Attenuation of ischemia-reperfusion injury in the rat neocortex by the hydroxyl radical scavenger nicaraven.
Attenuation of ischemia-reperfusion injury in the rat neocortex by the hydroxyl radical scavenger nicaraven.
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羟自由基清除剂尼卡文减轻大鼠新皮质缺血再灌注损伤。
DOI:
10.1097/00006123-199702000-00027
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发表时间:
1997
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影响因子:
4.8
通讯作者:
Lee,KS
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作者:
Toyoda,T;Kassell,NF;Lee,KS
OBJECTIVE:Oxygen free radicals are considered important contributors to cerebral ischemia-reperfusion injury. The purpose of this study was to examine the effects of the hydroxyl radical scavenger,(±)-N, N′-propylenedinicotinamide (nicaraven), on cerebral injury after focal ischemia-reperfusion.METHODS:A total of 58 male Sprague-Dawley rats was subjected to transient focal ischemia by occluding both carotid arteries and one middle cerebral artery for 3 hours. Animals received continuous infusions of doses of 20 mg/kg per hour or 60 mg/kg per hour of nicaraven beginning either 10 minutes before (pretreatment) or immediately after (posttreatment) ischemia. Infarction volumes were evaluated by staining coronal brain sections with 2% 2, 3, 5-triphenyltetrazolium chloride (n= 40). In other animals (n= 18), brain edema was evaluated 1 hour after ischemia.RESULTS:A dose of 20 mg/kg per hour of nicaraven elicited small reductions in infarction volume (14.7 and 12.3% for the pre-and posttreatment groups, respectively). Treatment with a dose of 60 mg/kg per hour of nicaraven provided significant reductions in the volume of infarction (18.6%[P< 0.05] and 20.9%[P< 0.01] reductions for the pre-and posttreatment groups, respectively). The reductions in infarction size did not differ significantly between the pre-and posttreatment groups receiving a dose of 60 mg/kg per hour of nicaraven. Posttreatment with either dose of nicaraven significantly reduced brain edema.CONCLUSIONS:This study demonstrates the neuroprotective effects of a hydroxyl radical scavenger when administered systemically during the reperfusion phase after transient focal ischemia. The results provide, to our knowledge, the first evidence that nicaraven is effective against ischemia-reperfusion injury in the brain and demonstrate that oxygen free radicals generated during reperfusion are important triggers of ischemic brain damage. Furthermore, the findings suggest that nicaraven may be a useful agent in limiting brain injury after ischemic stroke.