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Osteopontin-Rac1 on blood-brain barrier stability following rodent neonatal hypoxia-ischemia

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Abstract

Osteopontin (OPN) is a neuroprotective molecule that is upregulated following rodent neonatal hypoxic-ischemic (nHI) brain injury. Because Rac1 is a regulator of blood-brain barrier (BBB) stability, we hypothesized a role for this in OPN signaling. nHI was induced by unilateral ligation of the right carotid artery followed by hypoxia (8 % oxygen for 2 h) in P10 Sprague-Dawley rat pups. Intranasal (iN) OPN was administered at 1 h post-nHI. Groups consisted of: (1) Sham, (2) Vehicle, (3) OPN, and (4) OPN + Rac1 inhibitor (NSC23766). Evans blue dye extravasation (BBB permeability) was quantified 24 h post-nHI, and brain edema at 48 h. Increased BBB permeability and brain edema following nHI was ameliorated in the OPN treatment group. However, those rat pups receiving OPN co-treatment with the Rac1 inhibitor experienced no improvement compared with vehicle. OPN protects the BBB following nHI, and this was reversed by Rac1 inhibitor (NSC23766).

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationBrain Edema XVI
PublisherSpringer Cham
Pages263-267
Number of pages5
ISBN (Electronic)978-3-319-18497-5
ISBN (Print)978-3-319-18496-8, 978-3-319-36532-9
DOIs
StatePublished - Jan 1 2016

Publication series

NameActa Neurochirurgica, Supplementum
Volume121
ISSN (Print)0065-1419
ISSN (Electronic)2197-8395

ASJC Scopus Subject Areas

  • Surgery
  • Clinical Neurology

Keywords

  • Animals, Newborn
  • Permeability
  • Neuroprotective Agents/pharmacology
  • Osteopontin/pharmacology
  • Carotid Arteries/surgery
  • Rats, Sprague-Dawley
  • Brain Edema/metabolism
  • Pyrimidines/pharmacology
  • Animals
  • Ligation
  • Blood-Brain Barrier/drug effects
  • Aminoquinolines/pharmacology
  • Hypoxia-Ischemia, Brain/metabolism
  • rac1 GTP-Binding Protein/antagonists & inhibitors

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