Effect of isoflurane preconditioning on TLR4-MyD88 signaling pathway in ischemic penumbra following focal cerebral ischemia-reperfusion in rats
10.3760/cma.j.issn.0254-1416.2012.07.027
- VernacularTitle:异氟醚预处理对局灶性脑缺血再灌注损伤大鼠缺血半暗带TLR4-MyD88信号通路的影响
- Author:
Meiyan SUN
;
Xiaoyong ZHAO
;
Haigang Lü
;
Pengcheng REN
;
Changjun GAO
;
Wei CHAI
;
Xude SUN
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
Isoflurane;
Reperfusion injury;
Brain injuries;
TLR4-MyD88 signaling pathway
- From:
Chinese Journal of Anesthesiology
2012;32(7):870-873
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
-
Abstract:
Objective To investigate the effect of isoflurane preconditioning on Toll-like receptor 4 (TLR4)-myeloid differentiation factor 88 (MyD88) signaling pathway in ischemic penumbra following focal cerebral ischemia-reperfusion (I/R) in rats.Methods Fifty-four healthy male SD rats,aged 3 months,weighing 250-280 g,were randomly divided into 3 groups (n =18 each):sham operation group (group S),I/R group and isoflurane preconditioning group (group IP).Focal cerebral I/R was induced by middle cerebral artery occlusion.In groups I/R and IP,a nylon thread with rounded tip was inserted into the right internal jugular vein and threaded cranially until resistance was met.The middle cerebral artery was occluded for 2 h,followed by 24 h reperfusion.In group IP,the animals inhaled 2.0％ isoflurane for 2 h,and middle cerebral artery occlusion was performed at 24 h after the end of preconditioning.Neurological deficit was scored at 24 h of reperfusion and then the rats were sacrificed.Five rats in each group were chosen and the brains removed for measurement of the cerebral infarct volume.The right cerebral ischemic penumbra was removed for detection of the expression of HSP60,TLR4,MyD88 protein and mRNA by Western blot analysis and real time-PCR.Apoptosis was detected in the ischemic penumbra in the left 3 rats in each group using TUNEL.Apoptosis index (AI) was calculated.Results Neurological deficit scores and AI were significantly increased,the cerebral infarct volume was significantly enlarged,and the expression of HSP60,TLR4,MyD88 protein and mRNA was up-regulated in groups I/R and IP as compared with group S ( P ＜ 0.05).Isoflurane preconditioning significantly reduced the cerebral infarct volume and decreased neurological deficit scores and AI,and down-regulated the expression of HSP60,TLR4,MyD88 protein and mRNA (P ＜ 0.05).Conclusion The mechanisn by which isoflurane preconditioning protects ischenic penumbra following focal cerebral I/R may be related to inhibition of TLR4-MyD88 signaling pathway.
