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(Stroke. 2006;37:3014.)
© 2006 American Heart Association, Inc.
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From Stroke and Neurovascular Research Group (K.v.L., G.J., K.A., E.H.L.), Department of Radiology, Massachusetts General Hospital, Charlestown, Mass.
Correspondence to Klaus van Leyen, PhD, Massachusetts General Hospital, Neuroprotection Research Laboratory, 149 13th St., R. 2401, Charlestown, MA 02129. E-mail klaus_vanleyen{at}hms.harvard.edu
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Methods The presence of 12/15-lipoxygenase in the ischemic mouse brain was demonstrated by immunohistochemistry. A mouse model of transient middle cerebral artery occlusion was used to study lipoxygenase-dependent protection of the ischemic brain by baicalein. Rat primary neurons were subjected to oxidative stress in the presence or absence of baicalein.
Results In a mouse model of transient middle cerebral artery occlusion, 12/15-lipoxygenase is increased in the peri-infarct area surrounding the primary infarction, predominantly in neurons. Oxidative toxicity in primary rat neurons is reduced by baicalein. C57Bl6J mice are protected against transient focal ischemia by intraperitoneal injection of baicalein, and a similar degree of protection is seen in 12/15-lipoxygenase knockout mice compared with wild-type mice. In contrast, the 12/15-LOX knockout mice are not further protected by baicalein.
Conclusion Baicalein protects against ischemia/reperfusion injury by inhibiting the 12/15-lipoxygenase pathway to neuronal cell death.
Key Words: antioxidant baicalein ischemia lipoxygenase neuron
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12 weeks old were used in all experiments.
Immunohistochemistry for LOX
To assess the distribution and expression of LOX after middle cerebral ischemia, anesthetized C57Bl6J mice (Jackson Laboratories; Bar Harbor, Maine) were perfused transcardially with ice-cold phosphate-buffered saline (PBS), pH 7.4, followed with ice-cold 4% paraformaldehyde in PBS, pH 7.4. The brains were removed, immersed in the same fixative overnight at 4°C, and cryoprotected in 15% and 30% sucrose solutions in PBS at 4°C. Frozen coronal sections (20-µm-thick) were prepared using a cryostat. After blocking with PBS containing 0.2% Triton X-100 and 3% normal goat serum, sections were incubated overnight at 4°C with an affinity-purified LOX rabbit polyclonal antibody,2 diluted 1:200 in PBS/0.2% Triton X-100/2% normal goat serum. The sections were washed with PBS and incubated with secondary antibody (anti-rabbit FITC, 1:100; Jackson ImmunoResearch) for 30 minutes. Negative control sections from ALOX15 knockout mice (Jackson Laboratories; Bar Harbor, Maine) received identical treatment. As an additional control, wild-type mice received identical treatment except for the primary antibody (data not shown). Colocalization with neurons was analyzed by double staining with an antibody to NeuN (Chemicon).
Infarction Sizes
Male ALOX15 knockout mice and the genetically matched C57BL/6J wild-type controls were obtained from Jackson Laboratories. Treatment with baicalein was by intraperitoneal injection of 300 mg/kg baicalein, dissolved in DMSO, 5 minutes before ischemia. Control animals received an equal volume DMSO. In addition to the mice reported here, 2, 2, and 5 mice died in the studies depicted in Figure 3A, 3C, and 3D, respectively. In addition, 4, 0, and 1 mice, respectively, were excluded from the study because of either no infarction at all or infarction extending to the posterior cerebral artery territory. Ischemic brain damage was assessed by 2,3,5-triphenyltetrazolium chloride (TTC) staining on 1-mm brain slices after 90 minutes of ischemia and 22 hours 30 minutes of reperfusion and evaluation using the ImageJ program.
Oxidative Stress in Primary Neurons
Primary neurons were isolated from E17 rats as described,16,17 seeded at 3x105 cells/well in 24-well plates and treated after 18 hours in culture. Treatment consisted of exchanging the medium to 1 mL fresh culturing medium and adding 5 mmol/L glutamate (stock solution 400 mmol/L in PBS) to induce oxidative stress in the presence or absence of either baicalein (Cayman Chemicals) or the solvent DMSO (maximum 0.1% final concentration) as control. After 24 hours of treatment, medium was collected and the cells were lysed in 1 mL 0.5% Triton X-100, by incubating for 30 minutes at 37°C. Lactate dehydrogenase (LDH) content was determined separately for the cell extracts and corresponding media using a Cytotoxicity Detection Kit (Roche), and the percentage of lactate dehydrogenase released to the medium calculated after subtracting the corresponding background value. Results are given as mean±SEM.
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These increased levels of 12/15-LOX in neurons of the peri-infarct region suggested to us that inhibiting neuronal LOX activity might be beneficial. Correspondingly, we tested baicalein, an inhibitor of the 12- and 15-lipoxygenases,6,9,10,18 in primary cortical neurons subjected to oxidative stress (Figure 2D). At 10 µmol/L, baicalein efficiently reduced cell death by glutamate treatment.11,12
In the next step, we treated mice subjected to MCAO with baicalein, applied by intraperitoneal injection 5 minutes before ischemia. After 90 minutes of ischemia and 22 hours 30 minutes of reperfusion, infarct sizes were significantly reduced compared with vehicle-treated mice (Figure 3A, 3B; n=6 per group). To investigate whether or not the beneficial effect of baicalein treatment is caused by lipoxygenase inhibition, we next compared brain infarct sizes in ALOX15 knockout mice with corresponding wild-type mice after 90 minutes ischemia and 22 hours 30 minutes of reperfusion. Infarction sizes in the ALOX15 knockouts were significantly smaller than those in wild-type mice, similar to the effect of baicalein treatment in wild-type mice (Figure 3C; n=7 per group). If baicalein protected the ischemic mice through lipoxygenase inhibition, then 12/15-LOX knockout mice should not derive an additional benefit from baicalein treatment. Indeed, baicalein treatment of the knockout mice did not provide significant additional protection (Figure 3D; n=4 per group). This result suggests that baicalein protects the ischemic brain mostly through inhibition of 12/15-LOX. Taken together, these in vivo data suggest that 12/15-lipoxygenase contributes to brain damage after stroke, and that 12/15-LOX inhibition by baicalein is neuroprotective.
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For the first time, the results presented here document an increase of 12/15-LOX on the ischemic side of the infarcted brain, in the peri-infarct region of the cortex. This increase is detected predominantly in neurons, consistent with previous studies showing 12/15-LOX involvement in neuronal cell death in vitro.11,2528 In addition, we also found increased levels of 12/15-LOX in endothelial cells in some cases, the significance of which we are currently investigating (data not shown). The strongest increases in 12/15-LOX expression were thus detected in neurons and sometimes endothelial cells, but 12/15-LOX in other cell types of the brain2931 may also contribute to the effects on stroke pathophysiology shown here. Consistent with this upregulation being detrimental after transient focal ischemia, we have found an inhibitor of 12/15-LOX, baicalein, to protect the brain after stroke. Although the optimal dose, timing, and route of administration have yet to be worked out, the current dosage led to a significant decrease in infarct volume. A similar reduction in infarct volume occurred when we compared ALOX15(/) mice, in which the gene encoding 12/15-LOX has been deleted, to matching wild-type C57Bl6 mice. In contrast, the ALOX15(/) mice were not further protected by baicalein. This suggests that the protection afforded by baicalein may be mediated in large part through its inhibition of 12/15-LOX. This inhibition is likely to be direct, because baicalein is known to inhibit the 12/15-lipoxygenases in vitro with an IC50 in the low micromolar range, and baicalein has been modeled to interact directly with the iron located in the active site of the enzyme.10,18 Alternately, baicalein could also be decreasing oxidative stress, which would prevent activation of 12/15-LOX.4,11 Either way, the decisive factor appears to be the activity of 12/15-lipoxygenase, because its removal abolishes the protective effect of baicalein. In this initial study, infarct size reductions were apparent at 24 hours, indicating a critical role for 12/15-LOX in acute ischemic injury. The effect of LOX inhibition on delayed infarct maturation and long-term outcome remains to be studied.
In summary, this is the first study to show that baicalein protects specifically through inhibition of the 12/15-LOX pathway. There are 2 consequences of our findings: (1) we confirm that 12/15-LOX is a valid drug target for stroke neuroprotective therapy, because its increased neuronal expression appears to be detrimental; and (2) baicalein should be further investigated for its therapeutic potential to combat stroke.
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Sources of Funding
Support from the National Institutes of Health (R01NS049430 to K.v.L.) and through a Scientist Development Grant from the American Heart Association (to K.v.L.) is gratefully acknowledged.
Disclosures
None.
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Current address for S.-R.L.: Department of Pharmacology, School of Medicine, Keimyung University, Taegu, South Korea.
Received May 2, 2006; revision received July 25, 2006; accepted August 14, 2006.
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