JNK Inhibition Potentiates Neurorehabilitative Outcomes Induced by Hypercapnic Hypoxia
摘要
In this study, we evaluated the possibility of potentiatingthe neurorehabilitation effect of hypercapnic hypoxia (HyperH) bythe JNK (c-Jun-N-terminal kinase) inhibitor IQ-1 (11H-indeno[1,2-b]quinoxalin-11-oneoxime) after photochemically induced cerebral thrombosis in rats.Forty male Wistar rats were divided into 4 equal groups (n = 10), which underwent a courseof respiratory HyperH exposures for 30 min a day, 15 sessions: (1)HyperH group (PO2 ≈ 90 mm Hg, PCO2 ≈50 mm Hg); (2) HyperH + IQ-1 group; (3) Con (control) group; (4)Soc (sham-operated control) comparison group. After completion ofthe rehabilitation course, HyperH-exposed animals showed a two-foldreduction in infarct volume compared to the Con group, and an improvementin motor-coordination functions. Combining HyperH with IQ-1 administration enhancedHyperH efficacy only in terms of restoring motor functions (assessedin the rotarod test) and reducing the serum concentration of neuron-specific enolase(NSE). The obtained data indicate that isolated HyperH exposureexerts a pronounced neurorehabilitation effect after focal ischemicinjury (p < 0.05). However,combining respiratory training with the JNK blocker IQ-1 shows onlya partial potential for enhancing the neurorehabilitation effectof HyperH, which may be due to the delayed blocker administration.