M L Holtz1, S D Craddock, L C Pettigrew. 1. The Paul G. Blazer, Jr. Stroke Research Laboratory, Sanders-Brown Center on Aging, University of Kentucky College of Medicine, 101 Sanders-Brown Building, 800 South Limestone Street, 40536-0230, Lexington, KY, USA.
Abstract
OBJECTIVE: To determine whether neuronal and inducible nitric oxide synthase (nNOS and iNOS) isoforms are expressed within cortical neurons during early reperfusion after focal cerebral ischemia. METHODS: Male spontaneously hypertensive rats underwent occlusion of the left middle cerebral artery for 2 h. Coronal brain sections with normal and ischemic cortex were obtained after 15 min or 1, 6 or 24 h of reperfusion. Immunohistochemical and double-label immunofluorescent techniques were used to confirm cellular identity and localize nNOS and iNOS. RESULTS: Immunoreactive nNOS was identified within isolated neurons in layer V of normal cortex. However, the number of nNOS-immunoreactive neurons in ischemic cortex rose markedly at 15 min and persisted for 24 h (P< or =0.001 at each time point when compared to normal cortex). Cells that were immunoreactive for nNOS appeared in perivascular clusters within ischemic brain at all sampling times. Immunoreactive iNOS was also expressed within neurons in ischemic cortex, peaking after 15 min of reperfusion (P< or =0.01). Although nNOS-immunoreactive neurons were observed in random numbers within normal tissue throughout reperfusion, iNOS-immunoreactive neurons increased steadily in the same region (P< or =0.05). CONCLUSIONS: Ischemic neurons become immunoreactive for both nNOS and iNOS during early reperfusion. Expression of iNOS immunoreactivity in unaffected neurons may reflect transcription of immediate early genes in response to stimulatory neurotransmission from ischemic cortex.
OBJECTIVE: To determine whether neuronal and inducible nitric oxide synthase (nNOS and iNOS) isoforms are expressed within cortical neurons during early reperfusion after focal cerebral ischemia. METHODS: Male spontaneously hypertensiverats underwent occlusion of the left middle cerebral artery for 2 h. Coronal brain sections with normal and ischemic cortex were obtained after 15 min or 1, 6 or 24 h of reperfusion. Immunohistochemical and double-label immunofluorescent techniques were used to confirm cellular identity and localize nNOS and iNOS. RESULTS: Immunoreactive nNOS was identified within isolated neurons in layer V of normal cortex. However, the number of nNOS-immunoreactive neurons in ischemic cortex rose markedly at 15 min and persisted for 24 h (P< or =0.001 at each time point when compared to normal cortex). Cells that were immunoreactive for nNOS appeared in perivascular clusters within ischemic brain at all sampling times. Immunoreactive iNOS was also expressed within neurons in ischemic cortex, peaking after 15 min of reperfusion (P< or =0.01). Although nNOS-immunoreactive neurons were observed in random numbers within normal tissue throughout reperfusion, iNOS-immunoreactive neurons increased steadily in the same region (P< or =0.05). CONCLUSIONS:Ischemic neurons become immunoreactive for both nNOS and iNOS during early reperfusion. Expression of iNOS immunoreactivity in unaffected neurons may reflect transcription of immediate early genes in response to stimulatory neurotransmission from ischemic cortex.
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