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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
1-2
pubmed:dateCreated
1999-3-29
pubmed:abstractText
There is increasing evidence that the inflammatory response plays an important role in CNS ischemia. The murine model of focal ischemia, however, remains incompletely characterized. In this study we examined expression of several cytokines and the vascular adhesion molecule E-selectin, in order to characterize the molecular events following stroke in the C57BL/6J mouse. Using a multi-probe RNAse protection assay (RPA), mRNA for 19 cytokines was analyzed following permanent and transient occlusion of the middle cerebral artery in mice. In addition, samples from the same mice were analyzed by reverse transcriptase-polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) to evaluate E-selectin mRNA expression levels. Several cytokine mRNAs showed a similar expression pattern in both permanent and transient CNS ischemia while others showed a temporal expression pattern that was dependent on the type of stroke. For both models, mRNA levels of TNFalpha rose early (4 h) followed by IL-6 (10-18 h) and a comparatively late increase (96 h) in TGFbeta1. IL-1alpha, IL-1beta and IL-1ra levels showed a model dependent shift in temporal expression. Reperfusion appeared to delay the induction of these cytokines. Temporal changes in cytokine mRNA expression in the mouse CNS occur following ischemic damage. Our findings demonstrate the utility and power of multi-probe RPA for evaluation of changes in cytokine mRNA levels. Moreover, this study is, to our knowledge the first to show temporal changes in cytokine mRNA in mouse cerebral ischemia, forming a basis for further exploration of the roles of these cytokines in modulating ischemic neuronal damage in this model.
pubmed:grant
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Feb
pubmed:issn
0006-8993
pubmed:author
pubmed:copyrightInfo
Copyright 1999 Elsevier Science B.V.
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:day
27
pubmed:volume
820
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
45-54
pubmed:dateRevised
2007-11-14
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1999
pubmed:articleTitle
Temporal modulation of cytokine expression following focal cerebral ischemia in mice.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Molecular Microbiology and Immunology, Oregon Health Sciences University, Mail Code L220, 3181 Sam Jackson Park Road, Portland, OR 97201, USA. hillj@ohsu.edu
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S.