Basic fibroblast growth factor alleviates brain injury following global ischemia reperfusion in rabbits.
The aim of this study was to explore the protective effect of basic fibroblast growth factor (bFGF) on brain injury following global ischemia reperfusion and its mechanisms. Brain injury following global ischemia was induced by four vessels occlusion and systemic hypotension. Twenty-four rabbits were randomized into three groups: group A, only dissection of vessels; group B, intravenous infusion of normal saline after reperfusion for 6 h; group C, 30 microg/kg bFGF injected intravenously at the onset of reperfusion, then infused with 10 microg/(kg.h) for 6 h. Serum neuron specific enolase (NSE), S-100B, tumor necrosis factor-alpha (TNF-alpha), interleukin-1 (IL-1), interleukin-8 (IL-8) were measured before ischemia, 30 min after ischemia, 0.5, 1, 3, 6 h after reperfusion. Brain water content was determined and cerebral histopathological damages were compared. NSE and S-100B were increased 1 h after reperfusion and reached their peaks 6 h after reperfusion, but were much higher in group B than those in group C 3, 6 h after reperfusion. In groups B and C, TNF-alpha was increased after ischemia and IL-1 and IL-8 were increased significantly 0.5 h after reperfusion, then reached their peaks 6 h, 3 h, 6 h after reperfusion respectively. TNF-alpha and IL-8 at the time points of 1 h and 3 h and IL-1 at 3 h and 6 h in group C were correspondingly lower than those in group B. These indices in group A were nearly unchanged. There were less severe cerebral histopathological damages in group C compared with group B, but no difference in brain water content. It could be concluded that bFGF alleviates brain injury following global ischemia and reperfusion by down-regulating expression of inflammatory factors and inhibiting their activities.
Zhang
Mao
M
Department of Emergency Medicine, Second Affiliated Hospital, Zhejiang University, School of Medicine, Hangzhou, China. zmhz@hotmail.com
Ma
Yue-feng
YF
Gan
Jian-xin
JX
Jiang
Guan-yu
GY
Xu
Shan-xiang
SX
Tao
Xiang-luo
XL
Hong
An
A
Li
Jiao-kun
JK
D000818:Animals; D001921:Brain / Q000187:drug effects* / Q000473:pathology*; D002545:Brain Ischemia / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000473:pathology*; D016222:Fibroblast Growth Factor 2 / Q000008:administration & dosage*; D007262:Infusions, Intravenous; D011817:Rabbits; D015427:Reperfusion Injury / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000473:pathology*; D016896:Treatment Outcome
D016222:Fibroblast Growth Factor 2