期刊
FRONTIERS IN BIOSCIENCE-LANDMARK
卷 9, 期 -, 页码 777-785出版社
FRONTIERS IN BIOSCIENCE INC
DOI: 10.2741/1282
关键词
nervous system; CNS; focal ischemia; cerebral endothelial cell; transcellular transport; pinocytosis; acute hypertension; review
资金
- NINDS NIH HHS [R01 NS043316, R01 NS045940, R01 NS043316-01A2, 1R01NS45940, 1R01NS40071] Funding Source: Medline
- NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF NEUROLOGICAL DISORDERS AND STROKE [R01NS045940, R01NS043316, R01NS040071] Funding Source: NIH RePORTER
It is well-known that ischemia causes disruption of the blood-brain barrier (BBB), which leads to the formation of vasogenic brain edema. One major mechanism of BBB opening is enhanced pinocytotic vesicle formation that may be induced after transient focal ischemia by several mechanisms, including nitric oxide production, release of neurotransmitters, inflammatory mediators and hemodynamic alterations. In the present study we sought to characterize the extent of pinocytosis in cerebral endothelium during both ischemia/reperfusion (I/R) and elevated intravascular pressure. Transient focal ischemia was induced for 1 hour with 24 hours of reperfusion using the filament occlusion model in male Wistar rats, after which occluded middle cerebral arteries (MCAs) were dissected and mounted on glass cannulas in an arteriograph chamber. This system allowed control over intravascular pressure, measurement of lumen diameter and perfusion with various tracers (Lucifer Yellow and horseradish peroxidase) for measurement of transcellular transport and quantification of pinocytosis using transmission electron microscopy. I/R was found to increase vesicle formation by 166% basolaterally without a change in vesicle formation apically compared to non-ischemic control MCAs at 75 mmHg (p < 0.01). Similarly, an acute increase in pressure to 200 mmHg caused a 78% increase in apical pinocytosis (p < 0.05) and a non-significant 42% increase basolaterally. These results were confirmed by permeability measurements using Lucifer Yellow and demonstrate that both I/R and acute elevations in intravascular pressure enhance cerebral endothelial cell pinocytosis. The increase in basolateral pinocytosis during ischemia suggests enhanced efflux mechanisms that may be transporting substances from brain to blood. In addition, since the enhanced pinocytosis after an increase in pressure occurred in isolated arteries in vitro without the influence of metabolic or neuronal factors, these findings demonstrate that elevated intravascular pressure is a primary stimulus for pinocytosis in cerebral endothelial cells.
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