Abstract: Objective To explore the role of mitogen-and stress-activated protein kinase 1(MSK1) and cAMP response element binding protein(CREB) in ketamine-induced neuroprotection against cerebral ischemic injuries. Methods Eighty healthy male BALB/c mice were randomly divided into 5 groups as follows[ n=16, neurological deficits test, triphenyltetrazolium chloride(TTC) staining 10 mice per group, western blot test 6 mice per group]: sham-operation, middle cerebral artery occlusion(MCAO)+saline, MCAO+25, 50, 100 mg/kg ketamine. Using MCAO-induced focal cerebral ischemia mouse models and the techniques of triphenyltetrazolium chloride(TTC) staining, neurological deficits evaluation and Western blot we observed the neurological scores, brain infarct volume, the phosphorylation and protein expression level of MSK1 and CREB in regions of ischemic cortex to study the effects of low doses ketamine on mouse cerebral ischemic injuries. Results MCAO+25 mg/kg ketamine attenuated MCAO?蛳induced neurological deficits [(8.2±0.4)% vs (6.7±0.3)%], decreased brain infarct volume[(28.3±2.0)% vs (21.0±2.2)%] and edema ratio[(10.6±0.4)% vs (6.9±0.9)%], 25 mg/kg ketamine also significantly enhanced the phosphorylation levels of MSK1 [(52.3±7.7)% vs (81.1±6.9)%] and CREB[(56.6±5.9)% vs (78.6±7.1)%] in penumbra of MCAO-induced ischemic cortex. However, there was no significant changes of total MSK1, CREB protein expressions in the ischemic regions of ketamine-treated MCAO mice. There was no significant change of neurological deficits, infarct volume, edema ratio, and phosphorylation level of MSK1, CREB in penumbra of cortex in MCAO+50, 100 mg/kg ketamine group. Conclusions The increased phosphorylation levels of MSK1 and CREB in ischemic penumbra were involved in low dose ketamine-induced neuroprotection against mouse cerebral ischemic injuries.
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