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ArticleCellular and molecular neurobiology2020

Long-Lasting Actions of Progesterone Protect the Neonatal Brain Following Hypoxia-Ischemia.

Rafael Bandeira Fabres, Nathalia Lima Montes, Yahi de Menezes Camboim, Samir Khal de Souza, Fabrício Nicola, Isadora D'Ávila Tassinari, Maria Flavia Marques Ribeiro, Carlos Alexandre Netto, Luciano Stürmer de Fraga

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Article in Cellular and molecular neurobiology, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.

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Rafael Bandeira FabresDepartamento de Fisiologia, Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul (UFRGS), Sarmento Leite, 500, Porto Alegre, 90050-170, Brazil.
Nathalia Lima MontesDepartamento de Fisiologia, Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul (UFRGS), Sarmento Leite, 500, Porto Alegre, 90050-170, Brazil.
Yahi de Menezes CamboimDepartamento de Fisiologia, Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul (UFRGS), Sarmento Leite, 500, Porto Alegre, 90050-170, Brazil.
Samir Khal de SouzaDepartamento de Fisiologia, Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul (UFRGS), Sarmento Leite, 500, Porto Alegre, 90050-170, Brazil.
Fabrício NicolaDepartamento de Bioquímica, Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul (UFRGS), Ramiro Barcelos, 2600, Porto Alegre, 90035-003, Brazil.
Isadora D'Ávila TassinariDepartamento de Fisiologia, Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul (UFRGS), Sarmento Leite, 500, Porto Alegre, 90050-170, Brazil.
Maria Flavia Marques RibeiroDepartamento de Fisiologia, Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul (UFRGS), Sarmento Leite, 500, Porto Alegre, 90050-170, Brazil.
Carlos Alexandre NettoPrograma de Pós-Graduação em Ciências Biológicas: Fisiologia, Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul (UFRGS), Sarmento Leite, 500, Porto Alegre, 90050-170, Brazil.
Luciano Stürmer de FragaDepartamento de Fisiologia, Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul (UFRGS), Sarmento Leite, 500, Porto Alegre, 90050-170, Brazil. lucianof@ufrgs.br.
Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul · BR

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Abstract

Neonatal hypoxia-ischemia (HI) is the leading cause of mortality and morbidity in newborns, occurring in approximately 2% of live births. Neuroprotective actions of progesterone (PROG) have already been described in animal models of brain lesions. However, PROG actions on neonates are still controversial. Here, we treated male Wistar rats exposed to HI with PROG. Five experimental groups were defined (n = 6/group) according to the scheme of PROG administration (10 mg/kg): SHAM (animals submitted to a fictitious surgery, without ischemia induction, and maintained under normoxia), HI (animals undergoing HI), BEFORE (animals undergoing HI and receiving PROG immediately before HI), AFTER (animals undergoing HI and receiving PROG at 6 and 24 h after HI) and BEFORE/AFTER (animals undergoing HI and receiving PROG immediately before and 6 and 24 h after HI). At P14 (7 days following HI), the volumes of lesion of the cerebral hemisphere and the hippocampus ipsilateral to the cerebral ischemia were evaluated, along with p-Akt, cleaved caspase-3 and GFAP expression in the hippocampus. PROG reduces the loss of brain tissue caused by HI. Moreover, when administered after HI, PROG was able to increase p-Akt expression and reduce both cleaved caspase-3 and GFAP expression in the hippocampus. In summary, it was possible to observe a neuroprotective action of PROG on the brain of neonatal animals exposed to experimental HI. This is the first study suggesting PROG-dependent Akt activation is able to regulate negatively cleaved caspase-3 and GFAP expression protecting neonatal hypoxic-ischemic brain tissue from apoptosis and reactive gliosis.

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AnimalsAnimals, NewbornBrainHypoxiaHypoxia-Ischemia, BrainIschemiaMaleNeuroprotective AgentsProgesteroneRats, WistarNeuroprotective AgentsProgesteroneAktAstrogliosisCaspase-3GFAPNeonatal hypoxia–ischemiaNeuroprotection

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PMID32170571
PMCPMC11449020
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