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[Expression of PCNA and Bcl-2 in the traumatic brains implanted with embryonic brain tissue in rats]
Hua Hu1, Wei-ming Fu, Xiu-jue Zheng
1The Second Affiliated Hospital, College of Medicine, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 31009, China. huhua109@163.com
Objective:
To investigate the expression of PCNA and Bcl-2 in the traumatic brain area transplanted with embryonic brain tissue in rats.
Methods:
The cerebral contusion of rats was induced by dropping weight. The homogenates of embryonic brain tissue were transplanted into the traumatic brain area two weeks after injury. All rats were sacrificed 6 weeks after injury (4 weeks after transplantation), and their brains were examined histologically. The expressions of PCNA and Bcl-2 in the brains were analyzed by immunohistochemical methods.
Results:
The histology of brain presented the capillary and glia proliferation, especially in the transplantation group. No significant difference was found in the expression of PCNA between two groups. However, Bcl-2 was overexpressed in the transplantation group.
Conclusion:
The transplantation of the embryonic brain tissue enhances the expression of Bcl-2, which may play a neuroprotective role following traumatic brain injury.
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