Intracerebral Delivery of Brain-Derived Neurotrophic Factor Using HyStem®-C Hydrogel Implants Improves Functional Recovery and Reduces Neuroinflammation in a Rat Model of Ischemic Stroke

Autor: Rachel K. Lam, Sezen Kislal, Denise I. Briggs, Thomas I. Zarembinski, Tiffany Nguyen, Mehrdad Shamloo, Kristine Ravina, Zuha Warraich
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2018
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Zdroj: International Journal of Molecular Sciences, Vol 19, Iss 12, p 3782 (2018)
International Journal of Molecular Sciences
Volume 19
Issue 12
ISSN: 1422-0067
Popis: Ischemic stroke is a leading cause of death and disability worldwide. Potential therapeutics aimed at neural repair and functional recovery are limited in their blood-brain barrier permeability and may exert systemic or off-target effects. We examined the effects of brain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF), delivered via an extended release HyStem®
C hydrogel implant or vehicle, on sensorimotor function, infarct volume, and neuroinflammation, following permanent distal middle cerebral artery occlusion (dMCAo) in rats. Eight days following dMCAo or sham surgery, treatments were implanted directly into the infarction site. Rats received either vehicle, BDNF-only (0.167 µ
g/µ
L), hydrogel-only, hydrogel impregnated with 0.057 µ
L of BDNF (hydrogel + BDNFLOW), or hydrogel impregnated with 0.167 µ
L of BDNF (hydrogel + BDNFHIGH). The adhesive removal test (ART) and 28-point Neuroscore (28-PN) were used to evaluate sensorimotor function up to two months post-ischemia. The hydrogel + BDNFHIGH group showed significant improvements on the ART six to eight weeks following treatment and their behavioral performance was consistently greater on the 28-PN. Infarct volume was reduced in rats treated with hydrogel + BDNFHIGH as were levels of microglial, phagocyte, and astrocyte marker immunoexpression in the corpus striatum. These data suggest that targeted intracerebral delivery of BDNF using hydrogels may mitigate ischemic brain injury and restore functional deficits by reducing neuroinflammation.
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