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- Title
Camellia sinensis neuroprotective role in experimentally induced hydrocephalus in Wistar rats.
- Authors
Catalão, Carlos; Correa, Diego; Saito, Samuel; Lopes, Luiza
- Abstract
Purpose: This study tested possible neuroprotective effects of Camellia sinensis-extracted polyphenols in experimental hydrocephalus in young rats. Methods: Seven-day-old Wistar rats were used in this study. Pups were subjected to hydrocephalus induction by 20 % kaolin intracisternal injection. The polyphenol was administered intraperitoneally for 9 or 20 days from the induction of hydrocephalus. Clinical observations and behavioral tests were performed once a day. The animals, deeply anesthetized, were sacrificed by cardiac perfusion with saline 10 or 21 days after induction of hydrocephalus and their brains were removed. Preparations were made for histological analysis by hematoxylin and eosin, solochrome-cyanine, and immunohistochemistry for GFAP. Results: Histopathological analysis showed that animals treated with the polyphenol for 9 consecutive days displayed reduction on astrocyte activity on the corpus callosum and external capsule, shown by GFAP immunostaining. They also displayed thicker and myelinated corpus callosum, exhibiting a more intense solochrome-cyanine blue staining. Conclusion: Although these results demonstrate a possible neuroprotective effect at the initial onset of the disease, additional studies should be performed to obtain an effective and safe therapy for deeper studies in clinical trials.
- Subjects
THERAPEUTIC use of tea; HYDROCEPHALUS; LABORATORY rats; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; POLYPHENOLS; VETERINARY histopathology
- Publication
Child's Nervous System, 2014, Vol 30, Issue 4, p591
- ISSN
0256-7040
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1007/s00381-013-2262-x