Cerebral ischemia-reperfusion injury results in the destruction of neurovascular units in rats
10.16557/j.cnki.1000-7547.2024.06.008
- VernacularTitle:脑缺血再灌注损伤导致大鼠神经血管单元破坏
- Author:
Haimo ZHANG
1
;
Xiaotian GAO
;
Xiaozu ZHANG
;
Peilun XIAO
;
Miao YU
;
Jingying JIANG
;
Xiaoli WANG
Author Information
1. 山东第二医科大学医学影像学院
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
magnetic resonance imaging(MRI);
cerebral ischemia reperfusion injury(CIRI);
neurovascular unit(NVU);
blood-brain-barrier(BBB);
rat
- From:
Chinese Journal of Neuroanatomy
2024;40(6):724-732
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
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Abstract:
Objective:The neurovascular unit(NVU)damage in rats with cerebral ischemia-reperfusion injury(CI-RI)was evaluated based on multimodal MRI combined with multiple histological techniques to provide visual evidence for clinical assessment of CIRI.Methods:28 healthy male Sprague-Dawley rats were randomly divided into sham-oper-ated(Sham)group and CIRI group.At 24 h after modeling,rats underwent head T2-weighted imaging,diffusion-weighted imaging,water extraction with phase-contrast arterial spin labeling magnetic resonance imaging(MRI),and cerebral blood bleeding oxygen monitoring.Hematoxylin-eosin(HE)staining was used to observe the morphological changes of nerve cells in cerebral cortex.Immunofluorescence staining and transmission electron microscopy were used to observe the changes of NVU after CIRI.The endothelial tight junction proteins(claudin-5 and ZO-1)and matrix metalloproteinase-9(MMP-9)were detected by immunohistochemical staining and Western Blot analysis,to evaluate blood-brain-barrier(BBB)disruption in CIRI rats.Results:The MRI results showed that the brain tissue of the CIRI group was edematous,and the blood perfusion significantly decreased and the BBB permeability significantly increased compared with that of the Sham group(P＜0.01).The results of cerebral blood hemoglobin oxygen monitoring showed that the hemoglobin oxygen saturation of the cerebral cortex on the injured side was significantly lower than that of the Sham group(P＜0.05).HE staining showed the neuronal cells of the injured cerebral cortex were disordered and the nuclei shrank.Immunofluorescence staining results showed the number of NeuN and CD31 positive cells in the cerebral cortex of the injured side was significantly lower than that in the Sham group(P＜0.01),and the number of TUNEL positive cells in the cerebral cortex and striatum was significantly higher than that in the Sham group(P＜0.05).Transmission electron microscopy revealed the tight junctions of cerebral cortical endothelial cells were damaged,neuro-nal nucleus contraction,and astrocyte body edema.Immunohistochemical staining showed that the number of claudin-5 and ZO-1 positive cells in the cerebral cortex on the injured side was significantly lower than that in the Sham group,and the expression of MMP-9 was significantly higher than that in the Sham group(P＜0.01).Conclusion:CIRI re-sults in NVU injury,BBB disruption,and exacerbation of brain damage in rats.Multimodal MRI combined with various histopathological techniques effectively assesses NVU injury after CIRI.
