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Cerebral microvascular dysfunction in metabolic syndrome is exacerbated by ischemia–reperfusion injury

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Title
Cerebral microvascular dysfunction in metabolic syndrome is exacerbated by ischemia–reperfusion injury
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BMC Neuroscience, September 2017
DOI 10.1186/s12868-017-0384-x
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Nathalie Obadia, Marcos Adriano Lessa, Anissa Daliry, Raquel Rangel Silvares, Fabiana Gomes, Eduardo Tibiriçá, Vanessa Estato

Abstract

Metabolic syndrome (MetS) is associated with an increased risk of cerebrovascular diseases, including cerebral ischemia. Microvascular dysfunction is an important feature underlying the pathophysiology of cerebrovascular diseases. In this study, we aimed to investigate the impacts of ischemia and reperfusion (IR) injury on the cerebral microvascular function of rats with high-fat diet-induced MetS. We examined Wistar rats fed a high-fat diet (HFD) or normal diet (CTL) for 20 weeks underwent 30 min of bilateral carotid artery occlusion followed by 1 h of reperfusion (IR) or sham surgery. Microvascular blood flow was evaluated on the parietal cortex surface through a cranial window by laser speckle contrast imaging, functional capillary density, endothelial function and endothelial-leukocyte interactions by intravital videomicroscopy. Lipid peroxidation was assessed by TBARs analysis, the expression of oxidative enzymes and inflammatory markers in the brain tissue was analyzed by real-time PCR. The cerebral IR in MetS animals induced a functional capillary rarefaction (HFD IR 117 ± 17 vs. CTL IR 224 ± 35 capillary/mm(2); p < 0.05), blunted the endothelial response to acetylcholine (HFD IR -16.93% vs. CTL IR 16.19% from baseline inner diameter p < 0.05) and increased the endothelial-leukocyte interactions in the venules in the brain. The impact of ischemia on the cerebral microvascular blood flow was worsened in MetS animals, with a marked reduction of cerebral blood flow, exposing brain tissue to a higher state of hypoxia. Our results demonstrate that during ischemia and reperfusion, animals with MetS are more susceptible to alterations in the cerebral microcirculation involving endothelial dysfunction and oxidative stress events.

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Unknown 32 100%

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Readers by professional status Count As %
Student > Ph. D. Student 5 16%
Student > Doctoral Student 4 13%
Student > Master 3 9%
Student > Bachelor 3 9%
Unspecified 2 6%
Other 4 13%
Unknown 11 34%
Readers by discipline Count As %
Unspecified 2 6%
Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutical Science 2 6%
Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology 2 6%
Agricultural and Biological Sciences 2 6%
Psychology 2 6%
Other 7 22%
Unknown 15 47%
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