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JOURNAL OF CEREBRAL BLOOD FLOW AND METABOLISM
卷 21, 期 12, 页码 1430-1435出版社
LIPPINCOTT WILLIAMS & WILKINS
DOI: 10.1097/00004647-200112000-00007
关键词
chemokine; focal cerebral ischemia; MIP-1 alpha; vMIP-II
The authors previously reported that mRNA for macrophage inflammatory protein-1 alpha (MIP-1 alpha), a member of the CC chemokines, was expressed in glial cells after focal cerebral ischemia in rats. However, the function of chemokines in the ischemic brain remains unclear. Recently, viral macrophage inflammatory protein-II (vMIP-II), a chemokine analogue encoded by human herpesvirus-8 DNA, has been demonstrated to have antagonistic activity at several chemokine receptors. In the present study, the effects of vMIP-II and MIP-1 alpha on ischemic brain injury were examined in mice to elucidate the roles of chemokines endogenously produced in the ischemic brain. Intracerebroventricular injection of vMIP-II (0.01-1 mug) reduced infarct volume in a dose-dependent manner when examined 48 hours after 1-hour middle cerebral artery occlusion followed by reperfusion. However, 1 mug MIP-1 alpha increased infarct volume in the cortical region. These results supported the possibility that chemokines endogenously produced in the brain are involved in ischemic injury, and that chemokine receptors are potential targets for therapeutic intervention of stroke.
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