Journal
METABOLIC BRAIN DISEASE
Volume 37, Issue 5, Pages 1503-1516Publisher
SPRINGER/PLENUM PUBLISHERS
DOI: 10.1007/s11011-022-00985-8
Keywords
Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation; Brain Ischemia-Reperfusion; Stroke; Neuroprotection; Neuroinflammation; Oxidative Stress
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- Tehran University of Medical Sciences [50048]
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This study investigated the effects of different polarities of transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS) on neuronal injury during cerebral ischemia and reperfusion. The results showed that the c/a-tDCS mode had better neuroprotective effects, reducing inflammation, oxidative stress, and neuronal death, while improving sensory and locomotor performances.
Multiple neuronal injury pathways are activated during cerebral ischemia and reperfusion (I/R). This study was designed to decrease potential neuronal injuries by using both transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS) polarities in cerebral ischemia and its following reperfusion period. Ninety rats were randomly divided into six groups. In the sham group, rats were intact. In the I/R group, global cerebral I/R was only induced. In the I/R + c-tDCS and I/R + a-tDCS groups, cathodal and anodal currents were applied, respectively. In the I/R+c/a-tDCS, cathodal current was used in the cerebral ischemia and anodal in the reperfusion. In the I/R+a/c-tDCS group, cathodal and anodal currents were applied in the I/R, respectively. Hippocampal tissue was used to determine the levels of IL-1 beta, TNF-alpha, NOS, SOD, MDA, and NMDAR. Hot plate and open field tests evaluated sensory and locomotor performances. The cerebral edema was also measured. Histological assessment was assessed by H/E and Nissl staining of the hippocampal CA1 region. All tDCS modes significantly decreased IL-1 beta and TNF-alpha levels, especially in the c/a-tDCS. All tDCS caused a significant decrease in MDA and NOS levels while increasing SOD activity compared to the I/R group, especially in the c/a-tDCS mode. In the c-tDCS and a/c-tDCS groups, the NMDAR level was significantly decreased. The c/a-tDCS group improved sensory and locomotor performances more than other groups receiving tDCS. Furthermore, the least neuronal death was observed in the c/a-tDCS mode. Using two different polarities of tDCS could induce more neuroprotective versus pathophysiological pathways in cerebral I/R, especially in c/a-tDCS mode.
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