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EXPERIMENTAL NEUROLOGY
卷 271, 期 -, 页码 351-357出版社
ACADEMIC PRESS INC ELSEVIER SCIENCE
DOI: 10.1016/j.expneurol.2015.06.004
关键词
Transient ischemic attack; Thrombosis; Interleukin-6; Cerebral arterioles; Ischemia-reperfusion
资金
- National Heart Lung and Blood Institute [HL26441-32]
Objective: The cerebral microvasculature is rendered more vulnerable to thrombus formation following a brief (5.0 mm) period of focal ischemia. This study examined the contribution of interleukin-6 (IL-6), a neuroprotective and prothrombotic cytokine produced by the brain, to transient ischemia-induced thrombosis in cerebral arterioles. Approach & results: The middle cerebral artery of C57BL/6 J mice was occluded for 5 min, followed by 24 h of reperfusion (MCAo/R). Intravital fluorescence microscopy was used to monitor thrombus development in cerebral arterioles induced by light/dye photoactivation. Thrombosis was quantified as the time of onset of platelet aggregation on the vessel wall and the time for complete blood flow cessation. MCAo/R in wild type (WT) mice yielded an acceleration of thrombus formation that was accompanied by increased IL-6 levels in plasma and in post-ischemic brain tissue. The exaggerated thrombosis response to MCAo/R was blunted in WT mice receiving an IL-6 receptor-blocking antibody and in IL-6 deficient (IL-6(-/-)) mice. Bone marrow chimeras, produced by transplanting IL-6(-/-) marrow into WT recipients, did not exhibit protection against MCAo/R-induced thrombosis. Conclusions: The increased vulnerability of the cerebral vasculature to thrombus development after MCAo/R is mediated by IL-6, which is likely derived from brain cells rather than circulating blood cells. These findings suggest that anti-IL-6 therapy may reduce the likelihood of cerebral thrombus development after a transient ischemic attack. (C) 2015 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.
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