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Synergistic Protective Effects of Humanin and Necrostatin-1 on Hypoxia and Ischemia/Reperfusion Injury

Since several different pathways are involved in cerebral ischemia/reperfusion injury, combination therapy rather than monotherapy may be required for efficient neuroprotection. In this study, we examined the protective effects of an apoptosis inhibitor Gly 14-humanin (HNG) and a necroptosis inhibitor necrostatin-1 (Nec-1) on hypoxia/ischemia/reperfusion injury. Cultured mouse primary cortical neurons were incubated with Nec-1, HNG or both in a hypoxia chamber for 60 min. Cell viability was determined by MTS assay at 24 h after oxygen-glucose deprivation (OGD) treatment. Mice underwent middle cerebral artery occlusion for 75 min followed by 24 h reperfusion. Mice were administered HNG and/or Nec-1 (i.c.v.) at 4 h after reperfusion. Neurological deficits were evaluated and the cerebral infarct volume was determined by TTC staining. Nec-1 or HNG alone had protective effects on OGD-induced cell death. Combined treatment with Nec-1 and HNG resulted in more neuroprotection than Nec-1 or HNG alone. Treatment with HNG or Nec-1 reduced cerebral infarct volume from 59.3 ± 2.6% to 47.0 ± 2.3% and 47.1 ± 1.5%, respectively. Combined treatment with HNG and Nec-1 improved neurological scores and decreased infarct volume to 38.6 ± 1.5%. In summary, we demonstrated that the combination treatment of HNG and Nec-1 conferred synergistic neuroprotection on hypoxia/ischemia/reperfusion injury in vitro and in vivo. These findings provide a novel therapeutic strategy for the treatment of stroke by combining anti-apoptosis and anti-necroptosis therapy.

Identiferoai:union.ndltd.org:ETSU/oai:dc.etsu.edu:etsu-works-17947
Date08 October 2010
CreatorsXu, Xingshun, Chua, Kao W., Chua, Chu C., Liu, Chun F., Hamdy, Ronald C., Chua, Balvin H.
PublisherDigital Commons @ East Tennessee State University
Source SetsEast Tennessee State University
Detected LanguageEnglish
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SourceETSU Faculty Works

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