Blockade of bradykinin receptor B1 but not bradykinin receptor B2 provides protection from cerebral infarction and brain edema
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Blockade of bradykinin receptor B1 but not bradykinin receptor B2 provides protection from cerebral infarction and brain edema. / Austinat, Madeleine; Braeuninger, Stefan; Pesquero, João B; Brede, Marc; Bader, Michael; Stoll, Guido; Renné, Thomas; Kleinschnitz, Christoph.
In: STROKE, Vol. 40, No. 1, 01.01.2009, p. 285-93.Research output: SCORING: Contribution to journal › SCORING: Journal article › Research › peer-review
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T1 - Blockade of bradykinin receptor B1 but not bradykinin receptor B2 provides protection from cerebral infarction and brain edema
AU - Austinat, Madeleine
AU - Braeuninger, Stefan
AU - Pesquero, João B
AU - Brede, Marc
AU - Bader, Michael
AU - Stoll, Guido
AU - Renné, Thomas
AU - Kleinschnitz, Christoph
PY - 2009/1/1
Y1 - 2009/1/1
N2 - BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE: Brain edema is detrimental in ischemic stroke and its treatment options are limited. Kinins are proinflammatory peptides that are released during tissue injury. The effects of kinins are mediated by 2 different receptors (B1 and B2 receptor [B1R and B2R]) and comprise induction of edema formation and release of proinflammatory mediators.METHODS: Focal cerebral ischemia was induced in B1R knockout, B2R knockout, and wild-type mice by transient middle cerebral artery occlusion. Infarct volumes were measured by planimetry. Evan's blue tracer was applied to determine the extent of brain edema. Postischemic inflammation was assessed by real-time reverse-transcriptase polymerase chain reaction and immunohistochemistry. To analyze the effect of a pharmacological kinin receptor blockade, B1R and B2R inhibitors were injected.RESULTS: B1R knockout mice developed significantly smaller brain infarctions and less neurological deficits compared to wild-type controls (16.8+/-4.7 mm(3) vs 50.1+/-9.1 mm(3), respectively; P<0.0001). This was accompanied by a dramatic reduction of brain edema and endothelin-1 expression, as well as less postischemic inflammation. Pharmacological blockade of B1R likewise salvaged ischemic tissue (15.0+/-9.5 mm(3) vs 50.1+/-9.1 mm(3), respectively; P<0.01) in a dose-dependent manner, even when B1R inhibitor was applied 1 hour after transient middle cerebral artery occlusion. In contrast, B2R deficiency did not confer neuroprotection and had no effect on the development of tissue edema.CONCLUSIONS: These data demonstrate that blocking of B1R can diminish brain infarction and edema formation in mice and may open new avenues for acute stroke treatment in humans.
AB - BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE: Brain edema is detrimental in ischemic stroke and its treatment options are limited. Kinins are proinflammatory peptides that are released during tissue injury. The effects of kinins are mediated by 2 different receptors (B1 and B2 receptor [B1R and B2R]) and comprise induction of edema formation and release of proinflammatory mediators.METHODS: Focal cerebral ischemia was induced in B1R knockout, B2R knockout, and wild-type mice by transient middle cerebral artery occlusion. Infarct volumes were measured by planimetry. Evan's blue tracer was applied to determine the extent of brain edema. Postischemic inflammation was assessed by real-time reverse-transcriptase polymerase chain reaction and immunohistochemistry. To analyze the effect of a pharmacological kinin receptor blockade, B1R and B2R inhibitors were injected.RESULTS: B1R knockout mice developed significantly smaller brain infarctions and less neurological deficits compared to wild-type controls (16.8+/-4.7 mm(3) vs 50.1+/-9.1 mm(3), respectively; P<0.0001). This was accompanied by a dramatic reduction of brain edema and endothelin-1 expression, as well as less postischemic inflammation. Pharmacological blockade of B1R likewise salvaged ischemic tissue (15.0+/-9.5 mm(3) vs 50.1+/-9.1 mm(3), respectively; P<0.01) in a dose-dependent manner, even when B1R inhibitor was applied 1 hour after transient middle cerebral artery occlusion. In contrast, B2R deficiency did not confer neuroprotection and had no effect on the development of tissue edema.CONCLUSIONS: These data demonstrate that blocking of B1R can diminish brain infarction and edema formation in mice and may open new avenues for acute stroke treatment in humans.
KW - Animals
KW - Bradykinin
KW - Brain Edema
KW - Cerebral Arteries
KW - Cerebral Infarction
KW - Cerebrovascular Circulation
KW - Disease Models, Animal
KW - Dose-Response Relationship, Drug
KW - Down-Regulation
KW - Encephalitis
KW - Endothelin-1
KW - Gene Expression
KW - Infarction, Middle Cerebral Artery
KW - Mice
KW - Mice, Inbred C57BL
KW - Mice, Knockout
KW - RNA, Messenger
KW - Receptor, Bradykinin B1
KW - Receptor, Bradykinin B2
U2 - 10.1161/STROKEAHA.108.526673
DO - 10.1161/STROKEAHA.108.526673
M3 - SCORING: Journal article
C2 - 18988906
VL - 40
SP - 285
EP - 293
JO - STROKE
JF - STROKE
SN - 0039-2499
IS - 1
ER -