Journal of Capital Medical University ›› 2018, Vol. 39 ›› Issue (3): 349-354.doi: 10.3969/j.issn.1006-7795.2018.03.008

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Moderate regulatory effect of normobaric hyperoxia on nuclear factor-κB in cerebral ischemia-reperfusion injured rats

Shi Wenjuan, Zhao Yongmei, Qi Zhifeng, Huang Yuyou, Fang Yalan, Liu Kejian   

  1. Xuanwu Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing Geriatric Medical Research Center, Beijing Key Laboratory of Translational Medicine for Cerebrovascular Diseases, Beijing 100053, China
  • Received:2018-03-08 Online:2018-05-21 Published:2018-06-11
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    This study was supported by National Natural Science Foundation of China (81620108011,81571175).

Abstract: Objective To investigate the effect of normobaric hyperoxia (NBO) on expression of interleukin-1 β (IL-1β), tumor necrosis factor-α (TNF-α), nuclear factor-κB (NF-κB) and inhibitor of NF-κB (IκB) induced by cerebral ischemia-reperfusion injury in rats, and explore the effect of NBO treatment on inflammatory injury mediated by NF-κB after cerebral ischemia.Methods A total of fifteen healthy adult male SD rats (280-320 g) were randomly divided into Sham group (n=3), normoxia group (n=6) or NBO group (n=6). A model of middle cerebral artery occlusion for 90 min and reperfusion for 24 h was induced by using the intraluminal suture method. The sham group and the normoxia group rats breathed normal air, and NBO group rats were exposed to 100% oxygen after ischemia until reperfusion. Immunofluorescence staining and Western blotting were used to observe the expression of IL-1β, TNF-α, NF-κB and IκB in the core cerebral ischemic region.Results Immunofluorescence results showed that:1compared with Sham group, the number of IL-1β, TNF-α or nuclear NF-κB p65 positive cells in the core ischemic region of Normoxia group was increased significantly (P<0.05) with the fluorescence intensity increased; 2compared with Normoxia group, the number of IL-1β, TNF-α or nuclear NF-κB p65 positive cells in the core ischemic region of NBO group decreased significantly (P <0.05) with the fluorescence intensity decreased. Western blotting results showed that:1 compared with Sham group, the expression of NF-κB p65 increased and the expression of IκB decreased significantly in core ischemic region of Normoxia group (P <0.05); 2compared with Normoxia group, the expression of NF-κB p65 decreased and the expression of IκB increased significantly of NBO group (P <0.05).Conclusion NBO treatment may inhibit cerebral ischemia-reperfusion injury by regulating the activation of transcription factor NF-κB in core ischemic region, which imposes an effect on neuroprotection.

Key words: cerebral ischemia, normobaric hyperoxia, inflammation, nuclear factor-κB

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