目的探讨抑制磷酸腺苷活化蛋白激酶(AMPK)活性对小鼠脑缺血再灌注损伤后神经功能评分、脑梗死体积及神经元凋亡的影响。方法72只雄性C57BL/6小鼠按随机数字表法分为假手术组、缺血再灌注组、缺血再灌注治疗组,每组24只。后两组采用线栓法建立小鼠大脑中动脉闭塞(MCAO)模型,其中缺血再灌注治疗组在插入线栓时腹腔注射AMPK抑制剂CompoundC.缺血再灌注组于同等时间给予等量生理盐水腹腔注射。在小鼠脑缺血再灌注损伤后24h,采用Longa法测定各组大鼠神经功能缺损评分,采用2,3,5-三苯基氯化四氮唑(TTC)染色测量脑梗死体积,采用TUNEL染色法观察神经元凋亡情况。结果与缺血再灌注组相比[(2.10±0.24)分;43.10%±11.50%;皮质:(81.00±12.21)个/视野,海马:(56.00±5.29)个/视野]相比,缺血再灌注治疗组神经功能缺损评分[(1.58±0.22)分】、脑梗死体积(24.84%±12.53%)及神经元凋亡数量[皮质:(58.86±9.65)个/视野,海马:(43.33±3.79)个/视野]均明显减少,差异均有统计学意义(P〈0.05)。结论抑制AMPK活性能减少小鼠脑缺血再灌注损伤后的神经元凋亡,具有神经保护作用。
Objective To observe the effect of inhibition of AMP-activated protein kinase (AMPK) activity on neurological deficits, infarct volumes and neuronal apoptosis after cerebral ischemia reperfusion injury in mice. Methods Seventy-two male C57BL/6 mice were randomly divided into three groups (n=24): the sham-operated group, the ischemia reperfusion group and the ischemia reperfusion+treatment group. Mice models of middle cerebral artery occlusion (MCAO) were established by insertion of a thread through internal carotid artery. AMPK inhibitor Compound C was injected intraperitoneally in the mice of ischemia reperfusion+treatment group when the thread was inserted; the same volume of saline was given to ischemia reperfusion group at the same time. Twenty-four h after cerebral ischemia reperfusion, neurological deficits were observed by Longa method; infarct volumes were measured by TTC staining and neuron apoptosis was observed by TUNEL. Results there was a significant reduction in ischemia reperfusion+treatment group in terms of neurological deficits ([1.58± 0.22] points vs. [2.10±0.24] points) and infarct volume of ischemia (24.84%± 12.53% vs. 43.10%± 11.50%) and cell number of neuron apoptosis (cortex: [58.86±9.65]/field vs. [81.00±12.21]/field; hippocampus: [43.33±3.79)]/field vs. [56.00±5.29J/field) as compared with ischemia reperfusion group (P〈0.05). Conclusion Inhibition of AMPK activity may reduce neuron apoptosis, having neuro-protective role.