Differential Effects of HIF-1 Inhibition by YC-1 on the Overall Outcome and Blood-Brain Barrier Damage in a Rat Model of Ischemic Stroke

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2011-11-16Author
Yan, Jingqi
Zhou, Bo
Taheri, Saeid
Shi, Honglian
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Public Library of Science
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Scholarly/refereed, publisher version
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Hypoxia-inducible factor 1 (HIF-1) is a master regulator of cellular adaptation to hypoxia and has been suggested as a
potent therapeutic target in cerebral ischemia. Here we show in an ischemic stroke model of rats that inhibiting HIF-1 and
its downstream genes by 3-(5’-hydroxymethyl-2’-furyl)-1-benzylindazole (YC-1) significantly increases mortality and enlarges
infarct volume evaluated by MRI and histological staining. Interestingly, the HIF-1 inhibition remarkably ameliorates
ischemia-induced blood-brain barrier (BBB) disruption determined by Evans blue leakage although it does not affect brain
edema. The result demonstrates that HIF-1 inhibition has differential effects on ischemic outcomes and BBB permeability. It
indicates that HIF-1 may have different functions in different brain cells. Further analyses show that ischemia upregulates
HIF-1 and its downstream genes erythropoietin (EPO), vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF), and glucose transporter
(Glut) in neurons and brain endothelial cells and that YC-1 inhibits their expression. We postulate that HIF-1-induced VEGF
increases BBB permeability while certain other proteins coded by HIF-1’s downstream genes such as epo and glut provide
neuroprotection in an ischemic brain. The results indicate that YC-1 lacks the potential as a cerebral ischemic treatment
although it confers certain protection to the cerebral vascular system.
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Yan J, Zhou B, Taheri S, and Shi H. Differential effects of HIF-1 inhibition by YC-1 on the overall outcome and blood brain-barrier damage in a rat model of ischemic stroke. PLoS One 6(11): e27798; 2011. http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0027798
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