Hyperbaric oxygenation prevented brain injury induced by hypoxia-ischemia in a neonatal rat model
Hyperbaric oxygenation prevented brain injury induced by hypoxia-ischemia in a neonatal rat model
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DOI:
10.1016/s0006-8993(02)03094-9
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发表时间:
2002-09-27
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影响因子:
2.9
通讯作者:
Zhang, JH
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作者:
Calvert, JW;Yin, W;Zhang, JH
The occurrence of hypoxia-ischemia (HI) during early fetal or neonatal stages of an individual leads to the damaging of immature neurons resulting in behavioral and psychological dysfunctions, such as motor or learning disabilities, cerebral palsy, epilepsy or even death. No effective treatment is currently available and this study is the first to use hyperbaric oxygen (HBO) as a treatment for neonatal HI. Herein, we sought out to determine if HBO is able to offer neuroprotectivity against an HI insult. Seven-day-old rat pups were subjected to unilateral carotid artery ligation followed by 2.5 h of hypoxia (8% O-2 at 37 degreesC). HBO treatment was administered by placing pups in a chamber (3 ATA for 1 h) 1 h after hypoxia exposure. Brain injury was assessed based on ipsilateral hemispheric weight divided by contralateral hemispheric weight, light microscopy, and EM. Sensorimotor functional tests were administered at 5 weeks after hypoxia exposure. After HI, the ipsilateral hemisphere was 52.65 and 57.64% (P