title: Enhancement of immunoreactivity for NF-kappa B in human cerebral infarctions.
abstract: The distribution of the nuclear factor-kappa B (NF-kappa B) was investigated immunohistochemically in recently infarcted areas of postmortem human brain. Previously we reported that immunoreactivity for NF-kappa B was enhanced in neurons of Alzheimer disease brain in comparison with control cases. In the present study, a similar enhancement of immunoreactivity was observed in glial cells of infarcted areas, but not in the unaffected surround. Prominent staining for NF-kappa B was seen in some astrocytes, particularly in the penumbra or border zone between ischemic and non-ischemic areas. In some cases, positively stained macrophages were also observed in affected areas. Capillary staining for NF-kappa B was weak and did not differ significantly between affected and unaffected areas. These results suggest that enhanced expression of astrocytic NF-kappa B occurs in cerebral infarcted areas.
authors.affiliation: Kinsmen Laboratory of Neurological Research, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada.
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Terai
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Matsuo
authors.forename: E G
authors.initials: EG
authors.lastname: McGeer
authors.forename: P L
authors.initials: PL
authors.lastname: McGeer
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D000544:Alzheimer Disease / Q000150:complications / Q000378:metabolism / Q000473:pathology; D001253:Astrocytes / Q000737:chemistry; D002544:Cerebral Infarction / Q000150:complications / Q000378:metabolism* / Q000473:pathology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007150:Immunohistochemistry; D008297:Male; D016328:NF-kappa B / Q000032:analysis*; D009419:Nerve Tissue Proteins / Q000032:analysis*; D009457:Neuroglia / Q000737:chemistry
chemical_list: D016328:NF-kappa B; D009419:Nerve Tissue Proteins