Brain capillary tissue plasminogen activator in a diabetes stroke model

Stroke; a Journal of Cerebral Circulation
M KittakaB V Zlokovic

Abstract

Tissue plasminogen activator (TPA) is normally expressed in rat brain capillaries. This study examines the expression of TPA in brain capillaries of diabetic rats in relation to focal ischemic brain injury. Diabetes type 1 was induced by streptozotocin for 7 days. Acute hyperglycemia was induced by 50% dextrose. Expression of TPA in brain capillaries was determined by Western blot and reverse transcription-polymerase chain reaction analyses. Focal stroke was produced by 1 hour of reversible middle cerebral artery occlusion. Physiological variables and cerebral blood flow were monitored during occlusion and within 1 hour of reperfusion. Neurological and neuropathologic examinations were performed after 24 hours of reperfusion. All rats developed comparable hyperglycemia (approximately 15 mmol/L). A complete depletion of TPA protein and 6.5-fold decrease in TPA mRNA were found in brain capillaries of diabetic rats, in contrast to normal TPA capillary levels in hyperglycemic rats. The blood flow in the periphery of the ischemic core was significantly reduced during reperfusion by 52% to 62% (P<.001) in diabetic rats and by 23% to 25% (P<.05) in hyperglycemic rats. The neurological score was worsened by 3.2-fold (P<.0003) by diabet...Continue Reading

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