on February 3, 2005
Published online before print February 3, 2005, doi: 10.1161/01.STR.0000155732.27333.3c
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Submitted on October 18, 2004
From the Department of Neurology, Graduate School of Medicine and Dentistry, Okayama University, Okayama, Japan. * To whom correspondence should be addressed. E-mail: shokon{at}cc.okayama-u.ac.jp.
Background and Purpose--This study aimed to clarify the effect of statins on spontaneous stroke and to examine the antioxidative effect in artificial transient middle cerebral artery occlusion (tMCAO). Methods--Stroke-prone spontaneous hypertensive rats (SHR-SP) were treated with pitavastatin, atorvastatin, simvastatin, or vehicle for 4 weeks. Physiological parameters, serum lipids, and infarct volumes were examined. The markers for oxidative stresses on lipids and DNA were immunohistochemically detected in vehicle-treated or simvastatin-treated SHR-SP with tMCAO. Results--Atorvastatin and simvastatin decreased infarct volumes, with simvastatin most effective. Simvastatin significantly reduced immunoreactivities for oxidative stress markers for lipids and DNA in neurons after tMCAO. Conclusions--The results suggest that the antioxidative properties of statins may be implicated in their beneficial effects against neuronal damage in cerebral ischemia.
Revised on November 13, 2004
Accepted on November 25, 2004
Reduction of Cerebral Infarction in Stroke-Prone Spontaneously Hypertensive Rats by Statins Associated With Amelioration of Oxidative Stress
Shoko Nagotani MD;
Key words: cerebral infarction • HMG-CoA reductase inhibitors • oxidative stress • rats, inbred SHR
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