Zinc protoporphyrin, zinc ion, and protoporphyrin reduce focal cerebral ischemia

Stroke; a Journal of Cerebral Circulation
Y J ZhaoE F Domino

Abstract

Zinc protoporphyrin pretreatment protects against temporary focal ischemic brain injury in rats. However, it is not known whether the zinc or the protoporphyrin portion of zinc protoporphyrin has effects on focal cerebral ischemia. Hence, all three agents were compared with regard to infarct size and edema in a rat model of middle cerebral artery occlusion. Four groups of adult male Sprague-Dawley rats were subjected to 2 hours of temporary middle cerebral artery occlusion followed by 22 hours of reperfusion. Each group was pretreated 30 minutes before middle cerebral artery occlusion with 0.9% NaCl, and then three groups were given equimolar doses of zinc protoporphyrin, zinc chloride, or protoporphyrin, respectively. Regional cerebral blood flow in the ischemic cortex was monitored with a laser Doppler flowmeter. Cerebral infarct size, brain water content, and ion content were measured 24 hours after the onset of occlusion. Regional cerebral blood flow during middle cerebral artery occlusion was approximately 9.2% to 13% of baseline in all four groups. Brain water content in the infarcted zone after temporary focal ischemia in control, zinc protoporphyrin, zinc chloride, and protoporphyrin groups was 85.7%, 80.6%, 85.6%, and ...Continue Reading

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