摘要
目的探讨脑缺血对阿尔茨海默病(AD)病程进展的影响及其机制。方法采用大鼠海马注射凝聚态β淀粉样蛋白(Aβ)1-40建立AD模型,再于海马内注射ET-1建立脑缺血条件,观察脑缺血后AD样大鼠认知功能以及海马内Aβ沉积、神经元丢失和异常磷酸化tau表达的变化;采用免疫组化、原位杂交和RT-PCR法检测海马内星形胶质细胞数量和IL-1、TNF-α表达的变化。结果脑缺血后AD样大鼠的认知功能明显下降,海马内Aβ沉积增加,神经元丢失增加,异常磷酸化tau表达增加,星形胶质细胞的数量以及IL-1和TNF-α的表达显著增加(均P<0.01)。结论脑缺血加重了AD样大鼠的认知功能障碍和海马病理损伤,显著增加的星形胶质细胞及IL-1和TNF-α的表达参与了这一过程。防治脑缺血和抗炎治疗可能成为减缓AD进展的新途径。
Objective To investigate the effect and mechanism of cerebral ischemia on cognitive function of rats in a model of Alzheimer disease (AD). Methods AD rat model was established by hippocampal injection of Aβ- 40. Then AD-like rats were injected Endothelin-1 (ET-1) into the injected hippocamus to establish cerebral ischemic status. The changes of cognitive function, Aβ deposition, neuronal loss and expression of abnormally phosphorylated tau protein in the hippocampus of AD-like rats affected by cerebral ischemia were observed. Immunohistochemistry, in situ hybridization and reverse transcription-polymerase chain reaction methods were adopted to detect the changes of astrocytes numbers and expression of inflammatory cytokines including IL-1 and TNF-α. Results Cognitive function of AD-like rats decreased obviously and Aβ deposition, loss of neurons, expression of abnormally phosphorylated tau protein, astrocytes and expression of IL-1, TNF-α in the hippocampus increased after cerebral ischemia (P 〈 0.01 ). Conclusions Cerebral ischemia aggravated the cognitive and pathological impairment in the hippocampus of AD-like rats. Significant increases of astrocytes and IL-1, TNF-α participated in the process. Prevention and therapy of cerebral ischemia and anti-inflammatory therapy might be a new way to relieve the progression of AD.
出处
《中国神经免疫学和神经病学杂志》
CAS
2008年第5期360-364,398,399,共7页
Chinese Journal of Neuroimmunology and Neurology