Abstract
Objective To study the effect of ischemic preconditioning on p38MAPK pathway after ischemia - reperfusion injury in gerbils. Method Gerbils were divided randomly into control group, ischemia - reperfusion group ( I/R ) , ischemia preconditioning group ( IP ) and inhibitor SB203580 group. Transient ischemia - reperfusion model and ischemia preconditioning model were performed. The expression levels of p38MAPK phosphorylation were detected by immunohistochemistry and Western blot, the neurons apoptosis were detected by TUNEL method and the infarction volume assessments were performed by TTC staining. Results Compared with control group, there were higher expression levels of p38MAPK phosphorylation,more apoptotic neurons in I/R group. The p38MAPK phosphorylation \positive cells and TUNEL positive cells were located in the same neurons. Compared with I/R group, there were lower expression levels of p38MAPK phosphorylation,fewer apoptotic neurons and smaller infarction volumes in IP group( P 0. 05 ) . However, the number of apoptotic neurons and infarction volumes were obviously changed ( P <0.05). Conclusions IP has protective effect from I/R damage in gerbils, which might be not only involved p38MAPK pathway. Key words: Reperfusion injury; Ischemic preconditioning; Mitogen - activated protein kinases; Apoptosis
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