Original ContributionsSuperoxide anion production during reperfusion is reduced by an antineutrophil antibody after prolonged cerebral ischemia☆
Introduction
In patients with ischemic stroke, restoration of blood flow to ischemic brain tissue can prevent brain tissue injury, but at the risk of hemorrhage and the development of cerebral edema, especially following prolonged periods of occlusion [1]. Recruitment of activated neutrophils by injured tissue during reperfusion may exacerbate the injury and increase the risk of reperfusion, but studies of the effect of neutrophil inhibition in models of ischemia and reperfusion using ischemia of a single duration have had mixed results [2], [3], [4], [5], [6], [7], [8], [9], [10], [11], [12]. One important toxic secretory product of neutrophils is superoxide anion (O2•−), for which there is evidence of a role in progression of the ischemic injury [13]. We evaluated the contribution of neutrophils to superoxide formation seen during reperfusion after ischemia of various durations in a rat model of reversible middle cerebral artery (MCA) occlusion [14].
Using a cytochrome c coated platinized carbon electrode implanted on the pial surface of the ischemic hemisphere, we have confirmed that O2•− concentration in cerebral tissue is increased during reperfusion after MCA occlusion. Because of likely progressive endothelial injury and expression of neutrophil adhesion molecules after prolonged ischemia [12], [13], [14], [15], we hypothesized that most O2•− produced in the brain during reperfusion following prolonged ischemia is due to the activity of neutrophils recruited from the systemic circulation. We tested this hypothesis by applying in vivo electrochemical measurement of O2•− at the pial surface in a reversible MCA occlusion model of cerebral ischemia. Rats were treated with an antibody that inhibits recruitment of neutrophils. We examined in detail whether the antibody treatment effect was dependent on ischemia duration.
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Materials and methods
Normotensive Sprague-Dawley rats of either sex (∼350 g) were anesthetized by 2% Halothane in O2 and room air (30:70) inhalation and then intubated and ventilated with a fixed volume ventilator using the same gas mixture. The femoral vein and artery were cannulated for blood pressure measurement, blood gas determinations, and for drug delivery. Rectal temperature was monitored and maintained at 38.0°C ± 0.5°C. A craniotomy was placed to expose an area of the superior and lateral cortex.
Results
There was no significant difference in MABP, PaO2, PaCO2, pH, and rectal temperatures between groups.
In 4 out of 6 animals, an increase in the O2•− specific electrode current was detectable during reperfusion following cerebral ischemia of 120 min, while there was a smaller increase in O2•− specific electrode current in the 60–90 min ischemia groups Fig. 1, Fig. 2 . There was no significant difference in the increase of the superoxide concentration (as indicated by the mean net CC-PACE charge
Discussion
These results demonstrate a differential effect on brain superoxide levels after reduction of neutrophil recruitment that depends on the duration of ischemia prior to reperfusion, which suggests that neutrophils are a more important source of O2•− production with prolonged ischemia prior to reperfusion. Matsuo et al. [7], demonstrated that inhibition of neutrophils reduced ascorbyl radical concentrations to baseline levels during reperfusion in a rat model of cerebral ischemia of 1 h duration
Acknowledgements
Acknowledgements — We thank Ms. H. Charmaine Rea for her technical assistance, and Prof. Ralph N. Adams and Dr. Arvin Oke for their invaluable expertise regarding the electrochemical methods.
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This work was supported by the American Heart Association, Texas Affiliate, Inc.