Preliminary study on the short-term and long-term effects of the inhibition of hypoxia inducible factor-1 alpha decomposition and activation of Wnt signaling pathway in brain injury in neonatal rats
10.3760/cma.j.issn.2096-2932.2018.04.013
- VernacularTitle:抑制低氧诱导因子1α分解与激活Wnt信号通路对新生大鼠脑损伤近期和远期影响的初步探讨
- Author:
Ying XU
1
;
Wangjuan DAI
;
Lijun LU
;
Beibei JIA
;
Li JIANG
Author Information
1. 东南大学附属中大医院儿科
- Keywords:
Hypoxia-ischemia,brain;
Brain injuries;
Hypoxia inducible factor-1 alpha;
Wnt signal pathway;
Rats
- From:Chinese Journal of Neonatology
2018;33(4):298-303
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
-
Abstract:
Objective To investigate the protective effect of inhibition of hypoxia inducible factor-1 alpha (HIF-1α) and activation of Wnt signaling pathway on brain injury in neonatal rats.Method A total of 312 newborn SD rats were used to establish cerebral white matter damage model (WMD) on day 3.And they were randomly assigned into the model group (WMD group), post-modeling HIF-1αdecomposition inhibition group (PHI group), and post-modeling HIF-1αdecomposition inhibition with activation of Wnt signaling pathway group (PHI+activated Wnt group ) and post-modeling HIF-1αdecomposition inhibition with inhibition of the Wnt signaling pathway group (PHI+inhibition Wnt group).Brain tissues were taken on day 1, 3, 7 and 14 after modeling, respectively.The changes of oligodendrocyte precursor cell (OPC) and oligodendrocyte ( OL ) in brain tissues at different time points were observed by tissue immunofluorescence.The expression of HIF-1αprotein in the brain tissue of each time point was measured by western blot technique.The mRNA level of HIF-1αand Wnt7a in the brain tissue of each time point was detected by RT-qPCR technique.Behaviors of rats were tested by the suspension experiment , the open field experiment and the dark experiment , at 28 d after modeling.Result The numbers of OPC on 1 d and 3 d after modeling and the number of OL on 7 d and 14 d after modeling in PHI +activated Wnt group were significantly higher than the other three groups.The content of HIF-1αin WMD group was the least on 1, 3, 7 and 14 d, but the content of PHI+activated Wnt group was the highest , and the difference was statistically significant (P<0.05).On 1, 3, 7 and 14 d after modeling, the expression level of HIF-1αand Wnt7a in PHI+activated Wnt group were higher than those in the other three groups , the difference was statistically significant (P<0.05), and Wnt7a expression was positively correlated with the change of HIF-1α(P<0.05).There was no significant difference of suspension experiment at 28 d after modeling between groups. Compared with other groups , WMD group had the lowest score on open field experiment ( P<0.05).The PHI+activation Wnt group had better memory function , and then the PHI group , WMD group.The latent time of dark experiment were significantly shorter in PHI +acitivation Wnt group.There were more mistaken time of dark experiment in WMD group compared with PHI +activation Wnt group.Conclusion Inhibition of HIF-1αdecomposition and activation of Wnt signaling pathway have partially repair effect on brain injury in neonatal rats.