Effect of dexmedetomidine pretreatment on focal cerebral ischemia-reperfusion injury in rats
10.3760/cma.j.issn.0254-1416.2011.11.026
- VernacularTitle:右美托咪啶预先给药对大鼠局灶性脑缺血再灌注损伤的影响
- Author:
Bo LI
;
Guoyi Lü
;
Naifeng DENG
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
Dexmedetomidine;
Brain;
Reperfusion injury
- From:
Chinese Journal of Anesthesiology
2011;31(11):1381-1383
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
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Abstract:
ObjectiveTo investigate the effect of dexmedetomidine pretreatment on focal cerebral ischemia-reperfusion(I/R) injury in rats.MethodsOne hundred male SD rats weighing 290-310 g were randomly divided into 5 groups(n =20 each):sham operation group(group SH) ; focal cerebral I/R group; focal cerebral I/R + dexmedetomidine 100 μg/kg(group L); focal cerebral I/R+ dexmedetomidine 200 μg/kg (group M) and focal cerebral I/R + dexmedetomidine 400 μg/kg(group H).Focal cerebral I/R was produced by occlusion of middle cerebral artery for 60 min followed by 24 h of reperfusion.Dexmedetomidine 100,200 and 400 μg/kg were injected intraperitoneally 15 min before ischemia in groups L,M and H respectively.While equal volume of normal saline was injected intraperitoneally in group SH.Neurologic function was assessed and scored at 24 h of reperfusion.Then the animals were sacrificed and brains were removed for determination of cerebral infarct volume and microscopic examination.The expression of heat shock protein 70(HSP70) and activity of Na+ -K + -ATPase in ischemic cortex and activity of SOD and concentration of cortisol in plasma were determinationed at 24 h of reperfusion.ResultsCompared with group SH,neurologic deficit scores and plasma concentration of cortisol were significantly increased,activities of SOD and Na+ -K+ -ATPase decreased and expression of HSP70 was up-regulated in groups I/R,L,M and H( P ＜ 0.05).Compared with group I/R,neurologic deficit scores and plasma concentration of cortisol were significantly decreased,activities of SOD and Na+ -K+ -ATPase increased and expression of HSP70 was up-regulated in a dose-dependent manner ( P ＜ 0.05),and the pathological change was reduced in a dose-dependent manner in groups L,M and H.ConclusionDexmedetomidine pretreatment can attenuate focal cerebral I/R injury in a dose-dependent manner through improvement of brain cell energy metabolism and reduction of lipid peroxidation and stress reaction.
