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Matrix metalloproteinase 9 inhibition reduces early brain injury in cortex after subarachnoid hemorrhage

  • Zong Duo Guo
  • , Xiao Dong Zhang
  • , Hai Tao Wu
  • , Bin Lin
  • , Xiao Chuan Sun
  • , John H. Zhang

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    Abstract

    This study investigated the role of matrix metalloproteinase-9 (MMP-9) in early brain injury (EBI) after subarachnoid hemorrhage (SAH). Sprague-Dawley male rats (n=30) between 250 and 300g were used. SAH was produced by injecting autologous arterial blood into the prechiasmatic cistern. SB-3CT, a selective MMP-9 inhibitor, was injected intraperitoneally after SAH induction. MMP-9 protein expression was measured by western blot; laminin expression and neuronal cells in the cerebral cortex were studied by immunohistochemistry and TUNEL staining at 24h after SAH. MMP-9 expression was increased after SAH and decreased by SB-3CT inhibition at 24h after SAH (P < 0.01). Laminin, the substrate of MMP-9, was decreased at 24h after SAH, and SB-3CT prevented laminin degradation. The number of TUNEL-positive neurons in cerebral cortex was increased after SAH and decreased by SB-3CT (P<0.01). MMP-9 may be involved in EBI after SAH and inhibition of MMP-9 may reduce EBI in cerebral cortex.

    Original languageEnglish
    Title of host publicationEarly Brain Injury or Cerebral Vasospasm
    Subtitle of host publicationVolume 1: Pathophysiology
    PublisherSpringer Vienna
    Pages81-84
    Number of pages4
    ISBN (Electronic)978-3-7091-0353-1
    ISBN (Print)9783709103524, 978-3-7091-1658-6
    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

    • Cell death
    • Early brain injury
    • Matrix metalloproteinase-9
    • Subarachnoid hemorrhage
    • In Situ Nick-End Labeling
    • Laminin/metabolism
    • Down-Regulation/drug effects
    • Matrix Metalloproteinase 9/metabolism
    • Neurons
    • Rats
    • Male
    • Sulfones/pharmacology
    • Rats, Sprague-Dawley
    • Enzyme Inhibitors/pharmacology
    • Heterocyclic Compounds, 1-Ring/pharmacology
    • Subarachnoid Hemorrhage/complications
    • Brain Injuries/enzymology
    • Animals
    • Analysis of Variance
    • Cerebral Cortex/drug effects
    • Disease Models, Animal

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