Effects of rhG-CSF on the neuronal cell apoptosis and expression of VEGF after cerebral ischemia in diabetic rats / 临床神经病学杂志

ABSTRACT

Objective To investigate the effects of rhG-CSF on the neuronal cell apoptosis and expression of VEGF after cerebral ischemia in diabetic rats.Methods Wistar diabetic rats were subjected to middle cerebral artery occlusion and randomly devided into control group and rhG-CSF group.The rhG-CSF group received subcutaneous injection of rhG-CSF 50 ?g/(kg?d)for 7 d,14 d and 21 d after cerebral ischemia.Neurological severity scores(NSS),TUNEL,and immunohistological assessments of VEGF were performed to evaluate the rhG-CSF treatment.Results Compared with the control group,the rhG-CSF group showed significantly improved in the NSS,significantly decreased in the TUNEL positive apoptotic neuronal cells and significantly increased in the VEGF positive neuronal cells(all P