PubMed: 24667910

Title
Role of red blood cell lysis and iron in hydrocephalus after intraventricular hemorrhage.
Journal
Journal of cerebral blood flow and metabolism : official journal of the International Society of Cerebral Blood Flow and Metabolism
Volume
34
Issue
None
Pages
1070-5
Date
2014-06-01
Authors
Du H | Gao C | Hua Y | Keep RF | Strahle J | Xi G

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Coinjection of deferoxamine with lysed RBC reduced ventricular enlargement (47.8±17.8 vs. 59.9±15.7mm3 in saline coinjection group, Po0.05, Figure 6).

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The major findings of this study are (1) intraventricular injection of lysed RBCs but not packed RBCs resulted in hydrocephalus; (2) lysed RBCs upregulated brain HO-1 and ferritin levels; (3) intraventricular injection of iron also caused hydrocephalus; and (4) iron chelation with deferoxamine reduced lysed RBC-induced hydrocephalus.

Evidence 7a29b39d7a

There was a tendency that lysed RBC-induced brain edema was less in deferoxamine-treated group (brain water content in the ipsilateral hemisphere: 79.8±0.6% vs. 80.5±0.7% in the saline coinjection group, n¼6, P40.05).

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In addition, iron and ferritin deposition are found in ependymal or subependymal location after neonatal IVH.7–9

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Twenty-four hours after injection, T2 MRI showed a significant bilateral ventricular enlargement in the iron-injected group (17.9±5.7mm3) compared with salineinjected rats (9.2±5.7mm3, Po0.01, Figure 4).

Evidence 46e41f3e5e

Injection of lysed RBCs resulted in significantly larger ventricular volumes (lateral ventricle volume 67.9±10.0mm3) compared with injection of packed RBCs (24.1±6.2mm3, Po0.01) and saline (Po0.01) at 24 hours (Figure 1).

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There were many more periventricular HO-1-positive cells after injection of lysed RBCs than after saline or packed RBC injection.

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HO-1 protein levels in the periventricular area were significantly increased in rats receiving lysed RBCs (3,566±2,481 pixels vs. 115±141 pixels in saline group and 295±311 pixels in the packed RBC group, Po0.05, Figure 2).

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There was a marked increase in periventricular ferritin immunoreactivity after injection of lysed RBCs (Figure 3A) compared with saline or packed RBC injection.

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Injection of lysed RBCs resulted in higher protein levels of ferritin heavy chain (2,350±429 pixels vs. 800±326 pixels in packed RBC group, Po0.01, Figure 3B) and ferritin light chain (Po0.01, Figure 3C), compared with saline or packed RBCs.

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Our most recent study has shown that thrombin and thrombin receptor are involved in IVH-induced hydrocephalus.

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