Pharmacological hypothermia induced neurovascular protection after severe stroke of transient middle cerebral artery occlusion in mice.
Exp Neurol
; 325: 113133, 2020 03.
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ABSTRACT
Therapeutic hypothermia is a potential protective strategy after stroke. The present study evaluated the neurovascular protective potential of pharmacological hypothermia induced by the neurotensin receptor 1 agonist HPI-201 after severe ischemic stroke. Adult C57BL/6 mice were subjected to filament insertion-induced occlusion of the middle cerebral artery (60 min MCAO). HPI-201 was i.p. injected 120 min after the onset of MCAO to initiate and maintain the body temperature at 32-33°C for 6 hrs. The infarct volume, cell death, integrity of the blood brain barrier (BBB) and neurovascular unit (NVU), inflammation, and functional outcomes were evaluated. The hypothermic treatment significantly suppressed the infarct volume and neuronal cell death, accompanied with reduced caspase-3 activation and BAX expression while Bcl-2 increased in the peri-infarct region. The cellular integrity of the BBB and NVU was significantly improved and brain edema was attenuated in HPI-201-treated mice compared to stroke controls. The hypothermic treatment decreased the expression of inflammatory factors including tumor necrosis factor-α (TNF-α), MMP-9, interleukin-1ß (IL-1ß), the M1 microglia markers IL-12 and inducible nitric oxide synthase (iNOS), while increased the M2 marker arginase-1 (Arg-1). Stroke mice received the hypothermic treatment showed lower neurological severity score (NSS), performed significantly better in functional tests, the mortality rate in the hypothermic group was noticeably lower compared with stroke controls. Taken together, HPI-201 induced pharmacological hypothermia is protective for different neurovascular cells after a severely injured brain, mediated by multiple mechanisms.
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Oligopéptidos
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Encéfalo
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Fármacos Neuroprotectores
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Infarto de la Arteria Cerebral Media
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Hipotermia Inducida
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Animals
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Exp Neurol
Año:
2020
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Article
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Estados Unidos