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Optimal depth and duration of mild hypothermia in a focal model of transient cerebral ischemia: effects on neurologic outcome, infarct size, apoptosis, and inflammation.

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BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE:Mild hypothermia is possibly the single most effective method of cerebroprotection developed to date. However, many questions regarding mild hypothermia remain to be addressed before its potential implementation in the treatment of human stroke. Here we report the results of 2 studies designed to determine the optimal depth and duration of mild hypothermia in focal stroke and its effects on infarct size, neurological outcome, programmed cell death, and inflammation. METHODS:Rats underwent a 2-hour occlusion of the left middle cerebral artery. In the first study (I) animals were kept (intraischemically) at either 37 degreesC (n=8), 33 degreesC (n=8), or 30 degreesC (n=8). Study II consisted of 4 groups: (1) controls (37 degreesC, n=10), (2) 30 minutes of hypothermia started at ischemic onset (33 degreesC, n=9), (3)1 hour (33 degreesC, n=8), and (4) 2 hours (33 degreesC, n=8). Brain temperature was measured by a thermocouple probe placed in the contralateral cortex. After suture removal, all animals were rewarmed and reperfused for 22 hours (I) or 70 hours (II). RESULTS:Mild hypothermia to 33 degreesC or 30 degreesC was neuroprotective (17+/-7% and 27+/-6%, respectively) relative to controls (53+/-8%, P<0.02), but 33 degreesC was better tolerated and recovery from anesthesia was faster. The neurological score of hypothermic animals was significantly better than that of controls (I & II) at both 24 and 72 hours postischemia except for the 30-minute group (II), which showed no improvement. In Study II, 2 hours of hypothermia reduced injury by 59%, 1 hour reduced injury by 84% whereas 30 minutes did not reduce injury. Normalized for infarct size, 2 hours of mild hypothermia decreased neutrophil accumulation by 57% whereas both 1 hour and 30 minutes had no effect. At 72 hours, 1 and 2 hours of mild hypothermia decreased transferase dUTP nick-end labeling (TUNEL) staining by 78% and 99%, respectively, and 30 minutes of hypothermia had no effect. CONCLUSIONS:Intraischemic mild hypothermia must be maintained for 1 to 2 hours to obtain optimal neuroprotection against ischemic cell death due to necrosis and apoptosis.

journal_name

Stroke

journal_title

Stroke

authors

Maier CM,Ahern Kv,Cheng ML,Lee JE,Yenari MA,Steinberg GK

doi

10.1161/01.str.29.10.2171

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Has Abstract

pub_date

1998-10-01 00:00:00

pages

2171-80

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eissn

0039-2499

issn

1524-4628

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Optimal depth and duration of mild hypothermia in a focal model of transient cerebral ischemia: effects on neurologic outcome, infarct size, apoptosis, and inflammation.