Vascular endothelial growth factor and its receptor, KDR, in human brain tissue after ischemic stroke.
Vascular endothelial growth factor and its receptor, KDR, in human brain tissue after ischemic stroke.
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1999-04
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R. Issa;J. Krupiński;T. Bujny;Shant Kumar;J. Kałuża;Patricia Kumar
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R. Issa;J. Krupiński;T. Bujny;Shant Kumar;J. Kałuża;Patricia Kumar
Ischemic stroke results from a reduction in cerebral blood flow to a focal region of the brain after the occlusion of an artery, causing damage to nervous tissue. There is a region of cerebral ischemic tissue (penumbra) surrounding an acute cerebral infarct that is dysfunctional but potentially viable. Restoration of perfusion in the penumbra may ameliorate the tissue damage. The identity and the role of growth factors that control the extent of tissue damage and its repair are poorly understood. Angiogenesis has been demonstrated to occur in brain tissues of patients surviving an acute ischemic stroke. In this paper we have investigated the status of a potent angiogenesis factor, vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF), in patients after acute ischemic brain stroke. Western blotting and immunohistochemistry were used to determine protein expression, and in situ hybridization was used to quantify and localize mRNA synthesis. The expression of VEGF protein was increased in the penumbra compared with infarcted brain and contralateral hemisphere. Neurones, endothelial cells, and astrocytes in the penumbra in all patients studied had significant up-regulation of both VEGF165 and VEGF189 mRNA (p < 0.01, Wilcoxon Matched-Pairs Signed-Ranks Test) compared with infarcted tissue and the normal looking contralateral hemisphere that was used as a control. Immunohistochemistry demonstrated that kinase insert domain receptor was present in blood vessels within the infarct/penumbra and absent from the normal contralateral hemisphere. VEGF, which is important in angiogenesis, may also influence long term neuronal survival, and possibly its modulation may prove to be of therapeutic value for patients with ischemic stroke.
