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标题：Minocycline reduces reactive gliosis in the rat model of hydrocephalus
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作者：Hao Xu ; Guowei Tan ; Shaolin Zhang 等
期刊名称：BMC Neuroscience
印刷版ISSN：1471-2202
电子版ISSN：1471-2202
出版年度：2012
卷号：13
期号：1
页码：1
DOI：10.1186/1471-2202-13-148
语种：English
出版社：BioMed Central
摘要：Background Reactive gliosis had been implicated in injury and recovery patterns associated with hydrocephalus. Our aim is to determine the efficacy of minocycline, an antibiotic known for its anti-inflammatory properties, to reduce reactive gliosis and inhibit the development of hydrocephalus. Results The ventricular dilatation were evaluated by MRI at 1-week post drugs treated, while GFAP and Iba-1were detected by RT-PCR, Immunohistochemistry and Western blot. The expression of GFAP and Iba-1 was significantly higher in hydrocephalic group compared with saline control group (p < 0.05 ). Minocycline treatment of hydrocephalic animals reduced the expression of GFAP and Iba-1 significantly ( p < 0.05 ). Likewise, the severity of ventricular dilatation is lower in minocycline treated hydrocephalic animals compared with the no minocycline group ( p < 0.05 ). Conclusion Minocycline treatment is effective in reducing the gliosis and delaying the development of hydrocephalus with prospective to be the auxiliary therapeutic method of hydrocephalus.
关键词：Hydrocephalus ; Gliosis ; Astrocytosis ; Microgliosis ; Minocycline