Olig2 knockdown alleviates hypoxic-ischemic brain damage in newborn rats

xlomafota13 shared this article with you from Inoreader Olig2 knockdown alleviates hypoxic-ischemic brain damage in newborn rats Via Cellular and Molecular Biology Histol Histopathol. 2021 May 20:18344. doi: 10.14670/HH-18-344. Online ahead of print. ABSTRACT OBJECTIVES: Neuronal damage is an important pathological mechanism in neonatal hypoxic-ischemic brain damage (HIBD). We found in our previous studies that oligodendrocyte transcription factor 2 (Olig2) downregulation was able to increase cell survival in the brain. However, the specific mechanism has yet to be clarified. METHODS: Sprague-Dawley rats aged 3 d were randomly divided into three groups: the normal control group, the Olig2-RNAi group, and the RNAi-negative control group. The normal control group received no treatment, the Olig2-RNAi group received the Olig2 RNAi adenovirus, and the RNAi-negative control group was given the control adenovirus after the completion of the HIBD model. Infarct lesions and their volumes were observed by triphenyltetrazolium chloride (TTC) staining 3 d after the completion of the adenovirus local i njection. The condition of the tissue was characterized by hematoxylin-eosin staining 7 d after the model was established, and cell viability was determined by azure methylene blue staining. Subcellular damage was analyzed by transmission electron microscopy. Rotarod analysis was performed to detect moving behavior ability and an MWM assay was conducted to evaluate the memory. RESULTS: TTC staining showed a smaller brain injury area in the Olig2-RNAi group than in the RNAi-negative control group. Hematoxylin-eosin staining indicated the presence of severe cell injury in the hippocampal region after HIBD, which improved after Olig2 knockdown. Azure methylene blue staining and electron microscopy results suggested that the cells improved after Olig2 knockdown. The rats stayed longer on the rotating rod, and their latency in the water maze test was gradually shortened relative to that of the rats in the Olig2-RNAi negative control group. CONCLUSION: Olig2 knockdown can prom ote the repair of hypoxic-ischemic brain damage in newborn rats. PMID:34013967 | DOI:10.14670/HH-18-344 View on the web Inoreader. Take back control of your news feed. Follow us on Twitter and Facebook.