Effects of alcohol on hippocampal apoptosis-inducing factor and caspase-3 expression in cerebral ischemia/reperfusion in rats
10.3760/cma.j.issn.1673-4165.2013.02.005
- VernacularTitle:乙醇对脑缺血再灌注大鼠海马凋亡诱导因子和胱天蛋白酶-3表达的影响
- Author:
Jian LI
;
Zhihui LIU
;
Pei ZHANG
;
Bin WANG
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
Brain Ischemia;
Ethanol;
Apoptosis Inducing Factor;
Caspase 3;
Hippocampus;
Neuroprotective Agents;
Disease Models,Animal;
Rats
- From:
International Journal of Cerebrovascular Diseases
2013;(2):102-107
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
-
Abstract:
Objective To investigate the effects of alcohol on hippocampal apoptosis-inducing factor (AIF) and caspase-3 expression in cercbral ischemia/reperfusion in rats.Methods Sixty-eight healthy adult male Wistar rats were randomly divided into a sham operation group (n =4) and a saline control group as well as low-dose (1.0 g/kg),medium-dose (1.5 g/kg) and high-dose (2.0 g/kg) ethanol groups.The saline control group and each dose alcohol group were redivided into ischemia/reperfusion 0,1,2 and 3 h subgroups according to the intervention time points (n =4 in each group).A model of middle cerebral artery ischemia/reperfusion in rats was induced by the suture method.The corresponding doses of ethanol or an equal volume of saline were injected intraperitoneally at ischemia for 2 h and reperfusion for 0,1,2 and 3 h in the alcohol groups and the saline control group.At ischemia for 2 hand reperfusion for 24 h,the neurological deficit in rats was evaluated by using behavioral score.Immunohistochemistry assay was used to detect the expressions of AIF and caspase3 in the hippocampus of ischemic sides at ischemia for 2 hand reperfusion for 24 h.Results The behavior evaluation showed that the neurological deficit score was 0 in the sham operation group.The neurological deficit scores in the different dose ethanol groups were significantly lower than those in the saline control group at the same intervention time points (all P=0.000),and there were significant differences between the same intervention time points in the different dose ethanol groups (all P =0.000).The high-dose ethanol group was the lowest.There were no significant differences between the different intervention time points in the same dose ethanol groups (all P＞0.05).Immunohistochemistry revealed that the numbers of positive cells of AIF and caspase-3 in the sham operation group were 17.21 ±2.86 and 20.60 ±4.39,respectively,and they were significantly less than those in the saline control group and the each dose ethanol group at ischemia/reperfusion 0 h (all P =0.000); the number of positive cells of hippocampal AIF and caspase-3 in the different dose ethanol groups were all significantly less than those in the saline control group at the same intervention time points (all P =0.000).There were significant differences between the same intervention time points in the different dose ethanol groups (all P =0.000),and the high-does ethanol group was the lowest.There were no significant differences between the different intervention time points in the same dose ethanol groups (all P =0.000).Conclusions Alcohol has protective effect on the cerebral tissue in ischemia/reperfusion injury in rats.Its mechanism may be associated with the inhibition of AIF and caspase-3 expression.
