| Abstract: | AIM: To investigate the changes of expression of Nogo-A at different time points in brain ischemic infarct rats. METHODS: The model of 80 cases of middle cerebral artery occlusion (MCAO) in rats was established. The expression of Nogo-A mRNA and protein were determined by Western blotting and hybridization, and the relationship between functional scoring and Nogo-A was also evaluated. RESULTS: In the brain of MCAO rats, Nogo-A mRNA expression was decreased on day 3 and increased significantly on day 7. The highest level was observed at the 21th d, keeping the same level at the 28th d. Nogo-A protein expression showed the same results. These results were correlated with the brain function scoring. CONCLUSION: Expression of Nogo-A does not increase in the early stage, but increases significantly in the late stage of MCAO, suggesting that Nogo-A expression may play an important role in the nerve regeneration of brain ischemic injury. |
