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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
1-2
pubmed:dateCreated
2003-1-17
pubmed:abstractText
Stroke is a leading cause of morbidity and mortality in major industrial countries. Many factors contribute to the cellular damage resulting from ischemia-reperfusion (I-R). Growing evidence indicates that reactive oxygen species (ROS) contribute significantly to this process, though their exact mechanism of action is mostly unknown. We have examined the mechanism of protection against I-R injury in transgenic mice that overexpress human glutathione peroxidase (hGPx1), using a focal cerebral I-R model. In this model, transgenic animals show significant reduction of necrotic as well as apoptotic cell death in vulnerable brain regions as demonstrated by TUNEL staining, DNA laddering and ELISA assays. We also observed decreased astrocytic and microglial activation in ischemic brains of animals overexpressing hGPx1. In wild-type mice, neuronal cell death was accompanied with compromise of vascular integrity, edema and neutrophil infiltration, whereas GPx1 mice revealed significant preservation of tissue structure and decreased infiltration of acute inflammatory cells. These results indicate that glutathione peroxidase-sensitive ROS play an important role in regulation of cell death during cerebral I-R as well as in brain inflammatory reactions.
pubmed:grant
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Dec
pubmed:issn
0169-328X
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:day
30
pubmed:volume
109
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
34-44
pubmed:dateRevised
2007-11-15
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed-meshheading:12531513-Animals, pubmed-meshheading:12531513-Brain, pubmed-meshheading:12531513-Cell Death, pubmed-meshheading:12531513-Cell Movement, pubmed-meshheading:12531513-DNA Fragmentation, pubmed-meshheading:12531513-Disease Models, Animal, pubmed-meshheading:12531513-Glial Fibrillary Acidic Protein, pubmed-meshheading:12531513-Glutathione Peroxidase, pubmed-meshheading:12531513-Humans, pubmed-meshheading:12531513-In Situ Nick-End Labeling, pubmed-meshheading:12531513-Male, pubmed-meshheading:12531513-Mice, pubmed-meshheading:12531513-Mice, Inbred C57BL, pubmed-meshheading:12531513-Mice, Inbred CBA, pubmed-meshheading:12531513-Mice, Transgenic, pubmed-meshheading:12531513-Neuroglia, pubmed-meshheading:12531513-Neutrophils, pubmed-meshheading:12531513-Reactive Oxygen Species, pubmed-meshheading:12531513-Reperfusion Injury, pubmed-meshheading:12531513-Stroke
pubmed:year
2002
pubmed:articleTitle
Glutathione peroxidase inhibits cell death and glial activation following experimental stroke.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Biochemistry, Robert Wood Johnson Medical School, University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey, 675 Hoes Lane, Piscataway, NJ 08854, USA.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S., Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't