Dimethylthiourea reduces ischemic brain edema without affecting cerebral blood flow

Journal of Cerebral Blood Flow and Metabolism : Official Journal of the International Society of Cerebral Blood Flow and Metabolism
D MartzA L Betz

Abstract

Oxygen free radicals have been implicated as mediators of tissue damage in ischemic brain. We previously demonstrated that the hydroxyl radical scavenger 1,3-dimethyl-2-thiourea (DMTU) reduces infarct size after middle cerebral artery occlusion (MCAO) in rats. The present study was undertaken to determine whether this protection results from a preservation of the CBF. Adult male Sprague-Dawley rats were treated with DMTU (750 mg/kg i.p.) or saline vehicle 1 h before right MCAO. One-half 4, or 24 h after MCAO, animals were killed and samples were taken from the central, intermediate, and outer zones of the MCA distribution of each cortical mantle. Separate groups of animals were used to analyze these samples for water content (wet and dry weight), CBF [( 14C]butanol), or blood-brain barrier permeability [( 3H]alpha-aminoisobutyric acid). CBF was reduced in a graded fashion in the ischemic cortex: 0.169 +/- 0.020, 0.261 +/- 0.017, and 0.435 +/- 0.023 ml/g/min (mean +/- SEM, n = 8) after 4 h in the central, intermediate, and outer zones, respectively. Brain edema was present in a similar pattern, while blood-brain barrier permeability remained normal. Treatment with DMTU significantly reduced brain edema in the central and interme...Continue Reading

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