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- Title
Lack of neuroprotection of inhibitory peptides targeting Jun/JNK after transient focal cerebral ischemia in Spontaneously Hypertensive rats.
- Authors
Gow, William R; Campbell, Kym; Meade, Amanda J; Watt, Paul M; Milech, Nadia; Knuckey, Neville W; Meloni, Bruno P
- Abstract
In this study, we have assessed the ability of two TAT-fused peptides PYC36D-TAT and JNKI-1D-TAT (JNKI-1 or XG-102), which respectively inhibit jun proto-oncogene (c-Jun) and c-Jun N-terminal kinase (JNK) activation, to reduce infarct volume and improve functional outcome (adhesive tape removal) after transient focal cerebral ischemia in Spontaneously Hypertensive (SH) rats. PYC36D-TAT and JNKI-1D-TAT peptide batches used for experiments were tested in vitro and protected cortical neurons against glutamate excitotoxicity. Rats were treated intravenously with three different doses of PYC36D-TAT (7.7, 76, or 255 nmol/kg), JNKI-1D-TAT (255 nmol/kg), D-TAT peptide (255 nmol/kg), or saline (vehicle control), 10 minutes after reperfusion after 90 minutes of middle cerebral artery occlusion (MCAO). Contrary to other stroke models, no treatment significantly reduced infarct volume or improved functional score measurements compared with vehicle-treated animals when assessed 48 hours after MCAO. Additionally, assessment of the JNKI-1D-TAT peptide, when administered 1 or 2 hours after reperfusion after 90 minutes of MCAO, also did not improve histological or functional outcomes at 48 hours after occlusion. This study is the first to evaluate the efficacy of PYC36D-TAT and JNKI-1D-TAT using the SH rat, which has recently been shown to be more sensitive to AMPA receptor activation rather than to NMDA receptor activation after cerebral ischemia, and which may have contributed to the negative findings.
- Subjects
NEUROPROTECTIVE agents; PEPTIDES; HYPERTENSIVE encephalopathy; CEREBRAL ischemia; LABORATORY rats; PROTEIN kinases; NEURONS; GLUTAMIC acid; INTRAVENOUS therapy; DRUG dosage; ARTERIAL occlusions; CELL receptors
- Publication
Journal of Cerebral Blood Flow & Metabolism, 2011, Vol 31, Issue 12, p-1
- ISSN
0271-678X
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1038/jcbfm.2011.140