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Prolongation and Enhancement of Postischemic c-fos Expression After Fasting
the Institute of Biomedical Sciences, Academia Sinica, Taipei (T.N.L., J.T., H.C.H.), and the Department of Physiology, Tzu-Chi College of Medicine, Hualien (S.I.C.), Taiwan, Republic of China; and the Department of Neurology, Washington University School of Medicine, St Louis, Mo (C.Y.H.).
Correspondence to Teng-nan Lin, PhD, Neuroscience Division, Institute of Biomedical Sciences, Academia Sinica, Taipei, Taiwan. E-mail bmltn@ibms.sinica.edu.tw.
Background and Purpose A rapid but transient expression of c-fos after cerebral ischemia has been extensively documented. However, the mechanism of this induction and whether induction of c-fos is neuroprotective or detrimental to the brain after ischemia is presently not clear. Fasting before transient cerebral ischemia has been shown to reduce delayed neuronal necrosis and infarct volume. The purpose of the present study was to examine the effect of preischemic fasting for 24 hours on the expression of c-fos after transient focal cerebral ischemia.
Methods Focal cerebral ischemia was induced by temporary occlusion of the right middle cerebral artery and both common carotid arteries for 60 minutes. Male Long-Evans rats weighing 250 to 300 g were randomly divided into two groups: fed (control group) and food deprived for 24 hours (fasted group) before ischemic surgery. Infarct volumes were measured on the basis of triphenyltetrazolium chloride–delineated infarct areas, and plasma glucose levels were determined by the glucose oxidase method. Temporal and spatial expression of c-fos was assessed by Northern blot analysis, in situ hybridization, and immunohistochemistry.
Results Fasting for 24 hours before 60 minutes of ischemia resulted in a 26.6% decrease in preischemic plasma glucose levels and a 74.5% reduction in infarct volumes in the fasted group compared with the control group. A rapid but transient induction of c-fos mRNA was observed in the ischemic cortex in control animals after 60 minutes of ischemia. Fasting not only prolonged but also enhanced the intensity of c-fos expression in the ischemic cortex. Regional c-fos expression was also different between these two groups.
Conclusions The results support the contention that c-fos expression may be compatible with its purported neuroprotective role in selected experimental paradigms. The signaling mechanisms underlying the effect of fasting and subsequent lowering of plasma glucose levels on postischemic c-fos expression remain to be explored.
Editorial Comment
Department of Neurological Surgery and Neurology University of California San Francisco, Calif
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