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).
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.
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).
In addition, iron and ferritin deposition are found in ependymal or subependymal location after neonatal IVH.7–9
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).
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).
There were many more periventricular HO-1-positive cells after injection of lysed RBCs than after saline or packed RBC injection.
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).
There was a marked increase in periventricular ferritin immunoreactivity after injection of lysed RBCs (Figure 3A) compared with saline or packed RBC injection.
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.
Our most recent study has shown that thrombin and thrombin receptor are involved in IVH-induced hydrocephalus.
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