Abstract
Abstract: Postischemic recovery from brain edema and of protein synthesis was examined following 1 h of middle cerebral artery (MCA) occlusion in rats. Recovery from brain edema and of protein synthesis showed a good correlation until 7 days after reperfusion in each area (cerebral cortex or lateral caudate) in the occluded MCA side. However, regional differences in the above types of recovery in the cortex and in the lateral caudate were found for the first time in this experiment. A profound inhibition of protein synthesis and formation of brain edema began sooner in the lateral caudate than in the cortex and continued long after reperfusion. Grades of cerebral blood flow during ischemia and the early period of reperfusion were almost the same in the two regions. Therefore, the regional differences in the above recoveries may not be due to the difference in the blood flow during ischemia and reperfusion, but may be partly attributable to the imbalance of excitatory and inhibitory innervation in the above two areas of the brain, may be due to a distinctive response to ischemic stress, and may be caused also by the potentiative effect of free arachidonate on the excitotoxic mechanism.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 1470-1476 |
Number of pages | 7 |
Journal | Journal of Neurochemistry |
Volume | 51 |
Issue number | 5 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - Nov 1988 |
Externally published | Yes |
Keywords
- Brain edema
- Focal cerebral ischemia
- Protein synthesis
- Rat
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Biochemistry
- Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience