Moderate Dietary Restriction Reduces p53-Mediated Neurovascular Damage and Microglia Activation After Hypoxic Ischemia in Neonatal Brain
Author(s) -
YiFang Tu,
PeiJung Lu,
Chao Huang,
Chien-Jung Ho,
Ya-Ping Chou
Publication year - 2011
Publication title -
stroke
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 3.397
H-Index - 319
eISSN - 1524-4628
pISSN - 0039-2499
DOI - 10.1161/strokeaha.111.629931
Subject(s) - microglia , apoptosis , medicine , brain damage , ischemia , tunel assay , programmed cell death , neuroprotection , inflammation , endocrinology , pathology , immunohistochemistry , biology , biochemistry
Neurovascular damage, including neuronal apoptosis and blood-brain barrier (BBB) damage, and microglia activation account for the hypoxic-ischemia (HI) susceptibility in neonatal brain. The p53 upregulation is involved in apoptosis, endothelial cell damage, and microglia activation. We hypothesized that underweight induced by dietary restriction (DR) protects against HI in rat pups by attenuating p53-mediated neurovascular damage.
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