Protective effects of exogenous vitamin D on nerve injury in mice with cerebral ischemia/reperfusion

doi:10.12047/j.cjap.5794.2019.063

Abstract

Abstract: Objective: To investigate the effects of 1,25-dihydroxyvitamin D3 (1,25-VitD3) supplementation on cerebral injury after ischemia/reperfusion (I/R) in mice with middle cerebral artery occlusion (MCAO). Methods: Male C57BL6 mice were randomly divided into Sham group, Vehicle group and 1,25-VitD3 group, with 10 mice in each group. Vehicle group and 1,25-VitD3 group were given MCAO for 1 hour, and then killed after reperfusion for 24 hours. Mice in 1,25-VitD3 group were treated with 1,25-VitD3 at the dose of 100 ng/(kg·d) by injected intraperitoneally for 5 days before MCAO operation. Cerebral ischemic penumbra areas of each group were collected for TTC staining, RT-PCR, TTC staining and immunohistochemistry assay. The function defect of mice was evaluated by using neurological function score. Results: Compared with the sham group, the volume of cerebral infarction in Vehicle group was increased significantly, and the expressions of IL-6, IL-1beta and Gp91phox in brain tissues were increased significantly (P＜0.05); compared with Vehicle group, supplementation of 1,25-VitD3 reduced the volume of cerebral infarction by about 50% in I/R mice (P＜0.05), and the expressions of IL-6, IL-1beta and Gp91phox in brain tissues of 1,25-VitD3 group were decreased significantly (P＜0.05). The expression of Foxp3, a T-regulatory cell marker, was significantly increased in the brain of mice (P＜0.05), while the expression of Rorc, a transcription factor, was significantly decreased (P＜0.05), suggesting that Th17/gamma Delta T-cell response was reduced and the number of neutrophils in the brain injury site of mice was significantly reduced (P＜0.05).Conclusion: Vitamin D could alleviate the development of cerebral infarction after arterial occlusion (MCAO) reperfusion, and its mechanism may be through regulating the inflammatory response in mouse brain I/R.

Key words: 1,25-dihydroxyvitamin D3, anti-inflammatory, ischemia/reperfusion, mice

LI Yong-rong, LI Hong. Protective effects of exogenous vitamin D on nerve injury in mice with cerebral ischemia/reperfusion[J]. CJAP, 2019, 35(4): 300-303.

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