http://stroke.ahajournals.org/content/44/11/3189.abstract.html?etoc
- Basak Caner Topkoru, MD;
- Orhan Altay, MD;
- Kamil Duris, MD;
- Paul R. Krafft, MD;
- Junhao Yan, MD, PhD;
- John H. Zhang, MD, PhD
+ Author Affiliations
- Correspondence to John H. Zhang, MD, PhD, Department of Neurosurgery, Loma Linda University, Loma Linda, CA 92534. E-mail johnzhang3910@yahoo.com
Abstract
Background and Purpose—Neuronal
apoptosis is a key pathological process in subarachnoid hemorrhage
(SAH)–induced early brain injury. Given that recombinant
osteopontin (rOPN), a promising
neuroprotectant, cannot pass through the blood–brain barrier, we aimed
to examine whether
nasal administration of rOPN prevents
neuronal apoptosis after experimental SAH.
Methods—Male
Sprague–Dawley rats (n=144) were subjected to the endovascular
perforation SAH model. rOPN was administered via the nasal
route and neurological scores as well as
brain water content were evaluated at 24 and 72 hours after SAH
induction. The expressions
of cleaved caspase-3, phosphorylated focal
adhesion kinase (FAK), and phosphorylated Akt were examined using
Western blot
analysis. Neuronal cell death was
demonstrated with terminal deoxynucleotid transferase-deoxyuridine
triphosphate (dUTP) nick
end labeling. We also administered FAK
inhibitor 14 and phosphatidylinositol 3-kinase inhibitor, Wortmannin,
prior to rOPN
to establish its neuroprotective mechanism.
ELISA was used to measure rOPN delivery into the cerebrospinal fluid.
Results—Cerebrospinal
fluid level of rOPN increased after its nasal administration. This was
associated with improved neurological
scores and reduced brain edema at 24 hours
after SAH. rOPN increased phosphorylated FAK and phosphorylated Akt
expressions
and decreased caspase-3 cleavage, resulting
in attenuation of neuronal cell death within the cerebral cortex. These
effects
were abolished by FAK inhibitor 14 and
Wortmannin.
Conclusions—Nasal administration of rOPN decreased neuronal cell death and brain edema and improved the neurological status in SAH rats,
possibly through FAK–phosphatidylinositol 3-kinase–Akt–induced inhibition of capase-3 cleavage.
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