title: Dynamic expression changes of Bcl-2, Caspase-3 and Hsp70 in middle cerebral artery occlusion rats.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  This study aimed to study the dynamic changes of B cell lymphoma/leukaemia 2 (Bcl-2), caspase-3 and heat shock response protein 70 (Hsp70) in blood serum following acute middle cerebral artery occlusion (MCAO) in rats.
  
  
  METHODS
  Occlusion of the cerebral artery was accomplished via the intraluminal filament, followed by the TTC staining evaluation and neurological deficit score. Meanwhile, the blood serum was extracted at 0.5, 2, 3, 6, 12 and 24 hours and 3 and 7 days after surgery. The serum expression levels of caspase-3, Bcl-2 and Hsp70 were determined using ELISA kits according to the manufacturer's protocols. Expression correlations between Bcl-2 and Hsp70, Bcl-2 and caspase-3 were analysed using correl function. A rats model was successfully established.
  
  
  RESULTS
  The expression of all three indexes, including Bcl-2, caspase-3 and Hsp70, was significantly increased after surgery (p < 0.05) and peaked at 12, 24 and 24 hours, respectively. Up to 7 days after MCAO, the expression levels of these proteins recovered to the control levels. There were positive correlations between the expressions of Bcl-2 and Hsp70, Bcl-2 and caspase-3 (p < 0.05).
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The altered expressions of these proteins in the blood serum may result in many symptoms in acute ischaemic stroke individuals.
authors.affiliation: a Department of Neurology , Sichuan Academy of Medical Science & Sichuan Provincial People's Hospital , Chengdu, Sichuan , PR China , and.
authors.forename: Xiaoping
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Wang
authors.forename: Yongjie
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Luo
authors.forename: Hongbin
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Sun
authors.forename: Jianhua
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Feng
authors.forename: Siwen
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Ma
authors.forename: Junxia
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Liu
authors.forename: Bin
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Huang
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D017209:Apoptosis / Q000502:physiology; D002545:Brain Ischemia / Q000097:blood / Q000378:metabolism; D053148:Caspase 3 / Q000096:biosynthesis* / Q000097:blood; D004195:Disease Models, Animal; D005260:Female; D018840:HSP70 Heat-Shock Proteins / Q000096:biosynthesis* / Q000097:blood; D020244:Infarction, Middle Cerebral Artery / Q000097:blood* / Q000473:pathology; D008297:Male; D019253:Proto-Oncogene Proteins c-bcl-2 / Q000096:biosynthesis* / Q000097:blood; D011897:Random Allocation; D051381:Rats; D020521:Stroke / Q000097:blood / Q000473:pathology
chemical_list: D018840:HSP70 Heat-Shock Proteins; D019253:Proto-Oncogene Proteins c-bcl-2; D053148:Caspase 3
keywords: B cell lymphoma/leukaemia 2; caspase-3; dynamic changes; heat shock response protein 70; middle cerebral artery occlusion