title: Effect of long-term administration of ethyl eicosapentate (EPA-E) on local cerebral blood flow and glucose utilization in stroke-prone spontaneously hypertensive rats (SHRSP).
abstract: The objective of this study was to determine the effect of ethyl eicosopentate (EPA-E) on local cerebral blood flow (1-CBF) and local glucose utilization (1-CGU) in specific regions of the brain in stroke-prone spontaneously hypertensive rats (SHRSP). EPA-E (100 mg/kg body weight) or saline was orally administered to 8-week-old SHRSP. L-CBF and 1-CGU in the EPA-E-treated, saline-treated, and 8-week-old control rats were measured autoradiographically using 14C-iodoantipyrine and 14C-deoxyglucose (Sakurada's and Sokoloff's methods). The 1-CBF of the saline-treated group decreased significantly with age in all areas measured. EPA-E treatment alleviated the age-dependent decrease in 1-CBF in all areas, especially those in the basal ganglia. The 1-CGU of the saline-treated group did not change with age, however EPA-E treatment increased 1-CGU in all areas measured, though the changes were not significant. EPA-E ameliorated the decrease in cerebral blood flow and improved glucose metabolism in SHRSP suffering from severe hypertension. These results suggest that EPA-E may be useful in the prevention of stroke.
authors.affiliation: Second Department of Internal Medicine, Nippon Medical School, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo, Japan.
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Katayama
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Katsumata
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Muramatsu
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Usuda
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Obo
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Terashi
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001345:Autoradiography; D001794:Blood Pressure; D001921:Brain / Q000098:blood supply* / Q000378:metabolism*; D002560:Cerebrovascular Circulation / Q000187:drug effects; D015118:Eicosapentaenoic Acid / Q000031:analogs & derivatives* / Q000494:pharmacology; D005947:Glucose / Q000378:metabolism*; D006339:Heart Rate; D008297:Male; D010975:Platelet Aggregation Inhibitors / Q000494:pharmacology*; D051381:Rats; D011918:Rats, Inbred SHR
chemical_list: D010975:Platelet Aggregation Inhibitors; C035276:eicosapentaenoic acid ethyl ester; D015118:Eicosapentaenoic Acid; D005947:Glucose