Efeito neuroprotetor do resveratrol no modelo de demência por hipoperfusão encefálica crônica em ratos

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Author	Anastácio, Janine Beatriz Ramos
Copyright Year	2012
Abstract	Chronic cerebral hypoperfusion (CCH) is an important risk factor for cognitive decline and other brain dysfunctions, such as Alzheimer’s Disease and Vascular Dementia. The aim of the present study was to investigate the neuroprotective effect of Resveratrol (RSV) on behavioral, biochemical and morphological parameters in an experimental model of Vascular Dementia. Adult Wistar rats were submitted to the CCH modified model by means of permanent 2-vessel occlusion (2VO) and daily treatment, initiated one hour after permanent vessel occlusion, with intraperitoneal injections (20 mg/kg) of RSV for 7 days. Behavioral testing was performed between the 35th and the 45th day after 2VO surgery in the Morris Water Maze task, allowing for the evaluation of spatial memory function. At the end of the behavioral assessment, half of the animals were transcardially perfused for histological analysis and the remaining were euthanized in 3 times (3. 14 and 45 days after ischemic injury) for NGF expression evaluation (neural growth factor). Results demonstrate that the treatment with RSV significantly attenuated pyramidal cell death in CA1 hippocampal field and prevented spatial memory impairment. The increase of NGF expression was evidenced on the 3rd day after CCH induction in all ischemic animals and on the 45th day after CCH induction in animals treated with RSV. On the basis of these data, we hypothesize that the long term increase in NGF expression in the hippocampus after CCH may characterize one pathway involved in the neuroprotective mechanisms of RSV.
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