期刊
FASEB JOURNAL
卷 18, 期 1, 页码 149-151出版社
WILEY
DOI: 10.1096/fj.03-0323fje
关键词
ascorbic acid; cyclic voltammetry; reactive oxygen species; traumatic brain injury
资金
- US-Israeli Bi-National Science Foundation [97-00259-2]
- Israel Science Foundation [117/00]
Traumatic brain injury (TBI) is followed by massive production of reactive oxygen species (ROS), which mediate secondary cellular damage. Low molecular weight antioxidants (LMWA)constitute one of the defense mechanisms of the brain, and their levels correlate with post-TBI outcome. Melatonin, the main pineal hormone, possesses antioxidant properties. We investigated the effects of melatonin on neurobehavioral recovery, brain LMWA, and activation of the redoxsensitive transcription factors nuclear factor-kappaB (NF-kappa B) and AP-1 in mice subjected to closed head injury (CHI). Given 1 h after CHI, melatonin facilitated recovery during at least 1 wk (P<0.05) and decreased lesion size by similar to twofold (P<0.01). The dose response displayed a bell-shape, i.e., neuroprotection was achieved with 5 but not 1 or 10 mg/kg. At the neuroprotective dose, melatonin treatment was associated with sustained (4 days) elevation of brain LMWA, including ascorbic acid (P<0.05). In contrast, LMWA were unaffected by the administration of the neuroprotective endocannabinoid 2-arachidonoyl glycerol. Furthermore, melatonin did not alter early phase (24 h) CHI-induced activation of NF-kappa B and AP-1; however, it blocked the robust late-phase (8 days) activation of NF-kappa B and decreased that of AP-1 to below basal levels. Our results demonstrate that melatonin induces neuroprotection, presumably via potentiation of brain antioxidants and attenuation of NF-kappa B and AP-1 activation.
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