Hyperbaric oxygen therapy improves nerve regeneration microenvironment and promotes rat nerve function recovery after cerebral infarction / 中国组织工程研究

ABSTRACT

BACKGROUND:Numerous clinical studies have confirmed that the microenvironment at a spinal cord injury site can be obviously improved through hyperbaric oxygen therapy; however, what effect does hyperbaric oxygen have on the microenvironment of the injured brain? OBJECTIVE:To investigate the effect of hyperbaric oxygen therapy on nerve regeneration microenvironment and the recovery of rat nerve function after focal cerebral infarction. METHODS:Rat models of focal cerebral infarction were established by occlusion of the middle cerebral artery and subjected to hyperbaric oxygen therapy. Sham group and model group were established as comparison. In the sham group, rat models of focal cerebral infarction were established but did not receive any treatment. Rats in the model group were placed in a hyperbaric oxygen therapy chamber but the pressure and oxygen concentration were not administered. RESULTS AND CONCLUSION:Compared with the model group, the score of rat limb function at 16 days after treatment and the expression of growth associated protein 43 in the rat cerebral infarcted area at postoperative 14 days were significantly increased , but infarct volume at postoperative 24 hours was al significantly decreased in the hyperbaric oxygen therapy group (alP < 0.05). These results confirmed that hyperbaric oxygen therapy can improve nerve regeneration microenvironment and promote the recovery of rat nerve function after focal cerebral infarction.