Abstract

ObjectivesIntraventricular hemorrhage (IVH) is a subtype of stroke which has high mortality and morbidity, while comprehensive mechanism investigations and effective therapies are still in great need. Plenty of studies have shown that inflammation after stroke plays a critical role in disease outcomes. However, the inflammation after IVH remains unclear. This study aims to observe the immune response after IVH, thus providing therapeutic targets for IVH treatments. Materials and methodsIVH was induced by autologous blood infusion model in SD rats. Totally 588 rats were assigned either in the sham or IVH group. T2* lesion and hemoglobin quantities, ventricular volume, brain edema, ventricular wall damage, blood-brain-barrier (BBB) continuity and immune response were observed by magnetic resonance image (MRI), hematoxylin-eosin staining (HE), Evans Blue, flow cytometry (FACS), and enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) at baseline, 6 h, 1 d, 3 d, 7 d, 14 d after surgery. ResultsWe found that ventricular volume enlargement occurred hours after IVH and peaked at 3 d after IVH, then mildly reduced till 14 d. Similar changes happened in brain edema, ventricular wall damage and BBB leakage. Immune cells and cytokines in the central nervous system and peripheral blood also increased after IVH and experienced similar trends as ventricular enlargement. T2* lesion and hemoglobin degradation occurred 6 h after IVH and kept decreasing till 14 d after IVH. ConclusionsOur investigation illustrates that immune response exists after IVH, which may have a close relationship with disease outcomes. These results may provide promising immune related clues for mechanism and intervention studies in IVH.

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