BD Biosciences). Mitochondrial membrane potential (DY) was measured during platelets apoptosis using JC-1, a mitochondrial membrane potential indicator. Platelets were analyzed by flow cytometry immediately after the incubation. Results. PS externalization on platelets was significantly greater after global brain ischemia (53.45 ± 4.21%) than in the control group (5.27 ± 2.40%). Pronounced depolarization of mitochondrial membrane potential (DYm) confirmed this finding. In the rat group with experimental brain ischemia, almost 40% (35.24 ± 5.21%) of platelets were depolarized. Conclusion. Our results provide insight into mechanisms involved in platelet apoptosis during ischemic stroke and can be used in further development of new therapeutic strategies.


2003 ◽  
Vol 23 (2) ◽  
pp. 292-301 ◽  
Author(s):  
Anton B Tonchev ◽  
Tetsumori Yamashima ◽  
Liang Zhao ◽  
Hirotaka James Okano ◽  
Hideyuki Okano

2008 ◽  
Vol 36 (02) ◽  
pp. 287-299 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yun Tai Kim ◽  
Youn-Ju Yi ◽  
Mi-Yeon Kim ◽  
Youngmin Bu ◽  
Zhen Hua Jin ◽  
...  

To investigate whether HT008-1, a prescription used in traditional Korean medicine to treat mental and physical weakness, has a neuroprotective effect on a rat model of global brain ischemia and an enhancing effect against memory deficit following ischemia. Global brain ischemia was induced for 10 min by using 4-vessel occlusion (4-VO). HT008-1 was orally administered at doses of 30, 100, and 300 mg/kg respectively twice at 0 and 90 min after ischemia. The effect on memory deficit was investigated by using a Y-maze neurobehavioral test 4 days after brain ischemia, and the effect on neuronal damage was measured 7 days after ischemia. The mechanism of action was studied immunohistochemically using an anti-CD11b (OX-42) antibody. The oral administration of HT008-1 at 100 and 300 mg/kg significantly reduced hippocampal neuronal cell death by 49% and 53%, respectively, compared with a vehicle-treated group, and also improved spatial memory function in the Y-maze test. Immunohistochemically, HT008-1 inhibited OX-42 expression in the hippocampus. The effects of HT008-1 were more pronounced than those of its individual herb components. The herbal mixture HT008-1 protects the most vulnerable CA1 pyramidal cells of the hippocampus and enhances spatial memory function against global brain ischemia; an anti-inflammatory effect may be one of the mechanisms of action.


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