Apelin- 13 inhibits neuronal apoptosis caused by hydrogen peroxide, yet apoptosis following cerebral ischemia-reperfusion injury has rarely been studied. In this study, Apelin-13 (0.1 μg/g) was injected into the la...Apelin- 13 inhibits neuronal apoptosis caused by hydrogen peroxide, yet apoptosis following cerebral ischemia-reperfusion injury has rarely been studied. In this study, Apelin-13 (0.1 μg/g) was injected into the lateral ventricle of middle cerebral artery occlusion model rats. TTC, TUNEL, and immuno- histochemical staining showed that compared with the cerebral ischemia/reperfusion group, infarct volume and apoptotic cell number at the ischemic penumbra region were decreased in the Apelin-13 treatment group. Additionally, Apelin-13 treatment increased Bcl-2 immtmoreactivity and decreased caspase-3 immunoreactivity, Our findings suggest that Apelin-13 is neuroprotective against cerebral ischemia/reperfusion injury through inhibition of neuronal apoptosis.展开更多
目的探讨黄芪注射液对大鼠脑缺血/再灌注损伤后细胞凋亡和血管内皮生长因子(VEGF)及其受体(VEGFR2)表达的影响。方法应用线栓法建立大鼠大脑中动脉缺血再灌注(MCAO/R)模型,经腹腔注射黄芪注射液(6 m L/kg)干预治疗。Longa法评价大鼠神...目的探讨黄芪注射液对大鼠脑缺血/再灌注损伤后细胞凋亡和血管内皮生长因子(VEGF)及其受体(VEGFR2)表达的影响。方法应用线栓法建立大鼠大脑中动脉缺血再灌注(MCAO/R)模型,经腹腔注射黄芪注射液(6 m L/kg)干预治疗。Longa法评价大鼠神经行为功能,苏木精-伊红染色观察大脑皮质神经元形态结构,原位末端标记法检测细胞凋亡,免疫组化和蛋白印迹法定性和定量检测VEGF及VEGFR2蛋白表达,荧光定量PCR检测VEGF及VEGFR2基因的表达。结果经黄芪注射液治疗后,大鼠大脑皮质区VEGF及VEGFR2蛋白和VEGF及VEGFR2 mRNA表达较对照组明显增强,细胞凋亡显著减少,动物神经行为功能显著改善。结论黄芪注射液可通过上调VEGF及VEGFR2的表达而抑制细胞凋亡,促进受损的神经细胞修复,改善动物的神经行为功能。展开更多
基金supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China,No.30971081,31271243,81070961 and 81241052the Natural Science Foundation of Shandong Province of China,No.ZR2011CM027 and 2012GGA08100
文摘Apelin- 13 inhibits neuronal apoptosis caused by hydrogen peroxide, yet apoptosis following cerebral ischemia-reperfusion injury has rarely been studied. In this study, Apelin-13 (0.1 μg/g) was injected into the lateral ventricle of middle cerebral artery occlusion model rats. TTC, TUNEL, and immuno- histochemical staining showed that compared with the cerebral ischemia/reperfusion group, infarct volume and apoptotic cell number at the ischemic penumbra region were decreased in the Apelin-13 treatment group. Additionally, Apelin-13 treatment increased Bcl-2 immtmoreactivity and decreased caspase-3 immunoreactivity, Our findings suggest that Apelin-13 is neuroprotective against cerebral ischemia/reperfusion injury through inhibition of neuronal apoptosis.
文摘目的探讨黄芪注射液对大鼠脑缺血/再灌注损伤后细胞凋亡和血管内皮生长因子(VEGF)及其受体(VEGFR2)表达的影响。方法应用线栓法建立大鼠大脑中动脉缺血再灌注(MCAO/R)模型,经腹腔注射黄芪注射液(6 m L/kg)干预治疗。Longa法评价大鼠神经行为功能,苏木精-伊红染色观察大脑皮质神经元形态结构,原位末端标记法检测细胞凋亡,免疫组化和蛋白印迹法定性和定量检测VEGF及VEGFR2蛋白表达,荧光定量PCR检测VEGF及VEGFR2基因的表达。结果经黄芪注射液治疗后,大鼠大脑皮质区VEGF及VEGFR2蛋白和VEGF及VEGFR2 mRNA表达较对照组明显增强,细胞凋亡显著减少,动物神经行为功能显著改善。结论黄芪注射液可通过上调VEGF及VEGFR2的表达而抑制细胞凋亡,促进受损的神经细胞修复,改善动物的神经行为功能。