机构:[a]Department of Neurosurgery, The Affiliated Hospital of Weifang Medical College, Weifang, Shandong 261031, China[b]Department of Neurological Surgery, Wayne State University School of Medicine, Detroit, MI 48201, USA[c]Institute of Hypoxia Medicine, Xuanwu Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing 100053, China首都医科大学宣武医院[d]Butler College, Princeton University, NJ, USA[e]Department of Neurosurgery, Xuanwu Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing 100053, China神经外科首都医科大学宣武医院
Background and purpose: Ethanol has been shown to provide neuroprotective effects, but the precise mechanisms by which these effects occur have yet to be investigated. In this study, we investigate blood brain barrier (BBB) and edema level changes in association with expression of matrix metalloproteinases (MMP-2 and MMP-9) and aquaporins (AQP-4 and AQP-9) in ethanol treated rats following middle cerebral artery (MCA) occlusion. Methods: An ischemic stroke model was generated by occlusion of the right MCA for 2 h in male Sprague Dawley rats (n=72). Edema levels and BBB integrity following the ischemic event were studied by quantification of brain water content and extravasadon of Evans blue following 24 and 48 h of reperfusion, respectively. Expression of the proteins MMP-2 and MMP-9, as well as AQP-4 and AQP-9, were determined by Western blot analysis 3 and 24 h after reperfusion. Results: Treatment with ethanol significantly reduced brain edema (P<0.01) and BBB dysfunction (P<0.05) when compared to the saline-treated control groups. The upregulation of MMP-2 and MMP-9, as well as AQP-4 and AQP-9, following ischemia/reperfusion, was significantly reduced in ethanol-treated groups (P<0.05). Conclusions: Ethanol ameliorates brain edema and BBB disruption after stroke, in association with a reduction in the expression of MMPs and AQPs. These results provide clues to ethanol's neuroprotective properties. (C) 2011 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
基金:
AHA Grantin-Aid
New Century Excellent Talents of Ministry of Education (NCET-08-0625)
Chinese National Science Foundation (30870854)
第一作者机构:[a]Department of Neurosurgery, The Affiliated Hospital of Weifang Medical College, Weifang, Shandong 261031, China
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通讯机构:[*1]Department of Neurosurgery, Institute of Hypoxia Medicine, Xuanwu Hospital, Capital Medical University, 45 Changchun Street, Beijing 100046, China.[*2]Department of Neurological Surgery, Wayne State University School of Medicine, 550 E Canfield, Detroit, MI 48201, USA.