Neuroprotective effect of darbepoetin alfa, a novel recombinant erythropoietic protein, in focal cerebral ischemia in rats.

نویسندگان

  • Ludmila Belayev
  • Larissa Khoutorova
  • Weizhao Zhao
  • Alexey Vigdorchik
  • Andrey Belayev
  • Raul Busto
  • Ella Magal
  • Myron D Ginsberg
چکیده

BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE Darbepoetin alfa is a novel erythropoiesis-stimulating protein developed for treating anemia. In animal models, exogenous recombinant human erythropoietin has been reported to be beneficial in treating experimental cerebral ischemia. In this study, we determined whether darbepoetin alfa would protect in a rat model of transient focal cerebral ischemia. METHODS Rats received 2-hour middle cerebral artery suture-occlusion. The drug (darbepoetin alfa, 10 microg/kg) or vehicle was administered intraperitoneally 2 hours after onset of middle cerebral artery occlusion. Animals were allowed to survive for 3 or 14 days. Behavioral tests were performed sequentially. Infarct volumes and brain swelling were determined. RESULTS Darbepoetin alfa-treated rats showed improved neuroscores relative to vehicle-treated animals beginning within 1 hour of treatment and persisting throughout the 14-day survival period. Darbepoetin alfa significantly reduced corrected total (cortical + subcortical) infarct volume (56.3+/-20.6 and 110.8+/-6.8 mm3, respectively) and total infarct areas at multiple levels compared with vehicle in the 14-day survival group. Brain swelling was not affected by treatment. CONCLUSIONS Darbepoetin alfa confers behavioral and histological neuroprotection after focal ischemia in rats.

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عنوان ژورنال:
  • Stroke

دوره 36 5  شماره 

صفحات  -

تاریخ انتشار 2005