P-Selectin and intercellular adhesion Molecule-1 expression after focal brain ischemia and reperfusion

Abstract

Background and Purpose Polymorphonuclear leukocytes have been implicated in the development of the “no-reflow” phenomenon after focal cerebral ischemia and reperfusion. To further understand the role of granulocytes in microvascular occlusions, the responses of the granulocyte-endothelial cell adhesion molecules P-selectin and intercellular adhesion molecule-1 during middle cerebral artery ischemia and reperfusion were examined in a primate model. Methods Twelve adolescent male baboons were used for 2-hour middle cerebral artery occlusion (n=3) or for 3-hour occlusion with 1-hour (n=3), 4-hour (n=3), and 24-hour (n=3) reperfusion, and three separate unoperated primates served as controls. A quantitative immunohistochemical study of the microvascular distribution of P-selectin and intercellular adhesion molecule-1 was performed using 10-µm frozen sections from basal ganglia analyzed with computerized light microscopy video imaging. Results Significant (P