Deferoxamine treatment for intracerebral hemorrhage in aged rats: therapeutic time window and optimal duration.
Deferoxamine treatment for intracerebral hemorrhage in aged rats: therapeutic time window and optimal duration.
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DOI:
10.1161/strokeaha.109.569830
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发表时间:
2010-02
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8.3
通讯作者:
Xi G
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作者:
Okauchi M;Hua Y;Keep RF;Morgenstern LB;Schallert T;Xi G
Deferoxamine (DFX) reduces brain edema, neurological deficits and brain atrophy after intracerebral hemorrhage (ICH) in aged as well as young rats. Our previous study found that 50 mg/kg is an effective dose in aged rats. In the present study, we explored potential therapeutic time windows and optimal therapeutic durations. Aged male Fischer 344 rats (18-month old) sustained an intra-caudate injection of 100-µL autologous whole blood, followed by intramuscular DFX or vehicle beginning at different time points, or continuing for different durations. Subgroups of rats were sacrificed at day 3 for brain edema measurement and day 56 for brain atrophy determination. Behavioral tests were carried out on days 1, 28 and 56 post-ICH. Systemic administration of DFX, when begun within 12 hours after ICH, reduced brain edema. DFX treatment started 2 hours after ICH and administered for 7 days or more attenuated ICH-induced ventricle enlargement, caudate atrophy and neurological deficits. DFX attenuated ICH-induced brain atrophy and neurological deficits without detectable side effects when begun within 24 hours and administered for 7 days. To the extent that these results can be translated to humans, the therapeutic time window and the optimal duration for DFX in this aged rat model of ICH may provide useful information for an ongoing DFX-ICH clinical trial.