Therapeutic effects of hyperbaric oxygen in a rat model of endothelin-1-induced focal cerebral ischemia.

Abstract

It has been established that hyperbaric oxygen (HBO) treatment reduces brain edema, decreases infarct volume, contributes to neurological functional recovery and suppresses apoptosis in suture-induced focal cerebral ischemic animal models. In the present study, we evaluated the therapeutic effect of HBO in an endothelin-1-induced focal cerebral ischemia in rats and explored the associated mechanisms of HBO-induced brain protection. One hundred twenty male Sprague-Dawley rats (280 to 320 g) were randomly assigned to sham, focal cerebral ischemia and focal cerebral ischemia treated with HBO groups. Brain water content, neurological function, morphology and molecular biological markers were assessed. HBO (100% O2, 2.5 atmosphere absolute for 2 h) was initiated at 1 h after focal cerebral ischemia. Rats were killed at 24 h to harvest tissues for Western blot or for histology. In HBO-treated animals, an enhanced ratio of Bcl-2 and Bax and a reduced expression of hypoxia-inducible factor-1alpha (HIF-1alpha) in the hippocampus after focal cerebral ischemia were observed. These results indicate that HBO provides brain protection that is probably associated with the inhibition of HIF-1alpha and the elevation of Bcl-2.

• Authors: Zhen-Xing Huang, Zhi-Min Kang, Guo-Jun Gu, Guang-Neng Peng, Liu Yun, Heng-Yi Tao, Wei-Gang Xu, Xue-Jun Sun, John H Zhang
• Journal: Brain research (Brain Res) Vol. 1153 Pg. 204-13 (Jun 11 2007) ISSN: 0006-8993 [Print] Netherlands
• PMID: 17462608 (Publication Type: Journal Article, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't)

Chemical References

• Endothelin-1
• Hypoxia-Inducible Factor 1, alpha Subunit
• Proto-Oncogene Proteins c-bcl-2
• bcl-2-Associated X Protein

Topics

• Analysis of Variance
• Animals
• Brain Edema (etiology, therapy)
• Brain Infarction (etiology, therapy)
• Brain Ischemia (chemically induced, complications, therapy)
• Disease Models, Animal
• Endothelin-1
• Gene Expression Regulation (drug effects)
• Hyperbaric Oxygenation (methods)
• Hypoxia-Inducible Factor 1, alpha Subunit (metabolism)
• Male
• Proto-Oncogene Proteins c-bcl-2 (metabolism)
• Rats
• Rats, Sprague-Dawley
• bcl-2-Associated X Protein (metabolism)