期刊
NEUROCHEMICAL RESEARCH
卷 36, 期 10, 页码 1840-1849出版社
SPRINGER/PLENUM PUBLISHERS
DOI: 10.1007/s11064-011-0502-6
关键词
Hydrogen sulfide; Spatial cognition; LTP; Hippocampus; Ischemia
资金
- National Natural Science Foundation of China [30870827, 31070964]
- TRPAFAT [10jczdjc19100]
Many studies have demonstrated the cytoprotective effects of hydrogen sulfide (H2S) in vitro and/or in vivo ischemic injury. The aim of the current study was to investigate whether exogenous H2S attenuates the neuronal injury induced by brain ischemia. As an H2S donor, sodium hydrosulfide (NaHS) was administered intraperitoneally (5.6 mg/kg/day, i.p.). The effects of exogenous H2S on neurons of ischemic hippocampus were examined by using measurement of behavior, electrophysiology, morphology and immunohistochemical staining, respectively. Our results showed that exogenous H2S significantly improved spatial learning and memory deficits induced by brain ischemia (P < 0.01). Exogenous H2S enhanced synaptic plasticity in the hippocampus of brain-ischemic rats, inhibited the edema around pyramidal neurons and the nuclear shrink induced by ischemia, and promoted the expression of growth-associated protein-43 (GAP-43) in the CA1 region of hippocampus post ischemia. The results suggest a protective effect and therapeutic potential of H2S in the treatment of brain ischemia.
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