Abstract |
This study examined the hypothesis that apoptotic inhibition via mitochondrial pathway was involved in hyperbaric oxygen preconditioning (HBO-PC)-induced neuroprotection on ischemia-reperfusion injury in rat brain. Male Sprague-Dawley rats (250 approximately 280 g, n=144) were divided into control, middle cerebral artery occlusion (MCAO) for 90 min, and HBO-PC plus MCAO groups. HBO-PC was conducted four times by giving 100% oxygen at 2.5 atm absolute (ATA), for 1 h at 12 h intervals for 2 days. At 24 h after the last HBO-PC, MCAO was performed and at 24 h after MCAO, neurological function, brain water content, infarct volume, and cell death were evaluated. Enzymatic activity of capase-3 and -9, and expression of cytochrome c, Bcl-2 and Bax proteins were performed in the samples from hippocampus, ischemic penumbra and core of the brain cortex, respectively. HBO-PC reduced brain edema, decreased infarction volume, and improved neurological recovery. HBO-PC reduced cytoplasm cytochrome c levels, decreased caspase enzyme activity, upregulated the ratio of Bcl-2 and Bax expression, and abated the apoptosis of ischemic tissue. HBO-PC protects brain tissues from ischemia-reperfusion injury by suppressing mitochondrial apoptotic pathways.
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Authors | J-S Li, W Zhang, Z-M Kang, S-J Ding, W-W Liu, J H Zhang, Y-T Guan, X-J Sun |
Journal | Neuroscience
(Neuroscience)
Vol. 159
Issue 4
Pg. 1309-15
(Apr 10 2009)
ISSN: 1873-7544 [Electronic] United States |
PMID | 19185051
(Publication Type: Journal Article, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't)
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Chemical References |
- Bax protein, rat
- Proto-Oncogene Proteins c-bcl-2
- bcl-2-Associated X Protein
- Water
- Cytochromes c
- Casp3 protein, rat
- Casp9 protein, rat
- Caspase 3
- Caspase 9
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Topics |
- Animals
- Apoptosis
(physiology)
- Brain
(pathology, physiopathology)
- Caspase 3
(metabolism)
- Caspase 9
(metabolism)
- Cerebral Cortex
(pathology, physiopathology)
- Cytochromes c
(metabolism)
- Hippocampus
(pathology, physiopathology)
- Hyperbaric Oxygenation
- Infarction, Middle Cerebral Artery
(pathology, physiopathology)
- Male
- Mitochondria
(physiology)
- Motor Activity
(physiology)
- Proto-Oncogene Proteins c-bcl-2
(metabolism)
- Random Allocation
- Rats
- Rats, Sprague-Dawley
- Reperfusion Injury
(pathology, prevention & control, therapy)
- Water
(metabolism)
- bcl-2-Associated X Protein
(metabolism)
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