Doctoral Thesis for the Degree of Doctor of Philosophy, Faculty of Medicine

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  • Pernilla Svedin
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Inflammation and neuroprotective strategies in the immature brain after hypoxic-ischemic brain injury Pernilla Svedin, 2008, Perinatal Center, Department of Physiology, Institute of Neuroscience and Physiology, University of Gothenburg, Box 432, 405 30 Göteborg Sweden Perinatal brain injury, as a result of hypoxia-ischemia (HI) or infection/HI, is a major cause of acute mortality and neurological morbidity in infants and children. The mechanisms of perinatal HI are not fully understood, which makes it difficult to find effective treatment. The aim of the thesis was to investigate the mechanisms of perinatal HI brain injury, and to evaluate different neuroprotective strategies; 1) effects of N-acetylcysteine and melatonin after LPSsensitized HI, 2) effects of a GPE analogue (G-2mPE) after HI, 3) the involvement of matrix metalloproteinase (MMP) -9 and -12 after HI. An animal model of perinatal brain injury was used in the neonatal rat/mouse, i.e. permanent ligation of the left carotid artery, followed by exposure to a gas mixture with low oxygen content, either alone (HI) or in a combination with infection (LPS/HI). Neuroprotective effects of N-acetylcysteine and melatonin were investigated in neonatal pups after LPS/HI. The drugs were given in multiple doses and brain injury was evaluated 7 days after the HI insult. The neuroprotective effect of post HI administered G-2mPE was investigated in neonatal rats. MMP-9 gene deficient mice were used to evaluate the importance of MMP-9 after perinatal HI. MMP-12 expression after HI was investigated in wild type animals after perinatal brain injury. Marked neuroprotection was found with NAC treatment, which was associated with reduced isoprostane activation and nitrotyrosine formation, increased levels of the antioxidants glutathione and thioredoxin-2 and inhibition of caspase-3, calpain, and caspase-1 activation. A moderate reduction of brain damage was obtained after pre/post treatment with melatonin. Post-HI treatment with G-2mPE attenuated neuronal injury and promoted astrogliosis, as well as blood vessel growth. MMP-9 was shown to play an important role in the development of HI injury in the immature brain, particularly with regard to blood-brain barrier leakage and inflammation. MMP-12 may also be important for the development of brain injury, as the MMP-12 mRNA expression is up-regulated 24 hours after HI and an increased number of cells express MMP-12 in the damaged ipsilateral hemisphere.

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تاریخ انتشار 2008