ABSTRACT<?xml:namespace prefix = o ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office" /> Objective:To observe the effects of asphyxial hypoxic preconditioning on apoptosis percents and the expression of caspase-3, bcl-2 after intracranial hemorrhage(ICH) in rats . Methods:180 male SD rats were randomly allocated into three groups: sham group (Group S, n=60) , ICH group (Group I, n=60) and preconditioning group(Group P, n=60). 40 live rats in every group were detected at 6 h, 24 h, 48 h and 72 h after ICH. The rats were anesthetized with 10% chloral hydrate 40 mg/kg celiac injection, paralyzed with vecuronium 2mg/kg and mechanically ventilated. The rats in P group were pretreated with four times of preconditioning, by being stopped ventilation for 1 min and reventilated for 5 min per circle. One hour later, endotracheal catheter was extubated. ICH model was made by injection of 50m autos blood into the caudate nucleus in group P and I, 50msaline in Group S. Apoptosis percents were detected by flow cytometer (FCM) and the expression of caspase-3, bcl-2 in cerebral tissues were detected by using immunohistochemistry techniques at 6 h, 24 h, 48 h and 72h after intracerebral hemorrhage. Results:Apoptosis percents raised obviously at 24 h and peaked at 72 h in Group I and Group P. In group P apoptosis percent was 11.62±3.64 and 15.80±3.30 at 48 h and 72 h, respectively, which was much lower than that in groupI (17.76±3.49 and 21.06±2.81) (P<0.01). Caspase-3 expression raised obviously at 24 h and peaked at 72 h. The number of caspase-3 positive cells was more in group I than that in group P at 24 h, 48 h and 72 h after ICH. Whereas the number of bcl-2 positve cells in group P (18.71±1.19) was more than that in group I (14.67±2.17) at 48h (P<0.01). Conclusion:Asphyxial hypoxic preconditioning enhances the expression of bcl-2, decreases the expression of caspase-3, reduces apoptosis percents, and demonstrates cerebral protective effect after ICH in rats. Key words:Hypoxic preconditioning; Apoptosis; Caspase-3; Bcl-2 Corresponding author:Bao-guo Wang, MD; E-mail: wbgttyy@sina.com 随着对出血性脑损伤分子机制的深入了解及凋亡机制的逐步阐明, 通过抑制神经元凋亡防治脑出血(Intracranial Hemorrhage,ICH)损伤成为研究脑保护的热点。通过短暂的缺氧刺激使组织细胞在后续长期缺血缺氧中得到保护,称为缺氧预处理(Hypoxic Preconditioning, HPC)。HPC通过调动抑制凋亡基因bcl-2[1],增强NF-kB与DNA的结合能力[2]和抑制Caspase-3[3]的激活等途径抑制神经元细胞凋亡。已有研究证实停通气缺氧预处理大鼠通过调动急性被动机制提高了大鼠对缺氧的耐受力[4]。本实验观察停通气缺氧预处理对脑出血后大鼠的凋亡百分率和bcl-2和caspase-3表达的影响, 探讨HPC的机制。 |