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Li M, Tang H, Li Z, Tang W. Emerging Treatment Strategies for Cerebral Ischemia-Reperfusion Injury. Neuroscience 2022; 507:112-124. [PMID: 36341725 DOI: 10.1016/j.neuroscience.2022.10.020] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/02/2022] [Revised: 10/19/2022] [Accepted: 10/21/2022] [Indexed: 11/06/2022]
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Cerebral ischemia-reperfusion injury (CI/RI) injury is a common feature of ischemic stroke which occurs when the blood supply is restored after a period of ischemia in the brain. Reduced blood-flow to the brain during CI/RI compromises neuronal cell health as a result of mitochondrial dysfunction, oxidative stress, cytokine production, inflammation and tissue damage. Reperfusion therapy during CI/RI can restore the blood flow to ischemic regions of brain which are not yet infarcted. The long-term goal of CI/RI therapy is to reduce stroke-related neuronal cell death, disability and mortality. A range of drug and interventional therapies have emerged that can alleviate CI/RI mediated oxidative stress, inflammation and apoptosis in the brain. Herein, we review recent studies on CI/RI interventions for which a mechanism of action has been described and the potential of these therapeutic modalities for future use in the clinic.
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- Mengxing Li
- College of Acupuncture and Massage (Rehabilitation Medical College), Anhui University of Chinese Medicine, Hefei 230012, China
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- College of Integrated Chinese and Western Medicine (School of Life Sciences), Anhui University of Chinese Medicine, Hefei 230012, China
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- College of Acupuncture and Massage (Rehabilitation Medical College), Anhui University of Chinese Medicine, Hefei 230012, China
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- College of Acupuncture and Massage (Rehabilitation Medical College), Anhui University of Chinese Medicine, Hefei 230012, China.
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Microcirculatory Changes in Experimental Models of Stroke and CNS-Injury Induced Immunodepression. Int J Mol Sci 2019; 20:ijms20205184. [PMID: 31635068 PMCID: PMC6834192 DOI: 10.3390/ijms20205184] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/12/2019] [Revised: 10/14/2019] [Accepted: 10/18/2019] [Indexed: 12/17/2022] Open
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Stroke is the second-leading cause of death globally and the leading cause of disability in adults. Medical complications after stroke, especially infections such as pneumonia, are the leading cause of death in stroke survivors. Systemic immunodepression is considered to contribute to increased susceptibility to infections after stroke. Different experimental models have contributed significantly to the current knowledge of stroke pathophysiology and its consequences. Each model causes different changes in the cerebral microcirculation and local inflammatory responses after ischemia. The vast majority of studies which focused on the peripheral immune response to stroke employed the middle cerebral artery occlusion method. We review various experimental stroke models with regard to microcirculatory changes and discuss the impact on local and peripheral immune response for studies of CNS-injury (central nervous system injury) induced immunodepression.
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Engedal TS, Hjort N, Hougaard KD, Simonsen CZ, Andersen G, Mikkelsen IK, Boldsen JK, Eskildsen SF, Hansen MB, Angleys H, Jespersen SN, Pedraza S, Cho TH, Serena J, Siemonsen S, Thomalla G, Nighoghossian N, Fiehler J, Mouridsen K, Østergaard L. Transit time homogenization in ischemic stroke - A novel biomarker of penumbral microvascular failure? J Cereb Blood Flow Metab 2018; 38:2006-2020. [PMID: 28758524 PMCID: PMC6259320 DOI: 10.1177/0271678x17721666] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/27/2023]
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Cerebral ischemia causes widespread capillary no-flow in animal studies. The extent of microvascular impairment in human stroke, however, is unclear. We examined how acute intra-voxel transit time characteristics and subsequent recanalization affect tissue outcome on follow-up MRI in a historic cohort of 126 acute ischemic stroke patients. Based on perfusion-weighted MRI data, we characterized voxel-wise transit times in terms of their mean transit time (MTT), standard deviation (capillary transit time heterogeneity - CTH), and the CTH:MTT ratio (relative transit time heterogeneity), which is expected to remain constant during changes in perfusion pressure in a microvasculature consisting of passive, compliant vessels. To aid data interpretation, we also developed a computational model that relates graded microvascular failure to changes in these parameters. In perfusion-diffusion mismatch tissue, prolonged mean transit time (>5 seconds) and very low cerebral blood flow (≤6 mL/100 mL/min) was associated with high risk of infarction, largely independent of recanalization status. In the remaining mismatch region, low relative transit time heterogeneity predicted subsequent infarction if recanalization was not achieved. Our model suggested that transit time homogenization represents capillary no-flow. Consistent with this notion, low relative transit time heterogeneity values were associated with lower cerebral blood volume. We speculate that low RTH may represent a novel biomarker of penumbral microvascular failure.
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- Thorbjørn S Engedal
- 1 Center of Functionally Integrative Neuroscience and MINDLab, Aarhus University, Aarhus University Hospital, Aarhus C, Denmark.,2 Department of Neuroradiology, Aarhus University Hospital, Nørrebrogade 44, 8000 Aarhus C, Denmark
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- 3 Department of Neurology Aarhus University Hospital, Aarhus C, Denmark
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- 3 Department of Neurology Aarhus University Hospital, Aarhus C, Denmark
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- 3 Department of Neurology Aarhus University Hospital, Aarhus C, Denmark
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- 1 Center of Functionally Integrative Neuroscience and MINDLab, Aarhus University, Aarhus University Hospital, Aarhus C, Denmark
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- 1 Center of Functionally Integrative Neuroscience and MINDLab, Aarhus University, Aarhus University Hospital, Aarhus C, Denmark
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- 1 Center of Functionally Integrative Neuroscience and MINDLab, Aarhus University, Aarhus University Hospital, Aarhus C, Denmark
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- 1 Center of Functionally Integrative Neuroscience and MINDLab, Aarhus University, Aarhus University Hospital, Aarhus C, Denmark
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- 1 Center of Functionally Integrative Neuroscience and MINDLab, Aarhus University, Aarhus University Hospital, Aarhus C, Denmark
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- 1 Center of Functionally Integrative Neuroscience and MINDLab, Aarhus University, Aarhus University Hospital, Aarhus C, Denmark.,4 Department of Physics and Astronomy, Aarhus University, Aarhus, Denmark
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- 6 Hospices Civils de Lyon, Lyon, France
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- 7 University Medical Centre Hamburg-Eppendorf, Hamburg, Germany
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- 7 University Medical Centre Hamburg-Eppendorf, Hamburg, Germany
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- 1 Center of Functionally Integrative Neuroscience and MINDLab, Aarhus University, Aarhus University Hospital, Aarhus C, Denmark
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- 1 Center of Functionally Integrative Neuroscience and MINDLab, Aarhus University, Aarhus University Hospital, Aarhus C, Denmark.,2 Department of Neuroradiology, Aarhus University Hospital, Nørrebrogade 44, 8000 Aarhus C, Denmark
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PET imaging of stroke-induced neuroinflammation in mice using [18F]PBR06. Mol Imaging Biol 2013; 16:109-17. [PMID: 23836504 DOI: 10.1007/s11307-013-0664-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 32] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/09/2013] [Revised: 06/03/2013] [Accepted: 06/18/2013] [Indexed: 01/17/2023]
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PURPOSE The purpose of this study is to evaluate the 18 kDa translocator protein (TSPO) radioligand [(18)F]N-fluoroacetyl-N-(2,5-dimethoxybenzyl)-2-phenoxyaniline ([(18)F]PBR06) as a positron emission tomography (PET) imaging biomarker of stroke-induced neuroinflammation in a rodent model. PROCEDURES Stroke was induced by transient middle cerebral artery occlusion in Balb/c mice. Dynamic PET/CT imaging with displacement and preblocking using PK111195 was performed 3 days later. PET data were correlated with immunohistochemistry (IHC) for the activated microglial markers TSPO and CD68 and with autoradiography. RESULTS [(18)F]PBR06 accumulation peaked within the first 5 min postinjection, then decreased gradually, remaining significantly higher in infarct compared to noninfarct regions. Displacement or preblocking with PK11195 eliminated the difference in [(18)F]PBR06 uptake between infarct and noninfarct regions. Autoradiography and IHC correlated well spatially with uptake on PET. CONCLUSIONS [(18)F]PBR06 PET specifically images TSPO in microglial neuroinflammation in a mouse model of stroke and shows promise for imaging and monitoring microglial activation/neuroinflammation in other disease models.
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Ennis SR, Keep RF. Effect of sustained-mild and transient-severe hyperglycemia on ischemia-induced blood-brain barrier opening. J Cereb Blood Flow Metab 2007; 27:1573-82. [PMID: 17293843 DOI: 10.1038/sj.jcbfm.9600454] [Citation(s) in RCA: 65] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
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The purpose of this study was to examine what levels of hyperglycemia cause blood-brain barrier (BBB) disruption during permanent and transient middle cerebral artery occlusion in the rat and when the adverse effects of hyperglycemia occur. Cerebrovascular function was assessed by measuring the influx rate constant (K(i)) for (3)H-inulin and by measuring cerebral plasma ((14)C-inulin) and (51)Cr-labeled red blood cell (RBC) volume. Different glucose protocols were used to produce mild sustained hyperglycemia (blood glucose approximately 150 mg/dL) or transient-severe hyperglycemia (with a spike in blood glucose of approximately 400 mg/dL). As expected, transient-severe hyperglycemia at the time of occlusion induced marked BBB disruption in animals undergoing 2 h of ischemia with 2 h of reperfusion (25-fold increase in permeability compared with the contralateral core). However, the mild hyperglycemia model induced similar disruption. Similarly, after permanent occlusion, both hyperglycemia models enhanced disruption and they both produced marked ( approximately 50%) reductions in cerebral plasma volume. Apparent cerebral RBC volume also decreased when measured during the final 5 mins of 2 h of ischemia with transient-severe hyperglycemia. However, there was no decrease if the (51)Cr-labeled RBCs were circulated for the whole 2 h, indicating RBC trapping. The spike in blood glucose in the severe hyperglycemia model was used to examine when hyperglycemia induced BBB disruption. Hyperglycemia shortly after occlusion caused severe disruption. In contrast, hyperglycemia after 90 mins of occlusion caused little disruption. These results suggest that mild hyperglycemia has a profound effect on BBB function and that very early correction of hyperglycemia is necessary to prevent adverse effects.
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- Steven R Ennis
- Department of Neurosurgery, University of Michigan Medical School, Ann Arbor, Michigan 48109-2200, USA.
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Hossmann KA. Pathophysiology and Therapy of Experimental Stroke. Cell Mol Neurobiol 2006; 26:1057-83. [PMID: 16710759 DOI: 10.1007/s10571-006-9008-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 308] [Impact Index Per Article: 17.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/03/2005] [Accepted: 01/23/2006] [Indexed: 12/28/2022]
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1. Stroke is the neurological evidence of a critical reduction of cerebral blood flow in a circumscribed part of the brain, resulting from the sudden or gradually progressing obstruction of a large brain artery. Treatment of stroke requires the solid understanding of stroke pathophysiology and involves a broad range of hemodynamic and molecular interventions. This review summarizes research that has been carried out in many laboratories over a long period of time, but the main focus will be on own experimental research. 2. The first chapter deals with the hemodynamics of focal ischemia with particular emphasis on the collateral circulation of the brain, the regulation of blood flow and the microcirculation. In the second chapter the penumbra concept of ischemia is discussed, providing a detailed list of the physiological, biochemical and structural viability thresholds of ischemia and examples of how these thresholds can be applied for imaging the penumbra. The third chapter summarizes the pathophysiology of infarct progression, focusing on the role of peri-infarct depolarisation, the multitude of putative molecular injury pathways, brain edema and inflammation. Finally, the fourth chapter provides an overview of currently discussed therapeutic approaches, notably the effect of mechanical or thrombolytic reperfusion, arteriogenesis, pharmacological neuroprotection, ischemic preconditioning and regeneration. 3. The main emphasis of the review is placed on the balanced differentiation between hemodynamic and molecular factors contributing to the manifestation of ischemic injury in order to provide a rational basis for future therapeutic interventions.
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Wang CX, Yang T, Shuaib A. Clot Fragments Formed from Original Thrombus Obstruct Downstream Arteries in the Ischemic Injured Brain. Microcirculation 2006; 13:229-36. [PMID: 16627365 DOI: 10.1080/10739680600556936] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/24/2022]
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OBJECTIVE Embolic occlusion of the middle cerebral artery (MCA) leads to distal perfusion deficits as the vessel is recanalized. However, the mechanism for the perfusion deficits is not fully understood. The authors examined whether distal movement of fragments formed from the original thrombus contributes to the perfusion deficits. METHODS In the first series, they studied whether the reduction in perfusion deficits is due to the dissolution of the original clots embolized or due to collateral perfusion. In the second series, they studied whether fragments formed from the original clots move to distal arterial system. In the third series, they studied whether plasminogen activator plays a role in the thrombolysis following ischemia. RESULTS Occlusion of MCA permanently resulted in large perfusion deficits in the ipsilateral hemisphere, and these perfusion deficits did not change significantly after the occlusion. In contrast, perfusion deficits reduced significantly in a model of transient MCA occlusion. The numbers of fragments formed from the original clots increased gradually after the MCA occlusion in the ischemic injured brain. In addition, expression of urokinase plasminogen activator was also upregulated. CONCLUSION The present study thus reveals the mechanisms of the downstream arterial occlusion following the dissolution of original thrombus.
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- Chen Xu Wang
- Stroke Research Laboratory, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
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Hauck EF, Apostel S, Hoffmann JF, Heimann A, Kempski O. Capillary flow and diameter changes during reperfusion after global cerebral ischemia studied by intravital video microscopy. J Cereb Blood Flow Metab 2004; 24:383-91. [PMID: 15087707 DOI: 10.1097/00004647-200404000-00003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 64] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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The reaction of cerebral capillaries to ischemia is unclear. Based on Hossmann's observation of postischemic "delayed hypoperfusion," we hypothesized that capillary flow is decreased during reperfusion because of increased precapillary flow resistance. To test this hypothesis, we measured cerebral capillary erythrocyte velocity and diameter changes by intravital microscopy in gerbils. A cranial window was prepared over the frontoparietal cortex in 26 gerbils anesthetized with halothane. The animals underwent either a sham operation or fifteen minutes of bilateral carotid artery occlusion causing global cerebral ischemia. Capillary flow velocities were measured by frame-to-frame tracking of fluorescein isothiocyanate labeled erythrocytes in 1800 capillaries after 1-hour reperfusion. Capillary flow velocities were decreased compared to control (0.25 +/- 0.27 mm/s vs. 0.76 +/- 0.45 mm/s; P<0.001). Precapillary arteriole diameters in reperfused animals were reduced to 76.3 +/- 6.9% compared to baseline (P<0.05). Capillary diameters in reperfused animals (2.87 +/- 0.97 microm) were reduced (P<0.001) compared to control (4.08 +/- 1.19 microm). Similar reductions of precapillary (24%) and capillary vessel diameters (30%) and absolute capillary flow heterogeneity indicate that delayed (capillary) hypoperfusion occurs as a consequence of increased precapillary arteriole tone during reperfusion.
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- Erik F Hauck
- Divison of Neurosurgery, University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, USA
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Sasaki T, Kitagawa K, Yamagata K, Takemiya T, Tanaka S, Omura-Matsuoka E, Sugiura S, Matsumoto M, Hori M. Amelioration of hippocampal neuronal damage after transient forebrain ischemia in cyclooxygenase-2-deficient mice. J Cereb Blood Flow Metab 2004; 24:107-13. [PMID: 14688622 DOI: 10.1097/01.wcb.0000100065.36077.4a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 79] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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Several studies have suggested that cyclooxygenase-2 (COX-2) plays a role in ischemic neuronal death. Genetic disruption of COX-2 has been shown to reduce susceptibility to focal ischemic injury and N-methyl-d-aspartate-mediated neurotoxicity. The purpose of this study was to examine the effects of COX-2 deficiency on neuronal vulnerability after transient forebrain ischemia. Marked upregulation of COX-2 immunostaining in neurons was observed at the early stage and prominent COX-2 staining persisted in the CA1 medial sector and CA2 sector over 3 days after ischemia. The immunohistologic pattern of COX-2 staining in these sectors gradually condensed to a perinuclear location. The degree of hippocampal neuronal injury produced by global ischemia in COX-2-deficient mice was less than that in wild-type mice, coincident with attenuation of DNA fragmentation in the hippocampus. Also, treatment with a selective COX-2 inhibitor, nimesulide, after ischemia decreased hippocampal neuronal damages. These results of genetic disruption and chemical inhibition of cyclooxygenase-2 show that inhibition of COX-2 ameliorates selective neuronal death after transient forebrain ischemia in mice.
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- Tsutomu Sasaki
- Department of Internal Medicine and Therapeutics, Osaka University Graduate School of Medicine, Suita City, Osaka, Japan.
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Hamann GF, Schröck H, Burggraf D, Wunderlich N, Liebetrau M, Kuschinsky W. Microvascular Basal lamina damage after embolic stroke in the rat: relationship to cerebral blood flow. J Cereb Blood Flow Metab 2003; 23:1293-7. [PMID: 14600436 DOI: 10.1097/01.wcb.0000090682.07515.5a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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Microvascular basal lamina damage has been demonstrated after balloon occlusion of the middle cerebral artery in the nonhuman primate and after intravascular filament occlusion in the rat. The aim of the present study was to investigate in the rat whether microvascular damage can be found in the stroke model of intracarotid clot injection as early as 3 hours after clot injection and whether microvascular damage relates to the level of regional cerebral blood flow (rCBF). Microvascular densities and total stained microvascular areas were determined by immunohistochemistry of collagen type IV in cortex and basal ganglia and automatic video-imaging analysis. rCBF was measured by autoradiography in the same brain areas. Compared with the corresponding areas in the nonischemic hemisphere, a significant loss of microvascular density (-16%) and total stained microvascular areas (-10%) was observed in these areas. The reduction of microvascular basal lamina staining was comparable in all animals and was not related to the value of rCBF when measured 3 hours after onset of embolic stroke. In conclusion, microvascular damage occurs as soon as 3 hours after intracarotid clot injection, even in brain areas in which rCBF has returned to normal values.
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- Gerhard F Hamann
- Department of Neurology, Ludwig-Maximilians-University Munich, Klinikum Grobetahadern, Munich, Germany.
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Arii K, Igarashi H, Arii T, Katayama Y. The effect of ozagrel sodium on photochemical thrombosis in rat: therapeutic window and combined therapy with heparin sodium. Life Sci 2002; 71:2983-94. [PMID: 12384182 DOI: 10.1016/s0024-3205(02)02165-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/27/2022]
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The therapeutic efficacy of ozagrel sodium (ozagrel), alone and in combination with heparin, and its therapeutic time window were studied in a photochemically induced thrombotic cerebral infarction rat model. Cerebral artery thrombosis was induced by irradiating the brain with green light through intact skull using rose bengal as the photosensitizing dye. One set of animals was treated immediately after thrombosis with (1) vehicle, (2) 10 mg/kg ozagrel in saline, intravenously (i.v.), (3) 150 U/kg unfractioned heparin, subcutaneously (s.c.), or (4) ozagrel, i.v. plus heparin, s.c. Infarct volume was significantly smaller and edema was reduced in the ozagrel-treated groups compared to the vehicle-treated group; heparin did not convey additional benefit. In another set of animals, rats were given either vehicle or 10 mg/kg ozagrel in saline, i.v., 60 min or 120 min after induction of thrombosis. Ozagrel reduced infarct volume, but its effect diminished with delayed administration. The therapeutic window was determined to be less than 60 minutes after induction of thrombosis.
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- Kazumasa Arii
- Second Department of Internal Medicine, Nippon Medical School, 1-1-5 Sendagi, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo 113-8603, Japan.
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Mabuchi T, Kitagawa K, Ohtsuki T, Kuwabara K, Yagita Y, Yanagihara T, Hori M, Matsumoto M. Contribution of microglia/macrophages to expansion of infarction and response of oligodendrocytes after focal cerebral ischemia in rats. Stroke 2000; 31:1735-43. [PMID: 10884481 DOI: 10.1161/01.str.31.7.1735] [Citation(s) in RCA: 209] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/09/2023]
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BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE The purpose of this study was (1) to examine the contribution of microglia and macrophages with their interleukin-1beta production and (2) to assess the vulnerability and response of oligodendrocytes in cerebral infarction. METHODS Male Wistar rats were subjected to permanent occlusion of the left middle cerebral artery. Expansion of ischemic infarction and response of oligodendrocytes were investigated together with accumulation of inflammatory cells, production of interleukin-1beta, and disruption of the blood-brain barrier. Apoptotic cell death was inferred from fragmented DNA and the expression of proapoptotic Bax protein. RESULTS During expansion of infarction, amoeboid microglia and extravasation of serum albumin were observed not only in the infarcted area but also in the adjacent surviving area, whereas macrophages accumulated along the boundary and granulocytes migrated into the center of the infarction. Both amoeboid microglia and macrophages produced interleukin-1beta, an inflammatory cytokine, during an early ischemic period. Furthermore, macrophages within the infarcted tissue expressed Bax protein and subsequently showed fragmented nuclear DNA. Oligodendrocytes were detected in the infarcted area even after 24 hours following middle cerebral artery occlusion, but they subsequently developed fragmented DNA. A week after onset of ischemia, oligodendrocytes were found to be accumulated in the intact area bordered with the infarct together with reactive astrocytes. CONCLUSIONS Our results suggest the importance of amoeboid microglia, macrophages, and their interleukin-1beta production in gradual expansion of cerebral infarction. Resident oligodendrocytes may be resistant to ischemic insults, and oligodendrocytes accumulated at the border of the infarction may participate in tissue repair after cerebral infarction.
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- T Mabuchi
- Department of Internal Medicine and Therapeutics, Division of Strokology, Osaka University Graduate School of Medicine, Osaka, Japan
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