Cong Hai-Ming, Gao Qiu-Ping, Song Guo-Qiang, Ye Ying-Xin, Li Xiao-Li, Zhang Lian-Shuang, Wang Xi-Feng
Department of Rehabilitation Medicine, Weihai Central Hospital, Wendeng 264400, China.
Department of Emergency, Ji Nan Zhang Qiu District Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Zhang Qiu 250200, China.
Iran J Basic Med Sci. 2020 Apr;23(4):494-499. doi: 10.22038/ijbms.2020.41751.9857.
This study aimed to evaluate the potential role of hydrogen in rats after cerebral ischemic/reperfusion (I/R) injury.
The experimental samples were composed of sham group, model group of rats that received middle cerebral artery occlusion (MCAO) for 2 hr followed by reperfusion for 24 hr, and the hydrogen saline group treated by hydro¬gen-rich saline (1 ml/kg) after MCAO. Hydrogen sulfide (H2S), S100-βprotein (S100-β), and neuron-specific enolase (NSE) levels were measured; the levels of malondialdehyde (MDA), reactive oxygen species (ROS), and superoxide dismutase (SOD) were detected; the histologic structure and apoptotic cells of hippocampus were observed; the expressions of cystathionine β-synthase (CBS), nuclear factor erythroid 2-related factor 2 (Nrf2), and hemeoxygenase-1 (HO-1) were measured. Statistical analyses were performed using one-way analysis of variance (ANOVA) followed by Fisher's least significant difference (LSD) test.
Our results showed that hydrogen up-regulated H2S levels via promoting the expression of CBS in the hippocampus, and its treatment alleviated oxidative stress via activating the expression of Nrf2 and HO-1, and then cell apoptosis reduced, furthermore, brain function improved by down-regulating the levels of S100-βand NSE.
This study showed that hydrogen-rich saline ameliorates cell injury through up-regulating the expression of CBS in the hippocampus after cerebral ischemia reperfusion (I/R) in rats, this provides new experimental evidence for the treatment of stroke with hydrogen saline.
本研究旨在评估氢气在大鼠脑缺血/再灌注(I/R)损伤后的潜在作用。
实验样本包括假手术组、大脑中动脉闭塞(MCAO)2小时后再灌注24小时的大鼠模型组,以及MCAO后用富氢盐水(1毫升/千克)处理的富氢盐水组。检测硫化氢(H2S)、S100-β蛋白(S100-β)和神经元特异性烯醇化酶(NSE)水平;检测丙二醛(MDA)、活性氧(ROS)和超氧化物歧化酶(SOD)水平;观察海马的组织结构和凋亡细胞;检测胱硫醚β-合酶(CBS)、核因子红细胞2相关因子2(Nrf2)和血红素加氧酶-1(HO-1)的表达。采用单因素方差分析(ANOVA),随后进行Fisher最小显著差(LSD)检验进行统计分析。
我们的结果表明,氢气通过促进海马中CBS的表达上调H2S水平,其治疗通过激活Nrf2和HO-1的表达减轻氧化应激,进而细胞凋亡减少,此外,通过下调S100-β和NSE水平改善脑功能。
本研究表明,富氢盐水通过上调大鼠脑缺血再灌注(I/R)后海马中CBS的表达减轻细胞损伤,这为用富氢盐水治疗中风提供了新的实验证据。