“Baihui” (DU20)‐penetrating “Qubin” (GB7) acupuncture on blood–brain barrier integrity in rat intracerebral hemorrhage models via the RhoA/ROCK II/MLC 2 signaling pathway

Author:

Zhang Ce1ORCID,Zheng Jia1,Yu Xueping2,Kuang Binglin1,Dai Xiaohong2,Zheng Lei3,Yu Weiwei2,Teng Wei2,Cao Hongtao2,Li Mingyue2,Yao Jiayong2,Liu Xiaoying2,Zou Wei2

Affiliation:

1. Heilongjiang University of Chinese Medicine Harbin China

2. First Affiliated Hospital of Heilongjiang University of Chinese Medicine Harbin China

3. Clinical Key Laboratory of Integrated Traditional Chinese and Western Medicine of Heilongjiang University of Chinese Medicine Harbin China

Abstract

AbstractBackgroundBlocking the RhoA/ROCK II/MLC 2 (Ras homolog gene family member A/Rho kinase II/myosin light chain 2) signaling pathway can initiate neuroprotective mechanisms against neurological diseases such as stroke, cerebral ischemia, and subarachnoid hemorrhage. Nevertheless, it is not clear whether and how disrupting the RhoA/ROCK II/MLC 2 signaling pathway changes the pathogenic processes of the blood–brain barrier (BBB) after intracerebral hemorrhage (ICH). The present investigation included the injection of rat caudal vein blood into the basal ganglia area to replicate the pathophysiological conditions caused by ICH.MethodsScalp acupuncture (SA) therapy was performed on rats with ICH at the acupuncture point “Baihui”‐penetrating “Qubin,” and the ROCK selective inhibitor fasudil was used as a positive control to evaluate the inhibitory effect of acupuncture on the RhoA/ROCK II/MLC 2 signaling pathway. Post‐assessments included neurological deficits, brain edema, Evans blue extravasation, Western blot, quantitative polymerase chain reaction, and transmission electron microscope imaging.ResultsWe found that ROCK II acts as a promoter of the RhoA/ROCK II/MLC 2 signaling pathway, and its expression increased at 6 h after ICH, peaked at 3 days, and then decreased at 7 days after ICH, but was still higher than the pre‐intervention level. According to some experimental results, although 3 days is the peak, 7 days is the best time point for acupuncture treatment. Starting from 6 h after ICH, the neurovascular structure and endothelial cell morphology around the hematoma began to change. Based on the changes in the promoter ROCK II, a 7‐day time point was selected as the breakthrough point for treating ICH model rats in the main experiment. The results of this experiment showed that both SA at “Baihui”‐penetrating “Qubin” and treatment with fasudil could improve the expression of endothelial‐related proteins by inhibiting the RhoA/ROCK II/MLC 2 signaling pathway and reduce neurological dysfunction, brain edema, and BBB permeability in rats.ConclusionThis study found that these experimental data indicated that SA at “Baihui”‐penetrating “Qubin” could preserve BBB integrity and neurological function recovery after ICH by inhibiting RhoA/ROCK II/MLC 2 signaling pathway activation and by regulating endothelial cell–related proteins.

Funder

National Natural Science Foundation of China

Publisher

Wiley

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