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ERK1/2 inhibition attenuates cerebral blood flow reduction and abolishes ET(B) and 5-HT(1B) receptor upregulation after subarachnoid hemorrhage in rat.

Ansar, Saema LU ; Hansen-Schwartz, Jacob A ; Vikman, Petter LU ; Xu, Cang-Bao LU and Edvinsson, Lars LU (2006) In Journal of Cerebral Blood Flow and Metabolism 26(Nov 2). p.846-856
Abstract
Upregulation of endothelin B (ETB) and 5-hydroxytryptamine 1B (5-HT1B) receptors via transcription has been found after experimental subarachnoid hemorrhage (SAH), and this is associated with enhanced phosphorylation of the mitogen-activated protein kinase ( MAPK) extracellular signal-regulated kinase ( ERK1/2). In the present study, we hypothesized that inhibition of ERK1/2 alters the ETB and 5-HT1B receptor upregulation and at the same time prevents the sustained cerebral blood flow (CBF) reduction associated with SAH. The ERK1/2 inhibitor SB386023-b was injected intracisternally in conjunction with and after the induced SAH in rats. At 2 days after the SAH, cerebral arteries were harvested for quantitative real-time polymerase chain... (More)
Upregulation of endothelin B (ETB) and 5-hydroxytryptamine 1B (5-HT1B) receptors via transcription has been found after experimental subarachnoid hemorrhage (SAH), and this is associated with enhanced phosphorylation of the mitogen-activated protein kinase ( MAPK) extracellular signal-regulated kinase ( ERK1/2). In the present study, we hypothesized that inhibition of ERK1/2 alters the ETB and 5-HT1B receptor upregulation and at the same time prevents the sustained cerebral blood flow (CBF) reduction associated with SAH. The ERK1/2 inhibitor SB386023-b was injected intracisternally in conjunction with and after the induced SAH in rats. At 2 days after the SAH, cerebral arteries were harvested for quantitative real-time polymerase chain reaction, immunohistochemistry and analysis of contractile responses to endothelin-1 (ET-1; ETA and ETB receptor agonist) and 5-carboxamidotryptamine (5-CT; 5-HT1 receptor agonist) in a sensitive myograph. To investigate if ERK1/2 inhibition had an influence on the local and global CBF after SAH, an autoradiographic technique was used. At 48 h after induced SAH, global and regional CBF were reduced by 50%. This reduction was prevented by treatment with SB386023-b. The ERK1/2 inhibition also decreased the maximum contraction elicited by application of ET-1 and 5-CT in cerebral arteries compared with SAH. In parallel, ERK1/2 inhibition downregulated ETB and 5-HT1B receptor messenger ribonucleic acid and protein levels compared with the SAH. Cerebral ischemia after SAH involves vasoconstriction and subsequent reduction in the CBF. The results suggest that ERK1/2 inhibition might be a potential treatment for the prevention of cerebral vasospasm and ischemia associated with SAH. (Less)
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ETB receptor, cerebral blood flow (CBF), cerebral ischemia, subarachnoid hemorrhage (SAH), 5-HT1B receptor, extracellular signal-regulated kinase (ERK1/2)
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Journal of Cerebral Blood Flow and Metabolism
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26
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Nov 2
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846 - 856
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Nature Publishing Group
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1559-7016
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10.1038/sj.jcbfm.9600236
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  author       = {{Ansar, Saema and Hansen-Schwartz, Jacob A and Vikman, Petter and Xu, Cang-Bao and Edvinsson, Lars}},
  issn         = {{1559-7016}},
  keywords     = {{ETB receptor; cerebral blood flow (CBF); cerebral ischemia; subarachnoid hemorrhage (SAH); 5-HT1B receptor; extracellular signal-regulated kinase (ERK1/2)}},
  language     = {{eng}},
  number       = {{Nov 2}},
  pages        = {{846--856}},
  publisher    = {{Nature Publishing Group}},
  series       = {{Journal of Cerebral Blood Flow and Metabolism}},
  title        = {{ERK1/2 inhibition attenuates cerebral blood flow reduction and abolishes ET(B) and 5-HT(1B) receptor upregulation after subarachnoid hemorrhage in rat.}},
  url          = {{http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/sj.jcbfm.9600236}},
  doi          = {{10.1038/sj.jcbfm.9600236}},
  volume       = {{26}},
  year         = {{2006}},
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