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. 2010 Jan 11:1307:149-57.
doi: 10.1016/j.brainres.2009.10.038. Epub 2009 Oct 22.

12/15-Lipoxygenase inhibitor baicalein suppresses PPAR gamma expression and nuclear translocation induced by cerebral ischemia/reperfusion

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12/15-Lipoxygenase inhibitor baicalein suppresses PPAR gamma expression and nuclear translocation induced by cerebral ischemia/reperfusion

Yan-Wei Xu et al. Brain Res. .

Abstract

Accumulating evidences have demonstrated the beneficial actions of peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor gamma (PPAR gamma) in a variety of animal stroke models. Following middle cerebral artery occlusion (60 min) and 2-24 hr reperfusion in rats, we observed cerebral ischemia/reperfusion (I/R) induced up-regulation of PPAR gamma protein expression and translocation from the cytoplasm into the nucleus in a time-dependent manner. We also found that PPAR gamma agonist rosiglitazone enhanced whereas PPAR gamma antagonist GW9662 inhibited the alteration of PPAR gamma stimulated by I/R, suggesting that the changes of PPAR gamma may result from the activation by endogenous ligands. Moreover, the link between the 12/15-lipoxygenase and the production of activating ligands for PPAR gamma has been proved in various tissues. However, the relation of them in brain tissue has not been identified. We demonstrated that the I/R-induced PPAR gamma alteration was reversed by baicalein, the specific inhibitor of 12/15-lipoxygenase. Baicalein treatment significantly inhibited the up-regulation of PPAR gamma expression and, furthermore, suppressed PPAR gamma nuclear accumulation as well as maintained PPAR gamma cytoplasmic retention. Together, these results suggest that I/R induces both PPAR gamma expression and translocation, probably through the activation by endogenous ligands in a 12/15-lipoxygenase inhibitor-sensitive way.

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