ABSTRACT
Objective To establish the rat model of experimental subarachnoid hemorrhage (SAH) and to detect the expression of ADAMTS-4 in early brain injury(EBI) after SAH in rats .Methods Totally 72 adult male SD rats were randomly divided into 2 groups ,the control group and SAH group .The expression of ADAMTS-4 and the content of brain Evans Blue(EB) were detected . The ADAMTS-4 inhibitor α2-macroglobulin was used to study the relationship between the expression of ADAMTS-4 and blood-brain barrier permeability .Results The expression of the mRNA and protein of ADAMTS-4 increased dramatically at 24 h and the contents of EB increased progressively at 12 h after SAH .The protein expression of ADAMTS-4 and the content of brain EB was positive correlated(r=0 .917 ,P<0 .05) .The expression of ADAMTS-4 was inhibited by α2-macroglobulin(P<0 .05) and the con-tents of EB decreased dramatically (P<0 .05) .Conclusion ADAMTS-4 may be involved in the pathological progression of early brain injury after SAH .