Abstract
Lipoprotein lipase (LPL) is a key enzyme involved in lipid metabolism. Previous studies have shown that the levels of brain LPL mRNA, protein and activity are up-regulated after brain and nerve injury. The aim of this study was to determine the response of expression and activity of brain LPL following acute cerebral ischemia-reperfusion. Adult male Sprague-Dawley rats were subjected to surgical occlusion of the middle cerebral artery. The expression of brain LPL was assessed by immunohistochemical staining and the enzyme activity of brain LPL was evaluated by colorimetric method. Increase of LPL immunopositive cells in the cerebral cortex around the infarction area was observed at 4, 6, 12 h ischemia, 2 h ischemia 2 h reperfusion, and 4 h ischemia 2 h reperfusion. LPL activity was significantly decreased in the ischemic side cortex at 2 h ischemia, and then significantly increased at 4 and 6 h ischemia. Our results showed that LPL immunopositive cells were increased in the cortex around the infarction area, and activity of LPL first decreased and then increased following acute cerebral ischemia-reperfusion. These results may suggest that LPL plays a potential role in the pathophysiological response of the brain to cerebral ischemia-reperfusion.
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