Recombinant human erythropoietin promotes angiogenesis in preterm rat models with periventricular white matter damage
10.3760/cma.j.issn.2095-428X.2015.09.015
- VernacularTitle:人重组促红细胞生成素对早产儿脑室周围白质损伤模型鼠脑血管生成的影响
- Author:
Lihua ZHU
;
Yan SHI
;
Shiyu WANG
;
Xiaojing GUO
;
Huijuan LIU
;
Li JIANG
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
Erythropoietin;
Periventricular white matter damage;
Hypoxia-ischemia;
Immature rat,new born
- From:
Chinese Journal of Applied Clinical Pediatrics
2015;30(9):698-701
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
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Abstract:
Objective To evaluate whether recombinant human erythropoietin (rh-EPO) could increase the angiogenic responses in preterm rat models with periventricular white matter damage (PWMD).Methods Three-day postnatal rats were divided into 3 groups randomly:the sham group,the hypoxic-ischemic (HI) group and the recombinant human erythropoietin(rh-EPO)treatment group.Rat pups underwent permanent ligation of the right common carotid artery followed by 60 mL/L O2 for 4 h or sham operation and normoxic exposure.Immediately after the HI,rats received a single intraperitoneal injection of rh-EPO (5 U/g)or saline.Angiogenesis-related cells (CD34 + cells),microvessel density (MVD)and arteriovenous related genes (ephrinB2 and EphB4)were examined at 48 h and 96 h after operation.Results At 48 h after operation,the proteins of CD34 in HI rats increased compared with the sham rats (HI group vs Sham group:0.54 ± 0.05 vs 0.42 ± 0.05,P < 0.05).However,the MVD,the mRNA of ephrinB2 and EphB4 did not change (P > 0.05).The proteins of CD34,the mRNA of ephrinB2 and EphB4 increased after rh-EPO treatment compared with HI rats.However,the MVD did not increase.As the proteins of CD34 increased further at 96 h after operation (HI group vs Sham group:0.85 ± 0.06 vs 0.62 ± 0.06,P < 0.05),the MVD (3.14 ± 1.21 vs 1.50 ± 1.04),ephrinB2 (7.51 ± 1.89 vs 1.28 ± 0.24) and EphB4 (4.58 ± 0.82 vs 1.21 ± 0.22) also increased (all P < 0.05).And the proteins of CD34 increased after administration of rh-EPO(EPO group vs HI group:0.98 ± 0.07 vs 0.85 ± 0.06,P <0.05) and MVD(EPO group vs HI group:4.71 ± 1.38 vs 3.14 ± 1.21,P <0.05) were increased after administration of rh-EPO.However,the ephrinB2 and EphB4 did not increased after administration of rh-EPO at 96h time point.Conclusion Endogenous regenerative response is triggered in the damaged tissues and rh-EPO increases the angiogenesis in model rats with PWMD.