Journal of Capital Medical University ›› 2013, Vol. 34 ›› Issue (6): 844-850.doi: 10.3969/j.issn.1006-7795.2013.06.013

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Effects of remote ischemic postconditioning on the cerebral ischemia/reperfusion injury and its mechanism

ZHANG Ying1,3, ZHAO Haiping1, JI Xunming2, GAO Suqin3, LUO Yumin1   

  1. 1. Cerebrovascular Diseases Research Institute, Xuanwu Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing 100053, China;
    2. Department of Neurosurgery, Xuanwu Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing 100053, China;
    3. Department of Neurology, Jigang Hospital, Jinan 250101, China
  • Received:2013-10-16 Online:2013-12-21 Published:2013-12-13
  • Supported by:

    This study was supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(30770743,81071058).

Abstract:

Objective To study the effects of remote ischemic postconditioning(RIPostC) on cerebral ischemia/reperfusion injury in rats. Methods Three cycles of RIPostC were given immediately after 2 hours of the ischemia in rats.We assessed neurological function before the sacrifice; magnetic resonance imaging(MRI) and hematoxylin-eosin staining were used for determining the infarct volumes at 8 hours, 24 hours, 3 days, 7 days, 14 days, and 30 days after the ischemia. Results Compared with the control groups, the neurological function scores were significantly decreased in R3d and R7d groups(P<0.05). The cerebral infarction volumes were significantly decreased in the R8h, R24h, R3d and R7d groups compared with the control groups(P<0.05). Conclusion RIPostC could reduce the cerebral infarction volumes at 8 h, 24 h, 3 d and 7 d after the cerebral ischemia, and improve the neurological defects in 3 days and 7 days after the cerebral ischemia in the model of middle cerebral artery occlusion(MCAO) in rats.

Key words: stroke, remote ischemic postconditioning, neurological function scores, cerebral infarct volumes

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