Expression of nitric oxide synthase in the cerebral microvasculature after traumatic brain injury in the rat

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作者
Cobbs, CS
Fenoy, A
Bredt, DS
Noble, LJ
机构
[1] SAN FRANCISCO GEN HOSP,DEPT NEUROSURG,SAN FRANCISCO,CA 94110
[2] UNIV CALIF SAN FRANCISCO,DEPT NEUROSURG,SAN FRANCISCO,CA 94143
[3] UNIV CALIF SAN FRANCISCO,DEPT PHYSIOL,SAN FRANCISCO,CA 94143
关键词
traumatic brain injury; endothelial nitric oxide synthase; NADPHd;
D O I
10.1016/S0006-8993(96)01429-1
中图分类号
Q189 [神经科学];
学科分类号
071006 ;
摘要
Reduced nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide phosphate-diaphorase (NADPHd) histochemistry and nitric oxide synthase (NOS) immunocytochemistry were performed on sections of brain after moderate traumatic brain injury. There was a pronounced increase in NADPHd reactivity and an induction of the endothelial NOS (eNOS) isoform in microvessels surrounding the cortical contusion by 24 h post-injury. This altered microvascular state may contribute to barrier breakdown and hyperemia which characterize traumatic brain injury.
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