Abstract
The aim of the study was to investigate whether repetitive/temporal hypoxia up-regulated P-glycoprotein (P-gp) in cultured rat brain microvascular endothelial cells (rBMECs). Cultured rBMECs were used as in vitro blood brain barrier (BBB) model. Cells reached confluence were subjected to temporal hypoxic exposure. Under free-glucose cultured medium, the cells were covered by sterile paraffin oil for 15 min, inducing temporal hypoxic exposure. The hypoxic-exposure was carried out once every day up to 8 days, leading to the repetitive/temporal hypoxia in rBMECs. The cell viability was tested using CCK-8 kit, function and levels of P-gp in the cells were measured using rhodamine 123 uptake and western blot, respectively. It was found that 8-temporal hypoxic exposure induced 1.6-fold increase of P-gp level in cells, accompanied by decrease of cellular accumulation of rhodamine 123. Cellular accumulation of phenobarbital was also decreased. These findings indicated that repetitive/temporal hypoxia may be one of the factors resulting in P-gp overexpression in refractory epilepsy.
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