DNA hypomethylation promotes learning and memory recovery in a rat model of cerebral ischemia/reperfusion injury

Cerebral ischemia/reperfusion injury impairs learning and memory in patients.Studies have shown that synaptic function is involved in the formation and development of memory,and that DNA methylation plays a key role in the regulation of learning and memory.To investigate the role of DNA hypomethylation in cerebral ischemia/reperfusion injury,in this study,we established a rat model of cerebral ischemia/reperfusion injury by occlusion of the middle cerebral artery and then treated the rats with intraperitoneal 5-aza-2′-deoxycytidine,an inhibitor of DNA methylation.Our results showed that 5-aza-2′-deoxycytidine markedly improved the neurological function,and cognitive,social and spatial memory abilities,and dose-dependently increased the synaptic density and the expression of SYP and SHANK2 proteins in the hippocampus in a dose-dependent manner in rats with cerebral ischemia/reperfusion injury.The effects of 5-aza-2′-deoxycytidine were closely related to its reduction of genomic DNA methylation and DNA methylation at specific sites of the Syp and Shank2 genes in rats with cerebral ischemia/reperfusion injury.These findings suggest that inhibition of DNA methylation by 5-aza-2′-deoxycytidine promotes the recovery of learning and memory impairment in a rat model of cerebral ischemia/reperfusion injury.These results provide theoretical evidence for stroke treatment using epigenetic methods.

Nerve growth factor downregulates c-jun mRNA and Caspase-3 in striate cortex of rats after transient global cerebral ischemia/reperfusion

BACKGROUND： Immediate early gene （lEG） c-jun is a sensitive marker for functional status of nerve cells. Caspase-3 is a cysteine protease, which is a critical regulator of apoptosis. The effect of exogenous nerve growth factor （NGF） on the expression of c-jun mRNA and Caspase-3 protein in striate cortex of rats with transient global cerebral ischemia/reperfusion （IR） is unclear. OBJECTIVE： To study the protective effect of exogenous NGF on the brain of rats with transient globa cerebral IR and its effecting pathway by observing the expression of c-jun mRNA and Caspase-3 protein. DESIGN： Randomized controlled animal trial SETTING： Department of Neural Anatomy, Institute of Brain, China Medical University MATERIALS：Eighteen healthy male SD rats of clean grade, aged 1 to 3 months, with body mass of 250 to 300 g, were involved in this study. NGF was provided by Dalian Svate Pharmaceutical Co.,Ltd. c-jun in situ hybridization detection kit, Caspase-3 antibody and SABC kit were purchased from Boster Biotechnology Co.. Ltd. METHODS： This trial was carried out in the Department of Neural Anatomy, Institute of Brain, China Medical University during September 2003 to April 2005. （1） Experimental animals were randomized into three groups with 6 in each： sham-operation group, IR group and NGF group.（2）After the rats were anesthetized, the bilateral common carotid arteries and right external carotid arteries of rats were bluntly dissected and bilateral common carotid arteries were clamped for 30 minutes with bulldog clamps. Reperfusion began after buldog clamps were removed. Normal saline of lmL and NGF （1×10^6 U/L） of 1 mL was injected into the common carotid artery of rats via right external carotid arteries in the IR group and NGF group respectively. The injection was conducted within 30 minutes, and then the right external carotid arteries were ligated. In the sham-operation group, occlusion of bilateral common carotid arteries and administration of drugs were omitted.GAll the rats were executed by decollation at 3 hours after modeling. The animals were fixed with phosphate buffer solution （PBS, 0.1 mol/L） containing 40 g/L polyformaldehyde, their brains were quickly removed. The coronal section tissue mass containing striate cortex about 3 mm before line between two ears was taken and made into successive frozen sections.（4）The expression of c-jun mRNA and Caspase-3 protein in striate cortex of global cerebral ischemia rats were detected with in situ hybridization, immunohistochemistry and microscope image analysis. （5）t test was used for comparing the difference of the measurement data. MAIN OUTCOME MEASURES：Comparison of the expression of lEG c-jun mRNA and Caspase-3 protein in striate cortex of brain of rats in each group. RESULTS：All the 18 SD rats were involved in the analysis of results. The c-jun mRNA and Caspase-3 protein positive reaction cells were found brown yellow in the striate cortex of rats, and most of them were in lamellas Ⅱ and Ⅲ, mainly presenting round or oval. The expression of c-jun mRNA and Caspase-3 protein in sham-operation group was weak or negative. The average gray value of c-jun mRNA and Caspase-3 protein in the IR group was significantly lower than that in the sham-operation group （49.52±4.13 vs. 95.48± 5.28; 74.73±4.29 vs. 162.38±9.16,P 〈 0.01）. The average gray value of c-jun mRNA and Caspase-3 protein in the NGF group was significantly higher than that in the IR group （63.96±4.25 vs.49.52±4.13; 83.98± 4.13 vs. 74.73±4.29, P〈 0.05）. CONCLUSION： NGF can protect ischemic neurons by down-regulating the expression of c-jun mRNA and Caspase-3 protein in striate cortex of global cerebral ischemia rats.

Proteasome alteration and delayed neuronal death in hippocampal CA1 and dentate gyrus regions following transient cerebral ischemia

BACKGROUND： Proteasome dysfunction has been reported to induce abnormal protein aggregation and cell death. OBJECTIVE： To investigate the effect of proteasome changes on delayed neuronal death in CA1 and dentate gyrus （DG） regions of the rat hippocampus following transient cerebral ischemia. DESIGN, TIME AND SETTING： A randomized, controlled animal experiment. The study was performed at the Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Norman Bethune Medical College of Jilin University, from September 2006 to May 2008. MATERIALS： Rabbit anti-19S S10B polyclonal antibody was purchased from Bioreagents, USA; propidium iodide and fluorescently-labeled goat anti-rabbit IgG were purchased from Jackson Immunoresearch, USA; hematoxylin and eosin staining solution was purchased from Sigma, USA; LSM 510 confocal microscope was purchased from Zeiss, Germany. METHODS： A total of 40 healthy Wistar rats, male, 4 months old, were randomly divided into sham surgery group （n = 8） and model group （n = 32）. Ischemic models were established in the model group by transient clamping of the bilateral carotid arteries and decreased blood pressure. After 20 minutes of global ischemia, the clamp was removed to allow blood flow for 30 minutes, 4, 24 and 72 hours, respectively, with 8 rats at each time point. The bilateral carotid arteries were not ligated in the sham surgery group. MAIN OUTCOME MEASURES： Neuronal death in the CA1 and DG regions was observed by hematoxylin-eosin staining. Proteasome expression in CA1 and DG region neurons was detected by immunohistochemistry. RESULTS： Hematoxylin-eosin staining showed neuronal death in the CA1 region alone at 72 hours of reperfusion following ischemia. In comparison to the sham surgery group, a significant decrease in proteasome expression was observed, by immunohistochemistry, in the CA1 and DG regions in the model group, following 30 minutes, 4, 24, and 72 hours of reperfusion （P 〈 0.01）. After 72 hours of reperfusion following ischemia, proteasome expression had almost completely disappeared in the CA1 region. In contrast, neurons of the DG region showed minimized proteasome expression at 24 hours, with a slight increase at 72 hours （P 〈 0.01）. CONCLUSION： The alteration of proteasome following ischemia/reperfusion in the neurons of hippocampal CA1 and DG regions reduces the ability of cells to degrade abnormal protein, which may be an important factor resulting in delayed neuronal death following transient cerebral ischemia.

The neuroprotection of electro-acupuncture via the PGC-1α/TFAM pathway in transient focal cerebral ischemia rats

ATP depletion is one of the pathological bases in cerebral ischemia.Electro-acupuncture(EA)is widely used in clinical practice for ischemia.However,the mechanism of EA remains unclear.The purpose of this study was to investigate whether EA could activate the AMPK/PGC-1α/TFAM signaling pathway and,consequently,increase the preservation of ATP in rats with ischemia.In this study,48 rats were randomly divided into four groups as a sham-operation control group(sham group),a middle cerebral artery occlusion group(MCAO group),an EA group,and an EA group blocked by the AMPK inhibitor compound C(EA+CC group)(N=12/group).The rats of the EA group and EA+CC group received the EA treatment for 7 days.The rats that belonged in the two remaining groups were only grasped in the same condition.Then,their brain tissues were collected for further detection.When compared with other groups,EA significantly reduced neurological deficits score and increased motor function.The cerebral infarction volume was significantly reduced in the EA group according to TTC staining.With western blot,we found that EA improved the ratio of p-AMPKα/AMPKα(P<0.05),however,there is no difference between the MCAO group and sham group(P>0.05).In addition,EA also increased the expression of PGC-1αand TFAM(all P<0.05).By Elisa,we observed that EA increased the preservation of ATP(P<0.05)and mitochondrial respiratory enzymes,including Complex I(P<0.05),Complex IV(P<0.05),but not Complex III(P>0.05).In summary,we conclude that EA may protect against ischemic damage in MCAO rats,improve the preservation of ATP and mitochondrial respiratory enzymes.This effect may be positively regulated by the activation of the PGC-1α/TFAM signaling pathway.

Pretreated Oenan the Javanica extract increases anti-inflammatory cytokines, attenuates gliosis, and protects hippocampal neurons following transient global cerebral ischemia in gerbils

Recently,we have reported that Oenanthe javanica extract(OJE)displays strong neuroprotective effect against ischemic damage after transient global cerebral ischemia.However,neuroprotective mechanisms of OJE have not been fully identified.Thus,this study investigated the neuroprotection of OJE in the hippocampal CA1 area and its anti-inflammatory activity in gerbils subjected to 5 minutes of transient global cerebral ischemia.We treated the animals by intragastrical injection of OJE(100 and 200 mg/kg)once daily for 1 week prior to transient global cerebral ischemia.Neuroprotection of OJE was observed by immunohistochemistry for neuronal nuclear antigen and histofluorescence staining for Fluoro-Jade B.Immunohistochemistry of glial fibrillary acidic protein and ionized calcium-binding adapter molecule 1 was done for astrocytosis and microgliosis,respectively.To investigate the neuroprotective mechanisms of OJE,we performed immunohistochemistry of tumor necrosis factor-alpha and interleukin-2 for pro-inflammatory function and interleukin-4 and interleukin-13 for anti-inflammatory function.When we treated the animals by intragastrical administration of 200 mg/kg of OJE,hippocampal CA1 pyramidal neurons were protected from transient global cerebral ischemia and cerebral ischemia-induced gliosis was inhibited in the ischemic hippocampal CA1 area.We also found that interleukin-4 and-13 immunoreactivities were significantly increased in pyramidal neurons of the ischemic CA1 area after OJE pretreatment,and the increased immunoreactivities were sustained in the CA1 pyramidal neurons after transient global cerebral ischemia.However,OJE pretreatment did not increase interleukin-2 and tumor necrosis factor-alpha immunoreactivities in the CA1 pyramidal neurons.Our findings suggest that pretreatment with OJE can protect neurons and attenuate gliosis from transient global cerebral ischemia via increasing expressions of interleukin-4 and-13.The experimental plan of this study was reviewed and approved by the Institutional Animal Care and Use Committee(IACUC)in Kangwon National University(approval No.KW-160802-1)on August 10,2016.

Characterization of astrocytes and microglial cells in the hippocampal CA1 region after transient focal cerebral ischemia in rats treated with Ilexonin A

Ilexonin A is a compound isolated from the root of Ilex pubescens,a traditional Chinese medicine.Ilexonin A has been shown to play a neuroprotective role by regulating the activation of astrocytes and microglia in the peri-infarct area after ischemia.However,the effects of ilexonin A on astrocytes and microglia in the infarct-free region of the hippocampal CA1 region remain unclear.Focal cerebral ischemia models were established by 2-hour occlusion of the middle cerebral artery in rats.Ilexonin A(20,40 or 80 mg/kg)was administered immediately after ischemia/reperfusion.The astrocyte marker glial fibrillary acidic protein,microglia marker Iba-1,neural stem cell marker nestin and inflammation markers were detected by immunohistochemistry and western blot assay.Expression levels of tumor necrosis factor-αand interleukin 1βwere determined by enzyme linked immunosorbent assay in the hippocampal CA1 tissue.Astrocytes were activated immediately in progressively increasing numbers from 1,3,to 7 days post-ischemia/reperfusion.The number of activated astrocytes further increased in the hippocampal CA1 region after treatment with ilexonin A.Microglial cells remained quiescent after ischemia/reperfusion,but became activated after treatment with ilexonin A.Ilexonin A enhanced nestin expression and reduced the expression of tumor necrosis factor-αand interleukin 1βin the hippocampus post-ischemia/reperfusion.The results of the present study suggest that ilexonin A has a neuroprotective effect in the hippocampus after ischemia/reperfusion,probably through regulating astrocytes and microglia activation,promoting neuronal stem cell proliferation and reducing the levels of pro-inflammatory factors.This study was approved by the Animal Ethics Committee of the Fujian Medical University Union Hospital,China.

Neuroprotection of Chrysanthemum indicum Linne against cerebral ischemia/reperfusion injury by anti-inflammatory effect in gerbils

In this study, we tried to verify the neuroprotective effect of Chrysanthemum indicum Linne（CIL） extract, which has been used as a botanical drug in East Asia, against ischemic damage and to explore the underlying mechanism involving the anti-inflammatory approach. A gerbil was given CIL extract for 7 consecutive days followed by bilateral carotid artery occlusion to make a cerebral ischemia/reperfusion model. Then, we found that CIL extracts protected pyramidal neurons in the hippocampal CA1 region（CA1） from ischemic damage using neuronal nucleus immunohistochemistry and Fluoro-Jade B histofluorescence. Accordingly, interleukin-13 immunoreactivities in the CA1 pyramidal neurons of CIL-pretreated animals were maintained or increased after cerebral ischemia/reperfusion. These findings indicate that the pre-treatment of CIL can attenuate neuronal damage/death in the brain after cerebral ischemia/reperfusion via an anti-inflammatory approach.

Aggregation Patterns of Proteasome in Injured Neurons Induced by Transient Cerebral Ischemia

Proteasome activity reduction is an important pathological phenomenon, resulting in proteins aggregation and neuronal death in the injured neurons induced by transient ischemia. Our previous report showed that the trap of proteasome in the protein aggregates was a reason to lead to the reduction of proteasome activity. However, the patterns of proteasome entered into protein aggregates are not clear. In this study, we used a global ischemia model, Hematoxylin-Eosin staining, differential centrifuge, proteasome activity assay, sucrose gradient density centrifuge, and Western blot analysis to investigate this problem. Our results show that there are two aggregation patterns of proteasome after transient ischemia and reperfusion. One is that 26S proteasome is trapped by protein aggregates as a whole unit, and the other is that 19S or 20S is trapped in the protein aggregates, respectively, after 26S disassociates.

Ki20227 aggravates apoptosis,inflammatory response,and oxidative stress after focal cerebral ischemia injury

The survival of microglia depends on the colony-stimulating factor-1 receptor(CSF1R)signaling pathway under physiological conditions.Ki20227 is a highly selective CSF1R inhibitor that has been shown to change the morphology of microglia.However,the effects of Ki20227 on the progression of ischemic stroke are unclear.In this study,male C57 BL/6 mouse models of focal cerebral ischemic injury were established through the occlusion of the middle cerebral artery and then administered 3 mg/g Ki20227 for 3 successive days.The results revealed that the number of ionized calcium-binding adaptor molecule 1/bromodeoxyuridine double positive cells in the infarct tissue was reduced,the degree of edema was increased,neurological deficits were aggravated,infarct volume was increased,and the number of peri-infarct Nissl bodies was reduced.The number of terminal deoxynucleotidyl transferase dUTP nick-end labeling-positive cells in the peri-infarct tissue was increased.The expression levels of Bax and Cleaved caspase-3 were up-regulated.Bcl-2 expression was downregulated.The expression levels of inflammatory factors and oxidative stress-associated factors were increased.These findings suggested that Ki20227 blocked microglial proliferation and aggravated the pathological progression of ischemia/reperfusion injury in a transient middle cerebral artery occlusion model.This study was approved by the Animal Ethics Committee of Lanzhou University Second Hospital(approval No.D2020-68)on March 6,2020.

Pretreated quercetin protects gerbil hippocampal CA1 pyramidal neurons from transient cerebral ischemic injury by increasing the expression of antioxidant enzymes

Quercetin（QE; 3,5,7,3′,4′-pentahydroxyflavone）, a well-known flavonoid, has been shown to prevent against neurodegenerative disorders and ischemic insults. However, few studies are reported regarding the neuroprotective mechanisms of QE after ischemic insults. Therefore, in this study, we investigated the effects of QE on ischemic injury and the expression of antioxidant enzymes in the hippocampal CA1 region of gerbils subjected to 5 minutes of transient cerebral ischemia. QE was pre-treated once daily for 15 days before ischemia. Pretreatment with QE protected hippocampal CA1 pyramidal neurons from ischemic injury, which was confirmed by neuronal nuclear antigen immunohistochemistry and Fluoro-Jade B histofluorescence staining. In addition, pretreatment with QE significantly increased the expression levels of endogenous antioxidant enzymes Cu/Zn superoxide dismutase, Mn superoxide dismutase, catalase and glutathione peroxidase in the hippocampal CA1 pyramidal neurons of animals with ischemic injury. These findings demonstrate that pretreated QE displayed strong neuroprotective effects against transient cerebral ischemia by increasing the expression of antioxidant enzymes.

Effect of Chinese Patent Medicine Naodesheng against Repeated Transient Global Cerebral Ischemia in Mice

Objective To investigate the therapeutic effect and possible mechanisms of Chinese ptent medicine Naodesheng（NDS） on repeated transient global cerebral ischemia（GCI） in mice. Methods The repeated transient GCI mice were induced by bilateral carotid arteries ligation, and were randomly divided into model group, Sham group without arteries ligation, NDS groups（1.25 and 2.5 g/kg） and positive control（vinpocetine 3.1 mg/kg, VP） group. After oral administration once daily for successive 7 d, the transient GCI was induced. The degree of neurological deficit, histological changes, and neurons loss in the hippocampus were evaluated. In order to investigate the possible mechanisms, the oxidative stress and inflammatory factor were measured after 24 h of GCI. Comparison among multiple groups was performed with one-way analysis of variance（ANOVA）. Results NDS could significantly alleviate the neurological function impairment, histological injury, and neurons loss, increase the superoxide dismutase（SOD） activity, decrease the content of malondialdehyde（MDA）, and reduce inflammatory factor in the ischemic brain tissue. Conclusion NDS could significantly reduce brain injury induced by global ischemia, and its mechanism is closely associated with anti-oxidation and anti-inflammation.

Effect of restraint stress on depression-like behaviors in rats after transient focal cerebral ischemic injury

BACKGROUND： Restraint stress is a typical psychophysiological stressor. Simulating the early passion and difficulty in walking of patients after attack of stroke meets onset features.OBJECTIVE： To evaluate the effect of restraint stress on depression-like behaviors in rats after transient focal cerebral ischemic injury, and to investigate the feasibility for its being as modeling method of depression model after stroke.DESIGN： A randomized controlled animal experiment.SETTING： Department of Clinical Medicine, Faculty of Aerospace Medicine of the Fourth Military Medical University of Chinese PLA.MATERIALS： Forty-eight male Sprague-Dawley rats, weighing 240 - 270 g, provided by the Experimental Animal Center of the Fourth Military Medical University of Chinese PLA were used in the current study.METHODS： The experiments were carried out in the Faculty of Aerospace Medicine of the Fourth Military Medical University of Chinese PLA between August 2005 and August 2006. ①Experiment intervention： The rats were randomized into middle cerebral artery occlusion-reperfusion （MCAO） ＋stress group, simple MCAO group, sham-operation ＋ stress group and simple sham-operation group, with 12 rats in each group.Rats in the first two groups were developed into cerebral ischemia/reperfusion models by suture-occluded method. Rats in the MCAO＋stress group were modeled and restraint stress scheme was performed. At week 5 after modeling, the rats were placed in self-made restraining tubes, 2 hours/time, once a day, for 2 successive weeks. The common carotid artery, external and internal carotid arteries of rats in the latter two groups were exposed. The stress way of sham-operation＋ stress group was the same as that of MCAO＋ stress group. ②The neurological status grading and motor performance evaluation （screen test, rota-rod test and balance beam test） were conducted in rats with simple sham-operation group and MCAO group before, 1st and 28^th days after modeling. Depression-like behavior test was performed in the rats of each group by sucrose preference test and open field test at the end of the experiment.MAIN OUTCOME MEASURES： Changes of depression-like behaviors of rats in each group.RESULTS： Forty-eight rats were involved in the experiment. Two rats with meningeal irritation sign were excluded from simple MCAO group, and one rat in the MCAO＋stress group died of some unclear causes during the experiments. The other 45 rats entered the stage of finial analysis. ① Depression-like behavior assessment results： The rats in the MCAO＋ stress group had a significantly decreased preference for sucrose solution, crossing and rearing scores, and increased immobility duration after the 14-day restraint stress,compared with those in other three groups （all P〈0.05）. ②The neurological status grading and motor performance evaluation： There were significant differences in the two indexes of rats in the simple MCAO group before, 1^st and 28^th days after modeling （P〈0.01）, while there was no significant difference before and 28^th days after modeling （P〉0.05）. There were no significant changes in sham-operation group at each time point （P〉0.05）.CONCLUSION： After being exerted restraint stress, the rats with transient focal ischemic injury may show obvious depression-like behaviors. Therefore, restraint stress can be used as a novel animal modeling method for further studying biological mechanism in central nervous system of post-stroke depression animals.

Neuroprotective effect of ischemic preconditioning in focal cerebral infarction: relationship with upregulation of vascular endothelial growth factor

Neuroprotection by ischemic preconditioning has been confirmed by many studies, but the precise mechanism remains unclear. In the present study, we performed cerebral ischemic pre- conditioning in rats by simulating a transient ischemic attack twice （each a 20-minute occlusion of the middle cerebral artery） before inducing focal cerebral infarction （2 hour occlusion-reper- fusion in the same artery）. We also explored the mechanism underlying the neuroprotective effect of ischemic preconditioning. Seven days after ocdusion-reperfusion, tetrazolium chloride staining and immunohistochemistry revealed that the infarct volume was significantly smaller in the group that underwent preconditioning than in the model group. Furthermore, vascular endothelial growth factor immunoreactivity was considerably greater in the hippocampal CA3 region of preconditioned rats than model rats. Our results suggest that the protective effects of ischemic preconditioning on focal cerebral infarction are associated with upregulation of vascu- lar endothelial growth factor.

A novel phenotype of B cells associated with enhanced phagocytic capability and chemotactic function after ischemic stroke

Accumulating evidence has demonstrated the involvement of B cells in neuroinflammation and neuroregeneration.However,the role of B cells in ischemic stroke remains unclear.In this study,we identified a novel phenotype of macrophage-like B cells in brain-infiltrating immune cells expressing a high level of CD45.Macrophage-like B cells chara cterized by co-expression of B-cell and macrophage markers,showed stronger phagocytic and chemotactic functions compared with other B cells and showed upregulated expression of phagocytosis-related genes.Gene Ontology analysis found that the expression of genes associated with phagocytosis,including phagosome-and lysosome-related genes,was upregulated in macrophage-like B cells.The phagocytic activity of macrophage-like B cells was ve rified by immunostaining and three-dimensional reconstruction,in which TREM2-labeled macrophage-like B cells enwrapped and internalized myelin debris after cerebral ischemia.Cell-cell interaction analysis revealed that macrophage-like B cells released multiple chemokines to recruit peripheral immune cells mainly via CCL pathways.Single-cell RNA sequencing showed that the transdiffe rentiation to macrophage-like B cells may be induced by specific upregulation of the transcription factor CEBP fa mily to the myeloid lineage and/or by downregulation of the transcription factor Pax5 to the lymphoid lineage.Furthermore,this distinct B cell phenotype was detected in brain tissues from mice or patients with traumatic brain injury,Alzheimer’s disease,and glioblastoma.Overall,these results provide a new perspective on the phagocytic capability and chemotactic function of B cells in the ischemic brain.These cells may serve as an immunotherapeutic target for regulating the immune response of ischemic stroke.

Overexpression of mitogen-activated protein kinase phosphatase-1 in endothelial cells reduces blood-brain barrier injury in a mouse model of ischemic stroke

Ischemic stroke can cause blood-brain barrier(BBB)injury,which worsens brain damage induced by stroke.Abnormal expression of tight junction proteins in endothelial cells(ECs)can increase intracellular space and BBB leakage.Selective inhibition of mitogen-activated protein kinase,the negative regulatory substrate of mitogen-activated protein kinase phosphatase(MKP)-1,improves tight junction protein function in ECs,and genetic deletion of MKP-1 aggravates ischemic brain injury.However,whether the latter affects BBB integrity,and the cell type-specific mechanism underlying this process,remain unclear.In this study,we established an adult male mouse model of ischemic stroke by occluding the middle cerebral artery for 60 minutes and overexpressed MKP-1 in ECs on the injured side via lentiviral transfection before stroke.We found that overexpression of MKP-1 in ECs reduced infarct volume,reduced the level of inflammatory factors interleukin-1β,interleukin-6,and chemokine C-C motif ligand-2,inhibited vascular injury,and promoted the recovery of sensorimotor and memory/cognitive function.Overexpression of MKP-1 in ECs also inhibited the activation of cerebral ischemia-induced extracellular signal-regulated kinase(ERK)1/2 and the downregulation of occludin expression.Finally,to investigate the mechanism by which MKP-1 exerted these functions in ECs,we established an ischemic stroke model in vitro by depriving the primary endothelial cell of oxygen and glucose,and pharmacologically inhibited the activity of MKP-1 and ERK1/2.Our findings suggest that MKP-1 inhibition aggravates oxygen and glucose deprivation-induced cell death,cell monolayer leakage,and downregulation of occludin expression,and that inhibiting ERK1/2 can reverse these effects.In addition,co-inhibition of MKP-1 and ERK1/2 exhibited similar effects to inhibition of ERK1/2.These findings suggest that overexpression of MKP-1 in ECs can prevent ischemia-induced occludin downregulation and cell death via deactivating ERK1/2,thereby protecting the integrity of BBB,alleviating brain injury,and improving post-stroke prognosis.

经颅彩色多普勒超声联合ABCD3-I量表对短暂性脑缺血发作所致脑梗死的评估价值

目的 分析经颅彩色多普勒超声(TCCS)联合ABCD3-I评估短暂性脑缺血发作(TIA)后脑梗死价值。方法 选取117例TIA患者采用TCCS检查和ABCD3-I量表进行评估,以数字剪影血管造影(DSA)或CT血管成像(CTA)为金标准评估颅内动脉狭窄程度以预警脑梗死风险。比较TCCS、ABCD3-I评估风险结果与金标准的符合情况,计算二者联合评估颅内血管狭窄程度的符合率。记录TCCS和ABCD3-I各自评估的风险亚组7 d脑梗死发生率,分析评价TCCS联合ABCD3-I预测TIA后7 d脑梗死效能。结果 TCCS联合ABCD3-I对颅内血管狭窄“无和轻度狭窄”“中度狭窄”“重度狭窄和闭塞”诊断或评估符合率分别为96.43%、89.47%、100%,TCCS联合ABCD3-I诊断或评估总符合率为95.73%(112/117),高于单用ABCD3-I评估符合率(P<0.01)。TCCS联合ABCD3-I诊断脑梗死的曲线下面积为0.946,95%CI为0.876~0.981,均大于TCCS和ABCD3-I单独诊断(P<0.01)。结论 TCCS联合ABCD3-I评估,能有效预测TIA脑梗死发生,有一定的临床价值,值得推广应用。

Effects of dl-3-n-butylphthalide on production of TXB_2 and 6-keto-PGF_(1α) in rat brain during focal cerebral ischemia and reperfusion

目的：观察丁基苯酞（ＮＢＰ）对大鼠局灶性脑缺血及重灌后海马，纹状体和皮层中ＴＸＢ２及６ｋｅｔｏＰＧＦ１α含量的影响．方法：尼龙线栓塞法造成大鼠局灶性脑缺血模型．ＴＸＢ２和６ｋｅｔｏＰＧＦ１α用放免法测定．结果：ＮＢＰ１０ｍｇ·ｋｇ－１治疗对缺血重灌注后脑组织中ＴＸＢ２的产生具有抑制作用，但对６ｋｅｔｏＰＧＦ１α的产生无明显作用．ＮＢＰ２０ｍｇ·ｋｇ－１治疗后，重灌５ｍｉｎ缺血脑组织中ＴＸＢ２和重灌后３０ｍｉｎ时６ｋｅｔｏＰＧＦ１α含量皆明显减少．ＮＢＰ２０或１０ｍｇ·ｋｇ－１皆明显提高ＰＧＩ２／ＴＸＡ２的比值．而阿司匹林（２０ｍｇ·ｋｇ－１）除重灌５ｍｉｎ提高纹状体ＰＧＩ２／ＴＸＡ２的比值外，在其它时间点上均无提高作用．结论：ＮＢＰ提高缺血脑组织中ＰＧＩ２／ＴＸＡ２的比值，可能有利于改善缺血脑组织的微循环状态．

转录组测序分析黄连总碱抗脑缺血的作用机制

背景:黄连清热燥湿、泻火解毒,黄连及其成分对脑缺血有显著的保护作用,基于网络药理学和转录组测序探究黄连总碱抗脑缺血的作用机制。目的:在明确黄连总碱对脑缺血大鼠保护作用的基础上,基于网络药理学和转录组测序技术探讨黄连总碱干预脑缺血的作用机制。方法:将SD大鼠随机分为假手术组、缺血再灌注组、阳性药物组和黄连总碱组,后3组采用改良线栓法制备大脑中动脉阻塞的缺血再灌注模型,假手术组不插入线栓,其余手术操作相同。通过TTC染色、Longa 5神经功能缺损评分、苏木精-伊红染色、尼氏染色评价黄连总碱对脑缺血再灌注模型大鼠的脑保护作用。对假手术组、缺血再灌注组、黄连总碱组大鼠脑组织进行转录组测序,通过差异表达基因筛选、基因本体论分析、京都基因与基因组百科全书分析以及转录组学与网络药理学关联分析,阐明黄连总碱干预脑缺血的作用特点,最后通过ELISA检测及免疫荧光染色对黄连总碱干预脑缺血的关键靶点进行验证。结果与结论:①黄连总碱可降低缺血再灌注模型大鼠Longa 5神经功能缺损评分及脑梗死面积,增加神经元、尼氏小体数目;②黄连总碱治疗后差异表达基因的基因本体论功能富集分析包括炎症反应、分裂原活化蛋白激酶级联的正调控等生物学过程;京都基因与基因组百科全书通路富集分析主要涉及白细胞介素17信号通路、神经活性配体-受体相互作用、环磷腺苷信号通路等通路;③转录组分析发现黄连总碱主要调控的基因有前列腺素内过氧化物合酶2、脑源性神经营养因子、瞬间受体电位A1等;④采用网络药理学分析发现,黄连总碱中9个成分可能通过87个成分靶点关联到过氧化物合酶2、脑源性神经营养因子及瞬间受体电位A1而发挥作用;⑤ELISA检测及免疫荧光染色结果进一步证实,黄连总碱调控脑缺血再灌注模型大鼠过氧化物合酶2、脑源性神经营养因子和瞬间受体电位A1的表达;⑥提示黄连总碱能明显改善脑缺血再灌注模型大鼠损伤,可能通过调控过氧化物合酶2、脑源性神经营养因子和瞬间受体电位A1而发挥作用。

颅脑CT灌注成像相关指标与IMT对TIA进展为急性脑梗死的预测价值

目的探究颅脑CT灌注成像相关指标与IMT在评估短暂性脑缺血发作(TIA)进展为急性脑梗死中的应用价值。方法收集2021年6月-2023年6月于我院治疗的102例TIA患者临床资料。依照是否发生急性脑梗死分为脑梗死的观察组和非脑梗死的对照组。比较2组一般资料、颅脑CT灌注成像相关指标、IMT;颅脑CT灌注成像相关指标与IMT对短暂性脑缺血发作患者急性脑梗死的预测价值;分析颅脑CT灌注成像相关指标与IMT的相关关系。结果两组年龄、性别、高血脂、糖尿病、高血压比较差异无统计学意义(P>0.05)。观察组CBV、CBF均低于对照组,MTT、Tmax均高于对照组,差异显著,(P<0.05)。观察组IMT高于对照组,差异显著,(P<0.05)。颅脑CT灌注成像相关指标与IMT对短暂性脑缺血发作患者进展为急性脑梗死的预测价值良好,AUC为0.886,P=0.000,特异度、灵敏度较高,分别为0.904、0.846。CBV、CBF、MTT、Tmax、IMT的阈值分别为3.326ml/100g、33.682ml/min·100g、9.840s、12.562s、1.082mm。颅脑CT灌注成像相关指标CBV、CBF与短暂性脑缺血发作患者IMT呈负相关关系,MTT、Tmax与短暂性脑缺血发作患者IMT呈正相关关系,差异显著,(P<0.05)。结论颅脑CT灌注成像相关指标与IMT对短暂性脑缺血发作患者进展为急性脑梗死有良好的预测价值。颅脑CT灌注成像相关指标与IMT有显著相关性。

血清中性粒细胞胞外陷阱水平与短暂性脑缺血患者大脑中动脉粥样硬化斑块特征的关系及对近期脑卒中的预测研究

目的分析血清中性粒细胞胞外陷阱(NETs)水平与短暂性脑缺血患者大脑中动脉粥样硬化斑块特征的关系及对近期脑卒中的预测效能。方法回顾性选择自2021年1月至2023年7月咸阳市中心医院收治的120例短暂性脑缺血患者作为研究对象,随访6个月,根据患者是否发生脑卒中,将其分为脑卒中组(n=32)和非脑卒中组(n=88)。所有患者在入组时均检测血清NETs的标记物游离DNA(cf-DNA/NETs),对大脑中动脉开展三维高分辨磁共振成像检查,定量测量大脑中动脉粥样硬化斑块特征(大脑中动脉狭窄率、斑块负荷百分比、斑块面积、重构指数、偏心指数)。比较脑卒中组和非脑卒中组血清cf-DNA/NETs表达水平、大脑中动脉粥样硬化斑块特征;采用Pearson相关性分析对血清cf-DNA/NETs与大脑中动脉粥样硬化斑块特征的关系进行分析;使用多因素Logistic回归分析对影响短暂性脑缺血患者近期脑卒中的因素进行分析;通过受试者操作特征(ROC)曲线评价血清cf-DNA/NETs与大脑中动脉粥样硬化斑块特征对短暂性脑缺血患者近期脑卒中的预测效能。结果脑卒中组血清cf-DNA/NETs表达水平为(480.51±89.87)ng/mL,高于非脑卒中组[(158.72±41.26)ng/mL],脑卒中组大脑中动脉狭窄率、斑块负荷百分比、斑块面积、重构指数、偏心指数分别为(71.15±7.08)%、(29.56±7.67)%、(6.55±1.79)mm 2、0.95±0.19、0.80±0.27,均大于非脑卒中组[(65.23±5.43)%、(23.25±4.51)%、(5.27±0.86)mm 2、0.76±0.13、0.56±0.16],差异均有统计学意义(P<0.05)。经Pearson相关性分析,短暂性脑缺血患者血清cf-DNA/NETs表达水平与大脑中动脉狭窄率、斑块负荷百分比、斑块面积、重构指数、偏心指数均呈正相关(r=0.325、0.416、0.387、0.379、0.423,P<0.05)。经多因素Logistic回归分析,血清cf-DNA/NETs、斑块负荷百分比、重构指数和偏心指数均是短暂性脑缺血患者近期脑卒中的独立危险因素(P<0.05)。经ROC曲线分析,血清cf-DNA/NETs预测短暂性脑缺血患者近期脑卒中的曲线下面积(AUC)为0.900,大于斑块负荷百分比、重构指数或偏心指数的AUC(P<0.05)。结论NETs在短暂性脑缺血患者血清中呈高表达,与大脑中动脉粥样硬化斑块特征密切相关,且预测近期脑卒中的效能较好,值得进一步研究应用。