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Transcription factor early growth response-1 induction mediates inflammatory gene expression and brain damage following transient focal ischemia

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dc.creator Tureyen, Kudret
dc.creator Svaren, John
dc.creator Bowen, Kellie
dc.creator Vemuganti, Raghu
dc.creator Brooks, Nathaniel
dc.date 2008-05-01T00:00:00Z
dc.date.accessioned 2021-12-03T12:05:08Z
dc.date.available 2021-12-03T12:05:08Z
dc.identifier f4534b1a-f763-4497-83ae-f41b2567d4ce
dc.identifier 10.1111/j.1471-4159.2008.05233.x
dc.identifier https://avesis.sdu.edu.tr/publication/details/f4534b1a-f763-4497-83ae-f41b2567d4ce/oai
dc.identifier.uri http://acikerisim.sdu.edu.tr/xmlui/handle/123456789/95829
dc.description Early growth response-1 (Egr1) is a sequence-specific transcription factor (TF) which is induced under hypoxic conditions. We presently report that transient middle cerebral artery occlusion (MCAO) leads to increased expression of Egr1 in the brains of adult mice and rats between 2 h and 5 days of reperfusion with a peak increase of 8-12-fold at 1 day. When subjected to transient MCAO and 3 days of reperfusion, Egr1-/- mice showed significantly smaller infarcts (by 44.9 +/- 8.4%, p < 0.05) and improved neurological function than Egr1+/+ littermates. Following transient MCAO, brains of Egr1-/- mice showed less water accumulation and decreased neutrophil infiltration (by 42 +/- 8%, p < 0.05) compared to Egr1+/+ mice. The number of activated microglia/macrophages were also significantly lower (OX42(+) cells by 53 +/- 9%, p < 0.05 and ED1(+) cells by 59 +/- 11%) in the post-ischemic cortex of Egr1-/- mice compared to Egr1+/+ mice. In addition, post-ischemic inflammatory gene expression was less pronounced in the brains of Egr1-/- mice compared to Egr1+/+ mice. Preventing cerebral Egr1 protein induction with small interference RNAs that target Egr1 decreased inflammatory gene expression and led to smaller infarcts (by 40.2 +/- 6.9%, p < 0.05) and reduced neurological deficits in rats subjected to transient MCAO. Conversely, transient MCAO following adenoviral-mediated Egr1 over-expression exacerbated the infarct volume (by 29 +/- 5.3%, p < 0.05) and worsened the neurological deficits in rats. These studies indicate Egr1 as a significant contributor of inflammation and neuronal damage after stroke.
dc.language eng
dc.rights info:eu-repo/semantics/closedAccess
dc.title Transcription factor early growth response-1 induction mediates inflammatory gene expression and brain damage following transient focal ischemia
dc.type info:eu-repo/semantics/article


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