Abstract / Description of output
This study sought to determine the bio-availability of recombinant human erythropoietin (EPO) in the brain and blood and its effects on the cerebral concentrations of the inflammatory mediators interleukin-1beta (IL-1beta) and macrophage-inflammation protein-2 (MIP-2) following lateral fluid percussion brain injury (FPI) in the rat. After induction of moderate FPI (1.6-1.8 atm), EPO was injected intraperitoneally (IP) or intravenously (IV) at doses of 1000-5000 U/kg in a randomized and blinded manner. Animals were then sacrificed at time points (4, 8, 12, 24 h) post-trauma, and the brain concentrations of EPO, IL-1beta, and MIP-2 were determined. EPO administration leads to a dose-dependent increase in the brain concentration of the drug; however, this could only be detected at doses of 3000 and 5000 U/kg. The cerebral concentration peaked in the first 4 h following trauma. EPO concentrations were significantly higher and decreased more slowly in the traumatized cortex compared to the contralateral side (p
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 1179-85 |
Number of pages | 7 |
Journal | Journal of Neurotrauma |
Volume | 25 |
Issue number | 10 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - Oct 2008 |
Keywords / Materials (for Non-textual outputs)
- Injections, Intraperitoneal
- Animals
- Drug Administration Schedule
- Injections, Intravenous
- Recombinant Proteins
- Dose-Response Relationship, Drug
- Humans
- Brain
- Interleukin-1beta
- Disease Models, Animal
- Encephalitis
- Rats
- Rats, Sprague-Dawley
- Down-Regulation
- Erythropoietin
- Chemokine CXCL2
- Brain Injuries
- Time Factors
- Male
- Functional Laterality
- Blood-Brain Barrier