Elsevier

Brain Research

Volume 587, Issue 1, 31 July 1992, Pages 66-72
Brain Research

Research report
Immediate or delayed mild hypothermia prevents focal cerebral infarction

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Abstract

The protective effect of mild hypothermia was studied in rodent models of both permanent and transient focal cerebral ischemia. In Expt. 1, Wistar rats were exposed to 6 h permanent ischemia by bilateral occlusion of both common carotid arteries and right middle cerebral artery. In Expt. 2, animals were exposed to 3 h transient ischemia followed by 21 h reperfusion, and in Expt. 3, 3 h transient ischemia was followed by 69 h of reperfusion. Expt. 4 used 3 h transient ischemia followed by 3 h reperfusion. In Expt. 1, animals maintained at 37°C rectal (normothermia) suffered a mean infarct volume (±S.D.) of 142 ± 44 mm3 (n = 6), which was reduced for those exposed to permanent hypothermic (32°C) ischemia to 56 ± 64 mm3 (n = 10) (P < 0.05). In Expt. 2, normothermic ischemia and reperfusion resulted in an infarction of 211 ± 35 mm3 (n = 6). Intra-ischemic hypothermia (32°C) followed by 21 h of normothermic reperfusion resulted in 17 ± 12 mm3 of infarction (n = 9) (P < 0.001). Hypothermia for either the first or second 1.5 h of the 3 h ischemic insult reduced the infarct volume to 116 ± 76 mm3 (n = 6) (P < 0.05) or 108 ± 73 mm3 (n = 7) (P < 0.01), respectively. Delaying the induction of hypothermia by 1.5 h and subsequently maintaining the temperature at 32°C during the first 1.5 h of reperfusion resulted in a reduction in infarct volume to 56 ± 66 mm3 (n = 7) (P < 0.01). In Expt. 3, hypothermic ischemia followed by prolonged reperfusion (3 days) resulted in 31 ± 25 mm3 (n = 7) of infarction, versus 198 ± 28 mm3 (P < 0.001) in normothermic controls (n = 7). In Expt. 4, normothermic ischemia and reperfusion resulted in a mean infarct volume of 166 ± 27 mm3 (n = 7). Delaying the onset of hypothermia until just prior to reperfusion resulted in a reduction in infarct volume to 65 ± 54 mm3 (n = 5) (P < 0.05). Hyperthermic ischemia (40°C) increased injury, 245 ± 84 mm3 (n = 5) (P < 0.05). These results demonstrate that mild intra-ischemic temperature reductions can attenuate cortical infarction with both permanent and transient focal ischemia. Furthermore, following transient focal ischemia, delayed hypothermia can still result in amelioration of injury.

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