Combination of endogenous neural stem cell mobilization and lithium chloride treatment for hydrocephalus following intraventricular hemorrhage

Yuan,Qiang; Bu,Xing‑Yao; Yan,Zhao‑Yue; Liu,Xian‑Zhi; Wei,Zhen‑Yu; Ma,Chun‑Xiao; Qu,Ming‑Qi

doi:10.3892/etm.2016.3778

Combination of endogenous neural stem cell mobilization and lithium chloride treatment for hydrocephalus following intraventricular hemorrhage

Authors:
- Qiang Yuan
- Xing‑Yao Bu
- Zhao‑Yue Yan
- Xian‑Zhi Liu
- Zhen‑Yu Wei
- Chun‑Xiao Ma
- Ming‑Qi Qu
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Affiliations: Department of Neurosurgery, People's Hospital of Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, Henan 450003, P.R. China, Department of Neurosurgery, The First Affiliated Hospital of Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, Henan 450003, P.R. China
Published online on: October 4, 2016 https://doi.org/10.3892/etm.2016.3778
Pages: 3275-3281
Copyright: © Yuan et al. This is an open access article distributed under the terms of Creative Commons Attribution License.

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Abstract

As there are multiple factors causing hydrocephalus subsequent to intraventricular hemorrhage (IVH), it is difficult to achieve the best treatment effect using a single drug alone. In the present study, the protective effect of combination treatment with granulocyte‑colony stimulating factor (G‑CSF) and lithium chloride against hydrocephalus after IVH was investigated. A total of 130 adult male Sprague‑Dawley rats were divided into five groups, including the IVH control, G‑CSF treatment, lithium chloride treatment, combination treatment and sham surgery groups. An IVH rat model was established in order to examine the effect of combination treatment on hydrocephalus incidence. A TUNEL assay was performed to detect neuronal apoptosis in the five groups. In addition, the protein expression levels of B‑cell lymphoma 2 (Bcl‑2) and Bcl‑2‑associated X protein (Bax) were detected by western blot analysis. The differentiation of nerve cells in the brain tissue obtained from the five rat groups was also determined with double immunofluorescence staining. The results demonstrated that administration of G‑CSF or lithium chloride alone was able to only partly relieve the incidence of hydrocephalus after IVH. By contrast, combination treatment with G‑CSF and lithium chloride significantly attenuated the development of hydrocephalus following IVH. TUNEL assay showed that neuronal apoptosis was significantly reduced by the combination treatment with G‑CSF and lithium chloride. Furthermore, the expression of Bcl‑2 was upregulated, whereas Bax expression was downregulated in the combination treatment group. The results also detected the highest expression of BrdU/GFAP, BrdU/NeuN and BrdU/PSA‑NCAM in the combination treatment group. In conclusion, the combination of endogenous neural stem cell mobilization (using G‑CSF) and lithium chloride treatment resulted in highly reduced incidence of hydrocephalus after IVH by inhibiting neuronal apoptosis.

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