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Effect of recombinant osteopontin on cerebral vasospasm after subarachnoid hemorrhage in rats

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Abstract

Background: Osteopontin (OPN), a pleiotropic extracellular matrix glycoprotein, has been reported to have neuroprotective effects against early brain injury after subarachnoid hemorrhage (SAH). The aim of this study is to examine if osteopontin prevents cerebral vasospasm after SAH in rats. Method: The endovascular perforation model of SAH was produced, and 62 rats were randomly assigned to sham + vehicle, SAH + vehicle, and SAH+ r-OPN (0.1 μg) groups. Cerebral vasospasm was evaluated by India ink angiography at 24 and 72 h after SAH, as well as neurobehavioral tests. Findings: Significant vasospasm and neurological impairments occurred over the observed period after SAH. r-OPN significantly prevented vasospasm in the left middle cerebral artery at 24 h and improved neurological impairments at 48 h after SAH. In other time points studied, r-OPN had a tendency toward improving both vasospasm and neurological scores, but the difference was not significant. Conclusions: This study shows that r-OPN has anti-vasospastic effects against cerebral vasospasm after SAH. © Springer-Verlag/Wien 2011.
Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationEarly Brain Injury or Cerebral Vasospasm
Subtitle of host publicationVolume 2: Clinical Management
PublisherSpringer Vienna
Pages29-32
Number of pages4
ISBN (Electronic)978-3-7091-0356-2
ISBN (Print)9783709103555, 978-3-7091-1659-3
DOIs
StatePublished - Jan 1 2011

Publication series

NameActa Neurochirurgica, Supplementum
Volume110
ISSN (Print)0065-1419
ISSN (Electronic)0001-6268

ASJC Scopus Subject Areas

  • Surgery
  • Clinical Neurology

Keywords

  • Casting method
  • Cerebral vasospasm
  • Osteopontin
  • Subarachnoid hemorrhage
  • Angiography/methods
  • Osteopontin/biosynthesis
  • Severity of Illness Index
  • Recombinant Proteins/biosynthesis
  • Rats
  • Male
  • Carbon
  • Rats, Sprague-Dawley
  • Middle Cerebral Artery/drug effects
  • Subarachnoid Hemorrhage/complications
  • Vasospasm, Intracranial/drug therapy
  • Animals
  • Neurologic Examination
  • Analysis of Variance
  • Time Factors
  • Disease Models, Animal

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