{"title":"Intraventricular vascular endothelial growth factor antibody increases infarct volume following transient cerebral ischemia.","authors":"W L Bao, S D Lu, H Wang, F Y Sun","doi":"","DOIUrl":null,"url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Aim: </strong>To clarify the role of vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) in neuronal damage induced by cerebral ischemia.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>Expression of VEGF in adult rat brain was measured by immunohistochemistry. Transient middle cerebral artery occlusion (MCAO) model was induced by placing a nylon thread in the lumen of the internal carotid artery. The infarct volume was shown with 2,3,5-triphenyltetrazolium chloride (TTC) staining and quantitated by computer image analyzer with and without VEGF antibody treatment.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>VEGF expression was widely distributed in neuronal cells besides vascular endothelial cells, and the neuronal distribution of VEGF was specific. After intraventricular treatment with VEGF antibody (0.1 g.L-1 daily, for 7 d following the ischemia), infarct volume in the antibody treatment was increased versus vehicle-treated rats [(21.6 +/- 2.7 vs 16 +/- 6) mm3, P < 0.05] respectively.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>Intraventricular injection of VEGF antibody increased the infarct volume after focal cerebral ischemia in rats, suggesting that expression of neuronal VEGF may be one of neuronal protective mechanisms.</p>","PeriodicalId":24002,"journal":{"name":"Zhongguo yao li xue bao = Acta pharmacologica Sinica","volume":"20 4","pages":"313-8"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0000,"publicationDate":"1999-04-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":"0","resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":null,"PeriodicalName":"Zhongguo yao li xue bao = Acta pharmacologica Sinica","FirstCategoryId":"1085","ListUrlMain":"","RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":null,"ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":null,"EPubDate":"","PubModel":"","JCR":"","JCRName":"","Score":null,"Total":0}
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Abstract
Aim: To clarify the role of vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) in neuronal damage induced by cerebral ischemia.
Methods: Expression of VEGF in adult rat brain was measured by immunohistochemistry. Transient middle cerebral artery occlusion (MCAO) model was induced by placing a nylon thread in the lumen of the internal carotid artery. The infarct volume was shown with 2,3,5-triphenyltetrazolium chloride (TTC) staining and quantitated by computer image analyzer with and without VEGF antibody treatment.
Results: VEGF expression was widely distributed in neuronal cells besides vascular endothelial cells, and the neuronal distribution of VEGF was specific. After intraventricular treatment with VEGF antibody (0.1 g.L-1 daily, for 7 d following the ischemia), infarct volume in the antibody treatment was increased versus vehicle-treated rats [(21.6 +/- 2.7 vs 16 +/- 6) mm3, P < 0.05] respectively.
Conclusion: Intraventricular injection of VEGF antibody increased the infarct volume after focal cerebral ischemia in rats, suggesting that expression of neuronal VEGF may be one of neuronal protective mechanisms.