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(Stroke. 2001;32:168.)
© 2001 American Heart Association, Inc.

Original Contributions

Identification of Differentially Expressed Genes in Rat Hippocampus After Transient Global Cerebral Ischemia Using Subtractive cDNA Cloning Based on Polymerase Chain Reaction

Naoki Yokota, MD, PhD; Masato Uchijima, PhD; Shigeru Nishizawa, MD, PhD; Hiroki Namba, MD, PhD Yukio Koide, MD, PhD

From the Departments of Neurosurgery (N.Y., S.N., H.N.) and Microbiology and Immunology (M.U., Y.K.), Hamamatsu University School of Medicine (Japan).

Background and Purpose—The purpose of this study is to identify new molecules that play important roles in the phenomena that occur in the hippocampus after transient global cerebral ischemia, as clues to better understanding of the mechanisms.

Methods—A subtractive cDNA library was established by suppression subtractive hybridization of rat hippocampal tissues after transient global cerebral ischemia. With differential screening of the library, upregulated fragments were identified. The mRNA expression levels of selected genes were measured with semiquantitative reverse transcriptase polymerase chain reaction (PCR).

Results—Among more than 100 isolated fragments, approximately half were determined to be identical to known sequences. The rest showed high homology to known sequences, and only 2 did not exhibit homology to any known sequences. The expression of 5 genes identified in this study increased in 24 hours after ischemia to a level twice as high as that in sham-operated controls. These included furin, prosaposin, synaptotagmin IV, heat shock protein 105, and the neutral and basic amino acid transporter (NBAT). The increases in the mRNA expression levels of the genes except NBAT, as revealed by semiquantitative reverse transcription PCR, were statistically significant at both 6 and 24 hours after ischemia.

Conclusions—Genes isolated are thought to be associated with production of proteins necessary for degeneration, neuroprotection, and reconstruction of neurons. How the expression of these genes relates to functional changes after ischemia remains to be determined. PCR-based subtractive cDNA cloning is demonstrated to be a useful tool for analyzing in vivo gene expression in animal ischemia models.

Editorial Comment

Hermes A. Kontos, MD, PhD, Guest Editor

Office of the Vice President for Health Sciences Medical College of Virginia Virginia Commonwealth University Richmond, Virginia

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