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NEUROPHARMACOLOGY

Cytoprotective Efficacy and Mechanisms of the Liposoluble Iron Chelator 2,2'-Dipyridyl in the Rat Photothrombotic Ischemic Stroke Model

Laboratoire de Pharmacodynamie et Physiologie Pharmaceutique (L3P), Faculté de Pharmacie, Dijon, France

We examined the efficacy of the liposoluble iron chelator 2,2'-dipyridyl (DP) in reducing histological damage in rats submitted to cerebral ischemia and the mechanisms involved in the potential cytoprotection. For this purpose, DP (20 mg/kg, i.p.) was administered 15 min before and 1 h after induction of cortical photothrombotic vascular occlusion in rat. Histological studies were performed to assess infarct volume (at days 1 and 3 postischemia) and astromicroglial activation (at day 3 postischemia). Damage to endothelial and neuronal cells was evaluated at day 1 postischemia by quantitative measurements of Evans Blue extravasation and N-acetylaspartate levels, respectively. Cerebral blood flow was recorded in the ischemic core by laser-Doppler flowmetry within the 15 min to 2 h period after photothrombosis. At 4-h postischemia, radical oxygen species (ROS) production was evaluated by measuring brain glutathione concentrations. The cortical expression of the proteins heme oxygenase-1 (HO-1) and hypoxia-inducible factor-1 (HIF-1) was analyzed by Western blotting at day 1 postischemia. Infarct volume and ischemic damage to endothelial and neuronal cells were significantly reduced by DP treatment. This cytoprotection was associated with a reduction in ROS production, perfusion deficits, and astrocytic activation. DP treatment also resulted in significant changes in HO-1 (+100%) and HIF-1 (–50%) protein expression at the level of the ischemic core. These results report the efficacy of the liposoluble iron chelator DP in reducing histological damage induced by permanent focal ischemia.

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