Research Article

Role of NADPH Oxidase-Induced Hypoxia-Induced Factor-1α Increase in Blood-Brain Barrier Disruption after 2-Hour Focal Ischemic Stroke in Rat

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Effect of apocynin on 2 h ischemia-induced MMP-2 upregulation. After 2 hours of ischemia, the expression of MMP-2/9 was induced in the ischemic brain tissue. (a) Representative gelatin zymogram demonstrated the MMP-2/9 levels in the brain tissue of nonischemic (NI) and ischemic (I) sites. The MMP-2 level was quantitated (b). After 2 hours of ischemia, MMP-2 in ischemic tissues increased significantly (compared to NI, , ), and apocynin treatment can significantly prevent the increase of MMP-2 (compared to vehicle, , ). Data were expressed as the .
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