ABSTRACT
Objective To explore the expression of singal transducers and activators of transcription(STAT 3) during focal cerebral ischemic reperfusive injury in rats and the relationship between ischemic neuronal damage and it.Methods Using immunohistochemical method of avidinbiotin peroxidase complex (ABC) we observed the distribution of positive cells in STAT 3 protein immunoreaction after focal cerebral ischemic reperfusive injury in rats.Results STAT 3 immunoreactive positive cells were not found in the cortex and striatum of normal and sham operative rat brains and nonischemic hemisphere brain after cerebral ischemia,small amount of STAT 3 immunity positive cells were induced in the embolism la teral infarction area 12 h after reperfusive injury,and peaked after 24 h,especially in ischemic lateral striatum and around cortex,small number of nerve cells in around infarction still showed positive expression after one week.The difference had remarkable significance( P